Sec. 42A-4. Share-a-ride program.

   (a)   Establishment. The county executive shall establish a share-a-ride program.

   (b)   Purpose. The share-a-ride program is to provide personalized ridesharing services by:

      (1)   Promoting and assisting in initiation and maintenance of new ridesharing arrangements;

      (2)   Providing a continuous effort to identify potential carpoolers, vanpoolers, and transit riders;

      (3)   Providing a personalized system to match applicants into carpools and vanpools;

      (4)   Providing continuous follow-up contacts to modify unsatisfactory arrangements and rematch individuals whose circumstances and requirements have changed;

      (5)   Soliciting the cooperative support of employers and property owners in encouraging ridesharing; and

      (6)   Promoting incentives to ridesharing, such as preferential carpool spaces, subsidized vans, and discounted transit passes. (1985 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1.)

Sec. 42A-5. Reductions in parking requirements.

   (a)   In share-a-ride districts or share-a-ride outreach areas. Under Section 6.2.3.G.2 of Chapter 59, an office development in a share-a-ride district or share-a-ride outreach area may obtain a reduction in its minimum parking requirements if the office development participates in:

      (1)   The share-a-ride program; or

      (2)   Provides private ridesharing incentives.

   (b)   In other areas. Under Section 6.2.3.I of Chapter 59, an office development not in a share-a-ride district or a share-a-ride outreach area may obtain a reduction in its minimum parking requirements if the office development undertakes other adjustments to vehicle parking. (1985 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 8, § 1.)

Sec. 42A-6. Ridesharing account.

   (a)   Establishment. There is a ridesharing account within the mass transit facilities fund to:

      (1)   Implement personalized ridesharing services under section 42A-4(b) of this chapter for any office or residential development making payments for share-a-ride services; and

      (2)   Monitor and enforce ridesharing incentives provided by the owner or lessee of an office development.

   (b)   Payments required; initial schedule.

      (1)   The owner of an office development shall make an annual payment into the ridesharing account of fifteen cents ($0.15) for each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed real property value if the office development:

         (i)   Is in a share-a-ride district;

         (ii)   Participates in the share-a-ride program; and

         (iii)   Obtains reduced parking requirements under section 59-E-3.31(a)(1) of this Code.

      (2)   The owner of an office development shall make an annual payment into the ridesharing account of twenty cents ($0.20) for each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed real property value if the office development:

         (i)   Is in a share-a-ride outreach area;

         (ii)   Participates in the share-a-ride program; and

         (iii)   Obtains reduced parking requirements under section 59-E-3.31(b)(1) of this Code.

      (3)   The owner of an office development shall make an annual payment into the ridesharing account of up to ten cents ($0.10) for each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed real property value if the office development:

         (i)   Implements private ridesharing incentives; and

         (ii)   Obtains reduced parking requirements under section 59-E-3.31(a)(2), (b)(2), or (c) of this Code. (1985 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1.)