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ORDINANCE NO. 98-12
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26 OF THE MOHAVE COUNTY ZONING
ORDINANCE WHICH SETS FORTH STANDARDS FOR OFF-STREET PARKING.
Section 26 of the Mohave County Zoning Ordinance regarding off-street parking standards is amended as
follows (words or phrases to be deleted are struck and words or phrases to be added are bolded):
Section 26 -- OFF STREET PARKING SPACE SCIIEDULE AND STANDARDS
A. Parking Required for all Structures For all buildings or structures hereafter erected,
constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, off-street parking shall be provided. Such
parking spaces shall be located either on the same property as the main use or within three
hundred(300')feet of the building or use,without crossing major thoroughfares, it is intended
to serve. No portion of the parking area other than necessary drives shall extend into any
street or other public way. Parking shall be provided in quantities stated in this Section,
except that certain uses have additional requirements stated therein. The issuance of building
permits or certificates of occupancy shall require compliance with the minimum parking
standards, even though a site plan may have been approved previously which included fewer
parking spaces due to unknown or changing status of occupancy.
B. Improvement of Parking Areas All parking areas and drives leading thereto shall be ready
for use upon occupancy of a building. Except parking areas and drives serving single-family
dwellings, all parking areas and drives shall meet or exceed the following standards:
1. In Urban Development Areas, all parking areas and drives leading thereto shall be
surfaced with a permanent, bituminous or concrete paving meeting the standards of
the County, at a minimum,prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, unless
a special permit is granted by the County Engineer due to weather conditions
preventing the placement of materials. Alternative materials that are equivalent or
better may be approved by the County Engineer.
2. In Suburban Development Areas and Rural Development Areas, all parking areas and
drives leading thereto shall be surfaced with a permanent, bituminous or concrete
paving meeting the standards of the County prior to the issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy when the street by which the parking area is accessed is similarly paved.
When the access street is constructed to a lesser standard,the parking area and drives
leading thereto shall be surfaced in the same manner as the street.
3. The Director of Planning and Zoning may allow the use of materials that do not meet
the standards in Section 26.B.1 and 2 above as provided below:
a. In Urban Development Areas that are not developing with urban uses, urban
densities or urban facilities at the time of the application or request, the
Director may approve parking lot materials that meet the standards for
Suburban Development Areas and Rural Development Areas as stated in
Section 26.B.2.
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b. The Director may approve a gravel surfacing that complies with the standard
approved by the Mohave County Board of Supervisors when the land uses
involved are intermittent, occurring not more than three days per week.
4. All parking lots and drives leading thereto, except those serving one-family dwellings,
shall have drainage facilities approved by the County Engineer.
5. All parking areas shall have adequate ingress and egress to and from a street. Alleys
may provide secondary access to parking areas, but shall not provide primary access.
Sufficient room for turning and maneuvering vehicles shall be provided on the site.
Bumper rails,or other barriers,shall be provided where needed for safety or to protect
property as determined by the Planning and Zoning Department.
6. Backing into a road is prohibited. Backing into the alley is prohibited, except where
employee parking is provided at the rear of the lot, then the alley may be used as
maneuvering area.
C. Access to Parking Areas Ingress and egress to all parking areas, garages and carports shall be
by means of driveways established in conformance with Section 26.B of these Regulations and
Standard Detail #46 (Driveway Spacing) of the Standard Details of the Mohave County
Subdivision and Road Maintenance Regulations.
D. Dimensions of Parking Areas
1. Standard parking stall dimensions shall not be less than nine (9) feet by nineteen (19)
feet,plus necessary space for maneuvering into and out of the space. All parking areas
must meet the minimum standard specified in Table 26-1. Where the end of the
parking space abuts a curbed area at least four (4) feet in width (with landscaping or
sidewalk),an overhang may be permitted which would reduce the length of the parking
space by two (2) feet. Such overhang shall be measured from the face of the curb.
2. Minimum dimensions for parallel parking space shall be eight(8) feet by twenty-three
(23) feet.
3. Minimum parking dimensions for other configurations or for parking lots with
compact car spaces shall be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. In no
case shall the minimum parking space size be less than seven(7)feet by sixteen (16)feet
and a minimum of seventy(70) percent of the parking spaces must be of standard size
as stated in 26.D.1.
4. Handicapped parking spaces are to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act,
State regulations, Fair Housing Act, and Section 26.M of these Regulations.
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30 19'-0" 12'-0" 50'-0" 19'-0" 24'-0" 62'-0"
45 19'-0" 13'-0" 51'-0" 19'-0" 24'-0" 62'-0"
60 19'-0" 18'-0" 56'-0" 19'-0" 24'-0" 62'-0"
90 NA NA NA 19'-0" 25'-0" 63'-0"
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E. Setbacks
1. Parking areas in conventional zoning districts shall be set back as follows:
a. No parking area for a non-residential use in any residential district shall be
located within ten (10) feet of any right-of-way; nonparking areas must be
maintained such that they are clear of weeds and miscellaneous debris.
b. In commercial and industrial districts, no parking shall be located within ten
(10) feet of any street right-of-way; nonparking areas must be maintained such
that they are clear of weeds and miscellaneous debris.
2. Parking areas in special development zoning districts shall be set back as follows:
a. Unless otherwise stated in these regulations, the setback for a parking area in
a special development zoning district shall be the same as that in any equivalent
conventional zoning district, subject to modifications as approved by the Board
of Supervisors upon recommendation from the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
3. Parking area setbacks for uses requiring a zoning use permit shall be determined at the
time of the approval for the zoning use permit.
F. Screening Where a parking area adversely affects adjacent property, the parking area shall
be screened by a wall,fence or screen planting of an adequate height but no less than three(3)
feet in height. In specific cases, the Planning and Zoning Department may require that any
wall, fence or screen planting around a parking area shall be set back from a street if such
setback will prevent adverse effects upon the appropriate use of adjacent property or will
prevent a traffic hazard,but such setbacks need not be greater than the respective front or side
yard requirement applicable to the zoning district.
AG. Parking for Specific Uses Off-street parking facilities shall conform to the following space
minimum standards:
1. One-family dwellings: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit. A Ggarages or carports shall
be accepted as one (1) space.
2. Multiple family dwelling and apartment houses: One (1) space for each one (1) bedroom
unit; one and one-half space for each two(2)bedroom unit; and two (2) spaces for each three
(3) or more bedroom units.
3. Hotels, motels and guest ranches and similar uses: Onc (1) One and one-quarter (1.25)
space for each guest room.
4. Churches, auditoriums, theaters, stadiums, night clubs, schools, multipurpose rooms, and
other places of public assembly: One (1) space for each three (3) seats.
5. Hospitals: One(1) space for each bed, and one (1) space for each two (2) employees on the
largest shift.
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6. Homes for aged,sanitariums,and convalescent homes: One(1) space for each three(3)beds.
7. General business, not otherwise specified in this section: One (1) space for each three
hundred (300) square feet of sales or display area.
8. Furniture and appliance stores: One(1) space for each seven hundred fifty(750) square feet
of sales or display area.
9. Automobile, boat, mobile home or trailer sales or rental, retail nurseries and other such
commercial uses not in a building or structure: One(1) space for each two thousand(2,000)
square feet of display area, and off-street loading and maneuverability shall be provided on
the premises.
10. Bowling alleys: Three (3) spaces for each alley.
11. Offices, business and professional: Onc (1) spacc for cach 250 squarc fcct of floor arca,
cxcluding public corridors and stairways. Three (3) spaces for each one thousand (1000)
square feet of gross leaseable floor area.
12. Dining rooms, bars, taverns, restaurants, cafes, and similar uses involving the seating and
serving of the public: One (1)parking space for each forty-five (45) square feet of serving
area. The serving area shall include the entire room, or rooms within which serving is
conducted, and one (1) space for every two (2) employees on the largest shift.
13. Drive-in restaurants: One (1) space for each thirty(30) square feet of gross floor area in the
building, and one (1) space for each two (2) employees on the largest shift.
14. Industrial uses: One (1) space for each two (2) employees on the largest shift, plus one (1)
space for each vehicle kept in connection with the use and on-premise loading and
maneuverability shall be provided.
15. Child day care centers: One(1) space for each two (2)employees plus one (1)space for each
five (5) children the facility is designed to accommodate.
16. Schools,private, accredited general curricular, through ninth(9th) grade: One and one-half
(1.5) parking space per classroom, plus any applicable requirement in subparagraph (4)
above.
17. Schools, private accredited general curricular, tenth (10th) grade through twelfth (12th)
grade: Ten (10) parking spaces per classroom.
18. Colleges, business,professional, and trade schools: One (1) space for each two (2) students
which the facility is designed to accommodate.
19. Any use not included in the parking requirements in this title shall be assigned a
parking requirement by the Board of Supervisors.
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B. All parking faeilities shall eonform to the following design standa ds:
Sufficient room for turning and maneuvering vehicles shall be provided on the site. Bumper
- `hen- barrier- -hall be provided where needed for safety, or to protect property,as
as per Illustration 1 Table 1. Backing into a road, or alley is prohibited, except where
employee parking is provided at the rear of the lot, then the alley may be used as
maneuvering arca.
a durable,dustless sur€aee, and shall he-so graded and drained as to dispose of surfaec water,
with the testing and specifications of such to be approved by the County Engineer.
3. Entrances-and-exits to parking lots and other parking facilities shall be provided only at
locations approved by the Planning and Zoning Department and shall be established in
Subdivision and Road Maintenance Regulations.
4. Each parking space shall be not less than nineteen (19') feet in length and nine (9') feet in
width, exclusive of aisles and access drives, with the exception of parallel parking which
shall be twenty-three (23') feet in length and eight (8') feet in width.
5. No commercial repair-work, or servicing of vehicles shall be conducted in parking arca.
6. In a commercial area where a parking arca is located across a strect, or alley, from a
shat he located adjoining the street or alley and permanently maintained as required by the
Planning Commission.
7. All outdoor lighting must be shielded to prevent the transmission of light upward into the
public nuisance, pursuant to any applicable County Lighting Regulations.
GH. Off-Street Loading Required Area-1: Off-street loading facilities areas shall comply with all of
the provisions of this section and any other applicable section. Loading areas must be adequate
to serve the uses and categories of uses proposed and shall be determined at time of site plan
review.
DI. Combination of Uses on One Building-1-If more than one use is conducted in a building,parking
requirements shall be maintained for each use, and combined for the total required parking.
EJ. Off-Premise Parking -17 Parking may be provided on contiguous property where provisions are made
to reserve the property for this use.
K. No commercial repair work or servicing of vehicles shall be conducted in a parking area.
L. All outdoor lighting must be shielded to prevent the transmission of light upward into the
night sky, and in no way to shine onto adjacent properties, or in any way create a glare or
public nuisance, pursuant to any applicable County Lighting Regulations.
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FM. Handicapped Parking
1. In accordance with ARS 34-403 and 34-405, A.R.S 41-1492 - 41-1492.07, the Americans
with Disabilities Act(ADA) and the Fair Housing Act, handicapped parking spaces shall
be provided at all public buildings and facilities, and all places of public accommodation.
Places of public accommodation mean all public places on entertainment, amusement or
recreation, all places where food or beverages are sold for consumption on the premises, and
all public places which are conducted for lodging of transients or for the benefit use or
accommodation of those seeking health or recreation, and all establishments which cater or
offer their services, facilities or goods to or solicit patronage from the members of the
general public. Places of public accommodation also includes multi-family dwellings
with four (4) or more dwelling units. Any residential house or residence in which less
than five rooms are rented, or any private club, or any place which is its nature distinctly
private, is not a place of public accommodation.
2. Two percent (2%) oft e-requited parking spaces for a public building facility or place of
one (1) handicap parking stall.
Handicapped parking spaces must be provided according to Table 26-2, except for the
following:
a. Inpatient and Outpatient Medical Care Facilities specializing in the treatment
of persons with mobility impairments on an inpatient and/or outpatient basis,
twenty (20) percent of the parking provided shall be accessible.
b. Outpatient Medical Care Facilities providing outpatient clinic medical care
facilities, ten (10) percent of the parking spaces provided shall be accessible.
c. Apartment Buildings, one accessible parking space shall be provided for each
dwelling unit that is accessible and reserved for its occupants. In addition,two
(2) percent of all parking spaces provided, but not less than one (1), shall be
accessible. Accessible visitor parking shall be provided to provide access to
grade-level entrances of covered multi-family dwellings. Accessible parking
shall be provided as common use, accessible facilities according to Table 26-2.
d. One of every eight(8) accessible parking spaces or portion thereof, but not less
than one (1), shall be designed to be accessible to vans.
3. A handicapped parking stall space shall be twelve(12')eight(8) feet wide and nineteen(19)
feet deep and shall have an adjacent access aisle not less than five(5)feet in width. Van
accessible parking spaces shall have an adjacent access aisle not less than eight(8) feet
in width. Parking access aisles shall be part of an accessible route to the building or
facility entrance. Two accessible parking spaces may share a common access aisle.
Boundaries of access aisles shall be marked so that the aisles will not be used as parking
spaces. A three (3) foot aisle shall be provided in front of all handicapped parking
spaces to provide maneuvering space. and whenever possible, thcsc spaces should be
located where one side is opcn. handicap parking spaces should also be designed and
located inteh a manner as to prevent persons in wheel chairs and persons using braces and
crutches from have to wheel or walk behind parkcd cars.
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TABLE 26-2
Total Parking Required Minimum
Stalls in Lot Number of Accessible Spaces
1 to 25 1
26 to 50 2
51 to 75 3
76 to 100 4
101 to 150 5
151 to 200 6
201 to 300 7
301 to 400 8
401 to 500 9
501 to 1000 two (2) percent of total
1001 and over twenty (20) plus one (1) for
each 100 over 1000
4. Where accessible parking spaces are required for vans,vertical clearance shall not be
less than ninety-eight (98) inches at the parking space and along at least one vehicle
access route to such spaces from the site entrances and exits.
5. Accessible parking spaces and access aisles shall be level and located on a surface with
a slope not to exceed one (1)vertical in fifty (50) horizontal in all directions. Where the
level of the pang lot differs from the level of the walk or entrance way of a public
building,ramps shall be provided in accordance with the specifications outlined in ARS 34-
305 and 34-406.
6. Handicapped parking spaces and access aisles shall be firm, stable, smooth and slip-
resistant.
§7. Every handicapped parking space required shall be identified by a sign centered
between three (3) and five(5) feet above the parking surface at the head of the parking
space. The sign shall include the international symbol of access. Van accessible
parking spaces shall have an additional sign mounted below the international symbol
identifying the spaces as "Van Accessible". Each handicap parking space shall be
idcntificd as such by a sign displaying the international wheelchair symbol as outlined in
6. No person shall park in any parking space idcntificd as handicap parking unless vehicle has
displayed thereon a distinguishing insignia as provided in ARS 28-873.01 or numbered
plates bearing the international wheel chair symbol issued pursuant to ARS 28-308.01.
8. There shall be an accessible route of travel from each parking space to the building or
use that complies with ADA regulations and County Building Codes.
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OFFICIAL RECORDS OF MOHAVE COUNTY?
JOAN MC CALL, MOHAVE COUNTY RECORDE
12/138/1998 03:30P PAGE 1 OF 9
MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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BOS RESOLUTION 98-372
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 98-12, AN
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 26 OF THE MOHAVE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE WHICH
ESTABLISHES STANDARDS FOR OFF-STREET PARKING.
WHEREAS, at their regular meeting on December 7, 1998, the Mohave County Board of
Supervisors held a public hearing and considered this amendment, and
WHEREAS, the parking standards have not been reviewed or amended in several years, and
WHEREAS, Federal and state laws have made changes to handicapped parking standards which
are not reflected in the current ordinance, and
WHEREAS, clearer guidelines are needed for parking lot surfacing and parking lot access, and
WHEREAS, at their meetings on August 12, 1998 and September 9, 1998, the Mohave County
Planning and Zoning Commission held public hearings and considered the amendment and at their meeting
on September 9, 1998,the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors
adopt the amendment attached as Ordinance No. 98-12, and
WHEREAS,this item was advertised in The Standard on November 18, 1998 and posted throughout
Mohave County on November 20, 1998.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors, at their regular meeting
on Monday, December 7, 1998, adopted the attached Ordinance No. 98-12 amending Section 26 of the
Mohave County Zoning Regulations regarding off-street parking standards as recommended by the Planning
and Zoning Commission.
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