07-13-01: OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING:

   (1)   When the intensity of use of any building, structure or premises is increased through the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or other unit of measurement requiring parking or loading facilities, such parking and loading facilities shall be increased to provide for the intensity of use.

   (2)   Whenever the existing use of a building or structure shall hereafter be changed to a new use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required for such new use.

   (3)   Access roads from state and local highway district highways into parking areas as required herein for commercial and industrial uses shall be forty feet (40') wide at the curb line.

   (4)   No lawfully existing building shall be deemed to be a nonconforming building solely because of the lack of any such required spaces; provided, that space being used for off street parking or loading in connection with any such building at the time of the effective date hereof shall not be further reduced in area or capacity.

   (5)   When the calculation of the required number of spaces called for herein results in a fractional number, fractions equal to or greater than one-half (1/2) shall be adjusted to the next highest whole number of spaces.

   (6)   Parking space requirements for a use not specifically mentioned in this article shall be the same as for a use specified which has similar traffic generating characteristics.

   (7)   Except as required for dwellings and motels, off street parking facilities for several buildings, structures or uses, or for mixed uses, may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so located together shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for each of the buildings or uses.

   (8)   Every open off street parking area having more than four (4) parking spaces shall be hard surfaced.

   (9)   Lighting used to illuminate off street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties.

   (10)   Off street parking areas may be required to screen any side adjoining any residential property by a wall, fence, or hedge to a height of six feet (6'), except for the front yard setback areas of the adjoining residential property, which shall be a maximum height of three feet (3').

   (11)   Required parking spaces for dwellings shall be upon the same premises as the dwelling, and no parking space shall be located in any public right of way. (Ord. 10-006, 8-16-2010)