Article 10, Sections 10-1 through 10-9
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. spaces requiring lighting20 spaces
All off-street parking and vehicular use areas of twenty (20) or more spaces shall be lighted in accordance with Article 32.
- Walkway lighting requirement
Connecting off-street walkways must be lighted in accordance with the standards found in Article 32.
Other
- Off-street loading space requirements
Residential buildings: no loading spaces if <10 dwelling units and abuts local street; one loading space for all other buildings. Non-residential: no loading spaces if <10,000 sq ft; one for 10,000-60,000; two for >60,000; etc.
- Maximum bicycle parking spaces20 spaces
no less than one (1) nor more than twenty (20) spaces shall be required for any one development.
- Minimum bicycle parking spaces as percentage of auto spaces5 pct
A minimum number of bicycle parking spaces shall be provided, equal to five (5) percent of the total number of automobile parking spaces provided by the development; however, no less than one (1) nor more than twenty (20) spaces shall be required for any one development.
- Minimum bicycle parking spaces1 spaces
no less than one (1) nor more than twenty (20) spaces shall be required for any one development.
- Minimum width for connecting walkways4 ft
Connecting walkways shall be grade separated from the parking lot, with a paved surface not less than four (4) feet in width.
- Minimum loading space vertical clearance14 ft
Off-street loading spaces shall be at least thirty-five (35) feet long, eleven (11) feet wide and have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.
- Minimum loading space length35 ft
Off-street loading spaces shall be at least thirty-five (35) feet long, eleven (11) feet wide and have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.
- Minimum loading space width11 ft
Off-street loading spaces shall be at least thirty-five (35) feet long, eleven (11) feet wide and have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.
- Minimum width for shared pedestrian/bicycle walkway8 ft
A minimum width of eight (8) feet shall be required and shall meet AASHTO guidelines.
- Minimum stacking spaces per customer window4 spaces
Drive-thru banking facilities, drive-thru restaurants, drive-thru pharmacies, and similar uses shall require adequate stacking space for four (4) vehicles for each customer window.
- Paving requirement for parking areas
all public access off-street parking areas including aisles and entrances shall be paved with a durable dust-free hard surface.
- Parking spaces threshold for site amenities100 spaces
Development plans that include off-street parking lots with more than one hundred (100) parking spaces, shall include site amenities that enhance safety and convenience and promote walking or bicycling as an alternative means of transportation.
- Distance from residential for truck traffic mitigation200 ft
All uses that are located adjacent to or within two hundred (200) feet of residentially zoned property and that generate truck traffic shall avoid or mitigate impacts through physical design measures such as berming, landscaping, and fencing.
Parking
- Maximum percentage of compact car spaces20 pct
Off-street parking lots and parking garages may include up to twenty percent (20%) compact car stalls using the dimensions shown in Table 10-3.
- Maximum distance for guest parking in multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.200 ft
Generally, such parking shall not be located more than two hundred (200) feet from the dwelling units intended to be served.
- Maximum distance for off-site parking300 ft
the off-site parking facilities shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of the building they are intended to serve.
- Exemption from off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. lot requirement
Except for single family detached and duplex dwellings, and agricultural uses, every use hereafter instituted... shall have permanently maintained off-street parking lots.
From the ordinance
The minimum number of off-street parking spaces for use categories is stated in Table 10-2. (Ord. of 5-2-2006(2))
Parking requirements
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"Dental": "1/175 gross sq. ft.",
"Medical": "1/200 gross sq. ft. up to 3,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/250 gross sq. ft. from 3,001 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. from 5,001 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/350 gross sq. ft. from 10,001 sq. ft. to 20,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/400 gross sq. ft. over 20,000 sq. ft.",
"Theaters": "¼ fixed seats",
"Fast Food": "1/75 gross sq. ft. but not less than 5",
"Restaurants": "1/150 gross sq. ft.",
"Bowling Alley": "4/lane",
"Nursing homes": "¼ beds by licensed capacity",
"Miniature Golf": "1.5/hole",
"Vehicle Repair": "1/200 gross sq. ft. but not less than 5",
"Medical Centers": "1/bed by licensed capacity plus 1/doctor plus 1 per 2 employees on main shift plus additional for outpatient",
"Offices General": "1/200 gross sq. ft. up to 3,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. from 3,001 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/325 gross sq. ft. over 10,000 sq. ft.",
"Wholesale Sales": "1/1,000 gross sq. ft.",
"Botanical Gardens": "1/250 gross sq. ft.; plus 1/1,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area",
"Schools (Colleges)": "10/classroom; plus accessory uses",
"Self-Service Storage": "1/20 units but no less than 6",
"Court Sports Facility": "4/court",
"Financial institution": "1/250 gross sq. ft.",
"Schools (High School)": "6/classroom; plus accessory uses of stadiums and auditoriums",
"Emergency Shelter Home": ".25/bed; plus 1/250 gross sq. ft. of office area",
"Religious Institutions": "¼ fixed seats and/or ⅙ occupants based on maximum occupancy rating of the facility for area without fixed seats; plus accessory uses",
"Golf/Country Club (Public)": "3/hole; plus appropriate amount for accessory uses",
"Veterinary hospital/clinic": "Up to 5,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area: 10 spaces; Greater than 5,000 sq. ft. gross floor area: 10 spaces plus additional as required by Zoning Administrator",
"Manufacturing and Production": "1/750 gross sq. ft.",
"Medical or dental laboratory": "1/400 gross sq. ft.",
"Warehouse and Freight Movement": "1/1,000 gross sq. ft. up to 3,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/2,000 gross sq. ft. over 3,000 sq. ft.",
"Arcade/Game Room, Billiard Parlor": "1/250 gross sq. ft.",
"Day Care Center (Adult and Child)": "1/300 gross sq. ft.; plus 3 spaces for off-street loading/unloading",
"Cemetery, Mausoleum and Columbaria": "1/250 gross sq. ft. of office area but not less than 10",
"Schools (Special Education and Business)": "10/classroom plus ⅓ employees",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses (Club)": "1/200 gross sq. ft.",
"Parks, Playgrounds, Tot Lots and Open Space": "1/10 acres; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. floor area plus additional as determined by the Zoning Administrator",
"Schools (Elementary, Middle and Junior High)": "2/classroom",
"Industrial Service (Research and development)": "1/400 gross sq. ft.",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses (Restaurant)": "1/200 gross sq. ft.",
"Schools (Vocational, Trade and Business Schools)": "1/300 gross sq. ft.",
"Mining, quarries, excavation, production drilling": "1/employee plus 1/company vehicle",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses (Golf Course)": "3/hole",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses (Swimming Pool)": "0.33 spaces per person of permitted occupancy at the pool at one time, subject to a lesser number determined by the Zoning Administrator",
"Library, Museum, Cultural Center or Similar Facility": "1/300 sq. ft.",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses (Hard or Soft Courts)": "4/court",
"Lumber and Building Material Yard, Junk Yard, Storage Yard": "1/1.5 employees plus 1/company vehicle with no less than 1/1,000 gross sq. ft. of building area",
"Retail, Sales and Service Uses Not Specifically Identified": "1/250 gross sq. ft. up to 20,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/275 gross sq. ft. from 20,001 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. above 100,000 sq. ft.",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses (Active recreational uses)": "3/acre",
"Meeting (Auditorium, stadium, ball field and convention facilities)": "¼ fixed seats and/or ⅙ occupants based on maximum occupancy rating of the facility for area without fixed seats",
"Assisted living facility, community residential home, group home facility and residential treatment facility": "½ beds by licensed capacity"
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