(a) In certain business districts, parking needs are predominantly met by the existence of significant amounts of on and off-street public parking and, in some areas, large private parking areas serving multiple uses. A large number of small parking lots would be disruptive in these areas, in which safe and pleasant conditions for pedestrians are important assets. On the commercial-district parcels described below, the following exceptions to the off-street parking requirements shall apply:
(1) Additional parking shall not be required in the event of a new use being added within the existing footprint of an existing multi-use building.
(2) New uses in existing buildings with net floor areas (NFA) expanded by 25% or more of the previously existing footprint shall be required to either provide the required number of off-street parking spaces specified for the use or request that the Planning Commission grant a special exception from the off-street parking requirement for that particular use. In such case, the Planning Commission shall not allow for a parking reduction to exceed fifty (50%) of the required parking.
(b) Each Mixed Use District, as established in Chapter 1127 Mixed Use Districts, has specific off-street parking regulations due to the unique circumstances within each district. In the event that this chapter conflicts with the regulations set forth in Chapter 1127 Mixed Use Districts, the 1127 Mixed Use Districts chapter shall override Chapter 1133 Off-street Parking and Loading Regulations. (Ord. 2015-10. Passed 8-25-15.)
Appendix A - Buffer Yard Requirements | |||||||||||
Existing Use | |||||||||||
Proposed Use | R-1 and R- 1A Single Family Residential | R-2 One/Two Family Residential | R-3 Multi- Family Residential | MU - RFD | MU - CD | MU - GD | B-1 Neighborhood Business | B-2 Downtown Business | B-3 General Business | I-1 Light Industrial | I-2 General Industrial |
R-1 and R-1A Single Family Residential | N/A | A | A | B | B | B | B | B | C | D | D |
R-2 One/Two Family Residential | N/A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B | D | D |
R-3 Multi-Family Residential | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B | D | D |
MU-RFD | A | A | A | n/a | A | n/a | n/a | A | B | C | D |
MU - CD | B | A | A | n/a | Decided case-by- case basis | A | A | A | A | C | D |
MU-GD | B | A | A | n/a | A | Decided case-by- case basis | A | A | B | C | D |
B-1 Neighborhood Business | B | A | A | n/a | A | A | A | A | A | C | D |
B-2 Downtown Business | B | B | B | A | A | B | A | A | A | C | D |
B-3 General Business | C | B | B | B | A | B | A | A | A | C | D |
I-1 Light Industrial | D | D | D | D | C | C | C | C | C | B | B |
I-2 General Industrial | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | B | A |
* This Standard does not apply to individual residences and duplexes.
* Planning Commission may require additional landscaping within any newly established single family or multi-family subdivisions.
* Planning Commission may require different standards for contiguous lots with different uses, but are linked by common design elements and an established system of sidewalks or other pedestrian amenities.