The purpose of the following parking regulations is to promote
good urban design by limiting surface parking lots; provide appropriate
site design standards to mitigate the impacts of surface parking lots
on adjacent land uses and neighborhoods; protect groundwater resources;
and encourage alternate modes of travel that will reduce dependence
upon the single occupancy automobile.
No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued
for any a new building, the enlargement or increase in the gross floor
area of an existing building, the development of a use not located
in a building, or the change from one type of use to another, unless
off-street surface parking spaces and bicycle parking are provided
in accordance with this article.
The landscaping requirements in this section are intended to
provide a baseline set of standards toward reducing the visual impacts
of large areas of pavement, improving the overall environment or parking
areas by providing areas for shade and heat reduction, and enhancing
the overall aesthetic appeal of parking areas. All parking lots, regardless
of size and type (i.e., conventional or low-impact design), shall
comply with landscape and buffer zone standards as set forth in this
chapter.