(A) Generally. In all zoning districts, off-street parking facilities for the temporary storage of motor vehicles for the use by occupants, employees and patrons of the buildings or structures hereafter erected, altered or extended after the effective date of this chapter, shall be provided and maintained as herein prescribed.
(B) Area exempted. The following portion of the central business district is exempt from parking requirements: the area bounded on the south by the railroad right-of-way, on the east by the center of First Avenue East, on the west by the center of Fifth Avenue West and on the north by the center of the alley between Main Street and First Street North.
(C) All districts.
(1) Loading space shall not be construed as supplying off-street parking space.
(2) When units or measurements used in determining the number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional space any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded and fractions over one-half shall require one parking space.
(3) Whenever a use requiring off-street parking is increased in floor area, and the use is located in a building existing on or before the effective date of this chapter, additional parking space for the additional floor area shall be provided and maintained in amounts hereafter specified for that use.
(4) Where a use is not specifically mentioned, off-street parking requirements shall be the same as for a similar use.
(5) Nothing in this section shall prevent the extension of, or an addition to, a building or structure into an existing parking area which is required for the original building or structure when the same amount of space taken by the extension or addition is provided by an enlargement of the existing parking area.
(D) R-1 and R-1A, residential districts. Off-street parking facilities for residential uses shall be provided and located on the same parcel of land as the building they are intended to serve.
(E) R-2, R-3, R-C residential districts and all nonresidential districts.
(1) Off-street parking facilities for residential uses shall be provided and located on the same parcel of land as the building they are intended to serve.
(2) The location of required off-street parking facilities for nonresidential uses shall be on the same lot or contiguous to the lot on which the principle use is located. All off-site parking shall be within 300 feet of the lot where the principle use is located, measured from the nearest part of the off-site parking facility to the nearest point of the principle lot. All off-site parking will require a conditional use permit.
(3) Parking of automobiles and other motor vehicles is permitted in the front and side yards in the I-1 and I-2 manufacturing districts if separated by a planting bufferyard not less than ten feet in width.
(F) Design standards. The following standards are for required parking areas for five plus unit residential uses and all nonresidential uses:
(1) Minimum standards.
(a) The size of each parking space shall be not less than 180 square feet exclusive of the space required for ingress and egress, each stall being a minimum of nine feet wide and 18 feet in depth; however, handicap parking stalls shall meet ADA requirements.
(b) Minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls for one way traffic shall be as follows:
1. Eleven feet for 30 degree parking; and
2. Twenty feet for 90 degree parking.
(c) Minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls for two-way traffic shall be 24 feet.
(d) No parking area of more than two spaces shall be designed as to require any vehicle to back into a public street.
(e) Tandem parking (one vehicle behind another) layouts are not permitted.
(2) Standards for all districts.
(a) Adequate ingress and egress shall be provided.
(b) Whenever the parking lot boundary adjoins property zoned for residential use, a setback of eight feet from the lot line shall be required.
(c) A parking plan shall be submitted to the city.
1. Plans for the construction of any parking lot must be approved by the city before construction is started.
2. No land shall be used for parking until final approval by the city.
(3) Standards for all residential districts, commercial districts and I-1 District.
(a) All driveways and all areas intended to be utilized for parking spaces shall be constructed of bituminous asphalt, concrete or pavers. Such surfacing shall be approved by the City Engineer and maintained in good repair.
(b) All parking or paved areas shall be adequately served by storm sewer or other approved stormwater facilities. Such facilities shall be approved by the City Engineer.
(c) A six-inch-high, poured-in-place concrete curb shall be provided around the periphery of all parking lots and internal access roads, except where the City Engineer determines that a curb would impede the drainage plan.
(d) Whenever the parking lot boundary adjoins property zoned for residential use, a setback of eight feet from the lot line shall be required.
(4) Standards for all uses in I-2 District.
(a) The parking lots shall be maintained in a useable dust-proof condition and shall be kept graded and drained to dispose of surface water in accordance with existing state, federal and local regulations.
(b) Necessary curbs or other projections against damage to adjoining properties, streets and sidewalks shall be provided and maintained.
(G) Uses and required parking spaces table. The amount of required off-street parking space for new uses or buildings, additions thereto and additions to existing buildings as specified in this chapter, shall be determined in accordance with the following table and space so required and shall be irrevocably reserved for the use.
Use
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Required Parking
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Use
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Required Parking
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RESIDENTIAL | |
Household Living | |
Dwelling, single-family detached | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Manufactured home | |
Dwelling, single-family detached conversion to two, three or four unit | 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit |
Dwelling, two unit (duplex) | |
Dwelling, three to four unit (triplex, quadraplex) | |
Dwelling, single-family attached (2-4 units) | |
Dwelling, single-family attached (5+ units) | |
Dwelling, multi-family 5+ units | 1.25 spaces per dwelling unit |
Dwelling, 2nd floor+ apartments (above nonresidential ground floor) | 1 space per dwelling unit plus required parking for ground floor use |
Manufactured home park | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Live/work unit | 1 space per dwelling unit |
Group Living | |
Intermediate, extended and long-term care facility (nursing home) | 1 space per every 5 beds plus 1 space per every 3 employees |
Residential care facility, licensed in-home (6 or fewer persons) | |
Residential care facility, licensed in-home (7 to 16 persons) | |
Lodging | |
Bed and breakfast facilities | 1 space for the dwelling unit, plus 1 space per room offered for occupancy |
Lodging services such as hotel and motel | 1 space for each guest room, plus 1 space per every 3 employees |
Short-term vacation rental | Parking requirements as listed in § 154.178(B)(4) |
PUBLIC, SOCIAL OR HEALTHCARE | |
Healthcare and Interment Services | |
Cemeteries, mausoleums, columbarium, including animal cemeteries | None required |
Clinic, including medical, dental or therapeutic (see Professional Services) | 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area |
Funeral home or mortuary | 1 space per 50 square feet of floor area in parlors or assembly rooms |
Hospital | 1 space per every 5 beds plus 1 space per every 3 employees |
Institutions | |
Club, lodge or meeting place of a non-commercial nature | 1 space per every 4 persons of the maximum building occupancy |
Place of worship | |
Social assistance, welfare or charitable services | 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area |
Education | |
Child care facilities serving up to 12 persons | 1 space per employee on the maximum work shift, plus 1 space per every 10 children |
Child care facilities serving 13+ persons | |
School, college/university/trade/business | 1 space per employee, plus 5 spaces per classroom |
School, elementary or secondary | Elementary: 1 space per employee Secondary: 1 space per employee, plus 5 spaces per classroom |
School, nursery or preschool | 1 space per employee |
Recreation and Open Space | |
Golf courses/country club | 2 spaces per golf hole, plus 1 space per every 4 persons of the maximum building occupancy |
Historic sites | None required |
Public recreational facilities including parks and playgrounds, hiking and/or biking trails | None required |
Temporary outdoor entertainment | Temporary parking areas to be approved by Zoning Administrator |
Wildlife, forest and wetland preserves or management areas | None required |
Government Services | |
Essential services | None required |
Municipal, county, state or federal administrative or services building | 1 space per 250 square feet of floor area of "active" spaces (not including utility or storage areas) |
COMMERCIAL | |
Food or Beverage Services | |
Bar/tavern | 1 space per 4 seats provided for patron use |
Brewpub | |
Café, coffee shop | |
Off-sale liquor | 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area |
Restaurant | 1 space per 4 seats provided for patron use |
Restaurant with drive-through or drive-in | 1 space per 4 seats provided for patron use plus 3 stacking spaces per drive-through window |
Other Services | |
Animal/pet services | 1 space per each examination and treatment room, plus 1 space per employee on the maximum work shift |
Banks, finance, insurance and real estate services | 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area |
Building services | |
Business services | |
Equipment services | |
Personal services | |
Professional services | |
Services otherwise allowed with drive-through or drive-in | 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area, plus 3 stacking spaces per drive-through window |
Retail | |
Convenience store | 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area |
Food retail (grocery store) | |
General retail | |
Shopping center | |
Wholesale retail | |
Arts and Entertainment | |
Art gallery/museum | 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area |
Indoor recreational facility, commercial | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area |
Outdoor recreational facility, commercial | 1 space per 5,000 square feet of outdoor activity area |
Automobile Related | |
Automobile fuel station/service station | 1 space per 2 gas pumps, plus 1 space per service bay |
Automobile sales | 1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area for indoor display area and 1 space per 5,000 square feet for outdoor display area |
INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING | |
Small Production/Commercial Production | |
Buildings used for research and testing laboratories (interior only) | 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area |
Brewery, winery or distillery | 1.5 spaces per every 2 employees on the maximum work shift and 1 space per 250 square feet of floor area of retail or taproom |
Makerspace (studio) | 1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Printing | |
Rental equipment (stored indoors) | |
Rental storage units (self-storage facility) | 1 space for every 10 storage units |
Traditional Industrial, Indoors | |
Grain elevators; fertilizer manufacturing, storage and sales | 1.5 space per every 2 employees on the maximum work shift |
Manufacturing, light | |
Manufacturing, heavy | |
Warehouse/distribution facility | |
Outdoor Industrial Activity | |
Automobile wrecking yard/scrap or salvage storage yard | 1 space per employee on the maximum work shift, plus 3 visitor spaces |
Contractor yard (landscaping, construction, etc.) | 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area of office, sales, or display area, plus 1 space per 5,000 square feet of storage area |
Outside storage, manufacturing and sales area | 1 space per 5,000 square feet of storage area |
AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES | |
Community solar farm | None required |
Nursery/greenhouse (with retail sales) | 1 space per 250 square feet of retail gross floor area, plus 1 space per 5,000 square feet of outdoor display area |
Short wave towers, radio and TV towers and commercial radio and television towers and transmitters | None required |
Wind energy conversion systems | |
Wireless communications facilities | |
ACCESSORY USES | |
Accessory dwelling unit | 1 space for ADU in addition to required spaces for primary residence |
Day care facility, licensed (12 or fewer persons) | 1 space per every 10 children |
Day care facility, licensed (13 to 16 persons) | |
Home business | Depending on type of home business, parking in addition to required spaces for primary residence may be required by the CUP |
Home occupation | None required |
Short-term vacation rental | Parking requirements as listed in § 154.178(B)(4) |
(H) Uses not listed. In the case of uses not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar, as determined by city staff, shall apply. Floor space or area shall mean the gross floor area inside the exterior walls, where floor space is indicated above as a basis for determining the amount of off-street parking spaces required.
(I) Required parking spaces and the driveways providing access to them shall not be utilized for the following:
(1) Storage of unlicensed or inoperable motor vehicles, other goods or snow.
(2) Display, sales, rental or repair of motor vehicles or other goods.
(3) Loading and unloading of vehicles.
(J) Combined uses. Combinations of any of the above uses shall provide the total of the number of spaces required for each individual use.
(K) Shared parking. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent collective provisions of off-street parking facilities for two or more buildings or uses; provided, collectively, the facilities shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with the table, except as provided below:
(1) Two or more uses may provide required off-street parking spaces in a common parking facility less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually, provided such uses are not operated during the same hours. The following conditions must be met for any joint use:
(a) The proposed joint parking space is within 500 feet of the use it will serve.
(b) The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the two buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.
(c) A properly drawn legal instrument approved by the City Council, executed by the parties concerned, for joint 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.
(L) Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in this chapter, handicapped parking must conform to ADA and state statute and administrative rules requirements.
(M) Changes in buildings or use.
(1) Whenever a building or use is changed, structurally altered or enlarged to create a need for an increase of 25% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
(2) Whenever a building or use is enlarged to the extent of 50% or more in the floor area, said building or use shall then comply with the parking requirements set forth in the district in which it is located.
(Ord. 879, passed 10-28-2020)