In each district every property owner shall provide and maintain at all times an adequate number of off-street parking spaces and the necessary loading and unloading facilities for all the occupants, employees and patrons of such property.
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Editor's Note: A section which preceded this section and titled "Residentially zoned area," was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II); see now § 475-114 for provisions for parking in residential areas.
A plan showing the required parking and loading spaces, including the means of access and interior circulation, except for one-family and two-family dwellings, shall be provided at the time of application for a building permit for the erection or enlargement of any building.
Parking space shall be provided in the manner and location specified in this section:
A. 
No parking area, parking space or loading space which exists at the time this article becomes effective or which subsequent thereto is provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this article shall thereafter be relinquished or reduced in any manner below the requirements established by this article, unless additional parking area or space is provided sufficient for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this article within 300 feet of the proposed or existing uses for which such parking will be available.
B. 
Parking of motor vehicles in residential zones shall be limited to passenger vehicles and not more than one commercial vehicle. The parking of any other type of commercial vehicle or buses, except for those parked on school property, is prohibited in a residential zone.
Requirements for all parking areas, parking spaces and parking lots are as follows:
A. 
Each automobile parking space shall be not less than 180 square feet nor less than nine feet wide, exclusive of driveway and aisle space.
B. 
All off-street parking facilities shall be drained so as to prevent damage to abutting properties or public streets and shall be constructed of materials which will have a dust-free surface resistant to erosion.
C. 
Any lighting fixtures used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from any adjoining residential lots.
D. 
No parking space shall be closer than five feet from the property line.
E. 
Off-street parking facilities in nonresidential zones shall be effectively screened on any side which adjoins or faces property in any residential zone by a wall, fence or compact planting not less than four feet or more than eight feet in height. Plantings shall be maintained in good condition and not encroach on adjoining property. Screening shall not be so placed or maintained as to provide a traffic hazard through obstruction of visibility.
F. 
All off-street parking areas that make it necessary for vehicles to back out directly into a public road are prohibited, provided that this prohibition shall not apply to off-street parking areas of one- or two-family dwellings.
G. 
Space for all necessary loading and unloading operations for any commercial, industrial or other use must be provided in addition to the required off-street parking space. All loading and unloading operations must be carried on entirely within the lot area of the use it serves and shall not interfere with pedestrian or vehicular movement.
H. 
Requirements for the provision of parking facilities with respect to two or more property uses of the same or different types may be satisfied by the permanent allocation of the requisite number of spaces for each use in a common parking facility, cooperatively established and operated, provided that the number of spaces designated is not less than the sum of individual requirements; and provided, further, that the specifications in regard to location, plan, etc., are complied with.
I. 
The number of parking spaces required for land or buildings used for two or more purposes shall be the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses, computed in accordance with this section. Parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing the required parking facilities for any other use.
The minimum required parking spaces for the following areas must be provided:
A. 
Apartment houses. Apartment houses shall provide 1 1/4 parking space per family unit.
B. 
Office buildings. Office buildings shall provide one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor space utilized for work space of employees.
C. 
Retail stores, super markets, department stores, personnel service shops, and shopping centers. Retail operations in retail stores, supermarkets, department stores, personnel service shops and shopping centers shall provide: One parking space for each 100 square feet area in the basement and on the first floor used for retail sales; one space for each 150 square feet of floor area on the second floor used for retail sales; one space for each 300 square feet of floor area on the third floor used for retail sales; and one space for each 400 square feet on any additional floor used for retail sales.
D. 
Manufacturing buildings. Manufacturing buildings shall provide one parking space for each three employees on the maximum shift.
E. 
Libraries, museums and post offices. Libraries, museums and post offices shall provide one parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area.
F. 
Bowling alleys. Bowling alleys shall provide three parking spaces for each alley.
G. 
Motels and tourist homes. Motels and tourist homes shall provide one parking space for each separate unit.
H. 
Theaters, auditoriums, stadiums and churches. Theaters, auditoriums, stadiums and churches shall provide one parking space for each four seats.
I. 
Dance halls, assembly halls and convention halls without fixed seats. Dance halls, assembly halls and convention halls, without fixed seats, shall provide one parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area if to be used for dancing or assembly.
J. 
Restaurants and nightclubs. Restaurants and nightclubs shall provide one parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area.
K. 
Schools; private or public elementary and junior high schools. Private or public elementary and junior high schools shall provide one parking space for each employee normally engaged in or about the building or grounds.
L. 
Senior high schools and institutions of higher learning. Senior high schools and institutions of higher learning shall provide one parking space for each employee normally engaged in or about the building or grounds and one additional space for each five students enrolled in the institution.
M. 
Dwelling; single- and two-family. A minimum of one space for each dwelling unit on the property.
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N. 
Mixed-use. The minimum number of spaces as required for the cumulative total of uses on the property. Any mixed-use existing as of the adoption of this chapter is not subject to this provision unless additional dwelling units are added. Failure to maintain any of the following conditions after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any residential dwelling in a mixed-use structure shall be considered a violation of this chapter. Any mixed-use in the C-2 Zone which permits any new dwelling unit must provide parking in compliance with one of the following options.
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(1) 
Provide the minimum required parking as outlined in § 475-126 of this chapter on premises where the dwelling unit is located.
(2) 
Provide parking off premises on private property within 300 feet of the property where the dwelling unit is located. A document providing proof of allowance for parking, signed by the property owner, must be provided in order to satisfy this requirement, and the Village may require such document to be recorded with the property through the County Register of Deeds.
(3) 
Obtain approval from the Village of Vicksburg to utilize parking area on a public parking lot within 300 feet.