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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 4293 ORDINANCE NO.42,93_ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 172, PARKING AND LOADING, OF THE CODE OF FAYETTEVILLE, TO PROVIDE BICYCLE PARKING RACK REQUIREMENTS ; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 156, VARIANCES, TO PROVIDE FOR A BICYCLE RACK VARIANCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1 . That Chapter 172, Parking and Loading, of the Code of Fayetteville, is hereby amended to add the following: § 172.03 . BICYCLE PARKING RACK REQUIREMENTS. A. When Bicycle Parking Racks are Required. All proposed new construction requiring twenty-five (25) off street, automobile parking spaces or more shall require bicycle parking. All proposed or required expansions in automobile parking lots shall also meet the requirements of this ordinance. B. Amount of Bicycle Parking Racks Required. The following table shall be used to determine the minimum number of bicycle parking racks to be provided. (Note: each rack equals 2 bicycle parking spaces). Total Bicycle Racks Equivalent Total Off-:Street Equivalent Total Off-street Required Automobile Parking required by Automobile Parking required by code in a Non-residential code in a Residential Development Development 1 25-30 25-50 2 31 -60 51 - 100 3 61 -90 101 - 150 4 91- 120 151 -200 5 121 - 150 201 -250 1 additional rack per/ each additional 100 spaces each additional 150 auto spaces C. Definition of a Bicycle Parking Rack. Each bicycle parking rack holds two (2) bicycles. Each rack shall be an inverted U-type rack (as per specifications.) D. Spacing of Racks. Each bicycle parking space shall have 2'-0" x 6'x0" clear space, paved or unpaved, beside the rack allowing each rack to potentially count as two spaces. The 2'0" Page 2 ord . 4293 dimension may overlap another bicycle parking space such that racks positioned in a parallel row may be 2'6" on center (see Figure 1 .) E. Position of Bicycle Parking Racks. 1 . Bicycle parking racks should be located within 50 feet of a public entry. 2. Bicycle parking facilities should have adequate lighting for the operation of combination and key locks at night and to minimize theft. 3 . Bicycle parking racks should be positioned so that no pedestrian traffic is impeded. 4. Bicycle parking racks should not be located within bus stops, loading zones, or other curb space where on-street parking is permitted unless approved by the City Traffic Engineer. 5. Bicycle parking racks shall have a 15'0" clearance from edge of fire hydrants. 6 . Bicycle parking racks should have a 4'0" clearance from existing street furniture, including mailboxes and light poles. 7. Bicycle parking rack location shall not interfere with ADA standards. F. Variations in Requirements. 1 . Up to ten percent ( 10%) of required automobile parking maybe substituted with bicycle parking at a rate of one (1 ) additional bicycle rack for one automobile space. This reduction shall be allowed in addition to other variances, reductions and shared parking agreements. The 10% reduction allowance is based on the total required parking before any variances are applied. 2. Any property owner required to have bicycle parking may elect to establish a shared bicycle parking facility with any other property owner within the same block to meet the combined requirements. G. Procedure for Compliance. 1 . For projects requiring bicycle parking, the bicycle parking shall be indicated on the site plan that is submitted to the Planning Division for approval. (All site plans must be drawn to scale.) 2. Shared bicycle parking agreements that meet the requirements of this ordinance shall be automatically approved. H. Specifications. 1 . Design. Each rack shall bean inverted U-type rack designed with either extended legs for embedment in concrete footing, or with a steel flange for bolting onto paved surface. The apex of the U shall be 2'9" - 3'0" above the ground. The legs of the U-shape shall be 1 '6" on center. Page 3 0 • ord . 4293 a. With Embedment. The rack legs shall extend 9" into a concrete footing. Before applying finish, the pipe shall be drilled 3" above the base and fitted with a 6" long, 7/ 16" diameter steel cross bar. This cross bar shall be welded into place, lies horizontally and acts as an anchor. b. With Flange Mount. A pre-drilled, steel flange, minimum 8" square, shall be welded to the bottom of each leg before final finish is applied. The flange shall have a minimum of three (3) bolt holes. Each bolt hole shall accept a 1 /2" diameter steel bolt. 2. Materials. Racks are to be constructed of 1 1 /2" Schedule 40 Steel pipe ( 1 .90" x 0. 145" wall). The pipe shall be bent in one piece (not welded in sections). 3 . Finishes. Unless the pipe material is stainless steel, the pipe shall have PVC coating, powdercoat finish or hot-dipped galvanized finish applied after the flange has been welded in place (surface mount method) or the anchoring cross bar has been fitted in a drilled hole (embedment method). 4. Anchoring the Rack. Paving is not required, however, racks shall be securely anchored through one of the two following methods. a. With Embedment. The rack shall be embedded in a min. of 9" diameter, 10" deep concrete footing. b. With Flange Mount. Racks shall be anchored with 3 inch anchor bolts, 1 /2" in diameter. Mounting flange shall be a minimum 3/8" plate. Illustration. Figure 1 . 2 racks spaced 2'-6" on center and equaling 4 parking spaces. Section 2. That Chapter 156, Variances, of the Code of Fayetteville, is hereby amended to add the following: § 156.02(B)5 . Bicycle Rack Variance. The Planning Commission may modify or waive the requirement for or the design standards for a bicycle rack. PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of February , 2004. q i1teA0` - APPROVED: v ^. By: Charles Daniel Coody, Mayor a page 4 ord . 4293 ATTEST: By: Heather Woodruff, City Clerk 0 0 NAME OF FELE: Ordinance No. 4293 CROSS REFERENCE: 02/20/00 Ordinance No. 4293 01/22/01 Planning Division Correspondence 01 /22/01 Planning Commission Minutes 02/20/01 Staff Review Form 03/07/01 Departmental Correspondence from City Clerk boo QA &11LA;4 ;0A1 NOTES : FAYETTEVILLE THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS 113 W. Mountain St. TORR Fayetteville, AR 72701 Telephone: 575-8264 PLANNING DIVISION CORRESPONDENCE TO: Fayetteville Planning Commission FROM: Dawn T. Warrick, Planner THRU: Tim Conklin, City Planner DATE: January 22, 2001 AD 00-45.00: Administrative Item (Fayetteville Sidewalk & Trails Committee) was submitted by Laura Kelly on behalf of the Fayetteville Sidewalk & Trails Committee. The request is for Bike Parking Rack Ordinance. RECOMMENDED MOTION: To forward the proposed ordinance to the Ordinance Review Committee of the City. Council for consideration and further action. BACKGROUND: Several months ago, the Sidewalk & Trails Committee was approached by Laura Kelly, a committee member, about instituting an ordinance to require and regulate the installation of bike racks for developments in order to provide for alternate forms of transportation within the City. Attached is the draft which was reviewed by the Committee and forwarded to the Planning Commission. Also included in this packet is a letter to the editor of a local newspaper in support of the proposal and a listing of cities throughout the United States which have similar ordinances. An information guide for developers is being generated by the Sidewalk & Trails Committee to accompany the ordinance. This guide will answer commonly asked questions and will further explain the benefits of providing bicycle parking for both commercial and residential developments. The proposed ordinance is designed to permit shared bicycle parking spaces between adjacent businesses (within 50'). It also encourages the use of bicycle parking as a means of reducing required vehicle parking spaces by allowing a reduction of up to 10% of the vehicular spaces when additional bicycle racks are installed. The type of bike rack, including required clearances and installation techniques is specified in the proposed ordinance. H I USERSICOMMOMDAWNnREPOR7WC11-22-0116ikepark.wpd ft ft Cities with Bicycle Parking Ordinances Los Angeles, CA Tallahassee, FL Montgomery County, MD (Rockville) Rockport, MD Davis, CA Gainesville, FL Houston, TX Palo Alto, CA Madison, WI Oakland, CA Portland, OR Austin, TX Santa Cruz, CA Iowa City, IA Boulder, CO Eugene, OR Denver, CO San Francisco, CA Berkeley, CA H:1 USERSICOMMOMDAWN7IREPOR7SIPC17-22-0/Ibikepark.wpd Bicycle PodcmgOvdm cc Bicycle Parking Requirement: 1. When Bicycle Parking is Required : All Proposed new construction requiring twenty-five (25) automobile spaces or more will require bicycle parking. In addition, all proposed additions or enlargements to existing construction, or changes in occupancy which result in additional automobile parking shall also require bicycle parking. The-following proposed occupancies will be allowed to omit bicycle parking: funeral parlor, undertaker, automobile repair shop, gas station or car wash. 2. Amount of Bicycle Parking Required : The following table shall be used to determine the minimum number of bicycle parking racks to be provided. (Note: each rack equals 2 bicycle parking spaces) Equivalent Total Equivalent Total Automobile Parting in Automobile Parking in Total Bicycle Racks a Non-residential a Residential Required Development Development 1___ - 25-30 25-50 2 31-60 51-100 3 61-90 101-150 4 91-120 151-200 5 121-150 201-250 1 additional rack per/ each additional 100 spaces each additional 150 auto spaces 3. Definition of Bicycle Parking Space: Each-bicycle pukirig-space shall consist of an inverted U-type rack or similar device-constructed so as to enable the user to secure the bicycle by locking the frame and one wheel to the device with a cable or U-lock. Racks should support the bicycles in a stable upright position, with two points of contact on the bicycle's frame. Racks that support a bicycle primarily by a wheel are not acceptable. Each bicycle space requires 2'-0" by 6'-0" of clear space beside the rack allowing each rack to potentially count as two spaces. The 2'-0" dimension may overlap another bicycle space such that racks positioned in a parallel row may be 2'-6" on center. (See diagram 1). Bicycle lockers also meet the requirements of this paragraph. • Bicyde Puking Ordmmm 4. Position of Bicycle Parking : • Bicycle parking must be located within 50 feet of the front entry. • Bicycle parking facilities must have adequate lighting for the operation of combination and key locks at night and to minimize theft. • Paving is not required, however, racks shall be securely anchored to the surface and of sufficient strength to resist vandalism and theft. With paving, each rack leg shall have a pre-drilled steel flange, min. 8" square, welded to the bottom before the final finish is applied. 3 bolt holes in each flange plate are required. Each bolt hole shall accept min . diameter 1/2" stainless steel concrete anchor bolts or equivalent. Without paving, the rack must be embedded a min. of 10" in a concrete footing. • Bicycle parking racks must be positioned so that no pedestrian traffic is impeded. • Bicycle racks shall not be located within bus stops, loading zones, or other curb space where on-street parking is permitted unless approved by the City Traffic Engineer. • Bicycle racks must have a 12'-0" clearance from edge of fire hydrants. Bicycle racks must have a 4'-0" clearance from existing street furniture, including mailboxes and light poles. S. Variations in requirements: • Up to ten percent (10%) of required automobile parking may be substituted with bicycle parking at a rate of two (2) additional bicycle parking spaces (equal to one rack) for one automobile space. This reduction shall be allowed in addition to other variances, reductions and shared parking agreements. The 10% reduction allowance is based on the total required parking before any variances are applied. • Any property owner required to have bicycle parking may elect to establish a shared bicycle parking facility with any other property owner within the same block to meet the combined requirements. Biryde Patv% Ordmwm 6. Procedure for Compliance: • For projects requiring bicycle parking, the bicycle parking shall be - indicated on_the_site-plan-that is submitted to the Planning Division for approval. (AM site plans must be drawn to scale.) •- .-Shared-bicycle parking agreements,_that meet the.: —3—ordinance-shall"be automatically approved. quiremerits`of this qsr � II I - - lzs?�cj._ s� lbs �S Figure 1 2 racks equaling 4 parking spaces Planning Commission January 22, 2001 Page 25 AD 00-45.00: Administrative Item (Fayetteville Sidewalk & Trails Committee) was submitted by Laura Kelly on behalf of the Fayetteville Sidewalk & Trails Committee. The request is for Bike Parking Ordinance. �IHvN Comm �i7zN Odom: The next item we have on tonight' s agenda is item number five which is an Administrative Item from the Fayetteville Sidewalk & Trails Committee submitted by Laura Kelly on behalf of the Fayetteville Sidewalk & Trails Committee. The request is for a bike parking rack ordinance. The staff s recommendation is to forward the proposed ordinance to the ordinance review committee of the City Council for consideration and further action. I thought this had been to the Ordinance Review Committee? Conklin: It had been to the Ordinance Review Committee last year. It has not gone back to them. They would like to review it one more time. I decided to bring this forward to the Commission and move it along to Ordinance Review Committee. Odom: I would ask Laura to come forward at this time. Kelly: Hi. I'm Laura Kelly. - I have been doing some research on bicycle parking ordinances- for the past couple years and I 've found that they are the most popular bicycle related ordinance in the United States right now. I have been aware of the trend and return of cycling as a popular form of transportation. Even just today, I received some statistics saying it was the second most behind the automobile. I think accommodating these -- cyclists at new developments would be-very responsible and friendly livable City move. I've drafted an ordinance based on the ordinances across the United States, slightly less drastic because I know this is the heart of America not California. I think it' s very reasonable and complete, well defined. It says when parking will be required for new commercial or residential developments only if they already require more than 25 automobile spaces. Similarly, if there is a change in occupancy which requires additional parking and they now have more than 25 spaces, they will also be subject to the ordinance. An example, there is a chart saying if you are required to have a certain amount of parking, this is how many racks. An example would be, if you are required to have 80 automobile parking spaces, say you are a large restaurant, you are required to put in 3 bicycle racks within 50 feet of an entrance so that they are visible. The definition of the parking space outlines the dimensions required between the racks, the sizes of the racks, how close they can be placed on center, the position of bicycle parking and number four outlines that it needs to be clear of pedestrian movement, street furniture, there needs to be enough light to operate a lock which is basically the same amount of light required to read your watch and then number five, variations and Planning Commission January 22, 2001 Page 26 requirements allows some developers if they have a particularly dense site and they are having trouble fitting in parking, they can remove up to ten percent of the required automobile parking and all they would have to do is for each parking space removed, -- --- -- —they-add-one more rack. There is an allowance for shared bicycle parking with any other business that can also be within 50 feet of the racks. The procedure for compliance outlines that bike racks will be shown on your site plan that is regularly submitted to the Planning Division, for instance, for large scale development projects. Then there is a small sketch of the inverted U shape bicycle parking racks which are the standard in most ordinances across the country and have been recommended to me also by the physical plant at the University of Arkansas because that' s their standard for the University now and they produce them. Also in your packet, there is a note of approval from a local developer who has written to the paper and asked that this ordinance be approved. They find it a very developer friendly ordinance. Also, I've submitted a draft copy of some bicycle parking guidelines which is an example of something that a lot of the cities who have an ordinance have also this simple guideline that helps the developer follow the ordinance basically. It lists a whole bunch of suppliers, it lists possible signage to help make your parking rack more visible, it lists the exact pipe dimensions and how to mount it in the ground. I would also like to include the finishes of the pipe before this is done and this will be approved by the Sidewalk and Trails Advisory Committee before it's done. Does any one have any questions? PUBLIC COMMENT: Odom: I've got some questions but, before we do questions what we do is take public comment and then we do questions. Any member of the audience like to address us on this issue? Would you please come forward at this time? Druding: Hi. I'm Dave Druding and I live here in Fayetteville, have for a couple of decades now. I'm a bicyclist. I have on several occasions wound up at a place with my bicycle and have nothing to do. I once carried it in with me and said can I park this here next to the door? Also, I think Laura did a very thorough job because some of the places at the University that I park my bike. ..a few years ago the print in phone books got smaller and all sorts of things started to change, but I've noticed that there is not adequate light in some spots and I think that she mentioned that there needs to be enough light. I really think this is an ordinance that would make the City more attractive to a wider variety of people. I think there is a lot of people who are bicycling now. I have a manufacturing facility on the south side of Fayetteville and we've had a bike rack there since we moved there ten years ago and it get's used by people who are Planning Commission January 22, 2001 Page 27 working with me too. I think they are something that needs to be in stores and __ _ locations people are coming to_and I really support it. I think she's done a good job of looking at the issues involved and I hope that you will support it. Odom: Any other member of the audience like to address us on this issue? Please come —forward at this time.-- - - Dufour: My name is Rex Dufour. I'm a bicyclist in the community and have been for several years. First, I would like to congratulate Laura Kelly on a very thorough job and persistent job on following up this ordinance. I think it's something that is very needed at this time. It's a relatively inexpensive addition to our ordinance portfolio, it's very timely in consideration that the City is just about very close to finishing a Master Trails Plan for the bicycle and multi -use trails. The volume of bicyclists will increase rather surprisingly. In the near future, there will some new trails in the north of town along Mud Creek very shortly and I think the volume of bicyclists will increase as well. It's something that is very needed, timely and relatively inexpensive. Odom: Any other member of the audience like to address us on this issue? COMMISSION DISCUSSION: Odom: Seeing none, I'll close the floor to public discussion and bring it back to the applicant. I've_got a couple -of questions. Item number two shows the total bicycle racks required -and-itsays one, two, -three, four, five, depending on how it relates to how many automobiles are going to be used. Was there a reason you tied the relation to the automobiles as opposed to the patrons that are going to be in the development? Kelly: Well, the automobile parking requirement in our ordinance is related to the amount of patronage of the development. Odom: That's how you tied it to the amount of patrons that are going to be there? Kelly: Right. It's much more effective for me to use the handy formulas already devised for the different typical uses. You know how there it's different for commercial retail, different for commercial restaurant? I just used the nice formulas and tied it to the automobile parking. Odom: You also say in here that each rack equals two bicycle parking spaces. That's a pretty small bike rack. L. Planning Commission January 22, 2001 Page 28 Kelly: Right. They are just a simple inverted U shape. There is a couple of them shown on that_last page there. ___ Odom: —The one_that's-shown on_that page, does. that accommodate. two? _ _- . Kelly: —There-are two racks shown on that page, -that -will accommodate four bicycles, showing how you can overlap their access space. Odom: Item number five, which is the variations in the requirement, it says up to ten percent of required automobile parking spaces may be substituted with the bicycle parking at the rate of two additional bicycle spaces, is that for the applicant to ask for or staff to impose? Kelly: The applicant, if they want to reduce their parking requirement which I have been informed by Tim, who deals with many applicants, that this is a very rare occurrence where someone wants to reduce the amount of parking there. Odom: --We-ought-to-reverse it, maybe -give -them more parking spaces if they will put racks in. Kelly: I must work at a very unusual architecture firm as we do a lot of in -fill developments where we can't quite squeeze enough spaces in. Odom: _ _ Lastly, it's for any new construction requiring 25 automobile spaces and I posed this to you at agenda session, there are probably a lot of smaller ones that really it ought to apply to. Downtown, in fact, if you have a new construction, you don't have to have any parking at all and therefore it wouldn't trigger anything in those. Have you thought about putting anything in there for those zoning districts? Kelly: I've spoke to the Benham Group in Tulsa. They have been working on the street furniture of the Dickson Street Enhancement Program and there are going to be many racks put in. In -fill developments it's much more a case by case and it's very different to legislate here is where you have to put a rack and there is nothing in this ordinance that says as a business owner you cannot put a rack out there. You will learn that you happen to have two employees that ride every day. Thank goodness the business owner where I work has put in a rack and I probably would have pushed the point until he did. Nothing stops anyone from putting in a rack, it's just not required until you trigger 25 parking spaces by code. Odom: You've done some good work here and I'm certainly in support of that. Any other S Planning Commission January 22, 2001 Page 29 questions or comments? Marr: I guess I missed it in the materials. What is the economic impact of installing a bike rack? Kelly: It's not in the ordinance but hopefully you can see that list of bike rack suppliers. The reason I included outrageous a number of bike rack suppliers is so that a contractor could get a really fair estimate very quickly -and they do run about $100, probably $150 installed. You can get them for as little as $60 each uninstalled. I'm not sure exactly what installation costs are. Conklin: There will be some additional oversight from our Sidewalk and Trails Coordinator to do the inspections to make sure they are installed properly in the space and lighting has been installed adequately. There are some costs associated with this ordinance, for the developer, the purchase of the bike racks and then the inspections by the City. Marr: Through this process has there been any form of public comment or developers with —questions? -- ----- Kelly: We've presented it at the Sidewalk and Trails Committee and it went through one Ordinance Review Committee. There were quite a few people there to respond to it as well. Shackelford: --Has there been any study done showing the uses of bicycles? -Do we have any idea --how much this would be used if we put it in place citywide? Kelly: The one study I brought with me tonight is a national study, is that at all pertinent to your question? Would you be interested in those numbers? Shackelford: I was more interested in if this service is actually needed in Fayetteville. If there is enough people using bicycles as alternate services, to require this on every new development going forward with the City. Kelly: If Fayetteville falls in line with national transportation statistics, there are 20% of Americans that have used a bicycle within the last 30 days. I don't know how many of those trips were for transportation purposes. Of that 20%, 22% of them which is 9.2 million people in America, use their bicycle more than 10 days of the past 30 days in question. There is an increasing trend for cycling. It's becoming more and more popular. If you have 20% of American's that have used a bicycle, own a bicycle, it's in E Planning Commission January 22, 2001 Page 30 shape, they've used it in the past 30 days, those are people who have the potential of saying "I just don't feel like scraping off the windshield. I'm just going to put on my gloves and scarf and get there in the same amount of time. I hope there is a parking -rack." -So-there-is-a lot -of -potential users out -there. I may run in a small crowd but all of us have arrived at places where there is nowhere to park. Estes: Perhaps in response to some of Commissioner Shackelford's questions, a bicycle parking facility is going to provide some security. In other words, you can lock your bike there. I have personal knowledge of two young people who this last weekend lost bikes because there was not a place to lock their bikes when they went in the store. They were both in high -end bikes that they had received for Christmas and they are gone now. I have two sons that I ride with sometimes and it is not an uncommon occurrence for us to go to Harp's or Blockbuster or whatever and one of us stands • outside.with the two bicycles while the other one goes in and picks up whatever we need. I'm very much in support of the ordinance and certainly intend to vote for sending it on to the Ordinance Review Committee for their consideration. Bunch: —I-would-like-to-preface-my-comments-saying-thatl-too-am very much in favor of having an ordinance that addresses this. However, I can see some considerable failings in this and maybe they can be worked out so that as this ordinance is presented it would be much more effective. The types of things that I see are very similar to the ambiguities and internal conflicts that were included in the tree preservation ordinance and I think we all know what sortof problems that caused. In order to have this be successful, I think there -are several things -in -this -that need to be -considered. - I don't know at what -time that it should be considered whether it should be sent back to your committee for further review or whether we should attach notes to it as it's sent forward to Ordinance —Review:—Some-of-the internal conflicts that -I see are, there is no process for waivers to be granted as projects come before this Commission. If there are exceptions, I don't see a process for that. Things like a comment on change in occupancy that kicks this in. There is no real definition that shows if that is a change in occupancy by owner or by tenant. How would it apply to malls, to shopping centers, to mini malls like on the south side of the square. In downtown area and Dickson Street when we have parking that is waived, there are still certain numbers of patrons that patronize a business that the parking has been waived. Since this is tied to the parking levels, are we also waiving parking spaces for bicycles? Also, with the downtown Dickson Enhancement Project where easements are being granted on the fronts of buildings all up and down Dickson Street and of a sudden those businesses have no property in order to place bicycle racks and it would be up to the someone like DDEP to place them. I Planning Commission January 22, 2001 Page 31 Kelly: That's one of the reasons they are exempt. It's just so difficult. Bunch: I'm not trying to be nit -picky on this, I'm just saying, by virtue of having gone through an ordeal recently where we had considerable ambiguities and an ordinance that maybe no one played devil's advocate with. I would be happy to sit down with you. I don't think this meeting -is -the time or place to -rewrite an ordinance. I -would be happy to work personally on it or to send it back. I would yield to the opinion of my fellow -Commissioners but I think we have a very wonderful concept here but there are problems in how that concept is translated into practical application. Kelly: I've been looking for these kinds of ambiguities and problems. It's probably been drafted in rough form for a year now. I love it when someone points out something that can be made more specific. I feel I definitely had a specific idea when I said change in occupancy, I meant change of, the code has different uses and business is one and assembly is another, by occupancy I meant by the code, I should just state that. I'm really glad you have pointed these out and I'll call you and perhaps we can work them out before that Ordinance Review Committee. Conklin: I guess looking at the ordinance too, you state changes in occupancy which result in additional automobile parking shall also require bicycle parking. I read that and I don't mean to define all these terms but when something requires additional automobile parking that's when we take a look. If it's retail and someone else goes into the retail it's not going to require any more parking. If it's industrial warehouse and they change --it-to retail, then it -does require additional parking. With regard -to Dickson Street and the Square, C-3 and C-4 has exempted any existing building from providing parking as long as you don't expand. So, that kind of takes care of that issue. With regard to where do we go from here, what I would like is the Planning Commission to forward this Ordinance Review Committee and then I would like Commissioner Bunch to sit down with me and Laura and go over this ordinance and see if we can clarify some of these before we get to the Ordinance Review Committee. Keep in mind this will go to the Ordinance Review Committee, we'll be working with our City Attorney's office to make sure it's clear what the ordinance requires and then it will also go to City Council. We are fairly early in the process and I do appreciate Commissioner Bunch bringing these issues up because we do need to make sure that staff, public and the Commission understand what is in this ordinance and when bicycle racks are required for new developments. Odom: Commissioner Hoffman. Planning Commission January 22, 2001 Page 32 Hoffman: I would like to throw my two cents worth in. I love the idea of the ordinance of course. -I would suggest that the ordinancebe triggered_also when parking lot improvements are triggered, the Stein Mart remodeling that took place at the old WalMart at Fiesta Square, that's one way to get more bike racks in. You need to provide a different alternative. This is a good one but it takes up quite a bit of space. There is another, what I call type two bike rack, that's like a bunch of squiggles and you can get, for a larger shopping center, you can get 12 per rack or something like that. Kelly: That used to be the campus standard. Hoffman: You may show type one and type two racks. Kelly: They don't support the bicycle at two points and they often fall down. That's the only problemwith them. Hoffman: Are there any other ones you can come up with besides this? -Kelly: There -was -an -amazing -consensus -on -inverted U; amazing, overwhelming, because they keep -the bike from falling down. You can actually fit 18 bikes in one automobile parking space. The cost of that is maybe $1,800 for 18 parking spaces when you talk about $5,000 for an auto. Hoffman: - _ You can get 9 of these_in one automobile.. space? Kelly: Yes, 9 racks. - Hoffman: I just wanted to look at a way to make sure we can pack them in there. Great, thank you. Kelly: I just use the front wheel rack everyday and I make it work but it's not near as nice as this. Odom: Anybody else? Any motions? MOTION: Hoffman: I'll move that we forward this to the Ordinance Review Committee and that a copy of our comments tonight be distributed to them. r Planning Commission January 22, 2001 Page 33 Bunch: Second. Odom: We have a motion and a second to forward this ordinance to the ordinance review __committee_along with.our_copies.ofthe_minutes from tonight._Laura,_thank you very much for your work. Call the roll. ROLL CALL: Upon roll call, AD 00-45.00 is forwarded to the Ordinance Review Committee on a unanimous vote of 9-0-0. • • STAFF REVIEW FORM X AGENDA REQUEST CONTRACT REVIEW GRANT REVIEW For the Fayetteville City Council meeting of February 20, 2001. FROM: Tim Conklin Name Planning Public Works Division Department ACTION REQUIRED: An ordinance for AD 00-45 submitted by Laura Kelly on behalf of the Fayetteville Sidewalk& Trails Committee for a Bike Parking Rack Ordinance. COST TO CITY: QThfr gVZ $ OR Cost of this Request Category/Project Budget Category/Project Name Account Number Funds Used To Date Program Name Project Number Remaining Balance Fund BUDGET REVIEW: Budgeted Item _ Budget Adjustment Attached Budget Manager Administrative Services Director CONTRACT/GRANT/LEASE REVIEW: GRANTING AGENCY: A ounting Manager Date Internal Auditor Date Cit Attorney Date ADA Coordinator Date Purchasing Officer Date STAFF RECOb4IENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this request. Planning Commission voted 9-0-0 on January 22, 2001 to recommend approval and to forward the request to the Ordinance Review Committee and City Council for final consideration. 1 -}Cot _____________e:=�-. Division Head Date Cross Reference - "a I New Item: Yes tor arAtralVervices Datfl Prey Ord/Res #: A n Director Eat r Orig Contract Date: Mayor Date Orig Contract Number: FAYETTEVItLE THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE To: Sheri Metheney, Planning From: Heather Woodruff, City Clerk Date: March 7, 2001 Attached is a copy of the ordinance amending Chapter 172 of the Code of Fayetteville to provide for bicycle parking. The original will be microfilmed and filed with the City Clerk. cc: Chuck Rutherford, Sidewalk and Trails Connie Edmonston, Parks and Recreation 7N RECEIVED • APR 17 2001 NORTHWEST, ARKANSAS. EDITION. An Ordlnzi •ao pPaeidtonnoy ✓ Chapter CChhaapot172, Fat eftevIDe, to provded'' ey�ieCpoadr�e qo of rack AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION requirements; and emendig kilt apter 1 Variances, to Pmvld0 fora bicycle mckradarae. Isg ordained by the Ciry toucan 0f gte City of Fayettevi e, Arkansas; I �� � 1. That Chapter 172, Padung x 1 f t L , do solemnly anahehereby"enure 0o ec ma v hollowing: Sedan 172.03. Bicycle Parking Rack swear that I am Legal Clerk of the Arkansas A.equireme4, PeAU Rads ere Re quired. AN proposed new censtnation Democrat -Gazette Newspaper, printed and published at Lowell, street, am , A r moms of thh oNirurae...•, •n Arkansas and and that from my own personal knowledge and B. Amount d Bicycle Perking Rack He. I quked. The %Ibwvg We shag be sued to deterpmain!ek��the nthtum ram reference to 'VU files ooffssaid 9publication the advertisement of sea (Note:each raackequals 2ebkD , ��, ' " d ! 1 � Bear Doha lam Total & Skied AUR �Imr o�fi0e Perk- Inq required by mile in a NonmSI Was carted in the regular editions on ix2s30"zsso 10ent'm°evelopmern. 2, 31$0, 51-1X 3,6190,101-150 4,91-120, 151-200 5v O'er lJl_/ 1 1add ons rack 0 , each addr,nj' spaces, each addltaonal 150 auto pep ' as C Del ngUeenof a eyadong rack holds Iwo Birysb Rack Each 1-F _ des. Each rack shat 8 inverted 2) U L/j�z . 33 Npereck(as Per= tbns). Publication Charge I (� Des pace thaN ber-O'x6= Space, Paved or unpaved, beside the rack allowig each rack to Potentaly Purchase Order # ponm sa two Theb2rr dime,. slog me overlap kyle park. Ing space such that racks positioned in a parallel row may be 2'6' on center see RAure 1.11 E. Pomace d 9kyde Parking Packs. Subscribed and sworn to before me this I. Bkyde. parking racks should be to. ceted wi hn 50 feat of apublc wit -v. 2. Bicycle paAdng facilities should have 'fz edeauate GGghtirg for the operation of �/ day of 2001. (nation and key leaks at night and m mvunuze theft 3torttpadmg racks should be posi- echo that no pedestrian traffic is im. Notary Public PPSI pahha racks spa not be locatedA'n hus stops, loading �D �T/�zones, or other space where on. y j ) /1a8s�tPar 9 is gacurb ud umeaa aP. My commission expires B C/l parkJred unle, 150' m tram ktlsgshe agg haBv� I drentsy.�{e OFFICIAL SEAL e'o' deue ce�from exmtsrgg street fur • s "' CAROLYN COAKLEY pnirns including megboxes and light Notefyf� 1-1 `o•�q�c�qsac 7. Bicycle parsrg redk location shag aWVAA11Mpt�h4�ld;St ague, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 nre�a emdeee adre"A stahoams. 1. OP to ten tions i Requirements 10) required automobile parking may be substihded with addi0oral bicycle Wcyde�'ack at for e e aululmiitr bit . This reduction shag be aE lowed in addition to other variances, re- ductions and shared parking agree. I mints. The 10% reduction albwanca is I based on the trial required Parking Ito - 04 29 01 A09 14 RCVD fforeeanyvarlancesamapplied... m ,]ilaytiI , a. With Embedinert The rack logs shag' extend 9' Into a Corarete footing - lore applying finish, the pipe Alshabe ddfled a6 1-i 7/16' diameter cross bar. This cross bar shag be welded Into Place, IN horizontally and acts as an anchor. b. With Fkm, Mnm1 A .....„_. M. backs are to be c nsmai. Ifs schedule 40 Steel ppa .145' wan). The pipe shall be aces piece (not welded in sec JSess the pipe material is It, the pipe shag have PVC vdercoat finish or da h ot- ec Is been welded in place m mefad) or the aster. has been fined in a drilled mclo he khPavi Is not ro- e,, racks shag secure - rough one of the two foF The rack shall be of 9' diameter, 1o' F of Racks shag be anchor bogs, ire I flange shag bea center Van - may Dr or eQ