- OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS6
Purpose. The purpose of this section XI is to establish off-street parking requirements and restrictions to provide unencumbered traffic flow and to maintain the integrity of the neighborhoods.
Editor's note— See editor's note to Section X.
Cross reference— Stopping, standing and parking generally, § 42-121 et seq.
Automobiles, trucks, and trailers of any kind or type without valid license plates shall not be parked or stored on any lot zoned for residential use, unless stored in a completely enclosed building. This restriction applies also to junk cars and any part of cars and/or trucks.
No more than one travel or camping trailer per family, living on the premises, shall be permitted on a lot in any residential zone. The trailer or camper shall not be occupied temporarily or permanently while it is parked or stored except in an area zoned for mobile home park.
No commercial vehicles used for hauling explosives, gasoline, or liquefied petroleum products shall be permitted to be parked or stored in any district zoned residential.
The required amount of parking may be provided on the same lot as is the principal building, or on a lot within 500 feet of the principal building, and such lot may be owned or leased on a long-term basis from the property owner by the occupants of the principal use. This requirement applies to commercial or industrial buildings only.
All establishments shall provide off-street parking for their employees equivalent to the maximum number of persons on the largest shift. Establishments shall also provide additional parking spaces in accordance with the following schedule:
Auditorium or theater. One space for every four seats.
Automobile service station. One space for each car stored.
Bank. One space for each 300 square feet of floor space.
Ball park. One space for each four spectator seats.
Bus terminal. One space for each four waiting room seats.
Child care center. One space for each adult employee or attendant.
Church. One space for each four seats in the sanctuary.
Clubs. One space for each two active members.
Drive-in facility. Five spaces for each 100 square feet of floor area.
Elementary school. One space for each vehicle owned or operated by or for the school, plus two spaces for each classroom and administrative office
Funeral home. One space for each vehicle owned and/or operated, plus one space for each four seats or equivalent in the largest assembly room.
High School. One space for every 20 students.
Home occupation. One space for each 100 square feet of floor space devoted to home occupation use, plus normal residential parking requirements.
Hospital. One space for each two beds.
Hotel, motel, and motor court. One space for each rental room, plus one space for each three employees.
Industrial manufacturing and wholesale uses. One space for each three employees, plus one visitor parking space for each ten persons on the managerial staff, minimum three visitor spaces.
Junior high or middle school. One space for every vehicle owned and/or operated by the school, plus two spaces for each classroom and administrative office.
Mobile home park. One space for each mobile home, plus one space for each two employees of the park.
Nursing home. One space for each five beds.
Office, general. One space for each 300 square feet of floor space.
Professional offices. Three spaces for each full-time professional.
Residence. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided. Each parking space shall have minimum dimensions of 10 feet by 20 feet, be paved and usable without the removal of another vehicle. Prior to the issuance of a permit for a single-family dwelling, a plat shall be provided verifying compliance with these regulations.
Retail uses not otherwise listed. One space for every 100 square feet of floor space.
Rooming and/or boarding house. One space for every two rental rooms.
Sales and service establishments not otherwise listed. One space for every 200 square feet of floor space devoted to customer sales and service.
(Ord. No. 04-399, 5-4-2004)
Seats. [Seats], where described, are assumed to be 20 inches wide.
Parking space. [A parking space] is defined as an area nine feet by 20 feet with adequate access in and out of the space.
Loading space access for all commercial, industrial, educational, and sales and service establishments from a public street shall be provided. Number of off-street loading berths:
If a use permitted within business districts abuts on an alley, such space may be utilized as the off-street loading space for that business use.
No driveway shall be located closer than 15 feet from an intersection of a public street, as measured along the right-of-way. Driveways shall be a maximum of 30 feet in width and shall be at least 30 feet apart, except in residential areas.
In all zoning districts established by this [zoning] ordinance, there shall be no obstruction to visibility on any corner lot within 25 feet of the intersection of any two right-of-way lines.
All off-street surfaces used by the general public for parking, driving, etc. shall be maintained in such a way that conditions detrimental to the public welfare do not exist. This regulation shall specifically not be applicable to owner-occupied single-family dwelling units.
Each proposed driveway shall be located a minimum of 300 feet from the intersection of two or more streets or from an existing driveway.
The 300-foot requirement may be reduced by the planning commission for secondary streets. No driveway on a secondary street shall be located closer than 300 feet from the intersection of a major street. Major streets are those explicitly mentioned in the gateway corridor regulations.
(Ord. No. 03-373, 2-4-2003)
If the following conditions are met, residential cul-de-sac usage is allowed:
1.
The cul-de-sac shall be designed as follows:
a.
The minimum required paved cul-de-sac radius shall be 48 feet.
b.
Any center island in the cul-de-sac that impairs the required minimum radius is prohibited.
2.
The maximum dead-end length for a cul-de-sac street shall be 500 feet. The length shall be measured from the centerline of a street intersection to the center point of the cul-de-sac. Where an intermediate cul-de-sac (or roundabout) is provided such that no point on the street is farther than 500 feet from a cul-de-sac or street intersection, the maximum dead end street length may be increased to 750 feet.
3.
For cul-de-sac streets between 500 and 750 feet in length, the minimum paved street width for the entire cul-de-sac street shall be 26 feet.
4.
A minimum five-foot wide sidewalk shall be provided in an easement or street right-of-way on each side of the street and completely around the actual cul-de-sac.
5.
If a green buffer is to be provided between the street and sidewalk, the minimum width of said buffer shall be three feet.
6.
For subdivisions with 100 or more lots, a maximum of 25 percent of the total lots may be on cul-de-sac streets.
7.
For subdivisions with 100 or more lots and access to two or more existing collector, arterial, etc. streets, a minimum of two independent exits from the subdivision shall be provided (one exit on at least two separate collector, arterial, etc. streets). Where a subdivision with 100 or more lots has access to only one existing collector, arterial, etc. street, and where the subdivision has overall frontage of at least 300 feet on such street, two independent exits shall be provided on the existing collector, arterial, etc. street.
8.
All other requirements of the zoning ordinance and subdivision ordinance shall be met.
(Ord. No. 01-347, § 4, 8-7-2001; Ord. No. 06-437, 2-7-2006)
- OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS6
Purpose. The purpose of this section XI is to establish off-street parking requirements and restrictions to provide unencumbered traffic flow and to maintain the integrity of the neighborhoods.
Editor's note— See editor's note to Section X.
Cross reference— Stopping, standing and parking generally, § 42-121 et seq.
Automobiles, trucks, and trailers of any kind or type without valid license plates shall not be parked or stored on any lot zoned for residential use, unless stored in a completely enclosed building. This restriction applies also to junk cars and any part of cars and/or trucks.
No more than one travel or camping trailer per family, living on the premises, shall be permitted on a lot in any residential zone. The trailer or camper shall not be occupied temporarily or permanently while it is parked or stored except in an area zoned for mobile home park.
No commercial vehicles used for hauling explosives, gasoline, or liquefied petroleum products shall be permitted to be parked or stored in any district zoned residential.
The required amount of parking may be provided on the same lot as is the principal building, or on a lot within 500 feet of the principal building, and such lot may be owned or leased on a long-term basis from the property owner by the occupants of the principal use. This requirement applies to commercial or industrial buildings only.
All establishments shall provide off-street parking for their employees equivalent to the maximum number of persons on the largest shift. Establishments shall also provide additional parking spaces in accordance with the following schedule:
Auditorium or theater. One space for every four seats.
Automobile service station. One space for each car stored.
Bank. One space for each 300 square feet of floor space.
Ball park. One space for each four spectator seats.
Bus terminal. One space for each four waiting room seats.
Child care center. One space for each adult employee or attendant.
Church. One space for each four seats in the sanctuary.
Clubs. One space for each two active members.
Drive-in facility. Five spaces for each 100 square feet of floor area.
Elementary school. One space for each vehicle owned or operated by or for the school, plus two spaces for each classroom and administrative office
Funeral home. One space for each vehicle owned and/or operated, plus one space for each four seats or equivalent in the largest assembly room.
High School. One space for every 20 students.
Home occupation. One space for each 100 square feet of floor space devoted to home occupation use, plus normal residential parking requirements.
Hospital. One space for each two beds.
Hotel, motel, and motor court. One space for each rental room, plus one space for each three employees.
Industrial manufacturing and wholesale uses. One space for each three employees, plus one visitor parking space for each ten persons on the managerial staff, minimum three visitor spaces.
Junior high or middle school. One space for every vehicle owned and/or operated by the school, plus two spaces for each classroom and administrative office.
Mobile home park. One space for each mobile home, plus one space for each two employees of the park.
Nursing home. One space for each five beds.
Office, general. One space for each 300 square feet of floor space.
Professional offices. Three spaces for each full-time professional.
Residence. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided. Each parking space shall have minimum dimensions of 10 feet by 20 feet, be paved and usable without the removal of another vehicle. Prior to the issuance of a permit for a single-family dwelling, a plat shall be provided verifying compliance with these regulations.
Retail uses not otherwise listed. One space for every 100 square feet of floor space.
Rooming and/or boarding house. One space for every two rental rooms.
Sales and service establishments not otherwise listed. One space for every 200 square feet of floor space devoted to customer sales and service.
(Ord. No. 04-399, 5-4-2004)
Seats. [Seats], where described, are assumed to be 20 inches wide.
Parking space. [A parking space] is defined as an area nine feet by 20 feet with adequate access in and out of the space.
Loading space access for all commercial, industrial, educational, and sales and service establishments from a public street shall be provided. Number of off-street loading berths:
If a use permitted within business districts abuts on an alley, such space may be utilized as the off-street loading space for that business use.
No driveway shall be located closer than 15 feet from an intersection of a public street, as measured along the right-of-way. Driveways shall be a maximum of 30 feet in width and shall be at least 30 feet apart, except in residential areas.
In all zoning districts established by this [zoning] ordinance, there shall be no obstruction to visibility on any corner lot within 25 feet of the intersection of any two right-of-way lines.
All off-street surfaces used by the general public for parking, driving, etc. shall be maintained in such a way that conditions detrimental to the public welfare do not exist. This regulation shall specifically not be applicable to owner-occupied single-family dwelling units.
Each proposed driveway shall be located a minimum of 300 feet from the intersection of two or more streets or from an existing driveway.
The 300-foot requirement may be reduced by the planning commission for secondary streets. No driveway on a secondary street shall be located closer than 300 feet from the intersection of a major street. Major streets are those explicitly mentioned in the gateway corridor regulations.
(Ord. No. 03-373, 2-4-2003)
If the following conditions are met, residential cul-de-sac usage is allowed:
1.
The cul-de-sac shall be designed as follows:
a.
The minimum required paved cul-de-sac radius shall be 48 feet.
b.
Any center island in the cul-de-sac that impairs the required minimum radius is prohibited.
2.
The maximum dead-end length for a cul-de-sac street shall be 500 feet. The length shall be measured from the centerline of a street intersection to the center point of the cul-de-sac. Where an intermediate cul-de-sac (or roundabout) is provided such that no point on the street is farther than 500 feet from a cul-de-sac or street intersection, the maximum dead end street length may be increased to 750 feet.
3.
For cul-de-sac streets between 500 and 750 feet in length, the minimum paved street width for the entire cul-de-sac street shall be 26 feet.
4.
A minimum five-foot wide sidewalk shall be provided in an easement or street right-of-way on each side of the street and completely around the actual cul-de-sac.
5.
If a green buffer is to be provided between the street and sidewalk, the minimum width of said buffer shall be three feet.
6.
For subdivisions with 100 or more lots, a maximum of 25 percent of the total lots may be on cul-de-sac streets.
7.
For subdivisions with 100 or more lots and access to two or more existing collector, arterial, etc. streets, a minimum of two independent exits from the subdivision shall be provided (one exit on at least two separate collector, arterial, etc. streets). Where a subdivision with 100 or more lots has access to only one existing collector, arterial, etc. street, and where the subdivision has overall frontage of at least 300 feet on such street, two independent exits shall be provided on the existing collector, arterial, etc. street.
8.
All other requirements of the zoning ordinance and subdivision ordinance shall be met.
(Ord. No. 01-347, § 4, 8-7-2001; Ord. No. 06-437, 2-7-2006)