1500-20-030 - Location and Use of Parking

A.

Use and Availability. All required off-street parking spaces shall be designed, located, constructed and maintained so as to be fully usable and accessible at all times:

1.

Required off-street parking spaces shall not be used for any purpose that would prevent vehicles from parking in required spaces, except as permitted by Article 16 (Temporary Uses).

2.

Required parking spaces shall not be used for the parking of fleet vehicles or equipment, or for the sale, lease, display, storage or repair of vehicles, trailers, boats, campers, mobile homes, merchandise or equipment.

3.

Driveways and aisle ways shall not be used for any purpose that would prevent vehicle access to parking spaces, or inhibit circulation or emergency service response.

B.

Location Requirements for Parking Spaces.

1.

Except as otherwise permitted herein, all required off-street parking spaces shall be accessible to and located on the same lot as the use and/or development requiring such spaces.

2.

Parking spaces may be located as needed on a single-family residential parcel, provided that no required parking space shall be located within a front or street side setback, unless otherwise allowed in this Chapter. A driveway providing access to a street may be located within a front or street side setback.

C.

Parking on Multiple Parcels. Where parking is provided in a building complex or other project on multiple contiguous parcels, reciprocal parking and access agreements shall be recorded to provide equal use and access to parking for all users within the complex or project.

D.

Off-site Parking. The County may grant an Administrative Permit for off-site parking provided the following conditions are met:

1.

The site on which the parking is located is within a reasonable distance of the use it is serving and is not separated from the use by any feature which would make pedestrian access inconvenient or hazardous.

The site on which the parking is located is owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the party controlling the use it is serving, and a covenant or other binding instrument for the maintenance and continued use of such parking for the duration of the use is recorded.

3.

The site is designed and improved as required by this Chapter.

4.

The parking requirements for existing use(s) at the off-site location are not compromised.

E.

Tandem Parking. Tandem parking shall not be permitted to satisfy off-street parking requirements, except within mobile home parks and for single-family residential use when located outside required front and street side yard setback areas with spaces and access surfaced in accordance with requirements of this Chapter.

(Ord. of 6-28-2022)

1500-20-040 - Calculation of Parking Requirements

A.

Minimum Parking Requirements. Unless off-street parking reductions are permitted pursuant to Section 1500-20-070, the number of off-street parking spaces required in Table 1500-20-1 shall be considered the minimum necessary for each use.

B.

Rounding of Quantities. When the calculation of the required number of off-street parking spaces results in a fraction of a space, the total number of spaces shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (0.49 and below round down, 0.50 and above round up).

C.

Mixed-use/Multiple Tenant Building Complex. When more than one use type is conducted on a parcel or within a building complex, the required number of parking spaces shall be the sum of the number of parking spaces required for each individual use type.

D.

Developments with Unknown Tenants. When the type of tenants that will occupy a project are not known at the time of the development entitlement, the amount of parking provided shall be the minimum number of spaces required by Table 1500-20-1 for the most intense use type allowed within the underlying zoning district that can reasonably be accommodated within the entire structure/project, as determined by the

Director. The Director may grant exceptions to this rule where the use or other restrictions ensure adequate parking is provided, or where a parking reduction is approved pursuant to Section 1500-20-070.

E.

Tenants/Uses with Multiple Functions. When an individual tenant has several functions, the amount of parking for the tenant shall be calculated for the primary use type.

F.

Tenants/Uses with Accessory Storage. When a tenant has enclosed accessory storage in excess of 2,000 square feet, the required parking for that portion of the tenant space dedicated to storage shall be calculated as specified in Table 1500-20-1 for the Warehousing, Wholesaling and Distribution use type (in addition to the parking requirements for the primary use of the building).

G.

Use Types Not Listed. When a use type is not listed in Table 1500-20-1, the parking requirement shall be determined based on the parking requirements for use types with similar functional characteristics.

H.

Parking Study. The Director may require preparation of a parking demand study to determine appropriate parking requirements in any of the above or other circumstances where the standards in Table 1500-20-1 do not readily apply to a proposed project or use type(s).

(Ord. of 6-28-2022)

1500-20-050 - Number of Spaces Required by Use Type

Where used to determine required parking in Table 1500-20-1, the following terms shall be defined as:

A.

Square Feet. The gross square feet of building floor area unless otherwise specified.

B.

Employee. The total number of employees on the largest working shift.

C.

Guest. The maximum number of guests permitted at one time.

D.

Bedroom. Any designated bedroom as well as dens, studies, or other similar rooms that may be used as a bedroom.

E.

Number of Seats. The total number of fixed seats. Where fixed seats provided are either benches or bleachers, such seats shall be construed to be not more than 20 linear inches wide (24 inches wide for dining), but in no case, shall seating be less than determined as required by the International Building Code.

(Ord. of 6-28-2022)