[Ord. No. 80-22 Art. V § 1, 12-2-1980; Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1, 6-23-2009]
A. 
It is the intent of these requirements that adequate parking and loading facilities be provided off the street for each use of land within the City. Requirements are intended to be based on the demand created by each use. These requirements shall apply to all uses in all districts.
B. 
These requirements are applicable to all new subdivisions, developments and existing properties when new driveways or parking spaces are installed or existing driveways or parking spaces are reconstructed.
C. 
A building permit is required for new or reconstructed driveways and parking spaces.
[Ord. No. 80-22 Art. V § 2, 12-2-1980; Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1, 6-23-2009]
A. 
Off-street parking or loading space shall be a part of the required open space associated with the permitted use and shall not be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.
B. 
The area required for off-street parking shall be in addition to the yard areas herein required, except that the front yard required in a "C-1" Neighborhood Commercial District may be used for uncovered parking area for six (6) or fewer vehicles associated with a residential use when the area is surfaced and maintained in accordance with Section 29-54 and may be used for uncovered parking area for more than six (6) vehicles in accordance with the provisions of Section 29-53 below.
[Ord. No. 80-22 Art. V § 3, 12-2-1980; Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1, 6-23-2009]
The off-street parking lot shall be located within two hundred (200) feet, exclusive of street and alley widths, of the principal use and shall have direct access to a street or alley except as otherwise provided herein.
[Ord. No. 80-22 Art. V § 4, 12-2-1980; Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1, 6-23-2009]
Whenever two (2) or more uses are located together in a common building, shopping center or other integrated building complex, the parking requirements may be complied with by providing a permanent common parking facility, cooperatively established and operated, which contains the requisite number of spaces for each use. The total number of spaces provided shall not be less than the sum of the individual requirements. Spaces provided for permanent residents of dwellings shall be clearly designated and separated from spaces provided for employees, customers and service.
[Ord. No. 80-22 Art. V § 5, 12-2-1980; Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1, 6-23-2009]
The land upon which the off-street parking lot is located shall be owned or controlled by the same entity which owns or controls the land on which the principal use is located.
[Ord. No. 80-22 Art V § 6, 12-2-1980; Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1, 6-23-2009]
The size of a parking space for one (1) vehicle shall consist of a rectangular area having dimensions of not less than nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet plus adequate area of ingress and egress.
[Ord. No. 80-22 Art V § 7, 12-2-1980; Ord. No. 2009-23 § I, 6-23-2009]
A. 
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in all districts except "C-3" in accordance with the following schedule:
1. 
Dwelling. Two (2) parking spaces for each dwelling unit. Parking spaces may be integral with garage driveway and are exclusive of garage interior space.
2. 
Boarding or rooming house or hotel. One (1) parking space for each two (2) guests provided overnight accommodations.
3. 
Hospitals. One (1) space for each four (4) patient beds, exclusive of bassinets, plus one (1) space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one (1) space for each three (3) employees including nurses, plus adequate area for the parking of emergency vehicles.
4. 
Medical or dental clinics or offices. Seven (7) spaces per doctor plus two (2) spaces for each three (3) employees.
5. 
Sanatoriums, convalescent or nursing homes. One (1) space for each six (6) patient beds plus one (1) space for each staff or visiting doctor plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees including nurses.
6. 
Community center, theater, auditorium. One (1) parking space for each five (5) seats, based on a maximum seating capacity.
7. 
Convention hall, lodge, club, library, museum, place of amusement or recreation. One (1) parking space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor area used for assembly or recreation in the building.
8. 
Office building. One (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross space in the building, exclusive of basement storage areas.
9. 
Commercial establishment not otherwise classified. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross space in the building exclusive of basement and storage areas except in "C-3".
10. 
Industrial establishments. Adequate area to park all employees' and customers' vehicles at all times and adequate space for loading, unloading and storing all vehicles used incidental to or as a part of the primary operation of the establishment, but not less than one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees nor less than one (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.
11. 
Church sanctuary. One (1) parking space for each three (3) seats, based on maximum seating capacity; provided however, that churches may establish joint parking facilities not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the required spaces with public institutions and agencies that do not have a time conflict in parking demand. The joint parking facility shall be located not to exceed four hundred (400) feet from the church sanctuary.
B. 
For all uses not covered in Subdivisions (1 — 11) above, the Planning Commission shall make a determination of the parking demand to be created by the proposed use, and the amount of parking thus determined shall be the off-street parking requirements for the permitted use.
C. 
Off-street loading berths for non-residential uses shall be provided in accordance with the following:
Size of Establishment
Berths Required
(Gross Area Sq. Ft.)
No.
Size Ft.
1,000 — 20,000
1
(10 x 25)
20,000 — 25,000
2
(10 x 25)
25,000 — 40,000
2
(10 x 50)
40,000 — 100,000
3
(10 x 50)
100,000 — 250,000
4
(10 x 50)
For each additional 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof, one additional berth shall be added at the size of 10 by 25 feet.
D. 
Paved driveways are required for ingress and egress to all garages, parking lots and parking spaces.
E. 
Driveways and entry ways used for ingress and egress to parking spaces and garages shall be confined to and shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in width, exclusive of curb returns.
F. 
Driveways for all one- and two-family dwellings shall be located upon the same parcel in which the principal use is constructed and shall have a direct access to a public street or public alley in areas previously platted for alley entrance.
G. 
All driveways, entry ways and parking spaces addressed under the provisions of this Section shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with Section 29-54.
[Ord. No. 80-22 Art V § 8, 12-2-1980; Ord. No. 2009-23 § I, 6-23-2009]
A. 
Lots in Residential Districts. Whenever off-street parking lots for more than six (6) vehicles are to be located within or adjacent to a residential district, the following provisions shall apply:
1. 
All sides of the lot abutting the residential district shall be enclosed with an opaque, ornamental fence, wall, or dense evergreen hedge having a height of not less than five (5) feet nor more than six (6) feet. Such fence, wall or hedge shall be maintained in good condition.
2. 
No parking shall be permitted within a front yard setback line established ten (10) feet back of the property line of interior and corner lots whenever the parking lot is located in a residential district or immediately abuts the front yard of a residential unit. In all other cases no setback shall be required; provided however, that on any corner lot formed by two (2) intersecting streets, no parking shall be permitted, and no wall, fence, sign, structure or plant growth having a height in excess of three (3) feet above the elevation of the crown of the adjacent roadway surface shall be maintained in a triangle formed by measuring a distance of thirty (30) feet along said front and side lot lines, from their point of intersection, and connecting the points so established to form a triangle on the area of the lot adjacent to the street intersection.
3. 
All yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubs and evergreen ground cover and maintained in good condition all the year round.
4. 
Driveways used for ingress and egress shall be confined to and shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in width, exclusive of curb returns.
5. 
The intensity of light and arrangement of reflectors shall be such as not to interfere with residential district use.
6. 
No sign of any kind shall be erected except information signs used to guide traffic and to state the conditions and terms of the use of the lot. Only non-intermittent lighting of signs shall be permitted.
[Ord. No. 2009-23 § I, 6-23-2009]
All driveways, entry ways, parking spaces and parking lots required under the provisions of this Article shall be paved and constructed of concrete, asphalt or other sealed surface pavement material capable of supporting all vehicles used thereon and in all weather conditions without emitting dust or mud onto the adjacent street or adjoining property during use. Driveway or entryway street entrances shall be constructed of concrete per APWA standards and must extend from the outer edge of the street pavement through the right-of-way to the abutting property line. Driveways, parking spaces and parking lots shall be maintained in such a manner that no dust will result from continued use.