Compliance with the off-street parking regulations shall be required as follows.
(A) General applicability. For all buildings and uses established after the effective date of this chapter, off-street parking shall be provided as required in this subchapter. However, where a building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this chapter and construction has been diligently carried on, compliance with the parking requirements at the time of issuance of the building permit shall be required.
(B) Change in use or intensity.
(1) Whenever use of a building, structure, or lot is changed, parking facilities shall be provided as required by this chapter for the new use, regardless of any variance which may have been in effect prior to change of use.
(2) If the intensity of use of any building, structure, or lot is increased through the addition of dwelling units, increase in floor area, increase in seating capacity, or through other means, additional off-street parking shall be provided for the increase in intensity of use.
(C) Existing parking facilities.
(1) Off-street parking facilities in existence on the effective date of this chapter shall not thereafter be reduced below, or if already less than, shall not be further reduced below the requirements for the use being served as set forth in this chapter.
(2) An area designated as required off-street parking shall not be changed to any other use unless equal facilities are provided elsewhere in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(D) Additional off-street parking. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent voluntary establishment of off-street parking facilities to serve an existing use of land or buildings, or to prevent provision of additional parking facilities beyond what is required by this chapter provided all parking conforms with the regulations herein.
(Ord. 92-005, passed 2-17-92) Penalty, see § 154.999