Required off-street parking shall be provided on the same site as the use it serves.

No parking shall be allowed except on a paved concrete or asphalt parking space surface with a six- to ten-inch base.

No parking structure, including garages, carports, or similar structures, shall be located within the required front, side, or rear yard setbacks of a lot or tract (Exception: No less than ten (10) feet from a property line where paved alleys are provided by developer).

On streets which are curbed and guttered, a concrete driveway approach shall be required. On open ditch streets, culverts and asphalt approaches are acceptable.

Each standard off-street surface parking space shall measure not less than nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet, exclusive of access drives and aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition. Where it is possible for a vehicle to overhang the front of a parking space above a paved, stoned, mulched, or grassed area other than a sidewalk, street, right-of-way, or adjacent property, the length of the standard space may be reduced to eighteen (18) feet.

Each compact car off-street parking space shall measure not less than eight and one-half (8.5) feet by sixteen (16) feet, exclusive of access drives and aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition. Where it is possible for a vehicle to overhang the front of a parking space above a paved, stoned, mulched, or grassed area other than a sidewalk, street right-of-way or adjacent property, the length of the compact car space may be reduced to fifteen (15) feet. All compact car parking spaces shall be grouped and located in specific areas so as not to be scattered throughout a parking lot.

A maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the required parking for a general office or light manufacturing plant may be permitted as compact car spaces upon approval of a site plan but only when both of the following conditions are met:

Each parking space (on-street or off-street) designed for parallel parking shall have a minimum dimension of eight (8) feet wide by twenty-two (22) feet long.

Each standard parking space located in a parking garage shall measure not less than nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles.

To prevent nuisance situations, all parking area lighting shall be designed and operated so as not to reflect or shine on adjacent properties or rights-of-way. For safety and firefighting purposes, free access to adjacent parking areas shall be provided where practical.

Except for single-family and duplex uses, parking spaces shall be permanently and clearly identified by stripes, buttons, tiles, curbs, barriers, or other approved methods. Non-permanent type marking, such as paint, shall be regularly maintained to ensure continuous clear identification of the space.

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In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately. Property owners or developers may submit a shared parking agreement for mixed tenants of a single property, which may result in a reduced parking space total, based on disparate times of use among tenants.

Where an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located not more than three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not more than three hundred (300) feet from any other nonresidential building served.

Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the parking spaces required for theaters, bowling alleys, cafes, or similar uses and not more than eighty percent (80%) of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium or similar uses may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours as those listed; provided, however, that written shared parking agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below.

In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement thereby assuring their retention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by the city and executed by the parties concerned, and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.

Wherever a parking lot is located across the street from or adjacent or residentially zoned property, and is designed so that headlight beams will shine into residences (whether or not such residences have been built at the time the parking lot is constructed), and irrigated earthen berm or a solid masonry wall or reinforced concrete fence of not less than three (3) nor more than four (4) feet in height above the finished grade of the off-street parking area shall be erected and maintained so as to provide a headlight screen for the residential district.

The off-street parking spaces designated for each apartment (multifamily) dwelling unit shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of the dwelling unit served by such spaces.

In all residential districts, no heavy load vehicle, truck trailer, truck tractor, mobile home, motor home, camper, trailer, boat, machinery, farm equipment or machinery or any other similar equipment or machinery (called collectively "equipment") shall be parked or left standing for more than two (2) days out of any consecutive seven-day period within the required front yard or within the side yard of a corner lot between the side building line and side property line on the side of the lot abutting a street or public right-of-way.

In no event shall equipment, including motor vehicles, trucks, and vans be parked or left standing at any time on a surface other than a paved or gravel driveway or paved parking lot. The driveway shall be located either:

The driveway shall be no wider than the width of the garage, carport (or 20 feet whichever is greater) or parking space which it serves. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the front yard shall be a driveway. In no event shall vehicles or equipment be parked or left standing closer than five (5) feet from the front property line.

Parking spaces in nonresidential districts shall be provided with sufficient space for entering and exiting without backing onto a public street. Parking spaces on the perimeter of the parking lot and abutting a property line shall have a wheel stop barrier two (2) feet from the end of the parking space.

In all districts, above-grade parking structures shall conform to height restrictions for zoning districts in which they are located.

The distance from parking structure entry and exit points to a corner of a street intersection shall conform to standards contained in the Subdivision Ordinance.

Ramps shall not be constructed with slopes exceeding fifteen percent (15%) and single-lane entrances shall not be less than twelve (12) feet wide at the street.

A minimum of twenty (20) feet shall be provided between an exit control gate and the inside edge of a sidewalk to minimize conflicts between exiting cars and pedestrians.

Parking structure facades shall be left fifty percent (50%) open and interior light levels shall be maintained at ten (10) footcandles to enhance security and safety. All parking structure lighting shall be designed so as not to reflect or shine on adjacent properties or right-of-way.

Full enclosure of any level of a parking structure may be permitted only if such structure is fully sprinklered and mechanically ventilated.

All retail, commercial, and industrial structures shall provide and maintain off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods within the building or on the lot adjacent to a private service drive.

At least one-half of such loading spaces shall have a minimum dimension of ten (10) feet by forty (40) feet, and the remaining spaces shall have a minimum dimension of ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet.

Where such loading space is located adjacent to a residential district, the space shall be enclosed on three (3) sides.

Loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:

Kindergartens, day schools, and similar child training and care establishments shall provide loading and unloading space on a private drive, off-street, to accommodate one (1) motor vehicle for each ten (10) students or children cared for by the establishment.

Loading docks for any establishment which customarily receives goods between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and is adjacent to a residential use or district, shall be designed and constructed so as to fully enclose the loading operation in order to reduce the effects of the noise of the operation on adjacent residences.

Where adjacent to residential uses or district, off-street loading areas shall be screened from view of the residential use or district to a height sufficient to block the vehicle and loading activities from view from the residential district.

A stacking space shall be an area on a site measuring eight (8) feet by twenty (20) feet with direct forward access to a service window or station of a drive-through facility which does not constitute space for any other circulation driveway, parking space, or maneuvering area.

For financial institutions with drive-through facilities, each teller window or station, human or mechanical, shall be provided with a minimum of five (5) stacking spaces (from the right-of-way line).

For each service window of a drive-through restaurant, a minimum of seven (7) stacking spaces (from the right-of-way line) shall be provided.

For kiosks, a minimum of two (2) stacking spaces (from the right-of-way) for each service window shall be provided.

Any facility with a drive-through feature shall include an escape lane no less than 11 feet wide and adjacent to the outermost stacking lane. The escape lane may also serve as an internal drive aisle for the site.