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Section 3-2000 PARKING GUIDELINES

Section 3-2001 Off street parking and unloading area requirements areas follows (see Section 3-1100 for requirements of a Greenbelt Buffer Protection Strip):

1. Each off street parking space per vehicle shall have an area of not less than two hundred (200) square feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') in width.

2. All driveways and parking areas shall have surfaces consisting of gravel, asphalt, paver block, grasscrete or portland cement binder and so graded and drained to dispose of all surface water accumulated within the area.

3. If the parking area adjoins a residential zone, a greenbelt buffer shall be provided
and maintained between the parking area and the adjoining residential zone.

Section 3-2002 Residential Off street Parking

1. Single-family and two-family dwellings. Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit.

2. Multiple-family dwellings. Two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit.

Section 3-2003 Non-residential Parking

1. For all uses permitted in the Waterfront Commercial Zone, off street parking shall be provided as shown on the non-residential parking chart in this Article.

2. All places of public assembly including, but not limited to theaters and churches, shall have a minimum of one (1) parking spaces for each four (4) seats.

3. In the case of mixed uses, occupying the same building or structure, the total requirement for off street parking areas shall be the sum of the requirements of the various uses when occurring at simultaneous periods of usage.

4. No parking shall be allowed in any setback area. Section 3-2004 Required Off street Loading and Unloading Space

Section 3-2005 In all zones, unless otherwise provided as a condition to the granting of a variance or special use, every building or part thereof occupied for a use requiring the receipt or distribution of vehicles, materials, or merchandise, shall provide and maintain on the same premises with such building off-street loading space as follows:

Section 3-2006 One (1) space for every twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor area of building; provided that, each loading space shall be at least ten feet (10') in width, twenty-five feet (25) in length, and fourteen feet (14') in height.

Section 3-2007 No off street loading space shall be located closer than fifty feet (50) to any lot of any residential area unless wholly within a completely enclosed building of enclosed on all sides by a solid wall not less than six feet (6') in height. All such off street loading spaces shall be located to the side or rear of any building.

Section 3-2008 Parking Chart*
Types of Uses Minimum ParkingSpaces Required One Additional ForEach Of The Following

Types of Uses

Minimum Parking

Spaces Required

One Additional For

Each Of The Following

Airport

2

2 Tiedowns or hanger stalls

Arcades, or Game Rooms

2

1 Table or 2 game machines

Art Galleries, Museums, Studios

4

600 sq. ft. floor area

Auto Repair (body and paint and

major mechanical)

Auto, Boat or RV Sales or Rental

4 per service bay

4

1,000 sq. ft. indoor floor area/5,000 sq. ft. exterior floor

Bait and Tackle Shop

4

area

Ball fields

20 per field

600 sq. ft. floor area

Bank

4

 

Bar, Club or Restaurant

4

600 sq. ft. floor area/3 stacking per drive through window

Barber Shop or Beauty Parlor

3 per chair

100 sq. ft. floor area (exterior and/or interior)

Basketball Courts

Boat and RV Repair and Service

Boat Launch Site

Bookstores

5 per court

2 car/trailer/service bay

5 car/boat combos

2

 

Bowling Center

3 per lane

600 sq. ft. floor area

Car Wash

Churches or Synagogues**

Contractors, Lumber Yards or

3 per stall

I

2

4 seats (2 ft. bench = one seat)

Nurseries/Landscaping

 

work vehicle, 1,000 sq. ft. interior floor area/5,000 sq. ft.

Businesses

2

exterior display or storage area

Day Care Center

2 per dwelling

3 individuals cared for

Dwellings

4

3 dwellings

Furniture Store

2 per nozzle

2,000 sq. ft. floor area

Gas Stations

4

250 sq. ft. floor area

General Merchandise, Retail,

 

1,000 sq. ft. floor area

Service or Repair Shops

Golf Course

4 per hole

2

driving range tee

Grocery or Party Stores

10

500 sq. ft. floor area

Hospitals

2

per bed of licensed capacity

Hotels, Motels, Cabins,

 

per room for auto and for RV                             z ,

Bed & Breakfast

2

 

Industrial or Manufacturing

2

1,000 sq. ft. floor area

Junk or Auto Salvage Yard

2

5,000 sq. ft. of available storage area

Marinas (Boat Slips, not sales)

1

2 slips

Movie Theaters

4

4 seats

Nursing Homes

4

per 2 beds of licensed capacity

Office Space (General)

4

500 sq. ft. floor area

Office Space (Medical)

5

250 sq. ft. floor area

Produce Stand

RV Park or Campground

2 per campsite

15

 

Schools, Elementary, Junior, Middle

20

per 20 students of designed capacity

Schools, High, Trade, Adult Ed

2

per 5 students of design capacity

Self Service Storage Facilities

4 per service bay

per 8 storage bays/per 300 feet of exterior storage area

Service Station

4

250 sq. ft. retail floor area

Shopping Center

3

500 sq. ft. retail floor area

Swimming Pool

2 per court

200 sq. ft. water surface area

Tennis Courts

 

 


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