The intent of the Parking Code Amendment is to review current parking regulations and based on research, best practices, and parking codes of other cities, to determine needed amendments to the City Code.

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Call for Volunteered Testing of Dallas Parking Code 

Meetings for Public Engagement on Potential Parking Code Amendment

What is the most pressing parking issue facing Dallas?  

The Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) invites the residents of Dallas to attend one of two virtual citywide meetings to share their thoughts and opinions.

ZOAC is considering a framework to encourage a future multimodal transportation system while accommodating current parking needs.  The intent is to accommodate the parking needs of development, preserve community character, and balance the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and cars.  The standards intend to incorporate a full range of parking, transportation, and demand management strategies to improve not only access, but to also enhance and promote walkable environments.

ZOAC is currently considering parking reductions, design standards for parking lots and parking structures, and creating parking and transportation management tools.  

Wednesday, May 19, 2021   6:00 – 8:00 pm 
Agenda
Presentation (English)
Presentación (Spanish)
Meeting Video
Minutes             

Thursday, May 20, 2021     8:30 – 10:00 am
Agenda
Presentation (English)
Presentación (Spanish)
Meeting Video
Minutes

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC)  - August 26, 2021
  Agenda
  TDM Staff Report
  TDM Staff Presentation
  Meeting Video
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - August 12, 2021
  Agenda
  Design Standards - Staff Report
  Design Standards Presentation 
  Meeting Video
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - July 15, 2021
  Agenda
  Design Standards - Staff Report
  Design Standards - Staff Presentation
  Meeting Video
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - June 17, 2021
  Agenda
  Design Standards - Staff Report
  Design Standards - Staff Presentation
  ZOAC Meeting Video

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - June 3, 2021
  Agenda
  Discussion After Public Forum - Staff Presentation
  ZOAC Meeting Video
   Minutes

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - May 6, 2021
  Agenda
  Additional Testing - Staff Report
  Additional Testing - Staff Presentation
  ZOAC Meeting Video
  Minutes

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - April 22, 2021
  Agenda
  Meeting Video
  Minutes 
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - April 15, 2021
  Agenda
  Management Mechanisms - Staff Report
  Management Mechanisms - Presentation
  Minutes
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - April 1, 2021
  Agenda
  Testing Scenario - Staff Report
  Testing Scenario - Presentation
  ZOAC Meeting Video
  ZOAC Meeting Minutes
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - March 11, 2021
  Agenda
  Parking Management Tools - Staff Report
  Parking Management Tools - Presentation
  ZOAC Meeting Video
  ZOAC Meeting Minutes
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - February 25, 2021
  Agenda
  Parking Ratios Table and Regulations - Staff Report
  Additional Appendix to the Staff Report
  Parking Ratios Table - Presentation
  ZOAC Meeting Video
  ZOAC Meeting Minutes
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - February 18, 2021 - (CANCELLED due to inclement weather. Rescheduled for 2/25/21))
  Agenda
  Parking Ratios Table and Regulations - Staff Report

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - February 4, 2021
  Agenda
  Parking Ratios Table - Staff Report
  Parking Ratios Table - Presentation
  ZOAC Meeting Video
  ZOAC Meeting Minutes
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - January 21, 2021
  Agenda
  Parking Framework Options - Staff Report
  Parking Framework Options - Presentation
  ZOAC Meeting Minutes
  ZOAC Meeting Video

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - December 3, 2020
  Agenda
  Video
  Minutes
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - November 19, 2020
  Agenda
  City Departments Input at the ZOAC 11.5.2020 Meeting
  Public Input at the ZOAC 11.5.2020 Meeting
  Minutes
  Video
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) – November 5, 2020
  Agenda
  Case Studies
  Presentation

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - October 15, 2020
  Agenda
  Public Input Case Report 
  Public Input Presentation          

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - September 3, 2020
  Agenda
  Parking Studies Part 1
  Parking Studies Part 2
  Parking Studies Presentation
  BDA Cases Report
  Citywide Plans
  BDA Cases and Citywide Plans Presentation
  

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) – August 6, 2020
  Presentation
  Report - Other Cities Parking Research

• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) - July 9, 2020
  Briefing - Planned Development Districts Parking
  Report - Planned Development Districts Parking
  Report - Planned Development Districts - Parking Ratios Table
  Report - Planned Development Districts Parking Reduction Options Table
• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) – June 18, 2020
  Briefing - Current Parking Regulations
  Report - Current Parking Regulations
  Briefing - Technical Sources for Parking Data
• Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) – March 5, 2020
  Presentation

Frequently Asked Questions

Reference Material

March 5, 2020

May 7, 2020

• Coalition for a New Dallas: The Politics of Parking Webinar
• Parking Tool Box: North Central Texas Council of Governments (NTCOG)
• D Magazine, Article on Parking, January 24, 2020
• Dallas Area Rapid Transit Red & Blue Line Corridors Transit-Oriented Development Parking Study: NTCOG
• General Tax Abatement Policy: City of Fort Worth
• Transit Priority Area Multifamily Residential Parking Standards: City of San Diego
• Improving the Way Developers and Planners Assess Parking Demand: Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council
• The Boston Globe, Article on Parking Spaces, July 24, 2019
• Streetsblog USA, Article on December 12, 2018
• D Magazine, Article on Parking, October 2018
• The Transformation of Parking: National Apartment Association
• The Palo Alto Weekly, Article on Parking, May 31, 2018
• The Seattle Times, Article on Parking, August 11, 2017
• West Palm Beach (WPB) Transportation Solutions Presentation: West Palm Beach
• Kansas City Street Studies: Kansas City Regional Transit Vision

November 11, 2020

• Calgary Herald, A proposal that could remove minimum parking requirements for commercial real-estate developments goes to Calgary City Council Monday, November 1, 2020

Books on Parking 

• Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places, Jeff Speck, 2018
• Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design, Charles Montgomery, 2013
• The High Cost of Free Parking, Donald Shoup, 2011
• Stuck in Park: How Mandatory Parking Minimums Hurt American Cities (e-book provided by www.strongtowns.org/parking)
• Interactive Map (provided by www.strongtowns.org)

     April 2020

• Hidden parking rules hurt our cities. Will Chilton and Paul Mackie of Mobility Lab explain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akm7ik-H_7U

• How Cities are Curbing Their Parking, Congress for New Urbanism 2019, Donald Shoup presentation: Presentation Link

• NCTCOG Parking Toolbox Video on Smart Parking: https://www.parkingtoolboxntx.org/     

May 2021 

• Michael Manville. How Parking Destroys Cities. Parking requirements attack the nature of the city itself, subordinating density to the needs of the car. MAY 18, 2021 in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/parking-drives-housing-prices/618910/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
• Alex Schieferdecker. Car Parking Minimums Are Bad, Don’t Overthink Getting Rid Of Them. May 18, 2021 in blog: https://alex-schieferdecker.squarespace.com/blog/2021/5/17/dont-overthink-parking-minimums
• Anthony Dedousis and Michael Manville. Paring Requirements Are Not a Useful Bargaining Chip for Increasing Affordable Housing. In StreetsBlogCal: https://cal.streetsblog.org/2021/05/19/parking-requirements-are-not-a-useful-bargaining-chip-for-increasing-affordable-housing/