(A) Parking requirements. The following off-street parking requirements shall be provided for each use listed in this section unless otherwise specified:
(1) Location and improvements of parking facilities.
(a) Single-unit, two-unit (twinhome), and two-unit (duplex) dwellings shall have provided parking stalls on the same lot as the dwelling and may occupy all or part of any required rear yard and shall not be located in the front yard unless on an established driveway that is not located between the principal building and the front lot line. An established driveway and garage may be used to meet the minimum parking requirements for detached single-unit dwellings where the driveway and garage meets the minimum parking space dimensions in (f) below.
(b) Residential uses with three or more units shall have off-street parking which may include a community garage on lands owned by the same owner of the building and land and located within 200 feet of the building they are intended to serve. Tandem parking (one vehicle behind another), including or not including a garage, shall not be permitted in order to meet the minimum parking requirements of this section.
(c) Parking in non-residential districts.
(i) In any nonresidential district, off-street parking may occupy that part of a front yard to within seven feet of the front lot line and in the case of a corner lot that part of a side street side yard to within seven feet of the side street side lot line. This said seven feet of front or side street side yard shall be suitably landscaped with canopy trees, deciduous and coniferous bushes or hedges and grasses or other materials and graded to control surface water runoff from the paved and landscaped area. A site design plan shall be submitted as part of the application for a zoning permit. In no case shall off-street parking be permitted within clear vision areas.
(ii) Commercial uses.
a. A conditional use permit shall be required for any commercial use when:
i. The commercial use is located in the downtown commercial area, as established in the Byron Comprehensive Plan;
ii. The commercial building has over 3,500 square feet of floor area; and
iii. The commercial use cannot meet the minimum parking requirements as set in this section.
b. Recommendations by the Planning Commission and decisions by the City Council shall be based on the type of commercial use under consideration.
(iii) Parking shall not be permitted within the setback requirements for any property within the Industrial District.
(d) There shall be adequate provisions for ingress and egress to all parking areas. Said access drive shall not be less than eight feet in width in the case of single- and two-unit dwellings and not less than 18 feet in width for residential dwellings with three or more units, commercial and industrial uses; provided, however, that a one-way access drive for nonresidential uses may be reduced to not less than ten feet in width. All parking areas for more than four vehicles shall be designed so that no vehicle must back out onto any highway, street or road. Aisles between parking spaces within parking lots shall not be less than 20 feet in width.
(e) Necessary curbs or other protection against damage to abutting properties, roads, and sidewalks shall be provided and maintained. Necessary curbs and other structures shall be provided at all ingress and egress areas to clearly delineate such areas.
(f) All parking spaces shall be 9 ½ feet in width and 18 feet in length and shall be clearly marked. Small car spaces shall be a minimum of eight feet in width and 16 feet in length. The length of small car spaces shall be increased by 15% when parallel parking is utilized.
(g) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the principal use or of the property to ensure that the parking area is maintained in a dust free and safe condition.
(h) When calculations for required parking spaces result in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of less than ½ shall be disregarded and fractions of ½ or more shall require one parking space.
(i) Shopping centers shall have off-street parking on the same lot or lots on which the principal building(s) are located and shall meet the minimum requirements listed in (2) below.
(j) Artificial lighting which may be provided shall be deflected so as not to shine directly onto adjoining dwellings or other types of living units and so as not to create a hazard to public use of a street.
(k) Parking areas, aisles, and turnaround areas shall be paved with concrete, asphaltic, or comparable surfacing on all commercial and residential uses requiring six or more parking spaces within one year of the date of initiation of construction on any portion of the lot or any approved structure.
(2) Table 152.6. Required Parking Spaces.
Use | Parking Spaces |
Use | Parking Spaces |
Residential use | Two parking spaces per dwelling unit. |
Board/rooming house | One parking space for each living unit. |
Hotels and motels | One parking space per guest room and one parking space for each employee during the largest work shift. |
Retail commercial and shopping centers | One parking space per 200 square feet of gross floor area. |
Restaurants (including outdoor seating areas) | One parking space for every four seats and one parking space for every two employees. |
Bar or lounge (eating and drinking establishments) | One parking space for every four persons based on the maximum building capacity as specified within the State Building Code and one parking space for every two employees.</ce> |
Medical/dental office | Five parking stalls per principal medical professional. |
Offices, banks and public administration | One parking space for every 400 square feet of gross floor area. |
Furniture store, plumbing, supply, wholesale store, laundry, motor vehicle sales showroom or similar large uses | One parking space for every 800 square feet of gross floor area. |
Bowling alley | Two parking stalls for each bowling lane. |
Service station, car repair and car washes | Five parking spaces per stall or repair bay. |
Funeral homes | One parking space for every five seats or 50 square feet of floor area in public portions of the building. |
Continuing care senior facility | 1 1/4 parking spaces per dwelling unit. |
All other commercial uses | One parking space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area. |
Schools, nurseries and day care centers | One parking space for every employee; and for high schools, one additional parking space for each three students. One additional parking stall for each classroom. |
Assisted care facility | One parking space for every four beds. |
Library | One parking space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area. |
Lodges and meeting halls (no fixed seating) | One parking space for every five persons, based on the maximum capacity of the building. |
Institutional use or performance facility (with fixed seating) | One parking space for every five seats or ten feet of bench seat or pew space. |
Industrial/warehousing | One parking space for every employee of the largest work shift. |
Self-service storage | One parking space per employee of the largest work shift; and plus parking space for each 200 storage units, one per 3,000 square feet of exterior storage. |
Outdoor recreation facility | One parking stall per three patrons expected at capacity/Golf course: 1 spaces per hole. |
Indoor recreation | One parking stall per three patrons based on maximum capacity or building capacity. |
Indoor athletic facility | One parking stall per 100 square feet of floor area. |
(3) Additional standards.
(a) For all existing and new permitted commercial uses located in the downtown commercial area, as identified by the Byron Comprehensive Plan, no off-street parking shall be required.
(b) Residential uses located on the same lot as the principal commercial use in a commercial district shall be required to have one off-street parking space for each dwelling unit.
(c) A proportion of the total spaces in a parking lot may be designed and marked for small car use according to the following:
Total Spaces Required | Maximum percentage of spaces for small cars |
5-99 | 30% |
100 or more | 40% |
(4) Buffers or screening shall be required for all parking areas used by commercial or industrial uses that are adjacent to or abutting a residential district as specified in § 152.085 Buffering and Screening.
(B) Joint parking requirements. Two or more uses may provide required off-street parking spaces in a common parking facility where the total number of spaces provided is less than the sum of the total required for each use if the following conditions are satisfactorily met:
(1) The proposed joint parking space is within 500 feet of the use it will serve.
(2) The applicant shall demonstrate that there is not substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the two or more buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.
(3) A properly drawn legal instrument approved by the City Council and executed by the parties concerned for shared use of off-street parking facilities shall be filed with the City Clerk. Said instrument may be a three party agreement, including the city and all private parties involved. Such instrument shall first be approved by the City Attorney.
(C) Proof of parking requirements. The city may allow reductions in the number of required parking spaces to be installed via an interim use permit if the following conditions are met:
(1) Applicant has demonstrated that the unique characteristics of the proposed use are such that it will generate a need for less parking than the ordinance standard.
(2) All requests for reductions in the amount of required parking to be installed shall be accompanied by a plan showing where the total amount of parking spaces required by this chapter can be added on the lot, if necessary, without requiring a variance.
(D) Off-street loading. Off-street loading requirements as specified below shall be provided.
(1) Dimensions and locations. Each loading space shall not be less than 10 feet in width and 25 feet in length and shall be on the same lot as the principal use it serves. Such space may occupy all or any part of any required side or rear yard, except the space shall not be located in the side yard along the side street in the case of a corner lot. In no event shall any part of a required front yard be occupied by such loading space. Each loading space shall have adequate space for standing, loading, and unloading services in order to avoid any interference with public use of the roads or alleys or sidewalks.
(2) Table 152.7 Loading Requirements.
Use | Loading Spaces |
Multiple unit residential (buildings with 20 or more dwelling units) | One loading space. |
Motels and hotels | Under 20,000 square feet in floor area shall require one loading space: over 20,000 square feet, one additional loading space. |
Schools | One loading space. |
Assisted care facility | One loading space for each 20 beds. |
Servicing, merchandising, leisure uses, and office uses | For any building of over 5,000 square feet in gross floor area, one loading space. |
Industrial or warehousing | Under 10,000 square feet of gross floor area shall require one loading space: over 10,000 square feet shall require one additional loading space per each 20.000 square feet of gross floor area. |
(Ord. 2023-02, passed 5-9-23)