A.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards for off street parking that:

1.

Promote traffic and pedestrian safety and efficiency, alleviate traffic congestion, and promote pedestrian travel.

2.

Provide sufficient parking for proposed uses.

3.

Minimize rainwater runoff and the disturbance of natural vegetation.

4.

Promote innovative parking area design that helps retain the village character, scenic vistas, and natural beauty of the Town.

5.

Minimize impacts to neighboring properties.

6.

Require landscaping to avoid the creation of "heat islands" and to minimize visual impacts.

A property owner shall provide the number of off-street parking spaces that are specified in section 10-23-4. Parking shall be provided at the time any new building or structure is constructed, reconstructed, erected, enlarged, modified, or increased in capacity or intensity. Parking shall be provided at the time a use is established and when a use is changed to any use for which an increased number of off-street parking spaces would be required under section 10-23-4. Except as allowed under section 10-23-8, a parking space counts toward the requirement stated in section 10-23-4 only if the applicant has a legal entitlement that guarantees the exclusive use of the off-street parking space in connection with the use.

The off street parking required by this chapter shall remain on the property as long as the use requiring the parking continues. It is unlawful for any owner of any building or use to fail to provide the off-street parking spaces stated under section 10-23-4. An owner may not remove the required parking under section 10-23-4 without providing some other parking area that meets the requirements of this chapter and which is first approved by the Planning Commission. It is unlawful to change the use of property to a new use without providing the parking that is required for the new use.

Except as otherwise provided in this title, the number of required off street parking spaces for various uses will be as follows:

The parking requirements for any land use that is not specified in this chapter will be determined by the Planning Commission based upon the requirements for the most comparable use specified herein.

A.

Maintenance of existing parking: Off street parking facilities provided in association with existing buildings and uses shall be maintained so long as said buildings and uses remain.

B.

Surfacing: All required parking spaces, areas and lots shall be covered by an all-weather surface to the minimum specifications available from the Town Engineer.

C.

Combination of uses: Where there is a combination of uses on a lot, parcel or site, the number of parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements of the individual uses computed separately.

D.

Parking lot sales: Required parking spaces and areas shall not be used for the sale, display or repair of motor vehicles or other goods and services unless authorized by a temporary use permit issued in accordance with section 10-22-4 of this title.

E.

Overnight occupancy restrictions: Parking lots shall not be used for overnight occupancy within vehicles.

F.

Illumination: Any lights provided to illuminate any outdoor "parking area", as defined in section 10-2-2 of this title, shall be low intensity wattage, and such lights shall be arranged so as to reflect the light down and away from adjacent properties.

G.

Submission of plans: Complete plans for any proposed parking area shall be submitted to the Planning Commission at the time of the application for a building permit for the building or use to which the parking area is accessory. The plan shall clearly indicate the proposed development, including location, size, shape, design, curb cuts, lighting, landscaping and other features and appurtenances of the proposed parking lot.

All off street parking facilities shall be built in conformance with the following standards of design:

A.

Dimensions: All parking spaces shall have minimum dimensions of 8½ feet × 18 feet. Each parking space must be clearly delineated with striping, wheel stops, or other means.

B.

Handicapped parking facilities: Handicapped parking facilities shall conform to state standards.

C.

Garages and Carports: A garage or carport must have inside dimensions of not less than 8½ feet × 18 feet per space.

D.

Backing space: Backing space must be provided for parking areas which are composed of four or more spaces, and for all parking areas, public, private or residential, which are accessed from SR-9, so that vehicles need not back into a public street or alley. Public sidewalks shall not be permitted to be used as part of the required backing area.

E.

Acute angle parking: Acute angle parking, one degree to 89 degrees, shall be designed for one-way traffic only.

F.

Access requirements: Adequate ingress and egress to and from all uses shall be provided as follows (minimum widths of drives within parking lots are provided in section 10-23-9, "Design And Construction Standards", of this chapter).

1.

When providing access to a garage, carport or parking area having five or less parking spaces, a driveway shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width.

2.

When used for access to a garage, carport or parking area having six or more parking spaces, a driveway shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width for one- and two-way traffic.

3.

No driveway, including those designed for single- or two-family residential use, shall be closer to a side property line than five feet.

4.

Separate exits shall be provided for acute angle and one-way parallel parking of four or more spaces so that cars need not exit by backing onto a street or alley.

5.

Not more than two driveways shall be used for each 100 feet, or fraction thereof, of frontage on any street.

6.

No two of said driveways shall be closer to each other than ten feet.

7.

Each driveway shall not be more than 36 feet wide, measured at right angles to the centerline of the driveway, except as increased by permissible curb return radii. The entire flare of any return radius shall fall within the right-of-way.

8.

No driveway shall be closer than 20 feet of any street intersection at any corner as measured along the property line.

G.

Location: Parking areas shall not be located within any required front or side setback, unless otherwise allowed by this title.

H.

Setback from floodplain: No parking lot, area or space shall be constructed or maintained or allowed within ten feet of the Special Flood Hazard Area, as defined and located by chapter 13, article A of this title, except parking spaces in residential zones. In the case of parking spaces in residential zones, a maximum of three spaces per parcel (including parking spaces within garages) are allowed to be constructed within the Special Flood Hazard Area. In sitations where the Moderate Income Housing Development Overlay Zone or the Workforce Housing Overlay Zone has been applied to a parcel, additional parking spaces may be permitted in the Special Flood Hazard Area, subject to approval by the Planning Commission. Parking spaces in the Special Flood Hazard Area must be designed such that they can drain by gravity over the surface of the parking area onto an adjacent existing grade without the need of culverts or other underground infrastructure.

I.

Maximum grade: Parking lot grades shall be in accordance with specifications which shall be made available by the Town Engineer.

J.

Additional design standards: Off street parking areas shall be in conformance with the applicable design standards in section 10-23-9 of this chapter. Unmarked parking areas, whether paved or finished with a graveled all weather surface, shall meet the specifications of 90 degree angle parking.

K.

Parking location: In general, all on site parking should be located to the rear or side of buildings. In the central commercial zone, parking location must conform to the following standards:

1.

Parking areas (including parking spaces and backing space) must be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the SR-9 right-of-way.

2.

Within 100 feet of the SR-9 right-of-way no on site parking may be placed between the front of any building and the SR-9 right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 2025-11, 8-13-2025)

A.

Shared parking: Two commercial establishments on the same property with distinctly different hours of peak parking demand may use one or more of the same parking spaces to fulfill the parking requirements of this chapter, provided that prior approval is received under this section.

1.

A request for shared parking shall be made to the Planning Commission in conjunction with a design/development review application. The applicant bears the burden of proving that the two commercial establishments in question have distinctly different hours of peak parking demand. The person requesting the shared parking shall provide a parking demand study of the commercial uses in question prepared by a civil engineer or transportation engineer. Such study shall clearly show the difference in hours of peak parking demand at the commercial establishments.

2.

A written document, signed by the owners of both establishments sharing the parking and the owner of the property, must be notarized and recorded in the county recorder's office and must contain the following information:

a.

The number and location of the parking spaces being shared.

b.

The nature of the commercial uses sharing the parking.

c.

An acknowledgment and agreement that, should either one of the commercial uses change such that the two uses no longer have distinctly different peak parking hours, both property owners must individually provide sufficient on-site parking to meet the minimum requirements of this chapter.

3.

After an approval is provided under this section, if either of the commercial uses changes such that the two uses no longer have distinctly different peak parking hours, both property owners must individually provide sufficient on-site parking to meet the minimum requirements of this chapter.

B.

Common parking: Two adjacent properties may share a common parking facility. The common parking facility may be accessed by a common driveway which may be located along the shared property boundary between the two properties and does not need to meet the typical setback for driveways. Common parking facilities must conform to all of the following requirements:

1.

The common parking facility and its access must be located and designed such that customers of businesses on either property would naturally use the parking area.

2.

There is enough parking in the common parking facility to meet the parking requirements for the current proposed use of both properties.

3.

There is a written document, signed by the owners of both properties participating in the common parking facility, notarized and recorded in the county recorder's office, containing the following information:

a.

The number and location of the parking spaces in the common parking facility.

b.

The nature of the commercial uses served by the common parking.

c.

An acknowledgment and agreement that, should any of the commercial uses on either property change such that there is no longer enough parking in the common parking facility, the properties must jointly or individually provide sufficient parking to meet the increase in parking requirements.

4.

If either of the commercial uses served by the common parking facility change such that there is no longer enough parking in the common parking facility, the property owners must jointly or individually provide sufficient parking to meet the increase in parking requirements.

C.

Underground parking: Underground parking is encouraged where feasible. The following standards are adopted in order to make underground parking more practicable, while still protecting the Town's visual character:

1.

"Underground parking" is defined as a subsurface area developed for the temporary storage of vehicles. In order to be considered underground parking, all of the following requirements must be met:

a.

No more than 42 inches of the vertical height of the parking structure may be exposed at grade, except for entrance and exit ramps no greater than 26 feet in width.

b.

Entrance and exit ramps to the structure may not face SR-9.

c.

All exposed exterior surfaces of the underground parking structure (including retaining walls for entrance and exit ramps) must conform to the Town's color and material standards.

2.

The top of underground parking structures may be developed with buildings, or may be developed as open courtyard areas, or may be landscaped. Development on the top of underground parking areas shall be regulated the same as any other development at the ground surface that is not on top of underground parking.

3.

Underground parking shall not be considered a "story".

4.

Underground parking shall not be included in building size calculations.

5.

Entrance and exit ramps to underground parking will not cause a structure directly above the entrance and/or exit ramp to be considered out of compliance with building height regulations, provided the same structure would comply with building height regulations were it not for the underground parking entrance and/or exit ramp.

6.

Underground parking underneath two or more buildings shall not be considered to connect the buildings together if the buildings meet all requirements for building separation above the ground surface level.

7.

Retaining walls necessary to develop entrance/exit ramps to underground parking may exceed the height limit on cut and fill slopes provided in section 10-15B-7 of this title.

8.

Where completely submerged, underground parking structures must be set back a minimum of ten feet from all property lines. Where not completely submerged, underground parking structures must meet the applicable setbacks for aboveground structures.

9.

Each business must provide the minimum amount of aboveground parking listed below:

a.

At least half of the accessible parking spaces required by the ADA for the businesses in the building must be located above ground and have an accessible direct route to the main entrance of the business. If any parking spaces required by ADA are placed in underground parking, the building must have an elevator or lift to provide accessible access to the main floor of the building.

b.

For businesses requiring more than ten parking spaces, at least 20 percent of the required parking spaces must be located above ground to accommodate large or tall vehicles.

D.

Shared public parking: A commercial establishment with peak parking hours after 5:00 p.m. may allow parking for general public parking in the commercial establishment's parking area, in spaces required by this title for customers and employees of the commercial establishment. This parking may be made available to the general public any time before 5:00 p.m. with or without charge.

1.

After 5:00 p.m., parking required by this chapter for the commercial establishment must be made available to customers and employees of the commercial establishment, as required by this title.

2.

Transient lodging establishments are not allowed to offer parking spaces required by this title for customers and employees to the general public at any time.

3.

A business license is required to operate a shared public parking area if a fee is charged for the shared public parking.

A.

Standards: Parking area design and construction must adhere to all the standards of the Town's Construction Design Details and Standards Manual.

B.

Surfacing: Parking areas, including parking access lanes, must be surfaced to minimum all-weather standards. Each parking area surface shall be designed to minimize stormwater runoff and reduce "heat island" effects. If asphalt or concrete are used as a surface material, the parking area must include features to reduce heat island impacts, including but not limited to shaded areas (provided by either landscape or structures), cool pavement applications, breaking up large pavement areas with landscape planter areas, or minimizing the amount of asphalt or concrete used.

1.

Acceptable parking area surfaces include:

a.

Asphalt pavement.

b.

Concrete (colored to meet Town standards).

c.

Stone or brick pavers.

d.

Permeable paver, permeable grid, or other engineered permeable surface specifically designed and engineered for parking uses.

e.

Crushed stone or gravel, if the parking area contains 25 or fewer parking spaces. An owner of a crushed stone or gravel parking lot must take measures to prevent crushed stone or gravel from being tracked out to adjacent roadways. The crushed stone or gravel material used as the parking lot surface must be three-fourths inch in diameter or larger, a minimum of two inches deep, and placed on a subgrade of at least four inches of compacted road base.

2.

Prohibited parking area surfaces include:

a.

Dirt.

b.

Road base.

C.

Maintenance: Parking areas must be kept in a state of good repair. Cracks, potholes, and other uneven surfaces must be repaired in a timely manner. Parking areas must be kept weed-free. Garbage and debris must be picked up and removed from parking areas in a timely manner. Landscaping required for buffering or screening must be kept viable and in good health.

D.

Low Impact Design: The use of Low Impact Design (LID) stormwater management is encouraged in all parking areas. Parking spaces which are developed within or partially within the Special Flood Hazard Area must incorporate low impact design measures, in order to minimize stormwater runoff and improve its water quality. Developers of parking spaces completely or partially within a Special Flood Hazard Area must implement at least two LID strategies from the list below. The combination of more than two of these design features to form a nature-based stormwater treatment train is encouraged.

a.

Permeable paving.

b.

Vegetated swales and filter strips.

c.

Bioswales.

d.

Bioretention.

e.

Tree pits.

f.

Natural vegetation retention ponds.

g.

Stormwater bump-outs.

h.

Stormwater wetland.

I,

Vegetated buffers.

(Ord. No. 2025-11, 8-13-2025)

Where allowed by section 10-7A-2 of this title, an off-street public parking area must meet the following standards:

A.

Restrooms: Public parking areas must include restroom facilities that are open to people parking in the parking facility. The restrooms must be open and accessible at all times the public parking area is open and operating. Maintenance, utility charges, and other responsibilities and expenses associated with the restrooms are the responsibility of the parking area owner.

B.

Trash and recycling: The owner of a public parking area must provide trash and recycling receptacles at the public parking area. The parking lot owner or operator must keep the trash and recycling receptacles clean and emptied.

C.

Public parking lot size: Public parking areas must provide at least 25 parking spaces, and not more than 100 parking spaces.

D.

Integration with commercial use: A commercial use complementary to public parking must be developed on the same property as a public parking area, such as retail oriented to visitor needs and convenience, food or drink establishments designed primarily for to go orders, and other similar commercial uses. On-site employee parking spaces, separate from the public parking spaces in the parking area, are required at the rate set forth in section 10-23-4 of this chapter.

E.

Maximum number of public parking spaces: No more than 450 public parking spaces may be developed in the Town. The Director of Community Development shall keep a current inventory of public parking spaces developed in the Town. The Planning Commission shall not accept applications for design/development review of new public parking areas in the Town when that inventory shows 450 or more public parking spaces in the Town. The Town Council shall reexamine the limit on the number of public parking spaces on a routine basis, but not less than every five years, to determine if this limit needs to be increased or decreased based on current public parking demand.