For all buildings or structures hereafter erected, constructed reconstructed, moved or altered, off-street parking in the form of garages or areas made available exclusively for a parking shall be provided. These parking spaces shall be located entirely on the same property as the main use with no portion other than the necessary drives extending into any street or other public way. Parking shall be provided in quantities stated in the various zoning district regulations, except that certain occupancies which may have unusual parking needs are separately listed below. The issuance of building permits or certificates of occupancy shall require compliance with the minimum parking standards even though a development plan may have been approved previously which included fewer parking spaces due to the unknown or changing status of occupancy, except as hereinafter provided, no parking of motor vehicles shall occur except on paved parking areas required by this article.

All parking areas and drives leading thereto shall be ready for use upon occupancy of a building and shall be surfaced with a permanent, bituminous or concrete paving meeting the standards of the City prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, unless special permission is granted by the City Engineer due to weather conditions not being satisfactory for placing asphaltic materials. All parking lots and drives leading thereto, except those serving one-family dwellings, shall have curbs and drainage facilities approved by the City Engineer.

Ingress and egress to all parking areas, garages and carports shall be by means of paved driveways not exceeding 35 feet in width.

All residential driveways and parking areas in existence prior to December 18, 1991, and not paved with a hard surface in compliance with section 16-802 of the City Code shall be considered a "nonconforming site improvement," as defined in subsection 16-1201(g). These driveways and parking areas shall not be required to be paved, but shall be required to comply with all maintenance standards established for these driveways and parking areas. To be granted "nonconforming site improvement" status, the existence and relative size and location of the driveway must be recorded with the City Clerk.

Residence and property owners will have until December 31, 1994, to register their property by showing that a driveway or parking area existed prior to December 18, 1991. After December 31, 1994, unpaved driveways and parking areas that are not registered with the City Clerk will be presumed to be unlawful unless the property owner can provide convincing evidence to the contrary.

Where permitted, residential driveways and parking areas that are not paved with a hard surface shall be maintained to meet the following standards:

(a)

The surface of the driveway or parking area shall consist of a uniform layer of gravel evenly distributed form edge to edge, and shall be free of bare spots and vegetation.

(b)

The depth of the gravel layer shall be an average of two inches and a minimum of one inch.

(c)

The material used for gravel driveway or parking area shall be rock or crushed stone not more than one inch in diameter and shall not contain dirt, sticks, construction debris or other foreign material. Sand, rock powder or other similar material less than one-eighth inch in diameter is not prohibited, but shall not be included in the measurement of minimum gravel depth.

(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. The overhang shall be measured from the face of the curb. For standard parking lots, minimum dimensions shall be as follows:

PARKING CONFIGURATION

(b)

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

(c)

Minimum parking dimensions for other configurations or for parking lots with compact car spaces shall be determined by the Governing Body.

For those buildings where parking is required, parking areas servicing each building entrance shall have the number of level parking spaces for person(s) with disabilities set forth in the following "Accessible Parking Spaces Table" and be identified by above-grade signs as reserved for person(s) with disabilities set forth in the following "Accessible Parking Spaces Table"' and be identified by above-grade signs as reserved for person(s) with disabilities.

ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES TABLE

These parking spaces shall conform with the requirements of the Building Code and applicable state law with regard to parking space dimensions and signage.

Head-in parking from any public right-of-way shall not be permitted.

(a)

Parking areas in conventional zoning districts shall be set back as follows:

(1)

Except as hereinafter provided, no parking area shall be located within six feet of a lot line.

(2)

For one-family dwellings and two-family dwellings in any district, no parking area shall be located within two feet of a lot line.

(3)

For multi-family dwellings, no parking area shall be located within 30 feet of a street right-of-way.

(4)

No parking area for a non-residential use in any residential district shall be located within 20 feet of any street right-of-way.

(5)

In the office building district, no parking area shall be located within 30 feet of any street right-of-way.

(6)

In the retail business district, no parking area shall be located within 15 feet of any street right-of-way.

(b)

Parking area setbacks in planned zoning districts shall be the same as that in the most analogous conventional zoning district, subject to modifications as provided in section 16-429.

(c)

Parking area setbacks for special uses shall be determined at the time of plan approval for the special use permit.

Lighting used to illuminate parking areas shall be arranged located or screened to direct light away from any adjoining or abutting residential district or any street right-of-way.

Where any off-street parking area abuts a) a street right-of-way, or b) any adjacent property, the parking area shall be screened by a buffer strip consisting of a wall, fence, or screen planting of an adequate height; provided that, if the subject off-street parking area is located in a commercially zoned area and abuts residentially zoned property, the wall, fence or screen planting shall be a minimum of six feet in height; provided further that: if the off-street parking area is located in a commercially zoned area and abuts another commercially zoned area the wall, fence, or screen planting shall be a minimum of three feet in height. In specific cases, the Governing Body may require that any wall, fence or screen planting around a parking area shall be set back from a street if the setback will prevent adverse effects upon the appropriate use of adjacent property or will prevent a traffic hazard, but the setback need not be greater than the respective front or side yard requirement applicable to the zoning district.

The interior of parking areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 16-1007.

A portion of the parking area required under this chapter may remain unimproved until the time as the Governing Body deems that it must be improved to adequately serve the parking demand. This delayed construction of parking may be permitted only after the Governing Body is satisfied that the initial occupancy of the premises will be adequately served by the lesser number of spaces and only after approval of a final development plan clearly indicating the location, pattern and circulation to and from the deferred parking spaces. The land area so delineated for future parking shall be brought to finished grade and landscape, and shall not be used for building, storage, loading or other purposes.

No driveway serving a one- or two-family dwelling shall be located within two feet of an adjoining lot line except for a driveway serving two properties. Paved parking areas or customary driveways in the required yards abutting streets shall not exceed 35 percent of the area of the yards.

Driveways shall be no greater than 24 feet in width or the width of the garage door opening that faces the street, whichever width is greater, and shall taper to no greater than 24 feet in width at the street right-of-way line. Additional parking of vehicles may be permitted on a surfaced area off to one side of a driveway. This auxiliary parking area shall be no more than ten feet in width and shall not encroach into the right-of-way.

There shall be no more than one driveway approach per lot, except that a corner lot may have a second driveway approach subject to the street classification. The City may grant an exception to permit a circle drive for a home based on specific traffic considerations. The 35 percent paved coverage maximum and two-foot paving setback shall be maintained in all scenarios.

(Ord. No. 1018, § 9, 11-1-2021)

In district CP-O, and for schools, churches and any special uses deemed by the Planning Commission and Governing Body to have low parking turnover and high user familiarity with the parking area 30 percent of the required off-street parking spaces may be designated for small cars. Parking stall dimensions for small cars shall be not less than eight feet by 16 feet, plus the necessary space or maneuvering into and out of the stall. Acceptable aisle width, layout of spaces, and overall design of the parking area shall be shown on the final development plan. A minimum of 30 parking spaces must be required before a portion of the spaces can be built to the smaller standard.

Where convention centers, conference centers, assembly halls, ballrooms or other similar facilities are built in conjunction with hotel, office park or shopping center, the Planning Commission or Governing Body may permit the construction of fewer parking spaces, without deferral thereof, due to overlapping usage of a portion of the parking spaces. Permission for shared parking must be received as part of a preliminary development plan approval.

In commercial zoning districts, the required parking area shall not be used for motor vehicle maintenance or repair.

Parking for certain uses shall be as indicated in the following table:

When more than one parking space is requirement is indicated and referenced in the key, the parking requirements shall be cumulative.

Any use not included in the parking requirements in this title shall be assigned a parking requirement by the Governing Body.

Loading areas adequate to serve the uses or categories of uses proposed shall be determined at the time of site plan or preliminary development plan approval.