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Name: Updating Parking and Access Standards <br />Date: 9/12/23 <br />Page: 4 <br /> <br />I:\COMMDEV\Grants and Program Reports\Ramsey County Corridor Revitalization Apps 2022\Parking Standards\05_PROJECT FILES\09-19-23 PC Review\EXT_Parking code prelim <br />updates_covermemo_09142023.docx <br /> <br />a. Created to provide guidance for developments to think about snow management. Does <br />not become a requirement unless reductions are taken under Sec 11-040. <br />11. Incorporated section from Mixed Use requirements about “Parking Structure Design”. <br />a. Parking Structure Design under MU district provided good base for inclusion into main <br />parking requirements. (Goal 2) <br />Sec. 11-030 Minimum Number of Off Street Parking Spaces Required <br />1. Shifts to “Computing Requirements” based on changing parking ratios. (Goal 1, 2, 3, 8) <br />2. Amend “Handicap Parking” into “Accessible Parking” and show standards for location and <br />amount based on adopted Federal and State guides and rules. <br />a. Recommended by Traffic Engineer expert. (Goal 8) <br />3. New ratios under “Number of Spaces Required” and allowance for uses to submit a parking <br />study if requesting different parking amounts. (Goal 1, 2, 3) <br />a. Proposed ratios use a combination of data: <br />i. ITE = Institute of Transportation Engineers; book published specifically for <br />providing parking ratios based on observation and data analysis. <br />ii. ULI = Urban Land Institute; several books published discussing shared and <br />dedicated parking ratios. <br />iii. Cities in Metro (Edina, Burnsville, Minneapolis, etc.) <br />iv. Previously approved projects in New Brighton and Metro (Dominium, North <br />Shore Development, Pulte Townhomes, The View) <br />v. Existing New Brighton parking and MU codes <br />b. Full ratio for residential parking is still required but all uses may submit a parking study <br />showing justification for less or more parking. <br />4. New “Bicycle and Scooter Parking” requirements and ratios for uses. (Goal 7, 8) (Parks Master <br />Plan; Comprehensive Plan, PR&OS 5.1) <br />5. New “On-demand and Ride-hailing Transportation Services” to deal with uses and areas seeking <br />to regulate the location of vehicles using delivery or ride-hailing services. (Goal 5) <br />a. Addition based on previous city discussions. <br />Sec. 11-040 Special Circumstances <br />1. New “Parking Space Reductions and Increases” section dealing with a wide variety of possible <br />reductions and increases to parking ratios. (Goal 1, 2, 3, 8) (Comprehensive Plan, LU 9.0 and <br />TRAN 2.0) <br />a. Previous city discussions encouraged a “carrot” or positive approach towards requiring <br />forward-thinking design by allowing reductions or increases if certain criteria are met. <br />2. Amend “Joint Facilities” to allow off-site and on-site shared parking areas. (Goal 1, 2, 3, 8) <br />a. Compared to other systems allowing joint or shared parking facilities, the existing code <br />was the least complicated and likely to achieve a similar result. Additions to this section