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Name: Updating Parking and Access Standards Date: 12/19/23 Page: 2 H:\NEWB\0T6130130\2_Preliminary\C_Reports\11.21.23 PC meeting\NB_ParkingCode_covermemo 12.19.2023.docx • Goal 2: Eliminating unnecessary hard surfaces through parking standard modernization • Goal 3: Creating effective mechanisms for providing deviations from parking standards (when warranted) that may take the form of parking deferrals, parking reductions, shared parking agreements, and/or other mechanisms to create efficient parking outcomes • Goal 4: Establishing appropriate electric vehicle (EV) requirements for new developments • Goal 5: Addressing how rideshare, on-demand ride services, and other modern transportation options can and/or should be reflected in modern parking regulations • Goal 6: Updating interrelated access management standards and driveway requirements • Goal 7: Adding supplemental requirements for pedestrian and bike trail connections to ensure bikes and pedestrians can safely navigate car dominated landscapes • Goal 8: Properly analyzing new parking standards through an equity lens and a climate change perspective • Goal 9: Creating a short “best practices” handout or guide outlining the concepts which steered finalization of New Brighton’s updated ordinance II. Recommendations Attached are the recommendations to improve parking and access standards. The recommendations utilize current trends and best practices for parking code while seeking to improve New Brighton’s climate resiliency and equity. Sec. 11-010 General Requirements 1. Changes to “Application” to focus redevelopment of parking lots when connected to large, cumulative changes to property or when the parking lot is expanded. a. Responding to feedback from business community and city to not require parking lot updates resulting in a burden to the business owner. (Goal 1, 2) b. Included a trigger for switching from a non-residential use to a residential use, or going from a residential use that required fewer spaces to one that requires more. (Goal 1) 2. “Purpose” section added to provide legal justification to changes. (Goal 8) 3. Shift from “Reduction and Use of Parking or Loading Space” to “Use of Parking or Loading Space” and allowing snow storage in parking areas. (Goal 8) 4. Adding specific provisions to parking location requirements: a. Parking references MU standards for development in those districts, leading to better pedestrian environments. (Goal 7) b. Structured parking location to minimize impact on adjacent properties (Goal 2) c. Sustainability and Low Salt experts recommend not allowing parking areas in floodplains. (Goal 8)