2025 COUNCIL STUDY ISSUE
NUMBER
Title
CDD 25-01 Consider a Fee for Private Vehicles Parking on City Streets
BACKGROUND
Lead Department:
Community Development Department
Support Departments:
Department of Public Works
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Manager
Sponsor(s):
Planning Commission
History:
New Study Issue
Council Strategic Priority:
Yes
(At time of sponsorship)
Ability of Infrastructure to Support Development and Traffic
Accelerating Climate Action, the Active Transportation Plan and Vision Zero Plan
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
What precipitated this study?
City staff are currently working on a study issue to evaluate the minimum automobile off-street parking requirements for residential uses (Study Issue CDD 19-07). When staff presented initial findings during the February 26, 2024, Planning Commission hearing, former Commissioner Howard commented if off-street parking requirements were reduced, there may be an increase in demand for on-street parking. He subsequently proposed a motion to include a study of implementing on-street parking fees for everyone except low-income individuals and allocate the generated revenue to fund public transportation improvements. The Planning Commission declined to include this component in the final motion and suggested a separate study issue.
Former Planning Commissioner Howard provided a Study Issue Form to staff on May 2, 2024, to consider a fee for private vehicles parked on City streets. The study issue idea was subsequently agendized for discussion at the June 10, 2024, Planning Commission hearing where the commissioners supported the idea on a 5-0 vote with two absent.
Some commissioners at the hearing were supportive of evaluating an expanded permit parking program with the notion it could help fund public transportation programs such as the Silicon Valley Hopper. It could also help discourage ownership of multiple vehicles. Commissioners also thought an expanded program may be more appropriate in...
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