§ 88-420-04. EXEMPTIONS, REDUCTIONS AND SPECIAL AREA STANDARDS

88-420-04-A. DC ZONING DISTRICT

No off-street parking is required in the DC (Downtown Core) zoning district.

88-420-04-B. DX ZONING DISTRICT

Nonresidential uses in the DX district outside of the Crossroads area are not required to provide off-street parking unless such uses exceed 4,000 square feet of gross floor area, in which case off-street parking must be provided for the floor area in excess of 4,000 square feet.

88-420-04-C. CROSSROADS AREA

1.

Retail sales-related uses in the Crossroads area are not required to provide off-street parking for the first 4,000 square feet of gross floor area. For purposes of this paragraph, "retail sales-related uses" include general retail sales, food and beverage retail sales; and other uses that are primarily involved in the sales of goods to the general public.

2.

Restaurants in the Crossroads area are not required to provide off-street parking spaces for the first 2,000 square feet of gross floor area, per building.

88-420-04-D. BROOKSIDE BUSINESS DISTRICT AREA

There are no minimum nonresidential parking requirements or residential parking requirements for residential units in mixed-use structures in the Brookside Business District Area. Individual non-residential uses may not provide more than 1.5 times the minimum parking requirements of 88-420-06 on the same lot or on a combination of the same and contiguous lots in any zoning district, provided however, any individual use that would require 4 or fewer spaces may provide up to 6 parking spaces. Multiple tenants in a common structure or structures sharing a common wall will be considered an individual use for purposes of this calculation. Mixed-use structures may provide a maximum of one parking space per dwelling unit for purposes of this calculation.

Charter reference— Intended to apply in the area zoned BBD immediately prior to January 1, 2011.

88-420-04-E. DOWNTOWN LOOP

Uses within the Downtown Loop are not required to provide off-street parking or loading.

88-420-04-F. B1 ZONING DISTRICT

Nonresidential uses in the B1 district are not required to provide off-street parking unless such uses exceed 2,000 square feet of gross floor area, in which case off-street parking must be provided for the floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet.

88-420-04-G. PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED OVERLAY DISTRICT

Nonresidential uses that are subject to the P/O district regulations of 88-230 are not required to provide off-street parking unless such uses exceed 4,000 square feet of gross floor area, in which case off-street parking must be provided for the floor area in excess of 4,000 square feet.

88-420-04-H. LANDMARKS AND HISTORIC DISTRICTS

1.

No off-street parking or loading spaces are required for rehabilitation or reuse of an official local or national historic landmark.

2.

No off-street parking or loading spaces are required for rehabilitation or reuse of an existing contributing building within an official local or national historic district.

88-420-04-I. WESTPORT AREA

Restaurants in the Westport Area must provide off-street parking at a minimum rate of 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet.

88-420-04-J. RAPID TRANSIT STOPS

Special parking regulations apply to uses on lots located within 1,000 feet of a rapid transit stop, as follows.

1.

Office and manufacturing uses are not required to provide off-street parking spaces for the first 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.

2.

The following uses are not required to provide off-street parking for the first 4,000 square feet of gross floor area: artist work or sales space, food and beverage retail sales, personal improvement service, and retail sales. Uses may not exceed otherwise applicable minimum off-street parking requirements by more than 3 spaces or 33%, whichever is greater, unless such "extra" spaces are provided in a parking garage.

3.

Restaurants are not required to provide off-street parking for the first 2,000 square feet of gross floor area per building.

4.

The above exemptions may be used in combination with any other exemption, reduction, or special area standards.

88-420-04-K. EFFECT OF VEHICLE PARKING REDUCTION OR EXEMPTION ON BICYCLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS

The bicycle parking requirements of 88-420-09 apply regardless of any vehicle parking exemptions and reductions authorized in this section (88-420-04).

88-420-04-L. DOWNTOWN STREETCAR AREA

Uses within the Downtown Streetcar Area are not required to provide off-street parking.

88-420-04-M. AFFORDABLE HOUSING

For a multi-family residential building with more than 10 units, when at least twenty percent (20%) of the total number of units is provided as affordable housing, parking shall be required in the amount of 0.5 space per dwelling unit. However, if required parking is less than 0.5 space per dwelling unit due to other provisions of this section 88-420-04, the lesser requirement is applicable.

(Ord. No. 160454 , § B, 6-23-2016; Ord. No. 180723 , § A, 4-18-19)