Melvindale City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVII

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 24-451.- Required off-street parking generally.

Off-street parking in conjunction with all land and building uses shall be provided as herein prescribed:

(1)

For the purpose of this article, 300 square feet of lot area shall be deemed a parking space for one vehicle, including access aisle, except that the standard shall be 325 square feet where parking is perpendicular to the access aisle, and except that 180 square feet of lot area which has a direct means of ingress and egress from an alley or street may also be deemed a parking space.

(2)

When units or measurements determining number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded and fractions over one-half shall require one parking space.

(3)

The minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be determined in accordance with the following table in section 24-452. For uses not specifically mentioned therein, off-street parking requirements shall be interpreted by the board of zoning appeals from requirements for similar uses.

(4)

Any area once designated as required off-street parking shall never be changed to any other use unless and until equally required facilities are provided elsewhere. Off-street parking existing on August 19, 1981, in connection with the operation of an existing building or use shall not be reduced to an amount less than would hereinafter be required for such building or use.

(5)

Off-street parking may be provided either by individual action or by a parking program carried out through public action, whether by a special assessment district or otherwise.

(6)

Required off-street parking shall be for the use of occupants, employees, visitors, and patrons and shall be limited in use to motor vehicles. The storage of merchandise, motor vehicles for sale, or the repair of vehicles is prohibited. All off-street parking, whether public or private, for nonresidential uses shall be either on the same lot or within 300 feet of the building it is intended to serve, measured from the nearest point of the building to the nearest point of the off-street parking lot.

(7)

Residential off-street parking space shall consist of a parking strip or driveway, garage, or a combination thereof and shall be located on the premises it is intended to serve and not closer than three feet from any street lot line. Parking strip or driveway width may not exceed the width of the garage and no more than one of the required parking spaces may be provided in the required front yard.

(8)

Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent collective provision of off-street parking facilities for two or more buildings or uses, provided such facilities collectively shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with the table.

(9)

In stadiums, sports arenas, churches and other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each 24 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking facilities under this article.

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.1, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-452. - Table of off-street parking requirements.

The amount of required off-street parking space for new uses or buildings, additions thereto, and additions to existing buildings as specified above shall be determined in accordance with the following table, and the space so required shall be stated in the application for a building permit and shall be irrevocably reserved for such use and/or shall comply with the initial part of this section:

	Use		Number of Minimum Parking Spaces Per Unit of Measure
(1)	Residential
	a.	Residential, one-family and two-family	Two for each dwelling unit.
	b.	Residential, multiple-family	One and one-half for each dwelling unit.
	c.	Residential, multiple-family, senior citizens housing	One for each two dwelling units. Should units revert to general occupancy, then one and one-half spaces per unit shall be provided.
	d.	Trailer park and mobile home courts	Two for each trailer or mobile home site and one for each employee of the trailer or mobile home court.
	e.	Boarding and rooming house	One for each sleeping room.
(2)	Institutional
	a.	Churches, temples or synagogues	One for each three seats, based on maximum seating capacity in the main unit of worship.
	b.	Hospitals	One per 600 square feet of gross floor area.
	c.	Sanitariums, convents, homes for the aged, convalescent homes, children's homes	One for each four beds.
	d.	Elementary and junior high schools	One for each one teacher and administrator, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium.
	e.	Senior high schools	One for each one teacher and administrator and one for each ten students, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium.
	f.	Private clubs or lodge halls	One for each three persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by local, county, or state fire, building or health codes.
	g.	Stadium, sports arena, or similar place of outdoor assembly	One for each three seats or six feet of bench.
	h.	Theatres and auditoriums (indoor)	One for each four seats plus one for each two employees.
(3)	Business and commercial
	a.	Automobile service stations	Two for each lubrication stall, rack or pit; and one for each employee.
	b.	Automobile wash establishments	One for each one employee.
	c.	Beauty parlor or barber shop	Two spaces for each beauty or barber chair.
	d.	Bowling alleys	Five for each one bowling lane.
	e.	Dance halls, pool or billiard parlors, roller or ice skating rinks, exhibition halls and assembly halls without fixed seats.	One for each three seats or one for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
	f.	Drive-in establishments	One for each 40 feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of 25 parking spaces for drive-in restaurants where on-site consumption of beverages, food or refreshments is intended.
	g.	Establishments for sale and consumption on the premises of beverages, food or refreshments	One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
	h.	Furniture and appliance, household equipment, repair shops, showroom of a plumber, decorator, electrician or similar trade, shoe repair or other similar uses	One for each 800 square feet of floor area, exclusive of the floor area occupied in processing or manufacturing for which requirements see industrial establishments below.
	i.	Laundromats and coin-operated dry cleaners	One for each two washing machines.
	j.	Miniature golf courses	Three for each one hole plus one for each one employee.
	k.	Mortuary establishments	One for each 50 square feet of parlor area.
	l.	Motel, hotel or other commercial lodging establishments	One for each one occupancy unit plus one for each one employee, plus extra spaces for dining rooms, ballrooms, or meeting rooms based upon maximum occupancy load.
	m.	Motor vehicle sales and service establishments, trailer sales and rental, boat showrooms	One for each 400 square feet of gross floor area of sales room.
	n.	Open air businesses except motor vehicle sales and service, trailer sales and rental, boat showrooms	One for each 600 square feet of lot area.
	o.	Restaurant, carry-out	One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
	p.	Retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
	q.	Shopping center or clustered commercial	Four square feet of parking and circulation space for every one square foot of usable floor area within the shopping center.
(4)	Offices
	a.	Banks, savings and loan offices	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
	b.	Business offices or professional offices except as indicated in the following item c.	One for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
	c.	Medical or dental clinics, professional offices of doctors, dentists or similar professions	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(5)	Industrial
	a.	Industrial or research establishments	One for every 1½ employees in the largest working shift. Space on-site shall also be provided for all construction workers during periods of plant construction.
	b.	Wholesale or warehouse establishments	One for each one employee in the largest working shift.

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.2, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-453. - Off-street parking lot layout, construction and maintenance.

Wherever a parking lot is built as required off-street parking, such parking lot shall be laid out, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:

(1)

The building of a parking lot is subject to the requirements for a building permit. The building inspector shall review the application on the basis of the requirements set forth in subsections (2) through (8) below.

(2)

Each parking space shall constitute a net land area of at least 180 square feet. The total parking lot space, including access lanes, shall constitute at least 300 square feet of land area per parking space.

(3)

Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot by means of clearly limited and defined drives shall be provided for vehicles.

(4)

There shall be bumper stops or wheel chocks provided so as to prevent any vehicle from projecting over the lot line.

(5)

The parking lot shall be drained to eliminate surface water, with one catch basin provided for each acre of land or fraction thereof. Drainage plans are subject to approval by the city engineer.

(6)

The surface of the parking lot, including drives and aisles, shall be permanent and dustfree having an asphaltic or concrete binder. Lighting shall be arranged to reflect away from residential areas and public streets.

(7)

Parking lots shall be used only for the parking of automobiles and no commercial activities such as washing or greasing, sale of merchandise, or purveying of foodstuffs, repair, work or servicing of any kind shall be done thereon.

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(8)

Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements:

Parking Pattern	Maneuvering Lane Width	Parking Space Width	Parking Space Length	Total Width of One Tier of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane	Total Width of Two Tiers of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane
0° (parallel parking)	12 ft.	8 ft.	23 ft.	20 ft.	28 ft.
30° to 53°	13 ft.	9 ft.	20 ft.	33 ft.	53 ft.
54° to 74°	18 ft.	9 ft.	20 ft.	38 ft.	58 ft.
75° to 90°	23 ft.	9 ft.	20 ft.	43 ft.	63 ft.

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.3, 8-19-81)

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Sec. 24-454. - Off-street waiting area for drive-through facilities.

(a)

An off-street waiting space is defined as an area ten feet wide by 24 feet long and shall not include the use of any public space, street, alley, or sidewalk, and shall be located entirely within the business zoning districts:

(b)

On the same premises with every building, structure or part thereof, erected and occupied for the purpose of serving customers in their automobiles by means of a service window or similar arrangement where the automobile engine is not turned off, there shall be provided five off-street waiting spaces for each service window.

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.4, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-455. - Off-street loading and unloading.

On the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, retailing, display, or other uses involving the receipt or distribution of vehicles or materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading, and unloading services adjacent to the opening used for loading and unloading, and designed to avoid interference with public use of the streets or alleys. Such loading and unloading space shall be an area in minimum ten feet in width by 25 feet in length with a 14-foot height clearance, and shall be provided according to the following table:

Gross Floor Area in Square Feet	Loading and Unloading Spaces Required in Terms of Square Feet of Gross Floor Area
0— 2,000	None.
2,001— 20,000	One space.
20,001—100,000	One space for each 20,000 square feet.
100,000—500,000	Five spaces plus one space for each 40,000 square feet in excess of 100,000 square feet.
Over 500,000	Fifteen spaces plus one space for each 80,000 square feet in excess of 500,000 square feet.

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.5, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-456. - Paving of all parking lots.

Any lot, or any portion of any lot, used to park any motor vehicle within the city shall be paved and constructed in conformity with the provision of section 24-453, section 24-502 notwithstanding. In order to provide for an orderly transition in the implementation of this provision, the effective dates for conformity herewith are as follows:

(1)

All parking lots located in C-1, C-2 and PB-1 zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1990.

(2)

All parking lots located in M-1 and M-2 zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1991.

(3)

All parking lots located in R-3, R-4 and MHP zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1992.

(4)

All parking lots used by churches and other places of worship shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1992.

(5)

Any portion of any lot used to park any motor vehicle in R-1 and R-2 zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1992.

(Ord. No. 442-7, § 17.6, 6-17-87)

Sec. 24-457. - Paving of parking lots of 6,000 total square footage or less.

(a)

Every parking lot of 6,000 total square feet or less within the city shall be paved and constructed in conformity with the provisions of sections 24-453 and 24-456 above, with the exception of subsection 4-453(5).

(b)

The required parking spaces for businesses with 6,000 total square footage or less within the city shall be paved and constructed in conformity with the provisions of section 24-453, with the exception of subsection (5).

(c)

The parking spaces constructed shall have the proper grade to allow water runoff, therefore eliminating surface water. Drainage plans are subject to approval by the city engineer.

(Ord. No. 442-09, § 17.7, 5-16-90)

Melvindale City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVII

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 24-451.- Required off-street parking generally.

Off-street parking in conjunction with all land and building uses shall be provided as herein prescribed:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Off-street parking may be provided either by individual action or by a parking program carried out through public action, whether by a special assessment district or otherwise.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.1, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-452. - Table of off-street parking requirements.

	Use		Number of Minimum Parking Spaces Per Unit of Measure
(1)	Residential
	a.	Residential, one-family and two-family	Two for each dwelling unit.
	b.	Residential, multiple-family	One and one-half for each dwelling unit.
	c.	Residential, multiple-family, senior citizens housing	One for each two dwelling units. Should units revert to general occupancy, then one and one-half spaces per unit shall be provided.
	d.	Trailer park and mobile home courts	Two for each trailer or mobile home site and one for each employee of the trailer or mobile home court.
	e.	Boarding and rooming house	One for each sleeping room.
(2)	Institutional
	a.	Churches, temples or synagogues	One for each three seats, based on maximum seating capacity in the main unit of worship.
	b.	Hospitals	One per 600 square feet of gross floor area.
	c.	Sanitariums, convents, homes for the aged, convalescent homes, children's homes	One for each four beds.
	d.	Elementary and junior high schools	One for each one teacher and administrator, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium.
	e.	Senior high schools	One for each one teacher and administrator and one for each ten students, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium.
	f.	Private clubs or lodge halls	One for each three persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by local, county, or state fire, building or health codes.
	g.	Stadium, sports arena, or similar place of outdoor assembly	One for each three seats or six feet of bench.
	h.	Theatres and auditoriums (indoor)	One for each four seats plus one for each two employees.
(3)	Business and commercial
	a.	Automobile service stations	Two for each lubrication stall, rack or pit; and one for each employee.
	b.	Automobile wash establishments	One for each one employee.
	c.	Beauty parlor or barber shop	Two spaces for each beauty or barber chair.
	d.	Bowling alleys	Five for each one bowling lane.
	e.	Dance halls, pool or billiard parlors, roller or ice skating rinks, exhibition halls and assembly halls without fixed seats.	One for each three seats or one for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
	f.	Drive-in establishments	One for each 40 feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of 25 parking spaces for drive-in restaurants where on-site consumption of beverages, food or refreshments is intended.
	g.	Establishments for sale and consumption on the premises of beverages, food or refreshments	One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
	h.	Furniture and appliance, household equipment, repair shops, showroom of a plumber, decorator, electrician or similar trade, shoe repair or other similar uses	One for each 800 square feet of floor area, exclusive of the floor area occupied in processing or manufacturing for which requirements see industrial establishments below.
	i.	Laundromats and coin-operated dry cleaners	One for each two washing machines.
	j.	Miniature golf courses	Three for each one hole plus one for each one employee.
	k.	Mortuary establishments	One for each 50 square feet of parlor area.
	l.	Motel, hotel or other commercial lodging establishments	One for each one occupancy unit plus one for each one employee, plus extra spaces for dining rooms, ballrooms, or meeting rooms based upon maximum occupancy load.
	m.	Motor vehicle sales and service establishments, trailer sales and rental, boat showrooms	One for each 400 square feet of gross floor area of sales room.
	n.	Open air businesses except motor vehicle sales and service, trailer sales and rental, boat showrooms	One for each 600 square feet of lot area.
	o.	Restaurant, carry-out	One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
	p.	Retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
	q.	Shopping center or clustered commercial	Four square feet of parking and circulation space for every one square foot of usable floor area within the shopping center.
(4)	Offices
	a.	Banks, savings and loan offices	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
	b.	Business offices or professional offices except as indicated in the following item c.	One for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
	c.	Medical or dental clinics, professional offices of doctors, dentists or similar professions	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(5)	Industrial
	a.	Industrial or research establishments	One for every 1½ employees in the largest working shift. Space on-site shall also be provided for all construction workers during periods of plant construction.
	b.	Wholesale or warehouse establishments	One for each one employee in the largest working shift.

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.2, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-453. - Off-street parking lot layout, construction and maintenance.

Wherever a parking lot is built as required off-street parking, such parking lot shall be laid out, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot by means of clearly limited and defined drives shall be provided for vehicles.

(4)

There shall be bumper stops or wheel chocks provided so as to prevent any vehicle from projecting over the lot line.

(5)

The parking lot shall be drained to eliminate surface water, with one catch basin provided for each acre of land or fraction thereof. Drainage plans are subject to approval by the city engineer.

(6)

(7)

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(8)

Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements:

Parking Pattern	Maneuvering Lane Width	Parking Space Width	Parking Space Length	Total Width of One Tier of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane	Total Width of Two Tiers of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane
0° (parallel parking)	12 ft.	8 ft.	23 ft.	20 ft.	28 ft.
30° to 53°	13 ft.	9 ft.	20 ft.	33 ft.	53 ft.
54° to 74°	18 ft.	9 ft.	20 ft.	38 ft.	58 ft.
75° to 90°	23 ft.	9 ft.	20 ft.	43 ft.	63 ft.

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.3, 8-19-81)

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Sec. 24-454. - Off-street waiting area for drive-through facilities.

(a)

(b)

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.4, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-455. - Off-street loading and unloading.

Gross Floor Area in Square Feet	Loading and Unloading Spaces Required in Terms of Square Feet of Gross Floor Area
0— 2,000	None.
2,001— 20,000	One space.
20,001—100,000	One space for each 20,000 square feet.
100,000—500,000	Five spaces plus one space for each 40,000 square feet in excess of 100,000 square feet.
Over 500,000	Fifteen spaces plus one space for each 80,000 square feet in excess of 500,000 square feet.

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.5, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-456. - Paving of all parking lots.

(1)

All parking lots located in C-1, C-2 and PB-1 zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1990.

(2)

All parking lots located in M-1 and M-2 zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1991.

(3)

All parking lots located in R-3, R-4 and MHP zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1992.

(4)

All parking lots used by churches and other places of worship shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1992.

(5)

Any portion of any lot used to park any motor vehicle in R-1 and R-2 zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1992.

(Ord. No. 442-7, § 17.6, 6-17-87)

Sec. 24-457. - Paving of parking lots of 6,000 total square footage or less.

(a)

(b)

(c)

The parking spaces constructed shall have the proper grade to allow water runoff, therefore eliminating surface water. Drainage plans are subject to approval by the city engineer.

(Ord. No. 442-09, § 17.7, 5-16-90)

Melvindale City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVII

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 24-451.- Required off-street parking generally.

Off-street parking in conjunction with all land and building uses shall be provided as herein prescribed:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Off-street parking may be provided either by individual action or by a parking program carried out through public action, whether by a special assessment district or otherwise.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.1, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-452. - Table of off-street parking requirements.

	Use		Number of Minimum Parking Spaces Per Unit of Measure
(1)	Residential
	a.	Residential, one-family and two-family	Two for each dwelling unit.
	b.	Residential, multiple-family	One and one-half for each dwelling unit.
	c.	Residential, multiple-family, senior citizens housing	One for each two dwelling units. Should units revert to general occupancy, then one and one-half spaces per unit shall be provided.
	d.	Trailer park and mobile home courts	Two for each trailer or mobile home site and one for each employee of the trailer or mobile home court.
	e.	Boarding and rooming house	One for each sleeping room.
(2)	Institutional
	a.	Churches, temples or synagogues	One for each three seats, based on maximum seating capacity in the main unit of worship.
	b.	Hospitals	One per 600 square feet of gross floor area.
	c.	Sanitariums, convents, homes for the aged, convalescent homes, children's homes	One for each four beds.
	d.	Elementary and junior high schools	One for each one teacher and administrator, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium.
	e.	Senior high schools	One for each one teacher and administrator and one for each ten students, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium.
	f.	Private clubs or lodge halls	One for each three persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by local, county, or state fire, building or health codes.
	g.	Stadium, sports arena, or similar place of outdoor assembly	One for each three seats or six feet of bench.
	h.	Theatres and auditoriums (indoor)	One for each four seats plus one for each two employees.
(3)	Business and commercial
	a.	Automobile service stations	Two for each lubrication stall, rack or pit; and one for each employee.
	b.	Automobile wash establishments	One for each one employee.
	c.	Beauty parlor or barber shop	Two spaces for each beauty or barber chair.
	d.	Bowling alleys	Five for each one bowling lane.
	e.	Dance halls, pool or billiard parlors, roller or ice skating rinks, exhibition halls and assembly halls without fixed seats.	One for each three seats or one for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
	f.	Drive-in establishments	One for each 40 feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of 25 parking spaces for drive-in restaurants where on-site consumption of beverages, food or refreshments is intended.
	g.	Establishments for sale and consumption on the premises of beverages, food or refreshments	One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
	h.	Furniture and appliance, household equipment, repair shops, showroom of a plumber, decorator, electrician or similar trade, shoe repair or other similar uses	One for each 800 square feet of floor area, exclusive of the floor area occupied in processing or manufacturing for which requirements see industrial establishments below.
	i.	Laundromats and coin-operated dry cleaners	One for each two washing machines.
	j.	Miniature golf courses	Three for each one hole plus one for each one employee.
	k.	Mortuary establishments	One for each 50 square feet of parlor area.
	l.	Motel, hotel or other commercial lodging establishments	One for each one occupancy unit plus one for each one employee, plus extra spaces for dining rooms, ballrooms, or meeting rooms based upon maximum occupancy load.
	m.	Motor vehicle sales and service establishments, trailer sales and rental, boat showrooms	One for each 400 square feet of gross floor area of sales room.
	n.	Open air businesses except motor vehicle sales and service, trailer sales and rental, boat showrooms	One for each 600 square feet of lot area.
	o.	Restaurant, carry-out	One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
	p.	Retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
	q.	Shopping center or clustered commercial	Four square feet of parking and circulation space for every one square foot of usable floor area within the shopping center.
(4)	Offices
	a.	Banks, savings and loan offices	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
	b.	Business offices or professional offices except as indicated in the following item c.	One for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
	c.	Medical or dental clinics, professional offices of doctors, dentists or similar professions	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(5)	Industrial
	a.	Industrial or research establishments	One for every 1½ employees in the largest working shift. Space on-site shall also be provided for all construction workers during periods of plant construction.
	b.	Wholesale or warehouse establishments	One for each one employee in the largest working shift.

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.2, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-453. - Off-street parking lot layout, construction and maintenance.

Wherever a parking lot is built as required off-street parking, such parking lot shall be laid out, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot by means of clearly limited and defined drives shall be provided for vehicles.

(4)

There shall be bumper stops or wheel chocks provided so as to prevent any vehicle from projecting over the lot line.

(5)

The parking lot shall be drained to eliminate surface water, with one catch basin provided for each acre of land or fraction thereof. Drainage plans are subject to approval by the city engineer.

(6)

(7)

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(8)

Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements:

Parking Pattern	Maneuvering Lane Width	Parking Space Width	Parking Space Length	Total Width of One Tier of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane	Total Width of Two Tiers of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane
0° (parallel parking)	12 ft.	8 ft.	23 ft.	20 ft.	28 ft.
30° to 53°	13 ft.	9 ft.	20 ft.	33 ft.	53 ft.
54° to 74°	18 ft.	9 ft.	20 ft.	38 ft.	58 ft.
75° to 90°	23 ft.	9 ft.	20 ft.	43 ft.	63 ft.

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.3, 8-19-81)

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Sec. 24-454. - Off-street waiting area for drive-through facilities.

(a)

(b)

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.4, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-455. - Off-street loading and unloading.

Gross Floor Area in Square Feet	Loading and Unloading Spaces Required in Terms of Square Feet of Gross Floor Area
0— 2,000	None.
2,001— 20,000	One space.
20,001—100,000	One space for each 20,000 square feet.
100,000—500,000	Five spaces plus one space for each 40,000 square feet in excess of 100,000 square feet.
Over 500,000	Fifteen spaces plus one space for each 80,000 square feet in excess of 500,000 square feet.

(Ord. No. 442, § 17.5, 8-19-81)

Sec. 24-456. - Paving of all parking lots.

(1)

All parking lots located in C-1, C-2 and PB-1 zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1990.

(2)

All parking lots located in M-1 and M-2 zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1991.

(3)

All parking lots located in R-3, R-4 and MHP zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1992.

(4)

All parking lots used by churches and other places of worship shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1992.

(5)

Any portion of any lot used to park any motor vehicle in R-1 and R-2 zones shall conform to the requirements of this section on or before May 1, 1992.

(Ord. No. 442-7, § 17.6, 6-17-87)

Sec. 24-457. - Paving of parking lots of 6,000 total square footage or less.

(a)

(b)

(c)

The parking spaces constructed shall have the proper grade to allow water runoff, therefore eliminating surface water. Drainage plans are subject to approval by the city engineer.

(Ord. No. 442-09, § 17.7, 5-16-90)