CITY OF LOS ANGELES PARKING MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE

The process by which the Los Angeles parking management ordinance was developed and implemented is documented and an assessment of reasons for its lack of use is offered. The ordinance was adopted in April 1983 as a result of a federally sponsored parking study conducted by the city in 1980 and 1981. Under the provisions of the ordinance, developers can reduce code-required parking up to 40 percent on site and up to 25 percent for remote parking in exchange for the promotion of commute alternatives at the development. The landowner must (a) reserve land for added parking if it turns out to be needed and (b) record a covenant running with the land for future owners to maintain specified compliance levels or to develop additional parking spaces. Only one serious inquiry about use of the ordinance has yet been received by the city of Los Angeles. Several possible reasons for nonuse of the ordinance, which may have relevance to other cities considering such measures, were offered by developers and city staff: (a) the low level of minimum parking already required; (b) lenders' fear that overreducing parking would lessen marketability of a property; (c) lack of familiarity with the ordinance by developers (due in part to lack of city resources for publicizing the ordinance); and (d) restrictive provisions of the ordinance protecting the city, especially land set-asides and covenants. Two other reasons mentioned for nonuse of the ordinance are probably relevant only to large cities: (a) delays of 3 to 9 months in obtaining conditional use permits under the ordinance and (b) diffusion of responsibility for the ordinance among different city departments.

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• Authors:
  • Curry, David
  • MARTIN, ANNE
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 61-67
• Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION FOR ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS, PARATRANSIT, AND RIDESHARING
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1018
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compliance; Development; Parking regulations; Real estate development
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00453119
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030903907X
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM