City of Overland, MO Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

For every use, activity or structure permitted by this Chapter and for all buildings or structures erected in accordance therewith, there shall be provided sufficient space for access and off-street standing, parking, circulation, unloading and loading of motor vehicles that may be expected to transport its occupants, whether as patrons, residents, customers, employees, guests or otherwise, to an establishment, activity or place of residence at any time under normal conditions for any purpose. When a use is expanded, accessory off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with the regulations herein for the area or capacity of such expansion in combination with the previously existing uses, structure or activity.

Section 400.435 Site Plan Required.

[CC 1976 App. A §7.02; Ord. No. 2449 §1, 11-14-1988]

Every building permit application for a new, enlarged, or remodeled building, structure, or use shall include therewith a parking site and landscape plan, with the exception of single-family residences. In addition, such parking site and landscape plan requirements shall also apply to new, enlarged, or remodeled parking facilities serving existing buildings, structures, or uses. Application for approval of such a plan, shall include for review and approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission any and all existing parking facilities currently serving said buildings, structures and uses for conformity with these regulations as well.

Parking Plan Requirements. In addition to the requirements of Article IX, "Site Plan Approval", the plan shall also specifically include the following:

Delineation of individual parking and loading spaces by adequate striping.

Circulation area necessary to serve spaces.

Access to streets and property to be served.

Driveway and traffic aisle width, location of all curbs and curbing materials.

Dimensions, continuity, and substance of required screening.

Grading, drainage, surfacing, and subgrading details.

Delineation of obstacles to parking and circulation in finished parking area.

Specification as to signs and bumper guards.

Landscaping and screening details (see Section 400.450 for landscaping requirements for parking lots).

10.

Lighting, other pertinent details.

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Critical dimensions indicating setback and parking lot design layout.

Section 400.440 Design Requirements.

[CC 1976 App. A §7.03; Ord. No. 2449 §1, 11-14-1988; Ord. No. 2001-28 §4, 4-24-2001; Ord. No. 2001-46 §5, 6-26-2001]

Surface Material.

Areas used for standing, parking, and maneuvering of vehicles shall have Portland concrete or asphaltic concrete surfaces, maintained adequately for all-weather use, and so drained as to avoid flow of water across sidewalks. All driveways and access points to public or private streets shall be paved.

Exception. Vehicle storage lots for the overnight storage or long-term warehousing of vehicles under one (1) ownership, with the approval of the City Council.

Access To Parking Areas. All off-street parking spaces that make it necessary to back out directly into a public road are prohibited. Also, no driveway or parking areas of an industrial, commercial, or multiple-family use that will lie adjacent to a one- or two-family use or Zoning District shall be located closer than ten (10) feet to the common property line or as otherwise provided in this Chapter.

Access Near Street Corners. No entrance or exit for any commercial or industrial off-street parking area with over four (4) parking spaces, nor any loading berth, shall be located within seventy-five (75) feet of the intersection of any two (2) street right-of-way lines. Residential driveways located on corner lots shall be placed adjacent to the interior or side property line the furthest distance attainable away from the street corner.

Drainage. All off-street parking areas shall be drained so as to prevent drainage to abutting properties, and shall be constructed of Portland concrete or asphaltic concrete materials. Detailed stormwater drainage plans shall be prepared by the applicant for approval by the City Engineer and the Metropolitan Sewer District.

Lighting. Any lighting fixtures used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from any adjoining residential lot, institutional premises, or adjacent streets.

Screening. Any off-street parking area providing space for five (5) or more vehicles shall be effectively screened on any side which adjoins or faces a lot with residential zoning by an unpierced wall or screen, not less than six (6) feet in height. Plantings shall be maintained in good condition and not encroach on adjoining property. (See Section 400.450 for additional landscaping requirements).

Setback.

Unless otherwise provided by specific provisions of this Chapter, all required parking spaces may be located in a required front yard, side yard, or rear yard provided that a ten (10) foot setback be maintained from any property line, under separate ownership. However, in no instance shall a parking lot be located in a required transition strip (see Section 400.450, "Landscaping and Screening".

Exception. Where the proposed parking area will be located within the side yard or front yard adjacent to a similarly zoned property and where internal access will be provided between the two (2) properties, the ten (10) foot setback requirement shall not apply.

Striping Required. Open parking spaces for multiple-family dwellings (containing three (3) or more dwelling units) shall be delineated by pavement striping and must meet minimum parking stall sizes as described below in Subsection (I).

Minimum Parking Space Dimensions.

If ninety degree (90°) parking space:

Stall depth: 19 feet 0 inches.

Stall width: 9 feet 0 inches.

Aisle width: 22 feet 0 inches.

If sixty degree (60°) parking space:

Stall depth: 19 feet 0 inches.

Stall width: 9 feet 0 inches.

Aisle width: 18 feet 6 inches.

If forty-five degree (45°) parking space:

Stall depth: 19 feet 6 inches.

Stall width: 9 feet 0 inches.

Aisle width: 13 feet 6 inches.

If thirty degree (30°) parking space:

Stall depth: 19 feet 0 inches.

Stall width: 9 feet 0 inches.

Aisle width: 13 feet 0 inches.

If parallel parking space:

Stall depth: 8 feet 0 inches.

Curb length: 23 feet 0 inches.

Aisle width: 12 feet 0 inches, or if adjacent to angle parking, use largest width.

Section 400.450 Screening and Landscaping.

[CC 1976 App. A §7.04; Ord. No. 2449 §1, 11-14-1988]

All parking and loading areas shall be properly screened and landscaped as hereinafter set forth. It is the purpose and intent of this Section to require adequate protection for contiguous property against undesirable effects from the creation and operation of parking and loading areas and to protect and preserve the appearance and character of the surrounding neighborhoods and of the City through the screening effects and aesthetic qualities of such landscaping.

The landscaping shall include, to the extent necessary to further the intent of this Section, shrubs, bushes, hedges, trees, decorative walls or fencing as set forth below.

The frontage along the entire parking or loading area adjacent to any public or private street shall be landscaped and protected so as to separate and screen any parking area from the adjacent streets, including the provision of deciduous, hardwood street trees at not more than thirty-five (35) feet on center located either within the right-of-way, if approved by the appropriate public agency, or parallel to the right-of-way on the subject property.

When off-street parking or loading areas and other areas zoned for any use except one-family and two-family residential districts are located adjacent to a residential district or to any lot upon which there is a dwelling as a permitted use, there shall be provided along the lot line a continuous solid fence or a masonry wall or equivalent landscaped berm to a height adequate to prevent the direct light from automobile headlights being cast on adjacent residential units but with a minimum height of six (6) feet and not more than eight (8) feet, except that the height of such fence or wall shall not exceed three and one-half (3½) feet within fifteen (15) feet of the public right-of-way.

In addition to any landscaped front, back or side yard areas required by this or any other Section, a minimum of ten (10) square feet of interior landscaped area shall be provided within the parking lot for each parking space. The landscaping shall be in one (1) or more areas so as to minimize and reduce the apparent size of parking areas.

All interior landscaped areas provided in accordance with the preceding Subparagraph (4) shall be raised and curbed and shall have a minimum area of fifty (50) square feet and a minimum width of five (5) feet. Each separate interior landscaped area shall include at least one (1) deciduous shade tree of a type and size required herein, and there shall be a minimum of two (2) trees, within and up to every one hundred (100) lineal feet of parking for each parking row. Such trees shall be spaced evenly wherever possible and the ends of parking rows abutting a circulation aisle shall be defined by interior landscaped areas whenever feasible.

Deciduous shade trees shall have a minimum caliper of three (3) inches in the trunk measured one (1) foot above the ground with a clear trunk of at least five (5) feet where provided for screening, buffering or aesthetic effect. Evergreen trees shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in height at planting. All trees shall be properly planted and staked. The number of such trees shall be determined by the application of the above-mentioned landscape standards; provided however, that in no instance shall there be less than two (2) such trees in conjunction with the development of any parking facility or lot.

No landscaped hedge shall be less than two (2) feet in height and three (3) feet in spread; however, no hedge, wall or berm shall exceed three (3) feet in height within ten (10) feet of any driveway opening. The individual plants used in the development of such a hedge shall be placed so as to be not more than twenty-four (24) inches on center.

The use of earth sculpting or berms may be required where necessary at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Commission, provided these are designed in any area of enough size so as to avoid erosion, drainage or maintenance problems.

Interior planting bed areas, which are used for the planting of trees, or which are used for landscaping treatment generally, may be treated with either grass and/or other types of vegetative groundcover or open spaced pavers on a sand and gravel base located beneath and surrounding trees and shrubs.

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All landscaping shall be permanently maintained in good condition with at least the same quality and quantity of landscaping as initially approved. In order to present a healthy, neat and orderly appearance, landscaped areas shall be provided with adequate irrigation for the maintenance of grass, shrubs, ground covering and other landscaping by utilizing a sprinkler system, hose bibs and/or such other method or providing water. In the event that landscaping approved by the City as part of site plan review should die and is not replaced by the property owner in a timely fashion, taking into consideration the season of the year, it shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter and subject to the penalties outlined in Article XI.

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A perimeter landscaped buffer strip shall be provided and maintained at a width of not less than ten (10) feet between a parking lot or driveway and the abutting property line at a side or rear yard. Said landscaped strip shall be at least ten (10) feet in width along any front or side property line abutting a public or private street. Other, more restrictive standards for yards or buffering shall govern where required by this Chapter.

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All landscaped areas in parking areas or adjacent to parking or loading areas, or that can be encroached upon by a motor vehicle, shall be provided with an adequate, permanent Portland cement concrete curb as approved by the Director of Public Works to restrict the destruction of the landscaped areas by vehicles. Adequate scuppers and/or weep holes shall be provided through the curbing to permit drainage.

Section 400.460 Administrative Requirements — Additional Conditions, Exceptions and Restrictions. [1]

[CC 1976 App. A §7.05; Ord. No. 2449 §1, 11-14-1988; Ord. No. 2001-28 §1, 4-24-2001; Ord. No. 2001-46 §§1 — 2, 6-26-2001]

Determination Of Required Number Of Spaces.

Fractional spaces. When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this regulation results in a requirement of a fractional space, the fraction of one-half (½) or less may be disregarded, and a fraction in excess of one-half (½) shall be counted as one (1) parking space.

Floor area. "Floor area", when used as a measurement for determining the number of parking spaces for office, merchandising or service uses, shall mean the gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to the public as patrons or patients, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise. It shall not include areas used principally for non-public purposes such as storage, processing or packaging of merchandise, show windows, or restrooms or utilities, dressing, fitting or alteration rooms.

Beds. Bassinets shall not be counted as beds in determining the number of parking spaces based upon the number of beds.

Employees. Employees, when used as a measurement for determining the number of parking spaces for a new or established expanding business, shall be estimated in a manner approved by the City Council.

Parking Extension For Churches. Off-street parking facilities required for churches may be reduced by fifty percent (50%) where churches are located in non-residential districts and within three hundred (300) feet of usable public or private off-street parking areas, and further provided that an agreement filed on record with the County Recorder is provided reflecting that the use of such accessory parking facilities by the church will be permitted by the property owner.

Parking For Multiple Use Buildings. The number of parking spaces required for land or buildings used for two (2) or more purposes, shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses, computed in accordance with this Chapter. Parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing the required parking facilities for any other use, except churches.

Use Of Required Parking Spaces. Required accessory off-street parking facilities provided for the commercial and industrial uses hereinafter listed in Section 400.470 shall be solely for the parking of motor vehicles in operating condition of patrons, occupants, or employees of such uses and shall not be used for the storage of other vehicles, boats, motor homes, campers, mobile homes or materials or for the parking of trucks with camper tops, delivery trucks, or tractor trailers used in conducting the business or use. In no case shall any parking spaces devoted to the principal use of a lot be leased, rented, or sold for the purpose of use by any other person, firm, company, corporation or use other than those located upon the property.

Maintenance Of Traffic Aisles. Within all commercial, industrial and institutional developments, vehicles shall be parked at all times in such a fashion as to maintain the required traffic aisles in accordance with Section 400.440(I). In no case shall vehicles be parked upon any of the aforementioned properties side-to-side and end-to-end, or in any other fashion such that any of the subject vehicles are blocked from direct access to a traffic aisle.

User Of Trailers Or Vehicles As Accessory Storage. The use of trailers or other vehicles as a form of accessory storage shall not be permitted in any Zoning District.

Parking Of Camping And Recreational Equipment. For the purposes of this regulation, camping and recreational equipment includes auxiliary trailers, motorized homes, pickup coaches, and travel trailers.

No camping and recreational equipment shall be parked on any street, alley, highway or other public place, with the exception of emergency or temporary stopping or parking. Stopping or parking of the latter nature is permitted on any alley, street or highway for no longer than twelve (12) hours, subject to any other and further prohibitions, regulations or ordinances for that street, alley or highway.

Parking and storing of camping and recreational equipment on private residential property shall be permitted if the following conditions are met:

At no time shall such parked or stored camping and recreational equipment be occupied or used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes.

The owner of camping and/or recreational equipment shall not park or store such equipment in such a manner as to create a dangerous or unsafe condition on the property where parked or stored.

Camping and recreation equipment parked or stored in a front yard shall be on a driveway; however, this equipment, if over twenty-eight (28) feet in length, cannot be parked or stored in a front yard.

No derelicts, or equipment no longer capable of the function intended, shall be stored out of doors on recreational premises in an inoperative or unregistered condition.

Number Of Entrances And Exits. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall recommend to the City Council the location and width of the entrance to and exits from every parking lot. There shall not be more than one (1) entrance and one (1) exit or one (1) combined entrance and exit along any street. Concerning corner lots, in the event the property is located at the intersection of a major and minor road, the access to the parking area shall be limited to the major road. In the instance of the intersection of two (2) major roads, the access to the parking area may be from one or the other road. Additional access points may be permitted if deemed necessary by the Commission for the alleviation of traffic congestion and interference of traffic movement along the related street.

Accessory Parking Lots. All required off-street parking or loading spaces shall be provided on the same parcel of land occupied by the use or building to which it is appurtenant; provided however, that where there are, in the judgment of the Planning and Zoning Commission, practical difficulties in satisfying the requirement for parking and/or if the public safety or convenience would be better served by another location, the Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend authorization of an alternate location for any portion of the required parking for a non-residential use which will adequately serve the public interest, subject to the following conditions.

Required accessory off-street parking facilities may be provided elsewhere than on the lot on which the principal use served is located, provided that the property occupied as parking is in the same possession, either by deed, by easement, or by long-term lease which has a term equal to or exceeding the projected life of the facility occupied by the principal use, and further provided that the owner shall be bound by covenants filed on record in the office of the County Recorder, requiring the owners, heirs or assigns, to maintain the required number of off-street parking spaces during the existence of such principal use.

Pedestrian access shall be available within a walking distance of not more than three hundred (300) feet measured from the nearest point of public access to the building to the nearest part of the accessory parking area.

Such separated parking space shall be usable without causing unreasonable traffic congestion, detriment to any residential neighborhood or hazard to pedestrians or vehicular traffic.

All accessory parking lots shall be located on property zoned within the same, or similar, Zoning District.

Changes In Use. No off-street parking space required under this Chapter shall be used for any other purpose. Where a change in use creates greater parking requirements than the amount being provided, an occupancy permit shall not be issued until provision is made for the increased amount of required off-street parking.

Additions To Structures, Buildings Or Uses. Where an addition is made to an existing structure, building, or use which does not comply with the parking requirements cited for such structure, building, or use, the parking requirements supplied for the addition shall include those spaces necessary to bring the structure, building, or use as a hole into conformance with the requirements of this Chapter.

Existing Parking. No parking area or parking space which exists at the time this Chapter becomes effective November 14, 1988, 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.

Maintenance Of Parking Facilities. Any persons operating or owning a parking lot shall keep it free, as may be practical, of dust and loose particles and shall promptly remove the snow and ice from the surface of the parking lot. Such persons shall also keep all adjacent sidewalks free from dirt, ice, sleet and snow and shall keep the sidewalks in a safe condition for use by pedestrians. All signs, markers or any other methods used to indicate direction of traffic movement and location of parking spaces shall be maintained in a neat and legible condition. Likewise any walls, landscaping, including trees and shrubbery, as well as surfacing and curbing of the parking lot, shall be maintained in good condition throughout its use for parking purposes, and the City Council shall have the authority to prohibit the use of the area for parking purposes unless and until proper maintenance, repair or rehabilitation is completed, including the replacement of any landscaping material which may die from time to time, or the failure of the landscape irrigation or surface drainage system within the parking area.

Exceptions. Notwithstanding any setback requirements, the Director of Public Works shall have the authority to grant an exception to any applicant for a building permit, and allow encroachment of a structure into, any yard setback requirements of up to three-fourths (¾) of the applicable yard setback requirement to allow for any necessary ingress or egress to a building as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or any other applicable law governing access to buildings. No such exception shall be granted or approved unless the applicant has demonstrated that the proposed structure cannot reasonably be constructed without encroaching into the yard setbacks.

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Cross References — Parking, stopping and standing, §375.030 et seq.; parking of camping and recreational equipment, §355.210 et seq.; parking of trailers used for commercial or industrial purposes restricted, §400.485.

Section 400.465 Additional Requirements for Certain Proposed Parking — Multiple Ingress/Egress — Traffic Study.

[Ord. No. 2004-30 §5, 5-24-2004]

In addition to the requirements contained in this Chapter 400, the following requirements shall apply to all uses permitted within the City:

Any use requiring more than one hundred (100) parking stalls shall provide more than one (1) means of ingress and egress and provide a traffic study, performed by a registered transportation engineer, pursuant to the requirements of Subsection (4) herein.

Any use requiring three hundred (300) or more stalls shall meet requirements of Subsection (1) and provide direct access to an arterial road.

The developer of any use that requires improvements to the City's transportation system shall be responsible for the cost to design and construct all applicable public improvements such as traffic signals, sidewalks, turn lanes, street lights, medians, etc.

Any use requiring a traffic study pursuant to this Chapter or as required by the City Council shall submit the study prior to any approvals. The traffic study shall address the following:

Level of service for site ingress and egress;

Demand for auxiliary turn lanes;

Vehicle queue lengths;

Access spacing;

Access sight distance;

Impact to adjacent major intersections;

On-site traffic circulation, including emergency vehicles, buses, delivery trucks, etc.;

Pedestrian circulation.

The engineer preparing any traffic study shall follow the procedures recommended by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) including the following:

Obtain existing peak hour traffic counts at the site and at the adjacent major intersections. Average daily counts should also be provided on the day of the week and time of the day the proposed use is anticipated to generate the maximum number of trips. Counts should be no more than two (2) years old.

Estimate trips generated by the site. The most current edition of the ITE publication Trip Generation should generally provide the basis for the estimation, unless more specific empirical data is available.

Distribute forecast trips in and out of the site and quantify the level of impact the proposed use will have on the local transportation system.

Assign forecast trips to the public street network.

Conduct capacity and queuing analysis for adjacent major intersections for existing and forecasted A.M. and P.M. peak conditions and analyze all ingress and egress to the site for forecast conditions for A.M. and P.M. peak hours.

Suggest mitigation for adjacent major intersections and ingress and egress where level of services has deteriorated to "E" or "F" for forecast conditions.

Address compliance with MoDOT policies for access management or the policies of the agency having jurisdiction over the right-of-way, whichever is more restrictive shall apply.

Address on-site traffic and pedestrian circulation functionality. This would include truck turning analysis.

Attached all calculations and assumptions in a technical appendix adequate for complete review by the City's decision-making bodies.

Section 400.470 Schedule of Required Parking Spaces. [1]

[CC 1976 App. A §7.06; Ord. No. 2449 §1, 11-14-1988; Ord. No. 2542 §2, 12-11-1989; Ord. No. 93-10 §1, 4-12-1993; Ord. No. 2001-79 §§1 — 2, 11-27-2001; Ord. No. 2004-30 §6, 5-24-2004; Ord. No. 2009-18 §1, 8-10-2009]

Residential And Lodging Uses.

Dwellings (one-family, two-family, multi-family, or City authorized emergency dwelling). Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.

Dormitories or group homes. One (1) space for every two (2) beds, plus one (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area.

Motel/hotel. One (1) space per guest room plus one (1) space for every two (2) employees.

Rooming or boarding house. One (1) space for each guest room, but no fewer than two (2) total spaces in any event.

Commercial Uses.

Indoor retail uses. Five (5) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, except as otherwise herein noted.

Personal service uses. Four (4) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area except as otherwise herein noted.

General offices. Four (4) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.

Financial institutions. Five (5) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, plus one (1) space for each automatic teller unit. In addition, where the use involves drive-up banking, five (5) stacking spaces shall be provided for each drive-up window or delivery station.

Automobile, truck, recreational vehicle, and equipment sales and service facility. One (1) parking space per three thousand (3,000) square feet of open sales lot area devoted to the sale, display, or rental of said vehicles or equipment; or four (4) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of interior showroom, whichever is greater; plus three (3) spaces for every service bay in garage repair areas, as well as one (1) space for every two (2) employees on the maximum shift.

Automobile service station. One (1) space for each fuel dispenser nozzle, plus three (3) spaces for each service bay, or similar facility plus one (1) space for each vehicle used directly in conduct of the business or stored on the premises, as well as one (1) space for every two (2) employees on the maximum shift.

Automobile, truck, recreational vehicle quick repair facility. Three (3) spaces for each service bay, or similar facility plus one (1) space for each vehicle used directly in conduct of the business or stored on the premises. Parking for employees is to be one (1) space for every two (2) employees on the maximum work shift. There shall also be five (5) stacking spaces for each service bay.

Carwash, mechanical. Ten (10) customer parking spaces, plus stacking area five (5) times the capacity of the carwash.

Carwash, self-service. Five (5) stacking spaces for each car washing stall and two (2) drying spaces for each car washing stall.

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Clubs, lodges. Spaces equivalent to the combined requirements of the uses being conducted, such as hotel, restaurant, auditorium, etc.

11.

Food markets under five thousand (5,000) square feet in floor area. Four (4) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area. In those instances where the use involves a drive-up window, five (5) stacking spaces shall be provided for each window or delivery station.

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Food markets over five thousand (5,000) square feet in floor area. Six (6) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.

13.

Funeral homes, mortuaries. One (1) space for every four (4) seats in the auditorium or chapel with ten (10) total spaces provided minimum.

14.

General contracting services. Four (4) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, plus two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use or stored upon the property.

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Research facilities and laboratories. Four (4) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area up to fifty thousand (50,000) square feet, plus two (2) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area over fifty thousand (50,000) square feet.

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Restaurants, bars, taverns without drive-through or carry-out facilities. One (1) space for every three (3) seats to be provided in areas allocated to table seating, plus two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift.

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Restaurants, bars, taverns with drive-through or carry-out facilities. One (1) space for every three (3) seats to be provided in areas allocated to table seating plus two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift. There will be ten (10) stacking spaces for each drive-in window or delivery station.

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Vehicle storage lots. Two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in the conduct of the business or stored upon the premises.

19.

Veterinary clinics, animal hospitals, kennels. Four (4) spaces for every doctor plus one (1) space for every additional employee.

20.

Day care centers. One (1) space per employee plus one (1) space for every ten (10) children. There will be ten (10) stacking spaces for each site licensed for twenty (20) or more children.

21.

Marijuana dispensaries. One (1) space per employee plus five (5) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, except as otherwise herein noted.

[Ord. No. 2023-19, 8-14-2023; Ord. No. 2023-21, 8-14-2023]

Industrial And Transportation Related Uses.

Manufacturing plants. One (1) space for every employee on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle used or stored on the premises, or one (1) space for every six hundred (600) square feet of floor area, whichever requirement is greater.

Storage warehouses. One (1) space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor space within the warehouse, plus four (4) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area in office use, or one (1) space for every employee on the maximum shift plus one (1) space for every vehicle used in the operation of the use or stored on the premises, whichever is greater.

Terminal (air, bus, railroad, truck, and heliport). One (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of lobby area, plus two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle used in the operation of the use or stored on the premises.

Storage or extraction of raw materials. Two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle used in the operation of the use or stored on the premises.

Marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana-infused products manufacturing facilities, marijuana research facility, marijuana testing facility, microbusiness wholesale facility, transportation facility. One (1) space for every employee on the maximum shift, plus the greater of one (1) space for every vehicle used or stored on the premises or one (1) space for every six hundred (600) square feet of floor area.

[Ord. No. 2023-19, 8-14-2023; Ord. No. 2023-21, 8-14-2023]

Cultural And Recreational Uses.

Amusement parks. One (1) square foot of parking for each square foot of public activity area.

Athletic fields. Thirty (30) spaces for every diamond or athletic field, or one (1) space for every eight (8) seats, whichever is greater, (one (1) seat is equal to two (2) feet of bench length).

Auditoriums, theaters, meeting rooms and places for public assembly (except as noted herein). One (1) space for every four (4) seats or one (1) space for every fifty (50) square feet gross floor area when there is no fixed seating.

Bowling alleys. Five (5) spaces for every alley.

Community centers and private, not-for-profit recreation centers, including gymnasiums and indoor swimming pools. Four (4) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet gross floor area.

Miniature golf courses. Two (2) spaces per hole, plus one (1) space for each two (2) employees on the maximum work shift.

Golf driving ranges. Two (2) spaces for every tee.

Gymnasium without bleachers or fixed seating (except as noted herein). One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet gross floor area.

Handball, racquetball courts. Three (3) spaces for every court.

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Ice and roller rinks. One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of skating area or playing surface.

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Indoor soccer. Fifty (50) spaces for every playing field, plus one (1) space for every three (3) seats of spectator seating (one (1) seat equals two (2) feet of bench length), plus two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift, but in no case less than one hundred (100) spaces.

12.

Parks, playgrounds, picnic grounds. Space equivalent to one percent (1%) of the total land area. Parking area available along park roads or private drives internal to the use may be used to fulfill this requirement.

13.

Recreation centers. Four (4) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet gross floor area.

14.

Retreats, having dormitories. One (1) space for every two (2) dormitory dwelling units, plus two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use or stored on the premises.

15.

Retreats, without dormitories. Sufficient parking area such that no vehicle need be parked on any street.

16.

Stadiums, sport arenas, and gymnasiums with spectator facilities. One (1) space for every four (4) seats. (One (1) seat is equal to two (2) feet of bench length).

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Swimming pools. Two (2) spaces for every one hundred (100) square feet of water area.

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Tennis courts. Four (4) spaces for every court.

Institutional Uses.

Churches. One (1) space for every four (4) seats, (one (1) seat equals two (2) feet of bench length), plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use or stored on the premises.

Fire stations. One (1) space for every employee on the maximum shift.

Group homes. One (1) space for every three (3) beds, plus one (1) space for every two (2) employees on the maximum shift.

Hospitals. Two (2) spaces for every three (3) beds, plus one (1) space for every staff doctor and employee on the maximum shift.

Libraries, reading rooms. Four (4) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area, one (1) space for every six (6) seats in an accessory auditorium, and two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift.

Nursing homes. One (1) space for every five (5) beds, one (1) space for every self-care unit, and one (1) space for every two (2) employees on the maximum shift.

Police stations. One (1) space for every one (1) employee on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use or stored on the premises, one (1) visitor space per one thousand (1,000) square feet.

Postal stations. Four (4) spaces for every customer service station, two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use or stored on the premises.

Schools, public and private, all grades and vocational. One (1) space for every classroom and office, and one (1) space for every three (3) students over sixteen (16) years of age, plus one (1) space per bus stored at the facility.

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Schools, special. One (1) space for every classroom and office.

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Cemeteries. Two (2) spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift, plus one (1) space for every vehicle customarily used in operation of the use, or stored on the premises, plus one (1) space for every four (4) seats in auditorium or chapel.

Exceptions To Minimum Parking Space Regulations. The Director may reduce, in his/her discretion, the required number of parking spaces by ten percent (10%), except in the Downtown Area where the Director may reduce required parking by twenty percent (20%). The Director may grant such exception if the applicant satisfactorily demonstrates that past parking utilization is at least ten percent (10%) (twenty percent (20%) in Downtown Area) less than the minimum parking regulation for the proposed use.

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Editor's Note — Per ord. no. 2011-28 §1, adopted September 26, 2011, for a period of one (1) year from the date of the enactment of said ordinance, strict compliance with the provisions of Section 400.470 of the zoning code of the city of overland, related to the number of parking spaces that must be provided, shall be suspended in the downtown area, as defined in the city's 2001 comprehensive plan, subject to the conditions set forth in ord. no. 2011-28. Same may be found on file in the city's offices.

Section 400.480 Schedule of Off-Street Loading Spaces.

[CC 1976 App. A §7.07; Ord. No. 2449 §1, 11-14-1988]

Offices And Personal Or Community Service Establishments. One (1) loading space shall be provided for each such use, including schools, medical or dental clinics, auditoriums or clubs, etc., having greater than six thousand (6,000) square feet of gross floor space.

Residential Or Housing Uses. Any building or project containing more than fifty (50) multi-family dwelling units shall provide one (1) loading berth for each two hundred (200) units or fraction thereof. No loading space is required for any building or project containing less than fifty (50) apartment dwelling units.

Industrial Or Commercial Uses. Every building or use of land consisting of over three thousand (3,000) square feet of gross floor area designed or adaptable for retail business purposes or warehouse, wholesale or manufacturing use shall be provided with loading space as follows:

	Total Gross Floor Area (square feet)	Number of Loading Spaces Required
	Up to 15,000	1 space
	15,000 to 50,000	2 spaces
	50,000 to 100,000	3 spaces
	Each additional 100,000	1 additional space

Other Similar Uses. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall determine to which of the above categories of loading regulation any specific use, including designated conditional uses, shall belong, or determine other appropriate standards to be recommended to the City Council for addition to this Section by amendment of this Chapter whenever the above regulations prove inapplicable.

Section 400.485 Parking of Trailers in Front Yards Prohibited.

[CC 1976 §17-37; Ord. No. 1517 §1, 3-14-1977]

Definition. As used in this Section, "trailer" means any container designed to hold cargo, merchandise, or material, for commercial or industrial purposes, and to be moved upon wheels, treads, runners or slides, and propelled by any machine powered other than by human power.

Prohibition Of Parking In Front Of Building Line. No person in charge or control of any property within the City, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall allow any trailer or any portion thereof to be parked between the front lot line and front building line or within five (5) feet of a side line of said property except while loading or unloading said trailer while its tractor or truck is attached. No period of loading or unloading shall exceed eight (8) hours, for purposes of this Section. Provisions hereof shall not apply to the parking of any trailer in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the City or by anyone licensed to do so by the City. Any trailer parked in violation of the provisions hereof shall be deemed a nuisance; provided further that nothing herein shall apply in areas zoned for commercial or industrial uses.

Removal. The Chief of Police or any member of his/her department designated by him/her is hereby authorized to remove or have removed any trailer which reasonably appears to be parked in violation of the provisions of this Section. Such vehicle shall be impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of. The expenses of such removal and impoundment shall be paid to the Clerk of the Municipal Court before such trailer may be reclaimed.

Penalty. Each day that any trailer shall be parked in violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense, and any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined and/or imprisoned in accordance with the general penalty provisions of this Code. Further, as part of the assessment of fine and/or penalty the Judge of the Municipal Court may order the offender to repay to the City any unpaid expenses reasonably incurred by the City in the removal and impoundment of said trailer up to the lawful limits of fines and penalties imposed upon said Court by the laws of the State of Missouri.