General off-street parking regulations.
Omaha Municipal Code § 55-732
in effectSec. 55-732. - General off-street parking regulations.
(a) Terminology. Unless "bicycles" or "bicycle" are specifically noted, all references to "parking spaces", "parking stalls", "parking facilities" or "off-street parking" in this article refer to parking that is intended for use by motorized vehicles and not by bicycles. All provisions of this article that are applicable to bicycle parking include the term "bicycle" or "bicycles."
(b) Applicability. Off-street vehicle and bicycle parking shall be provided for any new building constructed, for new uses or conversions of existing conforming buildings, or for enlargements of existing structures.
(1) For new uses, conversions or enlargements of existing conforming buildings, off-street parking in compliance with these regulations shall be provided for the entire facility before issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the planning department.
(2) For enlargements of existing structures or uses which do not conform to these regulations, required parking must equal the sum of those spaces furnished by the use prior to the enlargement and the number of spaces required by these regulations for any additional use area.
(c) Reduction in off-street parking facilities. No existing facility used for off-street vehicle or bicycle parking on the effective date of this chapter [March 4, 1987] shall be reduced in capacity to less than the minimum required number of spaces, or altered in design or function to less than the minimum standards prescribed by this section. A reduction of spaces may be permitted by the planning director if an additional off-street parking area compensating for the reduction and conforming to these regulations is substituted.
(d) Multiple uses on site. For sites with more than one use, the vehicle and bicycle parking requirement shall be the sum of spaces required for each use, except as adjusted pursuant to section 55-736.
(e) Application of design standards. All parking facilities constructed or substantially reconstructed after the effective date of this chapter [March 4, 1987] shall comply with section 55-740, "Off-street parking design standards."
(f) Maintenance and use of off-street parking facilities. All required off-street vehicle or bicycle parking facilities shall be maintained for the duration of the use requiring such facilities. Such facilities are to be used solely for the temporary parking of personal vehicles or bicycles. Personal vehicles include passenger cars, vans, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, trailers under 20 feet in length, and boats. Off-street parking facilities may not be used for the sale, display or storage of merchandise, or for the storage and repair of vehicles or equipment.
(Code 1980, § 55-732; Ord. No. 38797, § 1, 8-24-10; Ord. No. 42341, § 9, 10-27-20)
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