1. Except as herein provided, no building or structure shall be erected, altered or converted to any use unless there shall be provided on the lot or parcel vehicle parking of at least the following ratio of vehicle spaces for the uses specified in the designated districts and all roadways comply with the standards contained herein, except that an established use lawfully existing at the effective date of this title need not provide parking or roadways as herein set forth and that no existing vehicle parking or roadways may be reduced or further reduced below the minimum standards herein required.
2. A standard vehicle parking space shall measure no smaller than nine feet by twenty feet.
3. A compact parking space shall be no smaller than eight feet by sixteen feet. No more than twenty percent of the off-street parking requirement shall be met by the use of compact spaces and all such spaces shall be suitably marked on the site.
4. Due to the surplus of public parking and the historic nature of the district, the CB-4 (central business) zoning classification is exempt from the parking standards established within Chapters 18.502 through 18.520 of this title. However to avoid conflicts with nearby residential uses, a plan to show employee parking on-site is required. Due to lot constraints providing spaces for all employees may be impossible therefore a specific number is not require

The minimum parking requirement for a one-family dwelling is two spaces per dwelling unit.

The minimum parking requirement for a two family dwelling is two spaces per dwelling unit.

The minimum parking requirement for a multi-family dwelling is two spaces per dwelling unit.

The minimum parking requirement for a dwelling unit occupied by four or more individuals unrelated by blood, marriage or adoption is two spaces per three individuals, plus one additional space for each additional individual exceeding three.

The minimum parking requirement for a boarding house is one space/guest room plus one space for residential family.

The minimum parking requirement for an elderly housing project (where ninety percent of the units are occupied by persons sixty years of age or older) is one-half space per dwelling unit or lodging unit.

The minimum parking requirement for a home for the aged, disabled or handicapped is one space per five beds for bed care patients plus one space for every other dwelling or lodging unit.

The minimum parking requirement for a bed and breakfast is two spaces for the resident family or manager plus one space per room rented plus one space for each two outside employees of maximum shift.

The minimum parking requirement for hotels, motels and cabins is one space per guest room or suite plus one space for every two employees per maximum shift.

The minimum parking requirement for animal hospitals, pounds, shelters or commercial kennels is one space per four hundred square feet of gross floor space; minimum of four spaces.

The minimum parking requirement for auditoriums, theaters, churches or other places of assembly is one space per five seats or forty square feet of gross floor area used for assembly purposes, whichever is greater. In districts where churches are permitted as a conditional use, the conditional use permit shall prescribe the minimum parking requirements.

The minimum parking requirement for a hospital is one space per two beds and one space for each staff doctor and one space for each four employees per maximum shift.

The minimum parking requirement for libraries, museums and art galleries is one space for every five hundred square feet of gross floor area.

The minimum parking requirement for a mortuary is one space per seventy-five square feet of gross floor area used for assembly.

The minimum parking requirement for a day care is one space per eight supervised children or adults.

The minimum parking requirement for elementary and junior high schools is one space per employee and faculty member, but not less than assembly facility area requirements of one space per four seats.

The minimum parking requirement for high schools and colleges is one space for every twenty-five students plus one space for each employee and faculty member, but not less than assembly facility area requirements of one space per four seats.

The minimum parking requirement for a bowling alley is six spaces per alley.

The minimum parking requirement for a golf course is three spaces per hole of main course

The minimum parking requirement for private clubs, lodges, special centers, athletic clubs and other similar institutions is one space per eight seats plus one space for every one hundred square feet of assembly space without seats.

The minimum parking requirement for stadiums, special arenas and similar open assemblies is one space per eight seats plus one space for every one hundred square feet of assembly space without seats.

The minimum parking requirement for drive-in restaurants is one space per eighty square feet of gross floor area with ten space minimum.

The minimum parking requirement for restaurants, cafeterias and food and beverage establishments is:

1. If less than four thousand square feet of floor area, one space per one hundred square feet of gross floor area;
2. If over four thousand square feet of floor area, forty spaces and one space per two hundred square feet of gross floor area in excess of four thousand square feet.

The minimum parking requirement for banks and financial institutions is one space per four hundred square feet of gross floor area.

The minimum parking requirement for professional offices is one space per four hundred square feet of gross floor area.

The minimum parking requirement for medical and dental offices is one space per one hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area.

The minimum parking requirement for offices not providing customer service is one space per four employees, but not less than one per four hundred square feet of gross floor area.

The minimum parking requirement for retail or personal service stores is one space per three hundred square feet of gross floor area.

The minimum parking requirement for service stations is three spaces per service bay.

The minimum parking requirement for manufacturing uses, research testing, processing and assembling (all industries) is one space per employee on a maximum shift but not less than one space for every two thousand square feet of gross floor area.

The minimum parking requirement for warehouse, storage and wholesale business and freight terminals is one space for every two thousand square feet of gross floor area.

The parking or storage of any truck or truck trailer in excess of one ton for more than twenty-four hours in any three day period shall not be allowed in the front or side yard setbacks.

No driveway in the front yard setback shall be wider than twenty-two feet.

Residential parking spaces shall be on the same lot with the main building. Parking for nonresidential uses may be located up to three hundred feet from the property.

All parking areas and access driveways shall have at a minimum:

1. A smoothly graded stabilized dust free surface that has been treated with dust retardants for single family and duplex residential uses outside the city limits;
2. A paved hard surface (concrete, asphalt, interlocking bricks, etc.) for:
   1. Single family and duplex residential uses inside the city,
   2. Triplex or larger residential uses, and
   3. All nonresidential uses;
3. Adequate drainage so that injuries will not be caused to adjacent properties nor will water drain across a public walk;
4. Appropriate bumper guards or curbs where needed to define parking spaces, limits of paved areas or to prevent vehicles from projecting into any setback or other portion of a lot where parking may be prohibited by another section of this title.
5. All commercial uses including nonconforming commercial uses existing prior to January 1, 2008 which do not have paved parking lots and access driveways shall have five years (until December 31, 2013) to pave. Failure to do so will constitute a violation of these regulations.

Uncovered, open air parking is allowed in the side yard and rear yard setbacks to serve triplex or larger residential uses and all nonresidential uses allowed provided a five foot landscaping and solid screening area is provided adjacent to the adjoining property boundary or a public right-of-way.

The parking of recreational vehicles in the side yard setbacks whether for storage or use shall be prohibited. The parking of boat(s) in the side yard setbacks that have an average height greater than eight (8) feet above the immediately adjacent ground surface and a length from stem to stern greater than twenty (20) feet, shall be prohibited.

All parking areas and access driveways shall have at a minimum:

1. Adequate drainage so that injuries will not be caused to adjacent properties nor will water drain across a public walk;
2. Appropriate bumper guards or curbs where needed to define parking spaces, limits of paved areas, or to prevent vehicles from projecting into any setback or other portion of a lot where parking may be prohibited by another section of this title; and
3. A paved, hard surface.

The property owner or lessee shall be responsible to see that their employees, visitors, guests, or customers park in the designated parking areas.

Visitor, guest or customer drop-off zones and parking shall be provided near visitor or customer entrances into buildings and shall be separated from all-day employee parking.

Parking aisles shall not contain more than ten cars in a row. Total parking area shall be broken into sections not to exceed forty cars. Each section shall be separated by internal drives to improve traffic circulation

All parking spaces must be designated properly by painted lines or other approved methods.

One access shall be allowed per lot, or one access shall be allowed for each two hundred feet of frontage. Minimum distance between accesses shall be one hundred feet. An additional access shall be allowed for the other street frontage on a corner lot. Service stations shall be allowed two accesses per lot on the same frontage.

Each off-street loading space shall measure not less than thirty-five feet by twelve feet and shall have an unobstructed height of fourteen feet six inches and shall be made permanently available for such purposes, and shall be surfaced, improved and maintained.

Whenever any building existing on the effective date of this title is subsequently altered to increase floor area by fifty percent or more, off-street loading spaces shall be provided as indicated. Nothing in these provisions shall be construed to require off-street loading areas for the portions of such buildings existing at the time of passage of this title.

Required off-street loading spaces shall be in conformance with the following: Department stores, retail or wholesale stores, eating and drinking establishments, warehouses, repair, general service, manufacturing or industrial establishments:

1. Department stores, retail or wholesale stores, eating and drinking establishments, warehouses, repair, general service, manufacturing or industrial establishments:
   
   

   Square feet of aggregate gross floor area	Required number of spaces
   10,000 to 19,999	1
   20,000 to 39,999	2
   40,000 to 59,999	3
   Each additional 20,000	1 additional

2. Hotels, office buildings, hospitals or similar institutions, auditoriums or similar places of public assembly:

    

   Square feet of aggregate gross floor area	Required number of spaces
   30,000 to 59,999	1
   60,000 to 89,999	2
   90,000 to 119,999	3
   Each additional 60,000	1 additional

Access to businesses, service stations, roadside stands, public parking lots and all other businesses requiring motor vehicle access shall meet the requirements as hereinafter provided or as prescribed by the Approach Standards for Montana Highways (whichever requirements are greater).

See 18.526.030.

When units or measurements determining the number of required off-street parking and off-street loading spaces results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to one-half shall be disregarded, and fractions of one-half and over shall require one off-street parking or loading space.

No two of said roadways shall be closer to each other than twelve feet on the same parcel, and no roadway shall be closer to a side property line than two feet.

Each roadway shall be not more than thirty-six feet in width measured at right angles to the center line of the driveway, except as increased by permissible curb return radii. The entire flare of any return radius shall fall within the right- of-way. No roadway shall be less than ten feet wide for one-way traffic or twenty feet wide for two-way traffic.

On a corner lot, no roadway shall be closer than twenty feet to the point of intersection of two property lines at any corner as measured along the property line, and no roadway shall extend across such extended property line.

In all cases where there is an existing curb and gutter or sidewalk on the street, the applicant for a permit shall provide a safety island along the entire frontage of the property, except for the permitted roadways. On the two ends and street side of each such island shall be constructed a concrete curb, the height, location and structural specifications of which shall be approved by the building inspector.

Where there is no existing curb and gutter or sidewalk, the applicant may install such curb, gutter and sidewalk but at a minimum shall install a safety island along the entire length of the property line.

The zoning administrator may authorize the joint use of parking facilities for the following uses or activities under conditions specified:

1. Up to fifty percent of the parking facilities required by this chapter for primarily "night time" or "weekend" uses such as theaters, bowling alleys, bars, restaurants, churches and related uses, may be supplied by certain other types of buildings or uses herein referred to as "day time" uses such as banks, offices, retail and personal service shops, clothing, food, furniture, manufacturing or wholesale and related uses.
2. Up to fifty percent of the parking facilities required by this chapter for primarily "day time" uses may be supplied by primarily "night time" uses.
3. Up to one hundred percent of the parking facilities required by this chapter for a church building or for an assembly facility incidental to a public or private school may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities provided by uses primarily of a "day time" nature.

The building or use for which application is being made to utilize the off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use shall be located within three hundred feet of such parking facilities in addition to which:

1. The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the two buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.
2. The applicant shall present to the zoning administrator a properly drawn legal instrument to be recorded with the county clerk and recorder, executed by the parties concerned for long term joint use of off-street parking facilities and approved as to form and manner of execution by the city attorney; such instrument to be filed with the zoning administrator.