7.1 General Parking Standards

7.1 GENERAL PARKING STANDARDS

7.1.1 The requirements of this Section shall apply to all parking, loading facilities, and drive aisles required by this Bylaw. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, specific standards specified in any Land Use District may supplement or supersede the parking and loading requirements of this Section.

7.1.2 Where parking and/or loading facilities are required by this Bylaw, the applicant shall provide the required parking and/or loading space(s) prior to the occupancy or commencement of the use for which they are required.

7.1.3 When any new development is proposed, including but not limited to a change of use of an existing building or lot or when any existing development is, in the opinion of the Development Authority, substantially enlarged or increased in capacity, then provision shall be made for on-site parking spaces in accordance with the requirements of this Section.

7.1.4 All off-site parking areas shall be designed to provide:

a) Adequate access to and egress from individual parking spaces by means of unobstructed manoeuvring aisles designed to the satisfaction of the

Development Authority; and

b) Adequate access to and egress from the parking area, for the vehicle it is intended to serve, by the means of a clearly defined driveway.

7.1.5 Where the calculation of the required number of parking spaces results in a fraction, the next higher number shall apply.

7.1.6 In the case of different uses or mixed-uses on the same site, on-site parking facilities shall be the sum of requirements for the use computed separately. Onsite parking for one use shall not be considered as providing the required parking for any other use, unless specifically approved by the Development Authority.

7.1.7 Every on-site parking space and the access to it shall be surfaced in the same manner and materials as the road or lane from which the space gains access.

7.1.8 Notwithstanding Section 7.1.7, any area at the rear or side of the principal building provided for on-site parking in an Industrial district need not be hardsurfaced, but shall be of such a surface as to minimize the carrying of dirt or foreign matter onto the road or lane.

7.1.9 Every on-site parking space and the access to it provided in any Commercial district shall be lighted, well-drained, and landscaped.