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E.1 Discussion of Policy Subcommittee topics including UDC Parking Minimums (Veselik)
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THE PARKING COMMISSION OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
PC Policy Sub-Committee AGENDA
Thursday, July 1, 2021
For more information please contact Mike Veselik, mveselik@bozeman.net.
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Parking Commission
FROM:Veselik
SUBJECT:Discussion of Policy Subcommittee topics including UDC Parking Minimums
MEETING DATE:July 1, 2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Policy Discussion
RECOMMENDATION:Discussion
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.2 High Quality Urban Approach: Continue to support high-quality planning,
ranging from building design to neighborhood layouts, while pursuing urban
approaches to issues such as multimodal transportation, infill, density,
connected trails and parks, and walkable neighborhoods.
BACKGROUND:The Policy Subcommittee of the Bozeman Parking Commission is meeting to
continue discussion on the parking minimums.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:No Unresolved Issues
ALTERNATIVES:No Altera
FISCAL EFFECTS:No Fiscal Effects
Attachments:
Development Requirements in other Cities.docx
Parking Recommendations in Currently Adopted Plans.docx
Report compiled on: June 25, 2021
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A review of parking requirements
Parking Minimums
Bozeman, MT
Residential:
Commercial:
B-3 Residential: 1 per unit
Bowling alley: 2 spaces per lane; plus 2 spaces per billiard table
Bars: 1 space per 60 square feet of indoor public serving area
Offices:1 space per 250 square feet of floor area
Retail: 1 space per 300 square feet of floor area
Great Falls, MT
Great Falls, retail stores are required to have one space per 240 square feet or for retail larger
than 5,000 square feet, it’s 20 spaces plus one per 300 square foot in excess of 5,000.Source
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Aspen, CO
Source
Whitefish, MT
Residential:
One-family dwelling: 2 spaces per dwelling unit
Two-family dwelling: 2 spaces per dwelling unit
Multi-family dwelling: 1.25 spaces per studio/efficiency unit; 1.5 spaces per one-
bedroom unit; 2 spaces per dwelling unit, plus 1 guest space for each 3 units per
two-bedroom or larger units
Retail or personal service stores: 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Kalispell, MT
Residential Single Family Residence, Accessory Single Family, and Duplex:2
spaces per unit.
Multi-Family:1 space per efficiency unit and 1.5 spaces per units
with 1 or more bedrooms.
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Retail 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area.
Source
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Open Option Parking
Citywide
Minneapolis
2018: The usual ratio of one parking space for every one unit was cut in half for larger
apartment projects and was eliminated entirely for projects with 50 or fewer units located near
high-frequency transit. … Apartment developers proposed projects with fewer parking spaces.
That lowered the cost of construction. So, such projects began offering rents below the
market's established levels. New studio apartments, which typically went for $1,200 per month,
were being offered for less than $1,000 per month.Source
May, 2021: Minneapolis City Council unanimously eliminates parking requirements. Council
President Lisa Bender said that the change aligns with the city's climate and greenhouse gas
emission goals outlined in the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Source
Sacramento, Berkeley, San Francisco
In January 2021, the Sacramento City Council voted to approve citywide zoning reforms in its
General Plan, including abolishing parking minimums. Sacramento also pledged to begin studies
on parking maximums.
In January 2021, City of Berkeley officials voted to eliminate off-street parking requirements for
new developments. The city also implemented parking maximums in transit-rich areas.
In 2018, San Francisco passed an ordinance that eliminated parking minimums citywide, for all
uses. Parking is no longer required for any new developments anywhere in San Francisco. Most
use types are also prohibited from providing more than 0.5–1.5 spaces, depending on the
zoning of the district.Source
South Bend, IN
[In January 2021] the City of South Bend became the latest US city to make parking optional for
all new homes and business developments.Source
Edmonton, Canada
In 2020, “Eliminating parking minimums paves the way for more diverse, affordable housing
choices, and walkable main street shopping areas and local amenities, such as neighbourhood
coffee shops,” the city release stated.Source
Buffalo, NY
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Central Business District
Missoula
Fargo
Billings
Bismarck, ND
Eugene, OR
Ashland, OR
Ketchum, ID
Sandpoint, ID (Success Stories)
Boise, ID
Fort Collins, CO
Yakima, WA
North 7th Ave / Midtown - Bozeman (Article)
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Parking Maximums
Portland, OR
Portland enacted a parking maximum ordinance by creating multiple formulas for different use
categories. For example, a general office category is allowed one parking space per 294 square
feet of office space, maximum. Source
Hartford, CT
Hartford manages parking lot sizes by setting out parking maximums though a table of uses
classifications.
Helena, MT
Establishes maximum parking ratios as a percent above the minimum parking ratio (e.g. no
more than 110% of the minimum for parking lots of more than 51 spaces). Source
Seattle
Seattle allows a maximum of one parking space per 1,000 square feet of office space
downtown, and is considering extending this limit to areas outside of downtown as well. Source
San Diego, CA
Eliminated parking requirements in March 2019 and created maximum of one parking space
per unit for new apartments and condos downtown. Parking spaces must also be unbundled
(that is, parking spaces are leased separately from housing units). Source
London
In 2004, London reversed its parking requirements, eliminating the previous minimums and
putting new maximums on parking supply for all developments in the metropolitan area.
Source
Zurich
Zurich's parking policy evolved from 'conventional'parking minimums in the 1960s to parking
maximums in 1989. An 'historic compromise' was reached in 1996, and the final policy was put
to a public vote in 2010.Source
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Others
Source
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Parking Recommendations in Currently
Adopted Plans
2016 Downtown Strategic Parking Management Plan
STRATEGY 7: Re-evaluate code-based parking minimum requirements (38.25.040 A.2. a & b,
BMC).
Implementation Timeline: Near-Term (by June 2017)
Current code outlines a range of minimum parking requirements for specific land uses. The
consultant’s initial review indicates that the requirements are very high when compared to
other cities, and not calibrated to multi-modal goals. For example, the current minimum
requirement for restaurants is 16.6 stalls per 1,000 SF of interior space, while office starts with
a minimum of 4 stalls per 1,000 SF and retail 3.3 stalls per 1,000 SF. Though provisions in the
code allow for reductions in minimum requirements, the starting point may be too high,
particularly in relation to goals for compact urban form, multi-modalism, and development
costs. Minimums that are not "right-sized" force developers to over-build, and drive down cash-
in-lieu fees. The Bozeman parking code should be re-evaluated to right size-minimums and
simplify implementation.
Bozeman’s current parking code outlines a range of minimum parking requirements for specific
land uses. RWC’s initial review indicates that the minimum requirements are (a) very high when
contrasted with other comparable cities and (b) not calibrated at all to desired multi-modal
goals.
2020 Bozeman Community Plan
Goal DCD-3: Ensure multimodal connectivity within the City.
DCD-3.6 Evaluate parking requirements and methods of providing parking as part of the overall
transportation system for and between districts.
Goal M-1: Ensure multimodal accessibility.
M-1.12 Eliminate parking minimum requirements in commercial districts and affordable
housing areas and reduce parking minimums elsewhere, acknowledging that demand for
parking will still result in new supply being built.
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2020 Bozeman Community Housing Action Plan
On-Going Strategies: Flexible Development Standards
Modified land use regulations in exchange for community housing. May include reductions in
parking, setbacks, open space, height limits, road widths, etc. Quality, compatibility, safety and
neighborhood impacts are concerns.
Bozeman City Commission Strategic Plan
4.2 High Quality Urban Approach
b) Complete Unified Development Code, Phase 2 -Once the updated Unified Development
Code (UDC) for growth and infrastructure is adopted by City Commission, begin Phase 2 of UDC
to address parking standards and affordable housing and sign code.
c) Parking Management by District -Develop a comprehensive, integrated approach to parking
management for the downtown, midtown, university, and other districts. Consider a range of
solutions including both on-street parking and parking garages.
2019 Downtown Bozeman Improvement Plan
Eliminate parking requirements in the “Core Area” and simplify standards for the rest of the B3
zone by eliminating all parking reductions in favor of a flat standard and making shared parking
and off-site parking easier. Institute the following requirements:
0.6 spaces per hotel room (including accessory uses up to 20% of the building area)
1 space per 1,000 gross square feet for all commercial uses to create a simple “blended
rate.”
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