1183.07 SEPARATE OR COMBINED USE OF FACILITIES.

   (a)   A building containing one use shall provide the off-street parking spaces as required for the specific use. A building or group of buildings containing two or more uses, operating normally during the same hours, and which have different off-street parking requirements shall provide spaces for not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use.

   (b)   Institutions and businesses, as set forth in the Schedule of Section 1183.05, may assume that up to, but not more than fifty percent of their requirements may be shared in adjacent parking areas which are accessory to institution or business establishments and which normally have different hours of operation. Provided, however, where there is a sharing of facilities by different owners, there shall be a contract covering a period of time as may be required by the Planning and Zoning Commission and provided further, that should any of the uses be changed or the facilities discontinued, then the required spaces for the use remaining shall be provided elsewhere as a condition precedent to the continued use of such building or buildings. The applicant must then provide written notification of the change to the Planning and Zoning Commission within 60 days of change, providing a remedy satisfactory to the Planning and Zoning Commission to ensure adequate parking.

   (c)   The Planning and Zoning Commission may require the applicant to provide a parking study with information deemed necessary to its review of a shared parking arrangement. This information includes but is not limited to:

      (1)   The type and hours of operation and parking demand, for each land use.

      (2)   A site plan displaying shared use spaces in the lot and walking distance to the uses sharing the lot.

      (3)   A description of the character of land use and parking patterns of adjacent land uses.

      (4)   An estimate of anticipated turnover in parking space use over the course of 12 to 24 hours at the site.

      (5)   Consideration of snow removal activities and snow storage capacity in lot.

   (d)   Parking spaces to be shared must not be reserved for individuals or groups on a 24-hour basis.

   (e)   Users sharing a parking facility shall provide for safe, convenient walking between land uses and parking, including safe, well-marked pedestrian crossings, signage and adequate lighting. (Ord.2010-41. Passed 1-18-11.)