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Z | 11 - 2 building permit or CO is subject to available parking being in compliance with this Chapter. (43) Reduction and Use of Parking or Loading Space. Unless otherwise permitted by the City, required parking or loading spaces shall not be used for alternative purposes including but not limited to: the storage of goods or trash disposal containers, storage of inoperable vehicles, or the parking of vehicles for sale or lease.Off-street parking facilities existing as of December 13, 1988 shall not be reduced to an amount less than that required under this Chapter for a similar new building or use. Off-street parking facilities provided to comply with this Chapter shall not be reduced below the Chapter requirements. Required parking or loading space shall not be used for storage of goods, trash disposal containers, or vehicles that are inoperable or for sale or rent, or any use other than the parking of vehicles. Up to 15% of parking spaces in parking areas may be used for snow storage during winter conditions. (54) Location of Parking. Except as provided elsewhere in this ordinance, Rrequired off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the principal building except as noted in Section 11-040 (5). Additionally: A. The location of parking in Mixed Use zoning districts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 6-530. B. Structured parking shall be placed to minimize impacts on surrounding development and be designed to be compatible – in terms of form, materials, and architectural style – with adjacent development. C. Parking lots are discouraged from locating withing floodplain and flood-prone areas. (65) Buffers and screens. Off-street parking for single and two familysingle- and two-family residences shall not be required to be screened. Off-street parking areas of four or more spaces and loading areas on properties that are adjacent to any residential district shall be screened from the residential district by one or more of the followingshall be regulated by the following provisions: an opaque fence per Section 4- 540, a planting screen, a land berm of appropriate height or combination of the foregoing. Plans for a fence or landscaping screen shall be submitted for approval at the time of site plan application and shall be installed as part of the approved site improvements. Off-street parking for single and two family residences shall not be required to be screened. A. Where a surface parking lot directly abuts a street or public space, a minimum five-foot wide landscape buffer shall be adorned with groundcover plantings and trees located a minimum of thirty (30) feet on center. B. In mixed use areas, the required landscape buffer shall also contain a continuous row of shrubs capable of growing to at least four (4) feet tall within 2 years, or a combination of other features (i.e. opaque wall, landscape berm, and smaller shrubs) to achieve the same effect. Walls, if proposed, must be constructed with materials that are compatible with the primary building and are subject to approval by the Department of Community Assets and Development. C. Screening shall be setback from parking areas and pedestrian pathways to not create winter shade on saltable surfaces. Deciduous trees shall be exempt from this requirement. (7) Landscaping and Vegetation. Vegetation may be used for natural filtration as part of a site’s drainage system and where drainage patterns align to flow towards these areas prior to stormwater runoff reaching surface water resources. A. General Requirements: 1. Trees planted on the south side or within parking areas shall be deciduous to improve sunlight reaching paved areas during winter months in order to improve surface Commented [HD3]: Altered to consolidate reduction of spaces and address snow storage Commented [HD4]: From Mixed Use district requirements Commented [HD5]: From Sustainability and Low Salt Experts