Alta City Zoning Code

The purpose of this chapter is to reduce street congestion and traffic hazards in the town by incorporating adequate, attractively designed facilities for off street parking and loading as an integral part of every use of land in the town. (Ord., 6-8-1989)

There shall be provided at the time any building or structure is erected or enlarged or increased in capacity, or any use is established, off street parking spaces for automobiles in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. Except as defined in subsection B of this section, all required parking spaces shall be provided on the lot on which the building or structure is proposed to be erected.

   A.   Documents Required To Obtain Building Permit: In addition to the documents required by other chapters of this title, all applications for a building permit shall be accompanied by a site plan showing the arrangement, size and number of the required parking spaces, as well as ingress and egress arrangements. Said plan shall be reviewed by the technical review committee and approved by the building official.

   B.   Alternatives To On Site Parking: The required off street parking for any new use, structure or building which, due to the size or location of the parcel, cannot be provided on the premises, may be provided on other property not more than five hundred feet (500') distance from the building site measured along the shortest available pedestrian route of access. (Ord., 6-8-1989)

Each off street parking space shall be at least nine feet (9') wide by twenty feet (20') in length for diagonal or ninety degree (90°) parking, and at least eight feet (8') wide by twenty two feet (22') in length for parallel parking spaces, exclusive of access drives or aisles. The length of ninety degree (90°) parking spaces within a parking structure may be eighteen feet (18'). Access to parking spaces shall be from private roadways and not from public streets. (Ord., 6-8-1989)

   A.   Required Number: The number of off street parking spaces required shall be as follows:

 

(Ord., 6-8-1989; amd. Ord. 2008-O-6, 6-12-2008)

   B.   Number Of Parking Spaces For Uses Not Specified: For any use of a building or structure not specified herein, the off street parking requirements shall be determined by the planning commission, being guided where appropriate by the requirements set forth herein for uses or buildings which, in the opinion of the planning commission, are similar to the use or building under consideration.

   C.   Calculation Of Number Of Required Spaces: For all uses, the required number of spaces required will be calculated in accordance with the above stated criteria for the particular use, and the total number of spaces required shall be rounded to the next larger whole number should the result of the first calculation be a fraction. (Ord., 6-8-1989)

Adequate ingress and egress to required parking spaces for all uses shall be provided to allow orderly and safe circulation for public, service and emergency vehicle use, as well as pedestrian access to, from and within parking areas. Emergency vehicle access and turnaround arrangements should be designed in accordance with the criteria of the unified fire authority and the final design must be approved by said unified fire authority. (Ord., 6-8-1989; amd. 2010 Code)

Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following:

   A.   Surfacing: Surfaces for parking and access drives may be asphaltic concrete, concrete or compacted engineered road base as appropriate for the particular use. The grading of surfaces shall allow the disposal of surface water. The proposed design of parking, walks, access drives and other hard surface areas, including the accumulation, handling and disposition of surface water, shall be approved by the water quality division of the Salt Lake Valley health department and the technical review committee. A letter of approval from said department shall be obtained and submitted with an application for any building permit. The final design shall be approved by the planning commission acting on the recommendation of the technical review committee.

   B.   Screening: The perimeters of parking areas shall be screened from adjacent uses by plant material, grading or other natural methods to minimize the visual impact from both the adjacent use and the public roads. The final design shall be approved by the planning commission acting on the recommendation of the technical review committee.

   C.   Lighting: The lighting of parking areas shall be so designed to allow the safe use of facilities by both vehicles and pedestrians at all times. Parking area lighting shall not direct or reflect light to adjacent uses or roads. The final design, including the selection of lighting fixtures, shall be approved by the planning commission acting on the recommendation of the technical review committee. (Ord., 6-8-1989)

   A.   Location Of Gasoline And LPG Tanks: The location, arrangement, installation and aboveground facilities of all gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas tanks shall be as directed by the unified fire authority. (Ord., 6-8-1989; amd. 2010 Code)

   B.   Off Street Loading Facilities: For every building or part thereof, not provided with docking facilities and having a gross floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more, and which is to be occupied by a commercial use, to or from which delivery of materials or merchandise is regularly made by motor vehicle, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building, at least one off street loading space, plus one additional off street loading space for each additional twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof. Each loading space shall be at least ten feet (10') wide by twenty five feet (25') in length and fourteen feet (14') clear in height. Such loading space may occupy any required yard or court. Development and maintenance of loading spaces shall be in accordance with the requirements of section 10-12-6 of this chapter.

   C.   Off Site Improvements: Connection of access drives or roads with public roads shall be done in accordance with the requirements of the state department of transportation. A letter of approval for all such work shall be obtained from said department and submitted with an application for a building permit for any project where connection to a public road is required. Permits for all such work shall be obtained from and all required bonds posted with said department prior to the start of any construction activity whatsoever on any project where connection to a public road is required. (Ord., 6-8-1989)