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29 The garages close at midnight, which creates a problem when trying to share parking spaces in these structures. And eventually the garages will fill up. Should parking be replaced 1:1 off site? Would a certain amount be allowed on-site? How much would the fee be? Setting it too high will make downtown unaffordable. Setting it too low will result in too little revenue to be beneficial. o Setting up ‘neighborhood parking districts’ that would allow residents to park by permit or the general public to park by hourly fee. o If a new parking garage is needed, there may be locations west of McIntire Road that could be used, perhaps with a shuttle service to connect to downtown. 3.43.43.43.4 Parking Provided in Recent DevelopmentsParking Provided in Recent DevelopmentsParking Provided in Recent DevelopmentsParking Provided in Recent Developments The current parking requirements outside of the PEZ are provided in Table 3.1. Table Table Table Table 3333....1111: Current Charlottesville : Current Charlottesville : Current Charlottesville : Current Charlottesville PPPParking arking arking arking RRRRequirements equirements equirements equirements OOOOutside of the PEZutside of the PEZutside of the PEZutside of the PEZ Land UseLand UseLand UseLand Use Parking requirementParking requirementParking requirementParking requirement Multifamily residential (2 or fewer bedrooms) 1 per unit Multifamily residential (more than 2 bedrooms) 2 per unit General office 1 per 500 square feet General retail 1 per 285 square feet Restaurant 1 per 250 square feet Table 3.2 summarizes the recent trends in parking provision for downtown developments. On average, recent developments within the PEZ have provided one parking space per residential unit and one parking space per 450 square feet of non-residential floor area. This average parking provision is comparable to the non-PEZ parking requirements.