1163.02 GENERAL STANDARDS.
(a) In all districts, in connection with every use, building or part thereof hereafter created or increased in floor area or intensity of use, off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as prescribed by this chapter.
(b) Site Plan Review Required. Prior to the construction of any new parking lot or loading facility (including the improvement with permanent pavement of an existing gravel-surface parking lot, loading facility, or access drive), the plan for parking and loading, landscaping, curb cuts, access drives, and other associated construction shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for review and approval in conformance with the provisions of the Subdivision and Site Development Regulations.
The expansion of an existing paved parking lot which has been constructed and maintained in compliance with all applicable permits may be approved by the Director of Planning and Zoning and the City Engineer provided that:
(1) The additional paved area does not exceed 10% of the area of the existing lot and does not exceed three thousand (3000) square feet; and
(2) Construction plans are submitted documenting compliance with all applicable parking regulations and standards
(c) Locations of Parking and Loading.
(1) Parking and loading areas required by this Code for a use or structure shall be provided on the same lot as the use or structure unless otherwise approved by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission may approve the location of required parking or loading on another lot, subject to conditions approved by the Director of Law.
(2) Joint use. The Planning Commission may approve joint use of parking or loading spaces by two or more uses whose parking or loading demand patterns do not overlap, subject to conditions approved by the Director of Law. The approved parking or loading facility may be smaller than the sum of the facilities required for the uses individually provided that facilities otherwise comply with the provisions of this Code.
(3) Exclusive areas. Required parking and loading spaces shall be designed and constructed exclusively for such purposes. No parking or loading space shall include areas otherwise required for parking, loading, aisles, pedestrian areas, or access drives.
(Ord. 2000-143. Passed 6-26-00.)
(4) Off-street parking facilities shall not be located in a front yard in any zoning district, except that the Planning Commission may approve off-street parking facilities in a front yard which abuts a major road or a secondary road in a lot in a C1, C2, C3, or I1 District if the parking facilities are located at least fifty (50) feet from the road right-of-way. Off-street parking facilities shall not be located in that part of a side yard between a road right-of-way and the setback line.
(Ord. 2001-052. Passed 3-12-01.)
(5) Loading space. Truck loading and unloading spaces and docks or doors other than for pedestrian traffic shall not be located in a yard facing any road, with the following exceptions. Where a building is located on a lot which has frontage on a secondary road or local road:
A. Not more than two (2) loading docks may be located on the front of the building if such loading docks are set back eighty (80) feet from the road right-of-way;
B. Two (2) loading doors may be situated on the front of the building at less than an eighty-foot (80') setback from the road right-of-way if the loading docks themselves are located inside the building at this point and sufficient space is provided so that all loading/unloading will be performed with the doors closed. These doors shall not be opened except when a truck is entering or leaving.
(d) Dimensions.
(1) Parking space and aisle dimensions. Parking spaces and aisles shall comply with the dimensions in the following table. Each parking space shall have a minimum area of two hundred (200) square feet.
Dimensions for Parking Spaces and Aisles | ||||
Angle of Parking | ||||
90 degrees | 60 degrees | 45 degrees | Parallel Parking | |
Minimum Width of Space | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | 9 ft. |
Minimum Length of Space | 20 ft. | 20 ft. | 20 ft. | 23 ft. |
Minimum Aisle Width: One Way | 22 ft. | 18 ft. | 13 ft. | 13 ft |
Minimum Aisle Width: Two Way | 22 ft. | 20 ft. | 20 ft. | 24 ft. |
(2) Loading space dimensions. Each loading space shall be not less than twelve (12) feet in width, forty (40) feet in length, and fourteen (14) feet in vertical clearance.
(e) Grading and Drainage. Parking and loading areas shall be graded and drained and provided with adequate drainage facilities so that the adjacent properties and rights-of-way shall not receive surface runoff water from the proposed parking area. Underground storm water connections to storm water facilities in the right-of-way shall be installed as approved by the City Engineer.
(f) Lighting. All lighting used to illuminate parking and loading areas shall be arranged to direct the light away from adjoining premises or road. Only cutoff fixtures, as approved by the City Engineer, shall be installed to illuminate parking and loading areas. No open light sources such as the stringing of light bulbs shall be permitted.
(g) Landscaping. Landscaping of parking and loading areas shall conform to the provisions of the Subdivision and Site Development Regulations.
(h) Pavement and Pavement Markings.
(1) All parking and loading spaces, aisles, and drives shall be improved with bituminous, concrete or equivalent surfacing, as approved by the City Engineer, except that:
A. In taking action on a site plan or subdivision in a residential district according to the provisions of the Subdivision and Site Development Regulations, the Planning Commission may recommend that gravel driveways be permitted.
B. The City Engineer may approve gravel driveways for existing lots where they are consistent and compatible with the existing and planned character of drives in the surrounding area.
(2) Striping and other pavement markings shall be installed and maintained in all parking and loading facilities, except those provided in conjunction with one and two family dwellings, as required by the City Engineer.
(i) Protective devices. As required by the City Engineer, wheel guards, including bumper guards as may be necessary, shall be provided in connection with any off-street parking area, to contain the cars on sloping surfaces and to prevent bumper overhang or other encroachment into the required or specified setback spaces.
(j) Access.
(1) Access drives and curb cuts shall be located to minimize traffic congestion and avoid undue interferences with pedestrian access at road intersection corners. On a corner lot, curb cuts shall be separated as far from the intersection of the roads as possible, unless otherwise approved in site plan review.
(2) No more than two (2) curb cuts shall be constructed for one lot, unless otherwise approved in site plan review. Curb cuts shall be designed and constructed according to the provisions of the Public Works Standards.
(3) Unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer, access drives shall comply with the following minimum and maximum widths:
Dimensions for Access Drives | |||
Use of Lot | Drive Width at the Right-of-Way Line (feet) | Minimum Setback from Lot Line (feet) | |
Minimum | Maximum | ||
Single-family | 10 | 16 | 3 |
Two-family (combined drive only) | 10 | 16 | 3 |
All other uses: one-way access | 10 | 14 | 5 |
All other uses: two-way access | 20 | 24 | 5 |
(4) Access to parking and to truck loading and unloading spaces shall be provided directly from a public road or alley or from any right-of-way that will not interfere with public convenience and that will permit the orderly and safe movement of such trucks. All parking and loading spaces shall be designed and located so that vehicles using such spaces: (1) enter and exit the lot in a forward-facing direction and (2) have sufficient space to be parked or loaded/unloaded on the lot and completely outside of the right-of-way.
(Ord. 2000-143. Passed 6-26-00.)