(A) A reduction of required parking spaces may be allowed by the City Planning Commission when the reduction would result in the preservation of a protected tree with a trunk of 12 inches in diameter or greater.
(B) The reduction in required parking may be granted only if it will prevent the removal of a protected tree that is located within the area of the site designated as a parking lot area. The reduction in required parking spaces shall not exceed the number of parking spaces required to prevent removal of protected trees, or the number in the following schedule, whichever is less.
Required Parking Spaces | Maximum Reduction |
1-4 | 0 |
5-9 | 1 |
10-19 | 2 |
20+ | 10% |
(Ord. 1011, passed 10-23-2003)