(A) Parking requirements for change in the principal use. When the principal use is changed to a use for which additional parking space is required under the provisions of this chapter, it shall be unlawful to begin or maintain such altered use until such time as the required off-street parking is required.
(B) Minimum design and maintenance requirements for parking areas. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a parking area shall be designed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements.
(1) Off-street parking areas shall equal or exceed the number of spaces required and shall be of usable shape and surface and have convenient ingress and egress. Aisles and access drives shall be designed so as to provide adequate vehicular maneuvering wholly upon the property being served.
(2) All driveways shall be a minimum of five feet from a property line except single-family residential units or as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
(3) Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be arranged so as to reflect away from any adjoining Residential Zone or uses or private rights-of-way.
(4) Any off-street parking area having more than 1,800 square feet of area and/or used by eight or more vehicles shall be landscaped and screened as required by this chapter.
(5) All parking areas shall be paved and drained so as to dispose of all surface water within the parking area without carrying the water accumulation over a public sidewalk. Piping the water to a suitable outfall may be required.
(6) Where parking areas are provided for eight or more vehicles or contain more than 1,800 square feet of area or are enlarged or expanded to provide eight or more vehicles or contain more than 1,800 square feet of area, they shall be paved with an asphalt, concrete, brick or other properly bound surface, so as to be durable and dustless. Each parking space shall be physically delineated on the surface of the parking area. All driveway aprons shall be paved.
(7) All parking spaces located along the perimeter of a parking area or adjacent to any structure on the lot shall be provided with concrete or other wheel protection for any landscape materials and sidewalk.
(8) Fire lanes shall be at least 20 feet in width with the road edge closest to the building at least ten feet from the building. The designation, use and maintenance of fire lanes on private property shall be accomplished as specified by the Fire Department.
(C) Off-street parking space requirements for automobiles.
(1) Existing parking space. Existing off-street parking space provided for any building or use at the time of the enactment of this chapter shall not thereafter be reduced unless it exceeds the requirements of this chapter. Any existing building or use not providing off-street parking space in conformance with this chapter shall at the time of any structural alteration of the building or expansion of the use, provide the required parking.
(2) Required off-street parking space. Off-street parking space shall be provided on the premises so that there will be no generation of automobile parking on any street. For purposes of computing the number of spaces available in a given area, a standard vehicle parking space shall be computed as an area measuring ten by 20 feet. Additional area will be required in order to provide vehicle maneuvering space, access and egress.
(3) Off-street parking standards. The following standards comprise the minimum off-street parking requirements for the several common types of buildings and uses listed. Where more than one use occupies a building, the total of the combined standards shall be required:
(a) Single-family residences. Two spaces per dwelling unit;
(b) Apartment house. One and one-half spaces per unit;
(c) Boarding houses and rooming houses. One space for the first two rooms and one space for each additional two rooms;
(d) Hotels and motels. One space per unit plus one space for each three employees;
(e) Auditorium, theater or stadium or other similar use. One parking space for each five seats available at maximum capacity;
(f) Church. One space for each three seats available at maximum capacity;
(g) Restaurant. One space for each three seats available at maximum capacity. Employee parking shall be provided at the ratio of one space for each three employees;
(h) Commercial or business building. Four spaces for the first 1,000 square feet of floor space used and usable in the sale of merchandise, and one additional space for each additional 250 square feet of floor space; and
(i) Manufacturing and warehousing. One parking space for each two employees at maximum employee on a single shift plus one car space for each truck operated by the business. The Planning Commission may require additional space if it deems necessary.
(4) Off-street loading and unloading regulations for trucks.
(a) All buildings and uses which generate regular trucking traffic shall be provided with sufficient off-street loading and unloading space on the premises so that they will generate no loading or unloading activity on their required parking spaces or on any street.
(b) The Planning Commission shall interpret the amount of loading and unloading space required for any building or use whenever it is unable to apply this standard literally.
(D) Additional parking, loading and unloading regulations.
(1) Arrangement of off-street parking space. Off-street parking space required for any building or use may be located within 200 feet from the premises it serves, but detached therefrom, or may be consolidated into a large parking area serving other buildings and uses. Either arrangement must be approved by the Planning Commission. The parking space, if allowed, shall be deemed required space associated with the permitted use and shall not hereafter be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.
(2) Proof of availability. The Planning Commission may require a plat, deed or any other proof necessary to show that the required parking space, if located off the premises it serves, is controlled by and available to the applicant prior to the granting of a zoning/building permit.
(Prior Code, § 152.062) Penalty, see § 152.999