A. Use Of Required Parking Spaces:
1. Required parking spaces shall be used for vehicle parking only.
2. Parking areas for residential use may be used for the parking of one "commercial vehicle" (as defined in chapter 1, article A of this title) per property, provided it is operated by the occupant and used to commute from home to work at an off-site location or used as part of an approved home occupation.
B. Joint Use Parking: Joint use of off-street parking spaces shall be allowed when the principal operating hours of the structures, structures, or uses are not in substantial conflict with one another.
1. The required off-street parking shall be located not more than three hundred feet (300') from the primary entrance of the structure to the nearest entrance of the parking area, as measured along the sidewalk or pedestrian walkway.
2. All parties involved with the joint use parking area shall submit a written agreement to the director, signed by the applicable parties involved. The agreement shall specify the following:
a. Party or parties responsible for construction;
b. Party or parties responsible for maintenance;
c. Regulations for amendments to the agreement that include notice to the director; and
d. Regulations for termination of the agreement that include notice to the director.
3. If the director finds that the agreement complies with the regulations of this article, the applicant or owner shall record such agreement with the Ada County recorder prior to issuance of any permits.
4. The joint use parking agreement may be terminated by the parties only if off street parking is provided in conformance with this article and approved by the director prior to the termination.
C. Continuous Service Drives: Continuous service drives shall meet the following standards:
1. Service drives are only allowed for multi-family developments, or developments that are within the commercial and industrial base districts.
2. The minimum width of the continuous service drive shall be twenty feet (20') and shall be paved with asphaltic concrete as approved by the county engineer. The parking areas and drive aisles shall comply with section 8-4G-5 of this article. Where the continuous service drive also doubles as the drive aisle, the minimum width of the continuous service drive shall be twenty five feet (25').
3. The continuous service drive shall connect to a minimum of one public road. The point(s) of connection shall be approved by the Ada County highway district or Idaho transportation department based on the classification of the public road. Continuous service drives shall be designed to discourage cut through traffic.
4. The applicant shall provide written approval from the appropriate fire district. (Ord. 389, 6-14-2000; amd. Ord. 763, 10-13-2010)