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Raytown City Zoning Code

ARTICLE X

- ADDITIONAL PARKING REGULATIONS

Sec. 50-538.- Application.

These additional parking regulations, as well as the parking regulations of each zoning district, are intended to ensure that all uses of land have a parking space component requiring adequate off-street parking for such use. Such parking spaces shall be paved and located entirely on private property with no portion except the necessary drives extending into any street or other public way. Such parking spaces shall be located on the same lot or tract of land as the dwelling or building served, except, where necessary, such required parking may be provided on other land properly zoned within 300 feet. Portions of the same piece of property cannot be used to meet parking requirements more than once. If parking requirements are met by providing such parking on land within 300 feet, the property owner seeking to meet the parking requirements shall secure a permanent agreement with the owner of that other property to allow such off-site parking. Such agreement shall be filed with the register of deeds. Parking shall be provided in quantities stated in the various zoning district regulations, except that certain occupancies that may have unusual parking needs are listed below. The issuance of building permits shall require compliance with the following standard, and the parking requirements of these zoning regulations are a minimum, even though a site plan may have been approved previously that included fewer parking spaces due to the unknown or changing status of occupants.

(Comp. Ord. of 4-20-2010, § 22-1)

Sec. 50-539. - Supplementary parking requirements.

(a)

Each parking space for the accommodation of an automobile shall be at least 325 square feet for parking and maneuvering. An individual parking space shall be at least nine feet in width by 18 feet in length. Each parking space for the accommodation of a truck or bus shall be an off-street loading berth at least 14 feet in width by 50 feet in length, with an 18-foot height clearance. All such off-street loading berths shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner that will least interfere with traffic movement. No vehicle repair or service work shall be performed on any such off-street loading berth.

(b)

No more than one off-street parking space within a private garage or private carport shall be rented or leased for the purposes of parking a vehicle to a non-resident of the premises.

(c)

No off-street parking space or off-street loading berth shall interfere with the vision triangle. In industrial areas, no such off-street loading berth shall be located less than 100 feet from the building restriction line of a dwelling unless such berth is screened from public view by a fence, wall or hedge at least 75 percent solid and at least six feet in height.

(d)

For commercial and industrial uses, the number of such off-street parking spaces shall be the sum of the individual requirements of the various individual establishments computed separately in accordance with this section. Such parking spaces for one such establishment shall not be considered as providing the number of such parking spaces for any other establishment.

(e)

Parking regulations for Industrial District (M).

(1)

Each structure used for manufacturing or industrial purposes shall provide two off-street parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, plus an additional space to be determined by the planning commission for storage of trucks or other vehicles used in connection with such industry.

(2)

Administrative offices associated with another permitted use shall provide 2½ off-street parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of floor area.

(3)

Offices, warehouses and laboratories shall provide one off-street parking space for each employee, based on estimated maximum daily or maximum eight-hour shift requirements in a 24-hour period.

(f)

Accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided as required in this section, unless otherwise stipulated herein:

Animal hospitals One parking space for each employee plus one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
Apartment hotels, boarding houses, hotels and motels One parking space per two employees, plus one parking space per guest room or residence unit plus one space for each ten guest units. Restaurant and/or assembly space shall be separately calculated
Assembly halls and auditoriums One parking space per three seats or one parking space for each 100 square feet of usable floor area if no fixed seating exists
Automobile carwash Two holding spaces for each carwashing stall plus one drying space for each car-washing stall
Automobile service stations and repair garages One parking space for each employee plus two spaces for each service bay plus one for each 500 square feet of floor area
Barbershops and beauty shops Three parking spaces for each operator or chair
Bowling alleys Five parking spaces for each lane. Restaurant and/or assembly space shall be separately calculated
Cartage, express, parcel delivery and freight terminal establishments One parking space for each two employees plus one parking space for each vehicle maintained on the premises
Child care centers and preschools One parking space for each employee plus one parking space for each three-person segment of the permitted occupancy
Churches, temples, theaters, athletic fields and other seating facilities One parking space per three seats
Community center, dance or music studios, personal services establishments and retail shops One parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area, plus one for each 400 square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet
Elementary and junior high schools One space for each faculty and staff person
Fire Stations One off-street parking space for every fireman on duty
Financial institutions One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
Golf courses, miniature golf courses, driving ranges Two parking spaces per hole or driving range position
Hospitals, sanitariums or homes for convalescent or aged One parking space per three beds, plus one parking space per staff and visiting doctor
Industrial establishment One parking space for each employee, based on estimated maximum daily or maximum eight-hour shift requirements in a 24-hour period
Laundromats or dry-cleaning shop One space for each washing machine
Libraries, art galleries and museums One parking space per two employees, plus one parking space per 500 square feet of service floor area
Medical and dental clinics or offices One parking space for each 200 square feet of floor plan
Mortuaries and funeral homes One parking space per two employees, plus one parking space per four seats
Outdoor and indoor sales One parking space for each 1,000 square feet of open sales lot area plus one parking space for each 400 square feet of indoor sales area plus one parking space for each service bay and employee
Police stations One off-street parking space for every person on duty, plus each official vehicle, plus one space for every three in lock-up capacity
Restaurants and cafeterias, including drive-in establishments One parking space per 100 square feet of gross floor area
Retail establishments other than those establishments indicated elsewhere in this section One parking space per 200 square feet of floor area
Secondary and post-secondary schools One parking space for each faculty member and other employee plus one parking space for every six students based on the maximum design capacity for pupils
Swimming pools and clubs One parking space for each 38 square feet of water area
Taverns or clubs, including those serving alcoholic or cereal malt beverages One parking space per 100 square feet of gross floor area
Two-Family Dwellings Three off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit. Parking spaces located in carports and/or garages will count toward meeting this requirement. Direct street access shall be provided for not less than two spaces per dwelling unit.

 

(g)

Any use not included in the parking requirements of this section shall be determined by the director of the community development department.

(h)

All off-street parking areas, including driveways, constructed after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived shall be paved with asphalt, concrete or a similar material.

(Comp. Ord. of 4-20-2010, §§ 5-3, 11-4, 22-2; Ord. No. 5708-22, § 1, 10-18-2022)

Sec. 50-540. - Off-street loading requirements.

(a)

For every building, structure or part thereof, intended or used for manufacturing, warehousing, retailing, wholesaling or other uses involving receipt or distribution of vehicles, materials, supplies or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services.

(b)

Such loading and unloading space shall be an area at least 14 feet by 50 feet, with 18-foot height clearance and shall be provided according to the following table:

Kind of Class or Use
Number of square feet of gross floor area (except floor area below the ground story) in buildings used for retail and wholesale, manufacturing and storage, etc. Number of Loading Spaces Required
  3,000 to 24,999 (incl.) 1
  25,000 to 84,999 2
  85,000 to 154,999 3
  155,000 to 234,999 4
  235,000 to 324,999 5
  325,000 to 424,999 6
  425,000 to 534,999 7
  535,000 to 634,999 8
  635,000 to 774,999 9
  775,000 to 924,999 10

 

(Comp. Ord. of 4-20-2010, § 22-3)

Sec. 50-541. - Parking area standards.

(a)

Each parking space stall shall have a minimum depth, width and maneuvering space consistent with city standards. All lots shall have van-accessible parking spaces meeting the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

(b)

All parking spaces shall be constructed with a paved surface in accordance with city standards.

(c)

The board of aldermen, in its discretion, may require the landowner to provide fencing or landscaping to be used and maintained as screening for the protection of neighboring uses.

(d)

All off-street parking areas and access drives that serve such uses shall be planned or engineered to assure proper drainage of surface water.

(e)

The director of community development department may require plans to be prepared and approved to assure proper design and construction of any off-street parking spaces and access drives if conditions of the site are such that compliance with these requirements may be difficult or may pose a potential problem with adjacent properties.

(f)

Any lights used to illuminate the parking area shall be arranged, located or screened to direct light away from adjoining or abutting residential district.

(g)

When a determination of the number of off-street parking spaces results in a requirement of a fractional space, the fraction of one-half or less may be disregarded and a fraction in excess of one-half shall be counted as one parking space.

(Comp. Ord. of 4-20-2010, § 22-4; Ord. No. 5708-22, § 1, 10-18-2022)