Are there any regulations for parking stalls in private parking lots that offer monthly/daily parking to the public? If there are regulations, I would like to know if 1100 Alakea has compact stalls that are too small, has too many compact stalls in comparison to regular-sized stalls, and is under any obligation to monthly parkers to provide more regular-sized stalls. I have been parking there for the past year and a half and unless I arrive by 8 a.m., there are no regular-sized stalls available for my van or full-size car. Private building parking
exempted from city rulesNo, no, no, to all three questions.
The city does have regulations that govern the size and number of compact stalls to regular stalls, However, they don't apply to the private structures such as 1100 Alakea, said Lorrie Chee, deputy director of the city Department of Land Utilization.
That's because the building is within the Central Business District's parking assessment district (generally, the downtown area), which means it is not required by law to provide parking.
"It is a private parking lot not subject to land use ordinance standards," Chee said.
However, the compact stalls -- 7.5 by 16 feet -- met the size standards at the time they were laid out. And, while the city has a stall size ratio of 60 percent standard to 40 percent compact, the building was exempt from that requirement because of its location.
Of the 363 parking stalls in the building, 226 (62 percent) are compact, 129 (36 percent) are standard (8.5 by 19 feet); and eight (2 percent) are for the handicapped.
That ratio was accepted by the city before the building was completed.
Having a reserved stall would solve your problem. However, such stalls can only be reserved by building tenants, said 1100 Alakea property manager Sandy Tsujimura. "The only reason we are renting stalls to outside people (such as you) is because the building is not fully occupied."
Meanwhile, it doesn't apply in this case, but the city last October amended its law to require a universal-sized stall measuring 8.3 feet by 18 feet, Chee said. Existing stalls, however, were grandfathered in.
"The new regulation took into account that people were going back to larger cars and most people looking for parking, even though they have an intermediate-size or standard-size car, are not going to look for a standard-
sized stall if there's no other parking available. So they'll squeeze it into compact stall," Chee said.
More Kokua Line
in today’s Star-Bulletin:
- How to preserve bamboo
- Mahalo and Auwe
See expanded coverage in today's Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
See our [Info] section for subscription information.
Need help with problems? Call Kokua Line at 525-8686,
fax 525-6711, or write to P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802.
Email to kokualine@starbulletin.com
Text Site Directory:
[News] [Business] [Features] [Sports] [Editorial] [Community]
[Info] [Letter to Editor] [Stylebook] [Feedback]
© 1997 Honolulu Star-Bulletin
http://archives.starbulletin.com
