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OFF-STREET PARKING
AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
§ 156.095 PURPOSE.
The purpose of these requirements for off-street parking and loading facilities is to encourage the orderly development of parking areas within the city and to promote the safety of residents and visitors by insuring the efficient handling of vehicular traffic.
(Ord. 34-90, passed 12-26-90)
§ 156.096 PROVISION FOR PARKING AND LOADING REQUIRED.
In all zoning districts, at the time any building, structure or use is changed, established, erected, developed, or is enlarged or increased in capacity, there shall be provided off-street parking and loading spaces in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(Ord. 34-90, passed 12-26-90)
§ 156.097 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Area and dimensions - parking spaces.
Minimum Width (Measured in Feet Parallel to Aisle) | Minimum Length (Feet) | Maneuvering Lane Width (Feet)
| |
Parallel parking | 9 | 23 | 12 |
30-53° angle parking | 13 | 20 | 15 |
54-74° angle parking | 10 | 20 | 20 |
75-90° angle parking | 10 | 20 | 20 |
(B) Area and dimensions - loading spaces. Loading spaces shall conform to the following minimum requirements:
Length
(Feet)
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Width (Feet) | Height Clearance (Feet)
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30 | 12 | 15 |
(C) Access. All off-street parking and loading areas provided in accordance with this section shall have direct access to a publicly dedicated and improved street or alley.
(D) Surfacing. All off-street parking and loading areas shall be properly graded, drained, marked and surfaced so as to provide a hard, durable and dust-free surface. All off-street parking and loading areas located in front yard setbacks, serving other single family residential uses, shall be paved with asphalt, Portland concrete, brick, or other material.
(E) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking or loading area shall be so arranged as to reflect light away from any adjoining premises in any zoning district where residences are a permitted use. In addition, such lighting shall be so arranged as to not interfere with traffic on any adjoining street or to be confused with any traffic control lighting.
(F) Location of parking and loading spaces.
(1) Proximity to street right-of-way.
(a) For single- and two-family residential uses, no off-street parking space (or portion thereof) shall he located closer than five feet to any established street right-of-way line.
(b) In the R-3 and RO Districts, no off-street parking space, or portion thereof, shall be located closer than 25 feet to any established street right-of-way line.
(c) In all other districts, a five-foot clear zone shall be maintained between the street right-of-way line, and any vehicle. Parking areas shall he so designed and arranged as to not allow the protruding of any vehicle (or portion thereof) over the clear zone.
(2) Proximity to use.
(a) In the R, RO, CF, LI and GE Districts, required parking and loading spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the principal use which they serve.
(b) In the B-3 District, required parking and loading spaces shall be provided either on the same lot, or within 100 feet of the principal use which they serve.
(c) In the B-1 and B-2 Districts, required parking spaces may be located within 300 feet of the use they serve.
(3) Joint provision of parking facilities. Two or more buildings or uses located in the same area may meet parking and loading requirements by the joint provision of parking and loading facilities, provided those facilities are located so as to meet the requirements of this section, and the number of spaces so provided shall not be less than the sum of required spaces as per § 156.099 of this chapter. A written agreement between the parties, stating the terms under which the proposed parking shall be developed and maintained, shall be filed with the application for a zoning permit. Such agreement may be submitted by the Building and Zoning Inspector to the City Law Director for review and comment prior to issuance of a zoning permit.
(Ord. 34-90, passed 12-26-90)
§ 156.098 PARKING LIMITATIONS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
Travel trailers, motor homes, pick-up campers, folding tent trailers, boats or boat trailers and similar recreational equipment and/or inoperable vehicles shall not be parked on streets or alleys in any district where residences are a permitted use, for a period of time exceeding 12 hours. The storage of such equipment shall be subject to the following requirements:
(A) Not more than two pieces of recreational equipment, not more than one which can be a motor home, shall be permitted to be stored outside on a parcel containing a single family or two-family dwelling. For the purpose of this section, a boat stored on a boat trailer shall be deemed one piece of recreational equipment. For multi-family uses, an area shall be designated for out-door storage of recreational equipment and shall be limited in area to accommodate no more than one piece of recreational equipment for each 15 dwelling units.
(B) Recreational equipment shall not be occupied or used for living, sleeping, housekeeping, storage or business purposes.
(Ord. 34-90, passed 12-26-90) Penalty, see § 156.999
§ 156.099 REQUIRED NUMBER OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES.
(A) Parking spaces shall be provided according to the following schedule of uses. If a use consists of more than one component use (such as, a school with a stadium) the required number of parking spaces shall be the sum of the required spaces for those component uses.
Use | Number of Uses
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Use | Number of Uses
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Residential | |
One- or two-family residence | Two per dwelling unit |
Multiple family units | Two per dwelling unit |
Institutional housing | One per three occupants plus one for each employee for main work shift |
Recreational | |
Softball, baseball, football, soccer or similar organized sport playfield | 20 for each playfield, plus one for each six seats in stands |
Tennis, handball, or racketball courts | Three for each court |
Bowling alleys | Five per lane plus necessary spaces as required for affiliated uses, such as restaurants |
Community swimming pools | One per 75 square feet of total water surface |
Theaters, stadium or sports arenas, auditorium or other assembly halls other than schools | One for each four seats |
Institutional | |
Churches and other places of public worship | One for each five seats in main auditorium |
Public or private school | Three for each classroom or one for each five seats in main auditorium, whichever is greater |
Nursery school/day care | One for each 15 students of proposed capacity |
Libraries, museums, community centers | One for each 400 square feet of gross floor area |
Civic, social, fraternal organizations | One for each three persons allowed under maximum occupancy of main meeting room |
Hospitals, nursing facilities | One for each four beds plus one per employee on main shift |
Commercial | |
Food, department or general merchandise, hardware, drugs, and similar retail sales | One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area |
Home furnishings, appliances, apparel, and similar retail sales | One for each 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Eating and drinking establishments without drive through facilities | One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area. |
Restaurants with drive through facilities | One for each 75 square feet of gross floor area, plus additional spaces in the drive-through lanes equal to 25% of the required number of parking spaces |
Personal services, including banks, savings and loans, repair services without drive-through facilities | One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area |
Banks, savings and loans and similar uses with drive-through facilities | One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area plus additional spaces in all drive-through lane equal to 80% of the required number of parking spaces |
Barber and beauty shops | Two for each work station |
Gasoline service stations | Two for each service bay plus one for each two gasoline dispensing units, plus one for each employee during main shift |
Self-serve laundries | One for each three washers |
Automobile sales and service | One for each 400 square feet of gross floor area |
Retail shopping centers | One for each 300 square feet of gross floor area, plus one for each three persons allowed under maximum occupancy in any theater or place of assembly |
Temporary outdoor sales | One for each 200 square feet of area devoted to display and sales of goods |
Hotels, motels, lodging houses | One for each sleeping room or suite, plus one for each employee during main shift |
Funeral homes | One for each 50 square feet of gross floor area |
Medical or dental offices | Five for each doctor or dentist, plus one for each other employee during main work shift |
Animal hospitals/clinics, veterinarian office | Four for each veterinarian |
Professional, administrative and business offices | One for each 400 square feet of gross floor area |
Industrial | |
Commercial and business support services | One for each 400 square feet of gross floor area |
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging or treating of goods; warehousing, distribution and service industries | Two for each three employees during work shift having greatest number of employees, plus one for each vehicle maintained on the premises |
(B) Other uses. The Planning Commission shall determine the number of parking spaces required for any use not mentioned in this section.
(C) Provisions of parking for non-residential uses in the B-2 (Downtown Business) District. The B-2 (Downtown Business) District contains small lots and is served by on-street parking. For these reasons, special regulations are justified in this district. For non-residential uses located within the B-2 District, only 30% of the required spaces as specified in this division A of this section must be provided.
(Ord. 34-90, passed 12-26-90) Penalty, see § 156.999
§ 156.100 REQUIRED NUMBER OF OFF-STREET LOADING SPACES.
Loading spaces shall be provided according to the following schedule of uses.
Use | Number of Uses
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Use | Number of Uses
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Commercial | |
Less than 2,500 square feet gross floor area | None |
2,500 - 10,000 square feet gross floor area | One |
Over 10,000 square feet gross floor area | One plus one for each additional 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof above 10,000 square feet |
Industrial | |
Less than 5,000 square feet gross floor area | None |
5,000 - 10,000 square feet gross floor area | One |
Over 10,000 square feet gross floor area | One plus one for each additional 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof above 10,000 square feet |
Office and/or institutional | |
Less than 10,000 square feet gross floor area | None |
Over 10,000 square feet gross floor area | One plus one for each additional 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof above 10,000 square feet |
(Ord. 34-90, passed 12-26-90)