Parking is always a challenge for TOD projects and TOD districts. How do you explain parking requirements and results to commissions, councils and citizens? How do you move forward from the rigid standards in many city codes? Learn a systematic approach for matching parking requirements and transit to different kinds of neighborhoods. Hear how experiments in district-by-district requirements have fared. Explore ways to manage a wide range of parking in a TOD district. Issues, controversy and the consequences of changing parking policy to support TOD -- snag your spot for this lively conversation. Moderator: Paul Roberts, AICP, Council Member, City of Everett; Board Member, Sound Transit, Everett, Washington Karina Ricks, AICP, Principal, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Services, Washington, DC Jason Wittenberg, AICP, Land Use, Design and Preservation Manager, Community Planning & Economic Development, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota Meea Kang, President Domus Development, Rail~Volution Board of Directors, Irvine, California

1. M E E A
K A N G
President
and
Founder
Domus
Development
Rail~Volu<on
2015
TOD and Parking:
M A T C H I N G
T H E
R E Q U I R E M E N T S
T O
T H E
N E I G H B O R H O O D
I N
C A L I F O R N I A

2. Too Many Spaces:
T H E
O V E R P A R K I N G
P R O B L E M

3. Effects of Overparking
• One-size-fits-all minimum parking standards tend to
overproduce parking, needlessly driving up costs and
creating unnecessary barriers
• Average cost of a parking space in the U.S.:
• Above-ground space: $24,000
• Underground space: $34,000 *UCLA Study
• In the SF Bay Area, TransForm’s GreenTRIP program
found substantial overdevelopment of residential
parking
• 31% of multifamily residential parking spaces were
unused overnight
• Construction cost of approximately $139 million

4. Trends
Source:
2000
U.S
Census

5. Trends

6. California’s New Parking
Statute:
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o n
O c t o b e r
9 ,
2 0 1 5
E f f e c t i v e J a n u a r y 1 , 2 0 1 6

7. AB 744
As of January 1, 2016, developments containing affordable
housing and located near transit will be entitled to greatly
reduced parking requirements in most California communities.
AB 744, an amendment to California’s density bonus law
(Government Code Section 65915) provides that, if requested
by the developer, no city, county, or city and county may
require more parking than allowed by the statute unless the
local agency has completed its own parking study meeting
specific standards.

8. AB 744
In adopting the bill, the Legislature found:
o Car ownership increases vehicle miles traveled and
greenhouse gas emissions;
o The cost of parking makes housing less affordable and more
difficult to build;
o The high cost of land required to provide parking
significantly increases the cost of transit-oriented
development.
Consequently, the bill limits parking requirements for
developments containing affordable housing and located
near transit.

9. AB 744
Housing Located Near Major Transit Stops. A housing
development cannot be required to provide more than 0.5
parking spaces per bedroom if it:
o Includes either 11% very low income units or 20 % low
income units; and
o Is within ½ mile of a “major transit stop;” and
o Has “unobstructed access” to the transit stop.
“Major Transit Stop” a rail station, a ferry terminal served by bus
or rail, or the intersection of two or more bus routes that provide
service every 15 minutes or less during the morning and
afternoon peak commute periods, or a a major transit stop
included in a regional transportation plan. This definition
permits lower parking requirements even where a major transit
stop shown in the regional transportation plan has not yet been
constructed.

10. AB 744
Affordable Housing. Any rental housing development that is
100% affordable to lower income households, excluding a
manager’s unit, cannot be required to provide more than 0.5
parking spaces per unit if it:
o Is a TOD within one-half mile of a major transit stop and has
unobstructed access to the transit stop; or
o Is a senior housing development and has either paratransit
service or unobstructed access to, and is within ½ mile of, a
fixed bus route that operates at least 8 times per day.

11. AB 744
Special Needs Housing. Any rental special needs housing
development that is 100% affordable to lower income
households, excluding a manager’s unit, cannot be required to
provide more than 0.3 parking spaces per unit if it:
o It has access to paratransit service or unobstructed access
to, and is within ½ mile of, a fixed bus route that operates at
least 8 times per day.
“Special needs housing” is any housing designed to serve
persons with needs related to mental health, physical or
development disabilities, or risk of homelessness. (Health &
Safety Code Section 51312.)

12. AB 744
Local Parking Studies. Communities may require more parking
only if they have a study in the last 7 years that includes:
o An analysis of available parking;
o Differing levels of transit access;
o Walkability to transit;
o Potential for shared parking;
o Effect of parking requirements on housing costs; and car
ownership rates for lower income households, seniors, and
residents with special needs.
However, the most parking that may be required is that
allowed by Section 65915(p)(1) of the density bonus law:
o 1 space for studio and one-bedroom units;
o 2 spaces for two- to three-bedroom units; and
o 2 and ½ spaces for units with four or more bedrooms.

13. Too Many Spaces:
D o m u s
D e v e l o p m e n t
C a s e
S t u d i e s

14. La
Va l e n t i n a
8 1 U N I T S F O R F A M I L I E S
S A C R A M E N T O , C A
Required Parking:
2.5 spaces / unit
Provided Parking:
81 spaces
Utilized Parking:
75 spaces
*40% of residents walk, bike,
or take transit for their daily
commute

15. S i e n a
Court
1 1 1 U N I T S F O R S E N I O R S
S F B A Y A R E A
Required Parking:
1.5 spaces / unit
Provided Parking:
100 spaces
Utilized Parking:
50 spaces

16. Temple
A r t L o f t s
2 9 U N I T S
S F B A Y A R E A
Required Parking:
45 spaces
Provided Parking:
0 spaces

17. M E E A
K A N G
Domus
Development
meea@domusd.com
www.domusd.com
@MeeaKang
Thank you!