50.60 Special Parking Provisions in the CBD 1A, 1B, 2, and 8 Zones
1. General
The provisions of this section govern parking for uses in the CBD 1A, 1B, 2, and 8 Zones. To the extent that these provisions conflict with the provisions of Chapter 105 KZC, the provisions of this section prevail. Where no conflict exists, the provisions of Chapter 105 KZC apply to parking for uses in the CBD 1A, 1B, 2, and 8 Zones.
2. Number of Spaces
To the extent that subsections (3) and (4) of this section require that uses in the CBD 1A, 1B, 2, and 8 Zones provide parking, the following establishes the number of spaces required:
a. Residential uses must provide a minimum of 1.2 stalls per studio unit, 1.3 stalls per one (1) bedroom unit, 1.6 stalls per two (2) bedroom unit, and 1.8 stalls per three (3) or more bedroom unit. One (1) parking space is required for each assisted living unit. See KZC 105.20 for visitor parking requirements.
b. Restaurants and taverns must provide one (1) parking space for each 125 square feet of gross floor area, except as provided in subsection (3)(a) of this section.
c. All other uses must provide one (1) parking space for each 350 square feet of gross floor area.
3. Certain Floor Area Exempt from Parking Requirements
The following paragraphs establish several situations under which properties within the CBD 1A, 1B, 2, and 8 Zones are exempt in whole or in part from providing parking spaces:
a. Regardless of use, the owner need not increase the number of parking spaces for any existing floor area; provided, that the owner may not decrease the number of parking stalls on the subject property below the number of stalls that was required by any previous development permit, unless the owner complies with the provisions of subsection (4) of this section. Any new floor area is subject to the parking standards in subsection (2) of this section.
b. The parking obligation of the subject property is reduced as follows:
1) If new floor area was created or existing floor area converted to a more parking intensive use between September 20, 1976, and October 4, 1982, the number of stalls required for the subject property is reduced by the amount of the subject property’s assessment under LID #119 divided by $2,300.
2) If new floor area is created or existing floor area is converted to a more parking intensive use after October 4, 1982, the number of stalls required for the subject property is reduced by the amount of the subject property’s assessment under LID #119 divided by $6,000.
3) If the subject property was vacant as of September 18, 1978, the number of parking stalls required for the subject property is reduced by one (1) for each 350 square feet of gross floor area created on the ground floor of the subject property.
c. Any property that paid into the special parking fund specified in subsection (4) of this section shall be credited toward any parking obligations incurred in the future in the amount of one (1) stall for each stall originally paid into the fund.
4. Options for Meeting Parking Obligations
The applicant may meet his/her parking obligation, computed using subsection (2) of this section, by providing the required number of parking stalls in the building or on the building site containing the primary use conducted on the subject property. The applicant may propose to meet all or a portion of the parking obligation by paying a fee-in-lieu of parking for each required parking stall or fraction of a stall into a special fund that will be used to provide and upgrade municipal off-street parking within the CBD, Planned Areas 6 or 7 Zones, or park/public use zones located adjacent to the CBD. The per-stall fee shall be $20,000 in 2006 dollars and shall be adjusted annually in November of each subsequent year based on the “Engineering News Record” Construction Cost Index 20-City average (ENR CCI) for November. The actual fee-in-lieu amount shall be established at the time of payment.
The City may consider the applicant’s proposal and shall base its decision whether to grant approval on whether the City has current plans or programs in place to provide or upgrade municipal off-street parking within the CBD, Planned Area 6 or 7 Zones, or park-public use zones located adjacent to the CBD. Plans and programs shall include capital improvement program projects for future off-street parking. The City’s decision will be made by the Planning and Building Director as part of the permit process for the applicant’s project. The Director may approve the request, reject the request, or approve a lesser number of in-lieu parking stalls than requested.
(Ord. 4876 § 1, 2024)
50.62 Building Height Provisions in the CBD
1. Height shall be measured above the point of measurement (e.g., above average building elevation, or above right-of-way) as specified in the particular use zone charts. For purposes of measuring building height above the abutting right(s)-of-way, alleys shall be excluded.
2. Where retail frontage is required along an abutting street and along pedestrian-oriented streets (see Plate 34H), the minimum ground floor story height for retail; restaurant and tavern; entertainment, cultural, and/or recreational facility uses shall be 15 feet; provided, however, that in CBD 1A and CBD 1B, any buildings proposed and built after April 1, 2009, or buildings that existed prior to April 1, 2009, which are 10 feet or more below the permitted maximum height of structure, shall be required to provide a minimum 13-foot ground floor story height.
3. The following exceptions to height regulations in CBD zones are established:
a. Decorative parapets may exceed the height limit by a maximum of four (4) feet; provided, that the average height of the parapet around the perimeter of the structure shall not exceed two (2) feet.
b. For structures with a peaked roof, the peak may extend five (5) feet above the height limit if the slope of the roof is greater than three (3) feet vertical to 12 feet horizontal and eight (8) feet above the height limit if the slope of the roof is equal or greater than four (4) feet vertical to 12 feet horizontal.
c. Within CBD 1A and 1B, the height of rooftop appurtenances and related screening shall not exceed the maximum applicable height limitation beyond the height exceptions established in subsections (3)(a) and (3)(b) of this section. Rooftop appurtenances and screening shall be integrated into the design of the parapet or peaked roof form. However, the City may approve modifications for elevators and associated equipment and/or stair enclosures subject to the standards in KZC 115.120(4)(b) and the rooftop appurtenance modification criteria and procedures in KZC 115.120(4)(c) and (d) and 115.120(6). The height of any other rooftop appurtenances and the height of related screening may not be modified through KZC 115.120.
d. Within CBD 1A and 1B, the height of rooftop amenities or rooftop common rooms that exceed the maximum applicable height limitation established in subsections (3)(a) and (3)(b) of this section shall be reviewed pursuant to the standards and modification process described in KZC 115.122(5) through (7).
(Ord. 4720 § 1, 2020)
50.64 Limited Ground Floor Office Use Exceptions for CBD 3 and 8
1. This section provides limited exceptions to ground floor office use restrictions in CBD 3 and that portion of CBD 8 located within 110 feet of Market Street or within 175 feet of 3rd Street.
2. On the street level floor of buildings in these subareas, the Planning and Building Director may approve certain office uses determined to complement existing pedestrian-oriented uses in the CBD. The applicant must demonstrate that the proposed type of office use is primarily oriented to serving visiting customers and that the design of the street frontage will maximize visual interest. Examples of such uses may include offices for medical, dental, veterinarian, travel agency, and real estate sales but not include offices for administrative, management, medical labs, attorneys, and accountants. The interior space shall orient to the storefront by placing lobby, reception, or accessory sales uses to the front and avoiding uses in the storefront area that would require window coverings.
In the CBD 3 or CBD 8 zones, if an office use is approved pursuant to this section, the required front yard for this use shall be zero feet for one story at street level. No parking may encroach into the required front yard. If this use provides a zero-foot front yard, the lot coverage for the entire property shall be 100 percent. (Ord. 4749 § 1, 2021)