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Home My WebLink About2013-08-14 PACKET 04.E.REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING ITEM # � DATE 8/14/13 • � PREPARED BY: Community Development Jennifer Levitt ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT STAFF AUTHOR **:�**********************************�******�*** COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST Receive Information: Off-Street Parking Requirements. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Receive Information: Off�Street Parking Requirements. BUDGET IMPLICATION $N/A $N/A N/A BUDGETED AMOUNT ACTUAL AMOUNT FUNDING SOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION ACTION DATE � PLANNING 5/20 & 6/24 ❑ PUBLIC SAFETY ❑ PUBLIC WORKS ❑ PARKS AND RECREATION ❑ HUMAN SERVICES/RIGHTS ❑ ECONOMIC DEV. AUTHORITY ❑ REVIEWED � ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ APPROVED ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ DENIED ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS � MEMO/LETTER: Memo from Emily Schmitz dated 8/5/13 ❑ RESOLUTION: ❑ ORDINANCE: ❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: ❑ LEGAL RECOMMENDATION: ❑ OTHER: ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS� C� � Date ***********************��*********************** COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: ❑ APPROVED ❑ DENIED ❑ OTHER Cottage J Grove � Pride andPrOSPerity Meet TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Emily Schmitz, Code Enforcement DATE: August 5, 2013 RE: Receive Information: Off-Street Parking Requirements Background Interviews were conducted with regularly compared peer communities to understand methodol- ogies used to calculate off-street parking spaces. The data collected during these interviews was used to compare our parking requirements to other communities to understand if it would be necessary to amend certain off-street parking requirements. Discussion Cottage Grove's restaurant parking requirement is calculated by dividing three seats into the seating capacity design or gross floor area, whichever is greater. Using an example building of 6,550 square feet with a seating area capacity of 352, similar to a TGI Fridays or Buffalo Wild Wings, a comparison was done with Cottage Grove and its peer communities. Required spaces range from 176 to 88 spaces among peer communities. This range is due to the different size multipliers each community uses while using the same calculation equation. As shown in the graph, Cottage Grove's requirements for class one restaurants are just below the 125 space average at 118 spaces. If the establishment requires a liquor license, required spaces in Cottage Grove are 131, which would rank just above average. Required Parl:inb Spaces for Restaurants 200 iso � i�o � U � 1�� 1 70 � � 1�� $� 7.1 �, 60 a� � �-0 20 0 Mean=125 ode=11B it.11lT'.111tS co��L.��t a° p � c ' v° rT a� �� -�� c o �[- ° � � a t �,v:' c y `�ca o � .�� ,�� a <� < �� t1 Q. ° �� c �� c. �`� - e+` �t � c` <� o a� .�'� d ,` �o S' •�d � Q , c ¢ , � �r• � � .r �o �¢ �;s ? 4�' � .-°'. � ��o G G C> 2 S ♦�,Cc Honorable Mayor, City Council, and Ryan Schroeder Receive Information: Off-Street Parking Requirements August 5, 2013 Page 2 of 3 Retail off-street parking is calculated using gross floor area. All communities interviewed use this methodology to calculate their off-street parking for retailers. The variable fluctuates up and down between our peer communities which, as shown in the graph below, create a wide range of required parking for a 50,000 square foot retail building, which would compare to an average size Best Buy store. This range is from 154 to 334 required spaces. Within our peer communi- ties, there is a calculated average of 245 spaces and a mode of 250 spaces. Cottage Grove re- quires 225 spaces, which is just below the average as well as just below the mode. Recluired Parl:inb Spaces for Retail �„�, 3 � 3 a� �. .,. � c~ � a� — � � u 2� � � � bu 1 r '^,. � ti CO111ri111I11� zso ��5 ail Senior housing off-street parking is calculated in Cottage Grove using 1.5 spaces per unit. There are three communities who require one and one-half space per unit; the remaining com- munities use a variable in the range from one-half parking stall per unit to one parking stall per unit. The example used shows Cottage Grove is one of three communities with the required parking spaces over the average, although staff is not aware of any issues regarding parking excess for senior housing developments. Planning Commission discussed lack of visitor parking at senior housing developments during holidays and events. It was discussed that shared parking with adjacent properties during holidays, special events, and peak parking demands is a positive option. �°' p o1 c �c` e <S �c° o a° gv ^� �9a ,�� .��Qa �c` :J�` o°c o �° �o° ,?�` w` s dl �a �o` s ,�0` �a4° ? <w ,��t-` �<1 c `° G c o F S,` V� G �'1 'o �� e � ,r c��' �c e t a �° � Qo ,� ot� � A ` 4 eF o os � S � , 4 T �� v Q' � o Gr a`$` 1� �� s c �' � p�` a� � 4 0`' 4 0� 4 J P 4� ��9 �,� Go G o `tG{ � Q � �� 4 � � � v 1ca Honorable Mayor, City Council, and Ryan Schroeder Receive Information: Off-Street Parking Requirements August 5, 2013 Page 3 of 3 300 250 ro � :. .� �, 200 a� � � u 150 � n � � bA .� 100 '�s. c� � 50 0 cao c�� `a aG < � y �? ��c�a cj �� c �� Y c � �1'`� t ti � ,` C``�, � c�� b.�C at ��v�� P 4 C �11 � ��aSO o` Ac �`'J,e Y Q� .��r �4 Qt 4�o. ¢ tio v�q� �o Q' Se° Cf V Gc C t'� Cb � y `� 1' 4 c< � ti° C011lllllllllt�� r1od�:�50 Dieas I29 ■ Seuior Housiu� Requiring senior housing facilities to have a percentage of their parking covered is also a vari- able used by communities. Currently, we do not require a percentage of parking to be enclosed. If a facility wanted to enclose a percentage of their parking, this would be included in the calcu- lated amount of total parking required. During the project review, an evaluation will be done to determine necessary outdoor parking for the facility if enclosed parking is proposed. Recommendation There are no recommendations to amend restaurant off-street parking requirements, as our current calculation creates an average number of required parking when compared to our peer communities. There are no recommendations to amend retail off-street parking requirements, as our current calculation creates an average number of required parking when compared to our peer com- munities. There are no recommendations to amend senior housing off-street parking requirements. Con- sidering the increased amount of parking Cottage Grove requires staff recognizes that each case will be evaluated individually depending on their unique situation. Planning Commission acknowledges that the required 1.5 spaces per unit is an issue that should be addressed on a case-by-case basis. Rccluired Parking for Scnior Hottsing