Except as provided in this section, no application for a building permit shall be approved unless there is included with the plan for such building, improvements, or use, a plat plan showing the required space reserved for off-street parking and service purposes. Occupancy shall not be allowed unless the required off-street parking and service facilities have been provided in accordance with those shown on the approved plan. These provisions shall not apply to the DBD district.

In nonsingle-family districts, all off-street parking, loading, and service areas shall be drained so as to prevent damage to abutting properties and/or public streets and shall be paved with a material such as concrete, asphalt or pavers which will assure a surface resistant to erosion. Outdoor storage yards and less traveled interior drives in commercial and industrial areas may be surfaced with gravel; the use of impervious surface materials such as concrete or asphalt is discouraged on outdoor storage yards and less traveled interior drives because of increased stormwater runoff associated with such paving materials. Driveways and parking spaces for all single-family uses shall be surfaced with an all-weather surface material (e.g., gravel, pavers, concrete, or asphalt); when gravel is used as a surface material on driveways serving single-family uses, a concrete or asphalt paved apron shall be required to meet the road; said apron shall have a minimum length of five (5) feet. All such areas shall be at all times maintained at the expense of the owners thereof, in a clean, orderly, and dust-free condition.

All off-street parking, loading, and service areas shall be separated from walkways, sidewalks and landscaped areas by concrete curbing or bumper blocks. Curbing located in parking areas shall be constructed a minimum of five (5) feet from private and/or public property lines.

Two (2) or more neighboring uses, of the same or different types, may provide joint facilities, provided that the number of off-street parking spaces are not less than the sum of the individual requirements.

Each off-street parking space shall be clearly marked, and directional arrows or signs shall be provided whenever necessary. Markers, directional arrows, and signs shall be properly maintained so as to ensure their maximum efficiency (excludes required parking spaces for single-family uses).

In order to ensure a proper and uniform development of public parking areas throughout the area of jurisdiction of this chapter, to relieve traffic congestion on the streets, to lessen the amount of impervious surface in the city, and to minimize any detrimental effects on adjacent properties, off-street parking space shall be provided and maintained as called for in the following sections. For any use or class of use not mentioned in this section, the requirements shall be the same as similar use as mentioned herein.

Any decrease in the number of parking spaces required by this section must be approved by the board of zoning appeals under the variance procedures set forth by this chapter.

Parking requirements for additions to existing uses shall be based upon the new addition even if the existing use is deficient. (These regulations shall apply to all districts except the DBD.)

17.6.1.

Apartment and multifamily dwelling. Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.

17.6.2.

Auditorium, stadium, assembly hall, gymnasium, theater, community recreation center, religious institution. One (1) space per four (4) fixed seats in largest assembly room or area, or one (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor area available for the accommodation of movable seats in the largest assembly room.

17.6.3.

Automobile fueling station. One (1) space (in addition to service area) for each pump and grease rack, but not less than six (6) spaces.

17.6.4.

Automobile, truck, recreational vehicle sales and service. One (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area.

17.6.5.

Automotive, truck, recreational vehicle repair and service. One (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area or two (2) spaces per bay.

17.6.6.

Billiards and pool halls. Two (2) spaces per pool table.

17.6.7.

Bowling alley. Two (2) spaces per alley plus requirements for any other use associated with the establishment such as a restaurant, etc.

17.6.8.

Club or lodge. One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area within the main assembly area.

17.6.9.

Combined uses. Parking spaces shall be the total of the space required for each separate use established by this schedule.

17.6.10.

Convenience food stores with self-service fueling pumps. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor space.

17.6.11.

Dance school. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area plus safe and convenient loading and unloading of students.

17.6.12.

Dormitory, fraternity or sorority. Three (3) spaces for each four (4) occupants.

17.6.13.

Golf course. Four (4) spaces for each hole, plus requirements for any other use associated with the golf course.

17.6.14.

High schools, trade schools, colleges, and universities. One (1) space for each two (2) teachers, employees and administrative personnel plus five (5) spaces for each classroom.

17.6.15.

Hospital or care home. One (1) space for each two (2) beds.

17.6.16.

Hotel/motel. One (1) space for each guest room, suite, or unit.

17.6.17.

Indoor and outdoor recreational areas (commercial) YMCA, and similar uses. One (1) space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor, building, ground area, or combination devoted to such use.

17.6.18.

Industrial or manufacturing establishment or warehouse. One (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

17.6.19.

Kindergarten and nursery schools. One (1) space for each employee plus safe and convenient loading of students.

17.6.20.

Mobile home park. One (1) space for each mobile home site.

17.6.21.

Office, professional building, or similar use. One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area.

17.6.22.

Personal service establishment. One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area.

17.6.23.

Restaurant or place dispensing food, drink, or refreshments which provides seating indoors. One (1) space for each four (4) seats provided for patron use.

17.6.24.

Restaurant, drive-thru, with no provision for seating indoors. One (1) space per one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, but not less than ten (10) spaces.

17.6.25.

Retail stores of all. One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area.

17.6.26.

Schools, elementary. Three (3) spaces for each classroom, plus safe and convenient loading and unloading of students.

17.6.27.

Shopping center. One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area.

17.6.28.

Single-family dwelling. Two (2) spaces per each unit. (A driveway shall not be considered a parking space when determining required parking for a single-family dwelling.)

17.6.29.

Wholesale establishment. One (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. 35-23, § 1, 7-6-23)

Industrial, wholesale, and retail operations shall provide loading space as follows:

17.7.1.

Spaces appropriate to functions. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided as appropriate to the functions and scope of operation of individual or groups of buildings and uses.

17.7.2.

Design of loading spaces. Off-street loading spaces shall be designed and constructed so that all maneuvering to park and un-park vehicles for loading and unloading can take place entirely within the property lines of the premises. Loading spaces shall be provided so as not to interfere with the free normal movement of vehicles and pedestrians on public rights-of-way.

17.7.3.

Ingress and egress. Ingress and egress to off-street loading spaces shall conform to driveway entrance regulations as required by the state department of transportation or the City of Cartersville.

17.7.4.

Screening of loading and service areas. Any service area, loading area, or refuse area between a principal building and a public street being visible from said street in an M-U, P-D, P-S, P-I, O-C, or G-C district shall be screened from view from said public street as specified in section 4.17 of this chapter. All loading and service areas shall be screened from adjoining residential properties in accordance with section 4.17 of this chapter.

The parking of a business vehicle in a residential zoning district or use shall be allowed under the following conditions:

A.

Business vehicles of four (4) tons or greater empty weight or having a carrying capacity of more than one and one-half (1½) tons shall not be stored or parked in any residential district overnight or on Saturdays or Sundays (excludes all twenty-four-hour on-call emergency tow trucks, except tandem rig type tow trucks).

B.

Twenty-four-hour on-call emergency tow trucks (excluding tandem rig type tow trucks) shall be allowed to be parked in residential districts provided such vehicles are parked in a side or rear yard only, on an all-weather surface, the operator does not unload vehicles on the property, the tow truck does not have a vehicle in tow while parked, and the presence of the tow truck does not create a nuisance to neighboring residential properties.

C.

No more than two (2) commercial vehicles shall be parked on any single residential lot, or on any lot in any residentially zoned lot. Commercial vehicles may not be parked on any residential lot without an occupied single-family dwelling, and may not be parked on vacant residential lots.

The parking of construction vehicles or equipment on property used for residential purposes shall be prohibited with the exception that construction equipment being parked or stored on residential property during the development of such property shall be permitted and must be removed within ten (10) days of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or upon the expiration of the building permit for the site, whichever occurs first.

Recreational vehicles parked in any residential zone or residentially-used area shall not be permitted to be parked in any required buffer area, nor in any front yard area. Recreational vehicles on residential property shall only be parked in the side or rear yard, on an all-weather surface material, and a minimum of five (5) feet from all property lines. No more than three (3) recreational vehicles shall be parked on any single residential lot.

(Ord. No. 01-13, § 20, 1-3-13)

Required parking spaces shall not be allowed in the front yard between a principal building and a street (public or private) or in front of the front entrance to a building on any property used for residential purposes, with the exception that in single-family residential districts (excluding townhouse developments) vehicles may park in front of the principal building on a driveway leading to a garage, carport or side yard parking space as required. Additional parking may be allowed in front of the principal building on a public or private street with the approval of the City of Cartersville Public Works Department and such parking shall be designed as parallel parking spaces only.