Parking requirements are intended to balance compact, pedestrian-oriented development and necessary car storage.
(A) Number of parking spaces. Parking spaces shall be provided, as follows. On-street spaces may be used to meet these parking requirements.
(1) Residential. Parking shall be provided in accordance with the standards in § 7.03.04, Off-street parking and loading.
(2) Nonresidential.
(a) Minimum number of parking spaces. One parking space per 400 square feet of gross floor area.
(b) Maximum number of parking spaces. One space per 250 square feet of gross nonresidential floor area.
(B) Reduction in parking requirement. The number of required spaces may be reduced by either of the following methods:
(1). The shared parking requirements of § 7.03.04; or
(2) A parking demand study prepared by a traffic engineer licensed by the state demonstrating that the parking demand for the project will be less than the requirements of this section.
(C) Location of parking. Off-street parking is prohibited in required front or corner side setbacks. The maximum walking distance to a pedestrian entrance to an off-street parking facility, including shared parking facilities, shall be 1,000 lineal feet from the principal building entrance served by the parking.
(D) Parking structures. Structured parking is required for any spaces in excess of one space per 250 gross square feet of nonresidential floor area.
(E) Minimum pervious surface. Twenty percent of the project site.
(F) Bicycle parking. One parking space shall be provided for every five units in multi-family housing and for every 20 vehicle parking spaces serving nonresidential uses. Bicycle parking spaces shall be indicated on the site plan in visible, well-illuminated areas. For each bicycle parking space required, a stationary object shall be provided to which a user can secure the frame of the bicycle with a six-foot cable and lock. The stationary object may either be a freestanding bicycle rack or a SPRC-approved alternative.
(Ord. 881-04, passed 5-24-2004)