(a)

In all districts, in connection with every industrial, commercial, business, recreational, or dwelling use, and all other uses, space for off-street parking and storage of vehicles shall be provided in accordance with all of the following regulations except as elsewhere provided herein.

(Ord. No. 233, 6-11-02)

(a)

Access. Access and parking areas shall be designated or designed so as to provide an adequate means of access to a public alley or street. All public parking areas shall have access off driveways and not directly off a public street. Driveways shall be limited so as to cause minimal interference with traffic movement. All parking spaces shall be clearly marked. All parking facilities shall be designed, constructed, and maintained with security as a priority to protect the safety of the users.

(b)

Use of parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential use shall be utilized solely for the parking of passenger automobiles. No motor vehicle over 1-½ ton capacity bearing a commercial license and no commercially licensed trailer shall 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 area storage of commercial vehicles or for open air parking of automobiles belonging to the employees, owner, tenant, or customers of business or manufacturing establishments.

(c)

Use change or expansion. No replacement or expansion of a use shall be allowed until such required additional parking is approved and furnished. Review may be required under the site plan review procedures of this Code.

(d)

On-street parking. Except for uses within the central business district and approved by the city council, on-street parking shall not be used to satisfy minimum parking requirements.

(e)

Goods, vehicle and snow storage. Required parking areas and the driveways providing access shall not be used for the storage, display, sales, rental, or repair of motor vehicles or other goods or for the storage of snow. Adequate space for snow storage shall be provided on the site.

(Ord. No. 233, 6-11-02)

The setback requirements for parking spaces are as follows:

(1)

Yards. In no case shall required off-street parking be permitted in the required front yard, side yard or rear yard.

(2)

Residential districts. Notwithstanding those provisions outlined in (1) above, open parking spaces accessory to one- and two-family structures may be located within any yard.

(3)

Commercial and industrial districts. Off-street parking spaces shall not be less than 50 feet from the property line when such areas abut a residential district without being separated from the residential district by a right-of-way width greater than 80 feet.

(Ord. No. 233, 6-11-02)

(a)

Design of parking spaces and drive aisles. Parking spaces and drive aisles shall comply with the following minimum standards:

*One-way aisles.

(1)

For parking spaces where an unobstructed overhang of two feet is provided, such parking space may be reduced in depth by two feet.

(2)

Parking spaces immediately adjacent to a wall or vertical surface with a height greater than two feet shall require two additional feet of stall width.

(b)

Calculating space. When determining the number of required off-street parking spaces results in a fraction, each fraction of ½ or more shall constitute another space.

(c)

Signs. Signs located in any parking area necessary for orderly operation of traffic movement shall be in addition to accessory signs permitted in other sections of this Code.

(d)

Surfacing. All of the area intended to be utilized for parking spaces and driveways shall be surfaced with a bituminous surface (asphalt) or Portland Cement Concrete. This requirement also applies to open sales lots. The minimum thickness of pavement of the parking areas shall be as required by the city engineer.

(1)

All parking spaces, except parking spaces for single-family attached and detached residences, shall be striped in accordance with the approved site plan. This striping shall be maintained in a clear and visible manner.

(2)

All off-street parking areas and associated driveways, access roadways and frontage roads, except driveways for single family attached and detached residences, shall be constructed with permanent, Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) curb and gutter of at least six inches high and 24 inches wide or of an alternate height and width approved by the city. Prefabricated portable curb or wheel stops shall not be considered an acceptable alternative.

(e)

Lighting. With respect to lighting, all of the following shall apply:

(1)

Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking or loading area shall be designed for uniformity and be so arranged as to divert the light away from adjoining residential uses or premises and away from public streets.

(2)

Lighting fixtures shall possess hard cut-off qualities at property lines.

(3)

Lighting fixtures shall not be forward throwing. Lighting fixtures shall be metal halide (MH) or High Pressure Sodium (HPS) shoebox style with a flat lens. Such lights may be decorative or ornamental subject to site plan approval.

(4)

Any project adjacent to residential, or environmentally sensitive areas, including but not limited to parks or trails shall be required to submit an isometric contour lighting plan for review and approval by the city. The city planner may also require an isometric plan at his discretion for any other site plan.

(5)

The illumination of the parking area shall be as follows:

a.

Adjacent to areas other than residential or sensitive areas, as defined herein,

1.

A maximum of 400-watt light fixtures shall be permitted.

2.

The overall height of the fixture shall not be greater than 30 feet from grade, including base.

b.

Adjacent to residential or sensitive areas, as defined herein:

1.

A maximum of 250-watt light fixtures shall be permitted.

2.

The overall height of the light fixture shall not be greater than 25 feet from grade, including base.

3.

Under convenience store canopies, lighting shall provide 70 foot candle (fc) maximum with an average of 50 fc or less. Light fixtures shall be recessed into the canopy in such a way that the lens is not visible.

(6)

The city council may approve the use of decorative type fixtures in all districts.

(Ord. No. 233, 6-11-02)

Off-street parking areas shall be screened from rights-of-way and adjacent properties in accordance with the provisions outlined in the landscaping provisions of this Code.

(Ord. No. 233, 6-11-02)

State Law reference— Landscaping, ch. 28.

(a)

Benches in places of public assembly. In stadiums, churches, and other places of public assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities, each 22 inches of such seating facility shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining required parking.

(b)

Handicapped parking. At least one handicapped parking space shall be provided for each development, excluding single family attached and detached residential developments. An additional space shall be provided for each increment of 50 spaces in excess of the initial 50 spaces. Handicapped parking shall be in compliance with the Uniform Building Code and applicable state law.

(c)

Parking in the central business district (CBD). It is acknowledged that a walkable environment is vital to the success of businesses within the CBD, the CDB district, and the community as a whole. Vast, unused parking areas degrade the desired walkability of a cohesive commercial center. It is the policy of the city council to promote the success of the community. In furthering the city council's policies, uses in the CBD district shall, in addition to regulations outlined in this chapter, conform to the following requirements:

(1)

Pedestrian connections with adjacent uses, parks, streets, and trails shall be promoted and encouraged; such connections may include, but are not limited to sidewalks, lighting, signage, and street furniture.

(2)

No parking shall be permitted in the front yard of a building in the central business district. Street parking shall be permitted where provided.

(3)

The city council may reduce the minimum number of required parking spaces in the central business district.

(d)

Required parking by use. The minimum number of off-street parking spaces for the following uses shall be as prescribed.

(Ord. No. 233, 6-11-02)

(a)

Adequate off-street loading spaces shall be provided in connection with any structure that requires receipt or distribution of materials by vehicles. Each loading space shall be not less than ten feet in width and 35 feet in depth. Such space shall be designed in a manner acceptable to the city provided adequate space for loading access.

(b)

Loading berths, docks, and yards shall be screened from general public view and from all adjoining properties of contrasting and conflicting uses. Such facilities shall not occupy any yard requirement bordering a street and shall be a minimum of 50 feet from the property line abutting a residential district and shall provide a substantial buffer in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(c)

Loading areas shall be permitted only in the rear and side yard areas unless otherwise approved by the city council during a review of the development request.

(d)

No area shall be counted as both a required parking space and loading space.

(Ord. No. 233, 6-11-02)

(a)

Each loading space shall be located with appropriate means of access to a public street or alley in a manner that will least interfere with traffic. All loading space access shall be a minimum of 50 feet from the intersection of two public rights-of-way. The city council may require additional separation to further the intent of this article.

(b)

Loading areas shall be designed and located so that the truck shall not back into or onto a public street.

(Ord. No. 233, 6-11-02)

All loading yards shall be paved in accordance with the paving requirements of this article.

(Ord. No. 233, 6-11-02)