§ 30-900.1. Intent of districts.

(a)

Pursuant to the general purposes of this chapter, the intent of parking overlay districts is to provide a means whereby the City Council may establish overlay districts to enable application of appropriate off-street parking requirements to business uses located within areas of the City characterized by a densely developed pedestrian shopping environment in close proximity to residential neighborhoods. The districts are intended to recognize that, due to several factors, business uses located in such areas typically generate lower demands for privately maintained off-street parking spaces than are reflected in the requirements generally applicable in the City and set forth in Section 30-710.1.

(b)

Parking requirements within parking overlay districts are designed to reflect the factors that result in lower parking demand in such areas. These factors include:

(1)

A function similar to that of a shopping center, resulting in a high proportion of multipurpose trips by patrons;

(2)

Considerable walk-in trade due to proximity to residential areas and employment centers;

(3)

Significant numbers of employees that walk to work due to proximity to living areas;

(4)

Availability of public transportation; and

(5)

Many older buildings which have been adapted from other uses and tend to be less efficient than newer special purpose buildings.

It is also intended that each parking overlay district reflect the supply of public parking spaces within the district by providing for further reduction in the parking requirements in direct proportion to available public parking.

(c)

Parking overlay districts are intended to complement the UB Urban Business District and to be applied principally to those areas within such district which possess the factors enumerated in Subsection (b) of this section, but may also be applied independent of the UB district to other areas where such factors exist within other specified districts.

(Code 1993, § 32-900.1; Code 2004, § 114-900.1)

(Code 1993, § 32-900.1; Code 2004, § 114-900.1)