(a) All off-site parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the structure or use, except when parking spaces are provided in compliance with all the requirements of this section.
(1) The use shall supply at least fifty percent (50%) of its required spaces on-site. The Planning Commission may grant an exception to this requirement under the following criteria:
A. Proximity of the proposed parking area to the use served;
B. Ease and safety of access between the proposed parking area and the use served;
C. The use to be served by the off-site parking; and,
D. The hours of operation of the use to be served by the off-site parking.
(2) Off-site parking spaces shall be within three hundred (300) feet walking distance, measured along the route of public access to the property, of a building entrance or use. If the pedestrian access is to cross an arterial street, appropriate safety measures shall be present to help the pedestrian cross the street. In any event, safe and convenient pedestrian access, such as a sidewalk or path, shall exist or be provided from the structure or use to the parking lot.
(3) Contiguous lots providing off-street parking for more than one (1) use shall provide sufficient spaces to comply with the combined total parking requirements for all uses except when the allowance for shared parking is granted in compliance with Section 1284.08, Allowance for Shared Parking.
(4) The off-site lot may be located in a different zoning district than the structure or use it serves if a parking facility is permitted in the different zoning district.
(5) The lot used for an off-site parking facility shall be owned by or leased for at least a twenty (20)-year term or through a permanent easement by the owner of the use being served. The Zoning Administrator and the Law Director shall approve such lease or easement. If the term of the use is limited by a conditional use approval, then the term of the lease agreement may be limited accordingly. At the expiration of the term of a lease, the owner shall replace the off-site parking or end the use that required the parking.
(6) No changes shall be made to the off-site parking lot that would reduce the parking provided for the use, unless other arrangements to provide parking are made by the owner of the use. Those arrangements shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator prior to any changes taking place.
(7) Any required handicapped parking or loading spaces for a use shall be located on-site.
(8) An existing nonconforming parking lot to be used under this section as off-site parking shall be landscaped, paved and striped according to the standards of this chapter and this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11; Ord. 2020-021A. Passed 6-15-20.)