(1) For all nonresidential uses, off-street parking shall be either on the same lot or within three hundred (300) feet of the building it is intended to serve as measured from the nearest point of the building to the nearest point of the off-street parking space. Ownership shall be shown on all lots or parcels intended for use as parking by the applicant. The three-hundred-foot allowance shall not include properties on the opposite side of a main arterial road.

(2) Required residential off-street parking spaces shall consist of a driveway, garage, or combination thereof and shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve. None of the previously mentioned parking shall be located closer than three (3) feet from the property line in RC-1, RC-2, R-1 and R-2 districts.

(3) Minimum required off-street parking spaces shall not be replaced by any other use unless and until equal parking facilities are provided elsewhere.

(4) Off-street parking existing at the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter derives, in connection with the operation of an existing building or use, shall not be reduced to an amount less than hereinafter required for a similar new building or new use.

(5) Two (2) or more buildings or uses may collectively provide the required off-street parking, in which case the required number of parking spaces shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the several individual uses computed separately. In all cases where two (2) or more uses collectively provide the required off-street parking, cross parking and access agreements from all such uses shall be submitted and approved by the Town and recorded with the office of the county recorder after town approval.

(6) In the instance of dual function of off-street parking spaces where operating hours of buildings do not overlap, the zoning administrator may grant in writing a zoning compliance certificate for the parking requirements only for the specified dual function uses as applied.

(7) The storage of merchandise, motor vehicles for sale, truck parking, or the repair of vehicles is prohibited.

(8) For those uses not specifically mentioned hereinafter, the petitioner shall submit to the Town a study analyzing projected traffic volumes and parking demand, based on comparable geographic locations with similar demographic characteristics. The Plan Commission will review the traffic study and shall approve the required parking based upon the traffic study.

(9) When units or measurements determining the number of required parking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half (½) shall be disregarded and any fraction over one-half (½) shall require one parking space.

(10) For the purpose of computing the number of parking spaces required, the definition of "net floor area" in section 24-12 shall govern. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the zoning administrator, with the concurrence of the Plan Commission, may also exclude from "net floor area" washrooms and storage closets and areas where the primary use of the building is not used substantially for storage purposes.