168.01 Purpose and Scope | 168.06 Off-Street Parking Regulations |
168.02 Jurisdiction | 168.07 Parking for Persons with Disabilities |
168.03 Applicability | 168.08 Dimensional Requirements |
168.04 Off-Street Loading Spaces Required | 168.09 Landscaping, Screening, and Open Space Requirements |
168.05 Lighting Requirements | 168.10 Off-Street Parking Spaces Required |
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens to be accomplished so as to:
1. Prevent traffic congestion and hazards.
2. Provide for proper traffic safety by preserving the public thoroughfares for the unimpaired movement of pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular traffic.
3. Provide for attractive, secure, properly lighted, and well screened off-street parking and loading facilities.
4. Assure the mobility and access of emergency vehicles.
5. Provide for appropriately designed parking and loading facilities in proportion to the needs generated by the varying types of land use in order to maintain the character of the City environment.
6. Minimize the negative visual impacts of large expanses of parking and loading areas by reducing glare from parking lots through open space and landscaping in and around parking areas.
The lawful use of parking and loading facilities existing on January 8, 2007, may be continued although such facilities may not conform to the regulations herein. Parking and loading facilities permitted before the adoption of the regulations herein shall be referred to as “permitted nonconforming uses.” No permit shall be issued for any lot, tenant, or development after the effective date of this chapter unless the same is in conformity with, the provisions of this chapter. No parking or loading facility, except where specified herein, may be substantially improved, converted, enlarged, or otherwise altered without conforming to this chapter.
In any and all districts in connection with every industrial, commercial, business, recreational, or dwelling use, and all other uses, space for off-street parking and storage of any vehicle shall be provided in accordance with all of the following regulations except where otherwise specified herein.
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