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Home My WebLink About~Master - Amending Chapter 38 of Municipal Code; Designating Off-Street Parking r L + ORDINANCE NO. 2244 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 38 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES , IOWA BY REPEALING SECTION 38-1044; CREATING A NEW SECTION TO BE NUMBERED SECTION 38-1044 WHICH SECTIONS DESIGNATES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF-STREET PARKING; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. IT IS ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA: Section 1 Section 38-1044 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa, as hitherto existing is repealed, Section 2 . A new section to be numbered 38-1044 is added to the Municipal Code of the City of Ames : Iowa, and is as follows : Sec. 38-1044 Off-street parking required. In all districts there shall be provided at the time any building is erected or structurally altered (except as otherwise provided in this chapter) , off-street parking spaces in accordance with the following requirements : (a) Dwellings : One and two-family dwellings , two parking spaces for each dwelling unit; multiple dwellings , one and one-half (lz) parking spaces for each dwelling unit- (b) Rooming lodging or boardinghouse : One parking space for each sleeping room (c) Fraternity or sorority: One parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area in the building (d) Private club or lodge including golf clubs : One parking space for every five (5) memberships (e) Church or temple: One parking space for each eight (8) seats in the main auditorium. (f) School (except high school or college) : One parking space f_or each ten (10) seats in the auditorium or main assembly room. or one space for each classroom, whichever is greater (g) College or high schools : One parking space for each eight (8) seats in the main auditorium or three (3) spaces for each classroom, whichever is greater (h) Community center, library, museum or art gallery : Ten (10) parking spaces plus one additional space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area in excess of two thousand (2 , 000) square feet (i) Hospital: One parking space for each four (4) beds plus one for each two (2) employees (j ) Sanitarium, convalescent home, home for the aged or similar- institution: One parking space for each six (6) beds ♦ 1 • (k) Theater or auditorium (except school) : One parking space for each five (5) seats or bench seating spaces (1) Seasonal camp or cabin: One parking space for each two (2) beds or for each cabin or sleeping unit, whichever is greater , (m) Sports arena; stadium or gymnasium: One parking space I-or each five (5) seats or seating spaces (n) Hotel : One parking space for each three (3) sleeping -rooms or suite plus one space for each two hundred (200) square feet of commercial floor area contained therein, (o) Tour is e home, cabin or motel: One parking space for each sleeping room. (p) Dance hall. assembly or exhibition hall without fixed seats : One parking space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area used therefor (q) Business or professional office building including studios , banks , medical or dental clinics : Three (3) parking spaces plus one additional parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area over one thousand (1, 000�) , (r) Bowling alley : Five (5) parking spaces for each lane . (s) Mortuary or funeral home: One parking space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor space in slumber rooms , parlors and individual funeral service rooms (t) Retail store or personal service establishment, except as otherwise specified herein: One parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area. (u) Furniture or appliance store, hardward store, wholesale establishments , machinery or equipment sales and service, clothing or shoe repair or service shop: Two (2) parking spaces plus one additional parking space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area over one thousand (1, 000) (v) Printing or plumbing shop or similar service establishment: One parking space for each three (3) persons employed therein. (w) Manufacturing or industrial establishment research or testing laboratory , creamery, bottling plant warehouse or similar establishment: One parking space for each two (2) employees on the maximum working shift plus space to accommodate all trucks and other vehicles used in connection therewith- -3- r .. (x) Automatic car wash : Ten (10) parking spaces for each washing bay. (y) Gasoline service stations : Three (3) parking spaces plus two (2) spaces for each service stall. Section 3 . All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed Section 4 This ordinance is in full force from and after its date of publication as required by law.. Passed this 26th day of March 1968 �--' -- Lo ise Whitcome, City Clerk Ray W. Fisher, Mayor Pro-tem 3/19/68 Moved by Newell-Judge the ordinance pass on lst reading Aye : ; Thurston, Judge, Fellinger, Newell, LeBaron, Fisher Nay: None Ordinance declared passed on lst reading 3/26/68 Moved by Newell-Thurston the ordinance pass on 2nd reading Aye: . Thurston, Judge, Fellinger, Newell, LeBaron, Fisher Nay: None Ordinance declared passed on 2nd reading Moved by Newell-Judge the rules be suspended Aye : Thurston, Judge, Fellinger, Newell, LeBaron, Fisher Nay: None Rules declared suspended. Moved by Newell-Fellinger the ordinance do now pass Aye : Thurston, Judge, Fellinger, Newell, LeBaron, Fisher Nay: None Ordinance declared adopted.