The document summarizes a stakeholder meeting to review parking and loading regulations in the City of Kitchener. It provides an overview of the project, background information on the comprehensive zoning bylaw review, current parking requirements by land use, issues and themes identified, the work program and schedule. Key points of discussion included flexibility in occupancy measures, transit-oriented reductions, bicycle parking, and conducting parking demand studies.

1. Comprehensive Review of Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
Stakeholder Meeting 1
October 9, 2014

2. Overview
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Introductions
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Background
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Current Practice
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Issues and Themes
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Project Overview
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Data Collection
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Expected Results
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Next Steps
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Q/A

3. Background
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The City of Kitchener is conducting a Comprehensive Review of the Zoning By- law (CRoZBy)
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The CRoZBy process will:
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result in the implementation of the relevant components of the new Official Plan
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help implement recent studies and reflect best practices.

4. Background
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Section 6 – Off-Street Parking and Off-Street Loading includes the following topics:
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Location of parking and loading spaces;
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Location and number of driveways;
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Design standards (i.e. parking stall and aisle dimensions);
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Minimum parking spaces by use including separate minimum parking space requirements for the Downtown zones (“D” zones);
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Shared parking;
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Parking reductions;
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Location, size and minimum number of required loading spaces;
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Regulations related to the parking and storage of commercial vehicles and equipment, major recreational equipment and utility trailers, and;
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Required amount of barrier-free accessible parking spaces.

5. Background
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One of the components of the current Comprehensive Review of the Zoning By-law is to investigate the current practicality of all of the regulations within existing Section 6, Parking and Loading.
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Although most of the other components in the review are being fully conducted by City staff, the Parking Review requires the assistance of a consultant in order to assess the existing conditions and regulations, consider best practices, and suggest changes to the zoning regulations.
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Staff will then move forward to consider incorporating recommended changes into the new Zoning By-law.

6. Current Practice
Detached Dwelling UnitMultiple ResidenceRetirement HomeOfficeRetailRestaurantA) 1.0 / dwelling unitA) 1 / unitA) 4 spaces as baselineB) + 0.5 / bedroom over 4 totalB) + 0.25 / unit for visitorsB) + 1 / bedroomA) MR-4 = 1.50 / unitA) 1 / 4 seats B) MR-6 = 1.25 / unitC) MR-8 = 1.25 / unitD) MR-12 = 1.25 / unitE) MR-25 = 1.00 / unitA) 1.0 / unit (for 3-5 units) A) 0.5 / unit B) 1.5 / unit (6-12 units) C) 1.8 / unit (13-60 units) D) 1.5 / unit (61+ units) E) 0.165 / unit for units < 51 m2A) 1.0 / unit A) 3.33 / 100 m2 A) 12.5 / 100 m2B) 0.3 / unit for units < 50 m2B) 2 / 100 m2 in downtown areaB) 3 spaces required if no seating providedA) 1.0 / unit B) + 0.15 / unit for visitorsA) 1.25 / 1 bedroom unit A) 0.85 / employeeB) 1.50 / 2 bedroom unit B) + 0.5 / unitC) 1.75 / 3+ bedroom unit D) + 0.35 / unit for visitorsA) 0.5-0.8 / 1 bedroom unit A) 1 / 100 m2 A) 0 spaces (in some cases) B) 0.8-1.0 / 2 bedroom unitB) 200-10,000 m2 GFA = 1.5 / 100 m2B) 200-500 m2 GFA = 1 / 100 m2 C) 1.0-1.2 / 3+ bedroom unitC) 10k-20,000 m2 GFA = 3.0 / 100 m2D) 0.3-0.8 / unit for units < 45 m2 (regulations subject to many differences based on type of development and specific location within the city) 0.5-1.2 / unit A) 0.25 / unit A) 2.0-2.4 / 100 m2 A) 3 for first 50 m2 (regulations subject to many differences based on type of development and specific location within the city) B) + 1 / 100 m2 of medical servicesB) (near LRT) = 1.8-2.3 / 100 m2B) + 10 / 100 m2 >50m2A) 0.9-1.25 / unit B) + 0.1-0.15 / dwelling unit for visitorsC) +0.50 / live-work unit for visitors (regulations subject to many differences based on type of development and specific location within the city) A) 0.65-1 / unitA) >50m2 units = 1 / 100 m2 A) first 300 m2 = 1 / 100 m2A) first 300 m2 = 1 / 100 m2A) first 100 m2 = 2 / 100 m2B) 0.5 / unit for units < 50 m2 B) 50-70 m2 units = 1.43 / 100 m2 B) up to 500 m2 = 10 / 100 m2 (regulations subject to many differences based on type of development and specific location within the city) C) <70 m2 units = 1.43 / 100 m2 (max 2.2 / unit) C) 500+ m2 = 5 / 100 m2City of Vancouver1.0 / dwelling unitB) thereafter = 2 / 100 m2B) thereafter = 2 / 100 m29-16 / 100 m21.0 / dwelling unitCity of Ottawa1.0 / dwelling unitCity of Calgary2.5-3.4 / 100 m2D) 20,000+ m2 GFA = 6.0 / 100 m2C) 500+ m2 GFA = 5 / 100 m21 / 3 residents28.5 / 100 m2 of public area4 / 100 m22 / 100 m2 4.0 / 100 m21 / 4 person capacityB) 15 / 100 m25 / 100 m24.3-5.4 / 100 m213.3 / 100 m20.35-1.5 / 100 m22.0 / Dwelling Unit2.0 / dwelling unit0.50 / unit3.2 / 100 m2C) + 0.25 / unit for visitors 3.5 / 100 m2City of TorontoCity of Kitchener1.0 / 3 residents4.0 /100 m23.0 / 100 m23.0 / 100 m2City of BurlingtonCity of Mississauga1.0 / dwelling unit1.0 / dwelling unit5 / 100 m23.6 / 100 m2B) + 1 / every 3 staffCity of Hamilton1.0 / dwelling unit0.3 / unitCity of Cambridge2.5 / 100 m22.5 / 100 m212 / 100 m21.0 / dwelling unitCity of Waterloo

7. Issues and Themes
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Flexibility to consider more appropriate measure of occupancy (i.e. bedrooms)
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Ion Rapid Transit corridor “area of influence”;
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High-frequency conventional transit routes “area of influence”;
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Consideration of electric vehicle parking and compact vehicle parking requirements;
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Consideration of bicycle parking requirements;
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Consideration of parking maximums;

8. Issues and Themes
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Consideration of parking reduction guidelines for mixed- use developments that take into account the specific nature and parking needs and characteristics of the uses;
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Establishing and encouraging parking reduction guidelines for TDM supportive developments (completed as a component of PARTS Ph 2);
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For the development of large residential buildings involving pre-sales and unbundled parking, consider amending the amount of required parked based on the observed demand; and
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Complete a comprehensive parking study to determine an observed parking demand within the City of Kitchener

9. Work Program
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Background Review
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Parking Demand Data Collection
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Section 6 Review
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The Role of TDM
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Benefits of Shared Parking
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Study Documentation

10. Schedule
12345123412341234512341234123452.0 Work Plan Task2.1Background Review2.2Parking Demand Data Collection2.3Stakeholder Engagement2.3Stakeholder Meetings2.4Section 6 Review2.5Role of TDM2.6Role of Shared Parking2.7Draft Report2.7Final Report2.7Project Team Meetings2.7Council PresentationTasks2015SeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberJanuaryMarch2014February

11. Background Review
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Kitchener’s new Official Plan
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Zoning By-law 85-1, as amended
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City of Kitchener Comprehensive Review of the Zoning By-law website –
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Kitchener Integrated Transportation Master Plan – June 2013
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City of Kitchener TDM Strategy - 2010
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City of Kitchener Cycling Master Plan – August 2010
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Planning Around Rapid Transit Stations website, including Phase 1 documents, and Phase 2 initiatives such as Transportation Demand Management Strategy (currently in progress)
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TDM Trip & Parking Reduction Strategy, 2011 (available upon request)
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Opinion and Recommended Directions for Studying the Multiple Dwelling Parking Rates in the City of Kitchener’s Zoning By-law – May 2014 (available upon request)

12. Background Review
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City of Kitchener Staff Report CSD-13-067 on Zoning By-law 85-1 Update and Work Program, specifically the Background Information Paper 1: Parking Regulations and Standards
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Kitchener’s Urban Design Manual
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City of Kitchener Long Term Parking Strategy – January 2011
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Kitchener’s Downtown Parking Survey – 2013 (available upon request)
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Kitchener’s Central Neighbourhoods Map (available upon request)
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Kitchener’s Planning Communities Map (available upon request)
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Kitchener Growth Management Plan – September 2013-September 2015)
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Kitchener Growth Management Strategy Annual Monitoring Report 2014 (Currently in progress)
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Kitchener’s Traffic By-law and amendment to deal with Snow Events
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Kitchener’s Disabled Parking By-law

13. Data Collection
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Urban/Suburban Definitions
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PARTS boundaries
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Site Selection Criteria
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Self Contained Parking
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Isolated Access
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Uses Office, Retail, L/M/H Residential, School
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50- 60 Sites total
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Weekday, Saturday
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Oktoberfest, Thanksgiving, Christmas
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Plan for 4-5 weeks starting October 20
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Selected Sites Examples

14. Candidate Office Sites

15. Land UseDetailsNeighbourhood36520 Bingemans Centre DriveMTE OfficeOfficeSingleSuburbanB-237508 Riverbend DrEconomical InsuranceOfficeSingleSuburbanB-238515 Riverbend DrErnst & YoungOfficeSingleSuburbanB-239539 Riverbend DriveCrawford & CompanyOfficeSingleSuburbanB-240560 Bingemans Centre DrBroda SeatingOfficeSingleSuburbanB-341262 Manitou DriveLabstatOfficeSingleUrbanM-442148 Manitou DriveMiovisionOfficeMultiUrbanM-44372 Victoria StreetMultiple Office tenantsOfficeMultiUrbanD-644209 Frederick StreetMultiple office and medical tenantsOfficeMultiUrbanCR-145447 Frederick StreetOfficeMultiUrbanC-346450 Frederick StreetOfficeMultiUrbanC-24725-49 Frederick StreetStantecOfficeMultiUrbanD-148675 Queen St SWalter Fedy and others, including self storageOfficeMultiUrbanMU-3#AddressDescriptionCategoryZoning
Candidate Office Sites

16. Candidate Residential Sites

17. Land UseDetailsNeighbourhood10545-565 Belmont Ave WTowns + 2x high riseResidentialHigh densitySuburbanMU-211695 Strasburg RoadHigh riseResidentialHigh densitySuburbanR-81245 Cedarhill CrescentTownhousesResidentialMedium densitySuburbanR-813250 Country Hill DriveHigh riseResidentialHigh densitySuburbanR-91410 & 11 Overlea Drive2x high riseResidentialHigh densitySuburbanR-715923-35 Glasgow StCluster multiple development (quads)ResidentialLow densitySuburbanR-616535 Windflower DrCluster townhouse developmentResidentialLow densitySuburbanR-617101-161 Fallowfield DrHighrise residentialResidentialHigh densitySuburbanR-818171-175 David Bergey DrCluster townhouse developmentResidentialMedium densitySuburbanR-6195-63 Queenston Drive and 40- 60 Montcalm Drivetownhouse developmentResidentialLow densitySuburbanR-620170 Country Hills Drmedium rise apartmentResidentialMedium densitySuburbanR-821196 Sixth Ave.Low RiseResidentialLow densitySuburbanR-622246 Avalon Pl.Low RiseResidentialLow densitySuburbanR-623410-450 Pioneer Dr.Low Rise - Cluster TownsResidentialLow densitySuburbanR-624301 Spadina Rd. ELow Rise - Cluster TownsResidentialLow densitySuburbanR-725317 Mill StreetMill Creek Place'ResidentialMedium densityUrbanR-7in a Station Area26560 Queen Street SIron Horse TowersResidentialHigh densityUrbanMU-327205-215 Victoria Street SVictoria st & Walnut StResidentialHigh densityUrbanR-7 and MU-22844 Walnut StStacked TownhousesResidentialLow densityUrbanR-62911 Margaret Avenue and 100 Queen Street S2x high riseResidentialHigh densityUrbanR-930555 King Street EStreet fronting stacked townhousesResidentialMedium densityUrbanMU-33157 Queen Street N"Regency" - High rise multiple dwellingResidentialHigh densityUrbanD-432250 Frederick Street"Tivoli" - high rise multiple dwellingResidentialHigh densityUrbanR-933307 Queen Street SBread & RosesResidentialHigh densityUrbanMU-234110 Highland RdTownhouses behind Woodside ParkResidentialMedium densityUrbanR-835188 Margaret AvenueResidentialHigh densityUrbanR-8#AddressDescriptionCategoryZoning
Candidate Residential Sites

18. Candidate Retail Sites

19. Land UseDetailsNeighbourhood1700 Strasburg RoadForest Glen PlazaRetailMixedSuburbanC-321005 Ottawa St NStanley Park MallRetailMixedSuburbanC-33421 Greenbrook DrGiant Tiger PlazaRetailMixedSuburbanC-24123 Pioneer Drive"Zehrs Plaza" - Multi-tenantedRetailMixedSuburbanC-35310 Fairway Road SNW Corner of Fairway Rd & Wilson St (Golf Town, Shoppers)RetailMixedUrbanC-86325 Max Becker DriveWilliamsburg Plaza @ Fischer-Hallman Rd & Max Becker DrRetailMixedUrbanC-2787 Victoria St NCake Box PlazaRetailMixedUrbanD-68236 Victoria St NMulti-tenanted office and LA FitnessRetail/OfficeMixedUrbanMU-29751 Victoria St. SShopping centre with medical officesRetail/OfficeMixedUrbanCR-2#AddressDescriptionCategoryZoning
Candidate Retail Sites

20. Desired Results
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Temporal demand pattern
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Geographical differences
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Influence of Mixed Use

21. 0501001502002503003500:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00 Estimated Parking Demand Time of DayLUC 221 Apartment VisitorLUC 221 ApartmentLUC 931 Quality RestaurantLUC 820 RetailLUC 701 OfficeProposed Site Supply = 292 spaces

22. Next Steps
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Collect and Summarize Demand Data
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Section 6 Review
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TDM
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Shared Parking
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Present to Stakeholders
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Late November / Early December

23. Thank You
Q/A?