For all buildings or structures hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved
or altered, and for all uses established, off-street parking in the form of garages
or areas made available exclusively for that purpose shall be provided. Such parking
space and necessary maneuvering areas shall be located entirely on private property
with no portion except the necessary drives extending into any street or other public
way. Parking shall be provided in the quantities stated in the individual zoning district
regulations, except that certain occupancies that may have special parking needs are
listed separately in this division. These requirements shall apply unless specifically
exempted in the applicable zoning district. The issuance of building permits, zoning
certificates or certificates of occupancy shall require compliance with the minimum
standards in this division even though a development plan may have been approved previously
which included fewer parking spaces due to the unknown or changing status of occupants.
In those cases of shopping centers having 400,000 or more square feet of total floor
area, as defined herein, and where parking and building patterns are such that overlapping
usage of a majority of the total number of parking spaces in the center may readily
occur, compliance with the standard retail parking ratios shall be considered adequate.
