A. Off-street parking or loading space shall be a part of the required open space associated with the permitted use and shall not be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.
B. The area required for off-street parking shall be in addition to the yard areas herein required; except that the front yard required in a C-1 local commercial district or an I-1 restricted manufacturing and wholesale district may be used for uncovered parking area provided that a screening easement planted and maintained in shrubbery be reserved on the front five feet (5') of the yard requirement; and further provided that the front yard required in residential districts may be used for the uncovered parking area for four (4) or less vehicles associated with a residential use when the area is surfaced with a sealed surface pavement adequate to prevent the occurrence of mud and dust with continued use, and may be used for an uncovered parking area for more than four (4) vehicles only in accordance with the provisions of this article.
C. The off-street parking lot shall be located on the same parcel, exclusive of street and alley widths, as the principal use and shall have direct access to a street or alley. (1986 Code)