5.5.E Parking Alternatives, Credits, and Adjustments

E. Parking Alternatives, Credits, and Adjustments

a. The Director may approve parking alternatives, credits, and adjustments to the off-street parking spaces required by Table 5.2, Required Off-Street Parking Spaces, in accordance with the standards in this subsection E.

b. Adjustments to required off-street parking spaces for multifamily dwellings shall not reduce the minimum required amount of parking by more than 20 percent.

Properties within the Uptown Sedona Business District as defined by Resolution No. 2020-17 may be eligible to pay a fee in lieu of required parking per Ordinance No. 2020-05. With the exception of shared or off-site parking, these alternatives, credits and adjustments do not apply to properties that are eligible to pay parking in-lieu fees within the Uptown Sedona Business District as defined by Resolution No. 2020-17.

The Director may approve shared parking and/or off-site parking for developments and/or uses with different operating hours or different peak business periods, if the shared and/or off-site parking complies with the following:

Every shared and/or off-site parking space for nonresidential uses shall be located within 500 feet (measured along a legal pedestrian route) of the property on which the shared parking is provided. The Director may authorize farther distances for shared parking facilities where shuttle services are available.

1. Shared and/or off-site parking shall only be approved if the applicant clearly demonstrates the feasibility of shared and/or off-site parking through a parking and loading demand study. Such study shall be prepared pursuant to Section 5.5.C(5), Discretionary Requirement Based on Demand Study.

2. For shared parking, separate uses located on the same or adjacent properties which are not operated simultaneously, a shared parking arrangement may be allowed if it is in accordance with the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Standards for shared parking (current edition) and the Urban Land Institute publication Shared Parking Second Edition (2005, Mary S. Smith et al.) and approved by the Director.

i. The parties involved in the joint use of shared parking facilities and/or the use of off-site parking facilities shall submit a written agreement to the Director with the following:

a. A legal written and recorded agreement;

b. Proof of continuing use and maintenance.

c. An accompanying site plan depicting the exact location and number of shared parking spaces.

ii. The City shall be party to the agreement and any subsequent amendments to such agreement.

i. Such agreement shall be approved by the Director prior to issuance of a building permit for any use to be served by the shared and/or off-site parking facility.

ii. Subsequent revocation of such agreement may render any parking facilities that do not comply with this Code nonconforming.

The Director may reduce off-street parking requirements for developments providing structured parking.

The height of a parking structure shall not exceed the height of the principal building it is intended to serve. Where no principal building exists, the maximum height of the parking structure shall be limited to the maximum building height allowed in the zoning district in which the structure is located.

a. The Director may give credit for on-street parking spaces located on the street adjacent to the entry of the building in which the use is located. Credit may not be given for on-street parking spaces located in a residential zoning district, unless adequate shoulders, surfaces, or road width is available to ensure parking meets City Code requirements.

b. Areas within required driveway clearance areas to street corners pursuant to Section 5.4.F, Visibility Triangles, shall not be counted toward required parking.

c. On-street parking spaces shall be available for general public use at all times. No signage or actions limiting general public use of on-street spaces shall be permitted.

d. Elimination of on-street parking for any reason may result in a requirement for the applicant to provide additional off-street parking to comply with this Code.

a. Up to 10 percent of the total number of required parking spaces may be used for compact vehicle parking; provided, that the total number of required off-street parking spaces is provided on site.

b. Compact parking spaces shall be eight feet wide by 18 feet long for 90-degree parking or the equivalent dimensions required for an angle space to maintain the eight-foot-by-18-foot rectangle.

c. A total of 15 percent compact spaces may be permitted if an additional five percent of the total on-site parking spaces are provided as off-site shared parking, as approved by the Director or City Engineer.

d. Compact spaces shall be clearly signed and marked “Compact Only.” Signs shall be per the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and lettering striping shall be a minimum of 12 inches in height stating “Compact Only.”

a. Up to 30 percent of the total permitted compact spaces may be motorcycle spaces.

b. Motorcycle parking space shall be a minimum of four feet wide by six feet long for 90-degree parking, or the equivalent dimensions required for an angle space to maintain the four-by-six-foot rectangle.

c. Motorcycle spaces shall be clearly signed and marked “Motorcycle Only.” Signs shall be per the MUTCD and lettering striping shall be a minimum height of four inches stating “Motorcycle Only.”

Requests to reduce otherwise applicable parking requirements may be granted by the Director after the applicant shows that:

a. Because of the unique nature of the specific existing or proposed land use or due to an unusually large number of pedestrian or transit trips, below-normal parking demands will be generated; and

b. The reduced parking supply will still accommodate the vehicular traffic without increasing traffic or on-street parking problems in adjacent areas and neighborhoods. [Ord. 2021-03 § 1, 6-8-21; Ord. 2020-04 § 1, 9-8-20 (Res. 2020-16)].