(a)

Parking space: An off-street parking space is herein defined as an area on said lot within property lines sufficient in size to park one automobile and shall be not less than eight and one-half (8½) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long connected to a public street or alley by a driveway of at least ten (10) feet in length. On each lot which fronts on a public street, there must be a turnaround space in order to prevent backing into a public street. Except for single-family dwellings, the parking space and connecting driveways shall be surfaced with a permanent dust-free paving (e.g., asphalt, concrete, or brick). For single-family residences within R-1 zones, permanent dust-free paving shall extend into the property a minimum of thirty (30) feet from the street. In instances where the geography or layout of the lot is prohibitive to the thirty foot dust-free paving minimum, the paving shall extend to the maximum amount practicable to satisfy this requirement. Neither driveways nor parking spaces shall utilize the public right-of-way for parking.

(Ord. No. 612, § 1, 9-7-1971; Ord. No. 627, § 1, 6-6-1972; Ord. No. 2025-378, § I, 7-8-2025)

The following off-street parking spaces shall be provided.

(a)

For dwelling units and other housing and residential buildings, off-street parking is to be provided as follows:

(1)

For single-family residences in the residential (R-1) district, three (3) spaces on the lot for each dwelling unit

(2)

For single-family residences in multifamily districts, three (3) spaces on the lot for each dwelling unit.

(3)

For two-family and multifamily dwelling and apartments in any permitted district, two (2) spaces on the lot for each dwelling unit.

(4)

For dormitories and rooming houses, one space on the lot for each two (2) beds.

(5)

For fraternities and sororities, one space on the site for each five (5) active members.

(6)

For churches erected on new sites, one parking space on the lot fore each six (6) seats in the main auditorium, or each sixty-four (64) square feet where there are no seats, except that where there are existing off-street parking facilities adjacent and available to the church use this requirement may be reduced to one space for each eight (8) seats.

(7)

For existing churches where additional seating facilities are being provided in the main auditorium or assembly room, one parking space on the lot for each eight (8) additional seats or each additional sixty-four (64) square feet where there are no seats other than in the auditorium.

(b)

For places of public assembly:

(1)

For auditorium and theaters, one space for each four (4) seats provided or each thirty-two (32) square feet of assembly area, where there are no seats.

(2)

For elementary schools, two (2) spaces for each thirty (30) students.

(3)

For junior high schools, four (4) spaces for each thirty (30) students.

(4)

For senior high schools, seven (7) spaces for each thirty (30) students.

(5)

For hospitals, one and one-half (1½) spaces for each hospital bed.

(6)

For nursing homes, one space for each three (3) hospital beds.

(7)

For hotels or motels in a commercial district, one and one-fourth (1¼) space for each guest unit.

(8)

For institutions, clubs, lodges and other public and semipublic buildings, one space on the site for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area.

(c)

For the following uses, off-street parking is to be provided:

(1)

For medical and dental clinics and offices, three (3) spaces for each doctor's or dentist's office plus one space for each examining room.

(2)

For barber and beauty shops as home occupations, one space for each one hundred (100) square feet or one space for each dwelling unit, plus one space for each chair.

(3)

For barber and beauty shops, one space for each one hundred (100) square feet or two (2) spaces for each chair, whichever is greater.

(4)

For furniture stores, one space for each two hundred (200) square feet sales and display floor area.

(5)

For new auto sales, one space for each three hundred (300) square feet sales and display floor area.

(6)

For used car sales, one space for each one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet lot area.

(7)

For service stations, four (4) spaces minimum plus one space for each lubrication rack.

(8)

For lumber and heavy equipment sales, one space for each two hundred (200) square feet of sales and display floor area.

(9)

For drive-in groceries, laundries, cleaning establishments, lunchrooms, food and drink dispensaries and any other drive-in type establishment in any commercial district, one space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area.

(10)

For housing for the elderly, one space for each three (3) apartment units.

(11)

For restaurants and cafeterias, one space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area.

(d)

For the following uses, off-street parking is to be provided as follows:

(1)

For commercial uses in the industrial districts, one space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area.

(2)

For industrial uses in industrial districts, one space for each two (2) employees on the premises at any one time.

(3)

For all other uses where located in the multi-family or commercial districts, one space for each two hundred (200) square feet floor space; where located in the industrial district, one space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor space.

(4)

In shopping centers, for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, there should be four and one-half (4½) parking spaces provided within the defined shopping center boundaries.

(e)

For row housing, off-street parking is to be provided as follows:

(1)

For row housing subdivisions, one space for each dwelling unit, which space may be provided on the lot, or in a servitude provided for parking and access within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the lot with street entrances to parking area at least fifty (50) feet apart, and with all parking facilities to be shown on the preliminary subdivision plat.

(f)

The foregoing requirements are subject to the following general rules:

(1)

In the commercial and industrial districts, parking space may be provided on a separate lot if within three hundred (300) feet of a building and two (2) or more owners may join together in the provision of this parking space; and in the district, parking space may be provided on a separate lot if within three hundred (300) feet of an existing building or buildings; but not new buildings, and two (2) or more owners may join together in the provision of this parking space.

(2)

In the commercial and industrial districts, within fifty (50) feet of a residential district, measured from either side line and parallel to the street, no parking lot with a capacity of more than three (3) cars shall be located in a front yard.

(g)

Existing buildings.

(1)

Existing buildings not complying with off-street parking or loading requirements may be remodeled, repaired, and structurally altered but any enlargement must provide the parking spaces as required by the enlargement.

(h)

Enforcement and alterations.

(1)

For any off-street parking facility as required by this ordinance, a layout plan showing entrances, drives and parking stalls shall be submitted to the appropriate local officials as provided by local ordinances; and

(2)

Before a building permit is issued for the building which the required parking facility is to serve, the parking facility must be included in the plans and specifications and accepted by the authorized officials as being in conformance with all requirements of this ordinance;

(3)

Alteration or reduction of these requirements may be made by the local governing authority where the applicant demonstrates that the specific use of a building would make unnecessary the full number of parking spaces required by this ordinance;

(4)

In the event of a conflict arising over the necessary number of parking spaces required by a concurrence of businesses, the one with the larger requirement will be the governing factor.

No land shall be used or occupied and no structure shall be erected or structurally altered for commercial or industrial uses in which commodities are sold, displayed, stored, serviced, repaired, altered, or fabricated as the principal use of the establishment unless off-street loading spaces required herein are provided. Such loading spaces, however, are not required for any commercial or industrial structure or use existing at the time of the enactment of this ordinance unless such structure or use is enlarged or structurally altered by thirty-three and one-third (33⅓) percent.

The off-street loading spaces required by this ordinance shall be located in all cases on the same lot or parcel of land as the use or structure they are intended to serve. In no case should any required loading space be part of an area used to satisfy the off-street parking requirement of this ordinance.

For each commercial or industrial establishment required to provide off-street loading space, at least one loading space with an area of at least two hundred (200) square feet shall be provided. If the commercial or industrial structure contains over two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of gross floor area, two (2) off-street loading spaces shall be provided. In such a case one space shall be at least two hundred (200) square feet in area, and the other space shall be at least four hundred fifty (450) square feet in area with a minimum overhead clearance of fourteen (14) feet, if the loading space is sheltered by a roof.

If off-street loading facilities are located next to a residential district, the following requirements shall apply: Where such area is contiguous to a lot in a residential district and is not separated by a street, alley, or other public way, a wall or fence of solid appearance or tight evergreen hedge having a height of not less than six (6) feet shall be erected and maintained between such area and the property in the residential district. Any light used to illuminate said parking lot shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises and abutting streets. If such area is subject to wheeled traffic, it shall be surfaced with impervious surfacing material to make such area usable in wet weather and to prevent dust in dry weather.

(Ord. No. 612, § 1, 9-7-1971; Ord. No. 837, § 1, 11-23-1982; Ord. No. 2025-378, § II, 7-8-2025)