1. The intent of this provision is to maintain the number of spaces needed to support use while considering that many uses have differing parking peak times. Shared parking allows uses with varying peak times to share parking spaces, thereby encouraging more compact development and reducing stormwater runoff and the urban heat island effect.
2. The Director of Planning may approve a request for shared parking facilities if the following findings are made:
a. The shared spaces to be provided will be available as long as the uses requiring the spaces are in operation;
b. The peak hours of parking demand from all uses do not coincide so that peak demand is greater than the parking provided, as determined by the City’s shared parking calculator formulas;
c. A written agreement between the property owner(s) and the City, in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney that includes:
i. A guarantee among the property owner(s) for access to and use of the shared parking facilities;
ii. A provision that the City may require parking facilities in addition to those originally approved upon finding by the Director of Planning that adequate parking has not been provided; and
iii. A provision stating that the Director of Planning may, for due cause and upon notice and hearing, unilaterally modify, amend, or terminate the shared parking agreement at any time.
3. Applicants for shared parking must submit a description of the uses, hours of operation, parking requirements, allocation of parking spaces, hours of peak parking demand, and an explanation to show that required parking will be available during the hours of operation shown for each use.
4. Applicants may be required to submit survey data substantiating a request for reduced parking requirements.
5. Shared Parking Modifications.
a. If the development is located entirely on a single lot, the development is eligible for a reduction up to twenty (20) percent in the required parking.
b. If the development is located across more than one (1) lot but is a cohesive development (e.g., a shopping center), the development is eligible for a reduction of up to twenty (20) percent in the required parking, however a fee-in-lieu shall be required for the reduced parking.
6. Any future changes to the uses must be reviewed to assess the parking supply. If the new use would require less parking, then no technical review is necessary. If the new use would require more parking, a parking study shall be required. If the parking study determines that the current amount of parking is insufficient, the proposed use must provide the additional parking or contribute a fee-in-lieu.
