SECTION 17.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
17.01 Intent
The intent of this section of the Zoning Ordinance is to establish general development performance standards, The regulations provided herein shall apply equally to all districts except where special provisions provide otherwise.
17.02 Parking and Loading Requirements
In all zoning districts, with the exception of permitted uses in "C-1" District, off-street parking facilities for the storage of motor vehicles for the use of occupants, employees and patrons of the buildings or structures hereafter erected, altered or extended after the effective date of this Ordinance shall be provided and maintained as herein prescribed.
1. Parking of automobiles and other motor vehicles is permitted in the front and side yards in manufacturing districts if screened by a greenbelt eight (8) feet in width.
2. Loading space shall not be construed as supplying off-street parking space.
3. When units or measurements used in determining the number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half (1/2) shall be disregarded and fractions over one-half (1/2) shall require one (1) parking space.
4. Whenever a use requiring off-street parking is increased in floor area, and such use is located in a building existing on or before the effective date of this Ordinance, additional parking space for the additional floor area shall be provided and maintained in amounts hereafter specified for that use.
5. For the purpose of this section, "floor area," in the case of offices, merchandising or service types of uses, shall mean the gross floor area used or intended to be used for services to the public as customers, patrons, clients or patients as tenants, including areas occupied for fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise, less ten (10) percent.
6. 0ff-street parking facilities for dwellings shall be provided and located on the same lot or parcel of land as the building they are intended to serve.
7. The location of required off-street parking facilities for other than dwellings shall be within three hundred (300) feet of the building they are intended to serve, measured from the nearest point of the off-street parking facilities and the nearest point of the building or structure.
8. Where a use is not specifically mentioned, off-street parking requirements shall be the same as for similar uses.
9. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent collective provisions of off-street parking facilities for two (2) or more buildings or uses provided, collectively, such facilities shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with the items listed in Section 17.02:11.
10. Nothing in this section shall prevent the extension of, or an addition to a building or structure into an existing parking area which is required for the original building or structure when the same amount of space taken by the extension or addition is provided by an enlargement of the existing parking area, or an additional area within three hundred (300) feet of such building.
11. The amount of required off-street parking space for new uses or buildings, additions thereto and additions to existing buildings as specified above, shall be determined in accordance with the following table, and the spaces so required and shall be irrevocably reserved for such use.
(a) Single-family, two-family and townhouse units, One (1) space per unit.
(b) Multiple family dwellings, Two (2) spaces per unit located on the same premises as the dwelling, one of which shall be an enclosed garage space. Any garage shall be of the same architectural treatment as the dwelling.
(c) Boarding houses, hotels, motels and dormitories. One (1) parking space for each dwelling for whom sleeping accommodations are provided.
(d) Places of Assembly. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each four (4) units of seating capacity in churches, theaters, gymnasiums, auditoriums, stadiums or arenas, and for schools (public or private), in schools (public or private) in the alternative, one parking space shall be provided for each four (4) units of seating capacity in classrooms or in the assembly, auditorium, gymnasium or stadium, whichever is greater.
(e) Places of medical treatment. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two (2) employees plus one (1) for each four (4) beds in hospitals, sanitaria, rest homes and nursing homes, one (1) parking space shall be provided for each two (2) employees plus one (1) for each doctor plus one (1) per one hundred (100) square feet of floor area in clinics (medical or dental).
(f) Offices. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor space.
(g) Bowling Alley. At least five (5) parking spaces for each alley, plus additional spaces as may be required herein for related use contained within the principal structure.
(h) Motor fuel station. At least four (4) off-street parking spaces plus two (2) off-street parking spaces for each service stall. Those facilities designed for sale of other items than strictly automotive products, parts and/or service shall be required to provide additional parking in compliance with other applicable sections of this Ordinance.
(i) Retail store and service establishment. At least one (1) off-street parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area.
(j) Retail sales and service business with fifty (50) percent of gross floor area devoted to storage, warehouses and/or industry. One (1) space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet devoted to public sales and/or service plus one (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of storage area or one (1) space for each employee on the maximum shift whichever is appropriate.
(k) Restaurants, night clubs, taverns or cafes, One (1) parking space for each four (4) seats, but not less than fifteen (15) spaces.
(l) Manufacturing, fabrication or processing of a product or material, warehouse, storage, handling of bulk goods, post offices. One (l) parking space for each two (2) employees based on the maximum planned employment on each shift or one (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
12. In all districts where off-street parking lots are permitted or required such off-street parking lots shall be constructed and maintained subject to the following regulations:
(a) Adequate ingress and egress shall be provided.
(b) Such parking lots shall be maintained with a usable durable surface and shall be kept graded and drained to dispose of surface water. Acceptable surfaces include bituminous, concrete, pavers or other materials as recommended by planning commission and approved by the city council.
(c) Whenever such parking lot boundary adjoins property zoned for residential use, a setback of three (3) feet from said lot line shall be required.
(d) Necessary curbs or other protections against damage to adjoining properties, streets and sidewalks shall be provided and maintained.
17.03 Off-Street Loading
1. In Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts, truck berths for loading and unloading of goods or wares shall be provided on the same lot for each building designed to be used for these purposes. Where truck berths are provided inside the building, such area shall not be included in the total floor area used for determining the required number of such berths, nor for parking space requirements.
2. Retail stores, shopping centers or shops shall provide one (1) truck berth for each two (2) business places or one (1) for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
3. Industrial and manufacturing uses shall provide one (1) truck berth for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor area.
17.04 Accessory Buildings In Residential Districts (R-1, R-2 R-3)
1. In all residential districts detached accessory buildings shall be located in the rear yard. When located within ten (10) feet of the rear wall of the principal building they shall comply with all yard requirements applicable to the principal building in the district. Where accessory buildings are to be located more than ten (10) feet from a rear wall of the principal building they shall not be located closer than five (5) feet from an adjoining side or rear lot line. All detached accessory buildings shall setback a minimum of twenty (20) feet from all street right-of-way lines. Accessory buildings are further limited not to exceed over one (1) story or twelve (12) feet in height measured from the floor to the bottom of the trusses.
2. All accessory buildings shall have the same exterior material as, and conform in design and color to the principal structure.
3. No lot may have more than two (2) detached accessory buildings.
4. All detached accessory buildings may not exceed 1,200 square feet each.
5. All garages shall, if the vehicle entrance backs upon a public alley, be set back at least twenty (2O) feet from the public alley right-of-way.
6. In no case shall the door of any structure, building or improvement, except the gate of a fence, be erected or constructed so as to extend beyond any lot line.
17.05 General Screening, Landscaping and Storage
1. All materials and equipment, except as provided in the district provisions of this Ordinance, shall be stored within a building or structure or screened so as not to be visible from adjoining properties, except the following:
(a) usable laundry equipment (clothes lines).
(b) recreational equipment and vehicles.
(c) construction and landscaping material currently being used on the premises.
2. In all zoning districts the lot area remaining after providing for parking, driveways, loading, sidewalks or other requirements shall be planted and maintained in grass, sodding, shrubs or other acceptable vegetation or landscaping techniques.