Shared parking

• (a) When any lot or development contains two or more uses, the parking requirements for each use shall apply. Where it can satisfactorily [be] demonstrated to the planning board, and with the approval of the planning board, that one or more such uses will be generating a demand for parking spaces primarily during periods when the other use(s) are not in peak operation, the total number of built parking spaces may be reduced to equal the peak parking requirement for such uses, plus additional spaces for the off-peak uses. This provision shall also apply to the combined parking for two or more properties with a common parking area.

• (b) An applicant seeking approval of a reduction in the number of parking spaces as provided for in subsection (a) hereof shall be required to comply with the following requirements:

  • (1) Any application submitted to the planning board must contain a report or reports from a qualified design professional (i.e., traffic engineer or traffic consultant) which sets forth competent evidence to support the application for reduction in the number of required parking spaces.

  • (2) At the request of the planning board, the applicant shall be required to provide to the town, in advance, sufficient funds for the town to hire its own consultant to review the parking conditions in the area, subject to the application, and to also review the reports submitted by the applicant.

• (c) All applications for a reduction in the number of parking spaces under subsection (a) hereof shall require approval of the planning board. In granting any such approval, the planning board may impose reasonable conditions on the approval.

(Ch. 783, § 1, 7-19-1999)

Cross reference— Traffic and vehicles, ch. 74.