§ 25-6-501. OFF-SITE PARKING.

(A)

The director may approve the location of all or a portion of the required or excess parking for a use on a site other than the site on which the use is located as provided in this section.

(B)

Off-site accessory parking is a permitted use if:

(1)

both the primary use and accessory parking are located in a general office (GO) or less restrictive zoning district;

(2)

the primary use is located in a general office (GO) or less restrictive zoning district and the accessory parking located on an existing surface parking lot in a limited office (LO) zoning district which is directly adjacent to the site of the primary use;

(3)

the primary use is a bed and breakfast residential use and the accessory parking is located in a general office (GO) or less restrictive zoning district; or

(4)

the off-site parking involves shared off-street parking between the following uses:

(a)

a religious assembly use and an existing public primary or secondary educational facility; or

(b)

two or more religious assembly uses that do not conduct services on the same day.

(C)

Off-site accessory parking is a conditional use if the accessory parking is located in a limited office (LO) zoning district and the primary use is located in a general office (GO) or less restrictive zoning district.

(D)

Landscaping required by Section 25-6-563 ( Screening ) is not required for a site plan filed solely for approval of shared or off-site parking on an existing parking lot.

(E)

An off-site parking facility and the use that it serves may not be not more than 1,000 feet apart, measured from the nearest off-site parking space to the nearest public entrance of the use that the parking facility serves. The distance measured:

(1)

assumes that between adjacent intersections with traffic control signals, pedestrians cross at a marked crosswalk; and

(2)

does not cross private property unless access is authorized by the affected property owner.

(F)

If the parking allowed under this division exceeds the maximum parking capacity allowed under this article for a use located in the central business district (CBD) or a downtown mixed use (DMU) zoning district, the standard parking requirement controls unless:

(1)

the off-site parking is located in a district other than the CBD or a DMU zoning district; or

(2)

the Land Use Commission approves the excess parking based on a finding that:

(a)

the excess parking does not discourage mobility and accessibility by transit or the construction of appropriately located public parking facilities;

(b)

the excess parking is compatible with a historic district or structure; and

(c)

the access to the parking facility does not intrude on a pedestrian-oriented street frontage.

(G)

Except as provided in Section 25-6-591 ( Parking Provisions for Development in the Central Business District (CBD) and the Downtown Mixed Use (DMU) Zoning District ), a required parking space for persons with disabilities may not be located in an off-site parking facility unless the director determines that existing conditions preclude on-site parking.

Source: Sections 13-5-99 (a), (b), and (e) and 13-5-106(a); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 990520-38; Ord. 010607-8; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20130411-061; Ord. 20131017-081.