Canyon County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 13
OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
07-13-01: OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING:
(1) When the intensity of use of any building, structure or premises is increased through the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or other unit of measurement requiring parking or loading facilities, such parking and loading facilities shall be increased to provide for the intensity of use.
(2) Whenever the existing use of a building or structure shall hereafter be changed to a new use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required for such new use.
(3) Access roads from state and local highway district highways into parking areas as required herein for commercial and industrial uses shall be forty feet (40') wide at the curb line.
(4) No lawfully existing building shall be deemed to be a nonconforming building solely because of the lack of any such required spaces; provided, that space being used for off street parking or loading in connection with any such building at the time of the effective date hereof shall not be further reduced in area or capacity.
(5) When the calculation of the required number of spaces called for herein results in a fractional number, fractions equal to or greater than one-half (1/2) shall be adjusted to the next highest whole number of spaces.
(6) Parking space requirements for a use not specifically mentioned in this article shall be the same as for a use specified which has similar traffic generating characteristics.
(7) Except as required for dwellings and motels, off street parking facilities for several buildings, structures or uses, or for mixed uses, may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so located together shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for each of the buildings or uses.
(8) Every open off street parking area having more than four (4) parking spaces shall be hard surfaced.
(9) Lighting used to illuminate off street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties.
(10) Off street parking areas may be required to screen any side adjoining any residential property by a wall, fence, or hedge to a height of six feet (6'), except for the front yard setback areas of the adjoining residential property, which shall be a maximum height of three feet (3').
(11) Required parking spaces for dwellings shall be upon the same premises as the dwelling, and no parking space shall be located in any public right of way. (Ord. 10-006, 8-16-2010)
07-13-03: NUMBER OF SPACES REQUIRED:
Parking spaces as hereinafter set forth shall be provided for all uses allowed and conditional uses permitted in any zone, provided that a greater number of spaces may be required in any case where a conditional use permit is involved and further provided these regulations are subject to the Americans with disabilities act and state law:
(1) | For each dwelling unit | 2 spaces inclusive of a garage, carport, or open off street parking | |
(2) | For each guest bedroom in a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, club, lodging house, fraternity or sorority house | 1 parking space, plus 1 additional parking space for each 3 beds in a room, plus 2 parking spaces for each 3 employees | |
(3) | For each 2 persons in a convalescent, nursing or rest home, sanatorium or home for the care of children or the aged | 1 parking space, plus 1 parking space for each doctor assigned full time to the staff, plus 2 parking spaces for each 3 employees | |
(4) | For a hospital | 1 parking space for each 1,000 square feet of net floor area, plus 1 parking space for each 2 employees | |
(5) | For a church, school auditorium or gymnasium, auditorium, theater, or sports arena | 1 parking space for each 5 persons based on building capacity | |
(6) | For floor space used by the public or by members in a social hall, dance hall, nightclub, pool hall, restaurant, or other similar enterprise or establishment | A number of parking spaces equal to 20 percent of the capacity in persons. For the purpose of this section, "capacity in persons" shall mean the gross floor area used by the public divided by 15 square feet | |
(7) | For a bowling alley | 3 parking spaces for each bowling lane | |
(8) | For a drive-in theater | An additional parking area at the entrance containing 1 parking space for each 10 vehicles accommodated within the theater | |
(9) | Business offices, not otherwise specified | 1 parking space for each 250 square feet of net floor area | |
(10) | Medical or dental office or clinic | 1 parking space for each 250 square feet of net floor area | |
(11) | Mortuary | 1 parking space for each 5 seats based on building capacity | |
(12) | Retail stores, banks, and shops other than as specified below | 1 parking space for each 200 square feet of net floor area; and for drive-in banks 3 additional parking spaces for each teller window | |
(13) | Retail sales establishments handling only durable goods or bulky merchandise such as machinery, furniture or vehicles, personal service and repair shops, or wholesale stores | 1 parking space for each 600 square feet of net floor area | |
(14) | For manufacturing establishments | 1 parking space for each employee, based on the greatest number of employees on site at any one time | |
(15) | For every building containing more than 15,000 square feet in area and which is designed to be occupied by any use requiring regular receipt or dispatch of merchandise by truck | 1 loading space not less than 30 feet in length and 10 feet in width, exclusive of access platforms and maneuvering areas | |
(16) | Subdivision community facility | 1 parking space for every 300 square feet of net floor area | |
(Ord. 10-006, 8-16-2010)