21-003 Conduct a public hearing regarding a request from staff to modify the parking ratio requirements for Planned Development District 1-R, Snider Plaza.
Bill Bayne, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Half Shells and Fish City Grill
almost 4 years ago
As a business owner at Snider Plaza for over 25 years, I hope the City Council will heed the comments that have been expressed. With the upcoming capital improvements, which will disrupt our businesses, and being in the midst of a pandemic, which is currently taking a big toll on business, now is not the time to implement a program that will create even more parking demand.
Dallas zoning requires 1 space per 100 SF of restaurant space. Relaxing the parking requirement for requirements to 1 space per 200 SF increases the demand for parking.
A 2-year long capital improvement program for Snider Plaza including the replacement of underground utilities, streets and sidewalks starts soon. The construction will affect the availability of parking spaces.
Let’s use this 2-year period to plan for better parking solutions for Snider Plaza.
The proposal is a bad idea. It will make Snider Plaza’s parking worse because restaurants need more parking. That will make neighborhood parking worse. UP should not let commercial leasing problems become neighborhood parking problems. It benefits only restaurants, not a “range of tenants.” It offers no practical parking solution, only aspirations. Easing ratios will not create additional parking places. Rule changes should be based on available parking customers can and will use.
It is irresponsible to change parking ratios in Snider Plaza at this time. With many empty storefronts due to the Park Plaza construction and the pandemic, Snider Plaza and the surrounding streets are still overcrowded. Infrastructure construction will only add to this problem. We do not need more restaurants, just a parking and traffic plan. Please choose quality of life in our downtown over developer and landlord profits.
University Park is a residential community with both local commercial and retail property access as well as significant retail very close by. It is the residents that make the community. Please stop making changes to increase the density of people in our small space.
As a business owner at Snider Plaza for over 25 years, I hope the City Council will heed the comments that have been expressed. With the upcoming capital improvements, which will disrupt our businesses, and being in the midst of a pandemic, which is currently taking a big toll on business, now is not the time to implement a program that will create even more parking demand.
Dallas zoning requires 1 space per 100 SF of restaurant space. Relaxing the parking requirement for requirements to 1 space per 200 SF increases the demand for parking.
A 2-year long capital improvement program for Snider Plaza including the replacement of underground utilities, streets and sidewalks starts soon. The construction will affect the availability of parking spaces.
Let’s use this 2-year period to plan for better parking solutions for Snider Plaza.
The proposal is a bad idea. It will make Snider Plaza’s parking worse because restaurants need more parking. That will make neighborhood parking worse. UP should not let commercial leasing problems become neighborhood parking problems. It benefits only restaurants, not a “range of tenants.” It offers no practical parking solution, only aspirations. Easing ratios will not create additional parking places. Rule changes should be based on available parking customers can and will use.
It is irresponsible to change parking ratios in Snider Plaza at this time. With many empty storefronts due to the Park Plaza construction and the pandemic, Snider Plaza and the surrounding streets are still overcrowded. Infrastructure construction will only add to this problem. We do not need more restaurants, just a parking and traffic plan. Please choose quality of life in our downtown over developer and landlord profits.
University Park is a residential community with both local commercial and retail property access as well as significant retail very close by. It is the residents that make the community. Please stop making changes to increase the density of people in our small space.