(a) For development projects on vacant or under-developed lands of more than one (1) acre within Downtown Mixed Use (DMX) Zones, off-street parking shall be provided for all residential and nonresidential uses, as required by this article, excluding subsections (b) through (e), below.
(b) For all other development projects not on vacant or under-developed lands of more than one (1) acre within Downtown Mixed Use (DMX) Zones, the following parking requirements apply:
(1) No off-street parking is required for new or expanded nonresidential uses in the DMX zone unless such uses exceed three thousand (3,000) square feet of gross floor area, in which case off-street parking shall be provided for the floor area in excess of three thousand (3,000) square feet, in accordance with all provisions of this article, or as modified by (3) below.
(2) Off-street parking for new residential uses of four or more units in the DMX zone shall be provided, in accordance with all provisions of this article, or as modified by (3) below.
(3) Off-street parking requirements for nonresidential and residential uses may be modified by the Planning Director in accordance with Section 8-2.1310, below.
(c) For live/work units of less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, one (1) parking space is required for each unit. For live/work units greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, required parking will be based on the applicable parking standard for the nonresidential use or the closest similar use as determined by the Planning Director or Zoning Administrator.
(d) Off-street parking requirements for both nonresidential and residential uses may be satisfied by the leasing or purchasing of nearby parking spaces on adjacent parcels within four hundred (400) feet of the use.
(e) Off-street parking spaces provided on the site must be located to the rear of the principal building or otherwise screened so as to not be visible from the public right-of-way or residential zoning districts.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)