A.
Existing Facilities.
1.
The existing number of off-street parking and loading spaces
may not be reduced below the requirements of this ordinance. If the
number of such existing spaces is already less than required, it may
not be further reduced.
2.
Existing off-street parking and loading areas that do not conform
to the requirements of this ordinance, but were in conformance with
the requirements of this ordinance at the time the parking or loading
facilities were established, are permitted to continue as a nonconforming
site element.
3.
If a building permit for a structure was issued prior to the
effective date of this ordinance, and if construction has begun within
180 days of the issuance of a permit, the number of off-street parking
and loading spaces must be provided in the amount required at the
issuance of the building permit unless the amount required by this
ordinance is less, in which case only the number required by this
ordinance needs to be installed.
B.
Provision of Additional Spaces and Parking Maximums Nothing in this
ordinance prevents the voluntary establishment of additional off-street
parking or loading facilities, provided that all regulations governing
the location, design, and construction of such facilities are met.
C.
Provision of Car-Share Facilities Spaces within parking lots and
structures may include designated parking spaces for car-share facilities.
A car-share facility is a membership-based car-sharing service that
provides automobile rental to members, billable by the hour or day,
and is not considered a vehicle rental establishment. Spaces reserved
for car-share facilities may count toward minimum parking requirements
of this ordinance.
D.
Completion of Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities. All off-street
parking and loading facilities must be completed prior to the issuance
of the certificate of occupancy for the use.
E.
Use of Parking Facilities.
1.
The sale, repair, or dismantling or servicing of any vehicles,
equipment, materials, or supplies is prohibited. The sales and display
of goods in off-street parking areas is also prohibited unless otherwise
permitted by this ordinance.
2.
The property owner is responsible for ensuring that parking
and loading facilities are only used by tenants, employees, visitors,
or other authorized persons.
3.
Space allocated to any off-street loading space may not be used
to satisfy the requirement for any off-street vehicle parking space
or access aisle or portion thereof. Conversely, the area allocated
to any off-street vehicle parking space may not be used to satisfy
the replacement for any off-street loading space or portion thereof.
A.
Residential Uses.
1.
All required parking spaces for residential uses must be located
on the same lot as the residential use. Tandem parking is permitted,
but both spaces must be allotted to the same dwelling unit and located
on the same lot as the dwelling.
2.
Parking spaces for residential uses must be located to the side
or rear of the dwelling behind the front building line or within an
enclosed structure.
3.
Parking spaces for residential uses may be located on a driveway
that provides access to a garage or other off-street parking facility.
B.
Non-Residential Uses.
1.
All required off-street parking spaces for non-residential uses
in residential districts must be located on the same lot as the use
served.
2.
Off-street parking spaces for non-residential uses in the commercial
or special purposes districts may be located on the same lot as the
use served or on a lot not more than 600 feet from the lot served
provided: When located on a lot not owned by the business, control
may be established by a written agreement, in a form approved by the
Zoning Administrator, or his/her designee, with a term of not less
than the duration of the use served.
3.
A restaurant use may provide valet service to a parking facility
with no distance restriction.
4.
Parking spaces for the C-T, C-1, C-D, and C-V Districts must
be located to side or rear of the principal building.
C.
Accessible Spaces. When required, accessible spaces must be closest
to the entrance of the structure, and connected by a paved surface
designed to provide safe and easy access.
The following standards apply to off-street parking facilities,
both parking lots and parking structures as applicable, with the exception
of item I. Single-family, two-family, and townhouse dwellings are
only subject to the standards of item I below. If a townhouse dwelling
is designed with a common parking lot or multiple common parking lots
for all tenants, then it is subject to all the standards of this section
with the exception of item I.
A.
Dimensions.
[Amended 9-11-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-363]
1.
Off-street parking spaces and drive aisles within a parking
lot or structure must be designed in accordance with the minimum dimensions
in Table 17.10-1: Off-Street Parking Space Minimum Dimensions. Other
parking angles other than those described in Table 17.10-1 are permitted
but must be approved by the Zoning Administrator and provide evidence
of safe and efficient parking configuration and traffic circulation.
2.
Motorcycle and scooter parking spaces must measure at least
four feet in width by eight feet in length and must be identified
or designated through the use of signs or pavement markings.
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Figure 17.10-1: Off-Street Parking Space Minimum Dimensions
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Parking Angle
|
Stall Width
(A)
|
Stall Depth
(B)
|
Aisle Width Two-Way
(C)
|
Aisle Width One-Way
(D)
|
Vertical Clearance
|
|
0° (parallel)
|
8.5 feet*
|
20 feet
|
24 feet
|
12 feet
|
7 feet 6 inches
|
|
90° (head-in)
|
8.5 feet*
|
18 feet**
|
24 feet
|
24 feet
|
7 feet 6 inches
|
|
60°
|
8.5 feet*
|
15 feet 7 inches
|
25 feet 10 inches
|
20 feet 4 inches
|
7 feet 6 inches
|
|
45°
|
8.5 feet*
|
12 feet 9 inches
|
29 feet 8 inches
|
12 feet 9 inches
|
7 feet 6 inches
|
|
Notes:
| |
|
*
|
Stall width may be reduced to eight feet for accessible spaces
designed in accordance with Iowa Statewide Urban Design and Specifications.
|
|
**
|
Stall depth may be reduced to 16.5 feet if a two-foot overhang
area is provided in an abutting parking lot island or landscape area
or pedestrian walkway.
|
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OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE MINIMUM DIMENSION
 |
B.
Access.
1.
All required off-street parking facilities must have vehicular
access from a street, driveway, alley, or cross-access connection.
2.
All required off-street parking facilities must have an internal
pedestrian circulation system that allows for safe passage between
parking areas and any public sidewalk in the adjacent right-of-way
and the use it serves. This includes, but is not limited to, interconnected
sidewalks, striped walkways, and separated walkways.
3.
All parking facilities must be designed with vehicle egress
and ingress points that least interfere with traffic movement. Parking
facilities must be designed to allow the driver to proceed forward
into traffic, rather than back out.
4.
All curb cuts must comply with the regulations of the Municipal
Code.
5.
Dead end parking lots without a turnaround space are prohibited.
A turnaround space must have a minimum depth and width of nine feet,
and must be designated with signs stating "No Parking" and painted
to indicate parking is prohibited.
C.
Surfacing. All off-street parking lots must be improved with a hard
surfaced, all-weather dustless material; pervious paving is encouraged
and may also be used. Gravel is prohibited. Sealcoating and roto milling
(the process of removing at least part of the surface of a paved area)
is prohibited.
D.
Striping.
1.
Off-street parking lots of five or more spaces must delineate
parking spaces with paint or other permanent materials, which must
be maintained in clearly visible condition.
2.
Accessible spaces must be in accordance with the Iowa Accessibility
Code, as amended, and any additional governing codes and applicable
laws.
E.
Curbing.
1.
Curbing is required when a parking space abuts a pedestrian
walkway, landscape, structure, or fence. Breaks in curbing may be
provided to allow for drainage into landscape areas that can absorb
water. Such curbing must be constructed of permanent materials, such
as concrete or masonry, a minimum height of four inches above ground
level, and permanently affixed to the paved parking area.
2.
Wheel stops are prohibited.
G.
Landscape. All parking lots and structures must be landscaped in
accordance with Chapter 17.11.
H.
Parking structure.
1.
On facades that front on public streets, facade design and screening
must mask the interior ramps.
2.
Parking structures must be designed to minimize blank facades
through architectural detail and landscape.
3.
On portions of the ground floor facade where parking spaces
are visible, a decorative fence and landscape or a kneewall is required
to screen parking spaces. Such fence or kneewall must be a minimum
of four feet in height.
4.
For parking structures with rooftop open-air parking, a four-foot
parapet wall is required for screening.
5.
A vehicular clear sight zone must be included at vehicular exit
areas as follows:
a.
The facade of vehicular exit areas must be set back from any
pedestrian walkway along that facade a minimum of eight feet for the
portion of the facade that includes the vehicle exit area and eight
feet on each side of the exit opening.
b.
A sight triangle is defined by drawing a line from the edge
of the vehicular exit area to a point on the property line abutting
the pedestrian walkway eight feet to the side of the exit lane.
c.
In the sight triangle (bound by the parking structure wall,
pedestrian walkway and vehicular exit lane), ground cover, landscape,
or decorative wall must be used to act as a buffer between the exit
aisle and the pedestrian walkway. Landscape or a decorative wall must
not exceed three feet in height in order to maintain driver sight
lines to the pedestrian walkway.
d.
The upper story facade(s) of the parking structure may overhang
the vehicular clear sight zone.
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PARKING STRUCTURE DESIGN
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I.
Single-family, two-family, and townhouse dwellings.
[Amended 6-10-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-233]
1.
All required off-street parking spaces must have vehicular access
from a driveway that connects to a street or alley.
2.
Townhouse developments are prohibited from constructing individual
curb cuts for each dwelling unit along a public street.
3.
Required off-street parking spaces may be designed so that the
driver may back out into traffic.
4.
All off-street parking lots, parking pads, and driveways must
be improved with a hard-surfaced, all-weather dustless material; pervious
paving is encouraged and may also be used. Gravel, seal coating and
rotomillings are prohibited.
5.
For single-family and two-family dwellings, a parking space
may consist of two parallel paved parking strips, each of which is
at least 18 inches in width and 18 feet long. Gravel is prohibited
as fill material between the parking strips.
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RESIDENTIAL WHEEL STRIPS
 |
A.
Table 17.10-2: Off-Street Parking Requirements states the minimum
number of off-street parking spaces to be provided for the designated
uses. Table 17.10-2 lists parking requirements for the uses listed
within the districts. In some cases, uses that are considered part
of a generic use category are listed with specified parking requirements.
These specific uses are listed only for the purposes of this section
and do not indicate whether such uses are permitted or special uses
within any district. Certain uses listed within the districts do not
have parking requirements. These types of uses are not listed within
Table 17.10-2.
[Ord. No. 2019-195 § 6]
B.
With the exception of single-family, two-family, and townhouse dwellings,
parking spaces for disabled persons must be provided. The number of
accessible parking spaces must be included in the total number of
required parking spaces and in accordance with the applicable requirements
of the Iowa Accessibility Code, as amended, and any additional governing
codes and applicable laws.
C.
The total number of required parking spaces is calculated by the
principal use of the lot. When more than one use occupies the same
lot, the number of required spaces is the sum of the separate requirements
for each use, unless a shared parking arrangement is approved or such
use is a multi-tenant commercial center, which has a separate requirement
per Subsection E below. The following standards for computation apply:
[Amended 9-11-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-363]
1.
When calculating the number of required off-street spaces results
in a requirement of a fractional space, said fraction is rounded up.
2.
In places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy
benches, pews, or similar seating facilities, each 24 inches of such
seating facility is counted as one seat for the purpose of determining
the requirement for off-street parking facilities Floor area of a
prayer hall is counted as one seat per marked prayer mat space or
one seat for every five square feet in the prayer hall if prayer mat
spaces are not marked.
D.
Nonresidential uses listed within any commercial district are required
to provide bicycle parking spaces. Bicycle parking spaces are required
only for new construction as of the effective date of this ordinance.
1.
Bicycle spaces are required as one bicycle parking space for
every 2,500 square feet of gross floor area.
2.
Where bicycle parking is required, a minimum of two bicycle
spaces and no more than a total of 20 required bicycle parking spaces
are required.
3.
When a use is exempt from providing vehicle parking it is also
exempt from providing required bicycle spaces.
E.
Parking for multi-tenant commercial centers is calculated as one
space required per 500 square feet of gross floor area, rather than
by the individual uses.
[Amended 9-11-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-363]
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Table 17.10-2: Off-Street Vehicle Parking Requirements
| |
|---|---|
|
Use
|
Minimum Required Vehicle Spaces
|
|
Amusement Facility, Indoor
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Amusement Facility, Outdoor
|
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA
|
|
Animal Care Facility - Large Animal
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Animal Care Facility - Small Animal
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Art Gallery
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Art and Fitness Studio
|
1 per 300 square feet GFA
|
|
Bar
|
1 per 300 square feet GFA
|
|
Bed-and-Breakfast
|
2 spaces + 1 per guest room
|
|
Body Modification Establishment
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Broadcasting Facility
|
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA
|
|
Campground
|
2 per campsite
|
|
Car Wash
|
1 per car wash bay + 3 stacking spaces per bay
|
|
Cemetery
|
1 per 200 square feet of GFA of office and/or chapel/parlor
|
|
Children's Home
|
1 per 200 square feet GFA of office
|
|
Community Center
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Country Club
|
Calculated as the cumulative number required per facilities
offered (golf course, driving range, restaurant, bar, etc.)
|
|
Cultural Facility
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Day Care Center
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Domestic Violence Shelter
|
1 per 300 square feet GFA of office
|
|
Drug Treatment Clinic
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Drug/Alcohol Treatment Facility, Residential
|
1 per pattern room
|
|
Dwelling - Manufactured Home
|
2 spaces
|
|
Dwelling - Multi-Family
|
1.5 per du
|
|
Dwelling - Single-Family (Detached)
|
2 per du
|
|
Dwelling - Townhouse
|
2 per du
|
|
Dwelling - Two-Family
|
2 per du
|
|
Educational Facility - Primary or Secondary
| |
|
Educational Facility - Elementary and/or Junior High
|
3 per each classroom + 3 per office
|
|
Educational Facility - High School
|
6 per classroom + 4 per office
|
|
Educational Facility - University
|
2 per classroom + 2 per office + 1 per 4 students of maximum
enrollment
|
|
Educational Facility - Vocational
|
2 per classroom + 2 per office + 1 per 8 students of maximum
enrollment
|
|
Financial Institution
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Financial Institution, Alternative (AFS)
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Food Bank
|
1 per 300 square feet of office
|
|
Food Pantry
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Funeral Home
|
1 per 200 square feet GFA of public space
|
|
Gas Station
|
2 per pump island + 1 per 500 square feet GFA of structure +
5 stacking spaces per car wash bay
|
|
Golf Course/Driving Range
|
4 per golf hole and/or 4 per tee of driving range
|
|
Government Office/Facility
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Greenhouse/Nursery-Retail
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA of indoor space + 1 per 1,000 square
feet of outdoor space
|
|
Group Home
|
1 per 2 rooms
|
|
Halfway House
|
1 per 2 rooms
|
|
Health Care Institution
|
1 per 3 beds
|
|
Heavy Retail, Rental, and Service
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA of indoor space + 1 per 1,000 square
feet of outdoor display space
|
|
Homeless Shelter
|
1 per 300 square feet of office
|
|
Hotel
|
1.0 per room
|
|
Industrial - Light
|
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA up to 40,000 square feet, then 1
per 2,500 square feet for additional GFA above 40,000 square feet
(excludes any outdoor storage)
|
|
Industrial - General
|
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA up to 40,000 square feet, then 1
per 2,500 square feet for additional GFA above 40,000 square feet
(excludes any outdoor storage)
|
|
Industrial Design
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Live Performance Venue
|
1 per 5 persons based on maximum capacity
|
|
Lodge/Meeting Hall
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Manufactured Home Park
|
2 per manufactured home site
|
|
Medical/Dental Clinic
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Micro-Brewery
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Micro-Distillery
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Micro-Winery
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Office
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Personal Service Establishment
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Place of Worship
|
1 per 10 seats
|
|
Public Safety Facility
|
1 per 300 square feet GFA
|
|
Public Works Facility
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Reception Facility
|
1 per 300 square feet GFA
|
|
Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park
|
1 per RV site
|
|
Research and Development (R&D)
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Residential Care Facility
|
To be calculated on the type of facility or combination of facilities
provided below
|
|
Independent Living Facility
|
0.75 per dwelling unit
|
|
Assisted Living Facility
|
0.5 per dwelling unit
|
|
Nursing Home or Hospice
|
0.5 per patient room
|
|
Restaurant
|
1 per 300 square feet GFA
|
|
Retail Goods Establishment
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Retail Alcohol Sales
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Retail Sales of Fireworks
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Self-Service Storage Facility
|
1 per 25 storage units
|
|
Social Service Center
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Specialty Food Service
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
|
Storage Yard (Outdoor)
|
1 per 2,500 square feet of lot area
|
|
Vehicle Dealership
|
1 per 500 square feet of indoor sales and display area + 4 per
service bay
|
|
Vehicle Operation Facility
|
1 per 2,500 square feet of lot area
|
|
Vehicle Rental
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA of indoor area (excluding indoor storage)
|
|
Vehicle Repair/Service - Major or Minor
|
2 per service bay
|
|
Wine Bar
|
1 per 300 square feet GFA
|
|
Warehouse & Distribution
|
1 per 500 square feet of office area + 1 per 30,000 square feet
GFA of warehouse
|
|
Wholesale Establishment
|
1 per 500 square feet of office area + 1 per 15,000 square feet
GFA of warehouse
|
A.
Applicability. When a use is exempt from vehicle parking requirements
by this Article, bicycle parking is also exempt. If a use that is
exempt from vehicle parking voluntarily provides parking, bicycle
parking, as required by this Article, is required.
B.
Exemptions from and Reductions to Parking Requirements.
1.
As of the effective date of this ordinance, existing nonresidential
structures in the C-2 District that currently does not provide the
required amount of parking on the lot to accommodate parking is exempt
from parking requirements regardless of a change in use or intensity
of use. Such nonresidential structures may expand their footprint
or gross floor area so long as the expansion is on the same lot and
no additional lot area is added, and any existing parking located
on the site is maintained. Once the principal building is demolished,
this exemption is no longer valid. In addition, if the lot area is
expanded (e.g., the adjoining lot is purchased or leased), this exemption
is no longer valid.
2.
The C-T, C-1, C-D, and C-V Districts are exempt from all vehicle
and bicycle parking requirements.
3.
In the commercial districts, on-street parking spaces located
along the front or side lot line may be counted toward required off-street
parking spaces for commercial uses. New on-street parking spaces may
also be created to count toward required off-street parking but must
be located along the corner side or front lot line, and must be accessible
24 hours a day to the public.
a.
Where on-street parking spaces are unmarked, the number of parking
spaces is calculated by dividing the length of the on-street parking
area located parallel to the lot line of the property under consideration
divided by 22, where a fraction of less than one-half is disregarded,
and a fraction of one-half or more is counted as one space.
b.
Where on-street parking spaces are marked, each marked space
counts as one required parking space, including any space where at
least 80% of the width is located along the lot line of the property
under consideration.
|
COUNTING OF ON-STREET SPACES
 |
C.
(Reserved)
D.
Shared Parking Permission. Off off-street parking spaces for separate
uses may be provided collectively at the applicant's option at a reduced
amount of the total number of spaces provided it meets the calculation
of Table 17.10-3: Shared Parking Calculation. Adjacent sites may use
the shared parking option but must provide the City with a copy of
the agreement between the property owners, and full site access between
sites must be granted 24 hours a day.
1.
The required number of spaces for each use is calculated according
Table 17.10-2.
2.
The required number of spaces for each use is then applied to
the percentages for each timeframe, according to the appropriate land
use category, in Table 17.10-3 to determine the number of required
spaces. This is done for each timeframe category.
3.
The numbers are summed for all uses within each timeframe and
the highest sum total in a timeframe is the required number of spaces.
|
Table 17.10-3: Shared Parking Calculation
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Land Use Category
|
Weekday
|
Weekend
| ||||
|
Mid-7:00 a.m.
|
7:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m.
|
6:00 p.m. - Mid
|
Mid-7:00 a.m.
|
7:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
|
6:00 p.m. -Mid
| |
|
Residential
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
75%
|
|
Commercial
|
0%
|
100%
|
80%
|
0%
|
100%
|
60%
|
|
Restaurant
|
50%
|
70%
|
100%
|
45%
|
70%
|
100%
|
|
Hotel/ Motel
|
100%
|
50%
|
90%
|
100%
|
65%
|
80%
|
|
Indoor/ Outdoor Recreation
|
0%
|
70%
|
100%
|
5%
|
70%
|
100%
|
|
Office/Industrial
|
5%
|
100%
|
5%
|
0%
|
40%
|
10%
|
|
Institutional - Educational Facility
|
0%
|
100%
|
50%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Institutional - Place of Worship
|
0%
|
50%
|
0%
|
0%
|
100%
|
0%
|
|
SAMPLE CALCULATION
|
|
Example: multi-use office development with the following uses
within the development; based on current parking requirements, the
number of required spaces is:
|
|
Use Square Footage
|
Parking Requirement
|
Number of Spaces Needed
|
|---|---|---|
|
Retail: 15,000 square feet GFA
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
30 spaces
|
|
Restaurants: 10,000 square feet GFA
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
20 spaces
|
|
Hotel/Motel: 60 rooms
|
1.5 per room
|
90 spaces
|
|
Office: 40,000 square feet GFA
|
1 per 500 square feet GFA
|
80 spaces
|
|
TOTAL SPACES REQUIRED
|
220 spaces
|
|
Using the shared parking calculation, these numbers are plugged
into the table and using the percentages allotted to each land use
for each time of day, are calculated as total spaces required per
timeframe.
|
|
Land Use Category
|
Weekday
|
Weekend
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mid - 7:00 a.m.
|
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
|
6:00 p.m. - Mid
|
Mid - 7:00 a.m.
|
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
|
6:00 p.m. - Mid
| |
|
Residential
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Commercial
|
0
|
20
|
16
|
0
|
20
|
12
|
|
Restaurant
|
15
|
21
|
30
|
13.5
|
21
|
30
|
|
Hotel/ Motel
|
90
|
45
|
81
|
90
|
58.5
|
72
|
|
Indoor/ Outdoor Recreation
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Office/Industrial
|
4
|
80
|
4
|
0
|
32
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8
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Institutional - Educational Facility
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Institutional - Place of Worship
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Totals
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109
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166
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131
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103.5
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131.5
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122
|
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With a straight parking calculation, 220 spaces are required.
However, the shared parking provision allows this example multi-use
office development to be constructed by-right with 166 spaces (the
highest number of spaces within the various timeframes - the 7:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. weekday timeframe). This is because these timeframe
calculations take into account the times of day the various uses utilize
the most parking.
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A.
Design.
1.
Required bicycle spaces must provide each bike space within
a row of bicycle parking a minimum of two feet in width by six feet
in length, with a minimum vertical clearance of seven feet. Each required
bicycle parking space must be accessible without moving another bicycle.
There must be an aisle at least five feet wide between each set of
bicycle parking to allow room for bicycle maneuvering.
2.
The area devoted to bicycle parking must be surfaced as required
for vehicle parking areas.
3.
Bicycle parking racks must permit the bicycle frame and one
wheel to be locked to the rack and support the bicycle in a stable
position. Structures that require a user-supplied locking device must
be designed to accommodate U-shaped locking devices. All lockers and
racks must be securely anchored to the ground or a structure to prevent
the racks and lockers from being removed from the location.
4.
If required bicycle parking facilities are not visible from
the street or principal building entrance, signs must be posted indicating
their location.
B.
Location.
1.
The bicycle parking area must be convenient to building entrances
and street access, but may not interfere with normal pedestrian and
vehicle traffic. Bicyclists must not be required to travel over stairs
to access parking.
2.
Short-term bicycle parking spaces must be conveniently located
no more than 50 feet from the principal building entrance and at the
same grade as the sidewalk or an accessible route. The property owner
may make arrangement with the City Engineer to place required bicycle
parking spaces in the public right-of-way so long as an encroachment
permit is obtained.
3.
Required bicycle parking for residential uses may be provided
in garages, storage rooms, and other resident-accessible, secure areas.
Spaces within dwelling units or on balconies do not count toward satisfying
bicycle parking requirements.
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DESIGN OF BICYCLE SPACES
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A.
Design.
1.
All off-street loading spaces must be located on the same lot
as the use served. With the exception of the I-1 and I-2 Districts,
no off-street loading space must be located in a front or corner side
yard or in front of a front building line.
2.
All required off-street loading spaces shall be at least 10
feet in width and at least 25 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and
maneuvering space, and shall have a minimum vertical clearance of
at least 14 feet.
3.
All off-street loading spaces must be improved with a hard surfaced,
all-weather dustless material.
5.
When located adjacent to a residential districts, loading berths
must be screened along interior side and rear lot lines with a solid
wall or fence, a minimum of six feet and a maximum of seven feet in
height. Loading berths should be located opposite any adjacent residential
district lot line.
B.
Required number of off-street loading spaces. Off-street loading
spaces must be provided in accordance with Table 17.10-4: Off-Street
Loading Requirements. In the case of multi-tenant commercial centers
or mixed-use developments, required loading spaces are calculated
on the basis of each individual tenant (for example, if only one nonresidential
use tenant of a multi-tenant commercial center is over 10,000 square
feet, only one loading space is required; if all tenants are under
10,000 square feet, no loading is required).
[Amended 9-11-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-363]
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Table 17.10-4: Off-Street Loading Requirements
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Use Type
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Number of Spaces Required
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Multifamily dwelling
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Total of 50 dwelling units or more
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1
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Commercial and institutional use
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10,000 - 100,000 square feet GFA
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1
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100,001 - 200,000 square feet GFA
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2
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200,001 square feet and above GFA
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3
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Industrial use
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10,000 - 40,000 square feet GFA
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1
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40,001 - 100,000 square feet GFA
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2
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100,001 and above square feet GFA
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3
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A.
Commercial Vehicles.
1.
Residential Lots.
a.
No commercial vehicle may be parked outdoors on a residential
lot, with the exception of vehicles engaged in loading or unloading
or current work being done to the adjacent premises. This does not
include standard size passenger motor vehicles (including, but not
limited to: vans, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), standard passenger
size livery vehicles, and pick-up trucks), which may be stored or
parked outdoors overnight on lots in residential districts. Permitted
vehicles also include those owned and used for commercial purposes
by the occupant of a dwelling or guest, provided that the vehicle
is stored or parked in a permitted parking area. Permitted commercial
vehicles may include the logo of the commercial business painted on
or applied to the vehicle.
b.
All other commercial vehicles including, but not limited to,
semi-truck tractor units, with or without attached trailers, commercial
trailers, flatbed trucks, box vans and box trucks, buses, tow trucks,
construction vehicles, livery vehicles that exceed standard passenger
vehicle size, such as limousines, or other large commercial vehicles
are not permitted to be stored or parked outdoors overnight on a residential
lot.
2.
Nonresidential Lots. On nonresidential lots, commercial vehicles
with the logo of the commercial business painted on or applied to
the vehicle that are being operated and stored in the normal course
of business, such as signs located on delivery trucks, promotional
vehicles, moving vans, and rental trucks, are permitted to be stored
on the lot in areas related to their use as vehicles, provided that
the primary purpose of such vehicles is not the display of signs.
All such vehicles must be in operable condition.
B.
Recreational Vehicles.
1.
No recreational vehicle or trailer licensed to transport recreational
vehicles or equipment may be stored outdoors within the front or corner
side yard, including on a residential driveway in such yards, for
more than four days.
2.
Recreational vehicles must be stored within the interior side
yard behind the front building line or in the rear yard. If a recreational
vehicle and any trailer that is more than six feet in height as measured
to the highest point of the vehicle, it must be located at least 10
feet from any lot line.
3.
The area devoted to recreational vehicle storage must be on
a hard, improved surface as required for vehicle parking areas.
4.
There is no limit on the storage of recreational vehicle within
fully enclosed structures. Temporary storage tents do not meet the
requirement of a fully enclosed structure.
5.
See Section 17.09.030K for regulations on storage of recreational vehicles in carports.
6.
No recreational vehicle may be used for living, sleeping, or
housekeeping purposes in any district and may not be hooked up to
any public utilities.
7.
All recreational vehicles must be maintained in mobile condition.
No recreational vehicle may be parked or stored in such manner as
to create a dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot where it is parked
or stored. If the recreational vehicle is parked or stored, whether
loaded or not, so that it may tip or roll, it is considered to be
a dangerous and unsafe condition.
