The purpose of this chapter is to: (A) encourage the provision of adequate off street parking in connection with the development of real property within the town; (B) establish standards and criteria pertaining to required off street parking in connection with the development of real property within the town; (C) preserve and protect the air quality within the town; (D) minimize the disruptions to traffic flow and pedestrian safety resulting from poorly designed or inadequate amounts of off street parking; (E) provide the developer of commercial property located within a portion of the town's commercial core the option to satisfy the town's off street parking requirement by payment of a parking fee in lieu of providing required off street parking; (F) establish the rules governing the accounting and use of all in lieu fees collected by the town; and (G) generally implement the town's master plan and land use ordinances by requiring that new development provide its fair share of off street parking facilities. On street parking requirements are listed in the engineering regulations. (Ord. 9, Series 1996; amd. Ord. 3, Series 2022)