Getting Parking Right

Getting Parking RightCity Council Study Session October 30, 2012

1overviewOrigin of StudyMethodology & OutreachPurpose of Parking CodeRecommendationsGETTING PARKING RIGHT - City of Sunnyvale

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WHY ARE WE STUDYING PARKING?City of Sunnyvale - GETTING PARKING RIGHT PARKINGPrioritized 2012Concern too much parking required for certain commercial usesStaff recommended and Council agreed to examine entire parking code for a comprehensive update to non-residential standards3WHAT ARE WE STUDYING?NumberSizeBicycle ParkingSpecialized Parking (Lifts, Car Chargers)Readability of Current CodeGETTING PARKING RIGHT - City of SunnyvaleEXCEPT FOR:Residential ParkingMixed UseDowntown

Downtown, has unique rates and parking districtMixed Use part of Mixed Use Toolkit study (LSAAP)Residential require similar level of effort note portions of this update will benefit the residential developer (organization, clarity of language)4PARKING COUNTS

Staff-conductedTransportation Firms

City of Sunnyvale - GETTING PARKING RIGHT

METHODOLOGY AND OUTREACHStaff-conducted shopping centers, fast food restaurants, and medical offices.

Transportation Firms counts in the South Bay. 5REVIEW

Nearby citiesULI & ITE

METHODOLOGY and OUTREACHCity of Sunnyvale - GETTING PARKING RIGHT

Milpitas, Fremont, Redwood City, Cupertino, Mountain View and Santa Clara

Most Recent Urban Land Institute and Institute for Traffic Generation Manuals6METHODOLOGY and OUTREACHCity of Sunnyvale - GETTING PARKING RIGHTPARTICIPATION

On-line Survey Open HouseMTC CommitteeCommissionsPLANNING

SUSTAINABILITY

BPAC

65 Responses to Survey MonkeyOpen House Four Meetings with the MTC Technical Committee on Parking Provided a lot of resources and Bay Area Wide surveysStudy Sessions with PC, SC, and BPAC. Incorporated their comments into our final recommendation. 7Parking code purposeProvide sufficient parkingStimulate economic vitalityBalance vehicles, bicycles & pedestrians

GETTING PARKING RIGHT - City of SunnyvaleCurrent Purpose to ensure that all uses of the property provide sufficient on-site parking to handle demand.

We really wanted to expand and clarify that. 8Parking code purpose, CONTINUEDDiscourage too much parkingEncourage shared parkingAvoid spill-overStreet parking not for private needsGETTING PARKING RIGHT - City of Sunnyvale9RecommendationsQUANTITYLower rates (banks, medical office, shopping centers)Higher rates (child care, convalescent homes)

GETTING PARKING RIGHT - City of Sunnyvale10Recommendations, continuedQUANTITY, continuedMaximumsException procedureAdditional bicycle parking

GETTING PARKING RIGHT - City of Sunnyvale11Recommendations, continuedDESIGN Universal stall sizePhase out compactEnhanced Design Guidelines Special parkingGETTING PARKING RIGHT - City of Sunnyvale12scheduleGETTING PARKING RIGHT - City of SunnyvalePlanning Commission

November 26

City Council

December 18

13Questions & CommentsParking.inSunnyvale.comGETTING PARKING RIGHT - City of SunnyvaleCherry Orchard Shopping Center (El Camino and Mathilda)When discussing parking issues at shopping centers, everyone talks about this highly successful center. Parked at a general rate of 4.8/1,000 it is historically about 85% occupied, but often feels more crowded. Several different factors have combined at Cherry Orchard to make it feel particularly impacted.Popularity of businesses. Presence of a restaurant with a bar, causing more cars in parking spaces for an hour or more. Valet parking area taking up prime parking in the front. Employee only spaces at the rear are not being used. Employees are parking in the front, leaving those spaces unavailable for customers.Significant number of spaces along the Mathilda frontage, reserved for employees and residents, and used by neither. These issues are currently being addressed through a parking management plan as part of Trader Joes taking the Borders space. More efficient use of existing spaces could free up spaces for customers. 14