The purpose of this article is to alleviate or prevent congestion of the public streets, and so promote the safety and welfare of the public by establishing minimum requirements for the off-street parking and loading and unloading of motor vehicles in accordance with the use to which property is put.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-1, passed 7-20-1998)

   The off-street parking and loading provisions of this code shall apply as follows:

   (A)   For all buildings and structures erected and all land uses established after the effective date of this code, accessory parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required by the regulations of the district in which such buildings or uses are located. However, where a building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this code, and provided that construction is begun within one year of such effective date and diligently prosecuted to completion, parking and loading facilities as required hereinafter need not be provided.

   (B)   When the intensity of use of any building, structure, or premises shall be increased through addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, or other units or measurement specified herein for required parking and loading facilities as required herein shall be provided for such increase in intensity of use.

   (C)   Whenever the existing use of a building or structure shall hereafter be changed to a new use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required for such new use. However, if the said building or structure was erected prior to the effective date of this code, additional parking or loading facilities are mandatory only in the amount by which the requirements for the new use would exceed those for the existing use if the latter were subject to the parking and loading provisions of this code.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-2, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 1-1-19

   Accessory off-street parking or loading facilities which are located on the same lot as the building or use served and which were in existence on the effective date of this code or were provided voluntarily after such effective date shall not hereafter be reduced below, or if already less than, shall not further be reduced below the requirements of this code for a similar new building or use.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-3, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 1-1-19

   For any conforming building or use which is in existence on the effective date of this code, which subsequent thereto is damaged or destroyed by fire, collapse, explosion, or other cause, and which is reconstructed, reestablished, or repaired, off-street parking or loading facilities need not be provided, except that parking or loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restored or continued in operation. However, in no case shall it be necessary to restore or maintain parking or loading facilities in excess of those required by this code for equivalent new uses or construction.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-4, passed 7-20-1998)

   When required parking facilities are provided on land other than the zoning lot on which the building or use served by such facilities is located, they shall be and remain in the same possession or ownership as the zoning lot occupied by the building or use to which the parking facilities are accessory. No such off-site parking facilities shall be authorized and no occupancy permit shall be issued where the plans call for parking facilities other than on the same zoning lot until and unless the Zoning Board of Appeals has reviewed the plans and heard the applicant and made findings that the common ownership or possession of the zoning lot and the site of the parking facilities are reasonably certain to continue, and that the off-site parking facilities will be maintained at all times during the life of the proposed use or building.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-5, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 1-1-19

   Requirements for parking spaces shall be as follows:

   (A)   Every parking space designed for one vehicle shall conform to the requirements below and shall be designated by markings which clearly delineate each space, and which are laid and restored as often as necessary to maintain such delineation:

 

   (B)   Access to off-street parking areas in all residential R zones shall be a minimum of ten feet wide except as follows:

      (1)   If a driveway is longer than 100 feet or serves more than the required parking for four dwelling units, the minimum width shall be 20 feet.

      (2)   Two driveways, each ten feet wide, may be provided in lieu of one 20-foot driveway, provided that a minimum distance of 22 feet be maintained between the driveways at the top of the slope of driveway aprons.

   (C)   Access to off-street parking areas in all commercial and industrial zones shall be not less than 24 feet nor more than 36 feet wide. Access points to public rights-of-way shall not exceed one per 150 feet of frontage, up to a maximum of four per zoning lot. Access points shall be not less than 50 feet apart.

   (D)   Handicapped parking spaces:

 

   All parking areas in any multiple-family, business, industrial or similar use shall be designed or arranged so that no vehicle can have direct access to or egress from any off-street parking space from a public right-of-way. In any instance stated in this section, ingress to and egress from a parking space shall be from an aisle, driveway, or similar arrangement, by forward motion of the vehicle.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-7, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 1-1-19

   Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential use in accordance with the requirements of this section shall be used solely for the parking of residentially related vehicles.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-8, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 1-1-19

   Off-street parking facilities for different buildings, structures, or uses, or for mixed uses, may be provided collectively in any zoning district in which separate parking facilities for each constituent use would be permitted, provided that the total number of spaces so located together shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-9, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 1-1-19

   When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this code results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of one- half or less may be disregarded, while a fraction in excess of one-half shall be counted as one parking space.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-10, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 1-1-19

   Off-street parking spaces in a residential district may be located in any yards except front yard grass area.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-11, passed 7-20-1998)

   (A)   Open and enclosed parking spaces. Accessory parking spaces located on the same lot as occupied by the use served may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building. Accessory parking spaces located in a residence district elsewhere than on the same lot occupied by the use served may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building.

   (B)   Surfacing. Open off-street parking areas shall be improved with a compacted gravel base not less than four inches thick and surfaced with one of the following: (1) three inches of asphalt; (2) four inches of concrete; or (3) in agricultural districts only, oil and chip. All off-street parking areas must be constructed and completed within 60 days of first occupancy of any structure on the lot.

   (C)   Screening and landscaping. In zone districts other than agricultural and residential, all open off- street parking areas containing more than eight parking spaces and driveways thereto shall be effectively screened on each side adjoining any property situated in a residential district by a wall, fence, or densely planted compact hedge not less than five feet in height. Any such screening shall be maintained and replaced promptly as necessary to maintain effective and aesthetically acceptable visual screening.

   (D)   Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties in such a way as not to create a nuisance. Any appeals of direct lighting requirements or nuisance complaints will be directed to and supervised by the City Council.

   (E)   Striping. All public parking stalls will be striped.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-12, passed 7-20-1998)

   (A)   The location of off-street parking spaces in relation to the use served shall be as prescribed hereinafter. All distances specified shall be walking distances between such parking spaces and a main entrance to the use served:

   (B)   For uses in residence districts. Parking spaces accessory to dwellings shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served. Spaces accessory to uses other than dwellings may be located on a lot adjacent to, or across a street or alley which abuts the lot occupied by the use served, but in no case at a distance in excess of 300 feet from such use.

   (C)   For uses in business and manufacturing districts. All required parking spaces shall be within 1,000 feet of the use served, except that spaces accessory to dwelling units, other than those located in a transient hotel, shall be within 300 feet of the use served. However, no parking spaces accessory to a use in a business or manufacturing district shall be located in a residence district, except that private, free, off-street parking accessory to such uses, and municipal parking lots may be allowed in a residential district by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of Article IX within 200 feet of and adjacent to any business or industrial district.

   (D)   If any building, structure, or use is enlarged or altered, the owner of such use shall provide additional off-street parking and loading facilities, as required by the provisions of this article.

   (E)   If the existing use of a lot, building or structure is changed to a different use, the owner of such use shall provide off-street parking and loading facilities as required by the provisions of this section.

   (F)   No accessway to any parking lot shall be located within 40 feet of any corner formed by the intersection of the right-of-way of two or more streets; provided, however, that when such an intersection is regulated by traffic control devices, the Zoning Administrator may increase this requirement in order to reduce traffic hazards.

   (G)   Curb cut permits for the purpose of providing ingress or egress are subject to all applicable state, county and city requirements and approvals.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-13, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 1-1-19

   For the following uses, accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided as required hereinafter. Parking spaces required on an employee basis shall be based on the maximum number of employees on duty or residing, or both, on the premises at any one time.

 

   When two or more uses are located on the same zoning lot or within the same building, parking spaces equal in number to the sum of the separate requirements for each such use shall be provided. No parking space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless otherwise authorized by the Zoning Board of Appeals.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-15, passed 7-20-1998)

   For uses not listed heretofore in the schedule of parking requirements in § 40-6-14, parking spaces shall be provided on the same basis as required for the most similar listed uses, or as determined by the Zoning Administrator.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-16, passed 7-20-1998)

   (A)   Location. All permitted or required loading berths shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served and shall not be located within 25 feet of the intersection of any two streets. Loading berths for vehicles over two-ton capacity shall not be closer than 50 feet to any property in a residence district, unless completely enclosed by building walls, or a solid fence or wall not less than six feet in height.

   (B)   Size. Unless otherwise specified, a required loading berth shall be at least ten feet in width by at least 25 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.

   (C)   Access. Each required off-street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley, in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements.

   (D)   Surfacing, All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted gravel base, not less than six inches thick, surfaced with not less than four inches of concrete or asphalt (in two lifts each, two inches thick).

   (E)   Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading facilities provided in any residence or business district.

   (F) Not for parking. Space allocated to any off- street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off- street parking facilities or portions thereof.

   (G)   Special use. For special uses other than prescribed for hereinafter, loading berths, adequate in number and size to serve such use, as determined by the Zoning Board of Appeals, shall be provided.

   (H)   Below minimum floor area. Uses for which off-street loading facilities are required herein but which are located in buildings of less floor area than the minimum for which such facilities are required shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-17, passed 7-20-1998)

   For the uses listed in the following table, off- street loading berths shall be provided on the basis of gross floor area of building or portions thereof devoted to such uses in the amounts shown herein.

 

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-18, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 1-1-19

   For uses not listed herein, loading berths adequate in number and size to serve such uses, as determined by the Zoning Board of Appeals, shall be provided.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-19, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 1-1-19

   (A)   In order to reduce heat and glare, to minimize blowing of dust and trash, and to reduce the oppressive visual effects of large open parking areas, landscaping shall be provided and maintained within every parking lot that contains 20 or more parking spaces. A minimum of 5% of the total parking lot area shall be set aside for said landscaping. In meeting the landscaping requirement, any landscaped area surrounding the parking lot shall not be used to meet the 5% requirement.

   (B)   A landscaping plan (either a separate document or an element of a more inclusive development plan) shall accompany every application for an initial certificate of zoning compliance to develop any parking lot that will contain 20 or more spaces.

   (C)   The landscaping plan shall include the following information:

      (1)   Proposed type, amount, size, and spacing of plantings, including trees, shrubbery, and ground cover;

      (2)   Proposed size, construction materials, and drainage of landscaped islands or planting beds; and

      (3)   Sketch indicating proposed spatial relationships of landscaped areas, parking spaces, automobile circulation, and pedestrian movement.

(Ord. 1070, § 40-6-20, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 1-1-19