§ 1500-20-030. Location and Use of Parking

A.

Use and Availability. All required off-street parking spaces shall be designed, located, constructed and maintained so as to be fully usable and accessible at all times:

1.

Required off-street parking spaces shall not be used for any purpose that would prevent vehicles from parking in required spaces, except as permitted by Article 16 (Temporary Uses).

2.

Required parking spaces shall not be used for the parking of fleet vehicles or equipment, or for the sale, lease, display, storage or repair of vehicles, trailers, boats, campers, mobile homes, merchandise or equipment.

3.

Driveways and aisle ways shall not be used for any purpose that would prevent vehicle access to parking spaces, or inhibit circulation or emergency service response.

B.

Location Requirements for Parking Spaces.

1.

Except as otherwise permitted herein, all required off-street parking spaces shall be accessible to and located on the same lot as the use and/or development requiring such spaces.

2.

Parking spaces may be located as needed on a single-family residential parcel, provided that no required parking space shall be located within a front or street side setback, unless otherwise allowed in this Chapter. A driveway providing access to a street may be located within a front or street side setback.

C.

Parking on Multiple Parcels. Where parking is provided in a building complex or other project on multiple contiguous parcels, reciprocal parking and access agreements shall be recorded to provide equal use and access to parking for all users within the complex or project.

D.

Off-site Parking. The County may grant an Administrative Permit for off-site parking provided the following conditions are met:

1.

The site on which the parking is located is within a reasonable distance of the use it is serving and is not separated from the use by any feature which would make pedestrian access inconvenient or hazardous.

2.

The site on which the parking is located is owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the party controlling the use it is serving, and a covenant or other binding instrument for the maintenance and continued use of such parking for the duration of the use is recorded.

3.

The site is designed and improved as required by this Chapter.

4.

The parking requirements for existing use(s) at the off-site location are not compromised.

E.

Tandem Parking. Tandem parking shall not be permitted to satisfy off-street parking requirements, except within mobile home parks and for single-family residential use when located outside required front and street side yard setback areas with spaces and access surfaced in accordance with requirements of this Chapter.