Chapter 17.70 OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING, AND ACCESS

§ 17.70.010 Off-street loading.

In all districts (except those specifically excepted and noted), for each use for which a building is to be erected or structurally enlarged, off-street loading berths shall be provided to comply with the following requirements:

Commercial, industrial, and public utility uses which have a gross area of 5,000 square feet or more shall provide off-street truck loading or unloading berths in accordance with the following table:

Square Feet of Floor Area	Number of Berths Required
Less than 5,000	0
5,001 to 30,000	1
30,001 to 100,000	2
100,001 and over	3

Office buildings, hotels, motels, hospitals, institutions, schools, public buildings, recreational or entertainment facilities, and any similar use which has a gross floor area of 30,000 square feet or more shall provide off-street truck loading or unloading berths in accordance with the following table:

Square Feet of Floor Area	Number of Berths Required
Less than 30,000	0
30,001 to 100,000	1
100,001 and over	2

A loading berth shall be a minimum of 35 feet long and have a height clearance of 14 feet. Where the vehicles generally used for loading and unloading exceed these dimensions, the required length of these berths shall be increased.

If loading space has been provided in connection with an existing use or is added to an existing use, the loading space shall not be eliminated if elimination would result in less loading space than is required to adequately handle the needs of the particular use.

Off-street parking areas used for loading and unloading shall not be counted as required loading spaces and shall not be used for loading and unloading operations except during periods of the day when not required for parking needs.

(Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4))

§ 17.70.020 Off-street parking.

Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for any expansion or new building, structure or use in accordance with the requirements herein.

Downtown Parking District (DPD). The city designates the following tax lots as the downtown parking district. New uses are not required to provide off-site parking in this district as it is a historically developed commercial area with limited potential for additional parking. The city has made efforts to provide public parking near this downtown area to offset the lack of available private parking. The tax lots included in the downtown parking district include:

Street Address	Map and Tax Lot Number
109 Main Street	36-4W-15CC TL 9600
111 E. Main Street	36-4W-15CC TL 9601
117 E. Main Street	36-4W-15CC TL 7700
205 Main Street	36-4W-15CC TL 7601
207 E. Main Street	36-4W-15CC TL 7600
211 Main Street	36-4W-15CC TL 4801
213 Main Street	36-4W-15CC TL 4400
111 Broadway Street	36-4W-15CC TL 4500
210 Main Street	36-4W-15CC TL 2000
108 Gardiner Street	36-4W-22BB TL 2001
120 Gardiner Street	36-4W-22BB TL 2100
202 Arbor Street	36-4W-22BB TL 2800
109 Depot Street	36-4W-22BB TL 3600
Depot Street	36-4W-22BB TL 3500
115 Depot Street	36-4W-22BB TL 3400
201 Gardiner Street	36-4W-22BB TL 3000
125 Depot Street	36-4W-22BB TL 3200
119 Depot Street	36-4W-22BB TL 3300
122 Depot Street	36-4W-22BB TL 4700
108 Depot Street	36-4W-22BB TL 4600
122 E Main Street	36-4W-22BB TL 3900
100 Depot Street	36-4W-22BB TL 3901
Main Street	36-4W-22BB TL 4000
112 E Main Street	36-4W-22BB TL 4100
110 E Main Street	36-4W-22BB TL 4200
104 E Main Street	36-4W-22BB TL 4300
1 Pine Street	36-4W-22BB TL 4500

Number of Parking Spaces Required. The number of off-street parking spaces required shall be as set forth in the following schedule:

Residential.

Use	Parking Spaces Required
1. Single dwelling unit	Two off-street spaces per dwelling unit
2. Duplex	One off-street parking space per dwelling unit
3. Triplex	One off-street parking space per dwelling unit
4. Multiple unit dwelling complex	One off-street parking space per dwelling unit
5. Residential units smaller than 750 square feet	Zero off-street parking spaces
6. Single-room occupancy home	Zero off-street parking spaces
7. Affordable housing as defined in OAR 660-039-0010	Zero off-street parking spaces
8. Publicly supported housing as defined in ORS 456.250	Zero off-street parking spaces
9. Rooming or boardinghouses, bed and breakfast establishment, residential hotel, and other short-term rentals	One space for each guest accommodation plus one additional space for the owner/operator

Commercial Residential.

Use	Parking Spaces Required
1. Hotel and motel	One space per guest room or suite plus one additional space for the owner or manager
2. Club, lodge	Spaces to meet the combined requirements of the uses being conducted such as restaurants, auditoriums, etc.
3. Bed and breakfast establishment	One space for each guest accommodation plus one additional space for the owner/operator

Institutions.

Use	Parking Spaces Required
1. Correctional institutions	One off-street space per five beds for inmates
2. Facilities and homes designed to serve people with psychosocial, physical, intellectual or developmental disabilities, including but not limited to a residential care facility, residential training facility, residential treatment facility, residential training home, residential treatment home, and conversion facility as defined in ORS 443.400	Zero off-street parking spaces
3. Domestic violence shelters	Zero off-street parking spaces
4. Emergency and transitional shelters	Zero off-street parking spaces

Places of Public Assembly.

Use	Parking Spaces Required
1. Childcare facility not operated by a school district, political subdivision of this state, or governmental agency, or other criteria defined in ORS 329A.250	Zero off-street parking spaces
2. Library, reading room, museum, art gallery	One space per 400 square feet of floor area
3. Preschool, nursery, kindergarten	Two spaces per teacher
4. Elementary or junior high school	Three spaces per classroom
5. High school	Eight spaces per classroom
6. Business, dancing, trade, technical or similar schools, classrooms or training centers	Two spaces per each teaching station plus one space for every two students of design capacity
7. Auditorium or other place of public assembly	One space per four seats or eight feet of bench length. If no other seats are provided, one space per 100 sq. ft. of floor area
8. Recreation hall within apartment complex or planned unit development	One space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area

Commercial Amusement.

Use	Parking Spaces Required
1. Stadium, arena, theater	One space per four seats or eight feet of bench length
2. Bowling alley	Eight spaces per lane
3. Dance hall, skating rink	One space per 100 sq. ft. of floor area
4. Golf course	Five spaces per hole

Commercial.

Use	Parking Spaces Required
1. Retail store (except as provided in row 2 of this table)	One space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area
2. Retail store exclusively handling bulky merchandise such as automobiles, mobiles, furniture and large appliances	One space per 600 sq. ft. of floor area
3. Service or repair shop	One space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area
4. Bank, office (except medical and dental)	One space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area
5. Medical or dental office	Three spaces per each practitioner plus one for each two employees
6. Mortuary	12 spaces plus four spaces for each room in excess of two which can be used as a parlor or chapel
7. Eating or drinking establishment	One space per three seats or one space per 100 sq. ft. of floor space, whichever is greater
8. Open air market, used car sales lot	One space for 1,500 sq. ft. of land area
9. Mini-storage facilities	One space for every 1,000 sq. ft. of storage area plus one space for every 200 feet of office area
10. Mobile vendor/food truck site	Two spaces for each approved mobile vendor or food truck, or one space per three seats if seating is provided, whichever is greater

¹Property within the downtown parking district (DPD) is exempt from the off-street parking requirements related to the required number of parking spaces per associated use. However, any parking provided shall comply with design standards found in RRMC § 17.70.030.

Industrial.

Use	Parking Spaces Required
1. Manufacturing establishment	Two spaces for every three employees on two adjacent shifts or one space for every 500 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater
2. Wholesale establishment, warehouse, freight depot	Two spaces for every three employees on two adjacent shifts or one space for every 1,000 sq. ft., whichever is greater

Other uses not specifically listed above shall furnish parking as required by the planning commission. In determining the off-street parking requirements for said uses, the planning commission shall use the above requirements as a general guide and shall determine the minimum number of parking spaces required to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets and alleys. The planning commission may consider individual business models and unique parking needs when determining if proposed parking plans are adequate to minimize undue interference and conflict with existing traffic and parking patterns.

More Than One Use. Where more than one use is included within any one building or on any single parcel, the parking requirements shall be the sum total of the requirements of the various uses; provided, however, where the operation of these different uses is such that the hours of operation or uses complement each other insofar as the parking demand is concerned, the planning commission may authorize a reduction in these requirements.

Shared parking may be utilized to provide required parking spaces; provided, that the total number of parking spaces provided meets the total number of parking spaces required (for all uses).

Areas needed to meet the parking requirements of a particular building or use shall not be transformed or changed to another type of use, or transferred to meet the parking requirements of another building or use until the parking required for the original user of said parking area is provided at another location.

Where it can be shown that sections of current parking areas are underused and are not necessary to meet current parking requirements, the city shall allow the conversion of existing underused parking areas to other uses appropriate for the zone.

Multi-unit residential buildings with five or more residential dwelling units, and new mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and five or more residential dwelling units, shall provide electrical service capacity to power potential electric vehicle charging stations. Electrical service capacity shall be provided to include 40 percent of all vehicle parking spaces to allow for potential future electric vehicle charging stations. For this purpose, electric vehicle charging capacity is defined in ORS 455.417. Regardless of residential unit inclusion all privately owned commercial development shall provide electrical service charging capacity for 20 percent of spaces for privately owned commercial development as outlined in ORS 455.417(3)(a)(A).

Required parking spaces may be provided off site within 2,000 feet pedestrian travel of a site. If any nonloading parking is provided on site, all required parking for people with disabilities shall be on site. If all parking is off site, parking for people with disabilities must be located within the shortest possible distance of an accessible entrance via an accessible path and no greater than 200 feet from that entrance.

Reduction of Parking Mandates. The number of required parking spaces may be reduced in accordance with the following table provided certain amenities are provided:

Reduction of Parking Spaces	Amenity Required
1. One off-street space for each	Three kilowatts of capacity in solar panels or wind power that will be provided in a development
2. One off-street space for each	Dedicated car-sharing parking space in a development (car-sharing parking spaces shall count towards required parking)
3. Two off-street spaces for each	Electric vehicle charging station provided in a development (electric vehicle charging station parking spaces shall count towards required parking)
4. One off-street space for every	Two units in a development that are fully accessible to people with mobility disabilities

Parking reductions are cumulative and shall not be capped by the city.

Any building or use requiring five-tenths or more of a parking space shall be deemed to require the full space.

(Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4); Ord. 24-427-O § 4; Ord. 24-434-O § 8)

§ 17.70.030 Design requirements.

Size and Access.

Each off-street parking space shall be not less than nine feet wide and 20 feet long, exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be of usable shape and conditions.

At the planning commission's discretion, up to 40 percent of the off-street parking requirement can be met with compact car spaces, which are a minimum of eight feet wide and 16 feet long, and each space must be signed as a "Compact Car Only" space.

Accessible parking spaces shall be provided in compliance with ORS 447.233. Specifically, at least one van accessible space (nine feet wide by 20 feet long, with an adjacent access aisle that is at least six feet wide) shall be provided for every eight accessible spaces required.

There shall be adequate provision of ingress and egress to all parking spaces. Where parking spaces do not abut on a public street or alley, there shall be paved access drives not less than 12 feet in width for one-way traffic or 18 feet in width for two-way traffic, leading to the parking and loading spaces.

Surfacing. Areas used for standing and maneuvering of vehicles shall have durable surfaces maintained adequately for all-weather use, and adequately drained. Loose material that can migrate into city streets is not acceptable without a 12-foot apron of a durable surface. Such durable surface shall apply to all zoning districts. In addition, commercial and industrial zones shall be adequately drained to avoid flow of water across sidewalks.

Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining premises.

Multiple Dwelling Parking Spaces. Parking spaces for other than one- and two-family dwellings shall be designed so that no backing movements or other maneuvering within a street other than an alley shall be required.

Service Drives. Service drives shall have a minimum vision clearance area formed by the intersection of the driveway center line, the street right-of-way line, and a straight line joining said lines through points 20 feet from their intersection.

Parking Spaces. Parking spaces along the outer boundaries of a parking lot shall be contained by a curb or a bumper rail so placed to prevent a motor vehicle from extending over an adjacent property or a street.

Residential District Off-Street Parking or Loading. In any residential district the off-street parking or loading areas shall not be located in a required front yard.

Parking Layout and Design. The distances required for various parking layouts and designs shall be per the following diagram:

Joint and Cross Access.

Adjacent commercial or office properties classified as major traffic generators (i.e., shopping plazas, office parks), shall provide a cross access drive and pedestrian access to allow circulation between sites.

A system of joint use driveways and cross access easements shall be established wherever feasible and shall incorporate the following:

A continuous service drive or cross access corridor extending the entire length of each block served to provide for driveway separation consistent with the access management classification system and standards.

A design speed of 10 mph and a maximum width of 20 feet to accommodate two-way travel aisles designated to accommodate automobiles, service vehicles, and loading vehicles.

Stub-outs and other design features to make it visually obvious that the abutting properties may be tied in to provide cross-access via a service drive.

A unified access and circulation system plan for coordinated or shared parking areas is encouraged.

Pursuant to this section, property owners shall:

Record an easement with the deed allowing cross access to and from other properties served by the joint use driveways and cross access or service drive.

Record an agreement with the deed that remaining access rights along the roadway will be dedicated to the city of Rogue River and preexisting driveways will be closed and eliminated after construction of the joint-use driveway.

Record a joint maintenance agreement with the deed to the subject property defining maintenance responsibilities of property owners.

The city of Rogue River may reduce required separation distance of access points where they prove impractical, provided all of the following requirements are met:

Joint access driveways and cross access easements are provided in accordance with this section.

The site plan incorporates a unified access and circulation system in accordance with this section.

The property owner enters into a written agreement with the city of Rogue River, recorded with the deed to the subject property, that preexisting connections on the site will be closed and eliminated after construction of each side of the joint use driveway.

The city of Rogue River may modify or waive the requirements of this section where the characteristics or layout of abutting properties would make development of a unified or shared access and circulation system impractical.

Access Connection and Driveway Design.

Driveways shall meet the following standards:

If the driveway is a one-way in or one-way out drive, then the driveway shall be a minimum width of 12 feet and shall have appropriate signage designating the driveway as a one-way connection.

For two-way access, the lane or driveway shall have a minimum width of 18 feet.

Commercial and industrial uses shall have two lanes, with a width of 10 to 14 feet per lane.

Driveway approaches must be designed and located to provide an exiting vehicle with an unobstructed view of cross-traffic. Construction of driveways along acceleration or deceleration lanes and tapers shall be avoided due to the potential for vehicular weaving conflicts.

The length of driveways shall be designed in accordance with the anticipated storage length for entering and exiting vehicles to prevent vehicles from backing into the flow of traffic on the public street or causing unsafe conflicts with on-site circulation.

Requirements for Phased Development Plan. All access must be internalized using the shared circulation system of the principal development or retail center. Driveways shall be designed to avoid queuing across surrounding parking and driving aisles.

Nonconforming Access Features. Legal access connections in place as of September 29, 2005, that do not conform with the standards in this chapter are considered nonconforming features and shall be brought into compliance with applicable standards under the following conditions:

When new access connection permits are requested; or

Change in use, a commercial or industrial use that has been abandoned for a period of one year or more, or enlargements or improvements that will increase trip generation.

Reverse Frontage.

Lots that front on more than one street shall be required to locate motor vehicle accesses on the street with the lower functional classification.

When a residential subdivision is proposed that would abut an arterial, it shall be designed to prevent driveway access to the arterial. A berm or buffer yard may be required at the rear of through lots to buffer residences from traffic on the arterial. The berm or buffer yard shall not be located within the public right-of-way.

Drive-Through Stacking Requirements. Drive-through window stacking shall allow a minimum of 100 feet for each service window.

"Stacking" means the location in which vehicles await service as measured from the back edge of the sidewalk along the arterial or collector street to the service window as measured from the most direct driving route. Where the site abuts an unimproved arterial or collector street, the stacking distance is to be measured using future street standards (sidewalk location, etc.).

Stacking need not be in a straight line. Plans shall include painting lanes on the site for circulation and posting directional signs.

Bicycle Parking. The following special minimum standards shall be considered as supplemental requirements for the number of required bicycle parking spaces:

Multifamily Residences. Every residential use of four or more dwelling units shall provide at least one sheltered bicycle parking space for each unit. Sheltered bicycle parking spaces may be located within a garage, storage shed, basement, utility room or similar area. In those instances in which the residential complex has no garage or other easily accessible storage unit, the required bicycle parking spaces shall be sheltered under an eave, overhang, an independent structure, or similar cover.

Parking Lots. All public and commercial parking lots and parking structures shall provide a minimum of one bicycle parking space for every 20 motor vehicle parking spaces.

(Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4))