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1 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Mayor and Boise City Council Hal Simmons Planning Director Boise City Planning and Development Services DATE: February 16, 2010 RE: ZOA / Revised Parking Ordinance The following application has been scheduled for February 16, 2010 ZOA / City of Boise: requests approval of a zoning ordinance amendment for comprehensive changes to Boise City Code Section (Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements). *** The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the zoning ordinance amendment at the January 11, 2010 public hearing. Please see the attached documents for your review. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 Summary and Major Issues Page 4 Chart Outlining Significant Changes Page 5 Existing Section Parking Ordinance Page 29 Proposed Section Parking Ordinance Page 42 Action Letter from January 11, 2010 P & Z Hearing Page 43 Minutes from November 2, 2009 P & Z Hearing Page 51 Minutes from January 11, 2010 P & Z Hearing Page 56 Planning Division Staff Report (including agency comments) Page 121 CCDC Comments 1 of 132

2 ZOA Page 2 SUMMARY The revision of the parking ordinance was undertaken to address several specific concerns with existing standards. These issues are the reorganization of the parking code, simplification of the ordinance and planning process, updating of the land use category table and parking calculations, and establishment of parking maximums. These changes increase the convenience to the public by simplifying the code and reorganizing the parking standards so they are easier to use. The parking standards encourage improved site designs such as New Urbanism concepts and follow the objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan better. For instance, Policies , and support the integration of parking areas into the architectural character of the site for residential, commercial, and industrial properties. For example, the requirement to utilize alleys where possible will promote New Urbanism designs with store fronts along the street and parking behind the building. Another important change to the new ordinance is the establishment of parking maximums and reduction in the amount of onsite parking required. Both are supported by the Comprehensive Plan as a way to reduce reliance on the singleoccupant vehicle. (Objective and Policy ) Staff based their proposed modifications upon the review of other ordnances of similar sized cities from several western states, past development applications as well as the goals, objectives and policies of the Boise City Comprehensive Plan. The parking ordinances that were utilized in staff s examination included: Portland, Oregon; Salem, Oregon; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Sacramento, California. In addition, staff preformed a public outreach effort and met with several Neighborhood Association Representatives, such as the Vista Neighborhood, Southeast Boise Neighborhood, Downtown Business Association (DBA) and Capitol City Development Corporation (CCDC). Based on these discussions some changes were made to the zoning ordinance amendment to address their specific concerns. In addition, the proposal was reviewed by the Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) and their recommendations and comments were also incorporated into the draft parking ordinance. *** MAJOR ISSUES DISCUSSED CCDC testified in support of this request with several recommended changes to the zoning ordinance amendment at the November 2, 2009 and January 11, 2010 Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission hearings. At the November 2, 2009 hearing the Commission deferred this item for two months and instructed staff to work with CCDC and DBA to address their concerns. In addition, CCDC submitted letters detailing these recommended modifications to the proposed parking ordinance at both hearings. Their main concerns with the proposed ordinance are listed below: Parking stall dimensions within structured parking garages Tandem parking within structured parking garages Loading zone requirements in the downtown area Parking requirements for condominiums Bicycle parking within the downtown area Temporary parking lot requirements 2 of 132

3 ZOA Page 3 Staff met with CCDC and DBA representatives and discussed these proposed changes to the parking ordinance. Based on these discussions, several modifications were made. At the January 11, 2010 hearing the Commission made several recommendations, which included changing the parking requirements for condominiums from 2 parking spaces per dwelling unit to 1.5, plus one guest spot for every 10 parking spaces. This standard matches the requirements for multi-family residential developments. They also recommended that minor wording changes be made to the loading zone requirements and tandem parking standards within structured parking garages. These recommended changes have been made to the final parking ordinance attached to this report. 3 of 132

4 Alternative Modes of Transportation Type of Alternative Transportation Existing Proposed Bicycle Parking One bicycle space for every 30 parking spaces Compact Parking 35% allowed 40% allowed Motorcycle Parking N/A One bicycle space for every 10 parking spaces Reduce the car parking by one for every 4 motorcycle spaces Examples of Changes to the Parking Calculations Land Uses Existing Proposed Commercial Uses 1 space per 250 sq. ft. 1 space per 300 sq. ft. Office Use* 1 space per 250 sq. ft. 1 space per 300 sq. ft. Restaurant/Bar 1 space per 2 seats 1 space per 300 sq. ft. General Manufacturing 1 space per 500 sq. ft. 1 space per 750 sq. ft. *Office use calculations now use gross square footage instead of net leasable square footage Maximum Parking Standards: The number of parking spaces shall not exceed 1.75 times the required amount if the required number is under 20 spaces; and 1.5 times the amount where more than 20 spaces are required. Additions to the Parking Land Use Tables New Land Uses Added Proposed Amount of Parking Half Way House 1 space per 4 occupants Personal Services (i.e. Beauty Salons) 1 space per 300 sq. ft. Health Clubs 1 space per 250 sq. ft. Bowling Alley 1 space per lane plus one per 250 sq. ft. of bar Auto Repair 1 space per 500 sq. ft. (Quick Auto Service) Self Storage Facility 4 spaces per facility Libraries / Museums 1 space per 400 sq. ft. Examples of Simplifying the Planning Process Types of Applications Existing Proposed Parking Reductions Conditional Use application for all requests Gravel surfacing within Industrial Site Conditional Use application for all requests Administrative Review application for minor requests Administrative Review application for all requests 4 of 132

5 5 of 132 Existing Section Parking Ordinance

6 Boise Municipal Code Chapter OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS Sections: GENERAL PROVISIONS ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES Quantity Dimensions: Design Location COMMON FACILITIES FOR JOINT AND MIXED USES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARKING AREAS Ingress and Egress Residential District Parking Required Findings Parking Area and Service Drive Improvements Off-street Parking and Loading Requirement Schedule REGULATIONS FOR PARKING OVERLAY DISTRICTS OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS TEMPORARY PARKING LOTS INTERIM PARKING LOTS Section GENERAL PROVISIONS Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be subject to the following regulations and requirements in addition to the general regulations of the Boise City Zoning Ordinance; Stall size and service drive dimensional requirements are set forth in Table 12, "Minimum Standards for Parking Lot Design", of this chapter: A. Use: 1. Parking facilities shall be used for vehicle parking only. No automobile sales, dead storage, repair work, or dismantling of any kind shall be permitted. 2. The use allowed in the building and the corresponding parking spaces required and fixed shall be subscribed on the zoning certificate. Any enlargement or addition to a building, or any change in use of a building, or an enlargement or increase in intensity of use of a building, shall require an amendment to the zoning certificate upon which shall be subscribed the enlargement of a building or use thereof, or the change in use of said building, and the number of parking spaces required and established as a result of such. B. Fractional Requirements: Any fractional requirement shall require one space. C. Restricted Parking: Off-street parking space requirements are based on each space being available on a first-come, first-use basis. If a parking space is to be restricted by one or more parking spaces being assigned to a particular individual or user, such parking space shall be so designated and such restriction shall be subscribed upon the zoning certificate. Off-street parking requirements shall be increased by twenty percent (20%) of the number of such restricted spaces. D. Distance for Private Off-Street Parking When Off-Site: The required off-street parking location 6 of 132 Page 1 of 23

7 Boise Municipal Code shall be designated on the zoning certificate for a particular premises, and shall be located not more than the following distances measured along the sidewalk or a walkway available for public use from the primary entrance or elevator bank of the premises to the nearest entrance of the parking lot: 1. For retail or commercial customer parking, medical-dental clinics, churches, restaurants, bars and entertainment facilities: 600 feet. 2. For employee parking on a daily basis where the car is used occasionally regardless of the nature of the employment: 1,500 feet. 3. For residential uses: 600 feet. 4. When off-site parking is provided, a directional sign shall be erected on the premises advising the public of the distance and direction to additional parking. E. Staff Determination: The Planning Director shall determine parking space requirements for a use not specifically provided by this Ordinance, but the space shall be the same as a use which has similar traffic generating characteristics. F. Reduction of Parking Requirements: Parking space requirements for a particular use as established by Table 13 of this chapter may be reduced upon application for conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions and procedures required by Section of the Boise City Code and upon determination by the Commission based on a specific showing by the applicant that the intensity of the particular use will need a lesser amount of parking space. An application for a reduction in the parking space requirements shall include a survey of persons using and working on the premises and such additional information as the Commission may require by which to demonstrate that the use by the regular employees and business invitee, licensees and visitors to the businesses and occupations in and upon the premises shall require less off-street parking space than required by the pertinent provisions of the Boise City Zoning Ordinance. 1. In the event a determination is made that the parking space requirements may be reduced, the Commission shall determine the off-street parking space requirements which shall be subscribed upon the conditional use permit. 2. In making the determinations allowed in this Section, the schedule of parking requirements shall be deemed the normal standard for average intensity of use of the particular use specified and to the extent that the intensity of use is less than such norm, or the number of individuals using the premises provides less than the average number of cars, the parking requirements may be reduced. G. Bicycle Parking: One bicycle parking space within an approved rack shall be required for each 30 required automobile parking spaces or fraction thereof for office and commercial developments. Multi-family residential developments shall provide one bicycle rack space per each ten (10) units. Bicycle parking racks shall be designed in accordance with the parking facility criteria of the "Bicycle-Pedestrian Design Manual for Ada County" as prepared for the Ada County Highway District with the exception that bicycle racks do not have to be covered unless required by the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Design Review Committee. H. Indoor Parking Structures: The dimensional standards for parking spaces and parking lot 7 of 132 Page 2 of 23

8 Boise Municipal Code driveways may be reduced up to fifteen percent (15%) in any dimension for indoor parking structures. I. Compact Spaces: A maximum of thirty-five percent (35%) of the total spaces provided may be designed, designated and used for compact size vehicles. The minimum standards for compact vehicle spaces and driveways are set forth on page Compact spaces shall be located along the perimeter of the parking lot or in those areas most distant from the structure being served. Parking areas immediately adjacent to or within close proximity to building entrances shall be designated for full size spaces. Compact spaces shall be clearly marked as such on the pavement or curb. Surplus parking (spaces exceeding ordinance requirements) shall also comply with the thirty-five percent (35%) standard for compact spaces. The percentage of compact spaces may be increased by conditional use approval from the Commission. The applicant must demonstrate that the routine use of the parking lot will exceed the thirty-five percent (35%) standard. J. Tandem Parking: Tandem parking outside all required yard areas may be utilized on detached single-family residential lots. The Planning Director may allow tandem parking for duplexes upon determination that the following are true: 1. The tandem parking does not have a negative impact on adjacent properties; and 2. Tandem parking is required because of physical limitations of the site; and 3. The standard parking design(s) would have a negative impact on the functional and/or aesthetic value of the site; and 4. The tandem parking will accommodate no more than two (2) vehicles per row within the parking envelope for a maximum of 4 vehicles. K. With the exception of auto sales lots in commercial districts, it shall be unlawful to maintain or place vehicles on a property of another for the purpose of sale. (6127, Amended, 02/26/2002; 5777, Amended, 01/28/1997; 5233, Amended, 05/08/1990) Section ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES This section applies only to the quantity, dimensional standards, and location of accessible parking spaces. Please note that this section is not a substitute for the Uniform Building Code (UBC), but rather provides for zoning-related standards consistent with the purpose of the UBC. This section does not supersede the UBC. The most restrictive of the two - the UBC and this section - shall prevail in the event of any discrepancies. All other provisions not addressed in this section which are related to accessible parking spaces shall be governed by the UBC. (Ord. 5919, Amended, 07/28/1999) Section Quantity The required number of accessible spaces shall be as follows: TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING REQUIRED MINIMUM NUMBER Page 3 of 23 8 of 132

9 Boise Municipal Code SPACES IN LOT OF ACCESSIBLE SPACES ,000 2% of Total 1,001 and Over 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000 Exceptions: A. At facilities providing medical care and other services for persons with mobility impairments, parking spaces comply with Section (A) above shall be provided except as follows: 1. Outpatient units and facilities: 10% of the total number of parking spaces provided serving each such outpatient unit facility. 2. Units and facilities that specialize in treatment or services for persons with mobility impairments: 20 percent of the total number of parking spaces provided serving each such unit or facility. B. Valet Parking: Valet parking facilities shall provide a passenger loading zone located on an accessible route to the entrance of the facility. Section A, B(1) & B(2) of this section do not apply to valet parking facilities. (Ord. 5919, Amended, 07/28/1999) Section Dimensions: A. All accessible spaces shall be a minimum of eight feet (8') in width plus a five foot (5') wide adjacent access aisle, (see Figure 1). B One (1) in every eight (8) accessible spaces, but not less than one, shall have an adjacent access aisle eight feet (8') in width and shall be designated as "Van Accessible" (see Figure 1). Exception: If all required spaces are designed in conformance with the "Universal Parking Design" (eleven feet (11') wide stalls with five foot (5') wide adjacent access aisle), then Section B above shall not apply (see Figure 2). Page 4 of 23 9 of 132

10 Boise Municipal Code C. All accessible spaces shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20') in length. (6096, Amended, 10/23/2001; Ord. 5919, Add, 07/28/1999) Section Design A. Access aisles shall not be restricted by planters, curbs, or wheel stops. B. Access aisles shall be level with the parking space. C. Two (2) accessible spaces may utilize the same adjacent access aisle. D. Accessible parking spaces shall be designed as reserved for the disabled by a sign showing the symbol of accessibility. Such sign shall not be obscured by a vehicle parking in the space. (Ord. 5919, Add, 07/28/1999) Section Location A. Access aisles shall be connected to an accessible route to the accessible entrance of a building. The parking access aisle must either - 1. Blend with the accessible route; or 2. Have a curb ramp. Such ramp opening must be located within the access aisle boundaries and not within the parking space boundaries. B. Parking spaces for disabled people and accessible passenger loading zones that serve a particular building shall be the spaces or zones located closest to the nearest entrance on an accessible route. C. At least 1/2 of the spaces are encouraged to be located adjacent to the buildings so that the disabled will not have to cross traffic aisles. NOTE: This ordinance does not take the place of the American Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Variances and interpretations can only be reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice -- Office on the Americans with Disabilities Act. FIGURE 1 - Accessible Parking Space Dimensions 10 of 132 Page 5 of 23

11 Boise Municipal Code FIGURE 2 - Universal Parking Space Dimensions FIGURE 3 - Access Aisle at Passenger Loading Zones (6315, Amended, 04/20/2004; Ord. 5919, Add, 07/28/1999) Section COMMON FACILITIES FOR JOINT AND MIXED USES Joint or mixed use of off-street parking facilities shall be as follows: A. Mixed Uses: Total requirements for off-street parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses. B. Joint Use: The Planning Director, upon application for a permit in accordance with the provisions and procedures described below, may authorize the joint use of parking facilities provided: 1. The applicant shows there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the building, structure or use for which the joint use of parking facilities is proposed; 11 of 132 Page 6 of 23

12 Boise Municipal Code 2. The parking facility for such proposed joint use is no further than 600 feet from the building, structure or use for which the off-street parking is required; and 3. The parties concerned in the joint use of off street parking facilities shall submit a written agreement in a form to be recorded for such joint use, approved by the City Attorney as to form and content, and such agreement, when approved as conforming to the provisions of this Chapter, shall be recorded in the office of the County Recorder and copies thereof filed with the Planning and Development Services Department. The Planning Director will review the application relative to the approval criteria and make a determination of approval or denial within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of application and will submit the findings and conclusions, with required conditions, in writing to the applicant. In the event the Planning Director approves said application, a radius notice will be sent informing owners of properties within 300 feet of the subject property of the Planning Director s decision and of their right to appeal that decision pursuant to Section of this ordinance. (6065, Amended, 06/05/2001; 5895, Amended, 02/23/1999) Section (5777, Amended, 01/28/1997) PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARKING AREAS Section Ingress and Egress Access driveways providing reasonable access to required private or public parking areas including garages may extend through the front or street side setback in a perpendicular manner provided they comply with section I. Driveways which extend through the setback in other than a perpendicular manner may be approved if due to physical limitations of the site or for aesthetic or safety purposes. The Planning Director may approve such unusual driveways upon a determination that the following are true: 1. The driveway is clearly for access to a garage or parking area; and 2. The proposed driveway does not have a negative impact on adjacent properties; and 3. The driveway is required because of physical limitations of the site; or 4. The driveway is required to enhance the aesthetics of the site such as preserving existing trees; or 5. The driveway is required for safety reasons such as avoiding backing into a busy street or a street with limited motorist visibility. Driveways which are not approved by the Planning Director require a variance from the Planning & Zoning Commission or Hearing Examiner. (6315, Amended, 04/20/2004; Ord. 5919, Amended, 07/28/1999; 5777, Amended, 01/28/1997) Section Residential District Parking Public or private parking areas and parking spaces shall not be permitted in any required yard of any residential land use district, except as follows: 12 of 132 Page 7 of 23

13 Boise Municipal Code A. Trailers, camp trailers, boats, boat trailers, recreational vehicles and all other vehicles not in daily use are restricted from parking in the front and street side yard setbacks or adjacent street for more than forty eight (48) hours. B. Alley loaded parking and parking structures may encroach into rear or interior side setbacks per section B. C. Open air public or private parking areas and service drives, which are utilized in conjunction with any building or use permitted in a residential land use district, shall be permitted in side yards that do not abut a street; provided that a minimum five foot (5') wide landscaping and screening area be constructed and maintained adjacent to the adjoining property line as provided for in Section No vehicle or the parking thereof shall be permitted in said minimum five foot (5') wide landscaping and screening area. In the case of detached single family residential uses in the R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2 and R-3 districts, a three foot (3') wide landscaping and screening area is required. D. Cars, trucks, trailers, boats, boat trailers and recreational vehicles shall not be parked on: 1. Required yard areas; and, 2. Unimproved parking areas; and, 3. Areas not designed for vehicle parking; and, 4. The required side and rear yard setbacks; and, 5. Adjacent residential zoned street for more than forty eight (48) hours. E. No commercial vehicle or trailer shall be parked, stored, or otherwise left unattended at any place in a residential district whether on a lot or on the public right-of-way for over two (2) hours except while actually engaged in pickup or delivery activities, or during the course of actual construction, alteration or repair of buildings and structures or any other permitted use in the immediate proximity. F. All parking areas, driveways, and other vehicular access, for single family or two-family residential uses, shall be paved of asphalt, concrete, or other hard surface material approved by the Planning director. Other residential uses are subject to standards in accordance with Sections and G. Driveways for single family or two-family residential uses shall be a minimum of nine feet (9') wide. Driveways or service drives for other residential uses are subject to Section J. H. Interior garage dimensions shall comply with Section A.1. I. Driveways are permitted in the front and street side setbacks in accordance with Section J. For single family residential uses, individual driveways in the front setback shall not exceed a width of thirty-three feet (33') within the setback. For the purpose of this section, individual driveways are those vehicular access ways separated from any other vehicular access way by a minimum of five feet (5') of landscaping or similar material not designed to accommodate vehicles. More restrictive standards shall prevail where applicable. K. The Planning Director may permit up to one half (1/2) of the parking required for a single family or two-family residential use to conform to compact parking stall dimensional standards on lots 13 of 132 Page 8 of 23

14 Boise Municipal Code having topographic or other physical constraints. However, interior garage dimensions must comply with Section A.1 and the requirements of this section. L. Parking on substandard lots of record is regulated by section F. (6461, Amended, 04/04/2006; 6315, Amended, 04/20/2004; 6127, Amended, 02/26/2002; 6096, Amended, 10/23/2001; Ord. 5919, Amended, 07/28/1999; 5777, Amended, 01/28/1997) Section Required Findings A. Service drives: (1) may not adversely affect access or good public transportation planning to adjacent property and to the area travel networks, (2) may not landlock adjacent property due to topographic or parcel layout, and (3) may not interfere with the continuity of public streets. When public streets are feasible and necessary to the proper development of the public street system as determined by the Highway District, then public streets shall be required. B. Service drives shall be designed and constructed to facilitate the flow of traffic, provide maximum safety for traffic ingress and egress, and provide maximum safety for pedestrian and vehicular traffic on site. C. The service drive must not encourage or promote the use of the service drive as a "pass-through" between public streets. D. Grade: Maximum grade for service drives shall be ten percent (10%) unless specifically approved by the City Engineer and the Boise City Fire Chief. A maximum grade of two percent (2%), unless specifically approved by the Highway District and City Engineer, shall be required for the initial 80 feet from the intersecting curb to provide a landing at the junction of the service drive and the public right-of-way. E. Where determined by the City Engineer for drainage control, vertical curbing is required. F. Except single-family or two-family dwellings on a single lot, parking spaces in groups of three or more (3+) shall be served by a service drive designed to prevent backing onto a public street. G. Service drives shall comply with the requirements of the Fire Department. H. Service drives shall be designed to intersect the public right-of-way at a 90 degree angle or as near to that angle as possible. Discrepancies shall require review and approval by both the City Engineer and the Highway District. I. A service drive, which provides access to any type or degree of development from a local street, shall be setback a minimum of fifty feet (50') from an intersection of public streets as depicted in the following manner. Under unusual circumstances, the Planning Director may waive this requirement. 14 of 132 Page 9 of 23

15 Boise Municipal Code J. Service Drive Widths: 1. Drive through lanes and associated escape lanes shall each be a minimum of ten feet (10') wide. 2. A driveway for a single-family dwelling and for a two-family dwelling may be a minimum of nine feet (9') wide. 3. One-way service drives without parking on either side shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') wide. Two-way service drives without parking on either side shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20') wide. 4. Garages shall be setback twenty feet (20') or greater, or between 3-8 feet from the edge of the service drive. The combined width of the service drive and the garage setback shall be a minimum of twenty-eight feet (28'). 15 of 132 Page 10 of 23

16 Boise Municipal Code 5. Except at the intersection of a service drive and public road, the service drive shall be narrowed to twenty feet (20') where occupied by a crosswalk. 6. Twenty-four feet (24') of clear width shall be maintained between building appurtenances, such as carport overhangs, that border service drives. (6315, Amended, 04/20/2004; 5777, Amended, 01/28/1997) Section Parking Area and Service Drive Improvements All public or private parking areas and parking spaces shall be designed and laid out to conform to the minimum standards required by this Chapter and in accordance with the minimum standards for 16 of 132 Page 11 of 23

17 Boise Municipal Code parking lot design as follows: A. Minimum dimensional standards for parking lot designs are stated in "TABLE 12, Minimum Standards for Parking Lot Design." TABLE The minimum unobstructed interior width of a two-car private residential garage shall be twenty (20) feet. The minimum unobstructed depth of the stalls must be 20 feet for the first stall and may be 16 feet for the second stall. These dimensions must be kept clear of any permanent obstructions including, but not limited to, mechanical units. 2. Vehicle backup areas shall be provided. This area may include the width of a service drive or alley. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PARKING LOT DESIGN MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR STANDARD VEHICLES Parking Angle Stall Width Curb Length Per Car Stall Depth Driveway Width E A B C D O 9'- 0" 23'- 0" 9'- 0" 12'- 0" 20 9'- 0" 26'- 4" 15'- 3" 11'- 0" 30 9'- 0" 18'- 0" 17'- 8" 11'- 0" 40 9'- 0" 14'- 0" 19'- 6" 12'- 0" 45 9'- 0" 12'- 9" 20'- 5" 13'- 0" 50 9'- 0" 11'- 9" 21'- 0" 14'- 0" 60 9'- 0" 10'- 5" 21'- 10" 16'- 0" 70 9'- 0" 9'- 8" 21'- 10" 18'- 0" 80 9'- 0" 9'- 2" 21'- 4" 20'- 0" 90 9'- 0" 9'- 0" 20'- 0" 22'- 0" MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR COMPACT VEHICLES Parking Angle Stall Width Curb Length Per Stall Depth Driveway A B Car Width C D E 45 7'- 6" 10'- 6" 16'- 0" 11'- 0" 60 7'- 6" 8'- 9" 16'- 9" 14'- 0" 75 7'- 6" 7'- 10" 16'- 4" 17'- 5" 90 7'- 6" 7'- 6" 15'- 0" 20'- 0" 17 of 132 Page 12 of 23

18 Boise Municipal Code B. Surfacing: All parking lots, service drives, vehicle storage areas, and vehicle sales lots shall be paved and constructed to meet the Highway District's and Boise City Fire Code standards, whichever is more restrictive, for base course and asphaltic concrete mat thickness; curbs and gutters where applicable; utilizing the appropriate traffic index. The design shall be prepared by a licensed, professional engineer. Exceptions: Gravel surface may be utilized within industrial zones for enclosed storage yards or grounds maintenance areas and for recreational vehicle storage lots approved through the Conditional Use Permit process. Gravel surface may be allowed in commercial zones where the outdoor storage use has been approved through a Conditional Use Permit. Within the commercial zones, storage yards must be enclosed by a 6 foot high, solid fence and may not be located in front of the main building. All areas must obtain approval from the Boise City Fire Department and the Boise City Public Works Department. Note: Regardless of the zone or use, all required parking shall be paved, all of the Highway District s requirements for access and paving shall be met, and landscape buffers and landscape yards shall be provided as required by the Zoning Ordinance. If the driveway is serving as a required fire lane, it must be paved. Maintenance of gravel areas should utilize the Best Management Practices set forth in the Boise Storm Water BMP Guidebook and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Catalog of Stormwater BMPs for Cities and Counties. C. Grading: Except parking areas for single-family and two-family dwellings, parking areas shall be graded to prevent storm water runoff from crossing the sidewalk or from running onto adjacent properties or rights-of-way. D. Bumper: All parking areas shall be provided with a substantial wheel restraint which will prevent 18 of 132 Page 13 of 23

19 Boise Municipal Code cars from encroaching upon abutting private and public property or overhanging beyond the designated parking stall dimensions or as allowed by Section E, except that the requirements of this subsection may be waived by the Commission or the Design Review Committee for proper cause. E. Bumper Overhang: When the Commission or Design Review Committee approves parking stall dimensions that allow bumper overhang onto a sidewalk or landscape strip, the parking stall dimension may be reduced two feet (2') in length if two feet (2') in width is added to the required sidewalk or landscape strip. Bumper overhang shall not damage landscaping. F. Landscaping and Screening: All parking and storage areas (except those in conjunction with single family residences) including vehicle sales areas, truck parking areas, bus parking areas and service drives shall meet the following standards: 1. Along all streets there must be provided a continuous landscape area in accordance with the following standards. (a) The Commission or Committee shall require street trees with a minimum size of 2" caliper in the landscape area. Tree type to be in accordance with the "Boise City Street Tree Planting and Selection Guide." (b) Shrubs, lawn or other ground cover approved by the Commission or Committee shall be installed in all landscape areas. Landscape plants shall not include plastic or other artificial materials. The use of rock mulch shall be allowed at the discretion of the Design Review Committee. Only natural colored rock mulch shall be allowed with no patterning of the material. (c) All landscaped areas shall be provided with an underground irrigation system. 2. A minimum 5-6 ft. high solid screen shall be provided when a parking lot is adjacent to residential land uses. This screen may include fencing, walls and/or landscape combinations that will provide a dense barrier. 3. A minimum of 5% of the parking lot area, including drives, shall be landscaped with interior planters. Perimeter required landscaping shall not constitute part of the percentage. The Commission or Committee may approve a transfer of all or part of the required interior landscaping to other areas of the site. 4. Existing healthy trees should be retained as approved by Boise Community Forestry and the Design Review Committee/Commission and be considered in the design and grading of the property. The Planning Director may grant up to a 10% reduction in the required number of parking spaces in order to preserve an existing tree(s). G. A clear vision triangle shall be observed in regard to all visual barriers including all vegetation (except deciduous trees pruned at least 8 ft. in height above the sidewalk and 14 feet above the roadway), walls, signs, vehicles, solid fences or other sight obstructions exceeding three (3) feet in height. 19 of 132 Page 14 of 23

20 Boise Municipal Code H. Lighting: Any lights provided to illuminate any public or private parking area or vehicle sales area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from any abutting or adjacent residential land use district or residential use. I. Marking: All parking spaces shall be substantially marked in compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance. The edge of a service drive shall be marked when bordered by garages that are setback from said service drive. J. Ingress and egress of parking structures shall be designed with due regard for visibility and safety. K. A "Travel Safety Plan" identifying the traffic sign needs of a development shall be submitted with the development application for review by the Planning Department. The plan shall show sign types and locations for parking and no parking areas; speed; stop; and cautionary signs for the safe flow of pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular traffic. L. Pedestrian Access: The development shall provide sidewalks and crosswalks that completely link transit stations, parking areas, buildings, open spaces and adjacent pathways. Sidewalks shall be at least four feet (4') wide, sited and illuminated to provide safe passage and observation of the pathway route. Sidewalk crossings of service drives shall be provided and clearly distinguished from the service drive. M. Service drive and parking lots shall allow public access to places of public use and/or interest. N. Utility Location: Residential projects, that at a later date may be subdivided, should place utilities in the roadway or in easements parallel and next to the roadway. Projects that are later subdivided and do not comply with this recommendation may be subject to significant reconstruction and relocation costs. O. As a means to improve traffic safety and to improve the visual quality of an area, the number of driveway intersections with public or private roadway in residential projects shall be minimized. Use of parking courts, alleys and common driveways is strongly encouraged. P. Service drives that serve more than 40 dwelling units will be designed based upon the standards of this ordinance and by a traffic plan prepared by a traffic engineer, submitted to and approved by the Planning Division and the Public Works Department for the interior roadway and parking system. The required transportation plan shall include the following information: The adequacy of approach streets and highways to accommodate development traffic; the need to expand or modify existing facilities; the locations and design of development driveways; pedestrian and bicycle facilities; consideration for service/emergency vehicular movement; safety for vehicular and pedestrian traffic; livability of the residential environment; economy of land use, construction and maintenance; and recommended street layout and dimensional standards. This requirement may be waived when it can be shown by the applicant that no section of on-site roadway will exceed 240 vehicles per day. (Ord. 6564, Amended, 05/15/2007; 6386, Amended, 02/22/2005; Ord. 5919, Amended, 07/28/1999; 5895, Amended, 02/23/1999; 5865, Amended, 09/29/1998; 5777, Amended, 01/28/1997; 5233, Amended, 05/08/1990) Section Off-street Parking and Loading Requirement Schedule Parking spaces required for designated uses are set forth in Table 13. Page 15 of of 132

21 Boise Municipal Code A. Short Term Parking Reduction: Upon the determination of the Planning Director that the particular land or building use has a substantial demand for short term customer parking immediately adjacent to the business, and upon the conditions that short term parking will be restricted to a period of not more than fifteen (15) minutes and the limit will be enforced by the business, the amount of parking spaces required for commercial uses may be reduced up to twenty percent (20%) to correspond to the number of spaces assigned to short term parking. Any such reduction shall be endorsed upon the zoning certificate. B. Loading Facilities: Loading spaces as hereinafter defined and set forth shall be provided: 1. Definitions and Standards: a. Type A Space: Not less than sixty five feet (65') in length. b. Type B Space: Not less than thirty five feet (35') in length. c. All spaces shall be not less than twelve feet (12') wide and have a minimum clear height of fifteen feet (15'). 2. Quantity and Type of Loading Space for Gross Floor Area of any Commercial or Industrial Building: Gross Floor Area Square Feet Quantity Type 14,000 36,000 1 B 36,001 60,000 2 B 60, ,000 2 B For each additional seventy five thousand (75,000) square feet, or fraction thereof, an additional Type A space shall be required 1 A 3. The Commission or Committee may modify the requirements of this section if it is demonstrated that alternative loading methods/facilities will be adequate for the development. (Ord. No. 5587, Amended, 11/15/94; Ord. No. 5637, Amended, 06/20/95; Ord. No. 5691, Amended, 12/27/95) (5777, Amended, 01/28/1997) Section REGULATIONS FOR PARKING OVERLAY DISTRICTS A. Purpose: A Parking Overlay District is established to accommodate the need for off-street parking ratio alternatives in accordance with the special needs of the downtown area. B. General: The following regulations, in addition to the general regulations of this Ordinance, shall apply to all land classified as a "P" District. C. Uses Permitted: All uses are permitted in the respective district with which the "P" District is combined, subject to the provisions of those districts. If any of the regulations specified in this 21 of 132 Page 16 of 23

22 Boise Municipal Code Section differ from corresponding regulations specified for a district with which the "P" District is combined, then the regulations of this district shall govern. D. Off-Street Parking Requirements: Off-street parking shall be required in all districts with which the "P" District is combined in accordance with the provisions of Table of Parking spaces required for designated uses and loading facilities as prescribed by this Section shall be based upon net leasable area which is defined as: Total floor area designed for tenant occupancy and exclusive use, including basements, mezzanines, and upper floors (if any). Total floor area shall be measured from the center line of adjoining partitions and from outside all wall faces, exclusive of any space used by the public such as washrooms, corridors, stairwells, elevator lobbies, or similar enclosed spaces open to the public. 2. Parking District 1: a. The boundary of the P-1 District is described as follows: 3. Parking District 2: Commencing at the intersection of Sixth Street and Jefferson Street; thence westerly along Jefferson Street to the intersection of Eleventh Street; thence southerly along Eleventh Street to the intersection of Grove Street; thence westerly along Grove Street to the intersection Twelfth Street; thence southerly along Twelfth Street to the intersection of Front Street; thence easterly along Front Street to the intersection of Eleventh Street; thence southerly along Eleventh Street to the intersection of Myrtle Street; thence easterly along Myrtle Street to the intersection of Ninth Street; thence southerly along Ninth Street to the intersection of River Street; thence easterly along River Street to the intersection of Capitol Boulevard; and thence northerly along Capitol Boulevard to the intersection of Fulton Street, thence easterly along Fulton Street to the intersection of Fifth Street, thence northerly along Fifth Street to the intersection of Bannock Street, thence westerly to the intersection of Sixth Street, thence northerly to the intersection of Jefferson Street, the point of beginning. Also an area described as commencing at the intersection of Front Street and Third Street, thence northerly along Third Street to the alley between Grove Street and Front Street; thence easterly along said alley to the intersection of Broadway Avenue; thence southerly along Broadway Avenue to the intersection Myrtle Street; thence westerly along Myrtle Street to the intersection of Avenue B; thence northerly along Avenue B to the intersection of Front Street; thence westerly along Front Street to the intersection of Third Street, the point of beginning. a. The boundary of the P-2 District is described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of Washington Street and Third Street, thence westerly along Washington Street to the intersection of Fourteenth Street, thence southerly along Fourteenth Street to the intersection of Front Street, thence westerly along Front Street to the intersection of Fifteenth Street, thence southerly along Fifteenth Street to the intersection of Myrtle Street, thence easterly along Myrtle Street to the intersection of Eleventh Street, thence northerly along Eleventh Street to the intersection of Front Street, westerly along Front Street to the intersection of Twelfth Street, thence northerly along Twelfth Street to the intersection of Grove Page 17 of 23

23 Boise Municipal Code 23 of Parking District 3: Street, thence easterly along Grove Street to the intersection of Eleventh Street, thence northerly along Eleventh Street to the intersection of Jefferson Street, thence easterly along Jefferson to the intersection of Sixth Street, thence southerly along Sixth Street to the intersection of Bannock Street, thence easterly along Bannock Street to the intersection of Fifth Street, thence southerly along Fifth Street to the northern boundary of Julia Davis Park, thence easterly along said boundary to the intersection of Third Street, thence northerly along Third Street to the intersection of Washington Street, the point of beginning. Also an area described as commencing at the intersection of Myrtle Street and Eleventh Street, thence southerly along Eleventh Street to the intersection of Miller Street, thence easterly along Miller Street to the intersection of Ninth Street, thence northerly along Ninth Street to the intersection of Myrtle Street, thence westerly along Myrtle Street to the intersection of Eleventh Street, the point of beginning. Also an area described as commencing at the intersection of River Street and Ninth Street, thence southerly along Ninth Street to the Boise River, thence easterly along the Boise River to Capitol Boulevard, thence northerly along Capitol Boulevard to the intersection of River Street, thence westerly along River Street to the intersection of Ninth Street, the point of beginning. Also an area described as commencing at the intersection of Thirteenth Street and Alturas Street, thence easterly along Alturas Street to the alley between Thirteenth Street and Twelfth Street, thence northerly along said alley to the intersection of Brumback Street, thence westerly along Brumback Street to the alley between Thirteenth Street and Fourteenth Street, thence south along said alley to the intersection of Alturas Street, thence easterly along Alturas Street to the intersection of Thirteenth Street and Alturas Street, the point of beginning. a. The boundary of the P-3 District is described as follows; Commencing at the intersection of Fort Street and Eighth Street; thence southerly along Eighth Street to the intersection of Franklin Street; thence westerly along Franklin Street to the intersection of Seventeenth Street; thence southerly along Seventeenth Street to the intersection of Fairview Avenue; thence along Fairview Avenue to the Boise River; thence southerly along the Boise River to the intersection with Americana Boulevard; thence northeasterly along Americana Boulevard to the intersection of Fifteenth Street; thence easterly along Fifteenth Street to the intersection of River Street; thence easterly along River Street to the intersection of Ninth Street; thence northerly along Ninth Street to the intersection of Miller Street; thence westerly along Miller Street to the intersection of Eleventh Street, thence northerly along Eleventh Street to the intersection of Myrtle Street; thence westerly along Myrtle Street to the intersection of Fifteenth Street; thence northerly along Fifteenth Street to the intersection of Front Street; thence easterly along Front Street to the intersection of Fourteenth Street; thence northerly along Fourteenth Street to the intersection of Washington Street; thence easterly along Washington Street to the intersection of Third Street; thence southerly along Third Street to the intersection of the alley between Grove Street and Front Street, thence easterly along said alley to the intersection of Broadway Avenue; thence northerly along Broadway Avenue to the Page 18 of 23

24 Boise Municipal Code intersection of Fort Street; thence northwesterly along Fort Street to the intersection of Eighth Street, the point of beginning. Also an area described as commencing at the intersection of Avenue B and Front Street, thence westerly along Front Street to the intersection of Third Street; thence southerly along Third Street to the northern boundary of Julia Davis Park, thence easterly along said boundary to the intersection of Avenue B; thence northerly along Avenue B to the intersection of Front Street, the point of beginning. b. The requirements for off-street parking are set forth in Table 13. (6496, Repealed & Replaced, 08/22/2006; 6137, Amended, 04/23/2002; 5919, Amended, 06/22/1999; 5777, Amended, 01/28/1997; 5691, Amended, 12/27/1995; 5465, Amended, 06/29/1993; 5302, Amended, 04/02/1991) Section OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS TABLE 13 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS Spaces Required Special Parking District LAND USE UNIT OF GENERAL P-1 P-2 P-3 MEASURE Single Family Per Unit Residential Duplex Residential Per Unit Multi-Family Per Unit Residential Child Care Facilities Per 10 Children Mobile Home Park Per Lot Fraternities & Sororities Per Resident Non-University* Dormitory, Rooming & Boarding House Home for Physically and/or Mentally Handicapped or Elderly Persons Including Rehabilitation For Drugs and/or Alcohol (Plus 2 Staff) Per Resident Per Resident 2.0 for up to 5 residents. 1.0 for each 2 residents over 5, or fraction thereof for up to 5 residents. 1.0 for each 4 residents over 5, or fraction thereof. Housing for Elderly Per Unit Nursing Home Per Bed Hospital Per Bed for up to 5 residents. 1.0 for each 2 residents over 5, or fraction thereof. 24 of 132 Page 19 of 23

25 Boise Municipal Code Motel & Hotel Per Room Offices Per 250 sq. ft. Net Leasable Area stfl Add'n Fl Church & Mortuary Per Seat Sports Arena & Theater Per Seat Restaurant & Bar Per Seat Dance Hall & Skating Rink Lodge Hall & Social Club Neighborhood Commercial General Commercial Bulky Retail (Sutos, Appliances, Furniture, etc.) Wholesaling & Warehousing Manufacturing Schools Per 100 sq. ft. Gross Floor Area Per 100 sq. ft. Gross Floor Area Per 250 sq. ft. Gross Floor Area Per 250 sq. ft. Gross Floor Area Per 600 sq. ft. Gross Floor Area Per 2,000 sq. ft. Gross Floor Area Per 500 sq. ft. Gross Floor Area Elementary Teaching Station 6 Fixed Seats Junior & Senior Highs Teaching Station 4 Fixed Seats College and University Uses Full-Time Student Full Time Staff Commercial or Business 3 Classroom Seats stfl 0.80 Add'n Fl * Non-University refers to any use outside the 'U' District. (6557, Amended, 04/03/2007; 6315, Amended, 04/20/2004; 6096, Amended, 10/23/2001; Ord. 5919, Add, 07/28/1999) Section TEMPORARY PARKING LOTS A. Temporary parking lots for non-required parking may be permitted by Planning Staff in M, C, L, R-3, HS and U zones where new building construction is planned. Temporary lots may be permitted for up to two years if the following approval criteria are met: 25 of Use of the land for parking is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for the area. 2. The parking shall be located within six hundred (600) feet of the building it serves. 3. The lot shall include adequate land to accommodate parking spaces, drives, and a general Page 20 of 23

26 Boise Municipal Code circulation pattern that complies with the standards of the Boise City Code regarding permanent parking lots. 4. The dimensions of the parking lot shall be 75' X 120' at a minimum. 5. A minimum of thirty (30) feet width of direct access to the parking lot from a public road right-of-way is provided. 6. The parking lot shall be compatible with surrounding uses. 7. Existing mature landscaping shall not be displaced by the parking lot unless prior written staff approval is received. 8. A detailed grading and drainage plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the Ada County Highway District and the Boise City Public Works Department before a Building Permit is issued. B. All temporary parking lots shall include, at a minimum: 1. Gravel surfacing with a written maintenance plan for dust control measures for the parking lot and access road. 2. Perimeter fencing and screening, with the type to be approved by Planning Staff. Perimeter fencing and landscaping shall be required along side and rear property lines that coincide with a residential use, otherwise none is required. In all cases, landscaping, but not fencing, is required along street frontages. 3. Wheel stops marking all parking spaces. 4. A landscaped area of five percent (5%) of the lot's total area. Removable planters are acceptable. 5. An adequate temporary irrigation system to maintain the temporary landscaping in a healthy condition, as approved by Staff. C. Plans for a temporary parking lot shall be submitted for review and approval by the Planning Staff as a staff-level Design Review and shall include provisions for removal of the lot upon expiration of the permit. A bond for one hundred ten percent (110%) of the cost of removing the temporary parking lot shall be required. The Staff will have fifteen (15) working days in which to approve, modify or deny the application. The decision of staff may be appealed by the applicant or any affected person to the Design Review Committee within ten (10) calendar days following the date of decision. One extension of the permit may be granted by Planning staff for six (6) months providing the lot is in compliance with the requirements of the permit. (Ord. 5919, Amended, 07/28/1999; 5919, Renumbered, 06/22/1999; 5777, Amended, 01/28/1997; 5299, Added, 03/19/1991) Section INTERIM PARKING LOTS A. Interim parking lots for non-required parking may be permitted in multiple family (R-3), Office (L-O), Health Service (HS), Residential-Office (RO), Commercial (C-2, C-3 and C-5), and 26 of 132 Page 21 of 23

27 Boise Municipal Code University (U). Interim parking lots for non-required parking are intended as an interim use of undeveloped parcels within the downtown area. The interim parking lot district extends from Broadway, Ave. B and Fort Street on the east, to Washington Street on the north, 16 th Street and Americana Blvd. on the west, and the Boise River on the south to Capitol Blvd. and then north to Myrtle Street to Broadway. It also includes the University District. Interim parking lots may be allowed for up to five years. Interim parking lots must comply with the criteria and findings set forth below. 1. Interim parking lots shall provide for general employee and public parking that is not required to meet the parking standards for any specific existing or proposed use. Interim parking may be used as a temporary replacement for required parking that is under construction. 2. The interim parking facility must be compatible with the land use designations, goals, objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. 3. The interim parking lot must be compatible with surrounding land uses or conditions must be added to insure compatibility. 4. A minimum of twenty-four (24) feet of access to a public street is required by the standards of the Ada County Highway District (ACHD). If such access requires a new curb cut, approval is required from ACHD. 5. A detailed grading and drainage plan must be approved by the Ada County Highway District and the Boise City Public Works Department prior to construction. 6. Interim parking lots shall not be used as car sales lots, impound yards, storage lots or similar uses. B. Interim parking lots must be constructed to the minimum standards set forth below. 27 of A gravel or paved surface is required on all access and parking areas accessible by vehicles except the access points off the public street(s) must be paved as set forth in paragraph 2 below. Gravel surfaces must be maintained to minimize mud and dust impacts. A maintenance plan must be submitted to address dust control and the process for adding gravel as needed. 2. In accordance with the requirements of the Ada County Highway District, the access point(s) must be paved into the lot a minimum depth of thirty feet (30') from the edge of pavement of the fronting street(s). 3. Application for an interim parking lot shall include a fencing and landscape plan. Perimeter fencing and landscaping shall be required along side and rear property lines that coincide with a residential use, otherwise none is required. Such perimeter fencing and landscaping shall include a solid 6-foot high wood or masonry fence and a 5-foot wide landscape buffer. A minimum 5-foot wide landscape planter but not fencing is required along all street frontages. Portable planters may be used for the street planter but shall not be used for the residential buffer. 4. Along designated gateway streets, as set forth below and in Section K of the Zoning Ordinance, the landscape planter shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') in width. Page 22 of 23

28 Boise Municipal Code Portable planters shall not be used in gateway street planters. Gateway Streets: a. Capitol Boulevard b. Vista Avenue, from I-84 to Capitol Boulevard c. Broadway Avenue, from I-84 to Warm Springs Avenue d. State Street, from the State Capitol to State Highway 55 e. Myrtle Street f. Front Street g. Federal Way, from Capitol Boulevard to Bergeson Street h. Warm Springs Avenue i. Parkcenter Boulevard 5. Interim parking lots shall include concrete or equivalent wheel stops which clearly designate each parking space. 6. Wheel stops must be centered to provide for the minimum dimensional requirements for parking spaces and driveways as set forth in Table 12, Section of the zoning ordinance. 7. A minimum of 5% of the parking lot area must be landscaped. The required perimeter planters may be included within the 5% requirement. Portable planters are acceptable, except as restricted above. 8. Landscaping must be maintained in a healthy and attractive condition. Plans shall include method of irrigation for all landscaping included in the interim parking lot. Contracted landscape service is acceptable if irrigation is provided for. C. Interim parking lots require review and approval as a Staff level Design Review application. The Staff must approve, modify or deny the application within fifteen (15) working days after the application is submitted. The decision of Staff may be appealed to the appropriate Design Review Committee within ten (10) calendar day following the date of the decision. One extension of the permit may be granted by the Planning staff for one (1) year providing the lot is in compliance with the requirements of the permit. A property owner may apply for and be permitted consecutive five-year Interim Parking Lot permits. (6557, Amended, 04/03/2007; Ord. 5919, Amended, 07/28/1999; 5919, Renumbered, 06/22/1999; Ord. 5893, Added, 01/26/1999) 28 of 132 Page 23 of 23

29 29 of 132 Proposed Section Parking Ordinance

30 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS Sections: GENERAL PARKING STANDARDS Vehicle Parking Standards Shared Parking Parking Overlay Districts DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS General Design Standards Residential Design Standards Commercial Design Standards ADA Standards Motorcycle Parking Bicycle Parking Compact Parking PARKING LOT STANDARDS Temporary Parking Lots Structured Parking Lots PARKING REDUCTION Residential Uses Commercial Uses Parking Reduction Requirements Wavier from Maximum Parking Requirements LOADING ZONES Section General Parking Standards This chapter establishes standards for motor vehicle and bicycle parking, on-site circulation, loading areas and parking lot design. Section A. Vehicle Parking Standards 1. Required off-street parking areas are to be used for parking only. Automobile sales, storage, and other uses are prohibited with the exception of temporary and/or seasonal uses which are subject to administrative approval. 2. Required parking spaces may not be assigned and shall be available on a first come first served basis, unless otherwise approved by the Commission. In such cases, the number of parking spaces shall be increased by twenty percent of the number of assigned spaces. 3. The number of required parking spaces is based on the primary use of the site. Any fraction will be rounded up. a. The Planning Director shall determine the required parking for uses not listed in Table 1. b. Maximum Parking: Then number of off street parking spaces shall not exceed 1.75 times that required in Table 1 if the required number is 20 or less; and 1.5 times the amount where more than 20 parking spaces are required. Parking maximums do not apply to single family residential uses. 30 of 132

31 TABLE 1 Use Categories Use Spaces Residential Categories General P-1 Parking District P-2 Parking District P-3 Parking District Single-Family/ Duplex 2 per dwelling unit 0 1 per dwelling unit 2 per dwelling unit Multi-family/Condominium 1.5 per dwelling unit + one guest space per 10 units per dwelling unit 1 per dwelling unit Commercial Categories Fraternity / Sorority 1 per occupant per occupant Half Way House 1 per 4 occupants 0 Retirement Center 0.5 per dwelling unit per every 4 occupant 0.25 per dwelling unit 0.75 per occupant 0.75 per 4 occupants 0.5 per dwelling unit Retail Use and Service General Retail 1 per 300 sq. ft. floor area 0 Bulk Retail (Furniture, Appliances, etc.) 1 per 600 sq. ft. floor area 0 Restaurant or Bar 1 per 300 sq. ft. floor area 0 Personal Service 1 per 300 sq. ft. floor area 0 Hotels and Rooming Houses 1 per guest room 0 1 per 10 children plus 1 Daycare per employee 0 Indoor Recreation Facility Dance Hall/Skating Rink 1 per 100 sq. ft. floor area 0 Bowling Alley 4 per lane plus 1 per 250 sq. ft. restaurant / bar area Health Club, Lodge Hall 1 per 250 sq. ft. floor area 0 Theater 0.25 per seat per 300 sq. ft. floor area 0.5 per 600 sq. ft. floor area 0.45 per 250 sq. ft. floor area 0.5 per 300 sq. ft. floor area 0.56 per room 1 per 6 children 1 per 100 sq. ft. floor area 1 per lane plus 0.45 per 250 sq. ft restaurant / bar area 1 per 250 sq. ft. gross floor area 0.14 per seat 0.5 per 300 sq. ft. floor area 0.75 per 600 sq. ft. floor area 0.66 per 250 sq. ft. floor area 0.8 per 300 sq. ft. floor area 0.8 per room 1 per 8 children 1 per 100 sq. ft. of floor area 2 per lane plus 0.66 per 250 sq. ft restaurant / bar area 1 per 250 sq. ft. floor area 0.20 per seat 31 of 132

32 Office General Office 1 per 300 sq. ft. floor area 0 Medical/Dental/Veterinary Office 1 per 300 sq. ft. floor area 0 Auto repair Quick Vehicle Service 1 per 500 sq. ft. floor area 0 Vehicle Repair 1 per 900 sq. ft. floor area 0 1stflr per 300 sq. ft. floor area; add n flr per 300 sq. ft. floor area 1stflr per 300 sq. ft. floor area; add n flr per 300 sq. ft. floor area 0.5 per 500 sq. ft. floor area 0.5 per 900 sq. ft. floor area 1stflr per 300 sq. ft. floor area; add n flr- 0.5 per 300 sq. ft. floor area 1stflr per 300 sq. ft. floor area; add n flr- 0.5 per 300 sq. ft. floor area 0.75 per 500 sq. ft. floor area 0.75 per 900 sq. ft. floor area Storage Self-Service Storage 4 per facility Recreation Major Event Entertainment 1 per 4 seats 0 1 per 8 seats 1 per 6 seats Commercial Outdoor Recreation 20 spaces per acre 0 10 spaces per acre 15 spaces per acre Golf Course 4 per hole plus 1 per 250 square feet of restaurant and bar 0 4 per hole plus 1 per 250 square feet of restaurant and bar 4 per hole plus 1 per 250 square feet of restaurant and bar Industrial Categories Industrial General Manufacturing 1 per 750 sq. ft. floor area per 750 sq. ft. floor area 0.75 per 750 sq. ft. floor area Warehouse and Freight Movement 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. floor Area per 2,000 sq. ft. floor area 0.75 per 2,000 sq. ft. floor area Wholesale Business 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. floor area per 2,000 sq. ft. floor area 0.75 per 2,000 sq. ft. floor area Institutional Categories Schools Grade, Elementary, Middle, Junior High School 1 per classroom plus 1 per employee 0 7 per classroom plus 1 per employee 0 Hospitals Medical Center 1 per bed 0 Nursing Home 0.25 per bed 0 1 per classroom 7 per classroom 0.66 per bed 0.20 per bed 1 per classroom 7 per classroom 0.8 per bed 0.25 per bed 32 of 132

33 Higher Education Colleges 0.8 per faculty member plus 0.3 per full time student Commercial Classrooms 1 per 3 students 0 Religious Institutions 1 per 5 seats 0 Libraries, Museums 1 per 400 sq. ft. floor area 0 Note: All calculations in Table 1 are based upon gross floor area per faculty member plus 0.3 per full time student 1 per 3 students 1 per 3 seats 1 per 400 sq. ft. floor area 0.8 per faculty member plus 0.3 per full time student 1 per 3 students 1 per 4 seats 1 per 400 sq. ft. floor area Section A. Parking standards for the shared use of parking areas. 1. Maximum distance from main entrance to parking: 600 feet for patrons; 1,500 feet for employee parking. Shared parking is approved by the planning director. 2. An application for shared parking shall include the following: a. A detailed site plan identifying the proposed parking counts and distance of the parking utilizing traditional walking patterns. b. A parking study demonstrating sufficient off-street parking for all uses. c. A shared parking agreement for joint use of off-street parking facilities. d. A directional sign is required on the premises indicating the location to the additional parking. Section A. Parking Districts. A Parking Overlay District is established to accommodate the special needs of the downtown area. 33 of 132

34 FIGURE 1 Section Dimensional Standards and Design Section A. General Dimensional Standards / Design 1. Ingress and Egress. All driveways shall extend into the site in a perpendicular manner. Exceptions may be approved by the Director provided the driveway: a. Is for access to a garage or parking area and shall not have a negative impact on adjacent properties and b. Is required because of physical limitations of the site; or c. Will enhance the aesthetics of the site (this may include preserving trees); or is required for safety reasons such as preventing backing into a street. Section A. Residential Design Standards 1. Minimum width: 9 feet; maximum width 33 (when within front and street side setbacks) 2. Driveways accessing a public street shall be located at least 50 feet from an intersection of two public streets. 34 of 132

35 FIGURE 2 3. Parking shall not be located within required setbacks. Exceptions: a. Alley loaded parking and parking structures may encroach into rear or interior side setbacks per the zone. b. Open air public or private parking areas and service drives in residential zones shall be permitted in side yards that do not abut a street; provided that a five foot wide landscaping and screening area be constructed and maintained adjacent to the adjoining property line. For detached single family residential uses in the R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2 and R-3 districts, landscaping and screening areas need only be three feet wide. 4. Parking must be constructed of an improved non-permeable surface. a. Single-family driveways may consist of be wheel strips with vegetation growing in the center of the strips or pavers. Wheel strips and pavers may be utilized for driveways only and not for required parking spaces. Other improved permeable surfaces may be approved by the Zoning Administrator. 5. The minimum internal dimension for a residential two car garage is 20 feet by 20 feet. However, garages on substandard lots must meet the requirements of the Substandard Lot Ordinance. 6 Alley access shall be used if available feet of back up space is required, measured from the back of the parking stall to the opposite side of the street or alley. 8 Tandem Parking. The Director may allow tandem or stacked parking for single family residences provided: a. The tandem parking does not have a negative impact on adjacent properties; and b. Tandem parking is required because of physical limitation of the site; and c. The standard parking design would have a negative impact on the function and/or aesthetics of the site. 9. Cars, trucks, trailers, boats, boat trailers and recreational vehicles shall not be parked in required setbacks; on unimproved parking areas; or areas not designed for vehicle parking; 35 of 132

36 10. Commercial vehicles and trailers shall not be parked, stored, or left unattended in residential districts whether on public or private property for over two hours except while engaged in construction or any other permitted activities. Section A. Commercial Design Standards 1. Alley access shall be used if available feet of back up space is required, measured from the back of the parking stall to the opposite side of the service drive or alley. 3. Service drives shall be designed to facilitate efficient on-site circulation and to integrate with the adjoining street patterns in accordance with the following: a. Service drives may not land lock adjacent property or interfere with the continuity of public streets. b. Service drives must not encourage or promote pass through between public or private streets. c. Service drives shall intersect a street at a 90 degree angle, unless otherwise approved by the Ada County Highway District. d. Drive through lanes shall be at least ten feet in width. e. One way service drives shall be at least ten feet in width. f. Two way service drives shall be at least twenty feet in width. g. The width of a service drive at the intersection of a street shall be twenty feet. h. The width of a service drive between building appurtenances such as carport overhangs shall be at least twenty four feet. i. All service drives and site designs shall comply with Public Works Solid Waste access requirements as per Boise City Code 4. Driveways and parking areas must be built with a non-permeable material such as concrete or asphalt. Appropriate alternative may be approved by the Director. Gravel surfaces are allowed in the M-1, M-2 and M-4 zones for enclosed storage yards and maintenance areas. The storage and maintenance areas must be located behind the building and be enclosed by a 6 foot high sight obscuring fence. Use of gravel parking must be approved by the Boise City Fire Department and the Boise City Public Works Department to ensure compliance with best management practices. 5. Parking stall length may be reduced to 18 feet when the adjacent sidewalk or landscaping is increased by two feet over the minimum requirement. The minimum width for a sidewalk adjacent to a bumper overhang is six feet and the minimum width for a landscape strip adjacent to a bumper overhang is seven feet. 6. Landscaping within parking areas shall comply with the Boise City Landscape Ordinance. 7. A clear vision triangle shall be observed in regard to all visual barriers including vegetation (except deciduous trees pruned at least 8 ft. in height above the sidewalk and 14 feet above the roadway) signs, fences and other sight obstructions exceeding three feet in height. 36 of 132

37 FIGURE 3 Alley Street 8. Lights in parking or vehicle sales areas may not shine directly on adjacent residential uses. FIGURE 4 TABLE 2 Minimum Standard Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions Angle Width Curb Length Stall Depth Aisle Width (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)* 0º (Parallel) º º º º *All aisles less than 20 are considered one way. 37 of 132

38 TABLE 3 Minimum Compact Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions Angle (A) Width (B) Curb Length (C) Stall Depth (D) Aisle Width (E)* 0º (Parallel) º º º º *All aisles less than 20 are considered one way. Section A. ADA Standards 1. Compliance with ADA and IBC standards is required. Accessible spaces are required according to the following table. One out of every eight accessible spaces must be van accessible. TABLE 4 Parking Spaces Accessible Spaces Required ,000 2% of the Spaces Provided 1,001 and Over for each 100 over 1,000 a. Exceptions. Facilities providing medical care or services to individuals with mobility impairments are required to provide additional accessible spaces: (1) Outpatient facilities shall provide accessible spaces equal to 10% of the total number of required parking spaces. (2) Facilities that provide services for individuals with mobility impairments shall provide accessible spaces that are equal to 20% of the number of required parking. 2. Valet parking facilities shall provide a passenger loading zone adjacent to an accessible route to the entrance of the facility. 3. Van accessible spaces shall be at least eight feet in width with an accessible aisle that is also eight feet in width. Standard accessible spaces shall be at least nine feet in width with an accessible aisle that is five feet in width. 38 of 132

39 4. Accessible parking spaces shall not contain slopes in excess of two percent and may not be accessed via steps or from adjoining pedestrian walkway. 5. Accessible spaces shall be located closest to main entrance. When there are multiple buildings or main entrances, accessible spaces shall be distributed equally. 6. Signage: Accessible spaces shall be clearly marked as reserved spaces. Section A. Motorcycle Parking 1. Motorcycle parking spaces shall be at least four feet wide and ten feet deep and must be clearly posted or marked. 2. For every 4 motorcycle spaces provided, the number of standard vehicle spaces may be reduced by one. 3. A minimum of ten feet of back up space shall be provided. Section A. Bicycle 1. One bicycle parking space is required for every ten required vehicle spaces. A minimum of one space shall be provided. Fractions will be rounded up. If more than ten bicycle parking spaces are required, 25% of the required bicycle parking spaces shall be covered. 2. Bicycle parking spaces shall be a minimum of six feet long and two and a half feet wide and have an overhead clearance of seven feet if covered. A four foot wide aisle is required between rows of bicycle parking spaces or nearby walls. Stationary racks shall be located on improved non-permeable surfaces and anchored to the ground. 3. Spaces must be located within 50 feet from the main entrance of the building. Section A. Compact 1. Up to 40% of the total parking spaces may be compact. 2. The dimensions for compact spaces are found in Table These spaces must be clearly posted or marked. Section Parking Lots Standards Section A. Temporary Parking Lots 1. Temporary parking lots for non-required parking may be permitted in the M, C, L, R-3, R-O, HS, T and U zones where new building construction is planned. Temporary parking lots are prohibited in the CD, C, HD overlay districts. a. Temporary parking lots may be approved for up to two years by Planning Staff. A bond for one hundred ten percent of the cost of removing the lot is required. Three one year time extensions may be approved by Planning Staff. b. Temporary parking lots shall comply with the Comprehensive Plan. 39 of 132

40 c. Temporary parking lots may not be used for car sales, impound yards, storage lots, or other similar uses. d. Parking, driveways, and circulation patterns must comply with the standards of this chapter for permanent parking lots. e. Direct access to a public street shall be a minimum of 20-feet wide. f. The parking lot shall be compatible with surrounding uses. g. Mature landscaping shall not be displaced. h. A detailed grading and drainage plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the Boise City Public Works Department and the Ada County Highway District. i. Temporary parking lots shall include: (1) Gravel surfacing and a written maintenance plan for dust control. (2) Site obscuring fencing and landscaping along side and rear property lines that coincide with a residential use. Landscaping is required along street frontages. (3) Wheel stops marking parking spaces. (4) A landscaped area of five percent of the total lot area. (5) A temporary irrigation system. Section A. Structured Parking 1. Parking spaces within parking structures shall be eight feet wide and 18 feet deep. 2. Drive aisle dimensions shall be consistent with commercial parking lots. 3. Structural columns may encroach up to six inches into parking stalls. 4. Tandem Parking. The Director may allow tandem or stacked parking provided: a. The tandem parking does not have a negative impact on adjacent properties; and b. Tandem parking is required because of physical limitation of the site; and c. The standard parking design would have a negative impact on the function and/or aesthetics of the site. Section Parking Reduction and Waivers Section A. Parking reductions for residential uses: 1. Up to 10% of the required parking may be reduced by the Planning Director. 2. A reduction of greater than 10% requires a conditional use permit. Section A. Parking reductions for office, commercial and industrial uses: 1. When the building size is 5,000 square feet or less, the Director may authorize the reduction. Otherwise, a conditional use permit is required. Section A. An application for a reduction of parking shall include the following: 1. A parking study documenting a reduced need for parking. 40 of 132

41 2. List and schedule of major parking events. 3. A detailed site plan and parking count. 4. A description of available public transit services. 5. A description of available on-street parking. Section A. A conditional use permit is required to exceed the maximum number parking spaces. In addition to the standard conditional use findings, the following findings shall be made: 1. The extra parking spaces are required to reduce adverse impacts to the surrounding neighborhood; and 2. The extra parking is required due to unique characteristics of the use. Section Loading Zones Section A. Loading spaces are not required for buildings under 20,000 square feet in gross floor area. B. Buildings between 20,000 and 50,000 square feet shall provide one loading space and those greater than 50,000 square feet shall provide two. 1. Loading areas must comply with setback and landscape requirements. Loading areas shall not be orientated toward residential uses or zones and shall not be permitted along the front of a building. 2. Loading spaces shall be at least 35 feet long, 10 feet wide and have 13 feet of vertical clearance. Loading areas must be clearly posted or marked. 3. Buildings that are greater than 20,000 square feet and located within the C-5 zone shall submit a plan for the provision of loading spaces. This plan may include an on-site loading area or an alley. Loading within the public street right-of-way is prohibited. 41 of 132

42 MEMO TO THE FILE ZOA / Boise City requests approval of a zoning ordinance amendment for comprehensive changes to B.C.C. Section (Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements). The Boise City Planning and Zoning Commission, at their meeting on January 11, 2010, recommended to the Mayor and the Boise City Council, approval of the request based on the attached Reasons for the Decision. This application will be considered by the Boise City Council to establish a public hearing date. You will be notified of the established hearing date. Reason for the Decision The revised parking ordinance has reorganized and simplified the code and planning process. In addition, the revised code has updated the land use category table and parking calculations, and established parking maximums. These changes increase the convenience to the public and encourage better site designs that comply with the objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The new parking ordinance will not impact the transportation system and will not adversely impact other public facilities. Since the main emphasis of the new ordinance was reorganization, it will maintain and preserve compatibility with the existing zoning code. 42 of 132

43 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes November 2, 2009 Page 1 ZOA / THE CITY OF BOISE REQUESTS APPROVAL OF A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE CHANGES TO B.C.C. SECTION Andrea Tuning (Staff) Presented the staff report with the recommendation of approval based on the findings of fact, conclusions of law and subject to the conditions of approval. Commissioner Cooper There is one issue that seemed a little counter intuitive to me. Why did you increase parking requirements for multi-family and seniors? It seems like the opposite from what all of us are trying to do in other parts of this Ordinance. Andrea Tuning In the instance of multi-family we have heard a number of neighborhood associations come forward and say parking is not sufficient for multifamily dwellings. We have also heard concerns that when a multi-family development is providing 1.5 spaces per units that is not adequate to support any visitors that may visit one of the tenants in the structure. Although, we have increased it, it s been fairly minimal. We have maintained the 1.5 spaces per unit but we have also required that you provide one guest space for every 10 units. It is a minor modification but an attempt to provide guests spaces and work with our neighborhood association to provide some offstreet parking. Commissioner Fadness Maybe you touched on this, but I m interested in Mr. Fritchman s comment regarding his concern about the administrative review of small scale parking reductions. He does make a very good point that some commercial uses like small neighborhood restaurants and bars that even just a small reduction could have an impact on neighborhoods. Do you, if built in to that administrative review process, would be some sort of built in guarantee that neighborhood associations would be included in that review if it didn t have to come before us? Andrea Tuning Unfortunately, there isn t. After speaking with Mr. Fritchman he was supportive of something other than the traditional Conditional Use Permit or going before the Planning & Zoning Commission, but he did want some sort of notification. Unfortunately, we don t have that intermediary step right now so I guess we have to look at the 10 percent as cut-off and is that 10 percent really going to impact the neighborhood association. When we look at other types of services, especially in the Vista Neighborhood Association as well as Southeast Neighborhood Association, those two are probably impacted the most. Typically, when you find the commercial, retail or the restaurant uses they are located in small malls where shared parking can be accommodated where off-peak hours certainly differ. That is the ultimate goal of the City in reducing the pavement and to be able to share that parking, but it certainly could impact it. Based on the small restaurant that provides neighborhood services, they probably aren t going to be required to be providing more than 10 spaces. The 10 percent reduction would only be a reduction of one space in that case. 43 of 132

44 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes November 2, 2009 Page 2 If they were seeking any additional reduction it would go through the conditional use process and be brought before you, as it has been done in the past. We had to weigh those out and make the ultimate determination on which way the City wanted to head. PUBLIC TESTIMONY Mike Hall (Capitol City Development Corporation) We have a number of recommendations we feel pretty strong about. Before I do that I want to make it clear that we do think staff has done a pretty admirable job of taking a lengthy and wordy document and writing a set of standards that is only 11 pages long, which I will note is only twice as long as our letter to you today. CCDC s (Capitol City Development Corporation) interest in this is that CCDC plays a large roll in facilitating and supporting private investment in downtown in the three Urban Renewal Districts, specifically in downtown Boise. CCDC owns and operates eight public parking structures in downtown Boise and we are both a developer and operator of parking garages. We have had a lot of experience in designing parking garages. We have made a few mistakes and we have learned from those. We have developed a set of internal standards that help guide us in designing parking structures. We are going to offer some strong recommendations and I am going to read verbatim from part of this letter. I am going to leave out a lot of the basis for our recommendation and hopefully you will ask questions if you have questions as to why we are recommending something specifically. Going to page four of our letter CCDC received from the Planning and Development Services Department of transmittal of the proposed amendment on September 30, 2009, but after the item had been scheduled for a hearing. Because the draft parking code is a comprehensive re-write of the chapter, Planning and Development Services did not transmit the proposed parking standards in redline form and thus to the extent to which their proposed changes are substantive was not fully understood until recently. With limited time provided we have found it difficult to discuss the proposed changes with other downtown stakeholders and fully analysis their effects. I just want to say that we did meet with staff and we do appreciate the fact that they did listen to us. I don t have a copy but apparently they submitted a memo to you that mentioned the changes they are proposing to the draft attached to their staff report. With the limited time provided we did find it and discussed this with other downtown stakeholders like the Downtown Boise Association, the Convention Center and the Greater Boise Auditorium District. They have plans to develop a convention facility and there certainly are parking issues related. We have some development partners and I talked to a few of those folks on the phone. A new standard is being proposed for the quantity of parking required for restaurants and bars. This is an example and new standards are being proposed for libraries and museums also. The parking requirement for these uses is clearly important in downtown. We have a lot of bars and restaurants in downtown. 44 of 132

45 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes November 2, 2009 Page 3 Not just in the core, but on the edges and certainly the main library and there are plans for a new library somewhere in downtown and the museums. Those are prominent in downtown. However, we can offer no recommendation on standards for these uses at this time because we currently have no information on which to base a recommendation. I don t know if those standards are appropriate or not. They don t look like they are a problem, but I wanted to point out that we are not making a recommendation on those because we don t have enough information to do that. For the reasons cited here we feel it is in the interest of all concerning, including Boise Planning and Development Services to defer the hearing of this item for a month to provide for a more effective review of the proposed standards. Again, we only got our letter to you today and it was not incorporated in the staff report. We discussed a lot of these with staff but I don t think there was a lot of time to really digest the recommended changes. In the event the Planning and Zoning Commission decides to proceed in forwarding a recommendation to City Council, CCDC proposes in this letter a list of eight recommendations. I m not going to read through all eight but they are on page five. I do want to focus on a few of those. As we look at these I think what is most important to us and what is the biggest concern are those standards, if they are inappropriate, if they require a variance as the only remedy, it s very difficult to justify a variance. Please keep that in mind as you consider these recommendations we are making. The second one is revise the proposed parking regulation such that any design review or other development application for major event entertainment uses when located in the C-5 zoning district be accompanied by the developer s analysis of a parking demand and a parking plan, not on a predetermined standard. There is a reason for that and it is in the body of the letter and I can respond to questions about that if you would like. The remedy for that is parking reduction, not as critical as it would be as a variance. Recommendation number five is to revise section , Bicycle parking of the proposed parking standards such that require bicycle parking in the C-5 and R-O districts is not subject to standards A-2 and A-3, but must comply with the Downtown Boise Streetscape Standards and elements of continuity. Again, the basis for that recommendation is in the letter and a remedy to vary from that would require a variance because it is a dimensional standard, so we feel that one is pretty important and we are quite involved with bicycle parking downtown. Recommendation number seven is very important to us because we do own and operate parking garages and we do have expectations of building additional parking garages. We also encourage with development that if there are parking facilities with development that they be structured if possible and not in surface parking lots. We are recommending that number seven, revised section , Structured Parking Lots paragraph A1 of the proposed parking standards such that the minimum dimensional requirements for standard parking stalls at an angle of 90 degrees be 8 feet wide and 17 feet in depth. 45 of 132

46 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes November 2, 2009 Page 4 Dimensional standards for parking stalls at angles other than 90 degrees should be adjusted accordingly in the revised standards based on the proportional difference between structured and non-structured parking. Recommendation number eight, revise section , loading zones of the proposed parking standards such that the standards in the section do not apply to development in the C-5 and R-O zoning districts. As an alternative, a requirement that a plan for loading areas accompany all development applications for lands in C-5 and R-O zones. One thing I want to point out and this is also in the letter, is that some of the more recent development, the development that I think generally is community support for unattractive hotel towers are not withstanding, like BoDo. BoDo would not comply with the standards that are being proposed. I realize that the standards are not written just for downtown. Probably 95 percent of the development applications the City sees are for projects outside of downtown. We would not want the City, and I think no one would want to adopt a set of standards that are not a good fit for downtown development for the compact nature of downtown development, the unusual nature of how buildings are used and how loading zones operate and that type of thing. Please keep that in mind. Again, recommendation eight is referring to a dimensional standard, so if the code is adopted and doesn t work, the only remedy is a variance. Commissioner Cooper I understand your strategy with C-5, say for example number five, excluding C-5, but I don t understand the R-O because I don t really know what that encompasses. Mike Hall I think a lot is just lack of forethought about how this might work in the R-O zone. There are R-O districts in downtown. They are subject to the Streetscape Standards. Some of them are developed in a denser pattern than others. I was playing it safe by including R-O in that, but we also wouldn t want to miss the boat for the reasons I stated earlier. Commissioner Cooper So do the Streetscape Standards apply in all R-O areas? Are existing streets case standards and elements of continuity? Mike Hall - The Streetscape Standards adopted do apply in all of the areas in the Urban Renewal Districts downtown. They differ slightly. Mostly in the way they are surfaced, but the elements of continuity which dictate things like bike racks, which have implications about dimensions. Those do apply in all of the Urban Renewal areas downtown, much of which are zoned R-O. Commissioner Cooper Just to clarify that R-O does not necessarily conform exactly to the Urban Renewal Districts, but it sounds like they are close. 46 of 132

47 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes November 2, 2009 Page 5 Mike Hall Yes. Generally, it is a mixed use zone. It allows for some density and form that is not allowed outside downtown by zoning. We ve recognized there are some changes that should be made to the R-O zone to make it more in line with not only the plans, but the realities of marketplace in terms of density requirements and the mixes of uses. Commissioner Stevens I was trying to flip through what we have on our screen and the points you were making and find the appropriate section so I can contrast what s in here with what you are suggesting, which is hard to do when there are eight points and we just received this right before the meeting. I m curious and what I think I hear is other than wanting a deferral the just of the comments are such that, and correct me if I am wrong because maybe I am reading it wrong, that your concern that the parking requirements are too stringent. Maybe the dimensions are too big for doing things in the downtown area. Do I understand that correct? Mike Hall - I would say that is the general theme. Also, I want to point out that when I have suggested deferral a lot of that is the feedback we got when we spoke with the Downtown Boise Association and the response I got when I talked with Pat Rice with the Boise Center just because they weren t aware of this and they have an interest in it. I m sure other people have an interest in it also. I think one of the more significant aspects of this is the temporary parking standards proposed that replace the interim parking lots. We don t think they are unreasonable necessarily, but I think it is a very significant policy change that affects a lot of people. I am not sure how all of those stakeholders will think about that. We didn t make a lot of recommendations about temporary parking lots. Commissioner Stevens I was just trying to understand it in a much more general sense than the specific dimensions and I wanted to get a take of where you are coming from and I think I do. Commissioner Fadness With your recommendation for deferral would that include perhaps a meeting with staff before we take this up again to iron out these areas, and see if you can maybe eliminate or revise some of them before you come back? Mike Hall We would be happy to meet with staff and hopefully they would have a little more time to respond to this. We just met with them last week and shared our concerns, not in written form but just by meeting with them. Also, what I think would be helpful is to get other people in the room and we would be happy to facilitate that. I think that is important. I think potentially it could open Pandora s Box of a lot of people having concerns with this and we wouldn t want to encourage that. On the other hand I think these are pretty significant. Parking standards are quite frequent in downtown and there are issues about the quantity of parking required, so they are not that hard to deal with. We really hope you take a closer look at some of the dimensional standards and consider our recommendation because we are affected by that and a lot of other people are affected by it. The ability to build compact development to build structure parking is affected by it. 47 of 132

48 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes November 2, 2009 Page 6 To answer your question we would be happy to meet with staff and work through that. We would be happy to cooperate in meeting with other stakeholders as well. REBUTTAL Andrea Tuning When we compiled our Parking Ordinance it is very difficult to distinguish between downtown core verses the remainder of the City because it is a City wide Ordinance. However, we have tried to take into account of what our stakeholders have provided us (inaudible) elements. I think CCDC s largest issues are in regards to parking structures or in regard to loading zones. I think we know the Downtown Districts have a little bit different context and I guess our question is do we want to look at some alternative standards? The previous structured parking did allow some deviation of up to 15 percent of the parking standards which would allow what they are requesting, which is the 8 feet by 17 feet stall. If we want to go back to that it is a possibility. Based on what we ve found in some of the newer garages. There was some disfunction as to turning radiuses and the ability for vehicles to get in and out or car doors to open up. Looking at what your standard vehicles are within the State of Idaho and the City of Boise we are not typically driving compact cars these days. We recognize that we are not planning for today, we are planning for tomorrow. We certainly want to make those accommodations to bridge that gap to get us from here to there. I would like to comment on the bicycle parking standards that CCDC has brought up. Typically, the Streetscape Standards are located within the public right-of-way and I look at bicycle parking in two different ways. I look at the Streetscaping as providing bicycle parking for the users of the downtown and the patrons of the shops and restaurants, as opposed to when a new structure is built they should be providing additional parking which would be off-street, or out of the right-of-way. That would be providing bicycle parking for the employees of those services that are being provided and the tenants of those buildings. So there are two different bicycle parking types that I think we are looking at. I certainly have recognized the master plans in the downtown area and the streetscapes, so we would certainly continue to do that with CCDC in those particular areas. As far as looking at variations for major entertainment uses and looking at a different calculation, when we sat down with CCDC we were specifically looking at the convention center and based on where we have come with the convention center we know that we are going to get one more convention center, probably within the next 10 years and above and beyond that we might receive one additional one. They have asked for the developer to be able to provide us with an analysis and the current parking reduction we are proposing with the new Ordinance, which will allow them to do that. So, they could do a parking reduction and provide that analysis and that would give us an ultimate determination of what type of parking is needed for that particular use. 48 of 132

49 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes November 2, 2009 Page 7 When we look at the two different applications that are anticipated to come in over the next 20 to 25 years, it probably is appropriate to look at the parking reduction as opposed to monitoring and changing the use table we that have presented to you. Really, I think the two items are item 7 and 8 which are looking at your parking structures and your loading zones in that downtown area. However, it is important to notice that we did transmit our documents on September 29 th to the various agencies, including the Downtown Boise Associations. They did receive a transmittal but they have not provided us with any comments at this time. We also need to note this isn t the last stop for us with the Parking Ordinance. The Planning & Zoning Commission is going to go ahead and provide a recommendation to move ahead to City Council, so CCDC as well as the DBA (Downtown Boise Association) have additional opportunity to provide comments at a public forum. If you decide that we would like to move forward they certainly haven t lost their opportunity to provide that and staff can certainly continue to work with the applicant to work out these two minor issues. If you would like to defer it, we do have that ability before us this evening as well. I think that should touch on all of the items brought up and we should have a conclusion this evening. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED COMMISSIONER FADNBESS MOVED TO DEFER ZOA TO A DATE CERTAIN OF JANUARY 11, COMMISSIONER COOPER SECONDED THE MOTION. Commissioner Fadness My mind is still on daylight saving time so it puts it at almost 10:30 pm and usually my mind stops at about 10 minutes after the 10 o clock news begins. We have been given a lot of minutia, the difference between what CCDC and the City might propose on a number of items and I would like to see, as Commissioner Stevens mentioned, a comparison with maybe strikeouts and revisions as to what CCDC would propose that we could compare. Andrea makes a good point there is a next step of the Council, but I feel we are kind of over stepping our duty here to look at this and to look at it a little more carefully than what we have been allowed to tonight, given CCDC s objections and I do respect there knowledge. They are kind of the parking authority, at least for downtown. For those reasons I would like a little more time on this and I am hoping 60 days is plenty of time to get the parties together. Commissioner Cooper I am going to support that and maybe I should have disclosed this, but it didn t occur to me until something Mike said jogged my mind. Someone had forwarded an to me today that Karen Sander had claimed to ask for a deferral on this also so they could make some comments. Even if people are late with their comments I think this is an important enough issue that we give it a little more time. I think particularly the coordination of CCDC s efforts on the streetscape and parking requirements in with what this Ordinance becomes is real important. 49 of 132

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51 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes January 11, 2010 Page 1 ZOA / BOISE CITY REQUESTS APPROVAL OF A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE CHANGES TO B.C.C. SECTION Andrea Tuning (Staff) Presented the staff report with the recommendation of approval based on the findings of fact, conclusions of law and subject to the conditions of approval as stated in the staff report. PUBLIC TESTIMONY Mike Hall (Capitol City Development Corporation) I appreciate the action taken by the Planning and Zoning Commission at the last meeting to defer this item. It was helpful to have the extra two months, given the holidays, to review this with DBA (Downtown Business Association) along with staff and some of the other stakeholders to this. I want to point out a couple of things. Staff was good enough to provide some background on this so I don t need to go into a lot of detail because I have a limited amount of time. As far as I know DBA is not here to testify and so we are trying to cover that ground for them. You will note in the back of your packet recommendations and our latest letter. This is our revised recommendations and these are dated December 21, All of these, with the exception of probably four of the recommendations, have been incorporated into this last draft that is being proposed by staff to you. We would like to spend a couple of minutes to focus on a couple of these. Andrea mentioned the first recommendation, which was to treat condominium parking the same as you would treat multi-family residential. The third one regards to tandem parking. Currently, tandem parking is not allowed so what is being proposed does not reflect anything that is more restrictive than what is currently permitted. CCDC (Capitol City Development Corporation) is of the position that tandem parking is sometimes effective and does not create a problem, especially if it is in a structured parking situation. If you look at recommendation seven, which refers to the loading, I guess if we have any concern about what is being proposed this is probably where most of our concern lies. First of all, what is being proposed is more restrictive than what is currently in the code. There is no requirement that I know of currently that requires a loading area for development downtown. Being that this is something new, we would urge you to be cautious about imposing any more restrictions on downtown development. Anytime you do that it tends to make it more difficult to develop downtown. Downtown is kind of a different animal because the lots are smaller, the spaces are tighter and as is mentioned currently a lot of loading does take place in the street. The way that occurs quite often is it is done in the off hours, early morning hours so as to not disrupt traffic. We also want to point out one development that has happened within the last six years and would not have met the standard, and that is the BoDo project. The BoDo project does not have alleys and loading does occur in the street. 51 of 132

52 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes January 11, 2010 Page 2 I also point out that the way it is written, it says public right-of-way and I think what was intended was public street right-of-way because it is written to allow loading from the alleys, which is a public right-of-way. I would propose that some loading does occur currently, not from a traffic lane, but from a parking lane, a loading area next to the curb. I would also ask you to consider the size of the buildings. This would apply for anything that is larger than 20,000 square feet. A typical building parcel in downtown has a footprint of 12,000 square feet. That gives you some idea of how big of a building we re talking about, so anything more than 20,000 square feet would be anything larger than a two-story building. The way it is being proposed doesn t make any distinction for use, so it treats retail the same as it treats office. It treats office the same as it does residential, so on and so forth. We would again ask you to exercise some caution in adopting the loading requirements being proposed. PUBLIC TESTIMONY CLOSED Commissioner McLean I was wondering if staff could quickly go over the loading requirements again. Just from this testimony I picked up more that might be an issue we want to think about. Andrea Tuning We do have Section which would be noted on page 41 of 45 of your staff report which does discuss loading zones. Unfortunately, loading zones is applicable to all buildings throughout the City of Boise and is not specific to one particular zone or another. Typically, in the Capitol City Development Corporation jurisdiction you see R-0 or the C-5 zone which is the downtown core. We are trying to accommodate for all uses across the board. Unfortunately, we can t specify whether it is all office or all commercial use especially within that downtown area due to the fact that a number of the buildings do have a mix of uses, so you don t have a sole primary use to identify whether it s all office or all commercial. Often times they are flex space and they have the ability to go back and forth between one use or another. We have certainly required loading and unloading zones, but if you take a look at item B, number 3, it does say that buildings greater than 20,000 square feet and located within that C-5 zone, they have to submit a plan for their loading and deliveries, but in Mike Hall s discussion he did say that in the ordinance it probably should say public street right-of-way as opposed to public right-of-way and he is correct. The staff would recommend that a modification be made to include the wording that included public street right-of-way because technically, alleys are public right-of-way and we would allow for the alleys to be part of the loading plan. Commissioner McLean With this language what happens right now at BoDo with the trucks in the street would not be allowed for new development? Andrea Tuning That is correct in some respects. BoDo does have one alley that exists. As part of their delivery plan they could identify that as one of their loading areas and loading zones. They also have another portion that is in the Office Depot and the Edwards Cinema complex. 52 of 132

53 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes January 11, 2010 Page 3 They have a small loading/unloading area there and it also holds their trash. They could also use that as part of their delivery plan. If they were to submit that today we would certainly take that into consideration. Do I think that would be appropriate? It probably would be. Today we would take a look at it, provide our analysis and my recommendation would be to approve BoDo as it is today. Commissioner Wilson I have a question about the tandem parking issue. Tandem parking seems to work well in garages right now, but I understand under this it would be prohibited. Andrea Tuning Actually, we do want to discuss that. If you look at page 40 of 45 of the staff report we do discuss tandem parking. It s identified as Section and it does allow for tandem parking and that specifically identifies the tandem or stacked parking, but we would make the recommendation that we eliminate it for single-family residences due to the fact it is under structured parking. They would have criteria they would have to meet that tandem parking doesn t have a negative impact on the neighboring parcels, it doesn t have an impact on the function or the aesthetics of the site and there is some type of physical limitation, which I think you could make that justification within the downtown core. We have incorporated that, but again, if we could eliminate the term for single-family residences under that section that would accommodate for the tandem parking that CCDC has recommended. Commissioner Cooper I would like to talk about the residential condo parking issue you mentioned because I don t see where CCDC mentioned it in their letter, so we assume that has been resolved. Andrea Tuning No, that currently is an outstanding issue. As you review staff s recommendation we have recommended that all condominiums provide two parking spaces per unit. However, in the downtown zone, if it s in a P-1, P-2 or P-3 zone it would allow them to reduce that from the two spaces down to either one or zero. CCDC is recommending we look at it more as a residential multi-family use which would require the 1.5 spaces per unit, plus the one space per every 10 units for visitor parking. Staff is saying that because we have the P-1, P-2 and P-3 parking overlays available in this area it is already reducing it. If we still can t accommodate for what the applicant is recommending, we would recommend they go ahead and do a parking reduction. I think they could make a justifiable argument that multi-mobile transportation is available downtown and probably receive some trip capture and some other viable justification that would allow us to grant a parking reduction. Staff does feel we have to stick with the two spaces per condo because again, we are looking at a citywide ordinance and not specific to one particular zone, and not a C-5 zone that Capitol City Development Corporation is concerned with. Commissioner Cooper Then the area CCDC is concerned with is fully covered you believe by all of the parking overlays. 53 of 132

54 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes January 11, 2010 Page 4 Andrea Tuning Mostly, yes. If they were not covered by a parking overlay the parking reduction process would certainly be an available avenue for them to take. Commissioner Cooper Since this is citywide there are many areas of the City that aren t in those overlays and would be under the two spaces per household department. Andrea Tuning You are correct. Commissioner Cooper Continuing with that logic, but for multi-family and the rest of the city there is a 1.5 parking space requirement. Andrea Tuning You are correct. COMMISSIONER ELLSWORTH MOVED TO APPROVE ZOA COMMISSIONER MCLEAN SECONDED THE MOTION. Commissioner Ellsworth The maker of the motion would like to include the two changes talked about in the discussion. The first one regarding the public street right-ofway change and the other one would be to eliminate for single-family residence in Section Commissioner Wilson Does the second concur? Commissioner McLean Yes. Commissioner Cooper I wonder if the maker of the motion would consider the CCDC s position about the parking requirement for residential condos. I tend to agree with them that it should be the same as for all multi-family throughout the City, which is 1.5 spaces per unit. I do agree with Andrea that in the downtown area that would be resolvable, but in other areas of town I don t see why a condo would be required to have more parking than regular multi-family would. Commissioner McLean When we were first discussing this I thought in my mind a requirement for two parking spaces for downtown is a lot and it is unrealistic that we would need that. Thinking about it from a citywide perspective I decided not to raise the issue. I was asking Brian if a duplex would be three lots, verses two for condos, which would be four lots and that does seem unnecessary. I would be happy to reduce the parking requirements to 1.5 per unit, if that is what you re proposing citywide. Commissioner Cooper Yes, it is. Commissioner Ellsworth Are there any arguments to keep it at two? 54 of 132

55 Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes January 11, 2010 Page 5 Commissioner Fadness I agree with Commissioner Cooper. I think we should be consistent and I also feel like downtown units, if anything, should have a lower parking requirement. A 1.5 to me seems more reasonable. With downtown you are trying to encourage transit and walking distance to work. I have no problem with the 1.5. Commissioner Ellsworth I would agree with that also except it is a citywide ordinance and they are not going to make one ordinance for downtown or an exception for downtown, maybe they should. Commissioner Wilson I see your point Commissioner Cooper about being consistent with the multi-family development citywide, but I m also trying to anticipate if there were condominium development within a neighborhood and having adequate off-street parking for that use, but if it s being done for multi-family then I think it should be the same. Commissioner Cooper That s my point. Commissioner Ellsworth The maker of the motion would agree with that and we will make it 1.5 for all condos and multi-family. Commissioner McLean Second concurs. ROLL CALL VOTE COMMISSIONER ELLSWORTH COMMISSIONER MCLEAN COMMISSIONER FADNESS COMMISSIONER COOPER COMMISSIONER WILSON AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE ALL IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES. 55 of 132

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