A.
There shall be provided in all districts at the time of erection or enlargement of any main building or structure, off-street parking space with adequate access to all spaces. The number of off-street parking spaces, in conjunction with all land or building use, shall be determined prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy as prescribed in this chapter.
B.
Application for parking lot construction. Any person desiring to establish or change a parking area shall submit plans to the Zoning Administrator showing the locations, elevations, design, size, shape, landscaping, surfacing, marking, lighting, drainage, curb cuts, entrances, exits, and any other features of the parking lot. Proposed curb cuts, entrances, exits, and drainage involving County or State highways shall be submitted to the appropriate agency for approval.
C.
Minimum required off-street parking areas shall not be replaced by any other use unless and until equal parking facilities are provided elsewhere.
D.
Off-street parking existing at the effective date of this chapter in connection with the operation of an existing building or use shall not be reduced to any amount less than that required in this chapter for a similar new building or new use.
E.
Two or more buildings or uses may collectively provide for required off-street parking in which case the number of parking spaces shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the several individual uses computed separately. In the instance of dual function off-street parking spaces where operating hours of buildings do not overlap, the Board of Appeals may grant a variance.
F.
The placement of materials, merchandise, motor vehicles, trucks, trailers, recreational vehicles or equipment in the designated off-street parking area of a property for the purpose of sale, rental or repair, including the storage of such items, is prohibited, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
G.
For uses not specifically mentioned, requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be in accord with similar uses.
H.
When units or measurements determining the number of required parking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including 1/2 shall be disregarded and fractions over 1/2 shall require one parking space.
I.
For the purpose of computing the number of parking spaces required, the definition of "usable floor area" in Article II shall govern. In those instances where floor area cannot be computed from plans, 75% of gross floor area shall be considered usable floor area.
J.
For all buildings in a residential district, the required parking area shall be provided on the same lot with the buildings or on a lot immediately adjacent under the same ownership.
K.
Parking in residential districts shall not be permitted in any required front yard area or in the street side yard area of a corner lot except in a driveway or a defined parking area. The aggregate area of the driveway or defined parking area shall not exceed 35% of the front yard. The parking area shall be paved with concrete, asphalt, stone, or gravel. In those instances where stone or gravel is utilized, a compacted depth of stone or gravel not less than three inches thick shall be provided and maintained.
L.
Required off-street parking for single-family dwellings may be provided in a stacking configuration in a driveway or garage or combination thereof.
M.
Within a residential district, all parking areas, except for single-family dwellings, shall be screened on all sides that abut upon (1) a single-family residence, (2) a residential district, or (3) a street, with an ornamental fence or compact hedge which shall not be less than four feet high and, of a type which will obscure vision at all seasons from adjoining premises, except where it may block clear vision for traffic movement it shall be 30 inches in height.
N.
No commercial repair work or commercial servicing of any kind shall be conducted in parking areas in residential districts. A resident may repair his/her vehicles on the property of the resident's dwelling unit, but no others, and such repair shall be conducted in not to exceed seven consecutive days in any thirty-day period.
O.
A resident of a dwelling unit may have not more than one motorized vehicle for sale on the site of such dwelling unit at any time and in no instance shall vacant residential lots or parcels be utilized for the sale of vehicles. In no instance shall a vehicle for sale be displayed in a front yard other than on the driveway portion of the yard.
P.
Within a residential district parking shall be limited to passenger vehicles, recreational vehicles, recreation equipment, and trucks with a load capacity of 2 1/2 tons or less.
