§ 46-658. Requirements.

There shall be provided in all zoning districts at the time of erection or enlargement of any main building or structure, automobile off-street parking with adequate access to all spaces. However, this shall not apply to the B-2 zone, or commercial uses in any zone which abut off-street public parking located within the B-2 zone, except subsections (4) and (10) of this section shall remain applicable. 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 occupancy, as hereinafter prescribed:

(1)

Off-street parking spaces may be located within any nonrequired yard and within the required rear yard setback unless otherwise provided in this chapter.

(2)

Required parking for other than residential use shall be either on the same lot or within 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.

(3)

Parking for single-family residential uses shall consist of a parking strip, bay, driveway, garage or combination thereof, and required parking shall be located on the premises to be served, and shall be exempt from other provisions of this section, and section 46-660.

(4)

Any area once designated as required off-street parking shall not be changed to any other use or to an amount less than the required for a similar new building or use, unless and until equal facilities are provided elsewhere.

(5)

Two or more buildings or uses may collectively provide the required parking, in which case the number of spaces shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the several individual uses computed separately. In the instance of dual function of off-street parking, where operation hours of buildings do not overlap, the board of appeals may grant an exception.

(6)

Off-street parking areas shall be provided with a suitable, visually aesthetic buffer. This buffer may be the required setback, or may be a continuous, visually obscuring 30-inch high masonry wall that conforms with the city's fence ordinance. Between these extremes, the buffer may consist of berm (section 46-663(4)), landscape foliage, fences, screens, or green areas as approved by the zoning administrator, such that the lesser the distance between the parking area and the property line, the greater the intensity of the buffer. Where a nonresidential parking area is developed adjacent to a residential district, it must be provided with a minimum setback of ten feet or an equivalent buffer as described above.

(7)

All lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so installed as to be confined within and directed onto the parking area only.

(8)

In all cases where a wall extends to an alley which is a means of access to an off-street parking area, it shall be permissible to end the wall not more than ten feet from such alley line in order to permit a wider means of access to the parking area.

(9)

Access to off-street parking shall be provided as follows:

a.

Access to off-street parking areas shall be provided from a collector street only, or by consent of the planning commission, may be provided from streets other than collectors (but with immediate access to a collector) when the board finds a substantial improvement in traffic safety will be achieved by reducing the number of driveways onto a collector street.

b.

However, at no time shall access proceed through a single-family zone or be provided by way of a noncollector street to a collector street when the noncollector street is abutted by single-family residential zones between the access and the collector site.

c.

Also, at no time shall a curb cut providing access be nearer than 25 feet from an abutting single-family zone on the same side of the street or directly across the street from a single-family zone.

(10)

Establishments providing overnight lodging accommodations must provide at least one reserved off-street parking space per bedroom.

(11)

The outside storage or parking, except for loading and unloading, of commercial vehicles or equipment is prohibited on city streets or in the front yards of residentially zoned property. An exception are commercial vehicles with a length of 21 feet overall, or less, and a height of 11 feet, or less.

(Prior Code, § 5.185; Ord. No. 87-17, 10-9-1987; Ord. No. 90-14, 8-20-1990; Ord. No. 95-26, 10-16-1995; Ord. No. 98-26, 1-4-1999)