(A) Surface and drainage. Off-street parking areas shall be improved with a durable material. Parking areas shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water without damage to adjoining property. These requirements also apply to open sales lots.
(B) Location. Parking areas for single-, 2-, and multi-family dwellings shall be adjacent to the principal use. Parking areas for commercial and industrial uses shall be within 300 feet of the principal building. There shall be no off-street parking area within any street right-of-way, except with specific City Council approval.
(C) Parking stall size. Each parking stall shall, at minimum, have 162 square feet, shall be 9 feet in width, and 18 feet in length. Handicapped parking stalls shall meet the square footage, width, and length found in § 152.003.
(D) Parking areas. Parking areas shall not be utilized for storage of goods.
(1) Where a commercial use establishes a reciprocating parking agreement with a commercial or industrial use that is within 300 feet, only 1/3 of the required parking need be provided on site. However, the parking area as a whole shall be equal to the requirements for each use.
(2) No truck-tractor or motor vehicle over 1-ton capacity bearing a commercial license and/or a commercially licensed trailer shall be parked on any street, highway, or alley within or abutting a residential district, except when loading, unloading, or rendering a service. Recreation vehicles and pickups are not restricted by the terms of this provision.
(3) Any area designated as a parking area to meet off-street parking requirements shall not be converted to another use, or be used by another, unless eligible parking area is obtained and meet off-street parking requirements.
(E) Design and maintenance. All off-street parking areas shall be designed, laid out and maintained as designated by the City of Wells. The minimum curb cut for driveways at the right-of-way line shall be 16 feet. It shall be the joint and several responsibility of the operator and owner of the principal building to maintain in a neat and adequate manner, the parking area, driveways, landscaping, and screening.
(F) Off-street parking requirements. Off-street parking requirements shall apply to all zones with the exception of the C-1 Central Business District Zone:
(1) Single-family dwellings - shall have 2 stalls per dwelling unit and 1 stall per accessory apartment;
(2) Duplex - 2 stalls per dwelling unit;
(3) Townhouses and condominiums - 2 stalls per dwelling unit;
(4) Multi-family - 2 stalls per dwelling unit up to an 8-plex; dwellings having more than 8 dwelling units shall have 1.5 stalls per dwelling unit;
(5) General business district - 1 stall per 400 square feet of sales floor area plus 1 per employee on the maximum shift;
(6) Commercial business district - 1 stall per 1,000 square feet of sales floor area plus 1 stall per employee on the maximum shift, subject to the specific uses set below in divisions (F)(8) through (F)(19).
(7) Industrial district - 1 stall per 2 employees on the maximum shift and 1 stall per commercial vehicle;
(8) Bar - 1 stall per 3 seats based on the design capacity of the establishment;
(9) Cafes, restaurants, and clubs - 1 stall per 75 square feet of dining area plus 1 stall per 2 employees on the maximum shift;
(10) Theaters - 1 stall per 3 fixed seats;
(11) Professional offices - 1 stall per 400 square feet of floor area, plus 1 stall per 2 employees;
(12) Motels and hotels - 1 stall per rental unit plus 5 stalls for employees;
(13) Home occupation - 1 stall per 300 square feet of home occupation area;
(14) Schools - college and high schools shall have 3 stalls per classroom and 1 for each teacher;
(15) Junior and elementary schools shall have 1 stall per teacher;
(16) Federal, state, city, and county buildings - shall have 10 stalls plus 1 per 2 employees;
(17) Elderly housing - 1 stall per 3 dwelling units;
(18) Hospitals, rest homes, and nursing homes - 2 stalls per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area; and/or
(19) Churches, auditoriums, and mortuaries - 1 stall per 6 seats.
(Ord. 239, § 1003, passed 1-22-2000) Penalty, see § 10.99