It is the purpose of these regulations to adequately provide off the street parking and loading facilities for each use of land within the city.

(Ord. No. 1874, § 29A, 6-13-1983)

(a)

For all buildings or structures erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, except in district C-2B, off-street parking in the form of garages or open areas shall be provided exclusively for that purpose. Such parking spaces shall be located entirely on private property, with no portion except the necessary drives extending into any street right-of-way.

(b)

Off street parking areas for multifamily residential uses shall be provided on the same lot as the building.

(c)

Parking areas for commercial or manufacturing uses shall be located on the same lot as the building or use or on a lot within 300 feet that is zoned for commercial or manufacturing use or by special use permit on any R zoned land.

(Ord. No. 1874, § 29B, 6-13-1983)

No parking spaces are required for commercial uses in district C-2B. In the event parking areas are provided voluntarily in this district, all other requirements of this section shall apply.

(Ord. No. 1874, § 29C, 6-13-1983)

(a)

Paving. All parking spaces required under the provisions of this section shall be constructed with a sealed surface pavement and maintained in a manner that no dust will result from continued use.

(b)

Setbacks. In districts R-1 through R-4 no parking shall be permitted in the required yard area setback from a public street, except that parking of motor passenger cars shall be permitted in customary driveways of single- and two-family dwellings, and no such parking space shall be located less than five feet from any lot line other than a street line. In districts C-0 through M-2, with the exception of district C-2B which requires no setbacks, no parking shall be permitted closer than five feet to any street or lot line.

(c)

Screening. When a multifamily or commercial use abuts a residential use, parking area of the use shall be screened from the abutting residential use.

(d)

Drainage. The new construction or alteration of a parking area in such a way as to affect drainage either on or off the site, shall be approved by the city engineer prior to issuance of a building permit.

(e)

Dimensions of parking areas. The size of a parking space of one vehicle shall consist of a rectangular area having dimensions of nine feet by 20 feet plus adequate maneuvering area for ingress and egress.

(f)

Dimensions of drives. Driveways used for ingress and egress to parking areas shall not exceed 26 feet in width, exclusive of curb returns.

(Ord. No. 1874, § 29D, 6-13-1983)

Any commercial or industrial building constructed, reconstructed or expanded, in any district, shall provide adequate off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods within or adjacent to the building. Loading spaces are not permitted in required front or side yards. Maneuvering spaces shall be provided and designed so that there will be no backing onto a public street.

(Ord. No. 1874, § 29E, 6-13-1983)

(a)

Where more than one type of use is located either in the same building, or in separate buildings in close proximity, joint use of the same parking facilities will be allowed as follows:

(1)

Uses normally open or operated during daytime hours, including retail stores, personal service establishments and business service establishments may share parking facilities with the following uses: Churches which have activities only on weekends or evenings may share such parking facilities to the extent of 100 percent of the parking spaces required.

(2)

Uses normally open or operated during evening or weekend hours, such as theaters, bowling alleys, and meeting halls, may share such parking facilities to the extent of 50 percent of the parking spaces required.

(b)

A written agreement for the joint use of the off-street parking facilities shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned and filed with the application for a building permit.

(Ord. No. 1874, § 29F, 6-13-1983)

Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule. For all uses not covered in this schedule, the planning commission shall make a determination of the parking demand to be created by the proposed use, and the amount of parking thus determined shall be the off-street parking requirement for the permitted use.

(Ord. No. 1874, § 29G, 6-13-1983)