A. Requirement For New Construction Or Major Additions: Off street parking shall be required in the commercial district as an accessory for all new construction or major additions that would involve a substantial increase in floor space for existing businesses.
B. Off Street Parking Requirements: Requirements for off street parking shall be as follows:
1. Parking must be within three hundred feet (300') of the business generating the parking requirements.
2. Except for landscaping, off street parking shall not be used for purposes other than parking. There shall be unobstructed ingress and egress to streets for standard sized automobiles.
3. Off street parking facilities serving more than one business must provide a total number of spaces to fulfill the requirements of all participating businesses.
4. Parking area requirement will not include platforms or loading area.
5. Commercial buildings having access to alleys may use these as off street loading areas.
6. Within a parking area of over five (5) spaces, one may be designed for a compact automobile (20 percent compact sized spaces).
a. Standard space: Nine feet by twenty feet (9' x 20').
b. Compact space: Eight feet by sixteen feet (8' x 16').
7. A minimum number of parking spaces will be required in accordance with the guidelines that follow:
a. Parking areas must be surfaced and must address on site drainage.
b. Construction shall meet all standards as set by the city.
C. High Volume Retail/Service:
1. High volume businesses are those businesses that sell goods or provide services utilized by nearly all consumers at one time or another, such as:
Dry goods or notions store.
2. High volume retail stores will provide one parking space for each employee and one parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of building.
D. Low Volume Retail/Service:
1. Low volume retail or service businesses are those businesses that sell a specialized or limited line of goods or provide a specialized service such as:
Gift, craft, or hobby store.
2. Low volume retail and/or service businesses will provide one parking space for each employee and one parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of building.
E. Eating And Drinking Establishments: Eating and drinking establishments are those businesses that regularly serve food and/or beverages to customers within their buildings. These establishments will provide parking spaces as follows:
1. Restaurants: One for each employee and one for each four (4) seats or thirty inches (30") of seating capacity.
2. Bars, taverns, and soft drink fountains: One for each employee and one for each:
a. Four (4) seats or thirty inches (30") of seating capacity; or
b. Each two hundred (200) square feet of building, whichever is the less.
F. Public Assembly Establishments:
1. Public assembly establishments are those businesses or organizations designed to assemble large groups for meetings, speeches, or services, such as:
Fraternal or service organization assembly halls.
Mortuaries (if they hold services at the building).
2. Such establishments will provide one parking space for each four (4) seats in the assembly hall.
G. Professional Services And Offices: Professional service businesses and offices will provide one parking space for each employee and an additional space for each professional utilizing the office. If the office has a walk-in function as a utility where customers come in to pay bills, the parking regulation will follow that of the low volume retail/service.
H. Residential: All residences or businesses with a residential function will provide two (2) parking spaces per residential unit.
I. Other Businesses: Businesses that are a composite of two (2) or more of the above types or do not fit into one of the categories will work with the planning and zoning commission to reach a compatible agreement on the number of parking spaces to be provided. (Ord. 989, 6-4-1996)