(A) Off-street automobile parking and storage space shall be provided on every lot on which any of the uses mentioned in this section are hereafter established.
(B) Automobile parking or storage space shall be provided with vehicular access to a street or alley and shall be equal in area to at least the minimum requirements for the specific uses as set forth below.
(C) An automotive parking space is determined to consist of a space no less than nine (9) feet by 18 feet for standard size vehicles and no less that seven (7) feet by 15 feet for compact cars if so marked. No more than 25% of the parking requirements of this chapter may be satisfied with compact car spaces. If the required automobile parking or storage space cannot be provided on the same lot on which the principal use is located, the Zoning Board of Adjustment may permit the space to be provided on other off-street property provided the space is within 500 feet of the principal use.
(D) The spaces shall be associated with the permitted use and shall not thereafter be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.
(E) All off-street parking and storage space except for single and 2-family residential uses shall be arranged that vehicles will not be required to back onto a public street, road, or highway when leaving the premises.
(F) Off-street automobile parking and storage spaces shall be equal in number to at least the minimum requirements for the specific uses set forth below:
Auto sales and repair | 1 space for each 150 square feet of auto repair or maintenance space |
Churches, synagogues or other places of worship | 1 space for each 4 seats in the main assembly room or sanctuary |
Gasoline service stations | 3 spaces for each grease rack or similar facility, plus 1 space for each employee on the shift with highest employment |
Hospitals, nursing homes, sanitariums or similar institutions | 1 space for each 2 beds intended for patients, not including bassinets, plus 1 space for each 3 employees on the shift with highest employment |
Industries | 1 space for each 3 employees on the shift with highest employment |
Mortuaries or funeral parlors | 1 space for each 4 seats in the chapel, 1 additional space for each 2 employees, 1 additional space for each resident family, and 1 additional space for each funeral vehicle |
Motels, hotels, tourist homes, rooming and boarding houses | 1 space for each room to be let, plus 1 space for each 2 employees on the shift with highest employment |
Offices, including banks | 1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Places of public assembly, fraternal organizations | 1 space for each 4 seats of maximum seating capacity in the main assembly room |
Restaurants or similar eating establishments | 1 space for each 4 seats provided for patron use and 1 additional space for each 2 employees on the shift with highest employment |
Residences | |
Single-family and duplex | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit |
Multi-family | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit |
Retail and service businesses | 1 space for each 300 square feet of sales floor area |
Schools, public and private | 1 space for each 4 seats in the main auditorium or assembly room |
Shopping centers | 1 space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area |
Truck Terminals | Sufficient space to accommodate the maximum number of trucks to be stored or to be loading or unloading at the terminal at any 1 time |
Wholesaling and warehousing | 1 space for each 3 employees on the shift with highest employment |
(1985 Code, § 9-43) Penalty, see § 158.999