Key goals, objectives, and policies from the General Plan and Council Policy Manual are listed below:
General Plan Housing Element
Goa
l H-4 Minimize the impact of governmental constraints on the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing.
The sixth cycle Housing Element contains several policy programs intended to implement reductions to parking requirements including:
Program H21 – Missing Middle Housing Reduce or eliminate parking minimums for projects within a half mile of public transit, pursuant to Government Code Section 65863.2.
Program H22 – Adaptive Reuse Consider regulatory incentives or waivers related to parking for adaptive reuse projects.
Program H23 – Zoning Code Amendments Establish appropriate parking standards for residential care homes and identify clear parking requirements for emergency shelters consistent with Government Code 65583. Provide clear and transparent parking standards for mixed-use developments outside of specific plan areas. Review and revise Single Room Occupancy (SRO) regulations to remove the minimum parking requirement and remove the maximum occupancy limitation, as necessary for consistency with the California Building Code. Reduce parking requirements for studio and efficiency units to no more than one parking space per unit, inclusive of guest parking. Remove minimum parking requirements for most developments within one-half mile of transit, pursuant to Government Code Section 65863.2.
General Plan Land Use and Transportation Element
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licy LT-1.1c Actively monitor and participate in activities of nongovernmental organizations that influence regional land use and transportation planning such as the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Sustainable Silicon Valley, and the Bay Area Economic Forum. Consider more standardized land use policies in the region, such as parking standards, to promote equity between cities.
Goal LT-2 Environmentally Sustainable Land Use and Transportation Planning and Development – Support the sustainable vision by incorporating sustainable features into land use and transportation decisions and practices.
Policy LT-3.1b Establish reduced parking requirements for transit, corridor, and village mixed-use developments and for developments with comprehensive TDM programs that are consistent with the City’s established goals.
Goal LT-3.9 As parking is the temporary storage of transportation vehicles, do not Attachment 3
consider parking a transport use of public streets.
Goal LT-3.10 Prioritize street space allocated for transportation uses over parking when determining the appropriate future use of street space.
Goal LT-3.13 Move progressively toward eliminating direct and hidden subsidies of motor vehicle parking and driving, making the true costs of parking and driving visible to motorists.
Policy LT-3.13a Pursue opportunities for user fees such as paid parking, paid parking permits at workplaces, and paid parking places for on-street parking in transit-rich residential neighborhoods, and promote corporate parking cash-out programs.
Policy LT-3.13c Advocate at the regional, state, and federal levels for actions that increase the visibility of the true costs of parking and driving to motorists and improve the cost return attributable to driving.
Council Policy Manual
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uncil Policy 7.3.01 Legislative Management – Goals and Policies Policy 7.3B.3 - Prepare and update ordinances to reflect current community issues and concerns in compliance with state and federal laws.
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