a.

No building or structure shall be erected, enlarged, altered or moved, nor shall any use of any building or structure or land be established, enlarged, altered or increased in any manner unless compliance is made with the requirements for off-street parking and loading and unloading as specified in article 9.

b.

No parking area or parking space which exists at the time this ordinance becomes effective or which subsequent thereto is provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this ordinance shall thereinafter be relinquished or reduced in any manner below the requirements established by this ordinance, unless an additional parking area or space is provided sufficient for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this ordinance and the distance requirements as specified in section 9.01.d.

c.

Plans and specifications showing required off-street parking spaces, including the means of access and interior circulation, shall be submitted to the zoning administrator for review at the time of application for a building permit.

d.

Except as hereafter provided, all off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the principal building to be served by such parking facilities:

1.

Off-street parking facilities for single-family and two-family dwellings may be provided on a separate lot so long as the distance from the parking facility to the single-family or two family-dwelling shall not exceed 150 feet.

2.

In all other cases in which off-street parking facilities are required by this ordinance, such facilities may be provided on a separate lot so long as the distance from such facilities to the principal building which is to be served by such facilities does not exceed 300 feet.

In "AB", "RR" and "OC" districts the use or occupancy of buildings, structures or lands is prohibited unless the following requirements are met and maintained:

a.

Off-street parking areas shall be drained so as to prevent drainage to abutting properties and shall be constructed of material which have a dust-free surface resistant to erosion.

b.

Off-street parking spaces shall not be closer than five feet to any property line, except where a wall, fence or compact planting strip exists as a parking barrier along the property line.

c.

Parking spaces for all types of vehicles and equipment may be provided either in garages, parking areas or driveways. The outdoor parking or storage of not more than two (2) of the following (in total) is permitted, provided that such vehicles and/or watercraft are located completely within the side and rear yards: customary recreational vehicles, customary camping vehicles, and customary watercraft.

d.

Outdoor storage or overnight parking of a commercial vehicle over one ton capacity shall be permitted if such vehicle is necessary to the function of the premises and provided such vehicles(s) shall be parked entirely within a side or rear yard or enclosed within a structure.

In "RA" and "RB" districts the use or occupancy of buildings, structures or land is prohibited unless the following requirements are met and maintained:

a.

Parking of motor vehicles shall be limited to passenger vehicles, one non-residential type recreational vehicle per dwelling unit, and not more than one commercial vehicle of the light delivery type, not to exceed one ton, shall be permitted per dwelling unit. The parking of any other type of commercial vehicle, or bus, except for those parked on school or church property, is prohibited in a residential zone. Parking spaces for all types of uses may be provided either in garages or driveways, provided the clear vision corner areas as set forth in section 6.09 are not obstructed.

b.

Off-street parking spaces shall not be closer than five feet to any property line, except where a wall, fence or compact planting strip exists as a parking barrier along the property line.

Off-street parking areas shall be drained so as to prevent drainage to abutting properties and shall be constructed of materials which will have a dust-free surface resistant to erosion.

The use and occupancy of buildings, structures and lands in the "MH" and "MF" districts is prohibited unless the following requirements are met and maintained:

a.

All private drives and parking areas shall be paved.

b.

All private drives shall have a minimum width of 22 feet and each parking space shall not be less than 8½ feet in width nor less than 18 feet in length.

c.

At least two parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit.

d.

No private drive cul-de-sac shall be more than 300 feet in length nor shall have a turning diameter of less than 75 feet at the terminus thereof.

e.

The parking spaces provided for each dwelling unit shall be located no further than 125 feet therefrom.

In all commercial and industrial districts, the use and occupancy of buildings, structures and land is prohibited unless the following requirements are met and maintained:

a.

Each off-street parking space for automobiles shall not be less than 180 square feet in area, exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition. There shall be provided a minimum access drive of ten feet in width, and where a turning radius is necessary, it will be of such an arc as to reasonably allow an unobstructed flow of vehicles. Parking aisles for automobiles shall be of sufficient width to allow a minimum turning movement in and out of a parking space. The minimum width of such aisle shall be:

1.

For 90-degree parking of perpendicular parking, the aisle shall not be less than 22 feet in width.

2.

For 60-degree parking, the aisle shall not be less than 18 feet in width.

3.

For 45-degree parking, the aisle shall not be less than 13 feet in width.

4.

For parallel parking, the aisle shall not be less than ten feet in width.

b.

Off-street parking facilities required for churches may be reduced by 50 percent where churches are located in non-residential districts and within 300 feet of usable public or private off-street parking areas. Off-street parking facilities for trucks at restaurants, service stations and other similar and related uses shall be of sufficient size to adequately serve trucks and not interfere with other vehicles that use the same facilities. Such truck spaces shall not be less than ten feet in width and 55 feet in length.

c.

Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:

1.

Off-street drives and parking spaces shall not be closer than five feet to any property line, except where a wall, fence or compact parking strip exists as a parking barrier along the property line.

2.

Off-street parking areas shall be paved and drained so as to prevent drainage onto the abutting properties.

3.

Any lighting fixtures used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from any adjoining premises and streets.

4.

Any off-street parking area providing spaces for five or more vehicles shall be effectively lighted and screened on any side which adjoins or faces property adjoining a residential lot or institution by a wall, fence or compact planting not less than four feet in height. Plantings shall be maintained in good condition and not encroach on adjoining property.

5.

All off-street parking areas that make it necessary for vehicles to back out directly into a public road are prohibited, provided that this prohibition shall not apply to [an] off-street parking area of one- or two-family dwellings.

6.

Combined parking facilities are allowed where two or more uses occur on one property or when a building(s) on one property contains two or more uses, provided that the permanent allocation of the required number of parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses and computed in accordance with this ordinance. Parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing the required parking facilities for any other use, except churches.

d.

Any sign intended to advertise parking or loading facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the regulations specified in article 8.

e.

A business involving the repair, service, sale or display of vehicles is prohibited in areas used for parking or loading.

f.

All drives and parking areas in commercial zoning shall be paved.

a.

For the purpose of determining off-street parking requirements in accordance with the provisions of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

1.

Floor area. In the case of uses where floor area is the unit for determining the required number of off-street parking spaces, said unit shall mean the gross floor area, except that such floor area need not include any area used for incidental service storage installation of mechanical equipment, penthouses, housing ventilators and heating systems and similar uses.

2.

Places of assembly. In stadiums, sports arenas, churches and other places of assembly in which those in attendance occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities, each 18 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat. In cases where a place of assembly has both fixed seats and open assembly areas, requirements shall be computed separately for each type and added together.

3.

Fractions. When units of measurement determining the number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional space, any fraction shall require one parking space.

b.

In the applicable districts, unless otherwise specifically provided, no building, structure or land shall be used or occupied unless the following off-street parking requirements are met and maintained:

c.

Where a use is not specifically mentioned in sub-paragraph b. of section 9.06, the requirements of a similar or related use shall apply as determined by the zoning administrator, or in his absence, the building inspector.

In all districts, except in the case of single-family and two-family dwelling unit structures, no building, structure or land shall be used or occupied unless the off-street loading and unloading requirements set forth below are met and maintained:

a.

Plans and specifications showing required loading and unloading spaces, including the means of ingress and egress and interior circulation, shall be submitted to the zoning administrator, or in his absence, the building inspector for review at the time of application for a building permit for the erection or enlargement of a use or a building or structure.

b.

Each off-street loading-unloading space shall not be less than the following:

1.

In a residential district, a loading-unloading space shall not be less than ten feet in width and 25 feet in length and if a roofed space, not less than 14 feet in height.

2.

In any commercial or industrial district, a loading-unloading space shall not be less than ten feet in width and 65 feet in length and if a roofed space, not less than 15 feet in height.

c.

Subject to the limitation of the next paragraph, a loading-unloading space may occupy all or any part of any required side or rear yard; except the side yard along a side street in the case of a corner lot. In no event shall any part of a required front yard be occupied by such loading space.

d.

Any loading-unloading space shall not be closer than 50 feet to any other lot located in any residential district unless wholly within a completely enclosed building or unless enclosed on all sides by a wall, fence or compact planting not less than six feet in height.

e.

In the case of mixed uses on one lot or parcel, the total requirements for off-street loading-unloading facilities shall be the sum of the various uses computed separately.

f.

All off-street loading-unloading facilities that make it necessary to back out directly into a public road shall be prohibited.

g.

Off-street loading-unloading requirements for multiple-family dwellings, hotels, hospitals, mortuaries, public assembly, offices, retail, wholesale, industrial or other uses similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicle, the uses having over 5,000 square feet of gross floor area shall be provided with at least one off-street loading-unloading space, and for every additional 20,000 square feet of gross floor space, or fraction thereof, one additional loading-unloading space, the size of such loading-unloading space subject to the provisions of this ordinance.

h.

Where a use is not specifically mentioned, the requirements of a similar or related use shall apply, as determined by the zoning administrator, or in his absence, the building inspector.