Chapter 18.90
PARKING AND LOADING
Sections:
18.90.010 General requirements.
18.90.030 Parking space requirements.
18.90.040 Parking in excess of that normally permitted.
18.90.050 Required disability parking.
18.90.060 Parking facility dimensions.
18.90.010 General requirements.
No building or structure shall be erected unless permanently maintained parking, loading spaces, and snow storage areas have been provided in accordance with the provisions of this title. Any person making any alteration to a building or use which increases the required parking of said building or use beyond that already provided shall provide the additional parking spaces and snow storage areas mandated by said alteration prior to completion of said alteration.
On-street parking shall be designed as specified in Appendix G of the city of Donnelly Master Transportation Plan 2006 as amended. [Ord. 230, 2016.]
18.90.020 Standards.
A. Location of Parking Spaces. Parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the use which they serve except as follows:
1. Parking spaces for commercial uses in the central business district may use a public parking facility upon a signed written agreement with the owner of the parking facility.
2. Shared parking may be used between multiple commercial and/or industrial uses when it can be shown that each use will not interfere with other uses sharing the same parking area and a signed written agreement is provided to and approved by the commission.
B. Loading Space Requirements and Dimensions. The following regulations shall apply to all commercial and industrial buildings with off-street loading areas.
1. One loading space shall be provided for any single retail or wholesale occupancy with a floor area in excess of 4,000 square feet. An additional loading space shall be required for every additional 10,000 square feet of floor area. Such spaces shall have a minimum area of 500 square feet, and no dimension shall be less than 12 feet.
2. Convenient access driveways to loading spaces from streets or alleys shall be provided; they shall not be less than 12 feet in width.
3. No loading space required by this chapter shall project into any street, alley, or other public right-of-way.
C. Maintenance. The owner of property used for parking and/or loading shall maintain such area in good condition without holes, trash, debris, or snow.
D. Surfacing and Construction. All required parking and loading spaces, together with driveways, aisles, and other circulation areas, shall be surfaced with asphalt or concrete. Use of compacted gravel must be approved by planning and zoning commission and city council, including time certain to conform.
E. Drainage. All parking, loading, or other nonpermeable surface areas shall provide for treatment and drainage of surface water, to prevent the drainage of such water onto adjacent properties or walkways or into the public right-of-way. Drainage plans shall be approved by the city engineer.
F. Lighting. Any parking area which is intended to be used during nondaylight hours shall be properly illuminated to avoid accidents. Any lights used to illuminate a parking lot shall be so arranged as to direct the light away from the adjoining property, and shall be of a type and method of construction to shield the light source from direct view from any adjacent property or right-of-way.
G. Access. Any parking area on private property, with the exception of those areas containing no more than four parking spaces, shall be designed in such a manner that any vehicle leaving or entering the parking area from or onto a street shall be traveling in a forward motion. Access driveways for all parking areas or loading spaces shall be located in such a way that any vehicle entering or leaving such area shall be clearly visible by a pedestrian or motorist approaching the access or driveway from a public or private street.
H. Screening and Landscaping. Parking areas for any use other than a single-family residence or duplex, containing more than two parking spaces, and located in or adjacent to a residential district, shall be effectively screened on all sides which adjoin or face any other residential property. Said screening shall consist of an acceptably designed wall, fence or planting screen. Such fence or wall shall be not less than four feet or more than six feet in height and shall be maintained in good condition. The space between such fence or wall and the lot line of the adjoining premises in any residential district shall be landscaped with grass, hardy shrubs, evergreen ground cover or trees, and maintained in good condition. Approval for effective screening areas shall be obtained from either the commission or the administrator.
I. Snow Storage. All parking areas shall provide for the removal of snow either on site or off site in a safe manner. An area equal to, or greater than, one parking space shall be provided for every five parking spaces. A minimum area of 50 square feet shall be provided.
J. Wheel Blocks. Whenever a parking lot extends to a property line, wheel blocks or other suitable devices shall be installed to prevent any part of a parked vehicle from extending beyond the property line.
K. Minimum Distance Setbacks. No part of any parking area for more than 10 vehicles shall be closer than 20 feet to any dwelling unit, school, hospital or other institution for human care located on an adjoining lot, and it shall be separated from that adjoining lot by an acceptably designed screen as defined above. [Ord. 230, 2016.]
18.90.030 Parking space requirements.
For the purpose of this title, the following parking space requirements shall apply as the minimum number of parking spaces which shall be provided by the given use. Where the calculation of parking spaces results in a fraction, the required parking shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. (For example, if the requirement is “one space per 1,000 square feet,” an area of 3,010 square feet will require four parking spaces.) For the purposes of this section, “gross area” is defined as the total square-foot area of a given use, as designated for each use. “Net area” is defined as the area consistently used by customers, patrons, and employees of the use. Net area does not typically include areas such as hallway and elevator areas, bulk storage and freezer areas, employee break areas, restrooms and machinery rooms.
A. Residential. No parking space required under this section shall be located in any right-of-way or public thoroughfare. Parking spaces within any garage, carport or similar structure shall be credited at one space per eight and one-half feet of floor width.
B. Single-family residences: two per residence minimum.
C. Multiple-family dwellings: one and one-half for each unit with the exception of the following:
1. Townhouses and Condominiums. A minimum of two parking spaces per residential unit and one parking space, in addition to that required by this title, of no less than 10 feet by 20 feet dimensions, for every two units within the development. These spaces shall be designated as either overflow parking or vehicle storage for the residents of the development.
2. Boarding houses, rooming houses, and bed and breakfast inns: one space for each sleeping room or every three beds, whichever is greater.
3. Manufactured home parks: two for each manufactured home plus one guest space for each two manufactured homes.
D. Commercial, Professional, Service, Recreation and Entertainment. No parking space required under this section shall be located in any right-of-way or public thoroughfare without approval by the Donnelly planning and zoning commission.
1. All commercial, professional, service, recreation and entertainment uses, with the exception of the following, shall provide improved parking in the amount of one parking space for every 400 square feet of gross building area.
2. Any outdoor area used for display or storage of materials to be sold, leased, rented or otherwise made available to patrons shall be included, at one space for every 1,000 square feet, in the parking requirements for the use.
3. Exceptions to subsection (D)(2) of this section are as follows:
a. Athletic fields, parks, outdoor basketball and tennis courts: one space per 5,000 square feet of gross land area.
b. Auditoriums, theaters, sports arenas, and other assembly areas not otherwise regulated herein: one for each four persons at the rated maximum occupancy of the building.
c. Automobile service garages: two for each service bay or two for each service employee, whichever is greater.
d. Auto rental: one space per vehicle to be rented.
e. Automobile sales: one customer space per 5,000 square feet of developed lot area used for display and one for each vehicle displayed.
f. Cartage, express and parcel delivery, trucking companies: one space per each three employees, plus one space per each vehicle maintained, plus one space for each 250 square feet of net floor area within customer service areas.
g. Car wash: two spaces per bay/stall to be used as stacking space, and additional area, as approved by the administrator or the commission, to be provided for drying/vacuuming.
h. Convenience stores: one space for each 100 square feet of net area. Spaces adjacent to gasoline pumps shall be included as on-site parking.
i. Golf course: two spaces per hole, two per driving range, and two per putting green, plus space as required for any clubhouse.
j. Hotels and motels: one per sleeping room or for every three beds, whichever is greater, plus one space for every two employees.
k. Indoor tennis courts: one space per court, plus spaces as required for accessory uses.
l. Offices: one space for every 500 square feet of gross building area.
m. Restaurants and bars: one space for every 200 square feet of gross building area.
n. Cemetery: one space per full-time employee.
o. Churches and other places of religious assembly: one for each five seats.
p. Hospitals: one for each bed.
q. Libraries: one for each 400 square feet of net area.
r. Post office: one space for every 120 post boxes plus one space for every three employees.
s. Police, ambulance, and fire stations: one space for each vehicle employed plus one space for each employee on shift.
t. Sanitariums, homes for the aged, nursing homes, children’s homes, asylums and similar uses: one for each three beds.
E. Schools.
1. Elementary schools: one for every teacher or employee, or one space for every two persons rated capacity of all assembly areas, whichever is greater.
2. Middle schools: one for every teacher or employee, or one space for every two persons rated capacity of all assembly areas, whichever is greater.
F. Industrial.
1. Public utilities, public services, manufacturing and processing, industrial laundry, recording studios, printing and publishing, research and development activities, laboratories, printing and publishing establishments: one space per 1,000 square feet.
2. Warehouse and storage facilities: one space for every 1,000 square feet of floor area but not less than one space per employee.
3. Lumberyards and landscape nurseries: one space for every 400 square feet of net retail floor area plus one space for each 2,500 square feet of gross warehouse area.
4. Sales and service of trailers, mobile homes, and heavy equipment: one space for every 1,000 square feet of net floor area excluding area used for storage or loading, plus one space for every 2,500 square feet of gross outdoor display area.
5. All other industrial uses: one space for every 1,000 square feet. [Ord. 230, 2016.]
18.90.040 Parking in excess of that normally permitted.
No use shall provide on-site parking for more than 300 percent of the number of spaces required by this chapter unless specified under this title or permitted by specific action of the commission. Applications for parking in excess of that normally permitted will be considered by the commission as part of other applications.
The commission shall consider the following criteria when evaluating any application for parking in excess of that normally permitted. Applicants are required to satisfy at least four of the following criteria:
A. The excess parking area will be commonly used for public interests such as park-and-ride or carpool lots. The property owner will be permitted to reserve the use of the parking area 12 days in any calendar year.
B. The excess parking area provided would relieve or help to relieve a substantial shortage of parking within an 800-foot radius.
C. The excess parking area will not be adjacent to a public right-of-way, and will be separated from the right-of-way by a building.
D. The excess parking area is part of an overall development scheme which compensates for insufficient parking in other portions of the same development.
E. The excess parking area will be used as an alternate facility, such as a basketball court or skateboard park, when not in use as an overflow parking area. The property owner will be permitted to reserve the use of the parking area 12 days in any calendar year.
F. The excess parking area shall be surfaced with an alternative and attractive material. [Ord. 230, 2016.]
18.90.050 Required disability parking.
All nonresidential uses and residential uses served by a parking lot shall provide parking spaces in the parking lot for use by motor vehicles which transport disabled persons in accordance with the following standards:
The required number of disability parking spaces is set forth in the table below. In addition, one disability space shall also be provided for each dwelling unit that is designed for occupancy by the physically disabled.
A. Required Disability Spaces.
|
Parking Spaces Provided |
Disability Spaces Required |
|---|---|
|
1 – 25 |
1 |
|
26 – 50 |
2 |
|
51 – 75 |
3 |
|
76 – 100 |
4 |
|
101 – 150 |
5 |
|
151 – 200 |
6 |
|
>200 |
6 + 1 per 100 parking spaces provided |
B. Counts Toward Required Parking. Those parking spaces required for the disabled by this subsection shall count toward fulfilling the total parking requirement of this chapter.
C. Location. Parking spaces provided for use by disabled persons shall be located on site, off street, and as close as possible to an entrance which allows such persons to enter and leave the parking area and building without assistance.
D. Dimensions. Parking spaces provided for use by disabled persons shall be a minimum of eight feet wide by 20 feet long with an adjacent parallel access aisle five feet wide. The adjacent parallel access aisle may be shared by two disability parking spaces. One in every eight disability spaces shall have an access aisle which is a minimum of eight feet wide (rather than five feet) and shall be signed “Van Accessible.”
E. Posted and Marked. Disability parking spaces shall be posted and marked with both a ground-mounted sign and pavement marking which includes the international symbol for barrier-free environments and a statement informing the public that the parking space is reserved for use by disabled persons. [Ord. 230, 2016.]
18.90.060 Parking facility dimensions.
A. Parking Space Dimensions.
1. Width. A parking space shall be nine feet in width.
2. Length.
a. Standard Parking Space. A standard parking space shall be 20 feet in length.
b. Overhang with Wheel Stop. The length of parking spaces may be reduced to 18 feet, including wheel stop, if an additional space of two feet in length is provided for the front overhang of the car, provided that an overhang shall not reduce the width of an adjacent walkway to less than four feet in width.
3. Alley Access. Any parking space accessed directly from any alley shall have a minimum length of 22 feet.
4. Parallel Parking Space. All parallel parking spaces shall have a minimum length of 22 feet.
5. Vertical Clearance. Parking spaces shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet.
B. Parking Module Dimensions. The table below specifies the minimum widths for parking rows, aisles, and modules. The figures below illustrate the standards.
C. Queuing Space Design Standards. Queuing spaces shall be a minimum of 20 feet in length and 10 feet in width. All required queuing shall be contained on site, shall not encroach into any public right-of-way, and shall not be designed so as to block entry or exit from other on-site parking.
[Ord. 230, 2016.]