(A) Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided by the owner or owners, or lessee acting with the written consent of the owner, for all buildings and structures existing or erected, and all uses existing or established after the effective date of this chapter, as required by the regulations contained herein. However, where a building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this chapter or any amendment hereto and provided that construction is begun within six months after such effective date and diligently prosecuted to completion, parking and loading facilities required at the time of the issuance of such building permit may be provided in lieu of those required by this chapter, except that such building shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of § 159.131(H).
(B) Whenever the intensity of use of any existing building, structure or premises is increased through a structural addition, the conversion of one or more dwelling units to office space, an increase in usable floor area, an increase in seating capacity or other units or measurements specified herein for required parking or loading facilities, parking and loading facilities as required herein shall be provided by the owner or owners or lessee acting for the owner for the portion of the building affected by any such new addition, conversion, increase in floor area or intensity of use.
(C) Whenever the existing use of a building, structure or premises shall hereafter be changed to a new use of a different parking or loading class, parking or loading facilities shall be provided by the owner or owners or lessee acting for the owner as required for such new use.
(Prior Code, § 46-54) (Ord. eff. 1-15-1972; Ord. 91-1(A), passed 1-7-1991; Ord. 02-16, passed 4-18-2002)