The purpose of this chapter is to regulate parking and loading spaces, vehicle traffic and access in order to provide orderly and adequate development of these needed amenities, and in so doing, promote the safety and well being of the citizens of the city. Consequently, there shall be provided at the time of the erection of any main building or at the time any main building is enlarged or increased, minimum off street parking space with adequate provisions for ingress and egress by standard sized automobiles.

(1985 Code § 19-4-1)

In all zones there shall be provided the following number of parking spaces:

A.

For a single-family dwelling, two (2) parking spaces.

B.

For a two-family dwelling, four (4) spaces.

C.

For a three-family dwelling, six (6) parking spaces.

D.

For a four-family dwelling, eight (8) parking spaces.

E.

For other multiple-family dwellings:

1.

Standard multiple-family dwelling, two and one-fourth (2¼) parking spaces per dwelling unit;

2.

Multiple-family dwelling designed to accommodate exclusively bachelor and/or bachelorette (presence of resident manager does not make this type a standard multiple-family dwelling), one parking space for each person in each unit. Building permit will stipulate maximum number of persons per unit and number and type of unit;

3.

Housing exclusively for elderly and/or handicapped, one parking space per unit.

F.

If any dwelling unit is increased by occupant use after the original building permit is issued, the parking requirements shall reflect that increase.

G.

In addition to the above parking space requirements, one parking space shall be provided for every two (2) paying guests residing in such dwelling units. Such paying guests refers to the rental of sleeping rooms within the dwelling unit.

H.

For two-family, three-family, four-family, and multiple-family dwellings, visitor/guest parking shall be required to be located within one hundred and fifty feet (150') of measured linear distance from the nearest accessible entranceway of each dwelling unit.

(Ord. 819, 10-2-2012; amd. Ord. 963, 4-4-2023)

For new buildings or for any enlargement or increase in seating capacity, floor area or guestrooms of any existing building, there shall be provided:

When a property or properties are part of a business/retail center development that has a reciprocal agreement that pertains to parking and cross access, the city may consider the entire development's parking availability rather than calculating the parking requirement for individual business uses. Parking/land that is not part of the individual businesses' property may be included as meeting the parking requirement if there is a reciprocal agreement for parking within the business center.

(Ord. 881, 7-20-2016; amd. Ord. 963, 4-4-2023)

When measurements determining number of required parking spaces result in a fractional space, any fraction up to one-half (1/2) shall be disregarded, and fractions including one-half (1/2) and over shall require one parking space.

(1985 Code § 19-4-4)

A.

Location: Parking space as required in sections 10-15-2 and 10-15-3 of 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 further than five hundred feet (500') therefrom.

B.

Surface; Drainage: 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 (1") an hour rainfall. Surface drainage is not allowable across pedestrian walkways.

C.

Access: Access across and over the required front yard is allowed to the side yard or rear yards. In the case of multiple-family dwellings, not more than fifty percent (50%) of the required side and rear yards shall be used for parking or vehicular access lanes. In such cases where it is deemed necessary to utilize more than fifty percent (50%) of the required side and rear yards, any said yard area used in excess of said limits shall be provided in an equivalent amount of land area elsewhere on the same lot as the building as open green space, patios, play areas or courts.

D.

Design, Maintenance: 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, with a minimum width of nine feet (9'), the width being measured at a right angle to the side lines of the parking space.

2.

Adequate automobile access to and from parking areas for interior block developments shall be provided. Minimum size of the access strip shall be as follows based on the number of units to be served:

a.

Up to and including four (4) dwelling units, sixteen feet (16');

b.

From five (5) to eleven (11) dwelling units, one 24-foot two-way access strip or two (2) 16-foot one-way access rights-of-way;

c.

Twelve (12) or more dwelling units, one 36-foot two-way access strip, or two (2) 18-foot one-way access strips;

d.

A greater size of access right-of-way may 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 fences not less than four feet (4') nor more than seven feet (7') high, except that some type of hedgerow shrubs may be used in place of a wall or fence, provided the hedge is continuous along adjoining property and at maturity is not less than five feet (5') nor more than seven feet (7') high. Hedgerow shrubs shall be maintained and replaced where necessary in order that the hedge may become an effective screen from bordering property within a maximum five (5) year period. Front yard and corner lot fences or hedgerow plantings shall maintain height requirements of their respective zones and shall be compatible with the requirements of section 10-14-7 of this title.

4.

Lighting and signs shall conform to the requirements set forth in this title.

5.

Parking spaces for dwellings will be located on the same lot with the dwelling.

(1985 Code § 19-4-5)

On the same premises with every building or use involved in the receipt of distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with public use of streets or alleys. Such space, unless otherwise adequately provided, shall include a ten foot by twenty-five foot (10' x 25') loading space with fourteen foot (14') height clearance, for every twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or fraction thereof in excess of three thousand (3,000) square feet of land use for the above mentioned purposes.

(1985 Code § 19-4-6)

Service stations, roadside stands, public parking lots and all other business needing motor vehicle access shall meet the following requirements:

A.

Access to the station or other structure or parking lot shall be by not more than two (2) roadways for each one hundred feet (100') or fraction thereof of frontage on any street; no two (2) said approaches shall be closer to each other than twelve feet (12'); each of said approaches shall be not more than fifty feet (50') in width. Location of approaches shall be as approved by the planning commission as part of the site plan; and a curb, hedge or fence of not more than two feet (2') in height shall be provided by the owner to limit access to the permitted roadway.

B.

Gasoline pumps shall be set back at least twenty feet (20') from any property line bordering a street; provided, that a pump island parallel to an adjoining street may be located not less than fifteen feet (15') from the property line bordering said street.

(1985 Code § 19-4-7)

Privately owned land within an area zoned for residential purposes shall not be used as a regular means of vehicular passage to and from property in commercial or manufacturing zones.

(1985 Code § 19-4-8)