(A)   Any off-street parking area, other than those for residential uses, shall be designed so that vehicles may exit such areas without backing onto a public street.

   (B)   Off-street parking areas of all developments shall be designed so that sanitation, emergency and other public service vehicles can serve such developments.

   (C)   Every off-street parking area shall be designed so that vehicles do not extend onto public rights-of-way, sidewalks or tend to bump against or damage any wall, vegetation or other obstruction.

   (D)   The minimum standard for off-street parking areas shall be paved with asphalt or concrete with a compacted crushed stone base. Subject to prior approval of the application and design, alternative designs and materials which are incorporated into the overall stormwater abatement and treatment system will be allowed. Such systems may be used if constructed over an approved drainage collection system. The collection system and basin shall be designed and constructed to meet all city, state and federal regulations and be designed by a professional engineer licensed in the State of Kentucky. Examples of such alternative parking surfaces include: pervious concrete and contained and supported gravel, paver and grass infiltration systems. Similar surfaces may be incorporated in associated project walkways.

   (E)   Circulation areas shall be designed so that vehicles can proceed safely without posing a danger to pedestrians and without interfering with parking areas.

   (F)   No off-street parking area shall be located over an active or auxiliary septic tank field.

(Ord. 2003-06, passed 3-3-03; Am. Ord. O-2016-17, passed 10-17-2016)

   (A)   Each parking space, other than those designed for the disabled, shall contain a rectangular area at least twenty (20) feet long and nine (9) feet wide.

   (B)   Lines defining parking spaces may be drawn at various angles in relation to curbs or aisles, so long as the parking spaces so created contain within them the rectangular area required by this subchapter.

   (C)   Wherever parking areas consist of spaces set aside for parallel parking, the dimensions of such parking spaces shall be not less than twenty-two (22) feet by twelve (12) feet.

   (D)   Parking area aisle widths shall conform to the following table, which discloses the variation of the width requirement according to the angle of parking.

 

 

   (E)   Driveways shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width for one-way traffic and eighteen (18) feet in width for two-way traffic, except that ten (10) foot wide driveways are permissible for two-way traffic when:

      (1)   The driveway is not longer than fifty (50) feet;

      (2)   It provides access to not more than six (6) spaces; and

      (3)   Sufficient turning space is provided so that vehicles need not back into a public street.

   (F)   For a residential use, in no case shall a driveway width exceed thirty (30) feet.

   (G)   All uses shall be required to provide the following number of spaces designed for persons with disabilities except for a lot containing a single-family or duplex dwelling.

 

   (H)   The number of accessible spaces required shall be in addition to any required spaces.

Off-street parking spaces for persons with disabilities shall be designed as follows:

      (1)   All spaces for persons with disabilities shall:

         (a)   Have access to a curb-ramp or curb-cut when necessary to allow access to the building served;

         (b)   Be located so that users will not be compelled to wheel behind parked vehicles; and

         (c)   Be located the shortest possible distance between the parking area and the entrance to the principal building it serves.

      (2)   Parallel parking spaces for persons with disabilities shall be located either at the beginning or end of a block or adjacent to alley entrances. Curbs adjacent to such spaces shall be of a height that will not interfere with the opening and closing of motor vehicle doors.

      (3)   Each parking space for persons with disabilities shall be paved and prominently outlined with paint, with a permanent sign of a color and design approved by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) bearing the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol posted at the head of the parking space.

      (4)   The size of the parking space shall be per building code specifications.

      (5)   In cases where state or federal regulations concerning parking access for persons with disabilities are greater than those in this chapter, such regulations shall take precedence over this chapter.

(Ord. 2003-06, passed 3-3-03)

   (A)   Cooperative provisions for off-street parking may be made by contract between two (2) or more adjacent property owners.

   (B)   The parking area provided on any one (1) lot may be reduced to not less than one-half (½) the number of required parking spaces for the use occupying such lot.

   (C)   To the extent that developments that wish to make joint use of the same parking spaces operate at different times, up to one-half (½) of the parking spaces may be credited to both uses if one (1) use is a church, theater or assembly hall whose peak hours of attendance will be at night or on Sundays and the other use or uses are ones that will be closed at night or on Sundays.

(Ord. 2003-06, passed 3-3-03)

   (A)   No parking requirements in the Central Business District unless required by federal or state guidelines.

   (B)   Certificates of occupancy shall not be issued until all provisions of this chapter have been met. All square footage is in leasable square feet. Additional or supplemental provisions for specific districts are described herein. Uses less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) leasable square feet are exempt from parking requirements.

   (C)   Any use not specifically addressed or referred to in this list shall have parking requirements determined by the Administrative Official. Where two (2) or more standards exist for determining the number of spaces, the one (1) yielding the greatest number shall govern.

   (D)   Table of parking space requirements.

 

(Ord. 2003-06, passed 3-3-03; Am. Ord. 2025-2, passed 1-7-25

   (A)   All parking required by the uses in an industrial district shall be provided on-site and in sufficient number not to require on-street parking on adjacent streets or encroachment on adjacent property.

   (B)   Parking cannot occur in required development setbacks.

   (C)   Parking for interior lots may not occur within front lot setbacks. Adjacent parking lots shall be interconnected within the development.

(Ord. 2003-06, passed 3-3-03)

   All loading areas shall be to the rear of the structure whenever possible. Off-street loading requirements shall be as follows:

      (A)   Office/Restaurant.

 

 

      (B)   All other uses.