Forest Lake City Zoning Code

OFF-STREET PARKING

AND LOADING REGULATIONS

§ 153.116 PURPOSE.

This section is intended to alleviate or prevent congestion of the public right-of-way and to promote the safety and general welfare of the public by establishing minimum requirements for off-street parking and loading and unloading of motor vehicles in accordance with use of various parcels of land and/or structures.

(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 736, passed 4-22-2024)

§ 153.117 SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.

The off-street parking requirements of this chapter shall apply within all zoning districts for uses and structures, except as hereinafter provided.

(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 736, passed 4-22-2024)

§ 153.118 GENERAL PROVISIONS.

The following provisions apply in all districts:

(A) Maintaining existing spaces. Upon effective date of this chapter, existing off-street parking spaces and loading spaces shall not be reduced in number unless the number exceeds requirements set forth herein for a similar use.

(B) Damaged or destroyed buildings. Buildings, structures, or uses in existence upon the effective date of this chapter that are subsequently damaged or destroyed by fire or other cause may be re-established in compliance with §§ 153.050 et seq., except that in doing so any off-street parking or loading which existed must be retained. If the building, structure, or use is altered by changing the use, floor area, seating capacity, or other facilities which would affect the requirement for parking or loading spaces, the number of spaces may be reduced if excess spaces are available or the number of spaces shall be enlarged if additional spaces are required.

(C) Prohibited uses in required parking areas. Required off-street parking space in any district shall not be used for open storage of goods. Temporary/seasonal sales areas are allowed in off-street parking areas of 20 spaces, but not more than 5% of the total parking spaces (see § 153.092).

(D) Accessible parking. All parking shall comply with the accessibility requirements of the Minnesota State Building Code.

(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 736, passed 4-22-2024)

§ 153.119 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.

(A) Design. All parking lots, spaces, driving aisles, and circulation patterns shall be designed in conformance with the minimal dimensional requirements and layout configurations in § 153.126.

(B) Location of parking spaces. All required off-street parking spaces in all districts shall be on the same lot as the principal building, unless allowed through the issuance of a conditional use permit (CUP).

(C) Queuing of vehicles. Parking and circulation shall be designed to avoid the queuing of vehicles within the public right-of-way. Gates or other access limiting devices shall not be installed until the city finds that the devices will have no adverse impact on the public right-of-way.

(D) Circulation design. Parking areas shall be so designed that circulation between parking bays or aisles occurs within the designated parking lot. Parking area design that requires backing into the public street is prohibited.

(E) Access to parking spaces. All off-street parking spaces shall have access from private driveways or parking lot aisles and shall not depend on a public street for access to parking spaces or for circulation within the parking lot. Backing onto a public street from a parking space, other than for parallel parking spaces on the street, is prohibited. This requirement applies to parking for all uses except single and two-family dwellings and townhouses where parking is accessed by individual driveways. The width of the driveways and aisles shall conform to the minimal dimensional requirements as regulated in § 153.126 and shall be so located as to cause the least interference with traffic movement.

(F) Fire access lanes. Fire access lanes shall be provided as required by the Building and Fire Codes.

(G) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area shall be in accordance with §§ 153.130 et seq.

(H) Curbing. All open off-street parking areas designed to have head-in parking along the property line shall provide a curb not less than 5 feet from the property line. The curbing requirement applies to parking in all uses except private single and two-family dwellings and townhomes unless requested by the City Engineer for drainage purposes.

(I) Landscaping. Landscaping design requirements and maintenance shall comply with §§ 153.134 et seq.

(J) Non-residential surface and drainage. Off-street parking areas and driveways in commercial districts, industrial districts, mixed use districts and non-residential uses in residential districts shall be improved with a durable and dustless surface such as concrete or bituminous. The city may consider the use of permeable pavers, pervious asphalt, or other surface technology to improve storm water management as part of an overall system.

(K) All surfacing for driveways in SF, MXR-1, MXR-2, MXR-3, and MF Districts furnishing access to a dwelling unit or garage and all parking areas shall be surfaced with concrete or bituminous material so as to be dust free. Off-street parking areas and driveways in C, AP, A and RR Districts may be surfaced with a crushed rock material or other approved material. All surfacing must be completed prior to occupancy of the structure unless other arrangements have been made with the city. Parking lots and adjoining areas shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water accumulation within the parking area. Plans for surfacing and drainage shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer.

(L) Marking of spaces. To assure full parking capacity as designed, except in single-family, two-family, and townhouse development, spaces shall be marked with painted lines 4 inches wide in accordance with the approved site plan. Accessible parking spaces shall be marked with a symbol that is in accordance with the adopted Building Codes.

(M) Signs. No signs shall be located in any parking area except as necessary for orderly operation of traffic movement.

(N) Screening. Screening of parking lots and driveways into parking lots shall be required as specified in § 153.128.

(O) Maintenance of off-street parking spaces. It shall be the joint responsibility of the operator and owner of the principal use, uses, and/or building to maintain, in a neat and adequate manner, the parking spaces, drive aisles, landscaping, screening, and fences.

(P) Approval of parking plans. Except for single-family and two-family dwellings, before any construction occurs on any new, enlarged, reduced, reconfigured, or altered parking lot, plans for the parking lots shall require review and approval by the city through the site plan approval process. When the parking lot is in conjunction with an application for a new structure, expansion of an existing structure, or expansion of a use of land, parking lot plans shall be a part of the site plan review and approval process as specified in § 153.038. The parking lot plans shall be shown on a site plan drawn to scale and shall include: a layout of spaces, accessible spaces, drive aisles and access drives with dimensions; construction materials; grading and drainage; screening; landscaping; signage; lighting; and a tabulation of the number of spaces required relative to square footages of specific uses on the site and the number of spaces provided.

(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 736, passed 4-22-2024)

§ 153.120 PARKING PROVISIONS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.

The following provisions shall apply to parking in all residential districts unless otherwise stated.

(A) Location of parking spaces and driveway aisles.

(1) Same lot as principal building. Required off-street parking space in all residential districts shall be on the same lot as the principal building, and multiple-family dwellings shall have their required parking within 200 feet of the main entrance to the principal building being served.

(2) Parking setbacks.

(a) Front yard. Off-street parking shall not be located in required front yards unless located on a designated driveway leading directly into a garage or 1 surfaced space located on the side of a driveway adjacent to the dwelling meeting the required driveway setback. The extra space shall be surfaced as required in § 153.119(J).

(b) Corner lots. Off-street parking shall not be located in required side yards abutting a street on a corner lot.

(c) Side or rear yards. Off-street parking and driveways shall not be located within 5 feet of any side or rear lot line and cannot impede drainage. Off-street parking and driveways, if placed in an easement, must be approved in writing by the holder of the easement.

(B) Use of parking facilities. Off-street parking shall be used solely for the parking of vehicles not to exceed 1 ton carrying capacity. (See § 153.190 for additional requirements.)

(1) All parking and driveways to parking areas for multiple-family dwellings shall be screened, as required in §§ 153.128 et seq., from all adjacent property.

(2) All parking and driveways to parking areas for non-residential uses in residential districts shall be screened, as required in § 153.128, from all adjacent property.

(D) Parking related to affordable housing. The city shall allow through the development process flexibility to all its parking standards for residential developments that meet the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan to achieve affordable housing.

(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 736, passed 4-22-2024)

§ 153.121 PARKING PROVISIONS IN BUSINESS DISTRICTS.

The following provisions shall apply in all business districts.

(A) Same lot as principal building. Required off-street parking spaces in all business districts shall be on the same lot as the principal building.

(B) Parking setbacks.

(1) Front: 10 feet;

(2) Side: 5 feet;

(3) Rear: 5 feet.

(C) Exemptions. Commercial uses located east of Centennial Drive, south of 2nd Avenue NE, and north of 2nd Avenue SE, are exempt from the off-street parking requirements of this chapter. Uses with requirements for substantial parking, e.g., theaters and restaurants, are encouraged to provide off-street parking for their patrons.

(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 736, passed 4-22-2024)

§ 153.122 PARKING PROVISIONS IN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.

The following provisions shall apply in all industrial districts.

(A) Same lot as principal building. Required off-street parking space in all industrial districts shall be on the same lot as the principal building.

(B) Parking setbacks.

(1) Front: 10 feet;

(2) Side: 5 feet;

(3) Rear: 5 feet.

(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 736, passed 4-22-2024)

§ 153.123 PARKING DESIGN REQUIREMENTS IN ALL BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL, MIXED USE, AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.

(A) Parking area design. To break up the appearance of large impervious areas, all parking lots in business, commercial, industrial and multiple-family residential zoning districts and non-residential uses in residential districts shall be subject to the following design standards.

(1) Parking lot islands shall be required at the beginning and end of each parking row to break up longer rows.

(2) Continuous landscaped medians shall be provided every 3 (or fewer) banks of parking. Medians shall have a landscaped area at least 9 feet in width. Type and quantity of landscaping shall comply with § 153.136.

(3) Parking spaces shall not be located between the front facade line of buildings and a street edge.

(4) Parking areas greater than 50,000 square feet shall be divided both visually and functionally into smaller parking courts.

(5) Parking spaces and rows shall be organized to provide consolidated soft landscaped areas and opportunity for on-site storm water management.

(6) Parking rows shall be limited to a maximum length of 22 spaces. Longer rows shall include landscaped breaks, such as islands, with shade trees.

(7) The total area calculated for landscaping within the parking lot is calculated as part of the overall landscape requirements of the site. In the event that a parking lot may not have adequate space for landscaping islands, the landscaped areas internal of the parking area and adjacent to the building may be counted towards the required landscaped percentages within a parking lot.

(B) Pedestrian circulation. All parking lots in business, commercial, mixed use, industrial, multiple-family and non-residential uses in residential zoning districts shall be subject to the following standards to provide a safe pedestrian environment:

(1) Parking areas shall include a direct and continuous pedestrian network within and adjacent to parking lots to connect building entrances, parking spaces, public sidewalks, transit stops, and other pedestrian destinations.

(2) At least 1 pedestrian route shall be provided between the main building entrance and the public sidewalk that is uninterrupted by surface parking and driveways.

(3) In larger parking lots or where parking lots serve more than 1 building or destination, designated pedestrian pathways for safe travel through the parking lot shall be provided.

(4) All pedestrian routes within a parking lot shall include a clear division from vehicular areas, with a change in grade, soft landscaping, or a change in surface materials.

(5) Where pedestrian routes cross street access driveways and other major drive aisles, crossings shall be clearly marked and sight distance for both pedestrian and vehicles shall be unobstructed.

(6) Parking area island landscape standards. All parking lot islands or medians in business, commercial, mixed use, industrial, multiple-family and non-residential uses in residential zoning districts shall be landscaped in accordance with § 153.134.

(1) Rainwater and snowmelt shall be managed to encourage infiltration, evapotranspiration, and water re-uses to achieve water quality and quantity measures specified in the Surface Water Management Plan. Design practices for managing storm water may include, but are not limited to, the following practices:

(a) Permeable paving for parking spaces, drive aisles, overflow parking, snow storage areas, and other hard surfaces in the parking lot;

(b) Planting of trees, shrubs, and other absorbent landscaping throughout the parking lot to provide shade and places for water uptake;

(d) Inclusion catch basin restrictors and oil/grit separators as appropriate;

(e) Creation of opportunities to harvest rainwater from rooftops and other hard surfaces for landscape irrigation.

(2) Where installed, bio-retention areas shall be appropriately designed and located to filter, store, and/or convey the expected storm water flows from surrounding paved areas.

(3) The appropriate Watershed District shall have final review and permitting authority for all surface water management measures proposed.

(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 736, passed 4-22-2024)

§ 153.124 REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES AND GARAGES.

(A) General factors that determine the required number of parking spaces for specified uses. The number of parking spaces required is based on several primary factors:

(1) For residential uses, the number of dwelling units;

(2) For most office and business uses, the floor area in square feet of a specific use;

(3) For some industrial and public service uses, the number of employees (usually on the major shift);

(4) For service businesses (clinics, mortuaries, and the like), the number of offices, vehicles, or other operational unit;

(5) For gathering places, the seating capacity;

(6) For multiple function uses (including uses that may have more than 1 sub-use), the sum of the individual requirements.

(B) Calculation of parking requirements.

(1) Floor area. For the purpose of determining off-street parking requirements, the term “floor area” shall mean the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building, including interior balconies, mezzanines, basements, and attached accessory buildings, but exempting that area primarily devoted to window display, storage, fitting rooms, stairs, escalators, unenclosed porches, detached accessory buildings utilized for dead storage, heating and utility rooms, inside off-street parking, or loading space. Measurements shall be made from the inside of exterior walls.

(2) Multiple types of use in a single building, or in a complex of several buildings on a single site.

(a) In instances where more than 1 type of use occupies the same building or parcel, the total number of required spaces shall be based upon the parking requirements for each use. Parking need will be based on existing and potential uses of the building.

(b) In cases where potential future uses will generate additional parking demand, the city may require proof of parking plan for the difference between the immediate and potential parking needs. In cases where potential users are unknown, parking shall be calculated using 80% of the gross floor area of the building.

(3) Bench seating. In stadiums, sports arenas, churches, and other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each 18 inches of the seating facilities shall constitute 1 seat for the purpose of calculating required parking.

(4) Reduced parking requirement. The city recognizes reuse of sites and that the strict interpretation of the parking standards of this section may not be appropriate for each specific use or lot. Therefore, the City Council may approve alternative parking standards through the city review process provided the applicant can demonstrate, based upon documented parking studies and site specific analysis, that a need exists to provide more or fewer parking stalls than the maximum or minimum parking standards or to deviate from pervious paving/paver system standards. Factors to be considered in such determination include (without limitation) national parking standards, parking standards for similar businesses or land uses, size of building, type of use, number of employees, expected volume and turnover of customer traffic, expected frequency and number of delivery or service vehicles, and appropriate soils and/or site conditions to support pervious paving/paver systems.

(5) Joint parking facilities.

(a) Off-street joint parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities for a combination of mixed buildings, structures, or uses may be provided collectively in any business, commercial, mixed use or industrial district in which separate parking facilities for each separate building, structure, or use would be required, provided that the total number of spaces provided shall equal the sum of the separate requirements of each use and properties are contiguous to each other. The joint use of parking facilities shall be protected by a recorded covenant acceptable to the city.

(b) Joint parking facility reductions. The City Council may, after receiving a report and recommendation from the Planning Commission, approve a plan and/or written agreement for 1 or more businesses that would allow the number of required spaces to be reduced if the following conditions are found to exist:

1. Entertainment uses. Up to 50% of the parking facilities required for a theater, bowling alley, or similar commercial recreational facility may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities provided by type of uses specified as primarily daytime uses in division (B)(5)(b)4 below.

2. Nighttime or Sunday uses. Up to 50% of the off-street parking facilities required for any use specified under division (B)(5)(b)4 below as primarily daytime uses may be supplied by the parking facilities provided by the following nighttime or Sunday uses: auditoriums incidental to public or parochial school, churches, bowling alleys, theaters, or apartments.

3. Schools, auditorium, and church uses. Up to 80% of the parking facilities required by this section for a church or an auditorium incidental to a public or parochial school may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities provided by uses specified under division (B)(5)(b)4 below as primarily daytime uses.

4. Daytime uses. For the purpose of this section, the following uses are considered as primarily daytime uses: banks, business offices, retail stores, personal service shops, service shops, manufacturing, wholesale, and similar uses.

5. Additional criteria for joint parking. In addition to the preceding requirements, the following conditions are required for joint parking usage:

a. Pro ximity. The building or use for which application is being made to utilize the off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use shall be located within 300 feet of the parking facilities.

b. Conflict in hours. The applicant shall demonstrate in documented fashion that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operation hours of the 2 buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.

c. Written consent and agreement. A legally binding instrument, executed by the parties concerned, for joint use of off-street parking facilities, duly approved as to title of grantors or lessors, and form and manner of execution by the City Attorney, shall be filed with the city and recorded with the Washington County Recorder or Registrar of Titles, and a certified copy of the recorded document shall be filed with the city within 60 days after approval of the joint parking use by the city.

(6) Proof of parking.

(a) The city may permit parking banking of up to 25% of the required parking spaces through the site plan review process.

(b) Sufficient evidence shall be provided by the applicant that supports the reduced parking needs.

(d) Landscaping of the banked area shall be in full compliance of the zoning regulations and at a minimum landscaped with turf. As a result of the site plan review process, the city may require additional landscaping of the land-banked area.

(e) The parking banking area cannot be used for any other use without amendment of the site plan.

(f) As part of the site plan review process, the applicant shall show the area to be banked on the site plan and marked as “banked future parking.”

(g) The city, based on increased parking demand for the use, shall require the conversion of all or part of the banked area to off-street parking spaces.

(7) Garage size. The minimum garage size for single and two-family dwellings attached or detached, shall be 528 square feet (22 feet by 24 feet) for each dwelling unit. Garages of a reduced size of 440 square feet will be permitted when a project meets an affordable housing goal of the Comprehensive Plan and provided that 1 off-street (driveway) space is also provided.

(8) Parking requirements for uses not specified herein. In the event this chapter does not specify the number of parking spaces for a specific use, the determination of required parking spaces shall be made using the following criteria:

(a) The number of parking spaces required for a use in terms of the parking demand anticipated to be generated;

(b) The square footage to be occupied by the proposed use;

(9) Fractional spaces. When the calculation of required number of spaces results in a fraction, each fraction of 1/2 or more shall constitute another space.

(10) Required minimum parking. The minimum number of parking spaces for each use shall be as follows:

(a) Residential. (Residential minimum parking requirements shall have flexibility through the development process if a project meets the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan to achieve affordable housing).

1. Single and two-family dwellings. Each dwelling unit shall include 2 enclosed spaces and 2 surfaced spaces.

2. Townhouse s. Each dwelling unit shall include 2 enclosed spaces and 2 surfaced spaces, plus an additional 1/2 parking space per dwelling unit for visitors. Visitor parking may be consolidated in key areas of the townhouse development or it may be located in driveways leading to garages, provided that the visitor parking space will not interfere with circulation.

3. Multiple-family dwellings. Two spaces per dwelling unit, 1 of which must be enclosed, plus an additional 1/2 parking space per every 5 dwelling units for visitors.

4. Senior housing. In connection with multiple dwelling units that restrict occupancy to senior citizens, the city may grant a variance reducing the parking requirement to a minimum of 1.25 spaces per dwelling unit, 1 of which must be enclosed for each 3 dwelling units. In connection with the variance, the city will require that the landowner, for him or herself, his or her successors and assignees, agree to expand available parking to the full amount required by this section if the occupancy is not restricted to senior citizens. Adequate land area shall be designated and set aside for future expansion of the parking to the full amount required by this section, if needed. For the purpose this section, senior citizens are defined as persons 55 years of age or older.

5. Manufactured home park. Two parking spaces per unit plus 1/2 parking space for visitors. Visitor parking may be consolidated in key locations of the manufactured home park development.

(b) Bed and breakfast establishments. Two spaces for the principal dwelling unit plus 1 space for each rental unit.

(c) Residential facilities. One space for each bed, plus 1 space for each 3 employees at maximum shift other than doctors.

(d) Hotel, motel. One space for each rental unit plus 1 space for each employee at maximum shift, plus 1 space per 3 persons to the maximum occupancy load of each public meeting and/or banquet room plus 50% of the spaces otherwise required for accessory uses (e.g. restaurants and bars).

(e) Nursing home, sanitarium, convalescent, rest home, or institution. One space for each 6 beds for which accommodations are offered, plus 1 space for each 2 employees at maximum shift.

(f) Schools, elementary and junior high. Three spaces for each classroom.

(g) Schools, high school through college. One space for each 4 students based on design capacity, plus 3 additional spaces for each classroom.

(h) Place of worship and other places of assembly. One space for each 3 seats.

(i) Theatre. One space per 4 patrons at the maximum occupancy load of the facility, plus 1 space per employee on the largest work shift.

(j) Hospital. One space for each 3 hospital beds, plus 1 space for each 4 employees other than doctors at maximum shift, plus 1 parking space for each resident and regular staff doctor. Bassinets shall not be counted as beds.

(k) Medical or dental clinic. Six spaces per staff doctor or dentist.

(l) Health club. One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(m) Bowling alley. Six parking spaces for each alley, plus additional spaces as may be required for related uses such as restaurant/bar.

(n) Vehicle related retail/service. Two spaces plus 3 spaces for each service stall, plus l space for each 250 square feet of building used for the sale of goods and services, plus adequate stacking and maneuvering space for pump island areas.

(o) Restaurant, cafe, bar, tavern, night club. One space for each 2.5 seats based on design capacity and 1 space per employee based on largest working shift or as determined by the business plan and approved by the city.

(p) Restaurant, drive-in or take out. One space for each 15 square feet of floor area allocated to patron service and counter area, plus 1 space for every 2.5 seats based on design capacity.

(q) Retail stores. Five spaces for each 1,000 square feet of floor area.

(r) Office. One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(s) Funeral homes. Eight spaces for each chapel or parlor, plus 1 space for each funeral vehicle maintained on the premises. Aisle space shall also be provided off the street for making up a funeral procession.

(t) Furniture store, wholesale, auto sales, repair shops. Three spaces for each 1,000 square feet of floor area. Open sales lots shall provide 2 spaces for each 5,000 square feet of lot area, but not less than 3 spaces.

(u) Industrial, warehouse, storage, handling of bulk goods. One space for each employee on maximum shift or 1 space for each 2,000 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.

(v) Shopping centers. Five spaces for every 1,000 square feet of floor area.

(w) Marinas. One and 1/2 spaces per slip plus 1 space per employee and a minimum of 20 12-by-25 foot trailer stalls.

(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 549, passed 5-22-2006; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 736, passed 4-22-2024)

§ 153.125 OFF-STREET LOADING AND UNLOADING AREAS.

(A) Required loading berths. In connection with any structure which is to be erected or substantially altered and which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by vehicles, there shall be provided adequate space for loading and unloading all vehicles used incidental to the operation of the use as determined by the city. The size of the berths will depend upon the size of the vehicles to be used. Upon receiving an application for a particular use for a parcel or building which is not adequately provided with loading and unloading facilities, and which, in the opinion of the city, is to receive or distribute goods or services which will necessitate the use of trucking to the extent that special consideration should be given to the request, it shall be referred to the Planning Commission for study and the City Council for determination.

(B) Location. All required loading berths shall be off-street and shall be located on the same lot as the building or use to be served. A loading berth shall not be located less than 25 feet from the intersection of 2 street rights-of-way, nor less than 50 feet from a residential district unless within a building. Loading berths shall not be located in a required front yard.

(C) Access. Each required loading berth shall be located with the appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or public alley in a manner that will least interfere with traffic.

(D) Surfacing. All loading berths and access ways shall be improved with a durable material to control the dust and drainage according to a plan approved by the City Engineer.

(E) Other uses not allowed. Any space allocated as a loading berth or access drive as required by this chapter shall not be used for the storage of goods, inoperable vehicles or be included as part of the space requirements necessary to meet the off-street parking area.

(F) Screening. Screening of loading areas, waste storage areas, and parking from pedestrian activity shall be required as provided in §§ 153.128 et seq.

(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 736, passed 4-22-2024)

§ 153.126 MINIMUM PARKING SPACE AND AISLE DIMENSIONS.

(A) Table. The parking dimensions for parking stalls, parking lots, and parking drive aisles shall meet the following:

Angle of Parking	Stall Width	Stall Length	Curb Length Per Car	Stall Depth	Aisle Width One-Way	Aisle Width Two-Way
0 degrees (parallel)	9'	20'	23'	9'	12'	24'
30 degrees	9'	20'	18'	17' 4"	12'	24'
45 degrees	9'	20'	12' 9"	19' 10"	13'	24'
60 degrees	9'	20'	10' 5"	21'	18'	24'
90 degrees (perpendicular)	9'	20'	9'	20'	24'	24'

(B) Parking stall length reduction. Parking stall length may be reduced to 18 feet if sufficient room is provided beyond the parking stall for automobile overhang. The overhangs shall not detrimentally impact or interfere with adjacent landscaping or pedestrian movement and shall be free from surrounding obstructions.