A. Floor Area: The term "floor area", for the purpose of calculating the number of off street parking spaces required, shall be determined on the basis of the exterior floor area dimensions of the buildings, structures or use times the number of floors, minus ten percent (10%), except as may hereinafter be provided or modified.
B. Reduction Of Existing Off Street Parking Space Or Lot Area: Off street parking spaces or lot area existing upon the effective date hereof shall not be reduced in number or size unless said number or size exceeds the requirements set forth herein for a similar new use.
C. Nonconforming Structures: Should a nonconforming structure or use be damaged or destroyed by fire, it may be reestablished if elsewhere permitted in this ordinance; except, that in doing so, any off street parking which existed before shall be retained.
D. Change Of Use Or Occupancy Of Land: No change of use or occupancy of land already dedicated to a parking area or parking spaces shall be made, nor shall any sale of land, division or subdivision of land be made which reduces area necessary for parking, parking stalls, or parking requirements below the minimum prescribed by this ordinance, except as specifically outlined in this chapter.
E. Change Of Use Or Occupancy Of Buildings: Any change of use or occupancy of any building or buildings, including additions thereto, requiring more parking area shall not be permitted until there is furnished such additional parking spaces as required by this ordinance. Where an existing off street parking area must be altered in accordance with the number of parking stalls required herein, the following conditions will apply:
1. If the change of use or occupancy of the building/land requires the addition of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total parking spaces to that which currently exists (regardless of the type of surfacing which is present), the entire parking area shall be curbed, surfaced and landscaped as required herein.
2. If the change of use or occupancy of the building/land requires the addition of less than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of parking spaces to which currently exists, the surfacing and curbing of the entire parking area shall be required as specified herein, only if the existing surface is gravel or is of a paved condition in need of major repair. An existing parking area which is surfaced with asphalt or concrete, which must be expanded to provide additional parking, shall not be required to include a perimeter curb unless a drainage need is found to exist by the city engineer.
F. Residential Area Parking: On and off street parking facilities accessory to residential use shall be utilized solely for the parking of licensed and operable passenger automobiles; vehicles having a classification 1-3 per MNDOT standards, with the exception for one (1) class 4 recreational vehicle that is stored on a residential lot in compliance with Section 1000.15.A.2 of the Albertville code shall be permitted. Under no circumstances shall required parking facilities accessory to residential structures be used for the storage of commercial vehicles or equipment or for the parking of automobiles belonging to the employees, owners, tenants or customers of business or manufacturing establishments.
G. Calculating Space:
1. When determining the number of off street parking spaces results in a fraction, each fraction shall constitute another space.
2. In stadiums, sports arenas, churches and other places of public assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities, each twenty two inches (22") of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining requirements.
3. Except as provided for under joint parking and shopping centers, should a structure contain two (2) or more types of use, each use shall be calculated separately for determining the total off street parking spaces required.
H. Stall, Aisle And Driveway Design:
1. Except as otherwise provided for herein, all off street parking facilities shall conform to the following design standards:
PARKING LOT DIMENSIONS TABLE
Angle Of Parking (A) | Stall Width (B) | Curb Length Per Car (C) | Stall Depth (E) | Aisle Width (F)
|
Angle Of Parking (A) | Stall Width (B) | Curb Length Per Car (C) | Stall Depth (E) | Aisle Width (F)
|
0° | 9'0" | 23'0" | 9'0" | 12'0" |
9'6" | 23'0" | 9'6" | 12'0" | |
10'0" | 23'0" | 10'0" | 12'0" | |
45° | 9'0" | 12'9" | 19'10" | 13'0" |
9'6" | 13'5" | 20'2" | 13'0" | |
10'0" | 14'2" | 20'6" | 13'0" | |
60° | 9'0" | 10'5" | 21'0" | 18'0" |
9'6" | 11'0" | 21'3" | 18'0" | |
10'0" | 11'6" | 21'6" | 18'0" | |
70° | 9'0" | 9'8" | 21'0" | 19'0" |
9'6" | 10'2" | 21'3" | 18'6" | |
10'0" | 10'8" | 21'3" | 18'0" | |
90° | 9'0" | 9'0" | 20'0" | 24'0" |
9'6" | 9'6" | 20'0" | 24'0" | |
10'0" | 10'0" | 20'0" | 24'0" | |
For commercial vehicles (in excess of 12,000 pounds or that exceed the length and/or width of the parking stalls described above) to be parked on site, the parking stalls and turning radiuses must be sized large enough to accommodate the oversized vehicles without encroachment into other required parking stalls or access aisles.
Parking stalls for oversized vehicles must be illustrated and approved with the site plan.
2. All off street parking facilities shall be designed and constructed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a public street.
3. The off street parking requirements may be furnished by providing a space so designed within the principal building or one structure attached thereto; however, unless provisions are made, no building permit shall be issued to convert said parking structure into a dwelling unit or living area or other activity until other adequate provisions are made to comply with the required off street parking provisions of this ordinance.
4. Except in the case of single-family, two-family, townhouse and quadraminium dwellings, parking areas shall be designed so that circulation between parking bays or aisles occurs within the designated parking lot and does not depend upon a public street or alley. Except in the case of single-family, two-family, townhouse and quadraminium dwellings, parking area design which requires backing into the public street is prohibited.
5. The required parking spaces serving existing single-family dwellings in the R-3 district may be designed for parking not more than two (2) vehicles in a tandem arrangement for each dwelling unit in order to comply with the requirements of this ordinance.
6. No curb cut access shall be located less than forty feet (40') from the intersection of two (2) or more street rights of way. This distance shall be measured from the intersection of lot lines.
7. Except in the case of single-family, two-family, townhouse and quadraminium dwellings, parking areas and their aisles shall be developed in compliance with the standards on the parking lot dimension table.
8. No curb cut access shall exceed twenty four feet (24') in width unless approved by the city engineer.
9. Except with special approval from the zoning administrator, curb cut openings shall be a minimum of five feet (5') from the side yard property line in all districts.
10. Driveway access curb openings on a public street, except for single-family, two-family, quadraminium and townhouse dwellings, shall not be located less than forty feet (40') from one another.
11. The grade elevation of any parking area shall not exceed five percent (5%).
12. Each property shall be allowed one curb cut access for each one hundred twenty five feet (125') of street frontage. All property shall be entitled to at least one curb cut. Single- family uses shall be limited to one curb cut access per property unless a conditional use permit is approved pursuant to chapter 400 of this ordinance.
13. All areas intended to be utilized for parking space and driveways shall be surfaced with bitumen or concrete to control dust and drainage, except in the case of farm dwellings/operations and as specified in subsection E of this section. Coal tar based sealants are prohibited materials in the construction or maintenance of paved parking spaces, driveways, or other paved areas on a property. Plans for surfacing and drainage of driveways and stalls for five (5) or more vehicles shall be submitted to the city engineer for his review, and the final drainage plan shall be subject to his/her written approval. In unique situations, where drainage or other factors warrant such, the city engineer may permit deviation from these surfacing requirements.
14. Except for single-family, two-family, townhouse and quadraminiums, all parking stalls shall be marked with white or yellow painted lines not less than four inches (4") wide.
15. Any lighting used to illuminate an off street parking area shall be hooded and so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining property, abutting residential uses and public rights of way and be in compliance with section 1000.10 of this ordinance.
16. Except for single-family, two-family, townhouse and quadraminiums, and except as specified in subsection E of this section, all open, off street parking shall have a continuous concrete perimeter curb (B-6-12) around the entire parking lot. Said curb barrier shall not be closer than five feet (5') to any lot line and shall meet other applicable parking and driveway setbacks specified in this ordinance.
17. a. Screening And Landscaping For Nonresidential Uses: All open, nonresidential off street parking areas of five (5) or more spaces shall be screened and landscaped from abutting or surrounding residential districts and from adjacent public streets in compliance with section 1000.7 of this ordinance; except, that the height of the screening or landscaping shall be four feet (4'). Grass plantings or landscaping shall be provided in all areas bordering the parking area not occupied by screening materials or other landscape amenities.
b. Screening And Landscaping For Residential Uses: All open, residential off street parking areas of five (5) or more spaces shall be screened and landscaped from adjacent public streets in compliance with section 1000.7 of this ordinance; except, that the height of the screening or landscaping shall be four feet (4'). Grass plantings or landscaping shall be provided in all areas bordering the parking area not occupied by screening materials or other landscape amenities.
c. Changes To Requirements: The city council shall have the authority to increase or decrease screening and landscaping requirements in cases where such action would prevent or alleviate visual conflicts or generally increase the aesthetic nature of the community.
18. Adequate space for snow storage shall be provided on the site so as not to reduce the required minimum number of parking spaces. (Ord. 1988-12, 12-19-1988; amd. Ord. 1993-10, 9-20-1993; Ord. 1997-17, 11-17-1997; Ord. 2002-3, 3-18-2002; Ord. 2003-29, 11-3-2003; 2005 Code; Ord. 2007-02, 3-19-2007; Ord. 2013-004, 6-17-2013; Ord. 2022-08, 6-20-2022)