Agenda - Planning Commission - 12/01/2016

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Sec. 117-356. -Commercial and industrial development off-street parking. (a) General requirements. (1) Property that constitutes required off-street parking areas may not be separated, through sale or other means,from the property containing the principal use for which the parking area is required. (2) All off-street parking spaces shall have access off driveways and not directly off the public street unless otherwise approved by city council. (3) Required parking facilities serving two or more uses may be located on the same lot or in the same structure, provided that the total number of parking spaces furnished shall not be less than the sum of separate requirements for each use. The council may approve the joint use of parking facilities by the following uses or activities under the following conditions: a. For the purposes of this section, the following uses are considered as daytime uses: banks, business offices, or wholesale or similar uses. b. The following are to be considered as nighttime or Sunday uses: auditoriums incidental to a public or parochial school, churches, bowling alleys, dance halls, theaters, retail stores, personal service shops, bars or restaurants. c. Up to 50 percent of the parking facilities required for nighttime uses may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities provided by daytime uses and vice versa. d. Conditions required for joint use: the proposed joint parking space is within 500 feet of the use it will serve; the applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the two buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed. e. A properly drawn legal instrument executed by the parties concerned for joint use of off- street parking facilities shall be filed with the zoning administrator, which shall run with the land and be recorded with the county recorder's office. (b) Off-street parking spaces required. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the specifications in this Code in any district whenever any new use is established or existing use is enlarged. Screening as described in this section may be required where it is necessary to protect the aesthetic characteristics of residential neighborhoods (one space equals 300 square feet). When application of these regulations results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded. Fractions over one-half shall count as one additional space. Use Parking Space Required Bowling alleys Five spaces per lane. Offices One space for each 300 square feet offices (excluding medical/dental of floor space). Clubs, lodginghouses One space for each 100 square feet of floor area. Churches, theaters One space for each three seats auditoriums, mortuaries or for each five feet of pew and other places of length assembly. Page 1