A. 
Any structure or use, erected or constructed after the date of passage of this chapter shall provide off-street parking facilities in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Use
Number of Parking Spaces Required
Dwellings and apartments
2 for each dwelling unit
Tourist court or motel
5, plus 1 for each unit or room
Restaurant, theater, church or other places of public assembly
1 for every 4 seats or for every 4 persons of capacity, whichever is greater
Hospital or institution
1 for every 2 beds
Office use
1 for every 250 square feet of floor area plus 1 for every 2 employees
Retail or personal service business
1 for every 75 square feet of floor area
Manufacturing, industrial, storage or wholesale use
2 for every 3 employees and 1 for each truck operated by the concern
Any other nonresidential use
1 for every 250 square feet of floor area
B. 
Plans and specifications for the required parking facility and its access drives shall be submitted at the time of application for a permit for the main use. In allocating area for off-street parking facilities, each parking space shall have a minimum width of nine feet, a minimum length of 18 feet, and shall be served by suitable aisles to permit access into all parking spaces. In no case shall the gross area of the parking facility be less than 300 square feet per parking space.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
C. 
All parking facilities provided under this section shall be constructed on or adjacent to the site of the main use. Off-street parking lots of more than two motor vehicle capacity shall conform to the following standards of construction:
(1) 
The area shall have a dust-free, hard surface and shall be provided with bumper guards or tire stops when needed.
(2) 
Where such area adjoins or lies within a residential district, an opaque hedge or fence not less than five feet in height shall be erected and maintained between such area and the adjoining residential district.
(3) 
Any lighting used to illuminate the parking area shall reflect away from adjoining residential areas and away from adjacent traffic arteries.
D. 
In a residential zone, the parking or storage of commercial vehicles of over 1.5 tons' capacity and of commercial or house trailers shall not be permitted except where such parking or storage is directly related to and is accessory to a permitted use or legal nonconforming use.
In the Rural, Farming, Residential Zones, the parking or storage of major recreational equipment, owned by the legal occupant, which includes travel trailers, pick-up campers or coaches, motorized dwellings, tent trailers, boats, and boat trailers, but does not include mobile homes, must comply with the following regulations:
A. 
No major recreational equipment, while parked or stored, shall be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes.
B. 
No major recreational equipment shall be stored out of doors in a Rural, Farming, Residential Zone unless it is in condition for safe and effective performance of the function for which it was intended or can be made so within a six-month period.
All commercial and industrial structures shall provide off-street loading facilities. Plans and specifications for such loading facilities shall be submitted at the time of application for a permit for the main use.
A. 
Location of facilities.
(1) 
The off-street loading spaces required by this chapter shall in all cases be on the same or a contiguous lot or parcel of land as the use or structure they are intended to serve. In no case shall any required off-street loading space be part of an area used to satisfy the off-street parking requirements.
(2) 
Loading bays shall be located at the side or the rear of the structure they are intended to serve. Where practicable, such loading bays shall not be visible from a public highway.
(3) 
No area designated as a loading space shall be located within 50 feet of a Rural, Farming, Residential District boundary.
(4) 
Where a loading facility abuts a Rural, Farming, Residential District, the restrictions contained in § 400-92C shall apply.
B. 
Requirements.
(1) 
For each nonresidential use or structure equal to or less than 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or ground area in which commodities are sold, displayed, serviced, repaired, altered or fabricated as the principal use of the parcel or lot, one off-street loading space of at least 300 square feet in area shall be provided.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(2) 
For each nonresidential use or structure of over 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or ground area in which commodities are sold, displayed, serviced, repaired, altered or fabricated as the principal use of the parcel or lot, one off-street loading space with minimum dimensions of at least 60 feet by 12 feet and with minimum overhead clearance of 14 feet shall be provided.
(3) 
Additional off-street loading space shall be required by the Zoning Inspector when necessary to provide adequate area for off-street loading. Detailed plans for off-street loading space provision and use may be required before the issuance of a zoning permit.