Business Retention and Development Committee Agenda and Packet 2009 06 01

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CITY OF LOVELAND The City of Loveland does not have a parking requirement in their downtown area. The developers who have completed downtown redevelopment determine the parking they need by conducting parking studies and meeting the requirements of their financers. The Downtown is within a Business Improvement District that levies a tax on property owners for future improvements to the district. The City does not currently have a Fee- in-Lieu of parking program. A parking study was recently completed which found that the City's downtown parking supply is nearing capacity. They have identified areas where parking structures may go in the future and they are now determining how they will finance them and when they might be constructed. CITY OF BOULDER The city of Boulder currently has two parking districts: Central Area General Improvement District (CAGID) which manages parking in the downtown district, and the University Hill General Improvement District (UHGID) which manages parking and other amenity programs in the University Hill area. Each of these districts tax property owners to generate revenue to provide parking within the district. All properties within the districts are exempt from on-site parking requirements of the code with the exception of residential which must provide one parking space per unit. There are not any restrictions in place that prevent developers from building parking if they choose to build it. CAGID monitors the utilization of their garages and parking meters to determine when the provision of additional parking might be necessary. A strong emphasis is placed on promoting alternative modes of transportation through Transportation Demand Management strategies. The managed parking in downtown includes on-street meters, and parking garages. A portion of revenue from the parking meters in downtown goes directly to pay for transit passes, bike racks and staff support. In the Hill district, the parking meter revenue pays for general amenities such as flowers and cleaning maintenance. All revenue from parking tickets and fines in both districts go into the city's General fund. PAUL WOOD'S NOTES ON WASHINGTON DC PARKING APA Conference Session - "Rethinking Off-Street Parking Standards" Travis Parker: City of Washington DC. 1958 Off Street parking standards Implemented. Currently, only 60% of households own a car. City has two spaces for every registered car in the City. A. Consequence of bundling the cost of parking into the development. Skews transportation choices to the car. Not responsive to other modes of transportation Discourages the ability to share parking. Reduces housing affordability by requiring a larger % of income to go to transportation. 17