There shall be provided at the time of erection of any building or structure minimum off-street parking accommodations meeting the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 800 (part), 1985; prior code § 17.76.010 (part))

Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified. Where a distance is specified, such distance shall be in walking distance measured from the nearest point of parking facility to the nearest point of the lot that such facility is required to serve. All such off-street parking shall be improved as required by Sections 17.40.080 and 17.40.140.

A.

For one- and two-family dwellings, off-street parking is required on the same building site with the building it is required to serve.

B.

For multiple dwellings, retirement homes, lodging and boardinghouses, etc., off-street parking is required within the walking distance of one hundred feet.

C.

For hospitals, sanitariums, convalescent homes, nursing homes, rest homes, homes for the aged and asylums, off-street parking is required within six hundred feet for employees and three hundred feet for visitors.

D.

That portion of the city zoned central business district (CBD) shall not have any off-street parking requirements; provided, however, that the owners of expanded or new structures must consider the off-street parking needs of their projects.

E.

For uses other than those specified above, off-street parking within four hundred feet is required.

(Ord. 05-11, 2005; Ord. 927, 1987: Ord. 800 (part), 1985; prior code § 17.76.010(A))

Whenever any building is enlarged in height or in ground coverage, off-street parking shall be provided for the expansion or enlargement in accordance with the requirements of this chapter; provided, however, that no parking space be provided in the case of enlargement or expansion, where the number of parking spaces required for such expansion or enlargement is less than ten percent of the parking spaces required for the enlarged facility as specified in this chapter. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to require off-street parking spaces for the portion of such building existing at the time of passage of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

(Prior code § 17.76.010(B))

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the voluntary establishment of off-street parking or loading facilities to serve any existing use of land or buildings even though nonconforming; provided, that all regulations herein governing the location, design, and operation of such facilities are adhered to.

(Prior code § 17.76.010(C))

In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for the various uses shall be computed separately. The total requirements to be the sum of the area computed. Off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as a substitute for joint use.

(Prior code § 17.76.010(D))

In the case of a use not specifically mentioned in the Table of Minimum Standards, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be determined by the building official. Such determination shall be based upon the requirements for the most comparable use listed.

(Prior code § 17.76.010(E))

The building official may authorize the joint use of parking facilities for the following uses or activities under conditions specified.

A.

Up to fifty percent of the parking facilities required by this chapter for primarily nighttime uses such as theaters, bowling alleys, bars, restaurants, and related uses herein referred to as daytime uses such as banks, offices, retail, personal service shops, clothing, food, furniture, manufacturing or wholesale and related uses.

B.

Up to one hundred percent of the parking facilities required by this section for a church or for an auditorium incidental to a public or parochial school, may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities provided by uses primarily of a daytime nature.

(Prior code § 17.76.010(F))

The building or use for which application is being made to utilize the off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use, shall be located within five hundred feet of such parking facilities, in addition to which:

A.

The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours at the two buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed;

B.

The applicant shall present to the building official a legal agreement executed by the parties concerned for joint use of off-street parking facilities.

(Prior code § 17.76.010(G))

Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, no application for a building permit or certificate of occupancy in any zone shall be approved unless there is included with the plan for such building, improvement or use, a site plan showing the required open space designated as being reserved for off-street parking incident to such building, improvement, or use, in accordance with this section. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the required off-street parking spaces have been provided. Each required off-street parking space should be of an area at least ten feet wide and twenty feet long, not including the required ingress and egress approaches and driveways also required by this code. However, at a minimum, each off-street parking space shall conform to the size and layout standards set forth in the Table of Parking Dimensions in Feet, attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter and on file in the office of the city clerk-treasurer and incorporated by reference as though set out in full. Off-street parking on the street side of properties shall be paved with an all-weatherproof surface of concrete or asphalt. Off-street parking on the alley side of properties shall also be paved with an all-weatherproof surface material unless the city street and alley committee and the building official gives approval in writing of a different surfacing material. The number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided according to the following minimum requirements:

A.

Dwellings.

1.

Single-family and two-family dwellings — Two spaces for each dwelling unit,

2.

Multiple-family dwellings — One and one-half spaces for each dwelling unit,

3.

Reserved.

B.

Roominghouses. One space for each two sleeping rooms rented, plus one additional space for the owner or operator of the roominghouse;

C.

Hotels, Including Clubs. One space for each two guest rooms; if, in addition to sleeping rooms, patrons or residents are provided with assembly halls, bars, restaurants, nightclubs, retail shops, service establishments or other businesses, additional off-street parking spaces will be required for such other uses in accordance with the regulations of this section for such uses;

D.

Tourist Homes, Motel. One space for each guest room or cabin; off-street parking for auxiliary uses in the same building or on the same lot shall be provided in accordance with the regulations set forth in this section for such uses. For tourist homes there must be provided in addition to off-street parking space for guests, one additional space for each family permanently residing in the building;

E.

Hospitals. One space for each two patient beds; plus one additional space for each two regular employees, including nurses;

F.

Restaurants, etc. Restaurants, including bars, taverns, nightclubs, lunch counters, diners and all other similar dining and drinking establishments — One space for each four seats provided for patron use, or one space for each one hundred square feet of floor area used for patron use whichever requirement is greater;

G.

Theaters. One space for each five seats provided for patron use;

H.

Places of Public Assembly. Places of public assembly, including private clubs, lodges and fraternal buildings not providing overnight accommodations, assembly halls, exhibition halls, convention halls, auditoriums, skating rinks, dancehalls, bowling alleys, sport arenas, stadiums, gymnasiums, amusement parks, racetracks, fairgrounds, circus grounds, churches, funeral homes, and mortuaries, community centers, libraries, museums, and all other similar places of relatively infrequent public assembly — One space for each ten seats provided for patron use, or one space for four hundred square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to the public as customers, patrons or clients, whichever requires the greater number of parking spaces;

I.

Medical Facilities. Medical clinics, including the offices of doctors, dentists and drugless physicians — Three spaces for each doctor using the office or clinic, plus one additional space for each two regular employees, including nurses;

J.

Retail Establishments. Retail establishments including personal service shops, equipment or repair shops:

1.

In a NC, CBD and HC commercial district — One space for each two hundred square feet of floor area on the ground floor, plus one space for each four hundred square feet of floor area in the basement or any story above the ground floor,

2.

In a CC commercial district: One space for each two hundred square feet of floor area;

K.

Office Buildings. Office building, including commercial, governmental and professional building, except as otherwise provided for in this section: One space for each four hundred square feet of floor area;

L.

Wholesale, Manufacturing and Industrial Plants. Wholesale, manufacturing and industrial plants, including warehouses and storage buildings and yards, public utility buildings, contractor equipment and lumber yards, research laboratories, business service establishments such as blueprinting, printing and engraving, soft drink bottling establishments, fabricating plants and all other structures devoted to similar mercantile or industrial pursuits — One space for each employee plus sufficient space to park all company-owned or leased vehicles including passenger cars, trucks, tractors, trailers, and similar motor vehicles, but in no case less than one off-street parking space for each one thousand square feet of gross floor area;

M.

Terminal Facilities. Terminal facilities including airports, railroad, passenger and freight stations, bus depots, truck terminals and all other similar personal or material terminal facilities — Off-street parking space in an amount determined by the board of adjustment to be adequate to serve the public as customers, patrons and visitors, plus space to provide one off-street parking space for each two regular employees, plus space to provide off-street parking for all owned, leased or operated commercial vehicles, buses and similar motor vehicles;

N.

Schools. Schools, including colleges, elementary schools, junior and senior high schools, including public, private and parochial schools — One space for each two staff members or employees, plus one space for each classroom, plus additional space for any place of public assembly in accordance with the requirements set forth in this section for such use;

O.

Miscellaneous Institutions. Sanitariums, asylums, orphanages, convalescent homes, homes for the aged and infirm, and similar institutions — One space for each four patient beds, plus one additional space for each staff doctor, plus one additional space for each two regular employees including nurses.

(Ord. 06-12 (part), 2006; Ord. 06-06 (part), 2006; Ord. 97-2 § 4 (part), 1997; Ord. 96-5 (part), 1996; Ord. 918, 1987; prior code § 17.76.010(H))

(Ord. No. O09-02, 3-17-09)

In any district, any building or part thereof having a gross floor area of ten thousand square feet or more which is to be occupied by a use requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building at least one off-street loading space, plus one additional loading space for each twenty thousand feet or major fraction thereof of gross floor area. Each loading space shall be not less than twenty feet in width, twenty-five feet in length, and fourteen feet in height. The loading space shall be located so as to preclude backing maneuvers on the public right-of-way.

(Prior code § 17.76.010(I))

Off-street loading space for warehouse, wholesale shipping and similar facilities will be determined by the city engineer. The loading space shall be located so as to preclude backing maneuvers on the public right-of-way.

(Prior code § 17.76.010(J))

Screening in the form of walls, architectural fences or dense coniferous hedges shall be required where any parking facility has a common boundary with any residentially zoned property.

(Prior code § 17.76.010(K))

In the neighborhood commercial limited (NCL), neighborhood commercial (NC), community commercial (CC), and highway commercial (HC) zoning districts, landscaping shall be provided according to the following schedules:

A.

New Site Development:

Percentage of Landscaping Required:

B.

Existing Site Development: Building additions in excess of fifty percent — Percentage of landscaping required one-half of new site development. Building additions less than twenty-five percent — No landscaping required.

The building official shall determine that existing site development does not substantially alter the use of the property before approving reduced landscaping requirements.

C.

Landscaping area shall be based on the square footage of the lot or lots less the square footage of the building or buildings on the site and may consist of outdoor plazas, deciduous plantings, aesthetic bufferings, benches, kiosks, public transit shelters, fountains, flower tubs or other environmental amenities approved by the building official.

(Prior code § 17.76.010(L))

A.

Construction. Plans for parking lots shall be submitted to the building official. After approval by the city engineer, the building official may issue a construction permit. A permit shall be obtained before construction of any parking facility is started.

B.

Surfacing. Surfacing is required for all off-street parking, loading, storage, sales, rental or service areas for vehicles including service stations and used car lots. Surfacing shall be designed by accepted engineering methods and subject to the approval of the city engineer.

C.

Drainage. Drainage is required for all surfaced areas as approved by the city engineer. Surface water shall not be drained across public sidewalks or alleys.

D.

Walkway. Walkways four feet in width shall be provided between any building and an adjacent parking lot.

E.

Lighting. Lighting shall be directed away from residential areas and public streets.

F.

Bumper Curb. A raised bumper curb of concrete six inches high is required for all parking stalls adjacent to the property line and where necessary to ensure pedestrian access.

G.

Traffic Control Devices. Parking stalls shall be designated by pavement markings:

1.

All traffic control devices such as pavement markings, signs, rails, curbs, and other developments shall be installed and completed as shown on the approved plans.

H.

Maintenance. Maintenance of all areas provided for off-street parking shall include removal and replacement of dead and dying trees, grass and shrubs, removal of dirt, trash, and weeds, repair and maintenance of drain and repair of traffic control devices, signs, lights, standards, fences, walls, surfacing materials, curbs, sidewalks and railings.

(Prior code § 17.76.010(M))

If property subject to the off-street parking requirements of this section is not large enough to include the number of required spaces specified hereunder, or if the proposed location of the parking spaces, whether on-site or off-site, is undesirable in the opinion of the governing body, the city may accept a cash payment in lieu of some or all of the required number of parking spaces. Such payment shall be set by the city council by annual resolution after a public hearing for each required space not being provided. The payment shall be made at the time of application for the building permit to construct the building or improvement, and shall be deposited to the Laurel parking fund, to be used by the city for future acquisition, construction, maintenance and improvement of city-owned parking spaces.

(Ord. 06-04 (part), 2006: Ord. 928, 1988: Ord. 893, 1986: prior code § 17.76.010(N))