§ 74-9. Minimum off-street parking.  


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  • (a)

    There shall be provided at the time of erection of any public or commercial building or at the time any public or commercial building is enlarged, minimum off-street parking space with adequate provision for entrance and exit by standard sized automobiles, as follows:

    (1)

    In all residential districts, there shall be provided either in a private garage or on the lot, space for parking of one automobile for each dwelling unit in a new building or each dwelling unit added in the case of the enlargement of an existing building.

    (2)

    Tourist homes and motels shall provide on the lot parking space for one automobile for each accommodation.

    (3)

    For church, high school, college and university auditoriums, and for theaters, general auditoriums, stadiums and other similar places of assembly, at least one parking space for every five fixed seats provided in the building.

    (4)

    For hospitals, at least one parking space for each two beds' capacity, including infants' cribs and children's beds.

    (5)

    For medical and dental clinics, at least ten parking spaces. Three additional parking spaces shall be furnished for each doctor or dentist having offices in such clinic in excess of three doctors or dentists.

    (6)

    For tourist courts, apartments and apartment motels, at least one parking space for each individual sleeping or living unit. For hotels and apartment motels at least one parking space for each two sleeping rooms, up to and including the first 20 sleeping rooms, and one parking space for each three sleeping rooms over 20.

    (7)

    For mortuaries and liquor stores, at least 30 parking spaces.

    (8)

    For restaurant, food and retail stores selling direct to the public, one parking space for each 250 square feet of retail floor space in the building.

    (b)

    Any other commercial building not listed in subsection (a) of this section erected, converted or structurally altered after the effective date of the ordinance from which this section derives shall provide one parking space for each 100 square feet of business floor space in the building.

    (c)

    Parking space as required in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be on the same lot with the main building; except that in the case of buildings other than dwellings, space may be located as far away as 600 feet. Every parcel of land used as a public parking area after the effective date of the ordinance from which this section derives shall be surfaced with asphalt or concrete. It shall have appropriate guards where needed as determined by the administrator. Any lights used to illuminate such parking areas shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjacent parcels.

    (Ord. No. 11-05, § c, 7-12-2011)

(Ord. No. 11-05, § c, 7-12-2011)