§ 19-339. Minimum parking requirements  


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  • The number of off-street parking spaces required by this section shall be provided on the same or contiguous lot with the principal use of this section and the required number of off-street parking spaces specified for each use shall be considered as the absolute minimum. In addition a developer shall evaluate his own needs to determine if they are greater than the minimum specified by this chapter. For purpose of this chapter an off-street parking space shall be no less than nine (9) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length in an area within a minimum ten (10) feet ingress and egress provided for the off-street parking area.

    Residential and related uses Required parking
    (1)  Any residential use consisting of one (1) or two dwelling units. Two (2) parking spaces for up to three (3) bedrooms and one (1) additional parking space for each bedroom thereafter per each dwelling unit.
    (2)  Multiple family dwelling Two (2) parking spaces for up to two (2) bedrooms and one (1) additional parking space for each bedroom thereafter per each dwelling unit.
    (3)  Rooming or boarding-houses, and tourist homes. One (1) parking space for each one (1) room to be rented, plus two (2) for management.
    (4)  Motels and hotels. One point two (1.2) parking spaces per unit in which each space must be unobstructed, plus two (2) spaces for management, of which one may be obstructed. Any hotel or motel hereafter constructed or any existing hotel or motel which hereafter expands if there is a structural change to accommodate additional capacity shall have designated area for employees on duty to park.
    Zero (0)—twenty (20) units must have one (1) additional parking space for employees.
    Twenty (20)—forty (40) units shall have two (2) additional parking spaces for employees and every twenty (20) units thereafter shall one (1) additional space for employees.
    (5)  Home occupation in operator's residence. Parking spaces in addition to residential requirements as per approval by the building inspector.
    (6)  Professional office in home. Parking spaces in addition to residential requirements as per approval by the building inspector.
    [Clinics, churches, auditoriums, etc.] Required parking
    (7)  Medical clinic or doctor's office. Six (6) parking spaces for each doctor plus one (1) for each employee.
    (8)  Church. One (1) parking space for each ten (10) feet of pew space.
    (9)  Municipal auditoriums and recreational buildings. One (1) parking space for each eight (8) single fixed seats or one (1) parking space for each one hundred and fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area without fixed seats. Should the building be a combination of these two (2) definitions; then and in that event, the number of parking spaces shall be the sum of each of the formulas.
    (10)  Restaurants. One (1) parking space for each four (4) seats inside or outside, plus one (1) parking space for each employee. Every two (2) feet of bench space equals one (1) seat.
    (11)  Restaurant or conference center within a hotel or motel. One (1) extra parking space for each eight (8) single seats in restaurant and conference center plus requirements for (4) above.
    (12)  General or professional offices other than medical doctors, including real estate offices. Three (3) parking spaces for each individual or professional in business.
    (13)  Banks One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet plus one (1) for each employee on duty.
    (14) Reserved.
    Public and semipublic uses Required parking
    (15)  Theaters. One (1) parking space for each four (4) single seats.
    (16)  Retail uses not listed. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) sq. ft. of gross floor space plus one (1) for each employee and/or manager.
    (17)  Real estate parking Two (2) spaces per agent plus one (1) for each employee.

     

    Unlisted uses

    (18) Any item not listed in above categories shall derive its parking requirements from the occupancy capacity of the building as determined by either the state or municipal fire code, whichever is applied to the rating building capacity. One (1) parking space per four (4) persons and an additional parking space for any fraction over shall be required. The capacity for the building shall be posted in plain view in the main entrance. The fire marshal shall determine the occupancy capacity.

(Ord. of 8-19-03; Ord. of 5-18-04; Ord. of 10-16-07(2), §§ 1, 2; Ord. of 4-16-13)