(A) General requirements. In all districts, except for the defined Downtown Historic District, in connection with every industrial business, institutional, recreational, residential, or other use, there shall be provided, at any time any building or structure is erected or is enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street parking spaces for automobiles in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less than 180 square feet exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition.
(2) There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking spaces. Where a lot does abut on a public or private alley or easement of access, there shall be provided an access drive not less than 8 feet in width in the case of a dwelling, and not less than 20 feet in width in all other cases, leading to the parking or storage or loading or unloading spaces required hereunder.
(B) Number of spaces required. The number of off-street parking spaces to be provided shall conform to the requirements specified in the following tabulation:
Use
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Parking Spaces Required
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Use
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Parking Spaces Required
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Dwellings, including 1, 2, and 3 families, multiple dwellings and mobile homes. | 2 for each dwelling unit. |
Rooming or boarding house. | 1 for each sleeping room or suite. |
Hotel or motel. | 5 parking spaces plus 1 parking space for each sleeping room or suite. These spaces shall be in addition to the parking spaces that shall be provided for any portion of the hotel that is used for office, business, or commercial purposes including the lobby, but not including corridors giving access to sleeping rooms. |
Private club or lodge. | 1 for each 5 members. |
Church or temple. | 1 for each 5 seats in main auditorium. |
School. | 1 for each 8 seats in auditorium or main assembly room, or on for each classroom, whichever is greater. |
Community center, library, museum or art gallery. | 10 plus 1 additional for each 300 square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet. |
Hospital, sanitarium, convalescent home, home for the aged, adult foster care homes or similar institution. | 1 space for each employment plus 1 additional space for each bed. |
Offices, clinics, wholesale establishments, business services. | 1 for every 200 square feet of floor space. |
Retail store, personal service establishment. | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor space and 1 for each 2 employees on the maximum working shift. |
Bowling alley. | 5 for each lane, plus 1 additional space for each 100 square feet of area used for seating, drinking and other recreation. |
Mortuary or funeral home. | 1 for each 50 square feet of floor space in slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral service rooms. |
Restaurants, nightclubs, cafes or similar recreation or amusement establishments, dance halls, assembly or exhibition halls without fixed seats. | 1 for each 100 square feet of floor area. |
Manufacturing, industrial or mining establishment, research or testing laboratory, creamery bottling plant, warehouse or similar establishment. | 1 for each 2 employees on the maximum working shift plus space to accommodate all trucks and other vehicles used in connection therewith. |
(C) Interpretation. The following rules shall govern the determination of spaces required:
(1) Floor area shall mean the gross floor area of the specified use.
(2) Fractional numbers shall be increased to the next whole number.
(3) The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature.
(1981 Code, § 150.30) (Ord. 6570-93, passed 12-13-1993; Am. Ord. 21-09-050, passed 10-25-2021)