Actions
Action GHG-10-a: Conduct a parking demand study that focuses on key rezone and infill growth areas to understand the current utilization of parking, and how transit access influences parking behaviors, to support the development of new minimum parking standards and shared parking opportunities. These areas should include at minimum:
- North Watt Avenue Corridor,
- West Arden Arcade,
- Arden Way from Howe to Watt, and
- other aging commercial corridors identified in the General Plan Land Use Element.
Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-10-b: Adopt an ordinance to update the Zoning Code to update the current parking standards for new developments, based on the results of a parking demand study, to lower or eliminate minimum parking requirements and add requirements for shared parking facilities. Include mutually supportive parking management strategies for effective implementation and to mitigate potential parking spillover into surrounding areas. These include the following actions:
- Unbundle parking for new developments.
- Require residential area parking permits.
- Implement on-street parking regulations.
Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-10-c: Measure outcomes of parking standard revisions by monitoring trends along corridors where unbundled parking is implemented including:
- Transit ridership.
- Housing costs compared to developments where parking standards were not changed.
Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-10-d: Reassess the parking standards every five years with an aim to reduce housing costs near transit and support transit-priority development. Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-10-e: Share information regarding new requirements through newsletters, the permitting counter, and the County’s website to project applicants as soon as the ordinance is adopted. Status: Not Started.
