§ 20.90.210. Vehicle parking - Change in structure or use.

A.

No structure constructed, or use instituted, prior to November 10, 1965 shall be required to meet the off-street parking requirements of this title unless there is a substantial change in the structure or in the use of the structure or land.

For purposes of this section, "change" means any enlargement, conversion or alteration in structure or use. A "substantial change" means more than a forty percent difference between (a) and (b), as follows: (a) the number of parking spaces required under current Code for the structure or use, as the structure or use existed on November 10, 1965, and (b) the number of parking spaces required under the current Code for the proposed structure or use. [Substantial change: b - a = c, if c/a > .40 (40%)]

1.

If the change is not a substantial change, no additional off-street parking is required.

2.

If the change is a substantial change, the current off-street parking requirements shall apply to the entire structure or use.

B.

Except as provided by section for the downtown parking management zone, any structure constructed after November 10, 1965 which is changed shall be required to meet and maintain the off-street parking requirements for the entire structure or use.

(Ords. 26248, 27607, 28836, 28858, 30190.)