North Manchester City Zoning Code
OFF-STREET PARKING
AND LOADING
§ 156.380 PURPOSE.
It is the intent of this subchapter to:
(A) Establish minimum off-street parking requirements for permitted uses and special exceptions;
(B) Reduce traffic problems and hazards by eliminating unnecessary on-street parking and loading/unloading of vehicles;
(C) Set forth standards by which to improve circulation within parking lots; and
(D) Ensure adequate access onto the public right-of-way.
(Ord. passed 9-26-2006)
§ 156.381 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Group use parking requirements. Groups of uses requiring parking space may join in establishing private parking areas with a capacity aggregating that required for each participating use, provided that said aggregate parking areas shall be reasonably convenient to the various uses. However, upon request by the applicants, the Building Commissioner may permit a reduction of the total number of required spaces not to exceed 15% when combining parking requirements for groups of uses if the uses do not share the same peak hour or the reduction in parking spaces does not impede the future use of the building or structure.
(B) Off-street parking locations. Except as hereinafter provided, all parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the structure or use served. Required or additional off-street parking spaces, for any permitted use or special exception, may be provided on a lot within 300 feet of such use when approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Such parking areas may be placed in any non-residential district. However, the Board of Zoning Appeals may require rezoning to the same zone as the primary use for which the parking is intended prior to its approval.
(C) Determination of spaces required for existing uses. Whenever a building or use constructed or established prior to the effective date of this chapter is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise to create a need for an increase of 10% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date of this chapter is enlarged to the extent of 25% or more in floor area or in the area used, such building or use shall then comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.
(D) Determination of spaces for new uses. For all uses established or placed into operation after the effective date of this chapter, there shall be constructed, provided, preserved and maintained the amount of off-street parking space hereinafter set forth in the Table of Parking Requirements.
(E) Off-street parking not required. Off-street parking areas are not required for individual lots in the Central Business District; provided, on-street parking and public parking areas are available within the district.
(F) Off-street parking in residential areas. Off-street parking in residential areas shall only be on paved surfaces, approved by the town, unless the vehicle is parked behind the front building line of the dwelling.
(Ord. passed 9-26-2006)
§ 156.382 DESIGN STANDARDS.
(A) Location. Parking areas may occupy any portion of a lot; provided that:
(1) In residential districts, open parking spaces or areas may be located in any yard, except a front yard or the street-side of a corner lot; and
(2) Garages and carports shall be subject to applicable side yard requirements for accessory buildings and structures as identified in each zoning district.
(B) Maneuvering. All parking areas shall be arranged so that parking maneuvers shall be accomplished without entering a public right-of-way, sidewalk or walkway within or adjoining the facility.
(C) Parking space dimensions. Minimum dimensions of parking areas shall be determined according to current design standards for parking lots; however, each space shall not be less than that identified in the table below:
Angle of Parking (Degrees) | Width | Depth | Aisle Width |
45 degrees | 9 feet | 19 feet | 12 feet |
60 degrees | 9 feet | 20 feet | 16 feet |
90 degrees (perpendicular) | 9 feet | 18 feet | 26 feet |
(D) Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided if parking areas are used after 6:00 p.m., with such lighting of full cut-off design and directed so as not to shine directly on adjacent properties.
(E) Screening.
(1) All parking areas intended to provide parking for more than ten vehicles shall be effectively screened from adjacent residential uses and rights-of-way in accordance with § 156.472(A) of this chapter. Such screening shall be continuous, broken only for access drives and walkways.
(2) Such screen shall be established in a manner as to effectively block the headlights of motor vehicles using the parking area. The screening shall not violate the vision clearance requirements of § 156.350 of this chapter.
(F) Paving. All paved parking areas together with driveways, aisles and the other circulation areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete or equivalent pavement material to provide a durable, dustless surface in accordance with town design standards. Gravel may be considered an appropriate pavement material in residential areas for access to the parking area or driveway.
(G) Drainage. All parking areas intended to provide parking for more than ten vehicles shall provide for proper drainage of surface water to prevent the drainage of such water onto adjacent properties and onto sidewalks or to prevent pooling of water on the surface of the parking area. Any parking area intended to provide parking for more than ten vehicles shall obtain the approval of the Storm Water Board, to ensure that runoff and drainage are adequately provided for.
(H) Interior landscaping. All parking areas intended to provide parking for more than ten vehicles shall make appropriate provisions for landscaping, tree islands or similar natural interior landscaping as established in § 156.472(B) of this chapter.
(I) Wheel stops. Fencing, wheel stops, concrete curbs or other suitable barriers shall be provided in the parking area in order to prevent any part of a parked motor vehicle from extending beyond the parking area and from destroying any screening, buffering, landscaping or other plant materials.
(J) Visibility.
(1) Any parking area which uses a driveway leading to a public street shall maintain an area of vision clearance at the intersection of the driveway or curb cut and street right-of-way.
(2) An unobstructed vision clearance area within two ten-foot triangles formed by the intersection of a driveway pavement edge and street right-of-way shall be maintained at all times.
(3) No portion of a wall, fence or planting may exceed 36 inches above the pavement height within the vision clearance area.
(K) Marking. All paved parking areas shall mark all parking spaces with paint lines or in some other manner approved by the town and shall be maintained in a clearly visible condition.
(L) Maintenance. All parking areas shall be continually maintained in satisfactory condition so as to be safe, attractive and free of any debris, hazard, holes, nuisance or other unsafe condition.
(M) Stacking spaces for drive through businesses.
(1) Businesses utilizing drive through windows that offer drive through facilities shall provide a minimum stacking space for four vehicles for each drive through window or facility.
(2) Additional stacking space may be required based on the number of vehicles utilizing the drive through at peak hour as determined by the Building Commissioner.
(3) For the purposes of this chapter, one stacking space shall be construed as a minimum of nine feet in width and 18 feet in length.
(4) Such stacking space shall begin at the point of business transaction and shall accommodate four vehicles without obstruction to through vehicular traffic or parked vehicle areas. The point of business transaction shall include bank teller windows, fast food pick-up windows, a car wash bay or the drive through automated teller machine.
(N) Parking of commercial vehicles. Commercial vehicles, with or without signage, which are over nine feet in width and 18 feet in length shall not be stored in an off-street parking area. Such vehicles shall be parked or stored in the required off-street loading space(s) when not in use or during non- business hours.
(O) Parking for handicapped persons.
(1) Parking spaces for handicapped persons shall meet the requirements of the Indiana Uniform Building Code and the Indiana Handicapped Code.
(2) Each handicap space may be included in the computation of spaces required by this subchapter. All handicap spaces shall be clearly marked.
(Ord. passed 9-26-2006)
§ 156.383 UNITS OF MEASURE.
In computing the minimum number of required parking spaces required by this subchapter, the following shall apply.
(A) Where floor area is designated as the standard for determining parking space requirements, floor area shall be the sum of the gross leasable horizontal area of all floors of a non-residential building.
(B) A DWELLING UNIT shall mean one room, or a suite of two or more rooms, designed for or used by one family for living and sleeping purposes and having only one kitchen or kitchenette. In residential use areas, garages or carports may be counted as a part of the required parking.
(C) A SEAT shall be the space intended for one individual; in places where patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other seating facilities, each 20 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat.
(D) Employees shall be based on the maximum number of persons on duty on the premises at any one time.
(E) When units of measurement result in the requirements of a fractional space, any fraction shall require rounding up to the next whole number.
(F) In the event that different classifications of use share a facility, the total combined parking for all uses shall be required unless the uses are not open at the same time; then, the larger of the parking requirements shall apply.
(G) Changes of use of existing structures shall require conformity to the parking provisions provided herein for the new use.
(Ord. passed 9-26-2006)
§ 156.384 TABLE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
The minimum number of parking spaces shall be provided according to the following table:
Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required |
Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required | |
Residential Uses | |
Bed and breakfast establishment | 1 space for each guest room and 2 spaces for the occupant owner |
Group home | 1 space for every 2 group home beds |
Mobile home park | 2 spaces for each mobile home |
Multi-family dwelling | |
Up to 2 bedrooms | 1-1/2 spaces for each dwelling unit |
3 or more bedrooms | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit |
Visitor parking | In addition to the above, ½ a visitor parking space per unit unless on street parking is available |
Nursing home, assisted living facility or retirement home | 2 spaces for each room |
Recreational vehicle park | 1 space for each 200 square feet of common building area |
Single-family and two-family dwellings | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit |
Non-Residential Uses | |
Adult business | 1 space for each 75 square feet of floor area |
Agri-business | 1 per 500 square feet of display and sales area |
Animal hospitals or veterinary clinics | 1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area |
Auditorium | 1 space for each 4 seats at maximum seating capacity |
Automobile dismantling or impound yard | 1 space for each acre of storage |
Automobile, motorcycle, RV, farm equipment and truck repair service | 4 spaces for each service bay (service bays do not count as a parking space) |
Automobile, motorcycle, RV, farm equipment and truck sales | 1 space for each 500 square feet of display and sales lot area or service area |
Bar or tavern | 1 space for each 3 seats at maximum seating capacity or 1 per each 75 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater |
Building materials wholesale | 1 space for each 400 square feet of floor area, plus 1 space for each 2,000 square feet of outdoor storage or outdoor display yard area |
Car wash | 2 for facility in addition to the required stacking spaces for each bay in § 156.382(M) of this chapter |
Club or lodge | 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area |
Commercial entertainment; indoor or outdoor | 1 space for each 3 seats at maximum capacity or 1 space for each 100 feet of floor area or outdoor entertainment area, whichever is greater |
Contractor offices and yard | 1 for every 100 square feet of office space, plus 1 for each vehicle operated by the establishment, plus 1 for each 800 square feet of display and sales area, plus 1 for each 800 square feet of storage area |
Day care center | 2 spaces for each classroom or child care room. In no case shall there be less than 6 spaces. In addition, a minimum of 3 short-term parking shall be provided for drop-off and pick up |
Financial institution | 1 space for each 300 square feet in addition to the required stacking spaces for each bay in § 156.382(M) |
Funeral home and mortuary | 1 space for each 50 square feet of floor area or 1 space for every 3 seats at maximum capacity, whichever is greater |
Gasoline service station | 1 space for each dispensing pump, plus 2 spaces for each service bay or work area. Automotive filling stations with convenience retail uses shall also provide 1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area associated with the retail use |
Golf course | 4 spaces for each regulation hole plus 1 space for each 400 square feet of clubhouse gross floor area |
Greenhouse, commercial | 1 space for each 1,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor display and sales area |
Hospital | 2-1/2 spaces for each bed |
Hotel/motel | 1 space for each sleeping room, plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of meeting area and/or restaurant space or cocktail lounge |
Manufacturing, heavy or light | 1 space for every 1,000 square feet of floor area |
Office | |
Administrative, business or professional | 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area |
Medical or dental | 1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area |
Personal service | 1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area |
Professional service | 1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area |
Recreational facility, indoor | 1 space for each 3 seats or 1 space for each 100 feet of floor area, whichever is greater |
Recreational facility, outdoor (excluding golf courses) | 2 spaces for each participant at maximum utilization, plus 1 per each 6 seats in stadium seating |
Recycling center | 1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area. A minimum of 5 spaces is required |
Research and development laboratory | 1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area |
Restaurant | |
Fast food | 1 per 3 persons at maximum seating in addition to the required stacking spaces for each bay in § 156.382(M) |
Full service | 1 per 4 persons at maximum seating in addition to the required stacking spaces for each bay in § 156.382(M) |
Retail sales | 1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area |
Shopping center or multi-tenant | 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area |
Retail greenhouse or garden center | 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area, plus 1 per 2000 square feet of outdoor display or sales area |
Roadside business or stand | 1 for each 125 square feet of sales or display area |
Sanitary landfill | 1 space for each 100 square feet of office space |
Storage | |
Indoor commercial | 1 space for each 200 square feet of indoor storage area, plus 1 for each 400 square feet of office area |
Outdoor commercial | 1 space for each 500 square feet of outdoor storage area, plus 1 for each 400 square feet of office area |
Personal | 1 space for every 5 rental storage units |
Tavern or bar | 1 space for every 75 square feet of floor area |
Temporary or seasonal sales lots | 1 space for every 200 square feet of display or sales area |
Truck facility | 1 space for every 200 square feet of floor area exclusive of designated truck storage areas |
Truck, heavy equipment sales and service | 1 space for each 5,000 square feet of sales lot area used for truck or equipment display, plus 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area of showroom, office or service area |
Warehousing | 1 space for each 2,000 square feet of floor area |
Wholesaler | 1 space for every 1,000 square feet of floor area |
Public and Semi-Public Uses | |
Club | 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area |
Cemetery | 1 space for each full time employee |
Educational institutions | |
Elementary and middle school | 2 spaces for each classroom, plus 1 space for each 60 square feet of floor area in the auditorium and assembly areas. In addition a minimum of 3 short-term parking shall be provided for drop-off and pick up |
High school, vocational school, technical school or college | 2 spaces for each classroom, plus 1 for every 10 students for which the facility is designed, plus 1 space for each 60 square feet of floor area in the auditorium and assembly areas. In addition, a minimum of 3 short-term parking shall be provided for drop-off and pick up |
Fraternity, sorority or student cooperative | 1 space for each 3 beds |
Public facility, public buildings and services | 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area |
Religious place of worship | 1 space for each 30 square feet of floor area of the sanctuary, auditorium and main place of worship |
NOTES TO TABLE: Any use not listed in the foregoing table shall have parking requirements determined by the Building Commissioner. Any petitioner not satisfied with the requirements set forth by said Commissioner shall have 30 days within which to appeal said determination to the Board of Zoning Appeals, by requesting such an appeal in writing and delivering same to the town’s Clerk-Treasurer, the Executive Secretary of the Plan Commission or the Chairperson of the Board of Zoning Appeals. | |
(Ord. passed 9-26-2006)
§ 156.385 LOADING REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Purpose. It is the intent of this section to establish loading requirements so that adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services adjacent to the opening used for loading and unloading is provided in order to avoid undue interference with public use of the streets or alleys.
(B) General provisions.
(1) Permanent loading facilities shall be provided on the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied for uses involving the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise via vehicular transportation, in accordance with the provisions of this section and in the amount set forth in the Table of Loading Requirements.
(2) Loading and unloading berths shall not be required for uses which demonstrably do not receive or transmit goods or wares by truck delivery.
(C) Design standards.
(1) Location. Loading berths may occupy any portion of a lot; provided that, loading berths shall not be permitted in any required front or side yard.
(2) Access.
(a) All loading facilities shall be arranged so that all maneuvers shall be accomplished without blocking a public right-of-way or walkway;
(b) All required off-street loading spaces shall have access to a public street or alley in such a manner that any vehicle leaving or entering the premises shall be traveling in a forward motion;
(c) Shall only be from the district in which the facility is located; and
(d) Shall be directly accessible to the building or structure served.
(3) Dimensions. Loading berths shall be a minimum of ten feet in width and 50 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a minimum vertical clearance of 14 feet.
(4) Pavement.
(a) All loading berths and maneuvering areas shall be paved in conformance with the standards of the town.
(b) As a minimum, all loading spaces shall be graded and provided with a durable and dustless surface of asphalt, concrete, crushed stone or other suitable materials capable of withstanding 1,000 pounds per square inch (psi).
(5) Drainage. Loading areas shall be designed to prevent the rate of increase of surface water onto adjacent properties, sidewalks or public streets. Where adequate storm systems exist, the water shall be directed to those systems. Loading areas shall obtain the approval of the Storm Water Board to ensure that runoff and drainage are adequately provided for.
(6) Lighting. Any loading area used during non-daylight hours shall be illuminated. All lights used to illuminate a loading area shall be of a full cut-off fixture and be arranged to reflect the light away from adjoining property.
(7) Screening.
(a) Loading facilities shall be effectively screened from an adjacent residential district of principal residential use, in accordance with § 156.472 of this chapter.
(b) Screening shall be continuous, broken only for access drives and walkways.
(8) Minimum number of off-street loading spaces. Loading requirements shall be computed on the basis of the gross floor area as determined in division (C)(11) below.
(9) Exclusions. These provisions shall not apply to uses in the CBD Central Business District, with the Board of Zoning Appeals to define and delineate said area from time to time.
(10) Maintenance. The owner of property used for off-street loading and unloading shall maintain such area in good condition without holes and free of all trash, abandoned or junk vehicles and other rubbish.
(11) Table of minimum loading requirements. Minimum loading requirements shall be established for permitted uses and special exceptions irrespective of the zoning district in which they are located.
Use | Gross Floor Area (square feet) | Minimum Loading Spaces Required |
Use | Gross Floor Area (square feet) | Minimum Loading Spaces Required |
Industrial uses | Less than 15,000 | 1 |
15,001-40,000 | 2 | |
40,001-100,000 | 3 | |
Each additional 40,000 | 1 | |
Office uses | 100,000 or less | 1 |
100,001-336,000 | 2 | |
Each additional 200,000 | 1 | |
Retail, wholesale, storage and other business uses | Less than 3,000 | None Required |
3,001-15,000 | 1 | |
15,001-40,000 | 2 | |
Each additional 25,000 | 1 | |
(Ord. passed 9-26-2006)