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(a) Special exception: parking demand.
(1) The board may grant a special exception to authorize a reduction in the number of off-street parking spaces required under this article if the board finds, after a public hearing, that the parking demand generated by the use does not warrant the number of off-street parking spaces required, and the special exception would not create a traffic hazard or increase traffic congestion on adjacent or nearby streets. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the maximum reduction authorized by this section is 25 percent or one space, whichever is greater, minus the number of parking spaces currently not provided due to delta credits, as defined in Section 51A-4.704(b)(4)(A). For the commercial amusement (inside) use and the industrial (inside) use, the maximum reduction authorized by this section is 75 percent or one space, whichever is greater, minus the number of parking spaces currently not provided due to delta credits, as defined in Section 51A-4.704(b)(4)(A). For the office use, the maximum reduction is 35 percent or one space, whichever is greater, minus the number of parking spaces currently not provided due to delta credits, as defined in Section 51A-4.704(b)(4)(A). Applicants may seek a special exception to parking requirements under this section and an administrative parking reduction under Section 51A-4.313. The greater reduction will apply, but the reductions may not be combined.
(2) In determining whether to grant a special exception under Paragraph (1), the board shall consider the following factors:
(A) The extent to which the parking spaces provided will be remote, shared, or packed parking.
(B) The parking demand and trip generation characteristics of all uses for which the special exception is requested.
(C) Whether or not the subject property or any property in the general area is part of a modified delta overlay district.
(D) The current and probable future capacities of adjacent and nearby streets based on the city’s thoroughfare plan.
(E) The availability of public transit and the likelihood of its use.
(F) The feasibility of parking mitigation measures and the likelihood of their effectiveness.
(3) In granting a special exception under Paragraph (1), the board shall specify the use or uses to which the special exception applies. A special exception granted by the board for a particular use automatically and immediately terminates if and when that use is changed or discontinued.
(4) In granting a special exception under Paragraph (1), the board may:
(A) establish a termination date for the special exception or otherwise provide for the reassessment of conditions after a specified period of time;
(B) impose restrictions on access to or from the subject property; or
(C) impose any other reasonable condition that would have the effect of improving traffic safety or lessening congestion on the streets.
(5) The board shall not grant a special exception under Paragraph (1) to reduce the number of off-street parking spaces required in an ordinance granting or amending a specific use permit.
(6) The board shall not grant a special exception under Paragraph (1) to reduce the number of off-street parking spaces expressly required in the text or development plan of an ordinance establishing or amending regulations governing a specific planned development district. This prohibition does not apply when:
(A) the ordinance does not expressly specify a minimum number of spaces, but instead simply makes reference to the existing off-street parking regulations in Chapter 51 or this chapter; or
(B) the regulations governing that specific district expressly authorize the board to grant the special exception.
(7) The board shall not grant a special exception under Paragraph (1) to reduce the number of off-street parking spaces required for a commercial amusement (inside) used as a dance hall.
(b) Special exception: tree preservation. The board may grant a special exception to authorize a reduction in the number of off-street parking spaces required under this article if the board finds, after a public hearing, that the reduction will result in the preservation of an existing tree. The preserved tree must be protected from vehicular traffic through the use of concrete curbs, wheel stops, or other permanent barriers. The maximum reduction authorized by this subsection is 10 percent or one space, whichever is greater, minus the number of parking spaces currently not provided due to already existing nonconforming rights. (Ord. Nos. 22053; 23614; 25268; 28803)
The number of off-street parking spaces required under this article is reduced by one for each protected tree (as defined in Article X) retained that would otherwise have to be removed. The preserved tree must be protected from vehicular traffic through the use of concrete curbs, wheel stops, or other permanent barriers. The maximum reduction authorized by this section is five percent or one space, whichever is greater, minus the number of parking spaces currently not provided due to already existing nonconforming rights. (Ord. 22053)
(a) The director may grant a reduction in the number of off-street parking spaces required under this article for specific uses if the director finds that the parking demand generated by the use does not warrant the number of off-street parking spaces required, and the reduction would not create a traffic hazard or increase traffic congestion on adjacent or nearby streets. The maximum reduction authorized by this section for specific uses is:
Use
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Maximum Administrative Reduction
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Use
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Maximum Administrative Reduction
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Industrial (inside) | 50 percent |
Industrial (outside) | 50 percent |
Office uses and retail and personal service uses (except for restaurants and alcoholic beverage establishments) within a 1,200 feet walking distance of a platform of a rail transit station | 20 percent (must not be within 600 feet of a single-family or duplex district and the use must be connected to the rail transit station by a sidewalk with a minimum width of six feet) |
Trade center | 25 percent |
Warehouse greater than 100,000 square feet | 50 percent (up to 75 percent if the requirement of Subsection (d)(3) is complied with) |
Museum/art gallery | 50 percent |
Note: Applicants may seek a special exception to parking requirements under Section 51A-4.311 and an administrative parking reduction under this section. The greater reduction will apply, but the reductions may not be combined. | |
(b) In determining whether to grant a reduction under Subsection (a), the director shall consider the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the parking spaces provided will be assigned, compact, remote, shared, or packed parking.
(2) The parking demand and trip generation characteristics for the occupancy for which the reduction is requested.
(3) The number of individuals employed on the site of the occupancy for which the reduction is requested.
(4) The number of company vehicles parked on the site of the occupancy for which the reduction is requested.
(5) Whether or not the subject property or the surrounding properties are part of a modified delta overlay district.
(6) The current and probable future capacities of adjacent and nearby streets based on the city’s thoroughfare plan.
(7) The availability of alternative transportation modes and availability, access, and distance to public transit and the likelihood of their use.
(8) The feasibility of parking mitigation measures and the likelihood of their effectiveness.
(9) The impact on adjacent residential uses.
(c) In granting a reduction under Subsection (a), the director shall specify the occupancy to which the reduction applies. A reduction granted by the director for a particular occupancy automatically and immediately terminates if and when the certificate of occupancy for the use is revoked or terminated or the existing business stops operating.
(d) In granting a reduction under Subsection (a), the director may:
(1) establish a termination date for the reduction or otherwise provide for the reassessment of conditions after a specified period of time;
(2) impose restrictions on access to or from the subject property;
(3) require that adequate lot area be available to comply with standard parking requirements; or
(4) impose any other reasonable condition that would have the effect of improving traffic safety or lessening congestion on the streets.
(e) The director may not grant a reduction under Subsection (a) to reduce the number of off-street parking spaces required in an ordinance granting or amending a specific use permit.
(f) The director may not grant a reduction under Subsection (a) to reduce the number of off-street parking spaces required in the text or development plan of an ordinance establishing or amending a planned development district. This prohibition does not apply when:
(1) the ordinance does not expressly specify a minimum number of spaces, but instead simply makes reference to the existing off-street parking regulations in Chapter 51 or this chapter; and
(2) the regulations governing that planned development district expressly authorize the director to grant the reduction. (Ord. 28803)
(a) Required off-street parking may be reduced by one space for every six Class I bicycle parking spaces provided on a building site. Bicycle parking spaces required by Section 51A-4.333 count toward this parking reduction. A minimum of 20 off-street parking spaces must be required in order to receive a parking reduction of one space.
(b) Required off-street parking may be reduced by one space for every four Class II bicycle parking spaces provided on a building site. Bicycle parking spaces required by Section 51A-4.333 count toward this parking reduction. A minimum of 20 off-street parking spaces must be required in order to receive a parking reduction of one space.
(c) A parking reduction under this subsection may not be granted for fractional parking spaces and fractional parking spaces may not be rounded up to the next nearest whole parking space.
(d) A parking reduction granted under Subsections (a) or (b) cannot exceed five percent of the total required off-street parking spaces for a building site.
(e) In addition to a parking reduction granted under Subsections (a) or (b), required off-street parking spaces may be reduced by an additional five percent by providing showers, lockers, and changing facilities for bicycle riders. This parking reduction is not available for residential and retail and personal service uses. (Ord. 29128)
In this division:
(1) LICENSEE means a person in whose name a license has been issued under this division, as well as the individual listed as an applicant on the application for a license. The term includes any employee, agent, or independent contractor of the person in whose name the license is issued.
(2) PACKED PARKING means off-street parking that is governed by special dimensional standards for parking spaces, allowing maximal parking on the lot when an attendant is used.
(3) PERSON means an individual, assumed name entity, partnership, joint-venture, association, corporation, or other legal entity.
(4) REMOTE PARKING means off-street parking provided on a lot not occupied by the main use.
(5) SHARED PARKING means the use of the same off-street parking stall to satisfy the off-street parking requirements for two or more uses.
(6) SHUTTLE means a vehicle used to transport patrons between the drop-off point at the main use and the remote parking lot serving the use.
(7) SPECIAL PARKING means packed parking, remote parking, and shared parking as those terms are defined in this section.
(8) WALKING DISTANCE means the distance from the nearest point of the special parking lot to the nearest public entrance of the main use, measured along the most convenient pedestrian walkway. (Ord. Nos. 19786; 21660)
This division provides alternatives to the standard parking and loading regulations in Division 51A-4.300. Packed parking provides alternative dimensional requirements for parking spaces to allow maximal parking on a lot when an attendant is used to park vehicles. Remote parking allows an exception to the requirement that all off-street parking be provided on the lot occupied by the main use. Shared parking allows an exception to the requirement that no off-street parking space for one use be included in the calculation of the parking required for any other use. (Ord. Nos. 19786; 21660)
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