A parking plan for all but single-family detached residential dwellings must be submitted along with building plans for approval by the building inspector. All required off-street parking facilities (other than those for single-family dwellings), including entrances, exits, and maneuvering areas, shall comply with the following provisions. Each parking facility:

(a)

Shall have access to a public street;

(b)

Shall be graded and paved, including access drive(s), and be curbed when needed for effective drainage control;

(c)

Shall have all spaces marked with paint lines, curb stones or other similar devices;

(d)

Shall contain parking spaces each having not less than 300 square feet per parking space, which includes room for aisles and approaches;

(e)

Shall be drained so as to prevent damage to abutting properties or public streets;

(f)

Shall be separated from sidewalks and streets in public rights-of-way by wheel bumpers and by a strip of land at least ten feet wide reserved as open space and planted in grass;

(g)

Shall have adequate lighting if the facilities are to be used at night, provided such lighting shall be arranged and installed so as not to reflect or cause glare on abutting properties;

(h)

Shall be designed to conform to the geometric design standards of the Institute of Traffic Engineers; and

(i)

All new commercial parking lots shall provide adequate lighting for security of pedestrians. Said lighting shall have a minimum of two foot-candles, and a uniformity ratio of at least 5:1. This subsection shall become effective immediately for all new commercial construction. Lighting at the edge of parking lots shall be directed away from residents to prevent glare. The chief building official shall enforce the requirements of this subsection.

(j)

Surfacing. The parking of any vehicle on any lot in any district other than a surface treated and hardened with concrete, asphalt, tar and gravel mix, or the like, to accommodate such vehicle, is prohibited except as provided in this section. (All tires of vehicle must be on hardened surface). In heavy industrial (HI) zoning districts, parking may be provided on gravel for heavy equipment (such as but not limited to dozers, loaders, compactors, cranes and the like in excess of 12,500 pounds) or semi-tractor trailers as long as there is a paved apron from the right-of-way 75 feet into the property that is at least 20 feet wide; said parking must be screened with a combination of landscaping and/or fencing subject to the approval of the community development department when visible from an adjacent property zoned in a more restrictive category or a local or minor roadway as defined on the city thoroughfare plan, as may be amended from time to time. If there is a building on a property zoned heavy industrial (HI), there shall be paved access to and around the building in accordance with all fire access requirements. Any required parking based on building size or use for vehicles under 12,500 pounds shall be paved and striped to city standards.

(Ord. No. 2017-02, 1-17-17; Ord. No. 2022-13, 6-6-22)

The required parking spaces for any number of separate uses may be combined in one lot, but the required space assigned to one use may not be assigned to another use at the same time except that one-half of the parking spaces required for churches, theaters or assembly halls whose peak attendance will be at night or on Sundays may be assigned to a use which will be closed at night and on Sundays.

(Ord. No. 2017-02, 1-17-17)

If the required automobile parking spaces cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot on which the principal use is conducted, such spaces may be provided on adjacent or nearby property, provided a major portion lies within 400 feet of the main entrance to the principal use for which such parking is provided.

(Ord. No. 2017-02, 1-17-17)

No parking area may be used for the sale, repair, dismantling, servicing or long-term storage of any vehicles or equipment unless such use is permitted within the district in which the parking area is located.

(Ord. No. 2017-02, 1-17-17)

Within all single-family residential zoning districts (R-30, R-20, R-15 and RDA), the parking or storage of motor vehicles shall be prohibited within the required front yard except upon a hard-surface driveway which serves a dwelling structure located on the property.

(Ord. No. 2017-02, 1-17-17; Ord. No. 2018-17, 10-1-18)

Off-street automobile parking space shall be provided on every lot on which any of the following uses are hereafter established. The number of automobile parking spaces shall be at least as great as the number specified herein.

(906.1) Automobile repair garages: One space per 150 square feet of gross floor area.

(906.2) Automobile service station: Three spaces for each service bay, plus one space for every two employees, with a minimum of five spaces required.

(906.3) Business, professional offices and clinics: One space per 250 square feet of gross floorspace, with the exception of halls, foyers, bathroom areas, elevators or other nontenant floorspace.

(906.4) Bowling alleys: Five spaces per alley.

(906.4.1) Central business district parking requirements: The construction of new buildings in the CBD requires the providing of new off-street parking according to the following minimum standards. It is not necessary for a developer to provide parking on the same lot as the building, provided he provides the parking on land he[/she] owns or leases for a five-year minimum located within 400 feet of the building.

(1)

New office and commercial uses which contain more than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area and are located on lots with a street frontage of 40 feet or more must provide parking at the rates specified below:

(2)

Hotels and motels, 0.5 spaces/room.

(3)

Dwellings, 1.0 space/unit; senior citizens, 0.5 space/unit.

(4)

Existing floor area in renovated and rehabilitated buildings are exempt from these requirements.

(5)

The minimum dimension for parking spaces within this district is eight feet in width and 16 feet in length.

(906.5) Churches and other places of worship: One space per four seats in the main auditorium.

(906.6) Commercial, manufacturing and industrial establishments not catering to retail trade: One space per 2,000 square feet of gross office, plant or storage area.

(906.7) Delivery, ambulance and other similar services: One space for each vehicle plus one additional space for each two administrative or service employees.

(906.8) Single- and two-family dwellings: Two spaces per dwelling unit.

(906.9) Food stores: One space per 100 square feet of gross floor area.

(906.10) General business, commercial or personal service establishments catering to retail trade but not including food stores: Five and one-half spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

(906.10.1) Guest parking for townhome and condominium communities: 0.33 parking spaces per dwelling unit within the community.

(906.11) Hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, homes for the aged and similar institutional use: One space per two beds.

(906.12) Lodges, fraternal or social organizations: One space per 150 square feet of gross floor area.

(906.13) Motels, tourist homes and hotels: One and one-quarter spaces per unit.

(906.14.1) Multifamily, apartment developments: One and three-quarter parking spaces for each dwelling unit. For a club building or similar facility, which is an accessory use to a multifamily project, one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area is required.

(906.14.2) Multifamily, high-rise apartment developments (standard): One and three-quarter parking spaces per dwelling unit.

(906.14.3) Multifamily, high-rise apartment developments (senior citizen): One-half parking space per dwelling unit.

(906.15) Public swimming pool, golf course, neighborhood recreation center or similar use: A minimum of 20 spaces except that an 18-hole golf course shall have a minimum of 40 spaces.

(906.16) Private swimming pool, golf course, neighborhood recreation center or similar use: One space per five members but not less than 20 spaces except that golf courses shall require a minimum of 20 spaces per nine holes.

(906.17) Restaurants, nightclubs, taverns and similar establishments serving food or beverages and providing patron use area: One space per 75 square feet of gross floor area.

(906.18) Restaurants, drive-in, without area provided for patron use: One space per 100 square feet of gross floor area, but not less than ten spaces.

(906.19) Shopping centers and developments: Four and one-half spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

(906.20) Schools, public or private elementary: Two spaces per classroom.

(906.21) Schools, public or private secondary: Five spaces per classroom.

(906.22) Schools, college, trade and vocational: Ten spaces per classroom.

(906.23) Skating rinks, dancehalls, pool rooms and other places of amusement or assembly without fixed seating: One space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.

(906.24) Theaters, auditoriums, funeral homes, gymnasiums, stadiums and other places of assembly with fixed seating: One space per three seats.

(906.25) Theaters, auditoriums, funeral homes, gymnasiums, stadiums and other places of assembly without fixed seating: One space per 25 square feet of floor area available for the accommodation of movable seats in the largest assembly room.

(906.26) Wholesale or jobbing establishment or other similar use: One space per 200 square feet of gross floor area devoted to sales or display plus one space per 2,000 square feet of gross storage area.

(906.27) Warehouses, mini: Four spaces minimum plus one space per 2,000 square feet of gross storage area in excess of 8,000 square feet, provided in the event the development contains an apartment, the minimum spaces shall be increased to six spaces.

(Ord. No. 2017-02, 1-17-17; Ord. No. 2019-06, 2-18-19; Ord. No. 2022-21, 9-9-22)

When required, one or more off-street loading spaces shall be provided on the same or adjoining premises with the facility it serves, either inside or outside a building or structure. A loading berth shall have minimum dimensions of 12 feet wide and 35 feet deep with an overhead clearance of 14 feet. A loading space need not be a full berth but shall be sufficient to allow normal loading of a magnitude appropriate to the use served. However, in no case shall such space or its use hinder or obstruct the free movement of vehicles and pedestrians over a street, sidewalk or alley.

(Ord. No. 2017-02, 1-17-17)

The number of spaces required for a particular use shall be as follows:

(908.1) Retail operations, and all first-floor nonresidential uses, with a gross floor area of less than 20,000 square feet, and all wholesale and light industrial operations with a gross floor area of less than 10,000 square feet: One loading space.

(908.2) Retail operations, including restaurant and dining facilities within hotels and office buildings, with a total usable floor area of 20,000 square feet or more devoted to such purposes: One loading berth for every 40,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof; one loading space for every 20,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.

(908.3) Office buildings and hotels with total usable floor area of 100,000 square feet or more devoted to such purposes: One loading berth for every 100,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.

(908.4) Industrial and wholesale operations with a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or over shall conform to the following schedule:

(Ord. No. 2017-02, 1-17-17; Ord. No. 2019-03, 2-18-19)

The following section sets forth requirements for accessory special event parking:

(a)

Accessory special event parking shall only be permissible on property which has a non-residential zoning designation and has been registered with the city as a lot which will allow parking for special events. Registration shall be made by the owner of the lot on forms provided by and available at the community development department.

(b)

The accessory special event parking area must be paved, striped, and lit in compliance with standards prescribed in section 901 of the zoning ordinance. Vehicles must be parked on approved surfaces and in designated parking spaces.

(c)

Operation of an accessory special event parking area shall not adversely impact traffic management or public safety. All access driveways to the parking area shall remain unobstructed at all times. The stacking or queuing of cars on public streets or rights-of-ways shall be prohibited. The area designated for the collection of fees must prevent the obstruction of access drives and the queuing of cars onto public streets or right-of-ways.

(d)

The drive aisles within the special event parking area must remain open for vehicular circulation and public safety access. Stacking or double parking of cars shall be prohibited. There shall be an unobstructed exit available to every vehicle parked on the lot. No vehicle is to be blocked for any reason.

(e)

The accessory special event parking area must be staffed by at least two attendants who must be present at the parking area from the time the operator starts accepting payment on the lot for parking until the lot is full or the start of the special event, whichever occurs first. A minimum of one attendant must remain on the lot until one hour after the end of the special event. The attendants must be easily identifiable by uniform clothing indicating that they are employed to provide accessory special event parking.

(f)

On the day of a special event, a temporary A-frame sign must be displayed in the accessory special event parking area near each entrance to the parking area. The sign area must be minimum of six square feet with a maximum of 16 square feet. The maximum sign height shall be four feet, measured from grade to the top of the sign. The sign shall include a parking symbol and the following wording with the blanks filled in appropriately: "Special Event Parking Lot, Parking Fee $___, Operator phone #___-___-____." The parking fee must be in a font that is at least six inches in height. When the lot is full, the sign must be turned around to display wording visible from the street that the parking lot is full. The sign is a traffic management device, so no other wording is permitted on the sign. The sign must be of a durable material, such as plastic, metal, wood, or like material, and must be professionally fabricated and maintained in good repair. A sign permit is not required for this sign, which may be displayed four hours prior to the event and removed two hours after completion of the special event. The parking symbol, the wording, and the fee must be visible from the adjacent street. The parking fee must remain the same throughout the day of the special event unless decreased, and the amount charged for parking must not exceed the amount stated on the sign. The sign must be visible on the special event parking area from the time cars are admitted for the special event parking until the property has been cleaned of litter at the end of the special event.

(g)

Adequate waste and recycling receptacles shall be provided on-site during operations. The property shall be clean and litter-free immediately after operations. Generated waste shall be collected and disposed of, consistent with applicable state and local ordinances.

(Ord. No. 2017-02, 1-17-17)