9-8-5: OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING:

   A.   Guiding Principles:

      1.   Ensure sufficient off street parking is provided for each land use without providing excessive parking;

      2.   Ensure sufficient accessible parking is provided for people with disabilities and that proper enforcement is available; and

      3.   Provide options for meeting parking requirements.

   B.   Off Street Parking Required: An off street parking space shall be provided and sized nine feet by nineteen feet (9' x 19'), with adequate provisions for an ingress or egress space by standard sized automobiles, as herein described.

      1.   Application: The provisions of this section shall apply whenever:

         a.   A new structure is constructed; or

         b.   An existing structure is enlarged for any purpose, the parking requirements for the entire structure shall apply; or

         c.   The intensity of use, or expansion of use is changed, the parking requirements for the new use shall apply.

      2.   Requirements Cumulative: The amount of parking represents the sum of the parking spaces required for each individual use in an area, unless otherwise provided under shared parking.

      3.   Parking Requirements For Uses Not Specified: Similar uses shall be determined by the zoning official. Certain parking requirements may be determined by a conditional use permit. The parking requirement for uses, which are neither listed nor similar to the uses in the following tables, shall be 1.5 spaces per one thousand (1,000) gross floor area (GFA) or 1.5 spaces per two (2) employees, whichever is greater.

   C.   Parking For Residential Land Uses: Table C-1 of this subsection describes parking requirements for residential land uses. (Ord. 376, 6-12-2007, eff. 7-5-2007)

   TABLE C-1

   PARKING FOR RESIDENTIAL LAND USES

Residential Land Use	Minimum Off Street Parking Requirement	Additional Requirements
Single-family detached; single-family attached; duplexes; community residence - family	2 spaces per unit	Garage spaces are counted toward parking requirement
Multi-family, apartments, townhomes and condominiums studio unit	1 space per unit	0.2 visitor space per unit
1 bedroom unit	1.5 spaces per unit	0.2 visitor space per unit
2 bedroom unit	2 spaces per unit	0.2 visitor space per unit
3 or more bedroom unit	2 spaces per unit	0.2 visitor space per unit   Garage spaces are counted toward parking requirement. If the space is dedicated to a unit, the 20 foot long garage apron may be counted as a parking space
Manufactured home parks	1.5 per manufactured home	0.2 visitor space per unit
Community residence - transitional	0.25 space per bed, plus 1 per employee

 

(Ord. 376, 6-12-2007, eff. 7-5-2007; amd. Ord. 443, 1-25-2011, eff. 2-17-2011)

   D.   Parking For Civic Land Uses: Table D-1 of this subsection describes parking requirements for civic land uses.

   TABLE D-1

   PARKING FOR CIVIC LAND USES

Civic Land Use	Minimum Off Street Parking Requirement	Additional Requirements
Auditoriums, assembly halls, community center, senior centers, and private clubs	1 space per 3 seats or 1 space per 125 square feet GFA if no fixed seats
Childcare facilities	1 space per employee plus 1 space per 5 children	1 off street loading space for every 8 children
Church, temple, mosque or other religious assembly	1 space per 3 seats	1 space per 300 square feet of additional public space; 24 linear inches of bench equals 1 fixed seat
Convalescent hospitals and nursing homes	1 space per 4 beds plus 1 space per employee
Hospital, including acute and specialty care	0.5 space per bed plus 1 space per employee
Library (public or private), museums	3 spaces per 1,000 square feet GFA plus 1 space per employee
Parks and recreation, active and passive	1 space per employee
Public utility facilities, without business offices, such as electric, gas, water or telephone facilities	1 space per employee plus 1 space per vehicle used in connection with facility
Schools:
Elementary and middle schools	2 spaces per classroom
High schools	0.3 space per student of driving age plus 1 space per employee
Colleges, universities and higher learning institutions	0.3 space per student of driving age plus 1 space per employee
Trade schools, business colleges, and commercial schools	0.3 space per student of driving age plus 1 space per employee
Terminal facilities, including airports, freight stations, bus depots and similar uses	As specified by use permit

 

Notes:

GFA refers to gross floor area.

Per employee refers to the number of employees during peak employment shift.

(Ord. 376, 6-12-2007, eff. 7-5-2007)

   E.   Parking For Commercial Land Uses: Table E-1 of this subsection describes parking requirements for commercial land uses.

   TABLE E-1

   PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USES

Commercial Land Use	Minimum Off Street Parking Requirement	Additional Requirements
Automotive repair facilities	1 space per 300 square feet GFA	Not less than 5 spaces per business
Automotive sales or rental	1 space per 300 square feet of office area plus 1 space per 1,000 square feet of display area	Includes indoor and outdoor display areas
Automotive service stations	1 space per 250 square feet GFA plus 2 spaces per service bay
Banks, savings and loans, credit unions, and financial services	1 space per 250 square feet GFA
Banquet facility	1 space per 3 seats or 1 space per 125 square feet GFA if no fixed seats
Barbershops and beauty salons including tanning salons, nail salons and uses of a similar nature	3 spaces per station
Bars, lounge, tavern	1 space per 90 square feet GFA
Call center business or other high employee ratio per square foot businesses	1 space per 150 square feet GFA
Car wash:
Full service	1 space per employee per shift	Not less than 10 spaces
Self-service	2 spaces per wash bay	Wash bay not counted as parking space
Casino (unlimited gaming facilities)	8 spaces per 1,000 square feet GFA plus 1 space per employee
Convenience stores, minimarkets	1 space per 200 square feet GFA plus 1 space per employee
Convention and meeting facilities	1 space per employee plus 0.5 space per seat or 20 spaces per 1,000 square feet of convention hall space	Additional 1 space per seat if not associated with hotel/lodging facility
Dry cleaners	1 space per 200 square feet GFA
Grocery store, food markets	1 space per 200 square feet GFA plus 1 space per employee
Health club, athletic club, gymnasium	1 space per 200 square feet GFA plus 1 space per employee
Independent testing laboratory	1 space for each 300 square feet of GFA
Launderette	1 space per 3 machines	A washer/dryer combination is considered 1 machine
Lodging:
Bed and breakfast inns, board and rooming houses, fraternities and sororities	1 space per room plus 1 space per employee
Hotels and motels	1 per room plus 1 per employee
Timeshare or condominium hotels: 1 bedroom unit 2 or more bedroom unit	1.2 spaces per unit 2 spaces per unit	Additional parking required for any commercial uses
Marijuana cultivation facility	1 space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor/yard area for cultivation
Marijuana dispensary	1 space for each 250 square feet of GFA
Marijuana production facility	1 space for each 500 square feet of GFA
Massage treatment; medical spa	1 space per 200 square feet of service area and 1 space per employee
Mortuaries and funeral homes	1 space per 3 seats and 1 space per employee	24 linear inches of bench equals 1 fixed seat
Offices:
Medical or dental clinics	1 space per 200 square feet GFA
Professional	1 space per 300 square feet GFA
Recreational facilities:
Bowling alleys	4 spaces per lane
Golf courses: Driving ranges Miniature golf Regulation courses	1 space per tee 3 spaces per hole 4 spaces per hole
Skating rinks, ice or roller	1 space per 100 GFA
Tennis clubs	3 spaces per court
Restaurants:
Conventional sit down, including any bar portion	1 space per employee and 1 space per 75 square feet service area	Includes indoor and outdoor seating areas
Drive-through or fast food	1 space per employee and 1 space per 100 square feet of service area	Not less than 6 spaces. Includes indoor and outdoor seating areas
Retail commercial:
General retail uses under 50,000 square feet GFA	1 space per 200 square feet GFA
General retail uses 50,000 square feet GFA or greater	1 space per 250 square feet GFA
Theater, movie	1 space per 3 seats, plus 1 space per employee

 

Notes:

GFA refers to gross floor area.

Per employee refers to the number of employees during peak employment shift.

(Ord. 525, 9-26-2017, eff. 10-18-2017)

   F.   Parking For Industrial Land Uses: Table F-1 of this subsection describes parking requirements for industrial land uses.

   TABLE F-1

   PARKING FOR INDUSTRIAL LAND USES

Industrial Land Use	Minimum Off Street Parking Requirement	Additional Requirements
General industrial	1 space per employee
Laundry, professional	2 spaces per 1,000 square feet GFA and 1 space per employee
Manufacturing, fabrication, production, restoration	1 space per employee	2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of showroom space
Moving, storage and transportation facilities	1 space per employee
Research laboratories, high technology industries	1 space per employee
Salvage yards	1 space per employee
Warehouses and warehouse complexes	1 space per employee
Wholesaling, storage and distribution:	1 space per employee
Heavy	1 space per employee	0.5 space per 1,000 square feet of area open to the public
Light	1 space per employee	0.5 space per 1,000 square feet of area open to the public

 

Notes:

GFA refers to gross floor area.

Per employee refers to the number of employees during peak employment shift.

   G.   Shared Parking: "Shared parking" is defined as parking that can serve more than one land use, without conflict. The cumulative parking spaces required for land uses in a given area may be less than the sum of each individual use, if the City approves a shared parking plan based on one of the following:

      1.   The approved parking plan was developed and designed, based on the Urban Land Institute (ULI) "shared parking" methodology for calculating the peak demand over time for parking in a development of mixed uses using the same parking facilities and using locally adapted data, which consider the City's seasonality and demographics.

      2.   In cases where shared parking is desired but insufficient data is available to use the preceding method, an experimental parking arrangement may be temporarily approved subject to all of the following conditions:

         a.   Reasonably comparable data from similar joint uses demonstrates to the satisfaction of the City that the joint use proposal is potentially workable;

         b.   The joint uses are separated in time by a minimum of sixty (60) minutes and/or are for separate days;

         c.   A fifteen percent (15%) excess capacity is provided to accommodate unforeseen miscalculation of peak use and/or separation of time;

         d.   The joint time shared use of parking facilities is a binding part of one or more approved plans for the uses requiring the parking;

         e.   To guarantee a two (2) year proof period, the land for additional parking is reserved or optioned and a bond or acceptable equivalent mechanism (in favor of the City) is posted to cover the costs plus ten percent (10%) for acquiring the land and constructing the credited parking spaces for a period of two (2) years from the commencement of the last joint use at one hundred percent (100%) capacity, or until such time prior to the expiration of the two (2) year period as the City elects to release the guarantee pursuant to the conditions of approval;

         f.   A program of data gathering to document the actual parking demand claimed during the trial period is implemented to the satisfaction of the City.

   H.   Parking Space And Lot Regulations:

      1.   Size; Standards: Each parking space shall be a permanently maintained space of not less than nine feet (9') wide by nineteen feet (19') long, exclusive of driveways and aisles, but a parking space designated for recreational vehicle parking shall be not less than ten feet (10') wide by twenty two feet (22') long. If the space is dedicated to a residential unit, the twenty foot (20') long garage apron may be counted as a parking space. Overhangs of up to one foot (1') into landscaped areas may be counted as part of the required stall length. Tandem parking spaces, which block a vehicle in the space, other than parallel parking spaces along a road or driveway, are discouraged. Please refer to table H-1 and figure H-2 of this subsection. (Ord. 376, 6-12-2007, eff. 7-5-2007)

   TABLE H-1

Parking Angle (Degrees)	Stall Width Projection (WP)	Module Width1 (MW)	Vehicle Projection (VP)	Aisle Width (AW)
45	12'9"	49'10"	17'7"	14'8"
50	11'9"	51'7"	18'2"	15'3"
55	11'0"	53'0"	18'8"	15'8"
60	10'5"	54'6"	19'0"	16'6"
65	9'11"	55'9"	19'2"	17'5"
70	9'7"	57'0"	19'3"	18'6"
75	9'4"	58'0"	19'1"	19'10"
90	9'0"	62'0"	19'0"	24'0"
RV	10'0"		22'0"

 

Note:

      1.   Wall to wall, double loaded aisle.

      (Ord. 406, 8-12-2008, eff. 9-4-2008)

      2.   Surfacing Drive-In Lots: Every parcel of land hereafter used for any public or semipublic automobile parking, truck parking, storage sales service, public garage or any type of drive-in business or similar use where vehicles regularly and customarily require parking space, and ingress and egress thereto shall be paved with a surfacing material of asphalt or concrete composition and shall have appropriate bumper guards where needed as determined by the building official. Parking lots for construction equipment storage may use gravel for surfacing material if city staff deems it necessary or appropriate.

      3.   Approval And Plans: Such a parking lot shall require detailed plans drawn to scale for driveway openings or curb cuts and shall be submitted for approval with regard to the location and relation of same to the dedicated public streets and highways.

      4.   Lighting: Any lights used to illuminate the parking lot shall be arranged per the following provisions:

         a.   Proper illumination shall be provided for safety which, at a minimum, shall be the equivalent of one foot-candle average of illumination throughout the parking area. Lighting plans shall take into account the placement and growth of landscape materials;

         b.   All lighting shall be designed to confine direct rays to the premises with the use of shielding or shades. No spillover beyond the property line shall be permitted, except onto public thoroughfares provided, however, that such light shall not cause a hazard to motorists;

         c.   All lighting shall be on a time clock or photo sensor system;

         d.   Light standard heights shall be as per manufacturer's recommended photometrics, but in no case shall the height exceed twenty five feet (25') (measured from finish grade at the base of the standard). Graduated light standard heights within a site with lower heights in peripheral areas may be required by the planning commission and/or city council to provide compatibility with adjoining properties and streets.

   I.   Off Street Truck Loading Space: Whenever the city determines that the normal operation of any use or development requires that goods, merchandise or equipment to be routinely delivered to or shipped from that location, sufficient off street loading and unloading area must be provided in accordance with this subsection to accommodate such activities in a safe and efficient manner. For purposes of this section, the term "loading" means both loading and unloading. Such space, unless otherwise adequately provided for, shall include a minimum ten foot by twenty five foot (10' x 25') loading space with a minimum fourteen foot (14') height clearance, for every fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet or fraction thereof in excess of two thousand (2,000) square feet of building floor use for the above mentioned purposes, or for every one hundred twenty five thousand (125,000) square feet or fraction thereof in excess of two thousand (2,000) square feet of land use for the above mentioned purposes.

Loading spaces must be designed which will not necessitate delivery vehicles to obstruct a street property line or required parking area during normal business hours. A loading area shall not be located in a required setback.

   J.   Setbacks: In a commercial or industrial district, required off street parking spaces may occupy any part of the property, except within required landscape areas or sight distance triangles.

   K.   Prohibited Parking Locations: Except for the time required to conduct deliveries or pick ups, commercial vehicles are prohibited from parking within the city limits:

      1.   On any street in the city;

      2.   On a vacant commercial property within one-fourth (1/4) mile of a residential zone;

      3.   On residential property whether vacant or not.

   L.   Accessible Parking For Physically Handicapped Persons: A portion of the total number of required off street parking spaces in each off street parking area shall be specifically designated, located and reserved for the use by persons with physical disabilities. Accessible parking is not required for a single-family home.

      1.   Number Of Spaces: The minimum number of accessible spaces to be provided shall be a portion of the total number of off street parking spaces reserved, as determined from table L-1 of this subsection. Parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities shall be counted toward fulfilling off street parking standards.

The required accessible parking provided for hospital/medical office land uses that provide outpatient units and facilities should equal ten percent (10%) of the total parking provided. Medical land uses specializing in the treatment of mobility impairments should provide twenty percent (20%) of the total parking provided as accessible parking. The number of accessible parking for physically handicapped persons may be increased at businesses whose clientele may contain a disproportionately larger portion of physically handicapped persons.

   TABLE L-1

   ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES

Total Parking Spaces Provided	Minimum Number Of Accessible Spaces	Minimum Number Of Van Accessible Spaces	Minimum Number Of Car Accessible Spaces
1 - 25	1	1	0
26 - 50	2	1	1
51 - 75	3	1	2
76 - 100	4	1	3
101 - 150	5	1	4
151 - 200	6	1	5
201 - 300	7	1	6
301 - 400	8	1	7
401 - 500	9	2	7
501 - 1,000	2 percent of total spaces	1 out of every 8 accessible spaces	7 out of every 8 accessible spaces
Over 1,000	20 plus 1 per each 100 spaces over 1,000	1 out of every 8 accessible spaces	7 out of every 8 accessible spaces

 

      2.   Minimum Dimensions: All parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities shall comply with the parking space dimension standards of this section; provided that access aisles shall be provided immediately abutting such spaces as follows:

         a.   Car Accessible Spaces: Car accessible spaces shall have at least a five foot (5') wide access aisle located abutting the designated parking space.

         b.   Van Accessible Spaces: Van accessible spaces shall have at least an eight foot (8') wide access aisle located abutting the designated parking space. One van accessible space is required for every eight (8) accessible spaces.

      3.   Location Of Spaces: Required spaces for persons with disabilities shall be located in close proximity to building entrances and shall be designed to permit occupants of vehicles to reach the building entrance on an unobstructed path. A maximum slope of two percent (2%) is required in all directions for both the space and the access aisle since level surfaces are important for wheelchair transfer to and from vehicles.

      4.   Handicapped Parking Sign Requirements Per Figure L-2:

         a.   Statute Requirements: Each space shall be identified with a sign as required by and conforming to Nevada Revised Statutes 484.408.

         b.   Location: The bottom of all signs must be no less than sixty inches (60") from ground level and no more than eighty four inches (84") from pavement level.

         c.   Van Accessible Space: The space designed for a vehicle with a side loading wheelchair lift must be marked with a sign as required by and conforming to Nevada Revised Statutes 484.408. A space is also required on the right side of the van accessible space, which is immediately adjacent and intended for use in the loading and unloading of a wheelchair. The adjacent space must also be marked with a sign as required by and conforming to Nevada Revised Statutes 484.408.

   M.   Recreational Vehicles And Trailers: Unless otherwise permitted by this code, or during loading, unloading or recreational travel, recreational vehicles and trailers are not permitted to park:

      1.   On any street in the city.

      2.   On vacant commercial or residential property.

   N.   Vehicles For Sale: It is unlawful for any person to display for the purpose of sale or lease any vehicle upon any vacant lot or unimproved portion of public right of way unless the following conditions are met:

      1.   The property has the proper zoning for the activity and a conditional use permit if selling more than three (3) vehicles on the property at the same time.

      2.   The person selling the vehicle has received the written consent of the property owner and evidence of the consent:

         a.   Is posted on the vehicle in an easily seen and read location, preferably on the inside of the windshield facing out.

         b.   Is signed by the property owner.

         c.   Contains the name and address of the property owner.

         d.   Contains the name and address of the vehicle owner.

         e.   States the period of time the display is authorized. (Ord. 376, 6-12-2007, eff. 7-5-2007)