(a) Purpose. The requirements for bicycle parking are established for the purpose of ensuring adequate and safe facilities to accommodate bicycle parking and to encourage use of bicycles for travel as an alternative to use of automobiles.
(b) Applicability. Bicycle parking facilities shall be provided in every new automobile parking lot or garage, and for every expansion of an automobile parking lot or garage when the expansion includes the provision of ten (10) or more additional automobile parking spaces.
(c) Number of Bicycle Parking Spaces. Unless otherwise expressly stated, bicycle parking spaces shall be provided at a rate of one (1) bicycle parking space for each twenty (20) automobile spaces provided.
(1) Maximum. No automobile parking lot or garage shall be required to provide more than twenty- four (24) bicycle parking spaces.
(2) Variances. When the number of required automobile parking spaces for a new or expanded use is reduced by means of a zoning variance, the number of required bicycle spaces shall be calculated on the basis of the number of automobile parking spaces required had the variance not been granted, unless a variance also is granted to reduce the number of required bicycle parking spaces.
(d) Substitution for Automobile Spaces. The total number of required automobile off-street parking spaces required under this Zoning Code shall be reduced at the ratio of one (1) automobile off-street parking space for each six (6) bicycle spaces provided. The total number of required automobile off-street parking spaces, however, shall not be reduced by more than five percent (5%) for any parking lot or garage.
(e) Bicycle Parking Space Size. Required bicycle parking spaces for nonresidential uses must have minimum dimensions of two (2) feet in width by six (6) feet in length.
(f) Bicycle Parking Space Location. Required bicycle parking spaces shall be located at least as close to the entrance of the building as the nearest non- handicapped automobile parking space. Where automobile parking is provided in an enclosed area, bicycle parking shall be provided within the enclosure or in such a way as to provide comparable protection from the elements. Bicycle parking spaces shall be located on the property of the use that it serves unless it is determined by either the Director of Building and Housing or the Director of City Planning that a location on another property or in the public right-of way represents the only feasible means of meeting the requirement for bicycle parking spaces. A location in the public right-of-way shall be permitted only if such location meets all requirements for issuance of an Encroachment Permit.
(g) Bicycle Racks and Lockers. Each required bicycle parking space shall be equipped with a bicycle rack or “bicycle locker,” as defined in this section.
(1) Design. Bicycle racks and lockers must be securely anchored to the ground or a building. Bicycle racks must provide a stable frame to which the bicycle may be conveniently secured, such as the inverted-U, post and loop, or another type of rack that meets these standards. Bicycle racks that support the wheel but not the frame of the bike may not be used to fulfill a bicycle parking requirement. In parking lots and parking garages, physical barriers, such as posts or bollards, shall be provided so as to prevent a motor vehicle from striking a parked bicycle.
(2) Residential Uses. Neither bicycle racks nor bicycle lockers are required for bicycle parking associated with residential uses. Required bicycle parking for residential uses may be provided in garages, storage rooms, or any other resident-accessible, secure areas.
(h) Exemptions. No bicycle parking shall be required for single-family residences, two (2) family residences, townhouses, funeral parlors, automobile repair or body shops, gas stations, car washes, or motor vehicle sales lots.
(i) Central Business District. In the Central Business District, as defined in Section 325.12 or as subsequently amended, regardless of exemptions for automobile parking, if automobile parking is provided, then bicycle parking facilities shall be provided as required in this section.
(h) Bike Locker. As used in this section, “bike locker” means a locker or storage space large enough to house a single bicycle and which may be secured and accessed by a single user.
(Ord. No. 522-08. Passed 6-9-08, eff. 6-16-08)