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Dresser City Zoning Code

17.12 Parking

The following table of parking requirements for various uses shall be applied to all new developments. Allocation of said parking areas shall be indicated on the plans required for obtaining a building permit.
Use
Parking Requirements
Single-family residential
2 spaces/dwelling unit
Elementary schools
1 space/2 employees
Junior or senior high school
1 space/2 employees plus
1 space/10 students
Libraries
1 space/800 gross square feet
Auditoriums (school)
1 space/8 seats
School gyms, stadiums, etc.
1 space/8 seats
Institutions for care of the aged
1 space/4 beds plus
1 space/2 employees plus
1 space/doctor on staff
Hospitals
1 space/2 beds plus
1 space/2 employees plus
1 space/doctor on staff
Mobile home parks
2 spaces/lot
Philanthropic and charitable uses
1 space/2 employees plus adequate number to serve public (as determined by Building Inspector)
Public utilities and service uses
1 space/2 employees plus adequate number to serve public (as determined by Building Inspector)
Private clubs
1 space/lodging room plus spaces equal to 30% of capacity in persons
Noncommercial community center
Parking spaces equal to 30% of capacity in persons
Radio and TV stations
1 space/2 employees
Churches, etc.
1 space/6 seats
Apartment hotels
1 space/dwelling unit
Boarding houses, etc.
1 space/3 rooming units plus
1 space for manager
Multi-family residential
1.2 spaces/dwelling unit, except that in housing developments for the elderly this ratio shall be 0.5 spaces/dwelling unit
Taverns and restaurants
Parking space equal to 30% of capacity in persons
Service stations
1 space/2 employees plus
1 space for manager
Resorts
1 space/2 employees plus space equal to 20% capacity or
1 space/rental unit whichever is greater
Shopping centers
5.5 spaces/1,000 gross square feet of floor area
Bowling alleys
5 spaces/alley plus
1 space/300 gross feet used for bars, restaurants, etc.
Travel trailer parks
1 1/2 spaces per travel trailer site
Campgrounds
1 space/campsite
Pool halls, dance halls, pools, skating rinks, etc.
Parking space equal to 30% of the capacity in persons
Medical and dental clinic
3 spaces/staff member
Auto sales
2 spaces/employee
Post office
1 space/2 employees plus
1 space/300 gross square feet in excess of 4,000 square feet
Commercial schools (music, dance, etc.)
1 space/employee plus
1 space/5 students
Indoor theater
1 space/6 seats up to 400 seats plus 1 space/each 4 seats over 400
Funeral parlors
8 spaces/chapel or parlor plus
1 space/funeral vehicle
Highway commercial district
1 space/200 gross square feet in excess of 2,000 square feet or 6 spaces/1,000 gross square feet in integrated center
Animal hospitals and kennels
2 spaces/employee
Car wash
1 space/3 employees plus
1 space for manager plus space equalling 5 times capacity of car wash
Cartage and express facilities
1 space/vehicle operated plus
1 space/2 employees
Contractor or construction office
1 space/employee
Laundries
1 space/3 employees
Printing and publishing
1 space/3 employees
Warehousing and wholesaling
1 space/3 employees
Hotels
1 space/3 rooms
Laboratories
1 space/3 employees
Motels
1 space/unit plus
1 space/manager
Riding stables
1 space/employee and enough additional space for public (as determined by Plan Commission)
General industry
1 space/1.3 employees (maximum number of employees at one time in plant)
(1) 
Requirements for other than residential. Off-street parking for other than residential uses shall be either on the same lot or within 300 feet of the building it is intended to serve, measured from the nearest point of the building to the nearest point of the off-street parking lot.
(2) 
Construction permit. No parking lot shall be constructed or reconstructed unless and until a building permit is issued. Application for a permit shall be submitted with two copies of plans for the development and construction of the parking lot. Adequate ingress to the parking lot shall be provided and all parking spaces shall be provided adequate access by means of maneuvering lanes. Provisions of adequate ingress and egress shall be reviewed and approved by the Building Inspector or such other officials as may be designated by the Village Board.
(3) 
Planting requirements. All open off-street automobile parking areas, either created or redesigned and rebuilt subsequent to the adoption of this chapter, containing two or more rows of parking stalls and an area of 10,000 square feet or more, shall provide and maintain canopy-type shade trees along with other forms of vegetation hardy to this region in tree islands and planting strips totalling not less than 3% of the surfaced parking areas. The minimum size of each tree island or planting strip shall be not less than 50 square feet. The size, type and location of the islands and planting strips and the plant material shall be indicated on the plans required for obtaining a building permit.