A.Â
Requirement. In all districts adequate loading areas
shall be provided so that all vehicles loading, maneuvering or unloading
are completely off the public ways and so that all vehicles need not
back onto any public way.
B.Â
Size and location. Each loading space shall be not
less than 10 feet in width and 25 feet in length and shall have a
minimum vertical clearance of 14 feet and may occupy all or any part
of any required yard.
C.Â
Required number of off-street loading spaces. All
department stores, retail stores, retail food markets, warehouses,
supply houses, hotels, hospitals, day-care centers and other buildings
where large amounts of goods are received or shipped shall provide
loading and unloading space as follows: one permanently maintained
truck loading and unloading space adjacent to the building to be erected.
The minimum number of loading spaces shall be increased by the Plan
Commission in accordance with the estimated volume and frequency of
the loading and unloading requirements of the proposed use of the
building.
A.Â
In all districts and in connection with every use
there shall be provided at the time any use or building is erected,
enlarged, extended or increased off-street parking stalls for all
vehicles in accordance with this section.
B.Â
Number of stalls. The number of off-street parking
stalls shall be provided in the amounts herein specified in all zoning
districts, except the Central Business District (CBD), found within
the corporate limits of the City of Rice Lake:
Use
|
Minimum Parking Required
(number of parking spaces)
| |
---|---|---|
One- and two-family dwellings
|
2 for each dwelling unit
| |
Authorized elderly housing (nonassisted, nonnursing)
|
1Â 1/2 for each dwelling unit
| |
Multiple family dwellings
|
2 for each dwelling unit
| |
Lodging and boarding houses
|
2 for each guest room or 1 for each adult occupant,
whichever yields the greatest number of parking spaces
| |
Hotels and motels
|
1 for each guest room without kitchen facilities
and 1Â 1/2 for each guest room with kitchen facilities, plus 1
space per each 100 square feet of banquet, ballroom, assembly, meeting,
restaurant, bar or nightclub seating area in the hotel or motel
| |
Hospitals
|
1 for each 2 beds, plus 2 for each 3 employees,
including nurses, doctors, medical technicians, and administrative,
support, services and maintenance staff
| |
Dormitories
|
1 per 3 persons housed
| |
Sanitariums, institutions, rest homes, nursing
homes and assisted-living
|
1 for each employee working the largest shift,
plus 1 for each 4 residents
| |
Medical and dental clinics
|
5 for each doctor or dentist
| |
Auditoriums, community centers, and other places
of public assembly
|
1 for each 4 seats, plus 1 for every 100 square
feet of assembly area not having fixed seats
| |
Museums and libraries
|
1 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area
| |
Churches and other places of worship
|
1 for each 4 worship seats in the main assembly
room
| |
Junior and senior high schools and colleges
|
1 for each 5 students at maximum design enrollment,
plus 1 for each staff member, or 1 for each 5 seats provided in the
main auditorium or assembly room, whichever is greater
| |
Elementary schools
|
1 for each staff member, or 1 for each 5 seats
provided in the main auditorium or assembly room, whichever is greater
| |
Government buildings, federal, state, county
and city
|
1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
| |
Banks and business and professional offices
|
1 for each 400 square feet of floor area for
the first 20,000 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 additional
parking space or each 1,000 square feet of floor area in excess of
20,000 square feet
| |
Mortuaries or funeral homes
|
1 for each 5 seats in the main assembly room
or each 100 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater
| |
Dance halls, skating rinks, lodge halls, and
exhibition halls
|
1 for each 5 fixed seats, plus 1 for each 100
square feet of floor area used for dancing or halls without fixed
seats
| |
Retail stores and supermarkets
|
1 for each 180 square feet of floor area or
fraction thereof in any building with up to 20,000 square feet of
floor area or 1 for each 250 square feet of floor area or fraction
thereof in any building or group of buildings with over 20,000 square
feet of floor area
| |
Industrial, manufacturing and wholesale warehouses
|
1 for each employee on the largest shift, plus
1 for each 10 employees or a minimum of 3 for visitors, and 1 for
each company-owned vehicle parked on-site
| |
Restaurants and taverns
|
1 for each 4 seats
| |
Stadiums, ballparks and outdoor sports arenas
|
1 for each 5 seats; such parking area shall
be located no nearer than 80 feet to the nearest corner of the seating
facility
| |
Theaters and indoor sports auditoriums, other
than those incidental to public or parochial schools or colleges
|
1 for each 5 persons allowed in capacity-rated
buildings and arenas
| |
General commercial (not listed above)
|
1 for each 180 square feet of floor area or
fraction thereof in any building with up to 20,000 square feet of
floor area or 1 for each 250 square feet of floor area or fraction
thereof in any building or group of buildings with over 20,000 square
feet of floor area
| |
Day-care centers and nursery schools
|
1 for each 7 children authorized, plus 1 for
each staff member, and 1 loading space
|
C.Â
Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses
not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply.
D.Â
Combined uses. Combinations of any of the above uses
shall provide the total of the number of stalls required for each
individual use.
E.Â
Change of use. When the type or intensity of use of
a property changes the parking standards for the new use apply, even
if there is no change in the zoning district.
F.Â
Parking requirement adjustment for uses in proximity
to transit routes, pedestrian-friendly uses and local serving businesses.
(1)Â
The off-street parking requirements for any use located
within 500 feet of a regular, established city transit route may be
reduced by up to 10% by the Plan Commission.
(2)Â
The off-street parking requirements for any use that
is determined to receive significant pedestrian traffic or for uses
determined to be local serving businesses may be reduced by up to
10% by the Plan Commission.
A.Â
All new, reconstructed or expanded parking lots shall
be hard surfaced with concrete or asphalt, except:
(1)Â
Temporary waivers may be issued by the Community Development
Department where it finds that short-term future development or change
in use of the property would remove or change the parking area planned
for paving. Temporary waivers shall be issued for one year and shall
be reviewed annually.
(2)Â
Waivers may be allowed by the Community Development
Department where it finds that the limited use of the parking area
does not warrant the need for a hard surface, the parking area is
not required parking or is a storage yard area or other existing parking
in the vicinity is not hard surfaced and requiring such a hard surface
for the property in question would result in a hardship. Waivers will
be reviewed annually.
B.Â
Adequate provisions shall be made for the disposal
of stormwater from the lot. The Community Development Department shall
approve plans which show such water conveyance is minimized onto adjoining
property or adjacent sidewalks and transfer of sediment from the lot
is minimized.
C.Â
A commercial/residential barrier that is an opaque
fence, wall, berm or landscaping six feet in height and of a character
necessary for adequate screening of the parking lot from adjacent
residential property shall be provided.
D.Â
The parking spaces and their locations and the locations
and widths of entrances and exits to and from any parking lot or parking
ramp shall be designed to provide appropriate circulation of traffic
within the parking area and onto the street.
E.Â
The location of each parking space and the location
and direction of movement along the driveways providing access thereto
shall be indicated by painting upon the surface, by raising directional
signs or by markers or other similar measures placed in the surfacing
of any parking lot which is greater than five stalls in size.
F.Â
Driveway restrictions shall be provided for by lighted
raised markers or similar measures placed in the surfacing or adjoining
property. Lettering of restriction signs shall indicate the restriction
in neat, legible-type lettering.
G.Â
Any parking lot or ramp shall be adequately maintained,
keeping it as free as possible from snow and ice. All signs, markers
or painting or any other methods used to indicate direction of traffic
movement and location of parking spaces shall be maintained in a neat
and legible condition. Walls, trees and shrubbery, as well as the
surface of the parking lot or ramp, shall be maintained in a good
condition throughout their use for parking purposes.
H.Â
Handicap parking stalls will be required and signed
as required by law.
I.Â
Alternative pervious pavement systems can be considered
and approved by the Community Development Department and City Engineer
on a case-by-case basis.
A.Â
Residential. Parking lots, except driveways, are not
allowed in setback areas in the RS and R Dstricts. In the RM Dstrict,
side and rear yard areas may be used for parking lots if curbs, bumper
guards and decorative fences are installed for safety and the protection
of property.
B.Â
Commercial and industrial. In commercial and industrial
districts only where setback areas are required, the parking lot area
may extend into the street setback area to within 15 feet of the street
right-of-way line if curbs, bumper guards and decorative fences are
installed for safety and the protection of property.
The following design standards shall apply for
all off-street parking lots and unloading areas:
A.Â
Nonresidential double or two-way drives. All driveways shall conform to the regulations of Chapter 110, City of Rice Lake Code.
Major Type of Usage
|
Maximum Width at Property and Setback
Line
(feet)
|
Maximum Width at Curbline
(feet)
| |
---|---|---|---|
Autos and single-axle trucks
|
20
|
30
| |
Semitrailers
|
25
|
35
|
B.Â
One-way drives.
Major Type of Usage
|
Maximum Width at Property and Setback
Line
(feet)
|
Maximum Width at Curbline
(feet)
| |
---|---|---|---|
All
|
15
|
25
|
C.Â
Curb required. If it shall be necessary, in the opinion
of the Street Superintendent, to place a curbing or safety island
between driveways, between the property line and curbline or between
the property line and the building, such shall be installed by the
owner at his expense or it shall be installed by the city at the property
owner's expense.
D.Â
Corner lots. The driveway approaches, measured along
the curbline, shall not be less than 25 feet from the intersection
of the street right-of-way lines on a corner lot or 35 feet from the
point of intersection of the face of the curbs, whichever is greater.
E.Â
Residential districts, single or double drives. All driveways shall conform to the regulations of Chapter 110, City of Rice Lake Code.
Maximum Width at Property and Setback
Line
(feet)
|
Maximum Width at Curbline
(feet)
| |
---|---|---|
24
|
30
|
F.Â
Two-way driveways. Where the length of the center
line of a proposed drive is greater than 200 feet, two two-way driveways
shall be permitted.
G.Â
Distances between curb openings.
H.Â
Number of driveways. In all other cases, not more
than one two-way driveway or two one-way driveways shall be permitted
from each street right-of-way to which a lot or parcel has frontage,
except that additional driveways shall be permitted if necessary for
the public safety and convenience and with the written permission
of the Plan Commission.
I.Â
Traffic flow. Traffic in driveways may be restricted
as to direction of flow.
(1)Â
Every driveway approved for one-directional movement
only shall be equipped with a sign indicating to motorists its direction.
Such sign shall be installed by the owner prior to the use of the
parking facility. If such directional sign is not installed by the
owner, the city shall do so at the owner's expense.
(2)Â
Signs for directional movement of traffic shall be
constructed and installed as follows:
(a)Â
Privately installed signs shall be placed upon
private property as close to the public right-of-way and applicable
driveway as practical. Such signs shall be no less than 400 square
inches nor more than 750 square inches and shall be no less than three
feet nor more than five feet above the ground. Such private signs
shall contain only the lettering "In" or "Entrance Only," "Out" or
"Exit Only" or "Do Not Enter," as appropriate, in letters at least
three inches high and, if illuminated, shall be done so only indirectly.
(b)Â
Signs required to be installed by the city shall be regulatory one-way signs with black arrow and lettering on white background, which shall be installed within the public right-of-way as near the applicable driveway as practical at the height prescribed in Subsection I(2)(a) above and shall be installed at the owner's expense.
A.Â
Minimum requirement. This section shall not prevent
provision of parking space in excess of those amounts specified. The
specified amounts are minimum requirements.
B.Â
Existing parking. Existing parking facilities shall
not be eliminated or reduced to an amount less than that required
for a new building associated therewith.
C.Â
Parking not loading space. Required off-street parking
space as provided herein shall not be considered as supplying loading
space required herein.
D.Â
Changing requirements. Whenever there is a change
in the number of employees, in the lawful use of the premises or in
any other unit of measurement specified in any of the provisions of
this article and whenever such change creates a need for an increase
or a decrease of more than 15% of the number of automobile parking
spaces previously required in this article, off-street parking facilities
shall be provided within a sixty-day period on the basis of the adjusted
needs.
E.Â
Mixed uses. In the case of mixed uses, the parking
facilities required shall be the sum of the requirements for the various
individual uses computed separately in accordance with this article
and with the following provisions:
(1)Â
Except on lots accommodating one-family dwellings
only, each off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle
of the width specified in the parking chart of this chapter.
(2)Â
All off-street parking facilities, other than those
serving one-family or two-family dwellings, shall be so designed to
permit all traffic to enter and leave in a forward motion.
(3)Â
Each required off-street parking space shall conform
to the dimensions of Table 1, Parking Chart, of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 1, Parking Chart, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(4)Â
Parking areas shall be hard-surfaced, shall have adequate
drainage and shall be provided with bumper guards where required.
(5)Â
Parking areas shall be used for parking purposes only.
No sales, storage, repair work, dismantling or servicing of any kind
shall be permitted.
F.Â
Location.
(1)Â
Where practicable, all parking spaces required to
serve buildings or uses erected or established shall be located on
the same property as the building served, except that parking spaces
to serve retail buildings or uses may be located within 250 feet of
a main entrance, and except that all parking spaces to serve industrial
buildings or uses may be located within 500 feet if such spaces are
located in an industrial district.
(2)Â
Buildings or uses existing which are subsequently
altered or enlarged and thereby require the provision of parking spaces
under this article may be served by parking facilities located on
land zoned to permit such use, provided that such facilities are within
500 feet walking distance of a main entrance to the use to be served.
Owners of property nonconforming as to parking who elect to provide
parking and become conforming may locate such parking on land zoned
to permit such use other than the zoning lot on which the building
or use is located, as permitted by this section.
G.Â
Minimum size of parking stalls. The minimum dimensions
of parking stalls for off-street parking within the City of Rice Lake
may be nine feet by 18 feet. Parking stalls shall conform to the dimensions
so documented within Table 1, Parking Chart, and Figure 1, Parking
Diagram.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Table 1, Parking Chart, and Figure 1, Parking Diagram, are included as attachments to this chapter.