Planning and Zoning

CHAPTER 63 - LOT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

63.410 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Off-street parking shall be improved and available for use at the time of final building inspection when a use or structure is first occupied, enlarged, or increased in capacity.  When a change in use is proposed, the Zoning Administrator shall review the site layout in relation to the new use to insure adequate off-street parking is available.  Off-street parking shall be permitted only in areas designed and maintained for such use consistent with the regulations of this section.


63.411

Use of Off-Street Parking Areas: Areas designated for off-street parking space shall not be used for the open storage of goods or the commercial repair of vehicles.  Parking of recreational vehicles is regulated in the accessory use provisions of this ordinance.


63.413

Unlicensed Vehicles: Automotive vehicles or trailers of any kind without current legal license plates or that are inoperable shall not be stored or parked on any property zoned residential except in a completely enclosed building.  It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to park or store an automotive vehicle or trailer in a manner which violates the provisions of this section.


63.414

Submittal Information: An application for a zoning certificate to approve a development requiring off-street parking outside of a driveway shall include information showing how the off-street parking and loading requirements will be met.  The site plan shall include but not be limited to:  

  1. Delineation of the area to be devoted to off-street parking along  with the striping/curbing plan proposed to delineate individual parking spaces and circulation aisles.
  2. Delineation of access points for driveways serving the parking area, including width of curb cuts and distance separation from adjacent curb cuts.
  3. Dimensions, location and composition of required screening and proposed parking lot landscaping.
  4. Grading, drainage, surfacing and subgrade details if required.
  5. Notation of signs and bumper guards/curb stops proposed, and indication of traffic visibility areas to be maintained.


A copy of the site plan shall also be filed with the City Traffic Engineer if the parking lot will contain more than five spaces.



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