14-3 Parking Space Calculations The following provisions shall govern the computation of required off street parking spaces:

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1 Article 14: Parking 14-1 Parking Required The provisions of this Article shall apply to uses within all zoning districts of the City. No such use shall be commenced, expanded or enlarged in any manner unless the off street parking and loading provisions of this Article are met Site Plan Required A site plan shall be required for the construction or creation of any parking lot or the expansion of any existing parking lot in accordance with the site plan provisions of Article Parking Space Calculations The following provisions shall govern the computation of required off street parking spaces: A. Where computation of required off street parking spaces results in a fractional number, the required spaces for the use shall be the next higher whole number. B. Where more than one use is established on a single lot, the off street parking requirements for the lot shall be the sum of the separate requirements for each use established on the lot. A proposal for shared parking may be made in conformance with Section C. Where a lawful use exists at the time of adoption of this Code that is deficient in the provision of required off street parking, any new use hereafter established in its place shall conform to the parking requirements of this Code. However, in computing the off street parking requirements for any new use, such new use shall be credited for the number of off street parking spaces that the previous use was in deficit. D. No structure(s) containing lawful uses existing at the time of adoption of this Code shall hereafter be expanded by 25 percent or more of the building area existing at the time of adoption of this Code, unless parking spaces are provided in full so as to bring the entire expanded use into conformity with this section Location of Parking Spaces All off street parking spaces required by this Code shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use for which such spaces are required, except that: A. Within an office, commercial, or industrial district, when an increase in the number of offstreet parking spaces is required by an alteration, enlargement, or change of a use, the required off-street parking spaces may be located off-site, provided they are not located farther than 300 feet from the use served. B. Within an ID institutional district, parking spaces may be located on a separate lot within the ID district boundaries, unless further restricted by the ordinance establishing the district. C. Payment in lieu of parking. Reserved for future use.

2 14-5 Off-Street Parking and Storage of Vehicles in Residential Districts A. Statement of Intent: The intent of this section is to avoid the obstruction of public streets and sidewalks, improve traffic visibility, ensure the provision of necessary light and air to residential dwellings, and maintain the visual harmony and character appropriate in residential neighborhoods within the City. B. The provisions of this section shall govern the off-street parking and storage of vehicles as an accessory use within any R1, R2, R2A, R3, R4, or OR residential district, or for property principally used as a residence. Accessory off-street parking or storage of vehicles within any such district shall be permitted only in conformance with these provisions. C. Definitions: The following definitions shall govern the interpretation of this section: Vehicle: any implement of conveyance designed or used for the transportation of people or materials on land, water or air, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, motorized bicycles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, boats, airplanes, helicopters, trailers, campers,, tractors, equipment, etc. Storage: the substantially uninterrupted placement on a residential lot of any vehicle for any consecutive period of time exceeding 48 hours. Parking: the placement on a residential lot of a vehicle for any substantially uninterrupted period of time not exceeding 48 hours. Inoperable Vehicle: any vehicle: i. that does not display current state registration. ii. with a missing window, windshield, headlight, or any other missing glass. iii. with a broken, loose, or missing fender, door, wheel, bumper, hood, roof, steering wheel, trunk lid, muffler or tailpipe. iv. that is the habitat of rats, mice, snakes or any other vermin or insects. v. that lacks an engine, one or more wheels or other structural part that renders the vehicle inoperable, such as a truck without an engine or a trailer missing a wheel. vi. that is not capable of moving in both forward and reverse gears. D. Standards Governing Off-Street Parking or Storage of Vehicles as an Accessory Use in Residential Districts: 1. Maximum Number of Vehicles Allowed to be Stored: Not more than one vehicle may be stored outside a fully enclosed structure anywhere on a residential lot.

3 2. Front Yard Storage Prohibited: No vehicle may be stored in the front yard of a residential dwelling under any circumstances. Front yard parking of vehicles may be permitted in conformance with the other standards of this Section. 3. Rear Yard Storage Required if Accessible: A vehicle shall be stored only in a rear yard, where a rear yard exists. Where no rear yard exists, or where the City Planner determines that an existing rear yard is not reasonably accessible, a vehicle may be stored in a side yard. A vehicle may not be stored within a required side yard. 4. Current State Registration Required for All Vehicles Stored: No vehicle may be stored as an accessory use on a residential lot unless such vehicle displays a current State certificate of motor vehicle registration. 5. Storage in Required Parking Spaces for Multiple-Family Dwellings Prohibited: No vehicle storage shall be permitted in required parking spaces for a multiple-family dwelling. Off-street vehicle storage space may be provided for a multiple-family dwelling, if a site plan for such space is approved in accordance with Article Front Yard Setback for Garages Required: In zoning districts requiring less than 20 feet front yard setbacks, where a garage opens onto or faces the street, a minimum setback of 20 feet shall be required. 7. Paved Parking and Storage Areas: All vehicles shall be parked and stored on a hard surface driveway or pad paved as defined in Article 2. The paved area shall be at least the same size as the outside dimensions of the 8. Storage of Inoperable Vehicles Prohibited: No inoperable vehicle, vehicle parts or camper toppers may be stored outside a fully enclosed structure anywhere on a residential lot. i. Storage on a Vacant Lot. No vehicle or vehicle parts shall be stored on any vacant lot in a residential district Off-Street Parking Requirements A. The minimum numbers of required off-street parking spaces for this Code are shown in the following table. Land Use Agricultural Supply Sales Animal hospital or clinic Appliance sales or service Art gallery, museum or library Artist studio Athletic field, stadium or sports arena Off-street Parking Spaces Required 1 space for each 250 square feet of floor area accessible to 1 per employee on maximum shift plus 1 space for each 100 square feet GFA accessible to 1 per 400 square feet at GFA accessible to the public. 1 per 500 square feet GFA accessible to the public. 1 per tenant. 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 4 seats.

4 Auditorium or assembly hall Auto supply sales Automated gas station Bakery (retail only) Bakery (wholesale or commercial) Bank, savings and loan or credit union Bar or tavern Barber or beauty shop Bed and breakfast home Bed and breakfast inn Bowling alley Business services Business/secretarial school 1 per 4 seats, plus 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 100 square feet GFA for assembly. 2 spaces for each employee on maximum shift. 1 per employee on maximum shift plus 1 per square feet 1 per employee on maximum shift plus 1 per square feet 1 per employee on maximum shift plus 1 per 250 square feet 1 per 4 seats plus 1 per employee on maximum shift plus 1 per 100 square feet GFA for assembly. 3 per employee on maximum shift. 1 per guest room. 1 per guest room. 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 4 per lane. 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per service vehicle, plus 1 per 250 square feet Dormitories: 1 space for each bed. Gymnasiums: 1 space for each 6 permanent seats. Lecture Halls: 1 space for each 6 permanent seats. Campground or Recreational Vehicle Park Operation Catalog Center Carwash Cemetery, mausoleum, columbariums Cold storage or locker plant Construction supply sales or service Contractor shop or yard Convenience store Convention center Crematorium, reduction plant, foundry, forge or smelter Dental or medical lab Department store (60,000 square feet maximum) Dog & Horse racing or track operation Employees: 0.75 spaces for each employee on the maximum shift. As determined by City Planner. 1 space for each employee on maximum shift plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area accessible to 1 per employee on maximum shift. As determined by City Planner. 1.5 per employee on maximum shift. 1 space for each employee on maximum shift, plus 1 space for each 250 square feet of floor area accessible to 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per service vehicle, plus 1 per 250 square feet 2 per employee on maximum shift. 1 per 5 seats. 1.5 per employee on maximum shift. 1 per employee on maximum shift. 1 per 250 square feet Dog Track: 1 space for each 4 permanent seats, plus 1 space for each employee on maximum shift.

5 Flower, garden, nursery or greenhouse Farm implement sales or service Flower or garden store, or commercial greenhouse Freight transfer facility Fuel or ice dealer Furniture or home furnishing sales Furniture Upholstery or repair Gambling facility licensed by the State of Iowa Gas station Gas station (not including service station) General Office Golf Course Golf driving range Grain or barge terminal Grocery or drug store (3,500 square feet maximum) Grocery store Group home Health, sports, recreation or athletic club or organization Hospice Hotel Housing for the Elderly or Persons with Disabilities Indoor Amusement Arcade Indoor Recreation Facility Horse Track: 1 space for each 400 square feet of floor area accessible to 1 space for each employee on maximum shift, plus 1 space for each 4,000 square feet of outdoor display area, plus 2 spaces for each service bay. 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per service vehicle, plus 1 per 250 square feet of GFA accessible to public 1 space for each 400 square feet of floor area accessible to 2 spaces for each employee on maximum shift. As determined by City Planner. 2 per employee on maximum shift. 2 per employee on maximum shift. 1 per 400 square feet office floor area, or 1 per employee on maximum shift, whichever is greater. 50 per 9 holes. 1 per 2 tees per tenant. 1 per 100 square feet GFA. 1.5 per bed 1 per room, plus 1 per employee on maximum shift 0.5 spaces for each dwelling unit. 1 space for each employee on maximum shift plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area accessible to Bowling alley: 4 spaces for each lane. Miniature golf: 15 spaces for each 9 holes. Golf course: 50 spaces for each 9 holes. Excursion craft operation and service: 1 space for each 4 permanent seats on the craft, plus 1 space for each employee on the maximum shift. Pleasure craft harbor: 1.5 spaces for each docking slip.

6 Indoor Theater Junkyard or salvage yard Kennel Laboratory for research or engineering Landfill Landscaping Services (not including retail sales as primary use) Laundromat Laundry or dry cleaner Licensed adult day care Licensed child care center Lumberyards or building material sales Mail order house Manufacturing, primary Manufacturing, secondary Marine vehicle body shop Marine vehicle sales or rental Marine vehicle service or repair Medical office or clinic Miniature golf Mini-warehousing Tennis/handball/racquetball courts: 3 spaces for each court. Swimming Pool: 1 space for each 30 square feet of gross pool area. Weight training/exercise room: 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area devoted to such use. Gymnasium (with no seating provided): 1 space for each 100 square feet of athletic floor area. Shooting/archery range: 1 space for each firing point, plus 1 space for each employee on the maximum shift. Pool hall/billiard parlor: 1 employee on the maximum shift, plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of area accessible to the 1 space for each 6 permanent seats plus 1 space for each employee on maximum shift. 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per company 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 100 square feet 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per company 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per company 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 space for each service vehicle, plus 1 space for each 250 square feet of floor area accessible to 1 space per 4 washing machines. 1 per employee on maximum shift plus 1 per 250 square feet 1 per employee on maximum shift. 1 per employee on maximum shift. 1 space for each employee on maximum shift plus 1 space for each 250 square feet of floor area accessible to 1 space for each employee on maximum shift, plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area accessible to 1 per employee on largest shift, plus 3 per service bay. 1 per employee on largest shift, plus 1 per 500 square feet GFA of indoor display area, plus 1 per 2,000 5,000 square feet GFA of outdoor display area, plus 2 per service bay. 1 per employee on largest shift, plus 3 per service bay. 1 per employee, not including doctors, on maximum shift, plus 3.5 per doctor. 15 per 9 holes. As determined by City Planner.

7 Mobile or manufactured home sales or service Mortuary or funeral home Multi-family dwelling Multi-family dwelling (maximum 6 units) Multi-family dwelling (more than 12 units) Multi-family dwelling (3 to 12 units) Museum or Library Neighborhood shopping center Nursing or convalescent home Nursing or convalescent home for institutional residents or affiliates. Office supply Offices for administrative personnel or other institutional employees or affiliates Outpatient care facility 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 500 square feet GFA of indoor display area, plus 1 per 5,000 square feet GFA of outdoor display area. 1 per square feet viewing area, plus 1 per employee on maximum shift. 1.5 per unit. 1.5 per unit. 1.5 per unit. 1.5 per unit. 1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area accessible to the 0.25 per bed, plus 1 per employee on maximum shift per bed, plus 1 per employee on maximum shift. 1 space for each employee on maximum shift plus one space for each 250 square feet of floor area accessible to general public. 1 per 4,500 square feet office floor area, OR 1 per employee on largest shift, whichever is greater. 1 per employee, not including doctors, on maximum shift, plus 3.5 per doctor. Bowling alley: 4 spaces for each lane. Miniature golf: 15 spaces for each 9 holes. Golf course: 50 spaces for each 9 holes. Outdoor recreation or outdoor amusement center Passenger Transfer Facility Excursion craft operation and service: 1 space for each 4 permanent seats on the craft, plus 1 space for each employee on the maximum shift. Pleasure craft harbor: 1.5 spaces for each docking slip. Tennis/handball/racquetball courts: 3 spaces for each court. Swimming Pool: 1 space for each 30 square feet of gross pool area. Weight training/exercise room: 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area devoted to such use. Gymnasium (with no seating provided): 1 space for each 100 square feet of athletic floor area. Shooting/archery range: 1 space for each firing point, plus 1 space for each employee on the maximum shift. Pool hall/billiard parlor: 1 employee on the maximum shift, plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of area accessible to the 1 space per employee on maximum shift plus 1 space for each 250 square feet of floor area accessible to

8 Personnel services Pet daycare Photographic studio Place of religious exercise or religious assembly Pleasure craft harbor Pool hall or billiard parlor Printing or publishing Private club Processing or assembly Processing, packaging, or storing meat, dairy or food products Processing, packaging, or storing meat, dairy or food products, but not including slaughterhouse or stockyards Public or private /parochial schools approved by Iowa State Board of Public Instruction (K-12) Recreational or athletic facility for the primary use and benefit of institutional residents and affiliates. Refrigeration equipment sales or services Regional shopping center Residential Care Facility Residential uses above first floor only Resource recovery/recycling center (indoor only) Restaurant carryout not including drive-in Restaurant, drive-in or carryout Restaurant, indoor 1 space for each 400 square feet devoted to office use or 1 space for each employee on maximum shift, whichever is greater. 1 per employee on maximum shift. 1 per employee on maximum shift plus 1 per 100 square feet 1 per 4 seats. 1.5 per docking slip. 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 100 square feet 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 250 square feet GFA accessible to public, plus 1 per 400 square feet GFA of general office space. 1 per 4 seats, plus 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 100 square feet GFA for assembly. 1.5 spaces per employee on maximum shift for grades K-12, plus 1 per 10 students for grades Dormitories: 1 space for each bed. Gymnasiums: 1 space for each 6 permanent seats. Lecture Halls: 1 space for each 6 permanent seats. Employees: 0.75 spaces for each employee on the maximum shift. 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 250 square feet 2 spaces for each employee on maximum shift. 1 space for each dwelling unit. 1 space per employee on maximum shift. 1 per 4 seats, plus 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 100 square feet GFA for customer service. 1 per 4 seats, plus 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 100 square feet GFA for customer service. 1 per 4 seats, plus 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 1000 square feet GFA for customer service.

9 Retail sales and service Rooming or boarding house with an on-site resident manager Schools of private instruction Seminary Service station Sewage treatment plant Shoe repair Shooting or archery range Single-family attached dwelling Single-Family detached dwelling Slaughterhouse or stockyard Supermarket Swimming pool Tailor or alterations shop Tennis, handball or racquetball courts Tool, dye, or pattern making Tour home Tourist home Townhouse Two-Family dwelling (duplex) Upholstery shop Vehicle auto body shop Vehicle sales or rental Vehicle service or repair Vending or game machine sales or service Vocational School 1 space for each 250 square feet of floor area accessible to 0.5 per tenant per student. Dormitories: 1 space for each bed. Gymnasiums: 1 space for each 6 permanent seats. Lecture Halls: 1 space for each 6 permanent seats. Employees: 0.75 spaces for each employee on the maximum shift. 2 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per service bay. As determined by City Planner. 2 spaces for each employee on maximum shift. 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per firing station. 2 per dwelling unit. 2 per dwelling unit. 1 space for each 250 square feet of floor area accessible to 1 per 30 square feet of gross pool area. 2 spaces for each employee on maximum shift. 3 per court. As per Zoning Board of Adjustment as part of a conditional use permit. 2 spaces per dwelling unit. 2 per dwelling unit. 2 per dwelling unit. 1.5 spaces for each employee on the maximum shift, plus 1 space for each service bay and/or service 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 3 per service bay. 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 500 square feet GFA of indoor display area, plus 1 per 2,000 square feet GFA of outdoor display area, plus 2 per service bay. 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 3 per service bay. 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 250 GFA accessible to public. Dormitories: 1 space for each bed. Gymnasiums: 1 space for each 6 permanent seats. Lecture Halls: 1 space for each 6 permanent seats.

10 Warehousing, packaging, distribution or storage facility Welding services Wholesale sales or distribution Winery Employees: 0.75 spaces for each employee on the maximum shift. vehicle 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per service vehicle, plus 1 per 250 square feet As per Zoning Board of Adjustment as part of a conditional use permit Accessible Parking Space Requirements Accessible parking spaces shall be provided as required by state or federal law Nonconforming Parking Lots A. All parking lots lawfully existing on the effective date of this Code may be continued, although such parking lots do not conform to the provisions hereof. Such lots shall be maintained in conformance with this Code and any other City regulations. Such nonconforming parking lot may not be enlarged or extended, except as provided herein. In the event that such parking lots are discontinued or the normal operation thereof is stopped for a period of two years, any resumption of the use of said parking lot shall thereafter conform to all of the requirements of this Code. B. The following provisions shall apply to extension and enlargement of nonconforming parking lots: 1. If an existing nonconforming parking lot having less than twenty spaces on the effective date of this Code is expanded 50 percent or more in area, the entire parking lot shall be surfaced in conformance with the appropriate design standards. 2. If an existing nonconforming parking lot having twenty spaces or more on the effective date of this Code is expanded 25 percent or more in area, the entire parking lot shall be surfaced in conformance with the appropriate design standards. C. In the event that the main use of a lot served by a nonconforming parking lot is changed in whole or in part to another use, any continued use or resumption of the use of said nonconforming parking lot for parking shall thereafter conform to all the requirements of this Code Bicycle Parking Required Within all zoning Districts, each parking facility providing 50 or more motor vehicle parking spaces shall provide accommodations for bicycles as follows: A. Parking lots with 50 to 100 motor vehicle parking spaces shall provide five bicycle spaces. B. Parking lots with 100 to 150 motor vehicle parking spaces shall provide eight bicycle spaces.

11 C. Parking lots with 150 to 200 motor vehicle parking spaces shall provide 10 bicycle spaces. D. Parking lots with more than 200 motor vehicle parking spaces shall provide 10 bicycle spaces, plus two additional bicycle spaces for each 50 parking spaces over Shared Parking Reduction A. Where more than one use is established on a single lot or within a single development in a non-residential district, the total number of off-street parking spaces required for each use may be combined and shared between uses. Where the uses have non-concurrent parking demands, a proposal for sharing a reduced number of off-street parking spaces may be presented to the Planning Service Department as part of the site plan review process. Conditional use applications for which sharing a reduced number of off-street parking spaces is being proposed shall have shared parking approved as part of the conditional use permit. B. In determining the total requirements for shared parking facilities, the following guidelines shall be followed: 1. For each applicable general land use category, calculate the number of spaces required for a use as if it were the only use (refer to the schedule of minimum off-street parking requirements). 2. Use the figures for each individual land use to calculate the number of spaces required for that use for each time period specified in the table (six time periods per use). 3. For each time period, add the number of spaces required for all applicable land uses to obtain a grand total for each of the six time periods. 4. Select the time period with the highest total parking requirement and use that as the total number of parking spaces required for the site on a shared parking basis. C. For general land use categories not listed below, the Planning Services Department shall determine the required parking for the six time periods. Weekday Weekend General Land Use 12 a.m. to 7 a.m. to 6 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. to 7 a.m. to 6 6 p.m. to Category 7 a.m. p.m. 12 a.m. 7 a.m. p.m. 12 a.m. Office & Industrial 5% 100% 5% 0% 5% 0% Retail 5% 100% 80% 5% 100% 60% Restaurant 50% 70% 100% 70% 50% 100% Hotel 100% 65% 100% 100% 65% 100% Residential 100% 50% 80% 100% 75% 75% Theater 5% 20% 100% 5% 50% 100% Place of Assembly 0% 30% 50% 0% 100% 75%