Jordan City Zoning Code
OFF-STREET PARKING
AND LOADING SPACES
§ 154.221 PURPOSE.
Regulation of off-street parking and loading space is necessary to alleviate or prevent congestion of the public right-of-way and to promote the safety and general welfare of the public. Regulation is accomplished by establishing minimum requirements for off-street parking of vehicles and loading and unloading operations associated with their use for the uses regulated by this subchapter by analysis of the intensity, duration, time and style of utilization of the land or structures in or from which each use is conducted and in the case of the C-2, Central Business District, the development history, on-street parking and public parking available.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013)
§ 154.222 APPLICATION OF OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS.
The regulations and requirements set forth in this subchapter shall apply to all districts. Application for all occupancy permits shall be accompanied by a site plan drawn to a readable scale which indicates the location of off-street parking and loading spaces on the site for which the occupancy permit is requested.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013)
§ 154.223 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(A) Permits prior to effective date. Structures or uses for which a permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this subchapter which are not completed on its effective date shall be exempt from the parking requirements of this subchapter if the structure is completed within 6 months after the effective date of this subchapter. In such cases, the parking and loading facilities provided for the structure or use must comply with the subchapter requirements which were in effect at the time the permit was issued.
(B) Reduction of existing off-street parking space. Off-street parking spaces and loading spaces existing upon the effective date of this subchapter shall not be reduced in number unless their number exceeds the requirements imposed for a similar new use by this subchapter; however, if the existing parking meets the requirements the number of parking spaces may be reduced by 8% for the purpose of establishing landscaping.
(C) Floor area. Floor area shall mean gross floor area as defined in § 154.020. However, indoor parking and indoor loading spaces shall not be counted as part of the floor area of a structure for the purpose of computing the number of parking or loading spaces which are required.
(D) Design capacity. When a building's design capacity is used for purposes of calculating requirements for off-street parking spaces, that design capacity shall be determined by occupancy loading as specified in the International Building Code.
(E) Benches in places of public assembly. In stadium, sports arenas, structures of religious institutions, and other places of public assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each 28 inches of such seating shall be counted as 1 seat for the purpose of determining the requirements for off-street parking where the parking requirement is calculated by application of a formula based on the total number of seats.
(F) Calculating space. When the calculation of the number of off-street parking spaces results in a fraction, each fraction of ½ or more shall require another space.
(G) Use of parking facilities. Required off-street parking facilities in a residential district may be utilized only for parking passenger automobiles; however, 1 truck not exceeding 1.5 ton capacity may be parked by the occupant of each dwelling unit on the resident's property inside a building. No required parking facilities or public street in a residential district shall be used for open-air storage of commercial vehicles, customer's vehicles, or vehicles belonging to employees, owners, tenants or customers of business or manufacturing establishments. No required off-street parking facility in a residential district shall be utilized for storage of boats, other recreational vehicles, or any junk, inoperable, or unsightly vehicles or materials.
(H) Location of parking facilities. Required off-street parking in the RR, R-l, R-2, and R-3 Districts shall be on the same lot as the building housing the principal use, except in the cases of:
(1) A religious institution.
(2) Condominium developments where off-street parking is designed on a lot, or within a garage on a separate parcel but within the same condominium development.
(I) Calculating space for a compound use. Should a structure contain 2 or more types of uses, the total off-street parking spaces required for each use shall be calculated separately unless requirements for joint parking arrangements can be applied and an agreement is executed in a form acceptable to and approved by the city.
(J) Joint parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities may be provided collectively in any district for more than 1 structure or use, if the following conditions are met.
(1) The applicant can demonstrate to the Zoning Administrator that because of the hours, size, and mode of operation of the respective uses, there will be an adequate amount of parking available to each use during its primary hours of operation to meet the needs of such use.
(2) The joint use of the parking facilities shall be protected by covenants that run with the lots housing all the joint users and the lot or lots on which the parking facility which satisfies the parking requirement of this section is provided. Those covenants shall grant a perpetual easement for parking to the joint principal use lots. The form, manner of execution, and content of such covenants must be approved by the City Attorney and the document containing the covenants must be recorded with the County Recorder or the Registrar of Titles for Scott County.
(3) Total required parking spaces for the joint use shall be based on the combined peak requirement and shall not be fewer than the minimum ordinance requirements for the use which requires the most parking.
(K) Use of parking area. Required off-street parking spaces and the driveways providing access to them shall not be utilized for storage, display, sales, rental, or repair of motor vehicles or any other goods, the storage of inoperable vehicles, or the storage of snow.
(L) Conversion of garage space. No person shall alter a garage to living space in any district, unless other legal provisions are made to provide the required parking for the lot. Unless alternative provisions in compliance with this section and title are made, no building permit shall be issued to convert said parking structure into a dwelling unit or living area or other activity.
(M) Parking within structures. Off-street parking requirements may be furnished by providing a space so designed within the principal building or detached accessory structure.
(N) Change of use or occupancy of buildings. Any change of use or occupancy of any building or buildings including additions thereto requiring more parking and loading area shall not be permitted until there is furnished such additional parking and loading areas as required by this chapter.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013)
§ 154.224 DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE OF OFF-STREET PARKING AREAS.
(A) Access and location. Parking areas shall be designed to provide access to a public alley or street. Driveway access shall not exceed 22 feet in width in residentially zoned areas, and may not exceed 32 feet in width in commercial and industrial zoned areas without the permission from the City Council, and shall be so located at a place which will cause the least interference with traffic movement. Required parking shall not encroach or be located within the public right-of-way.
Driveways and Private Roads
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Type of Driveway or Private Road | Minimum Width |
Two-way traffic with no parking lanes | 24' |
One way traffic and fire lanes | 20' |
Drive-up windows not necessary for fire truck access | 14' |
Parking lanes | 6' |
(B) Parking spaces. Each parking space shall not be less than those shown in the table below exclusive of access drives. Each parking space shall be served by access drives which shall have the minimum dimensions provided in the following table. Each parking space shall be located by striping on the concrete or asphalt surface.
Parking Lot Dimension Table for Full Size Cars | |||
Angle | Stall Width | Length | Length Aisle |
45
|
9'
|
18'
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14' 1 way aisle only
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60
|
9'
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18'
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18' 1 way aisle only
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75
|
9'
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18'
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22' 1 way aisle only
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90
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9'
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18'
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24' 2 way aisle
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Parallel
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10'
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22'
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24' 2 way aisle |
(C) Handicapped parking spaces. The size, number, and location of stalls reserved for "Parking for the Handicapped" shall be provided as required by state and federal regulations. Signs bearing the required legend shall be erected to identify those spaces. Disability accessible parking spaces shall be provided as applicable pursuant to M.S. § 168.021, as may be amended.
(D) Turn-around. All parking areas except those serving 1 and 2 family dwellings on local streets shall be designed so that cars do not have to back into the public street.
(E) Surfacing. All driveways and all of the area intended to be utilized for parking space for 3 or more vehicles shall be surfaced with a minimum of 2 inches of bituminous paving on a suitable base, or 6 inches of non-reinforced concrete or equivalent material approved by the city. Decorative concrete interlocking pavers on a suitable base may also be used in parking lots. In areas where parking spaces are used on the average of 2 or fewer days per week, grass road pavers, Ritter rings or other such pavers may be used which permit the growth of ground covers and the infiltration of surface water. Such pervious paving material shall be approved by the city.
(F) Drainage. There shall be adequate drainage of the surface of the parking or paved area to a public storm sewer or to other approved means. Plans for surfacing and drainage of all parking lots for 20 spaces or more or paved areas of 6,000 square feet or more shall be approved by the city.
(G) Lighting. All parking lots containing parking for 20 vehicles or more shall provide an average horizontal illumination of between 0.4 and 1.0 foot candles. All lighting shall comply with the performance standards.
(H) Traffic islands. Raised islands shall be landscaped and provided at the end of any parking row where it abuts vehicle circulation for traffic control. Raised islands shall also be provided to separate pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Based on the total number of parking spaces, the Zoning Administrator may require more traffic islands and shall be determined as part of the site plan review.
(I) Curbs. A poured in place, concrete curb measuring at least 6 inches above and below the grade shall be provided around the periphery of all parking lots designed for 6 or more cars. Such poured in place concrete curb is required along all internal access roads. Curbs or other means shall be provided to prevent parked vehicles from overhanging property lines.
(K) Yard.
(1) Parking areas shall be subject to the requirements of the front yard and side yard abutting a street or on a corner provided in the district in which the parking is located; except that in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts, parking for a detached single-family, 2-family house, or townhouse shall be permitted in the front yard under the following conditions:
(a) There is no other location on the lot where parking is practical.
(b) Total parking and driveway area does not occupy more than 40% of the front yard area.
(2) Off-street parking areas located in front yards or in side yards which abut a street may not be located within the setback areas for principal structures, as provided in the district regulations for the district in which the parking is located.
(L) When it can be demonstrated that no other alternative exists to provide required off-street parking, and the parking is located between a front lot line or a side lot line abutting a street and building in the I-1 or I-2 Districts, the off-street parking area may extend to within 10 feet of the lot line with the following conditions:
(1) The parking shall be for at least 6 vehicles.
(2) A solid bumper, curb, or fence not more than 3½ feet in height shall be constructed in such a position and such a manner that no part of a parked vehicle can extend into the yard setback area.
(M) Parking space abutting residential use districts. When a parking lot for 6 or more vehicles is located abutting a residential district or residential developed property, a landscaped side yard consisting of evergreen trees and shrubs and other plant material capable of measuring at least 3 feet high within 2 years after being planted shall be planted.
(N) Maintenance of off-street parking space. The owner and tenant shall maintain the parking space, access ways, landscaping, setback areas, and required fences in a neat and adequate manner.
(O) Compact car spaces. Up to 20% of the parking spaces in a parking lot may be permanently marked for compact cars only, provided that:
(1) The parking lot contains 80 or more off-street parking spaces.
(2) All compact car spaces are a minimum of 8 feet in width and 16 feet in length.
(3) Signs and markings, as approved by the city, are placed and maintained in each compact car space.
(4) All required off-street parking aisle widths are maintained.
(5) The compact car stalls shall not displace preferred disability accessible parking stall locations.
(6) The design, layout, and location of designated compact car spaces shall not be located in immediate proximity to building entrances, shall not encourage utilization by oversized vehicles, and shall be subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator.
(P) Cart storage. Retail commercial uses shall provide ample space for the storage of customer service carts within off-street parking areas, subject to the approval of the Zoning Administrator. The need and specific amount of required cart storage space shall be determined as part of the site plan review. When required, cart storage areas shall not occupy required off-street parking space, shall be clearly delineated, and shall include facilities for cart confinement.
(Q) Drive-through windows. Service windows shall be allowed subject to the following requirements:
(1) Stacking. Not less than 180 feet of segregated automobile stacking lane shall be provided for the service window, unless specifically otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
(2) Traffic control. The stacking lane and its access shall be designed to control traffic in a manner to protect the pedestrians, buildings, and green area on the site.
(3) Use of street. No part of the public street or boulevard may be used for stacking of automobiles.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013; Am. Ord. 2020-01, passed 2-3-2020; Am. Ord. 2020-03, passed 6-1-2020)
§ 154.225 NUMBER OF REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES.
The minimum number of required off-street parking spaces for the following uses shall be as follows:
(A) Residential uses.
(1) Single-family dwelling. Two parking spaces for each dwelling unit, plus 1 additional parking space if roomers are accommodated. A minimum of a 1-car garage, expandable to a 2-car garage while meeting required yard requirements is required at the time of constructing the dwelling in RR, R-l, and R-2 Districts.
(2) Cluster-housing. Two parking spaces per dwelling unit. A minimum of a 1-car garage, expandable to a 2-car garage while meeting required yard requirements is required at the time of constructing the dwelling.
(3) Two-family dwelling. Two parking spaces per dwelling unit. A minimum of a 1-car garage, expandable to a 2-car garage while meeting required yard requirements is required at the time of constructing the dwelling.
(4) Manufactured home. Two parking spaces per manufactured home unit; however, the spaces may be in tandem.
(5) Multiple dwelling. Two parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(6) Senior citizen housing. One parking space per dwelling unit and sufficient expansion area (proof of parking) for an additional 0.2 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(7) Rooming house. Two parking spaces for each 3 persons for whom sleeping accommodations are provided.
(8) Bed and breakfasts and residential short term rental units. Two parking spaces plus 1 for each room to be rented out.
(9) Group family day care center. Two parking spaces for every 5 program participants as licensed by the State of Minnesota.
(10) Group day care, nursery school. Five parking spaces plus 1 for each 5 program participants based on the facility’s licensed capacity.
(11) State licensed residential facility. Two parking spaces for each 5 beds offered for residence purposes.
(12) Nursing home. Five parking spaces plus 1 for each 5 beds offered for residence purposes.
(13) Assisted living facilities. 0.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit plus 1 parking space for each employee on the largest shift.
(B) Institutional uses.
(1) Community centers. Parking shall be based on the uses within the building.
(2) Hospitals. One parking space for each 350 square feet of gross floor area.
(3) Libraries, museums, art gallery. At least 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area in the principal structure.
(4) Playgrounds and play fields. At least 2 parking spaces per acre for playgrounds and 40 parking spaces for each play field. When a public recreation site has more than 1 use designation, the required parking spaces must be determined for each use separately. The sum of those use requirements shall be the total number of spaces required.
(5) Golf course. At least 2 parking spaces for each golf hole plus 1 space for each 200 square feet of locker rooms and club rooms. If the club house contains dining or bar facilities, the parking requirements shall be the same as for a restaurant.
(6) Archery or golf driving range. One parking space for each target or driving tee.
(7) Miniature golf. 1.5 parking spaces per golf hole.
(8) Police/fire stations. One space for each 250 square feet of floor area plus 1 for each vehicle customarily kept on the premises.
(9) Post offices, parcel delivery service. Ten parking spaces plus 1 parking space for each 500 square feet of floor area devoted to office, processing, or service plus 1 space for each vehicle customarily kept on the premises.
(10) Religious institutions. One parking space for each 3 seats based on the design capacity of the main assembly hall. Up to 50% of the required parking can be provided through a non-exclusive written agreement with the owner of another property located within 750 feet of an entrance to the religious institution which authorizes parking during times of worship or events conducted at the religious facility at times other than usual business hours on property which is an off-street parking lot which meet the design requirements of this section and satisfies the parking requirements for the use of the other property during ordinary business hours during the usual work week.
(11) School - preschool through junior high. At least 2 parking spaces for each classroom.
(12) School - high school through college. At least 1 parking space for each 5 students based on design capacity plus 1 for each 2 classrooms.
(C) Commercial uses.
(1) Animal hospitals and kennels. One parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area, but not less than 5 spaces.
(2) Automobile service station or automotive service center. Eight parking spaces plus 4 additional parking spaces for each service stall. A maximum of 25% of the required parking may be at the pump islands. Convenience store, grocery store or any other use require additional parking determined by the parking requirements for those other uses specified in this section.
(3) Bakery, café, delicatessen, and food service. One parking space for each 25 square feet of customer floor area.
(4) Bed and breakfasts and residential short term rental units. Two spaces plus 1 space for each room for rent. No required parking may be located in the front yard, nor shall the parking area exceed 50% of the rear yard.
(5) Bowling alley. Five parking spaces for each alley. Other uses commonly associated with bowling alleys, such as restaurants and game room space, will require additional parking and loading spaces, the number of which shall be determined by the parking requirements for those other uses specified in this section.
(6) Business/trade schools. One parking space per student, calculated by reference to the design of the school structure plus 1 space for each classroom.
(7) Clubs and lodges. One parking space for each 3 seats, calculated by reference to the design capacity of the meeting hall plus 1 parking space for every 25 square feet of customer space in the dining and bar areas.
(8) Convention/exhibition hall and dance hall. One parking space for each 3 seats, calculated by reference to the design capacity of the meeting hall.
(9) Country club. Twenty parking spaces plus 1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area for locker rooms and club rooms; plus 1 parking space for each 25 square feet of customer area for the dining area; and 1 parking space for each 20 square feet of bar area.
(10) Educational facility; school for the arts. One space per classroom and other rooms used by students and faculty for educational purposes; plus 1 space per 5 students based on the maximum number of students attending classes at any 1 time, or 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is less.
(11) Funeral home. One parking space for each 5 seats plus 1 parking space for each 250 square feet of floor area not used for seating. If fixed seats are not provided, the requirement shall be 1 space for every 35 square feet of seating area.
(12) General retail sales and service. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(13) Group day care, nursery school. Five parking spaces plus 1 for each 5 program participants, based on the facility’s licensed capacity.
(14) Health and medical, including medical clinic, chiropractic, dental office, medical office, optometrist office, pharmacy, and therapeutic massage facility. One parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area, but not less than 5 spaces.
(15) Hotel/motel. 1.5 spaces for each dwelling unit, guest room, or hotel room. Any other use, such as restaurant and conference space, requires additional parking and loading spaces determined by the parking requirements for those other uses specified in this section.
(16) Offices. One parking space for every 250 square feet of floor area.
(17) Open sales or rental lots. One parking space for each 2,500 square feet of land to be used for sales and display area.
(18) Pool halls, video arcades. One parking space for each 25 square feet of customer area.
(19) Printing process. One parking space for each 100 square feet of customer floor area.
(20) Professional services. One parking space for every 250 square feet of floor area.
(21) Restaurants.
(a) Class I and II (sit down, with or without liquor). One off-street parking space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area.
(b) Class III (fast-food or drive-in restaurants). One off-street parking space for each 75 square feet of gross floor area.
(22) Retail sales and wholesale of edible cannabinoid products and cannabis products. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area if such sales are the permitted, not accessory, use of the business.
(23) Shopping centers. One parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(24) Skating rink or public auction house. Fifty parking spaces, plus 1 additional space for each 100 square feet of floor space in excess of 2,000 square feet.
(25) Sports/health clubs, culture studio, swimming pool. One parking space for every 200 square feet of non-court area, plus 2 parking spaces per tennis or racquet ball court and 1 parking space for each 50 square feet of deck area for a swimming pool.
(26) Studios. One parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area.
(27) Theater, auditorium, assembly hall, meeting hall. One parking space for each 3 seats of design capacity.
(28) Tobacco sales. One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(D) Industrial uses.
(1) The manufacturing, fabricating or processing of a product or material. Ten parking spaces or 1 space for each 500 square feet of structure, exclusive of office and warehouse space which shall be calculated separately according to the parking requirements for those other uses specified in this section, whichever is greater.
(2) Auto service center. Four parking spaces for each service bay.
(3) Outdoor storage. One parking space shall be provided for each 3,000 square feet of land devoted to outside storage.
(4) Mini self-storage facility. One space for each 5,000 square feet of floor area.
(5) Showrooms. One parking space for every 400 square feet of floor area.
(6) Warehouse, storage, handling of bulk goods, cannabis manufacturing, transporter, and testing facility. One space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area.
(7) Landscaper services and contractors. Ten parking spaces or 1 space for each 500 square feet of structure, exclusive of office and warehouse space which shall be calculated separately according to the parking requirements for those other uses specified in this section, whichever is greater.
(8) Indoor gun range. Shall be 2 parking spaces for each firing lane and 10 parking spaces per instructional classroom, if provided; plus parking requirements for office and/or retail.
(E) Neighborhood Commercial District (C-1) and Central Business District (C-2). Required parking for commercial uses located in the C-1 zoning district and all uses in the C-2 zoning district shall be determined by the Council following review by the Planning Commission. Review and approval shall be based on:
(1) The number of off-street parking spaces to be provided.
(2) The number and accessibility of on-street parking in the area.
(3) Provisions made by the owner or tenant for joint or shared parking.
(4) Assessment or pending assessment for 1 or more parking spaces under state statutes in which case the number of parking spaces forming the basis for such assessment shall constitute an equal number of spaces for computing off-street parking requirements.
(5) Other factors affecting the need for off-street parking.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013; Am. Ord. 2016-09, passed 12-5-2016; Am. Ord. 2016-10, passed 12-5-2016; Am. Ord. 2018-10, passed 7-2-2018; Am. Ord. 2021-07, passed 5-17-2021; Am. Ord. 2023-01, passed 2-13-2023; Am. Ord. 2023-03, passed 8-28-2023; Am. Ord. 2023-04, passed 8-28-2023; Am. Ord. 2024-09, passed - -)
§ 154.226 BONUSES.
If 50% or more spaces in the R-4 District are placed in or under the proposed principal structure or totally underground, the following bonuses shall apply:
(A) Three hundred square feet shall be added as lot area for each space so placed to determine the allowable square footage of building or number of dwelling units on the site.
(B) The height added to the principal structure by any floor that is totally used for parking in or under the principal structure shall not be included to determine the size of the required yards.
(C) Maximum bonuses. The maximum floor area which may be added to a building by placing parking spaces in or under the principal structure shall be equal to not more than 1/3 the net floor area or 1/3 the number of dwelling units, whichever is applicable.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013)
§ 154.227 BICYCLE AND MOTORCYCLE PARKING.
Provisions shall be made for the off-street parking of bicycles in all multiple-family and nonresidential developments and uses.
(A) The total parking requirement is 1 space for each 50 off-street parking spaces required with at least 15% designed to accommodate motorcycles.
(B) The bicycle parking spaces shall be equipped with bicycle racks.
(C) The bicycle parking shall be located so that it is as close to the main building as the nearest parking space. Motorcycle parking shall be located within 150 feet of the closest parking space to the main building.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013)
§ 154.228 OFF-STREET LOADING FACILITIES.
The off-street loading requirement for non-residential buildings with less than 200,000 square feet may be satisfied by the designation of a loading zone area on the site. This loading zone area shall be separate from any required off-street parking area and access to the loading zone area shall be provided which does not conflict with automobile circulation to, from, or within the site. One loading dock shall be provided for non-residential buildings over 20,000 square feet in floor area.
(A) A "loading facility" includes the dock, the berth for the vehicle, maneuvering areas, and the necessary screening walls.
(B) Location. All loading berth curb cuts shall be located 25 feet or more from the intersection of 2 street rights-of-way. No loading berth shall be located less than 50 feet from a residential district unless it is entirely within a building. Loading facilities shall not occupy the required front yard.
(C) Size. A loading dock shall have a berth area at least 12 feet wide and 55 feet long.
(D) Access. Each loading berth location shall permit vehicular access to a street or public alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic.
(E) Surfacing. All loading facilities and access ways shall be paved with bituminous or concrete paving to control the dust and drainage.
(F) Screening. All berths shall be screened from view with landscaped yard from property in a residential district and from the adjoining streets. Materials used shall provide screening which is a minimum of 7 feet high when installed. Walls shall be designed to be harmonious with the principal structure.
(G) Accessory use. No required loading berth or access drive shall be used for the storage of goods or inoperable vehicles. It may not be included as a part of the space necessary to meet the off-street parking requirements.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013)
§ 154.229 PARKING DEFERMENT.
The city may allow a reduction in the number of required parking stalls provided that:
(A) The zoning for the property in which the request is made is industrial (I-1 or I-2).
(B) The proposed use will have a peak parking demand less than the required parking under § 154.225. Factors to be considered when reviewing the proposed parking demand shall include, but are not limited to:
(1) Size of building;
(2) Size of the property;
(3) Type and use;
(4) Number of employees;
(5) Projected volume and turnover of customer traffic;
(6) Projected frequency and volume of delivery or service vehicles;
(7) Number of company owned vehicles; or
(8) Storage of vehicles on-site.
(C) Requests for parking reduction shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council as part of the site plan review process.
(D) In no case shall the amount of parking provided be less than ½ the amount of parking required under this title.
(E) The site has sufficient property under the same ownership to accommodate the expansion of the parking facilities to meet the minimum requirements of this section should the parking demand exceed on-site supply.
(F) On-site parking shall only occur in areas designated and constructed for parking in accordance with this section.
(G) The applicant and city enter into a development agreement, to be recorded against the subject property, which includes a clause requiring the owner to install the additional parking stalls upon a finding by the City Council that such additional parking stalls are necessary to accommodate the use.
(H) If approved, city staff may conduct reviews of the parking reduction criteria and traffic patterns on-site from time to time. Upon this review, should city staff determine it necessary to install the additional parking notification will be made to the property owner and a formal recommendation will be made to the City Council.
(I) A change in use will necessitate compliance with the applicable parking standard identified in this section.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013)
§ 154.230 PROOF OF PARKING.
In addition to § 154.229 and subject to review, the city may reduce the number of required off-street parking spaces in other districts when the applicant can demonstrate in documented form a need which is less than required. In such situations, the city shall require a site plan illustrating "Proof of Parking" availability. The plan shall illustrate where the additional parking will be located and how the traffic circulation will coordinate with the site plan and existing parking lot should use or needs change. The Planning Commission shall also consider:
(A) The on street parking available by the site.
(B) The expected usage of the site and parking demand.
(C) Surrounding land uses and zoning districts.
(D) The provisions of this section affecting the parking lot or loading area.
(E) Any other associated aspect that the Planning Commission deems necessary to evaluate the request.
(F) The applicant shall install the additional required off-street parking within 6 months of written notification by the Zoning Administrator.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013)