|
Policy
|
Places |
Descriptions |
| Combined Reductions in Parking Requirements
for Affordable Housing and Proximity to Transit |
City of Los Angeles |
See
Case Study |
| City of San Diego |
Parking requirements reduced by .25 spaces
per dwelling unit for Transit Area or Very Low Income
housing (Municipal
Code 142.05) |
| Parking Requirement Reductions
for Affordable Housing |
Santa Monica |
Reduces parking for two bedroom affordable
housing units from 2 spaces per unit to 1.5 spaces per unit. (Section 9.04.10.08.040) |
| Using Square Feet Rather Than Bedrooms for
Parking Requirements |
City of Berkeley
|
In R-4 district, parking requirements are 1
per 1,000 ft of gross floor area. This reduces the penalty that
minimum parking requirements typically has on smaller units. (Section
23D.40.080) |
| Lower Parking Requirements in
Downtowns with Higher Densities and Better Transit Service |
San Francisco |
In RC-4, RSD and C-3 Districts (except Van
Ness Special Use District), parking requirement is reduced to 1 space per
4 units from 1 space per unit. (Article 1.5. Section
151) |
| Oakland |
For multi-family housing, parking ratios are
1 per unit in higher intensity areas versus 1.5 per unit in other areas. (Municipal Code
17.116.060) |
| Lower Parking Requirements for
Unassigned Parking Lots versus Assigned Parking Spaces |
San Jose |
For 1 bedrooms and studios only, San Jose has
a 0.5 spaces per unit reduction in MPRs when a facility is "All Open
Parking" vs. "One-Car" or "Two-Car Garage" (Municipal Code
20.12.215) |
| Sunnyvale |
If open lot, parking requirements are 0.3 to
0.4 spaces per unit lower than developments using one-fully enclosed
garage. (Municipal Code
19.46.050) |
| Allowing Residential Development Managers to
Purchase Annual Transit Pass for All Residents at a Discount |
Santa Clara County - Valley Transportation
Authority "Residential
Eco-Pass" |
Pass is between $20 and $80
per year per person depending on development size and location. |
| "By-right" reductions
in parking requirements for Senior and disabled housing |
San Francisco |
One-fifth the regular parking requirement for
housing specifically designed for and occupied by senior citizens or
physically handicapped persons. (Article 1.5. Section
151) |
| Berkeley |
25% reduction of parking requirement for
housing exclusively for persons over the age of sixty-two (62). One
space per 5 residents for nursing homes. (Section
23D.40.080) |
| Discretionary reductions in parking
requirements for senior and disabled housing. |
Concord |
If developer can demonstrate that an
apartment project for residents with special needs will not generate a
need for as much parking, approving bodies have the authority to reduce
the number of required parking spaces. (Section
10825.A3) |
