§ 50-13. Off-street automobile parking and storage.

(a)

Except in the C-GB, general business district, off-street automobile parking or storage space shall be provided on every lot on which any of the following uses are hereafter established. Such 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 use as set forth below. Each parking space shall be at least eight feet, six inches wide and 18 feet deep.

(b)

If the required automobile parking or storage space cannot be provided on the same lot on which the principal use is located, the planning commission may permit such space to be provided on other off-street property provided such space is within 500 feet of such principal use. Such space shall be associated with the permitted use and shall not thereafter be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.

(c)

All off-street automobile parking and storage spaces in residential districts shall be so arranged so that vehicles will not be required to back onto a major or arterial street, road, or highway when leaving the premises.

(d)

The following requirements shall apply:

Use Classifications	Minimum Requirements
Single-family residential structures	Two spaces for each dwelling unit
Two-family & multifamily	Two spaces for each dwelling unit
Rooming & boardinghouses; bed and breakfast inns	One space for each rental unit
Churches, synagogues, or other places of worship	One space for each four seats in the main assembly room.
Tourist homes, tourist courts, or motels	One space for each accommodation
Hospitals, nursing homes, similar institutions	One space for every two beds intended for patients plus one space for each three employees
Retail business	One space for each 100 sq. feet of sales floor
Offices (professional offices, doctors, attorneys, etc.), including banks	One space for each 200 sq. feet of total floor area
Service stations	Two spaces for each gas pump plus three spaces for each grease rack or similar facility
Mortuary or funeral parlor	One space for each four seats in the chapel, one additional space for each two employees, one additional space for each resident family, and one additional space for each funeral vehicle
Restaurant or similar eating establishment	One space for each four seats provided for patron use and one additional space for each two employees
Theaters	One space for every four seats
Wholesaling	One space for each two employees
Industrial	One space for each two employees at maximum employment on a single shift
Schools	One space for each six seats in the main assembly room

 

(Ord. of 12-7-2004, art. VI, § 6.9)