Whenever any ordinance, regulation, or plan, enacted or adopted by the city council is for the purpose of providing off-street automobile parking spaces or of establishing requirements that such spaces be provided within any section of the city, then such plan or requirements shall govern within such sections. Otherwise, off-street automobile parking spaces shall be provided as follows, applicable to buildings hereafter erected and uses hereafter established, to such nonconforming uses as may be required to conform to the regulations hereof, and to extensions and enlargements of buildings and uses.

(Ord. No. 04-008, exh. A(app. B(33)), 6-22-2004)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as follows:

(Ord. No. 04-008, exh. A(app. B(33.1)), 6-22-2004)

Credit for reduced spaces may be obtained by providing landscaping in parking lots.

(1)

Facilities to be provided. In the following cases, all retail, office and service buildings shall provide and maintain off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods within the building or on the lot adjacent to a public alley or private service drive to facilitate the movement of traffic on the public streets:

a.

When deliveries are made by truck more than once a day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.;

b.

When the time of loading and unloading materials or goods exceeds ten minutes between those hours.

(2)

Dimensions. Individual loading space dimensions shall be required as a minimum to be 35 feet in length, 12 feet width with a height clearance of fifteen feet.

(3)

Number of spaces. The number of off-street loading spaces shall be placed according to the following table:

(4)

Mixed use buildings. Where a building or a site contains two or more uses, the off-street parking requirement shall be computed as the sum of the required off-street parking spaces for each individual use with the exception of shopping centers and multi-use purposes.

(5)

Drive lane widths and parking space sizes. Drive lanes and parking space sizes shall be required as shown in the following illustration. A driveway for access to any nonresidential, single parking space or to a parking lot shall not measure less than that shown in the parking layout illustration. All drive approach widths shall be no less than those indicated in the below graphic. All two-way drive lanes shall be a minimum of 24 feet in width. Parking spaces shall be nine feet wide by 18 feet deep for all 90-degree parking spaces. Angled spaces shall be as shown in the graphic.

(6)

On-premises parking required. All required commercial and residential parking spaces shall be located on the premises to which such requirement applies or within an off-street space of which the distance is not more than 300 feet from such premises.

(7)

Surface. The surface of parking spaces and aisles, truck standing spaces, and access driveways therefor shall be treated, prepared and maintained for adequate drainage and the elimination of dust, dirt, and mud, according to city specifications.

(8)

Reduction. In cases where the applicant can provide documentation that parking spaces exceed the amount necessary for the use and that a reasonable alteration of spaces may be provided. Said reduction shall not represent more than 15 percent of the total required spaces and shall require a special exception from the zoning board of adjustment.

(9)

Commercial parking development standards. The off-street parking or loading facilities required for nonresidential uses mentioned in these regulations shall be paved according to any of the following standards:

a.

Not less than two inches of hot mixed asphalt over at least six inches of lime treated subgrade;

b.

Not less than two inches of hot mixed asphalt over six inches of crushed stone, flexible base;

c.

Four inches of reinforced Portland Cement concrete over compacted subgrade; or

d.

Such lots shall be graded and drained in such a manner that runoff shall be properly channeled into a storm drain, watercourse, pond area or other appropriate facility.

(10)

Maintenance requirements. To ensure that all requirements set forth in this section are carried forward, it will be the responsibility of the owner of the parking area to maintain the facility. All off-street parking areas shall be kept free of trash, debris, vehicle repair operation or display and advertising uses. At no time after initial approval of the parking area layout can changes be made in the location and number of provided spaces without approval of the city inspector.

(Ord. No. 04-008, exh. A(app. B(33.2)), 6-22-2004)

(a)

Purpose. It is recognized that uncontrolled residential off-street parking, specifically in residential front yards, is a public nuisance. The purpose of this subsection is to provide for the regulation of residential off-street parking and to specify the requirements for residential off-street parking as they pertain to the appearance and the health, safety, and welfare of the city.

(b)

Restrictions. It shall be illegal for any person to park or to allow to be parked on any property under his control any automobile, bus, truck, motorcycle, boat or recreational vehicle on any portion of a front yard or side yard of any area which is zoned R12 single-family residential or R7 single-family residential under the comprehensive zoning ordinance or in any commercial or industrial zone area being used for residential purposes, unless:

(1)

Said area is a part of a gravel driveway bordered by concrete curbing or similar permanent border; and

(2)

Said area is a part of a required hard-surface, all-weather driveway that provides access to a garage, carport or off-street parking area required by the comprehensive zoning ordinance.

(c)

Drive width. A driveway for access to any single parking space or to a parking lot shall not be less than 20 feet in width, nor more than 30 feet in width, at the property line along the street.

(Ord. No. 04-008, exh. A(app. B(33.3)), 6-22-2004)

The term "special event" means a festival, celebration, performance or other such special event which occurs no more frequently than once per year, and which will or should be reasonably anticipated to attract patrons or visitors in such numbers as to exceed the capacity of the permanent parking spaces required and provided under other provisions of this section for the property upon which the special event is to be held. Events which are conducted more frequently than once per year are not considered special events under the provisions of this subsection, and the property upon which these events are conducted must conform to the other provisions of this article concerning parking requirements.

(1)

The persons or entities conducting any such special event shall submit to the administrative official at least 45 business days prior to said event a plan for the accommodation and parking of vehicles of persons reasonably expected to attend such event. The plan must include, at a minimum, the following information:

a.

A description and the address of the premises where the event is to be held;

b.

A description and the address of any property, other than the premises described in subsection (1)a of this section, where parking is to be provided for patrons or visitors to the event;

c.

The name and address of the owner of the premises upon which parking for the event is to be provided, and a statement describing the terms and conditions of the agreement whereby the owner of such premises has authorized their use for parking;

d.

The dates and times that the event is to be held;

e.

The measures which will be taken by the persons or entities conducting the special event to ensure safe and orderly traffic flow to and from the event site and any parking area;

f.

A plan or diagram of the proposed layout of the parking scheme upon the property to be used for parking for such event.

(2)

All parking for any such special event shall be provided off street and on an area and surface reasonably anticipated to be dry and safe for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. No public property or rights-of-way may be utilized or included in such parking areas except upon express, prior written permission by the city council.

(3)

Subject to the above requirements, the surface of such parking areas need not be paved or otherwise surfaced as required by the other provisions of this article for permanent parking areas, but it must be suitable for the type and amount of vehicular and pedestrian traffic reasonably anticipated for the special event at issue.

(4)

Upon submittal of the required parking plan to the city, the administrative official shall review it and shall advise the applicants whether any changes or modifications to said plan will be required. The administrative official has the sole discretion to approve or reject, or require modifications to, any parking plan required hereunder. No vehicles may be parked in any location not otherwise allowed under other subsections of this section, in connection with any special event, unless and until the city council has issued a written approval of the parking plan of the special event.

(5)

Such written permission may be revoked at any time by the city council if it is found that false or misleading information was contained in the proposed parking plan.

(Ord. No. 04-008, exh. A(app. B(33.4)), 6-22-2004)