Parking Structure 7 Project Community Outreach

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Parking Structure 7 Project Description

The UC Davis Health Parking Structure 7 (PS7) project includes a parking structure located on an existing greenfield and partially on an existing surface parking lot, east of the M.I.N.D. Institute at the Sacramento Campus.  The PS7 Project would construct an approximately 380,590 gsf parking structure that is a tiered structure with 4 stories on the eastern side of the building facing to the residential homes and 5 stories tall on the western side of the building facing campus. This is inclusive of a roof top parking level. PS7 would provide approximately 1,259 parking stalls and would primarily serve employees. The existing surface parking lot #25 would be redesigned and restriped. PS7 has been designed to create a cohesive structure that incorporates the campus’s needs while addressing the neighborhood’s concerns, including the use of screen walls and louvers that provide privacy and light screening to the adjacent residents and additional landscape. Vehicle and pedestrian access to PS7 would be from the west at 50th Street. The entrance to PS7 would include a driveway, additional surface parking and two seating plazas with benches and vegetation. A campus shuttle stop would be provided on 50th Street. The Long Range Development Plan designates a portion of the project site as Parking Structure; therefore this project proposes a land use amendment to increase the size of the Parking Structure land use designation to accommodate parking needs on campus. 

PS7 Rendering

Community Outreach Efforts

Five community meetings have been held to o get input and share updates with the surrounding neighbors.  These meetings were held on June 13, 2023, July 19, 2023, September 27, 2023, December 13, 2023, and April 4th, 2024.  The FAQ section below includes common questions that were discussed in these meetings.  

Contact Information:

HS-community.relations@ucdavis.edu 

PS7 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • (Q1) What data was used to determine the need for a new parking structure? 

  • Throughout the summer of 2023, UC Davis Health employee parking areas were 90% occupied during peak periods. To help mitigate the parking challenges for both patients and employees, UC Davis Health leased 500 additional parking spaces for employee use. The leased parking spaces are not expected to be available long-term and the loss of these parking areas would equate to greater than 100% occupancy during peak periods.

    The construction of PS7 would increase capacity to offset the eventual loss of the temporary leased facilities, accommodate additional employee growth in the upcoming years, reduce pressure to park in surrounding neighborhoods, and decrease parking challenges for employees.  Data from the recent parking count area is available in raw form at this location.  

  • (Q2) How was the current site chosen for Parking Structure 7 and were any alternate sites considered?
  • UC Davis Health evaluated multiple potential sites for a new parking structure. In order to complete the new parking structure by the summer of 2025, ultimately, the PS7 site was selected due to the balanced land utilization, constructability, and nearby impacts.  The area was also previously identified in the UC Davis Sacramento Campus 2020 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) Update for use as a parking structure.
  • (Q3) What is the projected construction start, duration and phases?
  • UC Davis Health anticipates beginning construction for PS7 in spring 2024, with a projected completion in Summer 2025.  The major phases of construction activities and timeframes are available in this document. 
  • (Q4) Are there construction mitigation measures being used to reduce the potential construction disturbances?

  • The PS7 Project was analyzed as part of the 2020 Long Range Development Plan Update (2020 LRDP Update) program in the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2020020161). The PS7 Project is within the scope of the 2020 LRDP Update program assessed in the SEIR. More information on this SEIR can be found here.  An addendum was prepared to document that the PS7 Project will not have any significant effects that were not already discussed in the SEIR. The addendum can be found here. The addendum specifically analyzes PS7 and determined what mitigation measures from the SEIR are applicable to the project. Please refer to Section 5 of the addendum for a list of all applicable mitigation measures.

    There are many mitigation measures to address construction impacts, specifically. A few examples include the following. Mitigation Measure LRDP-AQ-2a requires specific actions to reduce dust, such as watering and soil stabilization, 15 mph speed limit, measures during wind events, and covered trucks. There also will be a dust complaint telephone line. Mitigation Measure LRDP-AQ-2b and Mitigation Measure LRDP-AQ-3a focus on reducing emissions from construction equipment. Mitigation Measure LRDP-NOI-1 requires implementation of specific action to reduce noise impacts during construction, such as using suitable exhaust and intake silencers and placing stationary noise sources and staging areas as far as possible from sensitive receptors. PS7 has also made specific commitments to reduce construction impacts such as discourage nighttime construction and installing sound blankets. UC Davis Health will implement and track the required environmental mitigation measures for items such as construction noise, air emissions, dust control, lighting design, and other items. 

  • (Q5) Will adjacent occupants experience vibration during construction?
  • Depending on construction activity, it is possible adjacent occupants could experience vibration during construction. The construction team is mandated to comply with specific vibration limits and distance buffers from adjacent structures described in the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report. Additionally, the Geotechnical Engineer of Record has reviewed the site soil profiles surveyed within the parking structure site and does not anticipate any negative outcomes from vibration propagation. The geotechnical report for PS7 can be found here.
  • (Q6) What light levels are expected to be emitted by the new parking structure?
  • UC Davis Health must adhere to lighting requirements set by the Building Energy Efficiency Standards. Light will be seen from the structure with the exterior illuminated less than one foot-candle of light. Though light will be emitted from the structure, there will not be enough light to illuminate anything more than five feet from the structure’s wall surface.  A photometric light study of the parking structure can be found here.
  • (Q7) Will the PS7 height create privacy intrusion to neighboring yards and through residential windows?
  • Following discussions with neighbors, UC Davis Health revised the design of PS7 to significantly reduce the areas that previously would allow views from the parking structure into backyards and residences.  At the top level of the structure, a new privacy screen was added to the design on both the north and east edges.  Throughout each level of the structure, the originally planned screening mesh has been redesigned and updated to a metal louver system that will block outward views from within the north and east sides of the structure. In addition, increased landscaping will add an additional layer of privacy screening and landscape buffer between PS7 and adjacent residences.
  • (Q8) Will UC Davis Health include new property line fencing as part of the PS7 project?
  • Following feedback from the neighbors, UC Davis Health will upgrade property line fences along the edges of the parking structure as part of the construction effort.  UC Davis Health intends to provide a wooden fence, up to eight feet in height, along the property lines and would like to discuss further with each neighbor.  Additional details of this commitment will be posted to this FAQ and transmitted to property owners as it becomes available.
  • (Q9) Are the meeting notes from the community outreach meeting available to the public?

  • Yes.  Community meetings were held on June 13th, July 19th, September 27th, December 14, 2023, and April 4, 2024; links to the presentation slides and notes can be found at the below links.  

       - June 13th: Presentation Slide Deck and Notes

       - July 19th: Presentation Slide Deck and Notes

       - September 27th: Presentation Slide Deck and Notes                                                             -       -

       - December 13th: Presentation Slide Deck and Notes

       - April 4th: Presentation Slide Deck and Notes                                                          -       -

    The parking structure design, lighting details, privacy screening and landscaping were revised after the June 13 meeting to reflect feedback from the neighbors.  Additionally, following the July 19 meeting, UC Davis Health increased and added landscape design details to improve screening and also committed to providing a new property line wooden fence that would be up to eight feet in height.