Amending Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 of Chapter 21 Zoning

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well as maneuvering areas. All such facilities shall be suitably graded, drained, and surfaced.. DIVISION 3 . GENERAL PROVISIONS. Sec. 21-91. Existing parking and loading facilities. Accessory off street parking and loading facilities in existence on the effective date of this Chapter and located on the same lot or parcel as the building or use served shall not hereafter be reduced below, or if already; fewer less, then shall not be further reduced. below the requirements for a similar new building or use under the provisions of this Chapter. Sec. 21-92. New parking and loading spaces. The parking and loading facilities required for any new or enlarged use shall be the continuing obligation of the owner of the real estate on which such use is located and shall not be reduced in total extent, except upon the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals and then only after proof that by reason of diminution in floor area, seating capacity, number of employees, number of dwelling units, or change in other factors controlling the regulation of the number of parking spaces, the proposed reduction is reasonable and consistent with the intent of this Chapter. Sec. 21-93 . Location of spaces. ( a) Off street loading facilities. All required loading spaces shall be located on same lot or parcel as the use served. (b) Off street parking facilities. All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot or parcel with the building or use served, except thate{}}--When-an- aerease-in-the-number-ef-spaces is-required-by-a-ehaage-er-enlargemeaf-ef-nse-,-er;-{a}Wwhen practical difficulties as determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals, prevent their establishment upon the same lot or parcel, the required spaces may be located on a properly zoned lot not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from the main entrance of the building or use being served. In any case, where the required parking spaces are not located on the same