Pleasant Hill City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 169
ZONING ORDINANCE OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
(Ord. No. 767, 11/01/2013)
169.01 OFF-STREET LOADING SPACES REQUIRED.
In any district, in connection with every building or part thereof hereafter erected, having a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or more, which is to be occupied by manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, retail store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building, at least one off-street loading space plus one additional such loading space for each 20,000 square feet, or major fraction thereof, of gross floor area, so used, in excess of 10,000 square feet.
- Each loading space shall be not less than 12 feet in width and 40 feet in length.
- Such space may occupy all or any part of any required rear or side yard, except where adjoining an "R" District, and shall be setback and screened as required within this chapter and elsewhere within the Zoning Regulations.
- All loading yards and access drives to loading yards and loading docks shall be paved with asphaltic or Portland cement concrete pavement in accordance with surfacing requirements set forth in this section.
(Ord. No. 876, 04/28/2020)
Effective on: 4/28/2020
169.02 OFF-STREET PARKING AREA REQUIRED.
- 1.Off-Street Parking Required. All parking and storage of vehicles and trailers shall occur only upon paved surfaces designed and constructed per the regulations contained herein this Chapter. In all zoning districts space for parking and storage of vehicles and trailers shall be provided in accordance with the Off-Street Parking Required Table and the standards contained herein this Chapter. Required off-street parking facilities shall be primarily for the parking of private passenger automobiles of occupants, patrons, or employees of the principal use served.
- 2.Off-Street Parking Required Table: The following table identifies the minimum number of parking spaces required for the specified use. The intent of these standards is to provide the appropriate number of parking spaces on site for the given use and to accommodate changes in uses over time.
OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED | ||
|---|---|---|
USE | NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED | |
RESIDENTIAL USES | ||
Household Living | ||
| Single family dwelling, detached | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Single family dwelling, semi-detached | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Townhouse dwelling (3+ units) | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Multiple family dwelling | 1 per bedroom |
| Manufactured home park | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Dwelling units located above the ground floor (mixed use building) | 1 per bedroom |
Group Living | ||
| All group living | 1 per 4 residents plus 1 per employee at max shift |
PUBLIC AND CIVIC USES | ||
College, university, or vocational school | 1 per 4 student desks or seats at max capacity plus 1 per employee at max shift, additional parking required for stadium/theater type facilities and dorms/student housing | |
Cultural exhibit, museum, or library | 1 per 300 sq. ft. GFA, additional parking required for classroom, meeting space, and theater type facilities | |
Membership or religions organization, social club or lodge, and other place of public assembly | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity in the main assembly area | |
Public or private elementary, middle, or high school | 1 per 4 student desks or seats at max capacity plus 1 per max number of employees concurrently on site | |
Public or private golf course, golf driving range, country club, swimming pool, and indoor or outdoor recreational facilities and fields | 4 spaces per hole or driving range tee, parking required for restaurant and meeting spaces | |
Public Utilities (not including gas and electrical power distribution stations) | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Government buildings and properties | 1 per 200 sq. ft. GFA | |
Hospital | 3 per bed | |
COMMERCIAL USES | ||
Animal services | ||
| All Animal Services | 1 per 400 sq. ft. GFA |
Art gallery | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Banks and financial services | ||
| All banks and financial services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 3 vehicle queing spaces per drive-up or ATM lane |
Body piercing studio or tattoo studio | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Child Care Center | 1 per employee at max shift plus 1 per 10 children | |
Construction sales and service, contractor office, office for plumber, electrician, HVAC service or similar use | ||
| All construction sales and service, contractor office, office for plumber, electrician, HVAC service or similar uses | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Eating and drinking establishment | ||
| Restaurant | 1 per 150 sq. ft. GFA plus 10 vehicle queing spaces per drive-up lane |
| Micro-brewery, micro-distillery, or winery with on-site tasting/sampling and sales | 1 per employee at max shift plus 1 per 150 sq. ft. of patron space |
| Tavern / Bar | 1 per 100 sq. ft. GFA |
Entertainment | ||
| Movie theater, performance hall, performing arts studio | 1 per 4 seats |
| Indoor: waterpark, miniature golf, bowling, video game arcades, go-carts, trampoline park, playground play space or similar use | 1 per 4 persons at max capacity |
| Outdoor: waterpark, miniature golf, go-carts, trampoline park, playground play space or similar use | 1 per 4 persons at max capacity |
Funeral and interment services | ||
| All funeral and interment services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of office space plus 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
Lodging | ||
| All lodging | 1 per bedroom |
Medical or dental clinic, pediatrician's office, outpatient surgery center, medical testing center, or similar use | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Mini warehouse or self-storage facility | ||
| All mini warehouse or self-storage facilities | 1 per 20 storage units or spaces plus 1 per employee at max shift |
Motor vehicle and motor equipment-oriented businesses | ||
| Automobile service center (auto parts sales) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Car wash (auto, manual, or attended) | 1 per employee at max shift plus 5 vehicle queing spaces per wash bay or wash bay lane |
| Golf carts and similar low-speed vehicle sales, lease, and/or rental and ancillary repair and maintenance | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA, 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, and 1 per employee at max shift |
| Gas station or service station with minor repair and services (brakes, batteries, tires, oil changes) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Major motor vehicle repair (painting, body, fender, frame, transmission, engine overhaul) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Automobile sales, storage lot, and off-site parking | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Recreational vehicle, camper, boat, motorcycle, snowmobile, and similar sales, lease, and rental and ancillary repair and maintenance | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Light equipment sales, rental, or repair service | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Heavy equipment sales, rental or repair service | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Truck Stop | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 pe 5,000 sq. ft. of lot area |
Personal and consumer service | ||
| Beauty salon, barbershop | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
| All dry cleaner and laundry service | 4 plus 1 per employee at max shift plus |
| Laundry (self-serve laundromat) | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
| Fitness center, gym, health spa | 1 per 150 sq. ft. GFA |
| Tailor | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Print shop, copy center, retail shipping store | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Professional Office (corporate, law, engineering, architecture, real estate, insurance, accounting, bookkeeping or similar use) | 1 per 250 sq. ft GFA | |
Retail sales (grocery store, pharmacy/drug store, office supplies store, bakery, clothing or department store, and similar retail use) | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Retail sale - intensive | ||
| All retail sales - intensive | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Sexually oriented business | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Spectator sports | ||
| All spectator sports | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
Sports and recreation, participant | ||
| All sports and recreation, participant | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
INDUSTRIAL USES | ||
Animal feedlots, processing of animals or animal by-products | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Electrical power generation (utility scale for off-site use, distribution, or sale) | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Manufacturing, production and industrial services | ||
| All manufacturing, production and industrial services | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA |
Repair service | ||
| All repair services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Research laboratory and testing | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA | |
Storage of equipment, data and records, electronic data center, furniture and similar | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Trucking/freight terminal | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Wholesale fuel storage, sales, or distribution | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Warehousing and wholesaling (outdoor storage limited to licensed and operable trailers, trucks, power equipment, and shipping containers) | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Waste related use | ||
| All waste related uses | 1 per employee at max shift |
OTHER USES | ||
Agricultural uses | ||
| All agricultural uses | 1 per employee at max shift |
Boarding stables and riding schools | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Gas and electrical power distribution station | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Mining operation, sand and gravel extraction or processing, gas or oil well, or similar mineral or earth resource extraction | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Wireless facility | ||
| All wireless facilities | 1 per employee at max shift |
OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED | ||
|---|---|---|
USE | NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED | |
RESIDENTIAL USES | ||
Household Living | ||
| Single family dwelling, detached | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Single family dwelling, semi-detached | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Townhouse dwelling (3+ units) | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Multiple family dwelling | 1 per bedroom |
| Manufactured home park | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Dwelling units located above the ground floor (mixed use building) | 1 per bedroom |
Group Living | ||
| All group living | 1 per 4 residents plus 1 per employee at max shift |
PUBLIC AND CIVIC USES | ||
College, university, or vocational school | 1 per 4 student desks or seats at max capacity plus 1 per employee at max shift, additional parking required for stadium/theater type facilities and dorms/student housing | |
Cultural exhibit, museum, or library | 1 per 300 sq. ft. GFA, additional parking required for classroom, meeting space, and theater type facilities | |
Membership or religions organization, social club or lodge, and other place of public assembly | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity in the main assembly area | |
Public or private elementary, middle, or high school | 1 per 4 student desks or seats at max capacity plus 1 per max number of employees concurrently on site | |
Public or private golf course, golf driving range, country club, swimming pool, and indoor or outdoor recreational facilities and fields | 4 spaces per hole or driving range tee, parking required for restaurant and meeting spaces | |
Public Utilities (not including gas and electrical power distribution stations) | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Government buildings and properties | 1 per 200 sq. ft. GFA | |
Hospital | 3 per bed | |
COMMERCIAL USES | ||
Animal services | ||
| All Animal Services | 1 per 400 sq. ft. GFA |
Art gallery | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Banks and financial services | ||
| All banks and financial services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 3 vehicle queing spaces per drive-up or ATM lane |
Body piercing studio or tattoo studio | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Child Care Center | 1 per employee at max shift plus 1 per 10 children | |
Construction sales and service, contractor office, office for plumber, electrician, HVAC service or similar use | ||
| All construction sales and service, contractor office, office for plumber, electrician, HVAC service or similar uses | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Eating and drinking establishment | ||
| Restaurant | 1 per 150 sq. ft. GFA plus 10 vehicle queing spaces per drive-up lane |
| Micro-brewery, micro-distillery, or winery with on-site tasting/sampling and sales | 1 per employee at max shift plus 1 per 150 sq. ft. of patron space |
| Tavern / Bar | 1 per 100 sq. ft. GFA |
Entertainment | ||
| Movie theater, performance hall, performing arts studio | 1 per 4 seats |
| Indoor: waterpark, miniature golf, bowling, video game arcades, go-carts, trampoline park, playground play space or similar use | 1 per 4 persons at max capacity |
| Outdoor: waterpark, miniature golf, go-carts, trampoline park, playground play space or similar use | 1 per 4 persons at max capacity |
Funeral and interment services | ||
| All funeral and interment services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of office space plus 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
Lodging | ||
| All lodging | 1 per bedroom |
Medical or dental clinic, pediatrician's office, outpatient surgery center, medical testing center, or similar use | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Mini warehouse or self-storage facility | ||
| All mini warehouse or self-storage facilities | 1 per 20 storage units or spaces plus 1 per employee at max shift |
Motor vehicle and motor equipment-oriented businesses | ||
| Automobile service center (auto parts sales) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Car wash (auto, manual, or attended) | 1 per employee at max shift plus 5 vehicle queing spaces per wash bay or wash bay lane |
| Golf carts and similar low-speed vehicle sales, lease, and/or rental and ancillary repair and maintenance | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA, 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, and 1 per employee at max shift |
| Gas station or service station with minor repair and services (brakes, batteries, tires, oil changes) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Major motor vehicle repair (painting, body, fender, frame, transmission, engine overhaul) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Automobile sales, storage lot, and off-site parking | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Recreational vehicle, camper, boat, motorcycle, snowmobile, and similar sales, lease, and rental and ancillary repair and maintenance | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Light equipment sales, rental, or repair service | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Heavy equipment sales, rental or repair service | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Truck Stop | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 pe 5,000 sq. ft. of lot area |
Personal and consumer service | ||
| Beauty salon, barbershop | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
| All dry cleaner and laundry service | 4 plus 1 per employee at max shift plus |
| Laundry (self-serve laundromat) | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
| Fitness center, gym, health spa | 1 per 150 sq. ft. GFA |
| Tailor | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Print shop, copy center, retail shipping store | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Professional Office (corporate, law, engineering, architecture, real estate, insurance, accounting, bookkeeping or similar use) | 1 per 250 sq. ft GFA | |
Retail sales (grocery store, pharmacy/drug store, office supplies store, bakery, clothing or department store, and similar retail use) | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Retail sale - intensive | ||
| All retail sales - intensive | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Sexually oriented business | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Spectator sports | ||
| All spectator sports | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
Sports and recreation, participant | ||
| All sports and recreation, participant | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
INDUSTRIAL USES | ||
Animal feedlots, processing of animals or animal by-products | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Electrical power generation (utility scale for off-site use, distribution, or sale) | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Manufacturing, production and industrial services | ||
| All manufacturing, production and industrial services | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA |
Repair service | ||
| All repair services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Research laboratory and testing | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA | |
Storage of equipment, data and records, electronic data center, furniture and similar | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Trucking/freight terminal | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Wholesale fuel storage, sales, or distribution | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Warehousing and wholesaling (outdoor storage limited to licensed and operable trailers, trucks, power equipment, and shipping containers) | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Waste related use | ||
| All waste related uses | 1 per employee at max shift |
OTHER USES | ||
Agricultural uses | ||
| All agricultural uses | 1 per employee at max shift |
Boarding stables and riding schools | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Gas and electrical power distribution station | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Mining operation, sand and gravel extraction or processing, gas or oil well, or similar mineral or earth resource extraction | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Wireless facility | ||
| All wireless facilities | 1 per employee at max shift |
OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED | ||
|---|---|---|
USE | NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED | |
RESIDENTIAL USES | ||
Household Living | ||
| Single family dwelling, detached | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Single family dwelling, semi-detached | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Townhouse dwelling (3+ units) | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Multiple family dwelling | 1 per bedroom |
| Manufactured home park | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Dwelling units located above the ground floor (mixed use building) | 1 per bedroom |
Group Living | ||
| All group living | 1 per 4 residents plus 1 per employee at max shift |
PUBLIC AND CIVIC USES | ||
College, university, or vocational school | 1 per 4 student desks or seats at max capacity plus 1 per employee at max shift, additional parking required for stadium/theater type facilities and dorms/student housing | |
Cultural exhibit, museum, or library | 1 per 300 sq. ft. GFA, additional parking required for classroom, meeting space, and theater type facilities | |
Membership or religions organization, social club or lodge, and other place of public assembly | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity in the main assembly area | |
Public or private elementary, middle, or high school | 1 per 4 student desks or seats at max capacity plus 1 per max number of employees concurrently on site | |
Public or private golf course, golf driving range, country club, swimming pool, and indoor or outdoor recreational facilities and fields | 4 spaces per hole or driving range tee, parking required for restaurant and meeting spaces | |
Public Utilities (not including gas and electrical power distribution stations) | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Government buildings and properties | 1 per 200 sq. ft. GFA | |
Hospital | 3 per bed | |
COMMERCIAL USES | ||
Animal services | ||
| All Animal Services | 1 per 400 sq. ft. GFA |
Art gallery | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Banks and financial services | ||
| All banks and financial services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 3 vehicle queing spaces per drive-up or ATM lane |
Body piercing studio or tattoo studio | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Child Care Center | 1 per employee at max shift plus 1 per 10 children | |
Construction sales and service, contractor office, office for plumber, electrician, HVAC service or similar use | ||
| All construction sales and service, contractor office, office for plumber, electrician, HVAC service or similar uses | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Eating and drinking establishment | ||
| Restaurant | 1 per 150 sq. ft. GFA plus 10 vehicle queing spaces per drive-up lane |
| Micro-brewery, micro-distillery, or winery with on-site tasting/sampling and sales | 1 per employee at max shift plus 1 per 150 sq. ft. of patron space |
| Tavern / Bar | 1 per 100 sq. ft. GFA |
Entertainment | ||
| Movie theater, performance hall, performing arts studio | 1 per 4 seats |
| Indoor: waterpark, miniature golf, bowling, video game arcades, go-carts, trampoline park, playground play space or similar use | 1 per 4 persons at max capacity |
| Outdoor: waterpark, miniature golf, go-carts, trampoline park, playground play space or similar use | 1 per 4 persons at max capacity |
Funeral and interment services | ||
| All funeral and interment services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of office space plus 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
Lodging | ||
| All lodging | 1 per bedroom |
Medical or dental clinic, pediatrician's office, outpatient surgery center, medical testing center, or similar use | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Mini warehouse or self-storage facility | ||
| All mini warehouse or self-storage facilities | 1 per 20 storage units or spaces plus 1 per employee at max shift |
Motor vehicle and motor equipment-oriented businesses | ||
| Automobile service center (auto parts sales) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Car wash (auto, manual, or attended) | 1 per employee at max shift plus 5 vehicle queing spaces per wash bay or wash bay lane |
| Golf carts and similar low-speed vehicle sales, lease, and/or rental and ancillary repair and maintenance | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA, 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, and 1 per employee at max shift |
| Gas station or service station with minor repair and services (brakes, batteries, tires, oil changes) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Major motor vehicle repair (painting, body, fender, frame, transmission, engine overhaul) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Automobile sales, storage lot, and off-site parking | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Recreational vehicle, camper, boat, motorcycle, snowmobile, and similar sales, lease, and rental and ancillary repair and maintenance | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Light equipment sales, rental, or repair service | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Heavy equipment sales, rental or repair service | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Truck Stop | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 pe 5,000 sq. ft. of lot area |
Personal and consumer service | ||
| Beauty salon, barbershop | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
| All dry cleaner and laundry service | 4 plus 1 per employee at max shift plus |
| Laundry (self-serve laundromat) | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
| Fitness center, gym, health spa | 1 per 150 sq. ft. GFA |
| Tailor | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Print shop, copy center, retail shipping store | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Professional Office (corporate, law, engineering, architecture, real estate, insurance, accounting, bookkeeping or similar use) | 1 per 250 sq. ft GFA | |
Retail sales (grocery store, pharmacy/drug store, office supplies store, bakery, clothing or department store, and similar retail use) | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Retail sale - intensive | ||
| All retail sales - intensive | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Sexually oriented business | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Spectator sports | ||
| All spectator sports | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
Sports and recreation, participant | ||
| All sports and recreation, participant | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
INDUSTRIAL USES | ||
Animal feedlots, processing of animals or animal by-products | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Electrical power generation (utility scale for off-site use, distribution, or sale) | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Manufacturing, production and industrial services | ||
| All manufacturing, production and industrial services | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA |
Repair service | ||
| All repair services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Research laboratory and testing | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA | |
Storage of equipment, data and records, electronic data center, furniture and similar | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Trucking/freight terminal | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Wholesale fuel storage, sales, or distribution | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Warehousing and wholesaling (outdoor storage limited to licensed and operable trailers, trucks, power equipment, and shipping containers) | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Waste related use | ||
| All waste related uses | 1 per employee at max shift |
OTHER USES | ||
Agricultural uses | ||
| All agricultural uses | 1 per employee at max shift |
Boarding stables and riding schools | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Gas and electrical power distribution station | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Mining operation, sand and gravel extraction or processing, gas or oil well, or similar mineral or earth resource extraction | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Wireless facility | ||
| All wireless facilities | 1 per employee at max shift |
OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED | ||
|---|---|---|
USE | NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED | |
RESIDENTIAL USES | ||
Household Living | ||
| Single family dwelling, detached | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Single family dwelling, semi-detached | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Townhouse dwelling (3+ units) | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Multiple family dwelling | 1 per bedroom |
| Manufactured home park | 2 per dwelling unit |
| Dwelling units located above the ground floor (mixed use building) | 1 per bedroom |
Group Living | ||
| All group living | 1 per 4 residents plus 1 per employee at max shift |
PUBLIC AND CIVIC USES | ||
College, university, or vocational school | 1 per 4 student desks or seats at max capacity plus 1 per employee at max shift, additional parking required for stadium/theater type facilities and dorms/student housing | |
Cultural exhibit, museum, or library | 1 per 300 sq. ft. GFA, additional parking required for classroom, meeting space, and theater type facilities | |
Membership or religions organization, social club or lodge, and other place of public assembly | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity in the main assembly area | |
Public or private elementary, middle, or high school | 1 per 4 student desks or seats at max capacity plus 1 per max number of employees concurrently on site | |
Public or private golf course, golf driving range, country club, swimming pool, and indoor or outdoor recreational facilities and fields | 4 spaces per hole or driving range tee, parking required for restaurant and meeting spaces | |
Public Utilities (not including gas and electrical power distribution stations) | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Government buildings and properties | 1 per 200 sq. ft. GFA | |
Hospital | 3 per bed | |
COMMERCIAL USES | ||
Animal services | ||
| All Animal Services | 1 per 400 sq. ft. GFA |
Art gallery | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Banks and financial services | ||
| All banks and financial services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 3 vehicle queing spaces per drive-up or ATM lane |
Body piercing studio or tattoo studio | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Child Care Center | 1 per employee at max shift plus 1 per 10 children | |
Construction sales and service, contractor office, office for plumber, electrician, HVAC service or similar use | ||
| All construction sales and service, contractor office, office for plumber, electrician, HVAC service or similar uses | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Eating and drinking establishment | ||
| Restaurant | 1 per 150 sq. ft. GFA plus 10 vehicle queing spaces per drive-up lane |
| Micro-brewery, micro-distillery, or winery with on-site tasting/sampling and sales | 1 per employee at max shift plus 1 per 150 sq. ft. of patron space |
| Tavern / Bar | 1 per 100 sq. ft. GFA |
Entertainment | ||
| Movie theater, performance hall, performing arts studio | 1 per 4 seats |
| Indoor: waterpark, miniature golf, bowling, video game arcades, go-carts, trampoline park, playground play space or similar use | 1 per 4 persons at max capacity |
| Outdoor: waterpark, miniature golf, go-carts, trampoline park, playground play space or similar use | 1 per 4 persons at max capacity |
Funeral and interment services | ||
| All funeral and interment services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of office space plus 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
Lodging | ||
| All lodging | 1 per bedroom |
Medical or dental clinic, pediatrician's office, outpatient surgery center, medical testing center, or similar use | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Mini warehouse or self-storage facility | ||
| All mini warehouse or self-storage facilities | 1 per 20 storage units or spaces plus 1 per employee at max shift |
Motor vehicle and motor equipment-oriented businesses | ||
| Automobile service center (auto parts sales) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Car wash (auto, manual, or attended) | 1 per employee at max shift plus 5 vehicle queing spaces per wash bay or wash bay lane |
| Golf carts and similar low-speed vehicle sales, lease, and/or rental and ancillary repair and maintenance | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA, 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, and 1 per employee at max shift |
| Gas station or service station with minor repair and services (brakes, batteries, tires, oil changes) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Major motor vehicle repair (painting, body, fender, frame, transmission, engine overhaul) | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Automobile sales, storage lot, and off-site parking | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Recreational vehicle, camper, boat, motorcycle, snowmobile, and similar sales, lease, and rental and ancillary repair and maintenance | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Light equipment sales, rental, or repair service | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Heavy equipment sales, rental or repair service | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area, plus 1 per employee at max shift |
| Truck Stop | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA plus 1 pe 5,000 sq. ft. of lot area |
Personal and consumer service | ||
| Beauty salon, barbershop | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
| All dry cleaner and laundry service | 4 plus 1 per employee at max shift plus |
| Laundry (self-serve laundromat) | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
| Fitness center, gym, health spa | 1 per 150 sq. ft. GFA |
| Tailor | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Print shop, copy center, retail shipping store | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Professional Office (corporate, law, engineering, architecture, real estate, insurance, accounting, bookkeeping or similar use) | 1 per 250 sq. ft GFA | |
Retail sales (grocery store, pharmacy/drug store, office supplies store, bakery, clothing or department store, and similar retail use) | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Retail sale - intensive | ||
| All retail sales - intensive | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Sexually oriented business | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA | |
Spectator sports | ||
| All spectator sports | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
Sports and recreation, participant | ||
| All sports and recreation, participant | 1 per 4 seats at max capacity |
INDUSTRIAL USES | ||
Animal feedlots, processing of animals or animal by-products | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Electrical power generation (utility scale for off-site use, distribution, or sale) | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Manufacturing, production and industrial services | ||
| All manufacturing, production and industrial services | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA |
Repair service | ||
| All repair services | 1 per 250 sq. ft. GFA |
Research laboratory and testing | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA | |
Storage of equipment, data and records, electronic data center, furniture and similar | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Trucking/freight terminal | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Wholesale fuel storage, sales, or distribution | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Warehousing and wholesaling (outdoor storage limited to licensed and operable trailers, trucks, power equipment, and shipping containers) | 1 per 10,000 sq. ft. GFA or 1 per employee at max shift, whichever is greater | |
Waste related use | ||
| All waste related uses | 1 per employee at max shift |
OTHER USES | ||
Agricultural uses | ||
| All agricultural uses | 1 per employee at max shift |
Boarding stables and riding schools | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Gas and electrical power distribution station | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Mining operation, sand and gravel extraction or processing, gas or oil well, or similar mineral or earth resource extraction | 1 per employee at max shift | |
Wireless facility | ||
| All wireless facilities | 1 per employee at max shift |
- 3.Calculating of Parking Required. In computing the number of parking spaces required, the following rules shall govern:
- A.Uses Not Specifically Mentioned. In the case of any building, structure or premises, the use of which is not specifically mentioned herein, the provisions for a use which is so mentioned, and to which said use is similar, shall apply.
- B.Unknown Uses. Where new buildings are proposed but the owner or developer does not wish to designate the type of use that will occupy the building, the most intensive use possible (recognizing the use imitations of the zoning on the property) shall determine the parking requirements.
- C.Fractional Spaces. Any space 0.5 or more shall be considered a whole space.
- D.Seating Capacity. When the unit of measurement determining the number of required parking spaces is based upon the seating capacity of a structure or use, each 24 inches of pew, bench or other seating shall count as one seat.
- E.Employees. When the unit of measure determining the number of required parking spaces is based on the number of employees, the maximum shift or employment period during which the greatest number of employees is present at the structure or use shall be used in the computation.
- F.Two or More Different Uses. If a building contains two or more differing uses, the parking requirement shall be determined by the addition of the parking requirements for each use. This calculation may be modified at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator.
- 4.Accessibility parking. Accessibility parking (handicapped parking) shall be provided in accordance with State and Federal law requirements and provided spaces shall count towards the total parking requirement.
- 5.Gross Floor Area. The term "gross floor area" (GFA) means the area included within the exterior walls of a building or portion thereof, exclusive of vent shaft and courts and any portion of a structure above or below ground used for off-street parking, loading areas, or mechanical equipment.
- 6.Off-Site Parking. Off-street parking areas for residential uses shall be provided on the same lot. Non-residential uses may be permitted off-site parking areas at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator.
- 7.Garages and Structured Parking. Each parking space within a residential garage that is directly connected to an individual dwelling unit may count towards the fulfillment of the parking space requirement. In all other situations, each parking space within a residential garage or parking structure shall count as 0.5 of a parking space for the purposes of calculating the fulfillment of the parking space requirement.
- 8.Tandem Parking. Tandem parking spaces, defined as a parking space that is only accessed by passing through another parking space from a street, lane, drive aisle or driveway, are not permitted and shall not be counted towards the fulfillment of the parking space requirement except when within the individual driveway of a single-family residence or manufactured home, within the individual driveway that is directly in front of a garage that is connected to an individual townhome or apartment unit, or within a parking facility when an attendant is on duty during the hours when the facility is being used. The minimum required depth of a tandem parking space is 20-feet.
- 9.Alternate Calculations and Deferrals. At their full discretion, the Zoning Administrator may approval an alternate method for calculating the required parking for a given site including credit for shared parking between off-peak uses and parking shared at multi-tenant retail centers. The Zoning Administrator may further defer the construction of required parking to a date certain, as part of a future phases, or upon determination of need. Deferred parking must be identified upon the site plan and accommodated as part of the site plan design including storm water management.
(Ord. No. 876, 04/28/2020; Ord. No. 965, 01/13/2026)
Effective on: 1/13/2026
169.03 DISTRICT PARKING LOT REQUIREMENTS.
Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area, including a commercial parking lot, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:
- 1.Access Drive and Driveways. An access drives (or driveway) is require to provide access to all off-site parking areas and to any garage.
- A.Location and Spacing – All access drives, driveways, and driveway approaches shall be located and designed according to the standards as established in this Chapter, within CHAPTER 139, CHAPTER 140, CHAPTER 163, and CHAPTER 175 and elsewhere within City Code.
- B.Width – The widths of all driveway approaches shall comply with the standards as established in CHAPTER 139 of the City Code. The widths of all access drives and driveways shall comply with the following:
- 1.Single Family, Two-Family, and Townhouse or Row Dwellings where each individual unit directly front on a public or private street, all driveways shall be no less than 8-feet wide and no greater than 24-feet wide or the width of a garage that faces the street, whichever width is greater. One additional wing-style parking space no greater than 10-feet in width may be added to the edge of a driveway.
- 2.All other traffic drives, aisles, and access roadways utilized for emergency access to and from the immediate vicinity of a building or portion thereof shall be a minimum 26-feet wide in accordance with CHAPTER 163 of the City Code. Secondary driveways, internal drives, and/or aisles not utilized for emergency access shall be a minimum 16-feet wide or meet the minimum requirements established by the Iowa Statewide Urban Design and Specifications (SUDAS).
- 2.Setbacks.
- A.No parking or loading area shall be constructed within a required buffer.
- B.Within all residential districts, parking is prohibited within the required front yard setback area. However, parking is permitted upon the individual driveway of a Single Family, Two-Family, or Townhouse or Row Dwelling, provided no vehicle or trailer overhangs, crosses, or encroaches upon a sidewalk or street right-of-way.
- C.Parking Setback Table - The following table identifies the setback requirements for all parking and loading areas. All setbacks are measured from edge of paving.
Parking Setback Table | |||||||||||
Required Setbacks | Zoning District | ||||||||||
A-1 | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | C-1 | C-2 | TC | CP | I-1 | I-2 | |
Front Yard Setback | 30 ft | 30 ft | 30 ft | 30 ft | 35 ft | 15 ft | 15 | 20 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft |
Side Yard Setback¹ | 10 ft² | 10 ft² | 10 ft² | 10 ft | 10 ft² | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft |
Rear Yard Setback³ | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft | 10 ft |
¹No side yard setback required where there is a shared driveway or the parking lot is interconnected with an adjoining parking lot. ²Side yard setback is 1-ft for individual driveways of Single Family, Two-Family, and Townhouse or Row Dwellings. ³Rear Yard Setback is required from any alley line. | |||||||||||
- 3.Parking lot interconnections required. In order to provide mutually beneficial cross circulation and access, the parking lots for adjoining similar commercial and office uses shall be interconnected unless impractical due to topography or other physical constraints of either site.
- 4.Paving. All driveways, access drives, and off-street parking and loading areas shall be paved with hot mix asphalt (HMA), Portland cement concrete (PCC), or pavers (including permeable pavement and paver systems). The design and construction of said pavement or pavers shall be of sufficient thickness, reinforcement, and sub-base necessary to provide a durable, dustless surface designed and rated for the traffic it is anticipated to carry. All paved areas shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water accumulation within the area and shall be so arranged and marked as to provide for orderly and safe loading or unloading and parking and storage of self-propelled vehicles.
No vehicles or trailers shall be parked or storage upon an unpaved surface except as may be permitted within a designated and approved outdoor storage area
- 5.Curbing. Except for the individual driveways for Single Family, Two-Family, and Townhouse or Row Dwellings, an integral six-inch Portland cement concrete (PCC) curb shall be provided along the edges of all parking lots, drive aisles, loading area, access drives, and driveways. Openings within the required curbing may be permitted for the purposes of conveying storm water. Prefabricated curbs or wheel stops are prohibited unless specifically approved by the Zoning Administer at their discretion.
- 6.Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall be required as necessary to connect parking areas to the building entrances. In addition, at least one sidewalk connection shall be made to the public sidewalk. All sidewalks shall be a minimum 6-feet in width. Sidewalk adjoining parking stalls shall be a minimum 7-feet in width to accommodate vehicle overhang.
- 7.Parking Lot Markings and Traffic Control Signage. Parking lots, drive aisles, and driveways shall be marked and signed per the standards within the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The location of each parking space shall be identified by surface markings or other effective means and shall be maintained so as to be readily visible at all times.
- 8.Maintenance Required. All paved areas shall be properly maintained at all times, including pavement markings and traffic control signage, to permit the save access of the site by customers, visitors, and emergency services.
- 9.Parking Lot Dimensional Standards. All parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements:
- A.The standard-size parking space or stall shall be at least 9 feet wide and 19 feet long. The length of the parking stall may be reduced by up to two-feet when overhanging open space or a sidewalk that is not less than 7-feet in width.
Required Parking Stall Dimensions
Degree of Angle
Stall width
Stall length
0 (Parallel)
10.0 feet
23 feet
30
9.0 feet
34 feet
45
9.0 feet
28 feet
60
9.0 feet
24 feet
90
9.0 feet
19 feet
Required Parking Stall Dimensions
Degree of Angle
Stall width
Stall length
0 (Parallel)
10.0 feet
23 feet
30
9.0 feet
34 feet
45
9.0 feet
28 feet
60
9.0 feet
24 feet
90
9.0 feet
19 feet
Required Parking Stall Dimensions
Degree of Angle
Stall width
Stall length
0 (Parallel)
10.0 feet
23 feet
30
9.0 feet
34 feet
45
9.0 feet
28 feet
60
9.0 feet
24 feet
90
9.0 feet
19 feet
Required Parking Stall Dimensions
Degree of Angle
Stall width
Stall length
0 (Parallel)
10.0 feet
23 feet
30
9.0 feet
34 feet
45
9.0 feet
28 feet
60
9.0 feet
24 feet
90
9.0 feet
19 feet
- B.All traffic drives, aisles, and access roadways shall meet the minimum standards established by CHAPTER 169.03.1.B herein.
(Ord. No. 876, 04/28/2020; Ord. No. 958, 06/10/2025)
Effective on: 6/13/2025
