[Ord. No. 2024-03, 6-21-2024; Ord. No. 2025-18, 9-22-2025]
A. 
All developments in all districts shall provide sufficient off-street parking spaces to accommodate vehicles that are likely to be attracted to the development.
B. 
All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot with the principal building or use served, except as provided in this Article.
1. 
If the off-street parking spaces required by this Article cannot reasonably be provided on the lot on which the principal use is located, such parking space may be provided on a lot within two hundred (200) feet of the principal use or building.
2. 
The principal use shall be permitted to continue only as long as its parking requirements are met.
C. 
Whenever a building constructed or a use established after the effective date of this Chapter is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise:
1. 
To create a need for an increase of ten percent (10%) or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
2. 
Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date of this Chapter is enlarged to the extent of fifty percent (50%) or more in floor area or in the area used, said building or use shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.
D. 
All required off-street parking shall be provided on a paved surface, or gravel or other permeable surface. No required off-street parking shall be permitted on unimproved ground.
E. 
Off-street parking facilities shall comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
F. 
Where fractional spaces result in computation of parking space requirements, the parking spaces required shall be computed to the nearest whole number.
G. 
The parking space requirement for a use not specifically listed in this Section shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature as determined by the Commission.
H. 
No motor vehicle or trailer shall be parked in the required front yard of a lot of tract of land in any residential district, except in a driveway leading to a required off-street parking space.
[Ord. No. 2024-03, 6-21-2024; Ord. No. 2025-18, 9-22-2025]
Land Use
Parking Space Requirement
Residential Uses
Single-family dwellings
2 spaces per dwelling
Two-family dwellings
2 spaces per dwelling
Multi-family dwellings
1.5 spaces per dwelling unit with ground floor entry and living space;
1 space per dwelling unit for multi-family units limited to the elderly;
all other multi-family require 2 spaces per unit plus one additional space for every 4 units
Rooming house
1 space per bedroom
Bed and breakfast, hotel, motel
1 space for each room to be rented plus additional space for restaurant or other facilities, in accordance with other Sections of this table
Home occupations
1 space in addition to the spaces required for the residence
Commercial Uses
Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics
1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Appliance, furniture, general discount, wholesale stores
1 space per 400 square feet of gross floor area
Banks and similar institutions, including drive-up facilities
1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area. Drive-up windows shall have 3 queuing spaces in addition to 1 space at the service window. The number of queuing spaces may be reduced by 20% for each additional window; however, at least 2 queuing spaces are required at each window.
Business or professional offices, except medical offices
1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Bowling alleys
1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.
Car wash
2 spaces for drying and cleaning purposes per stall plus 2 spaces in front of each stall
Convenience and miscellaneous sales
1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area. Service areas at gas pumps shall not count as parking spaces.
Dry cleaners
1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Funeral homes and mortuaries
1 space for every 4 seats, plus 1 space for each employee
Greenhouses
1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Medical and dental offices/clinics
1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Motor vehicle, manufactured home and trailer sales and rental
1 space for each 400 square feet of enclosed building floor area, plus 1 space per 3,000 square feet of open sales lot area
Open air markets
1 space per 1,000 square feet of area used for display, storage or sales
Restaurants, bars
1 space for every 3 fixed seats; 1 space for every 2 employees on the largest shift
Service stations
2 spaces for each gas pump plus 3 spaces for each grease rack
Stadiums and movie theaters
1 space for every 3 seats
Storage and parking
1 space for every 2 employees on the largest shift but not less than 1 space per 5,000 square feet of area devoted to storage (inside or outside)
Vehicle repair, body work
1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Mixed uses
Spaces required shall equal the sum of the various uses computed separately
Industrial Uses
Manufacturing
2 spaces for each 3 employees on the largest shift and 1 space for each company vehicle
Salvage yards
1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Truck terminals
2 spaces for each 3 employees plus 1 space for each truck or semi-trailer kept on the premises
Warehouse and storage
1 space for each employee plus 1 space for each company vehicle
Wholesale establishments
2 spaces for each 3 employees, plus 1 space for each 800 square feet of building floor area in excess of 4,000 square feet, plus 1 space for each company vehicle
Institutional and Recreational Uses
Churches
1 space for every 4 seats in the principal place of assembly
Day care center
1 space for each employee plus 1 space for each 10 children.
Education (pre-school and elementary grades K — 8)
1 space for each staff member and employee plus 2 spaces per classroom
Education (grades 9 — 12)
1 space for each staff member and employee plus 5 spaces per classroom
Emergency services
1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Golf course
2 spaces for each hole plus 1 space for each employee on the maximum shift; if the course also includes a restaurant/lounge facility add 1 space per 100 square feet of gross floor area
Hospitals
2 spaces per bed for inpatient care facilities and 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area for outpatient facilities
Libraries, museums, art galleries
1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Nursing or rest homes, convalescent centers and similar facilities
1 space for each 3 beds plus 1 space for each 2 employees on the largest shift
[Ord. No. 2024-03, 6-21-2024; Ord. No. 2025-18, 9-22-2025]
A. 
Joint use of parking facilities shall be permitted subject to the following:
1. 
Up to fifty percent (50%) of the parking spaces required for theaters, public buildings, bowling alleys, nightclubs, cafes and up to one hundred percent (100%) of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours as those listed herein.
2. 
Where such parking spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of any use to be served by the parking space.
3. 
In any case where the required parking spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement assuring the retention of the parking spaces for such use shall be drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by the City, and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.
[Ord. No. 2024-03, 6-21-2024; Ord. No. 2025-18, 9-22-2025]
A. 
Minimum dimensions for parking spaces according to the angle of parking shall conform to the requirements in the following table:
Parking Space Features
Parking Angle
45 degree
60 degree
90 degree
Parallel
Width of parking space
12 feet
10 feet
9 feet
9 feet
Length of parking space
19 feet
19 feet
19 feet
23 feet
Width of driveway aisle, one-way traffic
13 feet
18 feet
24 feet
12 feet
Width of driveway aisle, two-way traffic
21 feet
23 feet
24 feet
19 feet
Width of access driveway
18 feet
14 feet
14 feet
14 feet
B. 
Parking areas shall be designed so that vehicles may exit without backing onto a public street. This requirement does not apply to driveways that provide parking space for single-family and two-family dwellings, although backing onto an arterial street is discouraged.
C. 
Parking areas shall allow for reasonable access and movement by emergency, sanitation, and other public service vehicles.
D. 
Parking spaces in commercial, industrial, institutional, and public parking lots shall be clearly marked with painted lines or dividers.
[Ord. No. 2024-03, 6-21-2024; Ord. No. 2025-18, 9-22-2025]
A. 
Every building or part thereof erected or occupied for retail business, service, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, hotel, funeral home, or any other similar use, involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, shall provide and maintain off-street loading spaces on the site in accordance with the following:
1. 
Within any "C-1" Zoning District, one (1) loading space for each ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
2. 
Within any "I-1" or "I-2" Zoning District, one (1) loading space for each fifteen thousand (15,000) feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
3. 
Loading space area shall have a minimum dimension of fourteen (14) feet by seventy (70) feet with an overhead clearance of fifteen (15) feet from the street grade.
4. 
No area allocated to loading and unloading facilities may be used to satisfy the requirements for off-street parking, nor shall any portion of any off-street parking area be used to meet the requirements for loading and unloading.