Chapter 18.90 OFF-STREET PARKING

Chapter 18.90
OFF-STREET PARKING

Sections:

18.90.010 Parking, storage or use of major vehicle and equipment.

18.90.020 Off-street parking and loading.

18.90.030 Automobile parking space requirements.

18.90.040 Bicycle and pedestrian circulation.

18.90.050 Exceptions from parking space requirements.

18.90.060 Off-street loading facilities.

18.90.070 Off-street parking design standards.

18.90.010 Parking, storage or use of major vehicle and equipment.

(1) Permit for Sleeping Purposes. No travel trailer or other recreational vehicle may be used as a place of habitation on public or private property except for temporary purposes when a “permit for sleeping purposes only” has been issued by the city recorder as provided by the general ordinances of the city or when the recreational vehicle is located within a park legally established for such purposes.

(2) Parking. No major recreational equipment shall be parked on any city street for a period exceeding 24 hours during loading or unloading except with a “permit for sleeping purposes only” or, for those experiencing homelessness, refer to MCMC 9.05.150. Unless authorized by the city administrator or public works director, vehicles or trailers designed to be towed by a vehicle are prohibited from parking on a street within the city at any time if the combination of motor vehicle and trailer is longer than 40 feet, wider than eight feet six inches or weighs in excess of 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight (GVW) or any vehicle that requires a commercial driver’s license.

(3) Definition. For purposes of this section, “major recreational equipment” is defined as including boats and boat trailers, travel trailers, pick-up campers or coaches (designed to be mounted on automotive vehicles), motorized dwellings, tent trailers and similar equipment, whether occupied or not. [Ord. 850, 2023; Ord. 836 § 1 (Exh. B), 2020; Ord. 508 § 4.06.0, 1982].

18.90.020 Off-street parking and loading.

At the time of the erection of any new building or other structure, or at the time of the enlargement in height or ground coverage or the intensification of the use of any existing building or other structure, the builder, owner, or other person at whose request the building, structure or improvement is made shall provide parking, off-street vehicular parking spaces on or adjacent to the building premises to be used in connection with such building or other structure as set forth in MCMC 18.90.030 through 18.90.060. [Ord. 836 § 1 (Exh. B), 2020; Ord. 508 § 4.08.0, 1982].

18.90.030 Automobile parking space requirements.

(1) Dwelling and Other Living Facilities.

(a) Apartments as a secondary use: one space per bedroom.

(b) Dwelling, single-family: two spaces per dwelling unit.

(d) Rooming and boarding house: four spaces per five guest accommodations.

(e) Nursing home, convalescent home, and sanitarium: one space per two beds for patients.

(2) Clubs and Institutions.

(a) Clubs and associations: one space per three persons to the maximum capacity of each public meeting and/or banquet room plus 50 percent of the spaces otherwise required for accessory uses (e.g., restaurants, lounges, etc.).

(b) Hospital: one space per two beds plus one space per staff doctor.

(d) Community centers: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area or one space per four patrons to the maximum capacity, whichever is greater.

(e) Mortuary or funeral home: one space per four seats or eight feet of bench length in the chapel, whichever is greater.

(3) Commerce and Industry.

(a) Retail stores except as in subsection (3)(b) of this section: one space per 125 square feet of patron service area.

(b) Service or repair shops and retail stores handling exclusively bulky merchandise such as automobiles or furniture: one space per 500 square feet of gross floor area.

(c) Banks and business offices except medical and dental: one space per 400 square feet of gross floor area plus one space per employee on the largest work shift.

(d) Medical and dental offices and clinics: one space per 150 square feet of gross floor area.

(e) Grocery or supermarket and convenience stores: one space per 100 square feet of patron area plus one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area of storage.

(f) Restaurants (standard sit-down), taverns, night clubs and lounges: one space per 100 square feet of gross floor area or one space per three patron seats, whichever is greater.

(g) Restaurant (fast-food): one space per 50 square feet of gross floor area plus one space per employee on the largest work shift.

(h) Motels, hotels and tourist courts: one space per guest room or suite, plus one space per every three employees on the largest work shift.

(i) Automobile service station: one space per every 2,000 square feet of lot area, but in any case not less than four spaces.

(j) Mortuary or funeral home: one space per four seats or eight feet of bench length in the chapel, whichever is greater.

(k) Storage warehouse, wholesale; manufacturing; and freight terminals (air, rail and truck): one space per employee plus one space per 700 square feet of patron area.

(l) Business with fleet vehicles: one space per company vehicle normally left on the premises plus spaces otherwise required.

(4) Commercial Amusement.

(a) Stadiums and race tracks: one space per four seats or eight feet of bench length for spectators, whichever is greater.

(b) Indoor arenas and theaters: one space per four seats or eight feet of bench length for spectators, whichever is greater.

(d) Dance halls and skating rinks: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area.

(e) Golf driving range: one space per tee plus one space per employee on the largest work shift.

(f) Amusement park: one space per 1,000 square feet of patron area.

(5) Churches, Schools and Other Places of Public Assembly.

(a) Library: one space per 400 square feet of reading room plus one space for every two employees.

(b) Church: one space per four seats or eight feet of bench length in the main auditorium or sanctuary, whichever is greater.

(d) Day care facility or nursery schools: one space per teacher/employee on the largest shift plus one off-street loading space per six students.

(e) High schools: one space per classroom plus one space per administrative employee plus one space for every six students or one space per four seats or eight feet of bench length in the main auditorium, whichever is greater; provided, that if the requirements for the auditorium exceed the spaces otherwise required, the excess space may be provided in areas having other uses during regular school hours.

(f) Junior high, elementary and other children’s schools: one space per each classroom plus one space per each administrative employee or one space per four seats or eight feet of bench length in the auditorium or assembly room, whichever is greater; provided, that if the requirements for the auditorium exceed the spaces otherwise required, the excess may be provided in areas having other uses during regular school hours.

(6) Unspecified Uses. Any use not specifically listed in this section shall have a parking space requirement determined by the planning commission. Such requirements shall be based on the parking space requirement for comparable uses listed in this section. [Ord. 836 § 1 (Exh. B), 2020; amended during 2012 recodification; Ord. 508 § 4.08.1, 1982].

18.90.040 Bicycle and pedestrian circulation.

(1) On-site facilities shall be provided that accommodate safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle access from within new subdivisions, multifamily developments, planned developments, shopping centers, and commercial districts to adjacent residential areas and transit stops, and to neighborhood activity centers within one-half mile of the development.

(a) Single-family residential developments shall generally include streets and accessways. Pedestrian circulation through parking lots should generally be provided in the form of accessways.

(b) Internal pedestrian circulation within new office parks and commercial developments shall be provided through clustering of buildings, construction of accessways and walkways and similar techniques.

(2) Bicycle parking facilities shall be provided as part of new multifamily residential developments of four units or more and new retail, office, and institutional development within Area 1 of the Urban Growth Boundary. The installation of bicycle parking facilities shall occur as follows:

USE	STANDARD
Multifamily Residential – 4+ units	1 space per dwelling unit
Retail	1 space per 10 motor vehicle spaces, or 3,000± sq. ft.
Office	1 space per 10 motor vehicle spaces, or 3,000± sq. ft.
Institutional
Elementary or Middle School	1 space per 10 students/employees
High School	1 space per 5 students/employees

(3) Bikeways shall be required along routes designated in the bicycle plan map in the comprehensive plan. Refer to Table 17.50.030 for the affected street types.

(4) Where off-site road improvements are otherwise required as a condition of development approval, they shall include facilities accommodating convenient pedestrian and bicycle travel. [Ord. 836 § 1 (Exh. B), 2020; Ord. 508 § 4.08.2, 1982].

18.90.050 Exceptions from parking space requirements.

(1) Joint Use. Owners of two or more uses, structures or parcels of land may utilize jointly the same parking area when the hours of operation do not overlap, providing satisfactory evidence is presented in the form of deeds, leases or contracts or other instruments securing full access to such parking area of all parties jointly using them.

(2) Downtown Core Area Exemption. For the purpose of this title, the city of Myrtle Creek shall have a “downtown core area” defined on the official zoning map in which all uses except grocery and convenience stores shall be exempt from the off-street parking requirements of MCMC 18.90.020 and 18.90.030; provided, that all off-street parking spaces existing at the passage of the ordinance codified in this title are retained. The “downtown core area” shall include all properties and buildings having frontage on streets within the following described area:

Both sides of Northwest Fourth Avenue from North Main Street to Northwest Pleasant Street, both sides of Pleasant Street (with the exception of frontage road in front of the police station and City Hall) from Northwest Fourth Avenue to First Avenue, both sides of First Avenue from Northwest Pleasant Street to Volunteer Way, finally, both sides of North Main Street from First Avenue to Northwest Fourth Avenue. In addition, both sides of Southwest Second Avenue from North Main Street to Volunteer Way and South Main Street starting at the southeast side of First Avenue and extending southeast 140 feet.

(3) C-1 Parking Consideration. Conversion to commercial usage of a residential structure existing on October 1, 2020, in the C-1 zone (central business district) to certain retail, service or business usage shall be exempt from the specified parking space requirement of MCMC 18.90.030; provided, that all of the following conditions exist:

(a) The proposed use of the existing structure is of a type specified in MCMC 18.90.030(3)(a), (b), (c) or (d) only.

(b) Structural changes shall not consist of an enlargement in height or ground coverage and shall be limited to reconditioning, rehabilitation and redecoration or alterations that may be required for compliance with the change of occupancy provisions of the building code.

(c) One off-street parking space per employee and the necessary maneuvering room shall be provided on the premises in lieu of the applicable requirement of MCMC 18.90.030(3)(a), (b), (c) or (d). [Ord. 836 § 1 (Exh. B), 2020; Ord. 508 § 4.08.3, 1982].

18.90.060 Off-street loading facilities.

Sufficient off-street loading facilities will be provided at the time of construction or structural alteration of any business so as not to utilize any public right-of-way for loading or unloading purposes, as follows:

(1) Loading Space Dimensions. Every retail establishment, industrial, manufacturing, or public assembly use which requires deliveries or shipments shall provide an off-street loading space of not less than 10 feet in width by 25 feet in length and shall have an unobstructed height of 14 feet.

(2) Maneuvering Room. All parking areas which will jointly serve off-street parking and off-street loading shall provide curves and corners of sufficient radius to permit the safe maneuvering of oversized vehicles through the parking area.

(3) Loading and Unloading. At no time shall any part of a truck or van be allowed to extend into the right-of-way of a public street while the truck or van is being loaded or unloaded. [Ord. 836 § 1 (Exh. B), 2020; Ord. 508 § 4.08.4, 1982].

18.90.070 Off-street parking design standards.

All parking and loading areas shall be developed and maintained as follows:

(1) Location or Site. Except for residential parking for four spaces or less, the required yard areas adjacent to a street shall not be used for parking or loading areas. All parking lots shall be physically separated from public streets or adjoining property by landscaped required yards, bumper rails or other effective and suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle access or egress.

(2) Parking Space Dimensions. Each required parking space shall be of usable shape and accessible from a public street. The minimum stall and aisle dimensions shall be as set forth in Table 18.90.070, “Typical Parking Layout.”

(3) Recodified by Ord. 836 to subsection (4) of this section and MCMC 18.100.020.

(4) Maneuvering Room. All parking areas, except residential parking for four spaces or less, shall provide for the turning and maneuvering of the required number of vehicles on the lot. Notwithstanding the provisions of MCMC 18.90.060(2), all curves and corners shall be of a minimum turning radius of 15 feet or of sufficient radius to permit the safe operation of the standard size automobile.

Groups of three or more parking spaces, except those in conjunction with single-family or two-family dwellings on a single lot, shall be served by a service drive or maneuvering aisle so that no backward movement or other maneuvering of a vehicle within a street, other than an alley, will be required. In addition to the specific requirements of this section, service drives and maneuvering aisles shall be designed and constructed to facilitate the flow of traffic, provide maximum safety in traffic access and egress and maximum safety of pedestrian and vehicular traffic on the site.

Driveways shall be aligned with maneuvering aisles so as to facilitate safe and convenient ingress and egress.

(5) Surfacing. All areas used for standing and maneuvering of vehicles shall be paved with concrete or asphalt, or such other hard surface, approved by the planning commission, which is durable, dustless, and can be maintained adequately for all weather use. All paved surfaces shall be so drained as to avoid flow of water across sidewalks or other public rights-of-way or private property. Storm and ground water shall not be drained into any sanitary sewer.

(6) Bumper Guards/Wheel Barriers. Bumper guards or wheel barriers shall be so installed that no portion of a vehicle will project onto public right-of-way or over adjoining property and will be required when parking heads into a building. The area behind the wheel barriers or bumper guards shall either be paved or covered with evergreen ground cover.

(7) Landscaping. All sites, regardless of other landscaping requirements, shall provide a minimum of five percent of the total parking area in landscaping. The undeveloped portion of rights-of-way shall either be landscaped or paved, preferably landscaped. The landscaping shall include at least one five-gallon tree for every 10 parking spaces. The remainder of the landscaping may be composed of other plant and landscaping materials, provided rock or other nonplanted landscaping material is used only in conjunction with planted materials. All landscaping shall be provided with adequate underground irrigation and shall be maintained and kept free of trash and debris.

(8) Screening, Signs and Lighting.

(a) Parking areas adjacent to or within residential zones or adjacent to residential uses shall be designed to minimize disturbance of residents by screening, controlling signs, lighting, and other similar disturbances.

(b) Commercial or industrial parking areas shall be screened from adjacent residential districts by means of sight-obscuring screens or fences as described in MCMC 18.110.040, Screening.

MINIMUM STALL AND AISLE DIMENSIONS
A	B	C	D	D	E	F	F	F	F
						Noninterlocking		Interlocking
			One-Way	Two-Way		One-Way	Two-Way	One-Way	Two-Way
90°	9'	20'	25'	25'	9'	65'	65'
60°	9'	21'10"	18'4"	22' min	10'5"	62'	65'8"	57'5"	61'1"
45°	9'	20'6"	12'8"	22' min	12'8"	53'8"	63'	47'3"	56'7"

Table 18.90.070 Typical Parking Layout
Minimum turning radius 15 feet
Ten-foot stall width required adjacent to fence, wall or property line.
Parking spaces shall be designed in such manner as to permit and encourage vehicles to enter and exit the site driving in a forward direction. Spaces requiring backing into the roadway will not be permitted except for residential parking for four spaces or less.
All parking spaces shall provide access drives, maneuvering room, surfacing, drainage, wheel barriers, landscaping, lighting and screening in accordance with the design standards of this chapter.

[Ord. 836 § 1 (Exh. B), 2020; Ord. 508 § 4.08.5, 1982].