Offstreet vehicular parking in conjunction with the requirements for all land or building uses shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

(1)

Usage of spaces. The required offstreet parking area shall be for occupants, employees, visitors, and patrons and shall be limited in use to passenger vehicles not exceeding a net weight of three (3) tons. The storage of merchandise, motor vehicles for sale, or the repair of vehicles is prohibited in the required parking area. See section 101-55 for provisions governing recreational and commercial vehicles.

(2)

Building addition. Whenever a nonresidential building or use requiring offstreet parking is increased in floor area, the minimum number of parking spaces required shall be based upon the entire building or use, including the addition.

(3)

Parking location. Residential offstreet parking spaces shall consist of a parking lot (in the case of multifamily), driveway, carport, garage, or combination thereof, and shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve. All required nonresidential parking spaces shall also be located on premises.

(4)

Common parking area. Two (2) or more buildings or uses may collectively provide the required offstreet parking, in which case the required number of parking spaces shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for each individual use, computed separately. For building or land containing more than one use, the total parking requirement shall be determined to be the sum of the requirements for each use.

(5)

Shared parking. In cases of dual functioning of offstreet parking where operating hours do not overlap, the city commission may grant a modification of these requirements at site plan approval.

(6)

Lighting. Where lighting facilities are provided, they shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjacent residential districts.

(7)

Accessible parking. All parking lots shall meet the requirements of federal and state statute and regulations relative to accessible parking.

(8)

Pedestrian flow. The parking lot design and landscaping shall assure safe and convenient pedestrian flow.

(9)

Causeway parking. Upon new construction or substantial improvement of existing structures, no parking shall be allowed in the rights-of-way along Sadowski Causeway and parking must meet current parking regulations. Further, in the R-2C district there shall be no boat trailers, utility trailers, recreational vehicles, campers or other than private passenger vehicles outside of the footprint of the house.

(Ord. No. 299-1995, 12-28-95; Ord. No. 349-2002, 1-9-03)

*A restaurant in a hotel must meet the restaurant parking requirement in addition to the hotel spaces.

(Ord. No. 299-1995, 12-28-95; Ord. No. 316-1998, 8-13-98)

All offstreet parking lots shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the following standards and regulations:

(1)

Access. Adequate ingress and egress, not less than 10 feet for one way and 20 feet for two-way traffic, to the parking lot by means of clearly defined drives shall be provided.

(2)

Surface. The surface of the parking lot, excepting the buffer strips, shall be constructed of a dustless and durable portland cement concrete, asphaltic concrete or (single-family and two-family residential only) compacted gravel and maintained in a useable condition. The parking lot may be designed to fulfill part of the stormwater detention requirement although undue ponding of surface water in pedestrian areas should be avoided.

(3)

Landscaping. See article VI.

(Ord. No. 299-1995, 12-28-95)

The following minimum design standards shall apply to all required parking lots; see also figure 1:

(1)

Parking space size.

9 feet by 18 feet.

(2)

Alternative aisle and space row widths.

(a)

90 degree pattern:

60 feet wide for 2 tiers; 20 foot aisle for two-way traffic.

(b)

60 degree pattern:

52 feet wide for 2 tiers; 16 foot aisle for one-way traffic.

(c)

45 degree pattern:

50 feet wide for 2 tiers; 15 foot aisle for one-way traffic.

(Ord. No. 299-1995, 12-28-95)

(1)

In general. On the same premises with every commercial structure, there shall be provided and maintained one adequate space for loading and unloading.

(2)

Space design. 10 feet by 40 feet.

(Ord. No. 299-1995, 12-28-95)

(1)

Construction vehicles. Other than a maintenance tractor in R-3 or RH districts, no construction vehicle shall be parked in the city except in conjunction with active construction.

(2)

Commercial vehicles. One currently licensed commercial vehicle of 12,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less may be parked within the owner's property per dwelling unit (ungaraged), if owned or leased by the resident and if no tools, equipment or materials are showing.

(3)

Recreational vehicles. One currently licensed motor home or travel trailer belonging to the resident may be parked within the resident's property per dwelling unit. However, such vehicles can not be used as a residence even for one night. Such vehicles may be parked on a vacant lot only if the lot is adjacent to the dwelling of the resident and owned or leased by the resident. A trailer may be used as a temporary construction office in conformance with section 101-37 but no other business purpose.

(4)

Buses. No bus shall be parked for longer than one 24-hour period during the course of any calender year except in the RH district.

(Ord. No. 299-1995, 12-28-95; Ord. No. 354-2003, 3-13-03)