(a) Off-Street parking.
(1) General. Off-street parking shall be provided in compliance with this section whenever any building is erected, enlarged, converted, or increased in size or capacity, except that no off-street parking shall be required for existing structures in a C-2 Zone unless there is a substantial change in size or capacity. (Passed 5-5-20.)
(2) Required NUMBER. The off-street parking spaces required for each use permitted by this code shall not be less than that found in Table 1362.13(b), provided that any fractional parking space be computed as a whole space. Any commercial building not listed Table 1362.13(b), including libraries and museums, which are built, converted, modified, or structurally altered shall provide one parking space per 200 square feet of gross floor area and one parking space for each regular, full-time employee or full-time equivalent in the building or on the premises whose primary duties are in the building or on the premises.
(3) Combination of USES. Where there is a combination of uses on a lot, the required number of parking spaces shall be the sum of that found for each use, dividing the gross floor area proportionately between the different uses.
(4) Location of LOT. The parking spaces required by this code shall be provided on the same lot as the use or on another lot not more than five hundred (500) feet radially from the lot where the use is located only if the Zoning Officer deems it impractical to provide space on the same lot with the building.
(b) Off-street Parking Table.
USE | NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED |
Administrative Office | 3 spaces per 1,000 feet of gross floor area |
Adult Business | 5 spaces per 1,000 feet of gross floor area |
Amphitheater | 1 space per 4 at maximum capacity. |
Assembly (Places of Worship, theaters, auditoriums) | 1 per 300 feet of gross floor area |
Athletic Field | 4 spaces per 1,000 feet of gross floor area |
Automobile sales & Repair/Service | Parking spaces required for vehicles offered for sale, repair, storage, and servicing plus 1 space for each employee |
Bakery | 3 spaces per 1,000 feet of gross floor area and 1 space per employee |
USE | NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED |
Bank | 4 spaces per 1,000 feet of gross floor area plus 4 stacking spaces per drive-in land, plus 1 per employee |
Barber Shop/Beauty Salon | 1 space per 2 client chairs and 1 space per employee |
Bed and Breakfast Inn | 2 spaces per dwelling unit and one for each guest bedroom |
Car washing/detailing | 1 space per employee plus 1 space for every dryer |
Cemetery/Mausoleum | 1 space per employee plus provision of space for parking along internal drives |
Continuing Care Facility | 1 space per 3 beds and 1 space for each employee |
Cultural Service | 1 space per 300 feet of gross floor area |
Day Care Facility | 1 space per 4 clients and 1 space per employee |
Dog Day Care | 1 space per 250 feet of gross floor area |
Drug Store | 2. 5 spaces per 1,000 feet of gross floor area |
Dry Cleaners and Laundry Pick-Up Stations | 1 space per employee plus 1 space per 200 feet of gross floor area |
Dwelling unit (residential) | 2 per dwelling unit |
Funeral Home and Mortuaries | 1 space per 25 feet of gross floor area |
Gasoline Service Station/Convenience Store | 1.5 spaces per fuel nozzle plus 3 spaces per 1,000 feet of gross floor area |
Golf course | 1 space per 2 employee plus 2 spaces per hole |
Health/Sport Club | 1 space per 100 feet of gross floor area |
Home-Based Business | 2 per dwelling unit plus 1 space for customers |
Hotel/motel | 1 space per sleeping unit plus 1 space per 500 feet of square feet of common area |
Industry | 1 per 500 feet of gross floor area |
Kennel | 3 spaces per 1,000 gross floor area |
Liquor Store | 3 spaces per 1,000 gross floor area |
Marina | 1 space per boat skip plus 8 boat-trailer spaces per boat launching ramp |
Medical office | 1 space per 200 feet of gross floor area |
Night Clubs/Taverns/Brewery Pubs | 1 space per 100 feet of gross floor area |
USE | NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED |
Office | 1 space per 300 feet of gross floor area |
Outdoor Storage | 1 space per 2,000 feet of gross storage area |
Personal Services Establishment | 1 space per 250 feet of gross floor area |
Professional Services Establishment | 3 spaces per 1,000 feet of gross floor area plus 1 per employee |
Recyclable Collection Center/Solid Waste Transfer Station | 1 space per employee plus 5 spaces for drop off customers |
Restaurant | 1 space per 100 feet of gross floor area |
Restaurant with Drive-Through | 1 space per 3 seats and 1 space per 2 employees plus 7 to 8 stacking spaces per window |
Retail | 1 space per 200 feet of gross floor area |
School | 1 space per 3.5 seats in assembly rooms plus 1 space per faculty member |
Studio | 3 spaces per 1,000 feet of gross floor area |
Swimming Pool | 1 space per 4 persons lawfully permitted in the pool at one time, plus one space per employee |
Telecommunications Tower | 1 space for maintenance |
Video Gaming/Lottery Establishment | 1 space per 100 feet of gross floor area |
Warehouse | 1 space per 500 feet of gross floor area |
(c) Parking Stall Dimension.
(1) Width. A minimum width of nine (9) feet shall be provided for each parking stall, except:
i. Compact parking stalls shall be a minimum width of eight (8) feet wide.
ii. Parallel parking stalls shall be a minimum width of eight (8) feet wide.
iii. The width of a parking stall shall be increased ten (10) inches for obstructions located on either side of the stall within fourteen (14) feet of the access aisle.
(2) Length. A minimum length of twenty (20) feet shall be provided for each parking stall, except:
i. Compact parking stalls shall be a minimum length of eighteen (18) feet.
ii. Parallel parking stalls shall be a minimum length of twenty-two (22) feet in length.
(3) Aisle access. The minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls shall be measured exclusive of interior drives or maneuvering areas and shall be provided as follows in Table 1362.13(d) Parking Standards:
(d) Parking Standards Table.
Angle of Parking | Minimum Aisle Width (Double-Sided Parking) | Minimum Aisle Width (Single-Sided Parking) |
Parallel | 12' | 12' |
45 | 12'8" | 12'8" |
60 | 16' | 16' |
75 | 20' | 18' |
90 | 24' | 18' |
(e) Design of Parking Facilities.
(1) General Driveway and Accessway Provisions.
i. Driveways and accessways should be located to minimize traffic conflicts with traffic entering the street from either the same or the opposite side of the street.
ii. All accessways and driveways shall be designed to conform to West Virginia DOT specifications with regard to roads.
iii. For dwellings, only one (1) driveway access per unit is permitted. A lot with at least one hundred (100) feet of frontage along a street may be permitted one (1) additional driveway access points. Regardless of frontage, a development may be restricted to a single accessway depending on usage and interior and exterior traffic patterns.
iv. On any lot, no wall, fence, hedge, tree, shrub, or other obstruction shall be allowed which dangerously obscures the view of approaching traffic along the street, or at any intersection, including driveways and accessways.
(2) Driveway and accessway width.
i. Commercial parking shall provide one or more accessway, the width of which shall be twelve (12) feet for one-way enter/exit or twenty-four (24) feet for two-way enter/exit.
ii. Residential driveways and accessways shall be at least nine (9) feet in width.
(3) Driveway and ramp slopes. The maximum slope of any driveway, accessway, or ramp shall not exceed twenty (20) percent.
(4) Stall access. Each required parking stall shall be individually and easily accessed. No automobile shall be required to back onto any public street or sidewalk to leave any parking stall when such stall serves more than two dwelling units. All portions of a public lot or garage shall be accessible to other portions thereof without requiring the use of any public street.
(5) Screening. A three (3)-foot-high buffer at the public way shall be provided for all parking areas of five (5) or more parking spaces. However, on any lot, no wall, fence, hedge, tree, shrub, or other obstruction shall be allowed which dangerously obscures the view of approaching traffic along the street, or at any intersection, including driveways and accessways.
(6) Striping. All parking stalls shall be striped. Parking spaces shall be clearly delineated by suitable markings. Short-term visitor parking spaces shall be differentiated from long-term employee spaces by suitable markings or signage.
(7) Surfacing.
i. All parking areas and driveways for all uses shall be paved with a permanent surface material, which includes asphalt, concrete, brick, or concrete pavers or with a similar material approved by the Zoning Officer. Pervious surfaces including pervious asphalt and concrete as well as brick pavers shall be encouraged in residential parking facilities if found to be structurally sound by a certified engineer.
ii. In residential districts, no more than forty (40) percent of the front yard may be used for parking, including driveways. Vehicles may not be parked or stored upon any lawn, vegetated, or otherwise landscaped area. All driveways and parking areas must be paved with a permanent surface material unless in the side or rear yard, where gravel or other pervious materials may be used.
(8) Compact car parking spaces. If twenty (20) or more parking stalls are required for a parking lot, ten (10) percent of those spaces may be designated for compact car parking stalls. Each compact car parking stall shall be marked as "Compact Car Parking."
(9) Retail parking. Off-street parking areas for all new retail businesses over 7,000 square feet shall be designed to include bollards to prevent vehicles from driving into the business.
(f) Ingress and Egress. Adequate ingress and egress to a parking facility shall be provided by clearly defined accessways in accordance with any access management requirements of the City of Moundsville.
(g) Accessible Parking. Accessible parking spaces and passenger loading zones shall be provided in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ICC A117.1, and West Virginia Code Section 17c-13-6, and any amendments thereto.
(h) Bicycle Parking. One bicycle parking space shall be provided for each fifteen vehicular parking spaces. Bicycle spaces shall not be located within the required sidewalk or in a manner that impedes pedestrian access to the building and may be located within the landscape buffer area provided that it occupies less than ten (10%) percent of the length of the required buffer, or may be located at the side or rear of the building.
(Passed 10-3-17; 9-19-19.)