Paonia City Zoning Code

(a)

The following number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided with the construction, addition or change of use, which requires a special review to any of the buildings, and uses listed in Table 16-5 below.

(b)

Parking spaces shall be at least nine (9) feet by nineteen (19) feet, except that up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the required spaces may be designated for compact cars with a minimum space of eight (8) feet by sixteen (16) feet.

(c)

Table 16-5 below sets forth the parking requirements for uses.

Table 16-5
Off-Street Parking Space Requirements

(Ord. No. 83-116, Art. XIII, 1983; Ord. No. 2000-02, Art. XIII, 2000; Ord. No. 2003-08, 2003; Ord. No. 2014-04, § 1, 1-13-2015)

When one (1) building is planned to include a combination of different uses, the minimum parking required will be determined by applying the above requirements based upon the floor area for each use. The minimum number of parking spaces required for the building shall be the sum of the requirements for each separate use.

(Ord. No. 83-116, Art. XIII, 1983; Ord. No. 2000-02, Art. XIII, 2000; Ord. No. 2014-04, § 1, 1-13-2015)

For specific uses not listed, the Planning Commission shall determine the appropriate number of parking spaces required based upon the type of activity, intensity, number of employees and similarity to listed uses.

(Ord. No. 83-116, Art. XIII, 1983; Ord. No. 2000-02, Art. XIII, 2000; Ord. No. 2014-04, § 1, 1-13-2015)

For any business use, the off-street parking requirements may also be met as follows:

(1)

Additional off-street parking spaces may be provided on a site within three hundred (300) feet of the lot that generates the parking requirements, provided that the site is owned by the owner of the parking generating property;

(2)

The owner of the lot generating the need for parking spaces may participate in a parking district or joint venture requiring the payment of a fee in lieu of providing on-site parking. The fees collected by the district or joint venture would be then used to provide off-street parking and assure that the Town's requirements were met. All such parking districts or joint ventures shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees; or

(3)

When a business use is unable to provide the required on-site parking and/or loading requirements, the property owner or applicant shall be required to contribute to the Parking Fund a sum as set forth in Section 16-5-50 below per required parking space.

(Ord. No. 83-116, Art. XIII, 1983; Ord. No. 2003-08, 2003; Ord. No. 2014-04, § 1, 1-13-2015)

[Suspended.]

(Ord. No. 83-116, Art. XIII, 1983; Ord. No. 99-02, 1999; Ord. No. 2003-08, 2003; Ord. No. 2014-04, § 1, 1-13-2015)

Editor's note— ^* The provisions of this Section are suspended indefinitely.

(a)

All off-street parking areas shall be unobstructed and free of all other uses.

(b)

All off-street parking spaces shall have unobstructed access to and from a street, except that in single-family areas parking spaces provided on the garage apron or driveway may be counted as a part of meeting off-street parking requirements in addition to parking in garage or a carport.

(c)

All off-street parking areas except those for single-family or two-family dwellings shall be surfaced with asphalt or concrete or other dustless surface approved by the Planning Commission.

(d)

Off-street parking areas with six (6) or more spaces shall be adequately landscaped with a plan approved by Planning Commission special review.

(e)

Lighting from any parking area shall not be directed toward any adjacent residential area or public street.

(f)

Off-street parking areas may be located to jointly serve two (2) or more buildings or uses, provided that the total number of spaces is not less than that required for the total combined number of buildings or uses.

(g)

Bicycle parking spaces may be acceptable in lieu of vehicle spaces in the ratio of six (6) bicycle spaces for one (1) vehicle space, provided that not more than ten percent (10%) of the off-street parking requirements are met with bicycle parking. A bicycle parking space shall include secured stanchions and racks that enable the bicycle frame, not just a wheel, to be anchored. At least two (2) feet of spacing should be provided between the bicycle racks so that cyclist may place or remove the bikes with minimum risk of damage to other bikes.

(h)

No more than twelve (12) parking spaces shall be permitted in a contiguous row without being interrupted by a landscaped area of at least five (5) feet wide and ten (10) feet long. These areas will provide drainage for runoff, with additional areas as needed.

(i)

In multiple-family areas, areas included in driveways or otherwise required to move cars in and out of parking spaces shall not be considered to meet off-street parking requirements.

(j)

Spacing between rows of parking shall be determined based upon the parking angle in accordance with the following schedule:

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Spacing between Rows

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(k)

A minimum of one (1) parking space for the handicapped shall be required for each use that requires fifteen (15) parking spaces. For uses requiring more than fifteen (15) spaces, one (1) additional space designated for the handicapped shall be provided for each additional twenty (20) spaces required. Parking spaces for handicapped persons shall be twelve (12) feet wide.

(Ord. No. 83-116, Art. XIII, 1983; Ord. No. 2000-02, Art. XIII, 2000; Ord. No. 2014-04, § 1, 1-13-2015)

For all business and industrial uses, off-street loading spaces containing five hundred (500) square feet with no dimension less than ten (10) feet shall be required for new construction or major additions involving an increase in floor area as follows:

(1)

New floor area between five thousand (5,000) and twenty thousand (20,000) square feet: one (1) off-street loading space.

(2)

New floor area in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet: one (1) off-street loading space for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or fraction thereof.

(Ord. No. 83-116, Art. XIII, 1983; Ord. No. 2000-02, Art. XIII, 2000; Ord. No. 2014-04, § 1, 1-13-2015)