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SECTION 1: A MEND MEN T “9.01.040 Reduction In Parking For
D ormitory” of the Rexburg D evelopment Code is hereby amended as follow s:
A M E N D M E N T
9.01.040 Reduction In Parking For D ormitory
Parking requirements for housing units that are located within the Pedestrian Emphasis District
(PED ) (see attached boundaries or appendix of development code) may be reduced to 75%
w ith a Parking Management Plan or 60% pursuant to a Conditional Use Permit (CU P) and
subject to the following requirements and provisions:
A.Eligibility.
1.In order to be eligible for the reduced parking ratios as permitted herein, the
resulting structure must have dw elling units.
2.This ordinance is not intended nor shall apply to any structure originally
constructed as a single-family or duplex residential structure.
B.Parking Management Plan for R educed Parking
1.A Parking Management Plan shall be designed and anticipated to facilitate
parking for the intended tenants of the units as w ell as reasonably anticipated
visitors and ancillary services. The plan shall show all parking spaces and their
dimensions, access aisles, loading spaces, and entrances and exits to the site.
The parking plan may also include the landscape plan. This plan needs to be
submitted to the Zoning Administrator.
2.Evaluating the Plan. The follow ing items shall be considered when evaluating
a parking plan:
a.On site, how w ill visitor vs. tenant parking spaces be identified to
determine compliance?
b.Are there specific times the spaces w ill be available?
c.Who w ill manage the parking?
d.What is the method of management? What are the consequences of
noncompliance?
e.Do all contracts specify if the contract comes with a parking space or
not?
C.Parking R atio. The parking ratio per student w ithin the PED as identified on the
attached exhibit map shall be reflective of a market demand as determined by the
applicant or land ow ner, but may in some cases be reduced to as little as sixty (60%)
seventy-five (75%) percent, including other parking that is required for guests and
management.
1.D ormitory
a.The parking ration per bed as identified on the attached exhibit map
may be reduced to seventy-five (75%) percent with a Parking
Management Plan and as little as sixty (60%) percent w ith a
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Conditional Use Permit (CUP) including other parking that is required
for guests and management.
2.Community H ousing
a.The parking ratio per bed as identified on the attached exhibit map
may be reduced to seventy-five (75%) percent with a Parking
Management Plan and as little as sixty (60%) percent w ith a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) including other parking that is required
for guests and management.
D.Rental A greements. Each property that utilizes this parking reduction shall clearly
specify on all rental contracts or agreements whether or not a vehicle parking space is
provided for that individual tenant.
E.Employee Space. One vehicle parking space, per number of employee at highest
level, shall be provided for on-site management .
F.Visitor Parking. Visitor Parking in the Pedestrian Emphasis District (PED ) consists of
the follow ing:
1.Space Size. G uest parking spaces shall be the City’s full-size parking space
standard unless the Developer O ption is exercised. (See subsection 3.04.040.)
a.These spaces shall not be included in the parking contract required to
be entered into.
b.Signs. G uest parking shall be marked with signage that is clearly
visible during all seasons of the year.
2.Visitor Parking Ratio. O ne (1) vehicle parking space per ten (10) residents
shall be provided for guest parking
a.Visitor or Guest Parking. Visitor or G uest Parking may be reduced
to six (6%) percent visitor parking stalls per number of beds w ith a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP).
G.Parking areas.
1.Parking areas (parking spaces and maneuvering areas) shall not be located
w ithin the required front yard as per subsection 3.04.050.B.
2.Front Yard. Existing parking areas that are located w ithin the required front
yard shall be eliminated and restored to landscaping that includes the use of
trees and shrubs.
3.Landscaped areas shall, through the use of trees and shrubs, deter the use of
the required front yard as parking during the winter months w hen vehicles are
not allow ed to be parked overnight on City streets.
4.C urbing. Landscaped front yards and other required buffer yards shall be
delineated from parking areas by high-back curbing that will further
discourage parking in the front yard.
H.The tw enty (20%) percent landscaping requirement may be reduced down to as little
as ten (10%) percent upon approval of the Zoning Administrator.
SECTION 2: A MEND MEN T “9.03.020 Definitions” of the Rexburg
D evelopment Code is hereby amended as follow s:
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A M E N D M E N T
9.03.020 Definitions
Terms involving sexually-oriented businesses shall have the meaning set forth in chapter 2 of
this Ordinance.