Off-street parking spaces under standards set forth in this chapter shall be provided for new uses in the quantities specified in this section.

A.

Residential Uses.

1.

One-family dwelling, two spaces;

2.

Duplex dwelling, four spaces;

3.

Multiple-family dwelling with sixteen or fewer dwelling units, two spaces for each dwelling unit; except in cases of housing dedicated to senior citizen housing one space for each dwelling unit;

4.

Multiple-family dwelling with more than sixteen dwelling units, thirty-two spaces, plus one and one-half spaces for each dwelling unit in excess of sixteen; except in cases of housing dedicated to senior citizen housing one space for each dwelling unit;

5.

Convalescent homes, homes for the children or aged, and similar residential institutions, one space for each three beds.

B.

Commercial Uses. Commercial uses within the area designated "Parking Exempt" on the map and addenda to the map shall not be subject to the following requirements:

1.

Food or drug stores with more than five thousand square feet of gross floor area: one space for each one hundred square feet of gross floor area;

2.

Other retail stores with more than five thousand square feet of gross floor area: one space for each one hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area;

3.

Retail stores with five thousand or less square feet of gross floor area: one space for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area; provided that at least two spaces shall be provided for any such use;

4.

Medical and dental offices: one space for each one hundred square feet of gross floor area;

5.

Offices other than medical or dental: one space for each four hundred square feet of gross floor area; provided that at least two spaces shall be provided for any such use;

6.

Restaurants: one space for every three seats or stools or for every three persons of legal occupancy, whichever is greater;

7.

Bowling alley: four spaces for each alley;

8.

Self-service laundry: one space for every three washing or drying machines;

9.

Banks: one space for each four hundred square feet of gross floor area;

10.

Funeral parlors: one space for each one hundred square feet of chapel or auditorium area;

11.

Barber or beauty shops: two spaces for each operator station;

12.

Personal service establishments not otherwise listed: one space for each four hundred square feet of gross floor area; provided that at least two spaces shall be provided for any such use;

13.

Motel: one space for each sleeping unit;

14.

Motor vehicle or machinery sales: one space for each two thousand square feet of gross floor area;

15.

Wholesale establishments: one space for each two thousand square feet of gross floor area.

C.

Industrial Uses.

1.

Manufacturing: one space for each one thousand square feet of gross floor area, provided that additional parking shall be provided for any retail sales or office space at the ratio required in subsection B(1) through (5);

2.

Contractors establishment: one space for each thousand square feet of gross floor area, provided that additional parking shall be provided for any retail sales or office space at the ratio required in subsection B(1) through (5);

3.

Warehouses: one space for each two thousand square feet of gross floor area provided that additional parking shall be provided for any retail sales or office space at the ratio required in subsection B(1) through (5).

D.

Institutional Uses.

1.

Schools: one space for each eight seats in auditorium, or one space for each two hundred square feet of public assembly area if such does not have fixed seating;

2.

Auditoriums, theaters, churches, and community centers: one space for each four seats or for each eight feet of bench seating, or one space for each one hundred square feet of public assembly area if use does not have fixed seating;

3.

Libraries, museums: one space for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area;

4.

Hospitals: two spaces for each three beds.

E.

Unlisted Uses. A parking requirement for any use not listed in the preceding sections shall be established by the building inspector, based on the requirement for that listed use deemed to be most comparable in terms of parking demand or on standards in the building code.

F.

Fractional Spaces. Whenever the preceding formulas result in a requirement for a fractional number of spaces, the requirement shall be rounded upward to a whole number.

G.

Off-Street Loading Facilities. The building inspector shall require that any new business, industrial or institutional use, provide sufficient off-street truck loading facilities to assure that no loading or unloading occurs within any public right-of-way, provided that uses within the area marked "Parking Exempt" on the map shall not be subject to this requirement.

(Ord. 163 § 7.1, 1989)

A.

All parking areas, except residential parking for six spaces or less, shall provide for the turning, maneuvering and parking of the required number of vehicles on the lot.

B.

All areas used for parking and maneuvering of vehicles shall be surfaced as specified by the city public works director.

C.

Artificial lighting which may be provided shall be deflected so as to not shine into adjacent dwellings and so as not to create a hazard to the traveling public on any road.

D.

Each required parking space shall be of usable shape and accessible from a public street or alley. Where access drives are necessary, they shall be no less than fifteen feet in width for nonresidential and multiple family residential developments and no less than nine feet for one family and duplex dwellings.

E.

Commercial or industrial parking area shall be screened from adjacent residential zones by means of sight obscuring landscape, screens, walls or fences, which shall be subject to the following standards:

1.

Sight obscuring screening shall be not less than five feet in height;

2.

Required screening shall be at least eighty percent opaque when viewed horizontally from between two feet above average grade and the top of the screening;

3.

Screen plantings shall be of such size as to provide the required degree of screening within twelve months after installation;

4.

Required screening shall be continuously maintained;

5.

All areas used for parking, loading and maneuvering of vehicles shall be physically separated from public streets or adjoining property by required setbacks or by bumper rails, or other effective and suitable barriers against the access or egress of unchanneled motor vehicles.

F.

Joint Use of Parking. The building inspector may authorize the joint use of parking facilities under the following conditions:

1.

Up to one hundred percent of the parking space required for a church may be supplied by off-street parking provided for other uses, provided that such parking lies within two hundred feet of the site of the church;

2.

Up to fifty percent of the parking space required for a theater, auditorium, bowling alley, or community center may be supplied by off-street parking provided for other uses, provided that such parking lies within two hundred feet of the site of subject use;

3.

Two or more uses may join to develop a cooperative parking facility: the total amount of parking required under such circumstances shall be ten percent less than the total amount required for the uses separately. In case of uses which operate at totally different times, the total minimum amount is that required for the most intensive use;

4.

Under subdivisions 1, 2 or 3 of this subsection, there shall be filed with the building inspector a written agreement between parties involved assuring to the building inspector's satisfaction, the validity and perpetuity of the joint use.

G.

Location of Parking. All required off-street parking other than joint use parking as provided in subsection F shall be located on the same site as the principal use, provided that such parking may be located on another site within two hundred feet of the principal use if a covenant or written agreement is filed with the building inspector assuring to the building inspector's satisfaction the perpetuity of such parking.

(Ord. 163 § 7.2, 1989)