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A parking reduction alternative plan is eligible for BCF, RE, MU, and WM forms only. Any other parking reductions must be granted a variance by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. When an applicant can show that the required parking amounts are in excess of what is needed for the proposed use, the applicant may submit a request with justification based on the standards below to the planning commission for off-street parking space reductions. The planning commission will consider and act on this request as a part of the full development application process (see application requirement in § 160.595).
(a) Application standards. One of the below standards is required along with a standard that any adjacent or nearby properties will not have significant parking overflow created due to the application.
(1) The requirements for parking found in §§ 160.550 et seq. (Parking, Loading, and Stacking Regulations) do not accurately depict the parking needs of the proposed use and the requested reduction will accommodate the parking demand to be generated by the proposed use. Surplus nonresidential on-street or public spaces in the area may be taken into consideration.
(2) The reduction in parking will provide a benefit for reduced storm drainage runoff with open drainage areas.
(3) The reduction in parking will provide a benefit for pedestrian access to the site.
(4) The reduction in parking will provide a benefit to the overall environment through a certified LEED designed building
(b) Parking study.
(1) Content. A parking study submitted to satisfy the requirements of §§ 160.550 et seq. (Parking, Loading, and Stacking) shall include the following information based upon the reason the parking study is required. The planning director, upon consultation with the director of public works and the agency responsible for approval of off-street parking facilities, may waive any of these required contents or require additional information depending upon the specifics of the application. The parking study shall be reviewed by, and must be acceptable to, the planning director and director of public works.
(2) A site survey that includes an analysis of the peak demand for two similar or like facilities in terms of use and size. The analysis should include the facilities' peak parking days of the week and hours of the day, as depicted by a study of the existing parking spaces hourly during the peak hours of usage and hourly four hours before and after the time for each facility. It should also include the number of spaces each facility contains. The study will include the expected number of people, type of land uses, and times of occupancy of each building in the plan.
(3) Any other information requested by the planning director or the agency responsible for approval of off-street parking facilities.
(4) A site plan showing the location of on-street and off-street parking spaces used in the parking study. The map shall clearly delineate the location and number of spaces used in the study.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019; Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
(a) Purpose. Sign alternative plans allow limited modifications from the on-premise sign regulations subchapter of §§ 160.570 et seq. for MMU1, MMU2, MMU3, C-4, S-2 PUD, PO-PUD, and V-PUD districts.
(b) Standards.
(1) The proposed sign(s) are architecturally and aesthetically compatible with the major structures on the subject site and adjacent sites and is compatible with the major character of the established neighborhood and general environment.
(2) The proposed sign(s) are consistent with the standards within the Shape Sioux Falls 2035 Comprehensive Plan while also meeting the below standards.
A. Larger signs may be warranted when a street or highway is designed with speeds and sight distances that require larger sizes to be readable.
B. The proposed sign should only be as large as what is required to adequately communicate intended messages without distracting motorists, inhibiting visibility, or presenting other visual conflicts or safety hazards. Periodic review of the engineering office's adopted MUTCD standards should be considered.
C. The proposed sign should be spaced far enough from other signs so as to avoid visual clutter and provide adequate visibility at driveways and intersections and from one sign to another along a street corridor.
D. The proposed sign shall be oriented away, when possible, from adjacent residential neighborhoods.
E. In pedestrian-oriented business districts, limit signs to appropriately-scaled signs, including wall or attached projecting signs; or monument signs when buildings are setback from the street property line.
(3) Sign is allowed within the applicant's area that is otherwise allowed by the on-premise sign regulations subchapter §§ 160.570 et seq.
(4) A master sign plan may be provided for all current and future signs within a campus identified by size, color, shape, height, and common theme. This master plan can allow additional flexibility for size, height, and location of signage if it can be demonstrated that the master sign plan is superior and more innovative than general standards and promotes a more attractive environment.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013
; Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023
)
(a) Purpose. The alternative site plan is to allow, in appropriate circumstances, for up to zero foot front yards for RE2 forms. The purpose is to maintain or improve the streetcar development style along appropriate street corridors.
(b) Standards. The following standards must be included within the alternative site plan.
(1) When the sidewalk is attached to the street and the building is adjacent to the sidewalk, the sidewalk must be at least 12 feet in width.
(2) Include appropriate street furniture to help develop a pedestrian-oriented entrance.
(3) When the building is adjacent to the sidewalk, but not adjacent to a street, the sidewalk must be at least eight feet in width.
(4) Front doors adjacent to attached sidewalks must be recessed.
(5) Thirty percent square footage of the façade must be windows or 20% windows and 10% articulated façade.
(6) No parking is allowed in the areas designated on the plan for pedestrians.
(7) Streetcar alternative plans shall provide the same level of landscaping as generally required by each form regulations, but allowed to do so in different locations on the parcel.
(8) Street car alternative plans shall also adhere to all standards of alterative landscape and buffer yard plans (§ 160.599).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
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