304.06: PARKING REDUCTIONS:

The number of on-site motor vehicle parking spaces required by Table 304.04(A) may be reduced in accordance with the provisions of this section.

A. Residential Uses. If a developer can demonstrate that a Multi-Family Residential, Group Residential, or service-oriented housing project designed for residents with special needs, such as senior citizens or handicapped individuals, will not generate a need for as much parking as such a project designed for a general market, the City Council shall have the authority to allow a reduction in the number of required parking spaces. Upon conversion of a senior citizen or other special needs group housing project to a general market apartment or condominium complex, parking shall be provided consistent with the requirements of Table 304.04(A).

B. Shared Parking. Where a shared parking facility serving more than one (1) use will be provided, the total number of required parking spaces may be reduced with a Minor Conditional Use Permit, if the City Council finds that all of the following are true:

1. The peak hours of use will not overlap or coincide to the degree that peak demand for parking spaces from all uses will be greater than the total supply of spaces;

2. The adequacy of the quantity and efficiency of parking provided will equal or exceed the level that can be expected if parking for each use were provided separately;

3. A parking demand study prepared by an independent qualified professional approved by the City supports the proposed reduction; and

4. In the case of a shared parking facility that serves more than one (1) property, a parking agreement has been prepared consistent with the provisions of Section 304.05(d), Off-Site Parking Facilities.

C. Other Parking Reductions. Required parking for any use may be reduced through approval of a Minor Conditional Use Permit.

1. Criteria for Approval. The City Council shall consider the following before approving a Minor Conditional Use Permit.

a. The required findings in Chapter 605, Conditional Use Permits are met.

b. Special conditions-including but not limited to the nature of the proposed operation, proximity to frequent transit service, transportation characteristics of persons residing, working, or visiting the site, or because the applicant has undertaken a transportation demand management program-exist that will reduce parking demand at the site;

• c. The use will adequately be served by the proposed parking; and

• d. Parking demand generated by the project will not exceed the capacity of or have a detrimental impact on the supply of on-street parking in the surrounding area.

2. Parking Demand Study. In order to evaluate a proposed project’s compliance with the above criteria, the Zoning Administrator may require submittal of a parking demand study that substantiates the basis for granting a reduced number of spaces and includes any of the following information, as directed by the City:

a. Total square footage of all uses within existing and proposed development and the square footage devoted to each type of use.

b. A survey of existing on-street and on-site parking within three hundred fifty (350) feet of the project site.

• c. Parking requirements for the net change in square footage and/or change in use, based on the requirements of Table 304.04(A).

d. Estimated net change in parking demand between existing and proposed development, using any available existing parking generation studies from the Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE) or other sources. If appropriate parking demand studies are not available, the City may require the applicant to conduct a parking demand survey of a development similar to the proposed.

• e. Comparison of proposed parking supply with parking requirements and net change in parking demand.

• f. A shared parking analysis, as appropriate.

g. A description of possible Transportation Demand Management measures, such as preferential carpool spaces, telecommuting or staggered works shifts, provision of transit passes or other transit incentives for residents or employees, incorporation of spaces for car share vehicles, bicycles, or other measures that could result in reduced parking demand.

• h. Other information as required by the City. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)