(A) The Director of Planning and Development may approve locating a portion of the required parking for a use on another site when both the primary use and the remote parking are located in an area zoned, used, or platted for commercial use.
(B) Off site parking shall be located within 300 feet of the use for which it serves, measured as the shortest practical walking distance from the nearest off-site parking space to the nearest entrance of the building or use it serves.
(C) In determining whether to approve off-site parking, the Director of Planning and Development shall consider all relevant factors including but not limited to:
(1) The location of the use and the proposed off site parking.
(2) Existing and potential parking demand created by other uses in the vicinity.
(3) The characteristics of the use, including employee and customer parking demands, hours of operation and projected convenience and frequency of use of the off site parking.
(4) Adequacy, convenience, and safety of pedestrian between off-site parking and the use.
(5) Traffic patterns on adjacent streets, and proposed access to the off-site parking.
(6) The report and recommendations of the city staff.
(D) The Director of Planning and Development may require a written agreement of the owner or owners of the off-site parking area authorizing the use of the off-site parking in such a manner as to assure the continued availability and usability of any off site parking area.
(Ord. 2001-36, passed 11-13-01)