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11.70 - Off-street Parking and Loading Regulations § 11.70 Section 11.70: Off-street Parking and Loading Regulations Subdivision 1. Purpose and Application The purpose of requiring and regulating off-street parking and loading is to prevent congestion on public rights-of-way and private roadways and to promote the safety and general welfare of the public. The following minimums are established for off- street parking and loading based on the use of land and structures. If a change of use occurs, the new use shall comply with the off-street parking and loading requirements. Subdivision 2. Design Standards A. Site Plan. Application for construction of new buildings, expansion of existing buildings, reuse of existing buildings and establishing or changing the use of property, shall include a site plan or plot plan for parking which is drawn to scale and dimensioned which depicts the location and number of off-street parking spaces consistent with this ordinance and which includes provisions for storage and/or removal of snow. B. Access and Curb Cuts. All off-street automobile parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley and with adequate maneuvering area. Detailed plans may have to be submitted to the City Engineer for approval of all curb cuts or driveway openings before a permit will be granted. C. Use. With the exception of garage sales and other sales approved by the City, required off-street parking and loading areas and the driveways providing access to them shall not be used for the storage, display, sale or rental or repair of goods or for the storage of inoperable vehicles. D. Lighting. Where artificial lighting is provided in parking lots, it shall be directed perpendicular to the ground and arranged to reflect away from any residences, street or highway. All light fixtures shall minimize glare and spillover from the site. E. Dimensions for spaces. All required off-street parking spaces shall be at least nine (9) feet in width and at least eighteen and one-half (18.5) feet in depth, except for handicapped spaces and compact car spaces. F. Surfacing-Construction Standards. Parking areas and driveways shall be surfaced with an all-weather dustless material. Parking lots containing more than six (6) spaces and access drives, except for landscaped areas, shall be covered with asphalt, brick, concrete pavers (including grass-crete or other permeable pavers where deemed appropriate by the City Manager or his/her designee) or concrete with proper surface drainage as required by the City. Golden Valley City Code Page 1 of 13 § 11.70 The finished surface shall be capable of carrying a load of two-thousand (2,000) pounds per square foot. (Normally a two (2)-inch blacktop surfacing on a four (4) inch base or five (5) inches of portland cement will meet this requirement.) G. Grade, Drainage and Curbing. 1. Grade. In general, grades shall not exceed five percent (5%) and shall meet the following standard: Private roads, driveways (other than single family), parking lots, and loading docks exposed to the elements shall have grades of not less than five percent (5%) nor more than four percent (4%) in order to provide adequate drainage and maneuverability of vehicles. Grades in excess of four percent (4%) will be reviewed for approval based on: the amount by which the grade exceeds four percent (4%), number of slopes, length of slopes, starting and stopping areas and their grades, angles and curvatures, traffic volumes, parking turn-over, turning and intersection factors, road-way width, lineal feet and/or number of spaces with grades over four percent (4%), sight distance and obstructions and alternative routes. 2. Drainage. Off-street parking areas shall be designed to drain and properly dispose of surface water. Alternative low impact development practices such as "rain gardens" and vegetative swales are encouraged by the City. Detailed plans for drainage shall be submitted to the City Manager or his/her designee for approval. 3. Curbing. Parking lots containing more than six (6) spaces shall be delineated by a concrete box curb or concrete curb and gutter extending at least six (6) inches above and six (6) inches below the surface. The curb may have cuts for drainage. Exception: Some exception for "rain gardens" may be allowed provided suitable controls are provided to prevent cars from parking beyond the intended limits. H. Parking Layouts. Required off-street parking consisting of six (6) or more spaces shall be consistent with the layout alternatives and dimensions specified below (see Parking Layout Chart on next page) except handicapped spaces and, if allowed by the City, compact car spaces. 1. Traffic Islands. Traffic islands shall be provided based on the circulation system, number of spaces, frequency of use (turnover rate) and other relevant factors. Traffic islands can be landscaped to meet interior landscape requirement. Golden Valley City Code Page 2 of 13 § 11.70 PARKING LAYOUT CHART Parking Angle to Curb or Lane Dimension Diagram 45° 60° 75° 90° Stall width parallel to aisle * A 12.7 ft. 10.4 ft. 9.3 ft. 9.0 ft. Stall length of line B 25.0 ft. 22.0 ft. 20.0 ft. 18.5 ft. Stall depth C 17.5 ft. 19.0 ft. 19.5 ft. 18.5 ft. Aisle width D 12.0 ft. 16.0 ft. 23.0 ft. 24 ft. Stall depth, interlock E 15.3 ft. 17.5 ft. 18.8 ft. 18.5 ft. Module, edge of pavement to F 44.8 ft. 52.5 ft. 61.3 ft. 63.0 ft. interlock Module, interlocking G 42.6 ft. 51.0 ft. 61.0 ft. 63.0 ft. Module, interlock to curb face H 42.8 ft. 50.2 ft. 58.8 ft. 60.5 ft. Bumper overhang (typical) I 2.0 ft. 2.3 ft. 2.5 ft. 2.5 ft. Offset 3 6.3 ft. 2.7 ft. 0.5 ft. 0.0 ft. Cross aisle, one-way L 14.0 ft. 14.0 ft. 14.0 ft. 14.0 ft. Cross aisle, two-way L 90° 24.0 ft. 24.0 ft. 24.0 ft. 24.0 ft. Minimum inside turning radius -- 45 ft. 45 ft. 45 ft. 45 ft. for fire lanes Parking or drive aisle setback 0 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. to principal structure Landscape Traffic Islands P See Diagram Landscaped Islands Q See Diagram Parallel parking: Stall width (8.5 or 9 ft.) Stall length (22 or 23 ft.) * Required handicap stalls and ramps shall be per State Code. * Some minor deviations from this table may be allowed in special circumstances related to the number and percent of spaces involved and site-dimensional constraints which support a minor deviation. I. Landscaping-internal and external. The minimum required landscaped areas, within which there shall be no parking or drive aisles (except driveway access from street) in Multiple Dwelling, Institutional, Business and Professional Office, Commercial, Light Industrial, and Industrial Zoning Districts, shall be: 1. External Landscaping a. Front Yard - thirty-five (35) Feet (see M on diagram) b. Side and Rear Yards: One-half (1/2) of the required building setback. (see N on diagram) 2. Internal Landscaping. Parking lots designed and constructed for more than forty (40) off-street parking spaces shall have at least four percent (4%) of the interior of the parking lot landscaped with vegetation Golden Valley City Code Page 3 of 13 § 11.70 including shade trees. Each landscape break shall occur approximately every twenty-four (24) spaces. Such landscaping is expected to be in traffic islands, other islands or other areas used for drainage or light standard or exclusive landscape islands located within the interior portion of the parking lot. Such landscaped areas shall not be considered as impervious if essentially the ground is left open. A landscape plan shall be submitted as part of the site plan as required in Subdivision 2(A). The landscape plan shall be approved by the City Manager or his/her designee. All landscaping shall be guaranteed with a financial security for a period of two (2) full growing seasons. J. Dimensional Requirements Joint of combined parking facilities on separate lots as authorized and when constructed adjacent to a common lot line separating two (2) or more parking areas are not required to observe the parking area setback from such a common lot line. Dimensional Requirements for Angled Parking Stalls ----------- --- -------- ------------------------, O © Front Lot Line-�' 0 L Side Lot Line ----j a — ,Q — — — — — i i I i ► O i I . I' � — i�' „ — — — — ( 6 % — — �— — - ; 0 h- 0 0 © © Rear Lot Line-4, Golden Valley City Code Page 4 of 13 § 11.70 Dimensional Requirements for 90° Angle Parking Stalls Front Lot Line-7 Y L Side Lot Line ---> EP 43 0 Building c1)> 1:316111:3 , © O p Re&Lot Line-y K. Fire Lane. Off-street parking lots may have to be designed to include fire lanes as determined by the City Manager or his/her designee. L. Spaces Delineated. All required off-street parking areas consisting of six (6) or more spaces shall be delineated by durable painted stripes at least four (4) inches wide unless walls or columns are used to provide an equivalent means to delineate the spaces such as in an underground garage. M. Buffers. If off-street parking lots are located on the periphery of sites and in view of adjacent and nearby properties, the City will require them to be screened with trees, shrubs, fencing, decorative walls, berms or some combination of these in setback areas along one or more lot lines. Golden Valley City Code Page 5 of 13 § 11.70 N. Location. Required off-street parking shall be located on the same lot as the use it serves, except where parking spaces cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot as the principal use, the City may permit such required parking spaces to be located on other property in a similar or heavier zoning district located within five hundred (500) feet of the permitted use, measured along lines of public access. O. Parking Ramps and Underground Parking. Because of the cost of such spaces and more control over environmental factors, the City Manager or his/her designee may allow some reduction in the width of the aisle and spaces in parking ramps and underground parking. P. Plowing and Snow Storage or Removal. Required off-street parking plans shall include provisions for snow storage and/or removal. Q. Pedestrian access/provisions. Provisions for pedestrian circulation to and from, and in some cases through, parking lots shall be required as determined appropriate by the City. Patterned pavement, decorative lighting and associated facilities shall be provided as may be appropriate. R. Maintenance. Off-street parking areas including spaces, accessway, striping, landscaping and, required buffers and fences, shall be maintained in a neat, safe and adequate manner. Potholes, deteriorated pavement, and striping must be repaired or restored in a timely manner by the owner of the off- street parking. S. Accessible Parking. Accessible parking spaces shall be provided pursuant to the Minnesota Accessibility Code. T. Signs. Small informational-direction signs may be allowed or required in off- street parking facilities to identify handicapped parking, compact car parking, traffic flow, and similar information essential to safe and efficient operation of the facility. U. Compact Vehicles. If an off-street parking lot, ramp or garage contains fifty (50) or more spaces, the City will allow up to ten percent (10%) of the spaces to be designated compact cars only, provided a suitable parking plan for such spaces is submitted and approved by the City. V. Joint Use of Parking. Off-street parking facilities for a combination of one (1) or more structures or uses may be provided collectively in any District, except the Residential District and Two-Family Residential District, provided the total number of spaces shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use. W. Potential Reduction. The City may allow up to fifty percent (50%) reduction when joint use or combined parking is provided for uses which have substantially different parking demands and peak parking needs such as a Golden Valley City Code Page 6 of 13 § 11.70 daytime use with a nighttime use (e.g. office and movie theater) or a week day use with a weekend use (e.g. office and a church). Such reduction may require an agreement between the uses and an agreement between the owners and City. Such agreement may also be subject to proof of parking. X. Bicycle parking. Bicycle racks or a similar facility to park/store bicycles shall be provided in a location accessible to residents in residential developments having more than twelve (12) dwelling units and employees and to the public in other developments at the rate of five percent (5%) of parking required for vehicles with a minimum of four (4) spaces. Bicycle racks shall be secured to either the ground or a building. Subdivision 3. Minimum Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces USE REQUIREMENT RESIDENTIAL 2 spaces per dwelling No building permit shall be issued for the construction of a single family dwelling not having a two- Single Family stall garage unless the registered survey submitted at the time of application for the building permit reflects the necessary area and setback requirements for a future two stall (minimum) garage. Cluster Housing 2 spaces per dwelling with at least one enclosed Two Family 2 spaces per dwelling with at least one enclosed 2 spaces per dwelling with at least one Townhouse enclosed Source: Ordinance No. 346, 2nd Series Effective Date: 7-1-06 1.5 spaces per dwelling Multiple Family Source: Ordinance No. 482, 2nd Series Effective Date: 4-27-12 1 space per each 2 persons Rooming House Source: Ordinance No. 346, 2nd Series Effective Date: 7-1-06 Congregate and/or Elderly Housing 0.5 to 1 space per unit depending on (Senior Housing) circumstances Assisted Housing 1 space per 5 units/beds Nursing Home 1 space per 5 beds Golden Valley City Code Page 7 of 13 § 11.70 PUBLIC & INSTITUTIONAL Adult Day Care 1 space per 5 persons cared for Group Nursery Day Care 1 space per 6 participants 1 space per 5 beds/participants Group Home Source: Ordinance No. 346, 2nd Series Effective Date: 7-1-06 1 space per 300 s.f. of gross floor area Community Center Source: Ordinance No. 482, 2nd Series Effective Date: 4-27-12 City Hall 1 space per 250 s.f. of gross floor area Library 1 space per 300 s.f. of gross floor area Museum Art Gallery 1 space per 400 s.f. of gross floor area Park Playground An adequate plan Golf Course 1 space per 5 patrons based on course capacity Golf Driving Range & Archery 1 space for each tee/target Miniature Golf 1 space per hole Fire Station 1 space per 500 s.f. of gross floor area or an adequate plan. 1 space per 4 seats based on design Ball Fields/Other Rec. capacity or 1 per 4 members using the facility. Religious Institutions 1 space per 3 seats in the main assembly area. Cemeteries Adequate off-street parking shall be provided. Elementary School - Junior High 2 spaces per classroom High School 2 spaces per classroom plus 1 space per 6 students College - University 1 space per 4 students based on capacity Hospital 1 space for every 350 s.f. of gross floor area COMMERCIAL 1 space per each 300 s.f. of gross floor Animal Hospital - Kennels area Source: Ordinance No. 346, 2nd Series Effective Date: 7-1-06 1 space per 300 s.f. of gross floor area Bank - Financial Service Source: Ordinance No. 482, 2nd Series Effective Date: 4-27-12 2 spaces plus 1 for each room to be Bed and Breakfast rented Source: Ordinance No. 346, 2nd Series Effective Date: 7-1-06 Golden Valley City Code Page 8 of 13 § 11.70 COMMERCIAL (cont.) 1 space per 5 students based on design Trade and Training School capability Source: Ordinance No. 482, 2nd Series Effective Date: 4-27-12 1 space per 25 s.f. of customer area. Bakery Source: Ordinance No. 346, 2nd Series Effective Date: 7-1-06 1 space per 3.5 seats Clubs/Lodges Source: Ordinance No. 482, 2nd Series Effective Date: 4-27-12 Convention/Exhibition Hall 1 space per 3 seats 1 spaces per unit plus parking for other Hotel or Motel uses. Source: Ordinance No. 553, 2nd Series Effective Date: 4-30-15 Places of Lodging See Hotel Service Station (Motor Fuel Station) 8 spaces plus 4 per service stall. Motor Vehicle Service Repair 4 spaces for each service bay. Offices 1 space per 250 s.f. of gross floor area. Mortuaries 1 per every 250 s.f. plus 1 space for every 5 seats. Car Wash 8 spaces plus 4 per service stall. Medical Clinic (Offices) 1 space per 200 s.f. of gross floor area Open Sales or Rental Lots 1 space per 2000 s.f. of display area Printing 1 space per each 100 s.f. of customer service area. Bowling Alley 1 space per each 6 seats or 300 s.f. of gross floor area, whichever is greater. Pool Hall/Arcade 1 space per 50 s.f. 1 space per each 6 seats or 300 s.f. of Skating Rinks gross floor area of rink area, whichever is greater. 1 space for every 200 s.f. of gross floor Sport & Health Clubs area of non-court area plus 2 spaces for each court plus 1 per 50 s.f. deck area for swimming. Theater and/or Gymnasiums (Auditorium) 1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 400 s.f., whichever is greater. Restaurant Class I (Traditional-No Liquor) 1 space per 100 s.f. of gross floor area Restaurant - Class II (Fast Food) 1 space per 40 s.f. of gross floor area Restaurant -Class III (Restaurant W/ Liquor) 1 space per 60 s.f. of floor area plus 1 space per 25 s.f. of bar area. Retail Store or Service Establishment 1 space per 250 s.f. of gross floor area Sho in Center 1 space for every 200 s.f. of gross floor pp g area. (5 spaces per 1000 s.f.) Golden Valley City Code Page 9 of 13 § 11.70 COMMERCIAL (cont.) Studio 1 space per 400 s.f. of gross floor area Storage (See Warehouse) Temporary Retail Sales An adequate plan. INDUSTRIAL Manufacturing - Fabricating 1 space per 500 s.f. of gross floor area Outdoor Storage 1 space per 20,000 s.f. of storage area Post Office/Parcel Distribution 10 spaces plus 1 per 500 s.f. plus 1 for each vehicle on site. Self Storage Facility 1 space for every 10,000 s.f. of storage area Sales Showroom (Motor Vehicles, machinery, 1 space for every 1000 s.f. of gross floor boats, etc.) area of display area plus 1 space for every 5,000 gross s.f. of outside display 1 space for every 400 s.f. gross floor Showrooms Other (e.g. furniture, appliances) area of show room, plus 1 space for every 5,000 gross square feet of outside display area. Warehouses and Storage 1 space for every 3,000 s.f. of gross floor area. Truck/Van Terminals 1 space per 3,000 s. f. of gross floor area. Outside areas 1 space per 2,000 s.f. of Lumber Yards or Bldg. Material Yards material display Source: Ordinance 346, 2nd Series Effective Date: 7-1-06 Brewpub 1 space per 60 s.f. of floor area plus 1 space per 25 s.f. of bar area. Brewery 1 space per 500 s.f. of floor area 1 space per 60 s.f. of floor area. For every 2 bicycle spaces provided, 1 car space may be reduced from minimum Taproom parking requirement, for no more than 15% of the required spaces. Source: Ordinance No. 540, 2nd Series Effective Date: 1-30-15 Distillery 1 space per 500 s.f. of floor area Micro-Distillery 1 space per 500 s.f. of floor area 1 space per 60 s.f. of floor area. For every 2 bicycle spaces provided, 1 car space may be reduced from minimum Cocktail Room parking requirement, for no more than 15% of the required spaces. Source: Ordinance No. 563, 2nd Series Effective Date: 7-30-15 Golden Valley City Code Page 10 of 13 § 11.70 MISCELLANEOUS Seasonal Farm Produce Sales An adequate plan Christmas Tree Sales An adequate plan Radio TV Trans. An adequate plan OTHER General Requirement. For any and all uses or structures not specifically provided for, such parking space as the City shall determine to be necessary shall be required, considering all the parking generating factors involved. Mixed Uses. In the case of mixed uses, the parking facilities required shall be the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses, computed separately in accordance with this Section. Parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing the required parking facilities for any other use. A. Required Ratios. Where the number of required parking spaces is measured by seating capacity, such seating capacity shall be determined for maximum capacity. B. Compliance with Current Controls. New buildings erected after the effective date of this Section, and old buildings altered after the effective date of this Section, must comply with all applicable off-street parking requirements in effect at the time that said buildings are constructed or altered, as the case may be. Subdivision 4. Proof of Parking When the required off-street parking is twenty (20) or more spaces, the owner is only required to pave and stripe seventy-five percent (75%) of the required parking spaces if the following conditions are met: A. A parking plan drawn to scale for the property is submitted to the City Manager or his/her designee and the plan indicates that the site complies with the total parking requirements stated above and the parking lot is designed to the standards required by this Ordinance. B. The portion of the site which is not paved and is capable of containing the amount of parking equal to the difference between the total amount of required parking and the amount of parking required to be paved (known as the proof of parking area) is suitably landscaped and curbed to meet the requirements of this Ordinance. Golden Valley City Code Page 11 of 13 § 11.70 C. The proof of parking area shall be clearly delineated on the parking plan for the site. D. The paved portion of the parking area shall comply with the pertinent sections of this Ordinance. E. The proof of parking area is not used to satisfy any other landscaping or other requirement and is not located in an area occupied by a building. F. The property owner is responsible for informing any subsequent owner of the proof of parking area and parking status of the property. G. The City may, at its sole discretion, require at any time that the proof of parking area be paved and striped in such a way that it meets the requirements to provide the total number of required parking spaces on the site or a percentage between seventy-five percent (75%) and one-hundred percent (100%) if so determined by the City. H. Agreement. The City may require the owner to enter into a proof of parking agreement specifying the requirements and restrictions and stating that the owner developer and successor shall be responsible for making improvements to meet the code at the time the City requires such action. Subdivision 5. Loading Regulations A. Design Standards 1. Location. Truck docks for loading and unloading goods or wares shall be provided on the same lot or parcel to be serviced. When truck docks are provided inside the building such area shall not be included in the total floor area used for determining the required number of such docks, nor for parking space requirements. 2. Size. Loading docks shall be sized and provided with maneuvering space to adequately meet the needs. 3. Surfacing. Minimum seven (7)-ton capacity. Source: Ordinance No. 346, 2nd Series Effective Date: 7-1-06 4. Lighting. Lighting for parking areas shall be subject to the requirements in section 11.73 Outdoor Lighting. Source: Ordinance No. 365, 2nd Series Effective Date: 3-23-07 Golden Valley City Code Page 12 of 13 § 11.70 Minimum Number of Off-Street Loading Docks Required. USE REQUIRED OFF-STREET LOADING DOCKS Business and Professional Offices Adequate provisions to meet needs. Retail and Commercial Uses Adequate provisions to meet needs. Light and Heavy Industrial Uses 1 off-street loading dock per (Manufacturing-Fabricating, 40,000 s.f. of gross floor area. Warehouse and Storage, and Showroom) Institutional Uses Adequate provisions to meet needs. Source: Ordinance No. 346, 2nd Series Effective Date: 7-1-06 Golden Valley City Code Page 13 of 13