Pleasant Valley City Zoning Code
SECTION 400
220 General Off-Street Parking Regulations.
[Ord. No. 284 §21, 9-21-1964; Ord. No. 1487 §I, 3-19-1990]
A.
Off-street parking requirements shall apply to all buildings and uses of land erected or established after March 19, 1990. When the intensity of use of any building or premises is changed or increased after March 19, 1990, to provide additional dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or any other measurable unit which governs the amount of off-street parking required, the amount of additional parking required as a result of the change or increased activity of the use shall be provided.
B.
To determine if proposed parking areas provide the required number of spaces, the following procedure shall be used:
1.
A plan shall be submitted to the Public Works Department showing the location of parking spaces which meet the requirements.
2.
In large parking areas, where the layout of parking stalls is not determined or is subject to modification, after it has been demonstrated that the required number of parking spaces can be provided as in Subsection (A) above, the layout of parking stalls may be varied from time to time provided that the parking area contains at least an aggregate of three hundred (300) square feet per required space inclusive of driveways and/or maneuvering space.
3.
Off-street parking, not required by Subsection (A) above, but voluntarily provided for existing buildings or uses of land need not comply with the required number of parking spaces, but shall comply with all other requirements with regard to location, construction and size.
4.
Off-street parking already in use or established hereafter, which serves or is to serve an existing building or use of land, shall not be reduced in any manner except where such off-street parking may be in excess of the amount required. In no case, shall off-street parking be reduced below the minimum.
C.
Parking Stall Site.
1.
All parking stalls shall accommodate a standard-sized car as hereinafter provided; however, the Public Works Department may approve the use of stalls for smaller cars provided sufficient evidence is presented showing the need for such or if the number of spaces for small cars does not exceed fifty percent (50%) until 1992 and one hundred percent (100%) thereafter. Such space identify shall be shown on a parking plan.
2.
The following design specifications shall be used as guidelines for parking stalls:
a.
Size of spaces. All off-street parking facilities established to satisfy the off-street parking requirements of these regulations should accommodate standard and small cars. Parking spaces for the handicapped shall be provided if required by any Federal, State, or local law. Applicants should submit estimates of the ratios of standard and small car sizes to the Public Works Department along with any supporting information of documentation. The design of the parking facility may accommodate these sizes of cars in any of the following ways:
(1)
All spaces may be designed to the standards for standard-sized cars.
(2)
A mixture of space sizes may be used which provides areas exclusively for each size of car.
(3)
A design may be used which allows flexibility in parking space sizes. This may or may not involve attendant parking.
(4)
A method involving a combination of any of the above arrangements or other techniques may be used.
b.
The standards for parking space dimensions are as follows:
(1)
Angle parking shall provide the following in length and width for space:
Length (L) | Width (W) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Standard | 18 feet | 8 feet 6 inches | |
Small | 15 feet | 7 feet 6 inches | |
Handicapped | 18 feet | 12 feet |
(2)
Aisle widths for access to parking spaces shall provide a minimum as follows:
One-Way Aisles | ||
|---|---|---|
Angle of Parking | Width of Aisle For Standard Size Cars | Width of Aisle For Small Size Cars |
Parallel | 10 feet | 8 feet |
30 degrees | 10 feet | 10 feet |
45 degrees | 12 feet | 10 feet |
60 degrees | 18 feet | 15 feet |
90 degrees | 22 feet | 18 feet |
Two-Way Aisles | ||
|---|---|---|
Angle of Parking | Width of Aisle for Standard Size Cars | Width of Aisle For Small Size Cars |
Parallel and 30 degrees | 21 feet | 17 feet |
45 degrees | 23 feet | 19 feet |
60 degrees | 25 feet | 21 feet |
90 degrees | 25 feet | 21 feet |
In either situation, an aisle serving two (2) or more angles of parking or size of space shall comply with the greater width required. |