Whenever a building or structure is hereafter erected, constructed, or enlarged, off-street parking spaces for motor vehicles to be used for such building or structure, shall be provided for in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(a) Definitions and Regulations.
(1) Minimum size. Each off-street parking space shall contain an area of not less than 160 square feet exclusive of access drives and aisles, and shall be in usable shape and condition.
(2) Access. All access drives shall have a width of not less than nine feet.
(3) Units of measurement. For the purpose of determining off street parking requirements, the following units of measurement shall apply:
A. Floor area. In case of uses where floor area is the unit for determining the required number of off-street parking spaces, such unit means the floor area used or intended to be used by tenants or for service to the public as patrons, patients, visitors, residents or persons in attendance, including the area used for non-public purposes such as storage and incidental repairs, for toilets or rest rooms and for utility rooms, but excluding outside walls, space used or intended to be used for mechanical equipment, stairways, elevator shafts, parking within the principal building and any other fire enclosed spaces.
B. Places of public assembly. In churches, stadiums and other places of public assembly in which those in attendance occupy benches, pews and other similar seating facilities, each twenty inches of seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining off-street parking requirements.
(b) Off-Street Parking Requirements. For residential, commercial, institutional community facilities:
(1) Single-family dwellings. One-family dwellings on lots of more than 10,000 square feet, three off-street parking spaces. One-family dwellings on lots of less than 10,000 square feet, two off-street parking spaces.
(2) Multiple family dwellings. One and one-half off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
(3) Hospitals. One off-street parking space for each four beds, plus one for each five employees.
(4) Public buildings, libraries and museums. One off-street parking space for each 500 square feet of floor area.
(5) Personal care homes and nursing homes. One off-street parking space for each five beds.
(6) Schools. One off-street parking space for each 17 classroom seats.
(7) Churches and fraternal lodges. One off-street parking space for each four seats.
(8) Funeral homes. Eight off-street parking spaces for each parlor.
(9) Retail stores. One off-street parking space for each 300 square feet of floor space area. Minimum of two spaces for any store.
(10) Offices. One off-street parking space for each 500 square feet. Minimum of two spaces for any office.
(11) Bowling alleys. Five off-street spaces per alley.
(12) Handicap parking. Any structure where the general public is to be served shall have at least one off-street parking space especially designed for handicap parking. This space shall be at least 11 feet wide and shall be located as close to the building entrance as practical.
(13) Restaurants, taverns and clubs. One off-street parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
(14) Machinery, sales, service garages and automobile agencies. One off-street parking space for each 800 square feet of gross floor space.
(15) Industrial buildings, warehouses and wholesale businesses. One off-street parking space for every three employees of the largest shift.
(16) Doctors and dentists. Three off-street parking spaces for each examining room.
(17) Gasoline service stations. Two off-street parking spaces for each service bay.
(18) Hotels, motels and boarding house rooms. One off-street parking space for each sleeping unit.
(19) Shopping centers. One off-street parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.
(20) Shopping plazas. One off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(21) Elderly high rise housing. One off-street parking space for each three dwelling units.
(Ord. 10-14. Passed 8-14-14.)
(22) Commercial (City of Vienna owned) Lend Parking Area(s). Within any C-1 Zone, as is defined in Article 1322 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Vienna, any new or existing structures, existing structures being those who at the time of the request, are undergoing major renovations and/or usage changes, and excluding warehouse or storage facilities, may borrow non-exclusive parking spaces to meet permitting and/or construction requirements as set out in the Municipal Ordinances of the City of Vienna if the following conditions are met:
A. Lend Lot must be within 500 feet of any property border containing the proposed structure that is benefitting from the request.
B. Requestor may only borrow the number of spaces needed to satisfy the City of Vienna Parking requirements set out in Section 1329.05, to be approved, in order, by either:
1. The Zoning Officer/Code Enforcement or
2. The Mayor or
3. The Planning Commission or
4. The Board of Zoning Appeals or
5. By Variance request.
C. The City may require the recipient to share a portion of maintenance and upkeep costs for the Lend Lot based upon the percentage of the lot used by the recipient, excluding common areas and/or areas used for ingress and egress.
D. In the case of any City of Vienna special event(s), the City of Vienna reserves right(s) to use any or all of the Lend Lot spaces.
E. Designated Lend Lot parking areas may be designated by action of the Mayor or Council.
(Ord. 06-19. Passed 9-12-19.)
(c) Development and Maintenance of Parking Areas.
(1) Surfacing. Any off-street parking area and access drives thereto in any C1, C2, R2, R3, and/or R4, as well as any duplexes in any zone, shall be graded and surfaced. Any off-street parking area and access drives thereto shall be surfaced with an asphaltic concrete or soil cement binder so as to provide a dustless surface and shall be graded and drained. Draining to sidewalks or other properties are prohibited. Any plan for a surface that is made of an impervious material must be submitted for review of its retention system to the Vienna Utility Board Director, the Vienna Planning Commission and be subject to an Engineering review. Any plan for a parking and/or parking access surface that is made of a pervious material must be submitted to the Utility Board Director for approval. Any comparative or alternative hard surface material, other than concrete or asphalt, need Planning Commission approval in addition to the approval of the Public Works Director.
(2) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be arranged in such a way as to reflect light away from adjoining premises. Large off-street parking areas are required to illuminated.
(3) Landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided on five percent (5%) of the total area used for parking where off-street area is more than twenty-five cars.
(4) Dumpster Screening Requirements.
A. Screening Required. In areas zoned C1, C2, R2, R3, and R4 where there are located three or more units, dumpsters in view of a public right of way shall be screened and gated.
B. Location - The dumpster area shall be in a location accessible to sanitation vehicles and constructed in a manner such that the dumpster is not visible from a public right of way
C. Maintenance of Screening - It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to maintain the screening wall in a good condition at all times.
D. Alternative methods and construction of screening. The Mayor or his designee may grant approval of screening materials and construction methods provided in this section.
E. Variances to screening requirements. The Planning Commission may grant variances to this section upon finding that:
1. Such variance is in harmony with the intent and purpose of the municipal ordinances;
2. Such variance will not adversely affect the health, safety or general welfare of the public;
3. The variance sought is due to unique circumstances affecting the property or the owner's use of the property. Financial consideration alone shall not be grounds for a variance; and
4. The owner has made provisions for alternative screening reasonably equivalent in value and utility to the requirement sought to be varied.
(Ord. 10-14. Passed 8-14-14.)