§ 29-157. Number and size of spaces.

(a)

In the interpretation of the following requirements, ingress and egress drives to the parking lots shall be excluded.

(b)

There shall be provided at the time of the erection or enlargement of any main building or structure, minimum off-street parking spaces with adequate provisions for ingress and egress by standard-sized automobiles, as follows:

(1)

Residential:

a.	Single-family	2 spaces per dwelling unit
b.	Two-family	2 spaces per dwelling unit
c.	Townhouses	2 spaces per dwelling unit
d.	Apartments:
	1 bedroom	1½ spaces per unit
	2 bedroom and up	2 spaces per unit
	(Required green area for apartments in all zones shall be a minimum of 30 percent).
e.	Roominghouses	1 space per lodging room
f.	Mobile homes in mobile home courts	2 spaces per mobile home
g.	Efficiency apartments	1½ spaces per dwelling unit
h.	Elderly housing units	Dwelling units designed specifically for the elderly, which qualify under section 231, of U.S. Housing Act of 1973, as amended, may qualify for a reduction in parking requirements to 0.6 spaces per unit through the variance procedure.

 

(2)

Commercial buildings:

a.	Neighborhood shopping center (under 50,000 sq. ft.)	5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
b.	Community shopping center (50,000 sq. ft. and over)	5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
c.	Retail sales defined on a graduated scale of:	1: Retail <20,000 square feet at 3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet plus 2
		2: Retail >20,001—30,000 at 95% of 3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet plus 2
		3: Retail >30,001—40,000 at 90% of 3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet plus 2
		4: Retail >40,001—50,000 at 85% of 3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet plus 2
		5: Retail >50,000 at 80% of 3.5 per 1,000 square feet plus 2
d.	Convenience stores and grocery stores	5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
e.	Furniture and appliance stores service and repair	2 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area (a minimum of 2 spaces).
f.	Office buildings and banks	3.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
g.	Drive-in banks and similar uses	3.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area 6 stacking spaces totaling 110 (Ord. 4969) linear ft. per drive in window.
h.	Business and professional offices	3.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
i.	Personal services (barbershops, beauty shops and similar uses)	5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
j.	Gas stations	3 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area and 3 additional spaces per bay
k.	Bowling alleys	5 spaces per alley, allowing 300 sq. ft. per space
l.	Self-service gas station	10 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
m.	Carwash	1 space per wash stall and 3 stacking per 60 linear ft. per bay
n.	Motor vehicle and machinery	2 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area (a minimum of 2 spaces)
o.	Beer parlor, nightclub	15 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
p.	Restaurant	13.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
q.	Restaurant, pick-up only	15 spaces (10 per customer plus 5 for employees)
r.	Offices and shops in B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 districts not otherwise noted	5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
s.	Drive-in window stack space requirements shall be 50 linear feet for drugstores, liquor stores, laundries, fully automated banking centers, restaurants (all categories), and other such commercial establishments which normally do not have a specific peak period of usage	20 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area (Ord. 5065) and 110 (Ord 4969) linear ft. of stack space calculated from the ordering station (Ord. 5065)

 

(3)

Industrial:

a.	Manufacturing	2 spaces per 1,000 ft. gross floor area
b.	Warehouse and storage	1 space per 2,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
c.	Wholesale establishments	2 spaces per 1,000 ft. gross floor area
d.	Garage repair of motor vehicle	2 spaces per 1,000 ft. gross floor area and 3 spaces per bay or work area

 

(4)

Educational and day care facilities, public and private:

a.	Elementary and middle	1 space per staff and employee, plus ½ space per classroom
b.	Secondary	1 space per staff and employee, plus 1 space per 10 students
c.	College	Should be conditional use, based on its unique characteristics
d.	Day care center or day care family home	1 space per employee, and/or attendant plus 2 additional spaces

 

(5)

Medical:

a.	Medical, dental and veterinary offices	6 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
b.	Hospital	1 space per 2 beds, 1 space per staff doctor and 1 space per 2 employees
c.	Nursing homes, convalescent homes	1 space per 4 beds and 1 space per 2 employees

 

(6)

Public buildings:

a.	Auditoriums and theatres	1 space per 4 seats
b.	Museums and libraries	2 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
c.	Public utilities	2.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area (minimum of 2 spaces)
d.	Stadiums and arenas	1 space per 4 seats
e.	Government offices	5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
f.	Drive-in, utility companies	Stack space of 110 linear feet (Ord. 4969)

 

(7)

Other uses:

a.	Churches	1 space per 4 seats in the auditorium
b.	Funeral parlors	20 spaces per chapel or 1 space per 4 permanent seats in the chapel, whichever is greater, plus 1 space per employee and 1 space per vehicle
c.	Hotel/motel	1 space per guestroom. If motel/hotel has a restaurant, then all 10 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area of restaurant
d.	Private club and lodges, fraternity or sorority houses	7.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
e.	Convention center	1 space for each 15 seats, based on maximum seating capacity.
f.	Community buildings and social halls	1 space for each 50 sq. ft. of floor area

 

(c)

The parking area shall have an area that would allow three hundred (300) square feet per vehicle. This would include ingress and egress areas, landscaping and aisle space.

(d)

No parking shall be allowed within the first ten (10) feet of any front yard adjacent to the street right-of-way in all residential zoning districts, except when parked on a hard-surfaced driveway. This section applies only to new construction of structures and change of use after the effective date of this chapter.

(e)

Off-street parking, as an accessory to residential uses in all residential zoning districts, includes the parking of valid licensed passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, major recreation equipment and recreational vehicles solely for use by the occupants of the dwelling or by guests of the occupants. Under no circumstances shall off-street parking, as an accessory use, be used for the parking of commercial vehicles which weigh over two (2) tons.

(f)

For those business zoning districts which act as a buffer area between business zoning districts and residential zoning districts, no parking shall be allowed within the first ten (10) feet of the required front yard adjacent to the right-of-way line.

(g)

No parking shall be allowed within the twenty-five-foot obstruction area specified in the obstruction ordinance in all business, industrial and other zoning districts.

(h)

Where a use is not specifically listed, parking spaces shall be provided for the most similar listed use, or as determined by the zoning officials.

(i)

An applicant will be required to request a variance to the board of zoning adjustment for joint usage of parking facilities. Joint use of parking facilities can be utilized under the following: Where there are two (2) or more land use activities within a reasonable distance of each other; where separate uses can be served by collective parking facilities; and where separate uses with parking demands occurring at different times can share a common facility.

(j)

The variance procedure shall include appropriate legal agreements between the owners of the properties showing the plan and agreement (which shall be binding upon the owners and their successors and assignees, and states the conditions established by the board of zoning adjustment).

(Ord. No. 4807, as amended, § 23(B), 2-2-81; Ord. No. 6585, § 2, 10-16-17)