Clarksville City Zoning Code

1.

Standards. In all districts except the [CBD] Central Business District, there shall be provided at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged, increased in capacity, or a change in use occurs on the property, off-street parking spaces for automobiles in accordance with the following requirements:

TABLE 6.1: TABLE OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED

2.

Application of standards. In applying the standards set forth above, the following shall apply:

A.

In the case of mixed or joint uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of various uses computed separately.

B.

In the C-2 General Commercial District with mixed or joint uses with multi-family uses (apartments or townhouses), the off-street parking requirements for residential may be reduced up to twenty percent (20%) by the Board of Zoning Appeals upon demonstration that the off-street parking demand is reduced by pedestrian traffic, transit users, senior housing, and mixed-use interaction.

C.

Where a fractional space results, any fraction less than one-half (½) may be dropped and any fraction of one-half (½) or more shall be counted as one (1) parking space.

D.

These standards shall apply fully to all uses and buildings established after the effective date of the provisions of Chapters 1 through 11 of this Ordinance.

E.

Except for parcels of land devoted to single-family uses, all areas devoted to off-street parking shall be so designed and be of such size that no vehicle is required to back into a public street to obtain egress/ingress.

F.

Where parking is to be provided in the front yard of a multiple-family dwelling, there shall be established a setback line of five (5) feet. The area between the setback line and front lot line shall be prepared and planted with grass, shrubs, or trees.

G.

All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served. However, when an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change of use or enlargement of the building or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located and maintained not to exceed four hundred (400) feet from any other nonresidential building served, if it appears that this parking will not pose a potential threat or danger to the public and/or affect the safe and efficient flow of traffic at the discretion of the Building Official.

H.

No signs 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 white lighting of signs shall be permitted.

I.

All required off-street parking and loading facilities as well as access drives and vehicle storage areas leading thereto shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, brick or other properly bound surface, so as to be durable and dustless. Each parking space shall be physically delineated on the surface of the parking area.

J.

The required number of parking spaces may be decreased by the number of tree islands created to meet the minimum interior planting requirement of Chapter 7, Landscape, Buffering and Screening Requirements. For example, the required creation of three (3) separate tree islands, if within the proposed required off-street parking area(s), would allow the minimum number of parking spaces required by this section to be reduced by three (3) spaces.

K.

All parking spaces shall be a minimum 9'×18', exclusive of passageways and driveways.

L.

Proposed buildings with speculative uses proposed shall have parking calculated using the most intense use allowed in the zoning district in which it is located.

M.

Drive-through facilities. One (1) by-pass lane shall be provided for circulation around the drive-through lane (including the drive-through window) or an approved alternative.

N.

Queuing requirements for drive-through facilities. The minimum number of queue spaces, including the vehicle being serviced, shall be provided according to the following table. Each queue space shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in length. Unless otherwise indicated in the table below, queuing shall be measured from the point of ultimate service to the end of the queuing lane. Each queue lane shall be clearly defined and designed so as not to conflict or interfere with other traffic using the site. Queuing vehicles shall not stand within a public street or alley rights-of-way.

TABLE 6.2: QUEUING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES

1.

Commercial vehicles and trailers of all types, including travel, boat, camping, and hauling, shall not be parked or stored on any lot occupied by a dwelling or on any lot in a residential district except in accordance with the following provisions:

A.

Not more than one (1) commercial vehicle, which does not exceed two and one-half (2½) ton rated capacity, per family living on the premises, shall be permitted; and in no case shall a commercial vehicle used for hauling explosives, gasoline, or liquefied petroleum products be permitted.

B.

Camping trailers, hauling trailers, and boat trailers are all permitted to be parked on the premises. A camping trailer shall not be parked or stored for more than seventy-two (72) hours unless it is located behind the front building line, nor shall camping trailer be occupied while it is parked or stored in any area except as authorized by this or other ordinances.

2.

In any commercial zone, tractor trailers which are not being used for normal loading or unloading purposes, or for activities directly associated with normal trucking operations, shall not be parked or stored on a lot unless they are located behind the front setback line created by the building located closest to the street right-of-way. This is intended to minimize undesirable and unsightly conditions and to ensure compliance with intended advertising regulations.

(Ord. No. 82-2019-20, 7-2-2020)

1.

The following rules and regulations shall apply to off-street loading and unloading facilities:

A.

A building whose dominant use is handling and selling goods at retail shall provide one (1) off-street loading and unloading space for buildings as follows:

TABLE 6.3: TABLE FOR OFF-STREET LOADING AND UNLOADING PARKING SPACES

B.

Manufacturing, repair, wholesale, and similar uses shall provide one (1) off-street loading and unloading space for buildings containing ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor space plus one (1) space for each forty thousand (40,000) square feet of floor area in the excess of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

C.

Where trailer trucks are involved, such loading and unloading space shall be at a minimum an area twelve (12) by fifty (50) feet with a fourteen-foot height clearance and shall be designed with appropriate means of truck access to a street or alley, as well as having adequate maneuvering area.

D.

All required off-street loading and unloading facilities as well as access drives leading thereto shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, brick or other properly bound surface, so as to be durable and dustless.