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Carlyle City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

- OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

40-5-1.- Applicability of article.

Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with this Article for all structures and uses erected or established after the effective date of this Code.

40-5-2. - Existing parking/loading facilities.

(A)

Existing off-street parking or loading facilities located on the same lot as the use served shall not be reduced, or if already less than shall not be further reduced - below the requirements and standards for similar new structures or uses.

(B)

When an existing structure or use is damaged or destroyed and subsequently repaired or rebuilt, parking/loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restored, but additional parking/loading spaces need not be provided.

(C)

Whenever the use of any structure or premises is intensified through addition of dwelling units, increased floor area, greater seating capacity, etc., additional off-street parking and loading spaces commensurating with such intensification shall be provided.

(D)

Whenever the existing use of a structure is changed to a different use, off-street parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required herein for such new use.

40-5-3. - Parking lot design standards.

All off-street parking lots shall conform to the standards indicated in the subsections which follow.

40-5-3.1. - Spaces.

(A)

Every off-street parking space shall be at least ten (10) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long, and shall have at least seven (7) feet of vertical clearance. Every space shall be situated so that no part of any parked vehicle overhangs the public right-of-way.

(B)

Markings shall be laid and restored as often as necessary to clearly delineate each parking space.

40-5-3.2. - Interior aisles.

Aisles within parking lots shall be sufficiently wide to permit safe and efficient vehicular movement in the aisles, and into and out of parking spaces. Aisles designed for two-way traffic shall be at least twenty-two (22) feet wide. One-way aisles designed for sixty degree (60º) parking shall be at least eighteen (18) feet wide.

40-5-3.3. - Access ways.

(A)

Parking lots shall be designed so that ingress to or egress from a parking space is from an aisle or driveway, not directly from the public right-of-way.

(B)

No access way to any parking lot shall be located within thirty (30) feet of any corner formed by the intersection of the rights-of-way of two (2) or more streets. At intersections where traffic control devices are installed, the Administrator may increase this requirement as necessary to prevent hazards.

(C)

Parking lot access ways (as well as residential driveways) and public streets shall be aligned to form, as closely as feasible, right angles.

(D)

The access way to every parking lot located in any business district or in the Industrial District shall be at least twenty-four (24) feet wide unless two (2) one-way drives, each twelve (12) feet wide are provided.

(E)

The access way to every parking lot located in any residential district or in the Agricultural District shall be at least ten (10) feet wide; but if the parking area is longer than one hundred (100) feet, access shall be provided either by one (1) two-way drive at least twenty (20) feet wide or by two (2) one-way drives, each at least ten (10) feet wide.

40-5-3.4. - Surfacing.

Parking lots shall be graded and improved with a compacted stone base at least four (4) inches thick, surfaced with at least two (2) inches of asphaltic concrete or approved comparable material. "Oil and chip" is permitted if the base has the equivalent compaction rate of twelve (12) inches of compacted stone.

40-5-3.5. - Lighting.

Any light(s) used to illuminate any parking lot shall be arranged or shielded so as to confine direct light rays within the lot lines of the parking lot to the greatest extent practicable.

40-5-4. - Location of parking.

All off-street parking shall be located in conformity with the following requirements:

(A)

For Dwellings:

(1)

Parking spaces accessory to any dwelling shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling. Such parking spaces shall not be located in any front yard except in the driveway, but may be located in the side or rear yards.

(2)

Each parking space accessory to a multi-family dwelling shall be unobstructed so that no vehicle need be moved in order to allow another vehicle to enter/exit the parking area; provided that this requirement shall not be applicable to two-family dwellings.

(B)

For Business/Industrial Uses.

(1)

Every off-street parking space accessory to any business or industrial use shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of the use served; provided that no portion of any parking lot for non-residential uses shall extend into any residential district or into the Agricultural District, except by written permission of the Administrator.

(2)

In any business district or in the Industrial District, off-street parking facilities for different buildings or uses may be provided collectively; but only if the total number of spaces so located together is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use, and if all other pertinent regulations are observed.

40-5-5. - Design and location of off-street loading facilities.

All off-street loading facilities shall conform to the minimum standards indicated below:

(A)

Size of Space. Every off-street loading space shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide and forty-five (45) feet long exclusive of aisle and maneuver space, and shall have vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet. In no case shall a vehicle being loaded or unloaded overhang into the public right-of-way. Notwithstanding the foregoing, off-street loading spaces for Large Commercial Establishments may be ten (10) feet wide so long as the area of each loading space exceeds five hundred forty (540) square feet.

(B)

Access Way. Every off-street loading space shall have a safe means of vehicular access to a street or alley. Such access way shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide.

(C)

Surfacing. Every off-street loading area shall be improved with a compacted stone base at least seven (7) inches thick, surfaced with at least two (2) inches of asphaltic concrete or approved comparable material (no "oil and chip").

(D)

Buffer Strips. No loading space or area for vehicles over two (2) ton cargo capacity shall be developed closer than fifty (50) feet to the lot line of any lot located in any residential district or in the Agricultural District unless such space/area is completely enclosed by walls, a solid fence, or closely planted shrubbery at least ten (10) feet in height and of sufficient density to block the view from residential property.

(E)

Location. Every off-street loading space shall be located on the same parcel of land as the use served, and not closer than fifty (50) feet to the intersection of the rights-of-way of two (2) or more streets, and not on any required front yard.

(Ord. No. 1389, 01-08-07)

40-5-6. - Computation of required parking/loading spaces.

In computing the number of parking spaces required by this Code, the Zoning Administrator shall apply the following rules:

(A)

In computing parking space requirements based on the number of employees, the maximum number of employees on the premises at any period of the day shall be used. "Employee parking" means one (1) parking space shall be required per one and one-half (1½) employees, unless otherwise stated.

(B)

In computing parking or loading space requirements on the basis of building floor area, the gross floor area shall be used.

(C)

Whenever it is necessary to translate gross parking lot area into number of parking spaces, three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross area shall be deemed one (1) parking space.

(D)

If computation of the number of parking or loading spaces required by this Code results in a fractional space, any fraction of one-half (.5) or more shall be counted as one (1) space.

(E)

No space or portion thereof needed to satisfy the minimum applicable requirement for number of off-street parking or loading spaces shall be counted as part of the off-street parking or loading spaces required for another structure or use.

40-5-7. - Number of parking and loading spaces required.

Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided as indicated in tabular form below. For any use that is not listed in the table, the same amount of parking and loading space shall be provided as is required for the most similar listed use. The Zoning Administrator shall make the determination of similarity:

Use Parking Spaces
Required
Loading Spaces
Required (if any)
(A) Dwellings, Lodgings:
 Motels, Boarding houses 1 space per lodging unit, plus employee parking 1 space if the use has 20,000 sq. ft. or more of floor area
 Mobile homes & Immobilized homes 2 spaces per unit Not Applicable
 Multi-family dwellings 2 spaces per dwelling unit Not Applicable
 Single-family & two-family dwellings 2 spaces per dwelling unit Not Applicable
(B) Educational, Institutional, Recreational:
 Churches, assembly halls 1 space per 4 seats in the largest seating area Not Applicable
 Libraries, museums 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of floor area On review by the Administrator
 Nursing homes 1 space per 5 beds To 50,000 sq. ft. of floor area...1 space;
50,001—100,000 sq. ft...2 spaces
 Schools (elementary and junior high) 1 space for every 20 students that the building is designed to accommodate, plus employee parking On review by the Administrator
(C) [1]*Commercial, Office, Service:
Note: All commercial and service uses, unless specifically indicated otherwise below. 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area To 10,000 sq. ft. of floor area floor area...1 space;
more than 10,000 sq. ft....1 space plus 1 additional space per 50,000 sq. ft. of floor area in excess of 10,000 sq. ft.
 Banks, savings and loans (Both walk-in and drive-in)
To 30,000 sq. ft. of floor area...none required
30,001—100,000 sq. ft...1 space
 Walk-in 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area, plus employee parking
 Drive-in 5 spaces per teller window
 Beauty and Barber shops 2 spaces per chair, plus employee parking Not applicable
 Bowling Alleys 4 spaces per bowling lane plus additional spaces as required herein for affiliated uses such as restaurants and taverns Not applicable, except as required for affiliated uses
 Car Wash 5 spaces per wash lane Not applicable
 Furniture and appliance stores 1 space per 600 sq. ft. of floor area To 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area...2 spaces;
more than 25,000 sq.ft. of floor area...2 spaces, plus 1 additional space per 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area in excess of 25,000 sq. ft.
 Home Occupations 1 space per 150 sq. ft. of floor area devoted to the home occupation in addition to the parking requirements for the dwelling Not applicable
 Offices generally, but not medical/dental offices 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area To 30,000 sq. ft. of floor area of floor area...none required.
30,001—100,000 sq. ft...l space
 Offices, medical/dental 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area or 3 spaces per professional, whichever is greater Not applicable
 Mortuaries 1 space per 5 seats plus 1 space per funeral vehicle, but not less than 20 spaces per chapel or state room 1 space per 10,000 sq. ft. or more of floor area
 Restaurants, Refreshment Stands (Both sit-down and drive-in):
1 space per structure having 10,000 sq. ft. of more floor area
 Sit-down 1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 50 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater
 Drive-in 1 space per 25 sq. ft. of floor area
 Service stations 2 spaces per service stall, plus employee parking Not applicable
 Taverns 1 space per 2 seats or 1 space per 50 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater 1 space per structure having 10,000 sq. ft. or more of floor area
 Theaters Not applicable
 Indoor 1 space per 4 seats in largest seating area
 Drive-in On review by the Administrator
 Vehicle sales (autos, boats, trailers, etc.) 1 space per 600 sq. ft. of enclosed floor area plus:
Up to 10,000 sq. ft. of open lot area devoted to sale/display of vehicles...1 space per 2,500 sq. ft. of open lot area.
Above 10,000 sq. ft....4 spaces plus 1 additional space per 5,000 sq. ft. of open lot area in excess of 10,000 sq. ft.
To 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area and open lot area...2 spaces.
More than 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area and open lot area...2 spaces, plus 1 additional space per 25,000 sq. ft. in excess of 25,000 sq. ft.
(D) Industrial:
 Any manufacturing, warehousing, or other industrial use Employee parking (1.5 spaces per employee) plus 1 space per company vehicle, plus 1 visitor space per 25 employees on the major shift To 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area...1 space;
20,001—50,000 sq. ft....2 spaces.
50,001—90,000 sq. ft....3 spaces;
above 90,000 sq. ft....3 spaces plus 1 additional space per 50,000 sq. ft. of floor area in excess of 90,000 sq. ft.

 

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* Not applicable to "B-1" Business Districts.


40-5-8. - Trucks prohibited.

Semi-trucks and heavy duty commercial vehicles are hereby prohibited from parking on commercial parking lots, unless they have permission of the property owner.