Parking and Transportation
Demand Management (TDM)
Ordinance
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-009
City Council
July 20, 2026
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• Repeals and replaces Zoning Code Chapter 4.08 - Off-Street Parking • Simplifies parking regulations to be clearer and easier to administer supporting faster, lower-cost entitlement review for all future applicants • Updates vehicle parking minimums for new development citywide to match demand. Does not change parking standards for single-family homes.
resulting in fewer projects needing a discretionary parking exception to move forward • Requires unbundled parking for 5+ unit housing projects separating parking cost from unit cost, improving affordability • Updated bicycle parking standards (e-bike charging, cargo, adaptive) modernizing requirements for bicycle parking and encouraging non-auto travel modes • Adopts new Chapter 4.10 - Transportation Demand Management • Establishes TDM requirements for new development
reducing vehicle trips and parking demand
WHAT THE CHANGES DO
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• 2021 Climate Action Plan: Support the City’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and reduce vehicle miles travelled (VMT)
• 2023-2031 Housing Element: Remove barriers to housing and increase the feasibility of housing development by updating development standards and review processes • Current parking minimums exceed actual market demand
• Entitled development projects have required parking exceptions to pencil financially • Case-by-case exceptions add time, cost & uncertainty to development review • State Law & Regional Best Practices: Aligns the Zoning Code with AB 2097, AB 894, and comparable jurisdictions
POLICY DIRECTION
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BACKGROUND: TIMELINE OF PUBLIC REVIEW
2021
Climate Action Plan
Adopted; commits to
evaluating parking
standards and TDM
2023
Housing Element
Commits to updating
parking standards
citywide to remove
constraint to housing
development
2025
Focus Groups &
Public Workshop
Community and
stakeholder input
shapes draft reforms
2026
Planning
Commission
Unanimously
recommends
approval to City
Council
Jul 6, 2026
Council
First Reading
Introduced 4–1–2
Tonight
Council
Second Reading
Staff request
adoption of
Ordinance No. 2026-
009
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• Staff recommend that the City Council hold the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2026-009:
• Repeal and replace Zoning Code Chapter 4.08, Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
• Adopt new Zoning Code Chapter 4.10, Transportation Demand Management
RECOMMENDATION