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Name: Updating Parking and Access Standards <br />Date: 12/19/23 <br />Page: 4 <br /> <br />H:\NEWB\0T6130130\2_Preliminary\C_Reports\11.21.23 PC meeting\NB_ParkingCode_covermemo 12.19.2023.docx <br /> <br />a. Changes recommended by Traffic Engineering and Sustainability experts for traffic <br />safety. The MU district requirements provide a good supplement regarding access <br />management. (Goal 6, 7) <br />b. Clear incorporation of and allowance for public trails, SRTS, and pedestrian traffic needs <br />to help dictate driveway designs. (Goal 7) <br />7. Incorporation of Mixed-Use requirements for vehicle and pedestrian circulation under <br />“Circulation”. Some expansion of requirements to improve pedestrian experiences through <br />parking lots, low salt designs, and access across properties. <br />a. Traffic Safety Engineer expert recommended better circulation requirements for <br />vehicles. Pedestrian circulation supported by MU requirements and some review of <br />cities like Burnsville and others in the area. (Goal 7, 8) <br />8. New “Drainage and Stormwater Management” to require drainage and stormwater plans for <br />new parking lots to control run off. <br />a. Prompting and allowing for City Engineer and Planning to discuss parking lot design <br />during development review (Goal 2, 3, 8). <br />9. New “Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging” standards for developments including EV stations. <br />a. Created to provide guidance for necessary number of spaces when developments <br />include EV spaces. Does not become a requirement unless reductions are taken under <br />Sec 11-040. (Goal 3, 4) <br />10. New “Snow and Snowmelt Management” section for developments including low-salt designs. <br />(Goal 3, 8) <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 /> <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 /> <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.