Attachment F - Carparking Evaluation -Noosa Carparking Study - McGagney report

                                                                                                              Noosa Council
                                                                                         Noosa Car Parking Study 2017 - 2032
                                                                                                                Final Report


6.2.1.2 Maximum Parking Rates

The application of limits on parking supply describe regulations designed to reduce the overall amount of
parking that is provided with new developments, and through this, levers to reduce parking demand (and
associated necessary parking supply). Limits on parking supply are typically justified through:
     Economic value - Minimum parking requirements have artificially lowered the perceived value of parking,
      creating unintended consequences, including urban sprawl and increased use of private vehicles. Limits on
      parking supply are a means to accelerate progress towards a more efficient parking supply.
     Strategic direction – State and local transport strategies support reduced dependence on single occupant
      vehicles. This reduced dependence is typically supported by the integration of transport and land use
      development, intensification around public transport (PT) infrastructure, and improved walking and cycling
      facilities. Limits on parking supply support these objectives by identifying that current levels of vehicle use
      are unsustainable and likely to reduce in the future, particularly in areas where mixed use development and
      investment in alternative transport modes overlay such as town centres and growth corridors; and
     Professional / industry approach – professionals working in the field of transport planning are accustomed
      to working within minimum parking requirements that typically over-estimate the overall demand for
      parking. It is likely that the application of minimum parking requirements will continue to be applied unless
      the onus for conducting more sophisticated assessments of parking demand is placed, firstly, on developers,
      and, secondly, on professionals advising the developers.


There are a variety of ways to limit parking supply, including:
     Area caps – a maximum parking supply is set for a defined geographical area;
     Site caps – a maximum parking supply is set for individual developments; and
     Maximum ratios – a maximum ratio of parking supply to floor area is set for individual developments.


The area and site caps define a maximum number of car parks provided with an area and development
respectively, whereas maximum ratios prescribe the maximum proportion of parking relative to gross floor area.
Limits on parking supply have been applied both within Australia and around the world, as shown in Table 6-7.

Table 6-7: Limits on Parking Supply - International Examples
                                                                             Limits on parking supply
    Urban area           Relative size   Relative density
                                                                 Area caps      Site caps      Maximum ratios

    Auckland             Large           High                        -              -                   

    Wellington           Medium          High                        -                                 

    Portland             Large           High                                      -                   

    Scotland             Variable        Variable                    -              -                   

    Brisbane             Variable        Variable                    -              -                   

    Lacey, Washington    Small           Medium                      -              -                   


Some important features of the examples set out in Table 6-7 are:
     Auckland and Wellington have maximum ratios set at 1 carpark per 100m2 and 200m2 Gross Floor Area
      (GFA) respectively. This equates to approximately one space per 6.25 and 12.5 employees respectively;
     Wellington is the only urban area within this sample to apply site caps;




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