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Housing

Parking Revisions

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Project status

The City is preparing an Ordinance to amend title 17 of the Sacramento City Code in order to revise the City’s Parking Districts, to increase minimum bicycle parking requirements for certain new development projects, and to expand the application of vehicle parking maximums throughout the Central City and near high-frequency transit stops

Staff will bring the Ordinance to the Planning and Design Commission and City Council for consideration in spring/summer 2026. The City posts public hearing agendas and materials one week prior to each hearing. The anticipated hearing schedule is:

  • Planning and Design Commission, May 14, 2026
  • Law and Legislation Committee, June 9, 2026
  • City Council, June 23, 2026

Background

Sacramento’s 2040 General Plan, adopted in February 2024, ended off-street minimum vehicle parking mandates for all properties in the city as one tool to accelerate the production of housing in Sacramento. The City is now considering replacing the four existing parking districts with three new parking districts: a Central City District, a Transit-Oriented District, and a Traditional District. The City is then considering expanding maximum vehicle parking requirements in the Central City and within ½ mile of existing high-frequency transit citywide to encourage more housing production and lower the cost of new housing.

The City has adopted ambitious goals to increase bicycling citywide to meet its goals for equity, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This project also looks at bicycle parking requirements that the City imposes on new development projects to increase bicycle parking requirements for diverse types of projects. Proposed changes include increasing the number of long- and short-term bike parking spaces required per project and adding requirements for cargo bikes and adaptive bikes.

Policy support

The City Council approved the 2021-2029 Housing Element in late 2021. The Housing Element notes that with Sacramento seeing some of the highest increases in rent in recent years and home prices continuing to rise, the city is facing multiple unprecedented housing crises. Thousands of people do not have shelter. Thousands more are severely cost-burdened, spending 50% or more of their income on housing. As housing becomes less affordable and the supply of housing continues to fall short of demand, it is becoming harder for residents, especially low- and middle-income households and individuals, to afford housing.

The Housing Element includes an implementation program that provides policy direction for this project (see Program H8 here). The program specifies that the City shall consider further ending City-mandated parking minimums and explore instituting parking maximums along established transit corridors.

Program H8 aims to implement Policy H-1.4 (Facilitate Infill Housing Development) by increasing the financial feasibility of residential development by allowing builders to use more of the site for housing. This policy specifies that the City shall facilitate infill housing along commercial corridors, near employment centers, near high-frequency transit areas, and in all zones that allow residential development to revitalize commercial corridors, promote walkability and increased transit ridership, and provide increased housing options.


The City prepared a draft Parking Strategy that was made available for public comment in fall 2024. The Parking Strategy informed preparation of the Ordinance and also includes a Parking Management Toolkit that provides the City’s Parking Services Division with more tools to effectively manage parking in Sacramento. The City hosted two virtual community meetings to share key recommendations included in the draft Parking Strategy and welcome community feedback. Please follow this link for the  Thursday, November 14, 2024, workshop recording. Staff also presented at the several commission meetings, which can seen in the archives of the: November 6, 2024, Disabilities Advisory Commission, November 14, 2024, Planning and Design Commission, and November 21, 2024, Active Transportation Commission meetings.

Current parking mandates and updates

The City has revised car parking mandates multiple times in recent years to encourage infill and housing development, as detailed in this short History of Sacramento's Parking Mandates memo. The City currently has vehicle parking maximums for residential development in the Central Business District and Arts & Entertainment District, with limited additional application of vehicle parking maximums in office, manufacturing, retail, and warehouse uses throughout the city. The City currently has minimum bicycle parking requirements that are applied to new development that includes most land uses.

 

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If you have any questions or comments about this project, you can email the project team at Parking Revisions.

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