[R.O. 1998 § 400.100; CC 1988 App. A §4.4; Ord. No. 1424 §1, 9-5-1989; Ord. No. 1930 §1(c), 2-3-1997; Ord. No. 2015 §1, 5-4-1998; Ord. No. 2055 §2, 1-4-1999; Ord. No. 2614 §1, 7-8-2009]
A. Number Of Required Spaces.
1. Single-Family Dwelling. One (1) parking space.
2. Community Building, Museum, Library Or Art Gallery. Ten (10) parking spaces plus one (1) additional parking space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area in excess of two thousand (2,000) square feet.
3. School. One (1) parking space for each five (5) seats in the main auditorium or three (3) spaces for each classroom, whichever is greater.
4. Church. One (1) parking space for each four (4) seats in the main auditorium. [A seat is defined as eighteen (18) inches in a pew.]
5. Hospital. One (1) parking space for each four (4) beds.
6. Club Or Lodge. One (1) parking space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor area.
7. Nursing Home Or Residential Group Home. One (1) parking space for each five (5) beds.
B. Additional Parking Requirements.
1. Any driveway which is widened or lengthened in any way shall be constructed in accordance with the provision set out in Section
400.010, for the definition of residential driveways.
2. No driveway located in the front yard shall exceed twenty-four (24) feet in width. There shall be only one (1) driveway, and a circle drive shall have a minimum radius of forty (40) feet. Driveways shall not occupy more than fifty percent (50%) of a front yard.
3. No vehicle shall be parked in a front, side or rear yard except in a residential driveway as defined in this Code. No vehicle of any type, including any type of trailer, which exceeds twenty-seven (27) feet in length, a height greater than eight (8) feet and licensed for twenty-four thousand (24,000) pounds or more shall be parked within this zoning district, except that recreation vehicles, properly licensed as such, shall be allowed, provided that they are parked on a residential driveway as defined in this Code and are located behind the front yard setback. A transition drive consisting of an open cell high-density polyethylene plastic exchange (HDPE) grassy paver, installed as per the manufacturer's specifications or an approved product equal, shall be allowed between the existing driveway and a recreation vehicle parking pad to facilitate the periodic movement of said recreation vehicle. The open cell pavers shall only be permitted with a grass or turf infill material and shall not be used as a parking surface. No vehicle, including, without limitation, any type of trailer, may be parked in a side or rear yard, except in a residential driveway as defined in this Code.
4. Motor vehicles that by their nature, use or design, cannot be licensed must be stored on a properly licensed trailer or in an enclosed area.
5. Unlicensed vehicles and trailers shall be parked within an enclosed structure.
6. The total number of vehicles, including allowed recreational vehicles and trailers on a premises, shall not exceed six (6) for any one (1) residential unit.
7. Retirement Home Facility. One (1) parking space for each apartment and one (1) space for every two (2) employees on the maximum shift, provided that the Board of Aldermen, for good cause shown, may reduce such requirement upon determining that a lesser number of spaces is adequate.
8. A residential driveway shall be comprised of a hard, durable parking and driving surface consisting of one (1) of the following finishes:
a. Two (2) inches of rolled asphalt on a four-inch or greater compacted rock base;
b. Three and one-half (3 1/2) inches of poured concrete on a prepared compacted subgrade; or
c. Brick pavers at least three (3) inches in thickness placed on a compacted sand base.
9. Gravel driveways are not permitted.
10. A building permit shall be required for all new and replacement driveways. The fee for such permit shall be as set forth in Section
500.030 of the Municipal Code. Construction, finish and quality of all new and replacement driveways shall be in accordance with the Building Code of the City. Such driveway shall have a minimum width of nine (9) feet and a maximum width of twenty-four (24) feet and shall extend from the street curb to the rear of the dwelling structure or to the front of a garage structure. All driveway surfaces shall be maintained free of deterioration and vegetation.
C. Tow Truck Parking.
[Ord. No. 3202, 9-8-2020]
1. No tow truck shall be parked on the street, unless it is in the process of towing a vehicle.
2. Tow trucks shall only be permitted to be parked on a driveway if the following criteria are met:
a. The tow truck weighs twenty thousand (20,000) or less pounds;
b. The tow truck is thirty (30) feet or less in length (as measured by the longest distance from front to end of the vehicle);
c. No part of the tow truck is parked within twenty-five (25) feet of the center line of the abutting street;
d. No part of the tow truck overlaps the sidewalk for the abutting street;
e. The tow truck is properly registered with the State of Missouri; and
f. The tow truck is covered by valid insurance.