1.   Similar Uses. For uses not specifically mentioned in this section, the parking requirement shall be the same as the closest similar use which is mentioned herein. In the event the closest similar use is substantially different from the specified use, the Zoning Administrator shall determine the parking requirements.

   2.   Required Spaces. The following off-street parking spaces shall be required:

      A.   Ice- and roller-skating rinks, bowling alleys, recreation centers, private clubs, lodges, pool halls - one space for each 100 square feet of floor area.

      B.   Restaurants, nightclubs, taverns, dance halls, golf clubhouses - one space for each 65 square feet.

      C.   Drive-in restaurants - 20 spaces plus 5 spaces for each person employed to serve such customers.

      D.   Dwellings, single and two-family - two spaces per dwelling unit.

      E.   Dwellings, multiple - two spaces per dwelling unit.

      F.   Household equipment sales such as furniture, appliances, garden, green houses, plumbing and lighting and auto supplies - one space for each 300 square feet.

      G.   Department stores, discount stores, retail stores such as grocery, drug, shoes, clothing, candy, gift, jewelry, hardware - one space for each 175 square feet.

      H.   Hospitals - one space for each licensed patient bed.

      I.   Medical and dental clinics and offices - one space for each 150 square feet.

      J.   Nursing homes - one space for each one and one-half beds.

      K.   Hotels - one and one-fourth spaces for each room.

      L.   Motels - one and one-fourth spaces for each room.

      M.   Theaters with fixed seats - one space for each three and one-half seats.

      N.   Elementary and day care schools - two spaces per classroom, or designated class area.

      O.   Junior high or middle school - two spaces per classroom plus one space for each four permanent seats in the largest place of assembly.

      P.   Senior high school - one space for each four permanent seats in the largest place of assembly; plus one space for each 200 square feet of gross office area.

      Q.   Auditorium, coliseum, stadium, sports arena, convention centers:

         (1)   Facility or part thereof without fixed seats - one space for each 60 square feet;

         (2)   Facility or part thereof with fixed seats - one space for each five seats, plus one space for each four employees.

      R.   Industrial, wholesale and warehouse - one space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area used for warehousing and distribution, plus two spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area used for manufacturing, plus two and one-half spaces per 1,000 square feet of office floor area.

      S.   Motor vehicle, marine, implement, and trailer sales and repairs - one space per 400 square feet, such spaces to be available for customers and employee parking only.

      T.   Financial, business, professional office, not including clinics, and doctor and dental offices - one space for each 150 square feet.

      U.   Churches, synagogues - one space for each four seats; if benches, 20 inches shall be one seat.

      V.   Funeral homes and mortuaries - one parking space for each four seats.

      W.   Businesses which are mostly repair services - one space for each 300 square feet.

      X.   Gas and service station - two spaces for each service bay, each space to be in addition to gas pump service area.

      Y.   Laundromats - one space for each two machines.

      Z.   Office buildings, governmental administrative buildings - one space for each 200 square feet

      AA.   Trucking terminals and municipal garage and shop facilities - one space for each 700 square feet of floor area.

      BB.   Libraries, museums, post offices, senior centers, youth centers - one space for each 400 square feet.

      CC.   Group quarters; halfway houses or group homes - one space for each resident supervisor or family and one space for each 1,500 square feet of floor space.

      DD.   Barber and beauty shops - one space for each 80 square feet.

      EE.   Golf courses - one space per two acres.

      FF.   Miniature golf and driving ranges - one space per each practice or activity area including non-golf attractions.

      GG.   Fair, circus grounds, or racetrack - required to be determined by the Board in acting on a conditional use permit application.

      HH.   Permitted home occupations - at least two spaces in addition to those used by the family, with such additional spaces to be available for customers at all times.

   3.   Development and Maintenance of Parking Lots. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:

      A.   No vehicle parking shall be allowed within the required front or side yard of any permitted use in any R District except in driveways or garages, or in established parking areas which have been approved by the City for parking. In any residence district, no parking space shall be located closer to the front lot line than the main building on the same lot, unless such parking space is in a private or storage garage or in a standard driveway. In multiple residence zones the Council, following recommendation by the Commission, may approve site plans which vary from these requirements, provided parking spaces are shielded from the street by landscaping, hedges, decorative fences, or similar means.

      B.   Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area, including any commercial parking lot, shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in any R District.

      C.   Any parking lot containing 10 or more spaces shall be hard-surfaced with bituminous or Portland cement concrete and shall be permanently screened with natural plant material, screening fences, or walls. Only those sides of a parking lot facing upon public streets or upon any R District lots are required to be screened. Screening shall be a minimum of two feet and a maximum of six feet high except adjacent to driveways or street intersections. Within 10 feet of a parking lot driveway or within 20 feet of a street intersection, screening shall be less than two feet high. If planting material is to be utilized, plants must be a minimum of 12 inches high at the time of planting. Screening plans must accompany the parking lot plans at the time of zoning permit application.

      D.   An allowance of 25 percent of the total number of off-street parking spaces required may be identified, constructed, and used as compact car spaces. Compact spaces shall be conveniently located and provided with adequate above-grade signage to identify the compact spaces and shall be identified as compact spaces only.

      E.   All 90º full-size parking spaces shall be a minimum of nine feet wide and 20 feet long exclusive of required driveways, access aisles, and turning space. All 90º compact car parking spaces shall be a minimum of seven and one-half feet wide and 15 feet long.

   4.   Off-Street Loading Spaces Required.

      A.   In any district, in connection with every building or part thereof hereafter erected, which is to be occupied by manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, retail store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry-cleaning, or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building at least one off-street loading space plus additional loading spaces necessary to avoid problems with traffic or with adjacent property.

      B.   Each loading space shall not be less than 10 feet in width, and shall be long enough to adequately accommodate the type of vehicles expected to use such loading spaces.

      C.   Loading and unloading spaces for uses in all districts except the B-1 District shall be located on the same lot as the use it serves with safe and convenient driveway access and maneuvering space, and such space shall be located or designed so that no vehicle will encroach upon or obstruct any part of a public street while loading or unloading.

      D.   A loading space cannot be considered a parking space for purposes of meeting the off-street parking requirement of this section.