HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-3-7399ORDINANCE NO. 2008-3-7399
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 126-71, OFF-STREET PARKING AND
LOADING AREAS, OF CHAPTER 126, ZONING, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Section 126-71(e), "Off -Street Parking Requirements for Non -
Residential Land Uses," of Chapter 126, Zoning of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah,
Kentucky, is hereby amended to read as follows:
GFA --Gross floor area measured in square feet.
GLA --Gross leasable area measured in square feet.
Use
Parking Requirement
Assembly
1 per 800 GFA
operations
Auto sales:
Outdoor display
1 per 3,000 sq. ft.
Indoor
1 per 750 GFA
display/office
Repair facilities
1 per 150 GFA
Bars and lounges
1 per 200 GFA
Bowling alley
4 per alley
Car wash
10 per tunnel (parking and stacking)
Churches and places
1 per 3 seats
of worship
1 per 400 GFA; and a paved unobstructed pick-up space with a adequate stacking areas
(as determined by the Department of Planning) shall be provided in addition to the
standard parking requirements; and a safe pedestrian walkway system (as approved by
Day care facilities
the Department of Planning) through the parking areas to the building entrance, with a
minimum 15 -foot safety zone between the parking spaces and the front building
entrance.
Financial
1 per 300 GFA
institutions
Finishing
1 per 800 GFA
operations
Golf courses
50 per nine holes
Group homes
1 per 600 GFA
Hotel/motel
1 per room plus 1 per additional 100 GFA
Hospitals
2.25 spaces per bed
Industrial
1 per 800 GFA
Library
1 per 300 GFA
Manufacturing
1 per 800 GFA
Medical
1 per 200 GFA
centers/offices
Offices:
Under 50,000
4.5 per 1,000 GFA
GFA
50,000 to
4 per 1,000 GFA
100,000 GFA
100,000+ GFA
3.5 per 1,000 GFA
Receiving
1 per 5,000 GFA
Research
1 per 1,000 GFA
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Restaurant:
Quick style
1 per 30 GFA
Drive through
8 stacked spaces (per window)
Sit down style
1 per 3 seats
Retail stores
1 re'^�A 1 per 300 GFA
Schools:
Elementary
2 per classroom
Intermediate
1.5 per classroom
Secondary
1 per 1,000 GFA
Higher or
vocational
10 per classroom plus:
(a)
1 per campus vehicle.
(b)
Additional visitor parking to be 25 percent of total parking.
(c)
Parking must be in reasonable proximity to destination points.
Service stations
4 per bay or work area
Shipping facilities
1 per 5,000 GFA
Shopping centers:
Under 400,000
GLA
4 „e 1,000 nr n
4. 3.5 per 1,000 GLA
400,000+GLA
4 per 1000 GLA
400 ,000 t9
600,000 QLA
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4.5 pe- 1,000 r n
600,000* GLA
c per 1,000 Q n
Storage
areas/facilities
1 per 5,000 GLA
Theater:
Free standing
1 per 3 seats
In shopping
center
1 per 4 seats
Warehouse
1 per 5,000 GFA
When computing number of seats and GFA or GLA for parking, where no individual seating
(such as and like sports facilities and places of worship) is provided, every 24 inches will be considered a
seat.
When calculating GFA and GLA, fractions up to one-half shall be disregarded, and fractions of
one-half or more shall require one parking space.
When calculating the required parking for a specific intended use that does not appear in this
section, the Zoning Administrator shall make a determination of a similar use that does appear in this
section.
SECTION 2. That Section 126-71g(8)c2, "Minimum Space Sizes," of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky is hereby amended to read as follows:
(g) General design requirements; maintenance standards.
(1) Aisles and access drives. Off-street areas for maneuvering and circulation shall
equal the number of spaces or area required and shall be of useable shape and surface and
have convenient ingress and egress. Aisles and access drives shall be designed so as to
provide adequate vehicular maneuvering upon the property being served and in no case
shall off-street parking areas be permitted which encourage or require the backing onto or
maneuvering within any public right-of-way, except residential uses and in alley ways.
However, residential parking areas shall not permit backing onto arterial streets, or streets
designated as federal or state highways.
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(2) Traffic circulation controls. Where raised channeling devices, internal landscaping,
and other similar geometrics are utilized, they shall count as being of "useable shape and
surface" as required in subsection (1) above.
(3) Surfacing. Where parking and loading areas are provided for four or more vehicles,
and maneuvering extensions thereof, they shall be improved within six months of
application with any base material with an asphaltic, bituminous, cement or other
properly bound surface, so as to be durable and dustless, and shall be graded and drained
so as to dispose of all surface water accumulation within the areas without carrying said
water accumulation over a public sidewalk. The aforementioned surface and drainage
requirements shall be reviewed and approved by the Engineering Department.
(4) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate such off-street parking and
loading/unloading areas shall be so arranged as to reflect away from any adjoining
properties or uses and any public right-of-way.
(5) Traffic visibility sight triangle required. All points of ingress and egress shall
maintain sight triangles. Landscaping shall not exceed 24 inches in height above grade.
(6) Areas greater than minimum standards. When parking or loading/unloading areas
beyond the minimum standards are provided, all other design requirements as described
herein shall be observed.
(7) Maintenance. Parking lots and loading/unloading areas shall be kept reasonably free
of dirt, trash and other loose debris. These areas shall also be reasonably well maintained
and free of pot -holes and other decay.
(8) Access design requirements. Functional classification of streets shall be determined
by the Department of Planning.
a. Entrances and exits. One-way entrances and exits shall be at least 15 feet
wide. Two-way entrances and exits shall be at least 24 feet wide for minor streets
and 30 feet wide for arterial or collector streets.
b. Curb cuts. All curb cuts shall be subject to review and approval by the
Department of Engineering and Environmental Services.
c. Minimum space sizes.
1. Employee parking: 9 x 18 ft. (Including the following uses: lots
solely for employee parking, offices, financial institutions, personal
services, restaurants, and retail trades where bagged or bulky goods are
not transferred; and other similar uses as determined by the Zoning
Administrator.)
2. Public parking: 10 x 29 18 ft. (Including the following uses:
supermarkets, convenience stores, take-out restaurants, department
stores, furniture outlets, and other similar uses that transfer large or bulky
items; also medical offices, hospitals, clinics and nursing homes; and all
other similar uses as determined by the Zoning Administrator.)
3. Parking Garages: 8 ft. 8 in. x 18 ft.
4. Parallel parking: 10 x 24 ft.
5. Handicap parking: 13 x 20 ft.
6. Loading/unloading: 10 x 50 x 14 ft.
d. Screening requirements. Screening shall be provided as per section 126-72.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be read on two separate days and become effective upon
summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
ATTEST:
Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, February 26, 2008
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, March 11, 2008
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, March 11, 2008
Published by The Paducah Sun, March 17, 2008
Ord/plan/126 amend section 71 parking 3-08