§ 38-380. Off-street parking requirements.
There shall be provided in all districts at the time of erection or enlargement of any main building or structure, automobile off-street space with adequate access to all spaces. The number of off-street parking spaces, in conjunction with all land or building uses shall be provided, prior to the issuance of a certificate of compliance and occupancy, as hereinafter prescribed:
(1)
Off-street parking spaces may be located within a side or rear yard unless otherwise prohibited in this chapter. Off-street parking will not be permitted between the surfaced area of a street and the property line of the street right-of-way. Off-street parking will not be permitted within a front yard setback, or a side yard regulated by the front yard setback provisions of section 38-352(c), unless approval is secured from the building inspector, whose determination shall be made upon the following criteria:
a.
That an application has been made to the building department with a drawing of the entire front yard area including the home, yard, sidewalk, street, drives, and proposed parking area with dimensions of each.
b.
The intent being to prohibit parking, parking will be permitted only when no other space is available, and shall be limited to the occupant's licensed and operable vehicles only, and must be adjacent to the main driveway to the premises, and must be surfaced with an approved concrete, asphalt, gravel, or other aggregate.
c.
The decision of the building inspector to grant or not grant the permit shall be appealable to the board of zoning appeals of the city.
(2)
Off-street parking for other than residential use shall be either on the same lot or within three hundred (300) feet of the building it is intended to serve, measured from the nearest point of the building to the nearest point of the off-street parking lot. Ownership shall be shown of all lots or parcels intended for use as parking by the applicant. However, in the DDA and Westown districts, as shown in the map in Figure 1, residential parking for downtown residents shall be allowed in any public parking lot with a residential parking permit, according to the terms of the lease agreement.
(3)
Required residential off-street parking spaces shall consist of a parking strip, parking bay, driveway, garage or combination thereof and shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve.
(4)
Off-street parking existing at the effective date of this chapter, in connection with the operation of an existing building or use shall not be reduced to an amount less than hereinafter required for a similar new building or new use.
(5)
Two (2) 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.
(6)
In the instance of dual function of off-street parking spaces where operating hours of buildings do not overlap, the board of appeals may grant an exception.
(7)
The storage of merchandise, motor vehicles for sale, trucks, or the repair of vehicles is prohibited in off-street parking area.
(8)
For those uses not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be in accord with a use which the building inspector considers is similar in type.
(9)
When units or measurements determining the number of required parking spaces result in the requirements of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded and fractions over one-half shall require one (1) parking space.
(10)
For the purpose of computing the number of parking spaces required, the definition of "usable floor area" in section 38-5 shall govern.
(11)
The requirements of subsection (12) shall not apply to the erection, alteration or extension of any building or structure, with the exception of those to be used for residential purposes, including transients, within the developed portion of the central business district (except as required by the subsection (5) within the following boundary):
(12)
The minimum number of off-street parking spaces by type of use shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
USE
NUMBER OF MINIMUM PARKING SPACES PER UNIT OF MEASUREa.
Residential:
1.
Residential, single-family and two-family—Two (2) for each dwelling unit.
2.
Residential, multiple-family—One and one-half (1½) for each dwelling unit; one (1) for each dwelling unit located in the area described in section 38-380(11).
3.
Housing for the Elderly—One (1) for each two (2) units and one (1) for each employee. Should units revert to general occupancy, then one and one-half (1½) spaces per unit shall be provided.
4.
Mobile Home Court—Two (2) for each mobile home site (see section 38-383(3)g.).
b.
Institutional:
1.
Churches or temples—One (1) for each four (4) seats or seven and one-half (7½) feet of pews in the main unit of worship.
2.
Hospitals—One (1) for each one (1) bed.
3.
Homes for the aged and convalescent homes—One (1) for each four (4) beds.
4.
Elementary and junior high schools—One (1) for each one (1) teacher, employee or administrator, in addition to requirements of the auditorium.
5.
Senior high schools—One (1) for each one (1) teacher, employee or administrator, and in addition to the requirements of the auditorium or gymnasium, whichever is greater.
6.
Private clubs or lodge halls—One (1) for each three (3) persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by local, county or state fire building or health codes.
7.
Private golf clubs, tennis clubs or other similar recreational uses—One (1) for each two (2) member families or individuals plus spaces required for each accessory use, such as restaurant or bar.
8.
Golf courses open to the general public, except miniature or "par-3" courses—Three (3) for each one (1) golf hole.
9.
Fraternity or sorority—One (1) for each five (5) permitted active members, or one (1) for each two (2) beds, whichever is greater.
10.
Stadium, sports arena, or similar place of outdoor assembly—One (1) for each five (5) seats or nine (9) feet of benches.
11.
Theaters, auditoriums and gymnasiums—One (1) for each four (4) seats or seven and one-half (7½) feet of bleachers or benches.
12.
Nursery schools—One (1) for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of usable floor space.
13.
Private noncommercial recreation areas; institutional or community recreation centers; nonprofit swimming pool clubs—See section 38-53(5)c.
c.
Business and commercial:
1.
Planned commercial or shopping center with specific uses not designated—One (1) for each one hundred (100) square feet of usable floor area.
2.
Auto wash—One (1) for each one (1) employee. In addition, reservoir parking spaces equal in number to five (5) times the maximum capacity of the auto wash. Maximum capacity of the auto wash shall mean the greatest number of automobiles possible undergoing some phase of washing at the same time, which shall be determined by dividing the length in feet of each wash line by twenty (20).
3.
Beauty parlor or barber shop—Three (3) spaces for each of the first two (2) beauty or barber chairs, and one and one-half (1½) spaces for each additional chair.
4.
Bowling alleys—Five (5) for each one (1) bowling lane.
5.
Dance halls, pool or billiard parlors, roller or skating rinks, exhibition halls, and assembly halls without fixed seats—One (1) for each five (5) persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by local, county or state fire, building or health codes.
6.
Establishments for sale and consumption on the premises, of beverages, food or refreshments—One (1) for each seventy-five (75) square feet of usable floor area.
7.
Furniture and appliance, household equipment, repair shops, showroom of a plumber, decorator, electrician or similar trade, show repair and other similar uses—One (1) for each eight hundred (800) square feet of usable floor area. (For that floor area used in processing, one (1) additional space shall be provided for each two (2) persons employed therein.)
8.
Gasoline service stations—Two (2) for each lubrication stall, rack, or pit; and two (2) for each gasoline pump.
9.
Laundromats and coin operated dry cleaners—One (1) for each two (2) washing and/or dry cleaning machines.
10.
Miniature or "par-3" golf courses—Three (3) for each one (1) hole.
11.
Mortuary establishments—One (1) for each fifty (50) square feet of assembly room usable floor space, parlors and slumber rooms.
12.
Motel, hotel, or other commercial lodging establishments—One (1) for each one (1) occupancy unit plus one (1) for each one (1) employee.
13.
Motor vehicle sales and service establishments—One (1) for each two hundred (200) square feet of usable floor space of sales room and one (1) for each one (1) auto service stall in the service room.
14.
Retail stores except as otherwise specified herein—One (1) for each two hundred (200) square feet of usable floor space or a minimum of six (6) spaces.
d.
Offices:
1.
Banks—One (1) for each one hundred (100) square feet of usable floor space.
2.
Drive-in Banks—Same as above plus reservoir parking space of five (5) vehicles per window.
3.
Business offices or professional offices except as indicated in the following item 4.—One (1) for each two hundred (200) square feet of usable floor space or a minimum of four (4) spaces.
4.
Professional offices—doctors, dentists, attorneys, or similar professions dealing directly with the public—One (1) for each one hundred (100) square feet of usable floor area or a minimum of four (4) spaces.
e.
Industrial:
1.
Industrial or research establishments—A minimum of five (5), plus one (1) for each 1.2 office employees and one (1) for each 2.3 factory employees in the largest working shift or one (1) for every five hundred fifty (550) square feet of usable floor space, or whichever is determined to be the greater. Space on site shall also be provided for all construction workers during periods of plant construction.
2.
Wholesale establishments—A minimum of five (5) plus one (1) for every one (1) employee in the largest working shift, or one (1) for every seventeen hundred (1700) square feet of usable floor space, whichever is greater.
(Code 1977, § 5.80; Ord. No. 400, § 1, 1-4-83; Ord. No. 576, § 1, 1-19-99; Ord. No. 787, § 1, 9-5-17)