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April 1, 2025 <br />Centerville Planning & Zoning Commission <br />Page 6of 17 <br />RE: Downtown Master Plan & Development Guidelines ÏParking Standards <br />Current Master Plan & Development Guidelines standards <br />The Master Plan does not contain any specific numerical standards for commercial parking. It says <br />that Ñ\[p\]arking numbers . . .Ò will be Ñsubject to individual review and approvalÒ.I recommend <br />that this be changed to say parking will be regulated by the Zoning Code. <br />Standards in other communities <br />The parking requirements for commercial uses in some other nearby communities situated similarly <br />to Centerville are summarized in the table below. National studies suggest that parking <br />requirements for many commercial and office uses are decreasing compared to 20-40 years ago. <br />Some communities are also adopting maximum parking ratios in addition to the minimums, to <br />reduce the amount of pavementbeing built.The consensus from theseveral nearbycommunities <br />surveyed below is5/1,000 sq ft for both commercial and office uses, with different approaches to <br />clinics Ïsome based on number of doctors, some on the number of employees and exam rooms. <br />Still other communities (not surveyed below) require a higher parking ratiofor small office buildings <br />and a lower ratio for larger office buildings. <br />Commercial Parking Standards ÏSelected Communities <br />City Use >RetailOfficeClinicBankShopping <br />Center <br />Spaces/1,000 sq ft <br />Lino Lakes 5.05.05.04.05.0 <br />Hugo 4.05.05.04.0N/A <br />Blaine 5.04.06.72.5N/A <br />Circle Pines 5.06.06.06.0N/A <br />Forest Lake 5.05.06/Dr.N/AN/A <br />Columbus 5.05.01/empl+1/rm5.0N/A <br /> <br />