Off-street parking areas shall be improved with a durable material. Parking areas shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water without damage to adjoining property. These requirements also apply to open sales lots.

Parking spaces shall be located as follows:

1.

Parking areas for single, two and multi-family dwellings shall be adjacent to the principal use;

2.

Parking areas for commercial and industrial uses shall be within 300 feet of the principal building; and,

3.

There shall be no off-street parking area within any street right-of-way.

1.

Each parking stall shall, at a minimum, have 162 square feet, shall be nine feet in width and shall be 18 feet in length. Parking area shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements set forth in Appendix C which is made a part of this section.

2.

Handicap parking stalls shall meet state requirements in effect at the time of construction of the stall(s).

3.

Parking areas shall not be utilized for storage of goods.

4.

Where a commercial use establishes a reciprocating parking agreement with a commercial or industrial use that is within 300 feet, only one-third of the required parking need be provided on site. However, the parking area as a whole shall be equal to the requirements for each use.

5.

No motor vehicle over one ton capacity bearing a commercial license and no commercially licensed trailer shall be parked or stored in a residential district or a public street except when loading, unloading, or rendering a service. Recreation vehicles and pickups are not restricted by the terms of this section.

6.

Any area designated as a parking area to meet off-street parking requirements shall not be converted to another use or be used by another unless another eligible parking area is obtained to meet off-street parking requirements.

1.

Off-street parking areas shall be designed, laid out, and maintained as set forth in appendix C.

2.

The minimum curb cut for driveways at the right-of-way line shall be 16 feet.

3.

It shall be the joint and several responsibility of the operator and owner of the principal use or building to maintain in a neat and adequate manner the parking area, driveways, landscaping, and screening.

4.

In order to be counted as a parking stall, the parking stall shall have direct access to a driving lane.

1.

Single-family. Two stalls per dwelling unit and one stall per accessory apartment, subject to specific uses set forth in divisions 10. through 20. of this section.

2.

Duplex. Two stalls per dwelling unit, subject to specific uses set forth in divisions 10. through 20. of this section.

3.

Townhouses and condominiums. Two stalls per dwelling unit, subject to specific uses set forth in divisions 10. through 20. of this section.

4.

Multi-family. Two stalls per dwelling unit, subject to specific uses set forth in divisions 10. through 20. of this section. A garage stall shall equal one half of a parking stall in determining the number of parking stalls available.

5.

Neighborhood business district. One stall per 200 square feet of sales floor area, plus one stall per employee on maximum shift, subject to specific uses set forth in divisions 10. through 20. of this section.

6.

General business district. One stall per 400 square feet of sales floor area, plus one stall per employee on maximum shift, subject to specific uses set forth in divisions 10. through 20. of this section.

7.

Central business district. One stall per 1,000 square feet of sales floor area, plus one stall per employee on maximum shift, subject to specific uses set forth in divisions 10. through 20. of this section.

8.

Downtown fringe district. One stall per 200 square feet of sales floor area, plus one stall per employee on maximum shift, subject to specific uses set forth in divisions 10. through 20. of this section.

9.

Industrial district. One stall per two employees on maximum shift and one stall per commercial vehicle, subject to specific uses set forth in divisions 10. through 20. of this section.

10.

Bar. One stall per three seats based on the design capacity of the establishment.

11.

Cafes, restaurants, and clubs. One stall per 30 square feet of dining area and one stall per two employees on maximum shift.

12.

Theaters. For the first 100 stalls, one stall per three fixed seats, after the first 100 stalls, one stall per six fixed seats.

13.

Professional offices. One stall per 400 square feet of gross floor area, and one stall per two employees.

14.

Motels and hotels. One stall per rental unit and five stalls.

15.

Home occupation. One stall for every 300 square feet of home occupation area.

16.

Schools.

a.

College and high school. Three stalls per classroom and one stall per employee.

b.

Junior high and elementary. One stall per employee.

17.

Federal, state, city and county buildings. Ten stalls and one stall per two employees.

18.

Elderly housing. One stall per three dwelling units.

19.

Hospitals, rest homes, and nursing homes. Two stalls per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

20.

Churches, auditoriums, and mortuaries. One stall per six seats.

(Ord. No. 11, 3 ^rd Series 8-24-04; Ord. No. 60, 3 ^rd Series 7-23-13)

1.

In the central business district and the downtown fringe district, off-street parking requirements may be satisfied if the commercial use is included within a PAD and has been assessed pursuant to that PAD. Should the commercial use change, after the establishment and assessment of the PAD requiring an increase in off-street parking requirements, the commercial use shall be required to meet the additional off-street parking requirements or be assessed pursuant to the PAD assessment formula for the additional off-street parking requirements.

2.

Should a participant within a PAD have received credit for providing a certain number of off-street parking stalls and should those parking stalls later be converted to another use or become unavailable for use by that participant, that participant, or the participant's successors or assigns, shall reimburse the city for the credit received in the PAD for those parking stalls that become unavailable for use. This shall not apply where parking stalls are lost due to establishment of a city utility easement. Any reimbursement received by the city shall be held for those uses allowed pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 459.14.