It is the intent of this article that all buildings, structures and uses of land shall provide off-street parking and loading space in an amount sufficient to meet the needs caused by the building or use of land and that such parking and loading spaces be so oriented that they are in fact readily usable for such purposes.

Each use of land and each building or structure hereafter constructed or established, and each addition to a structure shall provide off-street parking and loading according to the standards set forth herein. When an addition is made to a building containing less than the required parking or loading requirements, a conforming amount of parking or loading shall be supplied based upon the size of the addition.

No addition to an existing building shall be constructed which reduces the number of spaces, area or usability of existing parking or loading space unless such building and its addition conforms to the regulations for parking and loading contained herein.

(Ord. No. 2025-06 (A-25-01), § 3, 4-16-25)

Off-street parking spaces for single-family and two-family dwellings shall be located on the same lot or plot of ground as the building to be served. Off-street parking spaces for uses other than single-family and two-family dwellings shall not be located more than three hundred (300) feet distant from such uses measured along the nearest pedestrian walkway.

Parking requirements for two (2) or more uses of the same or different types may be satisfied by the allocation of a common or collective parking facility. Such facility shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the individual uses computed separately in accordance with the requirements of this article, except that up to one-half (½) of the parking requirements for churches and similar places of public assembly may be satisfied by the parking areas of other dissimilar uses when the hours of operation are normally at different times of the day.

When multiple uses occupy a building, the parking and loading requirement shall be met by determining the percentage of the total building area devoted to each type of use and then applying the appropriate requirements by use.

For any use not listed, the Director of Planning and Community Development shall determine the proper requirement by classifying the proposed use among the uses specified herein as to assure equal treatment. In making any such determination, the Director shall follow the principles set forth in the statement of purpose at the beginning of this section.

(Ord. No. 2025-06 (A-25-01), § 3, 4-16-25)

The parking requirements of this article will permit the designation of compact car spaces. Compact car spaces may occupy up to twenty (20) percent of required parking spaces. If compact spaces are included as part of the parking requirement, each such space shall be clearly labeled on the ground.

The following table depicts the minimum number of off-street parking spaces and loading stalls required by type of permitted use:

Parking and Loading Spaces Required

(Ord. No. 2025-06 (A-25-01), § 3, 4-16-25)

Parking spaces for the handicapped shall be required. Existing uses providing off-street parking shall have twelve (12) months from date of adoption of this article to comply with handicapped parking requirements. New uses providing off-street parking shall incorporate handicapped spaces into the design of parking facilities.

Handicapped spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following scale:

(Ord. No. 2025-06 (A-25-01), § 3, 4-16-25)

The following design standards shall be used to achieve compliance with parking provisions of this article.

(a)

Parking:

(1)

In addition to the provisions of this section, driveways shall meet all the requirements of section 5-70, as applicable.

(2)

Handicap space dimensions and markings shall comply with all standards set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

(3)

Single-family and two-family residences: Driveways shall be fully paved or shall be ribbon driveways with a grass strip down the middle. Driveway widths shall be limited to a maximum width of twenty-four (24) feet.

(4)

Paved, dust-free material shall be used for all parking and driving surfaces in all land uses. The use of approved "porous pavement" is encouraged provided such paving is approved for use by the City.

(5)

Parking lots or structures with nighttime use shall provide sufficient lighting for the safety and security of pedestrians and vehicles. Such lighting shall reduce light spillage onto adjacent properties by providing cutoff luminaries that have a maximum ninety-degree illumination.

(6)

Summary table of parking space and interior drive dimensions.

(7)

Buffers: Where a standalone parking lot is a primary use, the entire perimeter of the site (except approved ingress/egress) shall contain a five-foot landscape strip containing a combination of trees, shrubs, perennial flowers, and groundcover.

(8)

Parking Lot Landscape Requirements:

a.

Barrier curbs or wheel stops shall be installed around the perimeter so as to prevent encroachment of vehicles onto adjacent property, rights-of-way and landscaped areas. Barrier curbs or wheel stops shall be a minimum of six (6) inches in height and a minimum of eight (8) inches in width, shall be constructed of concrete or other durable material, and shall be securely installed and maintained in good condition.

b.

Surface parking lots shall have a minimum landscaped area equal to at least ten (10) percent of the paved area of the lot.

c.

A minimum of one (1) drought tolerant, overstory tree per eight (8) parking spaces shall be included in the required landscaped areas. Existing trees remaining that are two and one-half (2½) inches or more in DBH, and are located inside the proposed parking lot or adjacent to within twenty (20) feet of the parking lot, shall be considered to be equivalent to one (1) or more required new planted trees.

d.

Ground cover shall also be provided to protect tree roots and to prevent erosion. Ground cover shall consist of plants, organic mulch and other similar landscaping materials. Such ground cover shall be maintained at a maximum height of two and one-half (2½) feet. Plants shall not be planted within the structural rootplate of trees; plantings within the critical root zone shall be dug by hand.

e.

Trees planted in the interior of a parking lot shall comply with the minimum pervious root zone requirements noted in this article.

f.

Continuous landscaped buffer strips shall be constructed along sidewalks and public rights-of-way where surface parking lots are adjacent to such sidewalks or public rights-of-way except at points of ingress and egress into the facility. Such landscaped buffer strips shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in width and shall contain, in addition to ground cover, trees planted a maximum of forty (40) feet on center along the entire length. Trees shall be planted at a minimum of thirty (30) inches from any barrier curb to prevent injury to trees from vehicle bumpers.

(b)

Loading. The following are the design requirements for off-street loading stalls:

(1)

Each loading stall shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in width and thirty (30) feet in length with fourteen (14) feet of overhead clearance except that for wholesale and industrial uses loading stalls shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet wide and fifty (50) feet in length.

(2)

All off-street loading stalls shall have access from a public street.

(3)

All off-street loading stalls and access shall be provided with a paved, dust-free surface. If loading stalls are to be used at night, they shall be properly illuminated for the safety of pedestrians, vehicles and for security. Lighting shall be designed to preclude light spill into adjacent properties.

All landscaped areas, including trees located in the public right-of-way shall be properly maintained in accordance with approved landscape plans. If a tree or any plant material dies, it shall be replaced within six (6) months. Loading: The following are the design requirements for off-street loading stalls:

(4)

Loading stalls are not to hinder movement of pedestrians or vehicles over a street, sidewalk or alley, or to and from an off-street parking area.

(c)

Administrative Variances:

(1)

The Community Development Director is hereby authorized to grant administrative variances to the requirements of this section only upon making all of the following findings:

a.

There are extraordinary and exceptional conditions pertaining to the particular piece of property in question because of its size, shape, topography, subsurface conditions, overhead structures or the existence of sufficient trees in the public right-of-way within ten (10) feet and adjacent to the parking lot.

b.

Such conditions are peculiar to the particular piece of property involved; and

c.

Relief, if granted, would not cause substantial detriment to the public good or impair the purposes and intent of this article and of chapter 23 of this Code.

(2)

Further, the Community Development Director may allow a reduction of parking spaces up to ten (10) percent of the minimum required spaces to comply with the parking lot landscape requirements of this section.

(Ord. No. 2025-06 (A-25-01), § 3, 4-16-25)

The following bicycle parking and showering requirements shall be as specified in the bicycle parking and showering table and subject to the following:

(1)

All spaces provided shall include a metal anchor sufficient to secure the bicycle/moped frame when used in conjunction with a user-supplied lock and shall be a type specified by the Community Development Director as applicable.

(2)

A minimum of twenty (20) percent of the provided bicycle parking shall be located near the primary building entrance. The remainder shall be located a maximum horizontal distance of one hundred (100) feet from a building entrance.

Bicycle Parking and Showering Table

(Ord. No. 2025-06 (A-25-01), § 3, 4-16-25)

(a)

Definitions.

(1)

EV capable means the installation of electric panel capacity with a dedicated branch circuit and a continuous raceway from the panel to the future EV parking spot.

(2)

New construction means a new home structure built where none existed before, or as a result of the complete demolition and rebuilding of an existing structure.

(b)

Requirements for single-family residential.

(1)

At least one (1) EV capable parking space shall be required for every garage, carport, or impervious parking area.

(2)

The requirements of this subsection shall apply for all newly constructed single-family residential units, including townhomes, regardless of zoning district.

(3)

This subsection shall also apply in instances where electrical panels are wholly replaced for any reason. Replacement panels must be at least two hundred (200) amp panels.

(c)

Requirements for multifamily and nonresidential development.

(1)

All automobile parking lots or structures for multifamily and nonresidential developments shall include electric vehicle charging stations, or similar alternative fuel charging facilities, in a ratio of at least one (1) station for every forty (40) automobile parking spaces.

(2)

All electric vehicle (EV) charging stations provided shall be a minimum of Level 2.

(Ord. No. 2025-06 (A-25-01), § 3, 4-16-25)