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vertical clearance of seven feet. Required bicycle parking for residential uses may not be provided within dwelling units. C. Bicyclists shall not be required to travel over stairs to access parking. Access routes to bicycle parking areas must have a minimum five -foot width, with an allowable constriction of no less than 3' for distances totaling no more than 5'. Access and egress for bicycle parking in a parking structure shall not be via gated or ramped entrance /exit lane shared with motor vehicles. d. The property owner may make suitable arrangement to place required bicycle parking spaces in the public fight- of-way as approved by the City Engineer. (M) Off- Street Parking Alternatives The Zoning Administrator shall be authorized to approve an alternative parking plan that proposes alternatives to providing the number of required off - street parking spaces required by Tables 40.1- 5.1(E)(2), Off - Street Parking Standards and 40.1- 5.1(E)(4), D2 Parking Requirements, in accordance with the standards listed below. The alternative parking plan shall be submitted with an application for a Development Plan (Section 40.1- 2.3(C) & (D)), Master Plan associated within an Amendment to the Zoning District Map to establish an AC district (Section 40.1 -3.5), or Zoning Compliance Permit (Section 40.1- 2.3(E)), as appropriate. Nothing in this subsection shall limit the utilization of one or more of the following off - street parking alternatives by a single use. (1) Shared Parking Shared parking is feasible when the same parking spaces can be used to serve two or more individual lands uses without conflict or encroachment. Requests for shared parking shall comply with all of the following standards: (a) Location (i) Shared parking spaces shall be located within 800 linear feet of the building served. (ii) Shared parking spaces shall not be separated from the use they serve by an arterial or collector road unless the shared parking area or parking structure is served by an improved pedestrian crossing. (b) Pedestrian Access Adequate and safe pedestrian access must be provided from and to the shared parking areas. (c) Maximum Shared Spaces The maximum reduction in the total number of parking spaces required for the uses sharing the parking area shall be 50 percent of the total required parking for each individual use. (d) Directional Signage Directional signage that complies with the standards of this Ordinance shall be provided to direct the public to the shared parking spaces. It is preferable for the employees of an establishment to utilize these spaces. (e) Shared Parking Plan 0) Justification A -32