A.   Size Of Vehicle Parking Space: For the purpose of this section, one hundred eighty (180) square feet of lot or floor area which has means of ingress or egress from a public alley or street, with vertical clearance of at least seven feet (7') shall be deemed parking space for one (1) vehicle. Such space shall not occupy any part of any required front yard, but whereupon, may be included as part of a required open space for side or rear yard.

   B.   Corner Lots: On corner lots, parking space may not be included as part of required yards lying adjacent to either street.

   C.   Paving, Curb Cuts, Drainage And Screening: Such parking spaces and access driveways shall be paved or otherwise surfaced with all-weather dust proof material equal to the specifications provided for Village streets. There shall be not more than two (2) curb cuts required for the driveway connection to the public street or alley. Drainage shall be provided for all surface water to storm sewer inlets. Where such parking areas or lots abut upon adjacent residential properties, there shall be provided a wall or solid screen planting of appropriate shrubs to a height of not less than four feet (4') along the entire boundary, common to both residential and parking areas. Lighting used to illuminate such parking lots shall be arranged so as to reflect the lighting away from adjoining premises to residential districts. Parking facilities accessory to residential use shall be used for the parking of passenger automobiles, pickup trucks or van trucks for passenger use, all of which shall be owned by the occupants of the residence for which such facilities are accessory or their guests.

   D.   Vehicular Access: All off-street automobile parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement. No driveway or curb cuts in any district shall exceed twenty five feet (25') in width. (1979 Code § 5-12-1)

   A.   For Uses In Residential District: Parking spaces accessory to dwellings shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served. Spaces accessory to uses other than dwellings shall be at a distance not in excess of one hundred feet (100') from such use as measured from the entrance to the main building to the nearest point of the parking area.

   B.   For Uses In Business And Industrial Districts: All required parking spaces shall be within one thousand feet (1,000') of the use served, except for spaces accessory to dwelling units, which shall be within three hundred feet (300') of the use served; however, no parking spaces accessory to a use in a business or industrial district shall be located in a residential district. (1979 Code § 5-12-2)

For the following uses, accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided as required hereinafter. Parking spaces required on an employee basis shall be on the maximum number of employees on duty or residing, or both, on the premises at any one (1) time.

   A.   Residential Districts (R-1, R-2):

 

 

   B.   Business Districts (C-1, C-2):

 

 

   C.   Industrial Districts (I-1, I-2):

 

 

   D.   Other Uses: Parking spaces for other permitted or special uses not listed in this section shall be provided in accordance with the determination of the Plan Commission with respect to the number of spaces that are required to serve employees and/or the necessities of the visiting public at each such use. (1979 Code § 5-12-3)