In all zones, off - street parking facilities for the storage or parking of motor vehicles for use of occupants, employees, and patrons of the buildings hereafter erected, altered, or extended, and all uses of the land after the effective date of this Ordinance, shall be provided and maintained as herein prescribed. However, where a building permit has been issued prior to the date of adoption of this Ordinance, and provided that construction has not begun within ninety (90) consecutive calendar days of such effective date, off - street parking facilities in the amounts required by this Ordinance shall prevail.

SECTION 13.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. COMPUTATION OF PARKING SPACES: In determining the number of parking spaces required, if such spaces result in fractional parts thereof, the number of said spaces required shall be construed to be the next highest whole number.
2. ADDITION TO BUILDINGS: Whenever the intensity of use of any building, structure, or premises shall be increased through addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, or other units of measurement specified herein, additional parking spaces shall be provided in the amounts hereafter specified for that use, if the existing parking space is inadequate to serve such increase in intensity of use.
3. LOCATION OF OFF - STREET PARKING FACILITIES: All off - street parking facilities shall be located on the same lot or zoning lot as the building served, except for the following:
   1. Multi - family dwellings, or any use permitted in an industrial zone may supply off - street parking within three hundred (300) feet from such lot or zoning lot served, upon approval of the Planning Commission, providing that such off - street parking is located within the same zone as the establishment being served and that off - street parking requirements of this Ordinance are complied with at all times. Further, the applicant must also show sufficient proof that such off - street parking facilities would be impossible to provide the required off - street parking space, as required herein, on the same lot or zoning lot or contiguous to the same lot or zoning lot as the building being served.
   2. Where single, two, or multi - family dwellings, which are permitted herein and are existing at the time of adoption of this Ordinance, occupy a lot of such size that off - street parking could not be provided on the same lot or zoning lot as the use being served, said off - street parking may be permitted to locate within a distance not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from said dwelling or dwellings upon approval of the Planning Commission. In addition, said off - street parking lot shall be located in the same zone as the use being served and constructed in accordance with Section 13.0 of this Ordinance.
4. COLLECTIVE PARKING PROVISION: Collective off - street parking facilities may be provided, however, such facilities shall be no less than the sum of such facilities as would otherwise be individually required.
5. ACCESS: Parking lots or areas adjacent to streets, roads, highways, or deeded rights - of - way shall have driveways or openings not less than twelve (12) feet in width and no more than thirty (30) feet in width at the curb line. These curb cuts shall be so located as to minimize traffic hazards and congestion. There shall not be more than two (2) accesses from any one property to a public street, road, highway, or deeded right - of - way for each four hundred (400) feet of street frontage. All such parking lots or areas shall have a protective wall or bumper block around each parking lot and said parking lots shall be so designed that all vehicles leaving the facility will be traveling forward to approaching traffic.

   No residential driveway width at street, road, highway, or deeded rights - of - way junctions shall be more than twenty (20) feet.

6. APPROVAL OR MODIFICATION OF CURB CUTS REQUIRED: Detailed plans shall be submitted to the Planning Commission, or its duly authorized representative, in the form of a site plan as regulated by SECTION 9.18 of this Ordinance, for approval of all curb cuts, driveway openings, including modifications thereto, before a permit may be obtained therefore.

   For the purpose of minimizing the interference of traffic and congestion on the major street system as identified in the Area - Wide Comprehensive Plan, as adopted by the Kenton County and Municipal Planning and Zoning Commission, the City Council, or its duly authorized representative, shall limit the number of curb cuts along said streets. The number of curb cut intersections with major streets shall be spaced at a distance of not less than four hundred (400) feet apart. Access to abutting properties fronting on said major streets shall be provided by a frontage or service road connecting to the curb cut intersection. If the developer can show sufficient proof in the form of a development plan that spacing of curb cuts less than four hundred (400) feet apart will not impede the movement of traffic flow along said major street, then the City Council, or its duly authorized representative, may vary these requirements accordingly.

7. DRIVEWAYS NOT COMPUTED AS PART OF REQUIRED PARKING LOT: Entrances, exits, or driveways shall not be computed as any part of a required parking lot or area.
8. OFF - STREET PARKING SPACES AND ACCESS DRIVES DEFINED: For the purpose of this Ordinance, one (1) parking space shall be a minimum of one hundred sixty-two (162) square feet in area, exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length. Such parking space shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven (7) feet. Each parking space shall be appropriately dimensioned for automobile parking. All parking lots shall be laid out with the following minimum aisle or access drive widths:
   1. Ninety (90) degree (perpendicular) parking - Twenty - two (22) feet (either one (1) or two (2) way circulation).
   2. Sixty (60) degree (angle) parking -Twenty - one (21) feet (one - way circulation), twenty (20) feet (two - way circulation).
   3. Forty - five (45) degree (angle) parking - Fifteen (15) feet (one -way circulation), twenty (20) feet (two - way circulation).
   4. Thirty (30) degree (angle) parking - Thirteen (13) feet (one - way circulation), twenty (20) feet (two - way circulation).
   5. Zero (0) degree (parallel) parking - Twelve (12) feet (one - way circulation).

   When any combination of these types of parking is used (facing the same aisle) the most restricted aisle or access drive width requirement shall prevail.

9. OFF - STREET PARKING SPACE TO BE USED FOR PARKING ONLY: Any vehicle parking space shall be used for parking only. Any other use of such space, including repair work or servicing of any kind other than in an emergency, or the requirement of any payment for the use of such space, shall be deemed to constitute a separate commercial use in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance.
10. NO BUILDING SHALL BE ERECTED IN OFF - STREET PARKING SPACE: No building of any kind shall be erected in any off - street parking lot except a parking garage containing parking spaces equal to the requirements set forth in this section of the Ordinance or a shelter house booth for a parking attendant providing the number of spaces required are not reduced.
11. OFF - STREET PARKING SPACE SHALL NOT BE REDUCED: The required parking area on any lot, as set forth and designated in this Ordinance, shall not be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.
12. PARKING PLAN APPROVAL REQUIRED: Plans for all parking lot facilities, including parking garages, excepting that required for single and two - family development, shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for review and for compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance and such other pertinent ordinances of the city of Park Hills. Such plans shall show the number of spaces and arrangements or parking aisles, location of driveway entrances and exits, provisions for vehicular and pedestrian circulation, location of sidewalks and curbs on or adjacent to the property, utilities, location of shelters for parking attendant, locations of signs, typical cross sections of pavement, base and subbase in accordance with ARTICLE XIII, Section 13.0, M. of this Ordinance, proposed grade of parking lot, storm drainage facilities, location of lighting facilities and such other information or plans as the circumstances may warrant.
13. SURFACING OF NEW OFF - STREET PARKING: All new off - street parking facilities, available for public use, shall be surfaced with asphalt concrete, Portland Cement concrete, paving bricks, solid rock, and pervious paving or grass infiltration system and shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards and procedures herein established. Alternative pervious paving systems may be permitted with prior written approval by the City Engineer, or his/her designee, who may require standards above and beyond the products manufacturer's installation standards in order to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare. Such prior written approval must be submitted with the application for a zoning permit in addition to the requirements within Section 17.1 hereof.
    1. Asphalt Concrete Pavement:
       1. General Design Requirements –
          1. Asphalt concrete pavements shall consist of specified thickness of asphalt concrete surface course and a base course, or courses, all constructed on prepared subgrade. Pavement thickness required shall be determined from Table 1 of this Ordinance of the appropriate subgrade soil and traffic use.
          2. Paved areas shall be so designed and constructed that water will quickly drain from the surface and be conducted away from the surface and be conveyed away from the area through approved systems. Transverse and/or longitudinal slopes of not less than 5/8 inch in ten (10) feet shall be provided. For large paved areas, approved catch basins and storm drainage systems shall be provided.
          3. When the pavement includes a granular base, and the pavement is not constructed over granular subgrade, perimeter subsurface drainage shall be provided to prevent lateral flow of water into the base course and to provide for removal of seepage water that may enter the base.
          4. Successive layers of the pavement shall be offset from the edge of the underlying layer a distance equal to the course thickness of the lower layer except when abutting existing construction. When the asphalt layers of the pavement abuts a building foundation, barrier curb or similar vertical surface, the abutting surface shall be heavily painted with asphalt prior to construction of the asphalt course. The surface course shall be finished 1/4 inch above adjacent flush construction to permit proper compaction.
       2. Construction Materials and Procedures -
          1. Subsurface Drainage:
             1. Drainage tile, 6 - inch perforated tile, or other approved types of similar capacity, where required by the Planning Commission, or its duly authorized representative, shall be bedded at a depth of not less than twelve (12) inches below the bottom elevation of the granular base course. Aggregate for bedding and backfill shall all pass a 3/8 inch sieve and have not more than five (5) percent passing a No. 200 sieve. The slope of subsurface drains shall be not less than six (6) inches per one hundred (100) feet. All such drains shall be properly connected to outlet drains or to open ditches.
             2. All catch basins, in pavement with granular base, shall be constructed with weep holes, at subbase level, to provide for drainage of seepage water from the granular layer. Weep holes shall be constructed of pipe, or other material, having an opening not less than 1.5 inches clear opening. Suitable provision shall be made to prevent clogging of the opening.

                Three or more weep holes shall be suitably located around the perimeter of each catch basin.

          2. Base courses shall consist of one or more of the following materials. Construction procedures shall conform to the requirements applicable to the base course selected.
             1. Asphalt Concrete Base Course - Materials and construction shall conform to the current requirements of the Kentucky Department of Highways Specifications for Asphalt Concrete Base Course, Class I, except as noted herein.
                27. aa. Composition requirements of the mixture shall conform to the gradation limits for Asphalt Concrete Base Course I or II set forth in Table 2 of this Ordinance. Asphalt content used shall fall within the range shown and shall be approved by the Planning Commission, or its duly authorized representative.
                28. bb. Uncrushed gravel and natural sand may be used as aggregate provided all other requirements of the specification are complied with.
             2. Asphalt Treated Base Course - Materials and construction procedures shall conform to the following requirements:
                27. aa. Aggregates may be crushed or uncrushed material conforming to the gradation requirements, shown in Table 2 of this Ordinance for either Base III or Base IV. The aggregate shall be composed of hard durable particles and shall contain no more than a total of five (5) percent deleterious substances. In addition, the Sand Equivalent of the aggregate shall not be less than twenty - five (25) when tested in accordance with AASHO Designation: T 176-56. The contractor shall set a single gradation and asphalt content, within the specified limits, as the Job Mix Formula to be used on the project. This formula must be approved by the Planning Commission, or its duly authorized representative, prior to use. Gradation and asphalt content may vary during construction within the following tolerances:

% Passing 3/4" or 3/8" Sieve	+/- 10%
% Passing No 8 Sieve	+/- 8%
% Passing No. 50 Sieve	+/- 6%
% Passing No. 100 Sieve	+/- 3%
% Asphalt	+/- .4%

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 28. bb. Other construction requirements shall conform to those specified by the Kentucky Department of Highways for Asphalt Concrete except that a gradation unit on the plant shall not be required provided the aggregate can be controlled by other means to produce a consistently uniform gradation.
            3. Crushed Stone Base Course:
               27. aa. Crushed Stone Base Course shall conform to all the current requirements of the Kentucky Department of Highways for Dense Graded Aggregate Base Course.
         3. Asphalt Concrete Surface Course - Materials and construction shall conform to the current requirements of the Kentucky Department of Highways for Asphalt Concrete Surface, Class I. Surface Course Mixture composition may conform to requirements of either Surface Course I or II as set forth in Table 2 of this Ordinance. Minimum course thickness shall be stated in Table 1 of this Ordinance.
         4. Asphalt Prime and Tack Coat:
            1. Asphalt Prime shall conform to the Kentucky Department of Highways' requirement for Cutback Asphalt Emulsion Primer Type L. Prime shall be applied to the surface of granular base course at a rate of 0.20 to 0.40 gallons per square yard, as directed by the City Engineer, in conformance with requirements of the referred to specifications.
            2. Tack Coat shall consist of SS-1h, meeting the current requirements of the Kentucky Department of Highways. It shall, when directed by the Planning Commission, or its duly authorized representative, be diluted with equal parts of water. Application equipment and procedure shall conform to the requirements of the Kentucky Department of Highways for Tack Coats. Tack coat shall be applied, upon direction of the Planning Commission, or its duly authorized representative, to the surface of asphalt courses that have become dusty or dry from traffic use before the subsequent course could be placed or in other circumstances when the Planning Commission, or its duly authorized representative, so directs.
   2. Soil - Cement Base Course (with Asphalt Concrete Surface):
      1. Description: Soil - cement base course shall consist of soil and cement uniformly mixed, moistened, compacted, finished, and cured in accordance with the specifications herein, and it shall conform to the lines, grades, thickness, and typical cross section shown on the plans.
      2. Materials:
         1. Cement: Cement shall comply with the latest specifications for cement, AASHO M85, M134, M151; or ASTM C150, C175, C205; or Federal SS-C-192b, SS-C-218 for the type specified. One cubic foot of Portland Cement shall be considered to weigh 94 lb. and 1 bbl. of cement shall be considered to weigh 376 lb.
         2. Water: Water shall be free from substances deleterious to the hardening of the soil - cement.
         3. Soil: Soil shall consist of the material existing in the area to be paved, of approved selected soil, or of a combination of these materials proportioned as directed. The soil shall not contain gravel or stone retained on a 3 - inch sieve or more than 45 percent retained on a No. 4 sieve.
      3. Construction Methods:
         1. Preparation: Unsuitable soil or material shall be removed and replaced with acceptable soil. The subgrade shall be firm and able to support without displacement the construction equipment and the compaction hereinafter specified. Soft or yielding subgrade shall be corrected and made stable, before construction proceeds.
         2. Pulverization: The soil shall be so pulverized that, at the completion of moist - mixing, 100 percent by dry weight passes a 1 - inch sieve, and a minimum of 80 percent passes a No. 4 sieve, exclusive of gravel or stone retained on these sieves.
         3. Cement Application, Mixing, and Spreading: Mixing of the soil, cement, and water shall be accomplished either by the mixed - in - place or the central - plant - mixed method.

            No cement or soil - cement mixture shall be spread when the soil or subgrade is frozen or when the air temperature is less than 40 degrees F. in the shade.

            The percentage of moisture in the soil, at the time of cement application, shall not exceed the quantity that will permit a uniform and intimate mixture of soil and cement during mixing operations; and it shall not exceed the specified optimum moisture content for the soil - cement mixture.

            Any soil - and - cement mixture that has not been compacted and finished shall not remain undisturbed for more than thirty (30) minutes. The soil - cement base course shall have a thickness of not less than six (6) inches.

         4. Compaction: At the start of compaction, the percentage of moisture in the mixture and in unpulverized soil lumps, based on oven - dry weights, shall not be below or more than two percentage points above the specified optimum moisture content, and shall be less than that quantity which will cause the soil - cement mixture to become unstable during compaction and finishing. The specified optimum moisture content and density shall be determined in the field by a moisture - density test, AASHO T134-57 or ASTM D553-57, on representative samples of soil - cement mixture obtained from the area being processed.

            Prior to the beginning of compaction, the mixture shall be in a loose condition for its full depth. The loose mixture then shall be uniformly compacted to the specified density within two (2) hours. During compaction operations, shaping may be required to obtain uniform compaction and required grade and cross section.

         5. Finishing: After compaction the surface of the soil - cement shall be shaped to the required lines, grades, and cross section. If necessary, during shaping operations, the surface of the base shall be lightly scarified to remove any tire imprints or smooth surfaces left by equipment. The resulting surface shall then be compacted to the specified density. Rolling shall be supplemented by boom - dragging if required.

            The moisture content of the surface material must be maintained at not less than its specified optimum moisture content during finishing operations. Surface compaction and finishing shall be done in such a manner as to produce, in not longer than two (2) hours, a smooth dense surface free of compaction planes, cracks, ridges, or loose material.

            Any portion of the soil - cement that has a density of five (5) lb. or more below the specified shall be corrected or replaced to meet the specifications.

         6. Curing: After the soil - cement has been finished as specified herein, it shall be protected against drying for seven (7) days by the application of bituminous material. The curing material shall be applied as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after the completion of finishing operations. The finished soil - cement shall be kept continuously moist until the curing material is placed.

            The bituminous material specified shall be uniformly applied to the surface of the completed soil - cement at the rate of approximately 0.2 gal. per square yard with approved heating and distributing equipment.

            At the time the bituminous material is applied the soil - cement surface shall be dense, shall be free of all loose and extraneous material, and shall contain sufficient moisture to prevent penetration of the bituminous materials. Water shall be applied in sufficient quantity to fill the surface voids of the soil - cement immediately before the bituminous curing material is applied.

            The curing material shall be maintained by the contractor during the seven (7) day protection period so that all of the soil - cement will be covered effectively during this period.

            Sufficient protection from freezing shall be given the soil -cement for seven (7) days after its construction and until it has hardened.

         7. Surfacing: Asphaltic Concrete shall be applied to the soil -cement base course as regulated in Section 13.0, M., 1., b., (3) of this Ordinance.
   3. Concrete Parking Areas:
      1. General Requirements - Thickness of concrete parking shall be:
         1. A minimum of five (5) inches for passenger cars and panel or pick - up trucks parking.
         2. A minimum of six (6) inches for driveways accommodating light trucks and for light truck parking.
         3. A minimum of seven (7) inches for heavier commercial or industrial needs.
      2. General Requirements - Concrete Mix (for areas subject to freeze -thaw conditions):
         1. Minimum Cement Content - 564 lb./cu. yd. (6 U.S. bags).
         2. Maximum Size of Aggregate - 1-1/2 inches.
         3. Maximum Water Content - 0.49 lb./1 lb. of cement (5.5 gal./ bag).
         4. Maximum Slump - four (4) inches.
         5. Air Entrainment

1. 1. 3. Construction Procedures:
         1. All soft and yielding material and other portions of the subgrade which will not compact readily when rolled or taped, shall be removed and replaced with suitable material, placed and compacted. The subgrade shall be thoroughly compacted with suitable equipment so as to have uniform density at moisture contents of not less than standard optimum (AASHO-T98).
         2. Longitudinal joint spacing shall not exceed 12.5 feet.
         3. Transverse joint spacings shall be at regular intervals of twenty (20) feet.
         4. All transverse construction joints shall have a depth equal to one - fourth of the pavement thickness.
         5. Form offsets at radius points shall be at least two (2) feet.
         6. Pavement joints must be continuous through the curbs.
         7. Where curbs are required, they shall be cast integrally.
         8. The pavement shall be struck - off, consolidated, and finished, to the grades shown on the plans. All catch basins and manhole castings shall be boxed out and separated from the pavement with expansion joint material. All except premolded or sawed joints shall be edged with a tool having a maximum radius of 1/8 inches. Sawed and formed joints shall be cleaned and sealed before opening to traffic. Final surface texture shall be that obtained with a burlap drag. Curing shall be that obtained with a uniform coverage of white membrane curing compound or by seven day coverage of white polyethylene or waterproof paper. The completed pavement shall be closed to traffic for seven (7) days.

14. DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE:
    1. Screening and Landscaping: All automobile parking areas containing more than four (4) parking spaces shall be effectively screened on each side adjoining or fronting on any property situated in a residential zone by a solid wall, fence, or densely planted compact hedge as regulated by SECTION 9.16 of this Ordinance. Ground cover shrubs and trees shall be located and maintained so as to not interfere with vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the property or with sight distance clearance at entrances and exits.
    2. Lighting: Any lighting used to illuminate off - street parking areas shall be directed away from property in any residential zone in such a way as not to create a nuisance.
    3. Ingress and egress to parking areas shall be limited to driveway entrances and exits specified in parking area plans as approved by the Zoning Administrator. Each required parking space shall be connected with a deeded public right - of - way (by means of adequate aisles as required in Section 13.0, H.) which offers adequate ingress and egress for automobiles.
    4. Parking lots, garages, and storage area shall be so designed and constructed so that all maneuvering into and out of each parking space takes place entirely within property lines of lots, garages, and/or storage areas.

[Ord. # 8, 2020, 13.0, M., adding alternative paving standards, 01/11/2021; Ord. # 9, 2022, 13.0, H., decreasing the minimum size and dimensions of a parking space, 08/08/2022] 

Effective on: 8/8/2022

The amount of off - street parking space required for uses, buildings, or additions thereto, shall be determined according to the following requirements, and the space, so required, shall be stated in the application for a zoning and building permit and shall be reserved for such use. Where more than one use is located in the same building, each individual use shall be in accordance with the off - street parking requirements of this section of the Ordinance.

[Ord. # 9, 2022, 13.1, W., reducing the amount of off-street parking required for retail and personal service uses, 08/08/2022] 

Effective on: 8/8/2022