Oakdale City Zoning Code
§ 36-25.11
Off-Street Parking-Shared Parking Between Occupancies/Uses.
[Ord. No. 1246-17]
The provisions of this section as to the criteria in approving off-street shared parking facilities for nonresidential buildings or uses in conjunction with a discretionary action (conditional use permit, design review) that requires Planning Commission or City Council approval.
A.
Definition of Shared Parking.
Shared parking may be applied when land uses have different parking demand patterns and can use the same parking spaces/areas throughout the day. Shared parking is most effective when these land uses have significantly different peak parking characteristics that vary by time of day, day of week, and/or season of the year. In these situations, shared parking strategies will result in fewer total parking spaces needed when compared to the total number of spaces needed for each land use or business separately. Land uses often used in specific shared parking arrangements include: office, restaurants, retail, colleges, churches, cinemas, and special event situations. Shared parking is often inherent in mixed-use developments, which includes one or more businesses that are complementary, ancillary, or support other activities. General parking lots and/or on-street parking that is available for patrons of nearby businesses/commercial districts is another form of shared parking.
B.
Application of Shared Parking.
1.
Applicants for new developments or significant redevelopment of site(s) shall examine the feasibility of using shared parking arrangements. (Significant redevelopment could be defined as increasing building size or land uses so that the site's trip generation and/or parking demand would increase by a certain percentage similar to paragraph (2) below).
2.
Shared parking arrangements shall be considered when the number of parking spaces requested by the developer/applicant is more than ten (10) percent higher or more than 10 spaces higher than the minimum number of parking spaces required by Code for a site, whichever is more.
C.
Agreement Between Sharing Property Owners. If a privately-owned parking facility is to serve two (2) or more separate properties, a legal agreement between property owners guaranteeing access, use and management of designated spaces will be considered in an application as a requirement of that application. Such an agreement shall run with the parcels involved and be recorded with the County Assessor's office following approval of the application. Proof of recordation shall be supplied to the City to validate completion of the approved application. Until proof is provided, the application approval shall not be complete.
D.
Shared Parking Plan. In some cases, as determined by the Director or his/her designee, the City shall require a shared parking plan and such plan shall include the following:
1.
Site plan of parking spaces intended for shared parking and their proximity to land uses that they will serve.
2.
A signage plan that directs drivers to the most convenient parking areas for each use or group of uses (if such distinctions can be made).
3.
A pedestrian circulation plan that shows connections and walkways between parking areas and land uses. These paths should be as direct and short as possible.
4.
A safety and security plan that addresses lighting and maintenance of the parking areas.