§ 117-356. Commercial and industrial development off-street parking.

(a)

General requirements.

(1)

Property that constitutes required off-street parking areas may not be separated, through sale or other means, from the property containing the principal use for which the parking area is required.

(2)

All off-street parking spaces shall have access off driveways and not directly off the public street unless otherwise approved by city council.

(3)

Required parking facilities serving two or more uses may be located on the same lot or in the same structure, provided that the total number of parking spaces furnished shall not be less than the sum of separate requirements for each use. The council may approve the joint use of parking facilities by the following uses or activities under the following conditions:

a.

For the purposes of this section, the following uses are considered as daytime uses: banks, business offices, or wholesale or similar uses.

b.

The following are to be considered as nighttime or Sunday uses: auditoriums incidental to a public or parochial school, churches, bowling alleys, dance halls, theaters, retail stores, personal service shops, bars or restaurants.

c.

Up to 50 percent of the parking facilities required for nighttime uses may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities provided by daytime uses and vice versa.

d.

Conditions required for joint use: the proposed joint parking space is within 500 feet of the use it will serve; the applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the two buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.

e.

A properly drawn legal instrument executed by the parties concerned for joint use of off-street parking facilities shall be filed with the zoning administrator, which shall run with the land and be recorded with the county recorder's office.

(b)

Off-street parking spaces required. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the specifications in this Code in any district whenever any new use is established or existing use is enlarged. Screening as described in this section may be required where it is necessary to protect the aesthetic characteristics of residential neighborhoods (one space equals 300 square feet). When application of these regulations results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded. Fractions over one-half shall count as one additional space.

Use	Parking Space Required
Bowling alleys	Five spaces per lane.
Offices	One space for each 300 square feet offices (excluding medical/dental of floor space).
Clubs, lodginghouses	One space for each 100 square feet of floor area.
Churches, theaters	One space for each three seats auditoriums, mortuaries or for each five feet of pew and other places of length assembly.
Convenience store, with and without gas sales	One space for each 250 square feet of floor space. Parking at each service pump qualifies as a parking space for calculation purposes.
Drive-ins	At least 15 spaces for those serving food and refreshments and at least 10 spaces for all others.
Hospitals	One space for each four beds and an additional space for each employee.
Industrial	One space for each 1000 square feet of floor space.
Office warehouse	The minimum number of spaces shall be calculated by using parking space standards for office and industrial uses as applied to the corresponding floor space.
Medical/dental clinics	Three spaces per doctor/dentist.
Overnight lodging facilities	One space for each unit and one space for each employee.
Outdoor sales and open	Merchandise displays in open-sales sales lots and in outdoor sales premises shall have a minimum setback of 20 feet from the front property line and shall provide one parking space for each 800 square feet of merchandise area; except that, for auto sales lots, there shall be one parking space for each 10 autos displayed.
Retail shopping	One space for each 200 square feet of floor space for retail uses under 20,000 square feet. One space for each 250 square feet of floor space for retail uses over 20,000 square feet.
Restaurants & drinking	One space for each three seats.
Motor vehicle, implement, and recreation equipment service and repair facilities	Three spaces for each enclosed bay and one space for each full time employee.

 

Parking spaces may be located on a lot other than that containing the principal use only with the approval of the zoning administrator.

(c)

Parking spaces and drive aisles. Minimum parking space and drive aisle sizes shall be as follows:

	Stall Width	Stall Depth	Aisle Width
90 degree	9 feet	18 feet	24 feet
60 degree	9 feet	17 feet	17 feet
45 degree	9 feet	19 feet	11 feet

 

(d)

Surfacing requirements for Highway 10 interim areas.

(1)

Purpose. The city council desires to acknowledge the impacts of Highway 10 improvements that will convert this corridor to a freeway status while still providing fair and equitable enforcement of City Code standards for those areas not impacted by future Highway 10 improvements. This conversion will eliminate private accesses, require the acquisition of private parcels, and will include the construction of grade-separated interchanges. With that in mind, this section provides an exemption to surfacing standards as directed below to reduce the burden of costly improvements that will be eliminated in the near term. Consistent with guidance provided by Minn. Stats. ch. 462, the city establishes a process for allowing alternative surfacing for parking, maneuvering, storage, and display areas through the issuance of an interim use permit. The city finds that these alternative surfaces are currently acceptable, but will not be acceptable when Highway 10 is converted to freeway status.

(2)

Area defined. This section shall apply to the following areas only (collectively the "impact area"):

a.

Property located within the Highway 10 Official Map Area (as on file with the Anoka County Recorder)/H-1 Highway 10 Business District.

b.

Parcels identified in the preferred alignment for Armstrong Boulevard Interchange as shown on the document titled 'Environmental Assessment: US Highway 10 Interchange with Anoka County State Aid Highway 83 (Armstrong Boulevard)' dated August 2012.

c.

Parcels identified in the preferred alignment for Ramsey Boulevard Interchange and Sunfish Lake Boulevard Interchange as shown on the official Environmental Assessment.

(3)

Standards.

a.

Incorporation of other City Code standards. Notwithstanding other sections of this chapter, these surfacing exemptions shall apply to surfacing requirements for concrete or bituminous with concrete curb and gutter. All other provisions related to off-street parking, outside storage, and outdoor display of goods for sale shall apply.

b.

Alternative surfaces. In addition to permitted surfacing of the underlying zoning district, parcels located in the impact area may utilize class V gravel, recycled concrete, or recycled bituminous (asphalt), subject to the standards of this section, and requiring the issuance of an interim use permit (IUP).

c.

Expansion of existing areas only. Alternative surfaces may be considered for parking lot expansion for existing parking lots only. Primary parking for employees and customers must be in accordance with the underlying zoning district. Alternate surfaces may not be used for customer and employee parking. Any alternative surface area may not exceed 150 percent the size of the primary surface area consisting of concrete or bituminous.

d.

Separation from stormwater ponds. The use of alternative surface materials may present potential degradation of stormwater areas due to sediment deposits. Alternative surfaces must maintain a minimum setback of five feet from the edge of stormwater ponds as directed by the city engineer.

e.

Setbacks. The edge of the parking/storage area must maintain a minimum setback of 20 feet from rights of way.

f.

Screening. Alternative surfaces must be completely screened from view at ground level from public rights of way and adjacent properties, consistent with exterior materials standards of the underlying zoning district and/or 100 percent opaque fencing. The city encourages planting of vegetation to enhance screening and improve aesthetics. The city reserves the right to require additional vegetative screening as a reasonable condition of approval if it determines that it is necessary to protect the intent of this section for site specific conditions.

g.

Acceptable uses . The use of the property must be in accordance with permitted, conditional, and accessory uses of the underlying zoning district.

h.

Motor vehicles. The storage of motor vehicles and equipment must be in accordance with City Code sections 117-355 and 117-356 (off-street parking). The storage of inoperable vehicles or equipment is not acceptable.

(4)

Process. Requests for the use of alternative surfaces in the impact area shall be processed in accordance with City Code section 117-52 (interim uses).

(Code 1978, § 9.11.09; Ord. No. 73-05, 5-21-1973; Ord. No. 96-22, 1-13-1997; Ord. No. 08-27, § 2(9.11.09), 10-14-2008; Ord. No. 13-16, § 2, 8-27-2013)