A. The following regulations shall govern the location of off street parking spaces and areas:
1. Parking spaces for all detached residential uses shall be located on the same lot as the use which they are intended to serve.
2. Parking spaces for retail or customer parking for commercial, industrial, or public/semipublic uses shall be located not more than seven hundred feet (700') from the principal use measured along the sidewalk, or walkway available for public use, from the primary entrance of the principal use to the furthest parking space within the parking lot.
3. Parking spaces for apartments, dormitories or similar residential uses shall be located not more than three hundred feet (300') from the principal use measured along the sidewalk, or walkway available for public use, from the primary entrance of the principal use to the furthest parking space within the parking lot.
4. Parking spaces for employee parking on a daily basis where the vehicle is used occasionally, regardless of the nature of employment, shall be located not more than one thousand five hundred feet (1,500') from the principal use measured along the sidewalk, or walkway available for public use, from the primary entrance of the principal use to the furthest parking space within the parking lot.
5. When off site parking is provided, a directional sign shall be erected on the premises and shall advise the public of the distance and direction to the off site parking area. Any such sign shall conform to applicable requirements of chapter 3 of this title, and at a minimum shall be approved in writing by the zoning administrator prior to installation.
B. No part of any parking area for more than ten (10) vehicles shall be closer than twenty feet (20') to any dwelling unit, school, or hospital or other institution for human care located on an adjoining lot, unless separated by an acceptably designed screen. If on the same lot with a one-family residence, the parking area shall be located and screened as required by the design review board.
C. A reduction in parking requirements can be requested at the preliminary plat or site plan review phase when evidence is provided to warrant a modification of the parking requirements. The administrator may grant up to a twenty percent (20%) reduction. A greater reduction requires approval by the city council. (Ord. 710, 1-14-2014)