Hallsville Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements ordinance (§ 400.580)

A. General Provisions.

1. In all districts except a B-1 Central Business Zoning District, in connection with every use, sufficient off-street parking spaces shall be provided to accomplish the principles set forth in this Article and to meet the parking demands generated by residents, employees, company

officials, company vehicles, and customers. Required parking spaces shall be located on the lot on which the principal use is located except as provided in this Section.

2. Each application for a building permit, zoning permit, or variance shall include plans for at least the minimum number of parking spaces as herein required. Plans shall include information as to location and dimensions of off-street parking spaces and the means of access to the spaces. The Administrative Official shall not approve any application until he/she determines that the requirements of this Section are met in the plans.

3. Each parking space shall contain not less than two hundred (200) square feet in area, exclusive of access and circulation aisles. Areas normally used for drive-in customer services such as drive-in windows and gas pump service shall not be counted as required parking spaces.

4. If the off-street parking space required by this Article cannot reasonably be provided on the lot on which the principal use is located, such space may be provided on any land within four hundred (400) feet of the principal building or use. The principal use shall be permitted to continue only as long as its parking requirements are met.

B. Off-Street Parking Criteria. The minimum number of required spaces shall be determined by the following criteria: (In addition, a developer shall evaluate his/her own needs to determine if they are greater than the minimum specified in this Article.)

1. R-1 Zoning District.

a. Two (2) off-street parking spaces per dwelling.

b. Churches: one (1) off-street parking space for each four (4) seats in the principal place of assembly.

c. Community buildings: ten (10) off-street parking spaces and one additional parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor space.

d. School Parking Requirements (Public And Private).

(1) Elementary school: one (1) space for each employee and one (1) space for every ten (10) seats in the gym and/or area commons dedicated for the usage of that school. The size of each parking space shall be nine (9) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length.

(2) Middle school: one (1) space for each employee and one (1) space for every 10 seats in the gym and/or area commons dedicated for the usage of that school. The size of each parking space shall be nine (9) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length.

(3) High school: one (1) space for each employee and one (1) space for every five (5) seats in the gym and/or area commons dedicated for the usage of that school. Any gym facility utilized as the location for the playing of extracurricular sporting events shall be required to meet the additional parking requirements of the school utilizing the facility for those events.

2. R-2 Zoning District.

a. Two (2) off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.

3. R-3 Zoning District.

a. Single-family dwellings: two (2) off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.

b. Two-family dwellings: two (2) off-street parking spaces per dwelling units.

c. Multifamily dwellings: one and one-half (1 1/2) off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.

d. Boarding houses and lodging houses: two (2) off-street parking spaces and one (1) additional space for each roomer or boarder.

4. R-4 Zoning District.

a. One (1) off-street parking space shall be provided per every two (2) occupants the building is ultimately designed to accommodate.

5. O-C And C-1 Zoning District.

a. Public buildings: ten (10) off-street parking spaces and one additional parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor space.

b. Retail business and service establishments: one (1) off-street parking space for each company vehicle and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

c. Service stations: two (2) off-street parking spaces for each gas pump and four (4) off-street spaces for each grease rack.

d. Restaurant, cafe, night club or similar establishment: one (1) off-street parking space for each two (2) employees and one (1) additional space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.

e. Office buildings, banks, and similar institutions: one (1) off-street parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

f. Auto sales and garages: one (1) parking space for each employee and four (4) spaces for each maintenance stall.

g. The parking space requirements for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature as determined by the Planning Commission.

6. C-2 Zoning District.

a. As shown in approved plan.

7. I-1 Zoning District.

a. One (1) off-street parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) space for each company vehicle stored at the site.

C. Application Of Requirements.

1. Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the nearest whole number.

2. The parking space requirements for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature as determined by the Planning Commission.

3. Wherever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of this Article is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, to create a need for an increase of ten percent (10%) or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date of this Article is enlarged to the extent of fifty percent (50%) or more in floor area or in the area used, said building or use shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.

4. In the case of mixed or joint uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.

D. Joint Use Of Parking Space. All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served, except that where an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located and maintained not to exceed four hundred (400) feet from any non-residential building served.

1. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the parking spaces required for: (a) theater, public buildings, bowling alleys, dance halls, night clubs or cafes and up to one hundred percent (100%) of the parking spaces required for a church may be provided and used jointly by (b) banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours as those listed in (a); provided, however, that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below.

2. In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement thereby assuring their retention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney, and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.

3. Off-street parking spaces may be located within the required front yard of any C or I Zoning District, but no off-street parking shall be permitted in the required front yard of any R Zoning District, except upon a driveway providing access to a garage, carport or parking area for dwelling.

E. Off-Street Loading Space. Every building or part thereof erected or occupied for retail business, service, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, hotel, mortuary, or any other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, shall provide and maintain on the site or premises, off-street loading space in accordance with the following requirements:

1. Within any O-C, C-1, C-2 or B-1 Zoning District, one (1) loading space for each ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area.

2. Within any I-1 Zoning District, one (1) loading space for each thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of gross floor area.

3. For the purpose of this Section, an off-street loading space (exclusive of adequate access drives and maneuvering space) shall have minimum dimensions of twelve (12) feet by forty (40) feet and an overhead clearance of fourteen (14) feet in height above the alley or street grade.