[Ord. No. 2470, 11-13-2018]
A.
General.
1.
No building or structure shall be erected, converted or structurally
altered nor shall any building, structure or land be used for any
purpose without provision for off-street parking and loading as required
by this Article.
2.
Any new construction including driveways, driveway ramps, parking
stalls and aisles, including pavement, drainage, landscaping, screen
fencing and lighting, shall conform to these standards and all requirements
of the municipal code. All spaces and driveways must be designed to
function properly. City inspections are required at appropriate times
to ensure that all specifications are met.
B.
Certain Requirements.
1.
When Off-Street Parking And Loading Is Required. Off-street
parking and loading shall be provided at the time of the erection,
conversion or structural alteration of any building or structure or
establishment, conversion or extension of any use of land.
2.
If the proposed parking lot plan is a stand-alone project, i.e.,
not associated with building improvements requiring a building permit,
the builder shall obtain a land use permit from the Community Development
Department and/or a right-of-way permit from Public Works prior to
constructing a new or modifying an existing parking lot or driveway.
To obtain a permit, a plan for the project must be submitted to the
Community Development Department and/or Public Works.
3.
Any redesign or reconfiguration to a parking lot, other than
maintenance purposes, also requires approval of a land use permit
by the Community Development Department.
4.
Plans for the parking lots shall conform to City standards,
(APWA design guidelines, KC-Chapter), and shall show design for erosion
control, grading, paving, striping, signing, curbing, lighting, landscaping,
trash enclosures, drainage facilities, etc.
[Ord. No. 2470, 11-13-2018]
A.
The provision of off-street parking and loading space shall be a
continuing obligation of the owner of the real estate on which any
use is located. It shall be unlawful for an owner of any building
or land use activity affected by the off-street parking and loading
requirements of this Article to discontinue, reduce or dispense with
(or cause same) the required off-street parking or loading space established
by this Article.
B.
Whenever off-street parking is required and cannot be provided within
the principal building or on the same lot as the principal building
and is located on another parcel or property as permitted by this
Article, such parcel or property shall be owned by the owner of the
principal building or, in the alternative, shall be restricted by
a recorded agreement to off-street parking purposes during the lifetime
of the principal building, or as long as off-street parking is required
for such principal building in accordance with the terms of this Article
and shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of the proposed
building.
[Ord. No. 2470, 11-13-2018]
A.
Permanently surfaced, dust-free off-street parking shall be provided
for such use enumerated and in the amount as specified in the table
of off-street parking requirements. Where off-street parking is provided
or required for three (3) or more vehicles, the parking must be so
situated as to prevent backing into public streets.
B.
In the case of a use for which off-street parking requirements are
not specifically enumerated or mentioned, the requirements for off-street
parking for a use which is similar shall apply. Similarity to be determined
by the Community Development Director.
C.
Any off-street parking lot not required by the provisions of this
Article but which is voluntarily provided shall observe all requirements
of this Article in the development of such parking area.
D.
Improvement Of Parking Areas. All parking areas and drives, except
as herein provided, shall be ready for use upon occupying a building.
The City may grant an extension by issuing a temporary certificate
of occupancy when weather conditions are not satisfactory for placing
paving materials. All locations of parking lot and driveway accesses
to City streets will be subject to approval by the City on consideration
of sight triangles and setback from intersections. In addition the
following regulations shall apply:
1.
Pavement, Curbs And Marking Standards. Parking lots and driveways
shall be paved with a dust-free, all weather surface such as asphaltic
concrete (AC) or Portland Cement Concrete (PCC four thousand (4,000)
psi minimum) and meet all of the City's construction standards
(KC-APWA). The minimum thickness shall be as follows:
a.
Driveways serving single- through four-family dwellings shall be
surfaced with either asphalt or concrete as follows:
b.
Parking lots and driveways serving other than single-family
through four-family dwellings:
(1)
Asphalt Standard. Five (5) inches of asphalt over
six (6) inches of compacted aggregate stone base.
(2)
Concrete Standard. Six (6) inches of (PCC) on a minimum of four
(4) inches of compacted stone base.
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In any fill areas where a parking lot is constructed, the sub-grade
shall be compacted to ninety-five percent (95%) Maximum Standard Density
and compaction test shall be submitted to the Community Development
Department for verification. In parking lot areas where fire access
lanes are needed, the pavement must be constructed to support the
imposed loads of fire apparatus weighing at least seventy-five thousand
(75,000) pounds. All drives and parking areas shall have curbs (except
those serving single- through four-family dwellings) and all curbing
shall meet the City's construction standards (KC-APWA). All spaces
shall be marked, with disabled spaces having special pavement marking
in each space per ADA guidelines. Directional entrances, loading zones,
and exit aisles shall be signed and marked on pavement.
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2.
Alternate Permanent Paving Standards.
a.
The Community Development Department and Public Works may approve
alternatives to AC or PCC paving on private property. Alternative
paving materials, when installed according to manufacturer's
specifications, shall provide a suitable, all weather, load-bearing
surface to support passenger cars and light duty trucks. Alternative
paving materials for driveways or parking lots serving large commercial
vehicles or fire trucks must be designed to accommodate a maximum
vehicle weight of seventy-five thousand (75,000) pounds. Alternative
paving materials over City utility easements will not be repaired
or maintained by the City.
b.
The City may approve such alternative paving to achieve aesthetic
and environmental objectives, such as improved appearance, increased
water percolation, reduced erosion and runoff, increased aeration
and water for tree roots, and increased area available for landscaping,
upon finding that the alternative paving will provide public aesthetics
or environmental benefits, and is equal to or better than ACC or PCC
paving in terms of public safety, performance, strength, quality and
durability. Examples of permanent alternative paving surfaces, include,
but are not limited to: interlocking pavers, porous AC and PCC paving,
cobblestone, or other material judged by the City to be of equivalent
performance, strength, quality and durability.
3.
Geometries. The minimum allowable inside vehicle turning radius
in parking and driveway areas shall be twenty (20) feet unless fire
apparatus access is necessary, in which case all dimensions will follow
the International Fire Code or as required by the Fire Department.
Turning radii are not necessarily the radii of curbs around all islands
and other improvements. Parking spaces which back directly onto the
public street shall be set back a minimum of twenty (20) feet from
the back of the right-of-way, regardless of the zoning of the property
to prevent vehicles from parking on the right-of-way. No portion of
any parking space, except driveways for ingress and egress, shall
be permitted on the right-of-way.
4.
Walls, Walkways, Entrances And Wheel Stops. A parking space
facing a wall containing entrances and abutting a walkway to those
entrances must be at least four (4) feet clear of such a wall. A parking
space facing a building wall containing entrances and abutting a walkway
to those entrances must be at least four (4) feet clear of the wall
and must have bollards no less than five (5) feet apart or other barrier
approved by the Community Development Department sufficient to prevent
vehicle incursion into the walkway by a vehicle weighing up to four
thousand five hundred (4,500) pounds and traveling up to thirty (30)
miles per hour. Wheel stops or bollards may be required if the space
is headed into a wall, fence, landscaped area, building, or side of
another auto in addition to curbing.
5.
Overhangs And Encroachments. All parking spaces must be clear
of overhangs and encroachments which might interfere with vehicular
access.
6.
Maneuvering. Parking lots with more than six (6) spaces shall
be designed so that vehicles will exit onto a public street in a forward
direction and with no more than two (2) maneuvers. A maneuver is defined
as each motion in either a forward or backward direction. No space
will be allowed that requires a vehicle to maneuver onto the public
sidewalk in order to exit. All spaces must be designed to enter in
one (1) maneuver. A turnaround may be required if it is considered
unsafe for a vehicle to back into the street. Commercial and industrial
parking lots serving loading zones shall be designed to accommodate
access and circulation movements for on-site truck circulation. The
City may require wider driveways and aisles as determined and warranted.
7.
Slope. Parking spaces shall slope no more than five percent
(5%) in any direction and no less than five percent (5%) in the direction
of drainage. A maximum of ten percent (10%) slope in aisles and turning
areas may be allowed. Any drainage swale of less than one percent
(1%) slope shall be concrete.
8.
Loading Zones. Off-street loading zones shall be a minimum of
twelve (12) feet wide and twenty-five (25) feet long. Loading zones
shall be designed so that trucks parking in them will not encroach
onto the public right-of-way or required parking spaces or driveways.
Loading spaces designed for large trucks shall have appropriately
larger access to allow for maneuvering without encroaching into landscape
areas. Loading zones or areas shall not encroach into fire lanes.
9.
Lighting. All parking lots with more than four (4) parking spaces
shall be lighted to one (1) foot-candle per square foot minimum. All
lighting shall be directed away from adjacent residential homes.
10.
Abandoned Driveways. As a condition of any right-of-way permit,
all abandoned driveways on the same property shall be removed, landscaped
and the curb, gutter and sidewalk properly restored.
11.
Improved parking areas and drives shall be designed with approved
drainage facilities according to City construction standards (KC-APWA).
12.
Parking Lot Maintenance. It shall be the duty of the property
owner to maintain and repair the parking lot and driveway improvements
in accordance with the standards to which they were designed. Such
parking areas shall be replaced or resurfaced should they become cracked,
broken, or deteriorated to the extent it creates a nuisance.
13.
Common Access Driveways. Common access driveways may be permitted
in new subdivisions where a common driveway is proposed as part of
the subdivision approval. The driveway must meet all applicable codes
for the location of the drive and it must be determined that there
is no significant potential for conflict between the parties sharing
the driveway because of its location, length, grade, usage, or other
characteristics.
14.
For Residential Use. Before granting any permit authorizing
the construction of a common access driveway or structures to be served
by said driveway, the City shall require an easement to be filed with
the County recorder setting forth driveway usage rights and responsibilities
for each parcel served. At minimum, the required easement shall include
the following statements:
a.
All affected property owners will be jointly responsible for
the improvement and maintenance of all parts of the common access
driveway.
b.
All parking on the commonly used portions of the driveway is
prohibited.
c.
If the easement is abandoned or dissolved, each lot previously
served by the common access driveway shall be provided with standard
access as required by these regulations.
d.
The driveway shall serve no more than four (4) residential units
unless special circumstances warrant the granting of an exception
by the City.
15.
For Commercial And Industrial Use. Before granting any permit
authorizing the construction of any common access driveway to serve
the premises zoned or used for commercial or industrial purposes,
the City may impose the requirements listed above for residential
uses as well as any additional requirements or conditions it deems
necessary or appropriate.
E.
Location, design and general adequacy of ingress and egress of parking
areas will be approved by the Community Development Director.
F.
Off-Street Parking For Persons With Disabilities. Off-street parking
facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with all
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Uniform
Federal Accessibility Standards.
[Ord. No. 2470, 11-13-2018; Ord. No. 2488, 7-23-2019]
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Use
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Parking Spaces Required
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Amusement game parlors, pool halls and other similar recreational
buildings
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1 for each 200 square feet of gross building area.
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Apartment hotel
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1 for each guest room or residence unit
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Assembly hall and auditorium
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1 for each 3 seats of maximum seating capacity of the main assembly
room
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Assembly hall and exhibition hall without fixed seats
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1 for each 100 square feet of usable floor area
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Automobile service station
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1 for each lubrication stall or area and 1 for each 2 gasoline
pumps
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Automotive, boat, trailer and farm implements sales
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1 space per 500 square feet of gross building area plus 1 space
per 3,000 square feet of outdoor display area
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Auto wash (mechanical assembly line service)
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20 spaces minimum for customers awaiting service
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Auto wash, self-service
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1 per each stall
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Auto repair garage
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1 for each 500 square feet of floor area minimum 5 spaces
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Bank or savings and loan office (for drive-in type, see drive-in
establishments)
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1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
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Barber and beauty shop
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2 for each shop operator
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Bed and breakfast facilities
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2 for the owners and 1 for each guest room
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Boardinghouse
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1 for each boarder
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Bowling alley
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5 for each alley plus required space for any bar, restaurant
and/or assembly space which may be part of bowling alley
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Childcare/Daycare Facilities
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1 space per staff person on the maximum shift.
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Children's home
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1 for each 6 beds
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Church
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1 for each 4 seats in sanctuary or auditorium
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Clubs — Night
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1 for each 100 square feet of floor area
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Clubs — Country, golf or private
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1 for every 2 members
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College, university or other institution of higher learning
above high school level
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1 for every 4 students. If dormitories are not available 1 for
every 2 students
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Community center
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1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
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Dance hall or ballroom
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1 for each 100 square feet of floor area used for dancing
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Dance or music studio
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1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
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Day camp
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1 for each 10 persons
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Dormitories
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1 for each 2 beds plus 1 for each 100 square feet of usable
floor area
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Drive-in eating place with service to automobile
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12 minimum plus 1 for each 50 square feet of building floor
area
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Drive-in eating place without service to automobile
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1 for each 100 square feet of floor area
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Drive-in establishment, general
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1 for each 50 square feet of floor area
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Dry cleaning shop (automatic services)
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1 for each 2 dry cleaning machines
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Dwellings:
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One- and two-family dwelling
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2 for each dwelling unit
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Multi-family dwellings (3 or more dwelling units)
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2 for each dwelling unit
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Fraternity and sorority house
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1 for each 2 members or residents
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Fraternal organization
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1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area with minimum
of 10 spaces
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Funeral home
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5 for each room used as a slumber room or parlor or 1 for each
75 square feet of floor area of assembly rooms used for services,
whichever is greater
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Furniture and appliance store
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1 for each 800 square feet of usable floor area
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Golf courses
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4 spaces per hole.
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Health center
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1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
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Hospital — General acute care
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1 space shall be reserved for doctors for each 10 patient beds,
plus 1 space per 4 patient beds, plus 1 space per 1.5 employees, exclusive
of doctor parking spaces.
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Hotel
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1 for each guest unit plus 1 space for each 10 guest units,
plus required parking for any restaurant and/or assembly space in
hotel
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Industrial establishment
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1 for each 4 employees, based on estimated maximum daily or
maximum eight-hour shift requirements in twenty-four-hour period
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Institution of a charitable nature
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1 for each 2 employees plus 1 for each 10 residents
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Laundromat
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1 for each 2 washing machines
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Library and museum
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1 for each 500 square feet of floor area
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Machinery sales, indoor
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1 for each 500 square feet of floor area, minimum 5 spaces
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Maintenance shop, in building
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1 for each 400 square feet of floor area
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Manufactured homes
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2 for each dwelling unit
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Manufacturing, wholesaling and storage businesses
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1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Marina
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1 for each boat berth not to include area required for winter
boat storage
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Markets and farmer's markets
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1.5 spaces per each booth or stand
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Medical and dental offices and outpatient clinics
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1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area
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Medical Marijuana dispensary facility
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1 space per 300 square feet of retail plus 1 space per 400 square
feet of office
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Medical marijuana cultivation facility
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1 space per 5,000 square feet of grow and process area plus
1 space per 400 square feet of office.
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Motor vehicle sales — Indoors
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1 for each 400 square feet of usable floor area of salesroom
and 1 for each auto service stall in the service area
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Nursery — Open or enclosed retail sales areas
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1 for each 600 square feet of sales area
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Nursery school
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1 for each 10 pupils
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Nursing, convalescent, or retirement home
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1 for each 6 beds
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Office building and office, general
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1 for each 300 square feet of floor area exclusive of basement
or other interior space used for mechanical services and areas within
the building used for parking cars
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Outdoor sales lot
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1 for each 1,000 square feet of site area
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Personal service establishment (see also barber and beauty parlors)
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1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
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Professional office
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1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
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Repair shop — In building
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1 for each 400 square feet of floor area
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Research and testing laboratory
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1 for each 2 employees computed on the basis of the greatest
number of persons employed at any 1 period during the day or night
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Restaurants and/or bars
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1.5 spaces per 100 square feet of gross floor area
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Retail shop — Under 2,000 square feet of floor area
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1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
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Retail shop — 2,000 square feet of floor area or over
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10 plus 1 for each 400 square feet of floor area in excess of
the first 2,000 square feet of floor area
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Rooming houses
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1 for each guest room, but not less than 2 in any case
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Sanitarium
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1 for each 6 beds
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Schools — Elementary or junior high, public or parochial
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1 for each teacher, employee or administrator in addition to
the requirements of the auditorium or assembly hall. If no auditorium
or assembly hall exists, then 2 spaces per classroom are required
in addition to that required for each teacher, employee or administrator
in the school
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School — Business, vocational or trade
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1 for each 4 students
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School — High school, public or parochial
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1 for each teacher, employee and administrator and 1 for every
7 students in addition to the requirements of the auditorium or assembly
hall
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Shopping center:
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a.
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1 acre or less in size
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250 square feet of off-street parking for each 100 square feet
of building area
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b.
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More than 1 acre in size
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300 square feet of off-street parking for each 100 square feet
of building area
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Skating rink
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1 for each 100 square feet of floor area
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Sports arena or stadium
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1 for each 3 seats or 6 feet of bench length
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Storage of:
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Gravel, petroleum products, sand, etc., in open
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1 for each 2,000 square feet of total site area
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Theater
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1 for each 4 seats
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Tourist home
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1 for each transient offered tourist accommodation, in addition
to parking spaces required for permanent residents of the building
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Tourist cabin
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1 for each lodging unit
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Veterinary clinic
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1 for each 300 square feet of floor area
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Warehouse and enclosed storage, or wholesale operation
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1 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area or 1 space for each
3 employees, whichever is greater
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Welfare center
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1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
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[Ord. No. 2470, 11-13-2018]
For every building, structure or part thereof intended or used for manufacturing, warehousing, retailing, wholesaling or other uses involving receipt or distribution of vehicles, materials, supplies or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services. Such loading and unloading space shall be an area at least fourteen (14) feet by fifty (50) feet, with eighteen-foot height clearance, and shall be provided according to the following table, see Section 406.120.
[Ord. No. 2470, 11-13-2018]
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Kind of class or use
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Number of loading spaces required
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Number of square feet of gross floor area (except floor area
below the ground story) in buildings used for retail and wholesale,
manufacture and storage, etc.:
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3,000 to 24,999 (incl.)
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1
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25,000 to 84,999
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2
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85,000 to 154,999
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3
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155,000 to 234,999
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4
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235,000 to 324,999
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5
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325,000 to 424,999
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6
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425,000 to 534,999
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7
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535,000 to 654,999
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8
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655,000 to 774,999
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9
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775,000 to 924,999
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Kind of class or use
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Number of loading spaces required
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Number of square feet of gross floor area (except floor area
below the ground story) in office buildings, hotels, hospitals and
institutions:
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3,000 to 99,999 (incl.)
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1
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100,000 to 334,999
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2
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335,000 to 624,999
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3
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625,000 to 944,999
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4
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945,000 to 1,299,999
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5
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1,300,000 to 1,695,000
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[Ord. No. 2470, 11-13-2018]
A.
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,
offices for rest rooms or utilities, dressing, fitting or alteration
rooms.
B.
Beds. Bassinets shall not be counted as beds in determining the number
of parking spaces based upon the number of beds.
C.
Places Of Assembly. In stadia, sports arenas, churches and other
places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches,
pews or other similar seating facilities, each twenty (20) inches
of such seating facilities shall be counted as one (1) seat for determining
the number of off-street parking spaces required.
[Ord. No. 2470, 11-13-2018]
A.
Off-street parking for one- and two-family dwellings shall be located
on the lot of the use it serves and shall be adjacent and adjoining
the existing City street for a permanently surfaced dust-free parking
space. Off-street parking for any other use shall be located on or
within three hundred (300) feet of the lot occupied by the use it
serves as measured along lines of public access. Off-street parking
shall also be adjacent and adjoining the existing City street for
a permanently surfaced dust-free parking lot. The Public Works Director
or his/her designee shall approve all driveway entrances.
B.
No off-street parking area shall be located on any part of a lot
which is required as open space by the provisions of these zoning
regulations.
C.
Off-street parking areas for four (4) or more vehicles shall be located
not less than ten (10) feet from any dwelling, school, hospital or
institution for human care, located either upon the same lot or upon
any adjacent lot.
D.
Off-street parking areas and loading zones of four (4) or more spaces
found in view of or located on land adjacent to property zoned "R-1,"
"R-2" or "R-3" shall be screened with screen or fence having a density
of not less than one hundred percent (100%) and at least six (6) feet
in height.
E.
Off-street parking and loading of four (4) or more spaces found in
view of or located on land adjacent to property zoned "R-1," "R-2"
or "R-3" shall not be lighted in any manner which allows intense light
or glare beyond the common parking lot boundary. The design of same
to be approved by the Community Development Director.
F.
Off-street parking spaces shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet by
twenty (20) feet for each space.
