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Indianola City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

- OFF-STREET AUTOMOBILE AND VEHICLE PARKING AND LOADING

Sec. 58-117. - General intent and application.

It is the intent of this article that adequate off-street parking and loading facilities be provided for each use of land within the jurisdiction of this chapter. These requirements shall be applied in all districts.

(Ord. of 2-21-1995, art. VI, § 1)

Sec. 58-118. - Size of automobile parking and storage space.

For the purposes of this article a parking or storage space shall not be less than nine feet by 18 feet, excluding all driveways, entrances and exits. The area for each space, including all driveways, entrances and exits, shall not be less than 300 square feet per parking space.

(Ord. of 2-21-1995, art. VI, § 2)

Sec. 58-119. - All-weather surface required.

(a)

For purposes of this article, the term "all-weather hard surface" means an asphalt, brick or concrete surface with adequate depth for the traffic conditions.

(b)

Parking facilities for residential, commercial and industrial uses shall have an all-weather hard surface, be properly drained to prevent ponding and shall be maintained free of trash and rubbish.

(c)

The board of adjustment may permit gravel surface parking when allowed by variance procedure.

(Ord. of 2-21-1995, art. VI, § 3)

Sec. 58-120. - Off-street automobile parking and storage.

Off-street automobile parking or storage space shall be provided on every lot on which any of the uses stated in this section are hereafter established. Where space is not available on the lot, space shall be provided within 300 feet of such uses and such space shall have vehicular access to a street or alley and shall be equal in area to at least the minimum requirements for the specific uses as follows:

Single-family dwellings 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit
Multifamily dwellings 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit
Mobile homes 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit
Hotels, motels, tourist homes, tourist courts and roominghouses 1 parking space for each guestroom, sleeping room or suite, exclusive of restaurant requirements, plus 1 for each 3 employees
Private clubs, lodges, fraternities and sororities 1 parking space for each 50 square feet of total floor area in the auditorium, assembly hall, dining room in such building and 1 per sleeping room
Churches 1 parking space for each 5 seats in the main auditorium
Theaters, auditoriums, stadiums, gymnasiums, convention halls and other places of public assembly 1 parking space for each 4 seats in the building or structure, based on maximum seating capacity
Elementary schools 1½ parking spaces for each classroom
Secondary schools 10 parking spaces for each classroom
Business colleges and trade schools 1 parking space for each 2 student seats at maximum enrollment
Hospitals 1 parking space for each 2 beds intended for patients, excluding bassinets, and 1 space for each 3 employees, plus 1 for each staff doctor
Sanitariums, nursing homes, convalescent homes and orphanages 1 parking space for each 8 beds, plus 1 for each 2 employees or staff members
Medical and dental clinics 2 parking spaces for each examining room, plus 1 space for each 2 employees and 1 for each doctor
Funeral homes 1 parking space for each 3 seats in parlors and chapels
Business and commercial uses
Type A: Retail sales/food stores, department stores, personal service establishments, barbershops and beauty shops, dry cleaning 1 parking space for each 100 square feet of retail floor space, plus 1 parking space for each 3 employees on largest shift
Type B:
Office and professional buildings excluding medical/dental clinics or offices 1 parking space for each 200 square feet of office space
Entertainment including skating rinks, dance halls, exhibit halls without permanent seating arrangements 1 parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor space
Type C: Financial institutions 1 parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor space
Type D: Furniture and appliance stores, antique shops, repair shops, kennels and animal hospitals 1 parking space for each 500 square feet of gross sales or shop area
Drive-in retail business Minimum of 10 parking spaces, plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of retail floor area
Wholesale, general business and warehouses 1 parking space for each 4 employees based on maximum employment and 1 space for each vehicle to be stored or stopped simultaneously
Industrial and manufacturing establishments 1 parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area or per employees, on largest shift, whichever is greatest, plus 1 for each vehicle to be stored or stopped simultaneously or as determined by the planning commission
Eating establishments and taverns 1½ parking spaces for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
Drive-in eating establishment Minimum of 10 parking spaces, plus 1 for each 4 seats of total capacity
Office and professional buildings 1 parking space for each 300 square feet of office space
Filling stations 2 parking spaces for each grease rack or similar facility, 1 parking space for each gas pump, plus 1 for each employee on duty
Bus terminals 5 parking spaces for each loading or unloading bay
Auto sales and repair 1 parking space for each employee at maximum employment on a single shift, plus 2 for each 300 square feet of auto repair or sales space
Other uses Parking requirements for uses other than those stated in this section shall be determined by the planning commission

 

(Ord. of 2-21-1995, art. VI, § 4)

Sec. 58-121. - Combined parking spaces.

The required parking space for any number of separate uses may be combined in one lot but the required space assigned to one use may not be assigned to another use at the same time, except that one-half of the parking spaces required for churches, theaters, or assembly halls whose peak attendance will be at night or on Sunday may be assigned to a use which will be closed at nights or on Sundays.

(Ord. of 2-21-1995, art. VI, § 5)

Sec. 58-122. - Off-street loading and unloading space.

Every building or structure used for business, trade or industry shall provide space as indicated herein for the loading and unloading of vehicles. Such space shall have access to a public street or alley.

(1)

Retail business. [A retail business shall have a] minimum of one space of 500 square feet per location plus one space of 300 square feet for each 3,000 square feet of floor area.

(2)

Wholesaling and industry. [Wholesaling and industry businesses shall have a] minimum of one space of 500 square feet per location or one space of 500 square feet for each 10,000 square feet of floor area, whichever is the greater.

(3)

Bus and truck terminals. [Bus and truck terminals shall have] sufficient space to accommodate the maximum number of buses or trucks to be stored or to be loading or unloading at the terminal at any one time.

(Ord. of 2-21-1995, art. VI, § 6)