11-22-2018, 04:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-22-2018, 04:36 PM by danbrotherston.)
(11-22-2018, 03:07 PM)Spokes Wrote:(11-22-2018, 01:43 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Are the parking minimums zero? That would be great if they aren't any, but I'd be a little surprised if that was the case.
The nearest parking garage is probably city hall (King/Young), but there are closer public parking lots (King/Francis), which could be developed into garages if needed. There are also literally a dozen private parking lots which are closer, which again comes to the stupidity of requiring parking for each use in a downtown core...The Kaufman lofts have a huge surface parking lot, that's half empty at the same time a public garage would be half full.
Broadly, as a resident (and taxpayer) it just ticks me off that I look at a giant, mostly empty parking garage (Charles/Benton) all day, while I hear about how much more parking is needed downtown. I'm not against parking, but there are enormous costs to too much parking, and having parking minimums is achieving exactly that.
Sorry, I didn't mean there weren't any. I just meant I didn't know why I brought it up since that's not what we were talking about. I have no idea if they apply.
The lot at Kauffman is usually half empty, but aren't all of the spots owned/spoken for by residents?
Ahh, sorry, I misunderstood.
Yes, which is telling when it come to the demand for parking--I'm sure the amount of parking was dictated by minimums, albeit those from 10 years ago. Unfortunately, depending on how the condo corporation is structured, it would likely mean all the unit owners would have to be on board with any change to the parking arrangement.