The purpose of this article is to provide standards for the provision of adequate parking with safe access for both vehicles and pedestrians. In accordance with the recommendations of the comprehensive plan, parking lots shall be designed to reduce their visual impact on adjacent properties and streetscapes and to encourage extensive landscaping and pedestrian access to all areas. Parking lots, access drives and related improvements shall require an approved development plan and a parking lot permit prior to construction.

(Ord. No. 8804, § I, 4-11-05)

(1)

Parking spaces provided to meet the minimum requirements of this Article, in addition to drive aisles and approaches necessary to access these spaces, shall not be used for any purpose other than temporary vehicle parking. These areas shall not be used for the storage, sale, repair, dismantling, or service of any vehicle, equipment, goods, materials, or supplies.

(2)

For all commercial, industrial and multi-family uses, a minimum ten-foot landscape buffer shall be provided between the property line and any off-street parking space or drive aisle, unless otherwise provided herein.

(3)

For all residential districts, a minimum four-foot landscape buffer shall be provided between the property line and any paved parking area, with an exception for ingress and egress and for shared driveways.

(4)

In all residential districts, there shall be no paving within the required front yard, except as permitted in customary driveways.

(5)

Vehicle facilities, for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods within or adjacent to a building, shall not obstruct the freedom of vehicular traffic or pedestrian movement on public streets, sidewalks, or alleys.

(6)

An additional parking space may be created on a lot sufficient to store one vehicle, and shall be connected to a public street or alley by a driveway. The parking space and connected driveway shall be constructed in such a way as to clearly define the boundaries between the parking space and the adjacent yard area. Minimally, it shall be constructed of at least six (6) inches of crusher run rock, or equivalent, and shall be compacted.

(Ord. No. 8804, § I, 4-11-05; Ord. No. 9195, § XXI, 9-10-07; Ord. No. 9639, § III, 10-25-10)

Vehicle parking spaces shall be required in accordance with the following unless otherwise established by special use permit. In buildings/developments where there are multiple identified uses, the aggregate of uses shall determine the exact parking requirements:

(1)

All non-apartment residential uses: Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.

(2)

All apartment buildings: One and seven-tenths spaces per unit.

(3)

All assembly uses such as churches, theaters, and restaurants: One space per three (3) seats.

(4)

All lodging uses: One space per unit plus spaces for overnight staff.

(5)

All mixed-use buildings and industrial uses, including warehouse facilities shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.

(6)

All other business uses: One space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area.

(7)

There shall be no off-street parking required in the CBD and MU districts.

(8)

The maximum number of off-street parking spaces that may be permitted shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) per cent of the required parking.

(Ord. No. 8804, § I, 4-11-05; Ord. No. 10946, § II, 8-27-18)

All paved parking surfaces shall be constructed in accordance with the city's technical specifications and in accordance with the following standards.

(1)

With respect to parking stalls:

a.

Each striped stall shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide by eighteen (18) feet long;

b.

If the end of a stall abuts a landscaped area or a paved walkway a minimum of six (6) feet wide the length of the stall may be reduced to sixteen (16) feet long; and

c.

Parallel parking spaces shall be nine (9) feet wide and twenty-three (23) feet long.

(2)

With respect to drive aisles:

a.

A single-loaded drive aisle shall be a minimum twenty (20) feet wide; and

b.

A double-loaded drive aisle shall be a minimum twenty-four (24) feet wide.

(3)

With respect to drive approaches, for paved areas only:

a.

The turning radius shall be a minimum fifteen (15) feet and a maximum fifty (50) feet;

b.

For all commercial, industrial, and multi-family drive approaches, the width shall be:

(i)

For a one-way approach, a minimum fifteen (15) feet wide and a maximum twenty (20) feet wide;

(ii)

For a two-way approach, a minimum twenty-four (24) feet wide and a maximum thirty-six (36) feet wide; and

(iii)

Additional lanes shall be allowed on a case-by-case basis.

(Ord. No. 8804, § I, 4-11-05)

Handicapped accessible parking stalls shall be included in all required off-street parking sites in accordance with the following standards:

(1)

All spaces shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet long and designated with a sign;

(2)

Access aisles shall be striped and measure five (5) feet wide for automobiles and eight (8) feet wide for vans;

(3)

Parking lots with five hundred (500) or fewer spaces shall designate four (4) per cent of the total parking for handicapped accessibility;

(4)

Parking lots with more than five hundred (500) spaces shall designate two (2) per cent of the total parking for handicapped accessibility; and

(5)

For every eight (8) accessible spaces, one shall include an eight-foot access aisle.

(Ord. No. 8804, § I, 4-11-05)

Up to thirty (30) per cent of the required parking for any site may be fulfilled through shared off-street parking or off-site parking, provided:

(1)

The parking site is owned by or under contract for such purposes by the person seeking the off-site or shared parking;

(2)

For shared parking, the uses to share the space shall not have the same peak occupancy time period; and

(3)

All off-site parking shall be no farther than five hundred (500) feet from the property.

(Ord. No. 8804, § I, 4-11-05)