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Page Seven THE ZONING REPORT "Sec. 409.8.B.1,: "a. On the property in question, notice of the application for the use permit shall be conspic- uously posted for a period of 15 days following the filing of the application. "b. Within the 15 day posting period, any inter- ested person may file a formal request for a public hearing with the Zoning Commissioner ... "c. If a formal request for a public hearing is not filed, the Zoning Commissioner, without a public hearing, may grant a use permit for parking . . . [if parking site standards are met]. The use permit may be issued with such condi- tions or restrictions as determined appropriate by the Zoning Commissioner to satisfy the [parking site standards] and to ensure that the parking facility will not be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the sur- rounding community. "d. If a formal request for a public hearing is filed, the Zoning Commissioner shall schedule a date for the public hearing, such hearing to be held not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days from the date of filing of the request for public hearing. "e. Following the public hearing, the Zoning Commissioner may either deny or grant a use permit . . ." [Baltimore Co, Towson MD] "... a minimum of five parking spaces shall be provided for any single industrial use located individually on a site and served by a separate parking facility, and a minimum of ten parking spaces shall be provided for any two or more industrial uses located on the same site and served by a common parking facility. "... For the purposes of this [parking chap- ter], each two sq feet of exterior site area used by commercial and industrial uses shall be considered equivalent to one sq foot of enclos- ed floor area. "... Areas used for primary circulation, for frequent idling of vehicle engines, or for load- ing activities shall be designed and located to minimize impacts on adjoining properties, in- cluding provisions for screening or sound baf- fling.'' [Austin TX] "... The amount of gross floor area for land uses appearing in [the parking ratio table] util- ized for determining the number of off-street parking spaces required shall be reduced in the amount by which the building places for such land uses show space devoted to atriums, audi- toriums and cafeterias which are not open to the general public. Any reduction in required off-street parking spaces provided herein shall be based upon final architectural plans and specifications." [Du Page Co, Wheaton ILl Kideshare programs, bicycle and other parking options and requirements "Minimum Dimensions for Parking Space Types: "1. Compact car space: 8' x 16' equals 128 sq ft. "2. Standard car space: 9' x 20' equals 180 sq ft. "3. Handicapped space: 12' x 20' equals 24(] sq ft. "4. Motorcycle space: 6' x 9' equals 54 sq ft. "5. Bicycle space 3' x 8' equals 24 sq ft. "Bicycle Parking: Bicycle parking shall be lo- cated to. promote security for parked bicycles and convenient use. Locations adjacent to pe- destrian walks, in view of building occupants, and located away from motor vehicle driveways provide best security. "Carpools. Off-street parking provided for commercial office and industrial facilities re- quiring 80 or more spaces shall provide at least 10% of the total parking area as designated for use by car pools, and be clearly signed and managed to that end." [Pima Co, Tucson AZ] "Adjustments to General Requirements. "1. Transit Adjustment - The required number of off-street parking spaces for any office or industrial use may be reduced by 5% if a pe- destrian entrance of the building is located within 1000 ft walking distance of a transit stop on a mass transit administration route with scheduled peak-period headways of 20 minutes or better .... " [Baltimore Co, Towson MD] August 19, 1994 Issue