REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Evaluate the Minimum Automobile Off-Street Parking Requirements for Residential Uses (Study Issue CDD 19-07)
File #: 2022-7404
Environmental Review: The action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443, gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on February 26, 2024.
Commissioners had questions on unbundled parking, shared parking, parking maximums, on-street parking permits, parking studies, and the current requirement for additional parking when there is limited street parking. The commission was generally supportive of reductions to parking minimums and also supportive of exploring parking maximums. One commissioner was opposed to making changes to current requirements. No members of the public spoke or provided written comments on the item.
Several motions and friendly amendments were made until the Planning Commission ultimately voted to recommend to the City Council Alternative 2 - Alternative 1 with the below modifications:
* Explore allowing unbundled parking for existing tenants.
* Explore eliminating minimum parking requirements for residential uses altogether and instead require Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plans for all new multi-family projects.
The vote was 6-1, with Vice Chair Iglesias dissenting (See Attachment 9, Excerpt of Draft Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting of February 26, 2024). The Planning Commission's recommendation has been reflected in Alternative 2 to this report.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council meeting agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board at City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Public Library and in the Department of Public Safety Lobby. In addition, the agenda and this report are available at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on the first flo...
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