(a) General Requirements.
(1) All buildings, structures and land uses shall provide off-street parking or loading facilities, as required hereinafter, and all applicants for a building permit shall include a plot plan, drawn to scale and fully dimensioned, showing any off-street parking or loading spaces to be provided in compliance with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
(2) Except in the case of dwellings, no parking area provided hereunder shall be less than 1,050 square feet in area. Parking space(s) within a garage structure and on a driveway, exclusive of the sidewalk and driveway apron, may be computed as off-street parking spaces.
(3) All required loading spaces shall be off-street, be located on the same lot as the specific use to be served and may occupy all or any part of any required yard area. No loading space shall be located within a required front or side yard when adjacent to any "R" District. No permitted required loading space shall be closer than fifty feet to any lot in any "R" District unless wholly enclosed within a building.
(4) Access. Parking spaces and lots shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in such manner as will least interfere with the movement of traffic. Where an off-street parking lot does not abut on a public alley or easement of access, there shall be provided an access drive not less than ten feet in width in the case of a dwelling, and not less than eighteen feet in width in all other cases leading to the loading or unloading spaces and parking areas required hereunder. Such access drive shall be provided in such manner as to secure the most appropriate development of the property in question. Except where provided in connection with a use permitted in a residence district, such easement of access or access drive shall not be located in any residence district.
(5) Parking and loading space dimensions. A required off-street parking space shall be a minimum area of two hundred square feet or at least ten feet wide by twenty feet, being measured perpendicularly to the sides of the parking space exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns, or office and work areas. Required off-street parking space shall be accessible from streets or alleys and shall be used for the storage or parking of passenger automobiles or commercial vehicles under one-and one- half ton capacity. Driving access aisles between vehicular parking spaces shall be not less than twelve feet in width when serving automobiles parked at a forty-five degree angle in one direction nor less than twenty- four feet in width when serving automobiles parked perpendicularly. Under all circumstances parking spaces shall have a gross area of 300 square feet per car. Each required off-street loading space shall have adequate ingress and egress area and shall be at least ten feet in width by twenty-five feet in length having vertical clearance of fourteen feet or more.
(6) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area shall be equipped with suitable shielding or be so arranged as to prevent a glare at eye level on surrounding public or private property and to reflect light away from adjacent lots.
(7) Landscaping, separation/screening. All parts of open space off-street parking areas which are unusable, either for parking or for traffic, shall be paved or landscaped with plantings of grass, flowers, shrubs and/or trees, which shall be continuously maintained.
A. All open off-street parking areas shall be separated from public rights-of-way by a space at least five feet in width, and a six inch high curb shall be provided on the parking lot side of the four foot width. All open off-street parking areas shall be separated from the principal building by a six inch high curb so as to maintain unobstructed a three foot corridor between the building and the parked vehicle.
B. When any open off-street parking area used for any nonresidential purpose containing more than two parking spaces is not separated from an "R" District by a dedicated street, an effective buffer or screen, consisting of a solid wall, fence, or view-obscuring dense planting of evergreen shrubs, shall be provided at the lot lines adjoining the "R" District to protect the privacy of the adjoining residential uses. Such wall, fence or hedge shall be not less than four feet or more than six feet in height, and shall be maintained in good condition.
(8) Drainage. Adequate storm water drainage facilities shall be installed, subject to approval of the Zoning Enforcement Officer, in order to ensure that storm water does not flow onto abutting property or abutting sidewalks in such a way or quantity that users of the sidewalk would be detrimentally affected or inconvenienced. (Ord. 314. Passed 5-30-73.)
(9) Paving. All off-street parking facilities shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, brick, paving blocks or other similar hard surface material. Gravel and other loose stone materials shall not be considered paving. This provision does not require paving of driveways or off-street parking in Agricultural-Residential Districts.
(Ord. 1038. Passed 10-23-95.)
(10) Enclosed garage. All permits issued to enclose garage areas of residential structures, shall require the existing driveway to be enlarged to accommodate the loss of a parking space. The enlargement of the driveway shall not be required if the property is otherwise in compliance with Section 1153.01(b)(1). (Ord. 1039. Passed 10-23-95.)
(b) Specific Off-Street Parking Space Requirements. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the schedule outlined below. The off-street parking and loading requirements for any use not specified in the Zoning Ordinance shall be the same as for a similar permitted use in the particular zoning district.
Type of Use | Required No. of Parking and Loading Spaces* |
(1) Residential. | |
Parking | |
Housing for Elderly | 1.0 parking space for every 2 dwelling units |
One, two and multiple-family dwellings | 2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit |
(2) Commercial. | |
Loading: | |
All Commercial: | 1.0 loading space for first 10,000 sq. ft. of floor area; and 1.0 loading space for each additional 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
Parking: | |
Agricultural implement sales and service | 1.0 parking space for every 1,000 sq. ft. of and service enclosed floor area and 1.0 parking space for every 3,000 sq. ft. of open lot area. |
Air conditioning/heating/plumbing/roofing services | 1.0 parking space for every business vehicle roofing services and 1.0 parking space for every 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
Auditoriums, Assembly Halls, Sport Arenas with fixed seats | 1.0 parking space for every 3.5 seats |
Bakery Shops, bowling alleys, furniture and Groceries and Supermarkets, Hardware Stores, Ice Cream Stores, Indoor Retail Businesses, Pet Shops, Medical and Dental Clinics, Repair Shops, Skating Rinks, Variety Stores | 1.0 parking space for every 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Banks and Savings and Loan Associations | 1.0 parking space for every 200 sq. ft. of floor area plus 1.0 |
Barber shops, beauty parlors | 2.0 parking spaces for each service chair |
Equipment rental | 1.0 parking space for every 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
Home Occupation | 1 additional parking space |
Motels | 1.2 parking spaces for each sleeping room plus parking spaces as required for restaurants, assembly rooms and related facilities |
Recreation and amusement facilities | 1.0 parking space for every 5 customers (maximum capacity) and 1.0 parking space for every 2 employees |
Restaurants: | |
Carry-out restaurants | 1.0 parking space for every 90 sq. ft. of floor area |
Drive-in restaurants | 1.0 parking space for every 30 sq. ft. of floor area |
Sit-down restaurants | 1.0 parking space for every 50 sq. ft. of floor area |
Self-service laundries | 1.0 parking space for every 3 machines |
Service Stations | 1.0 parking space for each employee plus 2.0 parking spaces for each service stall with a minimum of 6.0 parking spaces |
Theatres | 1.0 parking spaces for every 3.5 seats |
(3) Business and Professional Offices. | |
Loading: | 1.0 loading space for the first 2,500 - 75,000 sq. ft. of floor area and 1.0 loading space for every additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
Parking: | 1.0 parking space for every 250 sq. ft. of office space but not less than 2.0 parking spaces for every office |
(4) Public and Semi-Public: | |
Parking: | |
Places of public assembly including churches, synagogues, gymnasiums | 1.0 parking space for every 3.5 seats |
Elementary and junior high schools | 1.0 parking space for every 25 classroom seats |
High Schools | 1.0 parking space for every 5 students |
Kindergarten | 1.5 parking space for every 5 children |
Nursing homes, shelter care homes, rest homes, convalescent homes | 1.0 parking space for every 4 beds |
Private Club or Lodge or Assembly Halls without fixed seats; veterans, business, civic and fraternal organizations | 1.0 parking space for every 50 sq. ft. of floor area in the auditorium, assembly or meeting room plus 1.0 parking space for every 200 sq. ft. for other floor area |
* If the commercial or industrial establishments are such that the shipping and/or receiving goods are not an integral part of the business the above requirements may be waived by the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
(Ord. 314. Passed 5-30-73.)
(c) Vehicles and Other Vehicles.
(1) No recreational vehicles, except as set forth herein, shall be parked or stored in the front or side yard in an “R” District except for parking anywhere on the premises for a period not to exceed forty-eight hours during loading and unloading. Recreational vehicles less than six feet in height may be parked or stored in the side yard in any “R” District provided that such vehicle is screened by a six foot fence and is not visible from the street. No such recreational vehicle shall be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on the premises or when parked or stored in any location not permitted by this subsection.
(Ord. 1044. Passed 10-23-95.)
(2) No person shall occupy any mobile home on any premises in any “R” District of the City. The temporary parking of a mobile home on any premises for a period not exceeding forty-eight hours shall be permitted, provided that no wheels are removed, no living quarters are maintained, and no business is conducted in such mobile home while so parked; and further provided that no front yard shall be occupied by such mobile home. (Ord. 717. Passed 5-28-85.)
(3) In any “R” District or Commercial District, the following provisions as to the parking and storage of trucks, commercial vehicles, automobiles, other vehicles or trailers shall apply:
A. The repairing, rebuilding, or dismantling of any vehicle or trailer in an open yard is prohibited.
B. The parking, standing or storage of any truck or commercial vehicle of over 11,500 pounds gross vehicle weight shall be prohibited in any front yard, rear yard, side yard or roadway within the City.
C. The prohibitions described herein shall not apply in a Commercial District where such parking or storage qualifies as an Accessory Use as defined in Section 1153.06.
(Ord. 1219. Passed 5-14-01.)
(4) The off-street parking, storage or display for sale of a vehicle on an unpaved area of a front yard or required side yard in an “R”, “R-O” or “R- PUD” zoning district is prohibited. In other zoning districts, the temporary parking and storage of vehicles or trailers, other than in commercial storage facilities, may be permitted provided the area used is paved, the temporary periods do not exceed two months in a twelve-month period, and the vehicles or trailers are necessary to the use conducted on the zoning lot.
(5) No automobile, truck, trailer, recreational vehicle or other vehicle, other than that registered to the resident or property owner for more than ninety days, may be displayed for sale by parking or storage in an open yard.
(6) Utility trailers shall not be stored or parked in a front yard or required side yard in an “R”, “R-O” or “R-PUD” zoning district.
(Ord. 717. Passed 5-28-85.)