1. Parking space as required by this Chapter shall be on the same lot with the main building, or in the case of buildings other than dwellings, may be located no farther than five hundred feet there from.
2. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public parking area shall be paved with an asphalt or concrete surface and shall have appropriate bumper guards or curbs where needed, as determined by the Building Inspector to protect adjacent property owners or persons using a sidewalk. Catch basins and drains shall be provided to collect surface drainage of all paved areas at a minimum rate of one inch an hour rainfall. Surface drainage is not allowable across pedestrian walkways.
3. For all purposes permitted in a residential zone, none of the front yard area required by the respective zones shall be used for parking but shall be left in open green space, except that access across and over the required front yard is allowed to the side or rear yards. In the case of multiple family dwellings and non-residential uses in a residential zone, not more than fifty percent of the required side and rear yards shall be used for parking. Any said yard area used in excess of said limits shall be provided in an equivalent amount of land elsewhere on the same lot as the building as open green space, patios, play areas or courts.
4. The design and maintenance of off-street parking facilities shall be subject to the following provisions:
   1. Each parking space shall encompass not less than one hundred eighty (180) square feet of net area. Each parking space shall be not less than nine (9) feet wide, the width being measured at a right angle for the sidelines of the parking space.
   2. Adequate automobile access to and from the parking area for interior block development shall be provided. The minimum size of the access right-of-way shall be as follows based on the number of units served:
      (1) up to and including four (4) dwelling units - sixteen (16) feet.
      (2) five (5) or more dwelling units, one (1) twenty-four (24) foot two-way access right-of-way or two (2) sixteen (16) foot one- way access rights-of-way.
      (3) a greater size of access right-of-way be required as deemed necessary by the Planning Commission especially in cases where access right-of-way will create corner lots from otherwise interior lots.
   3. All off-street parking spaces and associated access lanes shall be effectively screened on any side adjoining any property in a residential zone by a masonry wall or fence not less than four (4) feet nor more than seven (7) feet high, except that some type of hedge-row shrubs may be used in place of a wall or fence provided that the hedge is continuous along adjoining property and at maturity is not less than five (5) feet nor more than seven (7) feet high. Hedgerow shrubs shall be maintained and replaced where necessary in order that the hedge may become an effective screen from boarding property within a maximum of five (5) year period. Front yard and corner lot fences or planting shall maintain height requirements of their respective zones.
   4. Lighting and signs shall conform to the requirements set forth in this Zoning Ordinance.
   5. Parking requirements for dwellings will be located on the same lot with the dwelling.
   6. All private parking facilities must be improved with a hard surface such as concrete or asphalt and must be sloped and graded to prevent drainage of storm water onto adjacent properties.

One concrete or asphalt slab for the purpose of providing additional off-street parking may be constructed in one required side yard of a dwelling provided that:

1. The dwelling unit has the minimum number of required off-street parking spaces.
2. The slab is at least eight (8) feet wide and is of sufficient length to accommodate the vehicle with no portion of the vehicle extending forward of the front face of the dwelling.
3. The connecting driveway to the slab must be tapered to use the existing driveway approach or a new approach must be installed for the new driveway.
4. Any slab constructed must remain open and unobstructed to the sky.
5. No vehicle shall be parked in the required side yard unless the parking area is improved with hard surface material such as concrete or asphalt.
6. Any slab constructed for vehicle parking must be screened by a non-see through fence of not less than six (6) feet in height along the length of the slab beyond the front yard setback.
7. All storm water run-offs from the hard surface of slab must be directed so as to prevent drainage onto adjacent properties.

1. The applicant for a use permit for all residential, commercial or industrial structures all other businesses and uses, and public and semi-public buildings shall install high back curb, gutter and sidewalk and entrance ways to City Public Works Standards and location, within public or private streets along the entire property line which abuts the street, except in Agricultural Zones, and other Zones where a residential dwelling is on one (1) acre or more, and where City regulations exempt such curb, gutter or sidewalk installation.
2. The Planning Commission may defer or exempt the installation of high back curb and gutter and/or sidewalk where topographic, timing or other unusual or special conditions exist, provided that the public health, safety and welfare is preserved.