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Home My WebLink About1686 OrdinanceORDINANCE. - NO, 1,686 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE OFF- STREET PARKING ,PLAN FOR THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF PASCO WHEREAS,, Off -Street Parking 'is necessary th the Central gusimess District to promote business and stabilize the: tax base NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE'CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN,AS FOLLOWS,: Sectilon, I., T . be attached' document lab!E.l . ed Comprehensive: Parking Plan for the Central Business Dfs�trict is here -adopted Section 2. This Ordi,nan-ce shall be in full force and effect after its passage and publi'cati,oh�j a,s reqo'i*y -red b law. PASSED; .by the C'ity Council a,nd AP , RROVED, as provided by law, .this 3 day, of December 1974.. DO. UNTOMAYOR, ATTEST: LEO 1.- OLNEY, D1RECTQR OF Filtopr AND EX-OFFICJO, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORII: PURI,CK 71r.. -ROACH,, -CITY ATTORNEY- C011PREHENS.-IVE PA2icrlPLAN FOR CENTRAL BUSINESS- DISTRIt DESIGN CONCEPT The concept: for a first -stage reservoir of off-street parking includes three surface Lots (two existing) 'loc'ated, as shown in the, attached dra,,iong7.TIr�ese are pertpph�e,ra;l to the 'high-value re -tail core, with i nvi ti nq c'onn'e-rti."o'ns to i t for node"stri ans .. The location of: tlies e'pa�rki:ng lots adjacent to, the minipark and pedestr.i°an spaces suggests that design of all these spaces'should employ similar or complementary, decorative materials, pavi'nq, landscaping, linhting, signing, etc. In turn,, the location and ,des.ign of park, ,andperfes.trian ;fa'ci`lities shQiiId male the parking lots read -i ly 'vis b10. and at-tra`ct ve in appearance,. ; i From an o'peratJonal cost s'tandpo'int, several Large aggregations of off-street parking are: preferable to numberous small ones. From a psyc4ol:ogical stand point, drivers Tn search of a parting space are l;i.kely to feel `rpre certa'Th that they can find .a. space available in one, of these larger lots with l esus trout, Te; than hunti=ng around through many small ones.. This spatial arrangement' also reduces the tendency of shoppe=rs to, return to and move their cars between retail destinations, especially if the pedes.tr, Pan envtronmeiit. i s a °p.l easant one. The largest of the three parking &real, near the 4th and Col=umbia Street inte=rsection, may ,serve occasionally as part of an outdoor exhibit area, i:n conjunction with the proposed park space just north of it.. QUANTI;TY Or PARKIN a Objective measures of parking need are apnroximat:io.ns at best-. There are many variaf,les affecting a customer''s Willingness to walk a given distance from his car �i to a, rotaAl � e'slti natti.om. Wi`thi therIlgh;t mi xture sof inducements, the d1stanc'e cwl he increased beyond' the mi nirial 3`0'0 feet which is often used as a rule of thumb. One of these inducements is the feeling that a par'kinq area of sufficient size offers cer"ta,i my :of finding a space to leave the car Wi thou wandering around CBD streets. Corns i dpred in "this way, a space 'wit`h,i n a well -desi gned, off=`street parking area is probably worth more than a parallel space along the retail fron,ta:ne itself. For this reason, the proposed CED parking distribution concept entails the displace- ment of approximately 81 on -street parallel parki°ng spaces to ,provide space for special street heaut-ifintTon me'asures. T,4e off-street, parl:'.ng lots provide,, on the other hand, approximately 114, new public park; bio spaces.. The net increase 'of 116 spaces will meet a major part of foreseeable demand aristna from reoccunancv' of vacant retail space. When additional business uses are attracted to the CED, expaosio;n of the initial peripheral parking areas `will be required. LIGHTING Lighting f'i,Xtures should complement the overall CRD design theme, particularly tK adjacent park area. This means they should }gave a Mexican/Southwest duality about them, while st 11 providing the necessary height and 1i.ght intensity for safe vehi.cula,r maneuvers i;n the lot after dark:. Lighting design should be the same in all three parking lots. S,hGNJNG Since the. off-'stree't parking concentrations afire; not served directly- by Lewis Street, di recti.onal signs wi'l l be especial l'y important to new vi si tors . These should 'be prominent on Lewis Street, with harder signs encoura;gi`ng eastbound moterists to turn ri',gilt or Teft on .5th Avenue ane westbound moteri,sts to turn on 3rd Avenue to reach parking areas S mi'tar' signs would be used on 4th Avenue encouraging use of peripheral lots. Thts is intended to lessen the number of motorists cruising a.l ong Lewis and fina'lly raking turns through the 4t'h/-Lewis intersection itself. The train directional signs should :be designed to make their color and configuration t1er in w,it_h the, "GBD therile, while :s't-ill standing. out from private business s'79ns wi°l1 typically be mounted at a lower level. The adjoining d'4agram su;gdests frames of dark' wood or iron and a distinctive lettering style to establish some common .design elements. ACCESS V.ehi collar movements in parking lot Nuni.ber I should interfere as little, ass poss.i bl e with enjoyment of the park and other adjacent pedestrian oriented spaces such as a marketplace as shown in the diagram. 14hen :property is purchased for both part: and parki rfo lot., tlae east -west a'1 l eyw y should be designed to i,nhi b`i t ordinary through traffic, so that pedestrian movement between the park and oropo ed market p1ace can flourish. Street connect`i'ons should be, limited as shown in the diagrams, keeping sidewalk crossings 'to a minimum. hn parking l'>ot dumber 2 south of t:he Payless store, the d'iag'ram indicates use of the alleyway for cfrcul,ati.on within and, froh the 1'.ot. Current traffic: p1,a'ns indicate that alley traffic will be limited to one-way westward movement. It is recommended' that traffic be restrained., or at least slowed, eastward across the pedestrian valkcway slTown in the diagram. Entry to parking lot ,Numher 2 would therefore be from Clark Street only, w;hit_hi should be sufficient fo'r�,,a lot of t1 is moderate stze.. In parking lot Number 3 Qwest of City 1:111, only minor changes are advisableto make it more full a part of the off-street business parking system. SERVICE ENTRANCE The need. to get vehicles close to, the. back doors of businesses may still be. accommodatedwith the, p4,ttern indi':cated above, although somewhat compromidse.d. Scheduling of early iJiorninq derliveries where possible. will reduc`c the number of conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles. Voluntary efforts to park employees' ca°rs in CBD fringe areas will facilitate c.i rcul ati on and parking of those vehicles. that are essential to. conducting businesses. PARKING LOT QPERATIJ It is understood that since meters have ,been :removed from CBD street parking spaces, that Mae additional off *street parking lots will provide free parking as viell. Once constructed, the only significant operational cost would, therefore., be. routine mai ntenante !of i andscapicng;, trash' -pickup. ani oc:ca;sfona.l repair ;of the pawki.ng lot surface. UNDERGROUND UTILITI_ES- The mini par and ;pa_rki ng lots Humber 1 and 3. are hoca�ted in the ugly shadow of over- head power transmission lines in the alleyways flanking Lewis Street- bhWergro,unding should precede. paving of the parking 1oILs 'if possible.. Z W. 'BONNEVILLE ST: w > a 0 KC M Z �.. i ,.•a K E !!_ [ � � ifs' � < �a 6 - t S T]' ia�:'rSLzzgo �-'>.�.,..'t� 7�.r;`§i' "+,,ate-.w"''R•"' Mu�`� c�i�'"da3=4y;'�°`r �i,,c '�y,,{�:7,�`�t ,� `''^`';-•:7 'd . �.:+,t-u .,..srs . .•`..'. ixSr�`k'._u.,.=�..`".r...- `^sS-�m-.,�-",... January 14; 1975 Roberts, Shefelman, Lawrence, Gay & Moch Mils IBM Building Seattle, Washington Attn: George Mack Re: Ordinance No. 1686 Off -Street Parking in Central Business District Dear Mr. Mack: Per your correspondence of January 6, 1975, attached is a copy of Comprehensive Parking Plan for Central Business District in the City of Pasco. If we can be of further assistance to you in any way, please do not hesitate to call on us. Sincerely, Leo £ . Olney Director of Finance LEO:ew Enc: (1 set) 9