17.36.060 Shared/joint use and off-site parking.
A. Where it can be demonstrated that two or more land uses can effectively share common parking facilities due to the nature of the uses and their distinctly different demand for parking, or where off-site parking is proposed to meet parking requirements, an application may be filed requesting a shared/joint use or off-site parking arrangement. Such application shall include whatever information the planning director deems necessary, which may include a parking study that identifies the parking demand of all subject land uses and that clearly demonstrates how and why shared and/or off-site parking facilities will supply adequate parking.
The following types of development shall be eligible to apply for shared use and/or off-site parking arrangements to meet parking requirements:
1. Nonresidential new construction.
2. Additions and/or rehabilitation of existing structures, or changes in use or occupancy in existing structures.
3. Residential uses are not eligible to apply for shared use or off-site parking arrangements.
B. Requirements for Allowing Shared Parking Arrangements. Parking facilities may be shared if multiple uses cooperatively establish and operate the facilities and if these uses generate parking demands primarily during hours when the remaining uses are not in operation. The applicant shall have the burden of proof for a reduction in the total number of required off-street parking spaces, and documentation shall be submitted substantiating their reasons for the requested parking reduction. Public rights-of-way and/or on-street parking shall not be used or counted to reduce the number of shared on-site parking spaces. Shared parking approval will be based on the following:
1. Shared use parking and off-site parking are based on the assumption that patrons will use a single parking space for more than one destination and that a shared parking space will be open and available for short-term parking to serve different uses in relatively close proximity to each other which may have different peak hours.
2. A sufficient number of parking spaces are provided to meet the shared parking demand of the participating uses, and satisfactory evidence, as deemed by the planning director, has been submitted by the parties operating the shared parking facilities to demonstrate the lack of potential conflict between them.
3. Land owners and/or businesses participating in all joint, shared, and off-site parking arrangements shall be required to enter into an agreement with the city to assure that the required shared parking facilities are maintained as such, and the uses with complementary business hours remain for the life of the commercial development. This agreement shall be recorded with the county recorder. This agreement shall be recorded against each property participating in the shared parking arrangement.
4. In the event of a change in use or occupancy within the participating properties and businesses, a new application shall be filed or the existing parking agreement amended to the satisfaction of the planning director.
C. Findings for Approving Shared/Joint Use and Off-Site Parking Arrangements. In approving a request for shared/joint use or off-site parking, the review authority shall make all of the following findings:
1. There is clear evidence that peak hour parking demand from all uses participating in the shared parking arrangement do not coincide and/or uses are established in a way that the hours of operation are different for the various uses.
2. There is adequate parking provided for all participating uses.
3. The shared use or off-site parking arrangement will be an incentive to and a benefit for the participating business development.
4. Adjacent or nearby properties will not be adversely affected by the shared/joint use or off-site parking. (Ord. 706 §3 (Exh. A), 2019).