West Palm Beach |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 94. ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS |
Article XV. PARKING |
§ 94-484. Shared parking requirements.
(a)
Intent. The intent of this section is to permit a reduction in the total number of required parking spaces when property is occupied by two or more uses which typically do not experience peak parking demands at the same time.
(b)
Calculation of shared parking requirements. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 94-481(c), when any land or building is used for two or more distinguishable purposes as listed in this section, the minimum total number of required parking spaces shall be determined by the following procedure:
(1)
Multiply the minimum parking requirement for each individual use as provided in section 94-486 by the appropriate percentage listed in Table XV-1 for each of the five designated time periods.
(2)
Add the resulting sum for each of the five vertical columns for the table.
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(3)
The minimum parking requirement is given by the highest sum resulting from subsection (b)(2) of this section.
TABLE XV-1
CALCULATION OF SHARED PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Uses Weekdays Weekend Night
Midnight
6:00 a.m.
(percent)Day
9:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
(percent)Eve.
6:00 p.m.
Midnight
(percent)Day
9:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
(percent)Eve.
6:00 p.m.
4:00 a.m.
(percent)Residential 100 60 90 80 90 Office/Industrial 5 100 10 10 5 Comm./Retail (nonoffice) 5 90 70 100 70 Hotel (city center) 80 80 100 80 100 Hotel (noncity center) 70 70 100 70 100 Restaurant 10 50 100 50 100 Ent./Recr. (theatres, bowling alleys, etc.) 10 40 100 80 100 Movie theatres 10 40 85 80 100 All others 100 100 100 100 100 (4)
Limitations.
a.
Parking spaces which are reserved for use by specified individuals or classes of individuals shall not be counted toward meeting parking requirements.
b.
The provisions in this section shall not result in a reduction of more than 25 percent from the requirements which would apply in the absence of this section.
(Code 1979, § 33-173)