§ 58.1182. Removal of Parking Spaces to Achieve Compliance.

The Zoning Official may authorize, as part of any building permit or other development order, redesign or removal of required parking spaces or vehicular use areas to achieve compliance with the landscaping and/or bufferyard requirements of this Chapter. Any parking spaces which are removed shall continue to be counted toward satisfying the parking requirements of Chapter 61, Part 3. However, in no case shall more than the following number of required parking spaces (or equivalent amount of vehicular use areas) be removed:

Number Required   Spaces on  Building Site	Maximum Which May Be Removed
1—6 spaces	None
7—15 spaces	1 space
16—35 spaces	2 spaces
36—70 spaces	3 spaces
71+ spaces	5% of required spaces

 

In authorizing redesign to achieve compliance, the Zoning Official shall give highest priority to providing perimeter landscaping and bufferyards on those portions of non-residential building sites which abut residential uses.

Documentation of Removed Spaces. Where parking spaces are removed in accordance with this Section, their location and number shall be indicated on the approved Final Site Plan. Once so documented and approved, the building site shall no longer be considered nonconforming in regard to the parking lot landscaping or bufferyard requirements of this Chapter.

(Ord. of 9-16-1991, Doc. #25094)