(a) Off-street parking regulations are established in order to achieve, among other things, the following purposes:
(1) To protect adjoining residential neighborhoods from excessive non-residential on-street parking;
(2) To relieve congestion so that streets can be fully utilized for the movement of vehicular traffic;
(3) To promote the general convenience, safety, welfare and prosperity of commercial developments;
(4) To lessen vehicular movement in the vicinity of intensive pedestrian traffic to promote safety and convenience;
(5) To provide regulations and standards for the development of accessory off-street parking facilities in accordance with the policies and objectives of the City of Fairlawn;
(6) To provide off-street parking and stacking facilities in proportion to the need created by each use; and,
(7) To provide for accommodation of vehicles in a functionally and aesthetically satisfactory manner and to minimize external effects on adjacent land uses.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11; Ord. 2020-021A. Passed 6-15-20.)