Flexibility in the requirements and recommendations is included in recognition that overly large parking lots are a drain on economic vitality, present safety hazards to pedestrians and motorists, and create environmental hazards such as heat islands, stormwater runoff, loss of habitat, and flood hazard.
(a) The Planning Commission may modify the numerical requirements for off-street parking if an applicant demonstrates that the required amount of parking spaces is excessive based on the needs of the proposed use, or that the site cannot physically accommodate the required number of parking spaces while also meeting the other standards of this Zoning Code.
(b) The Planning Commission may attach conditions to the approval of a modification to the minimum required parking that bind such approval to the specific use in question, including required banked parking for waived parking spaces.
(c) Where banked parking is required by the Planning Commission, the following must be met:
(1) The site plan must show all required spaces, including waived spaces and note the area where parking is being deferred, including dimensions and parking lot layout and landscaping, and must be set as open space.
(2) The property owner must agree in writing to construct some or all of the deferred spaces upon written order of the City.
(3) Stormwater calculations must be provided to verify adequate capacity if an expansion is necessary.
(Ord. 2023-01. Passed 2-7-23.)