[CC 1988 §29-92; Ord.
No. 2788 §8, 10-21-1985]
A. Except
in District "C-2", all buildings hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed
or altered shall be provided with off-street parking spaces either
in the form of parking garages or open parking areas for the parking
of motor passenger vehicles in accordance with the following requirements:
1. Residential parking requirements.
a. One-family, two-family, multiple-family apartments, court apartments
and group dwellings — two (2) parking spaces per dwelling unit.
b. Cooperative houses and rooming, boarding or lodging houses —
one (1) parking space for every two (2) occupants the building is
designed to accommodate.
2. Commercial parking requirements.
a. Hotels. One (1) parking space for each two (2) guest
rooms or suites.
b. Motels. One (1) parking space for each dwelling
unit plus five (5) parking spaces.
c. Philanthropic or eleemosynary institutions, private clubs,
fraternal orders, other than those whose chief activity is a service
customarily carried on as a business. One (1) parking space
for every one hundred fifty (150) square feet.
d. Hospitals and sanitariums. One (1) parking space
for each four (4) additional beds.
e. Clinics. One (1) parking space for each two hundred
(200) square feet of useable or rentable space.
f. Office building. One (1) parking space for each
two hundred (200) square feet of useable or rentable space.
g. Schools.
(1)
Elementary. One (1) parking space for each
ultimate employee station.
(2)
Junior high. One (1) parking space for each
ultimate employee station, plus one (1) for each ten (10) seats in
the stadium or gymnasium, whichever has the greater capacity.
h. Golf course, except for miniature golf courses and driving
ranges. Fifty (50) parking spaces for each nine (9) holes.
i. Churches, theaters, auditoriums, stadiums and other similar
places of public assembly. One (1) parking space for each
five (5) seats.
j. Commercial retail sales businesses. One (1) parking
space for every one hundred fifty (150) square feet.
k. Commercial service business, including restaurants and banks. One (1) parking space for every one hundred fifty (150) square feet.
l. Commercial wholesale businesses, excluding warehouse facilities. One (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet.
m. Swimming pools, skating rinks, miniature golf courses, golf
driving ranges, dance halls, shooting galleries and all other similar
recreational activities and buildings. One (1) parking space
for each one hundred (100) square feet.
n. Family day care and similar uses. One (1) parking
space for each ten (10) children cared for in addition to previous
requirements. Where fewer than ten (10) children are cared for, one
(1) additional parking space shall be required.
o. Adequate handicap accessible parking must be provided as per Federal
guidelines and specifications (Americans With Disabilities Act).
3. Industrial parking requirements.
a. Warehouse facilities and buildings. One (1) parking
space for every two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area.
b. Manufacturing or industrial business or businesses engaged
in the production of goods or products. One (1) parking space
for every two hundred (200) square feet.
c. Adequate handicap accessible parking must be provided as per Federal
guidelines and specifications (American's With Disabilities Act).
4. Other parking requirements. For any and all uses
or structures not specifically provided for previously, such parking
space as the City Planning Commission shall determine necessary, considering
all the parking-generating factors involved.
[CC 1988 §29-93; Ord.
No. 2788 §8, 10-21-1985]
A. In
computing the number and location of parking spaces required, the
following rules shall govern:
1. Rules for computing.
a. Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall
be construed to be the next highest whole number.
b. In the case of mixed uses (with different parking requirements occupying
the same building or premises) or in the case of joint use of a building
or premises (by more than one (1) use having the same parking requirements),
the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements
of the various uses computed separately.
c. "Floor area" shall mean the gross floor area of
the specific use.
d. If on any lot or in any building there is a change in use or an increase
in the floor area or in the number of employees or other unit of measurement
herein specified for the determination of required off-street parking
spaces that creates a need for more than ten percent (10%) of the
parking spaces previously required, additional off-street parking
spaces shall be provided on the basis of the increase.
2. Location of required parking spaces.
a. Setback. No parking shall be permitted within five
(5) feet of an adjoining lot in a residential district.
b. All parking spaces required for residential buildings or uses shall
be located on the same lot with the building or use served. The parking
spaces required for any other building or use may be located on an
area immediately adjacent to or directly across the street from said
building and two (2) or more owners of buildings may join together
in providing the required parking spaces. Where the required parking
spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served,
the usage of the lot or tract upon which said parking spaces are provided
shall be restricted by an instrument of record describing the premises
for which said parking is provided and assuring the retention of such
parking so long as required by this Chapter.
c. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the parking spaces provided for:
(1)
Theatres, public buildings, bowling alleys, dance halls, nightclubs
or cafes and up to one hundred percent (100%) of the parking spaces
required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used
jointly by:
(2)
Banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments
and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same
hours as those listed in subparagraph (1) provided that written agreement
thereto is properly executed with the application for a building permit.
d. In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on
the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces
are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement,
thereby assuring their retention for such purposes, shall be properly
drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form and
executed by the City Attorney and shall be filed with the application
for a building permit.
e. Off-street parking spaces may be located within the required front
yard of any commercial, business or industrial district, but no off-street
parking shall be permitted in the required front yard of any residential
district, except upon a driveway providing access to a garage, carport
or parking area for a dwelling.
3. Design standards.
a. Approval of off-street parking facilities.
(1)
For developments to be located in zoning districts where Planning
and Zoning Commission review is not required by these regulations,
the City Manager or his/her designee shall approve all off-street
parking facilities prior to the issuance of a building permit for
said development.
(2)
For developments to be located in zoning districts where Planning
and Zoning Commission review of a site plan is required by these regulations,
the City Manager or his/her designee shall forward recommendations
to the Planning and Zoning Commission as to the compliance and suitability
of all proposed off-street parking facilities.
b. Maintenance. No parking area or parking space which
exists at the time this Chapter becomes effective or which subsequent
thereto is provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions
of this Chapter shall thereafter be relinquished or reduced in any
manner below the requirements established by this Chapter.
c. Minimum area. For the purpose of these regulations,
an off-street parking space shall be a paved surface area, not in
a street or alley, and having an area of not less than two hundred
(200) square feet with a minimum width of ten (10) feet and length
of twenty (20) feet, exclusive of driveways, permanently reserved
for the temporary storage of one (1) vehicle.
d. Minimum improvement and maintenance standards. All
open parking areas provided in compliance with this Chapter shall
be surfaced with a durable, dustproof material. The parking area shall
be maintained in a useable dustproof condition.
e. Lighting for commercial, industrial and multiple off-street
parking. Lighting shall be provided if off-street parking
spaces are to be used at night. When provided, lighting shall be arranged
and installed to reflect light away from abutting or neighboring property,
including public right-of-ways.
f. Marking. Parking spaces in lots of more than five
(5) spaces shall be marked by painted lines or curbs or other means
to indicate individual spaces. Signs or markers shall be used as necessary
to insure efficient traffic operation of the lot.
g. Means of ingress and egress.
(1)
For parking facilities permitting two-way traffic, the entrance
and exit driveways shall be at least twenty-four (24) feet in width,
as measured at the property line.
(2)
For parking facilities accommodating one-way traffic only, the
entrance and exit driveways shall be at least twelve (12) feet in
width, as measured at the property line.
h. Access isles. Access isles in off-street parking
facilities shall be as follows:
(1)
Drives between ninety degree (90°) parking spaces shall
be at least twenty-four (24) feet in width.
(2)
Drives between sixty degree (60°) parking spaces shall be
at least eighteen (18) feet in width.
(3)
Drives between forty-five degree (45°) parking spaces shall
be at least fifteen (15) feet in width.
(4)
Drives between thirty degree (30°) parking spaces shall
be at least twelve (12) feet in width.
(5)
The City Manager or his/her designee shall approve specifications
for other configurations.
i. Off-street waiting area for drive-thru facilities.
(1)
In every building, structure or part thereof erected and occupied
for the purpose of serving customers in their automobiles by means
of a service window or similar arrangement where the automobile engine
is not turned off, there shall be provided three (3) off-street waiting
spaces adjacent to each service window.
(2)
An off-street waiting space shall be an area ten (10) feet wide
and twenty (20) feet long.
j. Restrictions on recreation vehicles, boat/trailers or trailers
of any kind.
(1)
A camping or travel trailer or recreational vehicle shall not
be used for dwelling purposes while it is parked or stored in any
area within the incorporated limits except for occasional vacation
use or in a mobile home court authorized under the Codes of the City.
(2)
No recreational vehicle, boat/trailer or trailer of any kind
shall be parked on City streets for more than forty-eight (48) hours.
k. Loading space for business and industry. Any business
or industrial building, hospital, institution, hotel, mortuary or
warehouse hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed or altered
shall provide adequate off-street parking facilities for the loading
and unloading of merchandise and goods within or adjacent to the building
in such manner as not to obstruct freedom of traffic movement on the
public streets or alley. One (1) space shall be provided and maintained
for each ten thousand (10,000) square feet or fraction thereof of
gross floor area in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet.