A. An off-street parking area plan is required to be approved by the Zoning Administrator prior to commencement of the activities identified in Section 17.112.010.

     It shall be the owner’s or operator’s responsibility to insure that the building or use is in compliance with the off-street parking requirements at all times.

     B. An off-street parking plan shall be drawn to scale and contain at least the following information:

     1. Common address and legal description of the off-street parking area property, and (if different) the address and legal description of the property it will serve;

     2. Name of person or firm preparing the plan;

     3. North arrow and scale;

     4. Legal and physical features affecting the design (e.g., easements, landscaping, utility poles, sidewalks, buildings, signs);

     5. Location of each parking space and access way, including identification of handicapped and compact car spaces, if any. (Note: Driveways must be approved by the County Engineer if onto a County road or alley, or the Colorado Department of Highways if onto a State or Federal highway);

     6. Identification of paving surface for all spaces and access ways; and

     7. Statement of use factors upon which off-street parking standard compliance can be determined (e.g., hotel with thirty (30) guest rooms, medical office with 3,200 square feet net floor area, warehouse with twenty (20) main shift employees).

     C.1. Building permit plans with declared use or declared rated occupancy shall be accompanied by an off-street parking plan for approval at the time the building permit is submitted for zoning compliance.

     2. Building permit plans with an undeclared use or undeclared rated occupancy may be given zoning compliance approval, but the off-street parking compliance may be withheld by the Zoning Administrator. It shall be the owner’s or operator’s responsibility to secure the off-street parking plan’s approval before commencing the proposed use.

     3. Building permit plans where the off-street parking plans are based on employees may be given zoning compliance approval using the owner’s or operator’s anticipated number of employees. It shall be the owner’s or operator’s responsibility to obtain the Zoning Administrator’s approval of amended off-street parking plans if the actual number of employees exceeds the anticipated number.

     4. Phased implementation of off-street parking may be approved by the Zoning Administrator for an owner or operator anticipating future expansion, which will necessitate additional off-street parking spaces. Phase implementation may be done by improving only the appropriate portion (phase) of an approved off-street parking plan designed for the future expansion, or by amending the off-street parking plan as expansion occurs.

     5. Uses not requiring issuance of a building permit shall secure the Zoning Administrator’s approval of the off-street parking plan prior to commencing the use.