The General Assembly determines and declares that:
(1) Excessive curb parking of motor vehicles on roads and streets in the cities and towns of the State of Arkansas and the lack of adequate off-street parking facilities create congestion, obstruct the free circulation of traffic, diminish property values, and endanger the health, safety, and general welfare of the public;
(2) The provision of conveniently located off-street parking facilities is therefore necessary to alleviate those conditions; and
(3) The establishment of public off-street automobile parking facilities is deemed to be a proper public or municipal purpose.