This article deals with performance based standards that determine the quality of development versus standard zoning controls which primarily deal with the quantity of development. These design standards work in conjunction with zoning to carry out some of the same objectives as zoning and which overall seek to further the health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics and economic order for all the citizens of Mayfield, Kentucky.

(Ord. No. 7-95, § 3, 9-11-95)

1.

Required number of off-street parking spaces. There shall be provided at the time of the erection of any main building or structure or at the time any main building or structure is enlarged or increased in capacity by adding dwelling units, guest rooms, floor area or seats, a minimum number of off-street automobile parking spaces in accordance with the following requirements:

(a)

Auditoriums, places of worship, or other places of assembly—One space for each three seats or seating places or one space for each 100 square feet of floor area in the total main assembly hall, whichever is greater. One-half of total parking area must be paved; the other half may be grass but in case shall be gravel. Drive aisles may paved with the remaining areas grassed in order to meet the 50 percent requirement. Parks and fairground parking shall be determined by the planning commission but shall fall under the terms of this paragraph.

(b)

Automotive repair area—Two spaces for each service bay. The bay itself shall not be considered a space.

(c)

Beauty salons, barber shops, and tanning beds—Two spaces per station. Tanning bed one space per (2) beds.

(d)

Office, professional or retail buildings—One space for each 300 square feet, if not otherwise specifically listed.

(e)

Furniture, carpet and major appliance stores—One space for each 600 square feet of gross floor area.

(f)

Hospitals—One space for each patient bed.

(g)

Libraries, museums—One space per 500 square feet.

(i)

Manufacturing and industrial uses—One space for each 500 square feet.

(j)

Medical and dental clinic—Eight spaces per doctor.

(k)

Mortuaries—One space for each three seats or maximum possible seating places exclusive of area needed for funeral vehicles. One-half of the total parking area must be paved, the other half may be grass.

(l)

Nursing, convalescent homes, and sanitariums—One space for each three beds.

(m)

Residential uses: Two spaces per dwelling unit. A garage or carport shall towards parking requirements.

(n)

Racquetball/handball facilities and health clubs—One space per 100 square feet.

(o)

Restaurants—One space for each three seats or seating places.

(p)

Schools:

1.

Preschools and child care facilities—One space for each 300 square feet of floor area, plus two drop-off spaces.

2.

Junior high and elementary schools—One space per classroom.

3.

High school—One space for each four students plus two spaces per classroom.

[(q), (r)

Reserved.]

(s)

Hotel and motel—One space for each sleeping unit plus one space for the owner or manager, and one space for each employee on the largest working shift. If restaurant facilities are included, only 50 percent of the restaurant parking shall be required.

(t)

Storage facilities—One space for every 1,500 square feet of gross floor area.

(u)

Theaters:

(1)

For free-standing theaters, not located in a shopping center or a professional plaza, there shall be one parking space for each three seats.

(2)

For theaters in a shopping center or professional plaza:

(v)

In the Central Business Commercial District (B-3) (as defined by the zoning map). The following parking regulations shall apply:

(1)

Whenever there is change of use or change of business in an existing building, no additional parking will be required. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to a change of use from a single-family/multifamily residential dwelling(s) to non-residential use regardless of the zoning district in which the use is located.

(2)

The demolition of an existing building and replacement of that building without an increase in the floor area of the new building from the previous building floor area shall not require any new parking provided the new building does not eliminate any existing parking.

(3)

When there is an increase of the floor area of an existing building, construction of a new building having a greater floor area, or a change in use for single-family/multifamily residential dwelling(s) to a commercial use, the parking requirements outlined in this section, shall be in effect. However, in lieu of meeting these requirements, owners or developers in either the Main Street area parking district shall be allowed to pay a fee of $1,000.00 a space reflecting the actual cost of providing parking. This fee may be amended by the city council from time to time and shall be used only to develop additional public parking in the Main Street area. All parking fees must be paid before a building permit will be issued.

(x)

Bed and breakfast—One space for each guest room plus two spaces for the residence.

(y)

Disabled person parking: If five or fewer regular parking spaces are required then the required accessible parking spaces shall be in addition to the amount of required parking spaces. If more than five parking spaces are required, then the required number of accessible parking spaces shall be inclusive in the total number of required parking spaces. Accessible parking spaces are required as follows:

*Additional accessible parking spaces shall be required for facilities that provide medical care and other services for persons with mobility impairments in accordance with state and federal Americans with Disabilities Act standards.

2.

Parking design standards.

(a)

Required off-street parking areas for three or more automobiles shall have individual spaces marked, and shall be so designed, maintained, and regulated in such a manner that no parking or maneuvering incidental to parking shall be on any areas, public street, walk, or alley, and so that any automobile may be parked and unparked without moving another.

(b)

A plan showing off-street parking shall be submitted to and approved by the planning department of the City of Mayfield before a permit is issued for the construction of or addition onto a structure or facility being considered. This plan shall show the location, and accurately designate number of required spaces, their size, access aisles, driveways, and their relation to the plan.

(c)

Each parking space shall be directly accessible from the street, or from an aisle or driveway leading to a street. Each space shall be accessible without driving over or through any other parking space excluding single family and duplex parking. No parking space or loading space shall be located in such manner to block entry or exit to a building, or ramped curb for disabled and in this respect a clearance shall be provided adjacent to an entrance or exit door equal to the width of the door or three feet whichever is the greater.

(d)

Parking construction standards: Parking spaces, drive aisles, display areas and any other vehicle areas used by vehicles shall be required to be paved with at least two inches of asphalt or four inches of concrete and at least four inches of gravel sub-base.

Grass parking shall be compacted where possible for parking. If such grass areas [are not] able to be maintained in grass they shall be required to be paved within six months from the date of notification from the planning department.

(e)

Parking use: Parking areas shall be used for automobile parking only, with no sales, dead storage, repair work, dismantling or servicing of any kind.

(f)

If lighting is provided, it shall be arranged to reflect away from the residential areas and away from any public street or highway.

(g)

A ten-foot landscape area shall be provided along any front property line and along any common property line with residentially zoned property. A five foot landscape area shall be provided along all other property lines except if a building is abutting that property line.

(h)

Parking markings and directional signage: Parking spaces shall be marked in yellow or white with the exception of disabled person parking spaces and unloading area which shall be double-lined with blue on the inside. Directional arrows, stop bars, and other pavement markings shall be marked in white.

Eighteen inch wide stop bars shall be provided at every driveway exit point onto a public right-of-way. Stop signs shall be required for parking lots with over 100 parking spaces. Additional stop bars, stop signs, and traffic islands shall be provided throughout parking area to direct the flow of traffic. Specifically islands shall be required to be provided at the end of parking rows, around building entrances and drive aisle intersections.

(i)

Parking space dimensions. Parking spaces shall be ten feet wide by 18 feet long. Parallel spaces shall be ten feet wide by 24 feet long.

(j)

Drive aisles shall be the following:

*Permitted with only one row of parking

(k)

Access points:

(1)

Lots less than 150 feet in frontage on a public street shall have no more than one point of access. Lots shall be entitled to on additional point of access for every additional 250 feet of frontage or fraction thereof.

(2)

No point of access shall be allowed within 30 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines of intersecting streets.

(3)

No curbs or city streets or right-of-way shall be cut or altered without obtaining a right-of-way permit.

(4)

A point of access shall not exceed 20 feet in width for one-way and/or one lane ingress or egress. Two-way access points shall not exceed 30 feet in width. One semi-truck entrance may be permitted with a maximum width of 40 feet if can demonstrated to the administrator that semi-trucks will be required to access the site.

(5)

All access points shall have a radius excluding single and two-family entrances. Twenty-five feet shall be a minimum radius. Larger radius shall be required for access points on collector or arterial streets.

(l)

Disabled person parking design standards.

(1)

Location: Accessible parking spaces for the physically disabled shall be located on the shortest possible accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible entrance of a building. In buildings with multiple accessible entrances with adjacent parking, accessible parking spaces for the physically disabled shall be dispersed and located closest to the accessible entrances. Parking spaces shall not be located as to require the disabled person to wheel behind parked vehicles. Curbs adjacent to such spaces shall be of a height which will not interfere with the vehicle doors.

(2)

[Dimensions for spaces and aisles.]

(a)

Diagonal and perpendicular accessible parking spaces, for the physically disabled, shall be at least 8 feet wide, and have an adjacent 5-foot wide access aisle. Two accessible parking spaces for the physically disabled may share a common access aisle. Accessible parallel parking for the physically disabled shall meet the minimum parking space size requirements for a parallel parking space. In addition they shall have a 5-foot wide access aisle immediately to the front of the accessible parking space. The parking access aisle must be connected to an accessible route to the appropriate accessible entrance of a building or facility. Parked vehicle overhangs shall not reduce the required clear width of an accessible circulation route. The cross slope of the space shall not exceed 2 percent. Curb ramps shall be located outside of the disabled parking spaces.

(b)

Van accessible parking spaces will require three additional features:

(1)

A wider access aisle (96 inches) to accommodate a wheelchair lift;

(2)

Vertical clearance to accommodate van height at the van parking space, the adjacent access aisle, and on the vehicular route to and from the van accessible space; and

(3)

An additional sign that identifies the parking space as van accessible.

One of eight accessible parking spaces, but always at least one, must be van accessible.

(Ord. No. 13-03, § 2, 9-8-03)

(3)

Marking. The accessible parking space for the physically disabled shall be marked with blue paint next to a typical space outlined in yellow. The five foot unloading area shall be striped diagonally in blue paint. A permanent sign also be posted and maintained that is positioned at a height of seven feet from grade to the base of the sign. The sign shall bear the international symbol of accessibility.

3.

Interpretation: Where there is use proposed that is not listed above or where there are multiple uses on site sharing a parking area the administrator shall make a determination as to the required number of off street parking spaces required. Similarly, if a design standard is unclear in a particular case the administrator shall make a determination as to the requirement and intent of the design standard. The administrator's decision may be appealed through the administrative appeals process as listed in Article VI [of this ordinance].

4.

Non-conforming parking: The following items related to parking shall be require existing parking areas to be brought into compliance as designated below:

a.

Graveled parking lots—Graveled parking lots shall be required to brought into compliance within ten years from the date of the passage of this ordinance. Compliance shall include space size, disabled parking, access points, aisle widths, landscape/drainage areas, etc. Expansions of more than ten percent of the square footage of existing structures with gravel parking lots shall require the parking to be paved.

b.

Parking space size—Parking space size to include the provision of disabled parking and proper marking/signing shall be required to be brought into compliance upon the re-sealing/re-paving of a parking lot or within ten years whichever shall occur first.

c.

Number of parking spaces—The number of total parking spaces for a site shall be required to be brought into compliance up a structural expansion by ten percent (cumulatively) of the square footage of the existing square footage as of the date of the passage of this ordinance. Parking will be required for the expansion of a structure regardless of the percentage.

(Ord. No. 7-95, § 3A, 9-11-95)

Parking lots for businesses shall be required to be paved as detailed in Ordinance 7-95, unless a business meets one of two criteria outlined below which take into account financial hardship, unnecessary stormwater runoff, changes to stormwater regulations and/or undue site development cost.

A.

A business may request a variance from the requirements of Ordinance 7-95 if it meets one of the following two criteria:

1)

The business has a minimum parking lot size of one acre or larger.

2)

The business or event taking place at the site is one of the following:

a.

Agriculture (not to include groceries)

b.

Equipment sales and repair (not to include automotive)

c.

Building Materials

d.

Seasonal Recreational/Sporting Events

B.

Businesses and developments, which are granted a variance, shall be required by the Board of Zoning Adjustments to provide the following, in lieu of the requirements of Ordinance 7-95:

(1)

Provide paved entrances. Entrances shall extend a minimum of ten (10) feet beyond the right of way and allow for proper storm water drainage and control. Typical entrances shall be a minimum of 24 feet in width.

(2)

Provide paved parking surfaces with access to each building:

a.

A minimum of 50 percent of required spaces shall be paved.

b.

All handicapped parking spaces as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act shall be paved.

c.

Stormwater runoff shall be controlled.

d.

Where oversized or elongated street connections exist, landscape or green areas shall be provided and approved by staff.

e.

Employee parking areas do not have to be paved.

f.

In all instances in which the site or project encroaches upon a state right-of-way, a permit shall be obtained from the Kentucky Department of Highways by the business owner. Businesses or sites that adjoin or encroach upon a city right-of-way shall meet all requirements of the City of Mayfield.

(Ord. No. 10-04, § 1, 10-11-04)

1.

Churches and places of worship, as well as residences, for the purposes of this ordinance, are not considered a business and are not required to pave their parking lot and make other required improvements mentioned herein, except for the removal of gravel from streets and curbs.

2.

Existing businesses with an approved site plan or other documentation requiring a parking area to be hard surfaced, unless a variance is allowed pursuant to Ordinance 10-04, shall have their parking lots hard surfaced by December 31, 2005.

3.

Any business that has a gravel parking lot and to date has not complied with Ordinance 7-95 will have 36 months from the date of passage of this ordinance to comply.

4.

Any business with a gravel parking lot, except those mentioned in Section 2, may apply for a variance. Each applicant shall submit plans within 6 months from the date of passage of this ordinance to the Office of Building, Planning and Code Enforcement.

It is the intent of the council to address parking lot issues related to public and customer parking, handicapped accessibility, aesthetic improvements and safety and street maintenance concerns, such as gravel in the street, as well as economic hardship.

The Board of Zoning Adjustments shall consider these intents when hearing cases involving the paving of parking lots.

If, in the opinion of the Board of Zoning Adjustments, the applicant has made substantial effort to comply with the previously approved plan, the Board may grant a further extension.

5.

From the date of the passage of this ordinance forward, all newly constructed businesses shall have installed hard surface parking in compliance with all applicable ordinances. A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued unless and until this requirement is satisfied.

(Ord. No. 11-05, § 1—5, 9-12-05)