In all districts, adequate loading areas shall be provided so
that all vehicles loading, maneuvering or unloading are completely
off the public ways and so that all vehicles need not back onto any
public way.
In all districts and in connection with every use, there shall
be provided, at the time any use or building is erected, enlarged,
extended or increased, off-street parking stalls for all vehicles
in accordance with the following:
A. Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for
each parking space, and driveways shall be at least 10 feet wide for
one- and two-family dwellings and up to 24 feet for all other uses.
B. Size. The size of each parking space shall be not less than nine
feet by 20 feet, exclusive of the space required for ingress and egress.
C. Location. The location shall be on the same lot as the principal
use, or not over 400 feet from the principal use. No parking stall
or driveway, except in residential districts, shall be closer than
25 feet to a residential district lot line or a street line opposite
a residential district, and no residential driveway shall be closer
than eight feet from any lot line except on culs-de-sac.
D. Surfacing. All off-street parking areas shall be graded and surfaced
so as to be dust free and properly drained. Any parking area for five
or more vehicles shall be paved with a bituminous surface or equivalent
and have spaces and aisles clearly marked.
E. Curbs or barriers. Curbs or barriers shall be installed so as to
prevent the parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines.
F. Parking stalls required.
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Type of Use
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Number of Parking Stalls
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Single-family dwellings and mobile homes
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2 per dwelling unit
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Two-family and multifamily dwellings
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2 per dwelling unit
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Hotels and motels
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1 per guest room plus
1 per 3 employees
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Hospitals, clubs, lodges, lodging and boarding houses
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1 per 2 beds plus
1 per 3 employees
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Sanitariums, institutions, rest and nursing homes
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1 per 5 beds plus
1 per 3 employees
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Medical and dental clinics
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3 per doctor
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Churches, theaters, auditoriums, community centers, vocational
and night schools and other places of public assembly
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1 per 5 seats
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Secondary and elementary schools
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1 per 2 employees plus
1 per student auto permitted
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Restaurants, bars, places of entertainment, repair shops, retail
and service stores
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1 per 100 square feet of floor area
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Manufacturing and processing plants, laboratories and warehouses
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1 per 3 employees
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Financial institutions and business, governmental and professional
offices
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1 per 200 square feet of floor area plus
1 per 2 employees
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Funeral homes
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1 per 4 seats plus
1 per vehicle used in the business
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Bowling alleys
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5 per alley
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G. Anyone
requesting an exception to this section can apply to the Plan Commission
for a waiver of the requirement.
All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced or extended
after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the following
requirements:
A. Islands. Islands between driveway openings in business and industrial
areas shall be provided with a minimum of 12 feet between all driveways
and six feet at all lot lines.
B. Ingress and egress openings. Openings for vehicular ingress and egress
shall not exceed 24 feet at the street line and 30 feet at the roadway.
C. Entrances and exits. Vehicular entrances and exits to drive-in theaters;
banks; restaurants; motels; funeral homes; vehicular sales, service,
washing and repair stations; garages; or public parking lots shall
be not less than 200 feet from the pedestrian entrance or exit to
a school, church, hospital, park, playground, library, public emergency
shelter or other place of public assembly.