The purpose of this Article is to reduce traffic congestion on public streets by making provisions for minimum, off-street, parking and loading standards. It is intended to ensure safe and convenient access, to and from each site; ensure sale and efficient traffic circulation; and, encourage aesthetic and functional design proposals.

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015)

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Unless otherwise provided for, all uses shall conform to the minimum parking requirements outlined below. In situations where the required number of parking spaces is not readily determinable by the table shown below, the Zoning Administrator is authorized to determine the parking space requirements using the table as a guide.

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015)

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The following are minimum parking space dimensions:

1.

Each parking space, a rectangle, shall measure nine feet (9') in width and nineteen feet (19') in length, except as provided in 2 and 3 below.

2.

In large parking areas, twenty (20) parking spaces or more, up to twenty percent (20%) of the parking spaces may be reserved for compact cars. Such rectangular spaces shall measure a minimum of eight feet (8') in width and sixteen feet (16') in length and be conspicuously marked for compact cars only.

3.

All rectangular parking spaces, parallel to streets, shall measure nine feet (9') in width and twenty-two feet (22') in length.

4.

A stacking space shall contain a minimum rectangular area of ten feet (10') in width and twenty feet (20') in length and be separated from parking aisles and spaces.

5.

All handicapped parking spaces shall conform to the provisions of the Standard Building Code, 1994, Chapter 11, and as such may be amended with regard to accessibility for the physically disabled and/or handicapped.

6.

All off-street parking spaces, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the curb of the street, forming a rhomboid, shall measure thirteen feet (sides parallel to the curb) by twenty-four feet (24') (sides at an angle to the curb). The width of such spaces, the perpendicular distance between the sides at an angle to the curb, shall measure nine feet (9').

7.

All off-street parking spaces, at an angle of sixty degrees to the curb of the street, forming a rhomboid, shall measure ten feet (sides parallel to the curb). The width of such spaces, the perpendicular distance between the sides at an angle to the curb, shall measure nine feet (9').

B.

The parking areas shall be designed to discourage and prevent vehicles from backing onto public streets/roads. The parking areas that serve one (1) or two (2) dwelling units, that do not abut an arterial street or road, are exempt from this requirement.

C.

All parking areas, when adjoining a street right-of-way between adjoining lots, shall be physically separated from the right-of-way.

D.

The lighting fixtures used to illuminate parking areas shall not direct lights on adjoining streets or properties.

E.

The parking areas for all the subdivisions and developments shall have adequate provisions to allow sanitation, emergency and other public service vehicles to safely serve them. The construction standards for these parking areas must assure the support and maneuverability of all public service vehicles. Where necessary, fire lanes may be required by NFPA or City of Leeds Fire Codes.

F.

All parking areas shall be paved with dust-free materials (asphalt or concrete).

G.

All parking spaces, except those serving one or two dwelling units, shall be demarcated with painted lines or other acceptable visual markings.

H.

All parking areas shall be maintained in good condition, free of potholes, weeds, trash, refuse, etc. The maintenance responsibilities shall be those of the owner/lessor or the renter/lessee, as may be the case.

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The drainage in parking areas shall direct storm water back into the site from adjacent properties toward adequate drainage channels. All large parking areas of twenty (20) spaces or more shall provide on-site storm water detention to retard the sudden discharge of high volumes of storm water into the public drainage system. The quantity and rate of run-off after development shall not exceed the quantity and rate of run-off before development, based on a twenty-five (25) year storm frequency. The drainage plans shall be subject to approval of both the Leeds Planning Commission and the City Engineer.

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015)

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All required parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the use served by the parking, except as provided below.

1.

The required parking within planned residential developments may be provided in common parking areas.

2.

If the number of required parking spaces cannot reasonably be provided on the same lot as the served use, satellite parking may be provided on an adjacent lot. The satellite parking spaces shall be located within four hundred feet (400') of the nearest public entrance to the building housing the principal use, if the use is not housed within a building, satellite parking spaces shall be located four hundred feet (400') of the lot. A satellite parking exception requires written legal documentation, that the user of such satellite spaces has the right to them.

3.

A joint parking area may contain required parking spaces for more than one (1) use, provided the combined number of spaces complies with the parking for all uses. If, however, the concerned parties wish to utilize the same spaces at different times, these spaces may be credited to each separate use. The applicant for a combined-use facility must present documentation of a combined parking agreement, and, if sharing the same spaces, a time schedule for allocation of such spaces must be documented.

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015)

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The keeping of an inoperative motor vehicle in a residential district shall be within a fully enclosed building or structure or be completely screened or shielded from public view. No inoperative motor vehicle shall be parked on any public street.

B.

No vehicle exceeding 10,000 pounds gross weight and no boats, trailers, recreational vehicles, campers and similar vehicles or equipment, regardless of weight, shall be kept within a residential district, unless such vehicle is parked behind the front building line.

C.

The use of off-street parking in all residential districts for non-residential purposes is prohibited, with exceptions to social gatherings, functions, celebrations, etc., that do not last more than twenty-four (24) hours.

D.

The use of any required parking space for the storage of any motor vehicle for sale for any purpose other than the parking of a motor vehicle for employees or visitors is prohibited.

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015)

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The proposed access points within the City shall be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator, Street Department and City Engineer; and, it shall be approved by the Leeds Planning Commission. The proposed location, width, drainage structure, traffic conditions, site distances and resurfacing shall be addressed in the request for approval.

B.

The entrances shall be held to a minimum and be located at points affording maximum sight distances, minimum grades and maximum separation. For highway service uses along major streets, combined or shared driveways, entrances and marginal access streets may be needed.

C.

The maximum number of entrances shall be as follows:

D.

The property, which has frontage on two (2) or more streets, may be allowed entrances on each street in accordance with the above criteria.

E.

The distance between openings shall be one hundred and twenty-five feet (125'), except for single-family detached lots.

F.

The entrances shall be located so that the curb openings are a minimum of five feet (5') from the nearest edge of a street drainage inlet and fifty feet (50') from the corner radius.

G.

Turning lanes or the widening of pavement at entrances may be required in some cases, as deemed necessary by the City Engineer.

H.

Each parking area on a lot shall be physically separated from an adjoining street right-of-way by a curb or equivalent barrier to control vehicular access to and from the lot. Such barrier shall be located at or along the front lot line, unless suitable barriers are located within the street right-of-way. Except from permitted access ways, such barriers shall be contiguous.

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015)

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Any use with a gross leasable area (GLA) of 6,000 square feet or more, which requires deliveries and shipments, must provide off-street loading spaces in accordance with the following table. In those situations where the required number of loading spaces is not readily determinable by the table, the Zoning Administrator is authorized to determine the loading space requirement, using the table as a guide.

Every possible assembly use, auditorium, convention hall, exhibition hall, stadium office building, funeral home, multi-family apartment buildings of twenty (20) or more units, restaurants and hotels of 30,000 square feet or more shall provide off-street loading spaces, as follows:

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015; Ord. No. 2017-01-01, §§ a, b, 1-9-2017)

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Each loading space shall have a minimum rectangular area of twelve feet (12') in width and fifty-five feet (55') in length, exclusive of driver and maneuvering space. Each space shall allow vertical clearance of fourteen feet (14').

B.

No loading space shall be located within the front yard or within five feet (5') of any property line.

C.

No loading space shall be used to meet the parking space requirement, interfere with the on-site circulation of traffic or allow a truck to extend into any right-of-way or over any property line.

D.

All lighting fixtures used to illuminate loading areas shall not direct light onto adjacent properties.

E.

All required loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as the principal use served by the spaces, unless a satellite or joint use loading facility is secured with equivalent satellite or joint parking facilities, as provided in subsection 1.03, Location of Required Parking.

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015)

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Whenever there is an alteration of a structure, an expansion of a use or a change in use, which increases the parking and loading requirements, the use shall conform with the off-street parking and loading standards of this Ordinance to the furthest practicable extent.

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015)