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CHAPTER 12 Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities
SECTION:
11-12-1: General Requirements
11-12-2: Standards
11-12-3: Off-Street Parking Design and Dimensional Tables
11-12-4: Parking Space Requirements
11-12-1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
(A) No building or structure shall be erected, substantially altered or its use changed unless
permanently maintained off-street parking and loading spaces have been provided in
accordance with the provisions of this Title.
(B) The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any existing building or structure unless
and until there is a change of use, substantial alteration or addition, or an enlargement of a
current use.
(C) Whenever a building or structure constructed after the effective date of this Title is changed
or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity
or otherwise, to create a need for an increase in the number of existing parking spaces,
additional parking spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
Whenever a building or structure existing prior to the effective date of this Title is enlarged
to the extent of 50% or more in floor area, number of employees, number of housing units,
seating capacity or otherwise, said building or structure shall then and thereafter comply
with the full parking requirements set forth herein.
(Ord. 246-09-20, 9/15/2020).
11-12-2: STANDARDS.
(A) Location of Parking Spaces. Unless otherwise allowed by the City, the following
regulations shall govern the location of off-street parking spaces and areas:
(1) Parking spaces for all detached residential uses shall be located on the same lot as
the use which they are intended to serve.
(2) Parking spaces for commercial, industrial or institutional use shall be located not
more than 500 feet from the principal use.
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(3) Parking spaces for apartments, dormitories or similar residential uses shall be
located not more than 300 feet from the principal use.
(B) Loading Space Requirements and Dimensions. Off-street loading spaces for
commercial uses shall be provided as set forth in Section 11-12-4 of this Chapter.
(C) Maintenance. The owner of property used for parking and/or loading shall maintain such
area in good condition without holes and free of dust, trash and other debris.
(D) Surface. The required number of parking and loading spaces as set forth in section 11-12-
4 below, together with driveways, aisles and other traffic circulation areas, and shall be
improved to a standard equal to or better than the surface of the public street it adjoins,
unless otherwise approved by the City.
(E) Drainage. All parking and loading areas shall provide for proper on-site drainage of
surface water as approved by the City.
(F) Lighting. Any parking area, either located in a commercial zone or used in a commercial
manner, that is intended to be used during night-time hours shall be properly directed to
avoid glare into on-coming vehicular traffic. Any lights used to illuminate a parking lot
shall be so arranged as to reflect light away from the adjoining property.
(G) Access. Any commercial or industrial parking area shall be designed in such a manner that
any vehicle leaving or entering the parking area from or onto a public or private street shall
travel in a forward motion. Access driveways for parking areas or loading spaces shall be
located in such a way that any vehicle entering or leaving such area shall be clearly visible
by a pedestrian or motorist approaching the access or driveway from a public or private
street.
(H) Striping and Paving. All parking areas, either located in a commercial zone or used in a
commercial manner, with a capacity over 20 vehicles shall be paved and striped between
parking stalls to facilitate the movement into and out of the parking stalls.
(I) Screening and/or Landscaping. Whenever a parking area is screened on any side that
adjoins or faces other properties, the screen shall be maintained in good condition and shall
be not less than four feet nor more than six feet in height, unless the screen is made up of
trees in accordance with Chapter 4 of Title 8 of this Code, provided that in no event shall
any screening obstruct the view around corners of any road, street, alley, or ingress/egress
to a parking area. The space between such fence, wall or planting screen and the lot line
of the adjoining premises in any residential district shall be landscaped with grass, hardy
shrubs, or evergreen ground cover, and maintained in good condition.
(J) Wheel Blocks. Whenever a parking lot extends to a property line, wheel blocks or other
suitable devices shall be installed to prevent any part of a parked vehicle from extending
beyond the property line.
(K) Minimum Distance Setbacks. No part of any parking area, either located in a commercial
zone or used in a commercial manner, for more than ten vehicles shall be closer than twenty
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feet to any dwelling unit, school, hospital or other institution for human care located on an
adjoining lot, unless such parking area is separated by an acceptably designed screen. In
no case shall any part of a parking area be closer than four feet to any established street or
alley right-of-way.
(L) Vehicles.
(1) No person shall park or allow to be parked any inoperable motor vehicle or vehicle
not having a current registration upon a public street for a period of more than
72 consecutive hours at the same location.
(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the following terms shall have the meanings
ascribed below.
(a) The term “motor vehicle” shall mean every vehicle which is self-propelled
and is or may be operated upon a public highway. Motor vehicle does not
include vehicles moved solely by human power, electric personal assistive
mobility devices and motorized wheelchairs or other such vehicles that are
specifically exempt from titling or registration requirements under title 49,
Idaho Code.
(b) The term “vehicle” shall mean every device in, upon, or by which any
person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway,
excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(M) Joint Use. Two or more non-residential uses may jointly provide and use parking spaces
when their hours of operation do not normally overlap, provided a written agreement
provided for such joint use, is filed with the application for a building permit.
(Ord. 152-05-10, 9/21/2010); (Ord. 246-09-20, 9/15/2020).
11-12-3: OFF-STREET PARKING DESIGN AND DIMENSIONAL TABLES. All
parking spaces shall comply with the following dimensions:
45º 60º 90º Parallel
A Width of Parking Space 13’ 10’ 9’ 9’
B Length of Parking Space 15’ 18’ 19’ 23’
C Width of Driveway Aisle 13’ 17’ 25’ 12’
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11-12-4: PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS. For the purposes of this Chapter the
following parking space requirements shall apply:
TYPE OF USE PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Residential
1. Single family or two (2)
family dwelling
Two (2) for each unit
2. Apartments, or multi-
family dwelling
Two (2) for each unit
3. Boarding houses and
rooming houses
One (1) for each sleeping room
and one(1) for each permanent
occupant
4. Manufactured home park Two (2) for each unit
Commercial
1. Automobile service garages
which also provide repair
One (1) for each two (2)
gasoline pumps and two (2) for
each service bay
2. Hotels, motels One (1) for each sleeping room
and one (1) for each two (2)
employees
3. Funeral parlors, mortuaries
and similar uses
One (1) for each four (4) person
capacity in the viewing and
chapel areas
4. Dining rooms, restaurants,
taverns, night clubs, etc.
One (1) for each two hundred
(200) sq. ft. of floor area
5. Bowling alleys Four (4) for each alley or for
each one hundred (100) sq. ft. of
the area used for restaurant,
cocktail lounge or similar use
6. Dance floors, skating rinks One (1) for each one hundred
(100) sq. ft. of floor area used
for the activity
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TYPE OF USE PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
7. Outdoor swimming pools,
public or community or
club
One (1) for each five (5) persons
capacity plus one (1) for each
four (4) seats or one (1) for each
thirty (30) sq. ft. floor area used
for seating purposes, whichever
is greater
8. Auditoriums, sports arenas,
theaters and similar uses
One (1) for each four (4) seats
9. Retail stores One (1) for each two hundred
and fifty (250) sq. ft. floor area
10. Banks, financial
institutions
One (1) for each two hundred
(200) sq. ft. similar uses of floor
area
11. Offices, public or
professional administration
service building
One (1) for each four hundred
(400) sq. ft. of floor area
12. All other types of business
or commercial uses
permitted in any business
district
One (1) for each three hundred
(300) sq. ft. of floor area
Institutional
1. Churches or other places of
religious assembly
One (1) for each five (5) seats
2. Hospitals One (1) for each bed
3. Sanitariums, homes for the
aged, nursing homes,
children homes, asylums
and similar
One (1) for each two (2) beds
4. Medical and dental clinics
uses room office and
waiting rooms
One (1) for every two hundred
(200) sq. ft. floor area
5. Libraries, museums and art
galleries
One (1) for each four hundred
(400) sq. ft. floor area
Schools (Public, Parochial or Private)
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TYPE OF USE PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
1. Elementary and Junior
High schools
Two (2) for each classroom and
one (1) for every eight (8) seats
in auditorium or assembly halls
2. High Schools One (1) for every ten (10)
students and one (1) for each
teacher and employee
3. Business, technical and
trade schools
One (1) for each two (2) students
4. College, universities One (1) for each four (4)
students
5. Kindergartens, child care
center
Two (2) for each classroom, but
not less nursery schools and
similar use than six (6) for the
building
Manufacturing
1. All types of manufacturing
storage
One (1) for every two (2)
employees (except, parcel
delivery and freight for which
the building is terminal
designed) plus one (1) for each
motor vehicle used in the
business
Other Uses As required by the City Council