Ordinance 2921-06 - Laserfiche WebLink

CHAPTER 6 recommended for downtown. T-2 Implement pay stations for on -street parking. On -street parking resources should be managed better to increase the availability for short-term customer and visitor parking needs. Parking management techniques in other vibrant, growing downtown areas use meters or pay stations to charge a market rate for on -street parking. Meters and pay stations allow efficient enforcement of time limitations. Some pay stations are capable of changing the parking fee for different days and even throughout any hour of the day. The proceeds from on -street pay stations must be reinvested into the downtown business areas for capital street improvement projects and for improved maintenance and operations of public rights-of-way. This provides a specific return on the cost of parking to further enhance business opportunities in downtown. The City, in conjunction with the downtown Everett business associations, should plan and implement this type of parking management technique to ensure that its on -street parking supply is providing the highest level of service for the short-term customer parking needs. This service could also be managed through a TMA. T - 3 Eliminate commercial off-street parking requirements in the City Code. Off-street parking facilities are under-utilized. Many employees are using other travel modes and many employees are using on -street facilities, depleting the supply of short-term customer and visitor parking. Reducing or eliminating the minimum off-street parking requirement in the development code for commercial buildings in downtown will allow the market place to respond to the real parking needs of new development without overbuilding off-street parking facilities. This strategy would also support the overall goal of encouraging other modes of travel for employees. 74 MAKERS architecture and urban design 0509_rpt_draft.doc - 6/29/06