(A) PK-01: two off-street parking spaces, paved or gravel, are required per dwelling unit. Neither of the off-street parking spaces required may include spaces within car ports or garages. Further, off-street parking spaces may not fully or partially be in a public right-of-way or utility easement. Each space must be at least nine feet wide and 18 feet long.
(B) PK-02: one and one-half paved off-street parking spaces are required per dwelling unit. In multi-family housing developments or manufactured home parks, at least one space per two units is required for visitor parking and shall be spread evenly throughout the development. Visitor parking spaces cannot include spaces in car ports or garages. Further, any off-street parking space may not fully or partially be in a public right-of-way or utility easement. Each space must be at least nine and one-half feet wide and 19 feet long.
(C) PK-03: all parking lots for commercial, industrial, business, public and private employee parking, offices, organizations and places of assembly must be paved with asphalt, concrete or other durable material. Gravel, stone, rock, dirt, sand or grass is not permitted as a parking surface. Expansion of existing gravel, stone, rock, dirt, sand or grass lots is not permitted. In addition, these parking lots must also conform to all the following requirements:
(1) All ingress/egress into parking areas must be paved with asphalt, concrete or other durable material;
(2) Be striped so as to show each parking space;
(3) Be constructed to allow proper drainage;
(4) Be designed as to prevent vehicles from having to maneuver in the public right-of-way; and
(5) The interior of all parking lots shall be landscaped with one deciduous shade tree per ten parking spaces (or any part of ten spaces).
(D) PK-04: to reduce traffic congestion and hazards along roadways, off-street parking shall be required for business and industrial uses. The minimum number of parking spaces shall be determined by adding up the spaces required for each applicable statement below. The numbers below do not guarantee the quantity needed per use, only minimums are expressed. The developer/builder must calculate additional parking spaces that may be necessary.
All uses | 1 parking space per employee that potentially can be working at any given time |
Convenience stores, gasoline stations, grocery stores, banks and department stores | 1 parking space per 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
Day-care facility | 1 parking space per every 10 children enrolled |
Fitness, health spa, entertainment facility, skating rink or similar facilities | 1 parking space per 200 sq. ft. of GFA |
Furniture stores and automobile sales | 1 parking space per 500 sq. ft. of GFA |
Golf course | 20 parking spaces per 9 holes |
Hardware stores, home improvement stores and community centers | 1 parking space per 400 sq. ft. of GFA |
Hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, and lodging or boarding home | 1 parking space per sleeping unit |
Restaurants, food services, movie theater, auditorium or church | 1 parking space per every 3 chairs |
NOTES TO TABLE: * Additional parking spaces may be required by the Planning Commission or Board of Zoning Appeals if deemed necessary. | |
(E) PK-05:
(1) Parking spaces shall be installed as follows:
(a) Maximum of 30% in front of the primary structure;
(b) Maximum of 70% to the side of the primary structure;
(c) Minimum of 10% to the rear of the in rear yard; and
(d) Under no circumstances shall parking be permitted within any required yard setback or buffer areas.
(2) Parking spaces prescribed in this rule must be located either on the premises or on a lot approved by the Plan Commission. All required off-street parking spaces, however, must be located within 600 feet of the respective lot.
(3) Parking spaces shall be a minimum of nine feet by 18 feet. Parking aisle widths shall be as follows:
(a) Ninety-degree angle space: 24 foot-wide parking aisle;
(b) Sixty-degree angle space: 18 foot-wide parking aisle; and
(c) Forty-five-degree angle space: 14 foot-wide parking aisle.
(4) A group of adjacent properties may provide a joint parking area if the number of spaces required for all properties is adequate, and at least 80% of the total spaces required for each use. A permanent documentation of the agreement must be recorded with both properties. A permanent written agreement signed by all property owners involved which shall include, but is not limited to, the following items: maintenance, snow removal, ownership and liability. The agreement shall be reviewed/approved by the Zoning Administrator and/or Town Attorney. The agreement shall be recorded in the office of the County Recorder. A copy of the recorded agreement shall be kept in the office of the Plan Commission. The Zoning Administrator shall approve aggregate parking lots such as mentioned above.
(5) A church or temple or like uses may request a variance to a down-size parking requirements if adequate parking is located near the use and which is available during the times of use by the church or temple.
(F) PK-06:
(1) Vehicles or trailers of any type without current license plates or in an inoperable condition shall be prohibited in residential zone districts other than in completely enclosed buildings, and shall not be parked or stored in any zone unless specifically authorized under the terms of this chapter.
(2) No vehicle or tractor/trailer of any type may be used predominantly for the purpose of personal storage.
(G) PK-07:
(1) The parking of a commercial vehicle in residential zone districts shall be prohibited; except that one commercial vehicle of not more than three-tons capacity may be parked on any lot where there is a principal building as along as it is:
(a) Used by a resident of the premises; and
(b) Parked in an enclosed garage or accessory building, or is located in the rear yard at least ten feet from the rear property line.
(2) This regulation shall not be interpreted to prohibit commercial vehicles from temporary loading and unloading in a residential district.
(Ord. 2002-05, passed 12-30-2002, § 7.13)