GHG Measure 13

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GHG-13

Revise Parking Standards for Nonresidential Development

Measure

The County will study and revise the current parking standards for new nonresidential development through changes to the Sacramento County Zoning Code. This measure will consist of the County implementation of reduced minimum parking standards and shared parking requirements. Reducing minimum parking standards allows developers to provide the amount of parking they deem appropriate based on market demand rather than requiring universal parking standards that disregard local data, as well as the scale, use, and location of the proposed development. Minimizing parking standards reduces construction costs, shifts development growth patterns, and encourages the use of alternative modes of transportation, thus reducing VMT. Shared parking is a parking management tool that allows parking facilities to be used more efficiently by sharing spaces with more than one user. Most parking spaces are used only part-time, and a significant portion of many parking facilities are underutilized.

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The efforts for this measure have not started.

Implementation

The process for updating the parking standards could include the following actions:

study minimum parking requirements based on local data (demand),
develop new parking standards based on the local parking demand study and in coordination with SacRT based on transit availability, and
integrate new parking standards into the Sacramento County Zoning Code.

The inclusion of mutually supportive parking management strategies is recommended for effective implementation and to mitigate potential parking spillover into surrounding areas. These include the following actions:

unbundle parking for new developments,
require residential area parking permits, and
implement on-street parking regulations.

Additionally, the County will update the Zoning Ordinance to require shared parking facilities for uses in new nonresidential development that have staggered parking demands at different times of the day and allow for transit use of off-street parking areas.

Timeframe: Near term

GHG Reduction Potential: 4,634 MT CO₂e per year by 2030

Sector: Vehicles - On-Road

Target Indicator: Parking standards updated by end of 2022.

Status of Implementation

The Planning and Environmental Review Division received budget in FY 24/25 to complete this Zoning Code amendment. A work plan is being developed, and formal outreach will begin in early 2025.

Updated 9/17/24.

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