The purpose of these off-street parking and loading regulations
is to relieve congestion and provide for safe movement of traffic
along public streets, to promote the general welfare and convenience
and prosperity of residential, commercial and manufacturing developments
which depend upon the availability of off-street parking facilities,
and to protect adjacent residential neighborhoods from vehicular traffic
and parking congestion generated by commercial and industrial uses.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation who owns, leases,
or controls a building or structure to fail, neglect or refuse to
provide and maintain off-street parking and loading facilities as
required in this chapter.
(Ord. of 2-22-2011(1))
In computation of the number of off-street parking spaces required,
a fractional space of one-half space or more shall be counted as one
space.
(Ord. of 2-22-2011(1))
The type of use, size and number of required parking spaces
shall be as follows:
A. Transportation.
Railroad, bus, air, marine terminal, one parking space for each five
seats in waiting terminal.
B. Trade.
1. Wholesale,
one parking space for each two employees based on largest shift, plus
one space for each company vehicle.
C. Commercial
Use.
1. Retail
store not otherwise specified herein, one space per two hundred fifty
square feet of floor area;
2. Bank,
business or professional office, unless otherwise specified, one space
per five hundred square feet of floor area;
3. Retail,
handling bulky merchandise such as furniture or automobile, one space
per five hundred square feet of floor area;
4. Medical
or dental clinic or office, one space per two hundred square feet
of floor area;
5. Shopping
centers, one space per two hundred fifty square feet of floor area;
6. Motels
and hotels shall be provided with one and one-tenth parking space
for each unit.
D. Commercial
Food Uses.
1. Restaurants,
one space per four seats maximum occupancy and one per employee on
the largest shift;
2. Taverns,
one space per one hundred square feet of floor area. Taverns offering
dancing or live entertainment, one space per seventy-five square feet
of floor area,
3. Fast
food establishments, one space per fifty square feet of floor area.
E. Food
Stores.
1. Convenience
stores (mini-marts), one space per one hundred square feet of floor
area;
2. Grocery
stores, one space per two hundred fifty square feet of floor area.
F. Personal
Services.
1. Self-service
laundry and dry cleaning, one parking space for each three machines;
2. Beauty
shops, three parking spaces per operator;
3. Barbershops,
two parking spaces per chair.
G. Business
Services.
1. Advertising
and duplicating, employment agencies, same for professional offices;
2. Warehousing,
one parking space for each two employees based on largest shift, plus
one space for each company vehicle.
H. Repair
Services (wearing apparel, motor vehicles, appliances and furniture)
1. Zero
to three thousand square feet of floor area, five spaces;
2. In
excess of three thousand square feet of floor area, five spaces, plus
one additional space for each eight hundred square feet of floor area
in excess of three thousand square feet.
I. Professional
Services.
1. General
hospitals, for all bed capacities, one parking space for each two
beds;
2. Convalescent
hospitals, nursing homes, guesthomes, foster homes, one parking space
for each three beds;
3. Residential
facilities for the elderly, one and one-fourth spaces per unit;
4. Veterinary
hospitals, six parking spaces, plus one space for each two hundred
fifty square feet of floor area in excess of one thousand square feet;
5. Contract
construction, one parking space for each two employees based on largest
shift, plus one space for each company vehicle.
J. Educational
Services.
1. Child
care nursery, one parking space per employee, plus three spaces;
2. Elementary
schools, one parking space per employee;
3. High
schools, one parking space per employee, plus one space per seven
students:
a. Plus additional parking for stadium or sports arenas as required
in subsection (L)(l) of this section;
4. College
or university, one parking space per employee, plus one space per
three students:
a. Plus additional parking for stadium or sports arenas as required
in subsection (L)(l) of this section;
5. Trade,
vocation or business schools, one parking space per employee, plus
one space per two students.
K. Miscellaneous
Services.
1. Churches,
for all seating capacity in sanctuary or seating hall:
a. In residential zones, one parking space for each five seats,
b. In commercial zones, one parking space for each ten seats;
2. Private
clubs, lodges and union halls, for floor area devoted to public assembly,
one parking space for each fifty square feet of floor area.
L. Entertainment
and Recreation.
1. Theaters,
auditoriums and sports arenas or stadiums, including school auditoriums
and stadiums, for all fixed seating capacity (eighteen linear inches
of bench equals one seat), one parking space for each five seats;
2. Skating
rinks, dancehalls, exhibition halls, without fixed seats, for floor
area devoted to public assembly or activity, one parking space for
each fifty square feet of floor area;
3. Bowling
alleys, four parking spaces for each alley;
4. Billiard
parlor, two parking spaces for each table;
5. Parks,
recreation areas and pools, golf courses, as determined by the planning
commission.
M. Parking
Requirements For Uses Not Specified. The parking space requirements
of buildings and uses not set forth herein shall be determined by
the planning director, and such determination shall be based upon
requirements for the most comparable building or use specified herein,
or where no such use is comparable, such space which would appear
necessary to provide adequate parking for the use.
(Ord. of 2-22-2011(1))
In connection with the use of and for manufacturing, warehousing,
wholesaling, contractors or distributive industries, off-street parking
space shall be provided as follows:
One off-street parking space for each two employees computed
on the basis of the maximum number of employees which can be employed
on the largest shift at any one time plus one space for each company
vehicle.
(Ord. of 2-22-2011(1))
On the same land therewith, every structure or part thereof
erected or occupied for manufacturing, storage warehouse, wholesaling,
department store, food store, hotel, hospital, funeral home, laundry,
or dry cleaning plants or other uses involving the receipt or distribution
by vehicle of materials or merchandise incidental to carrying on such
activity, shall be provided with sufficient space for standing, loading
and unloading vehicles to avoid undue interference with the public
use of streets and alleys. Such space shall be no less than ten feet
by twenty-five feet for every ten thousand square feet of floor area
with a fourteen-foot minimum height clearance, but shall not be a
part of any area used for off-street parking purposes.
(Ord. of 2-22-2011(1))
A parking area exclusively for passenger automobiles may be
permitted in residential districts (R-l, R-2 and R-3) if authorized
by the planning commission through approval of a use permit. Said
parking area shall be subject to the following minimum requirements
in addition to those elsewhere specified in this chapter:
A. Accessibility
of Parking Area. The parking area shall be accessory to and for use
of one or more uses permitted in an abutting commercial or industrial
district.
B. To
be Used Only for Parking Passenger Automobiles. The parking area shall
be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles.
C. Signs.
No signs of any kind, other than signs designating entrance, exits
and conditions of use, shall be maintained on such parking areas.
Such signs shall not exceed four square feet in size and the number
and location shall be approved by the planning commission prior to
installation.
D. Fencing.
The parking area shall be fenced along all interior property lines
by a solid fence of wood, masonry or other materials approved by the
planning commission. The height of such fence shall be the maximum
permitted by this chapter, or to a lesser height as approved by the
planning commission.
E. Landscaping, Screening, and Maintenance. Landscaping and screening along the street side property line shall be installed and maintained as required in the "Development, Operation and Maintenance of Parking Spaces" provisions of Section
17.76.120.
F. Additional
Requirements or Conditions. In addition to the above requirements,
such parking lot shall comply with such further requirements or conditions
as may be prescribed by the planning commission for the protection
of the residential district in which such parking lot is to be located.
G. Overnight
Parking Prohibited—Exception. Overnight parking is prohibited
unless said parking lot is completely enclosed by an approved barrier
and is locked and limited to passenger automobiles.
(Ord. of 2-22-2011(1))
The joint use of off-street parking areas may be authorized
by use permit for the following uses or activities under the following
conditions:
A. Up
to fifty percent of the off-street parking for nighttime uses, such
as theaters, bowling alleys, bars, or restaurants, may be supplied
by the parking area provided for daytime uses, such as banks, offices,
retail and personal service establishments.
B. Up
to fifty percent of the off-street parking for daytime uses may be
supplied by the parking area provided by a nighttime use.
C. Up
to fifty percent of the parking for churches or auditoriums may be
supplied by the parking facilities provided by daytime uses.
D. The
parking area shall be located within three hundred feet of the use
intended to be served measured along the normal walking distance along
a public right-of-way;
E. The
applicant shall submit sufficient data to indicate that there is no
conflict in the principal operating hours of the uses proposing to
make use of the joint parking facilities;
F. The
property owners involved in the joint use of off-street parking facilities
shall submit a legal agreement approved by the city attorney as to
form and content. Such instrument, when approved as conforming to
the provisions of this section, shall be recorded by the property
owner in the office of the county recorder and a copy thereof filed
with the building department of the city.
(Ord. of 2-22-2011(1))
Up to thirty percent of all required and non-required vehicle
parking spaces, excluding handicapped spaces, may be sized for compact
cars. Compact car spaces shall meet the following minimum dimensions
and shall be clearly marked "Compact Cars":
Table 17.76.150 Maneuvering Width
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Type
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Stall Width
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Stall Depth
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One Aisle
|
Two Aisle
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1.
|
90 degree
|
7.5 feet
|
16 feet
|
25 feet
|
24 feet
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2.
|
60 degree
|
7.5 feet
|
18 feet
|
19 feet
|
18 feet
|
3.
|
45 degree
|
7.5 feet
|
17 feet
|
13 feet
|
12 feet
|
4.
|
30 degree
|
7.5 feet
|
14 feet
|
12 feet
|
12 feet
|
(Ord. of 2-22-2011(1))
Any decision of the planning commission regarding any matters contained in Sections
17.76.010 through
17.76.150, is subject to appeal in the manner provided for in Chapter
17.84.
(Ord. of 2-22-2011(1))