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A.
The regulations of this Article are intended to achieve, among other
things, the following purposes:
1.
To require adequate off-street parking, loading, and stacking
spaces to avoid traffic congestion;
2.
To avoid inefficient use of land by provision of unnecessary
parking facilities;
3.
To ensure safe pedestrian access to and between developments;
4.
To protect adjoining residential neighborhoods from the impacts
of large nonresidential vehicular use areas; and
5.
To promote general convenience, welfare and prosperity of developments
which depend upon off-street parking, loading, and circulation.
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A.
This Article shall apply to the following:
B.
This Article shall not apply to:
1.
The change or enlargement of a building or use constructed or
established prior to the effective date of this Code by less than
fifteen percent (15%) in terms of gross floor area, number of dwelling
units, or seating capacity. In cases where expansions or enlargements
occur over a period of time, the site shall come into full compliance
with the requirements of this Article once the increase exceeds fifty
percent (50%).
C.
Modification To Existing Vehicular Use Areas.
1.
Any vehicular use area provided before the effective date of
this Code shall not be permanently modified, removed or reduced in
a way that would bring the property out of conformance with this Article
or would increase the degree of any existing nonconformity.
2.
The modification of any existing vehicular use areas, including, but not limited to, reduction, enlargement, restriping or remarking of any vehicular use area shall be reviewed in accordance with Section 405.080(D), Amendments To Approved Applications.
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A.
The standards of this Article may be waived or modified through one
(1) of the following procedures, except where an alternative procedure
is specified in this Article:
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Minimum Parking Requirements.
2.
Multi-Unit, Mixed-Use and Nonresidential Uses.
a.
General.
(1)
Applicants shall submit a parking plan demonstrating
that the proposed number of off-street parking spaces is sufficient
to serve the proposed use or activity.
(2)
When a change or enlargement of a building or use
constructed or established prior to the effective date of this Code
is more than fifteen percent (15%) and less than fifty percent (50%)
in terms of gross floor area, number of dwelling units, or seating
capacity, additional parking spaces are required based only on the
parking needs of the enlarged area or change.
(3)
Nonresidential and mixed-uses uses shall not provide
more than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the minimum parking
spaces required as specified by the parking plan. For example, if
twenty (20) parking spaces are required, the maximum number of parking
spaces allowed is twenty-five (25) (20 x 1.25 = 25). The following
land uses are exempt from this requirement:
b.
Parking Plan Contents.
(1)
The applicant shall provide a written analysis
of parking requirements which may include but is not limited to the
following information:
(a)
Availability of on-street parking near the use
and the distances to those spaces;
(b)
Building square footage for each specific use to
be served by off-street parking;
(c)
Number of dwelling units;
(d)
Hours of operation;
(e)
Estimated number of patrons/customers at peak hours
of operation;
(f)
Maximum number of employees present on one (1)
shift;
(g)
Building occupancy loads;
(h)
Estimates of parking demand based on recommendations
of the Institute of Traffic Engineers, Urban Land Institute, the International
Council of Shopping Centers, the American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials, the American Planning Association, or
other acceptable source of parking demand data; and
(i)
Any additional information as requested by the
Community Development Director.
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Generally.
1.
A reduction to the number of parking spaces required by Section 425.150, Required Off-Street Parking, may be granted
by complying with any one (1) or combination of the parking alternatives
listed in this Section, provided that it is determined by the applicable
decision-making body or official that the analysis provides adequate
documentation of reduced parking demand and demonstrates that the
reduction will not create significant adverse impacts on surrounding
properties.
B.
Parking Alternatives.
1.
Parking Studies.
a.
The minimum parking requirements may be modified upon submittal
of a parking demand study demonstrating that anticipated off-street
parking demand for the proposed development, use, or combination of
uses will be less or more than that specified in the parking plan.
b.
Parking demand studies shall estimate the parking and loading
demand based on recommendations of the Institute of Traffic Engineers,
Urban Land Institute, the International Council of Shopping Centers,
the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials,
the American Planning Association, or other acceptable source of parking
demand data for uses and/or combinations of uses of comparable activities,
scale, bulk, area and location.
2.
Shared Parking.
a.
The number of required parking spaces may be reduced for parking
facilities that are shared by more than one use if the applicant demonstrates
that the peak parking demands for such uses occur at different times,
either daily or seasonally.
c.
Shared parking areas shall require a parking agreement to be
recorded prior to issuance of a building permit for new development
or a certificate of occupancy for existing buildings. If such agreement
is revoked by any party, then the required off-street parking spaces
shall be provided pursuant to this Code.
3.
On-Street Parking.
a.
For mixed-use and nonresidential uses, any on-street parking
located directly in front of the subject property may be counted towards
on-site parking requirements.
4.
Bicycle Parking.
a.
The number of required parking spaces may be reduced for uses
providing bicycle parking located in accordance with the following:
b.
Such reduction may be approved at a ratio of up to one (1) off-street
vehicle space reduction per two (2) bicycle spaces provided. The total
number of required vehicle off-street parking spaces shall not be
reduced by more than five percent (5%) for any project.
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Number.
1.
This Article does not require a minimum number of off-street
loading spaces; however, uses requiring shipping and receiving of
materials or goods shall provide off-street loading spaces built to
the standards identified in this Section.
C.
Location.
1.
Loading areas shall not be located in the front yard.
2.
Off-street loading spaces shall not obstruct or occupy any parking
space, circulation or vehicle stacking space for drive-through lanes.
3.
Each required loading space shall open directly upon an aisle
or driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient
means of access to a street or public service drive.
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Drive-through facilities and other establishments which by their
nature create lines of customers waiting in automobiles shall provide
off-street waiting areas on the same lot as the use in addition to
the required number of parking spaces.
B.
The number of required stacking spaces shall be provided in accordance
with Table 425.180.A, Stacking Space Requirements.
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Table 425.180.A
Stacking Space Requirements
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Drive-Through Activity
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Minimum Required Stacking Spaces
(per lane)
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Measured from Flow Line To
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Bank or financial institution, or automated teller machine
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5
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Teller window
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Restaurant
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5
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Pickup window
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Automobile wash
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5
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Outside of washing bay
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Automotive repair
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3
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Outside of bay
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Other
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Determined by the Community Development Director based on anticipated
demand
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C.
Vehicle stacking spaces shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet in width
and nineteen (19) feet in length.
D.
If two (2) or more drive-through lanes converge into one (1) lane,
the stacking spaces located after the convergence point will count
towards the required stacking spaces for both drive-through lanes.
E.
Required vehicle stacking spaces shall not interfere with access
to parking spaces.
F.
Drive-through lanes shall be designed with an abutting bypass lane
to allow motorists an opportunity to exit the drive-through lane.
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Use of Parking and Loading Areas.
1.
Except for residential uses, no off-street parking or loading
space shall be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles.
a.
It shall be unlawful to utilize any required off-street parking
or loading facilities for motor vehicle repair work or service of
any kind, except as expressly permitted in this Code.
b.
Vehicles for sale shall be parked only at facilities approved
for vehicle sales.
c.
Vehicles for sale may be parked in nonresidential areas for
a maximum of ten (10) hours and only when the vehicle is used for
transportation purposes to that commercial destination.
2.
Off-street parking spaces provided in excess of the number required
may be used for any legal purpose within the respective zoning district.
3.
If a required off-street parking space is converted to another
use or can no longer be used for off-street parking, it shall be deemed
a violation of this Code.
B.
Location Of Parking And Loading Areas.
1.
Proximity to Structure And/Or Use.
a.
Required parking spaces and loading spaces shall be located
on the same lot with the principal structure or the principal use.
b.
Required parking spaces may be located on a separate lot subject
to the following:
(1)
Mixed-use and nonresidential uses only.
(2)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible
parking shall not be located off-site.
(3)
Off-site parking shall not be located more than
five hundred (500) feet walking distance measured from the main entrance
of the use to the pedestrian entrance/exit of the parking area.
(4)
Off-site parking may be shared with another use, provided that the shared parking meets the standards in Section 425.160(B)(2), Shared Parking.
(5)
Off-site parking areas shall require a parking
agreement to be recorded prior to issuance of a building permit for
new development or a certificate of occupancy for existing buildings.
If such agreement is revoked by any party, then the required off-street
parking spaces shall be provided pursuant to this Code.
2.
Location On A Site.
a.
Required parking spaces for detached houses, duplexes, and townhouses
shall be located within a detached or attached garage.
b.
Parking areas and drive aisles shall be set back a minimum of
ten (10) feet from all property lines.
c.
Parking areas and drive aisles located within the required front building setback shall be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from the front property line, curb, or sidewalk, whichever is greater, and shall be landscaped in accordance with Chapter 425, Article II, Landscape, Screening, and Fencing.
d.
In the MU District, parking is discouraged between the principal
structure and the street.
3.
Parking Area Layout.
a.
Parking Stall And Aisle Design.
(1)
Parking stalls and aisles shall be designed according
to Table 425.190.B.3, Parking
Stall Design.
(2)
Each required off-street parking space shall open
directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to
provide safe and efficient means of access to a street or public service
drive.
(3)
Off-street parking lots designed for parking vehicles
longer than nineteen (19) feet, bumper to bumper, shall have parking
stall and maneuvering space areas of such sizes and dimensions as
will accommodate the parking and maneuvering of such vehicles.
(4)
Vertical clearance of not less than seven (7) feet
is required for all parking areas.
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Table 425.190.B.3
Parking Stall Design
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Angle of Parking
(degrees)
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Depth of Stall Perpendicular
(feet)
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Width of Stall Parallel to Aisle
(feet)
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Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
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Curb length per stall
(feet)
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Parallel
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9.0
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24.0
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12.0, one-way
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24.0
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30°
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17.3
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18.0
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23.0, one-way
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18.0
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45°
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19.8
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12.7
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12.5, one-way
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12.7
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60°
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21.0
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10.5
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17.5, one-way
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10.5
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90°
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19.0
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9.0
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23.0
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9.0
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C.
Parking And Loading Area Surfacing.
1.
All required off-street parking lots shall comply with the following:
a.
Be constructed in accordance with design specifications located
in the Engineering and Plan Preparation Manual for Public
Facilities (Title V, Appendix A).
b.
Have a thoroughly compacted subgrade, be properly drained and
surfaced with either:
(1)
Portland cement concrete having a minimum thickness
of six (6) inches and a minimum compressive strength of three thousand
(3,000) pounds per square inch when twenty-eight (28) days old.
(2)
Asphaltic concrete construction consisting of a
minimum six-inch waterbound macadam or penetration macadam base covered
with two (2) inches of asphaltic hot-mix.
(3)
A five-and-one-half-inch base of rolled stone,
two (2) inches of Type X asphaltic concrete mix and one and one-half
(1 1/2) inches of Type C asphaltic concrete mix. An alternate
pavement design may be approved if the Public Works Director finds
the alternative design to be equivalent in strength and useful life.
(4)
Be provided with a six-inch-high concrete curb
around the perimeter of the lot so as to protect all adjacent properties
from trespass and to control and direct surface drainage.
c.
Parking stalls shall be marked by two-and-one-half-inch-wide
painted lines, and suitable directional arrows and markings shall
be painted on the lot surface.
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The visual impacts of a parking structure shall be minimized through
compliance with the following standards:
1.
Parking structures shall be located in the rear of lots when
feasible, reserving the street frontage for commercial uses.
2.
Parking structures shall blend in with the architectural characteristics
and materials of buildings in the surrounding area.
3.
Automobile entrances shall be located on secondary streets or
alleys, to the maximum extent feasible.
4.
Pedestrian entrances shall be designed to be welcoming and easily
identifiable.
5.
Where visible from a public right-of-way, structured parking
shall be screened or wrapped on upper floors with architectural details
and materials to screen vehicles.
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General.
1.
The location, width, and number of entrance and exit access
drives to parking areas shall be in accordance with the Engineering
and Plan Preparation Manual for Public Facilities (Title V, Appendix A)
and the St. Louis County Access Management Guidelines.
B.
Cross-Access Requirements.
1.
Development that includes nonresidential uses shall allow for
shared, private vehicular access among all buildings and/or lots within
the development and with adjacent lots to the maximum extent feasible
in order to facilitate movement of customers and their vehicles without
generating additional turning movements on public streets.
2.
Where cross-access is provided across multiple lots, a cross-access
easement shall be recorded with the St. Charles County Recorder of
Deeds prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
3.
The Public Works Director may waive the requirement for cross-access,
in whole or in part, administratively, where cross-access is deemed
impractical due to vehicular safety issues or environmental constraints,
such as severe topography.
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Required Pedestrian And Bicycle Facilities.
1.
Sidewalks.
a.
Sidewalks shall be installed on both sides of all arterials,
collector streets, and local streets, and within and along the frontage
of all new development and redevelopment, with the following exceptions:
(1)
Sidewalks are not required on local streets in
the RR, R1, and LI Zoning Districts.
(2)
In steep-slope areas, sidewalks on one (1) side
of the street may be approved to reduce excessive slope disturbance,
adverse impacts on natural resources, and potential soil erosion and
drainage problems.
(3)
In lieu of a sidewalk, the decision-making body or official, as applicable based on the specific application type in Chapter 405, Administration and Procedures, may
require a multi-use trail or bikeway be installed along rights-of-way
as indicated in Comprehensive Plan or the City's Bicycle Plan.
b.
Multi-unit, nonresidential, and mixed-use developments shall
provide sidewalks in the following additional locations, as applicable:
(1)
Main Entry To Public Sidewalk.
(a)
Provide a safe, convenient, and accessible pedestrian
connection from the main entrance of a building to a public sidewalk
or internal walkway that connects to a public sidewalk.
(2)
To Adjoining Streets.
(a)
Provide pedestrian connections between internal
and perimeter sidewalks at a maximum of one thousand (1,000) feet
along the perimeter street. [Pedestrians walking along the perimeter
sidewalks shall be able to locate a sidewalk connection into the internal
sidewalk system without walking more than one thousand (1,000) feet
along the perimeter of the site.]
(3)
Between Multiple Buildings On A Site.
(a)
All developments containing more than one (1) building
shall provide sidewalks between the principal entrances of buildings.
(4)
To Adjacent Development.
(a)
Sidewalks serving a site shall align and connect
with any sidewalks on adjacent properties that extend to the boundary
of such properties. Multiple pedestrian connections between adjacent
developments shall be provided to the maximum extent practical.
(5)
At each point where a sidewalk must cross a parking
lot, internal street or driveway to make a required connection, it
shall be clearly marked by using a change in paving materials or a
change in paving color.
B.
Standards For All Pedestrian And Bicycle Facilities.
1.
Pedestrian and bicycle facilities shall be provided by the developer
to allow convenient access through or across the development and connectivity
with pedestrian and bicycle facilities, parks, schools, and adjacent
neighborhoods.
2.
Pedestrian and bicycle facilities shall be constructed in accordance
with the Engineering and Plan Preparation Manual for Public
Facilities (Title V, Appendix A).
3.
Pedestrian and bicycle facilities or other locations as required
by the Public Works Director shall include ramps that are compliant
with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
