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1290.01 INTENT
   Off-street parking and loading requirements are established in order to achieve the following purposes, among others:
   A.   To relieve congestion, so that the streets can be utilized more fully for movement of vehicular traffic;
   B.   To promote the safety and convenience of pedestrians and shoppers by locating parking areas to lessen car movements in the vicinity of intensive pedestrian traffic;
   C.   To protect adjoining residential neighborhoods from the impact of on-street parking;
   D.   To promote the general convenience, welfare, and prosperity of business, service, research, production, and manufacturing developments which depend upon off-street parking facilities; and
   E.   To provide regulations and standards for the development of accessory off-street parking and loading facilities.
(Ord. 2000-128. Passed 12-6-00.)
1290.02 WHEN FACILITIES REQUIRED
   Off-street parking facilities, including access driveways, shall be provided in accordance with this chapter as a condition precedent to occupancy of a residential, institutional, business, commercial or manufacturing use, in conformity with the following provisions of this chapter:
   A.   Whenever a building is constructed or a new use is established;
   B.   Whenever an existing building is altered and there is an increase in the number of dwelling units, seating capacity and/or floor area of buildings; or
   C.   Whenever the use of an existing building is changed to a use requiring more off-street parking facilities.
(Ord. 2000-128. Passed 12-6-00.)
1290.03 CONTINUATION OF PARKING FACILITIES
   All existing off-street parking facilities, or those required as accessory to a use of a proposed or altered building, shall continue unobstructed in operation, shall not be used for automobile service or repair and shall not be reduced below the required size as long as the main use remains, unless an equivalent number of spaces is provided for such use in another approved location.
   In order to ensure the continued use for automobile parking purposes of any areas established therefor, the Planning Commission may require, before approval of same, evidence in writing that the owner of the land to be included in such automobile parking areas has, by covenant, agreed to continue the use of such land for off-street parking accessory to the residential, institutional, business, commercial or industrial use for which such parking area is required, such covenant to be filed among the records of the County.
(Ord. 2000-128. Passed 12-6-00.)
1290.04 MEASUREMENT STANDARDS; DEFINITIONS
   As used in this chapter:
   A.   "Parking space" means an open or enclosed area, accessible from a street, with not less than 180 square feet (nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet) of standing space, exclusive of drives and other accessways, for parking of motor vehicles of the owners, occupants, employees, customers or tenants of the main building use.
   B.   "Floor area," for the purpose of determining requirements for accessory off-street parking spaces, means the total area of all the floors used by the public, measured from the exterior faces of the building. Any floor or part thereof used for storage or packaging of merchandise, not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the total area used by the public, may be excluded, subject to approval of the Planning Commission.
   C.   "Seat" means the number of seating units installed or indicated, or each twenty-four lineal inches of benches, pews or space for loose chairs or similar seating facilities. Spacing of rows shall be thirty (30) inches on center.
   D.   "Employees" means the maximum number of employees on any two (2) successive shifts.
   E.   "Fractional unit," where the computation results in a fractional unit, means one (1) additional off-street parking space shall be provided.
(Ord. 2000-128. Passed 12-6-00.)
1290.05 OFF-STREET PARKING DESIGN STANDARDS
   A.   All off-street parking facilities including entrances, exits, circulation areas and parking spaces shall be in accordance with the following standards and specifications:
      1.   Parking Space Dimensions
   Each off-street parking space shall have the following dimensions and shall be of useable shape and condition:
 
A
B
C
D
E
F
Parking Angle
Stall Width
Length of Stall
Aisle Width
Width of
Access Drive
Bay Width
(center to center)
One Way
Two Way
One Way
Two Way
0 degrees
9 feet
20 feet
12 feet
18 feet
20 feet
24 feet
30 feet
45 degrees
9 feet
19 feet
13 feet
20 feet
20 feet
42 feet
49 feet
60 degrees
9 feet
20 feet
18 feet
22 feet
20 feet
52 feet
56 feet
90 degrees
9 feet
19 feet
22 feet
24 feet
24 feet
60 feet
62 feet
 
      2.   Accessways to Parking Areas
   Accessways to off-street parking areas shall be as follows:
         a.   The location and width of entrance and exit driveways to accessory parking facilities, except for single-family and two-family dwellings, shall be planned in such a manner as to interfere as little as possible with the use of adjacent residential property and with pedestrian and vehicular traffic on adjacent streets.
         b.   With exception of the Neighborhood Commercial District, accessways to non-residential districts shall be not closer than 100 feet to adjoining residential use districts.
         c.   With exception of the Neighborhood Commercial District, non-residential uses adjoining Single-Family and Two-Family Districts shall have a buffer strip which may not be devoted to any part of the main or accessory use of such property except landscape screening of a type to be approved by the Planning Commission which is adequate to effectively screen the non-residential land use from the adjoining residential use.
         d.   Accessways to parking areas in all nonresidential districts must be approved by the Director of Safety.
      3.   Surface Improvements of Parking Areas
   All parking facilities and accessways shall be asphalt or concrete with adequate drainage so that added injury will not be caused to adjacent property and water will not drain across a public walk.
      4.   Barriers
   Wherever a parking lot extends to a property line, fencing, wheelstops, concrete curbs or other suitable barriers shall be provided in order to prevent any part of a parked vehicle from extending beyond the property line and/or from destroying the screening materials. Furthermore, Appropriate bumper guards or curbs shall be provided where needed in order to define parking spaces or limits of paved areas.
      5.   Separate or Combined Use of Facilities
   A building containing one use shall provide off-street parking spaces as required for the specific use. A building or group of buildings containing two or more uses operating normally during the same hours, and which have different off-street parking requirements, shall provide spaces for not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use or the spaces required for a large development of business buildings.
   Institutions and places of amusement or assembly may assume that up to, but not more than, fifty percent of their requirements may be provided in adjacent parking areas which are accessory to business establishments and which normally have different hours of operation. However, where there is a combined use of facilities under separate owners, there shall be a contract governing a period of time as may be required by the Planning Commission. Should either of the combined uses be changed or discontinued, then the required spaces for the use remaining shall be provided elsewhere as a condition precedent to the continued use of such remaining building.
      6.   Signs Pertaining to Parking Areas
   No signs, except those indicating the operator, the purpose or business served or instructions for parking shall be permitted. Such a permitted sign shall be limited to not more than one (1) such sign on each street which abuts the area, shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area, shall not extend more than ten (10) feet in height above the ground and shall not be located outside the part of the lot used for parking or less than twenty-five (25) feet from a lot line of a residential district.
      7   Visibility
   Access of driveways for parking areas shall be located in such a way that any vehicle entering or leaving such parking area shall be clearly visible by any pedestrian or motorist approaching the access or driveway from a public street, private street or alley. Furthermore, any vehicle entering or leaving an off-street parking facility shall be traveling in a forward motion.
      8.   Marking
   All parking areas for more than five (5) vehicles shall be marked with paint lines or in some other manner approved by the City and shall be maintained in a clearly visible condition. Restriping shall be required when necessary.
      9.   Illumination of Parking Areas
   Parking areas shall be thoroughly illuminated whenever the public street lights are lit and when the buildings served are in operation. Such illumination shall be so designed and located that light sources shall be shielded from adjoining residential districts and streets and shall not be of excessive brightness. Flickering, moving or intermittent illumination shall not be permitted.
      10.   Location of Parking Facilities
         a.   Residential Buildings. Parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling service. Except for driveways and turn-arounds, paved areas that may be used for parking shall not be located within the required front or side yard or where a building is not permitted. Group parking facilities in Multi-Family Districts shall be kept available to each dwelling unit.
   In residential districts, only one truck, not exceeding three-quarters of a ton in rated capacity, may be stored in a garage, provided such truck is used solely by the occupant.
         b.   Institutional, Amusement and Assembly Use. Parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the use served. However, where no such adjacent land is available, the nearest point of the lot shall be located within a walking distance of 200 feet of such use, but not across a major thoroughfare.
         c.   Business Use. Parking facilities shall be located on the same lot or adjacent to the business use served in retail districts. However, where no such adjacent land is available, the nearest point of the lot shall be located within a walking distance of 200 feet of such use, but not across a major thoroughfare.
         d.   Commercial and Industrial Use. Parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the main use served in a Commercial Service or Industrial District. However, where no such adjacent land is available, the nearest point of the lot shall be located within a walking distance of 300 feet of such use.
         e.   Yard Regulations and Protection of Adjacent Areas
            (1)   Front yard depth for off-street parking areas shall be not less than eight (8) feet when adjacent to, or across the street from, a residential district. Side or rear yards abutting a residential district shall be not less than ten (10) feet. If abutting other use districts, no side or rear yard is required.
            (2)   Off-street parking areas having a capacity of more than six (6) automobiles, when adjacent to or surrounded by a residential district, shall have bumper guards or curbs placed on the aforesaid yard (limits of parking area) lines, and the area between yard lines and side or rear lot lines shall be landscaped with a hedge or shrubs or screened by a substantially solid fence, uniformly painted, at least five (5) feet high above the finished grade. The location and type of structural or landscape features such as bumper guards, curbs, walls, fences, shrubs, ground cover or hedges, shall be approved by the City Planning Commission. Such features shall be maintained adequately at all times.
(Ord. 2000-128. Passed 12-6-00.)
1290.06 SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
 
Residential
Building or Use in all Districts
Minimum Parking Space Required
   A.   Single family dwellings
2 spaces per dwelling unit, 1 of which must be totally enclosed (garage).
   A(1).   Two-family dwellings
4 spaces, 2 of which must be totally enclosed (garage).
   B.   Multifamily dwellings
2 spaces per dwelling unit, 1 of which must be totally enclosed (garage).
   C.   Hotels, motels, bed and breakfast
1 space per rental unit or suite plus one space establishments for each 400 square feet of public meeting area and/or restaurant space.
 
Institutions
Building or Use
Minimum Parking Space Required
Institutions
Building or Use
Minimum Parking Space Required
   D.   Club
1 space per 50 square feet of floor area.
   E.   Community Social Service Facility
2 spaces per facility dwelling room.
   F.   Hospitals
1 space per 2 beds.
   G.   Clinics, health centers
1 space per 150 square feet of floor area.
   H.   Libraries, museums
1 space per 400 square feet of floor area.
   I.   Religious places of worship
1 space per each 4 seats in the auditorium and assembly room.
   J.   Funeral homes, mortuaries
1 space per 50 square feet of assembly rooms, or 1 space for each 5 seats, whichever requires the greater number of spaces.
   K.   Public buildings, municipal and educational institutions
1 space per 250 square feet of floor area, plus 1 space for each 5 seats in assembly rooms.
 
 
Amusements and Assembly
Building or Use
Minimum Parking Space Required
   L.   Athletic/Play Fields
10 spaces per acre.
   M.   Theaters, lodge halls, auditoriums, arenas, stadiums and other places of assembly
1 space per 4 seats in the building.
   N.   Dance halls, skating rinks, swimming pools
1 space per 50 square feet of area used for dancing, skating or swimming.
   O.   Bowling alleys
4 spaces per alley.
   P.   All types of uses which include mechanical amusement devices
1 space per 50 square feet of floor area, or 1 space for every two machines, whichever requires the greater number of parking spaces.
 
Business (Small Development)
The following schedule shall apply if a unit of development or management comprises less than 100 feet of building frontage.)
Building or Use
Minimum Parking Space Required
Business (Small Development)
The following schedule shall apply if a unit of development or management comprises less than 100 feet of building frontage.)
Building or Use
Minimum Parking Space Required
   Q.   Automobile Service Station
1 space per pump plus two spaces per service bay.
   R.   Automobile Repair and Service
2 spaces per service bay.
   S.   Drive In or Drive Through Facilities
5 stacking spaces per lane plus 1 space per 100 square feet if facility is entirely drive though.
   T.   Medical and dental offices
1 space per 100 square feet of floor area.
   U.   Retail stores, convenience store, financial institutions, personal service establishments
1 space per 200 square feet of floor area.
   V.   Restaurants, bars, taverns
1 space per 50 square feet of floor area, or 1 space for each 2 seats, whichever requires the greater number of spaces.
   W.   Veterinarian Facility
1 space per 250 square feet of floor area.
 
Business (Large Development)
(The following schedule shall apply if a unit of development or management comprises 100 feet of building frontage or more.)
Building or Use
Minimum Parking Space Required
Business (Large Development)
(The following schedule shall apply if a unit of development or management comprises 100 feet of building frontage or more.)
Building or Use
Minimum Parking Space Required
   X.   Assisted Living Facility
1 space per 2 rooms.
   Y   All types of retail stores, services, eating places, bars, taverns, etc.
1 space per 250 square feet of floor area in development.
   Z.   Commercial services, laboratories, storage, machine shops and similar establishments
1 space per 400 square feet of floor area.
   AA.   Office (excluding medical and dental)
1 space per 200 square feet of floor area.
   BB.    Manufacturing plants
1 space per 1,000 square feet of floor area.
   CC.   Warehousing, Wholesale Activities
1 space per 2,000 square feet plus the office requirements for any accessory office space.
Other Buildings or Uses
   DD.   For a specific building or use not scheduled above, the City Planning Commission shall apply the unit of measurement of the above schedule deemed to be most similar to the proposed building or use.
 
(Ord. 2000-128. Passed 12-6-00; Ord. 2010-06. Passed 2-3-10.)
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