1119.01 PURPOSE.
   The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety, 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 the 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 general convenience, 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 plans adopted by the Village. (Ord. 2879. Passed 10-23-23.)