Buckner City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Off-Street Automobile and Vehicle Parking and Loading
Section 400.290 General Intent and Application.
[R.O. 2003 §400.270; Ord. No. 392 Art. IV §1, 11-5-1981]
It is the intent of these requirements that adequate parking and loading facilities be provided off the street for each use of land within the City. Requirements are intended to be based on the demand created by each use. These requirements shall apply to all uses in all districts.
Section 400.300 Required Open Space.
[R.O. 2003 §400.280; Ord. No. 392 Art. IV §2, 11-5-1981]
A.
Off-street parking or loading space shall be a part of the required open space associated with the permitted use and shall not be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.
B.
The area required for off-street parking shall be in addition to the yard areas herein required, except that the front yard required in a C-1 Local Commercial District may be used for uncovered parking spaces and the front yard of a residential district may be used for the uncovered parking spaces for six (6) or fewer vehicles associated with a residential use when the area is surfaced with a pavement adequate to prevent the occurrence of mud and dust with continued use, or may be used for uncovered parking area for more than six (6) vehicles in accordance with the provisions of Section 400.350.
Section 400.310 Location.
[R.O. 2003 §400.290; Ord. No. 392 Art. IV §3, 11-5-1981]
The off-street parking lot shall be located within two hundred (200) feet, exclusive of street and alley widths, of the principal use and shall have direct access to a street or alley.
Section 400.320 Ownership.
[R.O. 2003 §400.300; Ord. No. 392 Art. IV §4, 11-5-1981]
The ownership of land upon which the off-street parking is provided shall be the same as the ownership of land on which the principal use is located.
Section 400.330 Size of Off-Street Parking Space.
[R.O. 2003 §400.310; Ord. No. 392 Art. IV §5, 11-5-1981]
The size of a parking space for one (1) vehicle shall consist of a rectangular area having dimensions of not less than nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet plus adequate area for ingress and egress.
Section 400.335 Weight Restrictions On City-Owned Parking Lots.
[Ord. No. 999 § 1, 8-3-2017]
A.
Entering, driving upon and/or parking upon such City-owned parking lots as may be designated by the Board of Aldermen shall be limited to vehicles having a gross weight not in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds.
B.
2. The City-owned parking lot located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Adams Street and Hudson Street is hereby designated as restricted for allowable weight in accordance with Section 400.355(A) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Buckner, Missouri.
C.
3. Violation of this Section of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Buckner, Missouri, shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00).
Section 400.340 Amount of Off-Street Parking and Loading Required.
[R.O. 2003 §400.320; Ord. No. 392 Art. IV §6, 11-5-1981; Ord. No. 742 §1, 5-4-2006]
A.
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in all districts in accordance with the following schedule:
1.
Dwellings: two (2) parking spaces for each separate dwelling unit within the structure.
2.
Boarding or rooming house or hotel: one (1) parking space for each two (2) persons provided overnight accommodations.
3.
Hospitals: one (1) space for each four (4) patient beds, exclusive of bassinets, plus one (1) space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one (1) space for each three (3) employees including nurses, plus adequate area for the parking of emergency vehicles.
4.
Medical or dental clinics or offices: four (4) spaces per doctor plus one (1) for each two (2) employees.
5.
Sanatoriums, convalescent or nursing homes: one (1) space for each six (6) patient beds plus one (1) space for each staff or visiting doctor plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees including nurses.
6.
Community center, theater, auditorium, church sanctuary: one (1) parking space for each five (5) seats, based on maximum seating capacity.
7.
Convention hall, lodge, club, library, museum, place of amusement or recreation: one (1) parking space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor area used for assembly or recreation in the building.
8.
Office building: one (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area in the building, exclusive of the area used for storage, utilities, and building service area.
9.
Commercial establishments not otherwise classified: one (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor space in the building used for retail trade or used by the public, whichever is the greater.
10.
Industrial establishments: adequate area to park all employees and customers vehicles at all times and adequate space for loading and unloading and storing all vehicles used incidental to or as a part of the primary operation of the establishment.
Section 400.350 Off-Street Parking Lots in or Adjacent to Residential Districts.
[R.O. 2003 §400.330; Ord. No. 392 Art. IV §7, 11-5-1981]
A.
Whenever off-street parking lots for more than six (6) vehicles are to be located within or adjacent to a residential district, the following provisions shall apply:
1.
All sides of the lot abutting the residential district shall be enclosed with an opaque ornamental fence, wall or dense evergreen hedge having the heights of not less than five (5) nor more than six (6) feet. Such fence, wall or hedge shall be maintained in good condition.
2.
No parking shall be permitted within a front yard setback line established ten (10) feet back of the property line of interior and corner lots wherever the parking lot is located in a residential district or immediately abuts the front yard of a residential unit. In all other cases, no setback shall be required; however, on any corner lot formed by two (2) intersecting streets, no parking shall be permitted, and no wall, fence, sign, structure or plant growth having a height in excess of three (3) feet above the elevation of the crown of the adjacent roadway surface shall be maintained in a triangle formed by measuring a distance of thirty (30) feet along said front and side lot lines, from their point of intersection, and connecting the points to established to form a triangle on the area of the lot adjacent to the street intersection.
3.
All yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubs and evergreen ground cover and maintained in good condition the year round.
4.
Driveways used for ingress and egress shall be confined to and shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in width, exclusive of curb returns.
5.
All of the lot used for parking and driveway purposes shall be paved and maintained in such a manner that no dust will be produced by continued use.
6.
The intensity of light and arrangement of reflectors shall be such as not to interfere with residential district use.
7.
No sign of any kind shall be erected except information signs used to guide traffic and to state the conditions and terms of the use of the lot. Only non-intermittent incandescent lighting of signs shall be permitted.