DPW Downtown Hilo Parking Analysis Dec 2009

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4.2 PUBLIC PARKING AREAS As established in the Hawaii County Code, there are a total of 31 public parking areas within the Downtown Hilo Sub -Area. Included in these areas are 2 two -hour time limit parking lots and 2 eight -hour time limit parking lots. On- street parking includes 1 one -hour time limit parking area, 19 two -hour time limit parking areas, and 7 eight -hour time limit parking areas. From the time the first draft of this report was completed on 3/11/04 to 12/30/09, the County of Hawaii made several parking additions /revisions in the 31 public parking areas in the Downtown Hilo Sub -Area. The plan was to assess the subject area, determine if the existing conditions fit the needs of the current businesses and patrons, and make the necessary changes with the intent of safely adding as much parking as possible. The parking additions /revisions include: • Kamehameha Avenue at Kalakaua Street — Converted 2 two -hour parking stalls to a bus stop — 1/7/08; • Kinoole Street at Haili Street — Converted 1 two -hour parking stall and 1 eight - hour parking stall to ADA stalls — 6/13/08; • Kamehameha Avenue and Wailuku Drive — Removed traffic circle, added two - hour and eight -hour parking stalls, and added active loading zone stalls (9 eight - hour stalls, 1 two -hour stall, and 3 active loading zone stalls added) — 9/14/08; • County Parking Lot (Kamehameha Lot) — Converted a portion of the two -hour diagonal stalls to perpendicular stalls (6 two -hour stalls and 1 ADA stall added) — 10/l/08; • Ululani Street — Converted 1 two -hour parking stall to an ADA stall — 1/21/09; • Mamo Street — Converted 1 two -hour parking stall to an ADA stall — 7/15/09; • Haili Street — Converted 1 two -hour parking stall to an active loading zone stall — 11/25/09 The items listed above equate to a net gain of 12 regular parking stalls, 6 ADA parking stalls, 1 bus stop, and 4 active loading zone stalls. For locations and detailed descriptions of the parking lots and on street parking areas, refer to pages D8.1 and D8.2, Exhibit 1, and Table 1. 4.3 PUBLIC PARKING METER AREAS Due to the enactment of Ordinance No. 00 89, there are approximately only 31 meters in operation in Downtown Hilo. For parking meter location information and data on the parking meters removed and those still in operation, refer to page D8.1 and Exhibit 2. For total public parking, including metered stalls, refer to Table 1. 4.4 PRIVATE PARKING LOTS Currently, there are an estimated 112 private parking lots within the Downtown Hilo Sub -Area. The lots range from clearly striped paved areas to unmarked gravel areas. Additionally, not all the lots provide the minimum required disability stalls. For detailed descriptions of the private parking lots, refer to Table 2. In