AgdaPkt 2015-07-27 Joint SA and PFA

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8.A. - Page 7 Zoning Ordinance outlines the determination of eligibility that must be made in order to grant approval of the in -lieu fee request. One or more of the following conditions must be found to apply: 1. It is infeasible to provide the required parking spaces on -site due to the size, shape, or topography of the site, or other special circumstances pertaining to the property; 2. Providing the required parking spaces on -site is detrimental to the pedestrian nature of Downtown; 3. The uses proposed for the project do not require parking to be on the project site; 4. Encouraging users of the project site to walk from off -site parking to the project site would be beneficial to the Downtown; or 5. The existing and planned parking supply in the vicinity of the project site is adequate. As proposed, the Project is required to provide at least 203 parking stalls to meet the minimum parking requirements. The Applicants propose to provide 88 parking stalls, or 43 percent of the minimum number of parking stalls required for the Project. Sixteen (16) tandem stalls out of the 88 stalls are proposed (see Table 1). The Applicant would be required to pay a parking in -lieu fee to the City that is equivalent to 115 parking spaces. The project site is located directly across the street from the downtown Caltrain Station, Redwood City Transit Center, and SamTrans transit stop. Encouraging downtown workers to utilize Caltrain and other public transit solutions would serve to reduce the number of automobiles traveling into and through downtown, and place more pedestrians in the primary areas of downtown that feature shops, restaurants and other retail amenities. Furthermore, the applicant is proposing approximately 2.5x the amount of required bicycle parking. Staff recommends that In -Lieu Parking Condition No. 4 would apply to the Project. Staff supports the Parking In -lieu payment as described in the DDA section below. Right -of -Way Vacation over a portion of City Property. The DDA would convey a portion of City -owned property located at the corner of Middlefield Road and Winslow Street. An existing right -of -way exists over this property, and would need to be vacated by the City in order to convey the property for use other than right -of -way. After any localized utility relocation as part of the project, this portion of property will no longer be needed for public use. The Planning Commission has determined that the proposed ROW Vacation is consistent with and conforms to the City of Redwood City General Plan and the Downtown Precise Plan. Disposition and Development Agreement. The proposed public - private partnership between the City and the Property Owners to connect the proposed Hamilton Garage to the Jefferson Garage can be achieved through the execution of a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA). The DDA conveys certain interests in real property by