(A) Scope of regulations. No provision of any section of this subchapter shall be less restrictive than those outlined in this section. The off-street parking requirements and off-street loading requirements of this division (A) shall apply within all zoning districts, except the previous developed CBD Central Business District.
(B) Calculating space.
(1) Where calculations result in requiring a fractional space, any fraction less than one-half shall be disregarded and any fraction of one-half or more shall require one space.
(2) 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 building structure or use times the number of floors, minus 10%.
(3) Should a building or structure contain two or more types of uses, each should be calculated separately for determining the total off-street parking spaces required.
(C) Site plan.
(1) Except for single-family dwellings, all applications for a building or an occupancy permit shall be accompanied by a site plan drawn to scale and dimensioned indicating the location of all off-street parking and loading spaces in compliance with the requirements of this section.
(2) The site plan shall include the following information:
(a) Zoning district;
(b) North point and scale;
(c) All adjacent rights-of-way;
(d) The ownership of the entire lot being developed;
(e) Dimensions of the lot and parking spaces; and
(f) The owner’s name, address, and phone number.
(3) Such plan shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council, in accordance to the criteria developed in this division (C).
(D) Site plan criteria. Upon review by the Planning Commission and approval by the City Council, the plan for off-street parking shall meet the following site design standards.
(1) All areas devoted for parking space and driveways shall be surfaced with permanent materials. All parking areas shall be designed to control surface runoff to adjacent properties either with curbing or grading techniques. No landscaped areas shall be used for the parking of vehicles.
(2) Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from abutting property and public right-of-way.
(3) No sign shall be so located as to restrict the sight, orderly operation, and traffic movement within any parking area. Only signs necessary for the orderly operation of traffic movement or parking regulation shall be permitted in any parking area. Such signs shall not be considered part of the permitted advertising space and shall be subject to regulations pursuant to §§ 150.095 through 150.100.
(4) The parking area shall meet the minimum design standards and number of stalls required under this section.
(E) Reduction of existing parking and loading spaces. Parking or loading spaces existing upon the effective date of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced below the requirements of this section.
(F) Change of use or occupancy of land or building. No change of use or occupancy of land or of use or occupancy of any building, shall be made until there is furnished sufficient parking and loading spaces as required by this section.
(G) Use of parking and loading space.
(1) Required parking or loading spaces shall not be used for storage of goods or for storage of vehicles or trailers that are inoperable or for sale or rent.
(2) Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential uses shall be utilized solely for the parking of passenger automobiles and/or one truck not to exceed 15,000 pounds gross capacity for each dwelling unit, except as allowed per § 71.02. Under no circumstances shall required parking facilities accessory to residential structures be used for the storage of commercial vehicles or for the parking of automobiles belonging to the employees, owners, tenants, or customers of nearby business establishments.
(H) Design and maintenance.
(1) Drainage and surfacing.
(a) Driveways shall not exceed a grade of 6% and all parking lots, except those for less than four vehicles, shall be graded according to a drainage plan which has been approved by the City Engineer.
(b) Catch basins, sumps, and underground storm sewers may be required.
(2) Maintenance. It shall be the joint and several responsibility of the lessee and/or owner of the principal use, uses, or building to maintain in a neat and adequate manner, the parking area and landscaping.
(3) Lighting. All lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area shall be shaded or diffused so as to reflect the light away from the adjoining property and away from abutting traffic flow.
(I) Stall, aisle, and driveway design.
(1) Each perpendicular parking space shall be not less than nine feet wide and 20 feet in length, exclusive of an adequately designed system of access driveways.
(2) Except in the case of single-family and two-family dwellings, parking areas shall be designed so that circulation between parking aisles or driveways occurs within the designated parking lot and does not depend upon a public street or alley and such design does not require backing into the public street.
(3) Except in the cases of single-family and two-family dwellings, parking areas shall comply with the following standards.
Angle of Parking | Stall Width | Stall Depth | Minimum Driveway Width |
Zero degrees | 9 feet | 22 feet | 12 feet |
30 degrees | 9 feet | 19 feet | 12 feet |
45 degrees | 9 feet | 21 feet | 13 feet |
60 degrees | 9 feet | 22 feet | 18 feet |
90 degrees | 9 feet | 19 feet | 24 feet |
(4) No curb cut access shall be located less than 40 feet from the intersection of two or more street rights-of-way for residential uses, and 60 feet for commercial and industrial areas. This distance shall be measured from the intersection of lot lines.
(5) Curb cut openings shall be a minimum of five feet from the side property line.
(6) All property shall be entitled to at least one curb cut. Single-family uses shall be limited to one curb cut access per property.
(7) Curb cuts shall be limited to 24 feet in width for residential areas and 36 feet in width for commercial/industrial areas. The City Council may provide relief from this regulation in special circumstances.
(8) All off-street parking spaces shall be served by access aisle or driveway connections to a public right-of-way.
(J) Number of required parking and loading spaces. The following minimum number of off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided and maintained.
Use | Number of Required Parking Spaces |
Use | Number of Required Parking Spaces |
Auto repair, bus and taxi terminals, boat and marine sales and repair, bottling company, garden supply store, building material sales | 8 spaces, plus 1additional space/800 square feet of floor area over 1,000 square feet |
Automobile service station (motor fuel station) | 4 spaces, plus 2 spaces for each stall |
Bed and breakfasts | 2 spaces/3 persons |
Boarding house | 2 spaces/3 persons |
Bowling alley | 5 spaces/lane or alley |
Car wash: automatic drive through | 10 spaces |
Car wash, self-service | 2 spaces |
Drive-in establishment and convenience food | 1 space/20 square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of 20 spaces |
Elderly housing | 1 space/unit |
High schools | 10 per classroom |
Manufacturing, fabricating, or processing of a product or materials, warehouse, storage, or post office | 1 space/employee, plus 1 space per company vehicle on premises |
Miniature golf course, archery range, golf driving rage | 10 spaces respectively |
Motels/hotels | 1 space/rental room plus spaces required for restaurant (see restaurant) |
Multiple-family dwelling | 1 space/unit |
Nursing home or rest homes | 4 spaces plus one for each 3 beds |
Office buildings, professional offices, banks, animal hospitals | 4 spaces plus 1 space/500 square feet over 1,000 square feet |
Public parks/playgrounds | As per Planning Commission |
Restaurants, café private clubs, bars, taverns, and nightclubs | 1 space/100 square feet of gross floor area of dining and bar area, plus 1 space/80 square feet of kitchen area |
Retail sales and services with 50% or more of floor area devoted to storage, warehouse and/or industry | 1 space/200 square feet of gross floor area devoted to sales or service, plus 1 space/500 square feet storage area |
Retail store and service establishment in COM District | 1 space/200 square feet of floor area |
Single-family and two-family | 2 spaces/unit |
Skating rink, dance hall, public auction house | 1 space/200 square feet of gross floor area |
(K) Joint facilities. The City Council may, after receiving a recommendation from the Planning Commission, approve a conditional use permit for one or more businesses to provide the required off-street parking facilities by joint use of one or more sites where the total number of spaces provided are less than the sum of the total required for each business, if the following conditions are satisfactorily met:
(1) The building or use for which the application is being made to utilize the off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use shall be located within 300 feet of such parking facilities;
(2) The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the operating hours of the two buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed; and
(3) The provisions of this chapter are considered and satisfactorily met.
(L) Off-street loading facilities. Loading space required under this section shall be at least 50 feet long and ten feet wide. The regulations of this section are not applicable in the CBD Central Business District. An off-street loading space shall be required for every lot used for commercial or industrial purposes and having a building or buildings of at least 10,000 square feet. An off-street loading space shall be required for every lot used for office or research purposes having a building or buildings of at least 20,000 square feet. An additional off-street loading space shall be required for lots used for commercial or industrial purposes where the floor area of all buildings exceeds 100,000 square feet.
(Prior Code, § 517.020) (Ord. passed 10-8-2003; Ord. passed 1-5-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99