Bayfield City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Traffic Visibility; Loading; Parking; Access
§ 500-49 Traffic visibility triangle.
A.
In each quadrant of every street intersection there shall be designated a vision clearance triangle, bounded by the curb face lines and a line connecting them 35 feet from their intersection. Within this triangle, no object shall be allowed above a height of 2 1/2 feet above the streets if it obstructs the view across the triangle. Posts or open fences are excluded from this provision. Tree trunks shall be exempt where they are unbranched to a height of 10 feet and located a minimum of 30 feet apart.
B.
In situations where trees of large diameter, large numbers of trees, or some combination of these are present, this provision shall be construed to mean that a sufficient number of trees shall be removed so as to render an object such as a motor vehicle clearly visible across the vision clearance triangle from one street or road to another, the intent being to provide for the public safety, but it shall not necessarily be construed to mean that every tree in the vision clearance triangle must be removed.
§ 500-50 Loading requirements.
A.
Loading space requirements. On every lot on which a business, commercial or industrial use is hereafter established, loading space with access to a public street or alley shall be provided as indicated below for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the public right-of-way:
Uses | Square Feet of Gross Floor Area | Required Off-Street Loading Spaces | |
|---|---|---|---|
School | 1 | ||
Hospital | Under 10,000 | None | |
From 10,000 to 30,000 | 1 | ||
For each additional 30,000 or major fraction thereof | 1 additional | ||
Funeral home | 1 | ||
Office, hotel, retail, service, wholesale, warehouse, manufacturing, processing or repairing uses | Under 10,000 | None | |
From 10,000 to 25,000 | 1 | ||
From 25,001 to 40,000 | 2 | ||
From 40,001 to 60,000 | 3 | ||
From 60,001 to 100,000 | 4 |
B.
Multiple or mixed uses. Where a building is devoted to more than one use or for different uses and where the floor area for each use is below the minimum required for a loading space but the aggregate floor area of such uses is above such a minimum, then off-street loading space shall be provided as if the entire building were devoted to that use in the building for which the most loading spaces are required.
C.
Location. Required off-street loading spaces shall be located on the same lot with the principal use requiring such space. No loading space shall be located within 30 feet of the nearest point of intersection of two streets or require any vehicle to back into a public street.
D.
Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted gravel base, not less than seven inches thick, surfaced with not less than two inches of asphalt or treated with some comparable all-weather dustless material.
E.
Size. An individual loading space shall be at least 15 feet wide by 70 feet long and have a minimum high clearance of 16 feet.
[Amended 10-18-2006 by Ord. No. 335]
F.
Utilization. Space allocated to any off-street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
G.
Central loading. Central loading facilities may be substituted for loading berths on the individual zoning lots provided the following conditions are fulfilled:
(1)
Each zoning lot served shall have direct access to the central loading area without crossing streets or alleys at grade.
(2)
Total berths provided shall meet the requirements based on the sum of the several types of uses served. (Areas of types of uses may be totaled before computing number of loading berths.)
(3)
No zoning lot served shall be more than 300 feet removed from the central loading area.
(4)
The tunnel or ramp connecting the central loading area with the zoning lot served shall be not less than seven feet in width and have a clearance of not less than seven feet.
§ 500-51 Parking requirements.
[Amended 8-10-2004 by Ord. No. 317; 6-15-2005 by Ord. No. 329; 10-18-2006 by Ord. No. 335; 8-26-2008 by Ord. No. 344]
Except as otherwise provided in this section, buildings within the City of Bayfield and their uses shall be subject to the following off-street parking requirements:
A.
Access. Each off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway designed to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space. All off-street parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement.
B.
Design standards. Each parking space shall not be less than 200 square feet in area, 20 feet in length and 10 feet in width, exclusive of aisles and access drives. No parking area of more than two spaces shall be designed as to require any vehicle to back into a public street.
C.
Location.
(1)
All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served, or may be located not to exceed 400 feet from the principal use in accordance with Subsection J of this section.
(2)
Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of all districts except in the non-driveway front yards of single-family and two-family residence districts but shall not be closer than five feet to a residential side lot line or rear lot line or closer than 15 feet to a right-of-way. No parking space or driveway, except in Residential Districts, shall be closer than 25 feet to a Residential District lot line.
(3)
Off-street parking in the single-family and two-family residence districts is permitted in the front yard in the driveway, even though closer than five feet to a side lot line providing the driveway conforms to the requirements in Chapter 206, Driveways and Culverts, of the Code of the City of Bayfield.
D.
Landscaping.
(1)
Accessory landscape area. All public and private off-street parking areas which serve four vehicles or more, are located within 15 feet of any lot line or public right-of-way and are created or redesigned and rebuilt subsequent to the adoption of this chapter shall be provided with accessory landscape areas totaling not less than 10% of the surfaced area. The minimum size of each landscape area shall not be less than 100 square feet.
(2)
Location. Location of landscape areas, plant materials and protection afforded the plantings, including curbing and provision for maintenance by the property owner, shall be subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator.
(3)
Plans. All plans for such proposed parking areas, at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator, shall include a topographic survey or grading plan which shows existing and proposed grades and location of improvements. The preservation of existing trees, shrubs and other natural vegetation in the parking area may be included in the calculation of the required minimum landscape area.
(4)
Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with parking facilities provided in residence districts.
(5)
Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties and public streets in such a way as not to create a nuisance. However, in no case shall such lighting exceed three footcandles measured at the lot line.
E.
Number of stalls. Number of off-street parking stalls required are shown in the following table:
Use | Minimum Parking Required | |
|---|---|---|
Single-family dwellings and mobile homes | 2 stalls for each dwelling unit | |
Multifamily dwellings; lodging and boarding houses; hotels, motels, tourist rooms, or other transient lodging | 1 stall for each dwelling or lodging unit, or for each 1,000 square feet of floor area and any additional portion thereof, whichever is greater | |
Sanitariums, institutions, rest and nursing homes | 1 stall for each 5 beds plus 1 stall for each 3 employees on duty | |
Medical and dental clinics | 3 stalls for each doctor on duty | |
Churches, theaters, auditoriums, community centers, vocational and night school and other places of public assembly | 1 stall for each 7 seats | |
Secondary and elementary schools | 1 stall for each 2 employees, plus 1 stall for each 15 students of 16 years of age or more | |
Bed-and-breakfast establishments | 1 stall for each guest room plus 1 for the owner | |
All other uses | 1 stall for each 1,500 square feet of floor area or and any additional portion thereof |
F.
Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply, as determined by the Plan Commission.
G.
Computing requirements. In computing the number of spaces required, the following rules shall govern:
(1)
"Floor space" shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use.
(2)
For structures containing more than one use, the required number of spaces shall be computed by adding the space required for each use.
H.
Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in these ordinances, the provisions contained in §§ 101.13, 346.503 and 346.56, Wis. Stats., and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.
I.
Exceptions: changes in buildings or use.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection I(2) of this subsection, no off-street parking shall be required for buildings existing in the Commercial or Waterfront Zoning District as of August 26, 2008, except such off-street parking as is already in existence as of such date.
(2)
A building may not be expanded, nor its use or uses changed, nor the number of its uses or separately used components increased, unless sufficient off-street parking is provided to meet the requirements of this section that would apply to such altered building and/or use(s) if constructed after August 26, 2008, provided that a change of use only of a building in the Commercial or Waterfront Zoning District shall not require the provision of any off-street parking not already in existence as of August 26, 2008.
(3)
The Plan Commission may, by the granting of a special exception, reduce the number of parking stalls otherwise required by this section. In determining whether a special exception should be granted for such purpose, the Commission shall consider the conditions and factors listed § 500-35, pertaining to the issuance of conditional use permits, to the extent applicable.
J.
Off-lot parking.
(1)
Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot with the principal use, or such parking spaces may be located off-lot, provided the parking spaces are located in the same district and not over 400 feet from the principal use. In cases where off-street parking facilities are permitted on land other than the same lot as the principal use, such facilities shall be in the same possession as the lot occupied by the use to which the parking facilities are necessary or in the possession of the controller of the principal use to which the parking facilities are accessory. Such possession shall be by deed whereby the owner of the land on which the parking facilities are to be located shall be bound by a covenant filed and recorded in the office of the County Register of Deeds requiring such owner, his heirs or assigns to maintain the required facilities for the duration of the use served.
(2)
Off-lot parking spaces for residential uses shall be within 250 feet of the principal entrance or the entrance for the individual occupants for whom the spaces are reserved while the farthest portions of a parking lot for all other uses shall be within 400 feet of the entrance of the establishment.
(3)
Off-lot parking may be located in Residential Districts, provided that said lots or property are immediately adjacent to a commercial, business or industrial zoning district.
(4)
All off-street parking lots adjoining lots zoned for residential use shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet from any interior lot line, except if the adjoining lot is used for legally conforming parking purposes.
K.
Signs. Signs located in parking areas necessary for orderly operation of traffic movement shall be permitted in addition to others permitted in this chapter.
L.
Reduction of parking areas. Off-street parking spaces shall not be reduced in number unless said number exceeds the requirement set forth herein.
M.
Nonresidential parking lots. All new nonresidential parking lots and all alterations of existing lots shall be subject to the approval of the Plan Commission. Requests for said parking lots shall be accompanied with detailed plans on landscaping, parking layout, drainage provisions and driveway locations.
§ 500-52 Highway access.
A.
Highway access. No direct private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of expressways, nor to any controlled access arterial street without permission of the highway agency that has access control jurisdiction. No direct public or private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of freeways, interstate highways and their interchanges or turning lanes nor to intersecting or interchanging streets within 1,500 feet of the most remote end of the taper of the turning lanes (such as exit and entrance ramps). No driveway openings shall be permitted within 100 feet of the intersection of an arterial street right-of-way line.
B.
Access barriers, such as curbing, fencing, ditching, landscaping or other topographic barriers shall be erected to prevent unauthorized vehicular ingress or egress to the above specified streets or highways.
C.
Temporary access to the above rights-of-way may be granted by the Zoning Administrator after review and recommendation by the highway agencies having jurisdiction. Such access permit shall be temporary, revocable and subject to any conditions required and shall be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months.