A.

In addition to off-street parking requirements set forth in the several zone district classifications, the following standards for providing off-street parking shall apply at the time of the erection of any main building. These standards shall also be complied with when an existing building is altered or enlarged by the addition of dwelling units or guestrooms or where the use is intensified by the addition of floor space, seating capacity or seats.

B.

Where automobile parking space, provided and maintained on a lot in connection with a main building or structure at the time this title became effective, is insufficient to meet the requirements for the use with which it is associated, or where no such parking has been provided, the building or structure may be altered or enlarged, or such use may be extended provided additional parking spaces are provided to meet the standards for the use in conformity with the requirements set forth in this title for the enlargement, extension or addition purposes. The area set aside to meet these provisions must be usable and accessible for off-street parking.

(Prior code § 1887 (part))

For the buildings and structures hereinafter referred to involving large concentrations of people, there shall be a parking area for use in conjunction therewith as hereinafter provided:

A.

Theaters, Auditoriums and Similar Places of Assembly. Each building used in whole or in part for the gathering together of twenty or more persons for entertainment, amusement, deliberation or worship (unless subject to a conditional use permit) and each sports area shall, unless greater parking requirements are required elsewhere in this title, have for use in conjunction therewith and within five hundred feet of the building so used at least one parking space for each five permanent fixed seats in the auditorium or meeting hall of such building, and in cases where temporary or movable seats are provided for, there should not be less than one parking space for each forty square feet of area used for such temporary or movable seats within the auditorium or meeting hall of such building. In cases of a use as aforesaid without a building, there shall be one parking space for each five persons normally attending or using the facilities.

B.

Clubs. There shall be at least two square feet of parking area for each one square foot of floor space in the club building.

(Prior code § 1887 (a))

A.

Any portion of a structure designed to be used for automobile parking by tenants, their patrons or guests, and when no more than twenty-five percent of the spaces are to be used for public parking shall not be counted in calculating the maximum allowable gross floor area set out in the various districts in this title.

B.

Any structures designed totally for parking and designed to meet parking requirements may be located off-site but not more than one hundred fifty feet from the use that it is to serve.

(Prior code § 1887 (b))

A.

Any parcel of land used for off-street parking or vehicle sales shall be developed with paving according to city specifications, with bumper guards as specified herein. When such areas are adjacent to any residential district a masonry fence shall be constructed seventy-two inches in height behind the front setback area and thirty-six inches in height in any front setback area. Any such fence shall be approved by the planning commission.

B.

Parking required in any district must be on-site, except as provided in this chapter.

C.

Joint use of parking facilities may be allowed by the planning commission when there is an undivided interest in facilities or when several parcels with a recorded joint agreement develop.

D.

Any such facilities shall be prepared, graded and paved in such a manner to insure that all surface waters will drain into a public street, alley or storm drain. Drains in accordance with the technical specifications of the city engineer shall be provided to insure that no surface waters from such facilities shall be discharged across, over or upon any public sidewalk or adjacent property.

E.

Bumper guards or wheel stops shall be provided in such a manner to insure that no portion of any parked vehicle shall touch any wall, fence, other vehicle, building or structure, nor shall project beyond any lot lines bounding such facilities.

F.

Artificial illumination shall be provided in connection with such facilities and shall uniformly be installed, directed and shielded to confine all direct rays of artificial light within the boundaries of such facilities. The illumination to have minimum five footcandles.

G.

Excepting those portions devoted to driveways or pedestrian walkways, such facilities abutting a public street or sidewalk shall be bounded by a solid masonry wall parallel to such street not less than two feet nor more than three and one-half feet high, measured from the parking lot side.

H.

Any off-street parking area shall be surfaced with: 1) a minimum of five inches of imported base material and a double application of asphalt and gravel to the city engineer's approval, so as to be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water accumulated within the area and shall be so arranged and marked as to provide for orderly and safe loading and unloading and parking and storage of vehicles. Ingress, egress and aisle end turn-arounds shall be clearly marked. Spaces shall be marked with four-inch contrasting stripe. All surfacing, striping and markings shall be adequately maintained for the protection of public health and safety; and/or: 2) a grass-paved or other engineered landscaped surface to the city engineer's approval. Ingress, egress and aisle end turn arounds shall be clearly marked, and spaces shall be delineated with flags, pavers or other treatment to the satisfaction of the city engineer. Landscaped parking spaces may count toward required site landscaping as set forth in Section 17.20.050(I) of the Municipal Code in the I (Institutional) District as determined during project review. In no case shall landscaped parking spaces count toward required site landscaping in zoning districts other than the I (Institutional) District.

I.

Parking spaces shall have dimensions of at least nine feet by twenty feet set at an angle to the lanes of travel.

(Prior code § 1887 (c))

(Ord. No. 677, § 1, 3-8-2011)