Zoning Ordinance, Section 7: Parking and Loading
§ 7.04 Parking Or Loading Space
The last consolidated text (2010 Code (city website file), August 11, 2010); amended since by Ord. 2013-344 (December 9, 2013), Ord. 2016-385 (October 4, 2016), Ord. 2020-469 (April 7, 2020) — not yet consolidated. Below: that text, and every version since 2010.
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.
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
| 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 |
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. "Not yet consolidated" means the ordinance amends this section but its new text has not been checked into this compilation yet: read the ordinance.
Data last updated October 15, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.