(a) The regulations of this section are intended to minimize the traffic impacts of development on public streets and to assure that all developments adequately and safely provide storage and movement of vehicles in a manner consistent with good site design and site engineering practices without creating excessive amounts of parking spaces. This section regulates off-street parking and loading, handicapped accessibility, and both vehicular and pedestrian access from public streets.
(b) This section includes provisions that are intended to minimize potential nuisance to adjacent properties by limiting light pollution, minimizing dust and debris, improving public safety and managing storm water run-off.
(c) This section includes provisions which are intended to benefit the community by minimizing vehicular and pedestrian conflicts in parking lots, reducing the urban heat island effect, fostering air and water quality, promoting alternative modes of transportation and maximizing the efficient use of land. (Ord. 3609. Passed 1-19-21.)