1001.05 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
Subd. 1. Purpose.
The regulation of off-street parking spaces in these zoning regulations
is to alleviate or prevent congestion of the public right-of-way and to promote
the safety and general welfare of the public, by establishing minimum
requirements for off-street parking of motor vehicles in accordance with the
utilization of various parcels of land or structures.
Subd. 2. Application.
Off-street parking regulations shall apply to
all buildings and uses of land established after September 12, 1983, with the
exception of the C-O zoning district.
Subd. 3. Required
Plan. Any application for a site plan approval, for
building permit or for a certificate of occupancy shall include a plan drawn to
scale and dimensioned showing off-street parking and loading space to be
provided in compliance with this section.
Subd. 4. General
Provisions.
A. Floor
Area. The term “floor area” for the
purpose of calculating the number of off-street parking spaces required shall
be determined on the basis of the exterior floor area dimensions of the
buildings, structures or use times the number of floors, minus ten (l0)
percent, except as may hereinafter be provided or modified.
B. Reduction
of Existing Off-Street Parking Space or
C. Non-Conforming
Structures.
1. Should a non-conforming structure or
use be damaged or destroyed by fire, it may be re-established if elsewhere
permitted in this Chapter, except that in doing so, any off-street parking or
loading space shall be re-established in conformance with the requirements of
this Section.
11 2. Expansion of a use that is
non-conforming due to a lack of concrete curb required by this section may be
allowed by conditional use permit subject to the following conditions:
a. Exception to providing perimeter
concrete curb is a one-time occurrence.
b. The proposed expansion is not more than
2,000 square feet or twenty-five (25) percent of the gross floor area of the
existing principal use, whichever is least.
c. Adequate measures are provided to
control storm water drainage as approved by the City Engineer.
d. The provisions of Section 1001.03 of
this Chapter are considered and determined to be satisfied.
D. Change
of Use or Occupancy of Land. No change
of use or occupancy of land already dedicated to a parking spaces, driveways,
or loading spaces shall be made, nor shall any sale of land, division or
subdivision of land be made which reduces area necessary for parking, parking
stalls, or parking requirements below the minimum prescribed by this Section.
E. Chance
of Use or Occupancy of Buildings. Any
change of use or occupancy of any building or buildings including additions
thereto requiring more parking area shall not be permitted until there is
furnished such additional parking spaces as required by this Section.
F. Residential
District Parking. Except as provided
below in Subdivision 4.G.2 and except on a limited, temporary basis involving
guests or work being performed on site, on and off-street accessory parking
facilities in a residential district shall be utilized solely for the parking
of licensed and operable passenger automobiles, vans, trucks not to exceed
gross capacity of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds; and recreational vehicles
and equipment which
are the property
of the occupant,
except as provided
below in Subdivision
4.G.2. Under no circumstances
shall required facilities accessory to residential structures be used for the
storage of non-qualifying commercial vehicles, commercial equipment, or for the
parking of automobiles belonging to the employees, owners, tenants or customers
of business or manufacturing establishments.
G. Calculating
Space.
1. When determining the number of
off-street parking spaces results in a fraction, each fraction shall constitute
another space.
2. In stadiums, sports arenas, churches
and other places of public assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy
benches, pews or other similar seating facilities, each twenty-two (22) inches
of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of
determining requirements.
3. Except as provided for under joint
parking and shopping centers, should a structure contain two (2) or more types
of use, the sum of each shall be calculated separately and shall be used for
determining the total off-street parking spaces required.
H. Stall, Aisle
and Driveway Design.
1. Parking Space Size. Except for handicapped parking spaces, each parking
space shall not be less than nine (9) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet in
length exclusive of access aisles, and each space shall be served adequately by
access aisles.
2. Street Access. All off-street parking facilities shall be
designed and constructed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a public
street. Except in the case of a planned unit development, each lot shall have
access directly onto an abutting, improved and City accepted public street.
Exception to this access requirement may be allowed as a conditional use permit
pursuant to Section 1001.05, Subd. 4 of this Chapter.
3. Within Structures. The off-street parking requirements may be
furnished by providing a space so designed within the principal building or one
structure attached thereto; however, unless provisions are made, no building
permit shall be issued to convert said parking structure into a dwelling unit
or living area or other activity until other adequate provisions are made to
comply with the required off-street parking provisions of this Section.
4.
5. Intersection Separation. No curb cut access shall be located less than
sixty (60) feet from the intersection of two (2) or more street
rights-of-way. This distance shall be
measured from the intersection of lot lines.
6.
7. Curb Cut Size. No curb cut access shall exceed twenty-four
(24) feet in width unless approved by the City Engineer.
8. Side Yard Setback. Except with special approval from the Zoning
Administrator, curb cut openings shall be a minimum of five (5) feet from the
side yard property line in all districts.
9. Curb Cut Spacing. Driveway access curb openings on a public
street except for single, two-family, quadraminium, manor home, and townhouse
dwellings, shall not be located less than forty (40) feet from one another.
10. Grade.
The grade elevation of any parking area or driveways shall not exceed
four (4) percent.
11. Number of Curb Cuts. Each property shall be allowed one
curb cut access
and may be allowed
upon city council
approval, additional curb cuts for each one hundred twenty-five (12 5)
feet of street frontage. All property shall
be entitled to
at least one curb cut.
Single family uses
shall be limited to one curb cut access per property unless a
conditional use permit is approved pursuant to Section 1001.03, Subd. 5 of this
Chapter.
12. Surfacing.
a. Farmsteads, farming operations, and
detached single family residential uses: Driveways and parking area shall be
surfaced with materials suitable to control dust and drainage.
b. Other Uses:
1) All uses other than those specified in
subsection 12.a. above shall have driveways and parking areas which are
surfaced with asphalt, concrete, cobblestone, or paving bricks.
2) For legal, nonconforming uses existing
upon the effective date of this Chapter, at any time an improvement is made to
property requiring a conditional use permit, interim use permit, variance,
and/or building permit, all nonconforming design and surfacing of parking areas
or driveways existing on the lot in question shall be brought into full
compliance with this Section.
3) Plans for surfacing and drainage of
driveways and stalls for parking areas of five (5) or more vehicles shall be
submitted to the City Engineer for review and the final drainage plan shall be
subject to written approval.
4) For industrial uses which experience
frequent heavy equipment utilization which could be expected to destroy or
damage required surfacing materials, an exemption to the surfacing requirements
may be allowed by conditional use permit pursuant to Section 1001.03, Subd. 5
and provided that:
a) General public and employee access
driveways and parking areas shall not be included in the exemption.
b) At such time as the presence of heavy
equipment is reduced or eliminated, the surfacing of exempted areas shall be
completed in compliance with this Chapter.
c) All other performance standards related
to parking and driveways shall be met.
d) The provisions of Section 1001.03,
Subd. 5E are considered and determined to be satisfied.
13. Striping.
Except for single, two‑family townhouse, quadraminiums, and manor
home dwellings, all parking stalls shall be marked with white or yellow painted
lines not less than four (4) inches wide.
14. Lighting.
Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area shall be
hooded and so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining property,
abutting residential uses, and public rights-of-way, and shall be in compliance
with Chapter.
15. Curbing and Landscaping. Except for single, two-family, townhouse,
quadraminiums, and manor home dwellings, all open, off-street parking shall
have a continuous concrete perimeter curb barrier around the entire parking
lot; said curb barrier shall not be closer than five (5) feet to any lot line
except as approved by the City Engineer. Grass plantings and landscaping shall
be provided in all areas bordering the parking area.
16. Required Screening. All open off-street parking areas of five (5)
or more spaces shall be screened and landscaped from abutting or surrounding
residential districts and uses, and the public right-of-way in compliance with
this Chapter.
17. Snow Storage. Adequate space for snow storage shall be
provided on the site so as not to reduce the required minimum number of parking
spaces. In those cases where excessive snow cannot be properly stored on site,
it shall be immediately removed from the site.
18. Driveway Turn Around. In
the case of
single family, two-family, townhouse,
quadraminium, and manor home dwellings,
which front on
streets designated as
collector, minor arterial,
intermediate arterial and principal arterial
by the City's
Comprehensive Plan, the
installation of a vehicle turn-around space, immediately adjacent to the access
driveway is allowed and may be required by the City Council. Said space is to be no larger than ten (10)
feet wide and ten (10) feet in length.
Where possible, said space shall be located away from the principal
structure and shall be no closer than twenty (20) feet from the street
surface. Said space shall not to be
utilized for parking or storage purposes.
I. Signs. No sign shall be so located as to restrict
the sight lines and orderly operation and traffic movement within any parking
lot or driveway. All signs shall be in
conformance with this Chapter.
Subd. 5. Maintenance.
It shall be the joint and several responsibility of the lessee and owner
of the principal use, uses or buildings to maintain in a neat and adequate
manner, the parking space, accessways, striping, landscaping and required
screening.
Subd. 6. Location.
All accessory off-street parking facilities as
required by this Section shall be located and restricted as follows:
A. Required
accessory off-street parking shall be on the same lot under the same ownership
as the principal use being served, except under the provisions of Subd. 10 and
Subd. 11 of this Section.
B. Except
for single, two-family, townhouse, quadraminium, and manor home dwellings,
head-in parking, directly off of and adjacent to a public street, with each
stall having its own direct access to the public street, shall be prohibited.
C. There
shall be no off-street parking within fifteen (15) feet of any street surface.
D. The
boulevard portion of the street right-of-way shall not be used for parking.
E. Setback
Area: Required accessory off-street
parking shall not be provided in required front yards or in required side yards
in the case of corner lots, in agricultural and residential zoning districts.
F. Required off-street
parking areas for
one and two-family uses shall be in the rear yard, side yards other
than a required side yard, garage, or carport, and upon a defined
driveway. A parking space
in excess of
that specifically required
by this Section
may be located
in an area
not to exceed twelve (12) feet in width abutting the driveway on one
side only away from the principal building in the front yard. The parking area designated in the front yard
abutting the driveway shall be surfaced with either concrete, asphalt or in
cases of existing gravel driveways, gravel may be used for such additional
parking. At any time an improvement is
made to property requiring a building permit, all non-conforming surfacing of
parking areas or driveways existing on the lot in question shall be brought
into full compliance with this section.
G. With
the exception of seasonal recreational equipment of limited size and weight,
the same parking standards for seasonal recreational equipment shall apply as
outlined herein. In cases of seasonal
recreational equipment of limited size and weight, the surfacing required
herein shall not apply and the equipment may be parked over what is
traditionally grass. Seasonal
recreational equipment of limited size and weight may include boats, campers
designed to be mounted on automotive vehicles, snowmobiles, boat trailers,
motorcycle trailers and tent or travel trailers.
H. Violations
may be enforced through tagging.
Subd. 7. Use
of Required Area. Required accessory off-street parking spaces
in any district shall not be utilized for open storage, sale or rental of
goods, repair work, storage of inoperable vehicles, and/or storage of snow.
Subd. 8. Handicapped
Parking Spaces. Except for single family, two-family,
townhouse, quadraminium, and manor home dwellings, at least one handicapped
parking space shall be provided for each use. An additional space shall be
provided for each increment of fifty (50) spaces in excess of the initial fifty
(50) spaces. Handicapped spaces shall be at minimum twelve (12) feet by twenty
(20) feet, shall be located so as to provide convenient, priority access to the
principal use and shall conform to Minnesota Statutes, Section 168.021, as may
be amended.
8 Subd. 9. Number
of Spaces Required. The following
minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained by
ownership, easement and/or lease for and during the life of the respective uses
hereinafter set forth:
A. Automobile,
trailer, marine,, implement, garden supply, building and material sales, auto
repair. Six (6) off-street parking
spaces, plus one (1) additional space for each five hundred (500) square feet
of floor area over one thousand (1,000) square feet.
B. Banks. One space per two hundred fifty (250) square
feet of floor area.
C. Drive-in
Banks. Two (2) spaces for each drive-in
unit plus drive aisle stacking space of one hundred eighty (180) feet for each
drive-in unit.
D. Boarding
and Lodging House. At minimum one (1)
space plus at least one (1) parking space for each person for whom
accommodations are provided for sleeping.
E. Bowling
Alley. At least five (5) parking spaces
for each alley, plus additional spaces as may be required herein for related
uses contained within the principal structure plus one (1) space for every
employee.
F. Car
Wash, machine. Twenty-five (25) spaces,
plus five (5) additional spaces per lane in excess of one (1).
G. Clinics. One (1) space per one hundred (100) square
feet of floor area.
H. Churches,
auditoriums and other places of assembly. At least one (1) parking space for
each three (3) seats based on the design capacity of the main assembly hall.
I. Community
Centers, Health Studios, Libraries, Museums, Private Clubs, Lodges. Ten (10)
spaces plus one for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet in excess of two
thousand (2000) square feet of floor area in the principal structure.
J. Golf
course, tennis or swimming club, etc.
Twenty (20) spaces per principal building, plus eight (8) spaces per two
hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
K. Elderly
(Senior Citizen) Housing. Reservation of area equal to one (1) parking space
per unit. Initial development is, however, required for only one-half (1/2)
space per unit and said number of spaces can continue until such time as the
City considers a need for additional parking spaces has been demonstrated.
L. Funeral
Home. One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area of
each chapel with a minimum of twenty (20) parking spaces for each chapel or
parlor, plus one (1) parking space for each funeral vehicle maintained on the
premises. Aisle space shall be provided off-street for making up a funeral
procession.
M. Furniture
and Appliance Stores. One (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet of floor
area.
N. Hospitals.
One space for each two (2) patient beds (excluding bassinets), plus one (1)
additional space for each doctor including visiting doctors, plus one (1) space
for each two (2) employees including nurses; loading and unloading space for
hospital ambulances and similar vehicles are not included in the spaces
required.
O. Manufacturing
or Processing Plant. One (1) space for two (2) employees on the shift of
greatest employment, or one (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet
of floor area whichever is greater. In addition, one (1) space for each company
motor vehicle on the premises.
P. Motels,
Motor Hotels, Hotels, Resorts. One (1) space per each rental unit plus one (1)
additional space for each ten (10) units plus one (1) for each employee on the
shift of greatest employment.
Q. Motor
Fuel Station. At least four (4) off-street parking spaces plus three (3)
off-street parking spaces for each service stall. Those facilities designed for
sale of other items than strictly automotive products, parts or service shall
be required to provide additional parking in compliance with other applicable provisions
of this Section.
R.
S. Multiple
Family Dwellings. Two (2) rent-free
spaces per unit plus one (1) space for each bedroom per unit over two (2).
T.
U.
V. Post
Office. One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area
plus one (1) space for each employee.
W. Research,
Experimental or Testing Station. One (1)
space per each employee on the largest shift or one (1) space per each five
hundred (500) square feet of floor area whichever is greater.
X. Restaurants
(Class I), Cafes, Private Clubs Serving Food and/or Drink, Bars, On-Sale
Nightclubs. At least one (1) space for each forty (40) square feet of gross
floor area of dining and bar area and one (1) space for each eighty (80) square
feet of kitchen area.
Y. Drive-in
Restaurant and Fast Food Restaurant (Class II). At least one (1) parking space
for each fifty (50) square feet of gross floor area. Additionally, one hundred
eighty (180) feet of drive aisle stacking space shall be provided for
drive-through facilities.
Z. Retail
Store and Service Establishment. At
least one (1) off-street parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet
of floor area.
AA. Retail
Sales and Service Business with Fifty (50) percent or More of Gross Floor Area
Devoted to Storage Warehouse and/or Industry. At least eight (8) spaces or one
(1) space for each two (200) hundred square feet devoted to public sales or
service plus one (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of storage
area; or at least eight (8) spaces and one (1) space for each employee on the maximum
shift, whichever is appropriate.
BB. Sanitarium,
Convalescent Home Rest Home Nursing Home or Day Nurseries. Four (4) spaces plus
one (1) for each four (4) beds for which accommodations are offered and one (1)
space designated for emergency vehicles.
CC. School,
Elementary and Junior High. At least one (1) parking space for each classroom
plus one (1) additional space for each fifty (50) students. Auditorium or event
space shall be subject to a separate, additional calculation.
DD. Service
Garage. Four (4) spaces per each service stall.
EE. Single
Family, Two-Family, and Townhouse Unit. Two (2) spaces per unit.
FF. Shopping
Centers. Six (6) spaces per each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross
floor area.
GG. Theatres,
Civic Centers Auditoriums Stadiums Sports Arenas or Similar Uses. One (1) space
for each four (4) seats, plus one (1) space for each two (2) employees.
HH. Warehousing,
Storage or Handling of Bulk Goods. One
(1) space per
two employees of
the largest shift or one (1) space
per each one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet
of floor area, whichever is greater.
II. Wholesaling.
One (1) space per each employee on the largest shift or one (1) space per two
thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area whichever is greater. In addition,
one (1) space per company motor vehicle on the premises.
JJ. All
Other Commercial. Ten (10) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor
area.
KK. Other
Uses. Other uses not specifically mentioned herein or unique cases shall be
determined on an individual basis by the City Council. Factors to be considered
in such determination shall include (without limitation) size of buildings,
type of use, number of employees, expected volume and turnover of customer
traffic and expected frequency and number of delivery or service vehicles.
LL. Space
Reductions. Subject to the review and processing of a conditional use permit as
regulated by Section 1001.03, Subd. 5 of this Chapter, the City may reduce the
number of required off-street parking spaces when the use can demonstrate in
documented form a need, which is less than required. In such situations, the
City may require land to be reserved for parking development should use or
needs change.
Subd. 10. Joint
Facilities. The City council may approve a conditional use
permit, pursuant to Section 1001.03, Subd. 5 of this Chapter, for one or more
businesses to provide the required off-street parking facilities by joint use
of one or more sites where the total number of spaces provided are less than
the sum of the total required for each business should they provide them
separately. To qualify for joint parking the following conditions are required
to exist.
A. Up
to fifty (50) percent of the parking facilities required for a theater, bowling
alley, bar or restaurant may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities
provided by types of uses specified as primarily daytime uses in Item D below.
B. Up
to fifty (50) percent of the off-street parking facilities required for any use
specified under Item D below as primarily daytime uses may be supplied by the
parking facilities provided by the following night time or Sunday uses:
auditoriums incidental to a public or parochial school, churches, bowling
alleys, theaters, bars, apartments or restaurants.
C. Up
to eighty (80) percent of the parking facilities required by this Section for a
church or for an auditorium incidental to a public or parochial school may be
supplied by the off-street parking facilities provided by uses specified in
Item D below as primarily daytime uses.
D. For
the purposes of this Section, the following uses are considered as primarily
daytime uses: public schools, banks, business offices, retail stores, personal
service shops, household equipment or furniture shops, clothing or shoe repair
or service shops, manufacturing, wholesale and similar uses.
E. Conditions
Required for Joint Use.
1. The building or use for which
application is being made to utilize the off-street parking facilities provided
by another building or use shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of
such parking facilities.
2. Documentation as specified by the City
shall be submitted demonstrating that there is not substantial conflict in the
principal operating hours of the two buildings or uses (for which joint use of
off-street parking facilities is proposed).
3. A properly drawn legal instrument,
executed by the parties concerned for joint use of off-street parking
facilities, duly approved as to form and manner of execution by the City Attorney,
shall be filed with the City Clerk and recorded with the Wright County
Recorder.
Subd. 11. Off-Site
Parking.
A. Any
off-site off-street parking which is used to meet the requirements of this
Chapter shall be a conditional use as regulated by Section 1001.03, Subd. 06 of
this Chapter.
B. Off-site
parking shall be developed and maintained in compliance with all requirements
and standards of this Chapter.
C. The
parking lot is to be used only for the parking of passenger automobiles of
employees, customers or guests of the person or firm controlling and operating
the lot, said person to be responsible for its maintenance.
D. The
parking lot is not to be used for sales, repair work or servicing of any kind.
E. Reasonable
access from off-site parking facilities to the use being served shall be
provided.
F. No
advertising sign or material is to be located on the property where the parking
lot is located.
G. All
parking is to be kept back of the setback building line by barriers unless
otherwise specifically authorized by the City Council.
H. Except
as provided below, the site used for meeting the off-site parking requirements
of this Section shall be under the* same ownership as the principal use being
served or under public ownership.
I. Off-site
parking for multiple family dwellings shall not be located more than one
hundred (100) feet from any normally used entrance of the principal use served.
J. Except
as provided below, off-site parking for nonresidential uses shall not be
located more than three hundred (300) feet from the main public entrance of the
principal use being served.
K. Any
use which depends upon off-site parking to meet the requirements of this
Section shall maintain ownership and parking utilization of the off-site location
until such time as on-site parking is provided or a site in closer proximity to
the principal use is acquired and developed for parking.
L. Compliance
with off-street parking requirements provided through leased off-street parking
may be approved by the City Council, subject to the following conditions:
1. The lease shall specify the total
number and location of parking spaces under contract and this number, when
added to any on-site parking required, must be equal to the total number of
parking spaces required.
2. The lease instrument shall legally bind
all parties to the lease and provide for amendment or cancellation only upon
written approval from the city.
3. The lease agreement shall incorporate a
release of liability and any other provisions, as recommended by the City
Attorney that are deemed necessary to ensure compliance with the intent of this
Section.
M. Any
such other conditions as may be deemed necessary by the City Council to protect
the welfare and character of the nearby land uses.
Subd. 12. Off-Street
Loading.
A. Purpose. The regulation of loading spaces in these
zoning regulations is to alleviate or prevent congestion of the public
right-of-way so as to promote the safety and general welfare of the public, by
establishing minimum requirements for off-street loading and unloading from
motor vehicles in accordance with the specific and appropriate utilization of
various parcels of land or structure.
B. Location.
1. Off-Street. All required loading berths shall be
off-street and located on the same lot as the building or use to be served.
2. Distance from Intersection. All loading
berth curb cuts shall be located at a minimum sixty (60) feet from the
intersection of two or more street rights-of-way. This distance shall be measured
from the property line.
3. Distance from Residential Use. No
loading berth shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet from a
residential district unless within a structure.
4. Prohibited in Front Yards. Loading
berths shall not occupy the required front yard setbacks.
5. Conditional Use Permit Required. A
conditional use permit shall be required for new loading berths added to an
existing structure and/or, where the loading berth is located at the front or
at the side of the building on a corner lot.
a. Pedestrians. Loading berths shall not
conflict with pedestrian movement.
b. Visibility. Loading berths shall not
obstruct the view of the public right-of-way from off-street parking access.
c. General Compliance. Loading berths
shall comply with all other requirements of this Chapter.
6. Traffic Interference. Each loading
berth shall be located with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street
or public alley in a manner which will cause the least interference with
traffic both on and off site.
C. Surfacing. Subject to exceptions established for the
surfacing of parking areas by this Section, all loading berths and accessways
shall be improved with not less than six (6) inch class five base and two (2)
inch bituminous surfacing to control the dust and drainage according to a plan
submitted to and subject to the approval of the City Engineer.
D. Accessory
Use, Parking and Storage. Any space
allocated as a required loading berth or access drive so as to comply with the
requirements of this Chapter shall not be used for the storage of goods,
inoperable vehicles, or snow, and shall not be included as part of the space
requirements to meet off-street parking requirements.
7 E. Screening. Except in the case of multiple family
dwellings, all loading areas shall be completely screened from view of abutting
residential uses and/or the public right-of-way through the use of fences and
or landscaping.
F. Size.
1. Non‑Residential Developments.
Unless otherwise specified in these zoning regulations, the first loading berth
shall be not less than seventy (70) feet in length and additional berths
required shall be not less than thirty (30) feet in length and all loading
berths shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width and fourteen (14) feet in
height, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space.
2. Multiple Family Dwellings. The size and
location of the required loading berth shall be subject to the review and
approval of the Zoning Administrator.
G. Number
of Loading Berths Required. The number of required off‑street loading
berths shall be as follows:
1. Commercial and Industrial Uses. All
buildings shall have at least one off-street loading berth. Buildings which are
ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more, shall have at a minimum two (2) loading
berths.
2. Multiple Family Dwellings. One (1)
off-street loading berth shall be provided for each principal dwelling
structure in excess of four (4) units.
3. Other Uses. Other uses not specifically
mentioned herein or unique cases shall be determined on an individual basis by
the City Council. Factors to be considered in such determination shall include
(without limitation) size of buildings, type of use, and expected frequency and
number of delivery or service vehicles.
4. Space Reductions. Subject to the review
and processing of a conditional use permit as regulated by Section 1001.03,
Subd. 5 of this Chapter, the City may reduce the number of required off-street
loading spaces when the use can demonstrate in documented form a need which is
less than required. In such situations, the City may require land to be
reserved for loading space development should use or needs change.