Clarkston City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 12
PARKING AND LOADING SPACE
10-12-1: OFF STREET PARKING REQUIRED:
There shall be provided at the time of erection of any building, or at the time any main building is enlarged or increased in capacity, minimum off street parking space with adequate provisions of ingress and egress by standard sized automobiles, as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002)
10-12-2: PARKING SPACE FOR DWELLINGS:
In all zones, there shall be provided in a private garage, or in an area properly located for a future garage, a hard surfaced space for the parking of one automobile for the first six hundred (600) square feet, or fraction thereof, of gross floor area in a new dwelling, plus one extra parking space for each additional eight hundred (800) square feet, or fraction thereof, plus one additional parking space for each six hundred (600) square feet of such space added in the case of the enlargement of an existing building. In no case shall there be less than one such parking space nor more than three (3) such parking spaces required for each dwelling unit. There shall be no change of use without the attendant space to accommodate the increased off street parking needs. A minimum parking space shall be at least nine feet by twenty feet (9' x 20'). (Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002)
10-12-3: PARKING SPACE FOR BUILDINGS OR USES OTHER THAN DWELLINGS:
For a new building, or for any enlargement or increase in seating capacity, floor area, or guest rooms of any existing main building, there shall be at least one permanently maintained parking space of not less than one hundred eighty (180) square feet net area (9 feet by 20 feet) as follows:
Churches, schools and theaters, general auditoriums, and other similar places of assembly | At least 1 parking space for every 5 fixed seats provided in said buildings or structures. | |
Hospitals | At least 1 parking space for each 2 beds, including infants cribs and children's beds. | |
Medical and dental clinics | At least 15 parking spaces; provided, that 3 additional parking spaces shall be provided for each doctor or dentist having offices in such clinic in excess of 3 doctors or dentists. | |
Tourists courts and apartment motels | At least 1 parking space for each individual sleeping or living unit. | |
Hotels and apartment hotels | At least 1 parking space for each 2 sleeping rooms up to and including the first 20 sleeping rooms, and 1 parking space for each 3 sleeping rooms over 20 sleeping rooms. | |
Boarding houses or lodging houses | At least 1 parking space for every 11/2 persons for whose accommodation the building is designed or used. | |
Restaurants or establishments that serve meals, lunches or drinks to patrons, either in their cars or in the building, for retail stores selling directly to the public, and recreational places of assembly | At least 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor space in the building, and 1 space for each 2 employees working on the highest employment shift, or 5 parking spaces, whichever requirement is the greater. | |
All business or industrial uses not listed above, not providing customer services on the premises | 1 parking space for each 2 employees working on the highest employment shift. | |
In no case shall a building be constructed, altered or increased where the foregoing parking provisions are inadequate to provide sufficient spaces for all employees and customers combined. The provision of adequate parking spaces shall supersede any and all foregoing formulas. (Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002)
10-12-4: LOCATION OF PARKING SPACE:
Parking space, as required above, shall be on the same lot with the main building or, in the case of buildings other than dwellings, may be located not farther than five hundred feet (500') therefrom. (Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002)
10-12-5: PARKING LOT REGULATIONS:
A. Surfacing Material: Every parcel of land hereafter used as a parking lot shall be paved with a surfacing material of oil, asphalt or concrete composition, and shall have appropriate bumper guards where needed, as determined by the building inspector.
B. Illumination: Any lights used to illuminate the lot shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in any residential zone. (Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002)
10-12-6: OFF STREET TRUCK LOADING SPACE:
On the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied or increased in capacity after the effective date hereof, for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, department store, grocery, hotel, hospital, laundry, or other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicle of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with public use of streets or alleys. (Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002)
10-12-7: PARKING PROHIBITED:
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle, trailer or equipment to be parked or left standing on any street or town property for seventy two (72) consecutive hours, and any vehicle, trailer or equipment so parked or left standing may be impounded and removed by the county sheriff's office. For the purpose of impoundment and removal, the county sheriff's office may impound and remove any vehicle, trailer or equipment which reasonably appears to have remained unmoved for seventy two (72) consecutive hours. This offense shall result in a parking citation and the cost of impoundment and removal shall be charged to the owner or any person who claims the impounded vehicle. (Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002)