The purpose and intent of these regulations are to secure safety
from fire, panic and other dangers; to lessen congestion in the streets
and alleys; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation
and circulation; to conserve the value of building and land uses;
and to encourage the most appropriate use of land. To this end, in
all zoned districts, there shall be provided at the time any use is
established or expanded, or any building is erected or structurally
altered (except as otherwise provided elsewhere in this section) minimum
off-street parking in conformance with the requirements established
herein.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same
lot with the building or use served, except that where an increase
in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of
use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly
by two or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may
be located and maintained not to exceed three hundred (300') feet
from an institutional or other nonresidential building served.
A. Up to
fifty (50%) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters, public
auditoriums, bowling alleys, dance halls, nightclubs or cafes, and
up to one hundred (100%) percent of the parking spaces required for
a church or school auditorium, may be provided and used jointly by
banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments
and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same
hours; provided, however, that written agreement thereto is properly
executed and filed as specified below.
B. In any
case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same
lot with the building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively
or jointly provided and used, a written agreement assuring their retention
for such purposes, shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties
concerned, approved as to form and execution by the City Attorney,
and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.
C. No required
off-street parking space shall be located within any public highway,
street or alley right-of-way.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
In computing the minimum size and area of parking spaces and
parking areas the following rules shall govern:
A. Parking
Space Size:
No parking space shall be less than ten (10')
feet in width by twenty (20') feet in length.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
In computing the number of parking spaces required, the following
rules shall govern:
A. Floor
Area shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use.
B. Where
fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed
to be the nearest whole number.
C. The parking
space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall
be the same as required for a use of similar nature as determined
by the City Manager or his/her designee; or in the case where the
City Manager is not able to make this determination, then the City
Council shall make the determination.
D. Whenever
a building or use constructed or established after the effective date
of this ordinance is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of
employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise,
to create a need for an increase of ten (10%) percent or more in the
number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on
the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a conforming building
or use existing prior to the effective date of this ordinance is enlarged
to the extent of fifty (50%) percent or more in floor area or in the
area used, said building or use shall then and thereafter comply with
the parking requirements set forth herein.
E. In the
case of mixed or joint uses, the parking spaces required shall equal
the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for
residential and nonresidential uses shall be in conformance with the
following:
A. Residential
Uses
1. Single-Family
Detached Dwellings: two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.
2. Duplex
Dwelling: two (2) spaces per dwelling unit plus one (1) additional
space for guest parking (total of five (5) spaces required)
3. Multifamily
Dwelling (Apartments, Condominiums, Apartment Hotels, Single-Family
Attached, etc.);
d) Greater than 3 Bedroom - 1 space per bedroom
Guest Parking:
(1) 0 - 30 spaces: 1 space per 5 required spaces
(2) 31 - 60 spaces: 5 spaces + 1 per 10 required spaces
(3) Over 60 spaces: 8 spaces + 1 per each 15 required spaces over 60
4. Boarding
House or Rooming House: one (1) space per each bed or individual sleeping
room.
5. Nursing,
Rest or Convalescent Home, Assisted Living, Senior Citizens Apartment
Dwelling, or other similar dwelling or institution: one (1) space
per each three (3) beds or one (1) space per individual sleeping unit,
whichever is greater.
B. Nonresidential
Uses:
1. Schools:
a) Elementary: one (1) space for each classroom or teaching station,
plus one (1) additional space for each four (4) seats in any auditorium,
gymnasium, or other place of assembly, whichever is greater.
b) Junior High/Middle School: Same requirements as for elementary schools.
c) High School: one (1) space for each classroom or teaching station,
plus one (1) additional space for each three (3) students accommodated
in the school.
d) College or University: Same requirements as for high schools.
e) Day Care Centers or Kindergarten: one (1) space per each five (5)
pupils accommodated, plus sufficient space to accommodate off-street
circulation for pickup and delivery of children by auto.
2. Churches
and Places of Worship: one (1) space for each three (3) seats in the
main sanctuary or auditorium.
3. Other
Institutions and Special Uses:
a) Hospital, General Acute Care: one (1) space per each bed.
b) Hospital, Chronic Care: one (1) space per each three (3) beds.
c) Institution for Alcoholic, Narcotic or Psychiatric Patients: one
(1) space for each two (2) employees or attendants.
d) Health or Fitness Center: one (1) space per each two hundred (200
SF) square feet of floor area.
e) Institutions of a Philanthropic Nature: ten (10) spaces plus one
(1) space for each employee.
4. Community
Facilities.
a) Art Gallery or Museum: one (1) space per each one thousand (1,000
SF) square feet of floor area.
b) Library: one (1) space per each five hundred (500 SF) square feet
of floor area.
c) Community Center (public or private): one (1) space per each one
hundred (100 SF) square feet of floor area.
d) Meeting Rooms and Places of Public Assembly: one (1) space per each
three (3) seats or one (1) space per each 100 square feet of floor
area, whichever is greater.
e) Lodge or Fraternal Organization: one (1) space per each two hundred
(200 SF) square feet of floor area.
5. Personal
Service (including, but not limited to, beauty shops, barbershops,
and nail salons) and Retail uses.
a) Personal Service Shop or Establishment: one (1) space per each two
hundred (200 SF) square feet of floor area.
b) Mortuary/Funeral Home: one (1) space per each fifty (50 SF) square
feet of floor area in slumber rooms, parlors, and individual service
rooms, or one (1) space per each two (2) seats accommodated in a chapel
area, whichever is greater.
c) Furniture Stores and Appliance Stores: one (1) space per each four
hundred (400 SF) square feet of floor area.
d) Gasoline Service Stations: Minimum of six (6) spaces. (For Gasoline
sales in combination with convenience stores - both gasoline service
station and retail store calculations must be used)
e) Retail Stores or Shops: one (1) space per each two hundred (200 SF)
square feet of floor area.
f) Open (outdoor) Retail Sales: one (1) space per each six hundred (600
SF) square feet of open site area utilized, exclusive of buildings.
6. Office,
Professional or Financial Uses.
a) Banks, Savings and Loan or other similar financial establishments:
one (1) space per each three hundred (300 SF) square feet of floor
area.
b) Doctor’s Offices and Medical Clinics: one (1) space per each
one hundred (100 SF) square feet of floor area.
c) Veterinarian Offices or Clinics: one (1) space per each three hundred
(300 SF) square feet of floor area.
d) Offices, General: one (1) space per each three hundred (300 sq. ft.)
square feet of floor area.
e) Dance, Music, Display or Drama Studios: one (1) space per each two
hundred (200 SF) square feet of floor area.
f) Business, Trade or Craft School: one (1) space per each three (3)
students in attendance at peak time of day.
7. Transient
Lodging Uses.
a) Hotel, Motel: one (1) space per each room, unit or guest accommodation
plus specific requirements for restaurants, cocktail lounges, and
related facilities prescribed elsewhere in this section.
b) Seasonal Camp or Cabin: one (1) space per each sleeping unit or cabin.
8. Eating
and Drinking Establishments.
a) Restaurant, Cafeteria or Cafe: one (1) space per each three (3) seats
under maximum seating arrangement, or one (1) space per each one hundred
(100 SF) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
b) Drive-In Eating and Drinking Establishments: twelve (12) spaces plus
one (1) space per each fifty (50 SF) square feet of floor area.
c) Cocktail Lounges, Taverns and Similar Establishments: one (1) space
per each one hundred (100 [sq.] ft.) square feet of floor area.
9. Social,
Recreation and Entertainment Uses.
a) Commercial Amusement Establishments: one (1) space per each one hundred
(100 SF) square feet of floor area.
b) Bowling Alley: six (6) spaces per each bowling lane.
c) Private Club or Nightclub: one (1) space per each one hundred (100
SF) square feet of floor area.
d) Theater: one (1) space per each three (3) seats.
e) Country Club: one (1) space per each one hundred (100 SF) square
feet of floor area, exclusive of locker rooms and bathhouses.
f) Recreation Club or Area, Private: one (1) space per each one hundred
(100 SF) square feet of floor area.
g) Golf Course: five (5) spaces per each green.
h) Dance Hall or Ballroom: one (1) space per each one hundred (100 SF)
square feet of floor area.
i) Sports Arena, Stadium or Gymnasium: one (1) space per each four (4)
seats or bench seating spaces.
10. Wholesale,
Warehousing, Enclosed Storage, Manufacturing, Processing and Repairing
Uses.
a) Wholesale, Warehousing and Enclosed Storage: one (1) space per each
two (2) employees, or one (1) space per each one thousand (1,000 SF)
square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
b) Manufacturing, Processing or Repairing: one (1) space per each two
(2) employees, or one (1) space per each one thousand (1,000 SF) square
feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
c) Building Materials/Lumber Yard: one (1) space per each one thousand
(1,000 SF) square feet of site area.
d) Storage Yards for Sand, Gravel or Petroleum Products: one (1) space
per each two thousand (2,000 SF) square feet of site area.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
A. No vehicle
shall be parked on a lot or tract located within any zoning district
unless the area upon which such vehicle is parked is paved with a
hard surface. Hard surface shall not be defined as concrete pavers,
paver stones, concrete blocks or similar material. Hard surface shall
be defined as asphalt or concrete except as follows:
1. On
residential lots where the driveway exceeds 150 feet alternate materials
approved by the street department and fire marshal may be utilized.
Materials shall be dust-free all-weather and capable of supporting
a 56,000 pound axle load.
2. On
Industrial zoned properties where heavy truck loads are required,
alternative materials approved by the street department and fire marshal
may be utilized. Materials shall be all-weather and capable of supporting
a 56,000 pound axle load. Employee and customer parking shall meet
the design standards of this Section.
B. In computing
the parking requirements for any lot, the total parking requirements
shall be the sum of the specific parking space requirements for each
use included on that lot.
C. Where
multiple uses are proposed for a building, the parking requirements
shall be calculated on the basis of the most restrictive requirements
unless specific areas of different uses are delineated by floor or
building segment.
D. Wherever
a nonresidential parking lot is located across the street from, or
adjacent to, residentially zoned property, and is designed so that
headlight beams will shine into residences (whether or not such residences
have been built at the time the parking lot is constructed), an irrigated
earthen berm, evergreen shrubs or a wall or fence or other screening
material of not less than three (3) feet in height above the finished
grade of the off-street parking area shall be erected and maintained
so as to provide a headlight screen for the residential zoning district.
E. Parking
spaces shall be provided with sufficient space for entering and exiting
without backing onto a public street. Parking spaces on the perimeter
of the parking lot and abutting a property line shall have a wheel
stop or curb as a barrier two (2) feet from the end of the parking
space.
F. For MF
Districts, the off-street parking spaces designated for each dwelling
unit shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of the dwelling
unit served by such spaces.
G. For properties
zoned residential or multifamily, no parking space, garage, carport,
or other automobile storage space or structure shall be used for the
storage or parking of any truck, truck trailer, van, recreational
vehicle, or boat exceeding one and one-half (1-1/2) ton capacity.
H. No vehicle
shall be parked on a lot or tract within an area zoned as residential
or multifamily when such vehicle is greater than thirty (30) feet
in overall length (including tongue), including a fifth-wheel trailer,
bus or recreational vehicle, unless the following conditions are met:
1. The
vehicle is parked in a building, either attached to the main residential
building or detached, completely enclosed by three walls and a roof,
and the open side of the building shall have an opaque gate at least
six (6) feet in height. A building used to meet the foregoing requirement
shall comply with all applicable area, height, and setback requirements
for attached or detached accessory buildings;
2. The
vehicle is wholly parked on a hard surface driveway behind the front
building line of the residence;
3. The
vehicle may not be parked beside a structure in the required side
yards;
4. On
corner lots, no parking shall be allowed within 15 feet from the side
property line adjacent to a street.
5. The
vehicle may not be used as overnight sleeping quarters for more than
two (2) consecutive nights within a six (6) month period of time.
I. For the
SF-10, SF-6, SF-5, D, and MF districts, no heavy load vehicle, truck
trailer, truck tractor, manufactured home, motor home, camper, trailer,
boat, machinery, farm equipment or machinery, or any other similar
equipment or machinery shall be parked or left standing for more than
two (2) days out of any consecutive seven (7) day period within the
front yard between the front building line and the front property
line or within the side yard of a corner lot between the side building
line and the side property line on the side of the lot abutting a
street or public right-of-way.
J. In no
instance shall any heavy load vehicle, truck trailer, truck tractor,
manufactured home, motor home, camper, trailer, boat, machinery, farm
equipment or machinery, or any other similar equipment or machinery
including motor vehicles, trucks or vans be parked or left standing
at any time on a surface other than a driveway or hard surface paved
parking lot.
K. No vehicle
shall be parked on a lot or tract located in an area zoned as residential
or multifamily when such vehicle is situated on blocks, jacks or anything
other than the wheels or mechanism that are originally designed to
equip such vehicles for traveling purposes.
L. Cars,
vans, trucks, recreational vehicles, trailers, or boats shall not
be permanently connected to sewer lines, water lines, or electricity.
The recreational vehicle, trailer, or boat may be connected to electricity
temporarily for charging batteries.
M. Parking
spaces and loading spaces shall be connected by an asphalt or concrete
paved driveway (of approved specifications) to a street or alley where
curb cuts are provided. Drainage shall be in accordance with city
standards.
N. Where
a lot or tract of land is used for a combination of uses or mixed
uses, the off-street parking requirements shall be the composite or
sum of the requirements for each type of use and no off-street parking
space provided for one type use or building shall be included in calculating
the off-street parking requirements for any other use or building
except as prescribed by ordinance.
O. No part
of a parked vehicle may extend over the public sidewalk or the public
right-of-way.
P. STACKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVE-THRU FACILITIES: A stacking space shall be
an area on a site measuring eight (8) feet by twenty (20) feet with
direct forward access to a service window or station of a drive-through
facility which does not constitute space for any other circulation
driveway, parking space, or maneuvering area.
1. For
kiosks, a minimum of two (2) stacking spaces for each service window
shall be provided.
2. For
each service window of a drive-through restaurant, a minimum of seven
(7) stacking spaces shall be provided.
3. For
banks with drive-through facilities, each teller window or station,
human or mechanical, shall be provided with a minimum of five (5)
stacking spaces.
Q. OVERSIZED
VEHICLES. No vehicle rated to have a carry capacity exceeding one
(1) ton shall be parked on a lot or tract located in an area zoned
as residential or multifamily unless such vehicle is being actively
loaded or unloaded.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
Any lawful driveway that was in existence prior to the effective
date of this ordinance, shall be deemed legal nonconforming. Should
the primary structure on the property where the nonconforming driveway
is located be destroyed by more than 50%, or be deemed discontinued
or abandoned in the case of a nonresidential use, the property shall
conform to the provisions set forth in this Article. Normal repairs,
including [adding] additional gravel to the existing driveway shall
be allowed; however, no expansion to the existing driveway shall be
allowed. Expansions to existing driveways will require compliance
with the provisions as set forth in this Article.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
No fence, screen wall or visual barrier shall be located or
placed where it obstructs the vision of motor vehicle drivers approaching
any street or driveway intersection. At all street or driveway intersections
clear visibility shall be maintained across the lot for a proper distance
along both streets and driveways.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
Off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained for
all retail, commercial and industrial uses and structures for receiving
and loading merchandise, supplies, and materials within a building
or on the lot or tract adjacent thereto. Such spaces may be adjacent
to a public alley or private service drive or may consist of a truck
berth within a building or structure, however no portion of the off-street,
loading space shall be located within or extend into any public street,
highway or alley right-of-way.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
At least one-half (1/2) of the required off-street loading spaces
or truck berths shall have a minimum dimension of ten (10') feet by
fifty (50') feet each and the remaining required spaces or berths
shall have a minimum dimension of ten (10') feet by twenty-five (25')
feet each - exclusive of turnaround and maneuvering space.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
A. No building,
structure or part thereof used for nonresidential purposes in any
commercial district shall hereafter be enlarged or extended unless
off-street loading space is provided in accordance with the provisions
of this section.
B. No building,
structure or part thereof used for nonresidential purposes in any
industrial district shall hereafter be enlarged or extended to provide
a gross floor area of twenty-five thousand (25,000 SF) square feet
or more unless off-street parking is provided in accordance with the
provisions of this section.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
The minimum number of off-street loading spaces required shall
be in conformance with the following schedules:
A. Retail,
Service (except personal service), Commercial and Industrial Uses.
SF of Floor Area In Building or Structure
|
Minimum Number of Off-Street Loading Spaces or Berths Required
|
---|
0,000 to 9,999
|
None
|
10,000 to 49,999
|
1
|
50,000 to 99,999
|
2
|
100,000 to 199,999
|
3
|
Each additional 100,000
|
1 additional
|
B. Office
Buildings, Hotels/Motels, Restaurants and Similar Establishments
SF of Floor Area In Building or Structure
|
Minimum Number of Off-Street Loading Spaces or Berths Required
|
---|
0,000 to 49,999
|
None
|
50,000 to 149,999
|
1
|
150,000 to 299,999
|
2
|
300,000 to 499,999
|
3
|
500,000 to 999,999
|
4
|
Each additional 100,000
|
1 additional
|
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)