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C20-2023-039 Modify Minimum Bicycle Parking Requirements Dan Hennessey | Consulting Engineer | January 9, 2024 1 of 6Recent Parking-Related Changes • City Council Resolution – May 4 (recommended 10-1) • Planning Commission Briefing – August 29 (no action) • Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee – September 20 (recommended 5-2) • Urban Transportation Commission – October 3 (recommended 8-0)*** • Planning Commission Public Hearing – October 10 (recommended 9-0-1) • City Council Public Hearing – November 2 (approved 8-2)  in effect November 13, 2023 2 of 6Urban Transportation Commission Recommendation 20231003-004 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Urban Transportation Commission recommends City staff… • Remove references to minimum bicycle parking and the entirety of Part 2 of “APPENDIX A. ‐ TABLES OF OFF‐STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS”; II. • Remove all references to Appendix A in Section 25‐6‐477 ‐ BICYCLE PARKING; • Simplify the minimum bike parking requirements to a ratio of planned motor vehicle parking, based on the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan 50/50 Mode Share Goal (which projects 50% of commuters driving alone and 5% of commuters biking), and add the following minimum requirements to Section 25‐6‐477: A. Commercial Uses: A minimum of 2 spaces or 10% of the planned motor vehicle spaces, whichever is greater; B. Multi‐Family Residential Uses: A minimum of 5 spaces or 10% of the planned motor vehicle spaces, whichever is greater; C. Single‐Family or Two‐Family Residential Uses: None; D. All Other Uses: A minimum of one bicycle parking space or 10% of the planned motor vehicle spaces, whichever is greater. 3 of 6City Council Resolution 20231109-056 “BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: The City Manager is directed to initiate amendments to City Code, including Title 25 (Land Development), to modify bicycle parking requirements to be consistent with the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP) mode split goals, per the Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) Recommendation 20231003-004; and these proposed amendments should move through the standard Boards & Commissions review and Council approval processes to ensure sufficient public input.” • RECOMMENDED by staff to create consistency between modal split goals and built environment and to simplify bicycle parking requirements 4 of 6Changes to Title 25 • Changes to Chapter 25-2, Zoning • A reference removed in Section 25-6-478 has been copied and placed here • Section 25-6-477 Bicycle Parking • Modified to reflect UTC recommended language • References to Appendix A have been removed • Section 25-6-591 CBD, DMU, P, UNO Districts • Remove references to past ordinances that have been remedied • Remove a separate requirement for bicycle parking referring to Appendix A • Appendix A • Remove references to bicycle parking 5 of 6Schedule for Adoption • City Council Resolution – May 4 (recommended 10-1) • Planning Commission Briefing – August 29 (no action) • Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee – September 20 (recommended 5-2) • Urban Transportation Commission – October 3 (recommended 8-0)* • Planning Commission Public Hearing – October 10 (recommended 9-0-1) • City Council Public Hearing – November 2 (approved 8-2)  in effect November 13, 2023 • City Council Direction – November 9 (approved 9-1) • Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee – December 13 (recommended 6-0) • Planning Commission Public Hearing – January 9 • City Council Public Hearing – February 1 6 of 6