§ 40-865. Purpose and intent.

The multiple purposes of this article are summarized as follows:

(1)

Establish requirements for multi-modal access to development sites, including vehicular, truck service, and pedestrian, as appropriate;

(2)

Establish on site circulation patterns conducive to safe pedestrian as well as vehicular and truck access;

(3)

Establish minimum off-street parking and loading areas in proportion to the need created by each use, but considering reductions for the provision of alternative modes of travel;

(4)

Reduce congestion in the streets and ensure that uses and functions of public right-of-ways are not interrupted;

(5)

Establish certain maximum as well as minimum requirements for parking spaces to reduce development costs and ensure that excess impervious surfaces are not constructed, while providing for exceeding maximums when a demonstrated need exists;

(6)

Promote flexible approaches to the provision of off-street parking, including in some cases, as appropriate, the use of on-street parking, shared parking arrangements, and smaller spaces for compact cars;

(7)

Establish design and improvement specifications for the development of parking lots, loading areas, access aisles, and connections of parking lots to public streets;

(8)

Ensure that parking areas will be compatible with abutting residential zoning districts.

(Code 1997, § 40-1401; Ord. of 2-6-2012, § 1(40-1401))