(A)

Intent.

The provisions of this section are intended to apply to uses within all zoning districts of the City of Grandview except the C-3 District. Due to its unique character, the C-3 District shall be exempt from those provisions requiring off-street parking. No such use shall be commenced, expanded, or enlarged in any manner unless the off-street parking and loading provisions of this Section are in compliance.

(B)

Site Plan Required.

A site plan shall be required for the construction or creation of any parking lot or the expansion of any existing parking lot in accordance with the site-plan provisions of Section 31-23 of this Ordinance.

(C)

Computation of Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.

The following provisions shall govern the computation of off-street parking and loading spaces:

(1)

Parking maximums apply to all commercial and industrially zoned properties. Off-street parking in PD, Planned Developments and Districts shall be determined by the Preliminary Development Plan or Ordinance establishing the accompanying Conceptual Development Plan. Off-street parking minimums apply to all residentially zoned districts.

(2)

Where computation of off-street parking spaces results in a fractional number, the spaces for the use shall be the next lower whole number.

(3)

Where more than one use is established on a single lot, the off-street parking and loading requirements apply for each use established on the lot.

(4)

No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered, nor shall any land be used, for any purpose, without provision for off-street parking and loading as required by this Section.

(5)

Units of Measurement. For the purpose of interpreting this Section, the following units of measurement shall apply:

(a)

"Floor area" in the case of offices, merchandising or service types of uses shall mean the gross floor area used, or intended to be used for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients, or patients, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise. It shall not include areas used principally for non-public purposes such as storage incidental repair, processing or packaging of merchandise for show windows, for offices incidental to the management or maintenance of stores or buildings, for toilets or rest rooms, for utilities, or dressing rooms, fitting, or alteration rooms;

(b)

In hospitals, bassinets shall not be counted as beds;

(c)

In stadiums, sports arenas, churches or other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or similar seating facilities, each 20 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking facilities under this Ordinance.

(6)

Constructing Off-Street Parking Spaces Beyond Maximums.

(a)

Parking maximums apply for all commercial and industrially zoned properties. Developers may build up to this maximum if necessary. See 31-24(H)

(b)

When a developer or property owner decides that more parking is needed beyond the maximum specified, additional parking may be constructed if:

(i)

A civil site-plan package is submitted for review and approved;

(ii)

The additional spaces beyond the maximum specified are constructed of permeable materials as outlined in 31-23(H) of this Ordinance;

(iii)

A recorded maintenance agreement shall be submitted to the City requiring an inspection every three (3) years of the permeable surface area. The owner of the property at the time of inspection shall be responsible for all associated costs including maintenance.

(D)

Location of Parking and Loading Spaces.

All off-street parking and loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as the use for which such spaces are required, with the following additional regulations and exceptions:

(1)

Off-street parking and/or loading spaces for any use as indicated in Section 31-24(H) of this Ordinance shall not be located upon any public right-of-way unless specifically authorized and approved by the Directors of Community Development and Public Works;

(2)

Where, within an office, commercial, or industrial district, an increase in the number of off-street parking spaces resulting from an alteration, enlargement, or change of a use, the off-street parking spaces shall be located no farther than three hundred feet (300') from the use(s) it serves. Whenever off-street parking cannot be provided on the same lot as the principal building and is located on another parcel or property as owned by the owner of the principal building or, in the alternative, shall be restricted by a recorded agreement to off-street parking purposes during the lifetime of the use within the principal building. If and when such use would expire, off-street parking for a new use on the same lot would be evaluated on its own merit;

(3)

Off-street loading spaces may not abut or front on any R-1A, R-1, R- 2 Zoning District. Loading spaces for C-1 and C-2 Districts shall be located only on the side or rear of buildings, but not in required yard areas. All other commercial districts and industrial districts, except as provided herein, may locate loading spaces on the front, side, or rear of buildings but not in required setback areas. Location of loading spaces shall be approved in accordance with the site-plan provisions of Section 31-23 of this Ordinance.

(E)

Off-Street Loading Space Standards.

(1)

The required number of off-street loading spaces for truck and/or other bulk pick-up or deliveries shall be determined through the site-plan review process.

(2)

Such loading and unloading space(s) shall be an area of adequate size for the type of building use as approved by the Director of Community Development and must be able to accommodate vehicles entirely off street rights-of-way. Area for ample turnaround space and maneuvering must be allotted so that all vehicle/truck activity shall be so accommodated to be entirely on-site and without interference with traffic movements either on or off-site. Vehicles shall not be allowed to back onto or off of street rights-of-way.

(3)

The location of off-street loading space(s) for a building must be in accordance with Section 31-24(D).

(4)

Such loading space(s) as required by this Section shall be permanently surfaced of either asphaltic concrete or Portland cement concrete and have direct access from a permanently surfaced drive of the same. Where turnaround for truck/vehicle traffic is required, such turnaround space must also be permanently surfaced with either asphaltic concrete or Portland cement concrete. Refer to 31-23(H) for permeable paving materials.

(5)

No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered significantly nor shall any land be used for any purpose without provision for off-street loading as required by this Section.

(6)

When off-street loading is required, such loading space(s) shall be provided at the time of erection, alteration, establishment, or addition of any building, structure, or use of the land. The timing of such loading requirements may be extended by the Director of Community Development for a period not to exceed six (6) months due to weather conditions, provided that adequate surety for such improvements has been made.

(7)

Loading space(s) shall be screened in accordance with Section 31-25.

(8)

Required off-street loading space(s) shall not be used for storage and shall be open for its function at all times.

(9)

The provision of off-street loading space(s) shall be a continuing obligation of the owner of the real estate on which any use is located. It shall be unlawful for an owner of any building or land-use activity affected by the off-street loading requirements of this Section to discontinue, reduce, or dispense with (or cause same) the required off-street loading space(s) as established by this Section. Should an existing building change use, the size of the loading and unloading space(s) shall be re-evaluated as to its adequacy in regard to the new use and thereafter altered as necessary.

(F)

Off-Street Parking and Storage of Vehicles in Residential District.

It is the intent that the provisions of this Section should be narrowly construed so as to prohibit any parking or storage of vehicles on residential lots except as clearly and specifically authorized herein. The provisions of this Section shall govern the off-street parking and storage of vehicles as an accessory use to any principal permitted use. No such accessory off-street parking or storage of vehicles shall be permitted except in conformance with these provisions.

(1)

Definitions: The following definitions shall govern the interpretation of this section:

(a)

Parking: The placement on a residential lot of an operable vehicle for any substantially uninterrupted period of time not exceeding forty-eight (48) hours;

(b)

Storage: The substantially uninterrupted placement on a residential lot of any operable vehicle for any consecutive period of time exceeding forty-eight (48) hours;

(c)

Unlicensed or inoperable vehicle: See Chapter 23 of the City Codes of the City of Grandview;

(d)

Vehicle: As used in this Section only, a vehicle shall be broadly interpreted to mean any implement of conveyance designed or used for the transportation of people or materials on land, water or air, including but not limited to automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, snowmobiles, boats, airplanes, helicopters, trailers, campers, wagons, etc., but to exclude bicycles. For parking and/or storage of unlicensed or inoperable vehicles, see Chapter 23 of the City Code of Laws;

(e)

Passenger car, passenger van, pickup truck, motorcycle, recreational vehicle or recreational equipment: means a vehicle (1) licensed for use on public streets or waterways, (2) designed primarily for the transportation of people, not equipment, freight, or other vehicles, and (3) sold primarily to individuals for personal use. These vehicles shall not be longer than 22 feet, exceed a height of 8 feet, or exceed a width of 8 feet, except recreational vehicles and boats. Included under this definition are commercial vehicles that mount apparatus including aerial buckets or platforms (e.g., "cherry pickers"), towing booms, welding equipment, and mechanical lifts or arms designed to assist in loading and unloading freight shall be permitted if the base vehicle upon which the apparatus is mounted does not exceed the length of 22 feet, a height of 8 feet, or a width of 8 feet. No more than one (1) commercial vehicle meeting the established size limit may be parked or stored on a residential property. Tow trucks, tractor trailers, or tractor trailer cabs are prohibited is residential districts.

(2)

Off-Street Parking of Vehicles in Residential Districts (to Include Legal Non-Conforming Residential Uses in an AG District):

(a)

Location in Required Yard Areas. Off-street parking spaces may be located in the required front, side, and rear yards provided required landscaping and screening as required in Section 31-25(D) and 31-25(E) are met. No more than four (4) total vehicles shall be parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed structure on a single-family residential lot or on either side of a two-family residential lot. However, in no case shall off-street parking spaces and driveways be located closer than three feet (3') to any side or rear property line of any residential lot where the principal use or building was established after 1970. In such instances where the principle use or building was established prior to 1971, the driveways may be located closer than three feet (3') to the side or rear property lines. A residential driveway with a maximum of thirty feet (30') in width is allowed. Schools and churches located in residential or agricultural zoning district shall be constructed to commercial drive standards;

(b)

Surface of Off-Street Parking and Drives. All off-street parking spaces shall be permanently surfaced with either two inches (2") asphaltic concrete over a six-inch rolled stone base or four inches (4") of Portland cement concrete; Such parking spaces shall have direct access from permanently surfaced drive of the same materials. Exceptions from this provision shall be all non-residential uses in an AG, Agricultural District.

(c)

Parking limitations: No person shall park or store a vehicle other than an operable passenger car, passenger van, pickup truck, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, or recreational equipment, as defined in this Section, on any public street, private street, or off-street parking space in any residential district, except for a period of no more than two hours when necessary for:

(1)

loading and unloading; or

(2)

the performance of a service to or upon property in the block in which the vehicle is parked.

(4)

Off-Street Storage of Vehicles in Residential Districts (to include residential uses in an AG District). No more than two (2) vehicles shall be stored outside of an enclosed building anywhere on a residential lot as an accessory use, and said storage shall be in conformance with the standards provided herein. Additionally, the storage of such vehicles must not be in violation of Chapter 23 of the Grandview City Code.

(a)

Front Yard Storage Prohibited and Exception. No vehicle shall be stored in the front yard of a residential lot unless it is determined by the Director of Community Development that the side or rear yard is not reasonably accessible, then not more than one (1) vehicle may be stored in a front yard. In no case, however, shall storage in the front yard be located closer than ten feet (10') to the front property line or be located on a required off-street parking space.

(b)

Rear Yard Storage Required, if Accessible: All vehicles shall be stored only in a rear yard, where one exists, except that where no rear yard exists, or where the Director of Community Development determines that an existing rear yard is not reasonably accessible, then not more than one (1) vehicle shall be stored in a side yard, provided that no part of such vehicle may be stored closer than three feet (3') to any side or rear property line.

(c)

Screening Required. Any vehicle stored in a side yard on a residential lot shall be screened on the side to a height of not less than six feet (6'), 100 percent opacity.

(d)

Surface of Storage Areas: All off-street vehicle-storage spaces shall be surfaced with gravel, crushed stone, masonry blocks or similar impervious surface to avoid muddy or dusty conditions and an unkempt appearance. Off-street vehicle-storage spaces located in front yards shall be hard surfaced with asphalt or concrete as required for parking spaces. Such off-street storage areas must be maintained so that they are in compliance with Chapter 23 of the Grandview Code of Laws, which regulates refuse, garbage, and weeds.

(e)

Storage of Unlicensed or Inoperable Motor Vehicles. No wrecked, junked or inoperable motor vehicles, or motor vehicles without a valid license tag, shall be stored in any zoning district unless expressly permitted by this Ordinance or unless stored in a completely enclosed building.

(f)

Storage of Snowmobiles, All Terrain Vehicles, and Motorized Dirt Bikes and Race Cars. Snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and motorized dirt bikes may be stored on a residential lot in conformance with the standards in this Section. However, said vehicles may only be operated and driven as provided for in an AG, Agricultural District (see Section 31-7 of this Ordinance). Race cars may only be stored in a completely enclosed building.

(g)

Storage in Required Parking Spaces Prohibited. Contrary provisions of this Ordinance notwithstanding, no vehicle storage shall be permitted in required parking spaces for any residential dwelling.

(G)

Off-Street Parking in Office, Commercial, and Industrial Districts.

(1)

No building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered significantly nor shall any land be used for any purpose without provision for off-street parking as required by this Section.

(2)

When off-street parking is required, such parking shall be provided at the time of erection, alteration, establishment, or addition of any building, structure, or use of the land. The timing of such parking requirements may be extended six (6) months due to weather conditions provided that adequate surety for such improvements has been made.

(3)

Required off-street parking spaces shall not be used for storage and shall be open for its function at all times.

(4)

The provision of off-street parking shall be a continuing obligation of the owner of a real estate on which any use is located. It shall be unlawful for an owner of any building or land-use activity affected by the off-street parking requirements of this Section to discontinue, reduce, or dispense with (or cause same) the required off-street parking as established by this Section.

(5)

Off-street parking space(s) shall be screened where required with shrubbery that reaches a minimum height of three feet (3') within three (3) growing seasons in accordance with Section 31-25(E) of the Ordinance.

(6)

The location and size of off-street parking space(s) shall be in accordance with Section 31-23, Site Plan Review Provisions and shall include the provisions of parking for required accessible parking spaces.

(7)

Permanently surfaced off-street parking spaces and associated drive aisles of either two inches (2") asphaltic concrete overlay over a six inch (6") rolled stone base or six inches (6") of Portland cement concrete must be provided for each building or use.

(8)

Drive aisles connecting to a street within the public right-of-way shall be designed and constructed to the currently adopted standards of the Kansas City American Public Works Association.

(9)

Further, any off-street parking space(s) not required by this Section but which is voluntarily provided shall observe all requirements of this Section in the development of such parking space(s).

(10)

Shared off-street parking is encouraged where possible. This requires a recorded agreement between two adjacent private property owners and a copy submitted to the Director of Community Development for city records.

(10)

Exterior lighting shall be provided for sidewalks and areas of pedestrian circulation and for off-street parking areas providing space for five (5) or more vehicles for which spaces are normally used during the hours of darkness after 6:00 p.m. The lighting fixtures shall provide at least an average of one-fourth (0.25) foot candle over the entire parking lot area, measured on the ground surface and shall be shaded so that no direct light is cast upon any property located in a residential district and so that no glare is visible to any traffic upon any public street.

(H)

Tables of Off-Street Parking Groups/Land Use vs. Parking Group.

Parking groups are identified in the following table for each use within each district. Where several different property uses will share a joint parking area, the parking requirements shall be computed based upon the combined parking requirements of all such uses on the same property.

(1)

Permitted Uses/Off-Street Parking Groups

The following table is to be used to identify the applicable parking group number(s) for the use(s) existing on a specific property. The parking group number(s) shall then be cross-referenced with the "Minimum or Maximum Off-Street Parking Standards by Parking Group" table in subsection two (2) to determine the actual number of parking spaces necessary.

(2)

Minimum or Maximum Off-Street Parking Standards by Parking Group

The following table is to be used to determine the minimum required or maximum number of parking spaces allowed, using the applicable parking group number(s) for the use(s) existing on a specific property determined using the "Permitted Uses/Off-Street Parking Groups" table in subsection (1).

(1)

Parking maximums apply for all commercial and industrially zoned properties. Developers or property owners may build parking spaces up to these numbers.

(2)

Parking minimums apply for all residentially zoned properties.

Note: Stacking room shall only be counted towards the number of off-street parking spaces as required by this Ordinance after review and approval by the Director of Community Development.

(I)

Outdoor Storage of Damaged, Disabled, or Unclaimed Vehicles related to Licensed Automobile Repair Shops.

A duly licensed automobile repair business may store outside of a completely enclosed building a maximum of three (3) vehicles for each service bay. The word "storage" shall be defined for the purpose of this section as a vehicle that is stored outside of a completely enclosed building, whether awaiting repair or not, for a period of not less than two (2) weeks but not more than six (6) months. Should extenuating circumstances require outside storage for more than six (6) months, the Director of Community Development may approve an extension of up to nine (9) additional months for one or more vehicles. All outdoor storage areas must meet the minimum improvement requirements for storage lots as contained in the zoning ordinance.

Outside storage may be permitted in any side or rear yard only, provided it does not interfere with any area utilized for off-street parking of vehicles and it does not impede upon the right-of-way. However, if any side of an outside storage area can be viewed from any angle from:

a)

71 Highway or its frontage roads

b)

Blue Ridge Boulevard Extension

c)

Main Street-Highgrove Road corridor

d)

M-150 Highway corridor

e)

Any abutting office or residential district

then, said storage areas shall be permanently screened from said right-of-way or said district with a 100% opacity fence a minimum of six feet (6') in height constructed of wood, masonry, vinyl, or similar approved material. Said storage areas shall be as a minimum gravel surfaced. Additionally, private driveways exiting directly from public streets that provide access to such storage lots/areas shall be permanently surfaced with either a asphaltic concrete or Portland cement concrete.