B | Consideration and Approval of Parking Demand Study: Request by the Holy Trinity Catholic Newman Center to approve a Parking Demand Study for a new place of worship building at 520 W. Riordan Rd., subject to the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. | ||||||
Senior Planner Genevieve Pearthree provided a PowerPoint presentation that covered the following: NEWMAN CENTER PARKING DEMAND STUDY REQUEST NEWMAN CENTER PROPOSAL CONCEPT PLAN BUILDING FLOOR PLANS – 1ST FLOOR BUILDING FLOOR PLAN – 2ND FLOOR PARKING DEMAND STUDY METHODS PARKING DEMAND STUDY RESULTS TRANSPORTATION MODE WHEN NAU IS IN SESSION TRANSPORTATION MODE WHEN NAU IS NOT IN SESSION CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED PARKING DEMAND FOR AVERAGE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES PROPOSED PARKING DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES STAFF RECOMMENDATION Vice Mayor Aslan asked if any part of the original building is staying in tact. Father Matt Lowry stated that they are trying to preserve what they can but much of the materials include encapsulated asbestos which is problematic. Councilmember House asked how much parking is currently available and how much will be available after construction. Father Lowry stated that currently there are 62 spaces available and that will be reduced down to 45. Tyler Denham addressed Council stating that the parking study is out of sync with many of the city’s other goals. Having more parking brings more vehicles, less parking encourages carpool and other means of transportation. He indicated that the City really should not be involved in the process of managing parking demand especially in an area that is not residential. Vice Mayor Aslan stated that the process does seem odd and is out of principle with other city documents and practices; he indicated that he would like to see an effort to fix the process. Councilmember House agreed that revisions to the process may be warranted; the applicant is showing willingness to reduce the footprint of parking which supports the city’s priorities. Councilmember McCarthy stated that he supports the deviation from the general guidelines and likes the inclusion of the pedestrian path. He too supports a future discussion about a modification of the process. Councilmember Sweet noted her support of the staff recommendation and also supports revisiting the parking requirements at a later time. Councilmember Matthews voiced her support of the recommendations of staff. She also supports a future discussion about the process but cautioned about going too far and limiting the ability to travel during the extreme weather events that Flagstaff experiences. Mayor Daggett also voiced her support for the staff recommendation and future discussions about parking requirements. |
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Moved by Councilmember Jim McCarthy, seconded by Vice Mayor Austin Aslan to approve the parking demand study with the following conditions:
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Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously | |||||||