For every use, activity or structure permitted by this appendix and for all buildings or structures erected in accordance therewith, there shall be provided sufficient space for access and off-street standing, parking, circulation, unloading and loading of motor vehicles that may be expected to transport their occupants, whether as patrons, residents, customers, employees, guests or otherwise to an establishment, activity or place of residence at any time under normal conditions for any purpose. When a use is expanded, accessory off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with the regulations herein for the area or capacity of such expansion.

(Ord. No. 1205, 11-21-17)

Every building permit application for a new or enlarged building or structure shall include therewith a parking site and landscape plan, with the exception of single-family residences. In addition, such parking site and landscape plan requirements shall also apply to new, enlarged, or remodeled parking facilities serving existing buildings or structures. Application for approval of such plan shall include for review and approval by the administrator any and all existing parking facilities currently serving said buildings, structures and uses for conformity with these regulations as well.

Parking plan requirements:

The plan shall specifically include the following:

1.

Delineation of individual parking and loading spaces by adequate striping.

2.

Circulation area necessary to serve spaces.

3.

Access to streets and property to be served.

4.

Driveway and traffic aisle width, location of all curbs and curbing material.

5.

Dimensions, continuity, and type of materials or required screening.

6.

Grading, drainage, surfacing, and subgrade details within the right-of-way.

7.

Delineation of obstacles to parking and circulation in finished parking area.

8.

Specification as to signage and bumper guards.

9.

Landscaping and screening details.

10.

Critical dimensions indicating setback and parking lot design layout.

11.

The square footage of all existing and proposed buildings, as well as the dimensions and use types for multi-use buildings.

12.

The total number of employees on the maximum shift.

13.

Any other information required by staff as it relates to the specific application.

(Ord. No. 1205, 11-21-17)

A.

Surface material. Areas used for standing, parking, and maneuvering of vehicles shall have hard surfaces, maintained adequately for all-weather use, and shall so drain as to avoid flow of water across sidewalks or as sheet flow onto adjacent properties. All driveways and access points to public streets shall be paved.

Exceptions:

1.

All driveway cuts within corporate limits shall be required to provide hard surface from the curb cut to the property line.

B.

Access to parking areas. All off-street parking spaces provided, with the exception of single-family residences, shall be designed so that the backing of a vehicle onto a public way is eliminated. The use of a public way less than thirty (30) feet in width shall be prohibited as the primary access to a commercial, industrial, or multi-family parking lot or spaces without the expressed permission of the board as a special exception.

C.

Vision clearance. [The user's attention is directed to section 7.05.B for provisions pertaining to vision clearance.]

D.

Access near street corners. No entrance or exit for any commercial, industrial, or multi-family off-street parking area with greater than four (4) parking spaces, nor shall any loading or unloading berth for any use be located within seventy-five (75) feet of the end of a radius formed and the corner of two (2) intersections of a street. On corner lots where a distance of seventy-five (75) feet is unobtainable, driveway cuts shall be placed to the greatest distance away from the corner and approved by the engineering administrator of the city or other authority having jurisdiction.

E.

Drainage. The manner of site drainage proposed shall be subject to review and approval by the engineering administrator, with appeal to the board of public works and safety for relief.

F.

Lighting. Lighting shall be provided to illuminate any off-street parking or loading spaces to be used after dusk in accordance with the following standards:

1.

The light from any luminary (the light source and its enclosure, including any reflectors or other devices for the control of light, but excluding bracket arms or post supporter mounting) shall be shaded, shielded, or directed to prevent direct light from being cast upon any adjacent properties and to prevent glare or other objectionable conditions detrimental to surrounding areas.

2.

Lighting fixtures shall not exceed the maximum height of the district requirements or thirty-five (35) feet, whichever is lesser.

3.

No luminary shall have any blinking, flashing, or fluttering lights or other illumination device which has a changing light intensity, brightness, or color.

4.

Neither the direct or reflected light from any luminary shall create a disabling glare causing traffic hazards to motor vehicle operators on public thoroughfares.

G.

Striping. Open parking spaces for multi-family dwellings (containing three (3) or more dwelling units) and all nonresidential uses shall be delineated by pavement striping and must meet minimal stall sizes as described in subsection H, below.

H.

Minimum parking space requirements. All parking stalls shall provide a minimum depth of twenty (20) feet and a minimum width of nine (9) feet or ten (10) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet long exclusive of passageways except where handicapped parking provisions are required. Aisles shall be provided under practical design standards to allow flow of vehicles. Angled parking spaces shall be adjusted to allow for proper stall depth.

(Ord. No. 1205, 11-21-17)

A.

Determination of required number of spaces.

1.

Fractional spaces: When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this regulation results in a fractional space, the fraction of one-half (½) or less may be disregarded, and a fraction in excess of one-half (½) shall be counted as one (1) parking space.

2.

Floor area: Floor area, when used as a measurement for determining the number of parking spaces for office, merchandising or service uses, shall mean the gross floor area used, or intended to be used for service to the public, patrons or patients, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise. It shall not include areas used primarily for nonpublic purposes such as storage, processing or packaging of merchandise, show windows, or restrooms or utilities, dressing, fitting or alteration rooms. Within restaurants, kitchen areas will not be included. The burden shall rest with the applicant to provide the detailed information necessary to prove what should or should not be included.

3.

Reserved

4.

Employees: Employees, when used as a measurement for determining the number of parking spaces for a new or established expanding business, shall be considered the total number of employees present upon the property during the maximum shift.

B.

Parking exception for churches. Off-street parking facilities required for churches may be reduced by fifty (50) percent where churches are located in nonresidential districts and within three hundred (300) feet of usable public or private off-street parking areas, and further providing that an agreement is submitted to the board reflecting that the use of such accessory parking facilities by the church will be permitted by the property owner. The board may require that such agreement be properly filed with the office of the recorder of Noble County. For the purpose of this section, "church" shall be considered a building used for religious worship and shall not include such areas as chapels, funeral buildings or rooms, religious educational buildings, rooms, or areas other than "Sunday school rooms," day care centers, or other similar uses.

C.

Parking for multiple use buildings. The number of parking spaces required for land or buildings used for two (2) or more purposes, shall be the sum total of the requirements of the various uses, computed in accordance with this article. Parking facilities for one (1) use shall not be considered as providing the required parking facilities for any other use, except churches.

D.

Number of entrances and exits. There shall not be more than one (1) entrance or exit or one (1) combined entrance/exit along any street for a single property. In the instance of multiple properties along street frontage, the engineering administrator may require that the use of joint access points and the recording of appropriate cross-easements or other agreements at his discretion. The engineering administrator may restrict or limit the width, location, and use of any commercial or industrial cut which may include the posting entrance or exit only signage, culvert size and depth, the radius developed by an entrance/exit, or other requirements as deemed necessary for proper traffic control. Any person wishing to appeal the decision of the engineering administrator shall appeal to the board of public works and safety for relief.

E.

Additions to buildings, structures, or uses. Where an addition is made to an existing structure served by a nonconforming parking lot, additional parking spaces shall be added to the nonconforming parking lot for the proposed addition. Any existing parking area which is not a hard surface and improper drainage provisions exist shall be required to comply with the provisions of sections 5.03(A), 5.03(E), and 5.03(G) prior to a certificate of occupancy being granted to the addition.

(Ord. No. 1205, 11-21-17)