Off-street parking and loading space, as required in this article, shall be provided for all new buildings and structures or additions thereto. Off-street parking and loading space shall also be required for any expansion or enlargement of an existing building or structure which is altered in any manner so as to enlarge or increase capacity by adding or creating dwelling units, guest rooms, floor area or seats. Existing parking area previously required shall not be used to satisfy required off-street parking for any new structures or additions to existing buildings, structures, or uses of land. Such existing parking space shall be maintained and shall not be reduced so long as the main building, structure or use remains, unless an equivalent number of such spaces are provided elsewhere as provided in this article.

(a)

Utilization. Required accessory off-street parking facilities provided for the uses hereinafter listed shall be solely for the parking of motor vehicles in operating condition of patrons, occupants, or employees of such uses.

(b)

Accessory Use. Off-street parking shall be considered as an accessory use to the use for which the parking is provided. Parking not located on the same tract on which the main use is located must be located within the zoning district in which parking or storage lots are permitted as a main or conditional use.

(c)

Computation. When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this regulation results in a requirement of a fractional space, the fraction of one-half (1/2 or less may be disregarded, and a fraction in excess of one-half (1/2) shall be counted as one parking space.

(d)

Mixed Uses. When a building or development contains mixed uses and has less than 300,000 square feet of net leasable floor area, the off-street parking requirements shall be calculated for each individual use and the total parking requirement shall be the sum of individual parking requirements. When a building or development contains mixed uses excluding residential uses and has greater than 300,000 square feet of net leasable floor area and located in a C-2 General Business District, the off-street parking shall be calculated as set out in the Mixed Business and Commercial Center Standard. Net Leasable Floor Area does not include storage areas.

(Ord 2089, Sec. II, 2004)

(a)

Area. A required off-street parking space shall include the actual parking space and access drives or aisles, ramps, and columns.

(b)

Access. Each required off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space.

(c)

Design. Off-street parking spaces shall comply with the design standards relating to curb length, stall depth, driveway width, island width, barriers, and ingress and egress as contained in the Parking Design Standards of this article.

(d)

Surfacing. All required off-street parking and loading areas, including driveways and aisles, shall be graded and paved with asphalt, concrete or asphaltic concrete.

(e)

Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking and loading areas shall be directed away from residential properties in such a way as not to interfere with the residential use.

(f)

Landscaping. No open parking areas shall be located closer than 15 feet to a public street, and no closer than eight feet to a property line other than a street line. Parking areas within the building, or within a parking structure extending more than six feet above the finished grade shall comply with the setback regulations of the main buildings. Such parking setback and other open area shall be brought to finish grade and planted with grass, shrubs and trees, and maintained to at least the average level of maintenance of the other developed property within the immediate neighborhood.

Screening will be required by the building official for a parking area on any side where it may be adversely affect adjacent property, in the form of a wall, screen planting or fence of a height that is adequate.

(g)

In addition, the following regulations shall apply:

(1)

In Districts R-1 to R-4 inclusive, parking of motor passenger cars shall be permitted in customary driveways of single and two family dwellings;

(2)

No signs shall be permitted except those necessary for the orderly parking thereon, and not more than one sign with maximum area of 20 square feet at each entrance to identify such parking area and present any regulations governing same;

(3)

The permitted parking ratio and the allowed dimensions of parking spaces, including off-the-premises parking, for all shops, offices and other business uses which existed on the date of the adoption of this title and which are located on lands zoned District C-O, C-1, C-2, C-3, planned business or by special use permit shall be that which existed on the date of the adoption of this title. Remodeling or reconstruction of said existing buildings may proceed in compliance with applicable codes, provided this prevailing parking ratio is not diminished. Any new construction of or addition to or enlargement of buildings shall require compliance with the parking standards of this title, as applied to the gross floor area of the new buildings or new portion thereof.

(Ord. 2317, Sec. III, 2014)

(a)

Standard parking stall dimensions shall be not less than nine feet by 18 feet, plus the necessary space for maneuvering into and out of the space. Where the end of the parking space abuts a curbed area at least five feet in width (with landscaping or sidewalk), an overhang may be permitted which would reduce the length of the parking space by two feet. Such overhangs shall be measured from the face of the curb. For standard parking lots, minimum dimensions shall be as follows:

(b)

Minimum dimensions for a parallel parking space shall be nine feet by 23 feet.

(c)

A reduction in the minimum parking dimensions for specific land uses, for other configurations, or for parking lots with compact spaces may be approved by the planning commission as part of the site plan approval process for a specific location.

(Ord. 1953, Sec. 1, 1998)

For those buildings where such parking is required, parking areas servicing each building entrance shall have the number of level parking spaces for person(s) with disabilities as set forth in the American with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.

(Ord. 2089, Sec. II, 2004)

Off-street parking spaces shall be provided as follows:

(a)

Dwelling and Lodging Uses.

(1)

Boarding or rooming houses: One parking space per each three sleeping rooms.

(2)

Dormitories, fraternities, sororities: Two parking spaces for each three occupants based on the maximum design capacity of the building.

(3)

Manufactured homes: Two parking spaces per each home.

(4)

Nursing homes and convalescent homes: One parking space per each four beds based on the designed maximum capacity of the building, plus one parking space for each employee.

(5)

Single-family and single-family residential design: Two spaces per dwelling unit, one of which shall be provided in an enclosed garage or carport.

(6)

Two-family and multiple-family excluding group homes: Two spaces per dwelling unit.

(b)

Business and Commercial Uses.

(1)

Automobile, truck, recreational vehicle and mobile home sales and rental lots: One parking space for each 3,000 square feet of open sales lot area devoted to the sale, display and rental of said vehicles, plus one parking space for each employee.

(2)

Day Care Centers. One space for each employee plus one space for each eight children.

(3)

Financial, business, medical or dental clinics and offices, ambulatory surgical centers and professional offices: One parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.

(4)

Bowling alleys: Five parking spaces for each lane.

(5)

Automobile wash: Three holding spaces for each car washing stall plus two drying spaces for each car washing stall.

(6)

Funeral homes and mortuaries: One parking space for each three seats based upon the designed maximum capacity of the parlor, plus one additional parking space for each employee and each vehicle maintained on the premises.

(7)

Furniture and appliance stores, household equipment or furniture repair shop: One parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area.

(8)

Restaurants, private clubs and taverns: One parking space for two and one-half (2.5) seats based on the maximum designed seating capacity; provided, however, that drive-in and drive-through restaurants shall have a minimum of at least ten parking spaces.

(9)

Retail stores and shops: One space per 250 square feet of gross floor area.

(10)

Service stations: One parking space for each employee plus two spaces for each service bay.

(11)

Theaters, auditoriums, and places of assembly, with or without fixed seats: One parking space for each four people, based upon the designed maximum capacity of the building.

(12)

All other business and commercial establishments not specified above: One parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area.

(13)

Mixed Office and Commercial Centers that exceed 300,000 square feet in net leasable floor area and are located in District C-2 General Business District shall provide a minimum of 3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of leasable area.

(c)

Other Uses.

(1)

Churches: One parking space for each four seats based upon the maximum designed seating capacity, including choir lofts.

(2)

Elementary, junior high and equivalent parochial and private schools: Two parking spaces for each classroom.

(3)

High schools, colleges, universities and other similar public or private institutions of higher learning: Eight parking spaces for each classroom, plus one space for each two employees.

(4)

Hospitals: One parking space for each four beds, plus one parking space for each resident or staff doctor plus one space for each two employees based on the largest working shift in any 24-hour period.

(5)

Laundromats: One space for each two washing machines.

(6)

Fraternal associations and union headquarters: One parking space for each four seats based upon the design maximum seating capacity.

(7)

Public Swimming pools: One parking space for each 38 square feet of water area.

(8)

Trade and commercial schools: One parking space for each three students and one space for each employee.

(d)

Assignment of Parking for Uses Not Listed. Any use not included in sections (a)—(c) above, "Required Spaces", shall be assigned a parking requirement by the planning commission, with the approval of the governing body.

(Ord. 2089, 2004; Ord. 2317, Sec. II, 2014)

Plans showing the layout of all required off-street parking and loading areas shall be submitted to and approved by the building official prior to issuance of a building permit. Before approving any parking layout, the building official shall satisfy himself that the spaces provided are usable and meet standard design criteria contained herein. All required off-street parking spaces shall be clearly marked.

Off-street space for the standing, loading and unloading of trucks shall be provided at all buildings in Districts C-1, and C-2 the occupancy of which involves the daily receipt and dispatch of materials by truck. The space shall be so arranged that it will not interfere with the use of off-street parking space provided in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. This requirement may be waived by the board only in case where the volume of goods to be handled is so minor that it can be handled from trucks using on-street or off-street parking facilities without undue interference with peak hour automobile parking.

The location and limitation of access streets and alleys for ingress and egress and the limitation and location of loading docks within and for the use districts described within this title shall be reserved to the Planning Commission and the plan for the proposed development presenting a unified and organized arrangement for such access streets, alleys and loading facilities shall be approved by the Planning Commission before development may be commenced within the use district.