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Z | 11 - 17 later date as determined by the City. 476 477 (2) Parking Space Reductions and Enhancements. The following off-street parking reductions may be 478 utilized jointly or separately except as indicated otherwise, subject to a parking analysis and plan adopted 479 by City Council: 480 A. Off-street parking facilities for residential uses existing as of December 31, 2023 shall not be 481 reduced to an amount less than that required under this Chapter. Off-street parking facilities for all 482 other uses existing as of December 31, 2023 may reduce parking after a parking agreement or 483 similar legal instrument is entered into by the concerned parties, filed with the city, and recorded at 484 the county. 485 B. Transit. The minimum number of required spaces for use(s) may be reduced by ten (10%) 486 percent if the building is located within one-quarter of a mile from a qualified transit stop; to qualify, 487 the transit stop must be served by regular transit service on all days of the week and adequate 488 pedestrian access must be available between the transit stop and the use(s). Information about transit 489 routes and schedules should be posted in public spaces within the building to encourage the use of 490 transit. 491 C. Car-share parking. A reduction of up to one required space per reserved parking space for car-492 share vehicles or five (5%) percent of the required parking spaces, whichever is greater, may be 493 granted for any development that provides reserved parking for car-share vehicles. Reserved parking 494 spaces for car-share vehicles may be provided in any required or non-required off-street parking 495 space. Parking spaces for car-share vehicles shall be provided in convenient, accessible locations 496 within 100 feet of a public entrance to a principal building. 497 D. Ridesharing and Car Pooling. The City recognizes the benefit of ridesharing and carpooling. 498 Any non-residential use that offers rideshare or carpooling to its employees may reduce the number 499 of required spaces by five (5%) percent. 500 E. Parking Enhancements. A percentage increase or decrease, depending on the use, in parking 501 may be approved by the City, utilized jointly or separately except as indicated otherwise, provided 502 that one of the following conditions are met. The following enhancements may be used to the benefit 503 of the development: 504 1. Incorporation of EV charging stations or installation of infrastructure for future 505 installation, compliant with Sec.11-030 (12), modifies the parking ratio by five (5%) percent. 506 2. Incorporation of snow and snowmelt management design principles for all surface 507 parking areas, compliant with Sec.11-030 (13), modifies the parking ratio by five (5%) 508 percent. 509 3. Construction of structures covering 50% or more of provided surface parking spaces, 510 when the structure is designed and built to hold solar panels and passively generate electricity, 511 modifies the parking ratio by five (5%) percent. 512 4. The area which would have been occupied by the eliminated parking spaces in items (1) 513 to (3) above must be devoted to pervious surfaces, stormwater facilities, tree retention or 514 native landscaping as directed by the Department of Community Assets and Development. 515 516 517 518 (23) Condition of Proof of Parking. In all instances where proof of parking is permitted, a legal 519 instrument which is satisfactory to the City as to form and manner of execution shall be entered into by 520 the parties concerned for a proof of parking agreement. Such instrument must be filed with the City and 521 recorded with Ramsey County. 522 523 Commented [HD35]: From previous PC/CC discussions Commented [HD36]: Taken from Edina, recommended by Equity Expert