Big Timber City Zoning Code

OFF-STREET PARKING

§ 154.375 INTENT.

The intent of the off-street parking requirements is to provide convenient and safe access to property, reduce the need for on-street parking and thus congestion on streets, alleviate hazards associated with access to traffic generating business and industrial uses, provide adequate and safe parking for residents and business customers, protect residential uses from the undesirable effects of abutting traffic, and maintain the traffic carrying capacity of the road system serving the jurisdiction.

(2015 Code, § 11-20-1) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000)

§ 154.376 DESIGN.

Required off-street parking for specified uses shall be used only by vehicles of employees, customers, and residents of the activity served.

(A) Location. Off-street parking, as required by this chapter, shall be located as follows:

(1) Single-family dwellings: on the same lot with the dwelling they are required to serve;

(2) Multi-family dwellings: on the same lot with the dwelling they are required to serve;

(3) Hospitals, sanitariums, apartments, rooming and boarding houses, fraternity and sorority houses: within 100 feet of the use they are required to serve; and

(4) Commercial and industrial zones: within 300 of the use they are required to serve.

(B) Accessibility. Off-site parking areas must be accessible by a public street or alley.

(C) Ownership. Off-site parking areas shall be owned or leased by the owner or lessee of the building being served by such parking.

(D) Recorded land covenant. Off-site parking areas shall have a recorded land covenant requiring such land to be maintained as a parking lot so long as the building and/or use served is in operation or another suitable parking area is established to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer.

(E) Size of parking spaces. Off-street parking spaces shall be at least nine feet wide and 18 feet if measured from a curb on the inside edge of the stall or 20 feet if measured from a painted line on the inside edge of the stall, exclusive of access drives, yards, or ramps. Such spaces shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet.

(F) Parking areas. Parking areas of three to ten spaces shall be arranged according to one of the four designs shown in Figure 7 below. Where more than ten off-street parking spaces are required, the parking area shall be designed by a licensed landscape architect or registered engineer.

(G) Plan of proposed facility. A plan of the proposed off-street parking facility shall be submitted along with the application for a land use permit for the building the off-street parking is required to serve. Said plan shall clearly indicate curb cuts, lighting, landscaping, construction details, fencing, and other features which may be required by the Zoning Officer. (See Figure 7 below.)

Figure 7: Parking Area Design for Three to Ten Spaces

(H) Handicapped parking. Accessible (handicapped) parked spaces, 12.5 feet wide, and 20 feet long shall be provided according to the table below. Handicapped parking spaces shall be clearly identified with a sign bearing the international handicapped accessible symbol and marked “reserved for handicapped.”

Total Spaces in Lot	Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces
4 - 25	1
26 - 50	2
51 - 75	3
76 - 100	4
>100	2% of total

(I) Multi-family residential developments. Off-street parking areas serving multi-family residential developments of more than ten units, commercial, industrial, or institutional uses must comply with the following provisions:

(1) Grading and drainage. Parking areas shall be graded and drainage facilities installed to remove or retain surface runoff in a manner that does not adversely affect adjacent properties, public streets, or surface waters.

(2) Surfacing. Parking areas shall be surfaced with gravel or equivalent material three-fourths to eleven-halves. Parking areas containing 20 or more spaces shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, or other hard surface.

(3) Screening. Where an off-street parking area abuts a residential use or zoning district, the parking areas shall be effectively screened at the property line(s) by an acceptably designed sight-obscuring wall, fence, or planting screen.

(4) Striping. Stalls in paved parking areas shall be marked with painted lines not less than four inches wide.

(5) Landscaping. Any use having more than 3,500 square feet of required permanent parking shall have 5% of the gross parking area landscaped with suitable trees and/or shrubs having a low profile. Such landscaping shall be in place before occupancy of the building or use being served.

(J) Lighting. Lighting used to illuminate a parking area shall be arranged in such a manner that it will not be a hazard to passing motorists or constitute a nuisance of any kind. Where said parking area is within 150 feet of any property classified as residential by this chapter, and where the parking area is directly visible by the residents within 150 feet, illuminating devices shall be shaded in a manner that would direct the light away from the residential property.

(K) Measurement of distance. Where a distance is specified, such distance shall be measured by a straight line from the nearest point of the building the parking area is required to serve.

(2015 Code, § 11-20-2) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999

§ 154.377 COMBINED OCCUPANCIES.

Where two or more uses are combined in one development, the total parking spaces shall be the sum total of the spaces required for each individual use. Off-street parking for one use shall not be considered for joint use as hereinafter specified.

(2015 Code, § 11-20-3) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999

§ 154.378 JOINT USE.

(A) Power to authorize. The City Council may authorize the joint use of off-street parking facilities for the following uses or activities under the conditions specified:

(1) Up to 50% of the required off-street parking for primarily “nighttime” uses, such as theaters, bowling alleys, bars, supper clubs, may be supplied by the parking requirement for primarily “daytime” uses such as banks, offices, retail, and personal service establishments;

(2) Division (A)(1) above may be reversed so that parking for “daytime” uses may be used for “nighttime” activities; and

(3) Up to 50% of the parking facilities required by this section for churches or auditoriums may be supplied by the parking facilities provided for uses primarily of a “daytime” nature.

(B) Application for joint use. Where joint use is desired, an application shall be made to the City Council. Said application shall be signed by both parties, and contain proof that there will be no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the two buildings or uses for which the joint use is proposed, and that all other conditions of this subchapter are met.

(2015 Code, § 11-20-4) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999

§ 154.379 SPACES REQUIRED.

The following number of off-street parking spaces per use are required:

Type of Use	Parking Spaces Required
Residential uses:
Apartments, townhouses efficiency apartments	1.5 spaces per dwelling unit
Bed and breakfast inns	1.0 space per guest room
Community residential facilities	1.0 space per guest room
Elderly housing	1.0 space per unit
Multi-family	1.5 spaces per dwelling unit *Where the total quota results in a fraction, the next highest full unit shall be provided
Single-family	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit
Commercial uses:
Automobile and boat showroom, machinery sales and service	1.0 space per 1,000 square feet of floor area
Bowling alley	5.0 spaces per alley
Business and professional offices, banks	1.0 space per 300 square feet of floor area
Churches and other places of worship	1.0 space per 4 seats
Community or recreation center	1.0 space per 200 square feet of floor area
Convenience stores/gas station combination	4.0 spaces minimum
Dancehall, skating rinks, court clubs	1.0 space per 200 square feet of floor area
Daycare center	1.0 space per 200 square feet of floor area
Furniture, appliance, households, and equipment sales	3.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area
Golf courses	1.0 space per 100 square feet of main building floor area, plus 1.0 space for every 2 practice tees, plus 2.0 spaces per each green in the playing area
Hospitals	1.0 space per bed, plus 1.0 space per doctor, plus 0.5 space per employee *Where the total quota results in a fraction, the next highest full unit shall be provided
Libraries and museums	1.0 space per 1,000 square feet of floor area
Manufacturing and industrial uses	1.0 space per 1,000 square feet or 0.75 space per employee *Where the total quota results in a fraction, the next highest full unit shall be provided
Medical and dental offices	1.0 space per 250 square feet, or 4.0 spaces for doctor or dentist, plus 1.0 space per employee
Motels and hotels	1.1 space per each guest room, plus 1.0 space per employee on maximum shift *Where the total quota results in a fraction, the next highest full unit shall be provided
Mortuaries and funeral homes	1.0 space per 4 seats
Nursing, convalescent, and rest homes	1.0 space per 3 beds, plus 1.0 space per employee on maximum shift
Open sales area, trailers sales and rental	1.0 space per 1,500 square feet of floor area
Restaurants and bars	1.0 space per 100 square feet
Restaurants; fast-food	1.0 space per 100 square feet, plus 1.0 space per employee on maximum shift
Retail stores	1.0 space per 300 square feet
Schools; elementary, middle	1.0 space per employee, plus 1.0 space per 2 classrooms
Schools: high school	1.0 space per employee, plus 1.0 space per 5 students
Service stations, automobile repair and services	1.0 space per 600 square feet
Theaters, auditoriums, assembly halls with fixed seats	1.0 space per 4 seats
Warehousing or storage buildings, freight terminals	1.0 space per 1,000 square feet of sales floor area, plus 1.0 space per 300 feet of office floor area

(2015 Code, § 11-20-5) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000)