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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-03-20 City Commission Packet Materials - A7. Ord 2033 Final Adoption of Downtown Parking Management District and Parking Benefit ZonesPage 1 of 6 Commission Memorandum REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Ed Meece, Parking Program Manager Brit Fontenot, Director of Economic Development David Fine, Urban Renewal Program Manager SUBJECT: Final Adoption of Ordinance 2033 Establishing a Downtown Parking Management District and Parking Benefit Zones and Authorizing the Bozeman Parking Commission to Create, Dissolve, and Operate Parking Benefits Zones within the Downtown Parking Management District. MEETING DATE: August 3, 2020 RECCOMENDED MOTION: Having reviewed the background materials provided by staff as well as public comments made throughout this process, and considering the recommendation of the Parking Commission for the establishment of a Downtown Parking Management District and Parking Benefit Zones, I move to approve, on second reading, Ordinance 2033. BACKGROUND: Ordinance 2033 returns to the City Commission for consideration, and/or adoption, after a five month delay caused by COVID-related impacts on the City Commission agenda process, during the response period of March – May of 2020. Provisional Adoption Ordinance 2033 On March 2, 2020, the Bozeman City Commission approved provisional adoption of Ordinance 2033, (3-2), which establishes a Downtown Parking Management District and authorizes the Bozeman Parking Commission to create, modify, dissolve, and operate Parking Benefit Zones within the Downtown Parking Management District. The video for the meeting can be found here: March 2, 2020 Bozeman City Commission Meeting (Ordinance 2033 Action Item begins approximately 55:00 minutes into the recording). The staff memorandum from March 2, 2020, is available at http://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink8/0/doc/207340//Electronic.aspx. 264 Page 2 of 6 On March 2, 2020, the City Commission re-opened the hearing on Ordinance 2033, heard a staff summary of changes to Ordinance 2033 (since the February 3, 2020, City Commission meeting), asked staff questions, took public comment, and entered into discussion. During City Commission discussion of Ordinance 2033, the City Commission approved an amendment to Ordinance 2033 offered by Commissioner Cunningham. The amendment adds language to Ordinance 2033 as follows: Sec. 36.04.603. – Parking Benefit Zones/Creation/Dissolution/Parking Commission Authority. B. To establish a parking benefit zone, amend an existing parking benefit zone (including amending boundaries), or dissolve a parking benefit zone, the parking commission must comply with the following: 1. Adopt a resolution of intent to establish, amend, or dissolve a parking benefit zone; 2. Upon adoption of the resolution of intent, mail notice to the owners of all real property and to all physical addresses within the proposed zone of a public hearing on the proposal and the opportunity for residents of the proposed zone to support or protest establishment, amendment, or dissolution of the parking benefit zone. The notice must be mailed 30 days prior to the date of the public hearing; 3. Post notice of the public hearing in no less than five locations at the exterior boundaries of proposed parking benefit zone; and, 4. The notice must also inform property owners and residents within the proposed parking benefit zone that within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing of the notice of passage of the parking commission’s resolution of intent to establish, amend or dissolve a parking benefit zone, residents within the proposed parking benefit zone may protest the establishment, amendment, or dissolution of the proposed parking benefit zone by submitting a written protest to the city clerk listing the resident’s physical address. If residents representing sixty percent (60%) or more of the residents total number of properties located within the proposed parking benefit zone protest the creation establishment, amendment, or dissolution of the parking benefit zone, within the thirty day protest period the parking commission may not propose establishing, amending, or dissolving the zone for a period of six months. 265 Page 3 of 6 5. At the conclusion of the public hearing and if insufficient protests have been filed with the city clerk the parking commission may establish, amend, or dissolve a parking benefit zone by adopting a resolution. The resolution is not effective for 30 (thirty) days after adoption; as such, the parking commission may not regulate parking within a newly established or amended parking benefit zone until 30 (thirty) days after adoption of the resolution establishing or altering the parking benefit zone. A resolution to dissolve a parking benefit zone is effective immediately upon adoption. Initial Discussion of Ordinance # 2033 On February 3, 2020, the Bozeman City Commission first considered provisional adoption of Ordinance 2033, which establishes a Downtown Parking Management District and authorizes the Bozeman Parking Commission to create, modify, dissolve, and operate Parking Benefit Zones within the Downtown Parking Management District. The video for the meeting can be found here: February 3, 2020 Bozeman City Commission Meeting (the item begins at 2:39:15). The staff memorandum from February 3rd is available here. On February 3, the City Commission opened the hearing on Ordinance 2033, considered the staff presentation and materials, asked questions of staff, took public comment, and entered into discussion. Additional questions were asked by the City Commission at which point, due to the lateness of the hour, the Commission determined that the balance of the discussion would be continued until March 2, 2020. As a result of the February 3, 2020, discussion and public hearing, two adjustments were made to Ordinance #2033: (i) we removed the time restriction from the ordinance allowing the Parking Commission to establish time restrictions in a parking benefit zone; and (ii) adjusted the methodology for issuing resident parking permits. Below you will find a summary of our responses to questions raised by commissioners at the February 3, 2020 City Commission hearing: 1) Commissioners inquired about the petition process for creating a parking benefit zone within the Parking Management District. As noted at the February 3rd meeting, the petition process is simply a way for residents to request the Parking Commission create, modify, or dissolve a parking benefit zone. Under the proposed ordinance, the Parking Commission may establish its own procedures for creating a parking benefit zone including doing so on its own initiative or upon request or petition by residents. Our initial recommendation stands: the Parking Commission should be the entity to establish procedures for creation of a parking benefit zone; as such, procedures for doing so should not be included in the ordinance. As 266 Page 4 of 6 noted, we will recommend to the Parking Commission to allow residents to be included in a petition – not just property owners. 2) Commissioners raised questions regarding the hours a parking benefit zone could regulate parking. We recommend changes to the ordinance that would remove specific hours allowing the Parking Commission to establish the hours where parking would be regulated within a parking benefit zone. 3) Commissioners asked how the City would address multi-household buildings within a parking benefit zone. Our recommendation is to indicate in the ordinance that apartment and apartment buildings (defined as five (5) or more dwellings in a building, per the City’s Unified Development Code) are not eligible to purchase annual resident parking permits; residents of such apartments are eligible to purchase non-resident permits. This prohibition limits the number of resident on-street parking permits, which is important because the Parking Benefit Zone would only be proposed where there is already more than 85% parking occupancy. a) Linkage to on-street public parking spaces for required street frontage. i) Under current zoning, the minimum lot width for single household dwellings in R1-R4 is 50 ft. For buildings with two or more units the current minimum lot width increases to 60ft. It’s important to note these standards are for newly created parcels. In either scenario, this minimum lot width creates frontage that could accommodate a maximum of two 24 foot parking spaces. If building heights and densities increase without a commensurate increase in frontage, a building containing apartments could potentially overwhelm the available adjacent frontage for parking. Allowing resident permits for high density apartment buildings would either require the cost of all permits – residential and non-resident – to increase or undermine the essential ability of the parking benefit zone program to use pricing to regulate demand. ii) Apartments are a permissible use in the B-3 zoning district, but are not allowed in most of the residential zoning districts surrounding downtown. The policy goal here is to encourage apartment developers to provide adequate onsite parking and not rely on public on-street parking in surrounding neighborhoods for meeting the parking needs of their buildings. Apartment dwellers may purchase non-resident permits, as available and at market rates. Commissioners raised the possibility of grandfathering existing apartment buildings. Grandfathering currently constructed apartment buildings, or apartments, creates more resident annual residential on-street parking permits for the adjacent blocks that already cannot support the number of vehicles likely associated with apartments or apartment 267 Page 5 of 6 buildings. A possible outcome includes higher cost for all residential permits in the zone and is not a preferred option. 4) Commissioners discussed whether to issue residential parking permits based on ‘driver’ or ‘dwelling’. In the staff memorandum for the February 3rd Commission meeting we included in the proposed ordinance the ability for each driver residing within a parking benefit zone to be eligible to purchase one resident on-street permit. We discussed the efficacy of this standard. We now recommend amending the eligibility requirement to allow two resident on-street permit per dwelling rather than one permit per driver. a) “Dwelling” limits the number of residential on-street parking permits which is important because a Parking Benefit Zone is only being applied where there is already greater than 85% parking occupancy. b) Administering the driver method is difficult. c) Currently, the proposed ordinance authorizes only structures used for residential uses to qualify for resident on-street permits in a parking benefit zone. Limiting permits to “dwellings” is important to the functionality and management of a Parking Benefit Zone. A Parking Benefit Zone is applied only where there exists less greater than 85% occupancy. Non-resident permits will be available to residents, businesses and non- residents, as available. A business within a residence where the owner lives in the structure, a private practice counselor for example, would have access to both annual residential on-street parking permits and annual resident visitor on-street parking permits and could also purchase non- resident permits, as necessary and available. Non-residence business in a Parking Benefit Zone may purchase non-resident permits. 5) The Commission inquired whether a resident could resell (or transfer) parking permits. We recommend against establishing a secondary market for selling Parking Benefit Zone Residential Dwelling permits. Administering any flexible permit program, under these circumstances, would be difficult and inefficient. A Parking Benefit Zone, although not specifically proposed, would be considered for use where there is currently a parking occupancy problem in an area surrounding the B-3 zoning district. Allowing subsidized residential dwelling permits to be purchased and then resold, like a commodity, ultimately defeats the purpose of the Parking Benefit Zone by reducing the City’s ability to manage the parking through the sale of permits. 6) Can a resident within a Parking Benefit Zone purchase a commuter permit, if necessary, for their vehicle/living arrangements? Yes. 268 Page 6 of 6 7) Commissioners requested an additional map that would show not only the boundaries of the parking management district but also the existing zoning; it is included in the meeting packet. 8) How would we handle it if one side of street is in the B-3 zoning district, and the other side of the street is in a different zoning district? a) The Parking Commission will consider the boundaries and zoning designations of a proposed parking benefit zone prior to creation. We would recommend the Parking Commission not to create a parking benefit zone only on one side of a street; or bisected by a zoning district. There are logistical issues that arise when creating a parking district only on one side of a street - learned from our experiences within the Montana State University and Bozeman High School parking districts. 9) Finally, a commissioner asked whether creating a Parking Management District, and eventually a Parking Benefit Zone, is an incentive for increasing density downtown. We believe the answer to this is no. While new multi-household and mixed use development adjacent to downtown can use on-street spaces to satisfy a portion of their parking requirements as authorized by existing zoning in the B3 zoning district, under the proposed ordinance if the development qualifies as an apartment building or contains apartments under the proposed ordinance those apartments will not be eligible for resident parking permits. Residents of apartments within these developments may, however, purchase non-resident permits if such are available. Report compiled on July 20, 2020. 269 ORDINANCE NO. 2033 Page 1 of 9 ORDINANCE NO. 2033 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA ESTABLISHING THE DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE BOZEMAN PARKING COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH PARKING BENEFIT ZONES WITHIN SAID DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE DISTRICT OR ZONE REGULATIONS. WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman (the “City”) is authorized by the City Charter and Montana law to establish programs and laws to protect public the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Bozeman; and, WHEREAS, Montana Code Annotated Sect. 7-14-4621 sets out general powers of a parking commission; and, WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission created and granted authority to the Bozeman Parking Commission to regulate parking within the Parking Commission’s jurisdiction pursuant to Resolutions 1676, 1839, 3803, and 4577; and, WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission recognizes the need to expand the authority of the Bozeman Parking Commission beyond its current jurisdiction (currently established to be commensurate with the B-3 zoning district) into an area greater than its current jurisdiction into an area to be known as the Downtown Parking Management District to provide and implement a system based approach to the active management of public parking resources; and, WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission recognizes on-street parking in areas adjacent to Downtown Bozeman may be impacted by large, nearby, attractions such as retail, education, health care, or other facilities, and the creation of a Bozeman Downtown Parking Management District and subsequent Parking Benefit Zones will be an effective tool for actively managing shared on-street parking resources between multiple stakeholders; and, 270 ORDINANCE NO. 2033 Page 2 of 9 WHEREAS, the implementation of Parking Benefit Zones aligns with the 2016 Downtown Strategic Parking Management Plan which recommends that the City of Bozeman ‘explore changes to existing residential on-street parking permit programs and evaluate and potentially implement new residential parking permit districts in the neighborhood north and south of the downtown commercial district’; and, WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission, on April 15, 2019, adopted the 2019 Downtown Bozeman Improvement Plan as a neighborhood plan under the City’s Community Plan (the growth policy) pursuant to Resolution 5005, which states, “It is also important to manage on street parking stalls to retain them for retail customers and locate long term employee parking off Main Street. If utilization data shows ample availability in adjacent residential areas, there is the potential to develop an employee paid parking permit system. This strategy is frequently implemented in other communities as a parking benefit district.” And, WHEREAS, a Parking Benefit Zone can maximize on-street parking opportunities for resident and commuter parkers, facilitate visitor parking turnover, reduce the need for off-street parking lots, encourage use of private shared parking agreements; and, WHEREAS, the City Commission determines that should a Parking Benefit Zone be created by the Parking Commission a portion of any funds remaining from the operation of the Parking Benefit Zone, after all administrative and enforcement costs are covered, must be applied to lower resident annual fees or make other direct investments in zone specific infrastructure related to, among others, public transit, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, sidewalk, and curb maintenance, etc. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA: Section 1 That a new Division 3 be added to Chapter 36, Article 4, Bozeman Municipal Code to be titled “Parking Management Districts/Benefit Zones” and include the following new sections: Sec. 36.04.601. - Parking Management Districts/Purpose/Boundaries. A. The city commission may create and establish by ordinance a parking management district for the benefit of the community. A parking management district must comply with the requirements of this division. 271 ORDINANCE NO. 2033 Page 3 of 9 B. The purpose of a parking management district is to identify areas within the city wherein active management of off-street and on-street parking resources is necessary to ensure equitable distribution and availability of parking for residents, businesses, and visitors. In addition, the purpose of a parking management district is to provide authority for the parking commission, in managing such resources, to regulate parking and establish fees for parking permits. C. Downtown Parking Management District. The commission hereby creates and establishes the downtown parking management district. The boundaries of the downtown parking management district are shown on Exhibit A to this ordinance and established as the boundaries of the B-3 zoning district and extending beyond the boundaries of said B-3 zoning district 1,000 linear feet as measured perpendicularly from the B-3 zoning district boundary or to the next intersection of public streets beyond 1000 feet from the B-3 zoning district boundary, whichever is further. Where Exhibit A shows the boundary of the downtown parking management district as including a street or a street section all block faces of said street are included within the downtown parking management district. Sec. 36.04.602. –Authority of Parking Commission. The city commission hereby confers upon and delegates to the parking commission the authority to manage parking within a parking management district and within such districts the parking commission may exercise all powers granted by Title 7, Chapter 14, Part 46 of the Montana Code Annotated except as modified by the city commission through ordinance or resolution. Sec. 36.04.603. – Parking Benefit Zones/Creation/Dissolution/Parking Commission Authority. A. A parking benefit zone is an area of land within an established parking management district wherein the parking commission may establish parking regulations on publicly owned land and on public rights-of-way and streets for the benefit of the community. A parking benefit zone must comply with the requirements of this division. B. To establish a parking benefit zone, amend an existing parking benefit zone (including amending boundaries), or dissolve a parking benefit zone, the parking commission must comply with the following: 1. Adopt a resolution of intent to establish, amend, or dissolve a parking benefit zone; 2. Upon adoption of the resolution of intent, mail notice to the owners of all real property and to all physical addresses within the proposed zone of a public 272 ORDINANCE NO. 2033 Page 4 of 9 hearing on the proposal and the opportunity for residents of the proposed zone to support or protest establishment, amendment, or dissolution of the parking benefit zone. The notice must be mailed 30 days prior to the date of the public hearing; 3. Post notice of the public hearing in no less than five locations at the exterior boundaries of proposed parking benefit zone; 4. The notice must also inform property owners and residents within the proposed parking benefit zone that within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing of the notice of passage of the parking commission’s resolution of intent to establish, amend or dissolve a parking benefit zone, residents within the proposed parking benefit zone may protest the establishment, amendment, or dissolution of the proposed parking benefit zone by submitting a written protest to the city clerk listing the resident’s physical address. If residents representing sixty percent (60%) or more of the total number of properties located within the proposed parking benefit zone protest the establishment, amendment, or dissolution of the parking benefit zone, the parking commission may not propose establishing, amending, or dissolving the zone for a period of six months. 5. At the conclusion of the public hearing and if insufficient protests have been filed with the city clerk the parking commission may establish, amend, or dissolve a parking benefit zone by adopting a resolution. The resolution is not effective for 30 (thirty) days after adoption; as such, the parking commission may not regulate parking within a newly established or amended parking benefit zone until 30 (thirty) days after adoption of the resolution establishing or altering the parking benefit zone. A resolution to dissolve a parking benefit zone is effective immediately upon adoption. C. Notwithstanding the above, the parking commission may establish by resolution administrative rules for the management of the parking benefit zone including rules governing the issuance of parking benefit zone permits. The parking commission must adopt procedures for public involvement in such rule making. Sec. 36.04.604. - Parking benefit zone regulations. Within a parking benefit zone: 273 ORDINANCE NO. 2033 Page 5 of 9 A. It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park a vehicle on any street within a designated parking benefit zone, Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays, except for the following circumstances: 1. Those vehicles with a valid parking benefit zone permit; 2. Vehicles that have made payments for posted paid time-limited parking; 3. An emergency vehicle; or 4. A clearly marked business or service vehicle that is under the control of a person providing a service to persons within the parking benefit zone, including but not limited to delivery vehicles. B. A violation of this subsection is enforced pursuant to 36.04.380. The fine for a violation of this subsection is established pursuant to 36.04.080.A.2. C. The parking services division and police department are authorized to enforce parking benefit zone regulations. D. The department of public works must post signs in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic-Control Devices that indicate parking restrictions and permit requirements and the hours and days when the restrictions or requirements are in effect. E. The parking commission may establish fees for parking benefit zone permits. The amount of the parking benefit zone permit fees shall be established by resolution of the parking commission upon notice of and a public hearing as provided for in 7-1-4131, Montana Code Annotated. F. Each dwelling within a parking benefit zone is eligible to purchase up to two (2) resident on-street parking permits. Persons residing in dwellings designated as apartments as defined in 38.700.020 or located within apartment buildings as defined in 38.700.020 are not eligible for resident permits. G. No more than two (2) visitor permits shall be issued annually to each dwelling within a parking benefit zone for use by visitor to a permitted dwelling. Dwellings designated as apartments as defined in 38.700.020 or located within apartment buildings as defined in 38.700.020 are not eligible for visitor permits. 274 ORDINANCE NO. 2033 Page 6 of 9 H. The parking commission may designate locations where posted paid time-limited permitted parking is allowed and in doing so may authorize the issuance of permits for such locations. I. The parking commission may authorize the sale of monthly parking permits to persons that do not reside within a parking benefit zone, depending on the level of parking occupancy within the parking benefit zone. The parking commission may determine the number of non-resident parking permits based on established administrative rules for parking occupancy within the parking benefit zone. J. The city commission may authorize a portion, or all, of any fiscal surplus resulting from the operation of a parking benefit zone to lower fees for residents within the parking benefit zone, or for direct investment in the parking benefit zone for public infrastructure such as. street lights, curb and sidewalk repair, public transit, among others. Sec. 36.04.605. – Parking benefit zone permits; Unlawful Activity. A. The parking commission must establish rules for the issuance of parking benefit zone permits. These rules must include an application process, forms, proof of vehicle registration, and, for persons seeking resident permits, requirements for a resident to establish residency. Each application must be accompanied by the established permit fee. The amount of the parking benefit zone fees must be established by resolution of the parking commission at a level that at a minimum covers the cost of administration and enforcement of the parking benefit zone regulations in the specific parking benefit zone. Fees may be established at a level that provides benefit as provided for in 36.04.604.J. No part of the parking benefit zone permit fees shall be refundable. Parking benefit zone permits will not be issued for vehicles with outstanding parking citations, or other fines, fees, or penalties owed to the city. B. It is unlawful for any person to represent a vehicle is entitled to a parking benefit district zone permit, of any type, authorized by subsection A of this section, or other applicable provisions, when it is not so entitled. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. C. It is unlawful for any person, or entity, to acquire visitors permits for the purpose of reselling said permit to a third party. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. Section 2 That 36.04.380.A.2 be amended to read as follows: 275 ORDINANCE NO. 2033 Page 7 of 9 “A. Fines. A violation of this article shall be punishable by a penalty and the penalties shall be imposed as follows: 1. The minimum penalty for parking in violation of section 36.04.180 shall be a fine of not less than $50.00 or more than $300.00. 2. The minimum penalty for parking in violation of section 36.04.260.E and for violation of 36.04.604.A shall be a fine of not less than $30.00 or more than $300.00. 3. The minimum penalty for parking in violation of section 36.04.030.A.1—15 shall be a fine of not less than $50.00 or more than $300.00. 4. The minimum penalty for parking in violation of section 36.04.050 shall be a fine of not less than $50.00 or more than $300.00. 5. The minimum penalty for parking in violation of section 36.04.250 shall be a fine of not less than $50.00 or more than $300.00. 6. The minimum penalty for parking in violation of section 36.04.360 shall be a fine of not less than $60.00 or more than $300.00. 7. The minimum penalty for parking in violation of other sections of this article shall be a fine of not less than $20.00 or more than $300.00.” All other provisions of 36.04.380 shall remain unchanged. Section 3 Repealer. All provisions of the ordinances of the City of Bozeman in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are, and the same are hereby, repealed and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Bozeman not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4 Savings Provision. This ordinance does not affect the rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred or proceedings that were begun before the effective date of this ordinance. All other provisions of the Bozeman Municipal Code not amended by this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5 Severability. 276 ORDINANCE NO. 2033 Page 8 of 9 That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity of the Bozeman Municipal Code as a whole. Section 6 Codification. This Ordinance shall be codified as indicated in Section 1 – 2. Exhibit A to this Ordinance shall not be codified but shall be kept by the city clerk along with the original of this ordinance. Section 7 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after final passage and approval. PROVISIONALLY ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, on first reading at a regular session held on the _____ day of ________________, 2020. ____________________________________ Chris Mehl Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Mike Maas City Clerk FINALLY PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana on second reading at a regular session thereof held on the ___ of ____________________, 2020. The effective date of this ordinance is __________, __, 2020. 277 ORDINANCE NO. 2033 Page 9 of 9 _________________________________ CHRIS MEHL Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ MIKE MAAS City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________________ GREG SULLIVAN City Attorney 278 B-3 R-2 PLI R-2 R-2 B-2M R-3 R-4 R-1 M-1 R-4 M-2 R-4 R-5 PLI R-4 NEHMU R-3 B-2 R-1 R-1 R-4 R-5 R-4 R-O R-4 R-2 R-4 R-4 PLI PLI PLI M-1 R-5 R-O R-3 B-1 R-5 B-2 E MAIN ST W MAIN ST W KOCH ST W STORY ST W OLIVE ST N 5TH AVE N 7TH AVE W BEALL ST W CURTISS ST W LAMME ST W VILLARD ST S 8TH AVE S 9TH AVE E LAMME ST W BABCOCK ST N TRACY AVE IDA AVE N BLACK AVE N ROUSE AVE W DICKERSON ST S 11TH AVE S 10TH AVE N GRAND AVE S 6TH AVE S 4TH AVE W ALDERSON ST PLUM AVE S TRACY AVE N 9TH AVE S BLACK AVE N BOZEMAN AVE N WALLACE AVE S GRAND AVE N 3RD AVE W MENDENHALL ST N 10TH AVE N 11TH AVE FRONT ST N CHURCH AVE S CHURCH AVE S 5TH AVE S 3RD AVE S WILLSON AVE W PEACH ST N WILLSON AVE E MENDENHALL ST S BOZEMAN AVE E STORY ST N BROADWAY AVE N MONTANA AVE E PEACH ST DURSTON RD PERKINS PL E BEALL ST N 4TH AVE BUTTONWOOD AVE S 7TH AVE S WALLACE AVE CYPRESS AVE LINDLEY PL W ASPEN ST GOLF WAY E ASPEN ST E BABCOCK ST BOGERT PL BRADY AVE E SHORT ST E DICKERSON ST E PEACH ST N 7TH AVE W ASPEN ST S 7TH AVE S 8TH AVE N 3RD AVE Downtown Parking Management District B-3 Zoning District 0 500 1,000Feet Downtown Parking Management District Map intended for planning purposes only. 7/15/2020 ¯ 279 BOZEMAN'IPorking ServicesMEMORANDUMDate: fune 7,2019To: Bozeman Parking CommissionFrom: Ed Meece, Parking Program ManagerRe: Spring 2019 Public Engagement Sessions (Parking Permit Districts)The Bozeman Parking Commission recently conducted three public engagement sessionsfor the purpose of soliciting input on a concept plan for the creation of 'Parking PermitDistricts' (ppU). Briefly -stated, a Parking Permit District utilizes a mix ofresidential/transient permits, as well as timed parking, to actively manage on'streetparking in areas -ú"." non-residential parking flows into a primarily residentialneighbãrhood. Rather than restrict on-street parking to residents only, the PPD seeks tomaximize the use of a public asset (street) to the best use of all citizens.The public engagement sessions were held at three separate dates and locations, to provide" u.ii.ty of ıpportunities for cÍtizens to attend. The public engagement sessions wereadvertisld on www,bozeman.net, as well as social media channels and the Next Doorsoftware used by the Neighborhoods Department, In addition, a newspaper articlereporting on the fìrst session provided information on date/time of subsequent sessions:April30 - 5 PM - City Commission Room - 16 attendedMay 16 - 5 PM - Beal Recreation Center - 10 attendedMay 2L - Bozeman Public Library - 7 attendedEach session began with an overview presentation of the PPD concep! during whichcitizens asked qùestions and offered comments. After approximately 30-45 minutes, thelarge group portion of the session was closed so that participants could have smalleraisiusiioni with parking commissioners, staff, and others in attendance. The Bozemanparking Commissiãn wai well represented with a mix of commissioners in attendance atthe sessions.Overall, the tone of each session was positive and participants were appreciative of theopportunity to learn about the PPD concept in an interactive forum. Notably, somepárticipants are concerned about the ability of the PPD to effectively manage on-streetparking; and additional burdens a PPD may place on them.A review of the most frequent topics of discussion, would include:e permlt/Tlmed Parking Priclng: There was a difference in opiníon, beãueenparticipants, on whether residential/transient permits should be priced at the someI ev el, or d ifferen tiated,@ tO Lcrst Olrve Stteel,¡,') Ëf,.T:J"1',Í? rnrr,, ,rro tlli +oo saz zso: wwvu bozen,ott netTDD: 406-582-2301172THE MOST LIVABI.E PLACE280 BOZEMAN"'Porking Serviceso Business Permits: These should be limited in quantity, per business, the same asresidentíal permits.o Modification of Existing Residentlal Parking Permit Districts: Several residentsof the existing residential parking permit d¡stricts ottended, concerned thot theresidential parking permit drstricts are going to become PPD's; to which they arestrongly opposed.¡ B-3 Residents Parking in PPD's: Several residents of the B-3 stated a need topurchase transient parking permits ín the PPD, Likewise, other participants statedthat B-3 residents should not be allowed to purchase transient parking permits in thePPD's. These participants believe that this allows downtown development to cont¡nuewithout providing adequate parking (off street) and placing that burden on thenearby neighborhoods.o Numberof Residential PermitsperResident: Severalparticipontsstatedthattwo(2) residentiat parking permits/per resident, within the PPD, wøs too many and wouldlímit the ellectiveness of the PPD concept.. : Concerns were stated that manYrental homes have more than two residents, and even with a reduced number ofresidential permits, these residences would continue to fill up on-street parkingwith vehicles. : A comment was made that theresidents/property owners of a proposed district should get to lote' on thecreation of a PPD before the issue reached the Bozeman City Commission for finalaction. As part of this comment, without 600/o approval the creation of a PPD couldnot move forward.r In addition to the discussions above, the University Neighborhood Associationprovided written comments in a letter to the Bozeman Parking Commission'@ ZO Ecrst Ot'vc'slrect,ii, P 0 Bor'1230i.Y-' eornnion.-ùi ssu ¡l-tz¡o ('r'') 406 582'2903wulrr.t)ozernon ncITDD:40ó-582-2301173THE MOST I.IVABLE PLACE281