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Code Section | Title | Proposed Change | Rationale
ARTICLE II. 63.200. PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 63.201 | Off-street parking | Wordsmithing; [NAME] reduced parking provision for TN3 districts | Clarify wording; Reductions for TN3 parking were put in place to better represent parking demand in urban settings than our current code requirements.  Since we are proposing to realign our citywide parking requirements in this way, additional reductions in TN3 zones are no longer needed.
Sec. 63.202 | Site plan required | Add language to reinforce the desire to bring sites into compliance with the zoning code | When site plan review is triggered due to an off-street parking facility change, sites should not become less compliant with the parking code
Sec. 63.203. | Multi-tenant buildings and shared spaces | Shared space areas such as restrooms, elevators, etc. in multi-tenant buildings will be divided in proportion to the main uses in the building and included in their gross floor area for parking calculation purposes. | This change makes the treatment of these spaces consistent with current requirements for single-tenant buildings, which must include these types of areas in gross floor area calculations for parking purposes.
Sec. 63.204. | Change in use within a structure | Eliminate Rule of 5.  Wordsmithing. | The proposed code revisions with consolidated requirements for similar uses will facilitate space reuse on older retail streets in St. Paul.  The Rule in 5 was in place for the same purpose and is no longer needed.  Subsections b, c, and d have been reworded into a single, clearer statement.
Sec. 63.205. | Change in use of parking areas | Wordsmithing | Clarify wording.
Sec. 63.206(d) | Rules for computing required parking | Deleted section that allows shared parking. | This language is redundant with the Shared Parking section and not needed.
Sec. 63.206(e) | Rules for computing required parking | Subsection e on accessible parking spaces moved to its own section 63.214. | Subsection moved as it is unrelated to rules for parking calculation.
Sec. 63.206(f) | Rules for computing required parking | Subsection f on use of required parking facilities moved to its own section 63.215. | Subsection moved as it is unrelated to rules for parking calculation.
Sec. 63.206 (d) and (g) | Rules for computing required parking,  Shared Parking | Subsection g on Shared parking renumbered Subsection d.  Entire section is replaced by new shared parking provisions that are the same as Minneapolis. | New shared parking provisions and calculations are based on current best practices in the United States and are the same as Minneapolis.  They are easier to implement than our current standards and allow more opportunities for shared parking, which the City wants to encourage for more efficient use of land.
Sec. 63.207(a) | Parking requirements by use,  Off-street Parking Minimum | Described in attached spreadsheet:  "Parking Requirements by Use - Revisions and Rationale" | Described in attached spreadsheet:  "Parking Requirements by Use - Revisions and Rationale"
Sec. 63.207(b) | Parking requirements by use,  Off-street Parking Reductions | New language identifying conditions under which minimum parking may be reduced and referencing those code sections. | Summarizes and references in one location sections of the code that provide incentives to reduce parking; sections which might not otherwise be easily located.
Sec. 63.207(c) | Parking requirements by use,  Conditions when minimum parking exceeded | Sets Citywide parking maximums at 170% of minimum (except for restaurants: if minimum = 1/400, then maximum shall be 300%) and conditions under which minimum and maximum parking may be exceeded:    Parking spaces between 100% and 170% of minimum -  these additional parking spaces are allowed if parking is structured or complies with additional stormwater landscape requirements. | Discourage parking lots that oversupply parking which is rarely used.  Unused parking is an inefficient use of land, is unattractive, and has negative environmental impacts.  The new Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan includes policies in various chapters that direct code changes to reduce the amount of unused surface parking in the City.
Sec. 63.207(d) | Parking requirements by use, Off-street parking maximum | Parking spaces above the maximum - these additional spaces are allowed if the parking is structured OR if approved by CUP | Discourage parking lots that oversupply parking which is rarely used.
Sec. 63.208 | Parking requirements for other uses | Wordsmithing | Clarify wording to be consistent with section 61.106, "similar use determination."
Sec. 63.209 | Legal nonconforming parking deficiency | Wordsmithing | Clarify wording.
Sec. 63.210 | Bicycle parking | Increase requirements, incentives, and design guidelines for bicycle parking. | To increase the provision of bicycle parking associated with new development.
Sec. 63.211 | Shared vehicle parking | Allow the provision of a shared vehicle and space to reduce your overall parking requirement. | A shared vehicle available for public use reduces the demand for multiple single-occupancy vehicles at the same location.
Sec. 63.212 | Mixed-use Corridors | Reduce minimum parking requirements along and near streets designated as mixed-use corridors by 10% for nonresidential and to 1 space per dwelling unit for residential | Areas that are or are identified in the Comprehensive Plan to be pedestrian friendly or with accessible and high frequency transit have more people traveling to and from the area by transit and fewer by car, so parking demand will be lower.
Sec. 63.213 | Preferential parking spaces | [NAME] office, industrial or institutional lots larger than 20 spaces to designate up to the lessor of 5 or 5% of parking spaces for carpool, shared, or alternative fuel vehicles and place those spots in preferential locations. | Reward drivers who make a vehicle trip in a manner that reduces pollution by using alternatives to standard emission, single occupancy vehicles.  Provision and signage of preferential parking spaces is a LEED design option.
Sec. 63.214 | Accessible parking spaces | Aaccessible parking spaces section moved from section 63.206(e).   Wordsmithing and addition of special requirement for accessible spaces at medical facilities. | Clarify wording.  Add new language to meet ADA Design Standards, which have higher requirements for Medical facilities. (See ADA requirements for new construction http://www.ada.gov/adastd94.pdf).
Sec. 63.215 | Use of required parking facilities | Use of required parking facilities section moved from section 63.206(f).  Wordsmithing. | Clarify wording.
ARTICLE III. 63.300. OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITY STANDARDS AND DESIGN
Sec. 63.302 | Site plan review | Add review of shared parking arrangements and storm water design features, when utilized, to the site plan process. | These items are an important element of site plan design, when they are used.
Sec. 63.303 | Parking location, residential | Adds conditions for signage and the location of shared parking associated with residential uses. | Signage and location parameters for shared parking improve the visibility and utilization of these facilities.
Sec. 63.304(b) | Parking location, nonresidential | VP parking allowed within a more restrictive zoning district if the associated principal use is also allowed in that zone. | This change codifies an interpretation from the planning administrator in 1991 which said that accessory parking for a principal use located in another zoning district is allowed providing that use is also allowed in the zone where the parking is located.
Sec. 63.304(c) | Parking location, nonresidential | Adds conditions for signage and the location of shared parking associated with nonresidential uses. | Signage and location parameters for shared parking improve the visibility and utilization of these facilities.
Sec. 63.305 | Minimum layout dimensions | Allow to required length of a parking space to include up to two (2) feet of landscaped vehicle overhang.  Original wording of this proposal was revised for clarification. | Stormwater landscape features such as depressed planting beds which capture rainwater can have a vehicle overhang them with no conflict.  Allowing an overhang increases the amount of parking lot area that can be used for stormwater treatment and encourages the use of such features.
Sec. 63.307 | Accessible parking spaces and passenger loading zones | Wordsmithing | Clarify wording.
Sec. 63.308 | Maneuvering Lanes | Driveways for one- and two-family dwellings shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet in width. Added language to allow access to small parking facilities via an alley. | This was adopted as policy by the zoning administrator in 2006 and should be included in the code. Wording to allow access for properties with small parking lots sharing an alley with residential uses added per concerns raised during public review and feedback from DSI.
Sec. 63.310 | Entrances and exits | Minimize curb cuts and use shared curb cuts as possible. Added language to allow access to small parking facilities via an alley. | Changes proposed as part of the Infill Housing Code revisions; the goal is to reduce unnecessary curb cuts onto streets. Wording to allow access for properties with small parking lots sharing an alley with residential uses added per concerns raised during public review and feedback from DSI.
Sec. 63.311 | Wheel stops | Wordsmithing and cite allowance for two foot vehicle overhang per Sec. 63.305. | Clarify wording.
Sec. 63.314 | Landscaping | Wordsmithing and adding titles and new sections (see below) | Clarify wording and break previous single paragraph into subsections with appropriate titles.
Sec. 63.314(c) | Landscaping, Interior | Increase amount of site landscaping placed in interior areas from 10% to 15%  for medium-large parking lots.  Some clarifying wording added. | Clarify wording.  Placing more of a site's landscaping in the interior of the parking lot reduces large expanses of paving and adds visual interest.
Sec. 63.314 (d) | Landscaping, Tree plantings | Minimum of one (1) shade tree shall be planted for every five (5) parking spaces,  placed at regular intervals within the perimeter and interior landscaping,  in planted areas of at least 18 sq ft. | Provision of shade trees at regular intervals in large parking lots provides visual interest and shades part of the lot from solar heating, thereby reducing urban heat island impacts.   Updates to reflect administrative practice of requesting about 1 tree per 35 feet lineal feet of paving.  However, tree per space requirement is easier to measure than tree per linear feet and 1 tree per 5 spaces approximates 1 tree per 35 lineal feet.
Sec. 63.314 (e) | Landscaping, Interior Walkways | Parking lots greater than 125,000 square feet shall include 4 foot wide internal walkways dividing the parking lot into 55,000 sq ft or smaller segments, to provide movement between buildings, parking, and major streets | During public review, strong public interest was expressed for requiring interal walkways in large parking lots to make pedestrian movement in the parking lots safer.   The proposed code change reflects requirements from the City of Portland and from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's model sustainable development ordinance.
Sec. 63.314 (former d) | Landscaping, fast food | Remove special landscaping requirements for fast food uses. | Proposed changes to enhance landscaping in all parking lots are similar to the existing provisions for fast food.  A separate requirement for fast food lots is no longer justified.
Sec. 63.315 | Maintenance | Maintenance of parking lots shall include maintenance of bicycle parking areas and winter snow removal. | Codifies reasonable expectations for parking area maintenance.
Sec. 63.316 | Paving | Allows use of pervious pavement for parking areas and paving of wheel track areas only for residential driveways.   For one- to four-family dwellings: limits maximum width of driveways to 12 feet, or up to 4 feet wider than garage within 30 feet of garage door; and limits total amount of paving to15% of lot area or 1,000 sq ft, whichever is less. | These changes are being proposed as part of the Infill Housing Code revisions.  The goal is to reduce excessive paved surface areas on residential lots.
Sec. 63.318 | Lighting | Lighting must illuminate bicycle parking areas, in addition to car parking areas. | Bicycle parking should be provided adequate lighting for safety purposes, just as other parking is.
Sec. 63.319 (a) (c) | Stormwater runoff | Defines stormwater runoff control provisions as applying to sites over 1/4 acre in size and adds reference to existing requirements to be followed, for these sites and sites greater than one (1) acre in size. | Clarify and reference existing stormwater runoff control requirements, since these provisions are in other code chapters and may not otherwise be easily located.
Sec. 63.319 (b) | Stormwater runoff, sites that exceed minimum parking | Sites which exceed minimum parking requirements by more than four (4) surface spaces shall provide 30 sq ft of stormwater landscaping per additional parking space. | Parking lots create environmental and stormwater runoff impacts that cities are working to better manage.  New regulations on [NAME] and other cities require citywide reduction of untreated, stormwater runoff volumes.  It is reasonable to require development to mitigate the stormwater runoff impacts of additional parking created above the minimum.
ARTICLE II. 60.200. GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Section 60.207. F | Floor area, gross | Update definition | Update per revised parking requirements
Section 60.207. F | Floor area, gross leasable | Remove definition | Update per revised parking requirements
Section 60.213. L | Landscaping, stormwater | New definition | Update per revised parking standards and design requirements
Section 60.214. M | Mixed-use corridor | Add definition of "mixed-use corridor" to replace "transit street" for eligibility for parking reductions.  Include list of qualifying street segments. | Update per Section 63.212
Section 60.214. M | Multiuse retail center. | Update definition | Update per revised parking requirements
Section 60.217. P | Parking, structured | New definition | Update per revised parking standards and design requirements
Section 60.217. P | Pervious pavement | New definition | Update per revised parking standards and design requirements
Section 60.219. R | Runoff | New definition | Update per revised parking standards and design requirements
Section 60.221. T | Transit street | Remove definition | Transit street redefined to apply citywide and renamed "mixed-use corridor"
ARTICLE I. 63.100. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Section 63.115(a) | Landscaping and plant materials | Incorporated stormwater landscaping | Update per revised parking standards and design requirements
Section 63.122 | Travel demand management | Establish a new section for Travel Demand Management that is applicable for all use types with parking facilities over a minimum size.   Developments would work with Smart Trips to prepare a TDM plan as well as an annual TDM status report.   Delete reference to appeals process, as this right is defined elsewhere in the code and does not need to be cited here. | Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs are intended to reduce [NAME] traveled, increase usage of transit, biking and walking, and decrease overall parking demand by supporting measures such as carpooling, offering transit subsidies, furnishing bicycle facilities, and providing shuttle service from off-site parking facilities.
ARTICLE II. 65.100. RESIDENTIAL USES
Section 65.142 | Live-work unit | Removed parking requirement | Parking requirement incorporated in Section 63.207, Parking requirements by use
ARTICLE II. 65.400. COMMERCIAL USES
Section 65.513 | Drive-through sales and services, primary and accessory | Added stacking space requirements | Stacking space requirements moved from Section 63.207, Parking requirements by use
Section 65.615 | Restaurant, fast-food | Removed landscaping requirements | Landscaping of fast-food parking facilities covered in Parking Standards and Design requirements
ARTICLE III. 66.300. TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS
Section 66.331 | Density and dimensional standards table | Update reference to transit street | Transit street renamed "mixed-use corridor"
Section 66.341 | Required conditions in TN1 – TN2 traditional neighborhood districts | Remove parking minimums and maximums for TN1 and TN2 | TN1 and TN2 parking minimum and maximum to be modified to be kept on par with current TN parking requirements for a general retail use
Section 66.342 | Parking requirements in the TN3 traditional neighborhood district | Remove parking minimums and maximums for TN3 | TN3 parking minimum and maximum to be modified to be kept on par with current TN parking requirements for a general retail use
ARTICLE IV.  66.400. BUSINESS DISTRICTS
Section 66.442 | Parking requirements in the BC community business (converted) district | Remove unique parking requirements | BC parking requirements to be same as standard parking requirements by use
ARTICLE VII.  66.700. VP VEHICULAR PARKING DISTRICT
Section 66.704 | Required conditions | Wordsmithing. | Clarify wording.
ARTICLE IV.  67.400. WB WHITE BEAR AVENUE OVERLAY DISTRICT
Section 67.402 | WB White Bear Avenue overlay district | Wordsmithing. | Update shared parking references.
ARTICLE VII.  67.700. CC CENTRAL CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT
Section 67.707 | Parking regulations | Remove parking minimum and update parking maximum to be 140% of the standard parking requirement | Parking minimum and maximum to be modified to be kept on par with current CC parking requirements for a general retail use