[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-600), 11-18-2008]
This Article requires the provision of adequate off-street parking and loading facilities for each use of land within the City. Parking space requirements are intended to be based on the demand created by each use. These requirements shall apply to all new uses or additions to existing uses in all districts. Plans showing the layout design of all required off-street parking and loading areas for uses other than single-family residences shall be submitted to the Building Inspector prior to the issuance of a building permit.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-601), 11-18-2008]
A. 
Off-street parking or loading spaces shall be a part of the required open space associated with a permitted use and shall not be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.
B. 
The area required for off-street parking, excluding necessary driveways, shall be in addition to the yard areas herein required, except that the front yard required in any commercial or industrial district may be used for parking areas if a ten (10) foot landscaped median strip is provided between the front property line and the parking area.
C. 
Required parking spaces and driveways shall be used solely for the purposes of parking motor vehicles that are in operating condition and belong to patrons, occupants or employees of such uses.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-602), 11-18-2008; Ord. No. 03052018, 3-5-2018]
A. 
In subdividing property, the subdivider shall give consideration to dedicating suitable areas for schools, parks, playgrounds, fire stations, libraries and other common areas for public use in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. Areas to be dedicated shall be shown on the preliminary and final plats.
B. 
Since lands for recreation and educational purposes need to be acquired in areas of expansion of the City, all subdividers shall be required to dedicate appropriate land area within their subdivision or may submit a cash donation in lieu of the dedication. In subdivisions that are primarily residential in nature, the preferences shall be for park land to be dedicated; in subdivisions that are primarily commercial or industrial in nature, the preference shall be to obtain a cash donation. The decision to accept either land or cash donation shall be by recommendation of the Park Director to the Planning Commission. A dedication of land shall be by plat and deeded to a homeowners' association or the City of Peculiar, Missouri. The dedication shall be a condition of approval of the final plat. A cash donation shall be paid at the time a building permit is issued.
1. 
Subdividers who dedicate open space for park land pursuant to this Article shall dedicate park land in an amount consistent with the recommendation of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) based upon the type of park facility needed at a particular location and the development needs of a neighborhood or community park, including, but not limited to, such amenities as play equipment, athletic areas such as baseball/softball diamonds, soccer/football fields, volleyball courts, hard surface areas such as tennis courts, basketball courts, skateboard and in-line skating rinks, picnic areas, walk/trail systems, restrooms, natural areas, open spaces and buffer zones. Suggested facility development standards and recommended standards for local developed open space, published by NRPA, combined with the ratio of park size to population in the City of Peculiar, shall be used to determine actual dedicated acreage requirements. For purposes of determining population and determining the average number of occupants per dwelling unit, the average household size for the City of Peculiar as reported in the most recent decennial census of the average number of persons expected to live in a dwelling unit within a single- or multiple-family subdivision or development shall be multiplied times the number of dwelling units proposed within a subdivision.
2. 
When a cash donation is accepted in lieu of park land dedication, such donation shall equal three hundred dollars ($300.00) per dwelling unit and seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per acre of commercial and industrial land within the subdivision. All cash in lieu of property shall be deposited in a special park acquisition and development fund as established by the Board of Aldermen.
C. 
The Park Director may reject proposed lands which are not suitable for park use. The City will consider, but is not limited to, the following criteria in determining whether the proposed dedication of land is of sufficient size, character and quality:
1. 
The area proposed for park land dedication may be located either within or outside the boundary of the subdivision, but must either be adjacent to an existing or proposed City park site or within the same service area in which the subdivision is located. Park service area is considered to be within one-half (1/2) mile of the subdivision for which it is considered.
2. 
The area proposed for park land dedication shall have characteristics, such as topography, vegetation and geology and location, which make it suitable for future inclusion into the City parks system.
3. 
The area proposed for park land dedication may contain valuable or sensitive environmental features, the preservation of which conforms to the Comprehensive Plan.
4. 
All lots within the subdivision for which the park land dedication is considered shall have legal and convenient access to the park land area.
5. 
The area proposed for park land dedication shall have street frontage of at least twenty percent (20%) of its perimeter.
6. 
Sites should be dedicated in a condition ready for immediate use with electrical, water, sewer and street access provided at the right-of-way line.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-603), 11-18-2008]
A. 
All off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the principal use which they serve, except that when in an office, commercial or industrial district a greater number of parking spaces are required due to an enlargement, alteration or change of use, the required off-street parking spaces may be located off site, provided they are located within three hundred (300) feet of the principal use.
B. 
Parking spaces shall have direct access to a street or alley, except as otherwise provided herein.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-604), 11-18-2008]
A. 
Notwithstanding any other parking requirements provided in this code, when different land uses occupy the same lot in a non-residential district, the total number of off-street parking spaces required for each use may be combined and shared as provided herein. A proposal for sharing off-street parking shall be submitted to the City Planner for review. Special uses for which shared parking is being proposed shall have shared parking approved as part of the special permit.
B. 
In determining the total off-street parking requirement for shared parking facilities, the following guidelines shall be followed:
1. 
For each applicable general land use category, calculate the number of spaces required for a use as if it were the only use, based upon the parking requirements of this code;
2. 
Use the figures for each individual land use to calculate the number of spaces required for that land use for each time period specified in the table;
3. 
For each time period, add the number of spaces required for all applicable land uses to obtain a grand total for each time period; then
4. 
Select the time period with the highest total parking requirement and use that as the total number of parking spaces required for the site on a shared parking basis.
C. 
Where a use is not listed, the City Planner shall determine the appropriate required parking for each time period.
D. 
Shared parking table:
General Land Use Category
Weekday
Weekend
12:00 A.M. to 7:00 A.M.
7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
6:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M.
12:00 A.M. to 7:00 A.M.
7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
6:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M.
Office and industrial
5%
100%
5%
0%
5%
0%
Retail
5%
100%
80%
5%
100%
60%
Restaurant
50%
70%
100%
70%
50%
100%
Hotel
100%
65%
100%
100%
65%
100%
Residential
100%
50%
80%
100%
75%
75%
Theater/ entertainment
5%
20%
100%
5%
50%
100%
Place of assembly
0%
30%
50%
0%
100%
75%
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-605), 11-18-2008]
The land upon which off-street parking spaces are located shall be owned or controlled by the same entity which owns or controls the land on which the principal use is located.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-606), 11-18-2008]
A. 
The size of a parking space for one (1) vehicle shall consist of a rectangular area having minimum dimensions of nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet.
B. 
Where parking spaces abut curb and gutter, parking stops or similar barriers, there shall be a minimum two (2) foot wide clear area provided beyond the barrier to accommodate vehicle overhang.
C. 
Where perpendicular parking spaces are used, the space adjacent to the closed end of an aisle shall be a minimum ten (10) feet wide.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-608), 11-18-2008]
A. 
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in all districts in accordance with the following schedule, provided that off-street parking or loading spaces shall not be required for any use located in the "C-2" Central Business District.
[Ord. No. 11072022E, 11-7-2022]
1. 
Automobile And Truck Washes. One (1) space for each car washing stall.
2. 
Automobile, truck, recreational vehicle, mobile home sales and rental lots. One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of building area devoted to the sale, display and rental of such vehicles, plus one (1) space for each employee.
3. 
Bars And Taverns. One (1) space per three (3) seats based on the number of seats allowed by the maximum occupancy established by the Building Code.
4. 
Boarding Or Rooming House Or Hotel. One (1) space per guest room, plus employee parking.
5. 
Bowling Alley. Five (5) parking spaces for each lane.
6. 
Church Sanctuary. One (1) space for each three (3) seats plus the required parking spaces for auxiliary structures and uses as required elsewhere in these regulations. However, if the auxiliary structures and uses are not used simultaneously with the sanctuary, only the parking requirements of either the sanctuary or the auxiliary structures and uses, whichever is greater, shall be required. Churches may establish joint parking facilities for not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the required spaces with public institutions and agencies that do not have a time conflict in parking demand and whose parking is located more than four hundred (400) feet from the church building.
7. 
Community Center, Theater, Auditorium, Restaurants. One (1) space for each four (4) seats based on maximum seating capacity.
8. 
Convention Hall, Lodge, Club, Library, Museum, Place Of Amusement Or Recreation. One (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor area used for a convention hall, lodge, club, museum, or place of amusement; one (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area used for a library.
9. 
Dwellings, Multiple-Family.
a. 
One (1) space per dwelling unit for each studio or efficiency dwelling unit.
b. 
One and one-half (1.5) spaces per dwelling unit for one- and two-bedroom dwelling units.
c. 
Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit for each dwelling unit with three (3) or more bedrooms plus one-half (0.5) space per dwelling unit for visitor parking.
10. 
Dwellings, Single-Family, Two-Family, Three-Family.
a. 
Two (2) fully enclosed spaces for each single-family dwelling unit.
b. 
Two (2) spaces per family, one (1) of which is fully enclosed for each family for each two-family and three-family dwelling unit; however,
c. 
Single-family or two-family dwellings designed specifically for occupancy for limited and assisted care individuals shall only be required to provide the equivalent of one (1) space per dwelling unit.
11. 
Elementary, Junior High And Equivalent Parochial School. Two (2) spaces per classroom.
12. 
Furniture And Appliance Stores. One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area.
13. 
Gas And Service Stations. Two (2) spaces, plus one (1) space for each employee, plus two (2) spaces for each service bay.
14. 
High schools, colleges and other educational institutions for students that are of driving age in the State of Missouri. Twelve (12) spaces for each classroom plus one (1) space for each two (2) employees.
15. 
Hospitals. One (1) space for each four (4) patient beds, excluding bassinets, plus one (1) space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one (1) space for each three (3) employees, including nurses, plus adequate spaces to accommodate parking emergency vehicles.
16. 
Industrial Establishments. Adequate area to park all employees' and customers' vehicles at all times and adequate space for loading, unloading, and storing all vehicles used incidental to or as a part of the primary operation, but not less than one (1) parking space for each employee or less than one (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is less.
17. 
Laundromat. One (1) space for each two (2) washing machines.
18. 
Medical Or Dental Clinics Or Offices. Seven (7) spaces per doctor plus two (2) spaces for each three (3) employees.
19. 
Nursery Schools And Day Care Centers. One (1) space for each two (2) employees, plus one (1) off-street loading/unloading space for each six (6) children and/or adults to be cared for simultaneously.
20. 
Office Building. One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area in the building, exclusive of basement storage area.
21. 
Restaurants. One (1) space per three (3) seats.
22. 
Salvage Yards. One (1) space for each ten thousand (10,000) square feet of storage area, plus one (1) space for each employee.
23. 
Sanitariums, Convalescent Or Nursing Homes. One (1) space for each six (6) patient beds, plus one (1) space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one (1) space for each two (2) employees.
24. 
Shopping Center. Parking shall be determined based upon an approved traffic study which shall set a maximum trip generation count for the center.
25. 
Theaters. One (1) space per three (3) seats based on the number of seats allowed by the maximum occupancy established by the Building Code.
26. 
Vehicle Engine And Body Repair Shops. Two (2) spaces for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area in the building, exclusive of basement storage areas, plus one (1) space for each employee.
27. 
Commercial Establishment Not Otherwise Classified. One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area in the building, exclusive of basement storage areas.
28. 
For all uses not covered herein, the City Planner shall make a determination of the parking demand to be provided by the proposed use based upon the requirements for the use which is most closely analogous to the proposed use.
29. 
The Board of Aldermen may require additional parking when it determines the anticipated traffic volume generated by a proposed development warrants additional spaces.
B. 
Off-Street Loading Requirements. Non-residential uses shall provide the following number of off-street loading spaces:
Facility Size (sf)
Required Off-Street Loading Spaces
Number
Size (feet)
0 to 19,999
1
10 x 25
20,000 to 24,999
2
10 x 25
25,000 to 39,999
3
10 x 70
40,000 to 99,999
4
10 x 70
100,000 to 250,000
5
10 x 70
Each add'l 200,000 or fraction thereof
1
10 x 25
1. 
The City Planner may allow the provision of only one (1) ten (10) by seventy (70) foot loading space upon proof the proposed use does not generate enough traffic to require two (2) or more such loading areas.
2. 
The City Planner may waive one (1) required off-street loading space for a use less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet upon evidence such use will not generate the need for a designated off-street loading space.
C. 
Vehicle Stacking Requirements. Vehicle stacking shall be provided as follows. Additional stacking spaces may be required where trip generation rates suggest additional spaces will be needed.
Activity Type
Minimum Stacking Spaces (including space at point of service)
Measured from the stacking lane entry to the following point of service
ATM
3
ATM
Bank teller lane
4
Teller window
Car wash bay
4
Bay
Dry cleaning/laundry drive-through
3
Pickup window
Gasoline fueling
2
Fuel pump
Pharmacy pickup
3
Pickup window
Restaurant drive-through with combined order/pickup window
6 per order/pickup window
Order/pickup window
Restaurant drive-through with separate order/pickup window
4, plus
Each pickup window
6 or
Order point closest to stacking lane entry for each undivided order lane
4
Order point closest to stacking lane entry for each divided order lane
Other
Determined by Community Development Planner in consideration of a traffic study
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-609), 11-18-2008]
A. 
Design Standards. All parking lots shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the following:
1. 
Driveways used for ingress and egress shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in width unless otherwise required by the City Engineer when warranted based upon site conditions and proposed uses. The approved width shall exclude curb returns.
2. 
Access aisles in parking lots shall have the following dimensions. One-way traffic aisles shall be clearly marked with directional arrows on the pavement at each intersection with another aisle.
Parking Angle
(degrees)
Stalls Served by Aisle
Traffic Flow
Aisle Width
(feet)
90
One side
One- or two-way
24
90
Two sides
Two-way
24
45
One side
One-way
16
60
One side
One-way
16
45
Two sides
One-way
16
60
Two sides
One-way
20
45
Two sides
Two-way
20
60
Two sides
Two-way
20
3. 
The minimum width of driveways for ingress and egress shall be the same as those specified above for aisles. Driveway width shall only include the paving width and not curbs and gutters.
4. 
The distance between a parking area driveway entrance and the intersection of two (2) streets, and the distance between curb cuts, shall be based upon the following standards. All measurements shall be taken along the right-of-way.
Arterial
Collector
Driveway Spacing by Street Classification
Feet
Between street and driveway (edge to edge)
200
150
Between driveways (edge to edge)
100
125
5. 
"CG-1" curb and gutter meeting APWA standards shall be provided at all edges of parking lot and driveway pavement and shall be parallel to the property frontage except where there are approved driveways. The perimeter curb and gutter shall be designed to prevent vehicular access to the parking lot at other than an approved driveway. Temporary asphalt curbing may be used in parking lots that are to be expanded only as designed and approved on the site plan.
6. 
For any use that will require a parking lot to be newly constructed, expanded or altered so as to affect drainage either on or off the site (as determined by the City Engineer), stormwater drainage plans shall be submitted to and approved by the City Engineer prior to the issuance of a building permit. Said drainage plans shall include stormwater detention calculations and shall also include stormwater detention facilities when warranted.
7. 
Curbs shall be provided along and parallel to the frontage of all properties, except where there are approved curb cuts or driveways, adequate to prevent vehicular access to the lot at other than the driveways.
8. 
The intensity of parking lot lighting and arrangement of light fixtures and reflectors shall be such as to not cast light beyond the property line or interfere with residential uses or public streets.
9. 
No sign of any kind shall be erected except information signs used to guide traffic and to state the conditions and terms of the use of the lot. Only non-intermittent exterior lighting of signs shall be permitted.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-610), 11-18-2008]
A. 
The size of a parking space provided for a residential use consists of a rectangular area having dimensions of not less than nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet.
B. 
Residential parking spaces shall be constructed such that a parked vehicle does not overhang the public right-of-way or public sidewalk.
C. 
A residential driveway shall not provide more parking spaces than are provided by an adjacent garage or carport. Where there is no garage or carport on a residential property, the driveway may contain up to two (2) parking spaces.
D. 
Triple garages may be three (3) parking spaces within an eighteen (18) foot wide driveway. Existing gravel driveways shall be maintained free of vegetation.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-611), 11-18-2008; Ord. No. 05192014A §I, 5-19-2014; Ord. No. 03062023A, 3-6-2023]
A. 
Paved Surface Required. All parking lots and driveways shall be paved with a concrete, asphalt or other alternative surface as indicated in Subsections (B), (C) and (D) below in accordance with City specifications and maintained in a manner that no dust will result from continued use. No vehicle shall be parked on a non-paved surface (even if not a required parking or loading space) except those vehicles permitted in the rear and side yards of residential districts. All commercial pavement shall be so marked as to delineate all parking and non-parking areas.
B. 
All parking areas and driveways not within the City or State right-of-way shall be constructed and ready for use prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy and shall be paved in accordance with specifications approved by the City Engineer. The pavement surface material shall consist of either:
1. 
A four (4) inch asphalt base course overlaid with a two (2) inch asphalt surface course meeting Kansas City Metropolitan Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA), Division II, Construction and Material Specifications Streets, Section 2200 Paving; or
2. 
A six (6) inch layer of reinforced Portland cement concrete meeting Kansas City Metropolitan Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA), Division II, Construction and Material Specifications Streets, Section 2200 Paving.
3. 
Lots that are five (5) or more acres in size and accessing a paved or gravel street may use gravel, chip and seal, asphalt or concrete for any portion of the driveway beyond fifty (50) feet from the edge of the driving surface of the street being accessed by the driveway.
C. 
All new driveways within the City or State right-of-way accessing a paved or unpaved street shall be constructed and ready for use prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy and City or State right-of-way shall be paved in accordance with specifications approved by the City Engineer as follows:
1. 
A six (6) inch layer of reinforced Portland cement concrete shall be placed on a six (6) inch MoDOT three-fourths (3/4) inch clean gravel rock base, and on compacted sub-grade.
2. 
Concrete shall meet standards set by the Kansas City Metropolitan Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) according to (APWA), Division II, Construction and Material Specifications, Streets Section 2200 Paving.
3. 
The mix design shall meet or exceed the Kansas City Metropolitan Materials Board (KCMMB) 4,000 psi with granite aggregate specifications.
4. 
Reinforcement shall be No. 4 epoxy-coated rebar, twelve (12) inches on center each way.
D. 
Gravel driveways existing on the date this Section is enacted shall have the option of paving within the City's right-of-way with asphalt in accordance with Subsection (B)(1) above.
E. 
The City Engineer may grant an extension of the deadline for paving by issuing a temporary certificate of occupancy when weather conditions are not satisfactory for placing paving materials.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-612), 11-18-2008]
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle, including, but not limited to, motor vehicles, motor homes, trucks, trailers, boats and recreational vehicles, upon any roadway, right-of-way or private or public parking lot, except for vehicles parked on private residential driveways by the owner of the property or vehicles parked in commercial vehicle dealerships for the principal purpose of:
1. 
Displaying such vehicle for sale; or
2. 
Greasing or repairing such vehicle, except for repairs necessitated by an emergency.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-613), 11-18-2008]
A. 
All off-street parking lots shall provide deciduous shade trees at the rate of one (1) tree for every five (5) parking spaces provided, plus one (1) shade tree per each thirty (30) lineal feet of street frontage or fraction thereof. Parking space shade trees shall be placed in landscaped islands or tree wells in the interior of the parking lot. Street frontage shade trees shall be placed at the perimeter of the parking lot along the street frontage. Shade trees shall provide a caliper measurement of between one and one-half (1½) and two and one-half (2½) inches measured six (6) inches above the ground at the time of planting. The unpaved planting island around each shade tree shall be not less than fifty (50) square feet and shall be constructed in such a manner as to prevent intrusion of vehicles into said planting area. Each planting island shall be filled with shrubs and/or ground cover surrounding the base of the shade tree. Trees planted along the street frontage shall not be evenly spaced, but shall be placed in groupings that present a more natural appearance.
B. 
All sides of a parking lot abutting a residential district shall be enclosed with an opaque fence, wall or dense evergreen hedge having a height of not less than six (6) feet or more than eight (8) feet. Such fence, wall or hedge shall be maintained in good condition.
C. 
All sides of a parking lot abutting a public right-of-way shall be screened between the ground level and a height of three (3) feet. Screening shall include vegetation and may include vegetation in combination with an earthen berm or wall. Vegetation shall be evenly distributed, but not evenly spaced, along the frontage of the parking lot and provide seventy percent (70%) coverage within three (3) growing seasons of the time of planting.
D. 
Landscape screening material, when mature, shall be located at least three (3) feet from the curb or edge of the parking lot in order avoid damage by vehicle overhang.
E. 
All yards surrounding a parking lot shall be landscaped with grass, shrubs and evergreen ground cover and maintained in good, healthy condition and kept free of trash and debris.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(400-614), 11-18-2008]
A. 
Parking of the following vehicles is prohibited in residential zoning districts:
[Ord. No. 05022016 § II, 5-2-2016]
1. 
Semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi-tractor truck or road tractor.
2. 
Cargo trailer, semi-trailer, or similar vehicle that can be connected to or pulled by a semi-trailer truck.
3. 
Any truck licensed with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) in excess of sixteen thousand (16,000.00) pounds.
4. 
Any vehicle rated as a Class 5 or higher under the US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey standards.
5. 
Overnight parking of a school bus, charter bus or similar vehicle.
6. 
Any vehicle with a bucket lift, dumping capability, tow truck, low- or high-profile cab over engine, or similar vehicle.
7. 
Recreational vehicles may not be occupied within the City limits for living, sleeping, or cooking purposes for more than thirty (30) days per year, except for the following circumstances:
a. 
To monitor and secure a property that has a valid building permit issued; or
b. 
To provide accommodations on a property that has experienced damage due to a storm, fire or similar occurrence.
8. 
No vehicle, including a car, truck, boat, recreational vehicle, or trailer shall be parked or stored on an undeveloped lot, defined as a lot without a principal building or structure, within a residential zoning district.
B. 
Parking vehicles and machinery on a pre-existing gravel surface shall be permitted, provided the pre-existing gravel surface is kept free of vegetation and has well defined edges so that one can determine where the gravel ends and yard begins. A waiver of this requirement may be obtained upon written application to the City Building Inspector. Such waiver shall be provided in writing and shall allow a waiver of these parking requirements for no more than seven (7) calendar days. No extension of the waiver shall be granted absent formal approval by the Board of Aldermen.
C. 
The construction of new gravel surface driveways and parking areas shall be prohibited. Existing gravel driveways and parking areas constructed prior to December 18, 2007, must be maintained to prevent degradation due to parking area usage. The standard for the replacement of gravel driveways and parking areas constructed prior to December 18, 2007, shall be three (3) inches of sand or an eco-liner which creates a protective barrier, under six (6) inches of pea size gravel, under three (3) inches of road gravel, built up and evenly graded to six (6) inches above the natural grade and contained to hold an edge. The applicable size minimums and maximums outlined herein shall apply to all gravel surface driveways and parking areas.
[Ord. No. 05022016 § III, 5-2-2016]
D. 
The City Building Inspector shall have the authority to issue a notice of violation of these residential parking and driveway requirements in accordance with Chapter 500 of the Peculiar Municipal Code.