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(A) Backyard composting sites shall be allowed in all residential zoning districts or properties with a residential use and are an accessory use to a community garden, subject to the following performance standards:
(1) No composting container may be located closer than five feet to any rear or side property and may not be located within the front yard setback.
(2) No composting container shall be located closer than 20 feet to any residential dwelling, except the dwelling on the property at which the compost container is located.
(3) Composting containers shall be located and designed such that seepage from the compost will not run off into public or private streets, storm sewers, drainage ditches, stormwater basins or neighboring properties.
(4) All composting must occur in a container constructed of wood, wire mesh, or concrete block or a combination thereof, or in a commercially available compost bin designed for composting organic materials.
(5) The maximum height of the composting container shall be five feet.
(6) No composting container may be located within the following Airport Overlay District Zones: APZ-1, APZ-2 and Clear Zone, and may not be located within the Runway Approach Departure Safety Area/Airport Industrial Overlay Districts.
(B) Large composting sites may be permitted as a conditional use in the Agricultural (AG), Light Industrial (LI) and Heavy Industrial (HI) zoning districts, subject to the following performance standards:
(1) A large composting site shall be located on three or more contiguous acres.
(2) No composting activity may be located closer than ten feet to any rear or side property and may not be located within the front yard setback.
(3) No composting activity shall be located closer than 1,000 feet to any property that is residentially zoned or used for a residence, except the dwelling on the property at which the compost activity is located.
(4) Composting activity shall be located and designed such that seepage from the compost will not run off into public or private streets, storm sewers, drainage ditches, stormwater basins or neighboring properties.
(5) All composting must occur in a controlled manner to minimize the creation of nuisances.
(6) Compost materials shall be layered, aerated, moistened, turned and managed to promote effective decomposition of the materials in a safe, secure and sanitary manner.
(7) No composting activity may be located within the following Airport Overlay District Zones: 75-80 dB, greater than 80 dB noise Zone, APZ-1, APZ-2 and Clear Zone, and may not be located within the Runway Approach Departure Safety Area/Airport Industrial Overlay Districts.
(C) Agricultural composting sites that meet the requirements of A.R.S. § 9-461.02(G) are not prevented or restricted by these requirements. Agricultural composting sites are subject to the following performance standards as noted in A.R.S. § 9-461.02(G):
(1) Agricultural composting shall be located on five or more contiguous acres.
(2) An agricultural composting operation shall notify the City of Yuma Fire Department in writing of the location of the composting operation.
(3) Agricultural composting may not be conducted within 1,320 feet of an existing residential use, unless the operations are conducted on farmland or land leased in association with farmland.
(4) No agricultural composting operation may be located within the Airport Overlay District or within the Runway Approach Departure Safety Area/Airport Industrial Overlay Districts.
(D) Nuisance. A backyard composting site or large composting site must not be established or maintained in a manner such that it creates malodorous conditions or other nuisances and any composting shall be suspended or terminated if at any time it is determined by the City of Yuma that a nuisance exists or that conditions exist constituting a fire or health hazard.
(Ord. O2019-001, passed 1-16-2019)
(A) Company Housing Complex (Small). Company housing complexes are subject to the following standards:
(1) Development standards. Company housing complexes must meet all development standards required for the designated zoning district.
(2) Distance. Establishments of this type located within any zoning district shall not be located within 1,000 feet of another company housing complex.
(3) Parking. Shall comply with the parking required of multiple dwellings (refer to § 154-16.07(FF)(3).
(a) The parking and/or idling of vehicles, used for pick-up, on public streets shall be prohibited.
(4) Beds. Each occupant shall be required to have or be provided their own bed.
(5) Regulations. Housing occupancy regulations are required of all company housing complexes. A copy of the regulations is required with the application of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP).
(6) Annual inspection. An annual (yearly) inspection of the company housing complex will be performed by the Building Official and/or the Fire Marshal, prior to occupancy. The purpose of the inspection is to ensure that all requirements outlined in the Property Maintenance Code, the Fire Code, the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, and any CUP are being met.
(7) Notification. All company housing complexes are required to have property manager contact information posted on-site with visibility and access by the general public.
(B) New Company Housing Complex Conversion (Large). Company housing complex conversions are subject to the following standards:
(1) Applicability. The following development standards shall apply to those developments which were constructed on or prior to the adoption of this ordinance and are being converted for the use of company housing.
(2) Occupancy. The Building Official, utilizing the Property Maintenance Code, shall determine occupancy for an existing development, which is being converted for the use of company housing.
(3) Distance. There is no distance separation requirement for a new conversion company housing complex (large).
(4) Parking. Shall comply with the parking required of multiple dwellings (refer to § 154-16.07(FF)(3).
(a) Shall provide dedicated on-site bus parking for loading and unloading of residents with a minimum of one bus parking space for each 50 residents.
(b) The parking and/or idling of vehicles, used for pick-up, on public streets shall be prohibited.
(c) The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to approve off-site pick-up locations as an alternative to providing on-site bus parking when such alternatives are available.
(d) If on-site parking area is to be utilized for outdoor recreation space, a deed restriction will be required in order to ensure that such parking area be reestablished upon conversion to a standard housing development.
(5) Beds. Each occupant shall be required to have or be provided their own bed.
(6) Amenities. It is required that each company housing complex conversion (large) provide the following amenities:
(a) Indoor recreation facility;
(b) Outdoor recreation facility; and
1. Facility shall include at least one of the following:
i. Sporting court and/or field.
ii. Ramada(s).
iii. BBQ grill(s).
2. On-site outdoor recreation facility will not be required if the property is within 1,500 feet of a public park which provides one of the above amenities.
3. Each new conversion company housing complex (large) shall utilize 10% of the property for outdoor recreation facilities/open space.
(c) On-site laundry facilities.
(7) Management. A complex, housing twenty-five (25) or more occupants requires the presence of a crew chief or supervisor on-site.
(8) Annual inspection. An annual (yearly) inspection of the corporate housing complex will be performed by the Building Official and/or the Fire Marshal, prior to occupancy. The purpose of the inspection is to ensure that all requirements outlined in the Property Maintenance Code, the Fire Code, the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, and any CUP are being met.
(9) Notification. All company housing complexes are required to have property manager contact information posted on-site with visibility and access by the general public.
(C) New Construction Company Housing Complex (Large). Company housing complexes are subject to the following standards:
(1) Applicability. The following development standards shall apply to those developments which are constructed after the adoption of this ordinance.
(2) Occupancy. The Building Official, utilizing the Property Maintenance Code, shall determine occupancy for each unit of the development.
(3) Distance. There is no distance separation requirement for new construction of a company housing complex (large).
(4) Parking. Shall comply with the parking required of multipledwellings (refer to § 154-16.07(FF)(3).
(a) Shall provide dedicated on-site bus parking for loading and unloading of residents with a minimum of one bus parking space for each 50 residents.
(b) The parking and/or idling of vehicles, used for pick-up, on public streets shall be prohibited.
(c) The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to approve off-site pick-up locations as an alternative to providing on-site bus parking when such alternatives are available.
(d) If on-site parking area is to be utilized for outdoor recreation space, a deed restriction will be required in order to ensure that such parking area be reestablished upon conversion to a standard housing development.
(5) Beds. Each occupant shall be required to have or be provided their own bed.
(6) Amenities. It is required that each new construction company housing complex (large) provide the following amenities:
(a) Indoor recreation facility;
(b) Outdoor recreation facility; and
1. Facility shall include at least one of the following:
i. Sporting court and/or field.
ii. Ramada(s).
iii. BBQ grill(s).
2. On-site outdoor recreation facility will not be required if the property is within 1,500 feet of a public park which provides one of the above amenities.
3. Each new construction company housing complex (large) shall utilize 10% of the property for outdoor recreation facilities and green space.
(c) On-site laundry facilities.
(7) Management. A complex, housing 25 or more occupants requires the presence of a crew chief or supervisor on-site.
(8) Annual inspection. An annual (yearly) inspection of the company housing complex will be performed by the Building Official and/or the Fire Marshal, prior to occupancy. The purpose of the inspection is to ensure that all requirements outlined in the Property Maintenance Code, the Fire Code, the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, and any CUP are being met.
(9) Notification. All company housing complexes are required to have property manager contact information posted on-site with visibility and access by the general public.
(D) Existing Company Housing Complex Conversion.
(1) A legally established complex that existed prior to the adoption of this ordinance may continue to be utilized as a company housing complex, with no additional amenities required to be installed per § 154-15.19.
(2) In order to utilize an existing company housing complex conversion which has been vacant for a period of two or more years, all provisions of § 154-15.19(B) will need to be met.
(Ord. O2019-022, passed 6-5-2019)
The off-street parking and loading regulations are designed to reduce street congestion and traffic hazards by the establishment of standards to ensure adequate number, size and location of off-street parking and loading spaces to be provided with the various land uses permitted in this chapter.
('80 Code, App. A, § 160) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 800, passed 5-17-1960; Ord. 1812, passed 2-7-1979; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. O2017-016, passed 5-17-2017)
(A) Duty to provide. The duty to provide and maintain off-street parking and loading spaces herein required shall be the joint and several responsibility of the owner and occupant of the land on which is established any use for which any off-street parking or loading space is required to be provided and maintained.
(B) Permit. No building permit shall be issued, no use shall be established or changed, and no structure shall be erected, enlarged or reconstructed unless the applicant has presented satisfactory evidence to the Building Official that the off-street parking and loading spaces herein required are provided in the minimum amounts and maintained in the manner specified; provided, however:
(1) For the enlargement of a structure or for the expansion of a use of structure or land there shall be required only the number of off-street parking and loading spaces as would be required if such enlargement or expansion were a separate new structure or use; and
(2) For a change in the class or use of a structure or land, the number of additional off-street parking and loading spaces required shall be equal to the number required for the new use, less the number of spaces which would have been required for the previous use if it had been established in conformance with this subchapter; but in no case shall the total number of spaces furnished be required to exceed the minimum number required for the new use.
(C) Paving; materials. All off-street parking spaces, parking lots, access ways, and loading areas shall be paved with a durable, dust-free surface of masonry; portland cement concrete, asphalted concrete or other durable, hard-faced material, except residential uses in the agriculture, suburban ranch, Low Density Residential (R-1-40), or the Residential Estate (RE-35) zoning districts where alternative paving materials, such as rock, gravel or ABC may be used. Secondary driveways in residential districts may also utilize gravel or rock.
Alternative paving materials.
(1) The rock or gravel may not be smaller than one-quarter inch and no larger than three-quarter inch.
(2) The depth of the gravel shall be three inches.
(3) The gravel driveway must be contained within a permanent border deep enough to maintain required gravel depth.
(D) Gross floor area. Gross floor area, for determining off-street parking and loading requirements, shall mean the sum total of the gross areas of the several floors of a building or buildings measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two buildings; and including open areas either covered or open to the sky used for serving the public as customers, patrons, clients or patients. Gross floor area shall not include: underground parking space, uncovered steps, exterior balconies, exterior walkways, restrooms or mechanical equipment areas.
(E) Shared parking. Shared parking may be applied to mixed use developments or two (2) or more nonresidential uses in which the uses operate at different peak times from one another.
Shared parking shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of the Department of Planning and Neighborhood Services. An application for shared parking shall conform to the following standards:
(1) A narrative statement shall be supplied explaining how shared parking will be managed. This narrative must explain the proposed hours of operation for each use on site;
(2) Floor plans and a parking count analysis shall be included, and the analysis shall illustrate parking needs without a shared use and with a shared use plan, while also demonstrating a plan to address any future change of use; and
(3) Completion of a recorded agreement between business and/or property owners with an acknowledgement that any changes in use or hours of operation may invalidate the agreement. City regulations shall be consulted.
(F) Parking spaces for people with disabilities. In accordance with the current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, parking for people with disabilities shall be provided in all public places in convenient locations and reserved for people with disabilities.
(G) Fractional measurements. Unless otherwise provided for in the specific regulations, one additional parking space shall be required if the fractional number of one-half or more is calculated for required parking spaces.
('80 Code, App. A, § 160) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 800, passed 5-17-1960; Ord. 1812, passed 2-7-1979; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. O2017-016, passed 5-17-2017; Ord. O2023-040, passed 1-3-2024) Penalty, see § 154-999
(A) Design standards.
(1) Site plan. A site plan for any proposed parking lot for five or more required spaces shall be submitted to the Department of Planning and Neighborhood Services for review and approval at the time of application for a building permit for the building to which the parking is accessory, or at such time any land is to be used for a parking lot.
(2) Minimum parking space dimensions. All parking spaces shall conform to the following minimum dimensions:
(a) Minimum space length: 19 feet;
(b) Minimum space width: 10 feet, except for employee parking which can be 9 feet when clearly identified (pavement marking, signs, or other method);
(c) Compact parking: 16 feet by 9 feet. Compact parking may be utilized in commercial and high-density residential zoning districts where there are 10 or more parking spaces. Up to 20% of proposed parking may be compact. Compact parking must be clearly identified (pavement markings, signs, or other method);
(d) Parking space overhang: Parking space dimensions can utilize an overhang of up to 24 inches when located adjacent to an internal walkway/sidewalk or a landscape area provided that:
i. The overhang does not interfere with the base of any structure, raised planter, seating bench, fence, utility equipment, light pole or base, or the trunk of a tree; and
ii. The unobstructed width of the walkway/sidewalk, exclusive of the 24-inch overhang, is not less than 3 feet.
(e) Single-family residential parking shall provide parking space dimensions each measuring 10 feet in width by 20 feet in depth.
(3) Site plan. The site plan shall be drawn according to the following requirements and shall show these items detailed herein:
(a) Zoning, setbacks and statement of use;
(b) North arrow and scale;
(c) All adjacent streets, alleys, sidewalks and curbs, with dimensions;
(d) Ownership of the parcel being developed;
(e) Use, total floor area and location of each existing and proposed structure;
(f) Complete dimensions of parking lot;
(g) Grading and drainage plan of parking lot;
(h) Landscaping, walls, and irrigation system;
(i) Lighting, including a parking lot light coverage plan;
(j) Type and thickness surface and base of parking;
(k) If applicable, number of employees in proposed business;
(l) If public assembly, number of seats and/or occupant capacity; and
(m) If applicable, the number of rooms or beds.
(4) Entrance and exit driveways. Separate entrances and exit driveways shall be so located as to minimize traffic congestion on the site and in the public street. Said entrances and exits may be combined in a single driveway where adequate safeguards are provided to minimize congestion and to protect pedestrian and vehicular traffic upon the approval of traffic flow plans on the site and in the public street by the Department of Engineering.
(5) Arrangement of parking spaces. Parking spaces shall be so arranged as not to require the moving of any vehicle on the premises in order to enter or leave any other stall, or to require the backing of any vehicle across any sidewalk or onto any street.
(6) Landscaping and irrigation. Landscaping and irrigation shall be provided in the manner set forth in Article 20 of this chapter except that when required to comply with development standards following the loss of a nonconforming status or change of use a landowner or tenant shall not be required to reduce the parking area by more than 10% or reduce the parking area to a size which would not satisfy the minimum parking requirements for any lawful use of such lot, parcel or land.
(B) Improvement of parking lots (five or more required spaces). All parking lots shall be improved as follows:
(1) Designed in compliance with Chapter 192 of this code;
(2) Surfaced with a hard-faced material;
(3) Parking stalls shall be clearly indicated by a four-inch stripe of white traffic paint or other method approved by the Department of Engineering;
(4) Wheel-stops for vehicles shall be provided and so located that no part of a parked vehicle shall extend beyond the property line;
(5) A barrier shall be constructed between all parking lots and adjacent residential uses or districts so that the adjacent residents are not unreasonably disturbed, either by day or night, by the operation of vehicles. These barriers shall be required along any property line or required setback line for that portion of the lot which adjoins or lies across the street, alley or other public way from said residential area, except for necessary driveways. The barrier shall be a solid wall or fence, or permanently maintained dense vegetation, and shall be three feet in height within the front yard area and not less than four feet in height within said side and rear yard area. In all cases, the visibility triangle and fence requirements of this code shall be applicable; and
(6) Lighting standards shall be placed so as to reflect the light away from the adjacent areas, and so as not to interfere with traffic movement or control. Illumination of the parking area shall be required for all parking areas with five or more parking spaces. Open parking lots shall incorporate the requirements of Article 18 and shall illuminate parking stalls with an average of 0.5 footcandles with a minimum 0.2 footcandles over the parking spaces and seven feet vertical between sunset and sunrise.
(C) Vehicular access required.
(1) Each required off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to said space. Each parking lot shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to an improved public or private street on which the lot or building site has frontage. If a secondary means of permanent vehicular access is provided, such as a paved alley or service road, such means of access shall be improved to city standards.
(2) All vehicular accessways shall be located as far as feasible and in any case not less than 30 feet from the ultimate curb line of intersecting streets.
(3) Along any highway, major or minor arterial street, each building or group of buildings, together with its parking or service areas, shall be physically separated by a vertical curb, maintained planting strip or other suitable barrier to channel and direct vehicular ingress and egress, except for necessary accessways.
('80 Code, App. A, § 160) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 800, passed 5-17-1960; Ord. 1812, passed 2-7-1979; Ord. 2399, passed 4-20-1988; Ord. O2000-25, passed 5-3-2000; Ord. O2004-53, passed 8-18-2004; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. O2017-016, passed 5-17-2017; Ord. O2023-040, passed 1-3-2024; Ord. O2024-034, passed 10-16-2024) Penalty, see § 154-999
(A) In any residential or services district, all required parking spaces shall be set back from adjoining street right-of-way lines to conform with required front and side street setback lines of such residential or services district. In instances where the rear property line is adjacent to an alley and parking is accessed from the rear yard alley, parking spaces may be set back zero feet from the property line.
(B) In residential districts, parking is permitted within the front yard setback in front of garages, carports or on a surface in accordance with § 154-16.02(C). Such area shall not exceed 60% of the front yard setback, while continuing to provide adequate on-site retention.
(C) The parking of any commercial vehicle of more than one and one-half tons capacity on any lot in any residential district shall be considered a commercial use and is prohibited.
(D) The outdoor parking and/or storage of recreational equipment, recreational vehicles, and watercraft is permitted in any residential or services district, provided that said vehicle shall not be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes and subject to the following for the front yard setback of any residential district:
(1) Only low-profile recreational equipment, vehicles, and watercraft (inclusive of items such as boats, jet skis, utility trailers, tent trailers, travel trailers, truck campers when attached to an operational vehicle, but exclusive of truck campers not attached to an operational vehicle) are permitted;
(2) No part of the vehicle or attached appurtenance shall be located closer than five feet from the front property line;
(3) That said vehicle shall be located on a surface in accordance with § 154-16.02(C); and
(4) Each residential lot shall be limited to the parking and/or storage of one recreational equipment, recreational vehicle, or watercraft within the front yard setback.
(E) Ribbon or Hollywood driveways may be utilized in single and two-family residential developments, where such parking spaces are accessed perpendicularly from the adjacent roadway. The hard surfaced material of the parallel strips shall be a minimum of two feet in width and shall be separated by a three foot wide pervious area (grass or decorative rock). The total extent of the parking area shall be in conformance with the parking dimensions required of the residential use.
('80 Code, App. A, § 160) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 800, passed 5-17-1960; Ord. 1812, passed 2-7-1979; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. O2017-016, passed 5-17-2017; Ord. O2023-040, passed 1-3-2024) Penalty, see § 154-999
Off-street parking facilities or spaces shall be located as required herein. Where a distance is specified, such distance shall be measured from the nearest point of the building or use served by said parking.
(A) For single-family, duplex or multiple-family dwellings and motel/hotels, parking facilities shall be located on the same lot or building site as the buildings or on the street adjacent to the same lot or building site as the buildings they are required to serve.
(B) For mobile home parks and recreational vehicle parks, parking spaces shall be located for convenient access to mobile home or trailer spaces. One parking space shall be located on each mobile home or trailer space and the remaining automobile parking spaces required may be located in adjacent parking areas.
(C) For hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent homes, sanitariums, homes for children or the aged, rooming houses, club rooms or fraternity houses, parking facilities shall be located not more than 150 feet from the building they are required to serve.
(D) For uses other than those specified above, a parking lot may be located on a separate lot provided that such lot shall be located not more than 300 feet from the building or use they are required to serve, and that the lot is either in the same zoning district or in a district that permits as a principal use the activity for which the parking is provided.
('80 Code, App. A, § 160) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 800, passed 5-17-1960; Ord. 1812, passed 2-7-1979; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. O2017-016, passed 5-17-2017) Penalty, see § 154-999
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