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The following regulations apply to properties within the Downtown Parking Overlay District.
(A) Applicability. Properties located within the Downtown Parking Overlay District shall be subject to the parking requirements of this chapter, unless specifically exempted within this section.
(B) Reduction in number of spaces. The City Planner may approve a reduction in the number of required parking spaces as specified in Table 174-1
: Off-Street Parking Space Requirements up to thirty (30) percent for properties within the Downtown Parking Overlay District.
(C) Location. Such spaces shall be located on the same lot containing the use for which they are required or within separate lots or structures located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the lot containing the use for which they are required. A parking agreement is required for all off-site parking agreements and shall be submitted to the City Planner for review and approval.
(D) Adding and removal of properties from overlay. Properties can be added or removed from the Downtown Parking Overlay District subject to the process established in § 154.123
: Zoning Text and Map Amendments.
(E) Geographical boundaries of the Downtown Parking Overlay District. The geographical boundaries of the Downtown Parking Overlay District in the city lies within and adjacent to the following description:
Beginning at the intersection of Main Street and Wilkinson Blvd on East Main (38.188923 N – 83.426447 W), thence westward on Main Street to Elizabeth Ave on East Main Street (38.186793N - 83.431169 W), thence northward to East Second Street (38.187353N – 83.431945W) thence westward on East Second Street to Flemingsburg Rd (38.178795N – 83.440402W), thence southward on Flemingsburg Rd (38.176914N – 83.435810W) to Wilkinson Boulevard (US 60) (38.176914N -83.435810W), thence eastward on Wilkinson boulevard to the intersection of Wilkinson Boulevard and Main Street (38.188923N, -83.426447W).
This description takes in the area and parcels between Second Street and First Street that are bounded by KY 32 and the intersection of East Second Street and Elizabeth Avenue and bounded by the intersection of East Main Street and Wilkinson Boulevard.
See map attached to Ord. 05:2022 and incorporated herein by reference.
only apply to businesses and/or business properties within the Downtown Parking Overlay District. The parking requirement of this chapter shall not apply to residential parking or properties within the defined geographical area in subsection (E) above.
(G) Compliance. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize noncompliance with any state statue or local ordinance or policy.
(Ord. 22:2019, passed 6-10-19; Am. Ord. 13:2022, passed 6-28-22)
(A) General provisions.
(1) An off-street loading area shall be provided for every building, structure, or part thereof having over five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross building area erected and occupied for commercial or service uses involved in the receipt and distribution of materials or merchandise.
(2) Each loading space shall be twelve (12) feet in height, thirty-five (35) feet in length, and fourteen (14) feet in width.
(3) One additional loading space shall be provided for every additional twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or fraction thereof, of gross area in the building.
(4) Such loading space shall not be counted as parking. Loading spaces, as required under this section, shall be provided as area in addition to off-street parking spaces and shall not be considered as supplying an off-street parking space.
(5) Planning Commission may authorize a modification, reduction, or waiver of the loading space requirements if they should find that there is an exceptional situation or condition that justifies such action.
(B) Access. Access to the loading area shall be provided directly from a public street or alley, or from any right-of-way, that will not interfere with public convenience, and that will permit the orderly and safe movement of truck vehicles.
(C) Surfacing. Loading areas shall be surfaced with concrete or asphalt.
(D) Screening. When a loading area is located next to a residential zoning district it shall be suitably screened in accordance with § 154.187
: Screening/Buffering Requirements.
(Ord. 22:2019, passed 6-10-19)
(A) Stacking space requirements.
(1) The number of required stacking spaces shall be as provided in Table 177-1: Stacking Space Requirements.
Activity | Minimum Stacking Space (per lane) | Measured From |
Eating and dining establishments with a drive-thru facility | 5 | Pick-up window |
Financial institution or ATM | 4 | Teller or window |
Fuel or gasoline pump island | 2 | Pump island |
Pharmacy | 5 | Pick-up window |
Vehicle washing establishment, full- service | 6 | Outside of washing bay |
Vehicle washing establishment, self- service | 2 | Outside of washing bay |
Other | As determined by City Planner | |

(B) Dimensions. Each off-street stacking space shall have a minimum dimension of ten (10) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length. Drive-thru lanes shall be separated from other parking and circulation areas. Individual lanes shall be striped, marked, or otherwise delineated.
(C) Location. Vehicle stacking lanes shall not interfere with access to the site and not impede traffic on adjacent streets.
(D) Modification. The Planning Commission may authorize a modification, reduction, or waiver of the foregoing requirements if they should find that there is an exceptional situation or condition that justifies such action.
(Ord. 22:2019, passed 6-10-19)
All parking areas and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving commercial uses shall be illuminated adequately during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the facility is in operation. All parking lot lighting shall utilize full cutoff fixtures that are directed downwards and away from adjacent property lines and rights-of-way. The area of direct illumination shall be contained on the site and no light shall create a hazard to the traveling public on any road, such as night-blindness or glare on the roadway. Adequate shielding and/or buffering shall be provided by the commercial uses to protect adjacent residential zones from the glare of the illumination, and from that of automobile headlights. Base of poles shall have a concrete protective base or steel post protection. No wooden poles shall be permitted.
(Ord. 22:2019, passed 6-10-19)
LANDSCAPING, BUFFERYARD, AND FENCE REQUIREMENTS
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