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~t"~1ri~t:~*,d ;~::'~_ji:;:.'. .' . , ~ '>._'~'~_."",: . - .. e. No off-street open parking area shall be located closer than five (5) feet from an adjacent lot zoned or used for residential purposes except when adjoining an existing parking area on the adjacent lot. 4. Underground Parking Credits. In any development in which all or a portion of the required off- street parking is provided fully enclosed and below ground- elevation, the minimum lot area requirements shall be reduced by fifteen percent (15%) per unit for each parking place per unit so provided, but said reduction shall not be greater than twenty percent (20%) total yard space. 5. General Provisions a. Existing off-street parking spaces and loading spaces upon the effective date of this Ordin- ance shall not be reduced in number unless said number exceeds the requirements set forth herein for a similar use. b. Benches in places of public assembly. In stadiums, sport arenas, churches and other places of public assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each twenty-two (22) inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one (1) seat for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking facili- ties under this Ordinance. . -. ~ I $ II ); ... c. Parking spaces. Deleted by Amendment. d. Use of Parking Facilities. Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential use shall be utilized solely for the parking of passenger automobiles and/or one (1) truck not to exceed seven thousand (7,000) pounds gross capacity for each dwell i ng uni t. Under no ci r- cumstances shall required parking facilities accessory to residential structures be used for the storage of commercial vehicles or for the parking of automobiles belonging to the employees, owners, tenents, or customers of nearby business or manufacturing establishments. e. Joint Parking Facilities. Off-street parking facilities for a combination of mixed buildings, structure or uses may be provided collectively in any "district" (except Residential Districts) in which separate parking facilities for each separate bu)lding, structure or use would be required, provided that the total number of spaces provided shall equal the sum of the separate requirements of each ~se du~ing any peak hour parking period. f. Control of Off-Street Parking Facilities. When requil'ed accessory off-street parking facil- ities are provided elsewhere than on the lot in which the principal use served is located, they shall be in the same ownership or control, either by deed or long-term lease, as the property occupied by such principal use, and the owner of the principal use shall file a recordable document with the City of Red Wing requiring the owner and his or her heirs and assigns to maintain the required number of off-street spaces during the existence of said pr'j ncipa 1 uses. g. Use of Parking Area. Required off-street parking space in any district shall not be util- ized for open storage of goods or for the storage of vehicles which a:-e inoperable cr for sale or for rent. . J 1/ Y: Ii' I" V ~ r , ~ (. ~ t.. ~ h. In Residential Districts, not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the required front yard area shall be surfaced or utilized for driveway or vehicle storage space. 6. Design and Maintenance of Off-Street Parking Areas - a. Parking areas shall be designed so as to provide adequate means of access to a p~blic alley or street. Such driveway access widths shall be in accordance with the State of Minnesota Highway Department Standards but in no case shall they exceed thirty-two (32) feet in width unless a Conditional Use Permit has been obtained approving the larger width. Driveway access shall be so located as to cause the least interference with traffic movement. There shall be only one driveway access for each residential lot. b. Calculating Space. When the calculation of the number of off-street parking spaces required results in a fraction, such fraction shall require a full space. c. Signs. No signs shall be located in any parking area except as necessary for orderly oper- ation of traffic movement and such signs shall not be a part of the permitted advel.tising space. d. Surfacing. All of the area intended to be utilized for parking space and driveways shall be surfaced with a material to control dust and drainage. Such areas shall be surfaced prior to occupance. Parking areas for less than three (3) vehicle spaces shall be exempt. -43- - ~ :~ ~ I I f. i- I- I I' i.