Osage Beach City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
Section 405.630 Generally.
[R.O. 2009 §405.480; CC 1985 §27-201; Ord. No. 87.28 Art. IX §A, 10-1-1987; Ord. No. 92.20 §2, 9-17-1992; Ord. No. 95.50 §2, 12-7-1995; Ord. No. 96.48 §§2 — 5, 12-5-1996]
In all districts sufficient off-street parking spaces shall be provided to accomplish the principles set forth in this Chapter and to meet the parking demands generated by residents, employees, company officials, company vehicles, and customers. Required parking spaces shall be located on the lot on which the principal use is located except as provided in this Section.
Each application for a building permit, zoning permit or variance shall include plans for at least the minimum number of parking spaces as herein required. Plans shall include information as to location and dimensions of off-street parking spaces and the means of access to the spaces. The Zoning Administrator shall not approve any application until he/she determines that the requirements of this Section are met in the plans.
Five percent (5%) of the total off-street parking area shall be devoted to landscaping or open lawn areas. This required green open space shall be located in areas within the parking lot or around the perimeter of the lot and shall be permanently maintained.
If the off-street parking required by this Chapter cannot reasonably be provided on the lot on which the principal use is located, such parking may be provided as authorized within this Article. The principal use shall be permitted to continue only as long as the parking requirements are met. Loss of parking shall require a reduction in the use or shall require a cessation of the use. It does not revert to non-conforming use.
Section 405.640 Off-Street Parking Criteria.
[R.O. 2009 §405.490; CC 1985 §27-202; Ord. No. 87.28 Art. IX §B, 10-1-1987; Ord. No. 95.50 §3, 12-7-1995; Ord. No. 96.55 §1, 1-23-1997; Ord. No. 19.37, 6-20-2019; Ord. No. 23.04, 2-16-2023]
The minimum number of required spaces shall be determined by the following criteria:
Residential Lodging Uses.
Use | Required Parking Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
Single- and two-family dwellings, townhouses, and mobile homes on individual lots | 2 spaces per dwelling unit | |
Multi-family dwellings: | ||
Condominiums | 2 spaces per dwelling unit | |
Efficiency and 1-bedroom units | 1 1/2 spaces per dwelling unit | |
2 or more bedroom units | 2 spaces per dwelling unit | |
Boardinghouses, rooming houses and lodging houses | 2 spaces, and 1 additional space for each lodging unit | |
Hotels and motels | 1 space per guest room, plus any additional parking for meeting rooms and other accessory uses | |
Bed and breakfast | 1 space per guest room | |
Business And Commercial Uses
Use | Required Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
Automobile repair services | 1 space per 200 square feet of sales area, plus 1 1/2 spaces for each service bay, plus 1 space for each employee |
Banking and financial institutions, including public drive-up facilities | 1 space for each 300 square feet in banking areas, plus 3 stacking spaces for each drive-up window |
Bait and tackle store | 4 spaces for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 2 vehicle-and-trailer spaces |
Barber shops and beauty parlors | 2 spaces per operator station, and 1 space per each 2 employees on maximum shift |
Bars, taverns, cocktail lounges, and dance halls | 1 space for each 75 square feet of total building floor area, or 1 space for every 3 people based on the maximum occupancy load, whichever is greater |
Bowling alleys | 5 spaces for each alley, plus any spaces required for restaurants or cocktail lounges |
Business or professional offices | 1 space for each 300 square feet of total building floor area |
Comprehensive marijuana dispensary facility | 1 space for each 350 square feet of total building floor area, plus 1 space for each employee on the maximum shift |
Cleaning and laundry services, dress shops, and shoe repair | 1 space for each 250 square feet of building area, or 1 space for every 3 washing or drying machines, whichever is greater |
Convenience stores | 1 space for each 350 square feet of total building floor area, plus 1 space for each 3 seats for eating purposes |
Furniture and appliance stores | 1 space for each 500 square feet of total building floor area |
Gun or rifle range | 1 space per target lane, plus any required for retail space |
Hardware, contractor and farm supply stores | 1 space for each 350 square feet of total building area |
Marinas, dockominimums, and similar uses with multi-slip docking facilities | 1 space per boat slip |
Medical and dental offices and clinics | 1 space for each 350 square feet of total building floor area, plus 1 space for each medical or dental employee |
Medical marijuana dispensary facility | 1 space for each 350 square feet of total building floor area, plus 1 space for each employee on the maximum shift |
Microbusiness dispensary facility | 1 space for each 350 square feet of total building floor area, plus 1 space for each employee on the maximum shift |
Miniature golf course | 1 space per hole, plus 1 space per employee on the maximum shift |
Mortuaries and funeral homes | 1 space per 4 parlor seats, plus 1 space per 2 employees, plus reserved spaces for company vehicles |
New and used motor vehicle, mobile home, boat and trailer sales | 1 space per 500 square feet enclosed sales area, plus 1 space per 3,000 square feet of open sales floor space, plus 1 space for each employee |
Rental center | 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Restaurants, cafes, and diners | 1 space for every 2 employees on the maximum shift plus 1 space for every 3 seats |
Retail sales and services | 1 space for each 200 (unless listed separately) square feet of gross floor area, or 1 space for each 160 square feet of net floor area, whichever is less |
Supermarkets and grocery stores | 1 space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area |
Theaters | 1 space for every 4 seats |
Veterinary and animal hospitals | 4 spaces for every doctor, plus 1 space for every additional employee |
Industrial And Warehouse Uses
Use | Required Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
Cartage, express, trucking and delivery services | 2 spaces for each 3 employees, plus 1 space for each vehicle maintained |
Manufacturing industries, production, processing and assembly operations | 1 space for each employee on the maximum shift, and 1 space for each company vehicle |
Warehouse, wholesale, and storage establishments | 1 space for each employee, plus one space for each vehicle maintained |
Schools, Churches, And Other Places Of Assembly
Use | Required Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
Auditorium, stadiums, convention halls, and gymnasiums | 1 space for each 4 seats or each 4 people at maximum occupancy load |
Churches, temples, and other places of worship | 1 space for each 4 seats |
Day-care center | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per 8 children |
Elementary and junior high schools | 2 spaces for each classroom, plus 1 additional space for each 100 students based on maximum capacity |
High schools | 1 space for each 5 students based on design capacity, plus 2 for each classroom |
Hospital | 1 space for each employee, plus 1 for each 4 patient beds |
Libraries, art galleries, museums | 1 space for each 400 square feet of total building area |
Nursing homes and convalescent centers | 1 space for each employee, and 1 space for each 5 beds |
Parks, athletic fields, playgrounds | 4 spaces for each acre of land area, or 1 space for every 4 persons at design capacity, whichever is greater |
Swimming pools | 1 space per 75 square feet of gross water area, plus 1 space for each employee on the maximum shift |
Tennis courts and other outdoor clubs | 2 spaces for each court |
Tennis courts, health clubs, racquetball facilities and similar uses | 2 spaces for every court, plus 1 space per employee on the maximum shift |
Unclassified Uses. Uses which are similar to those listed, as determined by the Zoning Administrator, shall adhere to the requirements of the similar use listed. The Zoning Administrator may review the number of employees, the number reasonably required by customers, and nationally accepted standards in making parking determinations for unclassified uses.
Section 405.650 Application Of Requirements.
[R.O. 2009 §405.500; CC 1985 §27-203; Ord. No. 87.28 Art. IX §D, 10-1-1987]
Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the nearest whole number rounded upward.
The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein should be the same as required for a use of similar nature as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
Whenever a building or use constructed or established after October 1, 1987, 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 ten percent (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 October 1, 1987, is enlarged to the extent of fifty percent (50%) or more in floor area or in the area used, said building or use shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.
In the case of mixed or joint uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.
Section 405.655 Joint Use Of Parking Spaces.
[R.O. 2009 §405.510; CC 1985 §27-204; Ord. No. 87.28 Art. IX §E, 10-1-1987; Ord. No. 92.20 §§3 — 5, 9-17-1992]
All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served, except that where an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use of where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located and maintained not to exceed four hundred (400) feet from any non-residential building served.
Up to forty percent (40%) of the parking spaces required for theaters, public buildings, bowling alleys, dance halls, night clubs or cafes, and up to one hundred percent (100%) of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours; provided, however, that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below.
In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, the following must be provided: A written agreement thereby ensuring their retention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, the agreement shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney, the agreement shall be filed with the application for a building permit, and the written agreement shall be filed with the County Recorder's office.
Off-street parking space may be located within the required front yard of any C or I zoning district, but no off-street parking shall be permitted in the required front yard of any R zoning district, except upon a driveway providing access to a garage, carport or parking area for a dwelling.
When a business has lake front access and customers would normally arrive by boat requiring docking facilities, the owner of the property may utilize each boat slip provided to fulfill such a percent of the parking requirements as deemed by the Zoning Administrator. The docking facilities must be properly permitted and safely maintained.
The owner of the property may provide for parking requirements at a site more distant than four hundred (400) feet if they demonstrate the availability of the spaces as per Subsection (C) of this Section and they demonstrate a means by which the customers are not required to walk the distance from the parking area to the site of the business.
Section 405.660 Off-Street Loading Space.
[R.O. 2009 §405.520; CC 1985 §27-205; Ord. No. 87.28 Art. IX §F, 10-1-1987]
Every building or part thereof erected or occupied for retail business, service, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, hotel, mortuary, or any other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles or materials or merchandise, shall provide and maintain on the site premises, off-street loading space in accordance with the following requirements:
Within any, C-1a, C-1b, C-1c, C-1 or C-2 zoning district, one (1) loading space for each ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area.
Within any I-1 or I-2 zoning district, one (1) loading space for each fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of gross floor area.
For the purpose of this Section, an off-street loading space (exclusive of adequate access drives and maneuvering space) shall have minimum dimensions of twelve (12) feet by forty (40) feet and an overhead clearance of fourteen (14) feet in height above the alley or street grade. |
Section 405.665 ADA Parking Space Requirements.
[R.O. 2009 §405.530; CC 1985 §27-206; Ord. No. 87.28 Art. IX §C, 10-1-1987; Ord. No. 22.60, 8-18-2022]
Section 405.670 Improvement Of Parking Areas And Parking Lots.
[R.O. 2009 §405.540; CC 1985 §27-207; Ord. No. 87.28 Art. IX §G, 10-1-1987; Ord. No. 22.60, 8-18-2022]
All parking areas, lots, and outdoor sales and display areas to be constructed or expanded on properties which are located in the zoning Districts R-3, C-1a, C-1b, C-1c, C1, C-2, I-1, and I-2 will be built in accordance to the requirements of this Chapter and shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, or an equivalent surfacing as defined and permitted in the City of Osage Beach Design Guidelines.[1] Ingress and egress shall be by means of paved driveways as defined and permitted in the City of Osage Beach Design Guidelines. Any lighting used to illuminate said parking area or parking lot shall be so arranged as to direct light away from any adjacent premises in a residential district.
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Editor's Note: The City of Osage Beach Design Guidelines are on file in the City offices.
For the following land uses: cartage services, express services, trucking and delivery services, manufacturing industries, production operations, processing operations, assembly operations, warehouse establishments, wholesale establishments, and storage establishments located on properties in the I-1 (Light Industrial) and I-2 (Heavy Industrial) zones, areas designated and designed for activities associated with trucking, freight, delivery, loading, unloading, storage of large trucks or equipment, the storage of product or production components and capital, and are not accessible by the public, construction will be allowed using an approved all-weather dustless material, provided those areas meet the requirements for stormwater mitigation established by the City of Osage Beach Design Guidelines and Information Packet.
All access points to public streets shall be asphalt or concrete pavement from the edge of the street or roadway pavement extending a minimum of fifteen (15) feet or to the edge of the public right-of-way, whichever is greater.