(A) The provisions of this section shall apply and govern in all zoning districts.
(B) The following general requirements shall apply.
(1) The duty to provide and maintain off-street parking space shall be the joint and several responsibility of the operator and/or owner of the use and/or land for which off-street parking space is required to be provided and maintained.
(2) For land, structures or uses actually used, occupied or operated on the effective date of this chapter, there shall be provided such off-street parking space as was required for such land, structures or uses by any previous chapter. If such land, structures or uses are enlarged, expanded or changed through the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, additional employment or other unit of measurement specified herein, there shall be provided, for that increment of expansion only, at least the amount of off-street parking space that would be required hereunder if the increment were a separate land, structure of use established or placed into operation after the effective date of this chapter.
(3) For all uses established or placed into operation after the effective date of this chapter, there shall be constructed, provided, preserved and maintained the amount of off-street parking space hereinafter set forth.
(4) Whenever the intensity of use of any structure or premises shall be increased through the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, additional employment or other unit of measurement, such additional parking as required herein to provide for the expanded use shall be provided.
(5) Whenever the existing use of a building, structure or land area is changed to a new use, parking facilities shall be provided as required by the new use. However, if the use existed prior to the effective date of this chapter, parking is required only in the amount that the new use would exceed the requirements for the existing use if the latter were subject to the parking provisions of this chapter.
(6) Parking in existence on the effective date of this chapter or that was provided voluntarily after such effective date shall not hereafter be reduced below, or if already less than, shall not further be reduced below, the requirements of this chapter for a new use.
(7) All off-street parking space, whether or not required by this chapter and when provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or in accordance with the provisions of any former chapter, shall be used, maintained and operated as hereinafter required.
(8) Parking for all types of uses may be provided either in garages or open parking areas conforming with the provisions of this chapter.
(9) Where sufficient existing “public parking facilities” are located so as to provide or supplement part or all of the required parking space, the Board may reduce the number of spaces required for a particular use or group of uses.
(10) Parking may be with or without charge.