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<br /> 28 <br />Figure Figure Figure Figure 3333....1111: Parking Exempt : Parking Exempt : Parking Exempt : Parking Exempt ZoneZoneZoneZone <br /> <br />3.33.33.33.3 Developers’ ViewsDevelopers’ ViewsDevelopers’ ViewsDevelopers’ Views <br />A committee, consisting of City staff and developers with projects in downtown Charlottesville, was <br />formed as part of this study to help investigate issues related to the PEZ. The following feedback was <br />provided by this committee: <br />· There may need to be some variation in PEZ policies by use. For example, an office should provide <br />parking for its employees on-site or in garages, since these are dedicated, all-day parking spaces. <br />Residential should provide one parking space per unit on-site or in an adjacent garage, as this is <br />usually required for financing anyway. Other uses such as retail and entertainment may be able to <br />provide no parking without that creating a problem. The market will dictate that a certain amount <br />needs to be provided, but there might still need to be requirements aimed at keeping parking <br />problems from spilling over into adjacent neighborhoods. <br />· It will be important in the future that applicants clearly understand that they may be allowed to <br />provide less parking than the standards indicate, but that the City is not in a position to reallocate <br />public parking for specific private uses. <br />· Existing employers that do not provide employee parking are a significant problem, but there is not <br />much that could be legally done for these cases after-the-fact. <br />· Some potential strategies include: <br />o Setting parking minimums and maximums by use in the exempt area. <br />o Keeping only certain small areas, such as immediately around the mall, completely exempt. <br />o Allowing applicants to pay a fee for providing parking off-site (as was recently done for the <br />Landmark Hotel building) or to pay for other non-parking transportation improvements.