Series 104 2003 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS


Section 104-061; Ord. 17575; Amending Chapter 29 RE: On-Site Automobile and Bicycle Parking


Ordinance No.          17575                Council Bill No.           B 24-03            

AN ORDINANCE

amending Chapter 29 of the City Code relating to on-site automobile and bicycle parking; and fixing the time when this ordinance shall become effective.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:

    SECTION 1.  Chapter 29 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Columbia, Missouri, is hereby amended as follows:

    Material to be deleted in strikeout; material to be added underlined.

Sec. 29-13.1. District O-P, planned office district.

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    (d)     Standards and Criteria. The following standards and criteria shall apply to all O-P developments:

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  1. Parking and loading. The provisions of section 29-30, off-street parking and loading, shall apply, except that the commission may recommend and the council may approve a lesser different parking requirement if, after considering the proposed use, the availability of other parking in the area (including parking on public streets) and other relevant factors, a lesser different requirement is deemed appropriate.


        The commission may also recommend and the council may allow some of the required parking to be deferred.  This shall be done by noting such parking spaces on the plan as “future parking if needed.”  The future parking spaces may be placed within landscaped areas, as long as the landscaped areas are in excess of the 15% minimum of the site which is required to be in landscaping.  The property owner shall establish additional parking spaces in the “future parking” area when directed to do so by the city council.

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Sec. 29-17. District C-P, planned business district.
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    (d)     Standards and Criteria. The following standards and criteria shall apply to all C-P developments:
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  1.  Parking and loading. The provisions of section 29-30, off-street parking and loading, shall apply, except that the commission may recommend and the council may approve a different parking requirement if, after considering the proposed use, the availability of other parking in the area (including parking on non-residential public streets) and other relevant factors, a different requirement is deemed appropriate.


The commission may also recommend and the council may allow some of the required parking to be deferred.  This shall be done by noting such parking spaces on the plan as “future parking if needed.”  The future parking spaces may be placed within landscaped areas, as long as the landscaped areas are in excess of the 15% minimum of the site which is required to be in landscaping.  The property owner shall establish additional parking spaces in the “future parking” area when directed to do so by the city council.
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Sec. 29-18. District M-R, research, development and office park district.
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    (d)     Standards and criteria. The following standards and criteria shall apply to all M-R developments:
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(5)        Parking and loading. The provisions of section 29-30, off-street parking and loading, shall apply, except that the commission may approve a lesser different parking requirement if, after considering the proposed use, the availability of other parking in the area (including parking on public streets) and other relevant factors, a lesser different requirement is deemed appropriate.

The commission may also recommend and the council may allow some of the required parking to be deferred.  This shall be done by noting such parking spaces on the plan as “future parking if needed.”  The future parking spaces may be placed within landscaped areas, as long as the landscaped areas are in excess of the 15% minimum of the site which is required to be in landscaping.  The property owner shall establish additional parking spaces in the “future parking” area when directed to do so by the city council.
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Sec. 29-19.1. District M-P, Planned general industrial district.
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    (d)     Standards and Criteria . The following standards and criteria shall apply to all M-P developments:
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(5)        Parking and loading. The provisions of section 29-30, Off-Street Parking and Loading, shall apply, except that the commission may recommend and the council may approve a different parking requirement if, after considering the proposed use, the availability of other parking in the area (including parking on public streets) and other relevant factors, a different requirement is deemed appropriate.

        The commission may also recommend and the council may allow some of the required parking to be deferred.  This shall be done by noting such parking spaces on the plan as “future parking if needed.”  The future parking spaces may be placed within landscaped areas, as long as the landscaped areas are in excess of the 15% minimum of the site which is required to be in landscaping.  The property owner shall establish additional parking spaces in the “future parking” area when directed to do so by the city council.
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Sec. 29-30. Off-street parking and loading regulations.
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    (m)     Providing facilities for the storage of bicycles in off-street parking lots or structures.

  1. Any parking lot or structure which contains fifty (50) or more parking spaces shall be required to provide adequate and safe on-site bicycle facilities. These bicycle facilities shall be designed to accommodate the number of bicycle spaces according to the following number of required vehicle spaces: fifty (50) to ninety-nine (99) vehicle spaces--eight (8) bicycle spaces; one hundred (100) to one hundred ninety-nine (199) vehicle spaces--twelve (12) bicycle spaces; two hundred (200) to two hundred ninety-nine (299) vehicle spaces--fifteen (15) bicycle spaces; three hundred (300) or more vehicle spaces - number of bicycle spaces equal to five (5) percent of the number of vehicle spaces. Bicycle spaces in racks located adjacent to buildings shall count toward this requirement. In addition, the required number of vehicle parking spaces shall be reduced by one (1) space for each required bicycle space provided.

  2. Bicycle facilities shall be equipped with either a lockable enclosure (bicycle locker) or a permanent, secure, and stationary structure (bicycle rack) that supports the bicycle frame and to which the frame and both bicycle wheels can be locked (with removal of the front wheel) or where the frame and one wheel can be locked (if both wheels remain on the bicycle).

  3. Each bicycle space shall be at least six (6) feet long, two and one-half (2.5) two (2) feet wide and shall have a minimum overhead clearance of seven (7) feet. If more than one (1) bicycle rack is used, an access aisle five (5) feet wide at a minimum is required beside or between each row of bicycle racks. Bicycle facilities shall be surfaced with all-weather material and maintained in a safe and neat condition.

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    SECTION 2.  This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

    PASSED this 3rd day of February, 2003.