The intent of these regulations is to ensure that all uses and structures have sufficient off-street parking and loading spaces to provide for all vehicles attracted to those uses and structures in order to avoid congestion of the public streets, to promote the safety and convenience of motorists and pedestrians and to ensure the continued efficient operation of the uses established on the premises.

No building or premises shall be built or erected, nor shall any building be altered so as to expand its usable floor area, nor shall the use of any building or premises be expanded, unless there is provided parking and loading space in accordance with the requirements of the Schedule of Regulations in Article IV.

Where, pursuant to the provisions of this article, a formal document is required to satisfy any provision hereof, such instrument shall be in form and substance legally binding unless the parties are released therefrom by the appropriate City agencies and shall be recordable (or filed, as the case may be) in the office of the register of deeds of the county, and a certified copy of the same, with evidence of recording thereon, shall be filed with the City Clerk.

If a use is not listed in the Schedule of Regulations, then the number of required off-street parking spaces becomes the number of spaces required for the use which most nearly approximates the proposed use.

Off-street parking spaces required herein shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles of visitors, patrons, occupants or employees of the use for which required. In addition to these parking spaces, there shall be a space for each truck, ambulance, hearse, company car or other commercial vehicle regularly stored on a lot. Whenever two standards are applicable, the standard requiring more space shall apply.

Except as provided in Subsection P, required parking spaces shall be computed on the basis of 171 square feet per space, with the dimensions of an individual space being at least 9 feet 19 feet. When the number of required spaces results in a fraction, the fraction shall require one parking space. Required loading spaces shall have a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum length of 25 feet and a minimum clear height of 15 feet.

Off-street parking areas for more than five automobiles shall be paved, fenced and lighted according to the specifications established for this purpose by the City Engineer.

All off-street parking spaces within any parking area shall be clearly marked to show the parking arrangement within said parking area.

All lighting for off-street parking areas shall be so arranged and shielded as to reflect the light downward and prevent any light from shining directly on adjoining streets and residential zones and buildings.

Off-street parking or loading spaces, parking aisles or maneuvering areas shall not be located in any required front yard.

Off-street parking or loading spaces, parking aisles or maneuvering areas shall not be located within 10 feet of any corner side lot line, within 10 feet of any rear lot line abutting a street or within five feet of any other lot line. All setback areas shall be adequately landscaped.

The requirements as to parking and loading areas shall include adequate means of ingress and egress.

No access to a parking or loading area in a business or industrial district shall be located within a residential district. No off-street parking shall be permitted in any zone where the use which it serves is prohibited.

Access to off-street parking areas and loading areas shall be limited to several well-defined locations. In no case shall there be permitted unrestricted access along the length of the street or streets upon which the parking or loading area abuts. Driveway and curb cut locations and widths shall be in accordance with § 461-15B of this chapter.

In a residence district, automobiles, motorcycles or utility trailers shall not be parked or left standing or stored in any front yard or side yard or rear yard abutting a street; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to the parking or standing of automobiles or motorcycles on driveways for a single- or two-family residence. Where a driveway for a single- or two-family residence is provided in conformance with § 461-15B(1)(c) and Subsection J(1) below, said driveway space(s) may be counted towards the required number of off-street parking spaces. A "driveway" in all other cases is an open area used only as a means to provide vehicular ingress and egress to a property. The use of a driveway for the parking of motor vehicles shall be subject to the following limitations:

Where the nature of the building and establishment is of a kind where attendant parking is appropriate and the owner or operator has established that such facility is likely to continue and exist substantially unchanged as it affects attendant parking for a period of 10 years and the owner or operator of the premises has made and will continue to make provision for attendant parking during hours when 50% or more of the spaces are in use, then attendant parking shall be permitted, provided that there shall be submitted at the time of site plan approval a workable plan which includes a sufficient number of stalls of standard size to meet the parking standards contained herein and, in addition, sufficient aisles and turnaround areas to enable attendants to maneuver vehicles in and out of the area containing the necessary number of parking stalls without requiring the attendant to utilize streets, public areas or sidewalks for maneuvering of vehicles and so that the use of the parking area will not be hazardous to the pedestrian utilizing the adjoining walkways.

A conditional use may be granted by the Planning Board to permit certain required off-street spaces to be located elsewhere than on the same lot with the use to which it is appurtenant, and provided that all such spaces, through ownership or permanent easement, are under the control of the owner or operator of the use to which such spaces are appurtenant. Such required off-street parking shall not be reduced below the minimum requirements of this chapter.

All off-street parking areas shall be curbed to prevent parking on lawn areas.

All off-street parking areas having 10,000 or more square feet of paved area shall, in addition to the landscaping of the setback areas or buffer areas, provide landscaping for the interior parking lot areas at a minimum of 20 square feet of interior lot landscaping for each parking space, with a minimum landscape dimension of five feet by five feet.

All professional office buildings designed to rest partially or totally on pillars and whose first floor is partially or totally used for off-street parking shall be adequately screened to provide an effective visual screen of the first floor when viewed from any abutting street.

Minimum parking area dimensions shall be as follows:

Off-street parking spaces. No building or premises shall be used nor shall any building be built or erected nor shall any building be altered so as to expand its gross floor area, unless there is provided parking space upon the same premises upon which the use or structure is located in accordance with the following schedule:

Off-street loading spaces. No building or premises shall be used nor shall any building be built or erected nor shall any building be altered so as to expand its gross floor area for any of the specified uses, unless there is provided loading space in accordance with the following schedule:

All references to square feet in this section shall be interpreted to mean gross square feet of floor area, and all parking and loading requirements shall be so computed.

No off-street parking spaces and/or off-street loading spaces shall be required in the Planned Development No. 1 (PD-1) District.

All parking areas shall be paved according to specifications established for this purpose by the City Engineer. Such area, heretofore and hereafter used or existing, shall be maintained by the owner or operator thereof, such maintenance to include snow and ice removal and clearance of storm debris within 24 hours after the same shall fall or be formed thereon.

Parking trust account.

Unregistered motor vehicles of any type or design.

Buses.

Trucks, tractors and commercial trailers, meaning every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than part of the weight of the vehicles and load to be drawn.

Trucks, meaning every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property and having a capacity of more than 1,000 pounds; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to trucks being used in the rendering of services to the premises.

Trailers used for dwelling purposes; trailers exceeding 18 feet in length, except for recreational vehicles.

Nothing herein shall prohibit the storing or garaging of commercial vehicles having a capacity of 1/2 ton or less in an enclosed garage.

Required loading spaces shall be at least 12 feet wide and 25 feet long or longer, depending on the length of trucks or trailers to be accommodated. They shall have a clearance height of at least 15 feet.[1]

All loading areas shall be paved, fenced and lighted according to the specifications established for the purpose by the City Engineer.