§ 44-329. Off-street parking requirements.

In all districts except the CBD, at the time any building or structure is erected, or uses established, enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street parking spaces shall be provided for automotive and motorized vehicles with the requirements specified as follows. Residential uses in the CBD shall, however, be subject to off-street parking requirements as listed in section 44-331.

(1)

Plans and specifications showing required off-street parking places shall be submitted to the zoning administrator for review at the time of application for a zoning permit. Required off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the principal building or on a lot within 300 feet thereof, except that this distance shall not exceed 150 feet for single-family and two-family dwellings.

(2)

Outdoor parking of motor vehicles in all residential districts shall be limited to five passenger vehicles, four nonresidential-type recreational vehicles per dwelling unit, and not more than one commercial vehicle of the light delivery type, not to exceed one rear axle and a three-ton payload capacity, per dwelling unit. The outdoor parking of any other type of commercial vehicle, or bus, except for those parked on school or church property, is prohibited in all residential districts. Parking space requirements for all types of vehicles may be provided either in garages or covered or outdoor parking areas conforming to the provisions of this article.

(3)

Required off-street parking facilities for churches located in nonresidential districts may be reduced by an equivalent number of off-street parking spaces located within 300 feet, if they are directly accessible and usable as off-street parking spaces.

(4)

Off-street parking facilities for trucks at restaurants, service stations and other similar and related uses shall be of sufficient size to adequately serve trucks and not interfere with other vehicles that use the same facilities. Such truck spaces shall not be less than ten feet in width and 80 feet in length.

(5)

Combined parking facilities are allowed when two or more uses occur on one property or when a building on one property contains two or more uses, provided that the permanent allocation of the required number of parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements for all the uses computed in accordance with this article. Parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing the required parking facilities for any other use, except churches. Where two or more uses are present on the premises, parking requirements shall be calculated for each use, unless specifically provided otherwise herein.

(6)

An area designated as required off-street parking shall not be changed to any other use unless and until equal facilities meeting the standards of this section are provided elsewhere, or the parking requirements of the site change.

(7)

Parking lot deferment. Where the property owner can demonstrate that the required amount of parking is excessive, the planning commission may approve a smaller parking area, provided that area of sufficient size to meet the parking space requirements of this article is retained as open space, and the owner agrees to construct the additional parking at the direction of the planning commission based on observed usage within six months of being informed of such request in writing by the zoning administrator. The site plan shall note the area where parking is being deferred, including dimensions and dotted parking lot layout.

(8)

For the purpose of determining off-street parking requirements, the following units of measurement shall apply:

Floor area. In the case of uses where floor area is the unit for determining the required number of off-street parking spaces, the unit shall mean the total floor area, except that such floor area need not include any area used for incidental service, storage installations of mechanical equipment, penthouses, housing ventilators and heating systems and similar uses.

(9)

No commercial repair work, servicing, selling or other commercial activities of any kind shall be conducted on any required parking area except that which is specifically permitted by this chapter.

(Code 1992, § 24-312; Ord. No. 304, § 902, 6-2-2003)