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6 Transit Service Station New Residential Development New Commercial Development square feet for commercial office. ACE Train Station (Tier 4) Parking maximum of 1.5 spaces per unit or lower. Parking maximum of 4.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet or lower. While parking is one of the more complex and potentially controversial aspects of TOC policy compliance, State laws already restrict the amount of parking it can require projects to provide. AB 2097, for example, adopted in 2024, prohibits local agencies from establishing minimum parking requirements for new development near major transit. Shared parking is also required to be allowed under State law, for sites within a half-mile of transit stations. The TOC policy establishes relatively low parking maximums; the City does not currently restrict maximum parking ratios, relying on developers to determine if they wish to provide parking above the minimum required. Regarding the east Dublin/Pleasanton BART station, staff recognizes that the redevelopment of this site will alter the availability and demand for parking and necessitate a holistic look at parking management within the site and broader station area. For example, creation of a shared parking program or development of a parking management district that would allow parking to be treated in a more “averaged” manner across multiple parcels, and include leveraging off-site parking, such as shared private parking, or leveraging the nearby BART and County public parking structures in Dublin. As noted, the City has received $300,000 in technical planning assistance grants to conduct a comprehensive parking management and station access study for the area around the station, to support the BART Station Concept Plan and help the City move toward TOC Policy Compliance. For Downtown, the parking ratios for residential development are not far below those typically required by the Municipal Code – for example, the PMC requires between one and two parking spaces per unit (depending on unit size) for residential development and 3.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet for most commercial uses. 4. Station Access and Circulation Strategies under the TOC Policy related to station access include items such as adoption of Complete Streets Policy, identification of opportunities for Mobility Hub planning, and prioritization of active transportation project. The City has already adopted a jurisdiction-wide Complete Streets Policy. As described, a portion of the $300,000 technical assistance grant is to support a station access study and planning for the east Dublin/Pleasanton BART, which is likely to focus on, and be supportive of compliance to the above policies. Enclosure: Exhibit A, Half Mile Radius Maps Page 153 of 682