Section 6. Parking Standards & Procedures
6.10.010 Applicability.
A. Parking required. Each building and land use, including a change or expansion of a building or land use, shall provide parking areas in compliance with this Section. No building shall be occupied and no land use shall be commenced until the improvements required by this Section are completed and approved by the Director.
B. Number of parking spaces.
1. Each site shall be provided the minimum number of parking spaces required by Section 4.10 (Urban Standards Table), except where the parking requirement is reduced or otherwise changed in compliance with shall be provided the minimum number of parking spaces required by Section 4.10 (Urban Standards Table), except where the parking requirement is reduced or otherwise changed in compliance with 6.10.030.
2. On-street parking along the frontage lines of the site shall be counted toward fulfilling the parking requirements.
3. Where Section 4.10 establishes a parking requirement based upon square feet (for example: “1 space/300 sq. ft”), the term “square feet” means the gross square footage of floor area.
4. Where Section 4.10 establishes a parking requirement based upon the number of units (for example: “1 space per unit”), the term “unit” means per dwelling unit, and each Live/Work Unit, including both its living space and working space, shall be counted as one dwelling unit.
5. Where Section 4.10 establishes a parking requirement based upon the number of rooms (for example: “1 space per room”), the term “room” means a guest room or suite, and no additional spaces are required for accessory facilities such as restaurants, meeting rooms, swimming pools, etc.