(A) Purpose and application. It is the intent of these requirements that adequate parking and loading facilities be provided off the street easement for each use of land within the town. Requirements are intended to be based on the demand created by each use. These requirements shall apply to all uses in all districts.
(B) Required open space. Off-street parking space may be a part of the required open space associated with the permitted use and shall not be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.
(C) Location. The off-street parking lot shall be located within 200 feet, exclusive of street and alley widths, of the principal use and shall have direct access to a street or alley.
(D) Joint parking facilities. Whenever two 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.
(E) Size of off-street parking space. The size of a parking space for one vehicle shall consist of a rectangular area having dimensions of not less than nine feet by 20 feet, plus adequate area for ingress and egress.
(F) Schedule of parking and loading requirements. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in all districts in accordance with the following schedule:
Type Of Use | Parking Space Required |
Type Of Use | Parking Space Required |
Boarding or rooming house or hotel | 1 parking space for each 2 guests provided overnight accommodations |
Commercial establishments not otherwise classified | 1 parking space for each 150 square feet of floor space used for retail trade in the building and including all areas used by the public |
Community center, theater, auditorium, church sanctuary | 1 parking space for each 4 seats, based on maximum seating capacity |
Convalescent or nursing homes | 1 space for each 6 patient beds, plus 1 space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus 1 space for each 2 employees including nurses |
Convention hall, lodge, club, library, museum, place of amusement or recreation | 1 parking space for each 50 square feet of floor area used for assembly or recreation in the building |
Dwelling, multiple-family | The number of spaces provided shall not be less than 1-1/2 times the number of units in the dwelling |
Dwelling, single-family or duplex | 1 parking space for each separate dwelling unit within the structure |
Hospital | 1 space for each 4 patient beds, exclusive of bassinets, plus 1 space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus 1 space for each 3 employees including nurses, plus adequate area for the parking of emergency vehicles |
Industrial establishments | 1 off-street parking space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or 1 off-street parking space for each 3 employees, whichever is greater, and 1 loading or unloading berth for each 25,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor area |
Medical or dental clinics or offices | 6 spaces per doctor, plus 1 space for each 2 employees |
Office building | 1 parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area in the building, exclusive of the area used for storage, utilities and building service |
(G) Paved surface required. All parking spaces in commercial areas shall be paved with a sealed surface pavement and maintained in a manner that no dust will result from the continued use.
(H) Parking lots in residential districts. Whenever off-street parking lots for more than six vehicles are to be located within or adjacent to a residential district, the following provisions shall apply.
(1) All sides of the lot within or 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 feet. Such fence, wall or hedge shall be maintained in good condition.
(2) No parking shall be permitted within a front yard setback line whenever the parking lot is located in a residential district or immediately abuts the front yard of a residential unit. In all other cases, a minimum five-foot setback shall be required.
(3) Driveways used for ingress and egress shall be confined to and shall not exceed 25 feet in width, exclusive of curb returns.
(4) Whenever lighting is provided, it shall be arranged so that all light is deflected from adjoining residential uses.
(5) No sign of any kind shall be erected, except information signs used to guide traffic and to state the condition and terms of the use of the lots. Only non-intermittent white lighting of a sign shall be permitted.
(Prior Code, § 10-4-6) (Ord. 2009-3, passed 5-15-2009) Penalty, see § 153.999