Interpretation of Regulations

7.1 INTERPRETATION OF REGULATIONS

1. Accessible off-street parking facilities for the parking of motor vehicles shall be provided on public, semi-public and private property in connection with any new building or new use of the premises in accordance with the Schedule of Off- Street Parking Requirements (Schedule) in §7.4. Off-street parking requirements for uses not specifically identified in the Schedule in §7.4 shall be determined by the Official based on a use listed on the Schedule which has characteristics similar to the use in question.
2. No change in use of an existing building or lot shall be permitted unless parking is provided as required in the Schedule in §7.4. for the entire building or lot. The enlargement of any building shall require the provision of off-street parking for the existing building as if it were newly erected.
3. Where more than one (1) use occurs on one (1) site, the requirements of this Section shall be cumulative unless the Board finds that the periods during which a given use requires parking [which] will not substantially overlap the parking periods of other uses on the site and accordingly approves a proportional reduction in required spaces. In no case shall the number of required spaces be less than the number of spaces required by the use requiring the greater number of spaces.
4. Handicapped parking shall be provided in accordance with §7.3B of this Ordinance as required by Federal or State law, whichever is more restrictive.
5. Municipal or commercial parking lots shall not be substituted for the requirements of this Section.
6. Plans and specifications for the required parking facility and its access drives shall be submitted at the time of application for the main use and shall be approved with the site plan in accordance with §10.9.
7. Common driveways are not allowed unless shown on a site plan approved in accordance with §10.9.
8. For all parking areas, new or existing, to be expanded, renovated, and/or rehabilitated, a Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Application shall be submitted to the Town Engineer for determination of applicability under the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance. Should the Town Engineer determine that the proposed alterations to the property are "Applicable" under the provisions of said Ordinance, the application shall be forwarded to the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Committee for review. Said plans shall be prepared in conformance with said Ordinance.