The purpose and intent of the provisions for off-street parking is to establish the minimum required number of parking stalls and minimum design requirements for the construction of off-street parking facilities required or provided in conjunction with the use of any land, structure, or building, which is to be established, erected, extended, enlarged, substantially remodeled, or changed from one (1) use to another. Off-street parking structures may be used to meet the required number of parking stalls and such structures shall be subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter, title, and code.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.010)

Any word or phrase contained within this chapter followed by the symbol [SR] shall be subject to the definitions and the additional interpretive requirements provided in chapter 19.90. The exclusion of such symbol shall not exempt such word or phrase from the applicable supplementary regulation.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.020)

The land for required off-street parking facilities [SR] shall be controlled through ownership, a perpetual easement, or a lease of a minimum ninety-nine (99) year term by the same interests which own the premises where the use served is located.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.030)

A.

Location; generally. Off-street parking facilities [SR] shall conform to the locational requirements of the zoning district in which it is to be located. Locations for off-street parking facilities not specifically regulated by this title and chapter must be approved by the development administrator prior to their construction.

B.

Residence conservation districts and residence districts. The following regulations for the location of parking facilities shall be applicable in all residence districts and in all residence conservation districts:

1.

Generally. Required accessory [SR] off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same zoning lot [SR] as the principal use [SR] served. For each single-family dwelling unit [SR] or two (2) family dwelling unit [SR], a minimum of one (1) required parking stall shall be provided within an accessory parking garage [SR].

2.

Single-family. Off-street parking stalls [SR] used accessory [SR] to a single-family detached dwelling [SR] shall be located within an accessory parking garage [SR] or within an accessory residential parking area [SR]. No off-street parking stalls used accessory to a single-family detached dwelling shall be located within a parking structure [SR] or within a parking lot [SR].

Parking stalls located within an accessory residential parking area may be located within a required building [SR] setback [SR] from a street lot line [SR] of a zoning lot improved with a single-family detached dwelling, provided that there is an accessory parking garage located within ten (10) linear feet of the street setback line [SR] and the vehicle entrance to the parking garage faces the same street lot line.

No more than one (1) parking stall provided within an accessory residential parking area for each parking stall provided within such an accessory parking garage, plus one (1) additional uncovered parking stall shall be located within such required building setback from a street lot line.

Each parking stall located within a residential parking area and each parking stall located within an adjoining parking garage may be stacked one (1) behind the other. However, no required parking stalls shall be stacked more than two (2) deep. In all instances, the required number of parking stalls shall be directly accessible from a driveway [SR].

3.

Two (2) family. Off-street parking stalls accessory to a two (2) family dwelling [SR] shall be located within an accessory parking garage or within an accessory residential parking area.

No off-street parking stalls accessory to a two (2) family dwelling shall be located within a parking structure or within a parking lot.

Parking stalls located within an accessory residential parking area may be located within a required building setback from a street lot line of a zoning lot improved with a two (2) family dwelling, provided that there is an accessory parking garage located within ten (10) linear feet of the street setback line and the vehicle entrance to the parking garage faces the same street lot line.

No more than two (2) parking stalls for each dwelling unit shall be provided within an accessory residential parking area located within such required building setback from a street lot line.

Each parking stall located within a residential parking area and each parking stall located within an adjoining parking garage may be stacked one (1) behind the other. However, no parking stalls shall be stacked more than two (2) deep. In all instances, the required number of parking stalls shall be directly accessible from a driveway.

4.

Multiple-family. Off-street parking stalls accessory to a multiple-family dwelling [SR] shall be located within a parking structure, parking lot, parking garage, residential parking area, or any combination thereof.

Parking aisles or parking stalls may be located within a required building setback from a street lot line of a zoning lot improved with a multiple-family dwelling, provided that there is an accessory parking garage located within ten (10) linear feet of the street setback line and the vehicle entrance to the parking garage faces the same street lot line.

No more than one (1) parking stall provided within an accessory residential parking area for each parking stall provided within such an accessory parking garage shall be located within such required building setback from a street lot line.

C.

Nonresidential zoning districts. The following regulations for the location of parking facilities shall be applicable for the community facility zoning district, and all business zoning districts and industrial zoning districts:

1.

Generally. Required accessory off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same zoning lot as the land use [SR] served or across the public right-of-way directly opposite and within four hundred (400) feet of the use served.

2.

Parking structures, garages, and lots. All off-street parking stalls accessory to a land use allowed in the community facility zoning districts, the business zoning districts, and the industrial zoning districts shall be located within a parking structure, within a parking garage, or within a parking lot.

3.

Center city districts. Land uses located within the CC1 Center City District shall not be required to provide off-street parking. Land uses located within the CC2 Center City District and located within eight hundred (800) feet of a municipal off-street parking facility shall not be required to provide off-street parking, provided that the development administrator determines that it is not physically possible to locate the required off-street parking facility in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. G70-03, § 6, 2003; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.040)

Off-street parking facilities for separate uses may be provided collectively, if the total number of stalls so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements of each such land use [SR], and if all the regulations governing the location of accessory off-street parking facilities in relation to the use served are observed.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.050)

Two (2) or more land uses [SR] may share off-street parking facilities without providing the minimum number of on-site required parking stalls [SR] for each land use, under the following conditions, each of which shall be met:

A.

The minimum required number of parking stalls [SR] for the combined land uses [SR] may be reduced, provided that the applicant completes and submits to the code enforcement officer an analysis that includes substantiated projections of peak parking demand for the combined land uses justifying the shared use of off-street parking stalls for separate land uses. Off-street parking facilities shall not be shared in residence conservation districts and residence districts. Each of the following criteria shall be utilized for establishing the number of minimum required parking stalls in an off-street parking facility that may be shared by two (2) or more land uses:

1.

The minimum required number of parking stalls for the combined land uses may be reduced by up to one hundred (100) percent provided the off-street parking facility is shared by not more than two (2) land uses and provided there is no overlap in the parking demands of the two (2) land uses sharing the off-street parking facility.

2.

The minimum required number of parking stalls for the combined land uses may be reduced by up to sixty (60) percent when the off-street parking facility is shared by more than two (2) land uses provided the peak parking demands of each land use sharing the off-street parking facility do not overlap.

3.

In determining whether to grant a reduction in parking stalls for combined land uses, the code enforcement officer shall consider each of the following factors and render code enforcement officers decision based upon the combined effect of each of the following:

a.

A proposed shared off-street parking facility located closest in proximity to the land use served shall be given preference over a proposed shared off-street parking facility located the maximum permitted distance from the land use served.

b.

A proposed shared off-street parking facility providing the highest degree of ease and safety of access between the proposed shared off-street parking facility and the land use served shall be given preference over a proposed shared off-street parking facility providing only the minimum requirements for ease and safety of access between the proposed shared off-street parking facility and the land use served.

c.

The nature and character of land use served by the proposed shared off-street parking facility shall be compared with the nature and character of each other land use sharing the proposed off-street parking facility and preference shall be given to a proposed shared off-street parking facility that will be shared by the least intensive land uses designated in this chapter.

d.

The hours of operation of the land use to be served by the shared off-street parking facility shall be compared with the hours of operation of each other land use sharing the proposed off-street parking facility and preference shall be given to a proposed shared off-street parking facility in which the hours of operation of each land use do not overlap.

B.

Off-site parking stalls shall be within four hundred (400) feet from the land use served. If the pedestrian access from the parking stalls to the building entrance or land use requires an arterial street [SR] to be crossed, appropriate safety measures must be present to assist the pedestrian in crossing the street, subject to the approval of the code enforcement officer after consultation with the city chief of police. In all instances, a safe and convenient pedestrian access, such as a sidewalk or path, must exist or be provided from the building entrance or land use to the parking stalls.

C.

An off-street parking facility being shared by two (2) or more land uses must be owned by the record owner of not less than one (1) of the land uses being served. The record owner or lessee of a land use sharing an off-street parking facility with two (2) or more land uses shall enter into a lease with the record owner of the off-street parking facility being shared. The lease shall authorize any record owner or lessee sharing the off-street parking facility to utilize the shared off-street parking facility in accordance with the terms of this chapter and any conditions established by the code enforcement officer pursuant to this section. The lease shall be executed for not less than a ninety-nine (99) year term as provided for in section 19.45.030. In lieu of a lease executed in accordance with the terms of this subsection, a permanent easement may be recorded authorizing any record owner or lessee sharing an off-street parking facility to utilize the shared off-street parking facility in accordance with the terms of this chapter and any conditions established by the code enforcement officer pursuant to this section.

D.

No changes shall be made to the shared off-street parking facility which would reduce the parking provided for the land uses unless the record owner or record owners of one (1) of the land uses make other arrangements to provide the requisite number of off-street parking stalls in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No such changes shall be made without the prior approval of the code enforcement officer.

E.

Shared parking stalls shall not be reserved for a specific individual or used on a twenty-four (24) hour basis.

F.

Loading spaces shall not be shared.

G.

Before any land use sharing an off-street parking facility is changed or altered in any manner, the applicant shall complete and submit to the code enforcement officer an analysis that includes substantiated projections of peak parking demand for the combined land uses to justify the shared use of off-street parking stalls for separate land uses.

(Ord. No. G71-08, § 2, 2008; Ord. No. G37-98, § 1, 1998; Code 1976, § 19.45.055)

Parking stalls shall be utilized exclusively for the temporary parking of passenger motor vehicles and for other motor vehicles or activities specifically authorized by this title.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.060)

A.

Vehicle code definitions. For the purposes of this section, words, terms or phrases shall have the definition ascribed to them in the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/1-100 et seq., unless otherwise defined herein or a different meaning is clear from their context.

B.

Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Commercial vehicle. A motor vehicle [SR] having attributes or characteristics that meet or satisfy any of the following conditions:

1.

The vehicle has a State of Illinois license plate designation indicating a weight classification in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds, said designations being as follows:

F (twelve thousand one (12,001)—sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds);

H (sixteen thousand one (16,001)—twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds);

J (twenty-six thousand one (26,001)—twenty-eight thousand (28,000)pounds);

K (twenty-eight thousand one (28,001)—thirty-two thousand (32,000)pounds);

L (thirty-two thousand one (32,001)—thirty-six thousand (36,000)pounds);

N (thirty-six thousand one (36,001)—forty thousand (40,000)pounds);

P (forty thousand one (40,001)—forty-five thousand (45,000)pounds);

Q (forty-five thousand one (45,001)—fifty thousand (50,000)pounds);

R (fifty thousand one (50,001)—fifty-five thousand (54,000)pounds);

S (fifty-five thousand one (55,000)—fifty-nine thousand (59,000)pounds);

T (fifty-nine thousand one (59,501)—sixty-four thousand (64,000)pounds);

V (sixty-four thousand one (64,001)—seventy-three thousand (73,280) pounds);

X (seventy-three thousand one (73,281)—seventy-seven thousand (77,000)pounds); and

Z (seventy-seven thousand one (77,001)—eighty thousand (80,000)pounds).

2.

The vehicle has a State of Illinois license plate bearing one (1) of the following designations:

BM (municipal bus);

CM (commuter van);

CN (conservation truck/truck tractor);

CR (ceremonial);

CV (charitable vehicle) for second division vehicles;

F through Z (flat weight truck/truck tractor—all weight classifications);

DE (driver education);

DL (dealer);

EV (exempt vehicle);

FH (funeral home);

FM (farm machinery);

FS (fertilizer spreader);

FT (farm fertilizer);

IT (transporter);

LY (livery);

MC (medical carrier);

MF through MZ (mileage tax truck/truck tractor—all weight classifications);

MFR (manufacturer);

PM (permanently mounted equipment);

PT (public transportation);

RV (recreational vehicle);

SB (school bus);

TW (tow truck);

TX (taxicab);

VF through VZ (farm truck/truck tractor—all weight classifications);

Ambulance;

Apportioned—P (apportioned truck and truck tractor);

Apportioned—W (apportioned tow truck); or

Repossessor.

3.

The vehicle has an out of state license plate but is of a type that would require any of the state license plate designations listed herein.

4.

The vehicle has a gross vehicular weight rating in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds.

5.

The vehicle is designed to transport ten (10) or more persons.

Gross vehicular weight rating (GVWR) means the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single vehicle.

Trailer means every vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle. The term "trailers" means and includes, without limitation, semitrailers, farm trailers, pole trailers, recreational vehicle trailers, campers, camping trailers, pop ups, trailer coaches, travel trailers and utility trailers.

C.

Residential districts.

1.

Prohibited. No commercial vehicle shall be parked, kept, or stored at any time on a zoning lot [SR] located within a residence conservation district or a residence district, or on any zoning lot [SR] having a residential use as its principal use [SR], or having a residential building or structure as its principal building [SR].

2.

Exceptions. The prohibition on the parking of commercial vehicles provided for in this subsection C shall not apply to:

a.

Commercial vehicles parked between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., when such commercial vehicles are parked for the purpose of delivering or collecting persons, materials or merchandise, or for the purpose of performing a service on the zoning lot [SR] on which the commercial vehicle is parked;

b.

The services or operations of any governmental unit, public utility or any such activities performed on behalf of any such governmental unit or public utility; or

c.

No more than one (1) motor vehicle [SR] with State of Illinois TX (taxicab) license plates provided said motor vehicle [SR] is parked upon a zoning lot [SR] which contains the primary residence of the owner or lessee of said motor vehicle [SR].

D.

Trailer parking; residential district. No person shall at any time park or store any trailer on a zoning lot [SR] located within a residence conservation district or a residence district, or on any zoning lot [SR] having a residential use as its principal use [SR] or having a residential building or structure as its principal building [SR].

(Ord. No. G22-19, 2019; Ord. No. G54-08, § 1, 2008; Code 1976, § 19.45.065)

The required number of off-street parking stalls [SR] shall be provided for all land uses [SR] as listed in section 19.45.080, prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit. Where there is more than one (1) land use [SR] on a zoning lot [SR], the required number of off-street parking stalls [SR] shall be provided for each land use [SR]. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a new land use [SR] is proposed within an existing building [SR] designed and intended for more than one (1) land use [SR] and located within a business district, and where the associated zoning lot [SR] is or would be nonconforming as to the number of parking stalls [SR] as a result of the new land use [SR], then that land use [SR] may be allowed in so long as the use is permitted within the underlying zoning district and reasonable documentation is provided to the development administrator demonstrating that the parking generated by the new land use [SR] will not create an adverse impact. The required number of parking stalls shall also be subject to section 19.45.090.

(Ord. No. G53-23, § 1, 12-20-2023; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.070)

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.080)

For an existing, lawfully constructed parking facility, the development administrator may allow a reduction of the required number of off-street parking stalls for the purpose of providing parking stalls which are accessible to disabled persons in a number not to exceed that amount required by the Illinois Accessibility Code. The accessible parking stalls shall comply with the size, configuration, and other requirements of applicable laws, statutes, codes, or ordinances including but not limited to the Illinois Accessibility Code.

(Ord. No. G53-23, § 2, 12-20-2023; Ord. No. G27-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.085)

A.

Purpose. Standards are provided for uses with bicycle parking facilities. These standards are applied in addition to all other applicable standards of this Code.

B.

Standards. The provisions of this section shall apply to all bicycle parking facilities and are described and illustrated in the city Bicycle Parking Guide.

1.

Location. Bicycle parking spaces shall be located no further than fifty (50) feet from the entrance to the use being served and within view of pedestrian traffic. However, bicycle parking spaces serving more than one (1) use may be consolidated and located or distributed in one (1) or more locations, provided such location is/are generally equidistance to all the uses served (not more than one hundred fifty (150) feet to the entrances of all the uses served). Bicycle parking shall be located in designated areas, which minimize pedestrian and vehicle conflicts. If located within a vehicle parking area, the bicycle parking should be clearly designated and located as close to a building entrance as possible or as close as the closest vehicle parking stalls. Bicycle parking provided adjacent to a pedestrian walkway shall allow sufficient passage (six (6) feet minimum) for pedestrians.

2.

Design criteria and dimensions. Bicyclists must be able to lock their bicycles to the rack with the rack supporting the bicycle in an upright position.

3.

Surfacing. A hard surface parking area is required. Bicycle racks must be securely anchored to the ground in the hard surface parking area.

4.

Installation. Bicycle racks must be installed in conformance with the requirements set forth by the bicycle rack manufacturer.

5.

Access and spacing. Bicycle racks shall be installed with adequate space beside the parked bicycle so that a bicyclist will be able to reach and operate their locking mechanism.

6.

Shared bicycle parking facilities. Bicycle rack facilities for separate uses may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements governing the number of spaces required in relation to the use served. Such facilities shall be located on one (1) of the lots on which a use served is located or on a lot abutting and contiguous to one (1) of the lots on which a use served is located, provided that such facilities are also located not more than three hundred (300) feet walking distance from all of the buildings, structures, or uses of land which such bicycle rack facilities are intended to serve.

C.

Use of bicycle parking facilities. Bicycle parking facilities shall be used exclusively for the temporary parking of bicycles.

D.

Schedule of bicycle parking requirements. The required number of off-street bicycle parking spaces shall be provided for all land uses listed in subsection D1 of this section, prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit. Where there is more than one (1) land use on a zoning lot, the required number of off-street bicycle parking spaces shall be provided for each use. Bicycle parking requirements do not reduce the off-street parking requirements set forth in section 19.45.080 but provide bicycle parking in addition to motor vehicle parking. All references to motor vehicle parking requirements refer to the parking requirements set forth in section 19.45.080. All land uses within the CC1 Center City District shall be exempt from the requirements of the proposed standards due to the location of buildings with respect to the lot lines.

1.

Table of required bicycle parking.

E.

Applicability. The applicability of this section for off-street bicycle parking facilities shall be subject to provisions in section 19.45.220.

(Ord. No. G37-11, 2011; Code 1976, § 19.45.087)

A.

Newly constructed single-family homes for which an initial building permit is applied for and issued on or after January 1, 2024, and multi-unit residential buildings for which an initial building permit is applied for and issued on or after April 1, 2024, that have parking spaces as defined by the State of Illinois Electric Vehicle Charging Act, 765 ILCS/1085, shall provide EV-capable parking stalls in accordance with said Act.

B.

The development administrator may allow a reduction of the required number of off-street parking stalls by up to five (5) percent where the number of parking spaces [SR] required by section 19.45.070 is greater than twenty-five (25) or where an existing parking facility [SR] contains more than twenty-five (25) parking spaces for the purpose of providing the commensurate number of level 2 or direct current fast chargers (DCFC) electric vehicle charging stations. For example, a parking lot [SR] with one hundred (100) parking spaces [SR] could reduce the number of parking spaces [SR] to ninety-five (95) provided five (5) of the remaining ninety-five (95) parking spaces [SR] were equipped with level 2 or DCFC electric vehicle charging stations.

(Ord. No. G53-23, § 3, 12-20-2023)

A.

Floor area defined. If the required number of off-street parking stalls [SR] is determined through square footage calculations, the following definition of gross floor area shall be used:

The term "floor area," for the purpose of determining off-street parking, means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the floor or several floors of the building [SR], or portion thereof, devoted to a use requiring off-street parking.

Such floor area shall include accessory storage areas located within selling or working space such as counters, racks, or closets; any basement floor area devoted to retailing activities, to the production or processing of goods, or to business or professional offices; and any mechanical rooms or areas.

However, floor area, for the purposes of determining the required number of off-street parking stalls shall not include floor area devoted primarily to storage purposes or floor area devoted to common halls, balconies, off-street parking or loading facilities, including ramps, aisles, and maneuvering space, or any other use that does not require off-street parking.

B.

Fractional remainders. When determination of the number of off-street parking stalls required by this section results in a requirement of a fractional stall, any fraction of less than one-half (½) may be disregarded; while a fraction of one-half (½) or more shall be counted as one (1) parking stall.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.090)

The design and construction of off-street parking facilities shall be in substantial conformity with the standards contained in the Transportation and Traffic Engineering Handbook, latest edition, published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.100)

A.

Access; generally. In addition to the other provisions of this section, the number, location, and design of approaches and driveways [SR] crossing a public right-of-way shall also be subject to the provisions and requirements of chapter 13.08.

B.

Limited access arterial street. Direct vehicular access to or from any zoning lot [SR] to a limited access arterial street [SR] may be allowed, subject to the approval of the city council.

C.

Arterial street.

1.

Parking structures and parking lots. A maximum of one (1) access driveway to a public right-of-way for each individual street frontage shall be allowed for direct vehicular access to or from an arterial street [SR] on any zoning lot on which is located a parking structure [SR] or a parking lot [SR], except that such a zoning lot with three hundred (300) linear feet or more of combined street frontage shall be allowed two (2) access driveways, plus one (1) additional access driveway for each three hundred (300) linear feet of combined street frontage in excess of six hundred (600) linear feet.

Access driveways to be located on opposite sides of an arterial street shall be aligned so as to form an intersection, or such driveways shall be offset a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) linear feet. However, where such alignments or offsets would create an uneconomic remnant of land, access driveways shall be located as may be approved by the development administrator.

2.

Parking garages and residential parking areas. A maximum of one (1) access driveway to a public right-of-way shall be allowed for direct vehicular access to or from an arterial street on any zoning lot which is located within a residence conservation district and on which is located a parking garage [SR] or a residential parking area [SR]; except for zoning lots on which is located a single-family detached dwelling [SR] or a two (2) family dwelling [SR], which may have two (2) access driveways for a circular driveway as may be approved by the development administrator; and except for zoning lots on which is located a two (2) family dwelling, which may have a maximum of one (1) driveway to each separate parking garage accessory to an individual dwelling unit for each zoning lot to a maximum of two (2) separate driveways.

D.

Major collector street, collector street, and local street. For parking structures, parking lots, parking garages, and residential parking areas, the minimum number of access driveways necessary to ensure the safe, efficient and reasonable use of the land shall be allowed to a public right-of-way for each individual street frontage for direct vehicular access to or from a collector street [SR] or a local street [SR] on any zoning lot.

(Ord. No. G46-95, § 1, 1995; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.110)

The following regulations shall govern the size of driveways:

A.

Size of driveways; generally. Driveways [SR] to parking structures [SR] and parking lots [SR] shall have a minimum width of nine (9) feet for a one-way vehicular movement and a minimum width of eighteen (18) feet for a two-way vehicular movement, and a maximum width as may be approved or required by the development administrator in order to provide a safe and efficient means of vehicular access.

B.

Size of driveways for dwellings.

1.

Single-family driveways. In the RC2 Residence Conservation District and in the RC3 Residence Conservation District, a driveway for a single-family detached dwelling [SR] shall have a maximum width of ten (10) linear feet at the right-of-way line or street lot line [SR], and at the required setback line [SR] from a street lot line; in the RC1 Residence Conservation District, a driveway for a single-family detached dwelling [SR] shall have a maximum width of fifteen (15) linear feet at the right-of-way line or street lot line [SR], and at the required setback line [SR] from a street lot line; and in all other zoning districts, a driveway for a single-family detached dwelling [SR] shall have a maximum width of twenty-five (25) linear feet at the right-of-way line or street lot line, and at the required setback line from a street lot line; except as follows:

Where an accessory parking garage [SR] is located within ten (10) linear feet of the required setback line from a street lot line, no driveway shall exceed the width of the accessory parking garage, plus an additional driveway width of ten (10) feet at the required setback line from a street lot line to a maximum depth of twenty (20) linear feet tapering back to a maximum width of twenty (20) linear feet at the street lot line in the RC2 district and in the RC3 district and a maximum width of twenty-five (25) linear feet in all other districts.

Off-street parking facilities [SR] for single-family detached dwellings shall be limited in design and location so as to require egress from the zoning lot to a public right-of-way by means of reverse motion of the vehicle, except such improved zoning lots which only have access to an arterial street [SR] or a major collector street [SR]. Such zoning lots may have a circular driveway or a turnaround driveway as may be approved by the development administrator.

2.

Two (2) family driveways. In the RC3 Residence Conservation District, a driveway for a two (2) family dwelling [SR] shall have a maximum width of ten (10) linear feet at the right-of-way line or street lot line [SR], and at the required setback line [SR] from a street lot line; except where an accessory parking garage [SR] is located within ten (10) linear feet of the required setback line from a street lot line, no driveway shall exceed the width of the accessory parking garage, plus an additional driveway width of ten (10) feet at the required setback line from a street lot line to a maximum depth of twenty (20) linear feet tapering back to a maximum width of twenty (20) linear feet at the street lot line.

In all other zoning districts, a driveway for a two (2) family dwelling [SR] shall have a maximum width of twenty (20) feet at the right-of-way line and at the required setback line from a street lot line, and there shall be a minimum three (3) linear foot separation between each driveway located on the same zoning lot.

Off-street parking facilities [SR] for all two (2) family dwellings shall be limited in design and location so as to require egress from the zoning lot to a public right-of-way by means of reverse motion of the vehicle, except such improved zoning lots which only have access to an arterial street [SR] or a major collector street [SR]. Such zoning lots may have a circular driveway or a turnaround driveway as may be approved by the development administrator.

3.

Multiple-family driveways. Multiple-family dwellings [SR] with accessory parking garages which are located within ten (10) linear feet of the required street yard setback line and which are limited in design and location so as to require egress from the zoning lot to a public right-of-way through reverse motion of the vehicle shall have a maximum of one (1) driveway for each separate garage accessory to an individual dwelling unit. No driveway shall exceed the width of such accessory garage served or twenty (20) linear feet, whichever is less, and there shall be a minimum three (3) linear foot separation between each driveway located on the same zoning lot. All other driveways for multiple-family dwellings shall be subject to the provisions of subsection A of this section.

C.

Setbacks. All driveways shall have a minimum setback [SR] of three (3) linear feet from an interior lot line [SR]; except for common or shared driveways, as may be approved by the development administrator; and except that in the RC2 Residence Conservation District and the RC3 Residence Conservation District, where an existing building setback from a side lot line [SR] is less than twelve (12) linear feet, the minimum driveway setback of three (3) linear feet may be reduced in depth by the distance necessary to maintain a driveway width of nine (9) linear feet between the principal building and such side lot line.

(Ord. No. G53-95, § 1, 1995; Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.120)

A.

Egress. Off-street parking structures [SR] and off-street parking lots [SR] shall be designed so as to require egress from the zoning lot [SR] to a street by forward motion of the vehicle.

B.

Protected driveways. Ingress and egress driveways to a parking lot [SR] from a public right-of-way shall be protected from converging parking aisles [SR] and parking stalls [SR], and intersecting driveways [SR] or parking aisles for a distance which ensures safety and efficiency.

For a zoning lot [SR] with an off-street parking lot and for each fifty (50) parking stalls [SR] contained within the parking lot, there shall be twenty (20) linear feet of driveway length or an equivalent vehicle stacking capability within the egress lanes of each access driveway, between the street lot line [SR] and a converging driveway or parking aisle.

Additionally, for each fifty (50) parking stalls contained within the parking lot, there shall be an additional twenty (20) linear feet of driveway length or an equivalent vehicle stacking capability within the egress lanes of each access driveway before such driveways convert into a parking aisle. The width of an intersecting driveway or parking aisle may be included in the calculation of the additional length of protected driveway.

Such protected driveways shall be provided on a zoning lot where it is physically possible and where they allow the reasonable use of the land, as may be approved by the development administrator.

C.

Driveway and aisle alignment. For a zoning lot with an off-street parking lot, access driveways to a public right-of-way, interior driveways, and parking aisles throughout the off-street parking lot shall align as closely as practicable in order to avoid three (3) way on-site intersections and in order to encourage four (4) way on-site intersections.

D.

Access to aisles. For a zoning lot with a parking structure or a parking lot, each off-street parking stall shall open directly on a parking aisle of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking stall. With the exception of private parking facilities in the CC1 Center City District, no two (2) parking stalls shall be stacked one (1) behind the other (tandem parking stalls). Tandem parking restrictions shall not apply to valet parking areas.

E.

Stacking lanes. Motor vehicle stacking lanes for drive-through facilities shall be designed and located so that the required minimum stacking space does not block or interfere with the accessibility of approaches, driveways, aisles or stalls. Drive-through facilities [SR] shall provide a minimum of ten (10) stacking spaces for the first window or service area, plus two (2) stacking spaces for each additional window or service area. Stacking spaces shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length.

(Ord. No. G70-03, § 7, 2003; Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.130)

Parking aisles [SR] shall be a minimum of twenty-two (22) linear feet in width, or an equivalent for angle parking. Parking stalls [SR] shall be a minimum of nine (9) linear feet in width by eighteen and one-half (18.5) linear feet in length, or an equivalent for angle parking.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.140)

Off-street parking lots [SR] and any other vehicle use area [SR] shall be subject to the provisions for vehicle use area setbacks [SR], vehicle use area landscape yards [SR], and interior landscape yards [SR] contained in the site design regulations for the zoning district in which it is to be located, except for:

A.

Parking structures [SR] which shall be considered a building [SR];

B.

Residential parking areas [SR], which shall be subject to the provisions of section 19.45.120C; and

C.

Interior landscape yards [SR] may be omitted from within off-street loading facilities [SR] provided the trees and shrubs that would otherwise be required by section 19.12.720C.3 are provided elsewhere on the lot. Said trees and shrubs should be placed at locations and in a manner that provides screening or otherwise enhances loading facilities [SR] on the lot. The vehicle use area for off-street loading facilities [SR] may be excluded from the total vehicle use area on a zoning lot but only for the purposes of calculating the total area of required interior landscape yard as put forth in section 19.12.720C.2, not for the purposes of determining the amount of trees and shrubs required by section 19.12.720C.3.

(Ord. No. G14-20, § 1, 2020; Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.150)

Off-street parking lots [SR], access driveways [SR] to or from a public right-of-way, and any other vehicle use area [SR], including expansions and separate additions thereto, located on the same zoning lot [SR] and located within a residence district, a residence conservation district, a community facility district, a business district, or the CI Commercial Industrial District; which contain thirteen (13) or more parking stalls [SR], or an equivalent surface area shall be defined with six (6) inch by eighteen (18) inch PC concrete reinforced curb or an equivalent in design and function as may be approved by the city engineer.

Such curb shall be located outside of and adjacent to all setbacks [SR] so that no part of any vehicle within the facility projects over the lot lines into adjoining properties or rights-of-way. Sections of depressed curb may be provided for the purpose of facilitating snow removal as may be approved by the city engineer and the development administrator.

Off-street parking lots for railroad stations and other railroad facilities including terminal yards, and off-street parking lots located within parks or golf courses need not install perimeter curb.

(Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.160)

A.

Approaches. Vehicular access to or from a public right-of-way shall be provided on a concrete approach and driveway [SR] within a public right-of-way leading from a zoning lot [SR] to an improved alley [SR] or street [SR]. Asphalt approaches and driveways within a public right-of-way may be provided from the property to an unimproved alley or street as may be approved by the city engineer. The design of approaches and driveways crossing a public right-of-way shall also be subject to the provisions and requirements of chapter 13.08.

B.

Vehicle use areas. In all zoning districts, all vehicle use areas [SR], including, but not limited to, parking stalls [SR], parking aisles [SR], driveways [SR], or any other area on which motor vehicles are driven, parked or stored shall be improved with a paved surface. The paved surface shall consist of a minimum pavement section as follows:

1.

A minimum of two (2) inches of bituminous concrete over eight (8) inches of compacted gravel. Equivalent thicknesses of bituminous concrete may be substituted for gravel, provided that the total pavement thickness is a minimum of ten (10) inches.

2.

A minimum of four (4) inches of Portland cement concrete over four (4) inches of compacted gravel. Equivalent thicknesses of Portland cement concrete may be substituted for gravel, provided that the total pavement thickness is a minimum of eight (8) inches.

3.

A minimum of two (2) inches of paver brick over eight (8) inches of compacted gravel. Equivalent thicknesses of paver brick may be substituted for gravel, provided that the total pavement thickness is a minimum of ten (10) inches.

4.

For residential parking areas [SR] and associated driveways [SR], the minimum required compacted gravel base may be reduced by two (2) inches.

5.

Where the number of parking stalls provided exceeds the number of stalls required by section 19.45.070, the excess number of parking stalls shall be constructed with permeable surfacing materials. A minimum of two (2) inches of permeable paver brick, porous concrete, grass pavers, gravel pavers, and interlocking concrete paving blocks, with a porous infill material such as gravel, soil and grass through which infiltration may occur, over one (1) inch of sand over seven (7) inches of compacted gravel. Equivalent thicknesses of paver brick may be substituted for gravel, provided that the total pavement thickness is a minimum of ten (10) inches.

C.

Exceptions. Off-street parking lots located within parks or golf courses shall be improved with a minimum eight (8) inch compacted gravel base with a Type A3 sealcoat overlay or an equivalent as approved by the city engineer.

D.

Off-street parking lots without curb. Wherever a curb is not required for an off-street parking lot, the subbase material shall be extended one (1) linear foot beyond the edge of pavement as a means of preventing deterioration of the pavement, and authorized barriers may be installed as a means of preventing vehicular encroachment into adjoining properties and into public rights-of-way.

(Ord. No. G71-08, § 3, 2008; Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.170)

The ends of parking stall [SR] rows, which adjoin a parking aisle [SR] or a driveway [SR] shall be protected by a curbed or striped island, which shall have a minimum width of three (3) linear feet and a minimum length equal to the length of the adjoining parking row.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.180)

Stormwater control for off-street parking facilities shall be subject to the provisions of title 21. Surface water shall be discharged into an adequate storm sewer system, or alternate drainage system if storm sewer is not available. Drainage shall not be permitted to flow directly across sidewalks.

With the exception of residential parking areas [SR] and associated driveways [SR], the intent of this section is to provide for the collection of stormwater within the off-street parking facility, outdoor display area, outdoor display lot, commercial operations yard, or any other similar facility versus the overland flow of water onto public rights-of-way or onto adjoining property. The city engineer may require that the facilities be designed with on-site stormwater detention capabilities where the existing storm sewer system has insufficient capacity.

(Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.190)

Parking stalls [SR], driveway [SR] lanes and other traffic-control symbols as may be required by the development administrator shall be striped and marked within off-street parking structures [SR] and parking lots [SR] containing five (5) or more parking stalls, and within other parking facilities, as may be required by the development administrator.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.200)

Traffic-control signs may be required for off-street parking facilities [SR]. Other information signs [SR] directing and guiding automotive or pedestrian traffic or parking on private property may be installed in conjunction with a facility, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.50. Such signs shall not exceed five (5) linear feet in height and shall not exceed eight (8) square feet in surface area. There shall not be more than one (1) entrance or exit sign for each entrance or exit.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.210)

The following provisions establish the applicability of this chapter for off-street parking facilities [SR]:

A.

New construction. For the new construction of a parking facility, for the new construction of a building [SR] on an undeveloped site, or for the complete redevelopment of a site, full compliance with this chapter shall be required.

B.

Change in use. For a change in use [SR] of an existing building, the applicability of this chapter shall be as follows:

1.

With an existing parking facility. With an existing parking facility, partial compliance with this chapter shall be required, including sections 19.45.070, 19.45.100, 19.45.130, 19.45.140, 19.45.200 where there is a concrete or asphaltic surface; and 19.45.210. If compliance with said sections requires an additional parking facility or the expansion of an existing parking facility, subsection D of this section shall be applicable.

2.

Without an existing parking facility. Without an existing parking facility, full compliance with this chapter shall be required.

3.

Exceptions. This subsection shall not be applicable unless the change in use is to a land use which requires a greater number of off-street parking spaces.

C.

Building addition/additional building. For the structural expansion of an existing building and for the new construction of an additional building on the same zoning lot [SR], the applicability of this chapter shall be as follows:

1.

Twenty-five (25) percent or greater. Where the cumulative gross floor area [SR] of the structural expansion of the existing building and any additional building constructed after August 6, 1984, is twenty-five (25) percent or greater than the gross floor area of the existing buildings, full compliance with this chapter shall be required.

2.

Less than twenty-five (25) percent. Where the cumulative structural expansion of the existing building and any additional building constructed after August 6, 1984, is less than twenty-five (25) percent of the gross floor area of the existing building or buildings, partial compliance with this chapter shall be required, including section 19.45.070 and, if applicable, subsection D of this section.

D.

Additional facility or expansion of an existing facility. For the addition of a parking facility or the expansion of an existing parking facility required due to subsection B of this section or required due to subsection C of this section, full compliance with this chapter shall be required for the existing parking facility, the additional parking facility, and the expanded portion of the parking facility.

If an additional parking facility or an expanded parking facility is not required by this chapter, and the property owner or the occupant desire an additional parking facility or desire to expand an existing parking facility, full compliance with this chapter shall be required for the existing parking facility, the additional parking facility, and the expanded portion of the parking facility; except that compliance with section 19.45.070, shall not be required, provided that the total number of available parking stalls has not decreased.

E.

Substandard facilities; zoning change. For all existing substandard facilities established prior to June 27, 1973, and not in compliance with the surfacing regulations of this chapter, full compliance with this chapter shall be required prior to its use or occupancy subsequent to a change in the zoning classification of the property on which the facility is located.

F.

Substandard facilities; public nuisance. For all existing substandard off-street parking facilities established prior to June 27, 1973, and not in compliance with the surfacing regulations of this chapter, and if such facilities are declared to be a public nuisance, full compliance with this chapter shall be required.

A public nuisance shall include, but is not limited to, the generation of dust affecting the public health, safety and welfare; stormwater runoff onto adjoining property; erosion onto sidewalks, streets, or adjoining property; unsafe vehicular access or on-site circulation; or vehicular encroachment onto adjoining property.

G.

Substandard facilities; substantial reconstruction. For all existing substandard off-street parking facilities established prior to June 27, 1973, and not in compliance with the surfacing regulations of this chapter, if the property owner or occupant desires to pave or substantially reconstruct the existing facility, full compliance with this chapter shall be required. Substantial reconstruction shall include the removal or replacement of seventy-five (75) percent or more of the existing surface of the parking facility.

(Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.220)

With the exception of residential parking areas [SR] and associated driveways [SR], no construction, maintenance, or repair of off-street parking facilities [SR] or any other vehicle use area [SR] shall commence prior to the submission of a site plan and the approval of the site plan by the city engineer and the development administrator, nor prior to the issuance of a construction permit by the city engineer. The size, number and location of residential parking areas and associated driveways shall be approved by the development administrator prior to any construction, maintenance, or repair.

(Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.230)

A.

Occupancy permit; generally. An occupancy permit shall be issued by the code enforcement officer prior to the occupancy and use of any off-street parking facility. An occupancy permit shall not be issued until all work on the off-street parking facility specified in the approved site plan has been completed.

B.

Temporary occupancy permit. In the event that material shortages, labor strikes, or seasonal limitations prevent the completion of an off-street parking facility although all other required work has been completed, a temporary occupancy permit may be requested.

For the phased occupancy of a multiple-tenant development with common off-street parking facilities and where the required number of parking stalls, access, on-site circulation, and surfacing requirements in support of the unit to be occupied have been met, a temporary occupancy permit may be requested.

A request for a temporary occupancy permit shall be submitted by the owner of the parking facility to the code enforcement officer together with a monetary assurance approved by the corporation counsel in an amount equal to one hundred twenty-five (125) percent of the estimated cost of the remaining work, as approved by the city engineer.

If the development administrator finds that the completion of the required work cannot be completed due to material shortages, labor strikes, seasonal limitations, or phased occupancy, the development administrator may authorize the code enforcement officer to issue a temporary occupancy permit for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months. Should the owner fail to complete the required work within the specified period of time, the city may retain the monetary assurance as a penalty.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.240)

All parking facilities shall be properly maintained so as to be in substantial compliance with all applicable codes and ordinances, including, but not limited to, approved site plans and the following sections of the zoning ordinance: Sections 19.12.730, 19.12.735, 19.12.740, 19.45.160, 19.45.170, 19.45.180, 19.45.190, 19.45.200, and 19.45.210.

(Ord. No. G70-03, § 8, 2003; Code 1976, § 19.45.245)

Variations from the regulations of this chapter may be granted only in conformance with the provisions of chapter 19.70, and only in the following instances and no others. No variation shall be granted unless it can be demonstrated that an off-street parking facility [SR] cannot be developed so as to comply with the requirements and regulations of this chapter due to the unique size, shape or topography of the applicable zoning lot [SR].

A.

Increase in the number access driveways. To permit an increase in the maximum number of access driveways to a public right-of-way.

B.

Reduction of stalls, aisles, setbacks and islands. To permit a reduction in the required minimum number of parking stalls, a reduction in the required minimum size of parking stalls and aisles, a reduction in the required minimum size of parking lot or driveway setbacks, or a reduction in the required minimum size of islands at the ends of parking rows.

C.

Enlargement of driveways. To permit an increase in the maximum dimensions of a driveway to a dwelling.

D.

Substandard facilities. To permit departures from sections 19.45.220F and G.

(Ord. No. G46-95, § 1, 1995; Ord. No. G66-94, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.250)

Any requirement, determination, or interpretation associated with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter may be appealed subject to the provisions of chapter 19.75.

(Ord. No. G45-92, § 2, 1992; Code 1976, § 19.45.260)