Pomaria City Zoning Code

PARKING AND

LOADING REGULATIONS

§ 153.197 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

(A) General requirements.

(1) Permanent off-street parking for all structures and uses of land, except parking for individual single-family residences, shall conform to the minimum requirements of § 153.198 - Off-Street Parking Table. These standards, to be used as a guide to the Zoning Administrator, are based on parking standards for general land use categories. The developer is ultimately responsible for ensuring that sufficient parking is provided.

(2) Required off-street parking must be provided on the same lot or parcel or within 400 feet of the main entrance of the principal use for which it is required, either:

(a) In a parking facility under the same ownership as the such principal use;

(b) Offsite in an area approved by the county as shared parking for the use; or

(c) Where such parking is to be provided by a public garage or facility, as approved by the Zoning Administrator. Shared parking areas are encouraged and shall be permitted whenever the Zoning Administrator determines that the minimum parking requirements can be met for each use.

(3) Required off-street parking shall meet the requirements of § 153.184(I) - Parking Lot Tree Canopy.

(4) A plan must be submitted for all proposed off-street parking that clearly delineates the location and dimensions of parking spaces, aisles, maneuvering areas, stacking spaces, and driveways. The plan shall provide the location and description of all required trees and tree planting areas as required in § 153.184(I) - Parking Lot Tree Canopy.

(5) Off-street parking is permitted in required yard and setback areas as provided in this section, but shall not be permitted in any required buffer area.

(6) Expansions to an existing parking area which increase the parking capacity by 10 or more spaces shall be required to comply with all applicable requirements of this section and § 153.184(I) - Parking Lot Tree Canopy.

(B) Off-street parking extending into residential zoning district. Required off-street parking for a commercial or industrial use may extend up to 120 feet into a residential zoning district, provided:

(1) The parking area adjoins the property on which the principal commercial or industrial use is located; and

(2) The parking area access is to the same street as the principal use.

(C) Combined parking areas. Combined parking areas serving 2 or more principal uses shall contain spaces equal in number to the total of spaces required for all principal uses served. This requirement also applies if the principal uses are the same or have the same parking requirements.

(1) The Zoning Administrator may accept a lower number of parking spaces than required in § 153.201 - Off-street Parking Table (or a specific number of spaces for a use not listed) based upon applicant-submitted parking data such as a shared parking analysis or appropriate standards from the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) or other credible sources, provided the following:

(a) If the Zoning Administrator accepts the lower number of parking spaces than is required in § 153.201 - Off-street Parking Table, the plan for the site must be designed to accommodate all required parking, and all areas set aside to accommodate unconstructed parking. Should the Zoning Administrator determine that the originally constructed parking is insufficient, he shall order that the unconstructed parking and/or loading be provided and a certificate of occupancy for such obtained within 12 months of such order. The design and location of these unconstructed parking spaces shall meet design standards as provided in this chapter and the following:

1. The area necessary to accommodate these unconstructed spaces shall not be included as part of the site's minimum open space requirement.

2. The area necessary to accommodate these unconstructed spaces shall be included in the impervious coverage for the site and accounted for in the drainage design.

3. Until or unless such spaces are needed, as determined by the Zoning Administrator, the area shall be maintained as open space, and the clearing of trees and other vegetation and subsequent adherence to the requirements of § 153.184(I) - Parking Lot Tree Canopy and § 153.182 - Buffers, shall not occur until or unless such additional parking is required to be constructed.

(b) Any shared parking analysis shall follow the guidelines provided in the most recent edition of the Urban Land Institute's “Shared Parking” publication. Any off-site parking to be used shall require the recording of a perpetual easement prior to occupancy in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Newberry County, the form and substance of which must be approved by the Zoning Administrator.

(D) Calculation of off-street parking requirements.

(1) The number of parking spaces required shall be calculated so that fractional portions of parking spaces are considered a full space (i.e. 56.12 parking spaces shall be calculated as 57 total spaces).

(2) Calculation for required off-street parking for any bar, lounge, nightclub, or restaurant shall take into account all indoor and outdoor seating areas.

(E) Change or expansion of an existing use.

(1) Change in the use of an existing structure or site shall require compliance with the minimum parking requirements applicable to the new use. However, if the new use also requires additional buffer area or parking lot canopy, the Zoning Administrator may permit a maximum 20% reduction in the required number of spaces to accommodate additional buffer area or trees.

(2) Any expansion of an existing building or use shall require review by the Zoning Administrator to determine additional off-street parking necessary to accommodate the expansion area or change, per the requirements of § 153.198 - Off-street Parking Table.

(3) Any addition of dwelling units, personnel, seats, chairs, boat slips, or other similar changes shall require review by the Zoning Administrator to determine additional parking necessary to accommodate that addition or change, per the requirements of § 153.198 - Off-street Parking Table.

(F) Parking for uses not listed in table. Parking for uses not expressly provided for in § 153.198 - Off-street Parking Table shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator, who shall apply the unit of measurement set forth in the table for a use that he deems to be most similar to the proposed use.

(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)

§ 153.198 OFF-STREET PARKING TABLE.

Description of Use	201 7 NAICS	Off-Street Parking Requirements
RESIDENTIAL
Dwellings, Residential	NA	2 per dwelling unit (DU)
Dwelling, Above Non-residential Use	NA	1 per DU in excess of 2 units per building
Manufactured Home Park	531190	2 per dwelling unit
Rooming and Boarding House	721310	2 for owner plus 1 per guestroom
ACCESSORY USES TO RESIDENTIAL USES
Apartment, Accessory to Single-family Dwelling	NA	1 per dwelling unit
Private Residential Community Recreation, Community Center, Common Area, or Storage Area (within residential community)	NA	Per administrative review
EDUCATION
College or University; Community or Junior College; Professional School; Vocational, Technical and Trade School	6112 - 6115	1 per 3 students and full-time employees at maximum capacity plus 1 per 4 seats in auditorium
Elementary, Intermediate or Middle School, Public and Private	6111	2 per classroom and office
Kindergarten, Public and Private; Preschool	6111 624410	1 per employee plus 1 off-street drop-off/pickup space
Other Schools and Places of Instruction	6116	1 per 3 students and 1 per full-time employees at maximum capacity
High School, Public and Private	6111	1 per 3 students and 1 per full-time employees at maximum capacity plus 1 per each 4 seats in auditorium
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Ambulance and EMS Services; Home Health Care services; Laboratory, Medical and Diagnostic; Other Ambulatory Health Care Services; Outpatient Care Centers; Physician, Dentist, Other Health Care Practitioner Office; Social Services and Assistance	6211 - 6216 6221 - 6223 621910 62191 624	1 per 200 sq ft gross floor area
Community Care and Assisted Living Facility for the Elderly; Nursing Home	6231 6233	1 per 3 patient beds plus 1 per full-time employee
Day Care, Child and Adult	624120 624410	1 per employee plus 1 off-street drop-off/pickup space
Hospital, General; Hospital, Psychiatric and Substance Abuse; Hospital, Other Specialty	6221 6222 6223	1.5 per each patient bed
GOVERNMENT
Correctional Institutions	922140	By administrative review
Executive, Legislative, General Government; Fire Services; Judicial Building; Police Services; Post Office	491 921 - 926 922160 922110 922130	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross floor area
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION
Amusement Arcade; Amusement Ride	713120 713990	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross service area
Botanical Garden; Campground & RV Parks, Commercial; Nature Park; Zoo	712130 712190 712130 7212	By administrative review
Ball Field; Bowling Center; Dance Studio Fairs; Fitness and Recreational Sports Center; Museum; Park with Playground; Park and Recreation Facilities; Swimming; Tennis Wedding Event Venue	713950 7111 71121 711212 712110 711310 713940 713990 812990	1 per 4 patrons at maximum capacity
Driving Range (not accessory to a golf course)	713990	1 per 3 patrons at maximum capacity
Golf Course	713910	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross building area plus 4 per each golf hole
Marina	713930	1.5 per slip plus 1 per full-time employee
Miniature Golf	713990	1.25 spaces per playable hole
Performing Arts Facilities; Racetracks; Spectator Sport Complex; Stadium	7111 711212 71121 711310	1 per 4 patrons at maximum capacity plus 1 per full-time employee at maximum shift for events
Recreational Day Camp; Shooting or Archery Range	611620 713990	1 per 3 patrons at maximum capacity plus 1 per full-time employee
RELIGIOUS AND RELATED USES
Educational Building, Religious	8131	1 per 3 students at maximum capacity
Parsonage or Parish House, Accessory to Religious Use	NA	2 per dwelling unit
Places of Worship; Religious Organizations	8131	1 for each 4 seats in main assembly room/hall or 1 per 150 sq. ft. gross floor area, whichever is less
CIVIC AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Clubs, Civic, Social	8134	1 per 150 sq. ft. of gross floor area
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES
Bed & Breakfast Inn	721191	2 for owner plus 1 per guest room
Drinking Places, Bars	7224	1 per 4 patrons at maximum capacity
Hotels and Motels	72111	1 for each guest room plus 1 per each full-time employee
Restaurant, full service and other eating places	722511 722513	1 per 3 patrons at maximum capacity plus 1 per full-time employee
Special Food Service	7223	1 per 300 sq. ft. gross office, sales or service area
OTHER SERVICES
Automotive Service, Repair and Maintenance	8111	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
Car Wash	811192	Self-service - 3 auto wash, minimum of 6
Cemetery	81222	1 per each full time employee
Dry Cleaning and Laundry; Kennel, Other Pet Care Services; Personal Care Services (including Barber & Beauty shops, Nail Salons, Day Spas), excluding Tattoo Parlors and Sexually Oriented Businesses (NAICS 812199); Repair, Electronic and Precision Equipment, Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment; Repair, Personal and Household Goods	8112 - 8114 8121 8123 812910	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross office, sales or service area
Funeral Home, Crematories	81221 81222	1 per 3 persons at maximum capacity in viewing rooms and chapel plus 1 per full-time employee
Administrative and Support Services; Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning; Landscaping Service	561740 561730	1 per 300 sq. ft. gross office area
Sexually Oriented Business; Tattoo or Body Piercing Parlor	812199	1 per 4 patrons at maximum capacity plus 1 per full-time employee
Social Advocacy, Business, Professional and Similar Organizations	8132 8133 8139	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross office, conference or service area
COMMERCIAL - RETAIL
All Commercial - Retail uses, except uses otherwise listed under Commercial - Retail	4411-4413 442-443 4441-4442 445-446 445120 4453 448 448310 451-454 453930 4542 492	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross sales area
Convenience Store with fuel pumps	447110	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross sales area plus 2 per each fuel pump
Gasoline Station, w/o convenience store	447190	1 per 300 sq. ft. gross floor area plus 2 per each fuel pump
Mini-warehouse and Personal Storage	531130	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross floor area plus 1 per 10 storage units
Roadside Fruit and Vegetable Markets	445230	1 per 150 sq ft gross sales area
COMMERCIAL - WHOLESALE
All Commercial - Wholesale uses	42 424690 423140 423930 424710	1 per 5,000 gross floor area
INFORMATION
Broadcasting and Telecommunication (except NAICS 5172 communications towers)	515 517	1 per 300 sq. ft. gross office or sales area
Information and Data Processing; Newspaper and Software Communications and publishing	511 518 519	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross office or sales area
Motion Picture Production (except 512131 and 512132)	5121	1 per 300 sq. ft. gross floor area
Movie Theater (not drive-in)	512131	1 per 4 patrons at maximum capacity
Movie Theater (drive-in)	512132	Per Administrative Review
Communication Tower, Cell	517312	1 space
PROFESSIONAL AND OFFICE
Contractors, All Types	23	1 per 300 sq. ft. gross office area
Finance and Insurance; Pawn Shops	52 522298	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross office, service or sales area
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and Offices (excluding NAICS 54194 Veterinary Services)	54	1 per 150 sq. ft. of gross floor area, or 1 per 300 sq. ft. gross floor area for testing/laboratory facilities
Real Estate, Sales and Leasing; Rental and Leasing	531 532	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross office or sales area
Veterinary Services	541940	1 per 300 sq. ft. gross office, service or sales area plus 1 per full-time employee
INDUSTRIAL - PROCESSING, MANUFACTURING, WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION
Fuel dealer	454310	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross office space
All Manufacturing uses	31-33 324 325920	1 per employee for maximum shift plus 1 per 200 sq. ft. gross office and sales area
Warehousing and Storage	493	2 per each 3 full-time employees on largest shift or 1 space per 5,000 sq. ft. gross floor area, whichever is greater
TRANSPORTATION
Air Transportation, Public (including NAICS 48111 Air Traffic Control); Air Transportation Support; Transportation Support Activities (excluding NAICS 4881, 488490, 488210)	4811 488 4881	1 per 300 sq. ft. of gross terminal or office area
Air Transportation, Private (including associated hangers and runways)	48121	By administrative review
Bus Terminal; Rail Terminal	488490 488210	1 per each 200 sq. ft. gross floor area
UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
All Utilities and Infrastructure uses	22 22111 22131-22132 562 562212 562219	1 per 200 sq. ft. gross office area or 1 per full-time employee
NATURAL RESOURCES - AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, MINING/EXTRACTIVE
Auctions, Livestock Wholesale	424520 424590	1 per 300 sq. ft. gross service or sales area
Farmer's Markets per DHEC	445230	1 per 300 sq. ft. gross sales area
Mining; Mining Support Activities	212 213	1 per 300 sq. ft. gross office area
TEMPORARY USES
Contractor office & equipment shed - temporary	23	1 per full-time, onsite employee
Manufactured Home, Emergency Housing	NA	2 per dwelling unit
Manufactured Home, Temporary Assistance; Manufactured Home, Temporary during Construction	NA	1 per dwelling unit
Recreational Vehicle, As Temporary Accommodation	NA	1 per recreational vehicle

(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016; Am. Ord. 12- 23-18, passed 2-6-2019)

§ 153.199 PARKING SPACE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.

Off-street parking spaces shall meet the following design standards.

(A) Parking space dimensions. Parking stalls, except for parking for the physically handicapped as outlined in division (D), shall be not less than 9 feet by 19 feet, except that a maximum of 10% of the total number of stalls may be 8.5 feet by 18 feet. However, the dimensions of all parallel parking stalls shall be not less than 9 feet by 24 feet.

(B) Minimum parking aisle widths. Parking aisles shall be 24 feet in width if serving 2-way traffic and 12 feet in width if serving 1-way traffic.

(1) No parking aisle serving the general public that contains more than 10 parking spaces shall dead end. Any parking aisle that dead ends shall be provided a suitable turnaround.

(2) Driveways shall not exceed 24 feet in width at the street.

(3) All off-street parking shall be served by interior circulation drives. No private off-street parking spaces shall directly connect to public streets. This standard shall not apply to single-family detached residential, duplex, patio home and townhouse developments.

(1) Paving - larger parking areas. All off-street parking areas for 10 or more vehicles shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, brick pavers, or approved pervious pavement and pavers as detailed in division (C)(3), except for areas used for overflow, special events, and peak parking, and parking areas serving single-family detached and duplex housing. However, parking designed to accommodate the regular parking of heavy construction and industrial vehicles shall be allowed to pave those areas with suitable gravel. Any parking on such site intended to park automobiles, small service vehicles, and similar passenger vehicles shall be paved.

(2) Paving - small parking areas. Surfaces for all driveways and off-street parking areas for less than 10 vehicles may consist of asphalt, concrete, crushed stone, gravel, approved pervious pavement and pavers as detailed in division (C)(3), or other similar material approved by the Zoning Administrator, except for areas used for overflow, special events, and peak parking, and parking areas serving single-family detached and duplex housing.

(3) Pervious pavement and pavers. Permeable pavements are permitted including interlocking paving systems and porous pavement, provided handicapped spaces and pathways are designed and installed to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Open-grid pavers may be used in peripheral and overflow parking areas.

(4) Any non-paved surface used for overflow, special events, and peak parking that cannot be maintained with healthy, living turf grass or similar live ground cover shall be paved with approved permeable pavers.

(5) Parking lot construction shall be designed to minimize off-site storm water runoff.

(6) Driveways and parking areas shall be paved with a minimum 10 foot wide apron made of asphalt, concrete, brick pavers, or similar hard material approved by the Zoning Administrator and suitable for driveway use, which extends at least 10 feet from the edge of the public street to prevent washout into the public street and to protect the edge of pavement. This standard shall not apply to single-family residential and duplex uses.

(7) On-site turnaround required. On-site turnaround area adequate to accommodate typical passenger vehicles shall be provided for all parking spaces. This standard shall not apply to single-family detached residential, duplex, patio home and townhouse developments.

(8) Marking. Off-street parking, except for single-family detached residential use, shall be clearly marked on the ground by painted lines, curbs or other means to indicate individual spaces. Signs or markers, as approved by the Zoning Administrator, shall be used as necessary to ensure efficient and safe vehicle operation on the lot.

(9) Circulation. All off-street parking shall be served by interior circulation drives. No private off-street parking spaces shall directly connect to public streets. This standard shall not apply to single-family detached residential, duplex, patio home and townhouse developments.

(10) Connectivity. New parking areas on adjacent non-residential and non-industrial properties shall be connected unless the Zoning Administrator determines that topography or other natural features or other factors prevents it.

(D) Parking for the physically handicapped. Parking for the physically handicapped shall be provided per the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, as amended; and the International Building Code, as amended and adopted by Newberry County. Each space shall be paved, prominently outlined in blue paint, and shall include appropriate signage provided per the requirements of the ADA and the International Building Code.

(E) Lighting requirements. Adequate lighting shall be provided if off-street parking spaces are to be used at night. Equipment for lighting parking facilities shall be shielded so as to prevent sky glow and light trespass onto adjacent residential areas, public streets and rights-of-way.

(F) Tree canopy. Off-street parking areas for 10 or more vehicles shall be landscaped and buffer areas provided in accordance with the provisions of § 153.184(I) - Parking Lot Canopy.

(G) Drive-thru stacking. In addition to required parking spaces, drive-thru facilities shall provide a minimum of 5 stacking spaces per drive-thru facility, window, or bay, with the following exceptions. Stacking spaces shall be located entirely outside of a required driveway or parking aisle needed to access required parking spaces.

(1) Fast food restaurants shall have an additional 5 stacking spaces. A minimum of 5 of the total stacking spaces shall be located at or prior to the ordering station.

(2) Non-automated car washes shall only be required to provide 2 stacking spaces per bay, 1 of which is located for use as a dry down area.

(3) Automated car washes shall be required to provide an additional 2 stacking spaces per bay.

(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)

§ 153.200 PARKING AND STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, OTHER RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT, AND UNLICENSED VEHICLES.

(A) In the RSV zoning district, no recreational vehicles shall be parked or stored on any property or right-of-way for more than 24 hours, except in accordance with the temporary use restrictions set forth in § 153.123 - Recreational Vehicle as Temporary Accommodation.

(B) No vehicle, watercraft, or trailer subject to state licensing and/or registration which does not display a current license plate or decal shall be parked or stored on any property in the R2, RS, RSV, RSM and RG zoning districts, except in an enclosed building or as provided in § 153.099 - Junked Vehicles.

(C) Temporary use of recreational vehicles as accommodations must comply with the provisions of § 153.123 - Recreational Vehicle as Temporary Accommodation.

(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)

§ 153.201 OFF-STREET LOADING AND UNLOADING SPACES.

Each property used for commercial or industrial purposes, or multi-family developments with more than 10 units, shall provide off-street space for loading and unloading as follows.

(A) All uses shall provide off-street loading space sufficient for their requirements. Such space shall be arranged so that no vehicle being loaded or unloaded in connection with normal operations shall stand in or project into a public street, walk, alley, or private street.

(B) Off-street loading and unloading space shall in all cases be located on the same lot or parcel of land as the uses they are intended to serve.

(D) Off-street loading and unloading areas shall be designed to avoid or minimize safety issues or traffic congestion.

(E) Access. Each loading space shall have access from an alley or public street.

(F) Dimensions. Each loading space shall be a minimum of 12 feet by 40 feet, clear of obstructions.

(G) Screening. Screening of loading/unloading areas shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 153.183 - Screening.

(H) Expansions. Expansions to an existing loading area which increase the total area by more than 40% shall be required to comply with all applicable requirements of this section.