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July 22, 2002
`LE' ' F CONTENTS
CHAPTER
1 Introduction .............................................:.................................. ............................... 1 -1
— Study Areas ........................................................................ ............................... 1 -1
Scope -of Study ................................................................... w....... ........................ I -1
2 Survey Findings ......................... .....:.....................................::..... ............................... 2 -1
Inventory of Parking :Supply ................................................ ............................... 2 -1
Summaryof Findings ........................................................... ............................... 2 -22
Summary of Downtown Core Area Findings ........................ ............................... 2 -22
3 Downtown Private Parking Supply ................................................ ............................... 3 -1
Inventory of Downtown Private Parking Supply .................. ............................... 3 -1
4 Plan Area Parking Supply ..............................................:............. ....................:.......... 4 -1
TABULATIONS
Table
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Number of Public Parking' within Core Study Area .... ...............................
2-4
2 -2
Downtown Core Public Accumulation .................... ...............................
2 -8
2 -3
Off - Street Peak Hour Public Parking Occupancy ................. ...............................
2 -12
2 -4
Downtown Core Zone A Public Parking Accumulation :......: ..........................:....
2 -14
2 -5
Downtown Core Zone B Public Parking Accumul' ation: ....... ...............................
2 -15
2 -6
Downtown Core Zone :C Public Parking Accumulation ........ ...............................
2 -16
2 -7
Downtown Core DailyPublic Parking Duration .................: ...............................
2 -18
2 -8
Zone A Public Parking Turnover and Duration Summary ....... .............................
2 -19.
2 -9
Utilization of Two Hour Public Parking Spaces .................... ...............................
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Downtown Core:— Private Parking Inventory ....................... ...............................
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3 -2
Number of Public Parking Spaces within Core Study Area ... ...............................
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4 -1
Number of Parking Spaces within the Plan Areas ................. ...............................
4 -1
4 -2
North Area Parking Supply .................................... .............: ................... ..... .......
4 -5
4 -3
Number of Private and Public Parking Spaces within the North Area ..................
4 -7
4 -4
South Area LParking Supply ...............................:................ ...............................
4 -9
4 -5
Number of Public and Private Parking Spaces within South Area II .....................
4 -10
4 -6
South-Area II Parking Supply .............................................. ...............................
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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The Core Downtown Petaluma Parking Survey- was conducted over a three day period in
December 2001 and completed on Saturday December 15, 2001. Conducting the survey during
the pre Christmas holiday period was intentional; in order to record. parking' utilization during a
peak period of demand. Other parking study areas ° shown in Figure 1 -1 were surveyed in
February and March of 2002. A primary emphasis' of the parking study was to compile a
comprehensive inventory of public on- street and off- street parking facilities and to document the
utilization of public parking spaces in' the downtown core area. Private , parking facilities serving
commercial and employment uses .were inventoried and are, described in terms of location and
capacity as part of this study.
This report documents existing parking conditions in the downtown area including parking
accumulation, duration .and turnover. A license plate survey. was: performed over the three day
survey, period for all 'on- street; and off- street spaces inventoried in -the Petaluma Downtown core
'area. The data was also used to help ;identify` vehicles which maybe using short term, on- street
parking for extended periods or may be moving from space to space within the downtown area in
order to utilize short term parking spaces as employee parking
STUDY AREAS
The four parking study areas include the downtown central' business district, two additional
regions south. of downtown (South Area. I: and II) located east and west of the Petaluma River
respectively, and an area north of downtown bounded by Lakeville Street to the east and
Petaluma Boulevard North to the west (North Area). Within.the.Downtown study area there is a
core area of focus, which encompasses portions of 30 blocks. The core area runs along the
Petaluma .River between Washington Street and D Street and is bounded by Liberty and 5`
Streets on the west (Downtown. Core). The study area along with , the core is shown in
Figure 1 -1.
SCOPE OF STUDY
The overall scope of the Petaluma Parking Strategy Study included the following elements:
• Data Collection. Data were collected for existing parking supply and for analysis of
parking accumulation and utilization. The City of Petaluma provided useful' information
regarding parking inventory, land use, parking enforcement, signing, parking regulations,
and other items.
• Analysis of Existing Conditions. On- street parking utilization was evaluated including
parking accumulation, turnover and duration. Parking occupancy was determined for all
on- street and off - street public parking spaces in the core area of downtown.
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INTRODUCTION
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• Assessment of .On- Street Parking Utilization by Downtown Employees. The three
day license plate survey of all Downtown Core parking spaces was the foundation of a
data base used to cross check incidence of extended parking or short-term parking space
"jumping" in order to determine the extent of on- street employee parking.
• Findings and Conclusions. Based upon the analysis and discussions with key business
leaders and , government officials, conclusions were made and recommended
programs /courses of 'action outlined for Petaluma.
• Other Areas . Based,on February and March 2002 inventory surveys, observation and'
city aerial maps additional parking supply information will be developed for other areas
in the city. Both public and private parking supplies will' be identified and described for
the greater downtown area and locations shown in Figure 1 -1.
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SURVEY FINPINGS
This chapter presents the results, of collection of physical, data the downtown area, including
the existing parking supply surveys of parked vehicles, and a discussion of existing city parking
facilities, and parking controls.
INVENTORY OF PARKING SUPPLY'
Core Downtown Parking, Supply.. .
A comprehensive parking inventory was conducted in December 200.1 to - identify all existing
public on- street and off - street parking spaces in the ,core downtown study area. The parking
spaces were counted manually by walking along each curb face in the study area and by counting
all public .off street spaces'. .The number of spaces was tabulated by block face and inventory
data was tracked by "assigning a.specific number to each survey block. The parking spaces were
categorized based. on restrictions and cond itions for parking. The eight categories were:
• Unlimited
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• 2 -Hour Time Limit
® 4 -Hour Time Limit's -
® 8 -Hour Time Limit
® Green Zone — Less Than 30- Minute Time Limit
® .Yellow Zone — Commercial/Freight Loading
e White Zone — Passenger Loading
e Blue Zone — Handicapped.
The parking inventory also- accounted for the physical' layout of ; spaces (parallel, perpendicular or
angled). All public parking spaces in Petaluma are free with the exception of 20 off - street permit
spaces located in the Keller Street parking garage. The "A" 'Street parking lot provides public
parking adjacent to 0 Street (mid -block between Western Avenue and B Street). This lot was
inventoried at 60 spaces of which 15 spaces were marked, reserved. The reserved spaces are
held for owners and clients of -local 'businesses. The' downtown freight loading spaces typically
have a :30=m riute time limit, while the passenger loading spaces typically have a 3- minute time
limit. Generally .the handicapped parking spaces have d,.2-hour time limit.
There are some areas that .do not have parking stalls marked. In these locations the number of
spaces was estimated based on the. length of the curb face as well as assumptions regarding
vehicle lengths. For parallel parking the assumed length was 20 feet per vehicle; for angle
parking the assumed length was 12 feet per vehicle. Based on these values it was possible to
estimate the number of vehicles that could park along a curb face.
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SURVEY FINDINGS
A graphical summary of the core on- street parking supply by block is .shown ,in Figure 2 -1 In
total there are 1 public on- street and off street parking spaces within the downtown core
study. area. The core contains 689 on- street spaces and 414 .off- street public spaces. On- street
parking within the downtown core area consists mainly of 2 -hour limit spaces. The Keller Street
garage provides a mix of 2 -hour, 4 -hour and 8 -hour off street. spaces. The number of parking
spaces,for each of the eight categories in the core study area is shown in Table 2 -1.
Off- street public ,parking is found at 'three locations in the core area. `The Keller Street. garage
provides 2- hour, 4-hour and 8 -hour parking.. The ;garage has a total of spaces of which 20'
spaces are permit' parking. The surface lot located between Petaluma Boulevard North and
Water Street provides 1.8, 2 -hour spaces, including' one handicapped space. The. "A "' lot=
provides 92 parking, spaces including 47 reserved, and two handicapped spaces. This lot can. be
accessed .from 4` Street and 5 Street:. There are 32 .of the ;reserved spaces located imihediately
off'of 5`h Street on the western portion of the :lot. This section of the, lot, serves bed and breakfast
businesses and others in the area and is not available to the general ,public. Calculations of
parking accumulation, turnover and duration do not include* these 32 reserved spaces. The;
majority of :off street public parking is located in the Keller Street garage, (336 spaces), which
accounts for 81 percent of the core. downtown off - street supply and 30 percent, of ;the total: core
frh , public parking supply. The locations of core area off. - street parking facilities are shown. in Figure .
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Table 2 -1
Number of Public Parking-Spaces within Core ;Study Area
Type of Space
On- Street
Off- Street/a/
Total
Unlimited
76
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2 -Hour Time Limit
499
140
639
4 -Hour Time Limit
58
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113
8 -Hour Time Limit 0 212 212
Freight Loading (Yellow) 17 0 _ 17
Under 30- Minutes (Green). 27 0. 27
Passenger Loading (White) 3 0. 3
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Tour Bus 2 0 2'
Totals 698 414 1,103
/a/ Off - street totals include the A" Street Lot 15 reserved spaces, and the 20 permit spaces located.in the Keller
Street garage. The 32 reserved spaces located on the 'Western section of the "A" Street Lot are not iincluded in off-
street totals.
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SURVEY FINDINGS
Parking Utilization
Parking utilization data for the downtown core area was obtained by performing a license plate
survey in December 2001. .License plate surveys are used for detailed observation of parking
characteristics. This survey was conducted by manually observing and noting all 1,103 public
parking spaces in the core ,area. Every hour from 8' a.m. to 7 p.m. for three consecutive days the
study area was walked and the license .plate number of each park ed vehicle was recorded. Using
this information it was possible to determine how many vehicles parked in the study area, when
they got there, and for how long they stayed.
Parking Accumulation
Parking accumulation refers to the accumulation of vehicles over the course of the day. It is
expressed as a summary of parking space occupancy throughout the day. In this report,
occupancy is expressed -as the percentage of spaces occupied at, any given time. As mentioned,
data were collected each 'hour and subsequently used to obtain accumulation within the
downtown area. Figure 2 -3 and Table 2 -2 summarize the downtown parking accumulation data
for each of the three survey days. The- times shown represent the starting time of each circuit of
data collection. '
Parking Occupancy Rate Standards
Parking occupancy rates (percentage of spaces occupied): during peak ,periods are the primary
measure of parking usage and.the need for additional parking. When parking occupancy exceeds
90% (nearly full), motorists generally experience difficulties in finding the few remaining
. available spaces. This results in long, waiting time in parking_ lots. and garages. It also causes
traffic congestion for vehicles at driveways and' for - through 'traffic on streets. Illegal parking
tends to be more prevalent in;areas where parking supply is deficient. It is for these reasons that
full or near full occupancy is generally undesirable. Hence parking supply is generally measured
in terms of its "practical capacity which represents 90,% of the parking supply. It is important to
note that the occupancy rates described for the downtown core survey take into account all
public on- street and off - .street spaces plus 20 permit spaces in the Keller Street garage and 15
off- -street spaces marked reserved in the "A" Street lot for a total supply of 1,103 spaces.
Currently, there are 35 off. - street parking spaces which fall, under the City's Commercial
Reserved Parking Permit. Program. As previously noted 20 permit designated spaces are located
in the Keller Street Garage and 15 designated reserve spaces are located in the "A" Street lot.
The spaces are leased at a rate of $100, per space, per quarter by local commercial and
professional. businesses. It is understood, based on parking survey data that most of the permit
spaces located in the''Keller Street garage are used for long -term (8 hour plus) employee parking.
.Survey data indicated that the "A Street lot reserved spaces were -split between long -term and
short-term use. The'35 reserved spaces were included in the calculation of overall core and zone
parking occupancy rates. Although the permit spaces are not available to the general public they
do serve a public parking demand. If the spaces were reverted to the general public supply they
would likely continue to be utilized as they are now. Removal of these spaces from the
occupancy calculation was found to have minimal to no affect on overall core -and zone hourly
occupancy rate percentages.
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Par,king,,Occupancy by Day Of e' 'W
Parking occupancy in the core area peaks at - midday between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. for both
weekdays and Saturday. The ,peak hour produces core ,occupancy rates of 80% on Thursday,
83% on Friday and 78% on Saturday. The midday peak occupancy rate is characteristic of a
central business district and is related to lunch -time activities. Parking occupancy in the morning
is lower (weekday average of 45 %) than in the afternoon and evening. Average afternoon and
evening weekday occupancies are 82% and 60 %, respectively. Figures 2 -4, 2 -5 and 2 -6 are
-. graphical representations of the downtown core occupancy data by block face for a Thursday,
Friday and,Saturday'peak hour, respectively.
Table 2' -2' shows that,accumul'ation for,off- street spaces in the core area is higher than for on-
street spaces d'unhg the peak;period of'occupancy. Off - street peakoccupancy extends from noon
to 3 p.m., with:,peak hour rates of 95% on Friday and 88 % on Thursday during the 1 p.m. peak
hour. Off - street spaces representapproximately 38% of the downtown core public supply.
Table 2 -3 shows peak hour occupancy for the three off- street core facilities: Among the reasons
for the higher off- street occupancy levels are the location of these spaces in the heart of the
downtown commercial' district and" to the availability of long-term parking parking (4 -hour and 8 -hour
- limits) at the Keller Street garage.
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Downtown Core Public Parking, Accumulation
Source: WSA Survey'sL`December 2001
Time
Thursday .
Friday
Saturda
On-
Street
Off-
Street
All
Spaces
On-
Street
Off -
Street
All
Spaces
On-
Street
Off -
Street
All
Spaces
8 :00 AM'
33 %
14%
26%
31 %
15%
25%
24%
15%
21% .
9:00
50%
35%
44%
52%
37 %
46 %
44%
22%
36%
10:00
63%
48%
57 %
70%
58%
66%
63%
44%
56%
11,:00
7`1„%
69%
70 %-
71 %6
77%
73%
69%
76%
72%
Noon
76%
81%
78%
74 %6
93 %0
82%
71%
85%
76%
7.4 %, ,
88%
80%
76% ,
' 95 %:
;83% ,_
'73 %'.
87%
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2:00
72 %
85 %
77%
73%
85%
78%
74%
84%
78%
3:00
71%
72 9 /o
71%
71%
75%
73%
69%
77%
72 %
4:00
72 9 /o
68%
71%
74%
70%
73%
64%
67%
65%
5:00
70%"
64%
68%
67%
58%
64 %
58%
46%
54%
6:00
72 6 /6 -
48%
63%
65%
42%
57%
60%
36%
51%
7 :00 PM
I 72%
38%
59%
66%
34%
54
59 %
30%
48%
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Off- Street Peak Hour Public Parking Occupancy
FINDINGS
Location
Thursday
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91%
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85%
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83%
94%
94%
0 Street C
78%
83%
98%
Note: Peak Hour —1 p.m.
Parking Utilization by Zone
A focused analysis of the ,downtown core parking area shows that the blocks with the highest
concentration of commercial/retaA'land uses are located''between Washington Street and Western
Avenue (north to south) and Water Street to Keller Street (east to west)-: This core sub -area
(Zone A), encompasses blocks 14. The sub -area located between Western Avenue and B Street
is identified as Zone B and encompasses blocks 7 -9, block .11 and block 30. All three downtown-
' off - street public -parking facilities are located within these two - Zones. Zone C is comprised' of
h'V 1 the remaining downtown core blocks including blocks 5 -6, 10, 12 and blocks 13 -29..
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Core zone boundaries are' illustrated in Figure 2 -7. Zone A includes 204 on-street t spaces
(primarily 2 -hour limit) and 354 off - street spaces (facilities A and B) for a total of 558 spaces.
° Zone A contains 51 percent of the downtown core parking supply. Zone B. has 147 on- street
spaces and 60 off - street spaces ( "A Street lot), for a total of 207 surface spaces, which accounts
for -19 percent of the downtown core parking supply. Zone C contains approximately 30 percent
of the downtown core. supply (338 spaces) all of which is on- street surface parking. This area
contains a segment of residential and industrial land uses and is the only core area that includes
some urilirnited curbside parking.
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Zone A Utilization
Zone A daily parking accumulation is shown in Tabie,2=4. Daily accumulation as expected, is
higher- here compared to the overall downtown core. Utilization.. of the street parking supply
in Zone A is significantly higher:. Over the three' day survey period Zone A; on- street parking
was found to meet or exceed the 90% "practical capacity" threshold" a: total of 20 hours out of the
..36 hour survey period (56% of' the time). The peak hour for overall occupancy remains
1:00 p.m. for all three survey days however, the on- street peak parking period in this area
extends from about 10:00 a.m. to at least 8:00 p.m. with peak. hour occupancy occurring at 4:00
p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, noon and 4:00 p.m. on Friday and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
It is worth noting that on all three survey days between the. evening hours of 6 :00., p.m. and
8:00 p.m. Zone A on- street parking is ,near or above the "practical capacity` threshold (90% full).
The off - street supply (primarily °the "Keller Street garage) is lightly utilized (under 30 %) during
this time. Reasons for this imbalance may have to & with convenience and the availability of
on- street. spaces to nearby primary commercial destinations,. however it can. also indicate
perceived safety and security issues related to after hours: garage use.
Table 2 -4 ,
Downtown Core Zone,A Public Parking Accumulation
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Thupday
Friday
Saturd'Ih
On=
Street
Off-
Street"
All
Spaces
On-
Street .
Street
All:
Sp aces
On
Street
Off: _ F 4
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S aces.
8:00 AM
26%
16%
20%
27%
17%
20%
23 %
16 %0: i;�
1'8%
9:00
48%
38 %
41%
54%
40%
45%
61%
24, %1
37%
10:00
74%
1 49%
58%
82%
61%
69%
88 %
44 %
60%
11:00
86%
69 % -
75%
85%
77%
. 8 , 0.
90%
75%
81%
Noon
90 %'
81 %.
84%
94%
95% '
94%
93%
85%
88%
91%
97/9
'' 95% ,
95 %_
85 %0
89%
2:00
91%
85 %
87%
88%
84%
86 %
98%
82%
88%
3:00
92%
70 %
78 %
92%
73%
80 %0
97%
74%
82%
4:00
93%
67%
76
94%
66%
76%
95%
65%
76%
5:00
92.%
62%
73%
84%
52%
64%
86%
45%
60%
6:00
85%
41 %
.57%
86%
33%
52%
91%
34%
55%
7 PM,
93%
30 %
53
90%
23%
48% '
93%
23%
1 48%
Note:
-Parking accumplation; data, collected during the peak holiday season. Average daily accumulation estimated at 15 to 20
percent'less than holiday conditions.
-- Shaded aTea,represents overall peak hour conditions.
Source:`WSA Surveys . - .December 2001.
Zone B Utilization
Zone. B .daily parking accumulation is shown in Table 2 -5. The Table indicates a high rate of
occupancy`(78% to 90 %) between noon and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and between 11:00 a.m. and
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4:00 p.m. on Saturdays (80% to 93 %). The Zone.B peak hour of occupancy for each survey day •
differs from the traditional, midday (1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.) commercial area peak as documented
in Zone A. During the weekdays the peak hour of occupancy occurs later in the day, between
5:00 p.m, and 6:0 p.m..at 88% occupied on`Thursday and between 5 :00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and
6:0.0 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Friday at'90% occupied. 'P,eak,hour occupancy occurs between 2:00
p.m. and 3:00 p.m:. on Saturday at 93 occupied. This type of late in the day peak occupancy
pattern is often the ,result of a. mix of commerciallreiail and residential land uses.. Commercial
areas providing . restaurants and entertainment uses attract evening parking as do residential' uses
such as apartments and attached housing and to a 1esser`extent single family dwellings. _
Table.2 -5
Downtown Core ZoneB'Public Parking Accumulation
'Time
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
On''-
Street'
Off .
° Street
All-
Spaces
On-
Street
Off
Street
All
Spaces,
On-
Street
Off
Street
All,
Spaces
8:00 AM
o
28%
o
7• /0
0
22 %o
6
29/0
$ %. '
23 %
27%
10 %.
22 %.
9:00
51%
20 %
" 42.. %.
54%
20 0 /.
44 %
42%
13 %
. 3 =4ojo
10:00
69 %,
37 %6
60 %
78 %
45%
69%
73%
43 %6
65 %a
1:1'.60
77%
67 %_
74 %o.,
80 %0-
73,%
78 %-.
80% -
77%
79%
Noon._
83 %,
83%
83 %0
83%
85%
84
88 %_
87%
-8
,.
83 %6
78%
82 %:
86%
83%
86%
88 o ,
98 %0_
9 M
2:00
82 %6
87% _
84%
84 %.
90%
86%
3:0.0
74 %
85%
77
83.%
85%
84%
90%
93.%
91%
4 :00'
82 %6
_o
73 %:
80%
87%
93%
89%
80% •
78%
. $0%
80 %6
0
75 /0
0
70 %
8�8
95%
90 %0
75%
52%
68%
6:00
°
88,/0....'.
o .
87/o c88/0_,.:..
on s
o }
$6,/0.�
98 %:
..•:
'90ojP
77%
48%
69%
7:00 PM
88. %0
85 %
1 87%
86%
9.8 %0
89%
- %
, 75%
79%
Note:
- Parking accumWation,data collected' duringlhe peak holiday , season. Average daily accumulatiowestimated at 15 to 20
percenfless than holiday conditions:
- Shaded area,represents overall peak hour conditions.
'Source: WSA Surveys — December 2001.
.Zone C Utelization
Zone C daily parking accumulation is shown in Table 2 -6. Parking utilization in. Zone C can be
characterized. as ,moderate. This :area has a higher proportion of industrial uses along the river
and a, higher' number of single family dwelling units "west of Petaluma Boulevard compared to
the other two zones. Peak hour occupancy varies from day to day and is highest at 659%6 between
noon and 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. On Saturday .peak occupancy was recorded `twice at 53
during the midday - period. Over`half of the parking (56 %) located east of Petaluma .Boulevard is
categorized as unlimited. This parking is unmarked and much. of it is located along block faces
without curbs. A. portion (under 10 %) of the unlimited parking supply is currently used by 1 6
businesses for the storage of construction equipment, truck trailers and other non vehicular uses.
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Downtown Core'Zone C Public Parking Accumulation
Note:
- Parking accumuiation ,''data collected during peak holiday season. Average daily accumulation estimated at 15 to 20
percent less'Aan.tholiday conditions:
Shaded area represents� overall peak hour conditions.
Source: :WSA Surveys —December 2001.
Downtown Core Public, Parking Turnover
Turnover refers to the number of vehicles that park in a single parking space during a certain
time period. The turnover for' a group of parking spaces is the ratio of the total number of
vehicles that occupied the space to the total number of spaces. A daily turnover value of 5.0 over
the course of a 10 -hour day would indicate,.on average, a new vehicle: every two hours, whereas
a- daily turnover of .10:0 would indicate a new vehicle every hour.
Graph 2 -1 shows the daily turnover ,from 8 :00 a.m. to 8 :00 p.m. for the downtown core area
. (1,103 spaces) over the three survey days. Tumoverratios are also shown for the three core zone
areas. The values range .from 3.44 to 3.51 °vehicles per space; per day, for the ,overall core area.
Zone has slightly higher rates at 3:39 to 3.79. Zone B displays the highest overall turnover
rates at 5.59. to 5.72 vehicles per day, per space and Zone C the lowest rates at 2.37 to 2.88.
.These overall turnover rates provide a general picture of parking utilization. The rates represent
all the spaces °.in a defined area regardless of time controls and other restraints.
The ' Zone A daily turnover rate average of approximately 3.5 vehicles per space is the result of
the combination of short and Tong -term parking data. Zone A utilization, characteristics are
considered at a' detailed level' by parking space type later in this section. Zone B shows the
highest average daily 'turnover rate at over 5 vehicles per space. Zone B contains 207 spaces
which are primarily 2 -hour time limit controlled. A daily turnover rate of over 5 vehicles per
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Thursday
Frida y
Saturda
Vehicles
Parked ' .
Percent
Occupied
Vehicles .
Parked
Percent
Occupied
Vehicles
Parked
Percent
Occupied
8:00 AM'
130
38%.
115
34 %
81
24%
9:00
172
5,1 %o
168
50%
117
3'5%
10 :00
183
54
202
60%
147
43%
11
198
5A %o
197
S$%
>'S3 °�
Noon
219: ;;
65"/ati'''`
201
59%
171
50%
1 :00
204
60%
` 214 s
.. 63
53
. %
2 :00
194
57 6 /o:,
202
60%
175
52%
3:00
191
56 9 /o
1-83 ...
146
43%
4:00'
1$7
55
1.93 ;.
57%
130
38%
5:00
I8i
53%
159 _
4,7,
1:15
34%
1-90
56 %i
148
:44%
112
33%
7:00 PM
177
. 52 %'
147
43 %
99
29%
Note:
- Parking accumuiation ,''data collected during peak holiday season. Average daily accumulation estimated at 15 to 20
percent less'Aan.tholiday conditions:
Shaded area represents� overall peak hour conditions.
Source: :WSA Surveys —December 2001.
Downtown Core Public, Parking Turnover
Turnover refers to the number of vehicles that park in a single parking space during a certain
time period. The turnover for' a group of parking spaces is the ratio of the total number of
vehicles that occupied the space to the total number of spaces. A daily turnover value of 5.0 over
the course of a 10 -hour day would indicate,.on average, a new vehicle: every two hours, whereas
a- daily turnover of .10:0 would indicate a new vehicle every hour.
Graph 2 -1 shows the daily turnover ,from 8 :00 a.m. to 8 :00 p.m. for the downtown core area
. (1,103 spaces) over the three survey days. Tumoverratios are also shown for the three core zone
areas. The values range .from 3.44 to 3.51 °vehicles per space; per day, for the ,overall core area.
Zone has slightly higher rates at 3:39 to 3.79. Zone B displays the highest overall turnover
rates at 5.59. to 5.72 vehicles per day, per space and Zone C the lowest rates at 2.37 to 2.88.
.These overall turnover rates provide a general picture of parking utilization. The rates represent
all the spaces °.in a defined area regardless of time controls and other restraints.
The ' Zone A daily turnover rate average of approximately 3.5 vehicles per space is the result of
the combination of short and Tong -term parking data. Zone A utilization, characteristics are
considered at a' detailed level' by parking space type later in this section. Zone B shows the
highest average daily 'turnover rate at over 5 vehicles per space. Zone B contains 207 spaces
which are primarily 2 -hour time limit controlled. A daily turnover rate of over 5 vehicles per
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space indicates a relatively .efficient use of the supply and a consistent and visible enforcement
effort.
Zone C showsYthe lowest average rate,of turnover in- -the core area At under 3 vehicles per space.
This: lower rate is ,due ,primarily to the mix ,,of residential and industrial - :f ;found in
uses zone
coupled with'a parking supply that -provides areas of unrestricted,and 4 -hour on- streetparking
Parking Duration
Duration,is closely related to turnover. Where turnover deals" with the number of vehicles parked
per,.time pei duration refers 'to length of time that the vehicle remains in a single space.
Duration can be directly`- related to the occurrence of vehicles exceeding the parking space time
restrictions making dt to estimate the; percentage ofparkers who do so.
Table 2 -7 details parking,; duration in the downtown study area; Again, since. data:. includes all
spaces in, an area 'the ,duration. estimates represent an overall daily average. Zone. A average
parking, duration indicates that the available supply is. generally being utilized ;for its `intended
purpose of `serving the , commercial, district with a; mix of short land long -term parking Zone ,B
average duration of under 2 -hours per space reinforces, the sense that this supply is being..
efficiently utilized and managed. The majority of spaces in this area are marked as 2 -hour time
limit. ;Zone C duration reflects a, lower level of utilization. Peak hour parking occupancy °for thi's
zone averages 60% resulting Jn an overall lower average duration rate.
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M ,;,,,I�I,
x
h
4
` [4
�
15
4
��CF A
5f4 I
g l' � j x I f
4 R
■ ._ ._ ._
Zone C showsYthe lowest average rate,of turnover in- -the core area At under 3 vehicles per space.
This: lower rate is ,due ,primarily to the mix ,,of residential and industrial - :f ;found in
uses zone
coupled with'a parking supply that -provides areas of unrestricted,and 4 -hour on- streetparking
Parking Duration
Duration,is closely related to turnover. Where turnover deals" with the number of vehicles parked
per,.time pei duration refers 'to length of time that the vehicle remains in a single space.
Duration can be directly`- related to the occurrence of vehicles exceeding the parking space time
restrictions making dt to estimate the; percentage ofparkers who do so.
Table 2 -7 details parking,; duration in the downtown study area; Again, since. data:. includes all
spaces in, an area 'the ,duration. estimates represent an overall daily average. Zone. A average
parking, duration indicates that the available supply is. generally being utilized ;for its `intended
purpose of `serving the , commercial, district with a; mix of short land long -term parking Zone ,B
average duration of under 2 -hours per space reinforces, the sense that this supply is being..
efficiently utilized and managed. The majority of spaces in this area are marked as 2 -hour time
limit. ;Zone C duration reflects a, lower level of utilization. Peak hour parking occupancy °for thi's
zone averages 60% resulting Jn an overall lower average duration rate.
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Table 2 -7
Downtown-Core Daily Public Parking Duration
Zone A Turnover/Duration-
There are 217 on- street, two -hour limit spaces in Zone A including the 18 surface level spaces at
Lot B. The Keller Street parking structure contains and additional' 80 two'-'hour limit spaces.
Graph 2 -2 shows the daily turnover rate for the Zone A 2 -hour on- street spaces and the Keller -
Street garage 2- hour, 4 -hour and 8 -hour time limit spaces. Zone A handicapped,, green and
yellow parking zones ate not included in this data.
Graphbl -2
Zone A..Public Parking Turnover
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Average Duration (Hours)
Day
Core
Zone A
'Zone B
Zone C
Thursday
y
.26
2.33
1.71
2:28'
Friday
224
2.30
1.80
2.24
Saturday
2.04
2.06
L72
2.02
Parking Supply
1,103
558
207
338
Source: Wilbur"Smith Associates
Zone A Turnover/Duration-
There are 217 on- street, two -hour limit spaces in Zone A including the 18 surface level spaces at
Lot B. The Keller Street parking structure contains and additional' 80 two'-'hour limit spaces.
Graph 2 -2 shows the daily turnover rate for the Zone A 2 -hour on- street spaces and the Keller -
Street garage 2- hour, 4 -hour and 8 -hour time limit spaces. Zone A handicapped,, green and
yellow parking zones ate not included in this data.
Graphbl -2
Zone A..Public Parking Turnover
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The Zone A turnover data indicates that the parking supply is being utilized. efficiently under
conditions which generally exceed the "practical capacity" threshold for a significant- portion of •
the day. The on- street turnover rate of just over six 'vehicles per 2 -hour space again, indicates a
efficient utilization and' rnanagement , of public parking. The 2 -hour limit : garage spaces operate
at a slightly lower level than the on- street supply, but these spaces also reflect an acceptable, rate
of utilization.
Long term parking' s provided._in the Keller Street. garage with 252 spaces -'(55, 4'- hour sand.
197, 8 -hour, paces). Long -term parking spaces are 75% of'the total garage supply. The 4 -hour'
turnover rate is similar to that of the '8-hour supply. 'The 4 -hour limit spaces are avd ing; just
over 1.5 vehicles per space daily during the weekdays, and just under 2 vehicles per space on
Saturday. Survey data showed `that vehicles tend to park beyond the 4 -hour limit with a higher
frequency than vehicles using the Zone. A 2 -hour or 8- hour.spaces. Table: 2 -8 shows the average
parking duration for'the ZoneA parking supply:'
Table 2 -8
Zone_A.. Public P. arking,;Turno.ver and Duration -Summary-
Time.Limit
Location `
Th rsday
Frida
Saturda,
't Supply
T -over
Duration
T -over _..17 `
Duration."
T -over
Duration.
- 2 -Hour On- Street
6.26-
1'.55
1,6.29: k.
1.57
6.76
1.53.
217
2 -Hour Garage,
5.00
1.51
5160`
1.4'6
5.56
1.38' .,
80
4 -Hour Garage
1.64
5.89
.1.69 ".
4.58
1.98
3.73
55
:8 -116ur Gard go
1.1=8
5,11
146 "' `
4,39
1'.43'
3.8±1
197"
Note: On- Street hour space. only —For the Keller;Street Garage calculations;the 20 permi,G'spaces are- included as;8-
hours aces and the 4-handicap, s aces are not:included:,
•
Parking duration" data for 2 -hour spaces shows that on average these are occupied for less. than
the maximum time limit. While a small percentage of 'Zone. A spaces • do show vehicles
exceeding the 2 -hour limit; these tend' have duration of just over two. hours,. Data survey
findings show that the Zone A parking - supply is' generally being :used efficiently under
conditions of constrained capacity.
Utilizcatidn of 2 -hour. Public Parking, Spaces
While parking turn -over and duration data, indicate a.:efficient use of the on- street; short-term
parking supply, it is important to understand ihow, the supply is being utilized and further if'it is
serving the intended users. Short-term (2 -hour limit) parking is provided to serve visitors to
commercial districts. Generally short -tterm parking is intended for use by shoppers,, individuals
with, professional service appointments, : representative-s , serving local businesses and others with
short duration parking needs: A, search of the survey`license ;plate data, base was made in order to
identify the potential use of short-term downtown parking ;spaces by employees in the .area. The
data base was queried .to 'identify license plates recorded using 2 -hour parking spaces multiple
times during a day, within a zone and within the overall Downtown Core. area.
This, analysis differs from establishing parking : duration which is, the average length. of time that a
given space is used by a single vehicle: In the case of°multiple uses, a license plate could be
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• recorded in Zone A on- street parking for just under two hours, recorded again for just under two
hours in Zone. B, and .recorded two more times 'in Zone A at two different short-term spaces.
This type of "jump parking" is characteristic of employee use of the on- street, short-term parking
supply. It is noted that this type of parking practice is not, illegal; however it works counter to
the intended designation and use of the commercial short-term parking supply. The practice of
"jump parking" by employees. within an area of constrained supply can have negative economic
impacts on local business. operations.
Table 2 -9 shows the results of the database queries for incidents of "jump parking" within zones
and for the overall. core study area on a daily basis.. The table provides data on 2 -hour parking
spaces only. License plate data for 2 -hour spaces located in the two. public off - street lots is
included in the analysis. Special use spaces (handicapped, commercial, reserved, etc.) and 2-
hour spaces located. within the Keller Street garage were not included. Table 2 -9 provides data
in terms of actual number .of vehicles using the 2"-hour, on- street parking supply and for the
number of hours that the ,parking supply °is utilized: For instance, on Thursday in Zone A. 1,259
licenses plates (vehicles) werei recorded parked in 2- hour; on= street spaces over a 12 hour period.
These vehicles accounted'for a total",of 2,054 hours of'parkiiig in -Zone A.
Tab_ le 2 -9 indicates that the -7 hour Downtown Core`parking is being used by employees
for long -term parking needs The' table shows that 405 vehicles were recorded parked for three
hours or more on both survey weekdays in Z- hour. limit;. on= street areas. This number represents
approximately 14 percent of the total weekday vehicles to use the 2 -hour supply. Moreover, the
405 vehicles represent 39 percent('1,903 hours)" of the average total weekday hours (4;893 hours)
in which the 2-hour spaces. p are. occupied. While this number is significant, it can not be entirely
tied to incidents of employee parking. Some of the vehicles which park within the three hour
range are likely not those of local employees, but rather: individuals who are shopping or
conducting business and then leaving the area. The data base identified an average of 180
weekday vehicles that park in the 2-hour limit spaces for more than three hours but less than four
hours in the Downtown Core.
The four hour plus category' shown in Table 2 -9 is a closer approximation of the level of
employee "jump parking" !activity. This category. identifies an average of 225 vehicles per
weekday that park in 2 -hour limit Downtown Core ,spaces for a minimum of four hours. Again,
it is important to note that .many of theses vehicles park legally ,(two -hours or less) and then
move to another 2 -hour space within the same zone or another zone in the core area. These
vehicles account for almost 28 percent (1,,364 parked hours) of the total weekday hours parked in
the 2 -hour spaces daily., Zone A. shows the highest number of "jump parking" incidents. (91
vehicles) of four plus hours during a weekday. These vehicles account for approximately 25
percent of the total weekday hours parked at 2 -hour spaces in Zone A.
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Table 2 -9
Utilization of 2 -Hour Public Parking Spaces
Thursdav' Fridav- Saturdav Core
Parking Utilization
ZOne:A
Zone B
Zone C
Zone
Zone B.
, Zone G .
Zone A.
Zone.B
Zone C
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Total•Vehicies Parked a
1,259
968
677
1,260
822
653
1;356
838
572
2,904
2,735
2,766
Daily Total'Parked Hours b
2,054
_ 1
1
2,088
.1,425
1;299
2,188
1,389
1
4;973
4,812
4,616
Vehicles Parked I -Hours `
74
57
47
73
75
33
114
72
24
178
181
210
Percent of Total Vehicles
5.9 %
5:9%
6.9 %°
5.8%
9s1%
5.1%
8.4%
8.6%
4.2 %
6.1%
6.6%
7.6%
Parked Hours (3- Hours)`
222'
171
141
219,
225
99
342
216 -
72
534
543
630
Percent of Total Parked Hours
10.8%
10.8%
10.5 %.
10.5%
15,8%
7.6%
15.6 %0
15.6%
6.9%
10.7 %.
11.3%
13.6%
Vehicles:Parked 4�Plus Hours
90
64,
73
91
55-
78
69
54.
52
227
'224
175
Percent of °Total Parked Hours
7.1%
6.6%
10.8'%
7.2 %'
6.7,%
11.9%
5.1 ,%
6A%
9.1%
7.8 %a
8.-2%
6:3%
Parked'Houf.s..(4+ Hours)
499
358
505
515'
316
535'
375`
272
364
1,362 '
1,366
1,011
Percent of Total
24.3 %
-22.7
37.7%
24.7%
22.2
41.2%
17.1, %°
19.6 %a.
35:0%
27.4 %
28:4%
21:9 %a
Vehicles ' Parked 3 Pius Hours e
164
121
120
164 "
130
111
183.
126
76
405
405
385
Percent of Total `Vehicles
13.,,0 %0
12.5
17.7%
13.0 % - '
15:8%
'17;
115
15.0%
13.3 %
13:9 %0.
14 %0
13:9%
Parked. Hours,(3+ Hours)
721
529
646
734
541
634
71:7'
488
436
1 „896
1,909
1,641
Percent of Total Parked Hours
35.1%
33.5%
48.2%
35.2%
38.0 %•
48 .
3M%
35:1%
42.0
138.1%
39.7%
35.6%
Notes:.
a Based on,a 12 -hour period (start 8:00 AM).
°
The total number of'•hours each vehicle; is parked:n a ione. For exampie,;3 vehicles parked for 8 -hours each = 24 parked hours.
` Vehicles parked for more than 24hours but less than 4- hours.
° Vehicles, parked for 4 -hours or more:
a Vehicles .parked =for 3 -hours ormore.
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Impact of Employee Street Parking
The survey of Core Downtown 2 -hour parking space utilization 'as noted indicates that a portion
of this supply is being used by employees in the area. Specific findings include the following:
a Total. average weekday number of vehicles parked in Downtown Core 2 -hour, on -street
spaces is 2,820 vehicles and 2,766 vehicles on a Saturday.
• Total average weekday number of hours parked in Downtown Core 2 =hour, on- street spaces
is 4,893 parked hours and 4,61:6 parked hours on a Saturday.
o The average percent of weekday vehicles that park for more than two hours in the Downtown
Core on- street spaces is 14 percent.
o The average percent of weekday parked hours of vehicles that park for more than two hours
in the Downtown Core on- street spaces is 39 percent.
• The average percent, of weekday parked hours in Zones A and B by vehicles that park for
four or'more hours in the Downtown Core on- street. spaces is 28 percent. .
o The average percent of weekday parked hours in'Z,one A by vehicles that park for four or
more hours in the Downtown Core on -street spaces is 25 percent.
The effects related. to the use of the Downtown Core 2 -hour commercial. parking supply by
employees- are difficult- toi quantify. In terms of potential lost revenues (sales and taxes) the
effect is more pronounced when the. existing shormerm supply is. constrained (90 percent
or more of capacity) as it _is in the Downtown Core during: peak season, holiday conditions.
During average season conditions with peak parking utilization estimated at 75 percent, the
impact of employee parking would likely be less in economic terms.
Use of public, short-term parking supply by employees should be discouraged under all seasonal
conditions in order to promote current, and future commercial growth. The City must also be
able to exercise flexibility in the. management of public parking, facilities. Demand for short-
term public parking is sensitive to both general economic trends and local land use decisions.
New construction, extensive public works projects or the expansion of existing, commercial uses
are.'ainong, some of.` he activities that can result in the displacement of existing public parking.
When public parking .is displaced the City may need to provide additional temporary or
permanent parking capacity. An effective approach to keeping employees from using the short-
term, on -street parking supply would ;include increased monitoring and enforcement of the 2-
hour limit coupled with viable, off -street parking ' options for employees. This effort would
require some degree of 'cooperation and coordination between the City, businesses owners and .
employees.
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SUMMARY OF DOWNTOWN CORE AREA'FINDIINGS •
The survey of the downtown core parking, supply wa_si conducted, :during peak, eason_ (holiday.)
conditions. Under peak season. conditions the public on- street and off - street ; parking supply
encompassed.,in Zones A and B (796 spaces) was found to be utilized at and beyond the practical
limits of capacity (9O% Rill), for a significant portion of the day. This means that While there are
some spaces available in the downtown area they are, - no - easy to find or necessarily accessible. .
Daily' peak season parking demand tends io run 15 to 20 percent 'higher compared to average
daily' demand. This estimate is based on a significant, number of parking studies conducted, by
Wilbur Smith Associates .(WSA) in the Bay Area over the past 20' years. Spot checks. and
Windshield surveys of Downtown Core parking conditions. takenin April and May, 2002 indicate
weekday,, peak hour occupancy rates of 75 percent and higher on- street (Zone A)• and
approximately 60 to 65,percent at the Keller Street Garage.
Survey f ridings indicate. that despite, high parking demand and a constrained downtown. parking
supply, measures of
g ark n utilization space turnover and vehicle- durafion are''generally .
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acceptable and efficient. While public. parking space turn -over and users adherenc
e to , rime -
restriction limits is acceptable, the survey data indicates a,'sigriificant degree of - employee "jump
parking" within the 2 -hour, on- street parking; supply.. Based on. survey• employee. use
(four plus,.hours) of the 2 =hour limit, on- street; parking supply potentially °,accounts for 25 ,percent
of the weekday hours parked of the 2 -hour limit supply within Zone-A, and;16nd B. k
acts most often associated' with a lack' 'of sufficient downtown
The impacts parking; are measured m •
terms of .safety and economics. A lack. of convenient, accessible, park-in can. impede pedestrian
and •traffic, circulation in a downtown area and ,result:in congestion points' when. vehicles wait tor
a parking space to become available. An at capacity parking supply also hampers 'the ;ability. of
city officials to, temporarily or permanently remove parking spaces from. the supply under
emergency or planned conditions. The need to find replacement spaces is much .greater and
often more- expensive under conditions where parking capacity is already constrained. The
economic impacts of a constrained parking supply in a downtown center -are Well documented'
and are ;measured in terms of potential' retail and tax revenues and latent demand.
Recommendations
The, Downtown Core area provides an overall adequate parking supply under average daily
conditions and is near or accapacity during peak. seasonal demand (December holidays and some
summer weekends). An adequate parking supply is ,a general term in that there are specific
locations where on- street, public .parking demand is .higher than the ; surrounding areas.. Kentucky
Street, between Washington Street: and Western Avenue (Zone A) is an area of high demand (85
percent during peak periods) during. average season conditions. Water Street is another area
where parking demand (85 -90 percent during peak periods) is strong throughout,the year:
Key to managing the existing parking supply would be the following steps:
• Increased. enforcement within Zone A and B. The weekday. license ,plate surveys indicates
that there .are `between 125 .to 150 vehicles which daily exceed the 2 -hour time restriction on
short- tenim,spaces. It is noted that some of these vehicles do receive citations and' that others 1
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• fall outside the past 6:00 PM limit. On Saturdays the incidents of 2 -hour violations are
approximately 15 percent higher than weekdays.
® Reducing: employee use of Downtown Core, 2 -hour on- street parking supply. The license
plate survey indicates that approximately 28 percent (1,365 hours) of all weekday hours
parked in the Downtown Core 2 -hour parking supply are attributable to vehicles parking for
four or more hours during the weekday.
Providing long -term, off - street parking for local employees in the Keller Street Garage would
address the problem of "jump parking" in the Downtown Core area. The garage currently
provides long. -term (4 -hour and 8 -hour) spaces on the second and third levels. In addition,..there
are 20 permit, long -term spaces on the second level which are leased" to' users on a monthly basis.
During average season weekdays the garage operates at around 60 to 65 percent occupancy;
which means that there is typically 100 to 125 vacant spaces available. The Keller Street Garage
is located in the Downtown Core within a -10- minute maximum walking distance of all locations
in Zone A and B. These zones represent the bulk of "jump parking" activity in the downtown.
area.
Planned improvements to the Keller Street Garage including, security measures and' general
refurbishing should make this facility more attractive to local employees. The City working with
local business owners, and, civic groups would need to promote and market the garage as a viable
long -term parking option to employees.
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Chapter
DOWNTOWN 'PRIVATE PA SUPPLY
This chapter provides an overview of the existing private parking supply in the downtown core
area. The term private parking is used in this chapter to describe all non residential parking that
is owned or operated by a .commercial /service business or a municipal' service. Private parking is
provided for use by customers /clients; employees or both and is usually restricted to use by
customers and*. employees of a. specific business or service establishment. In some locations
private parking was observed to be used for vehicle and equipment - storage.
INVENTORY, OF DOWNTOWN PRIVATE PARKING SUPPLY
Downtown- Core. Parking Supply
A inventory of private parking, facilities was conducted in March and April 2002 in the core
downtown study area. The private parking facilities were counted manually by walking each
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block in the core study, area "and by counting all private off - street: spaces where possible. The
number of spaces was tabulated:
p and each facility identified by block location and described
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where possible, in terms of the type of land use served and other physical :characteristics such as
surface condition, access and layout..
Some of the private parking facilities inventoried were found to be unpaved or to not have
• parking stalls marked. The number of spaces at these locations were estimated based on
judgement and comparisons to other lots in the area. It is likely that some private parking spaces
were not counted due to gated locations behind buildings. Overall on a block to block basis the
majority of core private parking, facilities were identified and documented.
This chapter identifies two areas that were not included in the parking inventory total. Both
areas have been identified' by the City as potential temporary parking sites during the
redevelopment of Block 14 which will result in the displacement of 100 existing surface spaces.
The paved lot located along B Street between Petaluma Boulevard South and 2 °d Street (Block
15, lot 1) is a vacated car dealership. This lot is not striped for parking but provides a large
paved surface which could provide up to an estimated 75 parking spaces. The other location is
along 1" Street between C and D Streets (Block 20, lot 1). This is a large open unpaved area
which appears to serve an. industrial use located on the south block face at D Street. There were
less than ten vehicles parked; on this parcel some of which were abandoned. It was not possible
to estimate the' number of estimated spaces for this location.
A summary of the core private parking supply by block is .shown in Figure 3 -1. In total 934
private spaces were counted within the downtown core study area. Private parking facilities in
the area, ranged in size from 100 spaces to single space.' Table 3 -1 summarizes the number,
location and use of the core area private parking supply.
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Downtown Core Parking Inventory
Block
Number
Location,
Land Use
Spaces
Description
Block 2
East Face
Commercial
20
Estimate - spaces located behind
businesses between Washington St. and
Western Ave.
Block•3
I
Commercial
14
Reserved- between Petaluma Boulevard
N. and Am ric lby
Block 4
1
Commercial
7
Telephone Alldy-Back.of Bakery-
Employee/Service
2
Commercial
2
Telephone Alley east side, near,
WashingtowStreet
Block 5
1
Office
23
Keller Street Professional Bldg. Lot
access off Liberty Street - I handicap
space
2
Office
10
Lee Bldg. - I handicap, space
3
Commercial
62
Pefahimi,Market
4
Restaurant
7
1 handicap space
5
Office
5
Analytic. Science
6
Commercial
20
5 Comers Auto Repair - 20 striped
spaces-lot used to store vehicles-total
parked during survey 35 vehicles
7
Commercial
8
Phoenix Theater Lot, unpaved, used to
store ,some vehicles.
Block 6
1
Commercial
46
World.Savings Bank - 3 handicapped
spaces
2
Commercial
18
Small business. building
3
Service
23
Pac Bell'Office - I handicapped space
Block 7
1
Commercial
19
Great. Petaluma Mill,
Block 8
1
Restaurant
30,
McNear's - Mystic Theater
2
Commercial
14
Lan Mart - unpaved lot
Block 9
Commercial
14
Wa Mutual
- 1
2
Office
9
Professional Bldg.
3
Commercial
20
Gravel lot - serves local commercial
4
Commercial
24
Wells Fargo- 2 handicapped
Block 10
1
Office
7
O' Bldg.
2
Office
22
Grace Bldg. - I handicapped
3
Commercial
40
29 Keller SL Lot - leased to local business
Table M
Downtown .'.Core Private Parkin Inventory
Block 14
1
Office
17
Church, Offices/Other
2
Service
5
Museum Staff
3
Office
40
Office Building - renovation - space,count
is estimate
Block-12
1
Commercial
15
5th.Street Tan - parking estimated side
lot gravel
Block'.0
I
Commercial
I
Yacht Club - handicap space
2
Cb
8:
Professional Bldg.
.Block 14 a
1
Commercial
.100:
Great Petaluma Mill - Pqrking ot in poor
condition - _sp ace .count estimated
2
Commercial
10
Petaluma Yacht Club.
Block IS b
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COmmercial
0
Closed car dealership lot vacant - large
paye&area
Block 16
A
Commercial'
I
'Chevron Gas Station
Commercial
32
Bank of the West 2 handipapped,spaces
Block 17
'1
Offices
.1?9L
�' Professional ,1510 ,. I h4nappoed space
2
Offices
rl,
M3
I Me dical Offices I handicapped space-
3-
Offices
'L AW Offices
.Block '18.
Offices
18
Calvary Church'Offi'ce
Block 19!
1
Commercial
13
Auto Cate and,Collision Ce stored
vehicles and tow trucks ontsite.:
Block•20 b
1•
Industrial
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Large unpaved area -s.ome,parked
vehicles trucks - equipment - industrial'
use. Parkin g,area undetermined
2
Fire Station
3
Commercial
5
,SmallsScales - Propane
,Block 21
1
Service
j 28
Employment training. Co m , uter training
Block 21,
1
Restaurant
Iish & Chips
2
Commercial
.14,
Ob.en...lot striped 7 no signs.
3'
Office.
1.6
'Briick.Bld& across from P.Q.
4
Res -
8
Quigley. - Food to
5
Commercial
17
Bank : of- Petaluma - 1, handicapped'space.
6
Commercial
A
7/11 Store - I -fiandicapped,space.
B ock 1 23
1
Service
6,
Methodist Church
2
Service
25
Post Office - Customer - employ ee
parking
Total
934*
Notes:
a To be redevelopM as.ofH
b Planned for -tem
0orary.surface•arking during , redevelopnient of Block 14.
LocationsAeyed to Figure 3-1.
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0 Land Use Categories
Table 3 -2 shows. the breakdown by land use category of the core area private parking supply.
Commercial represents the largest portion of the private parking supply however, this is a
general estimate because some commercial developments include restaurant and office uses.
Table 3 -2
Number of Private Parking Spaces within! Core Study Area
Land Use Category Number of'Spaces. Percent of Total
Commercial 605 65%
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Office - 169 18%
Restaurant 59 6%
Service 101 11%
Total 934' 100%
Estimates of parking Utilization.
Parking utilization rates were .not included in the. surveys of the downtown core private parking
facilities. However, spot checks of some facilities were conducted' and the 'findings of these
include the following:
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® Great Petaluma Mill Center (1.9 spaces). - 85 percent occupied, weekday (,1:00 PM), 95
percent occupied Saturday 11 00' AM
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® Great Petaluma Mill; 2 nd Street Lot (100. spaces): 60! percent occupied, weekday (6:00
PM), 75 percent occupied Saturday (10:00 -AM). .
® Petaluma Market (62: spaces) - 75 percent occupied; Friday (6:00 PM).
j ® McNear's Saloon (30 spaces) - 60 percent occupied, weekday (6:00' PM)
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Chapter 4
PLAN AREA PARKIN 'LIB
This chapter provides an inventory and descriptions of public and private parking facilities
located` in three plan areas outside of the downtown core, Figure 41 shows the overall parking
study area and highlights the three specific areas discussed in this chapter.
Inventory of Plan Area.'Parki'ng Supplies
A comprehensive parking, inventory was conducted in March and April 2002 to identify existing
public and private on- street and_off street parking spaces in the'three plan areas. The parking
spaces were counted manually and the locations of the facilities are shown on maps provided in
this,.chapter. The parking spaces were generally categorized, based on off - street and on- street
facilities: The majority - of off'street spaces within the three plan areas are privately controlled,
while on- street parking consists of curbside public spaces.
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Estimates were made for parking areas that are unpaved or not striped. For unmarked, on- street
j parking the number of spaces was estimated -based on the. length of the; curb face as well as
assumptions regarding vehicle lengths. For parallel parking the assumed' length was 20 feet per
vehicle; for angle parking, assumed length was 12 feet per vehicle. Based on these values it
was possible to estimate the number of vehicles that could park along a curb face.
A total of 2;1 15 spaces was identified as part of the inventory'for the three plan areas. Table 4-1
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shows the number of spapip cees, on- street and off - street by area location. A detailed description of
each of the three plan is provided" in this chapter.
Table 4-1
Number of'Parking Spaces within the Plan Areas
Plan Area
On- Street
Off - Street
Area Total
North
124
766
890
South I
0
140
140
South.II 553 604 1,157
Total 677 1,510 2,187
Source: Wilbur Smith' Associates May 2002.
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t North Area Parking' Supply
The North Plan Area boundaries are marked by the east. curbside of Petaluma Boulevard North
from East Washington Street north to Lakeville Street. The east boundary is defined by
Lakeville Street from Petaluma Boulevard North to D Street and D Street forms the south
boundary between Lakeville Street and the river. Included within this area is the Golden Eagle
Shopping Center parcel and directly across from the shopping center a large industrial area. The
industrial area was not included in the survey of North Plan Area parking. The industrial area
does provide parking for employees and visitors however, much of the parking appeared to be in
open unpaved areas and, some of these areas were not accessible to survey personnel. The access
roads into the industrial area, include Gray, Baylis and Copeland Streets and these were included
in the survey. -
A summary of the North Plan, Area parking supply is shown in Figure 42': On the figure, off-
street parking facility locations are numbered and. areas of on- street. parking are indicated. In
total, 890 parking spaces were identified within the area. Private off- 'street parking facilities:
ranged in size from 300 spaces to five spaces. Table 4 -2 summarizes the number and location of
parking spaces in the area and is keyed to Figure 4 -2.
Estimates of Parking Utilization
The survey of north area parking indicates that 86 percent of the supply is rocated' off -street and
serves primarily commercial uses. Parking utilization rates were not included in the surveys of
the plan areas. However, spot checks of some facilities were conducted`d and the findings of these
include the following: F}
• Golden Eagle Shopping. Center (299 spaces) - 55 percent occupied, weekday (1:00 PM), 75
percent occupied Saturday (11:00 AM).
• Long's Shopping Center (172 spaces) - 50 percent occupied, weekday (1:00 PM), 65
percent occupied Saturday (noon);
• Mahoney Building Lot (76 spaces) - 80 percent occupied, weekday (1:00 PM).
• Poultry Lane - Private Spaces.(30 spaces) - 40 percent occupied, weekday (1:00 PM)
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Table 4-2,
North Area Parking Supply
Off-Street Parking
Number
Location Land Use
Spaces
Description
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E. Washington St. Commercial
21
West America Bank - I handicapped
space.
2
E. Washington St.. Commercial
33
Bank of America - 2 handicapped spaces.
3
Poultry Land Restaurant
14
Thai Restaurant.
Spaces serving restaurant (14) and
adjacent commercial use (15),
3
Poultry - Lane Commercial
15
I handicapped space.
•4
Poultry Lane Commercial
76
Mahoney Bldg. and adjacent commercial
uses.
5
Poultry Lane Commercial.
5
Spaces serve adjacent uses 1 -handicapped
space.
6
Poultry Lane Commercial'
10
Estimate - spaces serve back of
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businesses: on Petaluma Blvd. Delivery
storage, and employee.
7
Petaluma Blvd N., Commercial
13
Saddle shop/Maytag appliance
8
Petaluma Office
r6
Chicago Title Bldg-
9
Lakeville Street. Commercial
12'
Grain , and fee&supply
10
E. Washington St. Commercial
172
Long's Drug Shopping Center,
4 handicapped spaces.
11
E. Washington St. Commercial
19
Shamrock Landscape,
1 handicapped, space.
12
E. Washington St. Commercial
299
Golden Eagle Shopping Center,
5, handicapped spaces.
13
Weller Street Commercial
31
Lot across from back of Rainbow
Grocery-lot underutilized and in poor
condition
14
Weller Street Public
5
Cavanagh Moo'ring and Landing Facility,
I handicapped space.
15
Weller Street Restaurant
25
River House Restaurant - 2 handicapped
spaces.
Off -Street Total
766
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North Area Par S upply
On-Street.,,Parkn
Location Land Use
Spaces .
D. escri tion
Petaluma Blvd`N. Public, Parking
40
Between E. Wmhington.and Lakeville
Street- includesyellow;.green; White
zones, -2 -hour and,unrestricted s" aces.
Poultry Lane Commercial.
30 .
Spaces located along; the"xiver bank,.and'at
back of buildings—,
Lakeville Street Public Parking
8
Unmarked- unrestricted'spaces between
Petaluma Blvd. N and „Petaluma River.
Weller Street Public Parking
27
Unmarked - unrestricted; spaces - both si'des.
of street between E Washington.and D
Street.
Cope land' - Street Public Parking
9
Unmarked - unrestricted parking on west
side of street; between E._ Washington and
D Street.
Ba lis:Street Public Parkin
10,
Unmarked - unrestricted
On- Street Total
124
Total Area Supply
890
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Land Use Categories
The predominant land, use in the north area is commercial /retail with a concentration of industrial
uses located east of the Petaluma River. Table 4 -3 shows the breakdown by land use category of
the north area parking supply. The commercial category represents a gross estimate in that many
of the parking facilities serve restaurant and office uses which are part of a larger commercial
development, such as the Golden Eagle and the Long's shopping centers.
s Table 4 -3"
Number of Private and Public Parking Spaces within the 'North Area
'Land Use Category Number of Spaces Percent of Total
Commercial 720 81% -
Office 16 2%
Restaurant 25 3
..Ai , ,Public 129 14%
riTotal 890 100%
- Source Wilbur Smith, Associates, May 2002.
South Area -f Parking Supply,
The South Plan Area I boundaries are marked by the west curbside of Lakeville Street from D
Street south to the Highway 101 ramps. This corridor consists primarily of commercial uses and
• all parking supply is provided off- street and on- site..
Figure 4-3' illustrate§ the location of off - street parking facilities. along Lakeville Street. There is
no on- street parking in the area. An estimated total of - 140 parking spaces were identified within
the area. Private off - street ,parking facilities ranged in size .from, 32 spaces to six spaces. Table
4 -4 summarizes the number and location of parking spaces in the area and is keyed to Figure 4 -3.
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South Area I Parking Supply
Off - Street Parking
Number
Location
Land Use
Spaces
Description
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Lakeville Street
Commercial
15
Automotive Repair -1 handicapped space.
2
Lakeville Street
Commercial
6
Estimate of spaces no defined parking
area. Window, doors contractor.
3
Lakeville Street
Commercial
28
Stripedparkingspaces -1 handicapped
space, Carposales others.
4
Lakeville Street
Commercial
20
Striped parking, spaces -1 handicapped
space.'Sign Co. others.
5
Lakeville Street
Commercial
10
Estimate of spaces no defined area, auto-
body shop.
6
Lakeville Street
Commercial
32
Striped`parking;- 2'handicapped spaces.
Appliance store.
7
Lakeville Street
Commercial
7
Striped `parking. - Irrigation supply.
8
Lakeville Street
Commercial'
8
Striped'parking - Glass supply.
9
Lakeville Street
Commercial
14
Stripe&spaces- Marine supply..
Total Area Supply.
140
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No on- street parking.
Locations keyed to Figure 4 -3
SURVEY FINDINGS
South Area Il Parking Supply
The South Plan Area Il boundaries are ,generally defined by the Petaluma - River on the east, 4`
Street.on. the west, D Street to the north and extending just beyond Mountain View Avenue to the
south.. This area consists of commercial, residential and office uses.
Land Lite Categories,
There is . a mix of land, uses in South. Plan Area 11 , Petaluma Boulevard South is the primary
commercial, corridor in the area with a mix of:residential, restaurant and. commercial located to ,
the eastr and west: of the corridor. Table 4 -5 shows the breakdown. by land' use: category of the
area off - street parking supply and the total number of spaces in the area'.
Table, 4 =5.
within South Area
Land Use Category Number of'Spaces Percent of Total.
Commercial 253 22%
Office % 4%
Restaurant 55 5%
Residential" '• 4 i : • 177 15%
Industrial n , 69 6%
N
Public 7 .,, Y 553 4.8% o •.
Total '' _ 1,157 1.00%
Source Wilbur Smith:Associates,.May 2002.
Figure 4 -3 illustrates -the location of off - street parking facilities and on- street, curbside parking
supply." A :estimated total 1:,157 parking spaces were identified within 'the area: Private off
street parking facilities ranged in size from 130 spaces to 3 spaces. Table- 4 -6 summarizes the
number and location of parking spaces in the area and is:keyed to Figure 4 -3.
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Table 4 -6
South Ar Il Pa rking Supply
Off - Street Parkin
Number
Location
Land "Use
Spaces
Description
1
Ist Street
Commercial
8
Rivertown Feed Co. - I handicapped space.
2
2nd Street
Commercial
15
Striped lot.- employee/customer.
3
1 st Street
Commercial
9
Striped lot -.employee/customer.
4
1st Street"
Commercial
13
Stri ed'Iot - employee - 1 handicapped space.
5
E Street
Office
12
Spaces serve real estate office.
6
2n Stree
_• Commercial
9
Veterinary hosp ital - 1 handicapped space. _
7
Petaluma Blvd S:
Commercial
28
Casa Grande Motel
8
2nd Street
Commercial
12
Marvin Foods
9
Petaluma Blvd "S" .
Restaurant
9
Pinky's Pizza restaurant
10
Petaluma Blvd &
Commercial
37
Clavey River Equipment - sale /rental 2
handicapped spaces.
11
2nd Street
Commercial
14
2 handicap eds aces. .
12
Pet aluma Blvd S.
Office
4
Chiropractic office
13
Petaluma Blvd , S.
Office
11
Allstate Insurance /others
14
Petaluma Blvd S.
Office
9
O tometrist offices.
15
Petaluma Blvd S.
Office
14
Insurance 1 handicapped space.
16
Petaluma Blvd S.
Residential
7
Salishan Apartments - 1 handicapped space
17
Petaluma &
Industrial
45
Kvall employee parking - spaces estimated,
lot is un axed.
18
Petaluma Blvd S'_
Commercial
14
South?City Market - 1 handicapped space.
19
2nd Street;
Residential
130
Foundry Wharf. complex.
20
Petaluma Blvd S„ "
:. '
12
Deli /liquor,'I handicapped space.
21
Petaluma Blvd`S
Restaurant
19
Buckhorn - I handicapped space.
22
Petaluma Blv& "a
Industrial
i
8
Bearings and Hydraulics employee /visitor
p arking.
23
Petaluma B1vd.S. •'
b Commercial
12
Downtown Auto Body shop - 1 handicapped
__ s pace.
24
Petaluma 131vdS!
Commercial
25
Van Bebber Bros. - 1 handicapped space.
25
Petaluma Blv&S.
Commercial
14
Henris;Roofing Employee /customer
26
Petaluma,Blvd`S.
Commercial
18
Plumbing contractor /supply,
employee /customer - I handicapped space.
27
Petaluma Blvd S.
Restaurant
15
Mt. Mom cafe - 1 handicapped space.
28
Petaluma BlvdS.
Industrial
16
MAC Companies, spaces estimated.
29
Petaluma Blvd S.
Residential
40
1 Diamond Head aSr. Housing. Surfaces aces.
30
2n Street
Commercial
7
Petaluma Coffee - spaces estimated, unpaved.
31
Petaluma Blvd S.
Commercial
8
Metro Hotel, unpaved lot.
32
Petaluma Blvd S.
Commercial
3
Veterinary service.
33
Petaluma, Blvd S.
Commercial
7
Junior Auto Repair /Countryside Mkt.
Off - Street Total
1 604
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Table 44
South Area If Parking Suppl
On- Street Parking
Number
Location.
Land Use
Spaces.
Description
I" Street
Public Parking
77
Between D Street H Street - ''both of .
street; predominately, unmarked.and`
unrestricted spaces.
2nd Street
Public Parking
1`07
Between D Street'and 'south of H•Street —both
sides of street, predominately unmarked and`
unrestricted,s aces a. few green zones.. '
E'Street.
Public-Parking
46
Between 1st,Street and':4th_Street_- both sides
-
of street, predoiriinately unmarked and
unrestricted s" aces:
F Street
Public Tarking
24,
Generally: between 2" 'Street and 4th' Street -
both sides of street,;predominately unmarked:
and unrestricteds aces'3 green zones aces.
'G Street
Public Parking
24
Generally between Ist�Sireet and -4th Street -
both sides of street, unmarked'
and,unrestricted' spaces;
H Street
Public, Parking
56
Generally b6fweeni lst.Street and 4th Street. -
both sides of,street; predominately unmarked
and.unrestricted spaces.
Petaluma Blvd. S.
Public Parking
90'
Between.135tmet,and H Street - both sides of
street, includes' unmarked and unrestricted'
p lus 2 hour,,4 hourand green zones:.
Petaluma-Blvd. S.
Public Parking
80°
Between H :Street and,south of Mountainview
Avenue•- bbth.sides,of street, includes
unmarked and,unrestricted plus2 hour 4
and;green zones:* ,•'
Mountainview Ave.
Public, Parking
16
Between'. Petaluma Blvd' S: and 5th Street;,
south side only; residential area
K Street
Public Parking
26
Between,P.etaluina Blvd S and_ =to the ea§t,.of
5th Street, both';sides of'street, residential area.
I Street
Public Parking'
7.
BetweenPetal'uma Blvd "S. and, 4th Street,.
both sides of street.
On- Street
Totaf
553;
Total Area. Supply
Total
1,157
Note:
Locations keyed'lto Figure 4-3 .
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SURVEY FINDINGS
Area Parking Supply Findings
The North Area parking supply estimated at 2,187 spaces serves an area of mixed commercial,
retail and industrial uses. This area is generally well served and no parking short-falls were
observed.. Parking facilities are well distributed and meet the demands of specific land uses.
Delivery trucks serving businesses along Petaluma Boulevard North were on occasion observed
impeding traffic flow. This did not appear to be a significant, problem. because the incidents
noted occurred during midday when traffic is light. Some of the delivery activity could be
moved off - street to areas behind the businesses, however it was observed that most sites could
not accommodate large trucks.
South Area I located east of Lakeville Street between D- Street and Highway 101 ramps is
comprised primarily of commercial uses. The observed parking utilization indicated no parking
deficiencies. Should this area undergo further development there~ appears "to be sufficient space
to provide parking on a project basis.
South Area II located generally between the river and Petaluma,'Boulevard;'South between D°
Street and to the south of Mountain View Way is an area of mixed' industrial; commercial' and
residential uses. The estimated public and private parking supply was, about f,160 spaces total..
There were no areas of parking shortfall observed in South Area II. and "curbside parking` along
the length of Petaluma Boulevard'South could be characterized as light to moderate throughout
the weekday. An area of future concern could be the industrial and manufacturing uses located
on Petaluma Boulevard South in the vicinity of J and K Streets. These uses were observed to.
heavily parked and an expansion in operations could result in some- spill over employee parking g
to residential streets. The Kvall employee: unpaved parking of located on the west side of
Petaluma. Boulevard. Soutli.currently parks about 45 vehicles. If this lot were-paved and striped'it
could be expanded to about-60 spaces.
Under existing conditions, parking supply and demand appear to be in balance for the three Plan
Areas. Future development plans for any of these areas will require close consideration of
parking supply needs and utilization.
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