(A) Applicability of section.
(1) Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with this section for all structures and uses erected or established after the effective date of this chapter.
(2) Existing parking/loading facilities.
(a) Existing off-street parking or loading facilities located on the same lot as the use served shall not be reduced, or further reduced, below the requirements and standards for similar new structures or uses per this chapter.
(b) When an existing structure or use is damaged or destroyed and subsequently repaired or rebuilt, parking/loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restored, but additional parking/loading facilities need not be provided.
(c) Whenever the use of any structure or premises is intensified through the addition of dwelling units, increased floor area, greater seating capacity and the like, additional parking and loading facilities commensurate with such increases in use/intensity shall be provided.
(d) Whenever the existing use of a structure is changed to a different use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required herein for such new use.
(B) Parking lot standards.
(1) Spaces. Each required off-street parking space shall be at least ten feet wide and 20 feet long, and shall have at least seven feet of vertical clearance. Every space shall be situated so that no part of any parked vehicle overhangs the public right-of-way.
(2) Interior aisles. Aisles within parking lots shall be sufficiently wide to permit safe and efficient vehicular movement in the aisles, and into and out of the parking spaces. Aisles designated for two-way traffic shall be at least 22 feet wide. One-way aisles designated for 60-degree parking shall be at least 18 feet wide.
(3) Access ways.
(a) Parking lots shall be designed so that ingress to or egress from a parking space is from an aisle or driveway, not directly from the public right-of-way.
(b) No access way to any parking lot shall be located within 30 feet of any corner formed by the intersection of the rights-of-way of two or more streets. At intersections where traffic-control devices are installed the Administrator may increase this requirement as necessary to prevent hazards.
(c) Parking area access ways and public streets shall be aligned to form, as closely as feasible, right angles.
(d) The access way to every parking lot containing 16 or more parking spaces shall be at least 24 feet wide unless two one-way drives, each 12 feet wide, are provided. The access way to any parking lot containing fewer than 16 parking spaces shall be at least 18 feet wide.
(4) Surfacing. Parking lots shall be graded and improved with a compacted stone base at least four inches thick. A permanent all-weather surface is recommended. The City Council will permit the City Engineer to recommend surface materials and make appropriate surface drainage recommendations upon request.
(C) Location of off-street parking.
(1) For dwellings. Parking spaces accessory to dwellings shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling. Such parking spaces shall not be located in any front yard except in the driveway, but may be located in the side or rear yards. Each parking space accessory to a multiple-family dwelling shall be constructed so that no vehicle need to be moved in order to allow another vehicle to enter/exit the parking area.
(2) For commercial/industrial uses. In the Commercial or Industrial Districts, off-street parking facilities for different buildings or uses may be provided collectively; but only if the total number of spaces located together is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use (see division (E) below).
(D) Computation of required parking spaces. In computing the number of parking spaces required by this chapter, the Administrator shall apply the following rules.
(1) In computing parking space requirements based on the number of employees, the maximum number of employees on the premises at any period of the day shall be used.
EMPLOYEE PARKING means one parking space shall be required per one and one-half employees, unless otherwise stated.
(2) In computing parking space requirements on the basis of building floor area, the gross floor area shall be used.
(3) Whenever it is necessary to translate gross parking lot area into number of parking spaces, 350 square feet of gross area shall be deemed one parking space.
(4) If computation of the number of parking spaces required by this chapter results in a fractional space, any fraction of one-half or more shall be counted as one space.
(5) No space or portion of thereof needed to satisfy the minimum applicable requirement for number of off-street parking spaces shall be counted as part of the off-street parking spaces required for another structure or use.
(E) Design and location of off-street loading facilities. If provided, all off-street facilities shall conform to the minimum standards indicated below.
(1) Size of space. Every off-street loading space shall be at least 12 feet wide and sufficiently long to accommodate the type of vehicle expected to use the space. In no case shall a vehicle being loaded or unloaded overhang into the public right-of-way.
(2) Access way. Every off-street loading space shall have a safe means of vehicular access to a street or alley. Such access way shall be at least 12 feet wide.
(3) Surfacing. Every off-street loading area shall be improved with a compacted stone base at least seven inches thick.
(F) Number of parking spaces required. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided as indicated in the table below. For any use that is not listed in the table, the same number of parking spaces shall be provided as is required for the most similar listed use. The Administrator shall make the determination of similarity.
Table 3: Parking Standards | |
Use | Parking Spaces |
Table 3: Parking Standards | |
Use | Parking Spaces |
(a) Dwellings, lodgings | |
Hotels, motels, boarding houses, lodges | 1 space per lodging unit, plus employee parking |
Mobile homes | 2 spaces per mobile home |
Multiple-family dwellings | |
1 bedroom or less | 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit |
2 or more bedrooms | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Single-family and two-family dwellings | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
(b) Educational, institutional and recreational | |
Churches | 1 space per 4 seats in the largest seating area |
Hospitals | 1 space per 2 beds, plus employee parking |
Libraries, museums | 1 space per 500 square feet of floor area |
Nursing homes | 1 space per 5 beds |
Schools | |
Elementary and junior high | 1 space for every 20 students that the building is designed to accommodate, plus employee parking |
(c) Commercial, office, service | |
All commercial, service or office uses, unless specifically indicated otherwise below | 1 space per 300 square feet of floor area |
Banks, savings and loans | |
Walk-in | 1 space per 300 square feet of floor area, plus employee parking |
Drive-in | 5 spaces per teller window |
Beauty and barber shops | 2 spaces per chair, plus employee parking |
Furniture and appliance stores | 1 space per 600 square feet of floor area |
Home occupations | 1 space per 150 square feet of floor area devoted to the home occupation in addition to the parking requirements for the dwelling |
Offices, medical/dental | 1 space per 200 square feet of floor area or 3 spaces per professional, whichever is greatest |
Mortuaries | 1 space per 5 seats plus 1 space per funeral vehicle, but not less than 20 spaces per chapel or state room |
Restaurants, refreshment stands | |
Sit-down | 1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 50 square feet of floor area, whichever is greatest |
Drive-in | 1 space per 25 square feet of building floor area |
Service stations | 2 spaces per service stall, plus employee parking |
Taverns | 1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 50 square feet of floor area, whichever is greatest |
Theaters | |
Indoor | 1 space per 4 seats in the largest seating area |
Drive-in | On review by the Administrator |
Vehicle sales (auto, boat, trailer and the like) | 1 space per 600 square feet of enclosed floor area, plus 1 space per 2,500 square feet of open lot area |
(1975 Code, § 32-XII)