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Home My WebLink About~Master - Text amendment to off-street parking requirements for grocery stores ORDINANCE NO. 4036 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION TABLE 29.406(2) AND ENACTING A SECTION TABLE 29.406(2) THEREOF, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR GROCERY STORES; REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that: Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by repealing Table 29.406(2)and enacting a new Table 29.406(2)as follows: "Sec. 29.406. OFF-STREET PARKING Table 29.406(2) Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements PRINCIPAL LAND USE ALL ZONES EXCEPT DOWNTOWN AND DOWNTOWN AND CAMPUS CAMPUS TOWN TOWN SERVICE CENTER SERVICE CENTER ZONES ZONES ESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS ne and Two-Family and Single 2 spaces/Residential Unit(RU) 1 space/RU amily Attached(including anufactured Homes outside RLP District) Apartment Dwellings 1.5 space/RU;for one-bedroom 1 space/RU nits 1 space/bedroom for units of 2 bedrooms or more 1.25 space/bedroom for units of 2 bedrooms or more in University Impacted(O-UIE and OUIW) Dwelling House 1 space per bedroom /A amily Home 2 spaces plus 1 space/2 full time staff members of the largest shift NONE roup Living NONE Nursing and convalescent homes 1 space/2 beds,plus 1 space/2 staff members of the largest shift ollege and University housing, 1 space/bed aternities and sororities obile Home and Manufactured 2 spaces/Manufactured/Mobile NONE ome in Manufactured/Mobile Home Space plus 1 space for Home Parks guest parking/4 Manufactured/Mobile Home Spaces • 1 PRINCIPAL LAND USE ALL ZONES EXCEPT DOWNTOWN AND DOWNTOWN AND CAMPUS CAMPUS TOWN TOWN SERVICE CENTER SERVICE CENTER ZONES ZONES hort-Term Lodging Hotel/Motel,including ancillary uses 1 space/guest room;plus 6 1 space/guest room,plus paces/1,000 sf of ballroom, 5 spaces/1,000 sf of eeting,bar and restaurant areas; ballroom,meeting,bar lus 1 space/2 employees of the and restaurant areas; Boarding houses,rooming houses, largest shift plus 1 space/2 Lind lodging houses employees of the largest 1 space/bed shift 0.5 space/bed FFICE Medical/Dental office 1 space/143 sf where there is no NONE agreement for shared parking; 1 pace/200 sf where there is an agreement for shared parking or or medical facilities that exceed 0,000 sf Other office Ground level: 1 space/250 sf; NONE other than ground level: 1 pace/300 sf BADE AND WHOLESALE Retail Sales and Services-General Ground level: 1 space 200 sf; NONE Cher than ground level: 1 pace/250 sf Wholesale Trade 1 space/500 sf NONE Printing 1 space/200 sf of retail area;plus NONE 1 space/2 employees on largest shift;plus 1 space/company vehicle Fuel Sale/Convenience Stores 1 space/200 sf; spaces at fuel NONE ump islands may be counted owards this requirement Retail Sales and Services-General Ground level: 1 space/200 sf, NONE ther than ground level: I pace/250 sf;and all levels in VCN zone and CGS zone: 1 pace/300 sf Retail and Shopping Centers, 4.5 spaces/1,000 sf;except that in NONE xclusive of Grocery Stores and CVCN zone and CGS zone, 1 ffices Uses, 50,000-99,999 sq.ft. pace/300 sf4.50 spaces/1,000 sf PRINCIPAL LAND USE ALL ZONES EXCEPT DOWNTOWN AND DOWNTOWN AND CAMPUS CAMPUS TOWN TOWN SERVICE CENTER SERVICE CENTER ZONES ZONES etail and Shopping Centers, 4.25 spaces/1,000 sf,except that NONE xclusive of Grocery Stores and in CVCN zone and CGS zone, I ffice Uses, 100,000- 199,999 sq. space/300 sf. ajor retail and Shopping Centers, 4.00 spaces/1,000 sf,except that NONE xclusive of Grocery Stores and in CVCN zone and CGS zone, 1 ffice Uses ace/300 sf Grocery Stores 1 space/250 sf,except that in NONE VCN zone and CGS zone, 1 ace/300 sL Display store(furniture,appliances, 1 space/500 sf NONE arpets, etc.) financial institution(freestanding or Ground level: 1 space/250 sf; NON E s ground level service area) other than ground level: 1 pace/300 sf ntertainment and Recreation Trade 14 spaces/1,000 sf NONE it-Down Restaurant 9 spaces/1,000 sf NONE ast food restaurant 12 spaces/1,000 sf in dining or NONE waiting area, or 1 space/2 employees if no seating ecreation facility,health club 5 spaces/1,000 sf NONE Enclosed tennis,handball, 4 spaces/court plus 1 space/200 sf NONE racquetball orsquash courts for rest of building Bowling Alley 5 spaces/lane. Bar,restaurant and NONE other uses shall provide parking according to the requirement for that use NSTITUTIONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS USES Auditoriums,theaters,stadiums and Greater of 1 space/5 seats or 10 Greater of 1 space/4 arenasspaces/1,000 sf,with a minimum seats or 10 spaces/1,000 f 20 spaces sf,with a minimum of 2 aces Places of Worship When seating is provided in main NONE auditorium: 1 space/4 seats, exclusive of Sunday School and other special areas. When seating is not provided in main auditorium: 1 space/60 sf of worship area PRINCIPAL LAND USE ALL ZONES EXCEPT DOWNTOWN AND DOWNTOWN AND CAMPUS CAMPUS TOWN TOWN SERVICE CENTER SERVICE CENTER ZONES ZONES Private clubs, fraternal organizations, 1 space/200 sf NONE ibraries,museums and community uildin s uneral Home/Mortuary I space/50 sf in slumber rooms, NONE parlors and funeral service rooms Vehicle Service Facilities NONE Fuel Sales Only 3 spaces plus 1/employee Service/Repair Facilities 3 spaces plus 2 spaces/service bay Car Wash 2 spaces plus 5 stacking NONE aces/washing bay Motor vehicle sales and service 2 spaces plus 1 space/500 sf over NONE 1,000 sf in the showroom,plus 2 paces/service bay Heliport or helicopter landing area Sreater of 1 space/employee or 2 NONE paces/1,000 sf of patron area,but of less than 10 spaces Hospital/medical center 1 space/2 beds plus 1 space/2 staff NONE embers of the largest shift Schools primarily serving children Preater of 2 spaces/classroom or 1 ONE younger than age 16 ace/4 seats in auditorium High schools and universities Greater of 1 space/2 students;or 4 spaces/classroom 10 spaces/classroom;or 1 space/4 eats in auditorium Sports Practice Facility 2 spaces/1,000 sq ft of gross floor 2 spaces/1,000 sq ft of area gross floor area DUSTRIAL Industrial Service,Manufacturing 1 space/500 sf plus NONE and Production,Resource Production 1/space/company vehicle and Extraction Warehouse Dne(1)parking space per 5,000 NONE ft. IXED-USE DEVELOPMENT Aixed-use development parking NONE hall be determined as the sum of arking requirements of the Section Two. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances,in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict,if any. Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law. Passed this 11`h day of May , 2010 . Vv .' Diane R. Voss,City Clerk Ann H. Campbell,Mayor