All new parking lots and all alterations of existing lots shall
be subject to the approval of the City Council. Requests for said
parking lots shall be accompanied with detailed plans on landscaping,
parking layout, drainage provisions and driveway locations. In all
districts, there shall be provided at the time any use or building
is erected, enlarged, extended, or increased off-street parking stalls
for all vehicles in accordance with the following:
A. Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for
each parking space.
B. Location.
(1) Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of all districts except
in the front yards of single-family and two-family residence districts
but shall not be closer than five feet to a side lot line, right-of-way
line or rear lot line.
(2) Off-street parking in the single-family and two-family residence districts is permitted in the front yard in the driveway, even though closer than five feet to a side lot line, providing the driveway conforms to the requirements in §
450-60.
C. Use restrictions.
(1) Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any
kind shall be permitted in association with parking facilities provided
in residence districts.
(2) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas
shall be directed away from residential properties and public streets
in such a way as not to create a nuisance. However, in no case shall
such lighting exceed three footcandles measured at the lot line.
D. Number of spaces. Number of parking spaces required for newly created
parking lots is shown in the following table:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Use
|
Minimum Parking Required
|
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Dwellings: Single-family, two-family and mobile homes
|
2 spaces for each dwelling unit
|
Dwellings: Multifamily
|
2 spaces for each dwelling unit
|
Housing for the elderly
|
0.75 space for each dwelling with 1/2 of these spaces to be
built before occupancy and the balance of which spaces shall be reserved
until such time as the City Council may order them installed
|
Hotels, motels
|
1 space for each guest room, plus 1 space for each 3 employees
|
Sororities, dormitories, rooming houses and boardinghouses
|
1 space for each bed
|
Retirement homes, orphanages
|
1 space per 2,000 feet of principal floor area
|
Rest and nursing homes
|
1 space for each 5 beds, plus 1 space for each 3 employees
|
Medical and dental clinics
|
5 spaces for each doctor
|
Churches, community centers, vocational and night schools, and
other places of public assembly
|
1 space for each 5 seats
|
Secondary and elementary schools
|
1 space for each 2 employees, plus 1 space for each 5 students
of 16 years of age or more
|
Restaurants, bars, clubs and lodges, places of entertainment
|
1 space for each 150 square feet
|
Manufacturing and processing plants (including meat and food
processing), laboratories and warehouses
|
1 space for every 2 employees; "number of employees" shall be
construed to mean the maximum number on the premises at one time
|
Financial institutions, business, government and professional
offices, retail and service establishments
|
1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area and 1 space for
each 2 employees
|
Motor vehicle sales (new and used)
|
1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area used, plus 1
space for each 300 square feet of outdoor display area for each motor
vehicle to be displayed (this requirement does not include service
garages; see below)
|
Repair shops, retail and service stores
|
1 space for each 150 square feet of net floor space
|
Automobile repair garages and service stations
|
1 space for each employee, plus 1 space for each 250 square
feet of floor area used for repair work
|
Bowling alleys
|
5 spaces for each alley
|
E. Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned,
the provision for a use which is similar shall apply. "Floor space
or area" shall mean the gross floor area inside the exterior walls,
where floor space is indicated above as a basis for determining the
amount of off-street parking required.
F. Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements
relating to parking spaces contained in this chapter, the provisions
contained in §§ 101.13, 346.503 and 346.56, Wis. Stats.,
and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto
are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking
facilities whenever constructed.
G. Changes in buildings or use. Whenever a building or use is changed,
structurally altered or enlarged to create a need for an increase
of 50% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces
shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
H. Off-lot parking.
(1) Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot
with the principal use or, when this requirement cannot be met, such
parking spaces may be located off-lot, provided the parking spaces
are located in the same district. Off-lot parking spaces shall also
be held in fee simple ownership by the owner of the use requiring
such parking or be leased or rented through a written agreement satisfactory
to the City Attorney.
(2) Off-lot parking spaces for residential uses shall be within 250 feet
of the principal entrance or the entrance for the individual occupants
for whom the spaces are reserved, while the farthest portions of a
parking lot for all other uses shall be within 300 feet of the entrance
of the establishment.
(3) Accessory parking may be located in residential districts, provided
that said lots or property is immediately adjacent to a commercial,
business or industrial zoning district.
(4) All off-street parking lots adjoining lots zoned for residential
use shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet from any interior lot
line, except if the adjoining lot is used for legally conforming parking
purposes.
All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced or extended after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the design requirements of §§
211-1 and
211-2 of the City of Amery Code of Ordinances.
No person, firm or corporation shall park, keep or maintain
on properties zoned for residential or multiple residential dwellings
the following types of vehicles: semi-tractors and/or trailers, landscaping
equipment, dump trucks, auto wreckers and road machinery. Said vehicles
may not be kept or parked on said premises whether or not they are
in enclosed buildings, except for the purposes of unloading or servicing
the premises.