The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for particular uses located in any district other than the B-2 and R-4 Districts shall be as set forth in the following schedule. The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for a use not specifically listed in the schedule shall be as required for the most similar use listed as determined by the zoning administrator.

(Ord. of 3-27-89, § 15-162; Ord. of 6-24-96; Ord. No. 15-05, 2-27-06; Ord. No. 02-2018, 10-30-18; Ord. No. 05-2022, 7-25-22)

For purposes of determining the number of off-street parking spaces required for a particular use, the following shall apply:

(1)

Floor area shall include the gross area of the floor space devoted to the use, including space used for incidental purposes related thereto, and shall be measured along exterior faces of enclosing walls or partitions or, in the case of attached buildings or abutting spaces within the same building devoted to different uses, shall be measured along the center lines of common walls or partitions.

(2)

Number of employees shall be construed as the maximum number of persons employed on any working shift.

(3)

When computation of required number of spaces based on floor area, units, employees or seating capacity results in a fractional number of spaces, the required number shall be the nearest whole number.

(4)

When a building or premises is devoted to more than one use, the total number of spaces required shall be the sum of the spaces required for each use.

(5)

Required off-street parking spaces may be provided within garages, carports or enclosed building space when the provisions of this article pertaining to dimensions and accessibility of parking spaces are met.

(Ord. of 3-27-89, § 15-163; Ord. No. 05-2022, 7-25-22)

When any change is made in a building or use for which the number of off-street parking spaces is nonconforming under the definition contained in article II of this chapter, the following shall apply:

(1)

When any change is made in a building or use so that the number of spaces required by application of the provisions of section 70-354 increases by 50 percent or more, not less than the total number of spaces necessary to comply with the requirements of that section shall be provided.

(2)

When any change is made in a building or use so that the number of spaces required by application of the provisions of section 70-354 increases by less than 50 percent, not less than the number of spaces required for that increase shall be provided in addition to the spaces provided prior to the change in the building or use.

(Ord. of 3-27-89, § 15-164; Ord. No. 05-2022, 7-25-22)

Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot or development site as the use for which they are required, provided that parking spaces required for uses other than dwelling uses, group homes, child care centers and motels may be located off the premises under the following conditions:

(1)

The parking area within which such parking spaces are provided shall comply with the use regulations and all other requirements of the district in which it is located.

(2)

Such parking spaces shall be located within 500 feet, by normal pedestrian route, of a principal entrance to the building devoted to the use they are intended to serve.

(3)

Subject to all other provisions of this section, not more than 50 percent of the off-street parking spaces required for churches, schools, theaters, auditoriums, stadiums, lodge halls, dance halls, clubs and restaurants may be provided by and shared with parking spaces provided for offices, banks, retail and service uses and other commercial or industrial uses which are not open, used or operated during any of the same hours of the day or night.

(4)

Where the property on which such parking spaces are located is not under the same ownership and control as the property on which the use to be served is located, a lease agreement providing for such parking spaces shall be submitted with the application for the zoning permit for the use to be served. The tenure of such lease shall be for not less than one year, and the form of such lease shall be approved by the town attorney prior to issuance of any zoning permit. At any time the use of the property for parking purposes is to be discontinued, the zoning administrator shall be given at least 30 days' notice thereof in writing, and unless the parking spaces are no longer required by the provisions of this chapter, such spaces shall be provided elsewhere in compliance with such provisions.

(Ord. of 3-27-89, § 15-165; Ord. No. 05-2022, 7-25-22)

Required off-street parking spaces shall be not less than nine feet in width and 18 feet in depth, except that spaces arranged parallel or nearly parallel to their means of access shall be not less than nine feet in width and 22 feet in length.

(Ord. of 3-27-89, § 15-166; Ord. No. 05-2022, 7-25-22)

(a)

Each required off-street parking space shall be provided with a driveway or common access aisle directly serving such space and of sufficient dimensions to enable vehicles to maneuver into and out of such space without encroaching into another parking space or extending beyond the designated driveway or access aisle area.

(b)

No area devoted to parking or access thereto shall be designed, operated or maintained so as to cause any public street, alley or sidewalk area to be obstructed by vehicles entering, leaving or maneuvering within such parking area, and whenever necessary to avoid such obstruction, maneuvering space shall be provided within the parking area.

(Ord. of 3-27-89, § 15-167; Ord. No. 05-2022, 7-25-22)

(a)

Parking areas containing five or more parking spaces and all entrances thereto and exits therefrom shall be paved with dust-free, all-weather, hard surface material such as asphalt, concrete, unit pavers or similar material approved by the zoning administrator. Parking spaces shall be delineated by markings on the pavement surface.

(b)

Wheel stops, curbs, walls, shrubbery or other means shall be provided along the edges of parking areas where necessary to prevent parked vehicles from encroaching onto adjacent properties or into public alleys, required yards or public walkways within or adjacent to the site.

(Ord. of 3-27-89, § 15-168; Ord. No. 05-2022, 7-25-22)

(a)

In residential districts, no parking area shall be located within any required front yard or required street side yard.

(b)

In districts other than residential districts, no parking area shall be located within ten feet of any street right-of-way line.

(c)

Yard areas located between parking areas and adjacent streets shall be improved in accordance with the provisions of section 70-362.

(d)

The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit driveways from the street when such driveways are approved by the appropriate authority.

(Ord. of 3-27-89, § 15-169; Ord. No. 05-2022, 7-25-22)

(a)

Parking areas containing five or more parking spaces and located in any district shall be screened from properties located in any residential district and abutting or situated across an alley from the property on which the parking area is located. Screening shall consist of opaque fences, walls or evergreen vegetative materials of not less than four feet in height erected and maintained along the property line or the edge of the parking area. Screening as specified herein shall not be required along portions of a public alley which serve as the only means of access into and out of parking spaces abutting the alley.

(b)

Parking areas containing five or more parking spaces and located in any residential district shall be screened from adjacent public streets by opaque fences, walls or evergreen vegetative material of not less than four feet in height erected and maintained between the parking area and the adjacent street right-of-way line. The height of such screening shall be measured from the adjacent surface of the parking area or the ground elevation at the street right-of-way line, whichever is greater.

(c)

Yard areas located between parking areas and adjacent streets and yard areas located between required screening and adjacent property lines or streets shall be of a suitable grade and shall be improved and landscaped with grass, other plant materials or ground cover in a manner that will prevent erosion, the spread of dust and the collection of surface water or drainage thereof onto adjacent property.

(d)

The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit driveways from the street when such driveways are approved by the appropriate authority, or to prohibit improvement of portions of yard areas for necessary pedestrian access.

(Ord. of 3-27-89, § 15-170; Ord. No. 05-2022, 7-25-22)