4 Parking And Loading Space Vehicle Traffic And Access Regulations Parking
Historic Changes to Chapter (see section 28-24-2 for details) 3, 100, 104, 123, 134, 137, 148, 149, 150, 158, 173, 181, 198, 199, 203, 204
There shall be provided at the time of the establishment of any use of land, or time any main building or structure is enlarged or increased in capacity, or upon a change of use or occupancy, minimum off-street parking spaces with adequate provisions for ingress or egress by standard sized automobiles as provided and described in this chapter.
In all zones with a permitted, conditional or nonconforming residential use, in accordance with other sections of this chapter, there shall be provided in the type of structure or space indicated sufficient parking of automobiles. If two (2) or more parking spaces are required the parking spaces must be side-by-side with direct access from a driveway or drive-lane. All required parking shall be upon a hard surface with hard surface access and properly located. For new buildings or structures, additional units, or for the enlargement or increase in capacity, floor area, or guest rooms of an existing main building or structure, there shall be the following minimum number of permanently maintained parking spaces on the same lot with the main building as follows:
| Table 4.4.1 | Number of Parking Spaces a | Visitor Parking Per Unit a |
| Unit Type | ||
| Studio | 1.0 | .25 |
| 1 Bedroom | 1.5 | .25 |
| 2 Bedroom | 2.0 | .25 |
| 3 Bedroom | 2.0 | .25 |
| 4 Bedroom | 2.5 | .25 |
| a At least fifty percent (50%) of all parking spaces shall be enclosed or have an overhead covering.199 | ||
| Table 4.8.1 198, 199 | ||
| Type of Unit | Number of Enclosed Spaces | Other Parking Spaces |
| Single Family | 2a | Within an enclosed garage |
| Two Family | 4 | |
| Three Family | 6 | 2 additional per unit |
| Four Family | 8 | 2 additional per unit |
| a Refer to the applicable Zone chapter for additional requirements associated with the specific zone. | ||
For new buildings, changes in occupancy, enlargement or increase in seating capacity, floor area, or guest rooms of any existing building, a minimum number of parking spaces shall be provided as follows:
When the computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional space, any fraction up to one-half shall be disregarded, and fractions including one-half and over shall require one parking space. Where there is a combination of uses into one structure, each use shall be calculated as a separate unit.
Parking space as required above shall be on the same lot with the main building, except for when overflow parking for an existing building is needed to meet no more than fifty (50%) of the required off-street parking for any commercial, industrial and institutional use, structure or building which existed prior to December 12, 2017, which due to the size or location of the parcel, cannot be provided on the premises, may be provided on other property not more than five hundred feet in distance from the building site measured along the shortest available pedestrian rout of access, and designated with a legal crosswalk for safety when crossing a public street which is designated as a local road as shown in the City’s street plan. All exterior routes to parking facilities containing accessible parking shall meet the requirements of the International Building Code adopted by the State. The building overflow parking parcel shall have added to its recorded plat with the County Recorder a statement saying ‘Restriction on Property Use: Clinton City Code 28-4-8 requires that this parcel be maintained for overflow parking for Assessor parcel # (list number) in perpetuity unless released from this restriction by the Clinton City Council.’ The building parcel shall have added to its plat: ‘overflow parking parcel # (Assessor number) is tied to this parcel in perpetuity unless this connection is released by the Clinton City Council.’
Space for off-street parking located on site or on other property to which it is accessory and required for a particular use shall not thereafter be utilized for any other purpose but shall be maintained in perpetuity as long as the requirement for the off-street parking is required.
| Total Parking Spaces | Minimum Required Number of Accessible Spaces |
| 1-25 | 1 |
| 26-50 | 2 |
| 51-75 | 3 |
| 76-100 | 4 |
| 101-150 | 5 |
| 151-200 | 6 |
| 201-300 | 7 |
| 301-400 | 8 |
| 401-500 | 9 |
| 501-1,000 | 2% of total spaces |
| Over 1,000 | 20 spaces plus 1 space for every 100 spaces or fraction thereof over 1,000 |
Each off-street parking space shall be at least nine feet by twenty feet for diagonal or ninety degree spaces, or nine feet by twenty-two feet for parallel spaces exclusive of access drives or aisles; except that commercial and industrial parking lots may have ten percent of the parking spaces designated for small cars which shall measure eight and one-half feet by eighteen feet and five percent of the parking spaces designated for motorcycles which shall measure four feet by eight feet. (Parking spaces required to be twenty feet deep by this section may be eighteen feet deep where they abut a curb against a landscape area where the back of curb is a minimum of two feet from the property line and the landscaping is not subject to vehicle damage or where the curb is adjacent to a walking area a minimum of six feet wide from the back of curb.)
Minimum driving isle width within a parking area is twenty-six (26) feet.
Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area, including commercial parking lots and automobile, farm equipment, or other open-air sales lots shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:
No building shall be designed, erected, altered, increased in capacity, used or occupied, and no land shall be used or occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, vehicle sales, department store, grocery, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning, or other uses similarly involving the receipt or distribution, by vehicle, of materials or merchandise, unless adequate off-street loading space is provided therefore, excepting that off-street loading space need not be provided for buildings or uses actually occupied, operated, or used on the effective date of the ordinance codified herein, where no such space has been provided, unless such buildings are thereafter enlarged, increased in capacity, expanded or have change of occupancy.
The Board of Zoning Adjustments may authorize reduction of off-street parking and loading space as follows:
Access to parking spaces and private garages used in conjunction with dwellings shall be limited as follows:
| Table 4.15.7 149 | ||
| Zone | Min Width | Percent of Frontage Allowed in Approach |
| A-1 | 10’ | 40% |
| A-E | 10’ | 40% |
| R-1-6 | 10’ | 33% |
| R-1-8 | 10’ | 33% |
| R-1-8a | 10’ | 33% |
| R-1-9 | 10’ | 50% |
| R-1-10 | 10’ | 50% |
| R1-15 | 10’ | 50% |
| R-M | 10’ | 33% |
| R-M approaches are to be approved during the site plan review and established as unchangeable without site plan review. 104 | ||
Access to all uses not listed hereinabove, including parking lots and apartments, mobile home developments, business and industrial uses, shall be limited as follows:
No permit for any contemplated use or building shall be issued unless the location of the driveways for vehicular access to the property is shown on the plot plan and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued or approved unless and until the requirements of this chapter have been complied with in full.
Parking lot screening, perimeter and interior landscaping shall be consistent with the water efficient landscape standards and landscape plan requirements set forth in Section 28-3-21 of this Title.
| IMPACTS ON ADJACENT RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY | |||||
| Area Of Concern | |||||
| Dumpster | Lights | Noise | Privacy | Objectionable Views | Access Restriction |
| D or E | C1, D, E, or H1 | C1, E, or H1 | C1, D, E or H1 | C1, D, E, G, or H1 | D, E, F, G, H1 or I |
| 1This is an option only when abutting residentially zoned property is vacant or has substantial existing vegetation. In either instance the time needed for growth of vegetation will not be detrimental to the buffering needs. | |||||
TABLE B: SCREENING OPTION DESCRIPTIONS
| Option | Screening Type | Purpose And Standards |
| A | 3' berm | Screens vehicles in parking lot and decreases asphalt appearance, except when difference in topography offsets screening. Any berm shall have a minimum height of 3' and a stabilized side slope of no greater than 3 to 1 ratio of run to rise. Berms shall be a minimum width of 9'. |
| B | Berm with shrub landscaping sufficient to achieve a four-foot-high screen | Screens parking lot and buffers building. Evergreen shrubs shall be of a locally adapted species. Shrubs shall be a minimum of five gallons when planted and shall be expected to reach a height of at least four feet within five years of planting. Shrubs shall be planted at a maximum of five feet on center. The berm shall have a stabilized side slope no greater than three-to-one ratio of run to rise. |
| C | Evergreen hedge with an ultimate height of at least 5' | Screens parking lot except when difference in topography offsets screening and buffers building which is close to property line. Shrubs shall be of a locally adapted evergreen species such as arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis or orientalis), juniper (Juniperus virginiana or chinensis), pyracantha, yew (Taxus media), or evergreen euonymus (Euonymus japonica), with a 5 gallon minimum planted size, and shall be expected to reach a height of at least 5' within 5 years of planting. Shrubs shall be planted at a minimum of 5' on center. |
| D | A 6' tall solid fence of either wood, vinyl or chain-link with interlocking opaque vinyl or a 6' tall decorative masonry wall with textured surfacing facing residential use | Screens ground level lights, noise, objectionable views, provide privacy and access restriction, and texturing provides aesthetic relief. "Decorative masonry" shall include split-face block or brick, brick, fluted block, or masonry wall with stucco finish, but shall not include openings in the wall surface below a height of 6'. Bumper guards set back a minimum of 2 1/2' from the fence shall be required when fence abuts parking. |
| E | A six-foot wide landscaped strip and either a six-foot tall solid fence of either vinyl or chain-link with interlocking opaque vinyl, or a six-foot tall decorative masonry wall with textured surfacing facing residential use | Screens ground level lights, higher level lights, noise, and objectionable views; provides privacy, access restriction and additional noise mitigation. Trees shall be a minimum of two-inch caliper in size, spaced at a minimum of 20 feet on center. |
| F | 6' chain-link fence | Provides security and access restriction. Used only when these are the major impacts. Bumper guards, set back a minimum of 2 1/2' from the fence, shall be required when fence abuts parking. |
| G | 6' chain-link fence with inserts in the fence fabric | Provides security and access restriction. Inserts help screen objectionable views. Inserts shall be of a durable opaque material and shall be kept in good repair. Bumper guards, set back a minimum of 2 1/2' from the fence, shall be required when fence abuts parking. |
| H | 6' open fence with evergreen trees and shrubs | Screens ground level and higher level lights, provides security and access restriction. Vegetative screen provides additional noise mitigation and screens objectionable views. Trees and shrubs shall be of a locally adapted evergreen species such as arborvitae, juniper, pyracantha, evergreen euonymus, pines or spruces, with a planted size of at least 15 gallons for trees and 5 gallons for shrubs, and shall be expected to reach a height of at least 5' within 5 years of planting. Trees shall be planted at 20' on center and shrubs at 5' on center. |
| I | Ornamental wrought iron fence or other decorative see through fencing | Provides some access restriction. Used when this is the only impact from the proposed development. Bumper guards, set back a minimum of 2 1/2' from the fence, shall be required when fence abuts parking. |
4 Parking And Loading Space Vehicle Traffic And Access Regulations Parking
Historic Changes to Chapter (see section 28-24-2 for details) 3, 100, 104, 123, 134, 137, 148, 149, 150, 158, 173, 181, 198, 199, 203, 204
There shall be provided at the time of the establishment of any use of land, or time any main building or structure is enlarged or increased in capacity, or upon a change of use or occupancy, minimum off-street parking spaces with adequate provisions for ingress or egress by standard sized automobiles as provided and described in this chapter.
In all zones with a permitted, conditional or nonconforming residential use, in accordance with other sections of this chapter, there shall be provided in the type of structure or space indicated sufficient parking of automobiles. If two (2) or more parking spaces are required the parking spaces must be side-by-side with direct access from a driveway or drive-lane. All required parking shall be upon a hard surface with hard surface access and properly located. For new buildings or structures, additional units, or for the enlargement or increase in capacity, floor area, or guest rooms of an existing main building or structure, there shall be the following minimum number of permanently maintained parking spaces on the same lot with the main building as follows:
| Table 4.4.1 | Number of Parking Spaces a | Visitor Parking Per Unit a |
| Unit Type | ||
| Studio | 1.0 | .25 |
| 1 Bedroom | 1.5 | .25 |
| 2 Bedroom | 2.0 | .25 |
| 3 Bedroom | 2.0 | .25 |
| 4 Bedroom | 2.5 | .25 |
| a At least fifty percent (50%) of all parking spaces shall be enclosed or have an overhead covering.199 | ||
| Table 4.8.1 198, 199 | ||
| Type of Unit | Number of Enclosed Spaces | Other Parking Spaces |
| Single Family | 2a | Within an enclosed garage |
| Two Family | 4 | |
| Three Family | 6 | 2 additional per unit |
| Four Family | 8 | 2 additional per unit |
| a Refer to the applicable Zone chapter for additional requirements associated with the specific zone. | ||
For new buildings, changes in occupancy, enlargement or increase in seating capacity, floor area, or guest rooms of any existing building, a minimum number of parking spaces shall be provided as follows:
When the computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional space, any fraction up to one-half shall be disregarded, and fractions including one-half and over shall require one parking space. Where there is a combination of uses into one structure, each use shall be calculated as a separate unit.
Parking space as required above shall be on the same lot with the main building, except for when overflow parking for an existing building is needed to meet no more than fifty (50%) of the required off-street parking for any commercial, industrial and institutional use, structure or building which existed prior to December 12, 2017, which due to the size or location of the parcel, cannot be provided on the premises, may be provided on other property not more than five hundred feet in distance from the building site measured along the shortest available pedestrian rout of access, and designated with a legal crosswalk for safety when crossing a public street which is designated as a local road as shown in the City’s street plan. All exterior routes to parking facilities containing accessible parking shall meet the requirements of the International Building Code adopted by the State. The building overflow parking parcel shall have added to its recorded plat with the County Recorder a statement saying ‘Restriction on Property Use: Clinton City Code 28-4-8 requires that this parcel be maintained for overflow parking for Assessor parcel # (list number) in perpetuity unless released from this restriction by the Clinton City Council.’ The building parcel shall have added to its plat: ‘overflow parking parcel # (Assessor number) is tied to this parcel in perpetuity unless this connection is released by the Clinton City Council.’
Space for off-street parking located on site or on other property to which it is accessory and required for a particular use shall not thereafter be utilized for any other purpose but shall be maintained in perpetuity as long as the requirement for the off-street parking is required.
| Total Parking Spaces | Minimum Required Number of Accessible Spaces |
| 1-25 | 1 |
| 26-50 | 2 |
| 51-75 | 3 |
| 76-100 | 4 |
| 101-150 | 5 |
| 151-200 | 6 |
| 201-300 | 7 |
| 301-400 | 8 |
| 401-500 | 9 |
| 501-1,000 | 2% of total spaces |
| Over 1,000 | 20 spaces plus 1 space for every 100 spaces or fraction thereof over 1,000 |
Each off-street parking space shall be at least nine feet by twenty feet for diagonal or ninety degree spaces, or nine feet by twenty-two feet for parallel spaces exclusive of access drives or aisles; except that commercial and industrial parking lots may have ten percent of the parking spaces designated for small cars which shall measure eight and one-half feet by eighteen feet and five percent of the parking spaces designated for motorcycles which shall measure four feet by eight feet. (Parking spaces required to be twenty feet deep by this section may be eighteen feet deep where they abut a curb against a landscape area where the back of curb is a minimum of two feet from the property line and the landscaping is not subject to vehicle damage or where the curb is adjacent to a walking area a minimum of six feet wide from the back of curb.)
Minimum driving isle width within a parking area is twenty-six (26) feet.
Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area, including commercial parking lots and automobile, farm equipment, or other open-air sales lots shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:
No building shall be designed, erected, altered, increased in capacity, used or occupied, and no land shall be used or occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, vehicle sales, department store, grocery, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning, or other uses similarly involving the receipt or distribution, by vehicle, of materials or merchandise, unless adequate off-street loading space is provided therefore, excepting that off-street loading space need not be provided for buildings or uses actually occupied, operated, or used on the effective date of the ordinance codified herein, where no such space has been provided, unless such buildings are thereafter enlarged, increased in capacity, expanded or have change of occupancy.
The Board of Zoning Adjustments may authorize reduction of off-street parking and loading space as follows:
Access to parking spaces and private garages used in conjunction with dwellings shall be limited as follows:
| Table 4.15.7 149 | ||
| Zone | Min Width | Percent of Frontage Allowed in Approach |
| A-1 | 10’ | 40% |
| A-E | 10’ | 40% |
| R-1-6 | 10’ | 33% |
| R-1-8 | 10’ | 33% |
| R-1-8a | 10’ | 33% |
| R-1-9 | 10’ | 50% |
| R-1-10 | 10’ | 50% |
| R1-15 | 10’ | 50% |
| R-M | 10’ | 33% |
| R-M approaches are to be approved during the site plan review and established as unchangeable without site plan review. 104 | ||
Access to all uses not listed hereinabove, including parking lots and apartments, mobile home developments, business and industrial uses, shall be limited as follows:
No permit for any contemplated use or building shall be issued unless the location of the driveways for vehicular access to the property is shown on the plot plan and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued or approved unless and until the requirements of this chapter have been complied with in full.
Parking lot screening, perimeter and interior landscaping shall be consistent with the water efficient landscape standards and landscape plan requirements set forth in Section 28-3-21 of this Title.
| IMPACTS ON ADJACENT RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY | |||||
| Area Of Concern | |||||
| Dumpster | Lights | Noise | Privacy | Objectionable Views | Access Restriction |
| D or E | C1, D, E, or H1 | C1, E, or H1 | C1, D, E or H1 | C1, D, E, G, or H1 | D, E, F, G, H1 or I |
| 1This is an option only when abutting residentially zoned property is vacant or has substantial existing vegetation. In either instance the time needed for growth of vegetation will not be detrimental to the buffering needs. | |||||
TABLE B: SCREENING OPTION DESCRIPTIONS
| Option | Screening Type | Purpose And Standards |
| A | 3' berm | Screens vehicles in parking lot and decreases asphalt appearance, except when difference in topography offsets screening. Any berm shall have a minimum height of 3' and a stabilized side slope of no greater than 3 to 1 ratio of run to rise. Berms shall be a minimum width of 9'. |
| B | Berm with shrub landscaping sufficient to achieve a four-foot-high screen | Screens parking lot and buffers building. Evergreen shrubs shall be of a locally adapted species. Shrubs shall be a minimum of five gallons when planted and shall be expected to reach a height of at least four feet within five years of planting. Shrubs shall be planted at a maximum of five feet on center. The berm shall have a stabilized side slope no greater than three-to-one ratio of run to rise. |
| C | Evergreen hedge with an ultimate height of at least 5' | Screens parking lot except when difference in topography offsets screening and buffers building which is close to property line. Shrubs shall be of a locally adapted evergreen species such as arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis or orientalis), juniper (Juniperus virginiana or chinensis), pyracantha, yew (Taxus media), or evergreen euonymus (Euonymus japonica), with a 5 gallon minimum planted size, and shall be expected to reach a height of at least 5' within 5 years of planting. Shrubs shall be planted at a minimum of 5' on center. |
| D | A 6' tall solid fence of either wood, vinyl or chain-link with interlocking opaque vinyl or a 6' tall decorative masonry wall with textured surfacing facing residential use | Screens ground level lights, noise, objectionable views, provide privacy and access restriction, and texturing provides aesthetic relief. "Decorative masonry" shall include split-face block or brick, brick, fluted block, or masonry wall with stucco finish, but shall not include openings in the wall surface below a height of 6'. Bumper guards set back a minimum of 2 1/2' from the fence shall be required when fence abuts parking. |
| E | A six-foot wide landscaped strip and either a six-foot tall solid fence of either vinyl or chain-link with interlocking opaque vinyl, or a six-foot tall decorative masonry wall with textured surfacing facing residential use | Screens ground level lights, higher level lights, noise, and objectionable views; provides privacy, access restriction and additional noise mitigation. Trees shall be a minimum of two-inch caliper in size, spaced at a minimum of 20 feet on center. |
| F | 6' chain-link fence | Provides security and access restriction. Used only when these are the major impacts. Bumper guards, set back a minimum of 2 1/2' from the fence, shall be required when fence abuts parking. |
| G | 6' chain-link fence with inserts in the fence fabric | Provides security and access restriction. Inserts help screen objectionable views. Inserts shall be of a durable opaque material and shall be kept in good repair. Bumper guards, set back a minimum of 2 1/2' from the fence, shall be required when fence abuts parking. |
| H | 6' open fence with evergreen trees and shrubs | Screens ground level and higher level lights, provides security and access restriction. Vegetative screen provides additional noise mitigation and screens objectionable views. Trees and shrubs shall be of a locally adapted evergreen species such as arborvitae, juniper, pyracantha, evergreen euonymus, pines or spruces, with a planted size of at least 15 gallons for trees and 5 gallons for shrubs, and shall be expected to reach a height of at least 5' within 5 years of planting. Trees shall be planted at 20' on center and shrubs at 5' on center. |
| I | Ornamental wrought iron fence or other decorative see through fencing | Provides some access restriction. Used when this is the only impact from the proposed development. Bumper guards, set back a minimum of 2 1/2' from the fence, shall be required when fence abuts parking. |