In all districts except the Central Commercial District 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 driveway openings shall be at least 10 feet wide for one- and two-family dwellings and a minimum of 24 feet for all other uses.
B. Size. Size of each parking space shall be not less than 200 square feet exclusive of the space required for ingress and egress.
C. Location. Location to be on the same lot as the principal use or not over 400 feet from the principal use. No commercial or industrial parking stall or driveway shall be closer than 25 feet to a residential district lot line or a street line opposite a residential district.
D. Surfacing. All off-street parking areas shall be graded and surfaced so as to minimize dust and be properly drained. Any parking area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces clearly marked.
E. Curbs. Curbs or barriers shall be installed so as to prevent the parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines.
F. Number of stalls. Number of parking stalls required are shown in the following table:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
Uses | Minimum Parking Required |
|---|
One- and two-family dwellings and mobile homes | 2 stalls for each dwelling unit |
Multifamily dwellings | 2 stalls for each dwelling unit |
Hotels, motels | 1 stall for each guest room plus 1 stall for each 2 employees |
Hospitals, dormitories, clubs, lodges, sororities, fraternities, lodging and boarding houses | 1 stall for each 2 beds, plus 1 stall for each 2 employees |
Sanitariums, institutions, rest and nursing homes | 1 stall for each 2 beds, plus 1 stall for each 3 employees |
Medial and dental clinics | 5 stalls for each doctor |
Churches, theaters, auditoriums, community centers, vocational and night schools, and other places of public assembly | 1 stall for each 5 seats, or 1 for each 90 linear inches of pew space |
Elementary and junior high schools | 2 stalls for each classroom, plus 1 for every 8 seats in auditoriums or assembly halls |
High schools, colleges, universities and other institutions of higher learning | 1 stall for every 6 students, plus 1 for each teacher, administrator and employee |
Business, technical and trade schools | 1 stall for each 5 students plus, 1 for each 2 employees |
Automobile service stations | 1 stall for each 2 employees plus 2 for each service bay |
Restaurants, bars, clubs and lodges, places of entertainment, repair shops, retail and service stores | 1 stall for each 100 square feet of floor area |
Manufacturing and processing plants, laboratories, and warehouses | 1 stall for every 2 employees; number of employees shall be construed to mean the maximum number on the premises at 1 time, plus 1 for each motor vehicle used in the business |
Financial institutions, business, government and professional offices | 1 stall for each 300 square feet of floor area |
Funeral homes | 1 stall for each 50 square feet plus 1 stall for each vehicle used with the business |
Bowling alleys | 4 stalls for each alley |
G. Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply.
H. Combined uses. Combinations of any of the above uses shall provide the total of the number of stalls required for each individual use.
I. Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in these ordinances, the provisions contained in §§ 101.13, 346.503, and 346.56, Wis. Stats., and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.
J. Control. In cases where off-street parking facilities are permitted on land other than the same lot as the principal use, such facilities shall be in the same possession as the lot occupied by the use to which the parking facilities are accessory, or in the possession of the controller of the principal use to which the parking facilities are accessory. (Such possession shall be by deed whereby the owner of the land on which the parking facilities are to be located shall be bound by a covenant filed and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Dodge County, requiring such owner, his heirs, or assigns to maintain the required facilities for the duration of the use served.)
K. Collective provision. Off-street parking facilities for separate uses may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each such use and provided that all regulations governing location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to.
L. Design. The required number of parking areas shall be graded and surfaced so as to be dust free and properly drained. All parking areas shall be arranged and marked to provide for orderly and safe parking. Curbs and barriers shall be installed to prevent parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines or public ways.
M. Maintenance. The owner of property used for parking shall maintain such area in good condition without holes, and free of dust, trash, and other debris.
N. Lighting. Any off-street parking area with more than four parking spaces and which is intended to be used during nondaylight hours shall be properly illuminated to avoid accidents. Any lights used to illuminate a parking lot shall be arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining property.