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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)
(a) In general. All special parking must be approved by the building official in accordance with this division. A person seeking approval of special parking shall submit an application to the building official pursuant to Subsection (b).
(b) Application. An application for special parking approval must be filed with the building official. An application form may be obtained from the building official. The application must include the following:
(1) The application fee.
(2) A site plan illustrating the applicable items listed in Subsection (c).
(3) For packed parking, a statement describing the operational plan, including:
(A) the days and hours of operation of the main use;
(B) staffing required to park the vehicles; and
(C) the location of any parking service stand.
(4) For remote parking:
(A) a map illustrating the walking distance from the special parking to the use providing the parking; and
(B) if applicable, a statement pointing out the factors justifying an extension of walking distance including discussion of the following factors:
(i) The type of use involved.
(ii) The parking demand generated by the use involved.
(iii) The percentage of required off-street parking that will be provided as remote parking.
(iv) The availability and condition of sidewalks.
(v) The availability and frequency of a local shuttle or transit service.
(vi) The availability of or proposal for shelters for users of any local shuttle or transit service.
(vii) Any other factors that may have the effect of encouraging patrons of the use to use or discouraging patrons of the use from using the remote parking.
(5) For shared parking, a study of parking demand and accumulation during all days and hours of operation for all uses sharing parking.
(6) Any other reasonable and pertinent information that the building official determines to be necessary for special parking review.
(c) Site plan requisites.
(1) The following information must be illustrated on the site plan:
(A) The number of parking spaces required for each use.
(B) The location and dimensions of the special parking lot.
(C) The location and dimensions of all existing and proposed off-street parking and loading areas, parking bays, aisles, and driveways.
(D) The location and dimensions of any dumpster on the special parking lot.
(E) The number of cars to be accommodated in each row of parking spaces.
(F) The location and dimensions of all existing streets and alleys adjacent to the special parking lot and between the special parking lot and the main use.
(G) The location of all existing easements for street purposes on the special parking lot.
(H) Existing and proposed provisions for pedestrian circulation in the area of request, including sidewalks, walkways, crosswalks, and pedestrian plazas.
(I) Existing and proposed median cuts and driveways located within 250 feet of the special parking lot.
(J) The location and the type of any special traffic regulation facilities proposed or required.
(K) A proposed landscape plan, if required elsewhere in this chapter.
(2) For special parking consisting of more than 50 parking spaces, the following additional information must be illustrated on the site plan:
(A) Existing and proposed points of ingress and egress and estimated peak hour turning movements to and from existing and proposed public and private streets and alleys adjacent to the special parking lot.
(B) Average daily traffic counts on streets adjacent to the special parking lot.
(C) Estimated peak hour turning movements at intersections located within 250 feet of
the special parking lot. (Ord. Nos. 19786; 21660; 30892)
(a) Conformity with standards required. The building official shall deny an application for special parking unless it meets all of the applicable standards in this section.
(b) General standards.
(1) Special parking may not be located in a residential district, except that Chapter 51 community service, religious, and educational uses, and Chapter 51A institutional and community service uses may share parking in residential districts on the same lot where both uses are located. Nonresidental uses in residential districts may also use special parking if the special parking is not located in a residential district.
(2) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this subsection, special parking may not account for more than 50 percent of the off-street parking required for any use.
(3) The 50 percent limitation in Paragraph (2) does not apply to:
(A) remote parking within a walking distance of 300 feet of the main use; and
(B) shared parking on the same lot as the main use if all uses sharing the parking have mutually exclusive hours of operation.
(4) Special parking must comply with all codes, ordinances, rules, and regulations of the city.
(5) Special parking may not create safety hazards.
(c) Packed parking standards. Packed parking may not be used unless a license is obtained pursuant to Section 51A-4.329.
(d) Remote parking standards.
(1) Walking distance. Remote parking must be located within a walking distance of 300 feet from the use served by the remote parking unless an extension of walking distance is approved by the building official.
(2) Extension of walking distance.
(A) The building official may extend the walking distance for remote parking to no more than 600 feet unless the extension would:
(i) significantly discourage patrons of the use from using the remote parking;
(ii) unreasonably endanger the safety of persons or property; or
(iii) not otherwise be in the public interest.
(B) A license is required to authorize an extension of walking distance beyond 600 feet. (See Section 51A-4.329.)
(3) Signs required at main use and at parking lot. A sign must be prominently displayed at all entrances of a remote parking lot and at all entrances of a parking lot providing on-site parking for the main use. Each sign must:
(A) illustrate or describe the location of the remote parking in relation to the main use;
(B) be constructed of weather resistant material;
(C) be no less than 30 inches wide and 24 inches long; and
(D) contain clearly legible letters in a color that contrasts with the background material of the sign.
(e) Shared parking standards. Uses sharing parking must have either mutually exclusive or compatibly overlapping normal hours of operation. The building official shall determine whether hours of operation are compatibly overlapping on a case by case basis. (Ord. Nos. 19786; 21660; 25290; 27404)
(a) Form of decision. The decision of the building official must take one of three forms:
(1) Approval, no conditions.
(2) Approval, subject to conditions noted.
(3) Denial.
(b) Statement of reasons. If the building official denies an application for special parking, he shall state in writing the specific reasons for denial.
(c) Approval subject to conditions noted. As an alternative to denial of an application for special parking under Section 51A-4.324(a), the building official may approve the special parking subject to conditions noted if compliance with all conditions will eliminate what would otherwise constitute grounds for denial. If the building official approves the special parking subject to conditions noted, he shall state in writing the specific requirements to be met before the special parking shall be considered approved.
(d) Approval with no conditions. If there are no grounds for denial under Section 51A-4.324(a), the building official shall approve the application for special parking with no conditions. (Ord. Nos. 19786; 21660)
The building official shall give written notice to the applicant of the decision regarding the application for special parking. Notice is given by depositing the notice properly addressed and postage paid in the United States mail. The notice must be sent to the address shown on the application. (Ord. Nos. 19786; 21660)
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