(A) Scope of regulations. All parking hereafter constructed or maintained shall conform to the provisions of this section and any other ordinance or regulation of the city. For any and all uses or structures not specifically provided for in this section, the Planning Commission shall determine proper parking or loading requirements as appropriate.
(B) Size reduction of parking lot and loading space. Future parking and loading facilities and the facilities existing at the effective date of this chapter shall not be reduced below the minimum size requirements established in this chapter.
(C) Parking lot and loading area use restriction. Parking lot and loading facilities required by this chapter for a given building or use shall not be used for storage of goods or for storage of vehicles that are inoperable as defined by Minnesota Statutes.
(D) Parking and storage of vehicles.
(1) Definitions. For the purpose of this division (D), the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. A motor vehicle, as defined in this division (D)(1) which has been voluntarily surrendered by its owner to the City of Amboy or to a person duly licensed under M.S. § 168B.10, as it may be amended from time to time, or which has remained for more than 48 hours in a condition described by one of the following:
1. On public property in violation of the city’s ordinances or Minnesota Statutes; or
2. On private property without consent of the person in control of the property.
JUNKED and ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES – EXEMPTIONS. For the purposes of this section, the following shall not be considered junked or abandoned motor vehicles:
1. A classic or pioneer car, as defined in M.S. § 168.10, as it may be amended from time to time; provided that it is kept secure and as long as it has substantial potential further use consistent with its usual functions;
2. A vehicle kept inside an enclosed garage or storage building; and/or
3. Vehicles with license plates that have expired less than 1 year prior to the date of inspection that are on the premises of a motor vehicle and parts dealer, automobile repair garage, or body shop that is licensed in accordance with Minnesota Statutes or with local ordinances and zoning regulations and when the parking or storing of vehicles is necessary to the operation of the business or commercial enterprise.
JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle as defined by above with license plates which have an expiration date more than 70 days prior to the date of inspection or the condition of which is wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, inoperative, or discarded.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle as defined by M.S. § 169.01, as it may be amended from time to time, including, but not limited to, automobiles, buses, motorbikes, motorcycles, motor scooters, ATVs (all-terrain vehicles), trucks, tractors, go-carts, campers, and trailers.
PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. Any real property within the city which is privately owned and which is not public property as defined in this section.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. Any street, alley, or highway which shall include the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained for the purpose of vehicular travel, and also means any other publicly owned property or facility.
(2) Parking and storage of abandoned, junked, dismantled, and inoperative vehicles prohibited.
(a) Parking and storage on public property. No person shall park, store, or leave, or permit the parking, storage, or leaving of any abandoned vehicles or any vehicle which is in a wrecked, junked, partially dismantled, or inoperative condition upon any public property within the City of Amboy for a period in excess of the time allowed in Chapter 70.
(b) Parking and storage on private real property. No person owning, in charge of, or in control of any real property within the city, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall allow any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, junked or partially dismantled motor vehicle of any kind to remain stored in the open, outside of an enclosed building, longer than 14 days.
(Am. Ord. passed 1-3-2005)
(3) Notice to remove. Whenever it comes to the attention of city authorities that any person has an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, junked, or partially dismantled motor vehicle on their real property, a notice in writing shall be served by U.S. mail upon the person requesting the removal of the motor vehicle within 14 days.
(4) Responsibility for removal. Within 14 days of the mailing of the notice, the owner of the abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, junked, or partially dismantled motor vehicle and the owner or occupant of the private property on which the same is located, either or all of them, shall be responsible for its removal.
(5) Notice procedure. The city authorities shall give notice of removal to the owner or occupant of the private property where it is located. It shall constitute sufficient notice when a copy of the same is sent by certified mail to the owner or occupant of the private property at his last known address. The notice shall contain the demand for removal within 14 days after the mailing of the notice and the notice shall advise that failure to comply with the notice to remove shall be a violation of this chapter.
(Am. Ord. passed 8-6-2001)
(E) Parking of commercial vehicles or equipment. No commercial vehicles, trailers, or equipment shall be parked, stored, or otherwise contained in a residential district unless in a completely enclosed structure or unless they are being used in conjunction with a legitimate service being rendered for the benefit of the residential premises.
(F) Location of parking and loading facilities.
(1) Required on-site parking space should be provided on the same lot as the principal building or use. Where the space cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot with the principal use, the City Council, with the approval of the City Planning Commission, may permit the space to be located on other off-street property if the space is within 300 feet of the permitted use, measured along lines of public access, unless specifically waived by the City Council or the parking spaces may be provided as described below in division (G).
(2) On-site parking and loading facilities shall not be subject to the front yard, side yard, and rear yard regulations for the district in which the parking is located except that:
(a) In a business district, no parking or loading space shall be located within 10 feet of any property line that abuts a road, highway right-of-way, or any residence district; and
(b) In an industrial district, no parking or loading space shall be located within 20 feet of any property line that abuts a highway right-of-way line or any residence district.
(G) Combined parking facilities. Combined or joint parking facilities may be provided for 1 or more buildings or uses in business districts and industry districts provided that the total number of spaces shall equal the sum of the requirements for each building or use.
(H) General parking lot and loading area construction requirements.
(1) Generally. Off-street parking and loading areas for each building or use shall be of sufficient size to provide parking or loading and unloading space for owners, patrons, customers, suppliers, visitors, and employees.
(2) Site plan. All plans requiring parking spaces or loading facilities submitted for a zoning permit shall include a site plan. This site plan shall be considered as part of the zoning permit and the zoning permit will not be issued until all the following items are shown on the site plan:
(a) Zoning, setbacks, and statement of use;
(b) North point and scale;
(c) All adjacent rights-of-way;
(d) Entire ownership of lot or parcel being developed;
(e) Completely dimensioned parking layouts;
(f) All parking spaces clearly marked; and
(g) Owner’s name and current address.
(3) Driveway or curb cuts. No driveway or curb cuts in any district shall exceed 35 feet in width. Also, the number and width of driveways or curb cuts shall be so located as to minimize traffic congestion and abnormal traffic hazards.
(4) Access. Parking lot and loading areas shall have proper access from a public right-of-way. Vehicular access to business or industrial uses across property in any residential district is prohibited.
(5) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking or loading areas shall be directed away from residential properties and public rights-of-way. They shall also be positioned in such a way as not to create a nuisance.
(6) Necessary conditions. The Planning Commission may require any other conditions as may be deemed necessary to protect the character, value, or usefulness of the district.
(I) Parking lots in residential district. If, in the best interest of the community, the Planning Commission may permit the use of land in a residential district for a parking lot, provided the land abuts or is across the street from a district other than a residential district and:
(1) The lot is used only for the parking of passenger vehicles of employees, customers, or guests of the person or firm controlling and operating the lot;
(2) There shall be no charge for parking on the lot;
(3) The lot shall not be used for sales, repair work, or servicing of any kind;
(4) Entries and exits to or from the lot shall be located in such a way as to do no harm to the residential district;
(5) There shall be no advertising signs or materials located on the lot; and/or
(6) All parking shall be kept behind the building setback line by a barrier unless otherwise specifically authorized by the Planning Commission.
(J) Parking lot and loading area maintenance. The owner of the parking lot or loading area is responsible for the maintenance of those facilities. He or she shall maintain the parking and loading areas, access drives, and yard areas in a neat and adequate manner.
(K) Computing parking space requirements. In computing the number of parking spaces required in a given parking lot, the following rules shall govern:
(1) Floor space shall mean the gross floor area of the specified use;
(2) Where fractional space results, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the nearest whole number; and
(3) The parking space requirements for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of a similar nature, as determined by the Planning Commission.
(L) Minimum parking space size requirement. Regular parking spaces shall be 19 feet in length and 9 feet in width. The number and size of handicapped parking spaces that must be provided in off-street parking lots shall conform to the state and federal statutes pertaining to this issue.
(M) Minimum parking lot size. Each parking lot shall contain a minimum area of not less than 300 square feet, including access drives, a width of not less than 9 feet and a depth of not less than 20 feet.
(N) Required number of on-site parking spaces. The minimum number of required on-site parking spaces for various uses shall be as follows:
(1) One- and 2-family dwellings - 2 parking spaces per family. A garage shall be counted towards fulfilling this requirement;
(2) Multiple-family - 2 spaces for each apartment, except housing for the elderly projects, which shall provide 3/10 parking space for each dwelling unit;
(3) Lodging, rooming and boarding houses, tourist homes, cabins or motels - 1 parking space for each guest or sleeping room or suite, plus 3 spaces for the owner or manager if resident on the premises;
(4) Hotels - 1 parking space for each room or suite, plus 2 spaces for each 5 employees;
(5) Mobile home parks - 2 off-street parking spaces for each mobile home berth;
(6) Travel trailer courts or camps - 1-1/2 parking spaces for each trailer space;
(7) Private clubs or lodges - parking spaces equal in number to, but not less than 20% of the active membership thereof, plus 1 space for each employee of the club or lodge;
(8) Hospitals, sanitariums, convalescent homes - 1 parking space for each 3 beds (excluding bassinets), plus 1 for each staff or visiting doctor, plus 1 for each 2 employees, including nurses. Loading and unloading space for all emergency vehicles is not included in the spaces herein;
(9) Mortuaries or funeral parlors - 1 parking space for all official vehicles, plus 1 parking space for each family in residence on the premises, plus 1 space for each 35 square feet of seating area;
(10) Dance hall - 1 space for each 35 square feet of dance floor area, plus 1 space for each 2 employees;
(11) Bowling alleys - 5 parking spaces for each bowling lane, plus 1 parking space for each 2 employees;
(12) Miniature golf course, archery or golf driving range - 10 parking spaces or 1 parking space for each practice area, whichever is greater;
(13) Convention halls, auditoriums, theaters, stadiums, sports arenas, or similar uses - 1 parking space for each 4 seats based upon design capacity, plus 1 parking space for each 2 employees;
(14) Churches - 1 parking space for each 3 seats based on the design capacity of the main seating area;
(15) Medical and dental clinics and similar professional offices - 4 parking spaces, plus 1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area over 1,000 square feet;
(16) Golf courses, golf clubhouse, country club, swimming club, tennis club, public swimming pool - 20 spaces, plus 1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area in the principal structure;
(17) Auto, trailer, marine and boat sales, implement sales, garden supply stores, building material sales and auto repair - 6 parking spaces, plus 1 parking space for each 500 square feet of floor area over 1,000 square feet;
(18) Retail sales and service establishments - 1 parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area;
(19) Restaurants, night clubs, tea rooms, and lunch counters - 1 parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor space;
(20) Office, professional, or public buildings - 1 parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area;
(21) Automobile service station - 4 parking spaces, plus 2 parking spaces for each service stall. The parking spaces shall be in addition to the gas pump service area;
(22) Drive-in restaurants - 20 parking spaces or 1 space for each 20 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater;
(23) General business, commercial, and personal service establishments - 1 parking space per 400 square feet of gross floor area;
(24) Industrial and manufacturing establishments and storage, wholesale or warehouse establishments - 1 off-street parking space for each 2 employees on the major shift or 1 parking space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area within the building, whichever is greater, plus 1 space for each company motor vehicle when customarily kept on the premises; and
(25) Schools, public and private - 1 parking space for each classroom plus 1 parking space for each 10 students, based upon design capacity.
(O) Loading area requirements. In any business or industrial district, space for loading of vehicles shall be provided on the same lot for every building used or designed to be used for business or industrial purposes. One loading space at least 10 feet by 25 feet shall be provided for each 20,000 square feet of floor area in the building. No building or part thereof in a business district or industrial district heretofore erected which is used for any of the uses specified for the district shall hereafter be enlarged or extended without providing off-street parking and loading space as provided for in the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 106, passed 3-13-1995) Penalty, see § 150.99