MEMORANDUM To: City of Olympia From: Matthew Palmer, PE - GTC Subject: Trip Generation & Parking Demand Memo Project: LIHI Martin Way GTC #20-128 Date: July 8, 2020
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MEMORANDUM To: City of Olympia From: Matthew Palmer, PE - GTC Subject: Trip Generation & Parking Demand Memo Project: LIHI Martin Way GTC #20-128 Date: July 8, 2020 This memorandum summarizes the trip generation and parking demand calculations for the LIHI Martin Way development. The development address is 2828 Martin Way E and is located on the north side of Martin Way E west of Pattison Street NE in the City of Olympia. Access to the site will be off Martin Way E and Pattison Street NE. The development will consist of a 5-story building with 65 permanent supportive housing units (53 studios and 12 1-bedrooms) and 60 shelter beds. This is Phase 1 of the development located on the north side of the site while the 3,844 SF of existing office space will remain but be unoccupied on the southwest side of the site. The existing office space will be removed with Phase 2 and the potential for 47 housing units would be constructed. The development will be prioritized for those experiencing chronic homelessness and low-income individuals. All households served will be under 60% of Area Median Income, and priority given to those earning 0- 30% of Area Median Income. The development requires 22 parking spaces with Phase 1 and 24 parking stalls at the end of Phase 2 to meet the demand justified in the memorandum. The staffing for the residential units would include a special project manager, maintenance person, and two case managers for a total of 4 employees. The shelter beds will have an on-site manager and three support staff for a total of 4 employees. Permanent Supportive Housing reaches the most vulnerable and most income-constrained residents in communities. PSH residents, formerly homeless individuals moving from shelters and streets into permanent housing have few resources at their time of entry into housing. The income of PSH occupants ranges from 0-18% of the County Area Median Income. This reality constrains their ability to acquire, maintain and pay the holding costs of personal vehicles. PSH Housing site selection mandates locations where public transit, shared rides, and Access Van call service for those with disabilities are all easily accessible for residents, making car ownership less essential than ITE manual metrics suggest. LIHI takes serious measures to discourage car ownership at the outset by messaging in all leasing materials, affirmative marketing efforts, and digital as well as printed matter that Martin Way Housing cannot provide on-site parking except in very limited cases. LIHI executes a Parking Plan, a Parking Acknowledgment, and for the few tenants who will own a car, a Parking Addendum to the Lease that clearly states the rules, regulations and penalties for violating the terms of use. Samples of these documents are included in the attachments. 2813 Rockefeller Avenue Suite B Everett, WA 98201 Tel: 425-339-8266 Fax: 425-258-2922 E-mail: [email protected] LIHI Martin Way Trip Generation & Parking Demand Memo Trip Generation Calculations It is anticipated most people served by the development will not own cars. A similar facility, Patrick Place, located in the City of Seattle with 71 units was counted in October 2016. The count was completed by the independent count firm Traffic Data Gathering (TDG) and showed a total of 2 trips during the PM peak-hour and a total of 3 trips during the PM peak-period (4:00 PM to 6:00 PM). These trips included a visitor who parked outside of the garage and could have been a pedestrian trip, but was counted as a vehicle trip to be conservatively high in the trip generation of the similar site. This equates to a trip generation rate of 0.04 PM trips per unit. The low number of trips generated by Patrick Place is similar to the anticipated trip generation for the LIHI Martin Way site since most of the residents do not have full-time employment and only a handful own vehicles. With 125 housing units/beds as part of the Phase 1 it is anticipated the vehicular trip generation for the site would be 5 PM peak-hour trips. The eight employees are not anticipated to all generate trips during the PM peak-hour as there are a few that will live on-site and support staff that would provide services through the peak-hours. At most the employees would account for another 4 PM peak-hour trips. Vehicle Parking Demand Calculations Per OMC 18.38.060(H) for any unlisted uses the Site Plan Review Committee may require a parking demand study. Recent parking counts were conducted on Wednesday May 8th and Thursday May 9th, 2019 at the Patrick Place site in Seattle which is a similar type of facility. The count on Wednesday was conducted at 10:10 PM and the count on Thursday was at 9:10 AM. The counts showed there were 12 parked vehicles at night and 11 parked vehicles in the morning. There are a total of 17 parking spaces available on-site. With 71 units at Patrick Place and a parking demand of 12 vehicles, the parking rate is 0.17 vehicles/unit. Therefore, the 65 units proposed for the LIHI Martin Way development would have an anticipated parking demand of 11 vehicles. It should be noted that the parking demand identifies the parking demand for the entire site including staff, residents, and visitors. The existing office space will be unoccupied prior to construction and will be demolished prior to Phase 2; therefore, no parking is required for this office component. There will be three support staff and two case managers on-site that would require a maximum of 5 parking spaces. The other employees are accounted for in the Patrick Place parking data. It is anticipated the shelter residents will not own cars; however, other cities identify required parking based on 1 space for every 10 beds or 1 space per employee/volunteer. This would result in 1 to 6 parking spaces for the shelter beds. With the 11 spaces for the permanent supportive housing, 5 for the staff and 6 for the shelter beds the total parking demand is 22 required spaces. With Phase 2 of the development the office space be demolished and there would be 47 housing units proposed. Those 47 units would have a parking demand of 8 spaces; however, there would need to be space for the support staff and case managers. Therefore, with Phase 2 the parking demand would be a total of 24 vehicles (11 vehicles for Phase 1 permanent housing, 5 vehicles for support staff and Gibson Traffic Consultants, Inc. July 2020 [email protected] GTC #20-128 LIHI Martin Way Trip Generation & Parking Demand Memo case managers, and 8 vehicles for Phase 2). The site will provide the required number of parking stalls identified. The site is in the High Density Commercial (HDC-4) zone and is adjacent to Two Family Residential (R-6-12). There are no single-family residential zoned neighborhoods within 300 feet of the site. Intercity Transit provides service in the area with the following routes: Route 60 – 30-60 minutes from Olympia Transit Center to Panorama Center Route 62A – 30-60 minutes from Olympia Transit Center to Lacey Walmart Route 62B – 30-60 minutes from Olympia Transit Center to Pacific/Rockcress There is a stop for westbound vehicles located in front of the site along Martin Way E and the eastbound stop is located on the south side of Marin Way E. The transit service is free for the next 5-years as a demonstration project. Bicycle Parking Per OMC 18.38.060(H) for any unlisted uses the Site Plan Review Committee may require a parking demand study. There are 53 studios, 12 one-bedroom units and 60 shelter beds. For the 53 studios and 12 one- bedroom units there will be bike hooks in each unit to support a bicycle in every unit. In this case, this would meet the anticipated long-term bicycle parking for the residences. There will be another 5 long-term bicycle parking spaces for the office staff located in the building on the first level. The site will also be providing 12 covered short-term bicycle spaces for the visitors and shelter beds. It is anticipated the development will provide the bicycle parking needed to support the development. Conclusions The LIHI Martin Way development is anticipated to generate less than 10 new trips during the PM peak-hour with Phase 1. With Phase 2 and credit for the office space it is anticipated that no off-site intersections would be impacted with 10 or more PM peak-hour trips. It is anticipated the parking demand of the site will be for 24 parked vehicles which will be supported by the parking spaces provided with the completion of Phase 2. It is anticipated the long-term bicycle parking for the site will be accommodated by the in-unit bike racks and that the short-term bicycle parking will be provided by covered racks outside. Attachments (A-1 to A-24) Gibson Traffic Consultants, Inc. July 2020 [email protected] GTC #20-128 Attachments A Community Development Department 333 Broadalbin Street SW, P.O. Box 490 Phone: 541-917-7550 Facsimile: 541-917-7598 Albany, OR 97321 www.cityofalbany.net STAFF REPORT Conditional Use for Signs of Victory Homeless Shelter (CU-01-16) HEARING BODY: Planning Commission HEARING DATE: Monday, June 20, 2016 HEARING TIME: 5:15 p.m. HEARING LOCATION: Council Chambers, Albany City Hall, 333 Broadalbin Street SW SUMMARY This report reviews and evaluates a Conditional Use application for a short-term housing shelter, submitted by Rev.