(a) Area and Dimensions - Parking Spaces.
Minimum Width (Measured in Feet Parallel to Aisle) | Minimum Length (Feet) | Maneuvering Lane (Width in Feet) | |
Parallel Parking | 9 | 23 | 12* |
30-53 Degree Angle Parking | 13 | 20 | 15* |
54-74 Degree Angle Parking | 10 | 20 | 20* |
75-90 Degree Angle Parking | 10 | 20 | 22* |
* Additional width may be required by the City Engineer in those cases where a two way maneuvering lane is proposed.
(b) Area and Dimensions - Loading Spaces.
Length | Width | Height Clearance |
40 feet | 12 feet | 15 feet |
(c) Access. All off-street parking areas and loading spaces provided in accordance with this Section shall have direct access to a publicly dedicated and improved street or alley or to an adjacent parking area. Such access shall be surfaced, sloped and constructed so as to provide adequate drainage and maintained in a manner so that no dust will be produced by continuous use. The design and standards of such access shall be subject to the approval by the City Engineer.
(d) Surfacing. All off-street parking areas shall be properly graded, drained, marked and surfaced so as to provide a hard, durable and dustless surface. All off-street parking areas located in front yard setbacks, serving other than single-family residences, shall be paved with asphalt, Portland concrete, brick or other similar material.
(e) Landscaping. In order to facilitate the absorption of storm water in parking areas, the following landscaping requirements shall apply:
(1) In any district, a landscaped strip of not less than ten (10) feet in width shall be provided and maintained from the street right-of-way or sidewalk to the building line or perimeter of the parking area, except where not possible because of structures being located on or within ten (10) feet from the right-of-way line. The landscaped strip shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 1175.
(2) In addition to the perimeter landscaping required above, parking areas of twenty (20) or more spaces shall provide maintained landscaped areas on the interior of such parking areas to comprise, at a minimum, five percent (5%) of the total parking area.
(3) Concrete curbs, vehicle wheel stops or similar permanent devices shall be provided within all parking areas to prevent vehicles from encroaching on landscaped areas.
(f) Drainage. All new or redeveloped parking areas having ten (10) or more spaces shall be required to have prepared a plan clearly showing how surface and storm water from the site will be addressed. Such plan shall be submitted with the application for a zoning certificate and shall be subject to approval by the City Engineer.
(g) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to direct light away from any adjoining properties in any zoning district where residences are a permitted use. In addition, such lighting shall be so arranged as to not interfere with traffic on any adjoining street or to be confused with any traffic control lighting.
(h) Location of Parking Spaces. In the LC, DE and IR Districts, required parking and loading spaces shall be provided either on the same lot, or within 300 feet of the principal use which they serve. In all other Districts, required parking and loading spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the principal use which they serve.
(i) Joint Provision of Parking Facilities. Two or more buildings or uses located in the same area may meet parking and loading requirements by the joint provision of parking and loading facilities, provided those facilities are located so as to meet the requirements of subsection (h) hereof, and the number of spaces so provided shall not be less than the sum of required spaces as per Section 1177.04. A written agreement between the parties stating the terms under which the proposed parking shall be developed and maintained shall be filed with the application for a zoning certificate.
(j) Provision of Parking and Loading in the DE District. The Downtown Enterprise District contains small lots and is served by on-street parking. For these reasons, special regulations are warranted. Parking and loading requirements in the DE District shall be subject to the standards of Section 1151.04(e). The layout and design of all parking and loading areas within the DE District shall be subject to approval by the Design Review Board.
(k) Parking Limitations in Residential Districts.
(1) In any R District, no part of any off-street parking area having more than four (4) spaces and located on the same lot as the principal building to which it is accessory shall be located in any front yard or any side yard which abuts a public street, and shall not be located in any other side yard or rear yard unless it is screened and landscaped pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 1175.
(2) In any R District, no part of any off-street parking area having more than four (4) spaces and located on the same lot as the principal building to which it is accessory shall be located closer to any street right-of-way than the minimum depth of the front or side yard required in the district in which the parking area is located. The parking area shall be screened and landscaped on all sides facing residential, school or institutional properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 1175.
(3) No part of any off-street parking area having more than four (4) spaces shall be closer than twenty (20) feet to any dwelling, nor closer than five (5) feet to any other building in a residential district, nor closer than five (5) feet to any lot line.
(4) A. In any R District, no commercial vehicle shall be parked or stored in any driveway or on any premises other than a private garage, except for any of the following purposes and during the time reasonably necessary for such purposes:
1. Delivering persons or property to the premises, or
2. Receiving persons or property from the premises, or
3. Rendering services to persons occupying the premises.
B. For the purposes of these requirements a "commercial vehicle" shall mean any motor vehicle or trailer which is used primarily for commercial purposes and not for personal or recreational purposes. Commercial vehicle includes but is not limited to:
1. Any vehicle displaying commercial license plates;
2. Any motor vehicle rated by the manufacturer in excess of 11,500 pounds gross vehicle weight;
3. Any trailer weighing in excess of 3,000 pounds;
4. Any agricultural or construction equipment not designed for or employed in general highway transportation.
A commercial vehicle does not include a vehicle associated with a home occupation pursuant to Section 1173.02, or any vehicle required to respond on any emergency basis for the public health, safety, and welfare.
(l) Parking of Recreational Equipment in Residential Districts. The storage of travel trailers, motor homes, pick-up campers, folding tent trailers, boats or boat trailers and similar recreational equipment, commercial trucks and/or inoperable vehicles shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) Not more than two (2) pieces of recreational equipment, not more than one (1) of which can be a motor home, shall be permitted to be stored outside on a parcel containing a single family or two-family dwelling. For the purpose of these regulations, a boat stored on a boat trailer shall be deemed one (1) piece of recreational equipment.
(2) For multi-family dwellings, an area shall be designated for outdoor storage of recreational equipment and shall be limited in area to accommodate no more than one (1) piece of recreational equipment for each fifteen (15) dwelling units.
(3) Recreational equipment shall not be occupied or used for sleeping, housekeeping or business purposes.
(Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)