The intent of the VP, Vehicular Parking District is to provide areas to be used solely for off-street parking as an incidental use to an abutting commercial, office, or industrial use. More specifically, the VP, Vehicular Parking District is intended to accommodate the parking needs of businesses which may have developed without adequate parking, or which have the need for additional parking due to business growth, or which have inadequate parking because of shallow lot depth.

(Ord. No. 01-867, 12-4-2001)

   Principal uses and structures. In all areas zoned VP, Vehicular Parking District, the land or premises shall be used only for off-street parking, and shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the regulations set forth herein.

(Ord. No. 01-867, 12-4-2001)

   A.   Required conditions. Except as otherwise noted, buildings and uses in the VP, Vehicular Parking District shall comply with the following requirements:

      1.   Construction and maintenance. Permitted off-street parking shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.00.

      2.   Uses. Off-street parking in the VP, Vehicular Parking District shall be accessory to, and for use in connection with one or more business, office, or industrial uses, located in an adjoining commercial, office or industrial district.

      3.   Location. Permitted off-street parking shall abut a nonresidential zoning district. There may be a private driveway or public alley between the off-street parking and the abutting nonresidential district.

      4.   Purposes. Permitted off-street parking shall be used solely for parking of passenger vehicles for periods of less than one (1) day.

      5.   Restrictions. Permitted off-street areas shall not be used for off-street loading, outside storage or display, or vehicular repair.

      6.   Signs. No signs shall be permitted except for signs designating entrances, exits, and conditions of use of the off-street parking area.

      7.   Buildings. No building shall be erected on the premises, except for a shelter for parking attendants, provided the shelter does not exceed ten (10) feet in height.

      8.   Screening. Notwithstanding the landscaping requirements in Article 5.00, off-street parking in the VP, Vehicular Parking District need not be screened from the business it is intended to serve.

      9.   Side and rear yard screening. A masonry screen wall shall be constructed along any side or rear yard of a VP, Vehicular Parking District which abuts a residentially zoned district, in accordance with Article 6.00 in addition, a ten (10) foot screening greenbelt per Section 5.02 D shall be provided between the side or rear property line and the edge of the parking lot.

      10.   Front yard requirements. Where a VP Vehicular Parking District is contiguous to a residentially zoned district, which has common frontage on the same road, the minimum front yard setback shall be equal to the required front yard setback for the residential district. A landscaped berm shall be required to screen the parking from view of the road, in accordance with Section 5.03C.

   B.   Site Plan Review. Site Plan Review and approval by the city planner is required for all uses in the Vehicular Parking District in accordance with Article 32.00.

   C.   General development standards. Buildings and uses in the VP Vehicular Parking District shall be subject to all applicable standards and requirements set forth in this ordinance, including the following:

 

 

(Ord. No. 01-867, 12-4-2001; Ord. No. 21-1720, 10-12-2021)