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Milton Freewater City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 6

OFF STREET PARKING

10-6-1: APPLICATION OF PARKING PROVISIONS:

The off street parking requirements which follow apply to development of all new buildings and uses, expansion of the area or intensity of an existing use, and to conversion of a building or site from one type of use to another type of use.
These provisions do not apply to placement of a retail commercial use in an existing but vacant commercial building in the downtown main street areas of the Milton and Freewater town sites. In these areas where full development of common wall construction effectively precludes these parking standards, existing buildings may be used for retail commercial use without providing additional parking. (Ord. 667, 9-24-1984)

10-6-2: REQUIRED OFF STREET PARKING:

A.   Residential Uses:
1.   Single-family, duplex or triplex
1 per dwelling unit
2.   Multi-family dwellings containing 4 or more units
3 spaces per each 2 units
3.   Rooming/boarding house
Spaces equal to 80 percent of guest capacity plus management
B.    Hotel, Motel
1 for each guestroom
C.    Commercial:
 
1.   Retail store (except as in subsection C2 of this section)
1 for every 400 square feet floor area
2.   Repair shop or retail store handling bulky merchandise such as implement dealership or furniture store
1 for every 600 square feet floor area
3.   Bank, office, except medical/dental clinic
1 for every 500 square feet plus 1 per 2 employees
4.   Medical/dental clinic
1 for every 300 square feet plus 1 per 2 employees
5.   Eating or drinking establishment
1 for every 200 square feet floor area
6.   Wholesale establishment
1 for every 500 square feet customer service area and 1 for each employee
D.   Institutional And Community Service:
 
1.   Hospital
2 for each bed
2.   Nursing home, group home, residential care facility
1 space for each 2 beds or residential units
3.   Preschool nursery, daycare center
2 spaces per teacher
4.   Elementary or junior high school
2 spaces per classroom
5.   High school
6 spaces per classroom
6.   College (commercial or business)
1 for each 5 classroom seats
E.   Places Of Assembly:
 
1.   Auditorium, assembly hall
1 for each 8 seats
2.   Stadium, arena
1 space per 10 seats or 30 feet of bench
3.   Church, lodges, clubs
1 for each 5 seats or 10 feet of bench
F.   Industrial Uses
1 space per employee
 
G.   Additional Provisions:
1.   Additional parking spaces may be required through review by the site plan committee to accommodate employees of a commercial or industrial use.
2.   For uses not listed in this section, parking shall be provided on the same basis as required for the most similar listed use.
3.   Recreational vehicles (campers, fifth wheelers, trailers, buses, conversions, etc.) shall be parked off street in all residential districts at all times.
4.   Owners of two (2) or more uses, structures, or parcels of land may agree to utilize jointly the same parking and loading spaces when the hours of operation do not overlap provided that satisfactory evidence is presented to the planning director in the form of deeds, leases or contracts to establish the joint use.
5.   Off street parking for residential uses shall be on the same lot as the residential structure.
6.   Off street parking for uses other than residential may be located on the same lot as the subject use or may be on another property under the same ownership as the subject use provided that the separate lot is within four hundred feet (400') of the subject use.
When provided on a separate parcel, an agreement with the city must be recorded which dedicates the needed portion of that parcel to parking for the subject establishment.
7.   When mixing uses occupy a structure, the total requirements for off street parking shall be the sum of the various uses.
8.   Required parking spaces shall be available for the parking of operable passenger automobiles of residents, customers, patrons and employees only, and shall not be used for storage of vehicles or materials or for the parking of trucks used in conducting the business use.
9.   Parking shall not be provided in areas which are required open space areas. (Ord. 667, 9-24-1984)

10-6-3: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS:

Plans for parking lots shall be submitted as provided in section 10-3-4 of this title. When part of an application for a new use, a parking lot shall be considered as part of the overall application. When proposed to provide parking for an existing use, the application shall be processed by level I procedures and shall conform to the following standards:
A.   Surfacing:
1.   Surfaces of required parking or maneuvering areas for all uses, other than industrial uses in industrial zones, shall have paved surfaces of asphalt cement or concrete cement. Construction shall be as follows:
a.   Asphalt Cement: Two inches (2") of asphalt cement over a four inch (4") select rock base on a stable substrate.
b.   Concrete Cement: Four inches (4") of concrete cement over a two inch (2") gravel base on a stable substrate.
2.   Industrial uses in industrial zones shall have designated areas for employee parking, and specified routes for employee and industrial vehicle access and maneuvering. The access routes and parking areas are to be constructed of an all weather gravel surface on a stable substrate.
B.   Drainage: Sumps, collectors, storm sewers and other facilities shall be designed and placed to dispose of storm water runoff within the boundaries of the facilities to adjacent property if proper easements are acquired and if no storm flood potential results.
C.   Fencing: Except for parking to serve residential uses, parking and loading areas adjacent to or within residential zones or adjacent to residential uses shall be designed to minimize disturbance of residents by the erection between the uses of a sight obscuring fence of not less than five (5) nor more than six feet (6') in height except where vision clearance is required.
D.   Bumper Strips: Parking spaces along the outer boundaries of a parking lot shall include a wheel stop at least six inches (6") high, or by a bumper rail.
E.   Lighting: Artificial lighting which may be provided shall not create or reflect substantial glare in a residential zone or on any adjacent dwelling.
F.   Access:
1.   Groups of two (2) or more parking spaces shall be served by a service drive so that no backward movement or other maneuvering of a vehicle within a street other than an alley will be required.
2.   Access locations (driveway) to collector and arterial streets shall be determined by the director of public works.
3.   Service drives to off street parking areas shall be designed and constructed to facilitate the flow of traffic, provide maximum safety of traffic access and maximum safety of pedestrians and vehicular traffic on the site. The number of service drives shall be limited to the minimum that will allow the property to accommodate and service the traffic to be anticipated. Service drives shall be clearly and permanently marked and defined through use of rails, fences, walls, or other barriers or markers on frontage not occupied by service drives.
4.   Service drives shall have a minimum vision clearance area formed by the intersection of the driveway centerline, the street right of way, and a straight line joining said lines through points twenty feet (20') from their intersection.
5.   All off street parking, whether residential, commercial, or industrial, shall be accessible directly from an approved street, unless special conditions have been determined to exist for the property by the planning commission.
G.   Compact Car Spaces: Compact car spaces will be allowed in any parking area with four (4) or more required spaces. One compact space may be allowed in lieu of one required standard space for each four (4) spaces provided, representing twenty five percent (25%) of the total spaces required.
H.   Designated Handicapped Spaces: In lieu of one required standard space, one parking space for the handicapped shall be required and one for every fifty (50) spaces thereafter.
I.   Parking Diagram: A parking diagram on file with the city provides the minimum dimensions for public and private parking area construction. (Ord. 667, 9-24-1984)

10-6-4: OFF STREET LOADING:

A.   Schools: A driveway designed for continuous forward flow of passenger vehicles for the purpose of loading and unloading children shall be located on the site of any school having a capacity greater than twenty five (25) students.
B.   Merchandise And Supplies: Buildings or structures to be built or substantially altered to receive or distribute material or merchandise by truck shall provide and maintain off street loading berths in sufficient numbers and size to adequately handle the needs of the particular use. If loading space has been provided in connection with an existing use or is added to an existing use, the loading space shall not be eliminated if elimination would result in less space than is required to adequately handle the needs of the particular use. Off street parking areas used to fulfill the requirements of this chapter shall not be used for loading or unloading operations except during periods of the day when not required to take care of parking needs. (Ord. 667, 9-24-1984)

10-6-5: BICYCLE PARKING:

A.   A minimum of two (2) bicycle parking spaces per use (1 sheltered and 1 unsheltered) shall be required.
B.   The following special minimum standards shall be considered as supplemental requirements for the number of required bicycle parking spaces:
1.   Multi-Family Residences: Every residential use of four (4) or more dwelling units shall provide at least one sheltered bicycle parking space for each unit. Sheltered bicycle parking spaces may be located within a garage, storage shed, basement, utility room or similar area. In those instances in which the residential complex has no garage or other easily accessible storage unit, the required bicycle parking spaces shall be sheltered under an eave, overhang, an independent structure, or similar cover.
2.   Parking Lots: All public and commercial parking lots and parking structures shall provide a minimum of one bicycle parking space for every ten (10) motor vehicle parking spaces.
3.   Schools: Elementary and middle schools, both private and public, shall provide one bicycle parking space for every ten (10) students and employees. High schools shall provide one bicycle parking space for every five (5) students and employees. All spaces shall be sheltered under an eave, overhang, independent structure, or similar cover.
4.   Colleges: Colleges, universities, and trade schools shall provide one bicycle parking space for every ten (10) motor vehicle spaces plus one space for every dormitory unit. Fifty percent (50%) of the bicycle parking spaces shall be sheltered under an eave, overhang, independent structure, or similar cover.
5.   Downtown Areas: In downtown areas with on street parking, bicycle parking for customers shall be provided along the street at a rate of at least one space per use. Spaces may be clustered to serve up to six (6) bicycles; at least one cluster per block shall be provided. Bicycle parking spaces shall be located in front of the stores along the street either on the sidewalks in specially constructed areas such as pedestrian curb extensions. Inverted "U" style racks are recommended. Bicycle parking shall not interfere with pedestrian passage, leaving a clear area of at least five feet (5'). Customer spaces are not required to be sheltered. Sheltered parking (within a building, or under an eave, overhang, or similar structure) shall be provided at a rate of one space per ten (10) employees, with a minimum of one space per store.
6.   Multiple Uses: For facilities with multiple uses (such as commercial centers), the bicycle parking requirements shall be calculated by using the total number of motor vehicle parking spaces required for the entire development. (Ord. 667, 9-24-1984)