§ 154.295 OFF-STREET PARKING.
   (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
Required Parking
Use
Required Parking
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)