(1)

It is the intent of the UDO that all buildings, structures, and uses of land shall provide off-street vehicular and bicycle parking and loading space in an amount sufficient to meet the needs caused by the building or use of land and that such parking and loading spaces be so oriented that they are readily useable for such purposes.

(2)

Each use of land and each building or structure hereafter constructed or established shall provide off-street parking and loading according to the standards set forth herein. When a change is proposed to a building that is nonconforming as to parking or loading requirements, a conforming amount of parking or loading shall be supplied based upon the size of the addition.

(3)

No addition, renovation, or change of use to an existing building shall be constructed that reduces the number of spaces, area, or usability of existing parking or loading space unless such building and its addition conform with the regulations for parking and loading contained herein.

(4)

The parking lot shall not be modified, enlarged, relocated, or expanded in a manner that violates any portion of the UDO.

(Ord. No. 2025-03, 6-3-2025)

(1)

For any use not listed, the Community Development Director shall determine the proper requirements by classifying the proposed use among the uses specified herein to assure equal treatment. In making any such determination, the Community Development Director shall follow the principles set forth in the statement of purpose for Appendix B of this UDO.

(2)

Excess parking spaces in CR, UR-VL, LC, HC, LI, and HI districts. Any parking not included within a parking structure that is greater than 200 percent of the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by type of permitted use shall be "Grasscrete," "Grasspave," or other pervious paving or grass paving systems as approved by the Community Development Director.

(3)

The following table states the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by use.

Minimum Parking Table

(Ord. No. 2025-03, 6-3-2025)

(1)

Reduction of parking requirements through a shared parking arrangement may be granted by the Community Development Director.

(2)

A to-scale map indicating the location of proposed parking spaces shall be provided. The said map shall note the number of spaces in each parking area.

(3)

A shared parking study conducted by a professional engineer or architect shall be provided that demonstrates that each use will have adequate parking provisions at all times. Said calculation must receive Community Development Department review and approval. The study shall document that the arrangement avoids conflicting parking demands and provides for safe pedestrian circulation and access.

(4)

For properties sharing parking spaces under this provision, parking leases shall be filed establishing access to the parking spaces for a minimum duration of 12 months, and documentation of filing provided to the County.

(5)

Shared parking agreements shall be fully executed and submitted to the Community Development Department for review prior to receiving a Certificate of Occupancy or Completion.

(6)

A reduction in the number of parking spaces that would otherwise be required for each of the various uses on a multiple-use property must be clearly shown on the development plan. If shared parking is proposed for a combination of contiguous properties, a plan must be submitted covering all of the properties that will be sharing the parking spaces.

(7)

Any subsequent change in land uses within the participating developments shall require proof that adequate parking will be available. Prior to any change in use, the owner must apply to the Community Development Director for an evaluation and confirmation of the change. If the Community Development Director finds that the parking reduction is no longer justified, the Community Development Director shall notify the owner to construct the number of parking spaces necessary to meet the difference in the required parking between the proposed and previous uses.

(Ord. No. 2025-03, 6-3-2025)

(1)

Non-residential and multi-family uses in UR-VL districts shall provide bicycle parking spaces at a ratio of at least one (1) bicycle parking space for every 20 automobile parking spaces.

(2)

No development shall have fewer than three (3) bicycle parking spaces nor be required to exceed a maximum of 30 spaces.

(3)

Bicycle parking spaces shall be located within 200 feet from the primary pedestrian entrance of the use requiring the bicycle parking, or in a location as approved by the Community Development Director.

(4)

Bicycle parking shall provide an inverted U steel frame or decorative rack approved by the Community Development Director. The rack shall be anchored to a concrete pad.

(Ord. No. 2025-03, 6-3-2025)

(1)

Electric vehicle charging stations are permitted in all off-street surface parking lots and multi-level parking structures in the County.

(2)

Spaces for electric vehicle charging shall be identified by pavement markings and by appropriate signage.

(3)

Spaces reserved for electric vehicle charging stations may be counted as part of the minimum required parking spaces, but shall not be counted toward the maximum.

(4)

The owner of the property shall be responsible for the maintenance and operation of electric vehicle charging stations.

(Ord. No. 2025-03, 6-3-2025)

(1)

Off-street surface parking location.

(a)

Lots within UR-VL districts shall be permitted to have a maximum of 50 percent of all provided automobile parking located between the building and the road or street.

(b)

All other districts shall be permitted to have automobile parking located between the building and the road or street.

(2)

Required dimensions for each parking space. Each automobile parking space shall be not less than eight (8) and one (1)-half feet wide and 18 feet deep. Parking spaces for compact cars shall not be less than eight (8) feet wide and 15 feet deep. Adequate interior driveways shall connect each parking space with a public right-of-way.

(3)

All off-street surface parking lots shall:

(a)

Have access to a public road, street, or private drive;

(b)

Be graded and paved with asphalt or concrete, including access drive(s), and be curbed when needed for effective drainage control;

(c)

Have all spaces marked with painted lines, curbstones, or other similar devices;

(d)

Be drained so as to prevent damage to abutting properties or public roads or streets, and where possible shall be drained towards infiltration swales located in the five (5)-foot, head-to-head landscape strips required between vehicles;

(e)

Provide current or the ability for future inter-parcel access to adjoining off-street surface parking areas;

(f)

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. The lighting shall be designed to comply with [appendix B] Section 5.6 (outdoor lighting);

(g)

Be designed so that wheel bumpers shall be placed at the head of all parking spaces that do not abut a curb and any spaces that abut a sidewalk. Wheel bumpers shall be made of concrete a minimum of six (6) feet long, five (5) inches high and six (6) inches wide and securely fastened to the pavement by steel re-bars or steel anchors. Individual wheel bumpers shall be placed a minimum of 24 inches from the end of each required parking space;

(h)

Be designed to facilitate safe and convenient use by pedestrians; and

(i)

Provide safe pathways from aisles of parking to the nearest building entrance and to the adjacent sidewalks for parking areas with more than 50 parking spaces. Such pathways shall be at least five (5) feet wide and consist of raised pathways constructed of pavers or other contrasting material.

(4)

Developments shall be permitted to provide compact parking spaces to meet parking requirements.

(5)

Within the commercial and industrial corridor areas:

(a)

All parking areas shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, or any approved environmentally sustainable material.

(b)

Paving areas shall be of sufficient size and strength to support the weight of service vehicles.

(c)

All areas for parking, loading, or vehicular drives shall be paved, curbed, and guttered.

(d)

No parking shall be permitted on the highway right-of-way. All parcels shall provide sufficient off-street parking to meet their individual needs. No off-street parking space shall be constructed that requires the backing of vehicles into a public road or street.

(Ord. No. 2025-03, 6-3-2025)

(1)

In UR-VL zoning districts, the Community Development Director may approve credit for on-street parking spaces as a means to reduce the off-street parking requirements for a parcel.

(2)

On-street parking stalls shall be marked and shall measure as follows:

(a)

For standard spaces: A minimum of seven (7) feet six (6) inches in width and 22 feet in length

(b)

For compact spaces: A minimum of seven (7) feet six (6) inches in width and 20 feet in length.

(Ord. No. 2025-03, 6-3-2025)

(1)

Stacking spaces shall be provided for any use having a drive-through service window or areas having drop-off and pick-up areas in accordance with the following:

(a)

Inbound stacking spaces shall be provided before the first service window as stipulated below, and at least one (1) outbound stacking space shall be provided after each service window of a drive-through facility.

(b)

Each stacking space shall be a minimum of 16 feet long.

(c)

Designed stacking spaces shall not interfere with the circulation of the lot or free movement or access to parking spaces.

(d)

Restaurants with drive-through service windows shall provide a minimum of 10 stacking spaces for inbound drive-through customers and one (1) additional outbound space after each service window.

(e)

Other facilities with drive-through service windows shall provide three (3) stacking spaces for each window or drive-through service facility.

(f)

Drive-through service window lanes shall be separated by striping or curbing from off-street parking areas. Individual lanes shall be striped, marked, or otherwise distinctly delineated.

(g)

Stacking lanes shall be a minimum of eight and 1/2 (8½) feet adjacent to the service window.

(h)

All stacking lanes shall be at least 75 feet from an intersection with the nearest road, street, or internal driveway. The distance is measured from the back of the stacking space nearest the entrance to the curb line of the nearest intersection.

(i)

Pedestrian pathways crossing drive-through lanes shall be clearly signed and identified using alternative materials or raised crosswalks. Painted crosswalks alone are not permitted.

(Ord. No. 2025-03, 6-3-2025)

See [appendix C section] 9.17 for parking lot landscaping requirements.

(Ord. No. 2025-03, 6-3-2025)

(1)

The following requirements shall apply to all uses:

a.

Commercial vehicles, licensed by the State, buses, and recreational vehicles shall not be allowed to park overnight on a road or street.

b.

No driveway shall be constructed so as to require a vehicle to back into oncoming traffic. All driveways shall provide some mechanism for vehicles to turn and face oncoming traffic.

c.

Recreational vehicles, campers, buses, trailers, boats, boat trailers, and single tractor trailers shall be parked in side and rear yards.

(2)

The following requirements shall apply to the AG-R, SU-R, LR, and SD-MH zoning districts.

a.

No commercial vehicle as licensed by the State with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) exceeding 11,000 pounds shall be allowed unless it can be completely enclosed.

b.

Any major auto repairs, such as building motors, transmissions, or heavy body work, shall be done in an enclosed accessory building or on a section of property not visible from any public road or street.

c.

There shall be no storage of inoperable vehicles on private property except as follows:

(i)

That any person lawfully engaged in the repair of a damaged or inoperable vehicle may temporarily store one (1) such vehicle on private property without the necessity of screening for a period not to exceed 30 days;

(ii)

Inoperable vehicles may be stored for more than 30 days when fully screened from the public road or street and surrounding properties.

(3)

The following requirements shall apply to the SU-VL and UR-VL zoning districts.

a.

Parking of commercial vehicles as licensed by the State with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) exceeding 11,000 pounds shall be prohibited.

b.

Major auto repairs such as building motors, transmissions, or heavy body work shall only be permitted within enclosed buildings.

c.

Storage of inoperable vehicles on private property shall be prohibited.

(Ord. No. 2025-03, 6-3-2025)