A.

Special parking requirements shall apply within designated portions of Central Fredericksburg in order to further enhance the unique historical character and discourage inharmonious parking facilities in such historical districts or on sites occupied by historic structures and to reduce intrusion on pedestrian-oriented street frontages by parking facility access.

B.

The Special parking requirements and provisions in this Section shall apply to all areas of blocks 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34, 42, 43, 47, 48, 52, 53, 57, 58, 67 and 68 of the Fredericksburg Addition, and which is further described as those blocks bordered by Austin Street, San Antonio Street, Elk Street and Bowie Street.

C.

Special Provisions.

1.

For those businesses which construct their own off-street, off-premises parking, the distance to the parking lot may be extended 50 percent in addition to the provisions in Section 7.850.

2.

When any existing building is: (1) converted to another use; or (2) has the usable floor area within the existing building perimeter enlarged, rehabilitated or remodeled, without enlarging said building perimeter, then said building conversion or improvement shall not require additional off-street parking, other than the number of existing off-street parking spaces which are utilized by said building.

3.

For new buildings or expanded building space, the following uses shall provide 50 percent of the off-street parking requirements of Table 7.863.

4.

The provisions as provided herein shall not apply for sites where a historic structure is removed and a new building built.

5.

The Special Parking Provisions shall not apply to properties utilized as short-term rentals, hotels, motels, or other lodgings.

(Ord. No. 25-017, 9-21-2015; Ord. No. 2019-10, § 1, 4-15-2019; Ord. No. 2022-13, § 21(Exh. T), 3-21-2022)