Bonners Ferry City Zoning Code

   The purpose of this chapter is to provide regulations and standards for off-street parking to minimize traffic hazards and congestion and mitigate impacts on surrounding properties.

(Ord. 621, 5-20-025)

   A.   No building or structure shall be erected, substantially altered or its use changed unless permanently maintained off-street parking has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The number of required off-street parking spaces shall be in accordance with this chapter for all permitted, accessory, special or other uses authorized in any district. The city council may require a greater number of spaces as a condition of approval for any special or conditional uses. Off-street parking shall be subject to review by the administrator and/or the city engineer.

   B.   The site plan shall include the location, size, and type of all proposed off-street parking, and verification that minimum off-street parking requirements have been satisfied.

   C.   If the proposed development project is to be completed in phases, such phases shall be noted on the site plan.

   D.   If the overall development plan as proposed by the applicant provides as good or better results than could be achieved under the requirements of this chapter, the city may permit such plans.

   E.   Off-street parking shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the city engineer and/or street superintendent, in accordance with the approved site plan.

   F.   No parking area or space provided as required by this chapter shall later be eliminated, reduced or converted in any manner unless other equivalent facilities are provided.

   G.   The number and design of accessible handicap parking spaces shall be in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

   H.   For mixed uses, the total requirement of off-street parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements of the individual uses.

   I.   Joint Use Parking: Two (2) or more uses may share the same off-street parking area and be credited for the required parking spaces, provided:

      1.   Principal operating hours and traffic generation of the structures or land uses are not in substantial conflict, to the satisfaction of the city engineer and/or administrator;

      2.   The off-street parking shall be located not more than six hundred feet (600') from the primary entrance of the structure to the nearest entrance of the parking area;

      3.   An agreement between the parties for shared parking shall be submitted to the city for review and approved by the city attorney and/or administrator;

      4.   All shared parking and mutual easements shall be recorded and a copy provided to the city; and

      5.   In the event the joint use agreement is terminated, the parties shall notify the city and comply with the parking requirements in effect or enter into another joint use agreement in compliance with this section within sixty (60) days after the agreement was terminated.

   J.   All parking spaces required by this section shall be located on the same property as the use(s) for which parking is required unless a parking agreement as allowed in subsection I of this section is entered into.

   K.   Required parking spaces shall be used for vehicle parking only. No vehicle sales, storage, repair work or dismantling shall be permitted.

   L.   Hallways, storage areas, restrooms, entries, stairways, equipment and utility areas, and other such building service or circulation areas not used or required for business operations, the public, or retails sales space shall not count as floor space for purposes of determining parking spaces required.

   M.   Downtown Zone Parking: No off-street parking spaces shall be required for commercial uses within the downtown district. Residential parking shall be provided at fifty percent (50%) of the spaces required at 11-14-5.

   N.   Uses Not Listed: The city administrator or city engineer shall determine the minimum parking requirements for uses not specifically listed in the parking schedule, based upon comparable uses found in the North American Industry Classification System, as amended, modified or superseded.

   O.   Administrative Considerations: The city administrator or city engineer is authorized to interpret regulations or standards for particular uses or situations not specifically provided in this title, taking into consideration a parking plan submitted by the applicant detailing hours of operation, proximity to pathways, expected attendance, number of employees, customers, or participants, parking and loading needs, and other such factors.

(Ord. 621, 5-20-025)

   A.   The required number of parking and loading spaces as set forth in this chapter together with driveways, aisles and other circulation areas shall be easily identified by the patron.

   B.   All parking and loading areas shall provide for proper drainage of surface water to prevent the drainage of such water onto adjacent properties or walkways. The city engineer and/or street superintendent shall approve all parking area drainage plans.

   C.   Access driveways for parking areas shall be located in such a way that any vehicle entering or leaving such area shall be clearly visible by a pedestrian or motorist approaching the access or driveway from a public or private street and designed in such a manner that any vehicle leaving or entering the parking area from or onto a public or private street shall be traveling in a forward motion. One- and two-family residential uses are excluded from the requirement to design access driveways for forward motion travel.

   D.   The owner of property used for parking shall maintain such area in good condition.

(Ord. 621, 5-20-025)

   A.   The following regulations shall govern the location of off street parking spaces and areas:

      1.   Parking spaces for commercial, industrial or institutional uses shall be located not more than six hundred feet (600') from the principal use.

      2.   Parking spaces for apartments, dormitories or similar residential uses shall be located not more than three hundred feet (300') from the principal use.

   B.   The dimensions for parking and access shall conform to the following:

      1.   Minimum Size Parking Spaces:

         a.   Minimum size parking space, nine feet by twenty feet (9' x 20').

         b.   Minimum size parking space exclusively for the handicapped shall be as defined in the Americans With Disabilities Act.

      2.   Driveway Entrances And Exits: Minimum requirements for driveway entrances and exits shall meet the city of Bonners Ferry road standards policy.

      3.   Minimum aisle widths shall be as follows:

 

 

(Ord. 621, 5-20-025)

   For the purpose of this title, the off-street parking space requirements listed in the following table shall apply. Fractional numbers shall be increased to the next whole number.

 

(Ord. 621, 5-20-025)