Oak City City Zoning Code
PARKING AND
LOADING
§ 155.220 PARKING SPACES; DRIVEWAYS.
(A) Unless otherwise provided, as in an organized parking district, purchased or leased, off-site parking or otherwise acceptably arranged, the minimum standards for off-street, on-site parking requirements shall be mandatory for all new construction and expansions of existing uses unless a hardship can be clearly demonstrated.
(B) Each parking space shall be an area nine feet by 20 feet.
(C) Driveways shall be a minimum of 25 feet wide unless otherwise approved by the Planning Commission.
(Prior Code, § 10-16-1) (Ord. 2001-02, passed 10-3-2001)
§ 155.221 REQUEST FOR REDUCTION.
(A) In unusual circumstances, such as those cases listed below, where the parking requirements create an extreme hardship, a reasonable reduction may be requested.
(B) Examples of hardships which may be considered are as follows:
(1) Uses where many employees or tenants do not own or drive vehicles due to age or other reasons; or
(2) Uses where the multiple use parking requirements may be inappropriate due to the related nature of the uses needing the off-street parking.
(Prior Code, § 10-16-2) (Ord. 2001-02, passed 10-3-2001)
§ 155.222 EMPLOYEE PARKING.
(A) Employee parking shall be addressed and accommodated off-street for all categories, except where employee parking is specifically addressed and required in the minimum standards. The amount of employee parking and the distance it may be located from the proposed use shall be determined from information obtained through a statement of impact.
(B) The statement of impact shall address such things as:
(1) Type of use;
(2) Number of employees (perceived);
(3) Square feet of sales area, service area and the like;
(4) Parking spaces proposed on-site;
(5) Hours of operation; and
(6) Administration (enforcement and maintenance).
(Prior Code, § 10-16-3) (Ord. 2001-02, passed 10-3-2001)
§ 155.223 UNUSUAL OR EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES.
All petitioners should be advised that in unusual or extreme circumstances, a petitioner may be asked to provide more than the minimum number of required parking stalls.
(Prior Code, § 10-16-4) (Ord. 2001-02, passed 10-3-2001)
§ 155.224 MINIMUM STANDARDS.
(A) Requirements. The following are minimum standards for parking spaces to be maintained in connection with the buildings and uses indicated. In those instances where there are clearly identified multiple uses within a structure, the minimum standards shall apply to each use, resulting in a total parking requirement when summed.
Use | Proposed Parking Requirements |
Use | Proposed Parking Requirements |
Daycare and nursery schools | 1 space per 300 square feet of building area |
Residential | Residential uses for all single-family dwellings up to and including two-family dwelling units, 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Restaurants | 1 space per 300 square feet of floor space |
Retail sales/services | |
Low volume retail sales (consists of convenience stores, shops, nurseries, greenhouses and similar uses) | 1 space per 500 square feet |
Service business (consists of beauty/barber shops, food lockers, laundries and similar uses) | 1 space per each 300 square feet gross floor area (includes employee parking) |
Warehousing | 1 space per 300 square feet of office area |
1 space per 2,000 square feet of warehouse area | |
Wholesale business | 1 space per 300 square feet of office area |
1 space per 2,000 square feet of wholesale area | |
(B) Space dimensions. Space dimensions shall be nine feet by 20 feet.
(C) Uses not specified. In the case of a use not specifically mentioned, the off-street parking standards for a similar use shall apply.
(D) Location. The parking area should be provided on the same property as the principal building wherever possible, in business and commercial districts, the parking may be within 200 feet of the property, but within a zone district permitting such parking use. Such separate parking lots shall be maintained as long as the principal buildings or uses are maintained. Parking spaces in residential districts shall not be in a front yard setback as required by setback regulations.
(E) Use of off-street parking by another building. No part of an off-street parking space identified for any building or use shall be included as a part of an off-street area for another building or use, unless it is demonstrated such uses do not conflict with each other.
(F) Joint parking facilities. The off-street parking requirements for churches, auditoriums, clubs or lodges may be supplied with other off-street facilities, provided other uses such as business offices, retail stores, manufacturing or wholesale businesses, whose operations are not normally conducted during the same hours, subject to:
(1) Off-street parking designated for joint use shall not be more than 200 feet from the property or use it is intended to serve; except that, employee parking may be further if it can be reasonably used;
(2) A business may purchase or long-term lease off-street parking from a parking entity (public or private) to satisfy required parking minimums. Purchased or leased parking will be considered appropriate if it is within 200 feet of the property and can be demonstrated not to have an adverse effect on the existing parking supply;
(3) Sufficient evidence shall be presented to demonstrate that there will be no substantial conflict in any joint parking arrangement; and
(4) Evidence in the form of a written agreement between the owners (or other parties of interest) of the structures or uses for which joint parking arrangements are proposed shall be presented with the application for a building permit and a copy of said agreement shall be maintained in the files of the town.
(G) Plan of parking areas. For any parking area, plans should be submitted to the Building Inspector, Traffic Engineer and Town Council for investigation and recommendation.
(H) Wall; fence. For each boundary line of a business parking area abutting directly on a residential use, there shall be a wall, screen or fence six feet high, except where setback requirements would limit it.
(Prior Code, § 10-16-5) (Ord. 2001-02, passed 10-3-2001) Penalty, see § 155.999