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1151.01 INTENT.
   Off-street parking regulations are established in order to achieve, among other things, the following purposes:
   (a)   To protect adjoining residential property from parking associated with community facilities and institutions;
   (b)   To provide regulations and standards for the development of accessory off-street parking spaces; and,
   (c)   To provide for the accommodation of vehicles in a functionally and aesthetically satisfactory manner and to minimize external effects on adjacent land uses.
      (Ord. 2011-14. Passed 4-9-12.)
1151.03 PARKING FACILITIES REQUIRED.
   Accessory, off-street parking spaces, including driveways, shall be provided prior to the occupancy of a building or use. Parking facilities shall be provided for the entire building or use in accordance with the regulations contained in this Chapter whenever a building is constructed or altered to require additional parking or a new use is established.
(Ord. 2011-14. Passed 4-9-12.)
1151.05 UNITS OF MEASURE.
   In computing the number of off-street parking spaces required by this Code, the following rules shall apply:
   (a)   Floor Area. Where floor area is designated as the standard for determining off-street parking space requirements, gross floor area shall be used for all land uses, unless specifically noted otherwise.
   (b)   Seats. Where seating capacity is the standard for determining off-street parking spaces, the capacity shall mean the number of seating units installed or indicated, or one seat for each 24 lineal inches of benches or pews, or when fixed seats are not indicated, the capacity shall be determined as being one seat for each 20 square feet of gross floor area of the assembly room(s).
   (c)   Fractional Numbers. Where the computation results in a fractional unit, one additional off-street parking space shall be provided.
      (Ord. 2011-14. Passed 4-9-12.)
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