[1975 Code § 21.06]
The regulations of this chapter are adopted for the following
purposes:
A. To provide necessary off street parking and loading spaces in connection
with all new residential, commercial and industrial development, including
the enlargement and/or the extension of existing residential, commercial
or industrial development within the incorporated limits of the City.
B. To provide for higher standards of all types of development within
the City.
C. To reduce or prevent traffic congestion resulting from the use of
public streets as places for storage of private vehicles.
D. To alleviate substantial amounts of vehicular traffic that circulates
through any parks within residential areas for access to and from
commercial and industrial development.
[1975 Code § 21.06]
Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking
area, including commercial parking lots and automobile, trailer, or
other vehicular sales lot, shall be developed and maintained in accordance
with the following requirements:
A. Location:
1. Off street parking spaces shall be on the property of the principal
use.
[Amended by 2003 Code]
2. Accessory parking may be located off the parcel; provided, that such
accessory parking is within 100 feet of the nearest property line
of the principal use. This exception shall not apply to residential
property.
B. Surfacing: Any off street parking area for more than four vehicles
shall be of a durable and dustless material and shall be graded for
the proper drainage of surface water.
C. Screening And Landscaping: All open off street parking areas for
more than four vehicles and located less than 40 feet from the nearest
property line of a lot in a residential district shall be effectively
screened with landscape plantings which shall be so designed and/or
planted as to be at least 50% opaque when viewed horizontally between
two feet and eight feet above the average ground level.
D. Lighting: Any lighting used to illuminate any off street parking
area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining
premises in any residential district.
E. Access: The means of access to off street parking facilities shall
be so located so as not to impede the safe flow of vehicular and/or
pedestrian traffic.
[1975 Code § 21.06; amended by 2003 Code]
In any district, in connection with every building or part thereof
erected and having a gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or more,
which is to be occupied by any use requiring the receipt or distribution
by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and
maintained, on the same parcel with such building, at least one off
street loading space plus one additional such loading space for each
10,000 square feet or major fraction thereof, of gross floor area
so used in excess of 10,000 square feet. The following design and
maintenance requirements of off street loading facilities shall apply:
A. Location And Access: Subject to the limitations of this chapter,
any off street loading space may occupy all or any part of any required
yards, excepting the front yard, provided the means of access and
maneuvering space does not interfere with vehicular or pedestrian
traffic movements.
B. Surfacing: Any off street loading spaces shall be of a durable and
dustless material and shall be graded and/or constructed for the proper
drainage of surface water.
C. Screening And Landscaping: Any off street loading spaces located
within 40 feet of the nearest property line of a lot in a residential
district, unless wholly within a completely enclosed building or structure,
shall be effectively screened with landscape plantings which shall
be so designed and/or planted as to be at least 50% opaque when viewed
horizontally between two feet and eight feet above the average ground
level.
D. Lighting: Any lighting used to illuminate any off street loading
area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining
premises in any residential district.
[1975 Code § 21.06]
The number of off street parking spaces required shall be as
follows:
A. Uses Permitted In Residential Districts:
[Amended by Ord. 638, 12-4-1995]
Use
|
Number Of Spaces Required
|
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Churches and synagogues
|
1 for every 5 seats in the principal assembly area
|
Community building
|
1 for every 50 square feet of gross floor area
|
Dwellings
|
2.25 per dwelling unit (including single-family residences,
duplexes, and multi-family dwelling structures)
|
Fraternal organizations, lodges and private clubs
|
1 for every 2 bedrooms, and 1 for every 50 square feet of floor
area used for assembly, dancing or dining
|
Funeral homes and mortuaries
|
1 for every 50 square feet of gross floor area
|
Hospitals
|
1 for each 2 beds, plus 1 for each 2 employees, plus 1 for each
doctor on staff
|
Libraries, museums and art galleries
|
1 for every 500 square feet of gross floor area
|
Nursery schools
|
1 for each employee
|
Nursing homes
|
1 for every 6 beds, and 1 for every 3 employees in maximum shift
|
Rooming houses
|
1 for each living or sleeping unit
|
Schools, elementary or junior high
|
1 for every 30 classroom seats or 1 for every 2 faculty and
staff members, whichever is greater
|
Schools, high
|
1 for every 10 students
|
B. Uses Permitted In Commercial Districts:
Use
|
Number Of Spaces Required
|
---|
Auditorium, assembly hall or theater
|
1 for every 5 seats
|
Automobile service stations
|
1 for every 2 pumps
|
Drive in restaurants
|
1 for every 50 square feet of floor area
|
Eating or drinking establishments
|
1 for every 125 square feet of floor area
|
Hotels
|
1 for each sleeping unit
|
Laundromats
|
1 for every 2 washing machines
|
Motels
|
1 for each sleeping unit
|
Offices
|
1 for every 300 square feet of floor area
|
Other permitted uses
|
1 for every 300 square feet of floor area
|
C. Uses Permitted In Industrial Districts:
Use
|
Number Of Spaces Required
|
---|
Grain elevators
|
Ample spaces to accommodate all vehicles and trailers using
the facilities, plus 1 space for each 2 employees on maximum shift
|
Manufacturing plants and industrial operations
|
1 for every 1,000 square feet of floor area
|
Warehouse and wholesale
|
1 for every 2,000 square feet of floor area
|
[1975 Code § 21.06]
When off street parking, whether voluntary or required, is provided
on a lot upon which a building is situated, then the following regulations
shall apply:
A. Front Yard: Off street parking spaces shall occupy no part of the
required front yard, exclusive of driveways or other means of access.
B. Side Yard: Parking in a side yard is permitted, except on the street
side of a corner lot.
C. Rear Yard: Parking spaces may be situated in any rear yard.
D. Open Lots: Parking spaces may be provided on a lot without a building
upon the lot; provided, that such parking is behind the established
building line in the front yard or yards in the case of corner lots.
If there is no established building line, parking may be provided
behind the setback line of a front yard of that particular zoning
district.