SEC. 16-615. INTENT AND PURPOSE.

   (A)   The purpose of this article is to protect the general welfare and aid public convenience by providing for suitable off-street parking facilities for various property uses, to ensure the safe movement of traffic on the public streets, and protect adjacent residential and institutional uses from the adverse impacts of vehicular uses.

   (B)   This article establishes the minimum standards for the development of parking areas.

(`64 Code, Sec. 36-7.1.1) (Ord. No. 2021)

SEC. 16-616. APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS.

   Both vehicle and bicycle off-street parking facilities shall be provided for any new building constructed, for any new use established, and for any change in use in an existing building that would result in additional parking spaces being required.

(`64 Code, Sec. 36-7.1.3) (Ord. No. 2021)

SEC. 16-617. STATUS OF EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS. [RESERVED]

SEC. 16-618. STATUS OF PREVIOUS APPROVALS.

   Projects with unexpired building permits or conditional use permits, planned development permits, or variances approved prior to the date of this section must only meet the requirements of the parking ordinance in effect on the date those permits were approved. Permits for which applications for renewal were not made prior to the expiration of that permit shall be subject to the provisions required herein. Permits for which complete applications have been filed prior to the effective date of this section shall be subject to the parking standards and design requirements in effect as of the completeness date of their application.

(‘64 Code, Sec. 36-7.1.5) (Ord. No. 2021)

SEC. 16-619. SCHEDULES OF VEHICLE OFF-STREET PARKING. [RESERVED]

DIVISION 2. PARKING SPACE AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 16-620. COMPUTATION OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES.

   When the computation of the number off-street parking spaces required by this section results in a fractional parking space requirement, any fraction less than ½ may be disregarded, and any fraction equaling ½ or more shall be construed as requiring one full parking space.

(`64 Code, Sec. 36-7.1.7) (Ord. No. 2021)

SEC. 16-621. INCREASES AND DECREASES IN REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   Increases - The number of parking spaces required by this article may be increased as a condition of the development permit approval if it can be demonstrated through a parking study that the proposed use would have a parking demand in excess of the requirements of this article.

   (B)   Decreases - The number of parking spaces required by this article may be decreased pursuant to sections 16-650 and 16-651.

(`64 Code, Sec. 36-7.1.8) (Ord. No. 2021)