(A) Parking, storage, or use of major recreation equipment.
(1) No off-street parking of motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, watercraft, or trailers should be permitted in the required front yard of any residence except as follows:
(a) Upon a driveway providing direct access to the garage or rear yard;
(b) Upon any other driveway provided that it is no wider than 22 feet; or
(c) Upon the yard area between the driveway and the nearest side lot line.
(2) No such equipment shall be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on a residential lot, or in any location not approved for such use.
(B) Parking and storage of certain vehicles. Automotive vehicles or trailers of any kind or type which are inoperable or without current license plates or shall not be parked or stored on any zoned property other than in completely enclosed buildings.
(C) Off-street parking requirements. Except in the “B2” Central Commercial District, off-street motor vehicle parking and loading spaces shall hereafter be provided on the same lot as, and in the number stated, for each use set forth in the schedule of minimum off-street parking and loading requirements in Table 17.26.03 below. In the event the minimum number of spaces specified cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot as the principal use for which the spaces are required, the Board of Adjustment may permit such spaces to be provided on other off-street property within 300 feet of the entrance to such principal use.
Table 17.26.03
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Use or Structure | Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements | Minimum Off-Street Loading Requirements |
Table 17.26.03
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Use or Structure | Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements | Minimum Off-Street Loading Requirements |
Bed and breakfast | 1 space for each guest room | None |
Bowling alleys | 4 spaces per alley | 1 space per establishment |
Car wash | 3 spaces per wash stall | None |
Churches | 1 space for each 4 seats in the main seating area | None |
Eating and drinking places | 1 space for each 3 customer seating spaces | 1 space per establishment |
Gas stations | 3 per bay plus 1 per employee on duty | 1 space per establishment |
Hospitals | 1 space for each 3 beds | 3 spaces per establishment |
Hotels/motels | 1 space for each guest room plus 1 per employee at largest shift | 1 space per establishment |
Industrial uses | 1 space for each 2 employees on the maximum working shift | 2 spaces per establishment |
Libraries | 1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area | 1 space per establishment |
Medical or dental clinics | 1 space for each examining or operating room plus 1 space for each doctor and employee | None |
Manufactured home parks | 2 spaces for each manufactured home | None |
Mortuaries and funeral homes | 5 spaces for each reposing room | 2 spaces per establishment |
Multiple-family dwellings, assisted living, nursing, convalescent and rest homes | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit or 1 space per bedroom, whichever is greater. | None |
Museums | 1 per employee on duty plus 5 per 1,000 square feet | 1 space per establishment |
Office | 1 per 250 square feet gross floor area | None |
Private clubs, lodges, social or fraternal organizations | 1 space for each 100 square feet or 1 space for each 3 seats at bars or dining tables, whichever is greater | None |
Schools | 1 space for each 25 students | 1 space per school |
Service establishments | 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area | 1 space per establishment |
Retail sales establishments | 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area | 1 space per establishment |
Single-family dwellings | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit exclusive of required yards | None |
Theaters, auditoriums, and places of public assembly | 1 space for each 4 seats of design capacity | 1 space per establishment |
Warehouse, wholesale, and distribution | 1 space for each 2 employees on the maximum working shift | 2 spaces per establishment |
Note: * The Board of Adjustment may decrease the minimum required parking spaces by taking into account on-street parking and common or public lots. | ||
(D) Design and maintenance.
(1) Individual parking spaces shall contain a minimum of 250 square feet per parking stall.
(2) Minimum parking setbacks from property lines and buildings located on adjacent properties shall be five feet.
(3) All parking areas shall be surfaced with a durable; all weather surface material, graded to dispose of surface water and regularly cleaned and maintained.
(4) Off-street parking (except in parking or development districts) shall be on the same site as, or under common ownership with, the structure it is intended to serve and shall not occupy more than one-half of the required front yard setback of any building.
(5) Parking lots shall be 56 feet wide for 45-degree angle parking, 60 feet wide for 60-degree angle parking, and 65 feet wide for 90-degree angle parking.
(6) Each space shall be designed to allow the exit of the car therein without first moving another car.
(E) Off-street loading requirements. The following minimum requirements apply to loading areas:
(1) No open, exterior loading facility shall be located between the principal structure and the street (loading facility includes dock, berth, and maneuvering area) except in “I2” District;
(2) Loading areas, parking bays and access cave shall be surfaced with a durable all-weather surface material and shall be so graded to dispose of surface water; and
(3) All berths shall be screened from view from the street by plant materials, walls, earth berms, or fences, except in “I2” District.
(Ord. 842, passed 3-14-2022) Penalty, see § 154.999