HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-39 - Determining Shared Parking RequirementsRESOLUTION N0. 2025-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CITY OF COSTA MESA PROCEDURE FOR
DETERMINING SHARED PARKING REQUIREMENTS (CODE AMENDMENT PCTY-
2025-0001)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY' OF COSTA MESA HEREBY FINDS AND
DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Costa Mesa Municipal Code Section 13-89 requires the calculation
of shared parking demand for mixed-use developments as established by City Council
adoption of the City of Costa Mesa Procedure for Determining Shared Parking
Requirements; and
WHEREAS, Costa Mesa Municipal Code Section 13-89 includes provisions to
update the City of Costa Mesa Procedure for Determining Shared Parking
Requirements from time to time by resolution of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the current City of Costa Mesa Procedure for Determining Shared
Parking Requirements uses outdated data from 1985, which does not accurately reflect
modern parking demand; and
WHEREAS, updates to the City of Costa Mesa Procedure for Determining
Shared Parking Requirements are essential to calculate an accurate parking demand
for mixed-use developments; and
WHEREAS, Staff has completed a study using industry standard sources,
including the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Shared Parking, 3rd Edition and Institute of
Transportation Engineers (ITE) Parking Generation, 6th Edition, to update the uses and
parking data included in the City of Costa Mesa Procedure for Determining Shared
Parking Requirements; and
WHEREAS, these study results can be used to calculate combined parking
demand for mixed-use developments on one site.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY' OF COSTA MESA
HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
Section 1: Compliance with CEQA. Adoption of this resolution is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15061 (b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it can be seen with certainty that this
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action will not have any significant effect on the environment. The proposed amendment
qualifies for this exemption because;
The proposed amendment does not establish any new regulatory framework. The
shared parking table already exists in the City's Municipal Code and is a long-standing
tool used to calculate parking demand. The update simply refines the existing table by
revising the hourly distribution of parking demand and expanding the list of uses to
reflect current development practices. These refinements improve the accuracy of
parking demand calculations without altering the underlying methodology.
By increasing accuracy, the amendment reduces the risk of either underestimating or
overestimating parking needs, thereby minimizing the chance of indirect impacts such
as spillover parking, unnecessary construction of surplus parking, or related
transportation and greenhouse gas concerns. Importantly, the amendment does not
change what land uses are permitted, the allowable floor area, or the required parking
ratios. Development potential continues to be constrained by existing Floor Area Ratio
standards and the City's Land Use Matrix. Furthermore, the parking ratios are not
relaxed but only change the distribution of demand. Thus, the maximum parking ratios
remain unchanged. Therefore, there is no new construction or physical change to the
environment resulting from this amendment.
Because the amendment only improves the precision of an existing analytical tool
without expanding development capacity or creating new physical impacts, the
amendments will reduce potential impacts compared to the existing table. This includes
fewer unnecessary surface lots, which means less impervious surface, stormwater
runoff, and heat island effect. There would also be fewer spillover parking issues in
neighborhoods due to less traffic circulation and emissions from providing a more
efficient supply of parking that also allows for more space for the potential of pedestrian
or bicycle paths of travel, or increases in landscape area. This is all substantiated by the
case studies we provide within the analysis.
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Based on this evidence, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the
amendments may have a significant effect on the environment, and therefore, is exempt
from further review under CEQA Section 15061 (b)(3).
Section 2: Amendment. The City of Costa Mesa Procedure for Determining Shared
Parking Requirements is hereby amended to read as set forth in Exhibit A, attached
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the CEQA exemption for this project reflects
the independent judgement of the City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any section, division, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this resolution, or the document in the record in support of this
resolution, are for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining prOVlslons.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this I(,th day of September 2025.
John Stephens, Mayor
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Kimberly HdlI Barlow, City Attorney
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STATEOFCALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITYOFCOSTAMESA )
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 2025-39 and
was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular
meeting held on the I(,th day of September, 2025, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BULEY, GAMEROS, MARR, PETTIS, CHAVEZ, AND
STEPHENS.
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS: REYNOLDS.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this I 7'h day of September, 2025.
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Appendix A. Hourly Adjustments for City of Costa Mesa Procadure for Determining Shared Parking Requirements
City
Identified
Land Use
Office < 25,000 SF Office >= 25,000 SF Grocery Store
I
Department/Super
Store
Other Retail
Medical/Dental
Offices
Time Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend
6:00 AM 3%0%3%0%7%5%1 5%I 7%0%0%0%0%
7:00 AM 14%2%14%2%22%22%33%37%0%0%7%4%
8:00 AM 48%6%48%6%32%32%42%47%1 9%0%93%41%
9:00 AM 88%8%88%8%55%55%60%67%33%38%93%41%
10:00 AM I00%9%IOO%9%65%65%69%77%47%55%100%43%
II:OOAM 96%1 0%96%1 0%72%72%79%88%55%66%I00%43%
NOON 79%9%80%9%87%87%89%100%89%85%54%28%
1:00 PM 82%8%82%8%92%92%89%100%100%100%93%0%
2:00 PM 95%6%95%6%96%96%89%100%73%96%100%0%
3:00 PM 91%4%gr%4%97%97%89%I00%73%79%100%0%
4:00 PM 79%2%80%2%IOO%IOO%86%96%66%66%93%0%
5:00 PM 56%1%56%1%100%100%78%87%70%64%87%0%
6:00 PM 23%1%24%1%97%97%69%77%75%67%67%0%
7:00 PM 14%0%1 4%0%79%79%55%62%70%70%30%0%
8:00 PM 5%0%5%0%52%52%42%47%54%70%1 5%0%
9:00 PM 3%0%3%0%33%33%29%32%48%51%0%0%
10:00 PM 1%0%1%0%20%20%I 1%"12%0%0%0%0%
II:OO PM 0%0%0%0%7%7%7%8%0%0%0%0%
MIDNIGHT 0%0%0%0%7%7%4%5%0%0%0%0%
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City
Identified
Land Use
Restaurants with
Less than 300 SF of
Public Area
Fast Food w/ Drive
Thru
Restaurants Without
Breakfast
Restaurants With
Breakfast
Bars And
Nightclubs
I
Breweries And
Distilleries
Time Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend
6:00 AM 7%6%0%0%0%0%28%1 5%0%0%0%0%
7:00 AM 11%11%0%0%3%3%53%31%0%0%0%0%
8:00 AM 21 %21%0%0%6%4%64%50%0%0%0%0%
9:00 AM 31 %31%0%0%1 0%8%77%71%0%0%0%0%
IO:OO AM 57%58%20%0%23%I 1%87%90%0%0%0%0%
II:OOAM 85%87%40%50%41%23%91%90%0%0%0%0%
NOON 98%100%100%84%67%54%100%98%0%0%56%47%
I:OO PM 98%100%93%100%67%58%91%85%1%1%54%69%
2:00 PM 89%91%80%94%60%49%56%68%1%1%56%78%
3:00 PM 60%61 %53%64%39%49%49%44%1%1%61%88%
4:00 PM 55%56%33%64%47%49%49%48%1%2%66%94%
5:00 PM 60%61%40%59%69%66%77%63%3%4%85%97%
6:00 PM 84%86%37%100%84%91%82%72%25%29%98%100%
7:00 PM 80%81%20%72%87%96%82%72%47%54%100%94%
8:00 PM 50%51%33%72%87%100%82%68%67%77%95%86%
9:00 PM 31%31%20%61%87%91%62%36%87%100%76%79%
10:00 PM 21%21%O'/o 0%84o/o 91%56%29%87%100'!/o 0%58%
1I:OO PM 11%11%0%0%67%89%74%21%66%100%0%0%
MIDNIGHT 7%7%0%0%23%50%26%13%44%I00%0%0%
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City
Identified
Land Use
Active
Entertainment -
Open Affer II PM
and/or Serves
Alcohol
Active
Entertainment -
Closes Before Il
PM and No Alcohol
Studios, Dance,
Marital Arts, Music,
Etc.
Movie Theaters Auditoriums
Health
Clubs/Physical
Fitness Facilities
Time Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend
6:00 AM 0%0%0%1%70%65%0%0%0%0%70%65%
7:00 AM 0%0%0%1%42%37%0%0%2%2%42%37%
8:00 AM 0%0%0%1%42%29%0%0%2%2%42%29%
9:00 AM 0%1%2%3%70%41 %0%0%4%4%70%41%
10:00 AM 0%4%24%30%70%29%0%0%4%4%70%29%
II:OOAM 0%1%56%69%80%41%0%0%4%4%80%41%
NOON 0%1%71%87%61%41%14%21 %6%6%61%41 %
I:OO PM 1%1%75%91%70%25%29%46%6%32%70%25%
2:00 PM 1%1%79%96%70%21%35%55%6%73%70%21%
3:00 PM 1%1%79%96%70%25%36%56%6%73%70%25%
4:00 PM 2%2%75%90%80%46%36%56%6%6%80%46%
5:00 PM 4%5%79%96%91%82%40%62%6%6%91 %82%
6:00 PM 26%30%83%IOO%100%78%40%62%1 8%18%100%78%
7:00 PM 49%55%79%96%89%50%52%81%36%38%89%50%
8:00 PM 69%78%75%91 %78%25%64%I00%93%100%78%25%
9:00 PM 89%100%54%66%67%9%64%100%93%100%67%9%
10:00 PM 89%400%8%4 0%34%2%52%100%5%5%34%2%
II:OO PM 89%100%0%1%11%2%42%80%2%2%11%2%
MIDNIGHT 89%IOO%0%1%0%0%26%50%1%1%0%0%
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City
Identified
Land Use
Event Centers Banks/Savings and
Loans/Credit Unions
Furniture And
Appliance Stores
With Greater Than
5,000 Sf of Floor
Area
Hotels'
Time Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend
6:00 AM 0%1%0%0%I 5%1 7%84%84%
7:00 AM 0%1%0%0%20%22%87%87%
8:00 AM 0%1%54%39%33%37%91%91%
9:00 AM 2%3%94%49%51 %57%83%83%
10:00 AM 24%30%I00%67%78%62%74%74%
II:OOAM 56%69%71%79%89%82%74%74%
NOON 71%87%71%74%90%96%70%70%
1:00 PM 75%91%71%0%89%I00%70%70%
2:00 PM 79%96%83%0%88%96%74%74%
3:00 PM 79%96%71 %0%83%96%74%74%
4:00 PM 75%90%88%0%78%82%74%74%
5:00 PM 79%96%I00%0%74%77%79%79%
6:00 PM 83%I00%0%0%69%77%79%79%
7:00 PM 79%96%0%0%56%82%77%77%
8:00 PM 75%91%0%0%47%92%81%81 %
9:00 PM 54%66%0%0%29%72%85%85%
10:00 PM 8'!'o I 0%0%0%I 1%12%85'!'o 85%
II:OO PM 0%1%0%0%0%0%88%88%
MIDNIGHT 0%1%0%0%0%7%88%88%
I Apply the correspo,iding Land Use category for aricillary hotal uses.
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City
Identified
Land Use
Residential: Studio
Residential: I
Bedroom
Residential:2
Bedroom
Residential:3
Bedrooms or more
City
Parking
Ratios
1 covered, 0.5 open,
0.5 guest parking
spaces/unit
1 covered, I open,
0.5 guest parking
spaces/unit
1 covered, 1.5 open,
0.5 guest parking
spaces/unit
I covered, 2.5 open,
0.5 guest parking
spaces/unit
Time Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend Weekday Weekend
6:00 AM 81 %77%81%77%87%83%90%85%
7:00 AM 73%75%74%76%78%80%81%81%
8:00 AM 65%71%66%71%70%75%72%77%
9:00 AM 57%67%58%67%61%70%62%72%
iO:OO AM 53%63%53%63%56%66%57%67'!/o
II:OO AM 49%62%49%62%52%65%53%66%
NOON 45%61%45%61%47%64%48%65%
1:00 PM 45%60%45%60%47%63%48%64%
2:00 PM 45%59%45%59%47%62%48%63%
3:00 PM 49%50%49%50%52%52%53%53%
4:00 PM 53%54%53%54%56%57%57%58%
5:00 PM 59%53%60%53%62%54%63%54%
6:00 PM 66%52%66%51%68%51%68%51%
7:00 PM 74%62o"o 74%61 '!'o 74%59%75'!/o 58'/"0
8:00 PM 78%70%78%70%79%68%79%67%
9:00 PM 82%79%82%79%83%77%84%76%
10:00 PM 91%87%91%87%93%86%93%86%
II:OO PM 90%89%91%89%93%89%95%89%
MIDNIGHT 90%93%90%93%94%96%96%97%
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