(a)

In any district in connection with every building or part thereof hereafter erected, having a gross floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more, which is to be occupied by manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, retail store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building at least one (1) off-street loading space, plus one (1) additional such loading space, for every twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or major fraction thereof of gross floor area, so used, in excess of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

(1)

Each loading space shall not be less than twelve (12) feet in width and forty (40) feet in length.

(2)

Such space may occupy all or any part of any required yard or open space, except where adjoining an "R" district; it shall be set back at least twenty (20) feet and effectively landscaped and screen-planted.

(3)

Loading yards and loading docks shall be screened and buffered from general public view and from all other adjoining properties of contrasting and conflicting uses.

(4)

All loading yards and accesses shall be paved in accordance with the design standards of this chapter.

(5)

Loading areas shall be striped indicating the loading spaces. The striping shall be permanently maintained in a clear and visible manner.

(6)

Loading areas docks shall be permitted only in rear or side lot areas unless otherwise approved by the City Council during the review of a development request.

(7)

Loading spaces shall be located and designed so that trucks shall not back into or from a public street.

(8)

No loading area may be utilized and counted as a required parking space.

(9)

No part of a street or alley shall be used for loading or unloading, except in a B-2 District.

(a)

In all districts, except the B-2 District, in connection with every industrial, commercial, business, trade, institutional, recreational dwelling use and similar uses, space for parking and storage of vehicles shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule. Required off-street parking facilities shall be primarily for the parking of private passenger automobiles of occupants, patrons or employees of the principal use served.

(1)

Animal boarding/kennels. 3.5 spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet.

(2)

Assisted living centers. One (1) space per two (2) dwelling units plus one (1) per staff.

(3)

Automotive repair stations. Three (3) spaces per service bay, one (1) space per service vehicle, and 2.5 spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of non-service area.

(4)

Automotive sales and farm implement sales and services garages. 1/1,000 square feet gross floor area plus 1/5,000 square feet of developed sales lot area.

(5)

Banks, business and professional offices. Fifty (50) percent of gross floor area, but in no case less than five (5) spaces, 2.5 spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area, three (3) queuing spaces per drive through station.

(6)

Barber, beauty shops. Two (2) spaces per chair or beautician station.

(7)

Bed and breakfast. Two (2) spaces, two (2) additional spaces for visitors.

(8)

Bowling alleys. Five (5) spaces for each lane, five (5) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area for associated eating and drinking places.

(9)

Car wash, drive-thru oil change. Three (3) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet, queuing capacity equal to two (2) per service capacity.

(10)

Car washes — self service. One-half (.5) space per wash bay plus two (2) queuing spaces per bay. The car wash bay does not constitute one (1) required space.

(11)

Child care center. One (1) space per five (5) students, five (5) spaces minimum. One (1) space per each van or bus, plus one (1) queue space per six (6) students.

(12)

Churches and schools. One (1) parking space for every eighty (80) square feet of principal auditorium, including balcony, if any. Where no auditorium is involved, one (1) parking space for every two (2) staff members.

(13)

Commercial outdoor entertainment. Five (5) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of outdoor area and building combined.

(14)

Convenience store. Five (5) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(15)

Dance halls, assembly halls, auditoriums and gymnasiums. Two hundred (200) percent of net floor area used for dancing or assembly. In the case of no fixed seats, ten (10) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet.

(16)

Delicatessen/donut shop/coffee bar. Ten (10) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(17)

Drinking establishments/lounge. Fifteen (15) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(18)

Driving ranges. Two (2) per tee area. Additional spaces as required for accessory uses.

(19)

Dwellings. Two (2) parking spaces for each family or dwelling unit.

(20)

Elementary and junior high schools. One (1) space per two (2) employees plus auditoriums of one (1) space per four (4) fixed seats.

(21)

Fitness centers/health clubs. 2.25 spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(22)

Funeral homes, mortuaries. One (1) parking space for every five (5) seats in the principal auditorium.

(23)

Furniture, carpet and appliance stores, household equipment or furniture repair shops. Two and one-half (2.5) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(24)

Golf courses. Six (6) spaces per hole. Additional spaces as required for accessory uses.

(25)

Grocery stores. Five (5) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(26)

Hospitals. One (1) space for every four (4) beds, plus one (1) space for every three (3) employees, plus one (1) space for every two (2) staff doctors.

(27)

Hotels, motels, lodginghouses. One (1) space for each bedroom. Additional spaces as required by accessory services.

(28)

Institutional care facility. One (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(29)

Libraries. Three (3) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(30)

Manufacturing plants, research or testing laboratories, bottling plants. Two (2) spaces for each three (3) employees on maximum working shift.

(31)

Medical office/clinic. Three (3) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(32)

Multi-family dwelling. Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit, one (1) visitor space per five (5) dwelling units.

(33)

Nursing, convalescent and retirement homes. One (1) space per eight (8) beds, plus one (1) space per three (3) employees, plus one (1) space for each resident staff member.

(34)

Outdoor recreation: Swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball, soccer fields. Twenty (20) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet pool area, six (6) spaces per court, eighteen (18) spaces per field.

(35)

Professional/Business office. 2.5 spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(36)

Restaurant — fast food. Fifteen (15) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area, five (5) queuing spaces per drive through lane.

(37)

Restaurant — sit down, non-fast food. Fifteen (15) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(38)

Taverns and nightclubs. Three hundred (300) percent of net floor area.

(39)

Retail stores, shops, super markets, etc.. Five (5) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(40)

Secondary schools, colleges and universities, and vocational schools. One (1) space per classroom, one (1) space per four (4) student seats at capacity; auditoriums and gymnasiums, one (1) space per four (4) seats.

(41)

Self-storage and mini-warehousing. One (1) space per twenty thousand (20,000) square feet gross floor area, one (1) space per fifty thousand (50,000) square feet vehicle or boat storage spaces. Office space equal to office space requirement.

(42)

Theaters, assembly halls with fixed seats. One (1) space for every five (5) seats.

(43)

Townhomes/attached/multi-family/apartment dwellings. Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit, one (1) visitor space per five (5) dwelling units.

(44)

Wholesale establishments or warehouses. One (1) space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area up to twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet (with a maximum of five (5) spaces) and then one (1) space per five thousand (5,000) square feet thereafter.

(b)

In case of any building, structure or premises, the use of which is not specifically mentioned herein, the provisions for a use which is so mentioned and to which said use is similar shall apply as may be determined by the zoning administrator.

(c)

With respect to handicapped parking, all of the following shall apply:

(1)

The owner, contractor, and developer shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws regarding handicapped parking including, but not limited to, Iowa Code Chapter 321 L and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

(2)

Handicapped parking spaces required by federal, state, and local laws shall count toward meeting the requirements of this chapter.

(3)

Handicapped parking requirements. Provision of handicapped parking spaces within off-street parking shall be properly identified with signage and provided with accessible ramps and walks in accordance with federal and state regulations and comply with the following parking space minimum requirements:

Access space or side adjacent to handicap accessible parking space shall be a minimum five (5) feet wide. One (1) in every eight (8) handicap accessible spaces, but not less than one (1) shall be served by an access space or aisle eight (8) feet wide minimum and shall be designated "van accessible".

(d)

A parking space reserved for the parking of vehicles shall have a dimension of not less than nine (9) feet in stall width and twenty (20) feet in length for ninety (90) degrees parking without front-end overhang. (See Attachment B for illustration.)

(1)

Any parking stalls proposed at any angle other than specified above shall have a length and depth sufficient to allow a nine (9) foot by nineteen (19) foot rectangle parking area.

(2)

Any parking space located parallel to a wall or other solid barrier shall be widened by an additional two (2) feet.

(3)

When the front of a parking stall abuts a sidewalk, the minimum width of the sidewalk shall be six (6) feet. When the front of a parking stall abuts open space within the perimeter of the parking lot, the minimum width of the open space shall be three (3) feet.

(4)

When the front of a parking stall provides space as defined above, the stall length may be decreased two (2) feet.

(a)

General provisions. All of the following provisions shall apply to all off-street parking:

(1)

No structure or use shall be permitted or constructed unless off-street parking spaces are provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(2)

All parking areas shall be so arranged and marked so as to provide for orderly and safe loading or unloading, parking and storage of self-propelled vehicles.

(3)

Fractional space requirements shall be rounded up to the next whole space.

(4)

The number of required parking spaces for uses with differing business hours that share a parking lot may be reduced by twenty-five (25) percent of the total required for each use if it is determined by the Zoning Administrator that such reduction will not have a negative impact on the congestion or safety of the development.

(5)

When any principal building is enlarged, increased in capacity, or when a change in use creates an increase in the amount of off-street parking space required, additional off-street parking spaces shall be required, in conformity with this chapter.

(6)

For a building where a single tenant has multiple uses, parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the parking requirements of each use. An example of a mixed-use building is one containing a combination of both office and manufacturing uses. The area dedicated to each use can be calculated at its individual requirement, at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator. The tenant may need to demonstrate that the parking can meet the more restrictive standard if the uses are changed.

(7)

Buildings developed as "flexible space" shall be designed to accommodate five (5) spaces per thousand square feet of gross building area.

(8)

Outdoor patron use areas or areas used for assembly shall be included in the gross floor area for calculating parking requirements. Outdoor dining or drinking areas shall be included in the gross floor area for bars, restaurants, and taverns when calculating parking requirements.

(9)

Any required parking spaces displaced by building expansion shall be provided elsewhere on the site. No required off-street parking facility shall be reduced in capacity below the minimum requirements of this chapter.

(10)

Required parking spaces shall be used only for parking of vehicles for property owners, guests, renters, patrons or employees of the site. Required parking spaces shall not be used for sale, display, rental or repair of other motor vehicles.

(11)

All parking of vehicles, including automobiles, vans, campers, trucks, trailers, tractors, recreational vehicles, boats, construction equipment and any other mobile vehicle equipped for street and highway travel shall occur on paved areas and on private property only. City ROW between the property line and the roadway shall not be used for parking of vehicles.

(12)

Parking and storage. No person shall park, place, keep or store, or permit the parking or storage of a stock car, racing car, inoperable vehicle, vehicular component parts, or miscellaneous junk and debris on any public or private property unless it shall be in a completely enclosed building. This regulation shall not apply to legitimate businesses operating in a lawful place and manner provided, however, that such outside areas are screened from public view.

(13)

No operable vehicle in "R" Districts shall be parked on lawn in front yard except on designated surfaced driveway as approved by the zoning administrator.

(Ord. No. 1396, § 1(1), 5-11-2022)

(a)

Where a parking lot does not abut on a public or private street, alley or easement of access, there shall be provided an access drive not less than ten (10) feet in width, in case of a dwelling, and not less than twenty-four (24) feet in width in all other cases leading to the loading or unloading spaces and parking or storage areas required hereunder in such a manner as to secure the most appropriate development of the property in question; provided, however, such easement of access or access drive shall not be located in any residence district, except where serving a permitted use in a residence district.

(b)

Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area including a commercial parking lot, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:

(1)

No part of any parking space shall be closer than five (5) feet to any established street right-of-way line. The minimum side and rear yard of parking facilities shall be five (5) feet. In case the parking lot adjoins an "R" district, it shall be set back at least fifteen (15) feet from the "R" district boundary and shall be effectively landscaped and screen-planted.

(2)

All required off-street parking areas for more than two (2) vehicles shall be surfaced with a hot mix asphalt (HMA) or portland cement (PCC) binder pavement or similar surface so as to provide a durable and dustless surface. They shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water accumulation within the area and shall be arranged and marked to provide for orderly and safe loading or unloading and parking, and storage of self-propelled vehicles.

(c)

The minimum thickness of pavement of the parking areas shall be as follows:

(1)

Driveways:

a.

Multiple family, commercial and industrial: Six (6) inch PCC or seven (7) inch HMA.

b.

Truck routes: Seven (7) inch PCC or eight (8) inch HMA.

(2)

Parking areas: Five (5) inch PCC or six (6) inch HMA.

(d)

All parking spaces, except parking spaces for single-family attached and detached residences, shall be striped in accordance with approved site plan. The striping shall be maintained in a clear and visible manner.

(e)

All off-street parking areas and associated driveways, access roadways and frontage roads, except driveways for single-family attached and detached residences, shall be constructed with permanent, PCC curb and gutter of at least six (6) inches high and twenty-four (24) inches wide or of alternate height and width approved by the City. Prefabricated portable curb or wheel stops shall not be considered an acceptable alternative, unless otherwise approved by the City Council during review of a development request.

(f)

All the following rules shall apply with respect to driveways:

(1)

Driveways for dwellings shall not be located closer than two (2) feet from an adjoining residential lot line, unless such driveway is jointly used by adjoining property owners and a joint easement has been recorded with the county recorder. Driveways in front yards for dwellings shall lead to parking spaces in compliance with this chapter. However, driveways in front yards for dwellings which lead to parking spaces in compliance with this chapter shall be permitted to be widened into the area between a side yard and the front property line without the widened section leading to a parking space, but driveways in front yards shall not be permitted to be widened into the area between the dwelling and the front property line.

(2)

Except for single-family residences, the minimum width of a one-way drive without parking stalls shall be sixteen (16) feet. The minimum width of a two-way drive without parking stalls shall be twenty-four (24) feet.

(3)

Off-street parking facilities shall accommodate the maneuvering and circulation of all vehicles on site, so as not to impair the movement of vehicles on public streets. Except for single-family and attached single-family dwellings, there shall be no backing of vehicles from an off-street parking facility into the public street.

(4)

Fire and emergency apparatus access roads, approved by the Fire Chief, shall have an unobstructed width of not less than twenty (20) feet and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than fourteen (14) feet. Upon approval by the Fire Chief, vertical clearance may be reduced, provided such reduction does not impair access by fire and/or emergency apparatus and approved signs are installed and maintained indicating the established clearance.

(g)

Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be arranged to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in any "R" district.

(1)

Lighting fixtures shall not be forward throwing. Lighting fixtures shall be shoebox style with a flat lens. Such lights may be decorative or ornamental subject to plan approval of the parking area.

(h)

Off-street parking for commercial or industrial uses shall be located on the same lot, structure or use to be served.

(1)

For auto sales, auto repair, car wash, oil change shops or other similar uses, and lift racks shall not be considered as a required parking space.

(2)

Required parking spaces shall not be used or permitted to be used for the repair, servicing or storage of vehicles, or for storage of materials.

(3)

No outdoor parking spaces or drives shall be used as long term storage. "Long term" in this case shall be defined as a period of time greater than ten (10) days.

(i)

Off-street parking areas in residential districts shall be provided on the same lot with the principal use. Off-street parking and loading areas may occupy all or part of any required yard or open space, subject to the provisions of this chapter; except that no off-street parking or loading areas shall be located in any required front yard and in any off-street public right-of-way in any "R" District. This provision shall not prohibit parking on a driveway leading to a required off-street parking space. Additionally, this provision shall not prohibit parking on a front yard driveway that has been widened in to the area between a side yard and the front property line in conformance with Subsection 19.06.040(f)(1).

(Ord. No. 1396, § 1(2),(3), 5-11-2022)

(a)

City council may grant a special parking permit to the property for those required spaces as required by Section 19.02.020, provided that the property owner can show that there is no other place to provide the required number of parking spaces on the private lot. Applications for an exception pursuant to this paragraph must be submitted to the Building and Zoning Administrator to receive consideration by the city council.

(b)

The city council may grant a special parking permit to the property owner, if the property owner can show that he or she, or a member of his or her immediate family has a handicap parking permit issued by the Iowa Department of Transportation and by reason of such a handicap, parking on the city off street right-of-way is the only means to accommodate the handicapped person's need to safely park and travel from their vehicle to their residence.

(c)

Parking spaces granted under the exception "(a)" must be hard surfaced according to specifications provided by the director of public works. This requirement shall not apply to public school or Iowa Wesleyan College parking within the city. This provision shall not be considered to repeal or void the provisions of Section 22-8(b) of the Mount Pleasant Municipal Code. This provision shall not be enforced during the week before, during or the week following the Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion.

(d)

Applications for a special parking permit shall be submitted to the Building and Zoning Administrator for review and recommendations to the city council.

(e)

The City Council reserves the right to waive or modify to a lesser or greater restriction any provision or requirement of off-street parking and loading areas contained in this chapter in any development of property within the City, provided a favorable report on such change is approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and further provided said waiver or modification does not adversely affect the intent of these regulations to adequately safeguard the general public and surrounding property. Exceptions will only be considered for those uses where special circumstances warrant a change and whereby the modification or waiver is determined to be in the best interest of the general public.