(A) Off Street Parking: No building permit shall be issued until the applicant has presented satisfactory evidence to the building inspector that he owns or has otherwise available for his use sufficient property to provide the parking required in subsection (C) of this section.
(B) General Requirements:
1. For the purpose of this section, an “off street parking space” shall mean an area located entirely on private property consisting of a rectangle measuring no less than ten feet by twenty-four feet (10' x 24'). In addition, adequate drives or aisles providing access, turning and maneuvering space shall be provided on private property and each off-street parking space shall be accessible from streets or alleys or private driveways or alleys leading to streets or alleys. No parking space shall occupy the required front yard. In any residential or commercial-office zoning district, motor vehicles classed by manufacturer’s rating as exceeding one (1) ton shall not be parked in any required front yard. In any residential or commercial office district, no mobile home, travel trailer, tent trailer, trailer, camper, boat or boat trailer shall be parked in any front yard, nor shall such vehicle or equipment which exceeds eight feet (8') in height above the ground be parked in any required side yard, nor shall any vehicle or equipment be parked in any side yard adjacent to a street.
2. Vacant lots or open land areas in any residential district may be used as an area for the parking of customer and employee passenger vehicles only, if said property is zoned as a parking P-1 district, and provided further, that the provisions of this section, when applicable, shall be complied with and, provided further, that the city council may impose conditions, other than those set forth in this section for the protection of adjacent property or in the interest of the public welfare.
3. The parking of more than one commercial vehicle of not more than five (5) ton capacity, or the parking of any commercial vehicle of more than five (5) ton capacity, on any lot in any residential district shall be considered a commercial use and is prohibited.
4. "Floor area" shall mean the gross floor area and/or the open land area needed for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients or patients, including area occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise. It shall not mean floors or parts of floors used principally for nonpublic purposes such as storage, automobile parking, incidental repair, processing or packaging of merchandise, show windows or for offices incidental to the management or maintenance of stores or buildings, or to restrooms or powder rooms.
5. Wherever such space is required or permitted, uses other than single-family residential uses shall maintain the area of such space "dust free" as defined herein. Uses other than single-family dwellings and multiple dwellings in a residential district shall enclose such required or permitted off street parking area with a solid wall except for necessary points of ingress or egress. Along that portion of the perimeter of the parking area bounding or within the side and rear yards, the wall shall be not less than four feet (4') nor more than six feet (6') in height. Along that portion of the lot which bounds the front yard, the wall shall be three feet (3') in height. All required walls shall be maintained in a neat and orderly condition.
6. In any case where a lot is located in a district other than a residential zoning district and:
(a) Is used for other than a single-family dwelling, or multiple dwellings, and
(b) Is used for motor vehicle parking or interior vehicle circulation as a primary or accessory use.
(c) Such lot adjoins a residential zoning district or is separated therefrom by a local or collector street or an alley, a wall shall be required along such portions of said lot which adjoin or are across the said street or alley from the residential zoning district. Along that portion of the lot which bounds the side or rear yards, the wall shall be not less than four feet (4') nor more than six feet (6') in height. Along that portion of the lot which bounds the front yard, the wall shall be three feet (3') in height. All required walls shall be maintained in a neat and orderly condition.
7. Any lights used to illuminate said parking space shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining lots.
8. A minimum of six inch (6") wide and six inch (6") high curb or bumper guard shall be installed along all lines bordering the parking and maneuvering area excluding necessary driveway openings and shall be so located that no part of a vehicle shall extend over or beyond said lines.
9. For the purpose of converting a parking area into the required or permitted parking spaces, plans must be submitted to show how the required or permitted parking spaces shall be arranged in the area on private property supplied for that purpose and to indicate in the parking area sufficient space for turning maneuvers, as well as adequate ingress and egress to the parking area before a permit is granted.
(a) All such parking plans shall be submitted to the building inspector.
(b) Before issuance of a building permit, the building inspector may obtain the approval of the city engineer or his duly authorized representative for all such plans requiring or providing for three (3) or more off street parking space.
10. Whenever a building permit has been granted and the plans so approved for off street parking, the subsequent use of such property shall be deemed to be conditional upon the unqualified continuance and availability of the parking provisions contained in such plans. Any use of such property in violation hereof shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
Should the owner or occupant of any building to whom a building permit has been granted containing off street parking requirements so change the use to which such building is put as to increase off street parking as required under this chapter, it shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter to begin or maintain such altered use until such time as the increased off street parking provisions of this section are complied with.
11. No addition or enlargement of an existing building or use shall be permitted unless the parking requirements of this chapter are met for the entire building or use.
12. In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for off street parking space shall be the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately as specified in this section, and the off street parking space for one use shall not be considered as providing the required off street parking for any other use.
13. Any lot used for the parking of three (3) or more motor vehicles, prior to being subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall, within three (3) months from the effective date of original city zoning ordinance, be paved for dust control, and a six inch (6") wide by six inch (6") high curb or bumper guard shall be installed along all property lines bordering the parking and maneuvering area, excluding necessary points of ingress and egress, and shall be so located so that no part of a vehicle shall extend over or beyond any property line. The area of such parking lot shall be maintained "dust free" as defined herein. This provision shall also apply to lots within newly annexed areas and to include area for storage pneumatically tired vehicles and used car lots.
(C) Parking Requirements:
1. Off street automobile parking space or area shall be provided according to the following schedule and subject to the following conditions in any district in which any of the following uses shall be established.
2. All dwelling units, motels, tourist courts, tourist homes and trailer parks shall have the required parking spaces provided on the lot on which such above dwelling type unit is located.
3. In the event the following listed uses, excepting preceding dwelling type uses, are located on property within a residential zone, the required parking area shall be located on the same or contiguous lots or an adjacent lot separated from the property by no more than twenty feet (20').
4. Wherever the below listed uses, excepting above dwelling type uses, are located on property with a commercial or less restrictive zone, such required parking space shall be provided so that at least one point of the parking area shall be no farther than four hundred feet (400') distant in a direct line from the building or, if no building is present, from the property line. A letter waiving protest of a parking SID may waive the parking requirements in the core area.
5. In the event that all or any part of the parking area not on the same lot with the primary use is located in a residential zone, parking zoning must be secured for the area or that part thereof within a residential zone.
Churches | At least 1 parking space for each 5 seats or 1 parking space for each 90 linear inches of pew space |
Doctors' offices, dentists' offices, medical clinics, medical centers | 1 parking space for each 200 square feet or gross floor area between exterior walls |
Libraries | At least 1 parking space for each 190 square feet of gross floor area and 1 parking space for each 3 employees |
Medical service facilities: | |
(a) Hospitals | Parking space for 1 vehicle for each 3 patient beds, plus at least 1 parking space for each resident doctor, plus at least 1 additional parking space for each 3 employees, including nurses not domiciled on the property |
(b) Nursing homes and sheltered care homes | Parking space for 1 vehicle for each 5 patient beds, plus at least 1 parking space for each 3 employees |
Motels, hotels, tourist courts, tourist homes, mobile home parks and travel trailer parks | 1 parking space for each dwelling unit, rooming unit or guestroom, and 1 parking space for each mobile home space or travel trailer space in a mobile home park or a travel trailer park |
Multi-family residences | At least 1.3 parking space for each 1 bedroom dwelling unit or efficiency apartment; at least 1.5 parking space for each 2 bedroom dwelling unit; and at least 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit containing more than 2 bedrooms |
Office buildings, retail establishments, commercial buildings and any commercial building and any commercial establishment not specified herein | 1 parking space for each 500 square feet of floor area |
Places of public assembly, including, but not limited to, private clubs, lodges and fraternal buildings, not providing overnight accommodations, assembly hall, exhibition halls, convention halls, auditoriums, skating rinks, dance halls, bowling alleys, theaters, sports arenas, stadiums, gymnasiums, amusement parks, racetracks, fairgrounds, funeral homes, community centers | At least 1 parking space for each 4 seats provided for patron use and at least 1 parking space for each 60 square feet of floor area used for public assembly but not containing seats |
Restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs and all other similar dining and/or drinking establishments | Parking area of at least 1 space for each 50 square feet of floor area (exclusive of kitchen, rest rooms, and storage, etc.) |
Schools, including academies, colleges, universities, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, prep schools, and all other similar institutions of learning | At least 1 parking space for each 3 employees including administrators, teachers, and building maintenance personnel, and at least 1 parking space for each 5 high school, college or university students, predicated upon the designed capacity of the physical plant |
Service stations | Parking space for 2 vehicles for each service bay in the station. Pump islands shall not be considered as service bays. Standing areas at pump islands and interior circulation areas shall not be counted as parking space |
Single-family dwellings, boarding houses, dormitories, and fraternity and sorority houses | At least 1 parking space for each dwelling unit or rooming unit and at least 1 parking space for each 2 guestrooms, except residential one-family (class A) must provide 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit |
Wholesale, manufacturing and industrial plants, and all other structures devoted to similar mercantile or industrial pursuits including, but not limited to, warehouses and storage buildings and yards, public utility buildings, contractor equipment and lumber yards, business service establishments, such as blueprinting, printing and engraving, soft drink bottling establishments and fabricating plants | At least 1 parking space for each 3 employees |
(Ord. 599, 8-5-1974, eff. 9-4-1974; amd. Ord. 923, 7-5-2022)