[Massplanners] Parking Requirements

[Linda leduc]

Palmer is also interested. Please include me on any info shared, too!

Thank you!!

Linda G. Leduc
Town Planner/Economic Development Director
Town of Palmer
4417 Main Street
Palmer, MA 01069
(413) 283-2605
fax (413) 283-2637

Office Hours
Monday: 8:30a-730p
Tues-Thurs: 8:30a-4:30p
Friday: CLOSED

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Sent: Friday, December 16, 2022 9:19 AM
To: 'Jacki Byerley' <jacki.byerley at andoverma.us>; massplanners at masscptc.org
Subject: Re: [Massplanners] Parking Requirements

Hi Jacki,
Attleboro is as well. I just requested an appropriation and hope to get a consultant on board in January. Would you share with me the information you receive? Please see below....
Thanks!
Gary
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Gary G. Ayrassian, Director
Department of Planning & Development
City of Attleboro | City Hall - Government Center |
77 Park Street | Attleboro, MA  02703 |
p: 508.223.2222 x 3143 | f: 508.222.3046 |
cityplanner at cityofattleboro.us<mailto:cityplanner at cityofattleboro.us> |
www.cityofattleboro.us<http://www.cityofattleboro.us/> |

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Sent: Friday, December 16, 2022 8:04 AM
To: massplanners at masscptc.org<mailto:massplanners at masscptc.org>
Subject: [Massplanners] Parking Requirements

Hi Everyone, Andover is looking to update parking requirements throughout all our districts if you could please share with me your parking requirements I would appreciate it.  Some of questions are for the Industrial Districts and downtown.  We are looking to require EV stations, any information you have regarding EV stations requirements would be helpful, are you using a percentage?  Also how is your downtown parking handled, do you have any uses that have a zero-parking requirement? Our Zoning Ordinance gives the ZBA the latitude to reduce off-street parking requirements up to 50% in any zoning district and by 100% (0 parking requirement) in the Central Business zoning district. In addition, the ZBA may also allow by special permit one to lease private off-street parking facilities located within 300-feet of the subject development property and allow by special permit one to lease municipal off-street parking facilities located within 1,000-feet of the subject development property. The direct answer to your question is no, we do not have any uses that allow for a zero-parking requirement. Generally speaking, I don't have a problem with a zero parking requirement in the downtown, or CB zoning district. I think some traffic congestion is good. I like on-street angled parking. However, and I bet this is the case in Andover and I'd be surprised if it isn't, the problem in Attleboro is that there is perception that there isn't enough parking. Well, yes there is. The problem is that generally speaking, people don't want to walk. They want to park in front of wherever they are going and if they can't, well there's not enough parking.   Any information you could provide will be greatly appreciated.

Happy Holidays,
Jacki


Jacki Byerley, AICP
Planner
Town of Andover
36 Bartlet Street
Andover, MA 01810

Phone : 978-623-8650
Fax: 978-623-8695

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