Prosperity City Zoning Code
PARKING
§ 153.125 OFF-STREET PARKING.
(A) Off-street parking spaces required by district regulations shall be located on the same lot as the principal use, or on a lot within 400 feet of the main entrance to the principal use which under the same ownership as the principal use or has been legally restricted for parking in connection with the principal use, and shall have required buffer and landscape areas.
(B) 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;
(2) The parking area access is to the same street as the principal use; and
(3) The parking area has a Type B buffer area along residential lot lines and required landscaping.
(C) Combined parking area serving 2 or more principal uses shall contain spaces equal in number to the total of spaces required for all principal uses served.
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§ 153.126 PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS.
Off-street parking spaces shall meet the following design standards:
Parking space dimensions: | Angle parking: 9 feet by 19 feet; provided, 10% may be 8.5 feet by 18 feet. |
Parallel parking: 9 feet by 24 feet; | |
Handicapped: 12 feet by 20 feet, or 8 feet by 20 feet, with 8 foot isle. | |
Minimum isle width: | 90 degree parking: 25 feet; |
60 degree parking: 18 feet; | |
45 degree parking: 13 feet; | |
Parallel parking: 10 feet; | |
Street rights-of-way may not be considered as is isles for adjacent off-street parking. | |
Paving and marking requirements: | A parking area, including driveways continuing 10 or more parking spaces shall be surfaced with an all weather impervious material, and spaces shall be marked with painted lines. |
Lighting requirements: | A parking area open for night use shall have a minimum for one 9,000 lumen overhead light for each 25 parking spaces or major portion thereof. |
Parking spaces for handicapped persons: | One parking space for handicapped persons shall be provided for each 25 parking spaces, or fraction thereof, except for dwellings of less than 20 units, meeting Federal and state requirements, with access to ramps, walkways, and entrances without moving behind parked vehicles. |
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§ 153.127 OFF-STREET LOADING AND UNLOADING SPACES.
Except the CC - Core Commercial District, each lot used for commercial or industrial purposes, or multifamily residences with more than 10 units, shall provide off-street space for loading and unloading as follows:
Access: | Each space shall have access form an alley or public street. | ||
Dimensions: | Each space shall be a minimum of 12 feet by 40 feet, clear of obstructions. | ||
Space Required: | Use | Gross Floor Area (square feet) | No. of Spaces |
Retail business | For each 5,000 feet | 1 | |
Wholesale, industrial governmental, institutional educational, medical, assembly | 25,000 | 1 | |
25,001 through 99,999 | 2 | ||
100,000 through 159,000 | 3 | ||
160,000 through 239,999 | 4 | ||
240,000 through 349,000 | 5 | ||
Each additional 100,000 or fraction | 1 | ||
Multi-family residence with 10 or more units | 1 | ||
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§ 153.128 PARKING OF RECREATION, COMMERCIAL, AND UNLICENSED VEHICLES.
(A) No mobile recreation equipment or vehicle shall be parked or stored on any lot in a residential district for more than 24 hours, other than a carport, enclosed building, or rear yard. The Board of Zoning Appeals may grant a variance in case of unnecessary hardship.
(B) No vehicle or trailer subject to state licensing which does not display a current license plate shall be parked or stored on any lot in a residential district, except in an enclosed building.
(C) No more than one travel or camping vehicle per family living on the premises shall be permitted to be parked on a lot in any residential zone; and the
vehicle shall not be occupied temporarily or permanently while it is parked or stored, except in an authorized mobile home park.
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