HomeMy WebLinkAbout08072012 Planning & Zoning Work Session Notes 15.10.215. - Parking.
(a) Except in the CB and the HC districts, there shall be provided permanently maintained
off-street parking for each principal business. and eaeh marine
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be the responsibility of the business owner to provide
and maintain said off-street parking in accordance with this chapter continuously during
the life of the business or-the operimien of the marine ehwler bus-iness.
(b) For each principal building or use within a principal building, there shall be no less than
the number of off-street vehicle parking spaces specified under this section:
Land Use Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
Dwellings and Lodges
Single-family and 2-family dwellings and 2 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
parish houses
Multiple-family dwellings and other 2 parking spaces per dwelling unit plus '/2 space for
places containing multiple dwelling units every unit larger than 2-bedrooms or greater than
1,000 square feet in size
Hotels and motels 1 space per guest unit
Lodging, rooming and boardinghouses 1 space per guest room plus spaces for the principal
dwelling unit
Dwelling, apartment efficiency 1 off-street parking space in addition to those
required of the principal dwelling
Institutions and public uses
Churches, auditoriums, sports arenas, 1 space for each 4 seats maximum capacity
funeral chapels, theaters and other places
of public assembly
Multi-family dwelling, institutional I space per unit
ca.,s� 3 nursing Hospitals, group
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homes, and other -�r.� ��� 1 space per 2 beds at maximum ca aci In us 1
healthcare facilities space for each employee on duty
Dormitories/ 1 space per 4 residents at maximum capacity
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Public libraries, museums and ail I space per 1,000 square feet of gas usable-floor
galleries; post offices; community/senior area
centers
Primary and secondary public and private I parking space for every 4 seats in the main
schools auditorium or assembly room, or 3 parking spaces for
every classroom plus I parking space for each staff
member or employee, whichever is greater
Post-secondary, vocational and music /2 parking space for each instructor and %2 space for
schools; dance studios and colleges each student, based upon maximum student capacity
at one time
Day care, nurseries and kindergartens '/2 space for each staff member and employee plus 1
space for each 1,000 square feet of gross usable floor
area
Offices
Office buildings (public and private), I parking space for each 500 square feet of gross
professional center, financial institutions usable office floor area, but not less than 2 spaces
and other similar uses
Office (medical or dental) Two spaces per treatment room and one for each
doctor, dentist, hygienist or other professional
practitioner on site.
Entertainment and Services
Skating rink, youth hall, fraternal and i parking space for each 100 square feet of gfoss
civic club, assembly hall and other similar usable floor area
uses without fixed seats
Eating and drinking establishment 1 parking space per 200 square feet of gfess usable
floor area, or one for each 4 seats, whichever is
greater
Bowling alley 4 parking spaces for each alley plus I for each
employee on duty
Commercial
Food store, shopping center and mall I parking space for each M 300 square feet of gross
usable floor area but not less than 6 spaces
Barber, beauty and other personal services 1 parking space per 100 square feet of grass usable
shop floor area
Retail store or service business I parking space for each 300 square feet of grass
usable floor area
Service or repair shop; retail store I parking space for each 400 square feet of grass
handling exclusively bulky merchandise usable floor area use"
such as machinery, furniture, wholesale
stores, appliances, carpet, showrooms, etc.
Motor vehicle sales and service 1 parking space for each 400 square feet of grass
establishment usable sales floor area plus 4 spaces for each auto
service stall
Laundry and dry cleaning establishment 1 parking space for each 500 square feet of gfess
usable floor area, or 1 parking space for each 4 coin-
operated washing machines, dryers or dry cleaning
machines, whichever is greater
Gasoline service station 1 parking space for each 2 gas pumps plus 2 spaces
for each grease rack,wash rack and stall for servicing
vehicles
Industrial
Industrial, processing, manufacturing and 1 parking space for each 500 square feet of grass
assembling usable floor area except that office space shall
provide parking space as required for offices
Warehousing, storage and wholesale 1 parking space for each 1500 square feet of gress
business usable floor area, but not less than 3 spaces
Marine Related Uses
Harbor or marina 1 parking space for every 2 established boat stalls or
equivalent berths based on an average boat length of
40 feet and, if a launch ramp is included, a minimum
of 20% of the spaces will be long enough to
accommodate vehicles with boat trailers
Day cruise, charter boat operators 1 parking space per 4 people maximum capacity
licensed for 20 or more people
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(c) Unlisted uses. The requirements for off-street parking facilities for uses not specifically
mentioned in this section shall be the same as the above-mentioned use which, in the
opinion of the administrative official, is most similar to the use not specifically
mentioned.
(d) Minimum dimensions of off-street spaces and aisles. The minimum dimensions of spaces
and aisles shall be as follows: 91
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(1) Parking spaces shall beat least $Yileet wide and,l "feet long.
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(2) The minimum width of traffic aisles providing access to parking lot spaces shall
be:
Angle of Perking (Degrees) One-Way (feet) Two-Way (feet)
Parallel 12 20
30 11 20 7
45 13 20 2:
60 16 20
90 20 20
(e) Location. Subject to (1)and (2)of this subsection, all required parking shall be located on
the lot occupied by the principal use served, or on a lot abutting the lot occupied by the
principal use.
(1) Required parking may be provided on a lot that is not occupied or abutting the
principal use, provided that (i) there is a pedestrian route not longer than 600 feet
to the lot occupied by the principal use, or (ii) access is provided by a scheduled
shuttle service or a valet parking attendant.
(2) Required parking may be located on a lot not occupied by the principal use served
only if(i) parking is a permitted or conditional use in the zoning district for the
lot, and (ii) the lot is made subject to a recorded agreement among its owner, the
owner of the lot occupied by the principal use and the city that the required
parking will be maintained for the benefit of the principal use served for the life
of that use.
(f) Site plan. A site plan showing all parking areas shall accompany all applications for
building permits. Said plan shall show dimensions of spaces, curb cuts and other
information necessary to determine compliance with the provisions of this section. The
administrative official shall approve or reject the site plan on the basis of compliance
with the requirements of this section. No building permit shall be issued until the parking
site plan is approved.
(g) Street access. All off-street vehicle parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate
means of access to street, alley or other right-of-way, and will have adequate
maneuvering area. No driveway or curb cuts in any district shall be less than 12 feet or
more than„2.(feet in width. Detailed plans for all curb cuts shall be submitted to the
administrative official for approval before a building permit is issued.
(h) Parking lots. Every lot or parcel of land used as a public or private parking area shall be
developed as follows, subject to the approval of the plans by the administrative official:
(1) Lighting of all parking areas shall be arranged to reflect away from adjacent
residential areas and all public streets and highways;
(2) All parking spaces and lots shall be durably surfaced, free of mud and standing
water, and be dust free; '
(3) Where such area adjoins the side of a lot in any residential district, it shall be
separated from such lot by a fence or hedge not less than four feet or more than
six feet in height. Such fence or hedge shall be maintained in good condition and
shall not extend beyond front yard lines required in such residential district;
(4) All parking (except that serving single-family and duplex residences) shall be so
arranged that ingress and egress are possible without backing over a sidewalk,
sidewalk area, or onto a street of collector or larger designation; and
(5) Turning and maneuvering space (except that which services single-family and
duplex residences) shall be located entirely on private property, provided that the
usable portion of an alley may be credited as aisle space subject to safety approval
by the city engineer.
(i) Dual use of lots. Two or more buildings or uses may collectively provide the required
off-street parking, in which case the required number of parking spaces shall not be less
than the sum of the requirements for the several individual uses computed separately. In
the instance of dual function of off-street parking where operating hours of uses do not
overlap, the planning and zoning commission may, by conditional use permit, reduce the
required parking to any amount that meets the requirements of each use.
(j} Computation of numbers of spaces. In figuring the total parking requirements for a use,
any fraction of one-half or more shall require one more space.
(k) Reduction of spaces. No existing parking area and no parking area provided for the
purpose of complying with the provisions of this section shall, after adoption of the
!r' ordinance codified in this chapter, be relinquished or reduced in any manner below the
requirements of this section.
(1) Uses of parking areas. Required parking areas and spaces shall not be used for sales
display, storage, repair work or any other purposes other than parking. All vehicles in
custody of an operator of a business for service, repair, storage, sale, or other purpose
shall be stored on the premises or on a separate vehicle parking lot and shall not be : , ;
parked on a public right-of-way.
(m)Location on property. Parking spaces shall be permitted in any required yard area v4
provided that within the residential districts no parking space shall be permitted within
five feet of any side property line.
(n) Intersection with public street. At the intersection of any private drive or entrance or exit
for a common parking area with a public street, no fence, wall, hedge, or other planting or
structure forming a material impediment to visibility between a height of 2'/z feet and
eight feet shall be erected, planted, placed or maintained, and no vehicle so impeding
visibility shall be parked within triangular area defined by lines connecting points as
follows:
Beginning at the point where the midline of the private drive or entrance or exit for a common
parking area intersects the public right-of-way to a point 35 feet along the right-of-way line in
the direction of the nearer lane of approaching traffic, thence to a point 25 feet toward the
interior of the property along the previously described midline, and thence to point of beginning.
(o) Accessible parking requirements. All parking shall comply with the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
(p) Group use of lots. Where more than one tenant or use is included within any one building
or on any one lot, the parking requirements shall be the sum total of the parking
requirements for all of the various tenants or uses provided, however,that:
(1) The aggregation of tenants or uses shall meet all the requirements within the
definition of "shopping center" in order to become entitled to utilize the parking
ratio specified in section 15.10.215(b).
(2) Where a hotel or motel has other principal uses such as restaurants, bar and
meeting rooms located on its premises, the principal use requiring the greatest
amount of parking shall provide 100 percent of the required parking spaces and
the other uses shall provide, in addition, at least 70 percent of the parking spaces
which would be required if these were stand-alone uses.
(3) Where a convenience store includes a self-service gas station, the required
parking shall be determined by the parking ratio specified in section 15.10.215(b).
No additional parking spaces will be required for gasoline service station.
(Ord. 626, § 3, 1989; Ord. 93-06; Ord. 94-17; Ord. 96-02; Ord. 96-13; Ord. 98-06; Ord. 98-09, §
2; Ord. No. 99-13, § 1, 1999; Ord. 99-16, § 4, 1999; Ord. No. 2006-007, § 1, 9-7-2006)
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