[Amended 8-10-2004 by Ord. No. 317; 6-15-2005 by Ord. No.
329; 10-18-2006 by Ord. No. 335; 8-26-2008 by Ord. No. 344]
Except as otherwise provided in this section,
buildings within the City of Bayfield and their uses shall be subject
to the following off-street parking requirements:
A. Access. Each off-street parking space shall open directly
upon an aisle or driveway designed to provide safe and efficient means
of vehicular access to such parking space. All off-street parking
facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access
to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic
movement.
B. Design standards. Each parking space shall not be
less than 200 square feet in area, 20 feet in length and 10 feet in
width, exclusive of aisles and access drives. No parking area of more
than two spaces shall be designed as to require any vehicle to back
into a public street.
C. Location.
(1) All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served, or may be located not to exceed 400 feet from the principal use in accordance with Subsection
J of this section.
(2) Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of all
districts except in the non-driveway front yards of single-family
and two-family residence districts but shall not be closer than five
feet to a residential side lot line or rear lot line or closer than
15 feet to a right-of-way. No parking space or driveway, except in
Residential Districts, shall be closer than 25 feet to a Residential
District lot line.
(3) Off-street parking in the single-family and two-family residence districts is permitted in the front yard in the driveway, even though closer than five feet to a side lot line providing the driveway conforms to the requirements in Chapter
206, Driveways and Culverts, of the Code of the City of Bayfield.
D. Landscaping.
(1) Accessory landscape area. All public and private off-street
parking areas which serve four vehicles or more, are located within
15 feet of any lot line or public right-of-way and are created or
redesigned and rebuilt subsequent to the adoption of this chapter
shall be provided with accessory landscape areas totaling not less
than 10% of the surfaced area. The minimum size of each landscape
area shall not be less than 100 square feet.
(2) Location. Location of landscape areas, plant materials
and protection afforded the plantings, including curbing and provision
for maintenance by the property owner, shall be subject to approval
by the Zoning Administrator.
(3) Plans. All plans for such proposed parking areas,
at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator, shall include a topographic
survey or grading plan which shows existing and proposed grades and
location of improvements. The preservation of existing trees, shrubs
and other natural vegetation in the parking area may be included in
the calculation of the required minimum landscape area.
(4) Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or
service of any kind shall be permitted in association with parking
facilities provided in residence districts.
(5) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street
parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties and
public streets in such a way as not to create a nuisance. However,
in no case shall such lighting exceed three footcandles measured at
the lot line.
E. Number of stalls. Number of off-street parking stalls
required are shown in the following table:
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Use
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Minimum Parking Required
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Single-family dwellings and mobile homes
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2 stalls for each dwelling unit
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Multifamily dwellings; lodging and boarding
houses; hotels, motels, tourist rooms, or other transient lodging
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1 stall for each dwelling or lodging unit, or
for each 1,000 square feet of floor area and any additional portion
thereof, whichever is greater
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Sanitariums, institutions, rest and nursing
homes
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1 stall for each 5 beds plus 1 stall for each
3 employees on duty
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Medical and dental clinics
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3 stalls for each doctor on duty
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Churches, theaters, auditoriums, community centers,
vocational and night school and other places of public assembly
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1 stall for each 7 seats
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Secondary and elementary schools
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1 stall for each 2 employees, plus 1 stall for
each 15 students of 16 years of age or more
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Bed-and-breakfast establishments
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1 stall for each guest room plus 1 for the owner
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All other uses
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1 stall for each 1,500 square feet of floor
area or and any additional portion thereof
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F. Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses
not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply,
as determined by the Plan Commission.
G. Computing requirements. In computing the number of
spaces required, the following rules shall govern:
(1) "Floor space" shall mean the gross floor area of the
specific use.
(2) For structures containing more than one use, the required
number of spaces shall be computed by adding the space required for
each use.
H. Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any
other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in these ordinances,
the provisions contained in §§ 101.13, 346.503 and
346.56, Wis. Stats., and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections
adopted pursuant thereto are hereby adopted by reference and made
applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.
I. Exceptions: changes in buildings or use.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection
I(2) of this subsection, no off-street parking shall be required for buildings existing in the Commercial or Waterfront Zoning District as of August 26, 2008, except such off-street parking as is already in existence as of such date.
(2) A building may not be expanded, nor its use or uses
changed, nor the number of its uses or separately used components
increased, unless sufficient off-street parking is provided to meet
the requirements of this section that would apply to such altered
building and/or use(s) if constructed after August 26, 2008, provided
that a change of use only of a building in the Commercial or Waterfront
Zoning District shall not require the provision of any off-street
parking not already in existence as of August 26, 2008.
(3) The Plan Commission may, by the granting of a special exception, reduce the number of parking stalls otherwise required by this section. In determining whether a special exception should be granted for such purpose, the Commission shall consider the conditions and factors listed §
500-35, pertaining to the issuance of conditional use permits, to the extent applicable.
J. Off-lot parking.
(1) Required off-street parking spaces shall be located
on the same lot with the principal use, or such parking spaces may
be located off-lot, provided the parking spaces are located in the
same district and not over 400 feet from the principal use. In cases
where off-street parking facilities are permitted on land other than
the same lot as the principal use, such facilities shall be in the
same possession as the lot occupied by the use to which the parking
facilities are necessary or in the possession of the controller of
the principal use to which the parking facilities are accessory. Such
possession shall be by deed whereby the owner of the land on which
the parking facilities are to be located shall be bound by a covenant
filed and recorded in the office of the County Register of Deeds requiring
such owner, his heirs or assigns to maintain the required facilities
for the duration of the use served.
(2) Off-lot parking spaces for residential uses shall
be within 250 feet of the principal entrance or the entrance for the
individual occupants for whom the spaces are reserved while the farthest
portions of a parking lot for all other uses shall be within 400 feet
of the entrance of the establishment.
(3) Off-lot parking may be located in Residential Districts,
provided that said lots or property are immediately adjacent to a
commercial, business or industrial zoning district.
(4) All off-street parking lots adjoining lots zoned for
residential use shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet from any interior
lot line, except if the adjoining lot is used for legally conforming
parking purposes.
K. Signs. Signs located in parking areas necessary for
orderly operation of traffic movement shall be permitted in addition
to others permitted in this chapter.
L. Reduction of parking areas. Off-street parking spaces
shall not be reduced in number unless said number exceeds the requirement
set forth herein.
M. Nonresidential parking lots. All new nonresidential
parking lots and all alterations of existing lots shall be subject
to the approval of the Plan Commission. Requests for said parking
lots shall be accompanied with detailed plans on landscaping, parking
layout, drainage provisions and driveway locations.