Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered, or converted for any use permitted in the district in which it is located unless there shall be provided on the lot of such buildings or structures, vehicle parking in the following ratio of vehicle spaces for the uses specified in the designated districts and no existing vehicle parking in connection with said use at the effective date of this ordinance may be reduced below the minimum number of spaces as hereinafter required.
(Ordinance 2011-09-00685, sec. 2, adopted 9/1/11; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)
The following shall be the minimum off-street parking spaces for residential uses:
(1)
All principal dwelling units.
Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
(Ordinance 2011-09-00685, sec. 2, adopted 9/1/11; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)
The following shall be the minimum off-street parking spaces for nonresidential uses:
(1)
Adult day care center
One (1) space for each five hundred square feet (500 sq. ft.) of gross floor area.
(2)
Amusement, athletic or recreational facilities
One (1) space for each three hundred square feet (300 sq. ft.).
(3)
Automobile repair, paint and body
Ten (10) spaces for customer parking and one (1) additional space per every four hundred gross square feet (400 GSF) for employee parking plus two (2) spaces per repair bay.
(4)
Bank, savings and loan or similar financial establishment
One (1) space for each three hundred square feet (300 sq. ft.) of floor area.
(5)
Bowling alley
Six (6) spaces for each lane.
(6)
Churches, religious or spiritual
One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main sanctuary.
(7)
Convalescent home or home for aged
One (1) space for each six (6) rooms or beds.
(8)
Gasoline service station
Minimum six (6) spaces.
(9)
Golf course
Minimum thirty (30) spaces.
(10)
High school, college or university
One (1) space for each classroom, laboratory or instruction area plus one (1) space for each (2) students accommodated in the institution.
(11)
Hospitals
One (1) space for every two (2) beds.
(12)
Hotel or motel
One (1) space for each room, unit or guest accommodation plus requirements for clubs, restaurants and other uses.
(13)
Institutions of philanthropic nature
Ten (10) spaces plus one (1) space for each employee.
(14)
Library or museum
Ten (10) spaces plus one (1) for each three hundred square feet (300 sq. ft.) of floor area.
(15)
Manufacturing, processing or repairing
One (1) space for each two (2) employees or one (1) space for each one thousand square feet (1,000 sq. ft.) of floor area, whichever is greater.
(16)
Medical
One (1) space for each three hundred square feet (300 sq. ft.) of floor area - minimum of five (5) spaces.
(17)
Offices, general
One (1) space for each three hundred square feet (300 sq. ft.) of floor area - minimum five (5) spaces.
(18)
Personal services to include but not limited to nail salon, hair salon or therapy
Four (4) spaces for each station.
(19)
Places of public assembly (not listed)
One (1) space for each three (3) seats provided.
(20)
Recreational, private or commercial area or building (other than listed)
One (1) space for every one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.).
(21)
Restaurant or cafeteria
One (1) space per one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.).
(22)
Retail
One (1) space for each two hundred square feet (200 sq. ft.) of floor area - minimum of five (5) spaces.
(23)
Schools, elementary, middle or junior high
One (1) space for each classroom plus one (1) space for each four (4) seats in the main auditorium, gymnasium or other place of assembly.
(24)
Storage or warehousing
One (1) space for each two (2) employees or one (1) space for each one thousand square feet (1,000 sq. ft.), whichever is greater.
(25)
Theatres, meeting rooms and places of public assembly
One (1) space for every three (3) seats.
(26)
Furniture store
One (1) space for each eight hundred square feet (800 sq. ft.) of gross floor area.
(Ordinance 2011-09-00685, sec. 2, adopted 9/1/11; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)
(a) 
In computing the parking requirements for any building or development, the total parking requirements shall be the sum of the specific parking space requirements for each class of use included in the building development.
(b) 
In the VC or CB districts, no parking space or other automobile storage space which is visible from the street shall be used for the storage of any commercial type vehicle including but not limited to commercial type truck, panel truck, box truck, commercial type van, box van, and trucks, vans or other vehicle that exceeds a two (2) ton capacity.
(c) 
Floor area of structure devoted to off-street parking of vehicles shall be excluded in computing the off-street parking requirements of any use.
(d) 
All required parking spaces in all nonresidential zoning districts shall be located in such a manner so as to permit maneuvering from each space to the nearest adjacent public street or alley without encroachment on the other parking spaces or requiring other vehicles to be moved.
(e) 
Where nonresidential or multifamily parking is constructed adjacent to residentially zoned property, a masonry screening wall of at least six feet (6') in height but not greater than eight feet (8') in height shall be erected.
(f) 
An appeal may be allowed for the standard parking requirements with submission of a parking study as part of the site plan approval process to the planning and zoning commission.
(g) 
Parking and drives to be weather-impervious surface. Parking and fire lanes shall be a minimum of three thousand five hundred pounds per square inch (3,500 psi) concrete of six inches (6") thick with six inches (6") of flex base material compacted to ninety-five percent (95%).
(Ordinance 2011-09-00685, sec. 2, adopted 9/1/11; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)
(a) 
Where questions arise concerning the minimum off-street parking requirements for any use not specifically listed, the requirements may be interpreted as those of a similar listed use.
(b) 
Where a determination of the minimum parking requirements cannot be readily ascertained for new or unlisted uses according to subsection (a) above or where uncertainty exists, the minimum off-street parking requirements shall be established by the same process as provided in section 14.03.801 for classifying new and unlisted uses.
(Ordinance 2011-09-00685, sec. 2, adopted 9/1/11; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)
(a) 
Ninety-degree (90°) angle parking.
Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet (9') wide nor less than eighteen feet (18') in length with a curb stop, otherwise 20 feet (20') in length. Maneuvering space shall be in addition to parking space and shall be not less than twenty-four feet (24') perpendicular to the building or parking line.
(b) 
Sixty-degree (60°) angle parking.
Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet (9') wide perpendicular to the parking angle nor less than eighteen feet (18') in length when measured at right angles to the building or parking line. Maneuvering space shall be in addition to parking space and shall be not less than twenty feet (20') perpendicular to the building or parking line.
(c) 
Forty-five-degree (45°) angle parking.
Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet (9') wide perpendicular to the parking angle nor less than eighteen feet (18') in length when measured at right angles to the building or parking line. Maneuvering space shall be in addition to parking space and shall be not less than eighteen feet (18') perpendicular to the building or parking line.
(Ordinance 2011-09-00685, sec. 2, adopted 9/1/11; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)
Every building or part thereof erected or occupied for retail business, service, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, hotel, mortuary, or other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise shall provide and maintain on the same premises loading space in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) 
For retail, commercial, sales, service, or industrial use buildings and establishments, off-street loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:
Square Feet of Gross Floor Area
Minimum Required Spaces or Berths
0 to 5,000
None
5,000 to 15,000
1
15,000 to 40,000
2
40,000 to 65,000
3
65,000 to 100,000
4
Each additional 50,000
1 additional
(2) 
For hotels, office buildings, restaurants, and similar establishments, off-street loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:
Square Feet of Gross Floor Area
Minimum Required Spaces or Berths
0 to 10,000
None
10,000 to 50,000
1
50,000 to 100,000
2
100,000 to 200,000
3
Each additional 200,000
1 additional
(3) 
Each required loading space shall have a minimum size of twelve feet by sixty feet (12' x 60') for LI and twelve feet by thirty-five feet (12' x 35') for CB uses with a vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet (14'), together with access and maneuvering areas.
(4) 
No loading facilities may be located facing any street.
(5) 
Loading facilities located on the side of a building but not facing a street shall be set back from the front property line a minimum distance of sixty feet (60').
(Ordinance 2011-09-00685, sec. 2, adopted 9/1/11; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)
(a) 
The driveway entry radius must not overlap the common property lines as projected to the street.
(b) 
Driveway culverts must be sized for each specific application. For new development, culvert size and material will be specified on the civil construction plans for each lot. For all other applications, the culvert size and material will be specified by the city at the time of the building permit or at the time a drive entry is required by the property owner. Culvert pipe material shall be either of reinforced concrete or minimum 16 gauge galvanized corrugated steel.
Culvert Material1
Minimum Inside Diameter
Minimum Extension2
Concrete Header Required
Reinforced concrete
18"
36"
No
Galvanized/corrugated steel
18"
N/A
Yes3
1
Embedment of class B+ or better per NCTCOG design manual drawing 3020 dated October 2004 required for all permanent culvert installations.
2
Minimum extension beyond the edge of the driveway. If a header is used, no extension is required.
3
No header is required for temporary culverts.
(Ordinance 2020-12-00924 adopted 12/3/20; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)
Required parking for a development may be located off site when approved by the planning and zoning commission and the city council. The planning and zoning commission and/or city council may authorize such alternative location of required parking space, along with any conditions determined necessary to promote safety and will adequately serve the public interest, subject to the following conditions:
(1) 
Except for the location, all other requirements relating to off-street parking shall be met.
(2) 
Such space shall be conveniently usable without causing unreasonable:
(A) 
Hazard to pedestrians;
(B) 
Hazard to vehicular traffic;
(C) 
Traffic congestion; or
(D) 
Detriment to the appropriate use of other properties in the vicinity.
(3) 
A written agreement shall be drawn to the satisfaction of the city attorney and executed by all parties concerned, assuring the continued availability of the off-street parking facility for the development it is intended to serve, subject to a minimum of the following conditions:
(A) 
Shuttling service provided to and from the off-site parking location starting a minimum of one hour prior to the start of the event and for a minimum of one hour following the event; and
(B) 
Advertisement posted three (3) business days prior to the event disclosing the site of off-site parking and shuttle service.
(Ordinance 2014-08-00786 adopted 8/7/14; Ordinance 2024-03-00998 adopted 3/21/2024)