Placer County will have a public workshop May 11 to discuss the results of a recently-completed parking study of the Kings Beach and Tahoe City business districts.

The meeting will be from 5:30-7pm at the Tahoe City Public Utility District offices, 221 Fairway Drive in Tahoe City.

The goal of the workshop is to provide an overview of existing parking capacity and utilization, the results of a review of the county’s current parking standards and requirements, and an examination of potential parking programs such as an in-lieu fee parking program. An in-lieu program would allow developers to meet some or all of their parking requirements by paying fees, rather than providing parking on-site. Fee revenue would be used by the county for public parking.

In the study, LSC Transportation Consultants Inc. developed recommendations to help the county and area stakeholders formulate a comprehensive plan that best meets the parking and mobility needs of Kings Beach and Tahoe City.

Placer County sees the study as the first step toward developing a plan that:

· Provides easier and more convenient access to parking
· Better supports shopping districts
· Reduces greenhouse gas emissions caused by cars circling for parking spaces.

The parking study document is online.