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Home My WebLink AboutCommunity Development Administrative Policy 2017-01 - Criteria for Approval of Car-Sharing as Means to Satisfy Required ParkingBOZ E MA N MT Planning Administrative Policy No. 2017-01 Section 38.25.040.A.1.b(3) Criteria of for approval of Car -Sharing as a means to satisfy required parking This policy supersedes Administrative Policy 2016-01. 38.25.040.A.1.b(3), BMC, states, "A car -sharing agreement meeting the criteria established by the planning director may be used to meet the required number of parking spaces. To use this option the development must have more than five dwelling units. Each vehicle provided through a car sharing agreement counts as required parking at a ratio of one dedicated car -share space to five standard spaces, up to a maximum of 50 percent of the total required residential parking." The following policy is provided pursuant to the above authority: In determining whether to authorize a car sharing program, the review authority must consider the following criteria for parking deductions for development participating in a car sharing program: A. For the purpose of these guidelines, a car sharing program refers to a program implemented by a property owner for a service that offers use of vehicles 24 hours and 7 days a week on an incremental basis of less than one day to its members and which does not exceed one day of use and charges the member for the time and/or miles. A car share program must provide automobile liability insurance pursuant to Montana law for its members and enable advanced reservation of its vehicles. B. For a development to qualify for reduced parking pursuant to 38.25.040.A.1.b(3) a request to use a car share program must be submitted in writing at the same time as the application for development review. The request must include a signed statement recognizing and agreeing that a car share management plan must be approved by the Director of Community Development and in place prior to approval of the site plan. The car share management plan must include the following: If the property owner intends to contract with a third party to provide car -sharing service, a copy of the agreement between the property owner or manager and the car sharing provider must be provided for review prior to a decision on the development. The management plan must also provide that the third party agreement must be in effect at the time of issuance of a building permit and must require the provision of car sharing services to commence prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. In addition, the management plan must provide that along with the third party agreement for operation of the car sharing service, the developer must provide a surety bond payable to the City and acceptable to the City Attorney guaranteeing the car sharing services will be provided and in effect at the time of issuance of a certificate of occupancy. TDD: 406-582-2301 THE MOST LIVABLE PLACE. Page 2 of 3 Evidence of automobile liability insurance and vehicle title documents and/or vehicle lease agreements for the car sharing vehicles must be provided to the Director of Community Development prior to issuance of any building permits for the project. Information regarding where car share parking will be located on-site. This information must be depicted on the site plan. The off-street parking area and reservation process must be accessible to car share members at all times of day through self-service features. • An statement indicating how the developer will structure the car share program so the program will be provided to residents of the building for the life of the building. This may include covenants, or other methods sufficient to bind residents and owners of the property to fund and operate the car share program in accordance with the approval for the life of the building. • If proposing dedicated off-site parking for the car -share vehicles, approval by the city must be provided for the space location and reservation method. C. Information regarding the ownership structure of the residential units after occupancy sufficient to gauge the feasibility of the use of car share must be provided at the time of application. Such information must include but is not limited to: whether the units will be sold, leased, or rented; any occupancy restrictions; and the sale, lease or severability of the individual parking spaces. D. Vehicles used for the car sharing program must be clearly with a sticker not less than three inches by three inches is affixed to the rear bumper or lower corner of the windshield identifying the vehicle as a car share vehicle for the development. E. The developer must construct dedicated reserved parking for each required car sharing vehicle parking on-site unless specifically approved otherwise. Covenants or other restrictions must be in place prior to issuance of a building permit so the car share parking spaces will be provided for the life of the building and cannot be removed except with the approval of the Director of Community Development. The reserved parking spaces must be designated with a sign of not less than one square foot and not more than two square feet in size. Pavement markings are also allowed but do not supplant the signage requirement. F. The developer, owner, property owners association, or whichever entity is responsible for management of the car share program must verify the car share program is in place and operational prior to December 31St of each year, starting one year after the certificate of occupancy for the use is issued and must report annually to the Director of Community Development regarding the use of the car share program. Page 3 of 3 G. A car share program may not be terminated except upon approval by the Director of Community Development and then only if the owner or property owners association puts in place other parking arrangements satisfactory to meet the parking demand for the development as determined by the regulations currently in place . In the event that the car sharing service ends, The developer, owner, property owners association, or whichever entity is responsible for management of the car share program must, no less than 30 days prior to its desire to end the car sharing program, notify the Director of the Department of Community Development of its intent and provide a report identifying the reasons for ending the car share program, the subsequent resulting deficiency in parking spaces as a result of the program ending, and the proposal to bring the parking into compliance with parking requirements within 45 days of the end of the car share program. The Director of Community Development may approve the ending of the car share program only if the Director finds the proposal to replace the car share program will not result in a net decrease in the amount of parking available for the development. There are several options to bring the property back into compliance, including: • Contract with a comparable car sharing service; • Entering into a City approved shared parking; • Construct additional parking spaces on-site or off-site; • Pay cash -in -lieu payments for eligible properties; or • Demonstrate compliance with the City's parking regulations in some other manner. This Administrative Policy is first adopted and made effective, September 15, 2016 (2016-01) and hereby modified on January 24° 2017 (2017-01). I rain K. 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