Can businesses share parking in Birmingham?

Yes. The Planning Board may approve shared parking and reduce the combined requirement by up to 50 percent (§ 4.45 PK-01). The logic is that uses with different peak hours, such as an office and a restaurant, can serve their demand from the same spaces at different times of day.

A few things to understand going in:

• This is discretionary relief, not a right. The Planning Board weighs whether the sharing actually works
• Be ready to show how the peak demand of each use offsets the others
• The underlying ratios still come from the parking table (§ 4.46 PK-02), so calculate the full requirement first, then the proposed reduction

The Planning Board's cadence is on the city's posted meeting schedule. For application requirements and timing, call the Planning Division at 248-530-1850.