Two (2) or more non-residential uses may share a parking facility without providing the minimum number of on site required spaces for each use, when parking spaces are provided in compliance with all the requirements of this Section.
(a) The minimum required number of parking spaces for the combined uses may be reduced by twenty percent (20%) for shared parking when hours of operation overlap.
(b) When the hours of operation DO NOT overlap, the parking facility to be shared shall contain the largest number of minimum required spaces for the uses sharing the lot.
(c) The parking facility to be shared shall be owned by the owner of one of the uses, leased for a twenty (20) year minimum term or through a permanent easement by the owners of the uses being served. A lease or easement shall be approved by the Community Development Administrator and the Law Director.
(d) Parking spaces to be shared shall not be reserved on a twenty four hour basis for a specific person, individual, or use.
(e) Handicap parking spaces shall not be shared, unless the uses are adjacent to the handicap spaces and no inconvenience to the users of the spaces would result.
(f) Loading spaces shall not be shared.
(g) A proposed change in the use of a structure that shares a parking facility requires approval by the Community Development Administrator after finding that adequate parking will be available.
(h) A shared parking facility shall be located on the same lot as the use for which parking is provided, unless the parking facility complies with all the requirements of Section 1151.19, Allowance for Off site Parking.
(Ord. 3273. Passed 5-9-24.)