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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05015 J/ 2 ORDINANCE NO. 5015 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XVII OF THE 1971 CODE OF ORDINANCES RE- LATING TO RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL OFF- STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that: (Brackets indicate material being deleted and under- scoring indicates material being added.) SECTION 1. Section 42,Chapter 4, Title XVII of the 1971 Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed and reenacted with amendments to read as follows: 17 -4 -42: OFF - STREET PARKING - RESIDENTIAL a) Each single famiy home, or duplex constructed or relocated after the effective date of this Ordinance shall provide on the building site at least one accessible and usable off - street parking space for each dwelling unit. Said parking space may be open or covered, however, no portion of the building site which is required for front yard set back(s) shall be used as a part of the required off - street parking space(s). The parking space shall be permanent in character, shall be provided with a permanent driveway to a public way, and both the parking space and the driveway shall be paved with asphalt concrete, portland cement concrete, at least two inches of gravel, or equivalent material. b) Each residential structure containing three (3) or more dwelling units hereafter constructed or relocated shall provide on the building site at least one and one -half (1 1/2) accessible and usable off- street parking spaces for each dwell- ing unit. Residential structures containing three (3) or more dwelling units which are specifically designed and occupied exclusively by persons 60 years of age or older, or handicapped, and which are wholly or partially financially supported by public funds or a nonprofit_ tax- exempt institution, shall provide on the building site at least three - fourths (3/4) of an accessible and usable off - street parking space for each dwelling unit. Said parking spaces may be located on any portion of the building site, shall be permanent in character, shall be provided with a •ermanent driveway to the public right -of -way, and both the parking spaces and driveway shall be paved with asphalt concrete, portland cement concrete, or pavers. SECTION 2. Section 43, Chapter 4, Title XVII of the 1971 Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed and reenacted with amendments to read as follows: 17 -4 -43: OFF - STREET PARKING - NONRESIDENTIAL a) Application. The off - street parking requirements herein contained shall apply only to buildings and uses newly constructed, moved, extended, or enlarged, and shall not apply to buildings lawfully repaired or improved where no increase of floor area is made. The regulations on this section shall apply to all parking spaces, lots, garages, buildings or portions thereof to be provided in meeting the requirements of this Section. The addition of an adjacent building, whether attached or detached, shall constitute an increase in floor space and shall be included in any calculation of area to meet the require- ments of this Section. b) Required number of parking spaces. 1) The number of p required for any govern mentally -owned facility in an S -1 Zone shall be determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission. In determining the required number of spaces the Commission, in addition to other relevant factors, shall consider the followinq:(i) the general planning of the City with respect to land use, densit •arkin• traffic and off - street •arkin• facilities; (ii) the availability of adequate off - street parking, both in number of spaces and distance from the intended use; (iii) the public welfare and interests of the City and surrounding area; and (iv) the number of spaces that would be required for the particular use of the land were not zoned S -1. -2- 2) Office use shall be provided with at least five (5) parking spaces, plus one additional parking space for each four hundred :(400) square feet of gross floor area in excess of 2000 square feet. 3) Medical and dental clinics and medical offices shall be provided with at least five (5) parking spaces, plus one additional parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area in excess of 1000 square feet. 4) Retail uses in 0 -1, B -1, and B -2 zone districts shall be provided with at least ten '(10) parking spaces, plus one additional parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area in excess of 2000 square feet. 5) Retail uses in B -3, R -5, R -6, I -2, and I -3 zone districts shall be provided with at least ten (10) parking spaces, plus one additional parking space for each two hundred and fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area in excess of 2500 square feet. 6) Retail uses in B -4 zone districts shall be provided with at least one (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area. 7) Restaurants, bars and night clubs shall be provided with at least one parking space for each three persons of rated occupancy load as established by the Uniform Building Code, as amended and adopted by the City of Pueblo. 8) Hotels and motels shall be provided with at least one parking space for each rental unit, plus two (2) additional parking spaces for the owner or manager. 9) Hospitals shall be provided with at least one parking space for every three (3) approved beds, plus one parking space for every two (2) employees anticipated to be employed on the largest shift, plus one park- ing space for each staff physician on the largest shift. 10) Private places of assembly such as theaters, -3- auditoriums, and school or seminar rooms shall be provided with at least, one parking space for every four (4) seats. Twenty inches (20 ") of undivided seating shall constitute one seat. 11) Institutional uses such as churches, private schools, and religious institutions shall be provided with at least one parking space for every four (4) adults expected to be present in the building at the time of maximum occupancy. Off - street space shall be required, if necessary, for the safe and convenient loading and unloading of students. 12) Wholesale, warehouse, industrial, and manufacturing uses shall be provided with at least five (5) parking spaces, plus one additional parking space for every two (2) employees anticipated to be employed on the largest shift. 13) Other uses. In the case of a use not specifically mentioned, the requirement for off - street parking facilities for a use which is mentioned and to which such use is similar shall apply. 14) Mixed uses. In the case of mixed uses within the same building or structure, the requirements for off - street parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for each use based upon the area occupied by the individual use. SECTION 3. Chapter 4, Title XVII of the 1971 Code of Ordinances is amended by the addition of the new section 44, which shall read as follows: 17 -4 -44: OFF - STREET PARKING - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS a) Variances. 1) In the event these off - street parking requirements do not appear reasonable when applied to a specific use or combination of uses, the City Traffic Engineer or the applicant may apply to the Zoning -4- Board of Appeals for a variance, but the variance may not reduce or increase the required number of spaces by more than fifty (50) percent. The Zoning Board of Appeals may grant a variance to the minimum parking requirements if the applicant can demonstrate that the new construction will not generate additional parking or traffic demands, or increase the rated occupancy load. 2) If the land and use are located within the juris- dictional boundaries of the City of Pueblo Down- town General Improvement District, the City Council may, after receipt of recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission upon an application filed and processed in the same manner as an application for amendment to the zoning map pursuant to Chapter 6 of this Title, grant a variance in the required number of off - street parking spaces for the land and use. In the granting of such a variance, the City Council may take into considera- tion the following factors: (i) the general planning of the City with respect to land use, density park- ing, traffic and off - street parking facilities in the City of Pueblo, Downtown General Improvement District; (ii) the effect strict adherence to the requirements of this section would have on the appropriate development of the land and use; (iii) the availability of adequate off - street parking, both in number of spaces and distance from the intended use; and (iv) the public welfare and interest of the City and surrounding area. b) Plan of Parking Area. Whenever parking is required, provided, changed, or redesigned, plans must be submitted to the City Traffic Engineer to show how the required parking spaces shall be arranged in the area supplied for that purpose and to indicate sufficient space for turning maneuvers, as well as adequate ingress and egress to the parking area. -5- c) Design Standards. The design standards are controlled by parking regulations of this Title. The number and location of access entrances and all curb cuts shall be limited and subject to the requirements of this Title and approval by the City Traffic Engineer. Parking standards, including parking angles and space dimensions, that must be complied with are set forth in Section 17 -4 -45 of this Chapter. Each parking space shall be a minimum of 9' x 18' in size except in the case of compact car spaces. d) Compact Car Spaces. Up to thirty (30) percent of all required parking spaces may be designated as "compact car spaces ". The required dimensions of a compact car space may be a minimum of $ 1/2' x 16'. These spaces are to be permanently designated by sign(s). For purposes of this Section a compact car shall be considered one which has a maximum wheel base of one hundred six inches (106 "). e) Handicapped Parking Spaces. A minimum of one handi- capped parking space shall be provided for each nonresidential parking area in excess of ten (10) required parking spaces unless the applicant demonstrates that said handicapped parking space is unreasonable for the intended use. One additional handicapped parking space shall be provided when this ordinance requires more than 25 but less than 100 parking spaces. For each additional 100 required parking spaces one handicapped parking space shall be provided. f) Location. Off- street parking, whether open or closed, shall be provided upon the same parcel of land containing the use for which it is required, or on separate parcels as follows: 1) Within a one hundred foot (100') radius excluding public ways in residential zone districts except for single family and duplex residential structures. 2) Within a three hundred foot (300') radius excluding public ways in all business, office and industrial districts. -6- g) Ownership. Except as provided in Section 17 -4 -4 4 ( 1) and. 17 -4 -44 (m) parking areas which are to be located on separate lots :shall be held in the same ownership or the continual right to possess as the ..lot containing. the . use for which they are required. The providing of such -,off- street parking ; spaces shall be considered a basic condition for granting_ a use in a given location on an initial and continuing. basis. If conditions are changed in' x, such :`a manner .. that the _minimum parking space requirements are no longer met, such change shall constitute a violation .of..these:`> zoning 'requirements.... h) Access Minimum. Unobstructed and direct access ways (driveways) shall be provided to the parking area from .a public street or alley. P : Driveways shall be approximately perPendicular. to the street or alley and shall be located no closer than thirty-five feet (35' ): from the nearest intersection except insevere.hardship instances subject ,.to'`approvalby the City Traffic Engineer.- All curb cuts for driveways shall be approved by the City ,Traffic Engineer.:: i) Backing._ Across ..Public Right of Way Lines. No parking space shall be approved where the vehicle must back across any public right of way ''line except in single-family and two,- family areas , or for any parking'. space that is blocked :'off by another :vehicle j)' Barriers. All parking aisles and parking spaces shall p p y V public r� be within ro ert lines and not on a fight -of -way. Parking spaces shall be arranged and physical .barriers . shall be erected so that no part of any vehicle will overhang on „to the public right of way or adjacent properties. k) = Drainage: All parking areas shall be properly drained -• - and shall be structurel y sound to handle antcipated'`,loadings. 1) Joint Use Different, portions of . the same off - street ,parking lot or garage, May be used by different adjacent or • nearby uses for purposes of meeting these off- street parking requirements if located as required in '.Section >17 -4 -44 (f) `, provided, however, that no Off-street - parking space required for `. any building or use for the purpose of complying with the pro • • visions of 'this- Section shall, be included as . an off-street ,parking pace similarly required .;for another building or use, except, • as permitted in Section 17- 4- 44.(n) :,below. m) ^ , Multiple use - The same space in an off- street • •arking lot or garage'.: may be counted by other uses as meeting their individual parking requirements if those uses characteristic ally do not need the same spaces during the same hours of the day n) Proof, of compliance. Each applicant for a building permit or certificate of zoning compliance ..'involving the pro- vision, of required parking spaces off the` premises shall submit _. written proof of ownership of the land or building, or proof of. contractual arrangements with the owner, which guarantees the continuous use the 'required parking spaces -f the particular .uses, .intended. o) Drive up facilities. All drive up facilities shall be desi with adequate off - street vehicular storage -; g q space , ` so, that no vehicle will at any time be required to stop, stand, or park in a public ,right_of• way. p) Public : sidewalks. Four foot , (4') '. public sidewalks as a minimum . shall be provided in all, R-1, R-2, , R-3, and R -4 zone district. • Six= foot (6' )' public sidewalks as a minimum shall be provided in all other zone districts In areas of high pedestrian densities the City Traffic Engineer may require wider sidewalks SECTION' Chapter 4, Title XVII of the 1971 Code of Ordinances is • amended by the addition of a new Section `.45 which shall read _ as follows • at. 17 -4 -45: `' PARKING ; STANDARDS The , required __par-king standards , . including parking ..angle, and . space deminsions referred to in Section 17- 4 -44(c) are as follows: = • • -g_ CITY OF PUEBLO . OFF- STREET PARKING STANDARDS PSI% h � l Parking 9 h� - Angle ,Ipp t _ D P E • F F il H • w whe A • I •C• I 9'x 18' STALLS (fix 16') PARKING ANGLE A' .` `` C D E •r ��F,, 30 10 1 10'(1 4') 12- 11 "(l1'- 8") 18 (17 0) 29-1 "(26 - 7) 22-4'(20 35 11 17=8 "(16 -2") 14' (12• 8) 15- 8" (14 -10'1 25 (23 0) 20 (18- 1 ") 40 11' 18 =6 "(16-10) 15 (13 - 6) 14 (13 3) 22 (20-0) 17- 11 (16 - 2) 45 12 ' 19-1"(17-4) 15=11"(14 - 4) 12-9" (12- 0) 19 -1" (17- 4) 15 - 11"514 4') 50 14' 19-7(17 -9") 16 "(15 - O) 11'- 9"(11'- 1 ") 16 - 5" (14'- 10) t4 (12 7) 0 55 16' 19 -11 "(1 17 -4 "(15 - 7) 11' (16- 5) 13- 11'(12- 7) 12'- 2 -11') 60 18' 20-1'(18-15 17- 10 10 10) 11 "- 7'(10- 6 ") 10'-4(9"- 3) ° 18 ' 20 - "' 5 1 (18 - 1 ) 18 4 (16:-4) 9- 11"(9 - 5) 9- 5 „ (8'- 5) 8'- 6 "(7' 7) o " 70 19' 20' (17 -11) 18 606-6) 9 - 7 (9-1 ) 7 3 "(6� 6 (6 - 0) 75 20 19 8) 18- 6 " (16- 7) 9- 4" (8'- 10) 5 3" (4'- 9) 4 - 6 (4 5) 80 2 1 ' 19' 3) 18 6) 9 2” (8'- 8 ") 3' - 5 (3' 0') 3 - 3 (2-11 85 22 18 8) 18 -4" (16 - 4) 9' (8'- 6) 1' 8" (1'- 6) 1'- 7" (1' 5) 90 24 18 (16�) i8 (1G - O) 9 (8 - 6") 0� (0) 0' (0') For 2way traffic - aisle width s A to be 20 min Physical bariers shall be provided so no part of vehicle will overhang public right -of -way Basic Design Vehicle AASHTO R 24' (21') Numbers in parenthesis are for 'compact car" stalls —9— SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage and approval. INTRODUCED November 8, 1982 By MIKE OCCHIATO Councilperson APPROVED Pr/e�"i e of the Council ATTEST: • �'rk -10-