Zoning Ordinance (Ord. 2007-287)
Zoning Ordinance, Section 7: Parking and Loading
The text in force today, section by section, as far as it has been consolidated, with each section's history. Last amended April 7, 2020. Amended by 3 ordinances since 2010.
1 section of this chapter has been repealed, replaced or amended by a later ordinance whose text is not consolidated yet (7.04): each is marked, and the text shown for it is the earlier text.
Unofficial compilation built from the City's published 2010 Code chapters and the text of adopted ordinances. Effective dates are inferred from adoption records; scanned chapters were OCR'd. The City of Tiffin's adopted Code of Ordinances governs. Not legal advice.
Dates: an Iowa ordinance takes effect when it is published after adoption. Where the clerk's certificate records the publication date it is used; otherwise the adoption date stands in for it.
7.01 INTENT¶
This section intends to establish regulations that will prevent excess parking at a site and at the same time ensure adequate parking to accommodate demand, and it requires minimum off-street parking and loading spaces for certain zones.
7.02 DEFINITIONS¶
Parking Spaces: A surfaced area, enclosed in the main building or in an accessory building, or unenclosed, having an area of not less than 180 square feet exclusive of driveways, and not including the area directly in front of a single width garage, permanently reserved for the temporary storage of one vehicle and connected with a street or alley by a surfaced driveway that affords satisfactory ingress and egress for vehicles.
Loading Space: An off-street space within the main building or on the same lot, providing for the standing, loading, or unloading of commercial vehicles, having a minimum dimension of 12 feet by 35 feet and a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.
7.03 Americans With Disabilities Act¶
The Act applies to all parking and loading spaces.
7.04 Parking Or Loading Space¶
Amended by Ord. 2013-344 (December 9, 2013) — not yet consolidated; the text below is the earlier text. Read the ordinance.
Amended by Ord. 2016-385 (October 4, 2016) — not yet consolidated; the text below is the earlier text. Read the ordinance.
Amended by Ord. 2020-469 (April 7, 2020), subsection e — not yet consolidated; the text below is the earlier text. Read the ordinance.
A. For properties zoned R-1E:
Dwellings Two spaces for each dwelling unit
B. For properties zoned R-1A,R-1B, R-1C AND R-2:
Dwelling Two spaces for each dwelling unit. Church or One space for each five seats of average seating Temple in the main auditorium Golf Courses and Country Clubs: Five spaces for each hole Community Centers Ten spaces plus one additional space for each Libraries or Museums 300 square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet. Schools and One space for each classroom or office room Public Buildings plus one space for each five seats of average seating in the main auditorium, stadium, or place of public assembly. Long-term Care Facilities One space per dwelling unit
C. For properties zoned R-4, R-6, R-8, and R-12:
Dwelling One space per bedroom, with a minimum of two (2) spaces per unit plus one (1) space for every four units. Any fraction of a space to be rounded up to a whole number Church or One (1) space for each five (5) seats of Temple average seating in the main auditorium Golf Courses and Country Clubs: Five (5) spaces for each hole Community Centers Ten (10) spaces plus one (1) additional Libraries or space for each 300 square feet of floor area Museums in excess of 2,000 square feet. Schools and One (1) space for each classroom or office Public Buildings room plus one (1) space for each five (5) seats of average seating in the main auditorium, stadium, or place of public assembly. Long-term Care Facilities One (1) space per dwelling unit
D. For properties zoned RM:
Dwelling Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit, plus one (1) off-street space for every three dwellings or fractions thereof Church or One (1) space for each five (5) Temple seats of average seating in the main auditorium Golf Courses and Country Five (5) spaces for each hole Clubs: Community Centers Ten (10) spaces plus one (1) Libraries or additional space for each 300 Museums square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet. Schools and One (1) space for each Public Buildings classroom or office room plus one (1) space for each five (5) seats of average seating in the main auditorium, stadium, or place of public assembly. Long-term Care Facilities One (1) space per dwelling unit
E. For properties zoned: C-1B, C-2B, C-1O, C-2O, C-1S: The parking of trucks, vans, or cars, accessory to a permitted business, when used in operation of the permitted business as listed in Districts C-1B, C-2B, C-1O, C-2O, and C-1S, are be limited to vehicles of not over one and one-half (1½) tons capacity when located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a residential district boundary line, or stored, parked, or otherwise confined to the premises overnight.
1. Retail Use: 5 spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. 4 spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft. 3 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft thereafter ; or 5 spaces per business and additional one parking space for each employee, whichever is greater Exceptions: Restaurant Establishments and Recreation such as Swimming Pools: 15 spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. of business 10 spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft 6 spaces for each 1,000 ft thereafter, plus one parking space for each employee
2. Service Use: 6 spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft 5 spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft. 3 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft thereafter, plus one parking space for each employee Exception: Funeral Establishments: 15 spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. of business space 10 spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft. 5 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft thereafter, plus one parking space for each employee
3. Office use: 5 spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. 6 spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft 3 spaces for 1,000 sq. ft thereafter or 5 spaces per business plus one additional parking space for each employee, whichever is greater.
4. Health, Medical and Care Facilities 6 spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft 5 spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft. 2 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft thereafter; or 12 spaces per building plus one additional parking space for each employee , whichever is greater
5. Agricultural Use 5 spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft 1 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft thereafter; plus one parking space for each employee.
6. Recreation and Social Facilities 15 spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft of business 10 spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft. 5 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft thereafter; plus one parking space for each employee
7. Public, Education and Utility Uses 10 spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft of business 8 spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft. 3 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft thereafter
8. Miscellaneous: as for Public, Education & Utility Uses Any residential dwelling within any commercial zone must follow the parking requirements as set out under residential zone.
F. M-1 and M-2 Industrial Zone In M-1 and M-2 zones, vehicular equipment incidental to the operation of permitted agricultural uses is exempt from the particular provision regarding truck parking and storage limits that are shown under commercial zoned properties Section 7.04(E).
1. M-1 Permitted Uses:
A. Industrial Use: 5 parking spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. 2 parking spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft 1 parking space for each 2,000 sq. ft thereafter; plus one parking space for each employee
B. Warehouse and wholesale 4 parking space for first 1,000 sq. ft. 1 parking spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft 1 parking space for each additional 10,000 sq. ft.;plus one parking space for each employee
C. Service Uses: 5 parking spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. 3 parking spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft. 1 parking space for each 1,000 sq. ft thereafter; plus one parking space for each employee
D. Retail Business 5 parking spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft 3 parking spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft 1 parking space for each 1,000 sq. ft.; plus one parking space for each employee Exceptions: Bars and Taverns 12 parking spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. 10 parking spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft 5 parking spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft thereafter; plus one parking space for each employee
E. Office Use 6 parking spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. 4 parking spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft. 3 parking spaces for 1,000 sq. ft. thereafter 6 parking spaces plus one parking space for each employee whatever is greater
F. Agricultural Use: same as commercial agricultural
G. Recreation: same as Bars & Taverns in commercial zone
H. Public: same as Commercial Public
I. Misc.: same as Commercial Misc.
G. For properties zoned: M-2:
1. Industrial Uses 5 parking spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. 2 parking spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft 1 parking space for each 10,000 sq. ft thereafter; plus one parking space for each employee
2. Warehouse and Wholesale 5 parking spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. 1 parking space for second 1,000 sq. ft 1 parking space for each 10,000 sq. ft thereafter; plus one parking space for each employee
3. Service Uses 5 parking spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. 2 parking spaces for second 1,000 sq. ft. 1 parking space for each 5,000 sq. ft thereafter; plus one parking space for each employee
4. Retail 10 parking spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft 8 parking space for second 1,000 sq. ft 20 parking space for each 5,000 sq. ft. thereafter; plus one parking space for each employee
5. Office Use 6 parking spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft 4 parking space for second 1,000 sq. ft 3 parking spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft thereafter; plus one parking space for each employee or 6 parking space plus one parking space for each employee whichever is greater.
6. Public: same as commercial public
7. Misc.: same as commercial misc.
History (4 entries)
| From | To | Source | How | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2010 | today | 2010 Code | base text · text | p. 123 |
| Dec 9, 2013 | Ord. 2013-344 | amended in part · not yet consolidated | p. 1 | |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Ord. 2016-385 | amended in part · not yet consolidated | p. 1 | |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Ord. 2020-469 | amended in part · not yet consolidated | p. 1 |
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