The Commercial Parking Space Permits Municipal Ordinance. REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL OCTOBER 21, 2024. PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL DECEMBER 2, 2024

Amendments to Section 10.16.010 – Definitions

Amend Section 10.16.010 to read as follows: 10.16.010 Definitions "Commercial Parking space" means a parking space available for use by the general public at any time for a fee. The term shall not include parking spaces which are owned or operated by a commercial entity whose primary business is other than the operation of parking facilities, for the exclusive use of its lessees, employees, patrons, customers, clients, patients, guests or residents but which are not available for use by the general public; parking spaces restricted for the use of the residents of a specific residential building or group of buildings; spaces located on public streets; or (iv) spaces located at a park-and-ride facility operated in conjunction with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. "Commercial Parking Control Committee" (CPCC) means the committee established by this Chapter to decide whether to issue Commercial Parking Permits. Decisions of the CPCC are binding on the Director. "Controlled Parking Facility Permit" (CPFP) means a permit issued by the Director prior to the effective date of this Chapter, which authorized the construction operation of a parking space or the construction, operation, or modification of a parking facility. "Determination of Exclusion" means a determination made by the director prior to the effective date of this Chapter that a parking facility or a parking space did not require a CPFP. "Director" means Director of the Cambridge Department of Traffic, Parking, and Transportation. "Existing Commercial Parking Permit" means a permit or approval issued prior to the effective date of this Chapter pursuant to the Procedures, Criteria, and Memorandum of Agreement dated November 15, 1984; a Controlled Parking Facility Permit that expressly authorizes use of the parking facility for Commercial Parking Spaces; or a letter from the Director confirming the number of spaces at a specified location that were in existence and being used as Commercial Parking Spaces as of October 15, 1973. "Memorandum of Agreement" or "1996 MOA" means the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts acting through its Department of Environmental Protection, dated July 17, 1996. "New Commercial Parking Permit" means a permit issued under this Chapter, authorizing the use of a designated number of parking spaces at a specified location as Commercial Parking Spaces. "Parking Facility" means any lot, garage, building or structure or combination or portion thereof, on or in which motor vehicles are parked. "Person" means and includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, agent, organization, any state, regional or political subdivision, agency, department, authority or board, and any other group acting as a unit, as well as a natural person. Amendments to Section 10.16.040 – Procedure for obtaining a commercial parking permit

Amend Section 10.16.040(c) to read as follows: Every application for a New Commercial Parking Permit shall include the following information: 1. Name and address of owner. 2. Address of proposed Commercial Parking Space or Parking Facility. 3. Type of facility (e.g., parking lot or garage). 4. Type of construction proposed (new or modification) and estimated dates for start of construction and opening of facility (or availability of spaces). 5.

Number of existing parking spaces and categories of use for each space at the facility, including non-commercial spaces. Use categories include: general public, customers, patients, clients, students, employees, residents, guests. 6. Number of proposed parking spaces and categories of use for each space. 7. Calculations of parking space requirements according to the appropriate section of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance. 8. Detailed information on how use of the spaces will be controlled for each category of use. 9.

For parking facilities with 20 or more total parking spaces, a plan, approved in writing by the City Manager's Designee for regulation and control of air pollution from motor vehicles. Such plan shall describe traffic mitigation and parking and transportation demand management measure which will be implemented at the subject parking facility or elsewhere in Cambridge to minimize air pollution, single-occupant vehicle trips, and/or vehicle miles of travel to be generated by the proposed Commercial Parking Space(s).

10. A detailed description of the need for the proposed Commercial Parking Spaces and the type of development and patrons which the spaces and associated facility, if any, will serve. 11. A site plan and floor plans of the proposed parking facility, showing the facility location, any bicycle parking required by the Zoning Ordinance, the space layout, and the entry and exit points. 12. A detailed statement of any public policy considerations which support the application.

Six copies of every application shall be submitted, with the above information, to the Commercial Parking control Committee, c/o the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, City Hall Annex, 57 Inman Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139. Amend Section 10.16.040(d) to read as follows:

(d) The Committee shall be required to process any applications already on file with the Director at the time of the adoption of this Chapter in the order of the filing of said pending applications. All amendments to pending applications shall be deemed to relate back to the original date of filing.

Amend Section 10.16.040(e) to read as follows:

(e) At least 14 days before the hearing, the Commercial Parking control Committee or its designee shall send to each applicant which has submitted a complete application an analysis of the application in regard to the criteria set out above. this analysis will highlight any further information required in order to make a full assessment of the application. Any applicant who has filed an incomplete application shall be so notified at that time. An application shall be deemed incomplete if it is not accompanied by all the information required by Section 10.16.040 (c).

Amend Section 10.16.040(f) to read as follows:

(f) Within thirty (30) days after the hearing, the Commercial Parking control Committee shall approve or disapprove the application after full consideration of all the facts contained in the application.