§ 24-12. Off-street parking and loading regulations.

(a)

Provisions shall be made on each lot or tract or on an immediately contiguous lot or tract for off-street parking and loading spaces sufficient to comply with the minimum number or the ratio specified herein for the designated uses.

(b)

Residential uses. Following are the required minimum number of off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit in residential districts:

(1)

Single-family detached—Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.

(2)

Two-family—Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.

(3)

Single-family attached—Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit, and an additional one-half space per unit in the attached single-family development.

(4)

Multiple-family—Two and one-half (2½) spaces per dwelling unit.

(5)

HUD-Code manufactured home—Two (2) spaces per lot or stand.

(c)

Nonresidential uses. Following are the required minimum number of off-street parking spaces for all districts for uses specified:

(1)

Bank, savings and loan or similar financial establishment—One (1) space for each six hundred (600) square feet of floor area.

(2)

Bowling alley—Six (6) spaces for each lane.

(3)

Clinic, doctors' offices—One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.

(4)

Church—One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main sanctuary.

(5)

Commercial amusement—Thirty (30) spaces plus one (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area over two thousand (2,000) square feet.

(6)

Convalescent home or home for the aged—One (1) space for each six (6) rooms or beds.

(7)

Gasoline service station—Minimum of four (4) spaces.

(8)

Golf course—Minimum of thirty (30) spaces.

(9)

High school, college or university—One (1) space for each three (3) students accommodated in the institution.

(10)

Hospital—One (1) space for every two (2) beds.

(11)

Hotel or motel—One (1) space for each room, unit or guest accommodation plus specified requirements for restaurants and related facilities.

(12)

Institutions of a philanthropic nature—Ten (10) spaces plus one (1) space for each employee.

(13)

Library or museum—Ten (10) spaces plus one (1) for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.

(14)

Manufacturing, processing or repairing—One (1) space for each two (2) employees or one (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.

(15)

Mortuary—One (1) space for each two (2) persons normally accommodated in services.

(16)

Offices, general—One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.

(17)

Recreational, private or commercial area or building (other than listed)—One (1) space for every four (4) persons to be normally accommodated in the establishment.

(18)

Restaurant or cafeteria—One (1) space for every three (3) seats under maximum seating arrangement.

(19)

Retail or personal service—One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.

(20)

Furniture store or appliance store—One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor space.

(21)

School, elementary or junior high—One (1) space for each classroom plus one (1) space for each four (4) seats in any auditorium, gymnasium, or other place of assembly.

(22)

Storage or warehousing—One (1) space for each two (2) employees or one (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.

(23)

Theaters, meeting rooms and places of public assembly—One (1) space for every three (3) seats.

(d)

Special off-street parking regulations.

(1)

In computing the parking requirements for any building or development, the total parking requirements shall be the sum of the specific parking space requirements for each class of use included in the building or development.

(e)

Off-street loading. Space shall be provided on each lot in accordance with the following:

(1)

All retail, commercial and industrial structures shall provide and maintain off-street facilities for loading and unloading of merchandise and goods within the building or on the lot adjacent to a public alley or private service drive.

An off-street loading space shall consist of a minimum area of ten (10) feet by twenty-five (25) feet for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor space or fraction thereof in excess of three thousand (3,000) square feet in the building or on the lot.

(2)

Kindergartens, day schools and similar child training and care establishments shall provide loading and unloading space on a private drive, off-street to accommodate one (1) motor vehicle for each ten (10) students or children cared for by the establishment.

(Ord. of 2-16-81, § 12; Ord. No. 10-05, §§ IV(L), V(E), 6-14-10)