Article 11. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING, Appendix A. ZONING, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Code of Ordinances, Meriwether County

Meriwether County

Code of Ordinances

CODE OF ORDINANCES

Appendix A. ZONING

Article 11. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

11.1

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to provide regulations to foster safe and efficient circulation of vehicles and pedestrians on private and public streets and to minimize nuisances from on-street parking.

However the provisions of this Article 11 will not apply to the off-street parking within either a Commercial Industrial Park District or a Planned Industrial District since the off-street parking issues are specifically addressed within Articles 14 and 15 set forth herein.

11.2

Off-Street Parking.

11.2-1

Off-Street Automobile Parking and Storage. Off-street parking and storage space shall be provided on every lot on which any of the uses mentioned in this section are established. Such automobile parking or storage space shall be provided with vehicular access to a street or alley and shall be equal in area to at least the minimum requirements for the specific uses as set forth in Table 11.1. Each automobile parking space shall be at least nine (9') feet wide and twenty (20') feet long.

11.2-2

If the required automobile parking or storage space cannot be provided on the same lot on which the principal use is located, the Zoning Administrator may permit such space to be provided on other off-street property provided such space is within five hundred (500') feet of such principal use. Such space shall be associated with the permitted use and shall not thereafter be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.

11.2-3

All off-street automobile parking and storage space except for single-family residential uses shall be so arranged that vehicles will not be required to back onto a public street, road or highway when leaving the premises.

11.2-4

Gross leasable area (GLA) is the total building floor area in square feet that a developer may lease. Gross floor area is the sum of the areas of floors of a building, including all areas for human occupancy, as measured from the exterior faces of the walls but excluding unenclosed porches, interior parking spaces or any space where the floor to ceiling height is less than six (6') feet, six (6") inches.

11.2-5

Improvement and Maintenance. Off-street parking areas shall be graded to insure proper drainage. Surfaces with all-weather gravel, asphalt or concrete materials and shall be maintained in a clean, orderly and dust free condition.

11.2-6

Bumper Guards. If the off-street parking area is surfaced with all-weather gravel materials, a bumper guard or wheel stop shall be installed to mark each space.

11.2-7

Marking. If the off-street parking area is surfaced with concrete or asphalt, each parking space shall be painted with stripes, not less than three (3") inches wide, running the length of each of the longer sides of the space or by other acceptable methods which clearly delineate the parking space within the parking lot.

11.2-8

Handicapped Parking. Parking for the handicapped within a non-residential district shall be provided at a size, number and location according to the requirements of the ADA accessibility guidelines (ASAAG) published by the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barrier Compliance Board (ATBCB), as amended.

11.3

Residential Parking. All parking areas serving single-family detached or attached dwellings shall conform to the following requirements.

11.3-1

No inoperable vehicle shall be permitted in any residential district for more than fourteen (14) days unless it is in an enclosed garage. All repairs shall be in an enclosed garage in residential districts.

11.3-2

No commercial vehicle as licensed by the State with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) exceeding 11,000 lbs shall be allowed to park in R-1 or Multi family residential districts unless it can be completely enclosed.

11.3-3

Commercial vehicles, licensed by the State, busses and recreational vehicles shall not be allowed to park overnight on the street in R-1 or Multi-Family districts.

11.3-4

Recreational vehicles shall not be allowed to park overnight on the street in any R-1 or Multi-Family residential district.

11.3-5

Recreational vehicles are prohibited from parking in the front yard of any residential district and must be parked in an area of the yard least visible from any public street.

Table 11.1

Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements by Uses
Uses	Parking Spaces
Residential
Dormitory for worker employed on the premises	1 per 3 employees plus 1 per dormitory manager.
Dwelling, multi-family (including one bedroom units)	2 per dwelling unit
Dwelling, Single-Family detached	2 per dwelling unit
Senior Housing	1 space per dwelling unit
Group Home	1 per employee plus 1 per 2 bedrooms
Manufactured Home, Industrialized Home	2 per dwelling unit
Nursing Home	1 for 4 beds + 1 per 2 employees
Rooming and Boarding house	1 per room that is leased
Commercial—Retail
Automobile, Truck Sales and Service	1.0 space per 250 sf of sales floor area + 2 spaces per service bay
Auto Parts Store	1 per 400 sf GFA + 1 per employee on max. Work shift
Boat Sales, Service and Repair	1 per 300 sf GFA, 2 spaces minimum
Convenience Store (can include fuel service)	5 per 1,000 sf GFA
Furniture, Home Furnishing and Equipment Store	1 per 500 sf GFA, 2 spaces minimum
Grocery Store	1 per 200 sf GFA
Hardware Store	1 per 200 sf GFA
Manufactured Home Sales	2 per sales person and 1 per other employees
Restaurant, Cafeteria, Fast-food (with seating)	1 per 4 seats. 1 additional space for each 2 employees
Retail Stores, General Merchandise	1 per 200 GFA
Commercial—Service and Entertainment
Amusement Park	Spaces equal in number to 30% of capacity
Automobile Repair and Body Shop	1 per 150 sf GFA
Auto Oil Change Shop	3 per service bay
Bait Shop	1 per 250 sf GFA
Bank or Financial Institution, Full Service	1 per 185 sf GFA
Barber Shop, Beauty Shop	3 per workstation on maximum capacity
Bed and Breakfast Home	1 per guest room, plus 2 for owner
Bowling Alley	4 per alley
Dry Cleaning	1 per 200 sf GFA
Funeral Home/Mortuary	1 per 4 seats in chapel + 1 per 2 employees + spaces for company vehicles
Gas Station Full Service	1 per employee plus 3 per service bay
Gas Station, Self-Serve (fuel only)	1 per 200 sf GFA
Health Club and Facilities	1 per 200 sf GFA
Hotel, Motel and Motor Lodge	1 per sleeping room or suite, 1 additional space for each 2 employees
Laundromat	1 per 200 sf GFA
Machinery Sales, Service and Repair	4 per sales person plus 1 for other employees
Miniature Golf Courses	3 per hole + 1 per employee on maximum shift
Offices (business, medical, dental and professional)	1 per 225 sf GFA for single floor designs; 1 per 275 sf GFA for designs with two or more floors
Pet Shop, Dog Grooming Shop	1 per 400 sf GFA with a minimum of 4 spaces
Printing, Publishing and Engraving	1 per 2 employees on premises + 1 per 300 sf of sales space
Repair Service, General Merchandise	1 per 2 employees on premises + 1 per 300 sf of sales space
RV and Camper Sales, Service and Repair	4 spaces for each sales person plus 1 per other employees
Shooting Range, Indoor	1 per employee plus 1 per shooting lane
Studio for Art, Photograph and similar uses	1 per 400 sf GFA, 3 spaces minimum
Theater, Movie or Drama	1 per 3 seats
Truck Terminal	1 per 1,000 sf GFA
Veterinary Clinic	4 spaces per doctor, plus 1 per additional employee
Video Store	1 per 200 sf GFA
Industrial—Storage/Warehousing/Wholesale Trade
Mini-warehouse (self-storage facilities)	1 per 10 storage units + 1 per employee
Warehouse and Storage Buildings	1 per employee on maximum working shift, plus space for storage of truck or vehicles used
Industrial—Manufacturing Establishment/Processing
Manufacturing and Industrial Uses	1 per employee, plus 1 per 200 sf of sales floor area
Contract Construction	1 per 250 sf of gross office space + 1 per non-office on site employee
Public/Institutional
Ambulance Services	1 per each emergency vehicle plus 1 additional space for each employee
Art Gallery	1 per 250 sf GFA
Auditorium, Assembly Hall, Civic Center, Community Center	1 per 4 seats or bench seating spaces
Cemetery, Mausoleum	1 per employee
Childcare Facilities	1 per 2 employees + 1 per 4 pupils
Church	1 per 4 seats or bench seating spaces
Club and Lodges, Non-Commercial	1 per 100 so GFA
Fire Station	1 per employee on the maximum working shift
Hospital, Health and Medical Institution	1 per 2 patient beds, 1 additional for 3 employees
Library	1 per 400 so GFA + 1 per 2 employees
Museum	1 per 250 so GFA
Police Station/Correctional Facility	2 per employee on the maximum working shift, plus 1 per 8 inmates considering the maximum inmate holding capacity
Post Office	1 per 200 so GFA + 1 per employee on maximum working shift
Recycling Center	1 per employee
School, Public or Private Elementary/Middle	2 per classroom, but not less than 1 per employee
School, College	10 per classroom
School, Vocational/Technical	20 per classroom
Transportation/Communication/Utilities
Bus Terminal	4 per each loading and unloading bay
Radio, TV and Communication Transmission Tower	1 per 2 employees on premises +1 per 300 so of sales or customer space
Utility Facilities	1 per employee + 1 per stored vehicle
Water Treatment Facilities	1 per employee
Parks/Recreation/Conservation
Golf Courses and Club Houses, Private	6 per hole, plus additional spaces for each accessory facility
Golf Courses and Club Houses, Public	8 per hole, plus additional space for each accessory use
Golf Driving Range	2 per each driving tee
Park with Recreational Facilities	Spaces equal in number to 30% of capacity
Shooting Range, Outdoor	Skeet Range and Trap Range: 1 per employee plus 1 for each shooter Target Range: 1 per employee plus 1 per shooting lane
Skating, Roller or Ice Rink	5 spaces per 1,000 sf of GFA
Swimming Pool, Public	30 spaces minimum
Agricultural
Agricultural Services	2 per 3 employees or 1 per 400 so GFA
Kennel	1 per employee + 1 per 400 so GFA
Lumber Yard	1 per 500 so GFA
Nursery/Greenhouse	1 per 400 so of GFA, plus 1 per 2,000 so of exterior nursery area
Saw Mill	1 per employee
Stock Yard	1 per employee on maximum shift

11.4

Off-Street Loading and Unloading Space. Every building or structure used for business, trade or industry shall provide space as indicated herein for the loading unloading of vehicles off the street or public alley. Such space shall have access to an alley or if there is no alley, a street. Such space shall be so arranged that no vehicle is required to back into a public street, road or highway in order to leave the premises.

11.4-1

Retail Business and Services. A space ten (10') by twenty-five (25') feet for each 20,000 square feet of total floor area or fraction thereof.

11.4-2

Wholesale and Industry. One space ten (10') feet by fifty (50') feet for each 10,000 square feet of floor space plus one additional space for each 60,000 additional square feet of total floor area or fraction thereof.

11.4-3

Bus and Truck Terminal. Sufficient space to accommodate the maximum number of busses or trucks to be stored or to be loading or unloading at the terminal at any one time.

(Ord. of 4-12-06(2))