Downtown Form-Based Code

DFD 705. Special Parking Standards

1. A.
   Joint Parking

   Sites abutting one another shall physically connect their surface parking areas at the lot line to create connecting drive aisles. Where such surface parking areas lie within 50 feet of one another, a mutual access easement acceptable to the Director shall be executed. Site configurations existing pre-Code (2010) are exempt from this requirement.

2. B.
   On-Street Parking

   1. 1.
      A parking space located on a public street may be included in the calculation of shared parking requirements if it is adjacent to the building site (where more than 50% of the space is fronting).
   2. 2.
      Each on-street parking space may only be counted once.
3. C.
   Off-Site Parking

   1. 1.
      Off-site parking must be located within a walking distance of 1,300 feet walking distance from the building entrance of the site it is serving.
   2. 2.
      The off-site parking shall be located within the Form District.
   3. 3.
      The off-site parking must be the subject of a long-term lease approved as to form by the City Attorney, or permanently dedicated for off-site parking use.
4. D.
   Tandem Parking

   1. 1.
      Tandem parking is only allowed for:

      1. a.
         Single-family residential projects; and
      2. b.
         Multifamily projects and the residential component of mixed use projects.
   2. 2.
      Two parking spaces in tandem shall have a combined minimum dimension of 9 feet in width by 34 feet in length.
   3. 3.
      Up to 75% of the total required off-street parking spaces provided may incorporate tandem parking.
   4. 4.
      Tandem spaces shall be assigned to the same dwelling unit. Tandem parking shall not be used to provide guest parking.

Effective on: 1/1/1901