To provide uniform regulations and standards for residential and commercial developments within Kamas City.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

The minimum standards for off-street parking requirements shall be mandatory for all new construction and expansion of existing uses.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements:

1.

Off-street parking space required. The minimum off-street parking spaces as outlined in this chapter along with adequate provisions for ingress and egress by standard-size automobiles and adequate loading facilities shall be provided for any use of land or main building or structure in the city. These facilities shall be provided at the time the use is established or the building erected. Businesses already established are exempt from these regulations.

2.

Location of off-street parking. Parking areas as required by this chapter shall be located on the same lot as the main building or structure.

3.

No parking reduction. Space for off-street parking being used in connection with an existing building shall not be reduced in the number or size of parking spaces, nor shall it be utilized for any other purpose than off-street parking, but shall be maintained in perpetuity as long as the requirement for said off-street parking is needed.

a.

Tandem parking (parking two vehicles end to end). Tandem parking shall not be allowed except for single-family dwellings. In this case, the parking space shall be within the driveway area in the required yard.

b.

Enlargements. No building or structure shall be enlarged, altered, or converted unless there is provided and thereafter maintained for such building and its use, a minimum number of parking spaces as herein required in each district.

c.

Uses not mentioned. In the case of a use not specifically mentioned herein, the requirements for the most similar use, which is so mentioned, shall apply. The decision of the city council, as recommended by the planning commission, as to what is the most similar use shall apply.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

Required off-street parking shall be provided for in each zoning district. The minimum size of each parking stall shall be nine feet × 18 feet (162 square feet). Oversized parking spots shall be 12' × 50'.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015; Ord. No. 2024-01, 1/9/2024)

The parking area should be provided on the same property as the principal building.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

1.

Up to 25 percent of the parking facilities required for uses considered to be primarily day-time uses may be provided by the parking facilities for uses considered to be primarily night-time uses or vice versa.

2.

The total amount of reciprocal parking that may be allowed shall be calculated by determining the number of total parking spaces required for day-time uses and the number of total parking spaces required for night-time uses, multiplying the higher of those two numbers by 25 percent, and rounding down to the next whole number.

3.

A use shall be considered to be a primarily day-time or night-time use based on information submitted by the applicant.

a.

A use may be considered a day-time use if the majority of activity associated with the use ends no later than 6:00 p.m. each day.

b.

A use may be considered a night-time use if the majority of activity associated with the use begins no earlier than 4:00 p.m. each day.

c.

Residential uses shall not be considered either day-time or night-time uses, may not be served by reciprocal parking, and shall require parking spaces separately dedicated for the residential use.

4.

Reciprocal parking areas shall be contiguous and the joint use of such facilities by different buildings, properties, or uses must be assured by declarations and covenants recorded against the affected properties that provide the terms by which the properties will share in the use and maintenance of the parking areas.

5.

The use of reciprocal parking will only be allowed in the General Commercial and Entry Corridor Commercial Zones.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015; Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1(Exh. A), 2/22/2022)

For any parking area, plans should be submitted to the Kamas City Planner for review and recommendation to the planning commission.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

Each parking area of over 3,000 square feet shall provide interior landscaped area equal to no less than five percent of the total paved area of the parking facility. No more than 20 spaces may be provided in a single row of parking without an intervening planting bed or island. Licensed automobile dealerships do not require interior landscaping. The planning commission may apply a maximum of fifteen percent of landscaping and/or aesthetic treatment with specific findings for each project.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

Proper parking lot lighting design takes into consideration pole height, pole spacing, lumen output, fixture type, and lumen depreciation. The lighting designer shall be concerned with the amount of foot candles available in the parking lot, and should achieve the required levels through a variety of designs. Any light used to illuminate signs, parking areas, or for any other purpose shall be non-glaring, energy efficient and so arranged as to confine direct light beams to the lighted property by appropriate directional hooding.

1.

Maximum light distribution. The maximum allowed average horizontal luminance level is two candles with a 4:1 uniformity ratio over the site. The spacing distance between poles will be equal to approximately four times the height of the pole.

2.

Pole wattage/design/height. Luminaire mounting height is measured from the parking lot surface (finished grade) and may range from 15 feet to a maximum of 25 feet based on the following review criteria:

a.

Review of the site plan.

b.

Proposed land use.

c.

Surrounding land uses.

d.

Size of the parking area.

e.

Size and use of the building.

f.

Location of the site with respect to other lighting sources.

g.

Impacts to adjacent properties.

h.

Other site features.

3.

Parking area wattage/design standard.

4.

An application for development of off-street parking areas must contain the following:

a.

Plans indicating the location, type, and size of proposed poles; and

b.

Installation and electrical details.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

For each boundary line of a business parking area abutting directly on a residential use, there shall be a wall or opaque fence six feet in height except where setback requirements and site distance requirements would limit it.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)

Any parking area to be used by the general public shall provide parking spaces designated and located to adequately accommodate the disabled, and these shall be clearly marked as such. Parking spaces for the disabled shall be located in close proximity to the principal building. The designation of parking spaces for the disabled shall constitute consent by the property owner to the enforcement of the restricted use of such spaces to disabled motorists by the city. Parking spaces for the disabled shall conform to the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The number of required parking spaces accessible to the disabled shall be as follows:

ADA Required Total Parking Minimum Number in Lot of Accessible Spaces

1.

Except as provided in subsection 2., access aisles adjacent to accessible spaces shall be 60 inches (1,525 mm) wide minimum.

2.

One in every eight accessible spaces, but not less than one, shall be served by an access aisle, 96 inches (2,440 mm) wide minimum, and shall be designated "van accessible" as required by law.

(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)