1.
Whenever the specific district regulations pertaining to one district
permit the uses of a more restricted district, such uses shall be
subject to the conditions as set forth in the regulations of the more
restricted district, unless otherwise specified.
2.
It is intended that these regulations be interpreted as not permitting
a dwelling unit to be located on the same lot with or within a structure
used or intended to be used primarily for nonresidential purposes.
The following requirements are intended to provide exceptions or qualify and supplement, as the case may be, the specific district regulation set forth in §18-29 through 18-39 herein:
1.
An open space or lot area required for an existing building or structure
shall not be counted as open space for any other building or structure.
2.
Open eaves, cornices, window sills, and belt courses may project
into any required yard a distance not to exceed two feet. Open uncovered
porches or open fire escapes may project into a front or rear yard
a distance not to exceed five feet. Fences, walls, or hedges in residential
districts may be erected in any required yard, or along the edge of
any yard, provided that no fence, wall or hedge located in front of
the building line shall exceed four feet in height, and no other wall
or fence shall exceed seven feet in height.
3.
Where the dedicated street right-of-way is less than 50 feet, the
front yard depth shall be determined by measuring 50 feet back from
the center line of the street easement.
4.
No dwelling shall be erected on a lot which does not abut on at least
one street, at least 50 feet in width, for at least 35 feet. A street
shall form the direct and primary means of ingress and egress for
all dwelling units. Alleys, where they exist, shall form only a secondary
means of ingress and egress. A garage apartment may be built to the
rear of a main dwelling if there is compliance with all other provisions
of this article. Accessory buildings which are not a part of the main
building may be built in the rear yard but shall not cover more than
30% of the rear yard.
5.
No minimum lot sizes and open spaces are prescribed for commercial
and industrial uses. It is the intent of this article that lots of
sufficient size be used by any business or industry to provide adequate
parking and loading and unloading space required for operation of
the enterprise.
6.
On any corner lot on which a front and side yard is required, no
wall, fence, sign, structure or any plant growth which obstructs sight
lines at elevations between two feet six inches and six feet above
any portion of the crown of the adjacent roadway shall be maintained
in a triangle formed by measuring from the point of intersection of
the front and exterior side lot lines a distance of 25 feet along
the front and side lot lines and connecting the points so established
to form a right triangle on the area of the lot adjacent to the street
intersection.
7.
An attached or detached private garage which faces on a street shall
not be located closer than 25 feet to the street easement line.
8.
No accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction
of the main building has been actually commenced, and no accessory
building shall be used unless the main building on the lot is also
being used.
9.
Whenever one or more residential, institutional, commercial or industrial
buildings are proposed to be located in a cluster or grouping which
has a different arrangement, orientation, or other site planning variation
from that of other buildings, structures or uses in the area or on
adjacent properties, the architectural design, location, orientation,
service and parking areas of such buildings shall be planned so as
not to adversely affect the use of adjacent or other properties in
the area, as determined by the Planning Commission.
[Amended 7-30-1998, Ordinance
1998-9]
The following requirements are intended to provide exceptions
or qualify and supplement, as the case may be, the specific district
regulations set forth herein:
1.
In measuring heights, a habitable basement or attic shall be counted
as a story. A story in a sloping roof, the area of which story at
a height of four feet above the floor does not exceed 2/3 of the floor
area of the story immediately below it and which does not contain
an independent apartment, shall be counted as a half story.
2.
Chimneys, elevators, poles, spires, tanks, towers, and other projections
not used for human occupancy may extend above the height limit.
3.
Churches, schools, hospitals, sanatoriums, and other public and semi-public
buildings may exceed the height limitation of the district of the
minimum depth of rear yards and the minimum width of the side yards
by which the height of such public or semi-public structure exceeds
the prescribed height limit.
4.
Communication Towers.
a.
Present feasibility plans for use, or co-use of existing structures
to Zoning and Planning Board;
b.
Applicant must own all property within the radius of 110% of the
height of the tower;
c.
Secure and file with the City of Weatherford a "three year" bond
in the amount of not less than $10,000, to cover performance of the
provisions of this subsection and to cover costs of removal of tower,
if same is necessary and licensee fails to do so. Failure to keep
this bond in effect is cause for removal of the tower.
d.
Secure and maintain a "three year" license from the City of Weatherford
at a cost of $900 for the first three-year period, and $300 per year
thereafter so long as said tower is maintained; said license must
be renewed at least three months prior to its expiration and expiration
of the bond. Failure to do so will cause constitute removal. Reasonable
notice shall be given to the licensee if removal is necessary.
In the case of a housing project consisting of a group of two
or more buildings to be constructed on a plot of ground of at least
two acres not subdivided into the customary streets and lots, and
which will not be so subdivided, where the existing or contemplated
street and lot layout make it impracticable to apply the requirements
of this article to the individual buildings in such housing project,
the application of such requirements to such housing project may be
changed by the Planning Commission, in a manner that will be in harmony
with the character of the neighborhood, will insure a density of land
use on higher and a standard of open space at least as high as required
by this article in the district in which the proposed project is to
be located. In no case shall a use or building height or density or
population be permitted which is less than the requirement of the
district in which the housing project is to be located.
Commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers
of all types, including travel, camping and hauling and mobile homes
shall not be parked or stored on any lot occupied by a dwelling or
on any lot occupied by a dwelling or on any lot in the residential
area except in accordance with the following provisions:
1.
No more than one commercial vehicle, which does not exceed 1 1/2
tons rated capacity, per family living on the premises, shall be permitted;
and in no case shall a commercial vehicle used for hauling explosives,
gasoline, or liquefied petroleum products be permitted.
2.
Not more than one camping or travel trailer or hauling trailer per
family living on the premises shall be permitted and said trailer
shall not exceed 24 feet in length, or eight feet in width; and further
provided that said trailer shall not be parked or stored for more
than 48 hours unless it is located behind the front yard building
line. A camping or travel trailer shall not be occupied either temporarily
or permanently while it is parked or stored in any area within the
incorporated limits except in a trailer court authorized under the
ordinances of the City of Weatherford.
3.
A mobile home shall be parked or stored only in a trailer court or
trailer park which is in conformity with the ordinances of the City
of Weatherford.
The architectural design and materials used for the construction
of accessory buildings and fences shall harmonize with the main building
to which said building or fence is accessory.
Animals in any district shall be kept only in accordance with
the ordinances of the City of Weatherford.
The use of land or buildings for the commercial wholesale or
retail storage of liquefied petroleum gases shall be in accordance
with the ordinances of the City of Weatherford and the regulations
of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administration of the State of Oklahoma.
Travel trailer parks and mobile home parks shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of Article 4, Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Weatherford.
1.
General. These regulations provide that adequate parking, loading
and maneuvering facilities shall be a part of all land uses within
the City. They establish standards and review procedures intended
to assure that the demand created by each land use will be satisfied
by facilities which are functionally adequate and aesthetically pleasing.
a.
Off-Street Parking and Loading Required. Permanent off-street parking
and loading area in the amount specified by this section for each
use shall be provided at the time of the erection of any building,
or at the time any principal building is enlarged or increased, in
the amount required for the enlargement or increase in capacity by
adding dwelling units, guest rooms, seats, or floor area or before
conversion from one type of use or occupancy to another.
b.
Use of Public Right-of-Way Prohibited. No portion of any required
off-street space shall occupy or use any public street, right-of-way,
alley, or other public property. Parking spaces which use any street
or public right-of-way as a direct means of access without the intermediate
use of service aisles and entrances of at least the minimum standards
specified by this section shall be prohibited. A public alley shall
be the only public right-of-way area permitted for maneuvering space
to reach a required parking stall.
(1)
Exemption from Off-Street Parking Requirements. The erection
or expansion of any principal building or secondary structure facing
Main Street from Eighth Street to State Street shall not be required
to provide minimum off-street parking.
c.
Minimum Standards and Property Owner Responsibility. The standards
contained herein represent minimum requirements. It shall be the responsibility
of the property owner to certify at the time he applies for a building
permit that his plan is sufficient to provide sufficient spaces and
facilities necessary to assure that no activity will take place on
public streets or property not under his control. Any use developed
after March 1, 1994, which fails to provide for its off-street parking,
loading and access needs according to this provision shall be in violation
of this chapter. Upon determination by the City Inspector that a property
owner has not provided adequate parking or loading space to serve
his operation, said property owner shall be required to either develop
additional parking or loading space or reduce the size of the operation
to fit the space available.
d.
Ownership or Control. The land on which the off-street parking or
loading facility is located shall be owned or controlled by the same
entity which owns or controls the land on which the principal use
is located.
e.
Approval Procedure for Off-Street Parking, Loading, and Access.
(1)
New Construction or Remodeling. No building permit shall be
approved until a plan has been reviewed and approved by the City Inspector
as a part of the building and site plan review process. No certificate
of occupancy shall be issued until all off-street parking and loading
facilities have been constructed in accordance with the approved building
permit.
(2)
Plan and Information Required. The applicant for a building
permit for new construction, expansion, or remodeling shall submit
a plan showing the number, location, and size of parking space. The
applicant shall submit information regarding the projected number
of employees, seating capacities, gross floor area, gross leasable
area, number of dwelling units, and any other appropriate data necessary
to verify compliance with these regulations.
(3)
Plans for Surfacing of Parking Areas. Plans for surfacing of
all off-street parking areas, aisles, and access driveways, including
detailed drainage plans, shall be reviewed and approved by the City
Inspector for compliance with City specifications.
f.
Interpretation and Appeal. If questions of interpretation or application
of these requirements to particular uses or structures arise, the
Planning and Zoning Commission shall, based on findings on fact, make
a determination of the off-street parking, loading, or access requirements.
Any aggrieved property owner may appeal such determination under the
administrative appeal procedure specified in this chapter.
2.
Off-Street Parking Standards.
a.
Remote Parking Permitted. If the off-street parking space required
by this chapter cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot on which
the principal use is located, such space may be provided through grant
of a special condition by the Planning and Zoning Commission with
the final approval of the Weatherford City Commission.
b.
Joint Parking Facilities. The required parking space for any number of separate uses may be combined in a joint parking facility. See §18-52.
c.
Parking Area Construction Standards.
(1)
Paving. All off-street parking areas, aisles and access driveways
shall be permanently paved with hard-surfaced pavement. All portions
of access driveways on public right-of-way connected to paved streets
for which the grade has been established must be permanently paved
with hard-surfaced pavement and comply with all Weatherford City Codes
relating to driveway construction. Permanent hard-surfaced pavement
shall mean a surface covering over earth, gravel, or other natural
or artificial base of foundation which shall meet or exceed the following
minimum standards:
(a)
Two inches of hot asphaltic concrete on a four inch base of
stabilized aggregate or the equivalent thereto, which has been approved
by the City Inspector; or
(b)
Four inches of Portland cement concrete on a two inch sand cushion
or the equivalent thereto, which has been approved by the City inspector;
or
(c)
All portions of access driveways on public right-of-way: Six
inches of Portland cement concrete on a two inch sand cushion or the
equivalent thereto, which has been approved by the City Inspector;
except in R-1 and R-2 Districts, four inches of Portland cement concrete
on a two inch sand cushion or the equivalent thereto, which has been
approved by the City Inspector.
(2)
Striping. Off-street parking areas shall be designed to provide
systematic and orderly circulation, traffic separation devices and
parking spaces in accordance with this section and with sound traffic
engineering practices.
(a)
All off-street parking spaces and means of ingress and egress
shall be laid out on the parking surface with paint or plastic striping
which provides a permanent delineation between spaces, aisles, and
surrounding structures and land.
(b)
No striping shall be required on lots having only single-family,
duplex, triplex, or fourplex residential structures.
(3)
Separation for Public Right-of-Way. All off-street parking areas,
aisles, and access driveways that abut public street right-of-way
shall be separated by a six inch Portland cement concrete header curb,
bumper, or landscape timbers and shall be designed so that vehicles
do not overhang public rights-of-way or adjacent property.
d.
Handicapped Parking. Parking spaces for vehicles with handicapped
drivers shall be provided in accordance with the CABO ANSII 117 Code.
Said spaces shall be included in the computation of required spaces
as specified by this section.
e.
Specific Parking Requirements. List of Specific Standards. Section18-54
lists all use units which are included in this chapter. Each use unit
has a specific parking standard which shall be met. In certain cases
where a use unit has no specific standard determined in advance by
these regulation, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall make a
determination of need after review of the site plan.
1.
Off-street parking or loading space shall be a part of the required
open space associated with the permitted use and shall not be reduced
or encroached upon in any manner.
2.
The area required for off-street parking shall be in addition to the yard areas herein required; and further provided that the front yard required in a Residential District may be used for the uncovered parking area for four or less vehicles associated with a residential use when the area is surfaced with a sealed surface pavement adequate to prevent the occurrence of mud and dust with continued use, and may be used for uncovered parking area for more than four vehicles in accordance with the provisions of §18-56.
The off-street parking lot shall be located within 200 feet,
exclusive of street and alley widths, of the principal use and shall
have direct access to a street or alley.
Whenever two or more uses are located together in a common building,
shopping center, or other integrated building complex, the parking
requirements may be complied with by providing a permanent common
parking facility, cooperatively established and operated, which contains
the requisite number of spaces for each use. The total number of spaces
provided shall not be less than the sum of the individual requirements.
[Amended 4-30-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-13]
The size of the parking space for one vehicle shall consist
of a rectangular area having dimensions of not less than nine feet
by eighteen feet (9' x 18') plus adequate area for ingress and egress.
[Amended 3-25-2002, Ordinance
2002-01]
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided
in all districts in accordance with the following schedule:
1.
Dwelling, Single-family or Duplex. Two parking spaces for each separate
dwelling unit within the structure.
2.
Dwelling, Multiple-family. The number of spaces provided shall not
be less than two times the number of units in the dwelling.
3.
Boarding or Rooming House or Hotel. One parking space for each two
guests provided overnight accommodations.
4.
Hotel or Motel. One parking space for each room plus one parking
space for each office employee.
5.
Hospitals. One space for each four patient beds, exclusive of bassinets,
plus one space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one space for
each three employees including nurses, plus adequate area for the
parking of emergency vehicles.
6.
Medical or Dental Clinics or Offices. Six spaces per doctor plus
one space for each employee.
7.
Sanatoriums, Convalescent or Nursing Home. One space for each six
patient beds plus one space for each staff or visiting doctor plus
one space for each employee.
8.
Community Center, Theater, Auditorium, Church Sanctuary. One parking
space for each four seats, based on maximum seating capacity.
9.
Convention Hall, Lodge, Club, Library, or Museum. One parking space
for each 50 square feet of floor area used for assembly or recreation
in the building.
10.
Place of Amusement or Recreation. One parking space for each two
persons based on maximum occupancy load permitted.
11.
Office Building. One parking space for each 300 square feet of gross
floor area in the building, exclusive of the area used for storage,
utilities and building service, plus one parking space for each employee.
12.
Restaurants and Cafeterias. One parking space for each four seats
based on maximum seating capacity, plus one parking space for each
employee per shift.
13.
Commercial Establishments Not Otherwise Classified. One parking space
for each 180 square feet of floor space used for retail trade in the
building and including all area used by the public, for the first
12,000 square feet; from 12,001 to 48,000 square feet, one parking
space for each 200 square feet; over 48,000 square feet, one parking
space for each 250 square feet.
14.
Industrial Establishments. Adequate space for loading, unloading
and storing all vehicles used incidental to or as a part of the primary
operation of the establishment plus one parking space for each employee.
15.
Warehouse and Mini-storage. One parking space for each 1,000 square
feet of gross floor area.
[Added 1-27-2003, Ordinance
2003-06 § 1]
All structures shall set back at least 25 feet from the right-of-way
line of US 66 Highway between its intersection with Washington Street
and Airport Road in the City of Weatherford, Oklahoma.
Whenever off-street parking lots for more than four vehicles
are to be located within or adjacent to the residential district,
the following provisions shall apply:
1.
All sides of the lot within or abutting the Residential District
shall be enclosed with an opaque ornamental fence, wall or dense evergreen
hedge having a height of not less than five feet nor more than six
feet. Such fence, wall, or hedge shall be maintained in good condition.
2.
No parking shall be permitted within a front yard setback line established
15 feet back of the property line of interior and corner lots when
the parking lot is located in a residential district or immediately
abuts the front yard of a residential unit. In all other cases no
setback shall be required.
3.
All yards shall be landscaped with grass and shrubs and maintained
in good condition the year round.
4.
Driveways used for ingress and egress shall be confined to and shall
not exceed 25 feet in width, exclusive of curb returns.
5.
All of the lot used for parking and driveway purposes shall be paved
with a sealed surface pavement and maintained in such a manner that
no dust will be produced by continued use.
6.
Whenever lighting is provided, the intensity of light and arrangement
of reflectors shall be such as not to interfere with residential district
uses.
7.
No sign of any kind shall be erected except information signs used
to guide traffic and to state the condition and terms of the use of
the lots. Only non-intermittent white lighting of signs shall be permitted.
