(a) There shall be provided in all districts except C-2 (Central Business), at the time of erection or enlargement of any main building or structure, automobile, off-street parking space with adequate access to all spaces. The number of off-street parking spaces, in conjunction with all land or building use, shall be provided prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy as prescribed in this Zoning Code.
(b) Application for parking lot construction. Any person desiring to establish or change a parking area shall submit plans to the City showing the locations, elevations, design, size, shape, landscaping, surfacing, marking, lighting, drainage, curb cuts, entrances, exits and any other features of the parking lot. Any curb cuts, entrances, exits and drainage involving County or State highways shall be submitted to the appropriate agency for approval.
(c) Minimum required off-street parking areas shall not be replaced by any other use unless and until equal parking facilities are provided elsewhere.
(d) Off-street parking existing at the effective date of this Zoning Code in connection with the operation of an existing building or use shall not be reduced to any amount less than that required in this Zoning Code for a similar new building or new use.
(e) Two (2) or more buildings or uses may collectively provide the required off-street parking in which case the required number of parking spaces shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the individual uses if computed separately.
(f) In the instance of dual function of off-street parking spaces where operating hours of buildings do not overlap, the City may grant an exception.
(g) The placement of materials, merchandise, motor vehicles, trucks, trailers, recreational vehicles or equipment in designated off-street parking areas of a property for the purpose of sale, rental or repair including the storage of such items is prohibited, except as may be provided in this Zoning Code.
(h) For those uses not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be in accord with a use that the City considers is similar in type.
(i) When units or measurements determining the number of required parking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half (1/2) shall be disregarded and fractions over one-half (1/2) shall require one (1) parking space.
(j) For the purpose of computing the number of parking spaces required, the definition of “floor area, useable” in Section 1215.02 shall govern. In those instances where floor area cannot be computed from plans, seventy-five percent (75%) of gross floor area shall be considered usable floor area.
(k) For all residential buildings and institutional, public or essential services in a residential district, the required parking area shall be provided on the same lot with the buildings or on a lot immediately adjacent, under the same ownership.
(Ord. 26-2006. Passed 3-7-06.)
(l) Parking in residential districts shall not be permitted in any required front yard area or in the street side yard area of a corner lot except in a driveway or a defined parking area.
(Ord. 17-2017. Passed 3-7-17.)
(m) Required off-street parking for single-family dwellings may be provided in a stacking configuration in a driveway or garage or combination thereof. Lawn areas shall not be used for off-street parking with the exception of recreational vehicles and equipment in a rear yard. (Ord. 10-2018. Passed 2-6-18.)
(n) Within a residential district all parking areas, except for single-family dwellings, shall be screened on all sides that abut upon:
(1) A single-family residence,
(2) A residential district,
(3) A street with an ornamental fence or compact hedge which shall be at least four (4) feet high, of a type which will obscure vision at all seasons from adjoining premises, except where it may block clear vision for traffic movement. In that circumstance, it shall be thirty (30) inches in height.
(o) No commercial repair work, commercial servicing or selling of any kind shall be conducted on parking areas in residential districts. A resident may repair vehicles of the resident on the property of the resident’s dwelling unit; however, in no instance shall a resident repair the vehicles of other than a resident of the dwelling unit on said property and such repair shall be conducted in not to exceed seven (7) consecutive days in any thirty (30) day period.
(p) A resident of a dwelling unit may have not more than one (1) motorized vehicle for sale on the site of such dwelling unit at any time and in no instance shall vacant residential lots or parcels be utilized for the sale of vehicles. In no instance shall a vehicle for sale be displayed in a front yard other than on the driveway portion of the yard.
(q) Within a residential district, parking shall be limited to passenger vehicles, recreational vehicles, recreation equipment and trucks with a load capacity of two and one-half (2- 1/2) tons or less.
(Ord. 26-2006. Passed 3-7-06.)
(r) The number of off-street parking spaces required for the uses located in and permitted in C- 1, C-3, C-4 and INS districts may be reduced up to thirty-three percent (33%) of the total required, provided that the following conditions are met:
(Ord. 151-2007. Passed 10-2-07.)
(1) The number of off-street parking spaces required for the use or uses exceed fifteen (15).
(2) The applicant shall submit an acceptable site plan showing that an adequate reserve of land is set aside for additional parking spaces, so that the total depicted on the plan is adequate to meet the requirements under 1250.03 of this Chapter. The plan shall indicate the reserve area so that all dimensional requirements as to spaces, aisles and other applicable requirements of this Chapter can be met. The reserve area shall not be used for water retention, for required greenbelts or as the location for replacement trees or other deciduous or evergreen trees required by this Chapter. The landscape plan submitted for the site shall include a plan for the reserve area.
(3) The City has determined that the applicant has submitted substantial evidence showing that the parking needs of the specific occupant will be less than would be required by this Chapter.
(4) The property owner shall execute an agreement prepared by the City Law Director requiring the construction of the additional spaces within one hundred and eighty (180) days of notification that the City has determined a need exists for such spaces. The agreement shall run with the land, be binding upon successors and assigns and shall be recorded with the County Recorder.
(5) A permit for change of occupancy shall not be issued until the City has reevaluated the need for parking by the new occupant relative to the number of spaces required by this Chapter.
(s) Parking Structures / Decks and Parking Beneath Buildings: The appearance of parking structures, whether free-standing or attached, shall relate to the building they serve, contribute to the character of the development and shall not disrupt the streetscape. The following guidelines shall be considered:
(1) Where parking structures have a strong relationship to the street or other pedestrian areas, the ground-level shall be wrapped by retail, office or some other related active use along at least the primary façade.
(2) Structures shall merit the same level of materials and finishes as that a principal building would.
(3) Primary facades shall be enhanced with landscape treatments to soften the structure. Other sides of parking structures shall be landscaped with increasing intensity the more visible the parking structure is from surrounding area.
(4) The façade shall be designed such that parked vehicles are not visible from any adjacent public way.
(5) Parking structures shall have full roofs, varied parapet heights or other suggestive roof form variations to eliminate top deck lighting concerns and to create a more finished appearance.
(6) Interior and top deck lighting sources are not to be visible from any adjacent public way.
(7) Pedestrian entries shall be clearly visible and convenient.
(Ord. 26-2006. Passed 3-7-06.)
(t) Parking is to be distributed around large buildings on not less than two sides to shorten the distance to other buildings and public sidewalks and to reduce perceived scale of paved surfaces. No single parking area shall exceed two hundred (200) spaces unless divided into two or more sub-areas separated from each other by landscaping, access drives or public streets, pedestrian walkways or building. If more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the total off-street parking spaces for the entire site are located between the front facade of principal building and the Primary Street abutting the site, additional landscaping, buffering and raised pedestrian walkway connections are required.
(Ord. 103-2007. Passed 7-10-07.)
(u) Prohibit over-night parking of tractor-trailer vehicles anywhere within a site development within all commercial, multi-family, office and special district developments. Prohibit over-night parking of recreational vehicles anywhere within a site development within all commercial, office and special district developments. Prohibit over-night parking of recreational vehicles anywhere within a site development within all multi-family developments between November 1st and March 31st of each calendar year.
(Ord. 129-2011. Passed 6-21-11.)