Bates City City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Off-Street Parking And Loading Regulations
Section 400.650 Parking.
[Ord. No. 5053, 4-30-2015]
A.
General Statement.
1.
The purpose of this Article is to provide minimum standards for off-street parking and loading in order to lessen congestion in the streets; to insure adequate access and parking facilities for users of buildings; and to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare.
2.
For all buildings or structures hereafter constructed, reconstructed, or expanded, off-street parking in the form of garages or areas made available exclusively for that purpose shall be provided. Such parking area shall be located entirely on private property, except the necessary drives may cross the right-of-way to connect the roadway with the parking area.
3.
This issuance of a building permit shall require compliance with the parking area requirements as herein provided.
4.
Dust proofing of parking areas (as required herein) shall apply upon the issuance of a building permit.
B.
Schedule Of Off-Street Parking.
1.
Minimum Number Required. Off-street parking shall be provided in the amount specified below for the following uses. In the case of a use which is not specifically mentioned, the off-street parking requirements for a similar use shall apply. Similarity shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator. These requirements shall apply to each type of use regardless of the zoning district.
Use | Number Of Parking Spaces | Required For Each |
|---|---|---|
RESIDENTIAL | ||
Single-family residences | 2 | Dwelling Unit |
Duplexes | 2 | Dwelling Unit |
Multifamily residences | ||
Efficiency or studio | 1 | Dwelling Unit |
1-2 bedroom | 1.5 | Dwelling Unit |
3- or more bedroom | 2 | Dwelling Unit |
Hotels and motels | 1 plus number required for restaurant, if any | Room |
Fraternity and sorority houses | 0.5 | Member |
Dormitories | 0.5 | Resident |
COMMERCIAL | ||
Banks | 5 | 1,000 square feet of GFA |
Offices | 5.5 | 1,000 square feet of GFA |
Offices - medical and dental | 1 | Employee |
4 | Doctor | |
Restaurant | 1 | 3 seats |
Bowling alley | 5 | Lane |
Plus number required for restaurant if any | ||
Personal services | 5 | 1,000 square feet of GFA |
Retail stores | 5 | 1,000 square feet of GFA |
Service stations, gas stations, auto repair shop or garage | 5 | 1,000 square feet of GFA with a min. req'd of 4 spaces regardless of size of building |
INDUSTRIAL - INCLUDING STORAGE, WHOLESALE AND MANUFACTURING | ||
Brick or lumber yard or similar area | 1 | Employee, plus req'd for retail and office space |
Open storage of sand, gravel and petroleum | 1 | Employee, plus req'd for retail and office space |
Warehouse and enclosed storage - private | 1 | Employee |
Warehouse and enclosed commercial | 1 | Employee, plus storage - 3,000 square feet of GFA |
Manufacturing operations - single shift | 1 | Employee, plus req'd for retail and office space |
Manufacturing operations - multi-shift | 1 | Employee on largest shift plus employee second shift req'd for retail and/or office space |
INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER | ||
Hospitals | 1 | 2 beds, plus employee |
Nursing homes | 1 | 4 beds, plus employee |
Auditoriums, churches, theatres, stadiums, and other places of assembly | 1 | 4 seats |
Colleges | 1 | 2 Students, plus dorm requirement, if any |
Senior high schools | 1 | Employee, plus 4 students |
Elementary and jr. high schools | 1 | Employee, plus classroom |
Day-care facilities | 1 | 8 children, plus 1 employee |
* | Note: Abbreviations are as follows: sf - square feet, GFA - gross floor area |
2.
Method Of Computation:
a.
Gross floor area (GFA) shall be determined by using the outside dimensions of the building for each floor. The only space which may be excluded is basement storage area.
b.
Employees shall include all persons working or serving at a place of business, including the owner, manager, doctors, nurses, technicians, teachers, kitchen workers, and all other employees.
c.
The number of employees shall be based upon the total number of employees on duty at any one time, when the maximum functional use of the building or land is being made.
d.
A multi-shift operation shall include businesses which have more than one (1) group of employees who are on duty for different periods of time.
e.
Where more than one (1) type of use is located either in the same building or in separate buildings in close proximity, such that a single parking area will be serving those uses, the number of parking spaces provided shall be not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use.
f.
When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by the formulas result in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of one-half (1/2) or less may be disregarded, while a fraction in excess of one-half (1/2) shall be counted as one (1) parking space.
C.
Joint Use Of Parking Facilities. Where more than one (1) type of use is located either in the same building, or in separate buildings in close proximity, joint use of the same parking facilities will be allowed as follows:
1.
Uses normally open or operated during daytime hours, including retail stores, personal service establishments (such as beauty shops and barber shops), and business service establishments (such as banks and offices) may share parking facilities with the following uses:
a.
Churches which have activities only on weekends or evenings may share such parking facilities to the extent of one hundred percent (100%) of the parking spaces required.
b.
Uses normally open or operated during evening or weekend hours, such as theaters, bowling alleys, dance halls, other places of amusement, and restaurants, may share such parking facilities to the extent of fifty percent (50%) of the parking spaces required.
2.
A written agreement for the joint use of the off-street parking facilities shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by the City Attorney, and filed with the application for a building permit.
D.
Dimensions Of Parking Area.
1.
Size Of Stalls. A required off-street parking space shall be a rectangle which is a minimum of nine (9) feet wide by nineteen (19) feet deep, placed at the prescribed angle so that it lies between the curb and the aisle. Except that stalls fronting on curbs with grass adjacent, may be reduced to eighteen (18) feet.
2.
Aisle Width. Aisles shall provide access to parking spaces and shall provide the necessary space for maneuvering into and out of each space. They may serve either double or single bays of parking. The width of aisles providing access and maneuvering space shall be as follows:
Parking Angle (degrees) | Stalls Services by Aisle | Traffic Flow | Aisle Width (feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
90° | One side | One or two way | 24 |
90° | Both sides | Two way | 24 |
45° | One side | One way | 16 |
60° | One side | One way | 16 |
45° | Both sides | One way | 16 |
60° | Both sides | One way | 20 |
45° | Both sides | Two way | 20 |
60° | Both sides | Two way | 20 |
3.
Ingress And Egress. Ingress and egress shall be by means of paved driveways not exceeding thirty-five (35) feet in width at points of connection with public streets. The minimum width of driveways for ingress and egress shall be the same as those specified above for aisles. Driveway width, for the purpose of this Section, shall include only the pavement and not the curbs and gutters. The distance of a parking area entrance drive from the intersection of two (2) streets, and the distance between curb cuts, shall be based on the following street design standards. All measurements shall be taken from the right-of-way lines.
Primary Arterial (feet) | Secondary Arterial (feet) | Collector (feet) | Local (feet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intersection ROW to curb cut | 150 | 150 | 100 | 20 |
Between curb cut | 200 | 200 | 50 | 20 |
E.
Improvement Of Parking Area.
1.
Surfacing And Curbing. All off-street parking areas and all access drives shall be improved with a permanent dust-free surface consisting of a minimum of a six-inch rolled stone base overlaid with a one-and-one-half-inch asphalt surface, or a four -inch asphalt base overlaid with a one-and-one-half-inch asphalt surface, or a minimum of four (4) inches of concrete.
2.
All new construction in Districts R-1, R-1A, R-2, and R-3 platted after the effective date of this UDO shall have concrete drives and parking, provided that driveways more than one hundred fifty (150) feet in length may use a minimum of four (4) inches of asphalt, as long as the first ten (10) feet of the driveway approach at roadway is concrete and with at least a twenty-inch-long concrete pad in front of the garage doors. The maximum width of a residential driveway shall be thirty-five (35) feet .
3.
All off-street parking areas and all access drives in commercial and industrial zoning districts shall have hard surface (concrete or asphalt) drives and parking.
4.
Maintenance. Off-street parking areas shall be maintained in proper repair with a dust-free surface.
5.
Drainage Facilities. For any use which will require a parking area to be newly constructed, added to, or altered in such a way as to affect drainage either on or off the site, as determined by the City, stormwater drainage plans, including grading plans, may be required to be submitted to and approved by the City, prior to the issuance of a building permit.
6.
Permit Required. No person, firm, or corporation shall initiate construction of a new parking lot, or expansion of an existing parking lot, without first obtaining a permit for such development from the City. Application for a permit shall be made upon the form provided and shall be accompanied by such information, plans and specifications as may be required. A permit shall not be required for resurfacing an existing parking area; and a permit shall not be required for customary driveways for residential dwellings.
7.
Time Limit. All required off-street parking areas shall be ready for use, including the above surfacing requirement, before the issuance of an occupancy permit. An extension of time will be granted due to adverse weather conditions.
F.
G.
Location Of Parking Areas. Off-street automobile parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the building they serve, provided that for commercial and industrial districts, such facilities may be located on properties contiguous to the primary lot.
H.
Lighting Of Parking Areas. Any lights used to illuminate the parking area shall be arranged, located or screened to direct light away from any adjoining residential use.
I.
Additional Parking Regulations.
1.
Head-In Parking. Head-in parking from any public right-of-way, which would allow traffic to back out directly into the public right-of-way, shall not be permitted. This Subsection shall not apply to single-family and duplex residential use.
2.
Off-street parking, not required under this Section, but voluntarily provided, shall comply with all the requirements with regard to location and construction.
3.
Required spaces shall not be used for storage and shall be kept available for their parking function.
4.
No trucks, tractors or trailers, excluding recreational vehicles, in excess of one (1) ton capacity shall be parked in a residential zone, except for deliveries.
5.
Inoperative vehicles may not be stored or repaired (other than in enclosed garages) on the premises.
6.
Parking Requirements For Recreational Equipment Or Commercial Vehicles.
a.
No one shall park or store recreational equipment or commercial vehicles on any street or highway or public or private property within the City of Bates City, Missouri, except as hereinafter provided. Any owner or operator of recreational equipment that is not in excess of thirty-five (35) feet in overall length, or of any commercial vehicle of the pickup variety shall park or store such vehicle in accordance with the following conditions:
(1)
If the recreational equipment or the commercial vehicle is parked or stored outside of a garage, it shall be parked or stored to the rear of the front building line of the lot. It shall not be parked or stored on any part of the front yard, except that, where access by driveway or alley to the rear of the front building line is not available, such vehicle can be parked or stored in any place on the lot which is improved with an established driveway surfaced with blacktop or concrete. No part of such vehicle shall overhang the limits of such established driveway.
b.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, recreational equipment and commercial vehicles for purposes of loading and unloading, may be parked on any public or private street immediately adjacent to property owned or occupied by the owner of such vehicle, but no such parking shall exceed twenty-four (24) hours in any seven-day period.
c. BOATS AND BOAT TRAILERS FOLDING TENT TRAILER MOTORIZED HOME PICKUP CAMPER TRAVEL TRAILER
Recreational Equipment. As used in this Chapter, "recreational equipment" is defined as and shall include the following:
Includes boats, floats and rafts, plus the normal equipment to transport the same on the highway.
A canvas folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for travel and vacation use.
A portable dwelling designed and constructed as an integral part of self-propelled vehicle.
A structure designed primarily to be mounted on a pickup truck chassis and with sufficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses.
A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses, permanently identified "travel trailer" by the manufacturer.
d.
Any truck or semitrailer tractor larger than one (1) ton shall not be parked on the City street overnight.
e.
Any vehicle transporting hazardous or toxic material shall not be parked on any City street overnight. Further, any such vehicle shall not be left unattended at any time for any reason except for a bona fide emergency.
Section 400.660 Loading.
[Ord. No. 5053, 4-30-2015]
Any commercial business or industrial building, institution hereafter constructed, reconstructed, or expanded, in any district, shall provide adequate off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods within or adjacent to the building, in such a manner as not to obstruct freedom of traffic movement on the public streets or alleys.
Section 400.670 Accessible Parking Spaces Requirements.
[Ord. No. 5053, 4-30-2015]
A.
When parking lots or parking garage facilities are provided, the number of accessible parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with Table 1 and the following provisions.
1.
Location. Accessible parking spaces shall be located on the shortest possible accessible route of travel to an accessible building entrance. In facilities with multiple accessible building entrances with adjacent parking, accessible parking spaces shall be dispersed and located near the accessible entrances. When practical, the accessible route of travel shall not cross lanes for vehicular traffic. When crossing vehicle traffic lanes is necessary, the route of travel shall be designated and marked as a crosswalk.
2.
Design And Construction. When accessible parking spaces are required by this Section, they shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the following dimensions:
a.
A required accessible parking space shall be a rectangle which is a minimum of twelve (12) feet six (6) inches wide by twenty (20) feet deep, placed at the prescribed angle so that it lies between the curb and the aisle; or
b.
A required accessible parking space shall be constructed to the required dimensions of this Section, with an adjacent access aisle of not less than five (5) feet wide.
c.
Accessible parking spaces shall be located on a surface with a slope not exceeding one (1) vertical in fifty (50) horizontal.
3.
Signs. Every parking space required by this Section shall be identified by a sign, mounted on a pole or other structure between three (3) feet and five (5) feet above the parking surface, at the head of the parking space. The sign shall be at least twelve (12) inches by eighteen (18) inches.
4.
Method Of Computation. Accessible parking spaces shall be counted as part of the total minimum number of parking spaces required by this Section.
5.
Table 1 — Number Of Accessible Parking Spaces.
Total Parking Spaces Required in Lot | Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces Required |
|---|---|
1 – 25 | 1 |
26 – 50 | 2 |
51 – 75 | 3 |
76 – 100 | 4 |
101 – 150 | 5 |
151 – 200 | 6 |
201 – 300 | 7 |
301 – 400 | 8 |
401-500 | 9 |
501 – 1,000 | 2% of total spaces |
Over 1,000 | 20 spaces plus 1 space for every 100 spaces, or fraction thereof, over 1,000 |