(a) Planning Commission Review. Off-street parking, loading and related site improvements shall be provided and maintained for all uses in conformity with this chapter. Required features and improvements shall be shown on site plans presented for Planning Commission review as provided in Chapter 1278
. Site plans and/or conditional zoning certificates shall also include explicit statements or calculations on how the total number of parking spaces required by Section 1276.04
for the particular building, activity or use shown on the site plan was determined.
(b) Planning Commission Modifications - Less Restrictive. The Planning Commission may modify the specific standards of this Chapter and approve less restrictive parking or site design improvements in individual, unique situations where such standards are clearly inapplicable. The concurring vote of 3 members of the Planning Commission shall be required to approve a less restrictive improvement as authorized by this subsection. In modifying any requirement of this chapter, the Commission shall find that the objectives of this chapter, as stated in Section 1276.01
, will be met, that the intent of the specific requirement will be maintained and that the public interest will be served.
(c) More Restrictive. The Commission, by a majority vote of the members in attendance, may impose more restrictive requirements where warranted by conditions on the site, on the adjacent street system or on adjacent property.
(d) Enforcement. This Chapter shall be enforced by the Division of Building. The Division shall not issue permits for the construction, alteration or change of a use group of any building, use or activity unless an adequate number of parking spaces exists on the site or is shown on a site plan approved by the Commission.
(Ord. 50-05. Passed 4-25-05; Ord. 5-16. Passed 2-8-16.)