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Request by Sheri Schmit, Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC), for an exception to the bike parking regulations of Wauwatosa Municipal Code (WMC) 24.11.080 in the MRMC Campus located south of Watertown Plank Road, north of Wisconsin Avenue, and east of I-41
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Submitted by:
Art Pi?on
Department:
Development
A. Issue
Request by Sheri Schmit, Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC), for an exception to the bicycle parking regulations of Wauwatosa Municipal Code (WMC) 24.11.080
B. Background/Options
The applicant is requesting an exception to the required bicycle parking ratio for existing and future development within the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) Campus. Per City Code, Public and Civic uses require 1 short-term bicycle space for every 10 motor vehicle spaces and 1 long-term bicycle space for every 6,000 square feet of gross floor area. Based on the MRMC collective square footage (6,435,798 square feet) and number of parking spaces (12,616 parking spaces), the required bicycle parking in the MRMC campus is as follows:
Required Bicycle Parking
Existing Bicycle Parking
Long-Term
Short-Term
Long-term
Short-term
1,073
1,262
184 (-889 deficit)
214 (-1,048 deficit)
The substantial deficit is primarily due to a majority of the campus being developed prior to adoption of the Bicycle Parking Ordinance. For newer development, an exception is being proposed due to the unique bicycle parking demands of the medical center, which do not align with the number of spaces required by City Code.
Despite the bicycle parking shortfall, MRMC has expressed a commitment to providing a bicycle friendly campus for visitors, employees, and patients. In place of compliance with the City's bicycle parking requirements, MRMC is proposing parking facilities reflective of actual employee, visitor, and patient bicycle parking needs and use patterns. MRMC is proposing an agreement with the City requiring MRMC to submit an annual bicycle parking report docum...
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