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Article 6: Development Standards Section 6.9: Parking, Loading & Circulation Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-53 SECTION 6.9: PARKING, LOADING & CIRCULATION 6.9.1 Purpose & Intent The purpose of this Section is to promote the public health, safety and welfare, as well as to improve the quality of the built environment for Orange County by establishing suitable standards for motorized vehicle parking and loading areas that are appropriate for the varying urban and rural forms. 6.9.2 Applicability No Building Permit, Zoning Compliance Permit or Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for uses of land, structures, and buildings, either initially or for a change in use or expansion of an existing use, unless the off-street parking and loading requirements of this Section are met. 6.9.3 Prohibited Within Special Flood Hazard Areas Off-street parking and loading facilities are prohibited within Special Flood Hazard Areas. 6.9.4 Use of Required Parking and Loading Spaces (A) Required parking and loading spaces shall not be used for the storage or sale of merchandise, vehicle storage, vehicles for sale, or vehicle repair. Non-required spaces proposed for these uses shall be designated on an approved site plan. (B) Any area designated for required off-street parking and loading shall not be changed to another use until other parking and loading facilities in conformance with this section are established elsewhere to serve the site. 6.9.5 Expansion and Increased Intensity of Existing Use (A) Whenever there is an increase in the number of dwelling units, the number of employees, the seating capacity, the floor area, or other applicable unit of measurement for determining the number of parking and loading spaces required on site, and the increase will result in the need for additional parking spaces, such additional spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following and Section 6.9.7 of this Ordinance: (1) If an existing use, building, or structure is increased by 50% or less, additional parking and/or loading spaces shall be provided for the addition, in accordance with the requirements of this Section. (2) If a use, building, or structure having inadequate parking and/or loading spaces is increased by greater than 50%, additional parking and/or loading spaces shall be provided to bring the entire development site into compliance with the requirements of this Section. (B) For purposes of this Sub-Section, the expansion or increased intensity shall be determined based on the current building size and use, and may not be calculated independently for each separate expansion or intensification. 6.9.6 Change of Use Additional off-street parking spaces will be required to accommodate a change of use of a structure or parcel of land only when the new use requires 25% or more parking spaces than the previous use or 25 or more additional spaces. 6.9.7 Off-Street Parking Requirements Each use shall provide off-street parking in accordance with the following standards: 163