The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity and general welfare, and to:
(a) Regulate the appropriate amount of land for parking, loading, stacking, and maneuvering;
(b) Relieve the congestion so the streets can be utilized more fully for movement of vehicular traffic;
(c) Promote the safety and convenience of pedestrians and shoppers by locating parking areas so as to lessen car movements in the vicinity of intensive pedestrian traffic;
(d) Encourage alternative modes of transportation by providing facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists;
(e) Protect the light, air, visual amenities, and property values of residential areas by limiting the parking and storage of recreational vehicles, boats, trailers and trucks in residential areas;
(f) Reduce surface water run-off by considering the use of pervious surfaces, where applicable;
(g) Promote the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, general welfare and prosperity of business, service, research, production, manufacturing and distribution developments which depend upon off-street parking facilities; and
(h) Provide regulations and standards for the development of accessory off-street parking and loading facilities in accordance with the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. (Ord. 2022-22. Passed 5-10-22.)
(a) Compliance with this section shall be reviewed as part of an application for a site plan review or certificate of zoning approval, whichever is reviewed first, unless otherwise stated in this chapter.
(b) Unless otherwise stated, the requirements of this chapter shall apply to all new development where there is the construction of a new structure or establishment of a new use.
(c) Where a change in use based on Table 1105-1, an increase in square footage or seating, or an increase in the number of dwelling units occurs, the number of parking spaces, loading spaces, or vehicle stacking spaces shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and as identified in this subsection.
(d) Accessory and temporary uses shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter unless specifically required in Chapter 1111: Accessory and Temporary Uses.
(e) All development in a PUD District shall be subject to the standards of this chapter unless otherwise modified through the PUD review and approval process.
(Ord. 2022-22. Passed 5-10-22.)
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