Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be subject to the following regulations and requirements in addition to the general regulations of the Horseshoe Bend Zoning Ordinance; Stall size and service drive dimensional requirements are set forth in Exhibit 4, "Minimum Standards for Standard Vehicles", of this chapter:
A. Use:
1. Parking facilities shall be used for vehicle parking only. No automobile sales, dead storage, repair work or dismantling of any kind shall be permitted.
a. The use allowed in the building and the corresponding parking spaces required and fixed shall be subscribed on the zoning certificate. Any enlargement or addition to a building, or any change in use of a building, or an enlargement or increase in intensity of use of a building, shall require an amendment to the zoning certificate upon which shall be subscribed the enlargement of a building or use thereof, or the change in use of said building, and the number of parking spaces required and established as a result of such.
B. Fractional Requirements: Any fractional requirement shall require one space.
C. Restricted Parking: Off-street parking space requirements are based on each space being available on a first-come, first-use basis. If a parking space is to be restricted by one or more parking spaces being assigned to a particular individual or user, such parking space shall be so designated and such restriction shall be subscribed upon the Zoning Certificate. Off-street parking requirements shall be increased by twenty percent (20%) of the number of such restricted spaces.
D. Distance for Private Off-Street Parking When Off-Site: The required off-street parking location shall be designated on the Zoning Certificate for a particular premises, and shall be located not more than the following distances measured along the sidewalk or a walkway available for public use from the primary entrance or elevator bank of the premises to the nearest entrance of the parking lot:
1. For retail or commercial customer parking, medical-dental clinics, churches, restaurants, bars and entertainment facilities: six hundred (600) feet.
2. For employee parking on a daily basis where the car is used occasionally regardless of the nature of the employment: one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet.
3. For residential uses: six hundred (600) feet.
4. When off-site parking is provided, a directional sign shall be erected on the premises advising the public of the distance and direction to additional parking.
E. Staff Determination: The Administrator shall determine parking space requirements for a use not specifically provided by this Title, but the space shall be the same as a use which has similar traffic generating characteristics.
F. Reduction of Parking Requirements: Parking space requirements for a particular use as established by Exhibit 8 of this chapter may be reduced upon application for conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions and procedures required by (conditional use permit ) Section 9-7-4 of this Title and upon determination by the City Council based on a specific showing by the applicant that the intensity of the particular use will need a lesser amount of parking space. An application for a reduction in the parking space requirements shall include a survey of persons using and working on the premises and such additional information as the City Council may require by which to demonstrate that the use by the regular employees and business invitee, licensees and visitors to the businesses and occupations in and upon the premises shall require less off-street parking space than required by the pertinent provisions of the Horseshoe Bend Zoning Ordinance.
1. In the event a determination is made that the parking space requirements may be reduced, the City Council shall determine the off-street parking space requirements which shall be subscribed upon the conditional use permit.
2. In making the determinations allowed in this Section, the schedule of parking requirements shall be deemed the normal standard for average intensity of use of the particular use specified and to the extent that the intensity of use is less than such norm, or the number of individuals using the premises provides less than the average number of cars, the parking requirements may be reduced.
G. Compact Spaces: A maximum of thirty-five percent (35%) of the total spaces provided may be designed, designated and used for compact size vehicles. The minimum standards for compact vehicle spaces and driveways are set forth in Exhibit 5. Compact spaces shall be located along the perimeter of the parking lot or in those areas most distant from the structure being served. Parking areas immediately adjacent to or within close proximity to building entrances shall be designated for full size spaces. Compact spaces shall be clearly marked as such on the pavement or curb. Surplus parking (spaces exceeding ordinance requirements) shall also comply with the thirty-five percent (35%) standard for compact spaces. The percentage of compact spaces may be increased by conditional use approval from the City Council. The applicant must demonstrate that the routine use of the parking lot will exceed the thirty-five percent (35%) standard.
H. With the exception of auto sales lots in commercial zones, it shall be unlawful to maintain or place vehicles on a property of another for the purpose of sale.
I. Off-Site or Shared Parking: Whenever any required parking or loading areas are located on a site which is not within the property limits of the facility being served, the permit applicant shall present an agreement authorizing use of the off-site parking for the duration of use of the site. Such agreement shall subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator. The primary considerations for such approval shall be the functionality of the parking spaces, the safety of parking users and the effects on neighboring land uses. Any change in use or increase in use during the term of the agreement shall require re-evaluation of the conditions and factors upon which the agreement was based.
J. Ordinance Procedure - Required Spaces Determined by Zoning Administrator: Where this Title requires the Administrator to prescribe the number of parking and loading spaces, the Administrator shall base his/her determination on the following:
1. Traffic generation, giving particular attention to attendance potential at any facility.
2. Location of the facility and the peak hours of operation.
3. Extent and frequency of loading/unloading operations.
4. The number of employees during peak period.
5. Any other factors that would affect parking and loading requirements. (Ord. 232, 4-14-2010)