(a) Size of Spaces. Each off-street parking space shall measure ten (10) feet in width by twenty (20) feet in length. Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall measure twelve (12) feet in width. For every 25 spaces, there must be at least one (1) handicapped accessible space, labeled and signed for such use.
(b) Parking Areas. Off-street parking areas shall be located within a reasonable walking distance of the buildings they are designed to serve.
Access to parking areas shall be designed so as not to obstruct free flow of traffic. There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress from all parking spaces to ensure ease of mobility, ample clearance, and emergency vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Only one-way traffic shall be permitted in aisles serving single-row parking spaces placed at an angle other than ninety degrees.
Table 8: Required Parking Requirements | |
Types of Uses | Off-Street Parking Requirements |
One/Two Family Dwellings | 2 Spaces / Dwelling Unit (Driveway) |
Townhouse and Multiple Family | 2 Spaces / Dwelling Unit (Driveway) |
Mobile Homes | 2 Spaces / Unit (Driveway) |
Office Uses | 1 Space for each 100 sq. ft. of usable floor area |
Industrial Uses | 1 Space per employee in the largest working shift |
Churches and Temples | 1 Space for each 3 seats |
School | 2 per classroom, but not less than 1 per teacher and staff |
Restaurant | 1 per 3 seats |
Retail Store | 1 per 200 sq. ft. of usable floor area |
Shopping Center under 400,000 sq. ft. | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. of usable floor area |
Medical Center | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of usable floor area |
* Where and if these standards conflict with applicable zoning regulations, the zoning regulation standards shall apply. | |
Parking lots containing ten (10) or more spaces shall be planted with at least one (1) tree per eight (8) spaces no smaller than 2-inch caliper (tree trunk diameter at chest height).
Parking areas shall be screened along lot lines bordering institutional or residential uses and along streets. Native trees and shrubs shall be planted wherever possible.
(Ord. 56-2005. Passed 10-3-05.)