25-300.12.5 Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required by Use.

Automobile Sales Areas Used for the Inventory of New and Used Cars. One (1) parking space for every six hundred (600) square feet of floor area.

Auto Repair, Filling Stations and Repair Shops. One (1) parking space for each two (2) employees, plus additional spaces for customer-motorists at the ratio of one (1) space for every fifty lineal feet (50') of road frontage.

Banks, Savings and Loan Associations and other Fiduciary Institutions. One (1) parking space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross floor area and one (1) space for every four (4) employees on the shift with the largest number of employees.



Bowling Alleys. Four (4) parking spaces for each alley, plus additional spaces equal in number to at least sixty percent (60%) of the number of employees on all shifts.

Churches. One (1) parking space for every six (6) seats in the church.

Clubs or Lodges. One (1) space for every four (4) employees of a club or lodge plus one (1) parking space for every three hundred (300) square feet of total floor area.

Community Centers, Libraries, Museums, Post Offices and Similar Uses. Parking spaces, equal in number to at least eighty percent (80%) of the number of employees thereof, plus one (1) parking space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of lot area.

Convention Halls, Gymnasiums, Skating Rinks and Similar Privately Owned Uses. Parking spaces equal in number to at least sixty percent (60%) of the number of employees, plus one (1) parking space for every five (5) persons who may legally be admitted therein.

Funeral Homes. One (1) parking space for each "official" vehicle, plus one (1) space for each family living on the premises, plus one (1) additional space for each two (2) employees (other than resident on the premises), plus one (1) space for each seventy-five (75) square feet of floor area in the viewing rooms, slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral service rooms.

Hospitals, Sanatoriums and Convalescent Homes. One (1) parking space for each three (3) patient beds (exclusive of bassinets), plus one (1) additional space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one (1) space for each two (2) employees including nurses; loading and unloading space for hospital ambulances and similar vehicles is not included in the space required.

Hotels. One (1) parking space for each guest or sleeping room and suite, plus one (1) additional space for each five (5) employees, plus such additional space as required by this section because of any supplementary parking-generating activities of the hotel.

Ice cream Parlor. One (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.

Medical or Dental Clinics and Veterinary Hospitals. Four (4) parking spaces per doctor engaged at the clinic or veterinary hospital, plus one (1) additional space for every employee.

Motels. One (1) parking space for each guest or sleeping room or suite plus one (1) additional space for the owner or manager if resident on the premises, plus additional space as required in this section because of any supplementary parking-generating activities of the motel.

Nursing Home or Similar Uses. One (1) parking space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees, plus one (1) space for every four (4) senior citizens housed in the facility.



Passenger Terminal Facilities, Including Taxi Stands, Bus Stations, Railroad Stations, Airports and Similar Uses. One (1) parking space for each four (4) employees, plus one (1) space for every twenty (20) persons who may legally be admitted therein at one time under State Fire Prevention Laws.

Personal Service Shops, Such as Barber Shops and Beauty Shops. One (1) parking space for each operator.

Professional Offices. One (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.

Public Buildings Not Herein Specifically Listed. One (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.

Public Utilities and Their Service Buildings. One (1) parking space for each employee working in the building.

Radio and Television Stations. One (1) parking space for each employee working in the building.

Residential Uses. Two (2) parking spaces for each residential dwelling shall be provided. Duplexes on lots thirty (30') to thirty-five feet (35') wide may reduce the parking space width to eight and one-half feet (8.5').

Restaurants, Tearooms, Lunch Counters and the Like. One (1) parking space for each six (6) seats and one (1) space for each four (4) employees on the shift of greatest employment.

Retail Stores. One (1) parking space for every three hundred (300) square feet of retail floor area and one (1) parking space for every two (2) employees or part thereof.

Rooming, Guest or Boarding Houses. One (1) parking space for each five (5) guests, plus one (1) additional space for the owner or manager if resident on the premises.

Schools. One (1) parking space for each four (4) employees including teachers and administrators, plus off-street space for the safe and convenient loading and unloading of students, plus additional facilities for student parking at the high school level and above at the ratio of one (1) space for every fifty (50) students.

Shopping Centers. One (1) parking space for every two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. Office uses and other major nonretail uses within a shopping center shall provide parking spaces as required in this schedule.

Theaters. One (1) parking space for every four (4) seats.

Unspecified Uses. Where the applicant proposes a use for which there are no requirements listed above, he shall be required to present evidence to the Planning Board that the proposed use contains sufficient parking spaces. The applicant and the Planning Board in considering this request shall consider other uses and the parking requirements required therefor. (Ord. #02-19)

25-300.12.6 Access to Parking Areas, Loading and Unloading Spaces .

Vehicular access to off-street parking areas, loading and unloading spaces shall be provided via the public alley only, wherever such public alley adjoins the subject lot. Curb cuts on a public street intended to provide such access shall only be permitted when the subject lot does not adjoin a public alley. (Ord. #02-19)

25-300.13 Social, Economic and Environmental Assessment.

a. A social, economic and environmental assessment may be required for standard site plans where the project involves ten (10) dwelling units or more or twenty (20) or more parking spaces. The purpose of the assessment is to address potential problems and impact mitigation which are specific to the site being developed. The intent is to preserve the social, economic and environmental well-being of the City.

b. Social, economic and environmental assessments may be required to include, but not necessarily be limited to, analysis of the following items:

1. Soil types - permeability, settlement potential.

2. Surface waters - existing and proposed landscaping, permeability.

3. Ground cover - existing and proposed landscaping, permeability.

4. Topography - existing and proposed elevations, impact of topography changes on adjacent properties.

5. Groundwater - existing depth to water table, depth to water table after filling.

6. Water supply - impact on available water supply, estimates of water demand.

7. Sewerage system - expected peak and annual sewage penetration. Impact on sewer line and plant capacity.

8. Solid waste - estimated solid waste generation both during and after construction.

9. Traffic - expected average and peak traffic generation. (Ord. #94-16, Appx. A; Ord. #02-19)

25-300.14 One Principal Use Per Lot.



Each lot shall contain no more than one (1) building in which is conducted the predominant or principal use of the lot. In any residential district a dwelling shall be deemed to be the principal building. (Ord. #02-19)

25-300.15 Standards for Accessory Buildings.

a. Maximum height above grade for a single bay garage shall be fifteen feet (15'), except the height of a 2-bay garage is limited to eighteen feet (18').

b. No accessory building shall be closer to the street line than the street wall of the principal building.

c. When an accessory structure is attached to the principal building, it must comply with the principal building zoning requirements.

d. Accessory structures are included as impervious coverage.

e. Sheds, where permitted, shall comply with the following standards:

1. No shed shall be used for any purpose other than storage.

2. No more than one (1) shed shall be permitted per lot.

3. A building permit is not required, however, a zoning permit is required.

4. Sheds shall be anchored as required.

5. Sheds shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet in size, and ten feet (10') in height measured from the adjacent grade. (Ord. #02-19; Ord. #02-36, 10; Ord. #02-12, 6)