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~' ~ --~c~~~ <br />ci~v oF ~ a <br />AT YOUR SERVICE ~~C ~ .. 1~y7 <br />555 Uberty St. SE / Room 305 <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ~~!~~ON CDUNTY CORRECTION~ <br />Salem, OR 97301 •(503) 588-6173 •(503) TTY 588-6353 •,R~~~~~ rF~~TFn <br />(503) Faz 5$8=6005 <br />.9] <br />December 5, 1997 <br />Mr. Curtis /~ ~ <br />epartment of General Services <br />1 QO High Street NE, Room 5321 <br />Salem, Oregon 97301 <br />COURTHOUSE SQUARE PROJECT <br />Deaz Ra.ndy: <br />; : CF', <br />. ~ <br />,o _ <br />~ <br />- .Gf <br />~ ~~ <br />This letter may answer several of the zoning, pazking, and urban renewal funding questions <br />raised at last Monday's work session with the City Council. <br />1. Parking Requirements: The Courthouse Square project is located in the Central Business <br />(CB) zone and within the City's Downtown Parking District. Properties located within the <br />Pazking District do not have to provide on-site pazking spaces which would otherwise be <br />required by the zoning. However, provision for off-street loading is required (SRC 130.030). <br />In lieu of providing on-site pazking, individual businesses located within the District pay an <br />annual pazking tax into the Downtown Parking Fund. The amount of the tax is based upon the <br />number of equivalent spaces required (determined by the size of business in square feet times the <br />demand factor based upon the type of business) times the parking rate per parking space. The <br />rate is adjusted annually, and is currently set at $78.00 per year. Since one government is <br />precluded from taxing another, public land uses within the District are exempted from the City <br />tax. Private businesses, however, including leaseholds, are liable for payment. <br />City zoning allows for the Planning Commission's approval of an"alternative modes" plan in <br />lieu of providing otherwise required on-site non-residential parking. Since no on-site pazking is <br />required for the Courthouse Square project, any "altemative modes" you might consider to <br />reduce pazking demand would be strictly voluntary. <br />2. Traffic Management Plan: A question was also raised with regard to the preparation of a <br />traffic demand management plan. The City requires the preparation of a Traffic Impact Analysis <br />(TIA) when project type and size would generate peak hour traffic in excess of 100 trips <br />