§ 17.8.505 APPLICABILITY.

   A.   New construction . At the time of the erection of a new structure within any residential, commercial, institutional and industrial zoning district , off-street vehicle parking shall be provided in accordance with this section. Except as specified in subsection D. below, uses in the Town Center zones are exempt from the requirement to provide off-street parking.

   B.   Expansion of existing use . At the time of an enlargement of a structure , which increases the on-site vehicle parking requirement, off-street vehicle parking shall be provided in accordance with this section, subject to the following:

      1.   On the date of adoption of this Code, the number of vehicle parking and loading spaces required shall be based only on floor area or capacity of such enlargement .

   C.   Change of use . When an existing structure is changed from one use to another as listed in this section, the following provisions shall apply.

      1.   If the parking requirements for each use are the same, no additional vehicle parking shall be required.

      2.   Except in multi-tenant buildings or complexes with shared parking facilities, where a change results in an intensification of use in terms of the number of vehicle parking spaces required, additional vehicle parking spaces shall be provided in an amount equal to the difference between the number of spaces required for the existing use and the number of spaces required for the more intensive use .

      3.   Where the change results in a decrease in intensity of use , the applicant may eliminate excess vehicle parking spaces in an amount equal to the difference between the number of spaces required for the existing use and the number of spaces required for the less intensive use .

   D.   Parking exemption for the town center zones. Except for new multi-family  dwelling units, all development in the Town Center zones shall be exempt from off-street parking requirements for new construction , expansion of existing use and change of use . New multi-family or mixed-use developments (residential portion only) shall provide the minimum required spaces in accordance with Table 8-4 except that:

      1.   In order to encourage the preservation and reuse of historic buildings , no parking shall be required for new or existing multi-family units above the ground floor in buildings built before 1950;

      2.   A 25% reduction in the minimum number of parking spaces required is allowed for age-restricted senior housing; and

      3.   A reduction of three parking spaces is allowed for every one dedicated carshare space provided.

(Ord. 2009-01, passed 3-9-2009; Ord. 2013-3, passed 5-22-2013; Ord. 2020-05, passed 11-9-2020)