The purpose of these off-street parking regulations are:

   (A)   To relieve congestion on the streets by requiring that parking be provide on property and off streets in relation to the parking demand generated by the property user(s).

   (B)   To promote safety and convenience for people by requiring that parking areas and driveways be located and constructed according to good standards for visibility and accessibility.

   (C)   To protect the light, air, visual amenities, and values of residential areas by the visual screening of large parking areas by limiting the parking and storage of recreational vehicles, boats, trailers and trucks in residential areas.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)

   Off-street parking shall be required as follows:

   (A)   Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of this resolution is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise to create a need for an increase of ten percent or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date of this Resolution is enlarged to the extent of 25% or more in floor area or in the area used, such building or use shall then comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.

   (B)   Off-street parking spaces are not required in the Downtown Mixed Use Overlay District, provided on street parking and public parking areas are available within the district.

   (C)   Off-street parking spaces are not required for uses in any building existing at the time of adoption of this zoning code where no off-street parking had been provided previously unless there is a change in use.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)

   A parking plan shall be required for all uses except single family detached dwellings and two family dwellings. The parking plan shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator as part of the application for the zoning certificate. The plan shall show the boundaries of the property, parking spaces, access driveways, circulation patterns, drainage and construction plans, lighting plan, boundary walls, fences and a landscaping and screening plan, as appropriate.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)

   In computing the number of parking spaces required by this code, the following shall apply:

   (A)   Where floor area is designated as the standard for determining parking space requirements, floor area shall be the sum of the gross leasable horizontal area of all floors of a non-residential building.

   (B)   Where seating capacity is designated as the standard for determining parking space requirements, the capacity shall mean the number of seating units installed or indicated for, each 20 lineal inches of seating facilities.

   (C)   Fractional numbers shall be increased to the next highest whole number.

   (D)   Parking space requirements for a use not specifically mentioned in this code shall be determined by using the most similar and restrictive parking space requirement as specified by the Zoning Administrator based on the intended use, the location of the use, the traffic arteries leading into the premises and the expected patronage or use by individuals operating motor vehicles.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)

   The following standards shall be used in order to determine the minimum number of parking spaces required for the specified use:

 

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)

   Collective parking provisions and mixed use development parking shall be as follows:

   (A)   In Retail Business and Industrial Districts, off-street parking facilities may be provided collectively by two or more establishments in the same building or several buildings. The establishments may be the same use or different uses. The collective parking must be a common area open to all users of all establishments using the collective provision. The spaces provided collectively may be reduced to 75% of the sum of the requirements computed separately.

   (B)   Off-street parking requirements for mixed uses in one or more buildings not classified as a shopping center shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately, reduced to the extent permitted by the collective provisions.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)

   Provisions for off-street parking off-site shall be as follows:

   (A)   (1)   Off-street parking requirements for private property as set forth in this chapter, must be provided for on-site or within 250 feet from the subject property, measured between the nearest corner of the parcel to contain the off-site off-street parking and parcel upon which the land use occurs.

      (2)   The applicant shall submit a drawing identifying the location of the off-site off-street parking, the number of spaces available, and the distance to the parcel where the land use occurs. The applicant shall also provide evidence of ownership or availability of the off-site off-street parking for use toward the total off-street parking requirements.

   (B)   If a public parking lot is located within 250 feet of the subject parcel, the applicant may consider use of such parking up to a maximum of 50% of the total off-street parking required, subject to the Planning and Zoning Commission approval pursuant to the reasonable availability of such public parking to serve the public interests.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)

   Every non-residential use for which off-street parking is required must provide a minimum of three off-street parking spaces even though the calculation of the required spaces may be less than three.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)

   Any use incorporating a drive through or drive-in facility through which business is transacted with any customer, without the need for the customer to leave their automobile or motor vehicle, shall be regulated as follows:

   (A)   Drive through or drive in facilities shall provide sufficient stacking length for at least five vehicles in each drive through or drive-in lane.

   (B)   Such stacking areas shall not obstruct off- street parking spaces.

   (C)   Stacking spaces shall be situated in such a manner that vehicles using the drive through or drive-in facilities are traveling in a continuous forward motion.

   (D)   A bypass lane shall be required to permit unimpeded circulation around a drive through lane. A bypass lane shall not include parking spaces.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)

   All off-street parking facilities including entrances, exits, circulation areas and parking spaces shall be in accordance with the following standards and specifications:

   (A)   Dimensions. Minimum standards dimensions for off-street parking spaces shall be as follows:

 

 

   (B)   Striping. All parking areas with a capacity of over five vehicles, shall be striped between stalls to facilitate the movement into and out of the parking stalls.

   (C)   Wheel blocks. Whenever a parking lot extends to a property line, wheel blocks or other suitable devices, shall be installed to prevent any part of a parked vehicle from extending beyond the property line or into any required landscaping or screening.

   (D)   Screening and landscaping. Whenever a parking area for five or more vehicles is located in, or adjacent to a residential district, or is adjacent to a church, school, or other institution located on an adjoining lot, it shall be effectively screened on all sides which adjoin or face any property used for these purposes on adjacent lots. Screening shall be as established in § 1276.07.

   (E)   Maintenance. The owner of property used for parking shall maintain such area in good condition without holes and free of all trash, abandoned or junk vehicles, and other rubbish.

   (F)   Access requirements. Any off-street parking area accessed from a public right-of-way shall be designed in such a manner that any vehicle leaving or entering the parking area shall be traveling in a forward motion. Access driveways for parking areas or loading spaces shall be located in such a way that any vehicle entering or exiting the area shall be clearly visible to any pedestrian or motorist approaching the access or driveway from a public or private street. The entrance and exits to the parking area shall be clearly marked.

   (G)   Paving. All parking spaces, together with driveways, aisles, and the other circulation areas shall be surfaced with bituminous concrete or equivalent pavement material to provide a durable, dustless surface.

   (H)   Drainage. All parking areas shall provide for proper drainage of surface water to prevent the drainage of such water onto adjacent properties and onto sidewalks. For any off-street parking area of more than five vehicles, plans for drainage shall be submitted to the City Engineer for approval prior to the commencement of construction.

   (I)   Lighting. Any parking area for five or more vehicles, which is intended to be used during non-daylight hours, shall be illuminated. Lighting fixtures shall be as follows:

      (1)   Any lights used to illuminate a parking lot shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining property.

      (2)   All lighting fixtures serving parking lots shall be of full cutoff fixtures. Such shielding shall obstruct a line of sight to the bulb with an opaque material when viewed from the property line.

      (3)   Light poles used in lots designed to contain 50 vehicles or less shall not exceed 20 feet in height.

   (K)   Minimum distance and setbacks. Minimum distances and setbacks shall be as follows:

      (1)   In any business or industrial district, off-street parking spaces may occupy all or any part of any required side or rear yard except where the parking space abuts any residential district in which case a minimum five foot setback shall be required from the residential district line.

      (2)   In any residential district, or on the same lot with a one or two family residence building in any other district, the parking area, except for parking on driveways, shall not be located within the front yard or required side yard for such residential district or building. In no case, shall any part of a parking area be closer than five feet to any established street or alley right-of-way.

   (L)   Parking of commercial vehicles in parking lots. Commercial vehicles with or without signage, which are over nine feet in width and 18 feet in length, shall not be parked in a parking area when not in use or during non-business hours. Such vehicles shall be parked or stored in the required off-street loading space(s).

   (M)   Signage. Except for one directional sign at each point of ingress and egress, no advertising signs shall be erected in any required off-street parking area. Such signs shall not exceed dimensions and requirements of the sign regulations of this code.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)

   The parking and storage of recreational vehicles, boats and trucks shall be as follows:

   (A)   In all residential districts, only passenger cars, which do not exceed 20 feet in length, may be parked or stored upon a driveway or parking area as defined elsewhere in the City Codified Ordinances, or within a garage area, or other permitted enclosed structure.

   (B)   All other motor vehicles, boats, trucks and trailers, not described in division (A) of this section, shall be stored or parked on residential property only within a permitted enclosed structure or as otherwise specifically permitted as hereafter described:

      (1)   Any recreational vehicles, boats on trailers, trucks, and trailers may be parked on driveways for periods which do not exceed a total cumulative time of 72 hours during any calendar month, for the limited purposes of loading, unloading, cleaning or effecting minor repairs or routine, minor maintenance.

      (2)   One recreational vehicle, one boat on a trailer, or one trailer, may be stored in an unenclosed area of the side or rear yard as further described in this division (B), rear or side yard, but no closer than five feet to the nearest lot line, or any right-of-way line. However, such recreational vehicle, boat on a trailer, or a trailer, shall not exceed 30 feet in length, or 11 feet in height, measured as is. Storage of such a vehicle in a side or rear yard is permissible only if the wheels of the vehicle are placed on an improved surface of sufficient size to accommodate each wheel and sufficiently thick to support the weight of the vehicle.

         (a)   No temporary or permanent human occupancy may occur therein, except or loading, unloading, effecting minor repairs or routine maintenance, or while in the process of actual transportation.

         (b)   If a recreational vehicle, a boat on a trailer, or a trailer is stored in the side or rear yard, it must be placed on an improved surface meeting the municipality’s building and zoning code requirements. The improved surface for storage must extend continuously from the existing driveway or alley, must be no closer to the street than the front building line and must maintain the required number of off-street parking spaces.

         (c)   Without regard to whether vehicles are resting on wheels, no more than one recreational vehicle, one boat on a trailer, or one trailer may be stored in an unenclosed area on any residential parcel or residential lot.

         (d)   Equipment used in construction work and commercial tractors shall not be stored, or parked, on residential property except as provided herein. Vehicles used and needed in connection with permitted construction or other permitted improvements on the residential property are not subject to this zoning code during the period involved of actual need or use.

         (e)   All vehicles stored or parked in open areas or on driveways, or on parking areas, shall be roadworthy and currently licensed at all times. All boats on trailers stored in open areas or parked on driveways shall be water worthy at all times. Vehicles and boats which are undergoing minor repairs or maintenance, the duration of which does not exceed 30 calendar days, shall not be considered to be in violation of this subdivision, provided such units are restored to roadworthy/water worthy condition before the elapse of the 30 calendar days.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03; Am. Ord. 2004-103, passed 11-16-04)

   In connection with every building or part thereof hereafter erected, except residential dwellings, there shall be provided, on the same lot with such buildings, off-street loading spaces or berths, for uses which customarily receive or distribute material or merchandise by vehicle, in accordance with the requirements of this section.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)

   Loading space as required under this section shall be provided as area in addition to off-street parking spaces required by other provisions of this chapter and shall not be considered as part of the off-street parking space calculations. In no case, shall an off-street loading space obstruct the public right-of-way.

 

 

   All off-street loading spaces shall be in accordance with the following standards and specifications:

   (A)   Dimension. Each off-street loading space shall be at least ten feet in width by 40 feet in length having a vertical clearance of 15 feet or more, plus adequate area for ingress or egress.

   (B)   Surfacing. All loading spaces shall be graded and provided with a durable and dustless hard surface of asphalt, concrete, or other suitable materials capable of withstanding 1,000 pounds per square inch (psi).

   (C)   Drainage. All loading spaces shall provide for proper drainage of surface water to prevent the drainage of such water onto adjacent properties and onto sidewalks. Plans for drainage shall be submitted to the City Engineer for approval prior to the commencement of construction.

   (D)   Location. All required loading spaces shall be off-street and shall be located on the same lot as the specific use to be served. No loading space shall be located within a required front yard. No loading space shall be located within a rear yard when such yard is adjacent to a Residential District unless sufficient buffering and screening is installed.

   (E)   Access. All required off-street loading spaces shall have access from a public street or alley in such a manner that any vehicle entering and leaving the premises is traveling in a forward motion.

   (F)   Screening. In addition to the setback requirements specified above, screening shall be provided on each side of an off-street loading space that abuts any residential district. Screening shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 1276, of this zoning code.

   (G)   Lighting. Lighting fixtures for off-street loading spaces shall be as follows:

      (1)   Any lights used to illuminate an off- street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining property.

      (2)   All lighting fixtures serving off-street parking areas shall be of full cutoff fixtures. Such shielding shall obstruct a line of sight to the bulb with an opaque material when viewed from the property line.

   (H)   Maintenance. The owner of property used for off-street loading and unloading shall maintain such area in good condition without holes and free of all trash, abandoned or junk vehicles, and other rubbish.

(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)