(A) Standards.
(1) Each off-street parking space shall be an area of not less than 171 square feet, exclusive of access or maneuvering area, ramps, and other appurtenances as per the following standards:
Aisle Width | Stall Width | Stall Length | Required Off-Street Parking Stall Dimensions |
25’ | 9’ | 19’ | 90 degrees |
18.5’ | 9’ | 19’ | 60 degrees |
13.5’ | 9’ | 19’ | 45 degrees |
11’ | 9’ | 19’ | 30 degrees |
11’ | 9’ | 21’ | Parallel |
(2) Off-street parking facilities shall be located on the site on which the use or structure for which they are provided is located except as otherwise permitted under a special plan for location or sharing of facilities.
(3) A minimum ten-foot wide landscape buffer strip is required between public sidewalks and off-street parking stalls, parking lots, and parking lot access driveways that run parallel to a public sidewalk.
(a) The landscape buffer shall be designed so that there is a mix of live plant material and rock, gravel, and the like, with not more than ten feet in any direction without plant cover or tree canopy. The buffer shall be visually distinct from the adjacent sidewalk and discourage vehicles from driving over the sidewalk.
(b) Areas within the public right-of-way may be included in the ten-foot dimension.
(c) This requirement does not apply to the following:
1. A standard residential driveway that provides access to a garage, carport, or uncovered parking space located on private property;
2. A driveway needed to cross the buffer strip to provide access from the street to parking stalls; and
3. Parking that is located within the public right-of-way boulevard.
(B) Maintenance. Off-street parking facilities shall be constructed, maintained, and operated in accordance with the following specifications.
(1) They shall be properly graded for drainage, surfaced with concrete or asphalt and maintained in good condition, free of weeds, dust, trash, and debris.
(2) They shall be provided with barriers of such dimensions that occupants of adjacent structures are not unreasonably disturbed, either by day or night, by the movement of vehicles.
(3) When provided, shall have an arrangement of reflectors and an intensity of lighting which will not interfere with adjacent land uses or the safe use of adjacent streets. All outdoor lighting shall use downthrow lighting.
(4) They shall be provided with designated entrances and exits so located as to minimize traffic congestion.
(5) They shall not be used for the sale, storage, repair, or dismantling of any vehicles, equipment, materials, or supplies.
(6) In the event they are designed such that the facility abuts a public sidewalk and vehicle parking is diagonal or perpendicular to the sidewalk, a permanent barrier shall be installed three feet from the interior edge of the sidewalk to prevent vehicle encroachment over the sidewalk. If the facility abuts and faces a street and there is no sidewalk, permanent barriers shall be installed seven feet from the curb to provide for a pedestrian way and to prevent vehicle encroachment.
(7) In commercial districts, if the parking facility is located at the intersection of two streets and abuts the street curb, a 30-foot unobstructed sight triangle shall be required at the corner of the intersection, measured on the curb line. At access ways formed by the intersection of the access way and the public right-of-way line, a ten-foot unobstructed sight triangle, measured on property lines, shall be required. Parking facilities shall be striped accordingly.
(8) In residential districts, parking spaces accessed by local roads and required by this title shall be located and designed with a minimum of 23 feet or sufficient depth from the back of the sidewalk so that there will be no vehicle encroachment over the public sidewalk.
(9) If a parking facility accesses a collector street, major arterial, or minor arterial as designated by the major street plan map that functionally classifies streets in the city, or if by reasons of topography as determined by the Planning Commission, the facility shall have a controlled access with a designated entrance and exit, and sufficient maneuvering space on the interior of the lot to preclude the necessity of vehicles backing onto the street.
(C) Minimum amounts of off-street parking facilities required. The following minimum amounts of off-street parking facilities shall be provided. The classification of uses shall be deemed to include and apply to all uses and, if the classification is not readily determinable, it shall be fixed by the Zoning Administrator:
(1) Dwellings, one-family and two-family. Two spaces per dwelling unit;
(2) Dwellings, multifamily. Two and one-quarter spaces per dwelling unit except for senior citizens housing which shall provide one and one-half spaces per unit;
(3) Hotels, motels, rooming houses, bed and breakfast establishments. One space per guest room;
(4) Manufactured home parks. Two spaces per manufactured home;
(5) Nursing, long-term care facilities. One space per four beds;
(6) Theaters, auditoriums, gymnasiums. One space per three seats;
(7) Convention facilities. One space per 15 square feet of assembly area;
(8) Multiple-screen theater. One space per five seats;
(9) Churches. One space per four seats;
(10) Funeral homes. One space per four seats;
(11) Schools, elementary. Two spaces per classroom;
(12) Schools, secondary. Ten spaces per classroom;
(13) Restaurants, on-sale liquor establishments. One space per 100 square feet of gross floor area;
(14) Private and public utility substations, commercial storage units. No parking requirements except that all areas of ingress/egress and loading/unloading/ storage shall be hard surfaced;
(15) Health clinics. Single practitioner clinics one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area; multiple practitioner clinics one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area;
(16) Industrial and manufacturing establishments. One space per 400 square feet of gross floor area;
(17) Warehouse. Warehouses shall provide one parking space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area plus one parking space per employee;
(18) Group care homes/assisted living and congregate care facilities. One space for each three residents, one handicapped space, and one space for each employee on the most fully staffed shift;
(19) Office buildings for general business, commercial, and personal service establishments. One space per 200 square feet of gross floor area;
(20) Buildings for retail trade. One space per 300 square feet of gross retail space;
(21) Drive-up windows. Driveways for drive-up service windows shall be of sufficient length to accommodate the stacking of three vehicles;
(22) Sports and recreation facilities.
(a) Golf course: six spaces per hole;
(b) Baseball/softball/soccer: 36 spaces per field;
(c) Tennis court: four spaces per court;
(d) Swimming pool/water park: as per a parking plan approved by the County Commission; and
(e) Bowling alley: four spaces per lane.
(23) Fire/ambulance facilities. Fire, four spaces per bay; ambulance, three spaces per bay;
(24) New and used vehicle and equipment sales. All areas used for storage and display shall be paved; and
(25) Manufactured home sales. Based on standard requirements for permanent structures and sales offices.
(D) Combined facilities. The off-street parking facilities required of two or more uses located on the same building site or in immediate proximity may be combined and used jointly, provided that the facilities shall provide the sum total of the facilities required.
(E) Maximum amounts of off-street parking facilities.
(1) For commercial uses, excluding new and used vehicle sales, minimum amounts of off-street parking facilities may be exceeded by only 20%.
(2) Parking in excess of this maximum may be approved by the County Commission upon justification of need.
(F) Special plan for location or sharing of facilities. Off-street parking facilities may be located on another site or shared under the following procedure.
(1) Application for approval of special plan. An application for approval of a special plan shall be filed with the Planning and Zoning Department by the owner(s) of the entire land area to be included within the special plan. It shall include the owner(s) of all structures existing on the land and all encumbrances of the land and structures. The application shall contain such information required by this section or deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator and shall include plans showing the location of the uses or structures for which off-street parking facilities are required and the location of the proposed off-street parking.
(2) Review of application. Applications shall be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Department and either approved or disapproved by the County Commission within 90 days, except that the applicant may request a continuance.
(3) Recording of special plan. A copy of the plan shall be recorded as a restrictive covenant against the property.
(4) Amendment or withdrawal of special plan. A plan may only be amended or withdrawn pursuant to the same procedure as for approval.
(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 7, § 1.2)