(a) Off-street parking space shall be provided in accordance with the following provisions. Each use listed in the left-hand column shall provide off-street parking space at the maximum amount listed in the corresponding right-hand column:
Type of Use Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required
Dwellings
Single-family 2 per dwelling unit
Two-family 2 per dwelling unit
Multi-family 1 per bedroom, not to exceed 3 per unit and 1 guest parking space per 5 units
Schools 1 per staff member plus auditorium/stadium requirement
Churches 1 per 4 seats in the sanctuary or principal
meeting room
Museums and libraries 1 per staff member and 1 per 400 square feet
Hospitals 1 per bed
Auditoriums, stadiums
and other similar uses 1 per 4 seats
Clubs, lodges and other
similar uses 1 per 200 square feet of floor area
(or fraction thereof); or 1 per 4 persons that can
be seated in an assembly room, whichever is
greater
Hotels and motels 1 per guest room
Medical and dental offices 1 per 100 square feet of floor area
(or fraction thereof)
Restaurants 1 per 2 seats
Theaters 1 per 2 seats
Dance halls 1 per 100 square feet
Bowling alleys 5 per bowling lane
Skating rinks 1 per 100 square feet
Mobile home or manufactured
home park 2 per mobile home; located on home lot
(MPH) Mobile home or
manufactured home park 1 per 5 mobile home lots for guest and employee parking
All other commercial uses 1 per 200 square feet
All other industrial uses 1-1/2 per employee on the premises during the peak shift
(b) For all uses without separate seats, each twenty-four inches, or fraction thereof of seating space shall be considered one seat.
(c) For all uses listed in Section 1278.02(a) through (d), M-2 Heavy Industrial District, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as follows:
(1) One per two employees on the premises during the peak shift, except that fewer parking spaces may be provided where the Planning Commission finds that, because of the driving practices of employees, customers and visitors, a smaller number would be adequate.
(2) Warehousing with commercial or office floor area shall add one per 200 square feet of commercial or office floor area (or fraction thereof) to the required number of parking spaces for uses listed in Section 1278.02(a) through (d).
(d) Within any C or NCO district, off-street parking shall not be permitted in a required front yard, if such premises are used as a residence. Off-street parking shall be permitted in a required front yard in a C or NCO area, but such parking area shall be paved with asphalt concrete or portland cement concrete pavement.
(e) Within the CBD, off-street parking shall not be permitted in a required front yard and shall be paved with asphalt concrete, Portland cement concrete or alternative hard pavement surface as approved by the City Engineer. The use of shared off-street parking is encouraged in the CBD.
(f) Surfacing. All off-street parking in R-4, Multi-Family, MHP, Manufactured Home Park and commercial and industrial zoning districts shall be surfaced with a Portland cement concrete, asphalt concrete material or alternative hard surface material as approved by the City Engineer. Use of gravel shall not be permitted.
(g) Exterior lighting shall be provided in or around an off-street parking area and away from the adjoining lot.
(h) No proposed off-street parking plan for a building or structure, other than a single-family dwelling, shall exceed the number of off-street parking spaces required in subsection (a). Planning Commission may review and approve any off-street parking plans that exceed or do not meet the minimum requirements as listed in subsection (a). The use of bicycle racks, fixed benches, additional green space, and similar amenities are encouraged and will provide an incentive to reduce or add to the amount of off-street parking desired.
(i) Landscaping of off-street parking area shall be provided according to the regulations set forth in Section 1250.10.
(j) Handicap accessible parking spaces shall be required in all off-street parking areas shall be provided according to the regulations set forth in Section ADAAG 4 of the Guidelines to ADA Title III.
(k) Parking spaces, except handicap accessible parking spaces, shall provide a minimum area of 180 square feet and a minimum stall width perpendicular to the vehicle of nine feet.
(Ord. 2002-45. Passed 8-22-02; Ord. 2007-44. Passed 12-6-07; Ord. 2023-12. Passed 2-9-23.)