Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with this Article for all structures and uses erected or established after the effective date of this Code.

1. Existing off-street parking or loading facilities located on the same lot as the use served shall not be reduced below, or if already less than, shall not be further reduced below the requirements and standards for similar new structures or uses.
2. When an existing structure or use is damaged or destroyed and subsequently repaired or rebuilt, additional off-street parking and loading facilities need not be provided, but parking/loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restored.
3. Whenever the use of any structure or premises is intensified through addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, etc., additional parking and loading facilities commensurate with such increase in use-intensity shall be provided.
4. Whenever the existing use of a structure is changed to a different use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required herein for such new use.
   

1. Spaces.
   1. Each required parking space shall be at least ten (10) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long, and shall have at least seven (7) feet of vertical clearance. Every space shall be situated so that no part of any parked vehicle overhangs the public right-of-way.
   2. For multi-family, business and industrial uses, markings shall be laid and restored as often as necessary to clearly delineate each parking space.
2. Interior Aisles. Aisles within parking lots in Business and Industrial Districts shall be sufficiently wide to permit safe and efficient vehicular movement in the aisles, and into and out of parking spaces. Aisles designed for two-way traffic shall be at least twenty-two (22) feet wide. One-way aisles designed for sixty (60) degree parking shall be at least eighteen (18) feet wide.
3. Access Way.
   1. Parking areas in the Business and Industrial Districts shall be designed so that ingress to and egress from a parking space is from an aisle or driveway, not directly from the public right-of-way.
   2. No access way to any parking area shall be located within thirty (30) feet of any corner formed by the intersection of the rights-of-way of two (2) or more streets. At intersections where traffic control devices are installed, the Administrator may increase this requirement as necessary to prevent traffic hazards.
   3. Parking lot access ways (as well as residential driveways) and public streets shall be aligned to form, as closely as feasible, right angles.
   4. The access way to every parking lot located in any business and industrial zoning district shall be at least twenty-four (24) feet wide unless two one-way drives, each twelve (12) feet wide, are provided.
   5. The access way to every parking area located in any residential zoning district shall be at least ten (10) feet wide; but if the parking area contains more than eight (8) parking spaces or if the access way is longer than one hundred (100) feet, access shall be provided either by one 2-way drive at least twenty (20) feet wide or by two 1-way drives, each at least ten (10) feet wide.
4. Surfacing. Parking lots shall be graded and improved with a compacted stone base at least seven (7) inches thick, surfaced with at least an A-2 treatment or approved comparable material. Parking lots used exclusively for employees are hereby exempt from these requirements, but shall be constructed of an approved dustless surface. These requirements shall not apply to single-family residential.
5. Lighting. Any light(s) used to illuminate any parking lot shall be arranged or shielded so as to confine direct light rays within the lot lines of the parking lot to the greatest extent possible and in no case, shall the light(s) shine on or into nearby residences.
   

In order to reduce heat and glare, to minimize blowing of dust and trash, and to reduce the oppressive visual effects of large open parking areas, landscaping shall be provided and maintained within every parking lot that contains twenty (20) or more parking spaces. Parking lots used exclusively for employees are hereby exempt from these requirements, but shall be constructed of an approved dustless surface.

1. A landscaping plan (either a separate document or an element of a more inclusive development plan) shall accompany every application for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance to develop any parking lot that will contain twenty (20) or more parking spaces.
2. The landscaping plan shall include the following information:
   1. Proposed type, amount, size and spacing of plantings, including trees, shrubbery and ground cover;
   2. Proposed size, construction materials, and drainage of landscaped islands; and
   3. Sketch indicating proposed spatial relationships of landscaped areas, parking spaces, automobile circulation, and pedestrian movement.
      

All off-street parking shall be located in conformity with the following requirements:

1. For Dwellings.
   1. Parking spaces accessory to dwellings located in any residential zoning district shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling. Such parking spaces shall not be located in any front yard except in the driveway, but may be located in the side or rear yards. Each parking space accessory to a multi-family dwelling shall be unobstructed so that no vehicle need be moved in order to allow another vehicle to enter/exit the parking area.
   2. All parking spaces accessory to permitted non-dwelling uses located in the residential zoning district generally shall be located on the same lot as the use served. However, by special use permit, such parking facilities may be located on another parcel within two hundred (200) feet of the use served. No commercial vehicle exceeding one ton cargo capacity shall be parked anywhere in a residential district (except for normal loading, unloading, and service call), unless a special use permit has been obtained. No vehicle repair work shall be permitted on any parking lot located in any residential district.
2. Business And Industrial Districts.
   1. Parking spaces accessory to any dwelling located in any business district shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of the dwelling. Parking spaces accessory to any other conforming use located in any business or industrial district shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of the use served.
   2. No parking space accessory to any use located in business or industrial district shall be located in any residential district except by special use permit; and in no case shall any such parking areas extend more than five hundred (500) feet into a residential district.
   3. In any business or industrial district, off-street parking facilities for different buildings or uses may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so located together is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use, and if all regulations governing location of parking spaces in relation to the use served are observed.
      

All off-street loading facilities shall conform to the minimum standards indicated below:

1. Size Of Space. Every required off-street loading space shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide and forty-five (45) feet long exclusive of aisle and maneuver space, and shall have vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet. In no case shall a vehicle being loaded or unloaded overhang into the public right-of-way.
2. Access Way. Every off-street loading space shall have a safe means of vehicular access to a street or alley. Such access way shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide.
3. Surfacing. Every off-street loading area shall be improved with a compacted stone base at least seven (7) inches thick, surfaced with an A-2 oil and chip.
4. Buffer Strips. No loading space or area for vehicles over two (2) ton cargo capacity shall be developed closer than fifty (50) feet to the lot line of any lot located in any residential district or in the Agricultural District unless such space/area is completely enclosed by walls, a solid fence, or closely planted shrubbery at least ten (10) feet in height and of sufficient density to block the view from residential property.
5. Location. Every off-street loading space shall be located on the same parcel of land as the use served, and not closer than fifty (50) feet to the intersection of the rights-of-way of two (2) or more streets, and not on any required front yard.

In computing the number of parking spaces required by this Code, the Zoning Administrator shall apply the following rules:

1. In computing parking space requirements based on the number of employees, the maximum number of employees on the premises at any period of the day shall be used. “Employee parking” means one (1) parking space shall be required per one and one-half (1.5) employees”, unless otherwise stated.
2. In computing parking or loading space requirements on the basis of building floor area, the gross floor area shall be used.
3. Whenever it is necessary to translate gross parking lot area into number of parking spaces, three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross area shall be deemed one (1) parking space.
4. If computation of the number of parking or loading spaces required by this Code results in a fractional space, any fraction of one-half (.5) or more shall be counted as one (1) space.
5. No space or portion thereof needed to satisfy the minimum applicable requirement for number of off-street parking or loading spaces shall be counted as part of the off-street parking or loading spaces required for another structure or use.
   

Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided as indicated in tabular form below. For any use that is not listed in the table, the same amount of parking and loading space shall be provided as is required for the most similar listed use. The Zoning Administrator shall make the determination of similarity: