(A)

Off-street automobile storage or parking space shall be provided on every lot on which any of the following uses are hereafter established except in the CC, Core Commercial District where off street parking and loading are not required except for residential uses. The number of parking spaces provided shall be at least as great as the number specified below for the particular use(s). See Appendix D: Off-street parking requirements, which is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof as if appearing in total, for said requirements.

(B)

When application of said provision results in a fractional space requirement, the next larger requirement shall prevail

(C)

Except for shopping centers, mixed uses, uses with different parking requirements occupying the same building or premises, or in the case of joint use of a building or premises by more than one use having the same parking requirements, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirement of the various uses computed separately.

(D)

Whenever a building or use, constructed or established after the effective date of these regulations is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, to create a need for an increase of ten percent or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)

(A)

When off-street parking is required for any building or use, with the exception of single-family dwellings and rental apartment complexes of less than 20 units, parking may be included when calculating the overall parking requirements for a building or use.

(B)

Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall measure 12 feet by 20 feet and shall be located as close as possible to ramps, walkways, and entrances. Parking spaces should be located so that physically handicapped persons are not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked cars to reach entrances, ramps, and walkways.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)

Including aisles, entrances, and exits, each required off-street parking area, lot, or other facility shall contain a minimum of 300 square feet of space for each automobile to be accommodated.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)

If the required automobile parking space cannot reasonably be provided on the same lot on which the principal use is conducted, such spaces may be provided on other off-street property provided such property lines [are] within 400 feet of the main entrance to such principal use. Such automobile parking space shall be associated with the principal use and shall not thereafter be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)

Two or more principal uses may utilize a common area in order to comply with off-street requirements, provided that the total number of individual spaces available in such common area is not less than the sum of the spaces required for the individual uses as separately computed in accordance with the provisions of this section, and provided that the owner of said lot relinquish his or her development rights over the property until such time as parking space is provided elsewhere.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)

Required parking space may extend up to 120 feet into a residential zoning district, provided that:

(A)

The parking space adjoins a commercial or industrial district,

(B)

Has its only access to or fronts upon the same street as the property in the commercial or industrial district for which it provides the required parking space, and

(C)

Is separated from abutting properties in the residential district by a ten-foot wide evergreen buffer strip.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)

Any residential unit used as a short-term rental or boarding house must have one parking space per bedroom, including the bedrooms used by the owner of the property.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)

(A)

Minimum area. For the purpose of these regulations an off-street parking space is an all-weather surfaced area, not in a street alley, permanently reserved for the temporary storage of one automobile and connected with a street or alley by an asphalt or concrete driveway, which affords ingress and egress.

(B)

Drainage and maintenance. Off-street parking facilities shall be properly graded for drainage to prevent damage to abutting property and/or public streets and alleys and surfaced with asphalt, concrete, bituminous, or other impervious material. Off-street parking areas shall be maintained in a clean, orderly, dust-free, and weed-free condition at the expense of the owner or lessee and not used for sale, repair or dismantling or servicing of any vehicles, equipment, materials, or supplies.

(C)

Separation from walkways and streets. Off-street parking spaces shall be separated from walkways, sidewalks, streets, or alleys, and required yards by a wall, fence, curbing, or other approved protective device.

(D)

Entrance and exits. Landscaping, curbing or other approved barriers shall be provided along boundaries to control entrance and exit of vehicles and pedestrians. All parking facilities, except those serving single-family detached and two-family dwellings, shall be designed so that all existing movements onto a public street are in a forward motion. Entrance and exit driveways to public streets and alleys in the vicinity of street intersections must be located at least 50 feet, measured along the curb line, from the intersection of the nearest curb lines. Entrance and exit driveways at other locations or at intersections not covered by the above restrictions may be denied if such a location will create an accident hazard for normal traffic.

(E)

Marking. Painted lines, curbs or other means to indicate individual spaces, shall mark parking spaces in lots of more than ten spaces. Signs or markers, as approved by the Zoning Administrator, shall be used as necessary to ensure efficient traffic operation of the lot.

(F)

Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided in off-street parking spaces, which are to be used at night. Equipment for lighting parking facilities shall be arranged so that light does not interfere with traffic or adjoining residential areas.

(G)

Landscaping.

(1)

Where off street, developed in conjunction with a permitted use or as a separate use occupying an individual lot or lots, comprises 20 or more off-street parking spaces, at least ten percent of the impervious surface area shall be open and landscaped in such a manner as to divide and break up the expanse of paving with islands and barriers.

(2)

The natural landscape shall be preserved in all possible instances. Wherever healthy plant material exists on a site, the minimum planting standards may be adjusted for such plant material, if in the opinion of the Planning Commission such adjustment is in the best interests of the city, and preserves all intents of this chapter.

(H)

Dimensions. Parking stalls shall be not less than nine feet, except that a maximum of ten percent of the total number of stalls may be eight and one-half feet by 19 feet. However, the dimensions of all parallel parking stalls shall be not less than nine feet by 24 feet. All parking spaces shall be located so as to ensure off-street maneuvering space.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)

(A)

Residential districts. No major recreational equipment shall be parked or stored on any lot in a residential district for more than a 24-hour period except in a carport or enclosed building or behind the nearest portion of a building to a street. In the case of a "double-frontage" lot, the "behind the nearest portion of a building to a street" shall apply to only one street. Such equipment shall observe all setbacks, yard and other requirements set forth within the residential districts in which they are located. No such equipment shall be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on a residential lot, or in any location not approved for such uses. Automotive vehicles of any kind or type without current license plates shall not be parked or stored on any residentially zoned property other than in completely enclosed building.

(B)

Nonresidential districts. No major recreational equipment shall be parked or stored on any lot in a nonresidential district except where the sale of such recreational vehicles or operation of a residential vehicle park, § 151.109 is a primary activity of a business located thereon, with that business possessing a valid city business license.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)

(A)

Except in the CC Core Commercial District every lot on which a business, trade or industry is hereafter established, shall provide permanent paved off-street loading and unloading space as indicated herein. Such space shall have access to an alley, or if there is no alley, to a street.

(B)

For the purpose of this section, an off-street loading space shall be at least 12 feet by 40 feet in area and be clear and free of obstructions at all times. Required space shall be considered as follows:

(1)

Retail business. One space for each 5,000 square feet of gross floor area.

(2)

Whole, industrial, governmental, and institutional uses, including public assembly places, hospitals, and educational institutions. One space for the first 25,000 square feet the following schedule shall apply:

(3)

Multi-family residences with ten or more dwelling units. One space.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)

When determining parking area requirements for individual use, portions of the public rights-of-way on minor streets may be considered as permissible for maneuvering incidental to parking. On major streets, parking facilities shall provide space outside the public rights-of-way for maneuvering incidental to parking.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)

No major equipment or trucks used for commercial purposes, either public or private, shall be parked or stored on a public street right-of-way in a residential district; nor shall the above equipment or trucks be parked or stored on a residential lot except in a carport or enclosed building or concealed by the portion of a building nearest to the street; nor shall a public or private vehicle be stored on a public street right-of-way or a residential lot except in a carport or enclosed building or concealed by the portion of a building nearest to the street; all these provided, however, that such equipment, trucks or vehicles may be parked in the prohibited areas for a period not to exceed 24 hours in a given ten-day period. During such hours, said equipment, trucks, or vehicles shall observe the minimum setbacks, yard and other requirements set forth for the residential districts in which they are located.

(Ord. 2023-12-12-01, § 1(Exh.), passed 12-12-2023)