Tulsa Comprehensive Plan - PLANiTULSA

Appendix
TrAnsporTATIon II: UrBAN COrrIDOrS
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parking standards, the entire area within the parking
management district would be considered one lot and
would require the provision of a minimum amount
of spaces. In order to measure compliance for a new
site plan or certificate of occupancy, the applicant
must provide a table demonstrating compliance with
the requirements of the parking management district.
The parking management district must demonstrate
how the new development’s parking needs will be
met, using shared, public or contract spaces. Figure
11, adapted from the Victoria Transport Institute,
outlines the adjustments to the parking thresholds
that can be used by the district and/or applicant to
reduce the parking need.
human scale occur when the building frontage is
interrupted by parking lots, auto scaled developments
and vacant lots. These gaps are perpetuated by the
use of conventional planning tools that determine
how much parking to provide at a particular site
based on recommended minimum parking standards
dictated by Tulsa Zoning Code. This provides an
index or parking ratio used to calculate the number
of spaces to supply at a particular location. These are
unconstrained and unadjusted values, which generally
reflect the maximum supply that could be needed.
Tulsa is considering the adoption of a zoning category
that establishes parking management districts. This
district would provide adjusted parking requirements
and a management plan for a particular area, such
as a main street corridor. The parking management
district will set the parking spaces available for public
use (including spaces that are available for sharing
on a contractual basis) in the district. Accordingly,
the Harvard Avenue at 11th Street area, under such
a zoning category could begin to provide parking
through Shared Use Agreements among users and
future shared parking lots. For purposes of meeting
The entity responsible for managing the required
parking within the parking management district,
limited to the board of a public improvement district
(PID), tax increment financing reinvestment zone
(TIF), or parking authority such as the Tulsa Parking
Authority, the City, or other governmental entity
established under Oklahoma law must provide a
plan of action to fulfill parking and walkability
requirements with a list of contingency projects that
are phased in accordance to the pace of development
and re-development. A sample contingency plan
might include:
• Shared parking agreements
• On-street parking signage and markings
• Off-street shared parking signage
• On-street parking meters
• Pedestrian crossings, curb-extensions and
intersection landscaping
• Public parking lot and signage
• Corridor streetscaping
• District parking garage
• Florence Avenue bicycle boulevard
• Indianapolis Avenue realignment and
public plaza
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