(A) Location, off-street parking. All accessory off-street parking facilities required in this chapter shall be located as follows:
(1) Spaces accessory to one- and two-family dwellings on the same lot as the principal use served; and
(2) Spaces accessory to multiple-family dwellings on the same lot as the principal use or within 200 feet of the main entrance to the principal building served.
(B) General provisions, off-street parking.
(1) Access drives shall be no closer than five feet from any side lot line or ten feet from any rear lot line.
(2) When accessory off-street parking facilities are permitted to be located outside of the lot in which the principal use served is located, they shall be owned or controlled, either by deed or long-term lease by the owner of the principal use and the owner of the principal use shall file a recordable document with the City Council requiring the owner and his or her heirs and assigns to maintain the required number of off-street parking spaces during the existence of the principal use.
(3) Required off-street parking spaces in any district shall not be utilized for open storage of goods or for the storage of vehicles for sale or rent.
(4) Parking of vehicles shall not be allowed on lot areas that are not designed for off-street parking.
(5) In residential areas, off-street parking areas shall not be located on that portion of the lot directly in front of the primary structure, except a driveway leading directly into a garage.
Parking Type | Stall Width (ft.) | Stall Depth (ft.) | Aisle Width (ft.) |
Standard parking with two-way circulation* | 9 | 20 | 24 |
Parallel Parking | 9 | 18 | 12 |
Diagonal Parking | 10 | 20 | 16 feet (one way) |
Handicap Parking Parallel Diagonal | 12 12 | 18 20 | 12 22 |
* Stall depth may be reduced down to 18 feet where parking is adjacent to the curb and a vehicle can overhang as approved by the City Engineer. | |||
(C) Design and maintenance of off-street parking areas.
(1) Parking areas shall be designed so as to provide adequate access to a public alley or street. The driveway access shall not exceed 30 feet in width and shall be located so as to cause the least interference with traffic movement.
(2) No parking area shall be designed with head-in parking from the public street.
(3) When a required off-street parking space for four cars or more is located adjacent to a residential district, landscape screening shall be planted or a fence not less than four feet nor greater than six feet having at no more than 30% light transfer shall be erected along the residential district property line.
(4) It shall be the sole responsibility of the operator and owner of the principal use, uses and/or building to remove accumulations of ice and snow and to maintain in a neat and adequate manner the parking space and access ways.
(5) Off-street parking areas shall be improved with a concrete, bituminous, paving stone or equally durable and dustless surface. The areas shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water accumulation within the area. These requirements shall also apply to open sales lots for cars, trucks and other equipment.
(6) Except for parking areas accessory to single- and two-family residential units, all parking areas shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Parking and access driveways shall be surrounded by a continuous concrete curb barrier;
(b) Parking and access driveways shall be located no closer than five feet to any property line;
(c) Access curb cuts shall be located no closer than five feet to any property line, and shall not exceed 30 feet in width at the property line, unless approved by the Zoning Administrator upon the advice of the City Engineer that the additional width is necessary for extraordinary turning radius requirements of vehicles using the property; and
(d) Access and circulation driveways intended for two-way traffic shall be no less than 24 feet in width. One-way driveways shall be no less than 16 feet in width, or 20 feet in width where necessary to comply with fire code requirements.
(D) Truck parking in residential areas. No motor vehicle bearing a commercial license and no commercially licensed trailer shall be parked or stored in a residential district or on a public street except when loading, unloading or rendering a service. Recreation vehicles and pickup trucks are not restricted by the terms of this provision, provided that they do not carry any hazardous materials.
(E) General parking in residential areas.
(1) Parking in residential areas (off-street and on-street) shall be limited to the use of the residents of those homes, except for short-term parking (eight hours or less) and guest parking.
(2) The number of passenger vehicles parked outdoors on single- or two-family residential private property shall not exceed four vehicles.
(3) All parking shall be on a hard surface of bituminous, concrete, or similar.
(F) Minimum required off-street parking spaces.
(1) The Zoning Administrator may require additional off-street parking spaces for any proposed use.
(2) Parking spaces required per use:
USE | NUMBER |
USE | NUMBER |
Auditorium, Banquet/Conference/ Meeting/Party Room, Commercial Recreation - Indoor, Community Center, Funeral Home, Gymnasium, Movie Theater, Place of Worship, Sports Training, and the like | At least one parking space for each three people in the assembly area(s) - which shall be calculated based on fixed seats (one seat equals 22 inches of bench space) or if there are no fixed seats, then the capacity of the assembly area(s) shall be calculated according to the Building Code as adopted by the city, plus parking calculated separately for additional uses such as offices, classrooms, daycares, meeting rooms and others that are used simultaneously with the main assembly area(s). |
Automobile sales and garages | At least one parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area. |
Automobile wash | At least five parking spaces for each washstand. |
Bowling alleys | At least five parking spaces for each alley, in addition to other uses which shall be calculated separately. |
Convenience food establishment | At least one parking space for each 15 square feet of counter area, and at least one parking space for each 40 square feet of sit-down dining area and at least one parking space for each 80 square feet of kitchen area. |
Drive through window service | At least four stacking spaces per aisle for financial institutions; at least seven spaces per aisle for fast-service restaurants; at least 12 spaces for coffee shops; others to be determined by the Zoning Administrator. These spaces are in addition to those required by building use. |
Day care center, except in-home residential | One space per employee plus one space per seven persons of licensed capacity of the facility. |
Elderly (senior citizen) housing | Reservation of area equal to one parking space per unit. Initial development is, however, required of only ½ parking space per unit and the number of parking spaces can continue until such time as the City Council finds that a need for additional parking spaces has been demonstrated. |
Fitness centers, libraries, museums, art galleries | At least one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area, plus one space per employee on the largest work shift. |
Hotels, motels | One parking space for each living or sleeping unit, plus one parking space per employee on the major shift. Facilities other than guest rooms, including restaurants, bars, conference rooms and the like shall provide parking spaces as specified in other sections of this chapter. |
Manufacturing, fabricating, or processing of a product or material | One parking space for each 500 square feet of floor area, plus one parking space for each company-owned truck (if not stored inside the principal building). |
Fitness centers, libraries, museums, art galleries | At least one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area, plus one space per employee on the largest work shift. |
Medical and dental facilities | Six parking spaces per doctor/dentist/therapist, plus one space per employee or one space per 200 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater. |
Fitness centers, libraries, museums, art galleries | At least one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area, plus one space per employee on the largest work shift. |
Medical and dental facilities | Six parking spaces per doctor/dentist/therapist, plus one space per employee or one space per 200 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater. |
Motor fuel station | At least four off-street parking spaces plus two off-street parking spaces for each service stall. Those facilities designed for sale of items other than strictly automotive products, parts or service shall be required to provide additional parking in compliance with other applicable sections of this chapter. |
Office buildings, medical and dental clinics, animal hospitals, and professional offices | Three parking spaces plus at least one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area. |
Personal business services (beauty/barber/tanning salons, chiropractic and massage clinics, counseling services) | One parking space per employee, plus 1 ½ spaces per employee station or one space per 200 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater. |
Pre-school | One space per three children of licensed capacity of the facility. |
Residential multi-family (apartments) | Two stalls per unit with one being enclosed in a garage. |
Residential single-family, two-family units, and townhomes | Two enclosed parking spaces per unit. |
Retail store and service establishment | At least one off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area. |
Retail sales and service business with 50% or more of gross floor area devoted to storage and/or warehouses | At least eight parking spaces or one parking space for each 200 square feet devoted to public sales or service plus one parking space for each 500 square feet of storage. |
Restaurants, cafes, private clubs serving food and/or drinks, bars, taverns, nightclubs | At least one parking space for each 40 square feet of gross floor area of dining and bar area and one parking space for each 80 square feet of kitchen area. |
School (kindergarten through 8th grade) | At least one parking space for each classroom plus one additional parking space for each 50-student capacity, in addition to other uses which shall be calculated separately. |
School (9th grade through college) and private schools where busing is not provided to students | At least one parking space for each five students based on design capacity plus one parking space for each classroom, in addition to other uses which shall be calculated separately. |
Warehousing, storage or handling of bulk goods | One parking space for each employee on the maximum working shift, plus one parking space for each company-owned truck stored outside the principal building, or a minimum of one parking space for each 2,000 square feet, whichever is greater. |
Other uses | Other uses not specifically mentioned herein shall be determined on an individual basis by the City Council. Factors to be considered in such determinations shall include (without limitation) the size of the building, the type of use, the number of employees, the expected volume and turnover of customer traffic, and the expected frequency and number of delivery or service vehicles. |
(3) For the purposes of assessing the appropriate number of parking spaces to be provided, the Zoning Administrator and applicant shall consider the following:
(a) The average traffic demand generated by other similar uses;
(b) The availability of public parking in the area;
(c) The anticipated ability of the site and/or building to accept intensive land use in the future;
(d) The availability of on-site expansion areas which could accommodate additional future parking spaces without adversely affecting the compatibility of the use in the neighborhood;
(e) The minimum parking standards as established by this chapter; and
(f) The applicant may apply for a conditional use permit to reduce the minimum number of off-street parking spaces provided for in this section or as may be required by the Zoning Administrator.
(4) Within the B-1 District, the Zoning Administrator may exempt non-residential uses from providing parking spaces otherwise required by this section when there is deemed to be adequate public parking to serve the use and meet the intent and goals of the city's downtown plan.
(Ord. 583, passed 8-26-2019)