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In computing the number of required off-street parking spaces, the following rules shall be applied:
(a) FLOOR AREA shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use, excluding any floor or portion thereof used for parking as herein defined;
(b) Where fractional spaces result, the number of parking spaces required shall be the nearest whole number;
(c) Whenever a building or use constructed or established after August 3, 1995, is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, parking spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change; and
(d) Whenever a building or use existing prior to August 3, 1995, is reconstructed or is enlarged to the extent of 20% or more in floor area, the building or use in its entirety shall than and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein. Any enlargement or change in use of less than 20% of the gross floor area shall be provided with parking based on the enlargement or change.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 16.03) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
Driveways, parking lots and loading/unloading areas shall conform with the following improvement and maintenance standards.
(a) Any driveways, parking lots or loading/unloading areas in a commercial or industrial zoning district shall be constructed with a hard surface when the property is accessed from a hard surface road.
(b) If a driveway, parking lot or loading/unloading area is not hard surfaced with concrete or asphalt, a gravel surface shall be provided. The gravel surface shall be maintained to a minimum thickness of at least four inches.
(c) Adequate provisions shall be made for the disposal of storm water from a driveway, parking lot or loading/unloading area and the owner shall ensure that the water does not flow onto adjoining property in a quantity or manner that would be detrimental thereto.
(d) An opaque fence, wall, berm or landscaping of a height and character necessary for adequate screening of the parking lot from adjacent residentially used property shall be provided. Where there is a difference in elevation between the property which needs the screening and the property receiving the benefit of the screening, the height of the screen barrier shall be measured on the high side.
(e) The entrances and exits to and from any parking lot shall be approved by the director. Proper directional signs shall be provided.
(f) The entrances and exits to and from any parking lot or loading/unloading area shall be approved by the director. Proper directional signs shall be provided.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 16.04) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
(a) There shall be provided at the time any building is erected or structurally altered, off-street loading spaces in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) Office buildings.
5,000 to 25,000 sq. ft. of GFA* | One 12-foot by 20-foot loading space |
25,001 to 50,000 sq. ft. of GFA | One 14-foot by 35-foot loading space |
50,001 to 200,000 sq. ft. of GFA | Two 14-foot by 35-foot loading spaces |
Add one additional 14-foot by 35-foot loading space for each 75,000 square feet of gross floor area above 200,000 square feet. | |
*GFA means gross floor area. | |
(2) Retail or service establishment.
Less than 5,000 sq. ft. of GFA | One 12-foot by 20-foot loading space |
5,001 to 20,000 sq. ft. of GFA | One 14-foot by 35-foot loading space |
20,001 to 100,000 sq. ft. of GFA | Two 14-foot by 35-foot loading spaces |
Add one additional space for each 75,000 square feet of gross floor area above 1,000,000 square feet. | |
(3) Wholesale, commercial use.
2,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. of GFA | One 14-foot by 35-foot loading space |
20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. of GFA | Two 14-foot by 35-foot loading spaces |
Add one additional space for each 75,000 square feet of gross floor area above 100,000 square feet. | |
(4) Manufacturing or industrial use. One 14-foot by 35-inch space for each 10,000 square feet of gross floor area plus one 14-foot by 35-inch space for each portion thereof in excess of 50,000 square feet.
(b) Loading spaces are to be provided on each lot in compliance with the following requirements:
(1) The loading space shall be completely contained on the lot it is intended to serve;
(2) The loading space shall be arranged on the lot in a way as to allow normal movement of traffic in and around the loading area; and
(3) No loading space shall be permitted to extend into any public right-of-way.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 16.05) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
ON-PREMISES SIGNS
(a) These regulations provide standards for the erection and maintenance of private signs. The principal feature of this section is the restriction on the total sign area permissible per site. All private signs shall be erected and maintained in accordance with the following standards.
(b) The general objectives of these standards are to promote health, safety, welfare and in part to achieve the following:
(1) Safety. To promote the safety of persons and property by providing that signs:
A. Do not create a hazard due to collapse, fire, collision, decay or abandonment; and
B. Do not create traffic hazards by confusing or distracting motorists, or by impairing the driver’s ability to see pedestrians, obstacles or other vehicles, or to see and interpret any official traffic sign, signal or device.
(2) Communications efficiency. To promote the efficient transfer of information by providing that:
A. Businesses and services may identify themselves;
B. Customers and persons may locate a business or service; and
C. No person or group is arbitrarily denied the use of the sight line from public rights-of-way for communication purposes.
(3) Landscape quality and preservation. To protect the public welfare and to enhance the appearance and economic value of the landscape by providing that signs:
A. Do not create a nuisance to persons using the public rights-of-way; and
B. Do not constitute a nuisance to occupancy of adjacent and contiguous property by their brightness, size, height or movement.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 17.01) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
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