A. At the time any residence or any public or commercial building is erected, hard surfaced off street parking spaces of cement or asphalt shall be provided for automobiles on private property.
B. At the time any residence or building is enlarged or increased in capacity or any use is established or changed, thereby creating the need for additional parking, off street hard surfaced parking spaces of cement or asphalt shall be provided on private property.
C. Provision of off street parking shall be in accordance with the following requirements:
1. Size:
a. The dimensions of each off street parking space or stall shall be at least nine feet by eighteen feet (9' x 18'), for diagonal or ninety degree (90°) spaces; or nine by twenty two feet (9 x 22') for parallel spaces, exclusive of access drives or aisles.
b. A parking stall may be reduced by two feet (2') lengthwise if landscaping separated from the paved area of the parking stall by a curb or tire bumper guard is provided in the remaining two feet (2') of the parking stall. All areas within the parking area not paved shall be landscaped.
2. Access To Individual Parking Spaces: Except for single-family and two-family dwellings, access to each parking space shall be from a private driveway and not from a city street.
a. One-way driveways shall be a minimum of twelve feet (12') in width.
b. Two-way driveways shall be a minimum of twenty-five feet (25') in width.
c. All garage and carport spaces shall be set back a minimum of twenty feet (20') from the private access drive serving them.
d. Garage and carport spaces shall be counted as one parking space unless: a) such garage or carport is a minimum of four hundred eighty (480) square feet with a minimum width of twenty feet (20'); or b) the individual driveway to the garage or carport is at least twenty feet (20') in length, in which case such parking areas shall count as two (2) spaces.
3. Parking Spaces Required For Residential Areas: The number of off street parking spaces required for residential development shall be as follows:
a. Single-Family Dwelling: Two (2) parking spaces per single-family dwelling. Tandem parking shall be allowed at single-family residences only.
b. All Other Dwellings:
(1) All other dwellings, including townhouses and condominiums, shall have two (2) parking spaces per dwelling unit. Covered parking may be located within the side and rear setback areas. No street parking shall be counted toward meeting the parking requirement. Tandem parking shall not count toward the parking requirement. No parking area shall be located within the required front setback facing a city street. All parking shall be on site.
(2) Front yard setback from streets shall be twenty feet (20') minimum from property lines for garages or carports.
(3) In residential zones, no recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored unless it conforms to the requirements of section 10-2-3 of this chapter. (Corner lots are considered to have two (2) front yard areas.)
4. Parking Spaces Required For Nonresidential Areas: The number of off street parking spaces required for all nonresidential developments shall be as follows:
a. Business Or Professional Offices: One space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.
b. Churches, Sports Arenas, Auditoriums, Theaters, Assembly Halls, Lodge Halls, Or Other Meeting Rooms: One space for each four (4) fixed seats of maximum seating capacity, or one space for each thirty five (35) square feet of seating area within the main auditorium where there are no fixed seats. Eighteen (18) linear inches of bench shall be considered a fixed seat.
c. Stores, Appliance Stores And Lumberyards: One space for each six hundred (600) square feet of floor area.
d. Hospitals: Two (2) parking spaces for each bed.
e. Homes: One parking space for each five (5) beds.
f. Hotels, Motels, Motor Hotels: One space for each living or sleeping unit, plus two (2) spaces for resident manager or owner.
g. Retail Stores And Shops, Commercial Banks, Savings And Loan Offices, And Other Financial Institutions, General Retail Stores, Food Stores, Supermarkets, Drugstores And Other Similar Commercial Businesses: One space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.
h. Mortuaries And Funeral Homes: Five (5) spaces plus one space for each thirty five (35) square feet of assembly room floor area.
i. Automotive Repair And Supply: One space for each four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area.
j. Bowling Alleys And Billiard Halls: Five (5) spaces for each alley, plus two (2) spaces for each billiard table contained therein.
k. Libraries: One space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.
l. Restaurants, Taverns, Lounges, Drive-In, Drive-Through, Take-Out Restaurants And Other Establishments Where Food Or Beverages Are Consumed: Ten (10) spaces minimum, or one space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
m. Day Nurseries In Commercial Zones, Including Preschools And Nursery Schools: One space for each staff member, plus one space for each five (5) children for which said establishment is licensed.
n. Golf Courses: Six (6) spaces per hole.
o. Skating Rinks, Ice Or Roller: One for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.
p. Swimming Pools (Public): One space for each one hundred (100) square feet of water surface, or ten (10) stalls, whichever is greater.
q. Tennis, Handball And Racquetball Courts (Commercial): Six (6) spaces minimum, or three (3) spaces per court, whichever is greater.
r. Studios And Spas: One space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area, or ten (10) spaces minimum, whichever is greater.
s. Educational Uses:
(1) Elementary: Two (2) spaces per classroom.
(2) Senior And Junior High Schools: One space for each member of the faculty and one space for each six (6) regularly enrolled students.
(3) College, Universities, Trade Schools: One space for each faculty member, plus one space for each three (3) students.
(4) Schools having an arena or auditorium shall meet this requirement or the requirements of subsection C4b of this section, whichever is greater.
t. Veterinary Hospitals: Five (5) spaces for each doctor.
u. Manufacturing Plants, Warehouses, Storage Buildings Or Structures Especially For Storage Purposes: One space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area and one space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of office or sales area.
v. Service Commercial Businesses: Businesses such as electrical, plumbing, cabinets, printing and other similar shops shall have one space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of retail or office area and one space for each five hundred (500) square feet of additional building area.
w. Outdoor Sales Lots For Autos, Mobile Homes And Recreational Vehicles: One space for each seven (7) vehicles or items of equipment to be displayed, plus two (2) spaces for manager and employee parking.
x. Consideration By Planning Commission:
(1) Notwithstanding all provisions of this section the planning commission shall: take into account in each instance of nonresidential parking the type of development, use, location, adjoining uses and possible future uses in setting parking requirements; and
(2) Recommend to the City Council a requirement of that number of spaces it deems reasonably necessary in each instance for all employees, business vehicles and equipment, customers, clients and patients of such nonresidential property.
y. Reduction: Where the applicant can demonstrate that adequate off street parking exists, the city council, upon recommendation of the planning commission, may grant a parking reduction of up to twenty five percent (25%) of the listed parking requirement for new construction in the commercial zones.
D. Parking On Unimproved Lots; Vehicle Display:
1. Parking of more than three (3) vehicles on any unimproved lot or parcel is prohibited.
2. Parking of vehicles for display other than in designated and improved areas is prohibited.
E. Parking Lot Lights: Parking lots used during hours of darkness shall be lighted by standards a maximum of sixteen feet (16') in height above grade and using indirect, hooded light sources.
F. Development Standards: Every lot or parcel of land hereafter used as a parking lot shall:
1. Be paved with an approved surfacing material of asphalt or concrete composition or some other all weather surfacing material approved by the Planning Commission;
2. Have appropriate bumper guards where needed as determined by the Planning Commission; and
3. Lights used to illuminate the lot shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining premises wherever those premises are used for residence or sleeping purposes.
G. Optional Provisions; Shared Parking Facilities:
1. Shared parking facilities may be used jointly with parking facilities for other uses when operations are not normally conducted during the same hours, or when peak uses vary.
2. Requests for shared parking are subject to the approval of the Planning Commission in accordance with the following guidelines:
a. Sufficient evidence shall be presented to show that there will be no substantial conflict in the periods of peak demand of uses for which the joint use is proposed.
b. Number of parking stalls which may be credited against the requirements for the uses involved will not exceed the number of spaces that may normally be required for any one of the uses sharing the parking.
c. Parking facilities should not be located further than two hundred fifty feet (250') from any use proposing to use such parking and should be contiguous to the businesses sharing the lot.
d. A written agreement shall be executed by all parties concerned, assuring the continued availability of shared parking facilities in the event that one of the uses shall be sold or otherwise change ownership or management.
H. Uses Not Specifically Identified Above: For all parking uses not listed above, the Planning Commission shall determine the number of spaces required based upon the nearest comparable use standard available.
I. Adjust Or Reduce Off Street Parking Requirements: The planning commission may approve substitute parking locations where sufficient off street parking is readily available within the vicinity and/or where acquisition of land for such use is not necessary to carry out the spirit of this title. (Ord. 2012-01, 7-10-2012; amd. Ord. 2016-6, 6-28-2016; Ord. passed 11-29-2022)