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ABLE OF ONTENTS
I. Overview Page 3
II. Executive Summary Page 3
III. Study Area Page 5
IV. Existing Parking Characteristics Page 6
V. Average Parking Occupancy Page 7
VI. Peak Parking Occupancy Page 13
VII. Current Parking Needs Page 20
VIII. Future Parking Needs Page 22
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LF,T&E
IST OF IGURES ABLES XHIBITS
Figure A Study Area Page 5
Figure B Total Average Parking Occupancy Page 8
Figure C Average On-Street Parking Occupancy Page 9
Figure D Average Off-Street Public Parking Occupancy Page 10
Figure E Average Off-Street Private Parking Occupancy Page 11
Figure F Total Peak Parking Occupancy Page 15
Figure G Peak On-Street Parking Occupancy Page 16
Figure H Peak Off-Street Public Parking Occupancy Page 17
Figure I Peak Off-Street Private Parking Occupancy Page 18
Table 1 Downtown Area Parking Supply Page 6
Table 2 Total Average Parking Occupancy Page 7
Table 3 Average On-Street Parking Occupancy Page 9
Table 4 Average Off-Street Public Parking Occupancy Page 10
Table 5 Average Off-Street Private Parking Occupancy Page 11
Table 6 Average Undesignated On-Street Parking Occupancy Page 12
Table 7 Average Undesignated Off-Street Parking Occupancy Page 12
Table 8 Total Peak Parking Occupancy Page 14
Table 9 Peak On-Street Parking Occupancy Page 16
Table 10 Peak Off-Street Public Parking Occupancy Page 17
Table 11 Peak Off-Street Private Parking Occupancy Page 18
Table 12 Peak On-Street Parking Occupancy During Farmer's Market Page 19
Table 13 Peak Off-Street Public Parking Occupancy During Farmer's Market Page 19
Table 14 Peak Off-Street Private Parking Occupancy During Farmer's Market ... Page 20
Table 15 Practical Capacity by Block Page 22
Exhibit A Individual Block Information
Exhibit B Parking Occupancy Survey Results
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I.O
VERVIEW
A sufficient supply of convenient parking supports the success of local businesses and enhances
The purpose of this study is to analyze the existing
parking supply in the downtown Prior Lake area to determine if the City of Prior Lake and
private property owners are providing an adequate supply of on- and off-street parking stalls to
meet the needs of local residents, customers and employees of downtown businesses.
Full occupancy of every parking space is not realistic so when evaluating the results of the
parking occupancy survey it is important to understand the concept of practical capacity
Practical capacity refers to an estimated operational capacity of a parking lot. A parking lot is
perceived by the public to be at full capacity when occupancy levels reach 90 percent. Because
of this perception, industry standards indicate an effective utilization of a parking system is
achieved when a surplus of parking stalls are available; generally a 10 percent surplus. This
report assumes parking blocks are at full capacity (practical capacity) when they reach 90 percent
occupancy.
This report presents the results of a parking study for the downtown area of the City of Prior
Lake. Included in the document is an analysis of existing parking supply and demand, which
was developed by conducting parking occupancy field surveys in the downtown area. In
addition, City staff utilized the future land use projections detailed in the Market Potential
Analysis of Proposed CR 21 Improvement Options in Downtown Prior Lake, Minnesota,
completed by Maxfield Research, Inc. in December, 2010 to provide an estimate of future
downtown parking needs.
The Downtown Area Parking Study, originally completed by Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik &
Associates in April 2004, was intended to be a document that can be easily updated as land use
development and/or redevelopment occurs in the downtown area. City staff used the original
2004 report as a guideline for the completion of this 2012 Downtown Area Parking Study
update.
This Downtown Area Parking Study is intended to be one of many tools that can be used to assist
in the future development of the Prior Lake downtown area. It is recommended that this report is
updated every three years or as substantial development or redevelopment occurs.
II.Executive Summary
The Executive Summary provides the primary findings and conclusions of the parking study
conducted for the downtown area of the City of Prior Lake.
There are a total of 783 designated parking spaces within the primary downtown study area
that serve residents, employees and customers of downtown area businesses.
Of the total 783 designated parking spaces; 174 are on-street parking spaces, 195 are off-
street public parking spaces, and 414 are off-street private parking spaces. The downtown
study area is depicted on Figure A of this report.
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In addition to the 783 parking spaces included in this study, City staff estimated an additional
170 parking spaces are located in the downtown area; however, the additional parking spaces
primarily serve specific businesses, such as parking or displaying vehicles in automobile
sales lots, short-term parking at fuel stations/convenience stores, or parking for automobile
repair businesses. The primary purpose of this study is to determine if the Prior Lake
downtown area provides a sufficient parking supply for residents, customers and employees
of downtown businesses. Staff determined the additional parking stalls are not available for
general resident, customer and employee parking; for this reason the additional 170 parking
stalls were not included in the baseline parking occupancy survey information.
The on-street parking stalls along Arcadia Avenue (five stalls) and the private off-street
parking stalls at the currently vacant commercial building at the intersection of Dakota Street
and Main Avenue (approximately ten stalls) were not included in the parking occupancy
count because they were not available for public parking during the time the occupancy
surveys were completed.
The previous Downtown Area Parking Study, completed in 2004, included the MnDOT Park
and Ride lot located north of Eagle Creek Avenue and east of Hwy 13. This lot provides
parking for approximately 20 vehicles and was not included in the downtown parking
occupancy survey. City staff felt, due to its location, this lot was not significantly utilized by
employees and customers of downtown area businesses.
Parking occupancy studies were conducted on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday during the week of June 17, 2012.
The average parking occupancy (number of occupied spaces divided by the number of
available spaces) for all designated on- and off-street parking stalls was 38 percent. The
average on-street parking occupancy was 44 percent, the average off-street public parking
occupancy was 42 percent, and the average off-street private parking occupancy was 34
percent.
The parking blocks of 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 contain the most retail, commercial, office and
services type land uses within the downtown study area. The average parking occupancy for
these blocks, considered as a unit, was 40 percent. The average on-street parking occupancy
for these blocks was 54 percent, the average off-street public parking occupancy for these
blocks was 43 percent, and the average off-street private parking occupancy for these blocks
was 34 percent.
The peak parking occupancy of total designated parking spaces in the downtown area
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occurred on Saturday, June 23 when 52 percent of the total designated spaces were
occupied.
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The Monday, June 18 occupancy of total designated parking spaces peaked at 39 percent;
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the Tuesday, June 19 occupancy of total designated parking spaces peaked at 45 percent;
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the Thursday, June 21 occupancy of total designated parking spaces peaked at 45 percent,
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and the Friday, June 22 occupancy of total designated parking spaces peaked at 36 percent.
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Block 6, which is located west of Main Avenue, South of Dakota Street, east of Erie Avenue
and north of CR 21 experienced the greatest average (60% occupancy) and largest peak (89%
occupancy) parking demand.
There is one parking area that could be considered as special use the church parking lot in
Block 1. The church lot, considering its special use for church activities and City Hall staff
parking probably does not contribute much to the everyday needs of the downtown area,
other than providing a parking area for City staff which relieves parking demand at other
downtown locations.
III.SA
TUDY REA
The study area for the parking analysis includes the downtown area that is depicted on Figure A
below.
Figure A Study Area
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IV.EPC
XISTING ARKING HARACTERISTICS
The base data that was used for the parking study was determined by conducting an in the field
count of the available parking supply in the downtown area followed by the completion of fifteen
parking occupancy survey counts of actual vehicles parked.
The downtown parking area shown on Figure A above was divided into 11 study sub-areas
called Blocks. Such division allows for analysis of each block as to the supply and demand, thus
providing a better indication as to the sub-areas where parking demand is at its greatest. The
sub-area parking blocks are depicted in Figure A.
The field survey that determined the baseline number of available downtown parking spaces only
included the on-street parking spaces designated with painted lines and the off-street parking
stalls which were clearly identifiable as public, employee, or customer parking. The baseline
parking stall supply count did not include additional undesignated on- and off-street parking
areas where it is permissible to park but the stalls were not clearly identified for parking.
However, if a vehicle was parked in an undesignated parking stall, the parked vehicle was
counted in the parking demand survey.
The number of available on-street and off-street parking spaces, noted by block, are shown in
Table 1 below. The total number of designated downtown parking spaces is as follows:
Designated On-Street Parking Stalls = 174
Designated Off-Street Public Parking Stalls = 195
Designated Off-Street Private Parking Stalls = 414
The available parking supply survey indicates a total of 783 designated parking spaces in the
downtown study area.
Table 1 Downtown Area Parking Supply
Table 1
On-Street Off-Street Off-Street
Area Total
Parking Public Parking Private Parking
Block 1 5 7 0 12
Block 2 12 0 46 58
Block 3 15 0 25 40
Block 4 0 0 70 70
Block 5 16 63 0 79
Block 6 49 32 24 105
Block 7 22 16 62 100
Block 8 1 0 33 34
Block 9 14 0 63 77
Block 10 10 77 91 178
Block 11 30 0 0 30
Total 174 195 414 783
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To determine the parking occupancy (number of cars parked) for the downtown area, City staff
conducted field surveys where, by parking block, the number of vehicles parked were counted; a
total of fifteen parking demand surveys were conducted on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
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Friday and Saturday during the week of June 17, 2012. The parking occupancy survey results
are attached as Exhibit B for reference.
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The Monday, June 18 surveys were conducted at 9:00 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and
4:15 p.m.
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The Tuesday, June 19 surveys were conducted at 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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The Thursday, June 21 surveys were conducted at 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.,
4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
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The Friday, June 22 surveys were conducted at 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
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The Saturday, June 23 survey was conducted at 10:30 a.m. during the Prior Lake
V.Average Parking Occupancy
The average parking occupancy (number of occupied spaces divided by the number of available
spaces) for all designated on- and off-street parking stalls was 38 percent. The average on-street
parking occupancy was 44 percent, the average off-street public parking occupancy was 42
percent and the average off-street private parking occupancy was 34 percent; all well below the
practical capacity of ninety percent.
Table 2 identifies the total average parking occupancy by Block.
Table 2
Parking Occupancy % Occupied
Area
Supply (avg.) (avg.)
Block 1 12 5.33 44%
Block 2 58 26.93 46%
Block 3 40 14.27 36%
Block 4 70 17.67 25%
Block 5 79 31.47 40%
Block 6 105 63.46 60%
Block 7 100 54.13 54%
Block 8 34 13.54 40%
Block 9 77 26.53 34%
Block 10 178 42.46 24%
Block 11 30 3.47 12%
Total 783 299.26 38%
Blocks 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 contain the most retail, commercial, office and services type land
uses within the downtown study area. The average parking occupancy for these blocks,
considered as a unit, was 40 percent. The average on-street parking occupancy for these blocks
was 54 percent, the average off-street public parking occupancy for these blocks was 43 percent,
and the average off-street private parking occupancy for these blocks was 34 percent.
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Figure B Total Average Parking Occupancy by Block
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Table 3 identifies the average parking occupancy for designated on-street parking stalls by
Block.
Designated On-Street Parking
Table 3
Occupancy % Occupied
Area Supply
(avg.) (avg.)
Block 1 5 1.73 35%
Block 2 12 5.60 47%
Block 3 15 6.27 42%
Block 4 0 n/a n/a
Block 5 16 6.60 41%
Block 6 49 28.53 58%
Block 7 22 12.13 55%
Block 8 1 0.87 87%
Block 9 14 8.53 61%
Block 10 10 3.53 35%
Block 11 30 3.47 12%
Total 174 77.26 44%
Figure C Average On-Street Parking Occupancy by Block
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Table 4 identifies the average parking occupancy for designated off-street public parking stalls
by Block.
Designated Off-Street Public Parking
Table 4
Occupancy % Occupied
Area Supply
(avg.) (avg.)
Block 1 7 3.60 51%
Block 2 0 n/a n/a
Block 3 0 n/a n/a
Block 4 0 n/a n/a
Block 5 63 24.87 39%
Block 6 32 19.60 61%
Block 7 16 10.60 66%
Block 8 0 n/a n/a
Block 9 0 n/a n/a
Block 10 77 23.20 30%
Block 11 0 n/a n/a
Total 195 81.87 42%
Figure D Average Off-Street Public Parking Occupancy by Block
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Table 5 identifies the average parking occupancy for designated off-street private parking stalls
by Block.
Designated Off-Street Private Parking
Table 5
Occupancy % Occupied
Area Supply
(avg.) (avg.)
Block 1 0 n/a n/a
Block 2 46 21.33 46%
Block 3 25 8.00 32%
Block 4 70 17.67 25%
Block 5 0 n/a n/a
Block 6 24 15.33 64%
Block 7 62 31.40 51%
Block 8 33 12.67 38%
Block 9 63 18.00 29%
Block 10 91 15.73 17%
Block 11 0 n/a n/a
Total 414 140.13 34%
Figure E Average Off-Street Private Parking Occupancy by Block
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Tables 2 through 5 above identify the average parking occupancy for designated on-and off-
street parking spaces. There are a number of locations where it is permissible to park on- and
off-street in the downtown area within undesignated (not striped) parking stalls. Tables 6 and 7
below represent the additional on- and off street average parking occupancy within undesignated
on- and off-street private parking areas on each block.
Undesignated
On-Street Parking
Table 6
Occupancy
Area Supply
(avg.)
Block 1 0 1.60
Block 2 0 0.60
Block 3 0 0.00
Block 4 0 0.00
Block 5 0 0.47
Block 6 0 0.00
Block 7 0 0.53
Block 8 0 0.53
Block 9 0 1.07
Block 10 0 0.20
Block 11 0 0.07
Total 0 5.07
Undesignated
Off-Street Private Parking
Table 7
Occupancy
Area Supply
(avg.)
Block 1 0 0.00
Block 2 0 0.00
Block 3 0 0.07
Block 4 0 0.00
Block 5 0 0.00
Block 6 0 0.00
Block 7 0 1.07
Block 8 0 0.00
Block 9 0 1.13
Block 10 0 0.07
Block 11 0 0.00
Total 0 2.34
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Table 6 indicates an average of 5.07 vehicles parked in undesignated on-street parking stalls
throughout the downtown area during the parking occupancy counts. Table 7 indicates an
average of 2.34 vehicles parked in undesignated off-street parking stalls throughout the
downtown area during the parking occupancy counts.
The survey results indicate the overall parking occupancy, during the fourteen weekday parking
occupancy surveys, for all designated on- and off-street parking stalls in downtown Prior Lake
ranged between 30 percent and 45 percent; the overall parking occupancy was 52 percent on
Survey results show a build-up of parking occupancy throughout the early morning hours until
the noon hour where the parking occupancy remained generally consistent throughout the
afternoon and into the early evening.
During the weekdays, on-street parking supplies exhibited a slightly higher occupancy with an
average occupancy of 44 percent. Off-street public parking stalls had an average occupancy of
42 percent while only 34 percent of private off-street parking stalls were occupied on average.
The Saturday survey results indicate 80 percent of the designated on-street parking stalls were
on-street parking stalls (17% of the available on-street parking supply) to display their goods
-street public parking
spaces and 38 percent of the off-street private parking spaces were occupied. The Saturday
survey results also exhibited the highest amount of vehicles parked in undesignated parking
stalls, with 21 vehicles parked in undesignated on-street parking stalls and 7 vehicles parked in
undesignated off-street parking stalls.
VI.Peak Parking Occupancy
The peak parking occupancy of total designated parking spaces in the downtown area (number of
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occupied spaces divided by the number of available spaces) occurred on Saturday, June 23
when 52 percent of the total designated spaces were
occupied.
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The Monday, June 18 occupancy of total designated parking spaces peaked at 39 percent; the
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Tuesday, June 19 occupancy of total designated parking spaces peaked at 45 percent; the
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Thursday, June 21 occupancy of total designated parking spaces peaked at 45 percent, and the
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Friday, June 22 occupancy of total designated parking spaces peaked at 36 percent.
Table 8 below identifies the total peak parking occupancy by Block and includes all on- and off-
street parking spaces. This table represents the peak parking occupancy observed on each
individual block during one of the fourteen weekday surveys. Table 8 shows that even though a
specific block may have a majority of its on- or off-street parking spaces occupied at a specific
time (as detailed below in tables 9 through 14), at all times during the parking occupancy surveys
there were designated parking stalls available within every block in the downtown area.
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Table 8
Peak Occupancy
Parking
Area Excluding % Occupied
Supply
Farmer's Market
Block 1 12 9 75%
Block 2 58 34 59%
Block 3 40 21 53%
Block 4 70 27 39%
Block 5 79 54 68%
Block 6 105 93 89%
Block 7 100 71 71%
Block 8 34 17 50%
Block 9 77 39 51%
Block 10 178 68 38%
Block 11 30 8 27%
Total 783 441 62%
Block 6, which is located west of Main Avenue, south of Dakota Street, east of Erie Avenue and
north of CR 21, had the largest peak occupancy with 89 percent of all available on- and off-street
parking spaces occupied at peak parking demand; essentially practical capacity. Block 6 had an
average parking occupancy of 60 percent.
The parking occupancy surveys indicate an overall peak parking occupancy of 45 percent for all
designated on- and off-street parking stalls during the weekdays, which occurred on Thursday,
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June 21 at 10:30 a.m. The overall peak parking occupancy was 52 percent of all on- and off-
During the weekdays, on-street parking occupancy for the entire downtown area peaked at 60
percent, off-street public parking occupancy peaked at 62 percent, while at peak the off-street
private parking stalls were only 37 percent occupied. These three examples of peak parking
occupancy occurred during separate surveys.
The Saturday survey results indicate 80 percent of the designated on-street parking stalls were
on-street parking stalls (17% of the available on-street parking supply) to display their goods
-street public parking
spaces and 38 percent of the off-street private parking spaces were occupied. The Saturday
survey results also exhibited the highest amount of vehicles parked in undesignated parking
stalls, with 21 vehicles parked in undesignated on-street parking stalls and 7 vehicles parked in
undesignated off-street parking stalls.
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Figure F Total Peak Parking Occupancy by Block
Tables 9 through 14 below identify the peak on-street parking occupancy and peak off-street
parking occupancy experienced on each individual block. Tables 9 through 14 are not
representative of the peak parking demand of the downtown area as a whole because the parking
blocks generally did not experience their peak parking occupancy at the same time.
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Table 9 identifies the peak parking occupancy for designated on-street parking stalls by Block
Designated On-Street Parking
Table 9
Peak
Area Supply % Occupied
Occupancy
Block 1 5 3 60%
Block 2 12 10 83%
Block 3 15 13 87%
Block 4 0 n/a n/a
Block 5 16 11 69%
Block 6 49 43 88%
Block 7 22 20 91%
Block 8 1 1 100%
Block 9 14 10 71%
Block 10 10 9 90%
Block 11 30 8 27%
Total 174 128 74%
Figure G Peak On-Street Parking Occupancy by Block
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Table 10 identifies the peak parking occupancy for designated off-street public parking stalls by
Designated Off-Street Public Parking
Table 10
Peak
Area Supply % Occupied
Occupancy
Block 1 7 6 86%
Block 2 0 n/a n/a
Block 3 0 n/a n/a
Block 4 0 n/a n/a
Block 5 63 44 70%
Block 6 32 30 94%
Block 7 16 16 100%
Block 8 0 n/a n/a
Block 9 0 n/a n/a
Block 10 77 48 62%
Block 11 0 n/a n/a
Total 195 144 74%
Figure H Peak Off-Street Public Parking Occupancy by Block
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Table 11 identifies the peak parking occupancy for designated off-street private parking stalls by
Designated Off-Street Private Parking
Table 11
Peak
Area Supply % Occupied
Occupancy
Block 1 0 n/a n/a
Block 2 46 34 74%
Block 3 25 15 60%
Block 4 70 27 39%
Block 5 0 n/a n/a
Block 6 24 21 88%
Block 7 62 41 66%
Block 8 33 16 48%
Block 9 63 34 54%
Block 10 91 28 31%
Block 11 0 n/a n/a
Total 414 216 52%
Figure I Peak Off-Street Private Parking Occupancy by Block
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Table 12 identifies the peak parking occupancy for designated on-street parking stalls by Block
Designated On-Street Parking
Table 12
Peak
Area Supply % Occupied
Occupancy
Block 1 5 1 20%
Block 2 12 12 100%
Block 3 15 13 87%
Block 4 0 n/a n/a
Block 5 16 8 50%
Block 6 49 46 94%
Block 7 22 19 86%
Block 8 1 1 100%
Block 9 14 11 79%
Block 10 10 9 90%
Block 11 30 20 67%
Total 174 140 80%
Table 13 identifies the peak parking occupancy for designated off-street public parking stalls by
Designated Off-Street Public Parking
Table 13
Peak
Area Supply % Occupied
Occupancy
Block 1 7 4 57%
Block 2 0 n/a n/a
Block 3 0 n/a n/a
Block 4 0 n/a n/a
Block 5 63 31 49%
Block 6 32 31 97%
Block 7 16 16 100%
Block 8 0 n/a n/a
Block 9 0 n/a n/a
Block 10 77 25 32%
Block 11 0 n/a n/a
Total 195 107 42%
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Table 14 identifies the peak parking occupancy for designated off-street private parking stalls by
Designated Off-Street Private Parking
Table 14
Peak
Area Supply % Occupied
Occupancy
Block 1 0 n/a n/a
Block 2 46 20 43%
Block 3 25 8 32%
Block 4 70 0 0%
Block 5 0 n/a n/a
Block 6 24 23 96%
Block 7 62 43 69%
Block 8 33 12 36%
Block 9 63 30 48%
Block 10 91 23 25%
Block 11 0 n/a n/a
Total 414 159 38%
VII.CPN
URRENT ARKING EEDS
The two blocks which showed the highest total average weekday parking occupancy were Block
6, which experienced the greatest average occupancy at 60 percent and Block 7, which had the
second highest average occupancy at 54 percent. All other blocks included in the parking
occupancy survey indicated an average occupancy of less than 50 percent of total designated
parking stalls.
The four blocks which showed the highest total peak occupancy during the weekday surveys
were Block 6, with the largest peak occupancy (89%), followed by Block 1 (75%), Block 7
(71%) and Block 5 (68%). All other blocks included in the parking occupancy survey indicated
a peak parking occupancy of less than 60 percent of total designated parking stalls.
Block 6 provides a total of 105 designated on- and off-street parking stalls; the second highest
parking supply among all blocks surveyed. Even though the City of Prior Lake and private
property owners are providing a large quantity of designated parking stalls, Block 6 experienced
the greatest average parking occupancy (60%) and the greatest peak parking occupancy (89%) in
the downtown area.
Based on the parking occupancy survey results, the total average and total peak parking
occupancy numbers do not necessitate additional downtown area parking to accommodate the
current demand. However, should the City of Prior Lake decide to add additional on- or off-
street parking in the downtown area, the greatest impact on the overall parking demand would be
achieved by providing additional off-street parking in Block 6.
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The survey results indicate additional parking in Block 6 would be more heavily utilized than
additional parking elsewhere in the downtown area, thus it would be the most effective way to
relieve parking demand. The addition of off-street parking in Block 6 would likely require the
acquisition of all, or a portion of the Monnens Lumber Supply property.
Block 7 showed the second highest total average parking occupancy at 54 percent and a peak
parking occupancy of 71 percent. Additional parking in Block 7 would be utilized by residents,
employees and customers of downtown area businesses but it may be difficult to add parking
because the majority of the block area is developed with commercial buildings. Additional
parking in Block 7 would likely require the purchase and removal of an existing building(s)
which may be cost prohibitive.
VIII.FPN
UTURE ARKING EEDS
In December, 2010 Maxfield Research, Inc. completed a study titled; Market Potential Analysis
of Proposed CR 21 Improvement Options in Downtown Prior Lake, Minnesota. The study
examined the market potential analysis for downtown Prior Lake, including the impact on the
market potential from each of the three proposed CR 21 improvement options; the Base Line
Option, the Main Avenue Bridge Option and the CR 21 Realignment Option.
Under the Base Line Option, which was ultimately approved by the Prior Lake City Council, the
Main Avenue and CR 21 intersection will be converted from a four-way stop to a right-in/right-
out only in order to maintain traffic flow. To provide alternative entrances to the downtown
area, a traffic signal will be added at the intersection of CR 21 and Arcadia Avenue and Arcadia
Avenue has been extended south of CR 21 to connect with Colorado Street.
(PTA) is
served by about 540,000 square feet of retail space and 295,000 square feet of office space.
Anticipated strong growth of households and employment in the PTA through 2030 will create
the need for additional retail and office space. For retail, demand was calculated for a total of
760,000 square feet of space in the PTA in 2020 and 1 million square feet in 2030 (up from
540,000 square feet in 2010). As of 2010, Maxfield estimated downtown Prior Lake had about
101,000 square feet of occupied retail space; this equates to 18.8% of the total occupied retail
space in the PTA.
Maxfield projected the PTA will need 470,000 square feet of office space in 2020 and 630,000
square feet in 2030 to accommodate new employees (up from 295,000 square feet in 2010). As
of 2010, Maxfield estimated that downtown Prior Lake had about 37,000 square feet of occupied
office space; this equates to 12.6% of the total occupied office space in the PTA.
Maxfield Research determined the proportion of total future PTA retail and office demand that
can be captured in the downtown area partly depends on how CR 21 was improved. Downtown
demand potential was calculated based on the strengths and weaknesses of each of the three
improvement options. Maxfield Research projected the demand for additional downtown area
commercial (retail and office) space under the Base Line Option would be an additional 29,000
square feet from 2010 to 2030.
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Table 15 below compares the peak parking demand by block survey results to the 90 percent
practical capacity estimate by block. Table 15 is included in this study for reference and it is
noted that it is not conceivable to assume all parking facilities will operate at optimum capacity,
especially when considering many of the underutilized parking stalls are located in off-street
private parking lots and may not be available to general downtown resident, customer and
employee parking. The purpose of including Table 15 in this report is to show the parking
capacity of the downtown area when all parking spaces are occupied at practical capacity.
Current Peak Occupancy by Block Practical Capacity by Block
Table 15
Peak Occupancy
Parking 90% Practical Additional
Area Excluding % Occupied
Supply Capacity Capacity
Farmer's Market
Block 1 12 9 75% 10.8 1.8
Block 2 58 34 59% 52.2 18.2
Block 3 40 21 53% 36 15
Block 4 70 27 39% 63 36
Block 5 79 54 68% 71.1 17.1
Block 6 105 93 89% 94.5 1.5
Block 7 100 71 71% 90 19
Block 8 34 17 50% 30.6 13.6
Block 9 77 39 51% 69.3 30.3
Block 10 178 68 38% 160.2 92.2
Block 11 30 8 27% 27 19
Total 783 441 62% 704.7 263.7
Using the peak parking demand by block and an estimate of one parking space required for each
300 square feet of commercial (retail or office) development, at practical capacity the downtown
area could theoretically support an additional 80,000 square feet of commercial development.
Although, as stated above, it is not realistic to assume all parking facilities will operate at
practical capacity.
Based on the parking occupancy survey data and dependent on the location of new commercial
development adjacent to an underutilized parking supply, the downtown area should be able to
absorb 5,000 to 7,000 square feet of new commercial development around the perimeter of the
downtown study area without the need to construct additional parking facilities.
The survey results indicate the downtown area parking demand needs are currently being met;
however, based on peak parking occupancy results the Downtown Area Parking Study does not
support additional commercial development in the downtown core (Blocks 5, 6 and 7) without
providing additional resident, employee and customer parking.
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Parking
3
Designated Off-Street
2
Public Parking
1
Designated Off-Street
0
Private Parking
ParkingAveragePeakPeak
Supply(Excluding(During
Farmer'sFarmer's
Market)Market)
Block 1
Peak Occupancy Peak Occupancy
Parking Average
Excluding During
Supply Occupancy
Farmer's Market Farmer's Market
Designated On-Street Parking 5 1.73 3 1
Designated Off-Street Public Parking 7 3.60 6 4
Designated Off-Street Private Parking 0 n/a n/a n/a
Total 12 5.33 9 5
Block 2
ůŽĐŬϮ
50
45
40
35
Designated On-Street
30
25
Parking
20
Designated Off-Street
15
Public Parking
10
5
Designated Off-Street
0
Private Parking
ParkingAveragePeakPeak
Supply(Excluding(During
Farmer'sFarmer's
Market)Market)
Block 2
Peak Occupancy Peak Occupancy
Parking Average
Excluding During
Supply Occupancy
Farmer's Market Farmer's Market
Designated On-Street Parking 12 5.60 10 12
Designated Off-Street Public Parking 0 n/a n/a n/a
Designated Off-Street Private Parking 46 21.33 34 20
Total 58 26.93 44 32
Block 3
ůŽĐŬϯ
25
20
Designated On-Street
15
Parking
10
Designated Off-Street
Public Parking
5
Designated Off-Street
0
Private Parking
ParkingAveragePeakPeak
Supply(Excluding(During
Farmer'sFarmer's
Market)Market)
Block 3
Peak Occupancy Peak Occupancy
Parking Average
Excluding During
Supply Occupancy
Farmer's Market Farmer's Market
Designated On-Street Parking 15 6.27 13 13
Designated Off-Street Public Parking 0 n/a n/a n/a
Designated Off-Street Private Parking 25 8.00 15 8
Total 40 14.27 28 21
Block 4
ůŽĐŬϰ
70
60
50
Designated On-Street
40
Parking
30
Designated Off-Street
20
Public Parking
10
Designated Off-Street
0
Private Parking
ParkingAveragePeakPeak
Supply(Excluding(During
Farmer'sFarmer's
Market)Market)
Block 4
Peak Occupancy Peak Occupancy
Parking Average
Excluding During
Supply Occupancy
Farmer's Market Farmer's Market
Designated On-Street Parking 0 n/a n/a n/a
Designated Off-Street Public Parking 0 n/a n/a n/a
Designated Off-Street Private Parking 70 17.67 27 0
Total 70 17.67 27 0
Block 5
ůŽĐŬϱ
70
60
50
Designated On-Street
40
Parking
30
Designated Off-Street
20
Public Parking
10
Designated Off-Street
0
Private Parking
ParkingAveragePeakPeak
Supply(Excluding(During
Farmer'sFarmer's
Market)Market)
Block 5
Peak Occupancy Peak Occupancy
Parking Average
Excluding During
Supply Occupancy
Farmer's Market Farmer's Market
Designated On-Street Parking 16 6.60 11 8
Designated Off-Street Public Parking 63 24.87 44 31
Designated Off-Street Private Parking 0 n/a n/a n/a
Total 79 31.47 55 39
Block 6
ůŽĐŬϲ
50
45
40
35
Designated On-Street
30
25
Parking
20
Designated Off-Street
15
Public Parking
10
5
Designated Off-Street
0
Private Parking
ParkingAveragePeakPeak
Supply(Excluding(During
Farmer'sFarmer's
Market)Market)
Block 6
Peak Occupancy Peak Occupancy
Parking Average
Excluding During
Supply Occupancy
Farmer's Market Farmer's Market
Designated On-Street Parking 49 28.53 43 46
Designated Off-Street Public Parking 32 19.60 30 31
Designated Off-Street Private Parking 24 15.33 21 23
Total 105 63.46 94 100
Block 7
ůŽĐŬϳ
70
60
50
Designated On-Street
40
Parking
30
Designated Off-Street
20
Public Parking
10
Designated Off-Street
0
Private Parking
ParkingAveragePeakPeak
Supply(Excluding(During
Farmer'sFarmer's
Market)Market)
Block 7
Peak Occupancy Peak Occupancy
Parking Average
Excluding During
Supply Occupancy
Farmer's Market Farmer's Market
Designated On-Street Parking 22 12.13 20 19
Designated Off-Street Public Parking 16 10.60 16 16
Designated Off-Street Private Parking 62 31.40 41 43
Total 100 54.13 77 78
Block 8
ůŽĐŬϴ
35
30
25
Designated On-Street
20
Parking
15
Designated Off-Street
10
Public Parking
5
Designated Off-Street
0
Private Parking
ParkingAveragePeakPeak
Supply(Excluding(During
Farmer'sFarmer's
Market)Market)
Block 8
Peak Occupancy Peak Occupancy
Parking Average
Excluding During
Supply Occupancy
Farmer's Market Farmer's Market
Designated On-Street Parking 1 0.87 1 1
Designated Off-Street Public Parking 0 n/a n/a n/a
Designated Off-Street Private Parking 33 12.67 16 12
Total 34 13.54 17 13
Block 9
ůŽĐŬϵ
70
60
50
Designated On-Street
40
Parking
30
Designated Off-Street
20
Public Parking
10
Designated Off-Street
0
Private Parking
ParkingAveragePeakPeak
Supply(Excluding(During
Farmer'sFarmer's
Market)Market)
Block 9
Peak Occupancy Peak Occupancy
Parking Average
Excluding During
Supply Occupancy
Farmer's Market Farmer's Market
Designated On-Street Parking 14 8.53 10 11
Designated Off-Street Public Parking 0 n/a n/a n/a
Designated Off-Street Private Parking 63 18.00 34 30
Total 77 26.53 44 41
Block 10
ůŽĐŬϭϬ
100
90
80
70
Designated On-Street
60
50
Parking
40
Designated Off-Street
30
Public Parking
20
10
Designated Off-Street
0
Private Parking
ParkingAveragePeakPeak
Supply(Excluding(During
Farmer'sFarmer's
Market)Market)
Block 10
Peak Occupancy Peak Occupancy
Parking Average
Excluding During
Supply Occupancy
Farmer's Market Farmer's Market
Designated On-Street Parking 10 3.53 9 9
Designated Off-Street Public Parking 77 23.20 48 25
Designated Off-Street Private Parking 91 15.73 28 23
Total 178 42.46 85 57
Block 11
ůŽĐŬϭϭ
30
25
20
Designated On-Street
15
Parking
10
Designated Off-Street
Public Parking
5
Designated Off-Street
0
Private Parking
ParkingAveragePeakPeak
Supply(Excluding(During
Farmer'sFarmer's
Market)Market)
Block 11
Peak Occupancy Peak Occupancy
Parking Average
Excluding During
Supply Occupancy
Farmer's Market Farmer's Market
Designated On-Street Parking 30 3.47 8 20
Designated Off-Street Public Parking 0 n/a n/a n/a
Designated Off-Street Private Parking 0 n/a n/a n/a
Total 30 3.47 8 20