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SA Page 32 Staff feels that 3 spaces per 1,000 is a very reasonable requirement for projects with shared parking. This would give approximately 38% reduction for density, mixed-use, walkability, and transit, which is very sound. This should certainly be "just enough" parking for future commercial uses in Downtown Redwood City. This rate of 3 spaces per 1,000 square feet should only be permitted, however, for developments that contribute to shared parking efficiencies. As with hotels, this can be accomplished either by meeting the parking requirement by paying into the In-Lieu Parking Fund, or by allowing shared parking. Shared parking would be considered to be any spaces that are available for use by the general public during at lease one ofthe following two periods: 1. Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 2. Monday through Friday, 5:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. and Saturday through Sunday, 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. Any parking areas that are completely off-limits to the general public and thus do not contribute to shared parking efficiencies should have a higher minimum requirement of 6 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet in order that they may meet their peak parking needs entirely on-site. This stems from the result of the above formula before Step 3 (shared parking) was factored in: 5.95 spaces per 1,000 square feet. Staff Recommendation for Commercial Parking Requirements: Minimum (shared parking): 3 spaces per 1,000 square feet Minimum (closed to the public): 6 spaces per 1,000 square feet Maximum: 6 spaces per 1,000 square feet Recommendation #2: Create an In-Lieu Parkina Fee Proaram An in-lieu parking fee program allows, a developer or a business to fulfill his or her on-site parking requirement by paying a fee for each stall which he or she does not physically provide on the site of the development. The fees go into an account which will subsequently be used to construct, or otherwise make available, public parking facilities. Many cities have such a program, including the Bay Area cities of Palo Alto, San Carlos, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Concord, and Mountain View. An in-lieu parking fee program helps to take advantage of these shared parking efficiencies and the "park once" nature of Downtown (discussed earlier), and is thus a valuable tool for Redwood City to have available as our Downtown continues to develop and grow. Professor Shoup conducted a survey of 46 cities with in-lieu programs and found that there are many advantages to having a parking in-lieu fee program. Some of these advantages include the following: '1>,~~ 25 "'_"'~'_' .h_"O' ~..,,_____ . __.__4...._."~M_.~._____h.M ___ __ _.._. '__..__~..~."..... ~.___._,__. ._______~.__"_...