QUESTION
How will the proposed urban design regulations for parking impact different areas of the city, including districts that rely more on cars?
3:11:54
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The proposed urban design regulations for parking include tiered rules that vary based on the location and zoning district of a property, rather than being a one-size-fits-all policy.
- Tier A rules apply to properties in C1-C7 or MX districts outside the transit zone, requiring parking to be located on the side/rear and mitigation for blank walls over 50 feet
- Tier B rules apply within the transit zone, additionally requiring enclosed parking, banning curb cuts on primary commercial streets, mandating active uses for 50% of frontage, and 50% vertical transparency
- Tier C rules apply to special districts, combining Tier A and B rules with the district's unique elements
- The regulations aim to respect commercial streetscapes while allowing thoughtful design of parking, and are not expected to make parking more inconvenient for customers, including those with mobility impairments
Kevin C. Riley
3:11:54
Moving on to proposal 12.
3:11:59
Proposal 12 was standardized, the city's urban design regulation that govern the location, design of storefront, and parking.
3:12:07
Is this a one size fit all policy, or are there different standards being applied to different parts of the city?
Dan Garodnick
3:12:13
It is not one size fits all.
3:12:16
We have tier a, tier b, and tier c rules for this.
3:12:21
In streets that are in c 1 to c 7 or MX districts outside of the transit zone.
3:12:27
Parking needs to be on the side or the rear of the lot, blank walls, over 50 feet must have some sort of mitigation like planters or mural or transparency, and drive thrus can only exist by BSA permit only.
3:12:41
Tier b is for those same districts within the transit zone.
3:12:47
And for those, we take the Tier a rules plus Any parking needs to be enclosed.
3:12:52
Curve cuts cannot be located on a primary commercial street.
3:12:57
Active uses are required for 50% of the front frontage at a thirty foot depth, and there's a 50% vertical transparency required and tier c.
3:13:07
Is for existing special districts and other special geographies.
3:13:11
We take the 2 categories that I just described to you Plus, we maintain the unique elements of those special districts as they currently exist.
Kevin C. Riley
3:13:21
In other areas of the city that depend on more cars like my district.
3:13:26
Will this make it more difficult for new development to include parking?
3:13:31
No.
3:13:32
Will the design for parking make it more inconvenient for customers to access stores, especially customers that are are mobility impaired?
Dan Garodnick
3:13:42
No.
3:13:42
We don't think so.
3:13:44
We are trying to respect commercial streetscapes while also allow for thoughtful design of commercial businesses that include parking.
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