(a) All development shall be
designed and constructed in a manner which clearly considers the potential need for
convenient access by and safety of alternative transportation modes, specifically
pedestrian, bicycle, and transit service.
(b) Developments having or projected to have at least one thousand (1000)
average daily trips as determined using actual counts or the Trip Generation Manual
(Institute of Transportation Engineers, Fifth Edition) and which front and have access to
streets classified as major collector and higher, shall dedicate or reserve land for
transit operations provided by bus. Where a transit route exists or is scheduled to exist
within twelve (12) months, transit provisions including pull-outs and shelters may be
required to be constructed as a part of plan approval. Off-street parking requirements may
be reduced by five percent (5%) when transit provisions are required to be constructed.
(c) Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations shall be provided in all
developments anticipated to have at least twenty-five (25) employees on any shift or five
hundred (500) average daily trips. Such accommodations shall include safe, secure, and
convenient pedestrian and bicycle circulation and access, and where required by article VI
of this chapter, safe, secure and convenient bicycle parking facilities.
(d) Where employers adopt and certify their continued support for a
Transportation Demand Management program which encourages alternative modes of
transportation, such as van pooling and car pooling, bicycle and pedestrian commuting,
telecommuting, transit subsidy, or other techniques, a credit may be granted by the zoning
administrator of up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the required off-street parking
expected to be utilized by employees. To obtain credit for bicycle and pedestrian
commuting programs, employee showers and lockers must be provided. Additionally, for
bicycle credits, some form of secure, safe and enclosed bicycle parking must be available.
The developer shall document the commitment to Transportation Demand Management measures
and submit, in writing, the Transportation Demand Management plan together with an
inventory of the number of employees and the number of parking spaces for employees.
(e) The maximum credit which may be given the Transportation Demand
Management programs in concert with other credits is thirty-five percent (35%) of the
required off-street employee parking requirements plus ten percent (10%) of the customer
or patron spaces. The identification and documentation of the space utilization shall be
the responsibility of the developer.
(f) Where off-street parking credit is given, a land area sufficient to
construct fifty percent (50%) of the spaces for which parking credit has been given must
be reserved in case the use or orientation changes and the spaces are required.