(A) All developments in all zoning districts shall provide a sufficient number of parking spaces to accommodate the number of vehicles that is likely to be attracted to a specific development. Please refer to the following criteria:

(1) Number of spaces by building type.

*1 – Parking for accessory uses of restaurants, lounges, banquet and meeting rooms and convention facilities may be reduced by 40%. The 40% reduction does not apply to uses not identified in the sentence above.

(B) An applicant for a building permit must submit plans showing location, arrangement, and dimensions of the parking facilities, turning spaces, drives, aisles, and ingress and egress for approval by Development Services Department (DSD).

(C) The number of required parking spaces must be provided on the same lot where the principal use associated with the parking spaces is located. Spaces may be provided on adjacent or nearby lots; provided, that the number of off-site parking spaces does not exceed 25% of the total number of required spaces. The off-site parking spaces must be located within 300 feet of a public entrance or a principal building housing the use associated with the parking. A developer wishing to take advantage of these provisions must present a legally recorded document indicating that he has the irrevocable permission of the owner or agent in charge of the area where the off-site parking will be located to use such spaces. (See subsections (H) and (I) of this section for options.)

(D) Design standards.

(1) All facilities must provide appropriate access to a street, alley or public thoroughfare.

(2) Parking aisle widths shall conform to the following widths:

(a) Aisle widths.

(3) Driveways shall not be less than 10 feet in width for one-way traffic and 20 feet in width for two-way traffic, except that 10-foot-wide driveways are permissible for two-way traffic when the driveway is no longer than 50 feet, it does not provide access for more than six spaces, and there is sufficient turning space so that vehicles do not need to back onto a public street. Each parking space shall consist of an area of not less than nine feet in width by 18 feet in length exclusive of driveway area, except in the following situations:

(a) In parking areas containing 10 or more parking spaces, up to 20% of the parking spaces may contain a rectangular area of seven and one-half feet by 15 feet in length; provided, that such spaces are conspicuously designated as reserved for small or compact cars only.

(b) Wherever parking areas consist of parallel parking spaces, the dimensions of such parking spaces shall not be less than nine feet by 22 feet.

(4) Vehicle accommodation areas shall be designed so that vehicles may exit parking areas without backing onto arterial streets and shall be designed so that sanitation, emergency, and other public service vehicles can serve the development without the necessity of backing unreasonable distances or making other dangerous or hazardous turning movements.

(5) Parking areas shall be designed so that vehicles do not extend beyond the property lines.

(6) Parking areas shall be designed so that traffic circulation allows vehicles to proceed safely without posing a danger to pedestrians and other vehicles and without interfering with parking areas.

(7) Parking areas shall be properly maintained in all respects. In particular, markings shall be kept clearly visible and distinct.

(8) Parking areas, loading and unloading areas, and the driveways constructed to service those areas shall be paved and/or stabilized with asphalt paving or other suitable material as determined by DSD.

(E) Accessible parking spaces.

(1) Accessible parking space size. Each required accessible space shall consist of an area of at least nine feet wide and shall have an adjacent access aisle five feet wide, minimum. At least one of the required accessible parking spaces shall be van accessible, a minimum of nine feet wide with an adjacent access aisle a minimum of eight feet wide. One of every six accessible parking spaces must be designated van accessible. Parking access aisles shall be part of the accessible route to the building or facility entrance and shall comply with this chapter and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Two accessible parking spaces may share a common access aisle. Parked vehicle overhangs shall not reduce the clear width of an accessible circulation route.

(2) Every parking lot shall have a minimum number of designated disabled parking spaces as provided herein (per the current state and federal ADA standards):

(a) Number of accessible parking spaces.

(3) The designated disabled parking spaces shall be located so as to provide the most convenient access to entryways or to the nearest curb cut or ramp and must be clearly designated as such as per ADA specifications.

(4) No building permit shall be issued for the construction or substantial renovation of a commercial building inviting public access, unless the parking lot has designated disabled parking spaces as delineated herein.

(5) A sign or other designation posted after July 1, 2010, at an accessible parking space pursuant to this section shall include the language “Violators are subject to a fine and/or towing.”

(F) Wherever the normal operation of a development requires that goods, merchandise, or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped from that development, a sufficient off-street loading and unloading area must be provided in accordance with the following:

(1) The area must be of sufficient size to accommodate the numbers and types of vehicles that are likely to use this area given the nature of the development.

(a) Number of spaces by gross leasable area of building.

(2) Loading and unloading areas shall be located and designed so that the vehicles intended to use them can maneuver safely without obstructing or interfering with any public right-of-way, parking space, or parking lot aisle.

(3) No area allocated to loading and unloading facilities may be used to satisfy the parking area requirements of the development or vice versa.

(G) Recognizing that the parking requirements set forth in this section cannot cover every possible situation, or a use is not mentioned, the parking requirements for such use shall be determined by the City Development Department Director, or designee, using this section as a guide, and:

(1) Whenever the Department allows or requires a deviation from the parking requirements set forth herein, it shall record the parking requirement that it imposes and the reasons for allowing the deviation.

(2) If the Department concludes, based upon information it receives in consideration of a specific development proposal, that the requirements for a particular use classification are in error, the Department shall initiate a request for an amendment to the table of parking requirements as set forth herein.

(H) Reduction for mixed or joint use of parking spaces. Upon application under the procedural requirements of a variance the City Planning and Zoning Board may authorize a reduction in the total number of required parking spaces for two or more uses jointly providing off-street parking. However, in no case may the reduction be less than the required parking for the use with the largest number of required parking spaces plus 40% of the other required parking spaces. All uses must be on the same parcel, or parcels where the closest point between the parcels is a minimum of 250 feet (see also Article III: Supplemental Regulations and Standards). No part of any off-street parking area required for any building or use shall be included as a part of an off-street parking area similarly required for another building or use unless the Planning and Zoning Board shall find that the type of use indicates that the period of usage will not overlap or be concurrent with each other.

(I) Reduced parking requirement. Upon application under the procedural requirements of a variance the City Planning and Zoning Board may authorize a reduction in the total number of required parking spaces for nonresidential land uses in areas where a public parking lot or public on-street parking is available to serve and provide parking for a nonresidential land use. The amount of off-street parking may only be reduced by up to 50% of the required off-street parking. Such reduction in required off-street parking does not waive any requirements for a land use or property to improve any off-street parking area necessary to meet the requirements of these regulations, including but not limited to stormwater management, ADA accessible parking, and landscaping. When authorizing a reduction in required off-street parking, the Planning and Zoning Board may impose certain conditions and terms necessary to promote the intent and implement the requirements of these regulations. In determining the degree or amount of parking required for a particular use or location the Planning and Zoning Board’s determination shall be based on the following criteria:

(1) A property survey and parking site plan, indicating the amount of off-street parking available or proposed for the use and calculations of required off-street parking for the land use;

(2) The amount and availability of on-street and public parking in the vicinity of the use requesting the reduction;

(3) The present demand on existing on-street and public parking in the vicinity of the use requesting the reduction; and

(4) Future availability of on-street and public parking in the vicinity of the use requesting the reduction.

(J) Bicycle parking. Provisions shall be made for no less than two spaces and up to two percent of the required automotive parking spaces. The bicycle parking area and/or facilities shall be of an acceptable design and location, and shown on the site plan and approved as part of the site plan approval process and final development order and/or building permit.

(K) Commercial vehicle/equipment on residential property.

(1) One commercial vehicle/equipment may only be parked on a developed residential property provided:

(a) It is parked in a parking space; maximum size of nine feet by 28 feet; and

(b) It is designed as a van, pickup truck or similar vehicle; and

(c) It is not more than 28 feet in length or no more than 10 feet in height.

(2) One commercial vehicle/equipment not meeting the requirement of subsection (K)(1) of this section may only be parked on a developed residential property provided:

(a) Such is parked beyond the profile of the home with lawfully permitted physical blinding to provide visual abatement from the street and the properties adjacent to the subject property.

(b) A “lawfully permitted physical blinding” means a structure, screening or structure that is in accordance with all existing applicable codes including but not limited to building codes, fire codes, and zoning codes.

(3) A vehicle that is engaged in the expeditious process of loading or unloading passengers or freight is permitted to be parked for a reasonable time period to permit the loading or unloading.

(Ord. 18-20; Am. Ord. 19-20)