All proposed uses in the C-1 and C-3 Districts shall comply with the minimum parking requirements for various uses and activities listed in Section 1155.09. The Planning Commission may approve a development plan for a non-residential use with fewer parking spaces when the reduction is supported by the parking assessment.
(a) A parking assessment shall be submitted with the concept development plan for a proposed use, according to the procedures set forth in Chapter 1111, whenever an applicant is proposing a fewer number of parking spaces than required in Section 1155.09. If the concept development plan provides for the minimum number of spaces required, no parking assessment is required.
(b) The goal of a parking assessment is to justify and support the applicant's request for fewer parking spaces than required. The Planning Commission may approve a fewer number of parking spaces if it finds that the proposed parking shall satisfy the parking demands of the use without burdening other available parking facilities in surrounding areas of the City. The Planning Commission may require, as a condition of approval, that the construction of some or all required parking spaces be deferred. If such deferment is granted:
(1) Suitable areas for the construction of the deferred spaces shall be shown on the development plan in locations and with landscaping in full compliance with this Planning and Zoning Code;
(2) The Planning Commission, upon reevaluation of the project's parking needs, may decide that some or all of the deferred parking spaces be constructed; and,
(3) Additional parking, if determined to be necessary, shall be constructed according to the approved development plan.
(c) The parking assessment shall include a description of the use and its anticipated relationship to, and impact on, the surrounding neighborhood. The assessment shall include the following:
(1) The nature of the proposed uses, activities and events that will be accommodated.
(2) The maximum design capacity of the facility.
(3) The anticipated pattern of use, including peak hours.
(4) The estimated traffic generation and parking demand, including the estimated number of parking spaces required at peak capacity.
(5) The number of parking spaces required according to Schedule 1155.09 compared to the number of spaces proposed.
(6) The current supply and utilization of parking spaces in the immediate area.
(7) The number of available spaces that meet the needs of the proposed use.
(8) Suggested parking management solutions to address a deficiency between the number of parking spaces available and anticipated parking demand.
(Ord. 2635. Passed 1-13-11.)