[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 17, 9-18-1996]
The regulations hereinafter set forth in this Section are in
addition to, qualify, or supplement, as the case may be, the district
regulations appearing elsewhere in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 17, 9-18-1996]
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, off-street parking
and loading spaces shall be provided at the time any building or structure
is erected or structurally altered, and all required parking spaces
shall be located on the same lot on which the building or use served
is located.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 17, 9-18-1996]
A. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the Zoning Commissioner
shall ensure that the provisions of this Section have been met.
1.
All applications for a building permit for a new or enlarged
[fifty percent (50%) or more in floor area] building, structure, or
use, for a variance involving the construction or enlargement of any
building, structure or use, shall include plans for at least the minimum
number of parking and loading spaces as herein required and the means
of access to the spaces.
2.
Size. A required off-street parking space shall contain an area
of not less than one hundred forty-four (144) square feet and be not
less than eight (8) feet wide by eighteen (18) feet long measured
perpendicularly to the side of the parking space, exclusive of access
drives or circulation aisles. Aisles between opposed vehicular parking
spaces shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width when serving
automobiles parked at forty-five degree (45°) angle in one (1)
direction nor less than twenty (20) feet in width when serving automobiles
parked perpendicularly. An off-street loading space (exclusive of
adequate access drives and maneuvering space) shall have minimum dimensions
of twelve (12) feet by thirty-five (35) feet and an overhead clearance
of not less than fourteen (14) feet in height above grade.
3.
Access. Parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate
means of vehicular access to a street or alley in such a manner as
to least interfere with the movement of traffic. No driveway or curb
cut in any residential or commercial district shall exceed twenty-four
(24) feet in width.
4.
Surfacing. All open off-street parking or loading areas, except
those accessory to single-family or two-family dwellings, shall be
improved with compacted rock, not less than four (4) inches thick.
All paved parking spaces shall be properly marked with durable paint
in strips a minimum of four (4) inches wide and extending the length
of the parking space.
5.
Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking or loading
area shall be arranged so as to reflect the light away for all adjoining
properties, to the extent possible. No flashing lights or lights simulating
movement shall be permitted.
6.
Adequate stormwater drainage facilities shall be installed to
ensure that stormwater does not flow onto abutting property or abutting
sidewalks in such a way or quantity that pedestrians using the sidewalk
would be detrimentally affected or inconvenienced.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 17, 9-18-1996]
A. In computing the number of parking and loading spaces required, the
following rules shall govern:
1.
"Floor area" shall mean the floor space within the inside line
of walls and includes the total of all floors of a building. It does
not include porches, garages, space in a basement or cellar when such
basement or cellar space is used for storage, or incidental uses such
as restrooms, kitchens, and bar areas.
2.
Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required
shall be construed to be the next higher whole number.
3.
The parking and loading spaces required for a use not specifically
listed herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature
as determined by the Planning and Zoning Board.
4.
Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces in existence
on the effective date of this Chapter may not be reduced in number
unless already exceeding the requirements of this Section or equivalent
new construction.
5.
Whenever a building or use constructed or established after
the effective date of this Chapter is changed or enlarged in floor
area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity
or otherwise, to create a need for an increase of ten percent (10%)
or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall
be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a
building or use existing prior to the effective date of this Chapter
is enlarged to the extent of fifty percent (50%) or more in floor
area or in the area used, said building or use shall then and thereafter
comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.
6.
In the case of mixed or joint uses, the parking spaces required
shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed
separately.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 17, 9-18-1996]
A. Residential:
1.
One-family dwellings: One (1) parking space for each dwelling
unit.
2.
Two-family and multiple-family dwellings: One and one-half (1 1/2)
parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
3.
Boarding, lodging, or rooming house: One (1) parking space for
each dwelling unit for permanent residence plus one (1) parking space
for each two (2) sleeping rooms.
4.
Each manufactured home space within a manufactured home park
shall be provided with two (2) parking spaces with not less than four
(4) inches of crushed stone or other suitable material on a well compacted
subbase.
B. Commercial, Industrial, And Institutional:
1.
Auto sales or garage: One (1) parking space for each one thousand
(1,000) square feet of floor area in building, or one (1) parking
space for each employee, plus four (4) parking spaces for each maintenance
stall, whichever is greater.
2.
Bank or savings-and-loan institution: One (1) parking space
for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
3.
Bowling alley, recreation center, skating rink, and other similar
recreation and amusement facilities: Computed on the basis of maximum
servicing capacity at any one (1) time, plus one (1) additional space
for every two (2) persons regularly employed on the premises.
4.
Business, professional, or public office building: Three (3)
parking spaces for the first one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor
area, plus one (1) parking space for each additional four hundred
(400) square feet of floor area over one thousand (1,000).
5.
Church or similar place of worship: One (1) parking space for
each four (4) seats in the main auditorium. Each thirty (30) inches
of pew or bench is considered one (1) seat.
6.
Clothing store or shoe repair or service shop: Three (3) parking
spaces for the first one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area,
plus one (1) parking space for each additional four hundred (400)
square feet of floor area.
7.
Club houses and permanent meeting places of veterans, business,
civic, fraternal, labor or similar organizations: One (1) parking
space for every fifty (50) square feet of aggregate floor area in
the auditorium, assembly hall, and dining room of such building, plus
one (1) additional space for every two (2) persons regularly employed
on the premises.
8.
Community center, library, museum, or art gallery: Ten (10)
parking spaces for the first two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor
area, plus one (1) parking space for each additional three hundred
(300) square feet of floor area.
9.
Dance hall, assembly or exhibition hall without fixed seats:
One (1) parking space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor
area used therefore.
10.
Department or variety store: Parking or storage for all vehicles
used directly in the conduct of business, plus four (4) parking spaces
for the first one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area and one
(1) parking space for each additional five hundred (500) square feet
of floor area.
11.
Funeral home, mortuary, or undertaking establishment: Parking
or storage space for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of
the business, plus one (1) parking space for every two (2) persons
regularly employed on the premises or chapel of such establishment.
12.
Furniture, appliance, or hardware store: Parking or storage
space for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of the business,
plus three (3) parking spaces for the first one thousand (1,000) square
feet of floor area and one (1) parking space for each additional one
thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.
13.
Golf course: Parking or storage for all vehicles directly used
in the operation of the course, plus eighteen (18) parking spaces
for each nine (9) holes and one (1) parking space for each person
employed on the premises.
14.
Grocery or convenience food store: Parking or storage space
for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of the business and
one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees, plus four (4) parking
spaces for each thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.
15.
Home occupation: Three (3) parking spaces, which number may
include the required spaces for the residential dwelling and available
driveway space.
16.
Hospital: One (1) parking space for each employee and staff
person on the premises based on the maximum employment on the largest
shift and one (1) parking space for each four (4) beds for patients.
17.
Hotel or motel: One (1) parking space for each two (2) persons
regularly employed on the premises and one (1) parking space for each
rental unit, plus one (1) parking space for each two hundred (200)
square feet of floor area for any commercial uses contained within
or operated in association with the hotel or motel.
18.
Industrial or manufacturing plants and facilities: Parking or
storage spaces for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of the
industrial operation, plus one (1) parking space for every two (2)
employees on the premises based on the maximum employment on the largest
shift.
19.
Machinery or equipment sales or service: Parking or storage
space for all vehicles used directly in the operation of the business,
plus two (2) parking spaces for the first one thousand (1,000) square
feet of floor area and three (3) parking spaces for each additional
one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.
20.
Medical or dental clinic: One (1) parking space for each doctor
employed in the building, plus four (4) parking spaces for each one
thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area or four (4) parking spaces
for each examination room, whichever is greater.
21.
Nursery school: Two (2) parking spaces, plus one (1) additional
space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area.
22.
Nursing, rest, or convalescent home: One (1) parking space for
every two (2) beds occupied at maximum capacity, plus one (1) parking
space for every two (2) regular employees on the premises.
23.
Outdoor retail or wholesale business: Parking or storage for
all vehicles used directly in the conduct of the business, plus two
(2) parking spaces for each person employed on the premises based
on maximum seasonal employment and such additional spaces as may be
required by the Planning and Zoning Commission based on the nature
of the business and other relevant factors.
24.
Repair shop, plumbing shop, electrical shop, or other similar
service establishment: Parking or storage spaces for all vehicles
used directly in the operation of the business, plus two (2) parking
spaces for each person regularly employed on the premises.
25.
Research or testing laboratory, creamery, bottling plant, or
similar establishment: Parking or storage for all vehicles used directly
in the conduct of the business, plus one (1) parking space for every
two (2) employees on the premises maximum employment on the largest
shift.
26.
Restaurant, bar, night club, cafe, or other similar eating,
drinking or amusement establishment: One (1) parking space for each
two (2) employees on the premises based on the maximum employment
on the largest shift and one (1) parking space for each two hundred
(200) square feet of floor area.
27.
Retail business or personal service establishment not specifically
listed herein: One (1) parking space for each vehicle used directly
in the conduct of the business, plus one (1) parking space for each
two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
28.
Self-service laundry: One (1) parking space for every two (2)
washing machines.
29.
Service or gasoline filling station: Parking or storage space
for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of the business, plus
one (1) parking space for each gas pump or battery of gas pumps, three
(3) parking spaces for each grease rack or similar service bay, and
one (1) parking space for every two (2) employees based on the maximum
employment on the largest shift.
30.
School (elementary or junior high school): One (1) parking space
for each staff member and person regularly employed on the premises,
plus two (2) parking spaces for each classroom.
31.
School (high school, college or technical school): One (1) parking
space for each staff member and person regularly employed on the premises,
plus five (5) parking spaces for each classroom.
32.
Theater, auditorium, stadium, gymnasium, sports arena, or similar
place of public assembly: One (1) parking space for each five (5)
seats or seating spaces available at maximum capacity. Where bench
seating is used, each thirty (30) inches of bench space is considered
one (1) seat.
33.
Warehouse, freight, or trucking terminal: Parking or storage
space for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of the business,
plus one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees on the premises
based on the maximum employment on the largest shift.
34.
Wholesale establishment: Parking or storage space for all vehicles
used directly in the conduct of the business, plus one (1) parking
space for each two (2) employees on the premises based on the maximum
employment of the largest shift.
C. Exceptions.
1.
All parking spaces required herein shall be located within three
hundred (300) feet of the main building or use, if the parking facilities
are located in the same zoning district as the principal permitted
use or in a less restricted zoning district.
2.
Where an increase in the number of parking spaces is required by a change or enlargement in an existing use, or where the required spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located and maintained on a separate lot or parcel of land not over three hundred (300) feet from the existing use or any of the establishments jointly or collectively using the parking facilities, provided that the provisions of Subsection
(C)(4) below are met.
3.
Up to fifty percent (50%) of the parking spaces required for:
1) theaters, public auditoriums, bowling alley, dance halls, night
clubs 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 1); provided, however,
that a written agreement therefor is properly executed and filed as
specified below.
4.
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
execution by the City Attorney, and shall be filed with the application
for a building permit.
5.
Non-Residential Parking In Residential Districts. Accessory
off-street parking facilities serving not-residential uses of property
may be permitted in any R-3 General Residential Districts, when located
not more than three hundred (300) feet from the boundary of any commercial
or industrial district and when authorized by the Zoning Board. The
provision of non-residential parking in residential districts shall
be subject to the special use regulations of this Chapter, and to
the following requirements:
a.
Ingress and egress to such parking lot shall be from a street
directly serving the commercial, business, or industrial districts
in which the uses intended to be served are located.
b.
The parking lot shall be used solely for the parking of passenger
automobiles.
c.
No commercial repair service or work of any kind shall be conducted
on the parking lot, nor shall any sale or display for sale of vehicles
be conducted thereon.
d.
No sign of any kind other than signs designating entrances,
exits, and conditions of use shall be maintained on the parking lot.
e.
The parking lot may be open from 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. and
shall be closed at all other times; provided, however, that when supervised
by one (1) or more full-time attendants, the parking lot may be kept
open until 12:00 Midnight. Parking lot lights shall be turned off
when the lot closes.
f.
Each entrance to and exit from the parking lot shall be at least
twenty (20) feet distant from any adjacent property located in any
residential district, except where ingress to the parking lot is provided
from a public alley or public way separating the residential areas
from the proposed parking lot.
g.
The parking area shall be set back in conformity with the established
or required yards for residential uses and, where a parking area adjoins
a dwelling use, it shall have minimum side yard of ten (10) feet.
h.
The parking area shall be suitably screened or fenced, paved
and drained, lighted and maintained free of debris.
i.
In addition to the foregoing requirements, such parking lots
shall conform to any further requirements and conditions as may be
prescribed by the Zoning Board for the protection of properties adjacent
to and in the vicinity of the proposed parking lot.
D. Off-Street Loading Requirements. Every building or part thereof erected
or occupied for retail business, service, manufacturing, storage,
warehousing, or any other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution
by vehicles of materials or merchandise shall provide and maintain
on the same premises off-street loading space in accordance with the
following requirements. Such space shall be in addition to and not
considered as meeting a part of the requirements for off-street parking.
Each required loading space shall have minimum dimensions of twelve
(12) feet by thirty-five (35) feet and a vertical clearance of at
least fourteen (14) feet.
1.
Retail businesses, service establishments, and similar uses:
a.
In C-1 and C-2 Commercial Districts: One (1) off-street loading
space for each ten thousand (10,000) square feet, or fraction thereof,
of gross floor area.
b.
In C-3 Commercial Districts: One (1) off-street loading space
for each fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet, or fraction thereof,
of gross floor area.
2.
Industrial, manufacturing or similar use: One (1) off-street
loading space for each fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet, or fraction
thereof, of gross floor area.
3.
Warehouse or wholesale storage facility: One (1) off-street
loading space for each seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square
feet, or fraction thereof, of gross floor area.
4.
Freight terminal or trucking terminal: One (1) off-street loading
space for each five thousand (5,000) square feet, or fraction thereof,
of gross floor area.