A. Shared parking for projects of one acre or less that contains a mix of residential and retail/office commercial uses that maintain the existing scale, architectural character, and general neighborhood character of the area, will be assessed based on the highest single-use demand as determined by the planning director.

B. Shared use of the same off-street parking spaces to meet the requirements of two or more structures or uses may be permitted where the normal hours of operations of such structures or uses are such as to assure the feasibility of such shared use of parking, and where the total quantity of spaces provided is at least equal to the total of the projected parking demand for the structures or uses in operation at any given time. Use of a shared parking model from the Urban Land Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers, or other recognized shared parking model may be used to determine minimum parking requirements in lieu of the standard schedule of parking in Section 17.58.110 as approved by the planning director.

C. In order to be credited toward the parking requirements of this chapter, an off-street parking space made available for shared use and located on a lot other than the lot on which the structure or use to be served is located, must be available for the actual lifetime of the structure or use to be served. Such availability shall be assured in the manner provided for in Section 17.58.070 of this chapter. In addition, an attested copy of a contract among all the parties concerned setting forth their agreement to such shared use shall be filed with the planning department prior to approval by said department of any building permit application affected by the arrangement for joint use of parking. In any such case a notice of restrictions upon the affected properties shall be executed in a form approved by the city attorney and recorded in the office of the Kern county recorder, making specific reference to said contract and describing the arrangement for shared use of parking. (Ord. 4521 § 10, 2008)