A. Surfacing And Drainage: Off-street parking areas, except for single-family residences, shall be improved with concrete or hot mixed bituminous surfacing in accordance with standard design specifications. Such areas shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water accumulation, subject to approval by the city engineer. If due to factors unique to the property or the project, it is physically impracticable to surface the parking area, the planning commission may recommend alternative solutions subject to the approval of the city engineer. (1998 Code)
B. Location:
1. Spaces accessory to one- and two-family dwellings shall be located on the same lot as the principal use served. Parking spaces shall not violate front, side and rear yard regulations. Parking in front yards shall be in parking spaces only.
2. Spaces accessory to multiple-family dwellings shall be located on the same lot as the principal use served or within four hundred feet (400') of the main entrance to the principal building served.
3. Parking and driving aisle setbacks in business, industrial or multi-family residential districts:
Minimum front yard | 10 |
Minimum side yard | 5 |
Minimum side yard if adjacent to any R district | 10 |
Minimum rear yard | 5 |
Minimum rear yard if adjacent to any R district | 10 |
4. There shall be no off-street parking lot within any street right of way. (Ord. 818, 10-15-2001)
C. General Provisions:
1. Each parking space shall not be less than nine feet (9') wide and twenty feet (20') in length.
2. When off-street parking facilities are provided elsewhere than on the lot in which the principal use served is located, they shall be in the same ownership or control, either by deed or long-term lease, as the principal use. The deed or lease document shall require the owner to maintain the required number of off- street spaces during the existence of said principal use. A copy of the property deed or lease document shall be filed with the city.
3. Required off-street parking space in any district shall not be utilized for open storage of goods and commercial vehicles or for the storage of vehicles which are inoperable.
4. Property in a B-1 district which has been assessed for the provision of off-street city parking lots shall be exempt from the provisions of this subsection which refers to off-street parking.
5. Parking for handicapped persons shall be provided in accordance with state and federal regulations.
D. Design And Maintenance Of Off-Street Parking Areas:
1. Access: Parking areas shall be designed to provide adequate means of access to a public alley or street. Such driveway access shall not exceed thirty feet (30') in width, four percent (4%) in grade and shall be located to cause the least interference with traffic movement.
2. Curbing And Landscaping: All open off-street parking areas designed to have head-in parking along the property line shall provide a bumper curb not less than five feet (5') from the side property line or a guard of normal bumper height not less than three feet (3') from the side property line.
3. Parking Space For Six Or More Cars: When a required off-street parking space for six (6) cars or more is located adjacent to any residence district, a screening fence constructed of wood, brick, masonry or slatted vinyl chainlink fence shall be erected not to exceed eight feet (8') in height or be less than six feet (6') in height.
4. Maintenance Of Off-Street Parking Space: It shall be the joint and overall responsibility of the operator and owner of the principal use, uses and/or building to maintain in a neat and adequate manner the parking space accessways, landscaping, required fences and striping.
5. Determination Of Areas: A parking space shall not be less than three hundred (300) square feet per vehicle of standing and maneuvering area. A land area credit of three hundred (300) square feet toward the satisfaction of parking area requirements is allowed for each garage stall in any residential district.
6. Lighting: Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining property, abutting residential uses and public rights of way. Lighting shall be provided where necessary for security, safety and traffic circulation.
7. Parking Area Requirements: Design of parking areas of thirty (30) or more spaces requires landscaping of five percent (5%) of the parking lot surface area which may be in the form of landscape islands. The landscaped area must adhere to the following plant size requirements:
a. Deciduous trees shall be at least two and one-half inches (21/2") in diameter.
b. Ornamental trees shall be a minimum of one and one-half inches (11/2") in diameter.
c. Evergreen trees must have a minimum height of three feet (3').
d. Potted shrubs shall be in a five (5) gallon pot or larger.
e. Evergreen shrubs used for screening purposes shall be at least one foot (1') in height at planting. Evergreen shrubs will have a minimum spread of twenty four inches (24").
Landscape screening plantings shall be completed within one year from the date of building permit. The Planning Commission may, during site plan review, recommend alternative solutions that meet the intent of this Title.
If it is either physically impossible or impracticable to completely adhere to these landscape requirements, the Planning Commission may, during site plan review, recommend alternative solutions that meet the intent of this Title.
E. Other Parking In Residential Areas: 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 for their guests.
F. Shared Parking In Nonresidential Districts:
1. Shared parking facilities serving two (2) or more uses may be located on the same lot or in the same structure; provided, that the total number of parking spaces furnished shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use.
2. A shared parking plan for two (2) or more uses involving fewer than the total number of parking spaces required in subsection F1 above may be approved by conditional use permit, if at least the following conditions are met:
a. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the required parking spaces for a given use may be shared with another use.
b. The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict between the principal operating hours of the uses which will share parking spaces.
c. A properly drawn legal instrument covering access easements, cross parking arrangements, maintenance, or other pertinent issues, executed by the parties involved, and reviewed by the City Attorney, shall be filed with the City.
G. Off-Street Spaces Required (Except for B-1 District unless otherwise required):
Auto and truck repair, auto and truck sales and service (new/used), implement sales and service, boat and marine sales and service, motor cycle and snowmobile sales and service, nursery, or building material sales | 10 customer parking spaces, plus 2 additional spaces for 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. | |
Automobile service station | At least 4 off-street parking spaces plus 2 off-street parking spaces for each service stall. | |
Bowling alley, golf course | 5 spaces for each lane/green, plus additional spaces as may be required herein for related uses such as a restaurant. | |
Business and professional offices, banks, savings and loans | 1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor space. | |
Car wash: | ||
Self-service | A minimum of 2 spaces. | |
Convenience store or service station car wash | Zero in addition to that required for the store or station. | |
Colleges | At least 1 space for every 2 employees plus 1 space for every car permitted to students by the college. | |
Community centers, libraries, private clubs, lodges, museums, art galleries, post office | At least 1 off-street parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area. | |
Congregate housing for the elderly | 1 space per unit. | |
Drive-in food establishment | 1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor space, but not less than 20 spaces. | |
Hospital | At least 2 parking spaces for each hospital bed. | |
Hotel or motel, bed and breakfast | 1 space per unit plus 1 space per full-time employee. | |
Industrial storage and warehousing | At least 1 space for each employee on maximum shift or 1 space for each 2,000 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is larger. | |
Manufacturing, light industrial processing and fabrication | 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area or 1 space for each employee on maximum shift, whichever is greater. | |
Medical, veterinary, chiropractic and dental clinics; animal hospital | 1 space per 150 square feet of gross floor space. | |
Multiple dwellings | 2 spaces per dwelling unit. | |
Nursing home/care center | 1 space per 4 beds. | |
One- and two-family residences | 2 spaces per dwelling unit. | |
Restaurants, cafes, bars, taverns night clubs | At least 1 space for each 3 seats based on design capacity. | |
Retail stores, service establishments | At least 1 off-street parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area. | |
Schools: | ||
Nursery school | 1 space per teacher/employee. | |
Elementary and junior high schools | 3 spaces for each classroom. | |
High school | At least 1 parking space for each 4 students based on design capacity, plus 1 additional space for each classroom. Additional spaces may be required for related uses such as a theater, gymnasium or stadium. | |
Shopping centers | At least 1 off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area. | |
Theaters, auditoriums, cinemas, churches and religious facilities mortuaries, stadiums, arenas, dance halls and other places of assembly | Spaces equal in number to 1/3 of the capacity in persons. | |
Uses not specifically noted | As determined by the City Council following review of the Planning Commission. Factors to be considered shall include size of building, type of use, number of employees, expected volume and turnover of customer traffic and expected frequency and number of delivery or service vehicles. | |
(1998 Code)