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.)