1) Asphalt Heat Island mitigation fees…
2) Traffic Mitigation fees…

While we’re talking about 12.21, any word on the bike parking at the Polcie Headquarters? After all, it’s the law!

(a) In the C, M and A zones, for any building, portion thereof or addition thereto used for non-residential purposes which contains a floor area …

Address:
1000 W. Elysian Park, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Zone:
A1-1XL

Assessor Parcel Number:
5415-018-010

Planning Area:
Central City North

Sadly, that A1-1XL zoning kind of kills the enforcement of LAMC 12.21.A.4c at Dodger Stadium

I haven’t looked at a summary of zoning requirements in a year, so I might be wrong.

A specific plan may impose less restrictive parking requirements, if it expressly states that the specific plan’s parking provisions are intended to supersede the standards set forth in this paragraph.

In the case of buildings where bicycle parking spaces are required by Subdivision 16. of this subsection, the minimum number of required automobile parking spaces may be reduced by the same number as the number of bicycle spaces required for the building. (Added by Ord. No. 167,409, Eff. 12/19/91.)

Here is Subdivision 16 of this subsection:

16. Bicycle Parking and Shower Facilities. (Added by Ord. No. 167,409, Eff. 12/19/91.) Off-street parking spaces for bicycles and facilities for employee showers and lockers shall be provided as follows:

(a) In the C and M zones, for any building, portion thereof or addition thereto used for non-residential purposes which contains a floor area in excess of 10,000 square feet, bicycle parking spaces shall be provided at the rate of two percent of the number of automobile parking spaces required by this section for such non-residential uses; provided, however, that at least one bicycle parking space shall be provided for any such building having a floor area in excess of 10,000 square feet of non-residential use. If the calculation of the number of required spaces under this paragraph results in a number including a fraction, the next highest whole number shall be the number of spaces required.

(b) The bicycle parking space requirements in Paragraph (a) shall also apply to any building, regardless of zone, owned by the City of Los Angeles and used by the City for government purposes which contains a floor area in excess of 10,000 square feet.

(c) All bicycle parking spaces required by this Subdivision shall include a stationary parking device which adequately supports the bicycle. In addition, at least half of the bicycle parking spaces shall include a stationary parking device which securely locks the bicycle without the use of a user-supplied cable or chain. Devices which hold the bicycle upright by wheel contact must hold at least 180 degrees of wheel arc.

(d) Each bicycle parking space shall be a minimum of two feet in width and six feet in length and shall have a minimum of six feet of overhead clearance.

(e) Bicycle parking spaces shall be located no farther than the distance from a main entrance of the building to the nearest off-street automobile parking space.

(f) Bicycle parking spaces shall be separated from automobile parking spaces or aisles by a wall, fence, or curb or by at least five feet of open space marked to prohibit parking.

(g) Aisles providing access to bicycle parking spaces shall be at least five feet in width.

(h) Signage which is clearly legible upon approach to every automobile entrance to the parking facility shall be displayed indicating the availability and location of bicycle parking.

(i) Showers and lockers shall be provided as required by Section 91.6307 of this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 177,103, Eff. 12/18/05.)

At least, it did for me.

Dodger Stadium is nestled in the middle of an asphalt heat island which is then nestled in the middle of a residential neighborhood. This is not good for nature, it is not good for people, it is not good.

Please figure out some form of mitigation fee and insist that the Dodger Organization pay for the negative impact on our community.

In addition, please investigate LAMC 12.21 and determine if it applies to Dodger Stadium. If it does, please fine them for not having the appropriate bicycle parking (2% of required automobile parking) and insist that they bring the facility up to code. (bike parking no farther from the entrance than the nearest automobile space!)

See you on the Streets!

p.s. City Hall is out of compliance, as are most of the City facilities. Just sayin’…

The money to run the Dodger shuttles comes from a different pool of money than DASH service, and it is money that cannot be used to operate DASH or Commuter Express service.

Read the report again. It says this very clearly.

If the City won’t find a new place for the Dodgers, then they need to step up to the plate, like they have now, and supply us a way to get there. The City is making a ton of tax revenues from the Dodgers, payroll taxes, etc. And on top of that, the Dodgers pay for all the City traffic control officers. The City has also forced the Dodgers to close some gates, making the traffic problem worse. I think it is a win win for everyone.

If you do not plan to come by public transit to Union Station, there is a public parking garage under the back of Union Station. Enter off of Vignes Street, between the 101 Fwy. and Cesar Chavez. The cost is only $6 dollars. The garage is right below the Transit Plaza.

The Militant senses the Dodgers are preparing for some sort of transit to the stadium, be it buses or a dedicated rail line somehow — the “Next 50″ improvements seem to indicate they are looking beyond parking fees as a revenue generator.

We own all of their access roads – throw up a gate and charge a frickin’ toll to get to their parking lot. It wouldn’t work politically, but it would raise enough money to pay for transit bonds to build access to the stadium.