It is the purpose of this section to provide for the regulation of and design standards for off-street parking facilities within the city, to minimize congestion on the public right-of-way, and to maximize the safety and general welfare of the public.

(Prior Code, § 906.01)

   No provision of any section of this code shall be less restrictive than those outlined in this section. The off-street parking requirements and off-street loading requirements of this section shall apply within all zoning districts.

(Prior Code, § 906.01)

   (A)   Where calculations result in requiring a fractional space, any fraction less than ½ shall be disregarded and any fraction of ½ or more shall require 1 space.

   (B)   The term FLOOR AREA for the purpose of calculating the number of off-street parking spaces required shall be determined on the basis of the exterior floor area dimensions of the building structure or use times the number of floors, minus 10%.

   (C)   Should a building or structure contain 2 or more types of uses, each should be calculated separately for determining the total off-street parking spaces required.

(Prior Code, § 906.01)

   Except for single-family dwellings, all applications for a building permit shall be accompanied by a site plan drawn to scale and dimensioned indicating the location of all off-street parking and loading spaces in compliance with the requirements of this section. Such plan shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council, in accordance with the criteria developed in this section.

(Prior Code, § 901.06) (Am. Ord. 2019-8-3, passed 8-13-2019)

   Upon review by the Planning Commission and approval by the City Council, the plan for off-street parking shall meet the following site design standards.

   (A)   All areas devoted to parking space and driveways shall be surfaced with materials suitable to control dust and drainage as determined by the Planning Commission and City Council. All parking areas shall be designed to control surface runoff to adjacent properties either with curbing or grading techniques.

   (B)   Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from abutting property and public right-of-way.

   (C)   No sign shall be so located that it restricts the sight, orderly operation, and traffic movement within any parking area.

   (D)   All parking lots shall be screened and landscaped from abutting residential uses or districts by a wall, fence, or densely-planted compact hedge or tree cover not less than 4 feet nor more than 8 feet in height.

   (E)   The parking area shall meet the minimum design standards and number of stalls required under this section.

(Prior Code, § 901.06)

   No parking or loading spaces existing upon the effective date of the ordinance set forth in this section shall subsequently be reduced below the requirements of this section.

(Prior Code, § 901.06)

   No change of use or occupancy of land, or of use or occupancy of any building, shall be made until there is furnished sufficient parking and loading spaces as required by this section.

(Prior Code, § 901.06)

   Required parking or loading spaces shall not be used for storage of goods or for storage of vehicles that are inoperable or for sale or rent.

(Prior Code, § 901.06)

   It shall be the joint and several responsibility of the lessee and/or owner of the principal use, uses or building to maintain in a neat and adequate manner the parking area, striping, landscaping and screening.

(Prior Code, § 901.06)

   (A)   Except in the case of single-family and two-family dwellings, parking areas shall be designed so that circulation between parking aisles or driveways occurs within the designated parking lot and does not depend upon a public street or alley, and such design does not require backing into the public street.

   (B)   Except in the case of single-family and two-family dwellings, parking areas shall comply with the following standards.

 

 

*   Parallel parking: 22 feet in length

   (C)   No curb cut access shall be located less than 40 feet from the intersection of 2 or more street right-of-ways for residential uses and 60 feet for commercial and industrial areas. This distance shall be measured from the intersection of lot lines.

   (D)   Curb cut openings shall be a minimum of 5 feet from the side property line.

   (E)   All property shall be entitled to at least one curb cut. Single-family dwelling lots shall be limited to one curb cut access per property.

   (F)   All parking spaces shall be served by access aisle or driveway connections to a public right-of-way.

(Prior Code, § 906.01) (Am. Ord. 2019-8-3, passed 8-13-2019)

   The following minimum number of off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided and maintained.

 

 

   (L)   Joint facilities. The Council may, after receiving a recommendation from the Planning Commission, approve a conditional use permit for 1 or more businesses to provide the required off-street parking facilities by joint use of 1 or more sites where the total number of spaces provided are less than the sum of the total required for each business, if the following conditions are satisfactorily met:

      (1)   The building or use for which the application is being made to utilize the off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use shall be located within 300 feet of such parking facilities;

      (2)   The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the operating hours of the 2 buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed;

      (3)   The provisions of other sections of this subchapter are considered and satisfactorily met.

   (M)   Off-street loading facilities. Loading space required under this subchapter shall be at least 50 feet long and 10 feet wide. The regulations of this subchapter are not applicable in the CBD District. Every lot used for commercial or industrial purposes and having a building or buildings with a total floor area of at least 10,000 square feet and every lot used for office or research purposes on which there is a building or buildings having a total floor area of at least 20,000 square feet shall be provided with an off-street loading space. An additional off-street loading space shall be required for lots used for commercial or industrial purposes where the floor area of all buildings exceeds 100,000 square feet.

(Prior Code, § 906.01) (Am. Ord. 2019-8-3, passed 8-13-2019)

   (A)   The purpose of this section is to reduce the visual clutter, surface soil runoff, facilitate stormwater infiltration, promote the general safety and welfare, and protect the property values of adjoining properties by controlling the number of vehicles that may be parked on a residentially zoned lot, and the impervious surface created by driveways.

   (B)   Parking in all residential districts shall be subject to the following requirements:

      (1)   Required off-street parking in the residential districts shall be on the same lot as the principal building unless otherwise approved by the City Council;

      (2)   Non-passenger vehicles larger than 16,000 pounds gross vehicle weight shall not be parked or stored in a residential district except when loading, unloading or rendering a service. Under no circumstances shall parking facilities accessory to residential structures be used for open air storage of non-passenger vehicles larger than 16,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. The weight restriction in this division shall not apply to parcels that have permitted direct vehicular access to a county road or county state aid highway.

      (3)   No person shall cause, undertake, permit or allow the outside parking and storage of vehicles on residentially zoned property unless it complies with the following requirements:

         (a)   A property located in the R-l, R-2, and R-3A zoning districts, or planned unit development districts where the primary use is single-family dwellings may have a maximum of 4 passenger vehicles, in addition to any permitted motorcycles, recreational vehicles or trailers, parked or stored outside of an enclosed garage on the property of the primary residence for the occupants of that property, provided all passenger vehicles are parked or stored on the lot as regulated by the City Code. A permitted accessory unit dwelling shall not be entitled to park additional vehicles than are otherwise allowed for the primary dwelling unit.

      (1)   On a residential lot 1 acre or larger, not more than 4 of any combination of recreational vehicles or trailers of any class may be parked or stored outside, provided at least 2 are completely screened from view from public roads or adjacent properties.

      (2)   On residential lots smaller than 1 acre, a resident may park or store the following outside: either 1 Class I recreational vehicle or trailer and either 1 Class II recreational vehicle or trailer; or not more than 2 Class I recreational vehicles or trailers. Under no circumstances shall there be more than 1 Class II recreational vehicle or trailer parked or stored outside on residential lots smaller than 1 acre at any one point in time.

      (3)   Motorized recreational vehicles or recreational equipment on trailers and Class II trailers shall be parked or stored entirely on the vehicle owner's property. If parked in the front of the primary residence, all recreational vehicles and trailers regardless of classification shall be located on the established driveway. If stored in the rear yard, Class II recreational vehicles and Class II trailers shall be 10 feet from the rear lot line, or 20 feet from any street-side lot line. When parked or stored outside, trailers shall be emptied of all refuse, debris, junk, or other materials.

      (4)   Recreational vehicles are not to be occupied or used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes while parked or stored on any lot; except nonpaying guests of the owner of the property may occupy 1 recreational vehicle in addition to those permitted herein. This vehicle shall be parked subject to the provisions of this section and used for sleeping purposes for a period not to exceed 7 consecutive days at one time or more than 14 days total in one calendar year.

      (1)   Application for such a parking permit shall include:

         (a)   An aerial map of property;

         (b)   A site plan drawn to scale showing the location of proposed parking with a plan to screen the parking from adjacent properties and public streets, by means of landscaping, fences or walls to be reviewed by the City Planner and approved by the City Council;

      (2)   Property owners within 150 feet of the property shall be notified in writing by the city of the request at least 10 days before the City Council meeting where the permit is considered;

      (3)   Decision on the parking permit shall be by the City Council, with no Planning Commission involvement unless directed by the City Council;

      (4)   No vehicles or trailers shall encroach into or otherwise block a sidewalk, trail, path or roadway; or within the area between any sidewalk and roadway;

      (5)   All vehicles must be operational and properly licensed;

      (6)   All motorized vehicles shall be parked at least 10 feet from a primary structure located on an adjacent property; and

      (7)   All screening or landscaping shall be kept in good repair. If the city finds it is not, the permit may be revoked by the City Council with 30 days' notice to the property owner.

(Ord. 2013-5-1, passed 6-11-2013; Am. Ord. 2015-3-2, passed 3-16-2015; Am. Ord. 2019-8-3, passed 8-13-2019; Am. Ord. 2021-2-1, passed 2-9-2021)