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Bicycle Parking

parking must be identified by signs. conform to the land use classifications in Table
4.4-1, as determined by community development
4.4.4 SHAreD PArKiNG director, then the applicant must submit sufficient
A. General data to indicate the principal operating hours of the
Shared parking refers to the practice of 2 or more uses. Based upon this information, the community
users who have need for parking at different times development director is authorized to determine the
voluntarily agreeing to make use of the same appropriate shared parking requirement, if any, for
motor vehicle parking spaces. Shared parking is such uses.
encouraged as a means of conserving scarce land F. location
resources, reducing stormwater runoff, reducing the Shared parking may be located on-site or off-site.
heat island effect caused by large paved areas and Off-site parking is subject to the regulations of 135-
improving community appearance. 4.7.4.
B. Approval G. Agreement
The community development director is authorized Before final approval of a shared parking
to approve shared parking arrangements among arrangement, a shared parking agreement must be
property owners who propose shared parking. provided guaranteeing the long-term availability of
c. eligibility the shared parking, commensurate with the uses
Shared parking may be approved for residential and served. Shared parking privileges will continue in
nonresidential uses. Required accessible parking effect only as long as the agreement, binding on
spaces (for people with disabilities) may not be all parties, remains in force. If a shared parking
shared. agreement lapses or is no longer valid, then parking
D. calculation must be provided as otherwise required by this
article.
The number of parking spaces required under a
shared parking arrangement must be determined in
accordance with the following: 135-4.5 Bicycle Parking 3
1. Multiply the minimum parking required for each 4.5.1 MiNiMUM BiKe PArKiNG rAtiOS
individual use, as set forth in Table 4.4-1 by the Long-term (Class A) and short-term (Class B) bicycle
percentage identified in Table 4.4-1 for each of parking spaces must be provided in accordance with
the 6 designated time periods. the minimum ratios established in Table 4.5-1. Uses for
2. Add the resulting sums for each of the 6 which no bicycle parking ratio is established in Table
columns in Table 4.4-1. 4.5-1 are not required to provide off-street bicycle
3. Select the time period with the highest total parking.
parking requirement and use that total as the TAble 4.5-1. bICYCle PARKING RATIOS
shared parking requirement.
USe CATeGORY Minimum Spaces Required
TAble 4.4-1. SHAReD PARKING FACTORS Use Subcategory Class A Bicycle Class B Bicycle
Time Spaces Spaces
Specific Use Type
Land Use Weekday Weekend ReSIDeNTIAl
12A–7A 7A–6P 6P–12A 12A–7A 7A–6P 6P–12A
Residential 100% 55% 100% 100% 80% 100% Household Living
Buildings with 6 or fewer
Office/Industrial 5% 100% 10% 0% 10% 5% dwelling units None None
Lodging 100% 60% 90% 100% 65% 80% 1 per dwelling unit
Eating/Drinking 50% 70% 100% 50% 60% 100% Buildings with 7 or more for first 50 units, 1 per 15 dwelling
units; minimum 2
then 1 space per
Religious Assembly 0% 10% 30% 0% 85% 25% dwelling units each additional 2 spaces
Assembly/Entert. 10% 30% 60% 10% 70% 100% dwelling units
Retail Sales/Service 5% 70% 80% 0% 100% 60% 1 per beds;
Group Living 0.33 per staff minimum 2 spaces
e. Other uses PUblIC, CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAl
If one or more of the land uses proposing to
make use of a shared parking arrangement do not
3 Entire section is new.

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