Up to fifty (50%) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters, public auditoriums, bowling alleys, dance halls, nightclubs or cafes, and up to one hundred (100%) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium, may be provided and used jointly by banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours; provided, however, that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below.

In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement assuring their retention for such purposes, shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form and execution by the City Attorney, and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.

No required off-street parking space shall be located within any public highway, street or alley right-of-way.

No parking space shall be less than ten (10') feet in width by twenty (20') feet in length.

Floor Area shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use.

Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the nearest whole number.

The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature as determined by the City Manager or his/her designee; or in the case where the City Manager is not able to make this determination, then the City Council shall make the determination.

Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of this ordinance is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, to create a need for an increase of ten (10%) percent or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a conforming building or use existing prior to the effective date of this ordinance is enlarged to the extent of fifty (50%) percent or more in floor area or in the area used, said building or use shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.

In the case of mixed or joint uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.

No vehicle shall be parked on a lot or tract located within any zoning district unless the area upon which such vehicle is parked is paved with a hard surface. Hard surface shall not be defined as concrete pavers, paver stones, concrete blocks or similar material. Hard surface shall be defined as asphalt or concrete except as follows:

In computing the parking requirements for any lot, the total parking requirements shall be the sum of the specific parking space requirements for each use included on that lot.

Where multiple uses are proposed for a building, the parking requirements shall be calculated on the basis of the most restrictive requirements unless specific areas of different uses are delineated by floor or building segment.

Wherever a nonresidential parking lot is located across the street from, or adjacent to, residentially zoned property, and is designed so that headlight beams will shine into residences (whether or not such residences have been built at the time the parking lot is constructed), an irrigated earthen berm, evergreen shrubs or a wall or fence or other screening material of not less than three (3) feet in height above the finished grade of the off-street parking area shall be erected and maintained so as to provide a headlight screen for the residential zoning district.

Parking spaces shall be provided with sufficient space for entering and exiting without backing onto a public street. Parking spaces on the perimeter of the parking lot and abutting a property line shall have a wheel stop or curb as a barrier two (2) feet from the end of the parking space.

For MF Districts, the off-street parking spaces designated for each dwelling unit shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of the dwelling unit served by such spaces.

For properties zoned residential or multifamily, no parking space, garage, carport, or other automobile storage space or structure shall be used for the storage or parking of any truck, truck trailer, van, recreational vehicle, or boat exceeding one and one-half (1-1/2) ton capacity.

No vehicle shall be parked on a lot or tract within an area zoned as residential or multifamily when such vehicle is greater than thirty (30) feet in overall length (including tongue), including a fifth-wheel trailer, bus or recreational vehicle, unless the following conditions are met:

For the SF-10, SF-6, SF-5, D, and MF districts, no heavy load vehicle, truck trailer, truck tractor, manufactured home, motor home, camper, trailer, boat, machinery, farm equipment or machinery, or any other similar equipment or machinery shall be parked or left standing for more than two (2) days out of any consecutive seven (7) day period within the front yard between the front building line and the front property line or within the side yard of a corner lot between the side building line and the side property line on the side of the lot abutting a street or public right-of-way.

In no instance shall any heavy load vehicle, truck trailer, truck tractor, manufactured home, motor home, camper, trailer, boat, machinery, farm equipment or machinery, or any other similar equipment or machinery including motor vehicles, trucks or vans be parked or left standing at any time on a surface other than a driveway or hard surface paved parking lot.

No vehicle shall be parked on a lot or tract located in an area zoned as residential or multifamily when such vehicle is situated on blocks, jacks or anything other than the wheels or mechanism that are originally designed to equip such vehicles for traveling purposes.

Cars, vans, trucks, recreational vehicles, trailers, or boats shall not be permanently connected to sewer lines, water lines, or electricity. The recreational vehicle, trailer, or boat may be connected to electricity temporarily for charging batteries.

Parking spaces and loading spaces shall be connected by an asphalt or concrete paved driveway (of approved specifications) to a street or alley where curb cuts are provided. Drainage shall be in accordance with city standards.

Where a lot or tract of land is used for a combination of uses or mixed uses, the off-street parking requirements shall be the composite or sum of the requirements for each type of use and no off-street parking space provided for one type use or building shall be included in calculating the off-street parking requirements for any other use or building except as prescribed by ordinance.

No part of a parked vehicle may extend over the public sidewalk or the public right-of-way.

STACKING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVE-THRU FACILITIES: A stacking space shall be an area on a site measuring eight (8) feet by twenty (20) feet with direct forward access to a service window or station of a drive-through facility which does not constitute space for any other circulation driveway, parking space, or maneuvering area.

OVERSIZED VEHICLES. No vehicle rated to have a carry capacity exceeding one (1) ton shall be parked on a lot or tract located in an area zoned as residential or multifamily unless such vehicle is being actively loaded or unloaded.

No building, structure or part thereof used for nonresidential purposes in any commercial district shall hereafter be enlarged or extended unless off-street loading space is provided in accordance with the provisions of this section.

No building, structure or part thereof used for nonresidential purposes in any industrial district shall hereafter be enlarged or extended to provide a gross floor area of twenty-five thousand (25,000 SF) square feet or more unless off-street parking is provided in accordance with the provisions of this section.