Sec. 656.361.5.3. - Commercial Surface Parking Lot Exception Criteria.

All Commercial Surface Parking Lots were to come into compliance with the screening and landscaping standards of the former Sections 656.361.16 and 656.361.17 by 2014, thus any existing Commercial Surface Parking Lot that is not in compliance with those regulations is subject to immediate Code Enforcement action. Commercial Surface Parking Lots shall meet the following criteria. In addition to the general requirements for obtaining a zoning exception, the Downtown Development Review Board must find that a parking deficiency exists in the area the commercial surface parking lot is proposed, that there is a bona fide need from adjacent property owners and users, that an additional supply of parking is necessary, and that the demand cannot be met by existing parking facilities. In addition to the zoning exception criteria listed under Section 656.131 (i)—(xiv), to demonstrate a bona fide need, the applicant shall also include the following information as part of the application a parking needs study that provides the following minimum information: A. Identify all parking facilities within 700 feet of proposed Commercial Surface Parking Lot, including connections to services that provide access to parking facilities outside of 700 feet; B. Identify occupancy rates of identified parking facilities; C. Establish the deficiency of parking supply of identified parking facilities; D. Identify new users of the proposed commercial surface parking lot; E. Identify the number of new users of the proposed commercial surface parking lot; F. Identify the end trip of the new users of the proposed commercial surface parking lot; G. Identify rate structure for commercial surface parking lot users; H. Identify percentage of daily versus monthly users; I. Identify parking agreements with users and percentage of public versus private users; and J. Any additional information DDRB staff may request to assist in evaluating the necessity of the proposed commercial surface parking lot. (Ord. 2019-196-E , § 6)