Accessory parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required herein for every building and structure erected and every land use established after the effective date hereof. (Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)

   A.   Off Street Parking Required:

      1.   Off street parking spaces, each containing at least one hundred eighty (180) square feet, shall be required in all districts for all uses minimally at the rates established in subsection B of this section for each use. Parking requirements for a use not specifically listed shall be the same as for a use specified below which has similar traffic generating characteristics as determined by the county.

      2.   Minimum parking stall and aisle dimensions are as follows:

 

 

      3.   All area counted as off street parking space shall be unobstructed and kept clear of snow and free of other uses and snow storage.

      4.   Unobstructed access to and from a street shall be provided for all off street parking space.

      5.   All off street parking spaces shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, compacted gravel or other dustless material and shall be routinely maintained. Compatibility with surrounding area and uses shall be encouraged.

      6.   Off street parking spaces may be provided in areas designed to serve jointly two (2) or more buildings or users provided that the total number of off street parking spaces shall not be less than that required by this section for the total combined number of dwelling units and uses.

      7.   No part of an off street parking space required for any building or use for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this section shall be included as a part of an off street parking space similarly required for another building or use.

      8.   No required off street parking space may be converted for any other use unless an equivalent amount of additional parking space is provided.

      9.   When the calculation of the required number of spaces called for in this section results in a fractional number, fractions equal to or greater than one-half (1/2) shall be adjusted to the next higher whole number of spaces.

      10.   Lighting used to illuminate off street parking areas shall comply with chapter 29A of this title.

   B.   Parking Spaces Required By Type Of Use:

      1.   Residential: Additional visitor parking may be required for any of the following uses:

         a.   Single-family or two-family dwellings: Two (2).

         b.   Apartments or multi-family dwellings: One and one-half (11/2) per dwelling unit.

         c.   Boarding houses, rooming houses, dormitories: One for each sleeping room.

         d.   Mobile/manufactured home park, subdivision, and PUD: One and one-half (11/2) per mobile/manufactured home.

         e.   Community buildings and facilities in community housing and other planned unit or similarly planned developments: One per one thousand four hundred (1,400) square feet of gross floor area.

      2.   Commercial:

         a.   Service stations and repair garages: One for each two (2) gas pumps and two (2) for each service bay.

         b.   Hotels, motels, tourist homes: One per sleeping room, plus one space for each two (2) employees.

         c.   Residential care facility: One for every four (4) beds plus employees’ parking.

All spaces must have unobstructed access to and from streets and alleys by means of a driveway not less than ten feet (10') wide. Parking areas shall be designed in such a manner that any vehicle leaving or entering the parking area from or onto a public or private street shall be traveling in a forward motion. Access driveways for parking areas or loading spaces shall be located in such a way that any vehicle entering or leaving such area shall be clearly visible by a pedestrian or motorist approaching the access or driveway from a public or private street. (Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)

Off street parking and loading areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, compacted gravel, crushed rock or other dust free durable material. Drainage of surface water adequate to prevent flows of water onto adjacent properties or walkways shall be provided. (Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)

Any lights used to illuminate a parking area shall comply with chapter 29A of this title. (Ord. 2010-06, 5-25-2010)

Whenever a new parking or loading area is located in or adjacent to a residential area, it shall be effectively screened on all sides which adjoin or face any property used for residences by a wall, fence or planting screen not less than four feet (4') in height. The space between such fence, wall or planting screen and the lot line of the adjoining premises in any residential district shall be landscaped with grass, hardy shrubs or evergreen ground cover and maintained in good condition.

   A.   No part of any parking area for more than ten (10) vehicles shall be closer than twenty feet (20') to any dwelling unit, school, hospital, or other institution for human care located on an adjoining lot.

   B.   Parking spaces for commercial, industrial or institutional uses shall be located not more than four hundred feet (400') from such use.

   C.   Parking spaces for apartments, dormitories or multi-family dwellings shall be located not more than three hundred feet (300') from such use. (Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)

When times of use for several buildings do not normally overlap, off street parking may be provided collectively and used jointly, after obtaining approval from the commission. (Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)

   A.   Increase In Use: When the intensity of any use of any building, structure or premises is increased through the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or other units of measurement as specified in subsection 9-28-2B of this chapter requiring parking or loading facilities, parking and loading facilities as required herein shall be provided for such increased intensity of use.

   B.   Change In Use: When the existing use of a building shall be changed to an entirely new use, parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required for such new use. If the building was erected prior to the effective date hereof, additional parking and loading facilities are mandatory only in the amount by which the requirements for the new use would exceed those for the existing use if the latter were subject to the parking and loading provisions of this chapter.

   C.   Conversion Of Space: No required off street parking space may be converted to any other use unless an equivalent amount of additional parking space is provided. (Ord. 2004-02, 5-3-2004; Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)

Adequate off street loading spaces for commercial, industrial and institutional uses shall be provided so that loading need not take place from public streets. Off street loading facilities shall not project into the public right of way or setback area. They shall be conveniently accessible from streets and alleys. The required off street loading berths shall not be part of the same area used to satisfy the off street parking requirements. (Ord. 77-5, 3-28-1977, eff. 4-7-1977)