General provisions for off-street parking and loading requirements shall be as provided in this article.

(Code 2002, § 102-451; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-455), 12-20-2017)

An application for a building permit for a new or enlarged building, structure or use shall include therewith a plot plan, drawn to scale, and fully dimensioned, showing any off-street parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(Code 2002, § 102-452; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-456), 12-20-2017)

The off-street parking and loading requirements of this chapter shall apply as follows:

(1)

All buildings and structures erected and all land uses shall provide accessory off-street parking or loading facilities as required in this article for the use thereof.

(2)

When a building or structure erected or enlarged prior to or after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter derives shall undergo a decrease in the number of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, number of employees, or other unit of measurement specified in this article for required off-street parking or loading facilities, and, further, when such decrease would result in a requirement for fewer total off-street parking or loading spaces through application of this chapter, off-street parking and loading facilities may be reduced accordingly, provided that existing off-street parking and loading facilities are so decreased only when the facilities remaining would at least equal or exceed the off-street parking or loading requirements resulting from the application of this chapter to the entire building or structure as modified.

(3)

When a building or structure undergoes any increase in number of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, or other unit of measurement specified in this article for required off-street parking or loading facilities, and, further, when such increase would result in a requirement for additional total off-street parking or loading spaces through application of this chapter, parking and loading facilities shall be increased so that the facilities would at least equal or exceed the off-street parking or loading requirements resulting from application of this chapter to the entire building or structure as modified.

(Code 2002, § 102-453; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-457), 12-20-2017)

Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces in existence on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter derives shall not be reduced in number unless already exceeding the requirements of this article for equivalent new construction; in which event, such spaces shall not be reduced below the number required in this article for such new construction.

(Code 2002, § 102-454; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-458), 12-20-2017)

A schedule of requirements for off-street parking and loading shall be as follows:

(1)

Requirements governing the number and location of off-street parking and off-street loading facilities in relation to the use of property are established in this article. The off-street parking and loading requirements for any use not specified shall be the same as for similar specified uses, as set forth.

(2)

The term "floor area," as employed in this article, means the gross floor area of a building or structure used for or intended to be used for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients, patients or tenants, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display of and sale of merchandise. The term "floor area," for the purposes of this article, shall not include any floor space used for storage accessory to the principal use of a building; incidental repairs; stairways and elevators; show windows; restrooms; utilities; and dressing, fitting or alteration rooms.

(3)

The minimum number of parking spaces set forth in commercial and/or manufacturing districts may be negotiated with the planning commission on a case-by-case basis. The minimum number of required spaces may be reduced so long as there is adequate open space maintained at the site in order to meet the requirements of the originally required parking, in the event of a future change of use of the structure.

(Code 2002, § 102-455; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-459), 12-20-2017)

For the purpose of this chapter, additional parking regulations shall be as provided in this division.

(Code 2002, § 102-481; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-471), 12-20-2017)

Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential uses and developed in any residential district in accordance with the requirements of this article shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles or commercial vehicles, excluding tractor trailers, dump trucks, or other vehicles more than five-ton gross vehicle weight owned by occupants of the dwelling structures to which such facilities are accessory or by guests of such occupants.

(Code 2002, § 102-482; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-472), 12-20-2017)

(a)

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 off-street parking facilities for each constituent use would be permitted, provided that the total number of spaces so located together is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use and not more than 300 feet from the lot on which the main building is located.

(b)

When the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement thereto ensuring their retention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form and execution by the city attorney, and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.

(c)

Not more than 50 percent of the parking spaces required for:

(1)

Theaters and places of amusement; and

(2)

Up to 100 percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school;

may be provided and used jointly by banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours as those listed in subsection (c)(1) of this section; provided, however, that a written agreement, ensuring the retention for such purpose, shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form and execution by the city attorney, and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.

(Code 2002, § 102-483; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-473), 12-20-2017)

When required accessory off-street parking facilities are provided elsewhere than on the lot on which the principal use is located, they shall be in the same possession, either by deed or long-term lease, as the property occupied by such principal use, and the owner shall be bound by covenants filed on record in the office of the recorder of deeds and the city clerk, requiring the owner and his heirs and assigns to maintain the required number of off-street parking spaces during the existence of the principal use.

(Code 2002, § 102-484; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-474), 12-20-2017)

Accessory parking facilities provided elsewhere than on the same zoning lot with the principal use, served in accordance with the requirements below, may be located in any zoning district except as follows: No parking facilities accessory to a business or manufacturing use shall be located in a residential district except where authorized by the city council as prescribed in section 50-476.

(Code 2002, § 102-485; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-475), 12-20-2017)

Accessory off-street parking facilities serving nonresidential uses of property may be permitted in any district, when authorized by the city council after review and study by the planning commission, subject to the following requirements in addition to all other relevant requirements:

(1)

The parking lot shall be accessory to and for use in connection with one or more nonresidential establishments located in adjoining districts or in connection with one or more existing professional or institutional office buildings or institutions, if the parking lot proposed is within 300 feet of the nonresidential use which it is to serve.

(2)

The parking lot shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles.

(3)

No commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on the parking lot.

(4)

No sign of any kind other than signs designating entrances, exits and conditions of use shall be maintained on the parking lot, and the sign shall not exceed 20 square feet in area.

(5)

Each entrance to and exit from the parking lot shall be at least 20 feet distant from any adjacent property located in any residential district, except where ingress and egress to the parking lot is provided from a public alley or public way separating the residential areas from the proposed parking lot.

(6)

In addition to the requirements in subsections (1) through (5) of this section, such parking lots shall conform to any further requirements and conditions as may be prescribed by the city council for the protection of properties adjacent to and in the vicinity of the proposed parking lot.

(Code 2002, § 102-486; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-476), 12-20-2017)

Design and maintenance of parking spaces shall be as provided in this division.

(Code 2002, § 102-516; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-506), 12-20-2017)

A required off-street parking space shall be an area of not less than 180 square feet nor less than nine feet wide by 20 feet long measured perpendicularly to the sides of the parking space exclusive of access drives or aisle ramps, columns or office and work areas, accessible from streets or alleys or from private driveways or aisles leading to streets or alleys and to be used for the storage or parking of passenger automobiles or commercial vehicles under 1.5-ton capacity. Aisles between vehicular parking spaces shall be not less than 12 feet in width when serving automobiles parked at a 45-degree angle in one direction nor less than 26 feet in width when serving automobiles parked perpendicularly.

(Code 2002, § 102-517; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-507), 12-20-2017)

When determination of the number of parking spaces results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded, and fractions over one-half shall be interpreted as one parking space.

(Code 2002, § 102-518; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-508), 12-20-2017)

Parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in such a manner as will least interfere with the movement of traffic and so designed as to permit adequate maneuvering area for vehicles to turn around where only one entry or exit is provided in order that no backing of vehicles into the street is required. No driveway or curb cut in any district shall exceed 25 feet in width, unless otherwise approved by the planning commission and city council.

(Code 2002, § 102-519; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-509), 12-20-2017)

No signs shall be displayed in any parking area within any residential district, except such as may be necessary for the orderly use of the parking facilities.

(Code 2002, § 102-520; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-510), 12-20-2017)

All parking spaces shall be properly marked by durable paint in stripes a minimum of four inches wide and extending the length of the parking space.

(Code 2002, § 102-521; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-511), 12-20-2017)

All open off-street parking areas, except those accessory to single-family dwellings, shall be improved with a compacted base, not less than six inches thick, surfaced with not less than two inches of asphaltic material, concrete no less than four inches thick with four inches of compacted base or some other comparable all-weather dustless material as approved by the city.

(Code 2002, § 102-522; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-512), 12-20-2017)

(a)

Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area shall be arranged so as to reflect the light away from all adjoining properties and/or oncoming road traffic.

(b)

Plans to illuminate off-street parking areas in commercial and manufacturing zones shall be submitted along with the site development plan.

(Code 2002, § 102-523; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-513), 12-20-2017)

Adequate stormwater drainage facilities shall be installed in off-street parking areas in order to ensure that stormwater does not flow onto abutting property or abutting sidewalks in such a way or quantity that pedestrians using the sidewalk would be detrimentally affected or inconvenienced. The city engineer shall approve all such facilities.

(Code 2002, § 102-524; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-514), 12-20-2017)

Parking areas shall be located as provided in this division.

(Code 2002, § 102-551; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-537), 12-20-2017)

Off-street automobile parking facilities shall be located as specified in this division. Where a distance is specified, such distance shall be walking distance measured from the nearest point of the parking area to the nearest entrance of the building that the parking area is required to serve.

(Code 2002, § 102-552; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-538), 12-20-2017)

For one- and two-family dwellings, parking areas shall be located on the same lot with the building they are required to serve.

(Code 2002, § 102-553; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-539), 12-20-2017)

For three- and four-family dwellings not over two stories in height and row dwellings not over 1.5 stories in height, parking areas shall be located on the same lot or parcel of land as the building they are required to serve. For the purpose of this section, a group of such uses constructed and maintained under a single ownership or management shall be assumed to be on a single lot or parcel of land.

(Code 2002, § 102-554; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-540), 12-20-2017)

For clubs, hospitals, sanitariums, orphanages, homes for the aged, convalescent homes, and for other similar uses, the off-street parking facilities required shall be on the same lot or parcel of land as the main building being served or upon properties contiguous to the zoning lot upon which is located the building they are intended to serve.

(Code 2002, § 102-555; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-541), 12-20-2017)

For uses other than those specified in this division, off-street parking facilities shall be provided on the same lot or parcel of land as the main building being served or on a separate lot or parcel of land not over 1,000 feet from any entrance of the main building measured from the nearest point of the parking area, provided the separate lot or parcel of land intended for the parking facilities is located in the same district as the principal permitted use or in a less restricted district.

(Code 2002, § 102-556; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-542), 12-20-2017)

Design of off-street loading and unloading space shall be as provided in this division.

(Code 2002, § 102-586; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-563), 12-20-2017)

An off-street loading berth shall be a hard-surfaced area of land, open or enclosed, other than a street or public way, used principally for the standing, loading or unloading of motor trucks or tractors, so as to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets and alleys.

(Code 2002, § 102-587; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-564), 12-20-2017)

No permitted or required loading berth shall be closer than 50 feet to any property in a residential district unless completely enclosed by building walls or a uniformly painted solid fence or wall or any combination thereof, not less than six feet in height. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within 25 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets. Loading berths open to the sky may be located in any required yards.

(Code 2002, § 102-588; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-565), 12-20-2017)

When determination of the number of required off-street loading berths results in a requirement of a fractional berth, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded, and fractions over one-half shall be interpreted as one loading berth.

(Code 2002, § 102-589; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-566), 12-20-2017)

All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted base, not less than nine inches thick, surfaced with not less than three inches of asphaltic concrete or some comparable all-weather dustless material.

(Code 2002, § 102-590; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-567), 12-20-2017)

Every building or structure used for business, trade or industry shall provide adequate space for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the street or public alley or, if there is no alley, to a street. Off-street loading and unloading space shall be in addition to and not considered as meeting a part of the requirements for off-street parking space. Off-street loading and unloading space shall not be used or designated, intended or constructed to be used in a manner to obstruct or interfere with the free use of any street, alley or adjoining property.

(Code 2002, § 102-591; Ord. No. 4080, § 1, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 4537, exh. A(50-568), 12-20-2017)