[Ord. No. 2030-26, 2-3-2026]
In all zoning districts, there shall be provided at the time any building, structure, or use is established, enlarged, or increased in capacity off-street parking spaces for motor vehicles in accordance with the requirements specified. Such off-street parking spaces shall be maintained and shall not be encroached upon by a structure or other uses so long as the principal building, structure, or use remains, unless an equivalent number of such spaces are provided elsewhere in conformance with this ordinance.
7-3-1. Plans and specifications. Plans and specifications showing required off-street parking spaces, including the means of access and interior circulation, shall be submitted to the Building Inspector for the review at the time of application for a building permit for the erection or enlargement of a building.
7-3-2. Location of off-street parking areas. Required off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the principal building or on a lot within 300 feet, except that this distance shall not exceed 150 feet for a single-family or two-family dwelling. This distance specified shall be measured from the nearest point for the parking facility to the nearest point of the lot occupied by the building or use that such facility is required to serve.
7-3-3. Parking in residential districts. Parking of motor vehicles in residential districts shall be limited to passenger vehicles, and not more than one commercial vehicle of the light delivery type not to exceed one ton shall be permitted per dwelling unit. All campers, boats, boat trailers, recreational vehicles and other like devices shall be parked at the rear of the property. The parking of any other type of commercial vehicle, except for those parked on school or church property, is prohibited in a residential zoning district.
7-3-4. Off-street parking area design.
(A) Each off-street parking space for automobiles shall be not less than nine feet by 18 feet (162 square feet) in area, exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition.
(B) There shall be provided a minimum access drive of 10 feet in width, and where a turning radius is necessary, it will be of such an arc as to reasonably allow an unobstructed flow of vehicles.
(C) Parking aisles for automobiles shall be of sufficient width to allow a minimum turning movement in and out of a parking space. The minimum width of such aisles shall be:
(1) For 90-degree or perpendicular parking, the aisle shall not be less than 22 feet in width.
(2) For 60-degree parking, the aisle shall not be less than 18 feet in width.
(3) For 45-degree parking, the aisle shall not be less than 15 feet in width.
(4) For parallel parking, the aisle shall not be less than 12 feet in width.
(D) All off-street parking spaces shall not be closer than five feet to any lot line, except where a wall, fence, or compact planting strip exists as a parking barrier along the property line.
(E) All off-street parking areas shall be drained so as to prevent drainage to abutting properties and shall be constructed of materials which will have a dust-free surface resistant to erosion.
(F) Any lighting fixtures used to illuminate any off-street parking areas shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from any adjoining residential lot or institutional premises.
(G) All off-street parking areas that make it necessary for vehicles to back out directly into a public road are prohibited, provided that this prohibition shall not apply to off-street parking areas of one- or two-family dwellings.
7-3-5. Collective parking. Requirements for the provision of parking facilities with respect to two or more property uses of the same or different types may be satisfied if the permanent allocation of the requisite number of spaces designated is not less than the sum of individual requirements.
7-3-6. Determining requirements. Where the floor area is the unit for determining the required number of off-street parking spaces, said unit shall mean the gross floor area, except that such floor area need not include any area used for parking within the principal building and need not include any area used for incidental service storage, installations of mechanical equipment, ventilators and heating systems, and similar uses.
7-3-7. Schedule of off-street parking spaces. The minimum required off-street parking spaces shall be set forth in Table 7-1. Where a use is not specifically mentioned, the parking of a similar or related use shall apply. If there is a conflict with the City of Albertville Building Code regarding parking spaces the stricter requirement shall apply. For parking spaces for disabilities, the City of Albertville Building Code will apply.
Table 7-1: Minimum Off-Street Parking Space Requirements |
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Use | Minimum Off-Street Parking Space Requirement |
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Automobile sales and repair | 1 parking space for each 2 employees on a single shift plus 2 spaces for each 300 square feet of repair and maintenance space |
Automobile car wash | 1 space for each 2 employees on a single shift; reserve spaces equal to 5 times the capacity of the facility at the location of both ingress and egress |
Bowling alleys | 2 spaces for each lane plus 1 additional space for each 2 employees |
Camps for tents and camping | 1 parking space for each site provided for tents and camping trailers plus 10 additional spaces |
Churches and places of worship | 1 space for each 4 seats |
Fueling station | 2 spaces for each gas pump plus 3 spaces for each grease rack |
Hospitals | 1 space for each 4 patient beds plus 1 space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus 1 space for each 4 employees |
Hotels and motels | 1 space for each guest room plus 1 additional space for each 5 employees |
Kindergartens, nurseries and day-care facilities | 1 space for each employee and 4 spaces for off-street drop off and pick up |
Libraries | 1 space for each 4 seats provided for patron use |
Funeral homes | 1 space for each 4 seats provided in the assembly room or chapel whichever is larger |
Offices: professional, business or public | 1 space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area |
Medical offices and clinics | 6 spaces for each doctor practicing at the clinic plus 1 for each employee |
Mobile home parks | 2 spaces for each stand |
Places of public assembly (according to the Building Code) | 1 space for each 4 seats provided for patron use plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor or ground area used for the amusement or assembly but not containing fixed seats |
Residential dwellings | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit; dwelling units exceeding 3 require 2 spaces per unit |
Restaurants | 1 space for each 2 seats |
Retail business/shopping centers | 1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Rooming/boarding houses | 1 space for each 2 guest rooms, plus 1 additional space for the owner |
Sanitariums, nursing homes and similar institutions | 1 space for each 4 patient beds, plus 1 space for each employee or visiting doctor |
Elementary schools, public/private | 2 spaces for each classroom and administrative office |
High schools and colleges | 1 space for each 10 students for whom the school was designed, plus 1 space for each classroom and administrative office |
Wholesale and industrial uses | 1 space for each 2 employees at maximum employment on a single shift |
7-3-8. Exception. The parking requirements for all uses proposed on a lot shall be cumulative, unless the Board of Adjustment shall find that the parking requirements of a particular land use occur at different hours from those of other contiguous land uses, such that particular land use parking areas can be advantageously used during non-conflicting hours by other contiguous land use, in which event the required parking spaces for such particular land use may be reduced by the Board of Adjustment to a minimum of the greatest number of spaces required for any of such contiguous land uses.