Downtown Parking Study Committee Meeting Barriers to Residential - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Downtown Parking Study Committee Meeting Barriers to Residential Development June 4, 2019 Hood River City Hall + Public Outreach 1

Agenda 1. Introductions 2. Approve Meeting #3 Notes William Reynolds Group 3. Debrief 5/28 City Council &Short-term Actions 4. Residential Barriers (WP #4) William Reynolds 5. June Public Outreach William/Rick 6. Preview: Fee-in-Lieu (WP #5) Rick Williams 7. Next Steps  July 2, 2019 Ad Hoc Committee 2

Approve Meeting #3 Notes Refer to Handout 3

City Council  Input from those who attended Debrief  Important messages?  Additional study needs?  Other considerations? 4

Major Categories Barriers to Residential Development  Economic Barriers  Zoning and City Policy Barriers  Downtown Livability Barriers 5

Economic Barriers $230 / ft 2 $490 / ft 2  Total $ / ft 2  Land  Construction/renovation  Parking  Parking  Construction Stalls Built Construction Fee-in-Lieu Total  Construction + FEL 2.0 stalls $80,000 - $40,000 each  FEL 1.5 stalls $60,000 - $40,000 each 1.0 stalls $40,000 $2,000 $42,000 each 0.5 stalls $20,000 $13,000 $66,000 each No stalls - $24,000 (No stalls) 6

Zoning and City Policy Barriers  Permitted vs. Conditional Use Com.  Commercial (Permitted) Com. + Res.  Residential (Permitted) Res.  Comm. + Res. (Conditional)  Height Restrictions 45’ 45’  Commercial (45’) 35’  Residential (35’)  Comm. + Res. (45’)  Historic Buildings  Few parking options  Inconsistency within Code  1.5 stalls per units (by code) or;  1.2 stalls per 1,000 ft 2 (from fee-in-lieu) 7

Downtown Livability Barriers  Amenities  Bike storage? Gym? 35’  Outdoor shared space?  Access to Services and Supplies  Grocery Store  Hardware Store  Gym  Multimodal Options  Transit  Short-term rental car options  Vehicle Storage  Off-site options? 8

Discussion Topics Public Outreach  Online-Survey  Intercept Surveys  Focus Groups  Open House 9

Online Survey  Business Owners  Downtown Employees  Name/address of business  Commute mode by day  Product or service  Home address  Total employees  Level of satisfaction  Employees on site each day  Mornings (7 am – 11 am)  Midday (11 am – 3 pm)  Afternoons (3 pm – 7 pm)  Evenings (7 pm – 11 pm)  Overnight (11 pm – 7 am)  Parking for employees  TDM programs (transit, bike, carpool)  Level of satisfaction 10

Online Survey  Priority investment (Up to 3)  Downtown Residents  Better sidewalks/crosswalks  Car ownership  Better bike lanes/paths  More off-street public parking  Location of overnight parking  Additional paid parking kiosks  Pay for parking? (yes/no)  Pay-by-phone options for parking  Improved wayfinding/directional signs to  Move car by 9 am? parking options  More long-term parking options (longer than 3  Location of work/school/other activity hours)  More very-short term/drop-off parking options  Level of satisfaction (15 minutes or less)  Improved public transit/circulator shuttle  All Respondents (Including Visitors)  Priority amenities (Up to 3)  Typical mode (to shop/dine  Dog park  Grocery store  Location of parking (if applicable)  Grade school   Payment preference (meter, kiosk) Open space/green space  Playground  Level of difficulty finding parking  More residential units  More restaurants/bars  Email address  More retail shops 11

In-Person Events  Intercept survey  Last 7 questions from online survey  + Facebook Page Link  + Open House Announcement  Farmer’s market?  Focus Groups  Downtown business owners  Downtown employees  Downtown residents  Hood River residents  Open House  Preferred date 12

Key Purpose Fee-in-Lieu Fees-in-lieu allows a new or intensified development to buy out of a requirement to provide a minimum number of parking stalls. Fees paid by the developer are used by the City to fund development of new public parking facilities. 13

Hood River: Issues to Consider  Clarity on the strategic intent for use of the fees collected. City role and Fee-in-Lieu responsibility.  Are there expectations of an access entitlement that may or may not be granted to fee payers?  A consistent and market-based methodology for calculating fees.  Planning for use of fees collected with other funding sources to support new supply. 14

2019/2020 Fee Schedule Type of Use Fee-in-lieu Residential $22,088 per space (first 2/3rd) + $2,142 per space (last 1/3 rd ) Fee-in-Lieu Commercial $1,226 per space Industrial $1,226 per space  Appears to favor commercial/industrial?  Would suggest disincentive to residential?  Would suggest plan for other funds to accommodate new supply for commercial/industrial? “Fees-in-lieu are generally calibrated to the level of commitment the City makes to the payer for access to an off- site parking supply: an “entitlement” to parking access.” 15

 Meeting #5: July 2 2019  Fee-in-lieu detail Next Steps  Existing Conditions (WP #6)  Public Outreach Update  What more would the Committee like to see? 16

THANK YOU! 17