(A) Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, off-street parking shall not be located within the required front yard.
(B) Off-street parking for all non-residential districts and uses shall be either on the same lot or within 300 feet of the building or use it is intended to serve, measured from the nearest public entrance of the building to the nearest point of the off-street parking lot.
(C) The storage of merchandise or products, motor vehicles displayed for sale, or the repair of vehicles is prohibited in any off-street parking lot.
(D) Residential off-street parking spaces shall consist of parking strip, parking bay, driveway, garage, or combination thereof and shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve. Parking spaces shall be constructed with an asphalt or portland cement binder, graveled, or compacted earth so as to provide a durable and dustless surface, and shall occupy no greater than 33% of the required front yard.
(E) Minimum required off-street parking spaces shall not be replaced by any other use unless and until equal facilities are provided elsewhere, in compliance with this chapter.
(F) Off-street parking existing at the effective date of this chapter, or amendment thereto, in connection with the operation of an existing building or use, shall not be reduced to an amount less than required for a similar new building or new use.
(G) Two or more buildings or uses may collectively provide the required off-street parking.
(H) The Planning Commission may defer construction of the required number of parking spaces if the following conditions are met.
(1) Areas proposed for deferred parking shall be shown on the site plan and shall be sufficient for construction of the required number of parking spaces, in accordance with the standards of this chapter for parking area design and other site development requirements.
(2) Alterations to the deferred parking area may be initiated by the owner or required by the Zoning Administrator, and shall require the approval by the Zoning Administrator of an amended site plan submitted by the applicant, accompanied by evidence documenting the justification for the alteration.
(I) Overnight parking of semi-truck tractors and trailers and commercial vehicles exceeding one and one-half tons shall be prohibited in any residential district.
(Ord. passed 7-30-2015) Penalty, see § 155.999