The regulations of this chapter are intended to help promote economically viable and beneficial use of land and avoid the negative impacts that can result from establishing sometimes arbitrary minimum motor vehicle parking requirements. Such adverse impacts include increased costs for and barriers to development, leaving valuable land unproductive, increasing stormwater runoff, degrading water quality and negatively affecting community appearance. The regulations are also intended to accommodate nonmotorized transportation alternatives. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)

Off-street motor vehicle parking spaces must be provided in accordance with the minimum ratios established in this section. See section 10-10-3 of this chapter for additional information about bicycle parking requirements.

   A.   Residential:

      1.   Household Living Uses: Uses in the household living use subcategory (see subsection 10-6-3A of this title) must provide at least one off-street motor vehicle parking space per dwelling unit; apartment/condo projects must provide an additional 0.5 off-street motor vehicle parking spaces for each dwelling unit with more than one bedroom.

      2.   Group Living Uses: Uses in the group living use subcategory (see subsection 10-6-3B of this title) must provide at least one off-street motor vehicle parking space per dwelling unit or at least one off-street motor vehicle parking space per four (4) sleeping rooms.

   B.   Nonresidential: There is no minimum off-street motor vehicle parking requirement for nonresidential uses, provided that uses requiring special exception approval may be subject to minimum parking requirements established at the time of special exception approval. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)

   A.   Purposes: This section establishes requirements for the provision of short-term bicycle parking. Short-term bicycle parking is generally intended to serve the needs of cyclists who park their bicycles for short time periods, including customers, clients, students and other short-term visitors.

   B.   Spaces Required: Short-term bicycle parking spaces must be provided in accordance with the minimum ratios established in table 10-1 of this section.

 

   C.   Location And Design:

      1.   Location: Short-term bicycle parking spaces must be located in highly visible areas that do not interfere with pedestrian movements. At least fifty percent (50%) of required short-term bicycle parking spaces must be located within one hundred feet (100') of a customer entrance, with the remainder located no more than three hundred feet (300') from any entrance. Short-term bicycle parking must be located on the subject lot, unless a license has been approved by the City to allow private bicycle parking facilities to be located in the right-of-way.

      2.   Design: Required short-term bicycle parking spaces must:

         a.   Consist of bike racks or lockers that are anchored so that they cannot be easily removed;

         b.   Be of solid construction, resistant to rust, corrosion, hammers, and saws;

         c.   Allow both the bicycle frame and the wheels to be locked with the bicycle in an upright position using a standard U-lock;

         d.   Be designed so as not to cause damage to the bicycle;

         e.   Facilitate easy locking without interference from or to adjacent bicycles; and

         f.   Have minimum dimensions of two feet (2') in width by six feet (6') in length, with a minimum overhead vertical clearance of seven feet (7').

   D.   Special Exceptions:

      1.   Reductions of short-term bicycle parking requirements may be approved in accordance with the special exception procedures of section 10-15-12 of this title.

      2.   Modifications of bicycle parking design and location requirements may be approved in accordance with the special exception procedures of section 10-15-12 of this title. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)

   A.   Off-street parking spaces are intended to serve residents, tenants, patrons, employees, or guests of the principal use. Off- street parking areas may only be used for the temporary parking of licensed motor vehicles in operating condition.

   B.   Off-street parking spaces may not be used for the storage, display or sale of goods, equipment or materials. No motor vehicle repair work of any kind is permitted in an off-street parking space.

   C.   Parking spaces may be used for electric vehicle charging. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)

Off-street parking is prohibited in front and street side setback areas in R Zoning Districts. This provision is not intended to prohibit parking on an approved driveway on a lot occupied by a detached house, patio house, townhouse or duplex. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)

   A.   Applicability: The parking area design regulations of this section apply to all off-street parking lots for motor vehicles, whether containing required parking spaces or non-required parking spaces.

   B.   Ingress And Egress: All parking areas must be designed to allow vehicles to enter and exit a street and cross public sidewalks in a forward motion, except that this requirement does not apply to lots with access on a minor street.

   C.   Stall Size: Parking spaces must be at least 8.5 feet in width and eighteen feet (18') in length, exclusive of access drives and aisles. In parking areas where permanent wheel stops have been installed, 2.5 feet of the parking space length (depth) beyond the wheel stop may be counted as part of the required stall length if that area is unobstructed and not part of another parking stall, drive aisle or sidewalk.

   D.   Parking Area Layout (Geometrics): Parking areas must be designed and marked in accordance with the dimensional standards of table 10-2 of this section, which shows minimum dimensions for various parking layouts (angles). Requirements for layouts or angles not shown in table 10-2 of this section may be interpolated from the layouts shown, as approved by the Community Development Director.

   A = Stall angle, B = Stall width, C = Stall length, D = Aisle width (1-way/2-way)

 

   E.   Tandem Parking: Tandem parking spaces may be used to satisfy minimum parking requirements for household living uses when the spaces are assigned to the same dwelling unit. In all other cases, required parking spaces must be designed to allow each parking space to be accessed without passing through another parking space. Tandem parking arrangements must have a minimum stall of 8.5 feet and a minimum length of thirty six feet (36').

   F.   Surfacing:

      1.   All off-street parking areas must be surfaced with a dustless, all-weather surface unless otherwise expressly stated in this UDO. Parking area surfacing must be completed prior to initiation of the use to be served by the parking.

      2.   All motorized vehicles designed for travel upon public streets and that are being parked, stored or displayed for sale must be parked, stored or displayed on dustless, all-weather surface. This surfacing requirement does not apply to junk or salvage yards or to storage areas for agricultural, industrial or construction equipment. Other requests for use of alternative surfacing require approval in accordance with the special exception procedures of section 10-15-12 of this title.

      3.   Pervious pavement or pervious pavement systems, including pervious asphalt, pervious concrete, modular pavers designed to funnel water between blocks, lattice or honeycomb shaped concrete grids with turf grass or gravel filled voids to funnel water, plastic geocells with turf grass or gravel, reinforced turf grass or gravel with overlaid or embedded meshes, resin-bound pervious pavement systems, or similar structured and durable systems are allowed as parking lot surfacing materials. Gravel, turf, or other materials that are not part of a structured system designed to manage stormwater are not considered pervious pavement or a pervious pavement system. Pervious pavement and pervious pavement systems must comply with the following:

         a.   Materials must be installed and maintained in accordance with all applicable City standards. Damaged areas must be promptly repaired. Gravel that has migrated from a pervious pavement system onto adjacent areas must be regularly swept and removed.

         b.   Accessible parking spaces and accessible routes from the accessible space to the principal structure or use served must comply with the Building Code.

         c.   Pervious pavement or pervious pavement systems are prohibited in areas used for the dispensing of gasoline or other liquid engine fuels or where other hazardous materials are used or stored.

         d.   Pervious asphalt, pervious concrete, or modular pavers may be used for drive aisles and driveways, but no other pervious pavement systems may be used in such areas unless expressly approved by the Community Development Director.

         e.   Pervious pavement or pervious pavement systems that utilize gravel with overlaid or embedded mesh or geocells may be used only in Industrial Zoning Districts.

         f.   Parking areas with pervious pavement or pervious pavement systems must have the parking spaces marked as required by this chapter, except that pervious pavement systems that utilize gravel or turf may use alternative marking to indicate the location of the parking space, including markings at the end of spaces on the drive aisle or curbing, wheel stops, or concrete or paver strips in lieu of painted lines.

   G.   Vertical Clearance: All parking spaces must have overhead vertical clearance of at least seven feet (7').

   H.   Landscaping And Screening: See chapter 11 of this title. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)

   A.   Spaces Required: Establishments with drive-through facilities must provide stacking spaces for each drive-through station as indicated in table 10-3 of this section:

 

   B.   Dimensions: Each lane of stacking spaces must be at least 8.5 feet in width and at least eighteen feet (18') in length. Stacking lanes must be delineated with pavement markings.

   C.   Location And Design:

      1.   Stacking lanes must be located on the subject property. They may not be located within required driveways or drive aisles and may not interfere with access to parking and ingress and egress from the street.

      2.   All areas associated with drive-through facilities, including drive-through signs, stacking lanes, trash receptacles, loudspeakers and service windows must be located to the rear or on the non-street-facing side of the property. Drive-through lanes must be set back at least ten feet (10') from abutting R- Zoned lots, and a screening wall or fence must be provided along the common lot line in accordance with the F1 screening regulations of subsection 10-11-5C2 of this title.

   D.   Pedestrian Access: The principal pedestrian access to the entrance of the use from a public sidewalk may not cross the drive-through facility stacking lane. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)

Accessible parking facilities must be provided in accordance with the Building Code. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)

Off-street loading areas must be designed so that all vehicle maneuvering and loading/unloading operations will occur on private property. Unenclosed off-street loading areas may not be located within fifty feet (50') of any abutting R-Zoned properties unless the loading area is screened on all sides abutting the R-Zoned property in accordance with the F1 screening regulations of subsection 10-11-5C2 of this title. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)

   A.   Applicability: An on-site circulation system for pedestrian and non-motorized travel must be provided in accordance with the requirements of this section for all lots occupied by buildings, except for:

      1.   Residential buildings containing four (4) or fewer dwelling units;

      2.   Agricultural uses;

      3.   Industrial or other uses without a resident- or customer- entrance; and

      4.   Uses, other than parking lots, that do not include a principal building intended for regular human occupancy.

   B.   Required Connections: The pedestrian circulation system must provide safe, direct and convenient pedestrian access connecting main entrances of buildings and uses with all other such entrances and with available access points including parking, streets, sidewalks and transit stops. In the case of building or site additions, these requirements apply only to the new or expanded areas.

   C.   Design: Required on-site pedestrian circulation facilities must be designed and constructed in accordance with the following requirements:

      1.   Pedestrian access must consist of an accessible, easily- discernible walkway or multi-use path with a minimum width of five feet (5').

      2.   The pedestrian access surface located on private property must be constructed of concrete, asphalt or other fixed, firm and nonslip material, approved by the Community Development Director.

      3.   Pedestrian access routes that cross parking lots, drive aisles or other parking lots must be clearly differentiated from the vehicle surface through the use of physical separation or by durable, low-maintenance materials such as pavers, bricks, scored concrete, pavement textures or painted surfaces to define places of pedestrian movement. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)