(a)

The regulations of this article shall be met in all districts whenever any uses are established or any building or structure is erected, enlarged, or increased in capacity.

(b)

Plans and specifications showing required off-street parking spaces, including the means of access, ingress, egress, and circulation shall be submitted to the Building Inspector for review at the time of application for a building permit for the erection or enlargement of a building or at the time spaces are added or altered, unless a site plan is required under article II, division 4, site plan review, in which case this requirement shall not apply.

(c)

No parking area or parking space which existed December 13, 1976, or which subsequent thereto is provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter, shall thereafter be relinquished or reduced in any manner below the requirements established by this chapter.

(d)

Except for recreational vehicles which shall be regulated as provided in section 74-591, parking of motor vehicles on any parcel or lot zoned or used for residential purposes shall be limited to private passenger automobiles, including private passenger sport utility vehicles and pick-up style trucks, and not more than one commercial vehicle of a light delivery type, not to exceed three-fourths-ton carrying capacity. Provided, however, other commercial vehicles may be parked on a parcel or lot zoned for residential purposes if used in connection with a school, place of worship, day care or other properly authorized conditional use of such parcel or lot. Parking of motor vehicles on any parcel zoned or used for residential purposes shall only be allowed in garages, carports, or properly designated parking areas located on the premises as the principal building.

(e)

The storage of merchandise or vehicle parts in any parking lot in any district is prohibited.

(Comp. Ords. 1990, § 130.1201; Ord. No. 6-2003, 5-19-2003; Ord. No. 3-2017, 6-19-2017; Ord. No. 5-2017, 11-20-2017)

(a)

Required off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the principal building for which the parking is intended or on another lot wherein the parking facilities are within 300 feet of the building they serve.

(b)

Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following regulations:

(1)

Off-street parking spaces and driveways.

a.

Off-street parking spaces and all driveways serving properties zoned or used for other than single-family detached residential uses or purposes shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from any property line which is adjacent to a parcel zoned for single-family detached residential use.

b.

Off-street parking spaces and all driveways serving properties zoned or used for other than single-family detached residential uses or purposes shall be located a minimum of ten feet from any property line which is adjacent to a parcel zoned for non-single family detached residential use; provided, however, a closer distance may be permitted in such case if a suitable wall, screen or compact planting strip is provided as a barrier along such property line.

c.

Off-street parking spaces and driveways serving properties zoned for single-family detached residential use shall not be subject to any requirement for location a minimum distance from property lines.

(2)

Off-street parking spaces shall not be located in the required front yard or within the required yard along any street.

(3)

All off-street parking areas shall be drained so as to prevent direct drainage onto abutting properties and surface drainage onto public streets. Parking areas shall be paved except in the I-1 district, in which gravel surfaces may be permitted. All parking spaces in paved lots shall be marked with striping.

(4)

Lighting fixtures used to illuminate any off-street parking areas shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from any adjoining streets or residential lots.

(5)

Any off-street parking area providing space for five or more vehicles shall be effectively screened on any side which adjoins a lot in any residential district, by a wall, screen, or compact planting strip not less than four feet in height.

(6)

All off-street parking areas that make it necessary or possible for vehicles to back directly into a public street are prohibited, provided that this prohibition shall not apply to off-street parking areas of one-family or two-family dwellings.

(7)

All spaces shall have adequate access by means of aisles or lanes.

(8)

Ingress and egress to parking lots shall be provided for all vehicles by means of clearly limited and defined drives.

(9)

Aisles for access to all parking spaces on two-way aisles shall be designed and clearly marked for two-way movements. Aisles for angle parking spaces shall have one-way movement only and shall be clearly marked for one-way movement.

(10)

Not more than 15 parking spaces shall be permitted in a continuous row in rural and urban residential districts without being interrupted by landscaping. Not more than 20 parking spaces shall be permitted in a continuous row in business and industrial districts without being interrupted by landscaping.

(11)

All required landscape areas and screens shall be maintained in a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance.

(12)

Width and length of parking spaces.

a.

The minimum width of parking spaces shall be nine (9) feet.

b.

The width of a parking space shall be measured on a line perpendicular to both sidelines of the space.

c.

The length of a parking space shall be at least 19 feet.

(13)

The minimum width of parking lot drives or aisles shall be as follows:

a.

For 90-degree parking, 22 feet.

b.

For 60-degree parking, 18 feet.

c.

For 45-degree parking, 13 feet.

d.

For parallel parking, 11 feet for one-way traffic flow and 22 feet for two-way traffic flow.

(c)

Off-street parking facilities for trucks at restaurants, service stations, and similar establishments shall be of a sufficient size to adequately serve trucks and not interfere with other vehicles that use the same facilities.

(Comp. Ords. 1990, § 130.1202; Ord. No. 7-2010, 11-15-2010; Ord. No. 7-2010, 11-15-2010)

(a)

Where floor area is the unit for determining the required number of off-street parking spaces, such unit shall mean the gross floor area, except that floor area used for parking within the principal building, incidental service, storage, installations of mechanical equipment, heating systems, and similar uses need not be included.

(b)

In stadiums, sports arenas, places of worship and other places of assembly in which those in attendance occupy benches, pews, or other seating facilities, each 18 inches of such seating shall be counted as one seat. In cases where a place of assembly has both fixed seats and open assembly areas, requirements shall be computed separately for each type and added together.

(c)

For requirements stated in terms of employees, the calculation shall be based upon the maximum number of employees likely to be on the premises during the largest shift.

(d)

For requirements stated in terms of capacity or permitted occupancy, the number shall be determined on the basis of the largest ratings by the local county or state building, fire, or health codes.

(e)

Any fractional space shall be counted as one additional required space.

(f)

The number of parking spaces required for land or buildings used for two or more purposes shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed in accordance with this division. Parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing the required parking facilities for any other use, except as provided in subsections (g) and (h) of this section.

(g)

If a parking lot serves two or more uses where the operating hours of the uses do not overlap, the total number of required spaces may be less than the sum of requirements for each use, to a limit of the sum of one-half of the parking requirements of each use. In no case, however, shall the number of spaces required be less than the sum of the largest number of spaces required for one use plus one-half of the required spaces for each additional use. The Building Inspector shall determine the conditions of overlapping requirements and the amount of reductions in the required number of spaces which shall be permitted, in accordance with this subsection.

(h)

Off-street parking spaces required for places of worship may be reduced by 50 percent where places of worship are located in nonresidential districts and within 300 feet of existing usable public or private off-street spaces where permission is granted. The Building Inspector shall determine if such public or private spaces qualify under this section. The required number of off-street parking spaces may also be reduced in accordance with subsection (g) of this section, if applicable.

(i)

Where a use is not specifically listed in the schedule of requirements, section 74-764, the parking requirements of a similar use shall apply. The Building Inspector shall make the interpretation.

(Comp. Ords. 1990, § 130.1203; Ord. No. 1-2003, 3-1-2003; Ord. No. 3-2017, 6-19-2017; Ord. No. 5-2017, 11-20-2017)

(a)

Uses permitted in recreation-conservation, agriculture, and residential districts:

(b)

Uses permitted in business districts:

(c)

Uses permitted in industrial districts:

(Comp. Ords. 1990, § 130.1204; Ord. No. 3-2017, 6-19-2017; Ord. No. 5-2017, 11-20-2017)

(a)

In connection with every building or part thereof erected after December 13, 1976, except single-family and two-family dwellings, off-street loading and unloading spaces for uses which customarily receive or distribute material or merchandise by vehicle shall be provided on the same lot with such buildings. Off-street loading spaces are hereby required in order to avoid interference with public use of streets and parking areas.

(b)

Plans and specifications showing required loading and unloading spaces and the means of ingress and egress and internal circulation shall be submitted to the Building Inspector for review at the time of application for a building permit for the erection or enlargement of a use of a building or structure or at the time such spaces are added or altered, unless a site plan is required under article II, division 4 in which case this requirement shall not apply.

(Comp. Ords. 1990, § 130.1205)

(a)

Each off-street loading/unloading space shall not be less than the following:

(1)

In any rural, suburban, or urban residential district, a loading space shall not be less than ten feet in width and 25 feet in length and, if a roofed space, not less than 15 feet in height.

(2)

In any business or industrial district, a loading space shall not be any less than ten feet in width and 55 feet in length and, if a roofed space, not less than 15 feet in height.

(b)

Subject to the limitations of subsection (d) of this section, a loading space may occupy part of any required side or rear yard, except the side yard along a street in the case of a corner lot shall not be occupied by such space. No part of a required front yard shall be occupied by such loading space.

(c)

Any loading space shall not be closer than 50 feet to any lot located in a residential district unless wholly within a completely enclosed building or unless enclosed on all sides by a wall, fence, or compact planting strip not less than six feet in height, in which case such space shall not be located closer to the lot line than the required yard.

(d)

Off-street loading facilities that make it necessary or possible to back directly into a public street shall be prohibited. All maneuvering of trucks and other vehicles shall take place on the site and not within a public right-of-way.

(Comp. Ords. 1990, § 130.1206)

(a)

Off-street loading/unloading spaces where required shall be provided at the rate of one space for the first 5,000 square feet of gross floor area, and one space for each additional 20,000 square feet of gross floor area, or fraction thereof.

(b)

Required off-street parking spaces shall not be included in the counting of required loading spaces.

(c)

In the case of mixed uses on one lot or parcel the total requirements for off-street loading facilities shall be the sum of the various uses computed separately.

(Comp. Ords. 1990, § 130.1207)