A. Off Street Parking And Loading Spaces Provided: No building or structure shall be erected, substantially altered (requiring a building permit), or its use changed unless permanently maintained off street parking and loading spaces have been provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
B. Additional Parking After Enlargement Or Change: Whenever a building or structure existing prior to the effective date of this chapter changes use or is enlarged up to fifty percent (50%) in floor area, number of employees, seating capacity, number of dwelling units, or otherwise, to create a need for an increase in the number of existing parking and loading spaces, additional parking spaces must be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
C. Buildings Enlarged Meet Requirements: Whenever a building or structure existing prior to the effective date of this chapter is enlarged to the extent of fifty percent (50%) or more in floor area, number of employees, seating capacity, number of dwelling units, or otherwise, to create a need for an increase in the number of existing parking and loading spaces, said building or structure must then and thereafter comply with the full parking requirements set forth herein.
D. Buildings With Other Changes Meet Requirements: Whenever a building or structure constructed after the effective date of this chapter changes use or is enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity, or otherwise, to create a need for an increase in the number of existing parking and loading spaces, said building or structure must then and thereafter comply with the full parking requirements set forth herein.
E. Parking Demand Analysis: Minimum or maximum parking space requirements may be reduced or expanded by the Planning Director upon completion of a Parking Demand Analysis demonstrating the actual demands of the project are less than the minimum or more than the maximum requirements of this Code. A Parking Demand Analysis must be prepared by a registered professional traffic engineer licensed in the State of Idaho and must include analysis of multi-modal transportation and proximity to transit.
F. Exemptions: Buildings within the boundaries of First Avenue, Cedar Street, Fifth Avenue and Pine Street plus one-half (1/2) block extending outward are exempt from the parking minimum requirements of this chapter.
G. Exempted Non-Residential Use Boundaries: Non-residential uses within the following boundaries are exempt from the parking minimum requirements of this chapter: Beginning at the intersection of Short Ave and Poplar St; thence East to the intersection of Poplar St and Third Ave; thence South to the intersection of Alder St and Third Ave; thence East to the high water mark of Sand Creek; thence Southerly along the artificial high water mark of Sand Creek (defined as 2,066.4' using the NAVD88 vertical datum or 2062.5' using the NGVD29 vertical datum) to its intersection with Lake St; thence West to the intersection of Lake St and Euclid Ave; thence West one-half block; thence North to the intersection of Sixth Ave and Alder St; thence East to the intersection of Alder St and Short Ave; thence north to the point of beginning.
H. Map Of Exempted Areas: Map of exempted minimum parking space requirements per subsections F and G of this section:
I. Construction And Repaving: Construction and the repaving of parking lots must be in accordance with title 11, chapter 3, "Stormwater Management Ordinance", of this Code. (Ord. 1360, 12-5-2018)