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Council reviews proposed payment‑in‑lieu parking changes, five‑year waiver window recommended
Summary
Staff presented revisions to a downtown payment‑in‑lieu parking program that lower waiver thresholds, set a five‑year post‑occupancy window before waivers can be requested, and established fee ranges ($15,000 per converted space; $30,000 per new construction space); the council asked staff to refine details and solicit developer feedback at a continued hearing.
Carol Sammel summarized changes to the city's proposed payment‑in‑lieu (PIL) parking program and the planning commission's recommendations. Sammel said the administration proposes letting applicants meet one criterion (instead of two) to seek a waiver of on‑site parking requirements and recommended a five‑year built‑and‑occupy window before a developer can apply to reduce purchased permit requirements.
Sammel described the proposed fee framework and flexibility measures: a converted‑space payment of about $15,000 per space, $30,000 per space for new construction, and a process allowing a project after five years to seek a reduction in purchased parking permits if it can demonstrate low car ownership for a 36‑month period by affidavit or other evidence. "The payment in lieu fee would not be refunded," she said, and planning staff reserved the right to require projects to repurchase permits if on‑street parking impacts later indicate the need.
Council members and the planning commission recommended simplifying the implementation (one council member favored a straight five‑year window without elaborate ongoing adjustments). Sammel said the administration will continue to refine the text, incorporate planning commission feedback, and seek developer input at the continued public hearing; final adoption was not on tonight's agenda.
