It is the intent of this chapter to allow for parking and loading standards.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

The provision of off-street parking and loading space in accordance with the needs and requirements of particular property use is a necessary public policy in the interest of traffic safety, minimizing congestion, and to provide harmonious development.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

New uses in all districts shall meet the minimum standards of this title.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

A.

Each off-street parking space shall have a net area of not less than one hundred sixty square feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be of usable space and condition. If determined on a gross-area basis, three hundred square feet shall be allowed per vehicle.

B.

If the required parking space for a one-family or two-family dwelling is not provided in a covered garage, then such space shall not be less than two hundred square feet, and shall be so located and/or constructed that it may later be covered by a garage in accordance with the provisions of this title and the city building code.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

Off-street facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified. Where a distance is specified, such distance shall be the maximum walking distance, measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building that such facility is required to serve.

A.

For one-family and two-family dwellings: on the home lot with the building they are required to serve;

B.

For multiple dwellings: one hundred fifty feet;

C.

For hospitals, sanitariums, homes for the aged, asylums, orphanages, club rooms, fraternity and sorority houses, as approved by city council.

D.

For residential units in all zones except R-L, assigned parking in remote lots may be substituted for the required off-street parking if they are located within two hundred feet of the subject property, and a binding agreement is furnished to the city for review and approval under 17.72.070.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

Whenever any building is enlarged in height or in ground coverage, off-street parking shall be provided for expansion or enlargement, in accordance with the requirements of the schedule set out in Section 17.72.090; provided, however, that no parking space need be provided in the case of enlargement or expansion where the number of parking spaces required for such expansion or enlargement since the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title is less than ten percent of the parking space specified in the schedule for the building. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to require off-street parking spaces for the portion of such building existing as of September 12, 1973.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

The city may authorize the joint use of parking facilities for the following uses or activities under the conditions specified:

A.

Up to fifty percent of the parking facilities required by this chapter for a theater, bowling alley, dancehall, restaurant, or other similar uses, may be supplied by the off-street parking provided by other "daytime" types of uses;

B.

Up to fifty percent of the off-street parking facilities required by this chapter for any "daytime" buildings or uses may be supplied by the parking facilities provided by uses herein referred to as "nighttime" uses;

C.

Up to one hundred percent of the parking facilities required by this chapter for a church or auditorium incidental to a public or parochial school may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities serving primarily "daytime" uses.

D.

Up to one hundred percent of the parking facilities required for residential uses in all zones except R-L, when the joint use facility serves primarily "daytime" uses.

E.

If the required amount of off-street parking has been proposed to be provided off-site, the applicant shall provide written contracts with affected landowners showing that required off-street parking is and will continue to be provided in a manner consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The contracts shall be reviewed by the city for compliance with this chapter, and if approved, the contracts shall be recorded with the county records and elections division as a deed restriction on the title to all applicable properties. These deed restrictions may not be revoked or modified without authorization by the city.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

A.

The building or use for which application is being made to utilize the off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use shall be demonstrated to the city to be within suitable walking distance for the nature of the use being served.

B.

The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the two buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

The following table sets out minimum standards for parking spaces:

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)