In all zoning districts, off-street parking facilities for the storage and parking of self- propelled motor vehicles for the use of occupants, employees and patrons of buildings erected, altered or extended after the effective date of this chapter (Ordinance 101, passed February 20, 1970) shall be provided as herein prescribed.
(a) Existing Off-Street Parking at Effective Date of Chapter. Off-street parking existing at the effective date of this chapter which serves an existing building or use, shall not be reduced in size less than that required under the terms of this chapter.
(b) General Use Conditions. Except when land is used as storage space in connection with the business of a repair or service garage, the time limits for parking in off-street parking areas shall prevail as specified under Section 1262.02
(j), it being the purpose and intention of the foregoing that the requirements of maintaining vehicle storage or parking space is to provide for the public safety in keeping parked cars off the streets, but such requirement is not designed or intended to provide, and no person shall permit, the storage or parking on such open land of wrecked of junked cars, trailers, mobile homes, travel homes, boats or boat trailers, or the creation of a junk yard or nuisance in such area.
(c) Restriction of Parking on Private Property. No person shall park any motor vehicle on any private property or use the private property for vehicle storage, or use any portion of any private property as parking space, without the express or implied consent, authorization or ratification of the owner, holder, occupant, lessee, agent or trustee of such property.
(d) Exemption from Parking Requirements. All existing building and uses and all buildings erected and uses established prior to the date of adoption of this chapter shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections 1262.01
and 1262.02
, except that where such buildings or uses are substandard in respect to the requirements of this chapter, they shall be considered nonconforming and subject to the provisions of Chapter 1264
.
(e) Collective Provisions. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent collective provision of off-street parking facilities for two or more buildings or uses, provided such facilities collectively shall not be less than the sum requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with the table provided herein.
(Ord. 2017-02. Passed 2-13-17.)