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Council hears staff proposal to adjust R&D parking ratio and rely on TDM incentives
Summary
Staff proposed increasing the maximum parking ratio for R&D uses from 2.5 to 3.0 and emphasized reliance on the Transportation Demand Management ordinance for trip reduction; voluntary parking reductions would be eligible as community benefits.
Staff told the council they propose to increase the maximum parking ratio for research-and-development uses to 3.0 (from 2.5) to address concerns about spillover into neighborhoods and leaseability, while relying on the TDM ordinance to achieve trip reductions.
Troy Reinholter explained the change is intended to reduce the risk that strict parking limits would push spillover parking into adjacent residential areas; he said the city would still use the TDM ordinance’s trip-reduction requirements to limit vehicle trips. "On parking, it was that we're proposing to adjust the maximum ratio for r and d uses, up to 3.0 from 2.5," Reinholter said. Staff also noted voluntary parking reductions could be folded into the community benefits framework as a transportation benefit.
Councilmembers asked how the TDM requirements would be enforced and whether allowing a higher parking maximum would undermine trip-reduction goals. Staff replied applicants would remain subject to TDM targets (for example a 40% trip reduction target), and failure to meet those targets could trigger mitigation requirements or fees.
