Parking-Shared Model BylawMODEL SHARED PARKING BYLAW
Section ____: Location of Parking
All required parking shall be provided on the same lot with the principal use it is to serve or, in Commercial, Business and Industrial Districts, on a lot that is in the same ownership
as, and located within, three hundred (300) feet of the principal use, except as provided in ___ and ___ of this Section.
Parking required for two or more buildings or uses may be provided on the same lot as the principal use or, in Business and Industrial Districts, on a lot under the same ownership in
combined facilities where it is evident that such facilities will continue to be available for the several buildings or uses, except as provided in ____ and ____ of this Section.
Section ____: Shared Parking
In Commercial, Business and Industrial Districts; and in Residential Districts except for residential and multi-family uses, Home Occupations and Home Based Businesses; the Planning
Board may issue a Special Permit permitting the use of parking spaces for more than one use when they find that the applicant has submitted an adequate Parking Management Plan (including
supportive documentation) showing that:
the peak parking demand generated by the uses occur at different times, and
there will be adequate parking for the combined uses at all times
Section ____: Off-Site Parking.
In Commercial, Business and Industrial Districts; and in Residential Districts except for residential and multi-family uses, Home Occupations and Home Based Businesses; The Planning
Board may issue a Special Permit permitting the providing of required parking for a use on a lot that is not under the same ownership when they find that the applicant has submitted
an adequate Parking Management Plan (including supportive documentation) showing that:
for uses in a Commercial, Business and Industrial District that the parking spaces are also located in a Commercial, Business and Industrial District, and for uses in a Residential District
that the parking spaces are also located in a Residential District, unless the parking involves a municipal facility or property.
the parking is suitably located in the neighborhood in which it is proposed
the parking has adequate paving, landscaping, screening, lighting, curbing or wheel stops, and provides for safe vehicular and pedestrian circulation on the site and at all curb-cuts
with abutting streets
the applicant has submitted sufficient legal documentation ensuring the provision of the parking on the parcel.
It should be noted that said Special Permit is contingent upon the continued ability to legally use the off-site facility and that said Special Permit, and any uses dependent on it,
shall terminate upon the termination of any legal agreements permitting the use of said off-site parking. The use for which the parking was being provided at the off-site facility shall
cease upon the termination of said Special permit until such time as adequate parking is provided in accordance with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
Section ____: Downtown Parking Fund
The Planning Board may issue a Special Permit requiring a payment of $________ per required parking space into a municipal fund dedicated to addressing the parking demand in the ______
District where they find that:
the parking required cannot by physically provided to serve the use, and;
the payment into the fund would ultimately lead towards addressing the parking demand generated by the use.
These funds are to be used solely for expenses (land acquisition, design engineering services and construction costs, but not maintenance costs) related to adding parking spaces, improving
the utilization of existing parking spaces, or reducing the need for new parking to serve the ______ District.
In an effort to encourage the restoration of building heights in the downtown district which are more uniform and consistent with the scale of development which has historically existed,
the addition of a second story to a single story building existing on the date of adoption of this bylaw shall not require the provision of additional parking or a payment into the dedicated
municipal parking fund as required by this section.