Off-Street Parking Guidelines for Multi-Family Residential Projects

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1 Off-Street Parking Guidelines for Multi-Family Residential Projects Department of Environmental Services November 18, 2017

2 Context for the Guidelines 2

3 Guidelines Clarify Existing Practice Encourage shared parking. Call for flexibility in approving the amount of parking based on surrounding transportation system. Call for reduced or eliminated parking requirements to support affordable housing and at constrained site. 3

4 Complement to Growing Transportation Options 4

5 Proposed Guidelines Built on Robust Community Process 5

6 Commission Action on the Guidelines Commission Action Planning Endorse w/ amendments Transportation Endorse Housing Energy and Environmental Conservation Economic Development Aging Disability Advisory Endorse Endorse Endorse Not endorse No action 6

7 Clarifications Since Advertisement 7

8 Clarification Since Advertisement (1 of 4) policy 8

9 Clarification Since Advertisement (2 of 4) Off-Street Parking Guidelines for Multi-Family Residential Projects... County Board Agenda Item 47, Meeting of November 18, p. 2 9

10 Clarification Since Advertisement (3 of 4) The guidelines will retain the base Transportation Demand Management (TDM) requirements that are a part of site plan standard conditions, Off-Street Parking Guidelines for Multi-Family Residential Projects... County Board Agenda Item 47, Meeting of November 18, Attachment 1. p. A1-2 10

11 Clarification Since Advertisement (4 of 4) Exchange Parking Spaces for Bike Share and Car Share Off-Street Parking Guidelines for Multi-Family Residential Projects... County Board Agenda Item 47, Meeting of November 18, Attachment 1. p. A

12 Elements of the Guidelines 12

13 Where these Guidelines Would Apply 13

14 Allow Less Parking Near Metro and for CAFs Add Conditions for Excess Parking Minimum number of accessible spaces set above building code requirement. 14

15 Arlington s Over-65 Renters are the Least Likely to Own a Vehicle Residents Across Arlington Owner Renter Total Householder 15 to 34 years 5% 15% 13% Householder 35 to 64 years 4% 17% 9% Householder 65 years and over 8% 43% 19% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Table B Residents of Multi-Family Buildings in the Two Metro Corridors Resident 18 to 34 years Resident 35 to 64 years Resident 65 years and over Source: 2015 Arlington Resident Transportation Study Owner Renter Total 8% 24% 21% 11% 25% 19% 13% 33% 19% 15

16 Low-Income Households Own Fewer Cars than High-Income Households Recent Parking Demand at CAF-Only Buildings 30% Lower than Market-Rate Buildings Arlington Household Survey Confirms: Vehicle Ownership Increases with Income of Housing Choice Voucher households in Arlington do not own a vehicle In the Metro corridors Average number of vehicles In Metro corridors of low-income households (60% of AMI) do not own a car of lower income households (40% of AMI) do not own a car Sources: Housing choice vouchers, Arlington DHS; vehicle ownership, 2015 Arlington Resident Transportation Survey 16

17 CAF Residents Work in a Variety of Industries Industry in which CAF Residents Work The large numbers of restaurant, retail, and hotel employees living in CAFs, combined with the fact that this report s tenants in CAFs are more likely to work in Arlington than Arlington residents in general illustrate that affordable housing is keeping at least some commercial employees close to their jobs Source: Occupations of Tenants of Committed Affordable Rental Units (CAFs), Feb Arlington Housing Division. Based on income-verification data from 336 adults. 17

18 Conditions Imposed for Excess Parking Place parking in Tandem configuration OR Mitigation contribution of $3,060 per space per year for 30 years 1.65 spaces / unit Stackers

19 Map for Distance-to-Metro Guideline, R-B Corridor Jefferson Davis Corridor Map in the Appendix 19

20 Exchange Parking Spaces for Bike/Bike Share/Car Share 11-dock 15-dock 19-dock 2 veh. spaces 3 veh. spaces 4 veh. spaces Developer pays capital and operating for a minimum of 6 years. Board and staff may determine a longer period. 10 bike spaces Over the base Site Plan requirement. 2 veh. spaces 1 car share space with service 5 veh. spaces 3+ year service agreement required. Board and staff may determine a longer period. Reductions in minimum parking requirement cannot be reduced by more than 50%. Cannot reduce accessible spaces. No more than one bike-share station. 20

21 Require Dedicated Visitor Spaces No fewer than 0.05 visitor spaces per unit (first 200 units) in addition to other requirements 21

22 Encourage Shared Parking Different uses on the same site With available parking in garages located off site Not visitor parking or handicapped parking Only in garages in Metro corridors 22

23 Constrained Property Consider reductions in minimum parking requirements if the property has physical constraints Sources of constraint Site size Historic buildings Immovable utilities Metro tunnels Soil conditions 23

24 Related Recommendations 24

25 Related Recommendations Build on these Guidelines Direct the County Manager to 1.Explore options for streamlined approval for shared-parking arrangements between site plan/use permit buildings. 2. Review/recommend improvements to RPP. 3.Review on-street meter hours and fees to manage onstreet parking demand. 4. Explore amendments to the R-C zoning district. No Sooner than after RPP Review is Complete 5. Examine the Potential for Similar Guidelines for Site Plans, Use Permits, and Optional Form-Based Code Approvals along Columbia Pike and Lee Highway. [Recommendation 6 removed] 25