(1)

In all districts there shall be provided at the time any building or structure is erected or structurally altered (except as provided in subsection 4 of this section), off-street parking spaces in accordance with the following requirements:

(1)

Dwellings, single-family, one parking space for each dwelling unit.

(2)

Dwellings, two-family and multiple, 1½ parking spaces for each dwelling unit.

(3)

Fraternity or sorority house, one parking space for every six beds.

(4)

Private club or lodge, one parking space for every ten members.

(5)

Church or temple, one parking space for each four seats in the main auditorium used for services.

(6)

School, except high school and college, one parking space for each ten seats in the auditorium or main assembly room, or one space for each classroom, whichever is greater.

(7)

College and high schools, one parking space for each eight seats in the main auditorium or five spaces for each classroom, whichever is greater.

(8)

Community center, library, museum or art gallery, ten parking spaces plus one additional space for each 300 square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet.

(9)

Hospital, one parking space for each four beds.

(10)

Sanatorium, convalescent home, home for the aged or similar institution, one parking space for each six beds.

(11)

Theater, auditorium (except school), sports arena or stadium, one parking space for each four seats or bench seating spaces.

(12)

Hotel and motel, five parking spaces plus one parking space for each sleeping unit, room, or suite. These spaces shall be in addition to the parking spaces that shall be provided for any portion of the hotel that is used for office, business or commercial purposes including the lobby, but not including corridors giving access to sleeping rooms.

(13)

Business or professional office, studio, bank, medical or dental clinic, one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area.

(14)

Bowling alley, five parking spaces for each alley.

(15)

Mortuary or funeral home, one parking space for each 100 square feet of floor space in slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral service rooms.

(16)

Restaurant, cafe or similar recreation or amusement establishment, one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area, or one parking space per four seats in the restaurant, whichever parking space requirement is greater. A parking study may be required by the city planner for special use exceptions for all uses applying under this paragraph (16).

(17)

Retail store or personal service establishment, except as otherwise specified herein, one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(18)

Industrial and service buildings, wholesale establishments, machinery or equipment sales and service, clothing or shoe repair or service shop, one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(19)

Furniture store which displays new furniture for homes or offices, one parking space for each 500 square feet of floor area.

(2)

In computing the number of such parking spaces required, the following rules shall govern:

(1)

[Reserved.]

(2)

Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the nearest whole number.

(3)

The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature.

(4)

Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of this ordinance is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, to create a need for an increase of ten percent or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date of this ordinance is enlarged to the extent of 25 percent or more in floor area or in the area used, said building or use shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.

(5)

In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.

(3)

All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same premises with the building or use served, except that where an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located not to exceed 300 feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed 500 feet from any other nonresidential building served.

(1)

Not more than 50 percent of the parking spaces required for:

(a)

Theaters, bowling alleys or cafes, and up to 100 percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by

(b)

Banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours as those listed in (a); provided, however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below.

(2)

In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement thereby assuring their retention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form and executed by the city attorney, and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.

(4)

The above off-street parking requirements shall not apply to any C-2 regional shopping district nor in any C-3 planned limited commercial district.

(Ord. No. 1734, § II, 2-11-85; Ord. No. 2423, § 2, 1-23-95; Ord. No. 2583, § 1, 3-24-97; Ord. No. 03-58, § 1, 10-27-03)

Except where a commercial district abuts a public activity district, the rear yard requirements may be waived in commercial districts, provided that said rear yard space is substituted and added to the front yard requirements to provide additional area for off-street parking spaces and no other use.

(Ord. No. 1168, § 1, 1-13-75)

Before the maintenance, operation or improvement of a parking lot, the owner or operator thereof shall submit plans and specifications showing details of the improvements and a statement regarding the proposed methods of maintenance and operation. No permit shall be issued therefor unless the parking lot conforms to the following standards of improvements and maintenance:

(1)

[Surface.] Such lot shall be surfaced either with not less than four inches of asphalt pavement on six inches of crushed rock or seven inches of concrete on four inches of crushed rock for all commercial parking lots. Driveways within or adjacent to parking lots which will be used by delivery, sanitation, service vehicles etc. should have a minimum of eight inches of asphalt or concrete on an eight-inch crushed stone base.

(2)

[Stormwater.] Adequate provision shall be made for the disposal of stormwater, and the city engineer shall ensure that such water shall not flow onto adjoining property or adjacent sidewalks in a quantity or manner that would be detrimental thereto, or inconvenient to persons using the sidewalk.

(3)

[Walls.] A structurally sound wall or other abutment approved by the city engineer to ensure safety shall be installed around each side of the parking lot wherever said lot adjoins a public street, sidewalk or alley. An adequate retaining wall wherever necessary to prevent the washing of soil to and from adjoining property and a wall or screen of such height and character as are [is] necessary for adequate screening of the parking lot from adjacent property shall also be provided to meet requirements of the city engineer.

(4)

[Entrances, exits.] The location and width of entrances and exits to and from the lot shall be as determined by the city engineer, but there shall not be more than one entrance and exit along any one street, unless same is deemed necessary by the board of aldermen for the alleviation of traffic congestion and interference of traffic movement along such street.

(5)

[Surface markings.] The location of each parking space and the location and direction of movement along the driveways providing access thereto shall be indicated by painting upon the surface, by raised directional signs, or by markers or other similar measures placed in the surfacing.

(6)

[Floodlights.] Wherever the parking lots are to be used during darkness, a system of floodlighting shall be installed to provide an adequate standard of illumination over the entire parking lot. All floodlights shall be shielded so that minimum glare will extend to adjacent property and shall meet requirements of the city engineer.

(7)

[Sign.] A sign the size and character of which shall be approved by the city engineer shall be installed showing the ownership of the lot and the permitted use thereof. If the lot is so operated that a charge is made for the use of the parking facilities, the rates for parking shall be legibly shown upon the sign.

(8)

[Planting.] The planting of trees, shrubs, or grass shall be required by the city engineer except where he deems that such planting will not be in the best interests of the City of Ballwin.

(9)

[Attendant's shelter.] A temporary shelter for the use of a parking lot attendant may be maintained on the lot, provided the location, construction and design of same shall be first approved by the city engineer.

(10)

[Condition.] The parking lot shall be maintained in a manner to keep it as free as practicable from dust, paper and other loose particles; and snow and ice shall be promptly removed by the operator. All adjacent sidewalks shall be kept free from dirt, ice, sleet and snow and in a safe condition for use by pedestrians. All signs, markers or any other methods used to indicate direction of traffic movement and location of parking spaces shall be maintained in a neat and legible condition. Likewise, any walls, trees and shrubbery, as well as surfacing of the parking lot, shall be maintained in good condition throughout its use for parking purposes and the city engineer and the building commissioner shall each have the authority to prohibit the use of the area for parking purposes unless and until proper maintenance, repair or rehabilitation is completed.

(11)

Operation. Any person operating a parking lot shall, as may be required by the board of aldermen, either:

(a)

File with the City of Ballwin a bond in such form as may be prescribed by the city attorney and in such amount as required by the board of aldermen, which shall be surety for any judgment for damages rendered against the operator of the parking lot, resulting to person or property, when incurred while using the parking lot; or

(b)

Carry public liability insurance in such amount as may be required by the board of aldermen.

(Ord. No. 2423, § 3, 1-23-95)

All parking lots being maintained at the time of the adoption of this ordinance shall be brought into compliance with the standards established in section 3 of this article within six months of the passage of this ordinance. The city engineer and the building commissioner shall each have the authority to prohibit the use of such parking lots after said six-month period until compliance with said standards is effected.

Every building or part thereof erected or occupied for retail business, service, manufacturing, storage or warehousing, hotel, mortuary, or any other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, shall provide and maintain, on the same premises one loading space for each 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area in the building.

(A)

Building entrance. At least one primary entrance at each grade floor level of a building or structure shall be accessible from the parking lot or the nearest street by means of a walk uninterrupted by steps or abrupt changes in grade and shall have [a] width of not less than five feet and a gradient of not more than one foot in 20 feet.

(B)

Parking lots and building approaches. A parking lot servicing an entrance as described above shall have a number of level permanent parking spaces as set forth in the following table identified by abovegrade signs as reserved for physically handicapped persons.

Accessible Parking Spaces

(C)

Parking spaces. Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be located as close as possible to elevators, ramps, walkways, and entrances. Parking spaces should be located so that the physically handicapped persons are not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked cars to reach entrances, ramps, walkways and elevators. Such parking spaces shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide.

(D)

Curbs. Where a curb exists between a parking lot surface and a sidewalk surface, an inclined curb approach or a curb cut with a gradient of not more than one foot in 12 feet and a width of not less than four feet shall be provided for wheelchair access.

(E)

Applicability. The above provisions shall apply to all levels and areas used by the general public, employees, persons visiting or on the premises for any reason and shall apply to all uses except buildings arranged for the use of one- or two-family dwelling units, mobile homes used as single-family dwellings, structures and buildings of a temporary character, accessory buildings and structures used as private garages, sheds, fences and similar purposes. For purposes of this ordinance, separate buildings of a complex are considered as individual structures.

(F)

Permit required. Vehicles parking in handicapped parking spaces shall bear a permit sticker as visual evidence of handicap. Such permit stickers shall be issued either by the city administrator or his designee or from another recognized governmental agency. Permit stickers shall be issued to handicapped persons for good cause shown, which good cause shall include notification by a licensed physician of the nature and extent of physical impairment of the person seeking the issuance of a permit sticker. Stickers shall be renewable annually on January 1 of each year.

(G)

Enforcement. Vehicles parked in handicapped spaces in the City of Ballwin and not bearing the above-mentioned handicapped sticker shall be subject to the same penalty for violation as that imposed for violation of section 15-283 of Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ballwin, St. Louis County, Missouri.

(Ord. No. 1544, § 1, 5-11-81; Ord. No. 1848, § I, 10-13-86)

Editor's note— Section 2 of Ord. No. 1544, adopted May 11, 1981, provides that "previously constructed buildings and parking lots constructed prior to the effective date of this ordinance are not required to conform to the requirements of Section 6(A) and 6(D) until such time as changes to the building or parking lots, for which building permits are required, are made."