[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
No obstructions, such as structures, signs or vegetation, shall be permitted in a vision triangle, as defined in § 455-87 of this chapter, except for City traffic signs and vegetation less than 30 inches in height.
In all districts adequate loading areas shall be provided so
that all vehicles loading, maneuvering, or unloading are completely
off the public ways and so that vehicles need not back onto any public
way.
In all districts and in connection with every use, there shall
be provided, at the time any use or building is erected, enlarged,
extended or increased, off-street parking stalls for all vehicles
in accordance with the following:
A.
Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking
space and driveways shall be at least 10 feet wide for one- and two-family
dwellings and a minimum of 24 feet wide for all other uses.
B.
The size of each parking space shall be not less than 153 square
feet, exclusive of the space required for ingress and egress. The
minimum dimension for parking stalls shall be 8 1/2 feet by 18 feet.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
C.
The location of parking spaces shall be on the same lot as the specified
use and not more than 400 feet from the specified use.
D.
Surfacing. All off-street parking areas for more than one vehicle
shall be graded and surfaced with seal coat, bituminous or concrete
surface so as to be dust-free and properly drained. Any parking area
for more than five vehicles shall have aisles and spaces clearly marked.
All off-street parking areas for fewer than two vehicles shall be
graded and surfaced with a crushed limestone or other comparable material
so as to be dust-free and properly drained. Parking on non-surfaced
yard areas shall be limited to one vehicle.
E.
Curbs or barriers shall be installed so as to prevent the parked
vehicles from extending over any lot line.
F.
Parking stalls shall be prohibited in the front yards of all R-1
and R-2 Districts except for driveways and apron entrances to double
garages no wider than 20 feet.
A.
The number
of parking stalls required shall be as follows:
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
|
Use
|
Number of Parking Stalls
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Automobile repair garages and service garages
|
1 for each regular employee plus 1 for each 250 square feet
of floor area used for repair work
| |
|
Bowling alleys
|
4 for each alley
| |
|
Churches, theaters, auditoriums, community centers, vocational
and night schools and other places of public assembly
|
1 for each 3 seats
| |
|
Colleges and secondary and elementary schools
|
1 for each employee plus 1 for each 4 students of 16 years of
age or more
| |
|
Financial institutions and business, government and professional
offices
|
1 for each 200 square feet of floor area plus 1 for each 2 employees
| |
|
Fuel stations
|
3 for each indoor stall or similar facility plus 1 for each
attendant
| |
|
Funeral homes
|
20 for each viewing room
| |
|
Hospitals, sanitariums, institutions and rest and nursing homes
|
1 for each 3 beds plus 1 for each 3 employees plus 1 for each
physician
| |
|
Hotels and motels
|
1 for each guest room plus 1 for each 3 employees
| |
|
Lodges and clubs
|
1 for each 5 members
| |
|
Manufacturing and processing plants (including meat and food
processing plants) and laboratories
|
1 for each 500 square feet of principal building area or 1 for
each 2 employees on maximum shift, whichever is greater
| |
|
Medical and dental clinics
|
4 for each doctor
| |
|
Motor vehicle sales (new and used)
|
1 for each 500 square feet of floor area plus 300 square feet
of outdoor display area for each motor vehicle to be displayed
| |
|
Multifamily dwellings
|
1 1/2 for each room in the unit used as sleeping quarters
| |
|
Repair shops and retail and service stores
|
1 for each 250 square feet of floor area plus 1 for each 2 employees
| |
|
Restaurants, bars and places of entertainment
|
1 for each 50 square feet of floor area plus 1 for each 2 employees
| |
|
Retirement homes, elderly housing, congregate housing, orphanages,
convents and monasteries
|
1 per 1,000 feet of principal floor area
| |
|
Rooming and boarding houses, fraternity and sorority houses,
dormitories and rectories
|
1 for each of 75% of the number of beds contained therein
| |
|
Single-family homes
|
2 for each dwelling unit
| |
|
Two-family homes
|
2 for each dwelling unit
| |
|
Warehouse office space
|
1 for every 250 square feet of office space
|
B.
In the
case of structures or uses not mentioned, the number of stalls required
shall be set by the Plan Commission.
C.
Combinations
of any of the above uses shall provide the total of the number of
stalls required for each use.
Parking stall requirements specified in this article may be
waived or modified by the Planning Commission in the Central Business
District (C-2), but when they are provided they shall conform to requirements
of size, access, surfacing and barriers as specified in this chapter.
A.
No direct public or private driveway access shall be permitted to
the existing or proposed rights-of-way of the following:
(1)
State highways; must have permission from the highway agency that
has access jurisdiction.
(2)
Arterial streets intersecting another arterial street within 100
feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
(3)
Streets intersecting an arterial street within 50 feet of the intersection
of the right-of-way lines.
(4)
Local and collector streets; driveways may be located up to the intersection
of the right-of-way lines if needed but attempts should be made to
stay back a minimum of 10 feet from the intersection of the street
right-of-way lines.
B.
Temporary access to the above rights-of-way may be granted by the
Plan Commission after review and recommendation by the highway agencies
having jurisdiction. Such access permit shall be temporary, revocable
and subject to any conditions required and shall be issued for a period
not to exceed six months.
A.
No direct private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed
rights-of-way of any controlled access arterial street without permission
of the highway agency that has access control jurisdiction.
B.
No direct public or private access shall be permitted to the existing
or proposed rights-of-way of the following:
C.
Access barriers, such as curbing, fencing, ditching, landscaping
or other topographic barriers, shall be erected to prevent unauthorized
vehicular ingress and egress to the above-specified streets or highways.
D.
Temporary access to the above rights-of-way may be granted by the
Plan Commission after review and recommendation by the highway agencies
having jurisdiction. Such access permit shall be temporary, revocable
and subject to any conditions required and shall be issued for a period
not to exceed six months.
