A. Shared Parking Program: Notwithstanding any other parking requirements set forth in this chapter, a mixed use shared parking program ("shared parking program") may be applied where mixed uses are proposed or existing, and the mix of uses creates staggered peak periods of parking demand. A shared parking program allows the property developer to use parking spaces more efficiently by allowing the same spaces to be "shared" by various land uses, thus reducing the total amount of required parking. A shared parking program may include parking on the same site or different sites subject to the provisions herein. Shared parking is not intended to be used by two (2) or more residential uses or other uses which have the same peak demand.
B. Conditions: The commission may approve a shared parking program; provided that: 1) pedestrian access is provided to and from the parking area and the building; and 2) all other requirements set forth herein are met.
C. Reserved Spaces; Handicap Accessible Spaces: Parking spaces that are reserved for a specific business purpose (e.g., reserved for doctors only) shall not be counted toward meeting the shared parking requirements. Handicap accessible spaces may be shared if they meet the requirements of the IBC and ANSI A117.1.
D. Feasibility; Maximum Reduction: Those wishing to apply for a shared parking program must demonstrate to the commission the feasibility of shared parking in accordance with this section. The maximum reduction in the number of parking spaces required for all uses sharing the parking area shall be twenty percent (20%), unless otherwise provided by subsection F of this section.
E. Location On Different Lot Than Use: Shared parking spaces may be located on a different lot than the use, which it serves only where the following conditions are met:
1. The parking is located no more than three hundred feet (300') from the use that it serves. The distance between the use and the parking lot shall be measured following a reasonable and safe walking route from the main entrance of the use to the nearest parking lot;
2. The applicant(s) for a building permit or certificate of occupancy for the use which is to be served by a shared parking program shall submit a copy of a written agreement pursuant to subsection H of this section, along with his or her application for such permit or certificate.
F. Shared Parking Study: Determination of the shared parking requirements may be determined by the applicant using the parking calculation methods set forth in subsection G of this section, or the commission, in its sole and absolute discretion may allow shared parking arrangements based upon a more detailed study which clearly establishes which uses will utilize the shared spaces at different times of the day, week, month or year. A more detailed study may:
1. Be based on the urban land institute's or another accredited methodology;
2. Address the size and type of activities, the composition of tenants, the rate of turnover for proposed shared spaces and the anticipated peak parking and traffic loads.
G. Parking Credit Schedule Chart For Mixed Use Shared Parking Calculation: The minimum number of parking spaces required for a shared parking plan may be determined by multiplying the minimum parking requirements for each individual use by appropriate percentage, as set forth in table 1 of this section, for each of the five (5) designated time periods, and then add the resulting sums from each vertical column. The column total having the highest total value is the minimum shared parking space requirement for that combination of land uses.
TABLE 1
PARKING CREDIT SCHEDULE CHART FOR SHARED PARKING
Weekday | Weekend | ||||
Use | Midnight - 7:00 A.M. (Percent) | 7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. (Percent) | 5:00 P.M. - Midnight (Percent) | 6:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. (Percent) | 6:00 P.M. - 6:00 A.M. (Percent) |
Commercial, retail | 50 | 90 | 50 | 100 | 70 |
Daycare facility | 50 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 50 |
Ent., aud., theater | 80 | 40 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
Hotel | 100 | 70 | 100 | 70 | 100 |
Office, industrial | 50 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Recreation facility | 30 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Residential | 100 | 40 | 90 | 70 | 100 |
Restaurant | 10 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
H. Agreement For Shared Parking Plan: The developer(s) applying for a shared parking program in accordance with this section shall submit a written agreement approved by the city attorney requiring that the parking spaces shall be maintained as long as the uses requiring the parking exist or unless the required parking is provided elsewhere in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such written agreement shall be recorded by the developer(s) with the Blaine County recorder prior to the issuance of a building permit or business license if no building permit is necessary, and a copy filed in the project review file. The agreement shall, at a minimum:
1. List the names and ownership interest of all parties to the agreement and contain the signatures of those parties;
2. Provide a legal description of the land upon which the parking area(s) and building(s) appurtenant to the parking areas are located;
3. Include a site plan showing the area of the parking parcel and open space reserved area which would provide for future parking;
4. Agree and expressly declare the intent for the covenant to run with the land and bind all parties and all successors in interest to the covenant;
5. Assure the continued availability of the spaces for joint use and provide assurance that all spaces will be usable to all participating uses;
6. Describe the obligations of each party, including the maintenance responsibility to retain and develop reserved open space for additional parking spaces if the need arises;
7. Describe the method by which the covenant may be revised, if necessary.
I. Change In Use: In the event a use is changed, the application for the new business license related to the changed use must be accompanied by evidence that the parking necessary for the new uses does not exceed the amount that was required by the previous uses, or that the applicant can satisfy the parking requirements existing at that time. (Ord. 1191, 2015)
17.09.050: IN LIEU CONTRIBUTIONS: