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Vader City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 27

36.- OFF-STREET PARKING

Sec. 27.36.010.- Required.

In all use districts, space for the off-street storage and parking and loading and unloading of motor vehicles shall be reserved and improved for use when any building or structure is erected, or when any building of structure is enlarged or expanded in height or ground coverage so as to increase the number of required parking spaces by ten percent over the number required prior to the enlargement or expansion. Any on-street parking space immediately adjacent to a use may be counted toward fulfilling that use's parking requirements.

(Ord. No. 2006-09, Exh. A, § 10.010, 12-20-2006)

Sec. 27.36.020. - Layout plan.

Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any building or use requiring more than one parking space, a plan showing proposed and existing buildings and the layout, dimension, and number of parking spaces shall be submitted to and approved by the city clerk-treasurer or designated zoning administrator.

(Ord. No. 2006-09, Exh. A, § 10.020, 12-20-2006)

Sec. 27.36.030. - Parking standards and requirements.

(a)

Specified minimum. The minimum required parking spaces for the various uses shall be as follows:

(1)

Single-family dwelling: two spaces for each dwelling or living unit;

(2)

Multifamily dwellings: two spaces for each two dwellings or living units;

(3)

Church, mortuary, funeral home: one space for each four seats in the chapel or nave;

(4)

Bowling alleys: three spaces for each lane;

(5)

Hotels and motel: one space for each room or suite, plus required spaces for any restaurant, assembly rooms, or other accessory use;

(6)

Hospital, sanatoriums, convalescent homes, nursing homes and rest homes: one space for every three patient beds, plus one additional space for each staff doctor and for every three employees;

(7)

Manufacturing or industrial uses: one space for each two employees on the shift of greatest employment with a minimum of three spaces;

(8)

Typical uses: All other uses will provide one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

(b)

Surface. All commercial (C-1) and industrial (I-1) district parking spaces shall be paved with concrete or asphalt and maintained in good condition with adequate ingress and egress to allow maneuvering for the parking spaces.

(c)

Single or joint use. All parking spaces will be located on the same lot as said use for which the parking spaces are needed unless a joint use agreement is provided that is acceptable to the city attorney which shall be filled by the owners in the title of both parcels by the county auditor.

(Ord. No. 2006-09, Exh. A, § 10.030, 12-20-2006)

Sec. 27.36.040. - Mixed occupancies.

In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately. Off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing required facilities for any other use except as herein specified for a joint use.

(Ord. No. 2006-09, Exh. A, § 10.040, 12-20-2006)

Sec. 27.36.050. - Loading and unloading.

On every lot in a CM or I district, and on any lot on which is conducted any public or semipublic use, there shall be provided space for the loading and unloading of goods and materials. Such space shall not be less than ten feet in width nor 25 feet in length. Such space shall be provided with adequate access to a public right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 2006-09, Exh. A, § 10.050, 12-20-2006)

Sec. 27.36.060. - Parking restrictions; recreational vehicles and boats.

No recreational vehicle, boat, boat trailer or similar equipment shall be parked within the required street setbacks or side setbacks of any lot in any residential zone.

(Ord. No. 2006-09, Exh. A, § 10.060, 12-20-2006)