Article XIII. OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND UNLOADING AREAS  


§ 13.1. Parking area development and maintenance requirements.
§ 13.2. Locations and widths of vehicular access points along streets.
§ 13.3. Loading and unloading spaces required.
§ 13.4. Parking or loading spaces established prior to adoption or amendment of this zoning ordinance; change of use and off-site accessory parking.
§ 13.5. Special provisions for particular uses.
§ 13.6. Parking areas in required yards.
§ 13.7. Number of off-street parking spaces or off-street parking area required.
§ 13.8. Table of minimum off-street parking requirements.
Article amendments approved unless noted: OMPC Owensboro Daviess Co. Whitesville
Revised zoning ordinance 08-Sep-1979 14-Mar-1980 27-Dec-1979 07-Apr-1980
Parking access to local streets, parking & landscaping setback 17-Apr-1981 22-May-1981 26-Apr-1981 06-Jul-1981
Parking lot paving, parking for major outdoor recreation 12-Jan-1984 06-Mar-1984 22-Feb-1984 ?
Automobile body shops 15-Nov-1990 not adopted 26-Dec-1990 not adopted
Retail parking requirements 09-May-1991 04-Jun-1991 25-Jun-1991 no action
Bed and breakfast homes 09-Feb-1995 21-Mar-1995 15-Nov-1995 ?
Extensive amendments: Amount of parking required {13.7, 13.8}; no paving required for parking areas in agricultural zones {13.12}; comp. plan stds. for roadway buffers {13.622}; parking area dimensions {13.16}; driveway widths, locations {13.2}; paving exception for display of manuf. homes & large farm vehicles {13.511}; stacking area for uses with drive-up facilities {13.52}; off-site accessory parking {13.42}; storm water retention in parking areas {13.14} 18-Apr-1996 21-May-1996 22-May-1996 ?
"Individual storage" defined (mini-warehouses, proposed by Daviess Co.) {13.8-L7} 14-Nov-1996 denied not applic. 12-Feb-1997 approved not applic.
"Landscaping services" replaced "Horticultural services" {13.8-H8} 13-Nov-1997 06-Jan-1998 23-Dec-1997 ?
2003 Review Committee: Definitions and regulations made consistent across all jurisdictions; up to 105 of required off-street parking spaces may be parallel spaces {13.16}; off-site parking permitted under specific criteria tied to non-residential final development plan {13.17}; calculation of off-street parking requirements in B-1 and B-3 zones changed from an area ratio to minimum requirements by uses listed in Section 13.8 table {13.73}; added off-street parking requirement for new uses that have been added to Article 8 {13.8}; changed calculation of off-street parking for retail uses to 1/300 SF for premises with buildings under 10,000 SF of gross floor area and 1/200 for premises with buildings of 10,000 SF or more of GFA {13.8 E2, E3, E4}. 11-Dec-2003 02-Mar-2004 05-Feb-2004 06-Apr-2004
Revised Parking Requirements for Mercantile and Home Improvement 14-Sept-2006 7-Nov-2006 21-Nov-2006 05-Dec-2006
Revisions to reference new regulations contained in Article 21 relative to properties within Downtown Overlay Districts 10-Sep-2009 20-Oct-2009