Parking requirements shall be based on the use or type of business. Uses not specified herein shall follow the parking requirements within the category most appropriate to that use. Off-street parking is permissible in all front yards except as otherwise specified. Number of spaces shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. All parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the structure served, except as otherwise allowed in this Code.

The minimum number of designated parking spaces are as follows:

The designated parking spaces shall be located so as to provide the most convenient access to entryways or to the nearest curb cut.

A.

RESIDENTIAL AND LODGING USES.

1.

One-Family and Two-Family Dwellings: One and one-half (1½) off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided. One-third (⅓) of any part of a front yard of a dwelling may be used for parking, except in cases of cul-de-sac where two-thirds (⅔) of a front yard is permissible, and on existing fifty (50) foot lots where twenty (20) foot width parking is permissible.

2.

Multi-Family Dwellings (three (3) or More Units): One and one-half (1½) spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided.

3.

Boarding Houses and Similar Uses: Two (2) spaces in addition to one (1) space for each person, resident or member.

4.

Hotels and Motels: One (1) space for each guest room in addition to requirements for auxiliary uses such as restaurants or shops.

B.

OFFICES AND PERSONAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.

1.

Professional Services—(Medical and dental offices, barbers, hairdressers, and similar uses): One (1) space for each two hundred fifty (250) feet of gross floor area.

2.

Small Office Establishment—(Law, accounting, engineering, and real estate offices): Two (2) spaces plus one (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.

3.

Large Business Offices—(Banks, telephone, electric companies, and other similar offices): One (1) space for each company-owned vehicle, in addition to one (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.

4.

Low Volume Service Establishment—(Dry cleaning, equipment rentals, small and large item repair shops and similar uses): One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor space.

5.

High Volume Service Establishment—(Coin-operated laundry): One (1) space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor space.

6.

Drive-In Bank: One (1) space for each full-time employee plus stacking lane requirements stated in Item B (9) below for each drive-in window.

7.

Child Care Center—(Institutional home, nursery and similar use): One (1) space per employee per shift in addition to one (1) space for each ten (10) children of maximum occupancy.

8.

Funeral Homes: One (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor area in funeral service and slumber rooms. Parking lane(s) shall be provided, fifteen (15) feet in width, and a total length of one hundred (100) feet.

9.

Drive-up Window Service Establishment: Establishments having drive-up window services shall provide lane(s) ten (10) feet in width, and a total length of one hundred eighty (180) feet, and all service traffic and parking shall be maintained off-street.

C.

RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS.

1.

Large Volume Retail Sales—Large volume retail sales of small domestic products and groceries, and shopping centers): One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

2.

Small Volume Retail Sales—(Small volume retail sales of domestic and specialized products such as plumbing, electrical and hardware stores, furniture stores, parts stores, cabinet stores, carpet stores, clothing and shoe stores, and similar business): Three (3) spaces, plus one (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.

3.

Retail Sales of Vehicles, Heavy Equipment and Other Large Products—(Automobile, boats, manufactured/modular home and recreation vehicle sales, farm equipment and similar business): One (1) space for each company vehicle, in additional to one (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross interior floor area, or five (5) spaces, plus one (1) space for each employee, whichever is greater.

4.

Storage Area in Retail Business: When a building used for retail sales has an area larger than twenty percent (20%) of its gross floor area, being used specifically for storage or products sold within the store, eighty percent (80%) of the total area used for storage may be subtracted from the gross floor area used for off-street parking computations.

D.

RESTAURANTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS.

1.

Food and Beverage Establishments—(Restaurants, cafes, bars and lounges, coffee shops, donut shops and similar uses): One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, in addition to one (1) space for each two (2) employees on the maximum shift. One (1) space is required for each two hundred (200) square feet of outdoor patio area. Drive-up window establishments are required to provide lane(s) ten (10) feet in width and one hundred eighty (180) feet in length.

2.

Entertainment and Amusement Enterprise—(Auditoriums, theaters, sports areas, dance halls, private clubs and lodges, meeting halls, skating rinks, and similar uses): One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, in addition to one (1) space for each employee on the maximum shift.

3.

Court or Alley Entertainment—(Uses which involve courts and alleys such as tennis courts, handball courts, basketball courts, bowling alleys, and similar uses): Four (4) spaces for each court or alley, in addition to one (1) space for each employee on the maximum shift.

E.

SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND HOSPITALS.

1.

Schools: High Schools and Junior High Schools must provide one (1) space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area, including seventy (70) percent of the area used for gymnasiums and auditoriums. Elementary Schools must provide one (1) space for each classroom, plus one (1) space for each employee on the maximum shift.

2.

Community Buildings, Libraries, Museums, Administration Buildings, Art Galleries and Centers: One (1) space for two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area.

3.

Churches: One (1) space for four (4) seats of maximum occupancy in the principal assembly room.

4.

Hospitals and Nursing Homes: One (1) space for each two (2) beds, in addition to one (1) space for each employee on the maximum shift.

F.

INDUSTRY, MANUFACTURING, WAREHOUSE AND WAREHOUSE ESTABLISHMENTS.

1.

Production Line Industries—Industries and businesses employing large numbers of office and production workers): One (1) space per maximum number of employees per shift, plus one (1) space for each company-owned truck/vehicle, in addition to one (1) visitor space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, up to twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

2.

Warehouse—(Facilities for which the primary use is storage and requires few employees): One (1) space for each employee, plus one (1) space for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area up to thirty thousand (30,000) square feet, plus one (1) space for all company-owned trucks and vehicles. Spaces for company trucks and vehicles shall be sized as necessary.

3.

Wholesale Establishments—(The primary use of which is wholesale sales): One (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area.

4.

Storage Areas: One (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.

Loading space shall be provided for appropriate uses to accommodate the specific needs for a business, as determined by the designated Zoning Administrator or his/her designee.

Whenever an existing building or use is enlarged to the extent of thirty percent (30%) or more of the original floor area, the entire building shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein. Whenever a building or use is enlarged in floor area less than thirty (30) percent of the original floor area, additional spaces shall be provided upon the basis of only the enlargement.

When it can be established that two (2) business located on adjacent property operate at different hours, parking requirements may be shared jointly according to the maximum parking requirements of the two (2) properties, provided there is a written agreement thereby assuring retention for such purposes and stating hours of operation. The agreement shall be properly executed by the owners of both properties, and approved as to content and form by the City Attorney and Planning and Zoning Commission and filed with the application for a building permit.

Parking spaces shall be provided according to the following criteria:

A parking space is further defined as having ingress and egress to a public street without moving any other automobile. Ingress and egress to an alley is permissible only for a single family or duplex dwelling. All other parking must ingress and egress to a public street.

Detailed plans for on street or off-street parking and driveway openings shall be submitted to the designated Zoning Administrator for approval prior to construction. All curb cuts require approval from the designed Zoning Administrator.

All parking spaces and areas provided under the provisions of this Code shall:

A.

Be paved with asphalt, double-penetration chip-seal or other appropriate surface as approved by the designated Zoning Administrator.

B.

Afford adequate drainage. A drainage plan will be required for major developments, including parking, as determined by the designated Zoning Administrator, and said plan must be approved by the City Commission prior to issuance of a building permit.

C.

Have bumper guards where needed.

D.

Be provided with necessary space and aisle safety markings.