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1/29/2026 10:03:02 AM
From:
Michael Ray <mray@ci.moscow.id.us
To:
"Bill Belknap"
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Importance: Normal
Subject:
Draft Ordinance
Attachments
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Ordinance 2026-XX_ Amending Title 4_Ch1, 3, 4, & 6.docx
Bill, attached is the draft ordinance for your review.
Thanks,
Mike
Mike Ray, AICP
Planning Manager
City of Moscow
504 S. Washington Street
Moscow, ID 83843
mray@ci.moscow.id.us
(208) 883-7008
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ORDINANCE 2026-__
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ORDINANCE NO. 2026 -__
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW, IDAHO, A MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF
MOSCOW CITY CODE TITLE 4, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1-6, Definitions; PROVIDING
FOR THE AMENDMENT OF MOSCOW CITY CODE TITLE 4, CHAPTER 3, SECTION
3-4, Land Use Table; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF MOSCOW CITY CODE
TITLE 4, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4-2, Bulk and Placement Regulations Table; PROVIDING
FOR THE AMENDMENT OF MOSCOW CITY CODE TITLE 4, CHAPTER 6, SECTION
6-2, Off-Street Parking Requirements; PROVIDING THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ORDINANCE BE DEEMED SEVERABLE; AND PROVIDING FOR THIS ORDINANCE
TO BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE,
APPROVAL, AND PUBLICATION ACCORDING TO LAW.
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MOSCOW AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: All matters stated above are found to be true and correct and are incorporated
herein by reference as if copied in their entirety and shall be adopted with the following sections
of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2: That Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 1-6 of the Moscow City Code be, and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows:
…
Sec. 1-6.
Definitions.
For the purpose of this Zoning Code, certain words and terms used herein are defined
as follows:
A.
All words used in the present tense include the future tense; all words in the plural
number include the singular number, and all words in the singular number include
plural number; unless the natural construction of the wording indicates otherwise. The
word "lot" includes the word "plot"; the word "building" includes the word "structure";
and the word "shall" is mandatory and not directory. The word "used" shall be deemed
also to include "designed, intended or arranged to be used."
B.
Where applicable, uses have been named and defined using the 2012 North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS) which is the standard used by the Federal
government in classifying business establishments. The uses that are defined by
NAICS will have an associated NAICS code in parenthesis following the named use
(i.e., Bowling Centers (NAICS 713950)). In many cases, this Code has used an
abbreviated definition, which is further defined using the 2012 NAICS Manual that is
published on the United States Census Bureau website. Many NAICS subsectors
include multiple industries that are included within the subsector. In some
circumstances, certain industries have specifically been excluded from subsectors
because of incompatibility with certain zoning districts.
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C.
Unless otherwise specified, all distances shall be measured horizontally.
D.
Definitions used herein:
1.
Accessory Dwelling Unit. A secondary dwelling unit that is accessory to a single
family dwelling on a single lot, containing complete housekeeping facilities and
which is added to, created within, or detached from the principal dwelling unit
and subject to the Specific Use Standards of this Code.
2.
Accessory Use. A minor or second use for which a lot, structure or building is
designed or employed in conjunction with but subordinate to its primary use. The
term is synonymous with "secondary use."
3.
Affected Person. A person who shows to the City, by a preponderance of
evidence, that such person has an interest which may be adversely affected by the
issuance or denial of a permit authorizing development or by a decision of the
City.
4.
Agencies, Brokerages and Other Insurance Related Activities (NAICS 5242).
Establishments primarily engaged in (1) acting as agents (i.e., brokers) in selling
annuities and insurance policies; or (2) providing other employee benefits and
insurance related services, such as claims adjustment and third party
administration.
5.
Agriculture, Animal Production and Aquaculture (NAICS 112). Establishments
that raise or fatten animals for the sale of animals or animal products and/or raise
aquatic plants and animals in controlled or selected aquatic environments for the
sale of aquatic plants, animals, or their products.
6.
Agriculture, Crop Production (NAICS 111). Establishments such as farms,
orchards, groves, greenhouses, and nurseries, primarily engaged in growing
crops, plants, vines, or trees and their seeds.
7.
Alley. A passageway open to public travel which affords generally a secondary
means of vehicular access to abutting lots and is not intended for general traffic
circulation.
8.
Alterations. A change or rearrangement of the structural parts of existing
facilities, or an enlargement by extending the sides or increasing the height or
depth, or the moving from one (1) location to another. In buildings for business,
commercial, industrial or similar uses, the installation or rearrangement of
partitions affecting more than one-third (1/3) of a single floor area shall be
considered an alteration.
9.
Animal Slaughtering and Processing (NAICS 31161). Establishments primarily
engaged in one (1) or more of the following: (1) slaughtering animals; (2)
preparing processed meats and meat byproducts; and (3) rendering and/or refining
animal fat, bones, and meat scraps. This industry includes establishments
primarily engaged in assembly cutting and packing of meats (i.e., boxed meats)
from purchased carcasses.
10.
Antenna Tower. A structure to house or hold a device which transmits or receives
television, radio, or telephone communications but excluding those which are
used as accessory to a residential use.
11.
Amusement and Recreation Industries (NAICS 713990). Establishments (except
amusement parks and arcades; gambling industries; golf courses and country
clubs; skiing facilities; marinas; fitness and recreational sports centers; and
bowling centers) primarily engaged in providing recreational and amusement
services.
12.
Archery/Shooting Ranges. A controlled area of activity, located indoors,
specifically designed for the discharging of projectiles at targets.
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13.
Automobile and RV Dealers (NAICS 4411). Establishments primarily engaged in
retailing new and used automobiles and light trucks, such as sport utility vehicles,
and passenger and cargo vans.
14.
Automotive Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 8111). Establishments involved in
providing repair and maintenance services for automotive vehicles, such as
passenger cars, trucks, and vans, and all trailers. Establishments in this industry
group employ mechanics with specialized technical skills to diagnose and repair
the mechanical and electrical systems for automotive vehicles, repair automotive
interiors, and paint or repair automotive exteriors.
15.
Basement. That portion of a building partly underground and having at least one-
half (1/2) of its height more than five feet (5’) below the adjoining finish grade.
16.
Bed and Breakfast Inn. Establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term
lodging (durations of less than twenty-one (21) consecutive days per guest) for
compensation in private homes or accessory buildings where the owner resides
upon the property and where breakfast may or may not be provided.
17.
Bedroom. A room within an apartment unit other than a living room, kitchen,
bathroom, eating area or utility room which may be used for sleeping purposes.
A room other than a living room, kitchen, or bathroom containing an egress
window and a minimum of seventy (70) square feet of floor area with no
horizontal dimension less than 7 feet. Sinks, final or rough-in plumbing, or other
plumbing features that could be reasonably expected to permit or allow for the
installation of a sink, shall not be permitted within any bedroom.
18.
Boarding House. A building occupied by its owner in which not more than six
(6) roomers, lodgers and/or boarders are housed or fed for compensation on a
weekly or longer basis.
19.
Bowling Centers (NAICS 713950). Establishments engaged in operating bowling
centers. These establishments often provide food and beverage services.
20.
Broadcasting (NAICS 515). Establishments that create content or acquire the
right to distribute content and subsequently broadcast the content.
21.
Building Area. The total ground coverage of a building or structure which
provides shelter measured from the outside of its external walls or supporting
members or from a point four feet (4’) in from the outside edge of a cantilevered
roof, whichever covers the greatest area.
22.
Building or Structure. "Building" means any structure having a roof, but
excluding all forms of vehicles even though immobilized. When a use is required
to be within a building, or where special authority granted pursuant to this Zoning
Code requires that a use shall be within an entirely enclosed building, then the
term "building" means one so designed and constructed that all exterior walls of
the structures shall be solid from the ground to the roof line, and shall contain no
openings except for windows and doors which are designed so that they may be
closed.
23.
Building or Structure, Accessory. A subordinate building or structure, the use of
which is incidental to the use of the main building on the same lot, attached to or
located adjacent to a home, or on the same lot, including awnings, steps, porches,
carports, garages, and storage buildings. Accessory buildings or structures may
contain incidental uses such as but not limited to workshops, artist studios, hobby
spaces, and accessory living spaces for residents of the main building which are
not to be rented out for compensation unless otherwise permitted by this Code.
Size limitations contained within this Code pertaining to accessory buildings or
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structures shall apply to the enclosed building footprint (the enclosed land area
occupied by such accessory structure).
24.
Building or Structure, Detached. A building surrounded on all sides by open
space and which is located more than two feet (2’) from the principal/primary
structure.
25.
Building Height. The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of
the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point on the
roof or parapet wall.
26.
Building Line. The line of that face or corner or part of a building nearest the
property line.
27.
Building Material Sales and Garden Equipment/Supplies (NAICS 444).
Establishments that retail new building material and garden equipment and
supplies from fixed point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector have
display equipment designed to handle lumber and related products and garden
equipment and supplies that may be kept either indoors or outdoors under covered
areas.
28.
Business, Professional, Political, Social Advocacy, Grantmaking, and Similar
Organizations (NAICS 8132, 8133, 8139). See individual NAICS sectors for
definitions.
29.
Cemeteries and Crematories (NAICS 812220). Establishments primarily engaged
in operating sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animal
remains and/or cremating the dead.
30.
Child Care Facility. Any business, place of business or establishment which
provides Child Care. This definition includes any premises, location, play area,
playground, organization, institution, partnership, school, home, residence,
dwelling, group home, foster home, place or facility whether such business or
concern calls itself a mini school, kindergarten, nursery, pre-school, club,
cooperative, mother’s-day-out, learning center or any other business whose
activity is the same or substantially similar to a Child Care operation or concern.
a.
The definition of Child Care Facility shall not include:
(1)
Any institution, school or facility operated by or under the direction of
the State of Idaho, by any agency or political subdivision of the State of
Idaho, or by any other public body or public entity.
(2)
Any elementary, junior high, or high school licensed and designated as
such by the State of Idaho.
(3)
Any medical or hospital facility operated pursuant to license issued by
the State of Idaho.
b.
There shall be four (4) classifications of Child Care Facility:
(1)
Family Child Care Facility: A Child Care Facility providing Child Care
for five (5) or fewer children;
(2)
Group Child Care Facility: A Child Care Facility providing Child Care
for six (6) to twelve (12) children;
(3)
Small Child Care Facility: A Child Care Facility providing Child Care
for thirteen (13) to twenty (20) children; and
(4)
Large Child Care Facility: A Child Care Facility providing Child Care
for twenty-one (21) or more children.
(5)
The number of children in each of the above classifications (1) through
(4) may be increased with the addition of school-aged children (first
grade and up) from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, on teacher
work days, and on snow days, without affecting the classification level.
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31.
Civic and Social Organizations (NAICS 813410). Establishments primarily
engaged in promoting the civic and social interests of their members.
Establishments in this industry may operate bars and restaurants for their
members.
32.
Coffee/Espresso Stand. A beverage service establishment where drive-up
window service is the primary customer access.
33.
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance
(NAICS 811310). Establishments primarily engaged in the repair and
maintenance of commercial and industrial machinery and equipment.
34.
Commercial Banking (NAICS 522110). Establishments primarily engaged in
accepting demand and other deposits and making commercial, industrial, and
consumer loans. Commercial banks and branches of foreign banks are included
in this industry.
35.
Community Center. A building or group of buildings in which members of a
community may gather for group activities, social support, educational activities,
cultural activities, and other purposes. They may sometimes be open for the
whole community or for a specialized group within the greater community.
36.
Conditional Use. "Conditional use" means a use permitted in one (1) or more
zoning district as defined by this Zoning Code but which, because of
characteristics peculiar to such use, or because of size, technological processes
or equipment, or because of the exact location with reference to surroundings,
streets and existing improvements or demands upon public facilities, requires a
special degree of control to make uses consistent with and compatible to other
existing or permissible uses in the same zoning district(s).
37.
Conditional Use Permit. "Conditional Use Permit" means the documented
evidence of authority granted by the Board of Adjustment to locate a conditional
use at a particular location.
38.
Construction Contractor Services (NAICS 238). Establishments whose primary
activity is performing specific activities (e.g., pouring concrete, site preparation,
plumbing, painting, and electrical work) involved in building construction or
other activities that are similar for all types of construction, but that are not
responsible for the entire project.
39.
Consumer Goods Rental (NAICS 5322). Establishments primarily engaged in
renting personal and household-type goods. Establishments classified in this
industry group generally provide short-term rental although in some instances, the
goods may be leased for longer periods of time. These establishments often
operate from a retail-like or store-front facility.
40.
Correctional Institutions (NAICS 922140). Government establishments primarily
engaged in managing and operating correctional institutions. The facility is
generally designed for the confinement, correction, and rehabilitation of adult
and/or juvenile offenders sentenced by a court.
41.
Credit Unions (NAICS 522130). Establishments primarily engaged in accepting
members' share deposits in cooperatives that are organized to offer consumer
loans to their members.
42.
Dance Halls. Establishments where amplified sound or music is provided for
entertainment.
43.
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (NAICS 518). Establishments
that provide the infrastructure for hosting and/or data processing services.
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44.
Dormitory. A building typically located at a college or university, containing a
number of private or semiprivate rooms for residents, usually along with common
bathroom facilities and recreation areas.
45.
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (NAICS 722410). Establishments known
as bars, taverns, nightclubs, or drinking places primarily engaged in preparing and
serving alcoholic beverages for immediate consumption. These establishments
may also provide limited food services.
46.
Dwelling, Single Family. A detached building or manufactured home containing
one (1) kitchen designed for, and occupied exclusively by, one (1) family. A
second kitchen may be permitted so long as there is open communication
throughout the entire building, and a deed restriction is recorded against the
property stating that the building shall only be occupied by one (1) family. The
classification “single family dwelling” shall include any home in which eight (8)
or fewer unrelated mentally and/or physically handicapped or elderly persons
reside; and which is supervised. Resident staff, if employed, need not be related
to each other or to any of the mentally or physically handicapped or elderly
persons residing in the home. No more than two (2) such staff shall reside in the
dwelling at any one (1) time.
47.
Dwelling, Townhouse. A structure which contains three (3) or more attached
single family dwelling units that share a single common wall and where each unit
is located upon a separate platted lot to allow for individual sale.
48.
Dwelling, Twinhome. A structure which contains two (2) attached single family
dwelling units that share a single common wall and where each unit is located
upon a separate platted lot to allow for individual sale.
49.
Dwelling, Two (2) Family. A building containing two (2) kitchens and designed
to be occupied by two (2) families living independently of each other.
50.
Dwelling, Multi-Family. A building designed to house three (3) or more families
living independently of each other and having one (1) yard in common.
51.
Dwelling Unit. A building or portion thereof providing complete housekeeping
facilities for one (1) family. Housekeeping facilities provide permanent
provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, and shall be
limited to one (1) kitchen and one (1) washer and dryer set per dwelling unit
unless otherwise permitted by this Code. The term "dwelling" shall not be deemed
to include motel, hotel, tourist home, bed and breakfast inn, or boarding house.
52.
Educational Services (NAICS 611). Establishments that provide instruction and
training in a wide variety of subjects. The instruction and training is provided by
specialized establishments, such as schools, colleges, universities, and training
centers.
53.
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 8112).
Establishments primarily engaged in repairing electronic equipment, such as
computers and communications equipment, and highly specialized precision
instruments.
54.
Established Grade. The high point of the sidewalk at the front or side lot line as
established by the City.
55.
Fairgrounds. An area where outdoor fairs, circuses, exhibitions, etc. are held.
56.
Family.
a.
For purposes of this “family” definition:
(1) “related” shall mean persons related by blood, marriage, adoption, and/or
guardianship or other duly authorized relationship, and
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(2) “family” shall not mean any society, club, fraternity, sorority, association,
lodge, federation, bed and breakfast inn, boarding house, residential rental
unit, or other like use or organization, and
(3) there shall be no more than one (1) “family” per dwelling unit, unless
otherwise permitted by this Code.
(4) “living together as a single housekeeping unit” shall mean where all
occupants of the dwelling unit enjoy a common right to use the entire
dwelling, despite informal arrangements among members to designate
certain areas as individual sleeping spaces, and where such persons share
household living arrangements, including, but not limited to, rental or
mortgage payments, utility payments, groceries, chores, maintenance of
the premises, and common sanitary, living, and cooking supplies and/or
facilities.
(5) “related by blood” shall mean persons related in any combination of the
following: parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-
siblings, half-siblings, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, grandparents,
grandchildren, great grandparents, great grandchildren, and first cousins.
b. One (1) or more related persons living together as a single housekeeping unit
in a dwelling unit; or
c. Not more than four (4) persons living together as a single housekeeping unit
in a dwelling unit, when one (1) or more of them is not related to any other
person in such dwelling unit; or
d. Two (2) persons who are not related and any number of additional persons
related to either of such two (2) unrelated persons, as long as all persons are
living together as a single housekeeping unit in such dwelling unit; or
e. Eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally and/or physically handicapped or
elderly persons reside; and which is supervised. Resident staff, if employed,
need not be related to each other or to any of the mentally or physically
handicapped or elderly persons residing in the home. No more than two (2)
such staff shall reside in the dwelling at any one (1) time.
57.
Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS
423820). Establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale
distribution of specialized machinery, equipment, and related parts generally used
in agricultural, farm, and lawn and garden activities.
58.
Fitness Centers (NAICS 713940). Establishments primarily engaged in operating
fitness and recreational sports facilities featuring exercise and other active
physical fitness conditioning or recreational sports activities, such as swimming,
skating, or racquet sports.
59.
Floor Area. The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the floors of a building or
buildings, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls and from the center
line of division walls. Floor area shall include: basement space, elevator shafts
and stairwells at each floor, mechanical equipment rooms or attic spaces with
headroom of seven feet (7’) six inches (6”), exterior steps or stairs, terraces,
breezeways and open spaces.
60.
Fraternity, Sorority Or Student Cooperative. A building occupied by and
maintained exclusively for students affiliated with an academic or professional
college or university, or other recognized institution of higher learning and
regulated by such institution.
61.
Functional Open Space. Land within a development which is permanently
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social use by the residents of the development, or others; such space shall not
include streets, roadways or parking areas. Such space shall be located on the
ground level and may be provided via a private yard, deck, or patio area.
Functional open space shall not include parking areas and the smallest dimension
of such open space shall not be less than fifteen feet (15’).
62.
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (NAICS 812210). Establishments primarily
engaged in preparing the dead for burial or interment and conducting funerals
(i.e., providing facilities for wakes, arranging transportation for the dead, selling
caskets and related merchandise). Funeral homes combined with crematories are
included in this industry.
63.
Garage and/or Workshop, Private. An enclosed space for the storage of one (1)
or more private vehicles for residents of the premises.
64.
Garden, Accessory. The use of land for growing of produce and/or plants that is
accessory to a permitted principal use, and where the produce from the garden is
primarily grown for the consumption and use or donation by the person(s) residing
or employed upon the subject property. Accessary Gardens may include the
keeping of animals and fowl as permitted by this Code. On-site retail sales are
not permitted in association with Accessary Gardens unless specifically permitted
under this Code.
65.
Garden, Community. The collective use of land for growing of produce and/or
plants conducted by a group of people, where the site is commonly divided into
plots that individuals may rent for the season, where the produce or plant materials
grown upon the site are intended for consumption, use, or donation by the
person(s) cultivating the land. On-site retail sales are not permitted in association
with Community Gardens unless specifically permitted under this Code.
66.
Garden, Market. The use of land for growing of produce and/or plants that is
conducted by a single individual or a group of individuals where the produce or
plant materials grown upon the site are intended to be sold for consumption by
others. Market Gardens may include the keeping of animals and fowl as permitted
by this Code. On-site retail sales are not permitted in association with Market
Gardens unless specifically permitted under this Code.
67.
Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447). Establishments that retail automotive fuels (e.g.,
gasoline, diesel fuel, gasohol, alternative fuels) and automotive oils or retail these
products in combination with convenience store items. These establishments have
specialized equipment for the storage and dispensing of automotive fuels.
68.
General Freight Trucking (NAICS 4841). Establishments primarily engaged in
providing general freight trucking.
69.
Golf Courses and Country Clubs (NAICS 713910). Establishments primarily
engaged in operating golf courses (except miniature) which also may include
dining facilities and other recreational facilities that are known as country clubs.
These establishments often provide food and beverage services, equipment rental
services, and golf instruction services.
70.
Golf Facilities, Miniature. Establishments engaged in operating a novelty golf
game played with a putter on a miniature course usually having tunnels, bridges,
sharp corners, and obstacles. These establishments often provide food and
beverage services.
71.
Government Office Buildings. A building or rooms in which the business of a
department of government administration is carried out. Government office
buildings include, but are not limited to, courthouses, local city government
offices, and libraries.
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72.
Habitable Floor. Any floor usable for living purposes, which includes working,
sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or a combination thereof. A floor used
only for storage purposes is not a "habitable floor."
73.
Health Care Services (Ambulatory) (NAICS 621). Establishments that provide
health care services directly or indirectly to ambulatory patients and do not usually
provide inpatient services. Health practitioners in this subsector provide
outpatient services, with the facilities and equipment not usually being the most
significant part of the production process.
74.
Hospitals (NAICS 622). Establishments that provide medical, diagnostic, and
treatment services that include physician, nursing, and other health services to
inpatients and the specialized accommodation services required by inpatients.
Hospitals may also provide outpatient services as a secondary activity.
Establishments in the Hospitals subsector provide inpatient health services, many
of which can only be provided using the specialized facilities and equipment that
form a significant and integral part of the production process.
75.
Hotels and Motels (NAICS 721110). Establishments primarily engaged in
providing short-term lodging in facilities known as hotels, motor hotels, resort
hotels, and motels. The establishments in this industry may offer food and
beverage services, recreational services, conference rooms and convention
services, laundry services, parking, and other services.
76.
Kitchen. Any rooms used or intended or designed to be used for cooking and/or
preparation of food. That portion of a dwelling unit devoted to the preparation or
cooking of food for the purpose of consumption by residents of the dwelling unit.
Any food preparation area with cooking facilities (i.e., stove, oven, hot plate,
and/or microwave oven, refrigerator, or sink) or with a natural gas stub or supply
or a 220-volt electrical outlet/wiring is a kitchen for purposes of this Code.
77.
Large Retail Establishment.
a. A single retail establishment; or any combination of retail establishments in a
single building with shared private off-street parking (such as a shopping
mall); or any combination of retail establishments in separate and abutting
buildings which are planned, constructed, and/or managed as a single property
with shared private off-street parking (such as a shopping center); and
b. Which is greater than forty thousand (40,000) square feet of gross floor area.
78. Laundries and Drycleaners (NAICS 812310). Establishments primarily engaged
in (1) operating facilities with coin-operated or similar self-service laundry and
dry cleaning equipment for customer use on the premises; and/or (2) supplying
and servicing coin-operated or similar self-service laundry and dry cleaning
equipment for customer use in places of business operated by others, such as
apartments and dormitories.
79.
Lot. A lot, in the meaning of this Zoning Code, is a single tract of land, no matter
how legally described, whether by metes and bounds and/or by lot or lots and
block designation as in a recorded plat, which at the time of applying for a
building permit is designated by its owner or developer as the tract to be used,
developed or built upon as a unit of land under single ownership or control and
assigned to the particular use for which the building permit is being secured and
having frontage on or access to a public street.
80.
Lot Area. The total horizontal area within the boundary lines of a lot, excluding
areas of dedicated and prescriptive public or railroad rights-of-way. The lot area
shall include all utility easements and any flag pole portion of a flat lot.
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81.
Lot, Corner. A lot at the junction of and fronting on two (2) or more intersecting
streets.
82.
Lot, Depth. The mean dimension of the lot from the front street line to the rear
line.
83.
Lot, Flag. A lot with access provided to the part of the lot designated for use as
a building site by a narrow corridor.
84.
Lot, Interior. A lot fronting on one (1) street.
85.
Lot Line, Front. The front lot line is the property boundary that abuts a public or
private street; the front lot line for an undeveloped corner lot is either one (1) of
the property boundaries that abuts a public or private street, as selected by the
property owner.
86.
Lot Line, Rear. The boundary line of a lot that is opposite and most distant from
the front lot line.
87.
Lot Line, Side. Any lot line not a rear lot line or a front lot line shall be considered
a side lot line.
88.
Lot Line, Street Side. The street side lot line is the property boundary on a corner
lot that abuts a public or private street which is not considered the front lot line.
89.
Lot, Through. A lot fronting on two (2) streets that do not intersect on the parcel's
lot lines.
90.
Lot, Width. The dimension of the lot line at the street, or in an irregular shaped
lot the dimension across the lot at the building line, or in a corner lot the narrow
dimension of the lot at a street or building line.
91.
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers (NAICS 453930). Establishments
primarily engaged in retailing new and/or used manufactured homes (i.e., mobile
homes), parts, and equipment.
92.
Manufactured Home. A structure as defined by Idaho Code Section 39-4105(14)
and which meets the following additional standards:
a.
The manufactured home shall be multisectional and enclose a space of not
less than one thousand (1,000) square feet; and
b. The manufactured home shall be placed on an excavated and backfilled
foundation and enclosed at the perimeter such that the home is located not
more than twelve inches (12”) above grade; and
c.
The manufactured home shall have a pitched roof of at least three feet (3’) in
vertical rise for each twelve feet (12’) in horizontal run; and
d. The manufactured home shall have any exterior siding and roofing material
which is approved by the City for site-built homes; and
e.
The manufactured home shall not be permitted within an area defined as a
historic district under Section 67-4607, Idaho Code.
93. Manufacturing, Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (NAICS 3364).
Establishments primarily engaged in one (1) or more of the following: (1)
manufacturing complete aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles; (2) manufacturing
aerospace engines, propulsion units, auxiliary equipment or parts; (3) developing
and making prototypes of aerospace products; (4) aircraft conversion (i.e., major
modifications to systems); and (5) complete aircraft or propulsion systems
overhaul and rebuilding (i.e., periodic restoration of aircraft to original design
specifications).
94. Manufacturing, Beverage (NAICS 3121). Establishments primarily engaged in
manufacturing soft drinks, ice, and purifying and bottling water; manufacturing
brewery products; winery products; and distillery products. Also included is (1)
the artificially carbonating of water; (2) the brewing of beer, ale, malt liquors, and
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nonalcoholic beer; (3) growing of the grapes, and the manufacturing of wine and
brandy, or making of wine or brandy from purchased materials, and the blending
of wines and brandies; and (4) the distilling of potable liquors (except brandies)
and the blending of liquors and other ingredients.
95. Manufacturing, Computer and Electronic Product (NAICS 334). Establishments
that manufacture computers, computer peripherals, communications equipment,
and similar electronic products, and establishments that manufacture components
for such products.
96. Manufacturing, Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component (NAICS 335).
Establishments that manufacture products that generate, distribute and use
electrical power.
97. Manufacturing, Light. The manufacturing, compounding, treatment, processing,
assembling, packaging, or testing of goods or equipment that is primarily indoors
and which does not present any adverse effect upon surrounding property from
smoke, noise, vibration, dust, glare, air pollution, or water pollution.
98. Manufacturing, Medical Equipment and Supplies (NAICS 3391). Establishments
primarily engaged in manufacturing medical equipment and supplies.
99. Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical and Medicine (NAICS 3254). Establishments
primarily engaged in one (1) or more of the following: (1) manufacturing
biological and medicinal products; (2) processing (i.e., grading, grinding, and
milling) botanical drugs and herbs; (3) isolating active medicinal principals from
botanical drugs and herbs; and (4) manufacturing pharmaceutical products
intended for internal and external consumption in such forms as ampoules, tablets,
capsules, vials, ointments, powders, solutions, and suspensions.
100. Manufacturing, Heavy. The extraction, processing or treatment of raw materials,
or the manufacturing, compounding, treatment, processing, assembling,
packaging, testing, handling, or storage of explosive or radioactive materials or
products.
101. Motorized Vehicle. A motor driven conveyance capable of carrying one (1) or
more passengers.
102. Movie Theaters (NAICS 512131). Establishments primarily engaged in operating
motion picture theaters (except drive-ins) and/or exhibiting motion pictures or
videos at film festivals, and so forth.
103. Museums and Art Galleries (NAICS 712110). Establishments primarily engaged
in the preservation and exhibition of objects of historical, cultural, and/or
educational value.
104. Nonconforming Building Use. The use of a building or structure which was a
lawful use at the time this Zoning Code was passed but which use, because of the
passage of this Zoning Code, does not conform to the regulations of the zoning
district in which the use exists.
105. Nonconforming Use. A use which lawfully occupied a building or land at the
time this Zoning Code becomes effective and which does not conform with the
use regulations of the zoning district in which it is located.
106.
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623). Establishments that
provide residential care combined with either nursing, supervisory, or other types
of care as required by the residents. In this subsector, the facilities are a significant
part of the production process and the care provided is a mix of health and social
services with the health services being largely some level of nursing services.
107.
Off-Street Parking. Parking facilities for motor vehicles located on private
property.
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108.
Parking Lots and Garages (NAICS 812930). Establishments primarily engaged
in providing parking space for motor vehicles, usually on an hourly, daily, or
monthly basis and/or valet parking services. For the purposes of this Code, a
parking lot is an off-street parking facility designed for more than four (4) parking
spaces.
109.
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 8114).
Establishments primarily engaged in home and garden equipment and appliance
repair and maintenance; reupholstery and furniture repair; footwear and leather
goods repair; and other personal and household goods repair and maintenance.
110.
Personal Care Services (NAICS 8121). Establishments such as barber and beauty
shops, that provide appearance care services to individual consumers.
111.
Parking Space. A usable space for the storage of one (1) passenger automobile
or commercial vehicle, exclusive of access drives, aisles, or ramps, within a public
or private parking lot or a building that meets the parking standards of this Code.
112.
Pet Care Services (NAICS 812910). Establishments primarily engaged in
providing pet care services (except veterinary), such as boarding, grooming,
sitting, and training pets.
113.
Planned Unit Development (PUD). The PUD is characterized by a unified site
design for a number of housing units and/or other buildings where clustering of
buildings and utilization of open space will allow for enhanced land use. Through
a PUD, a development may be planned as a unit and the density of use may be
calculated on the basis of the entire project, rather than on a lot by lot basis.
Individual uses and structures in a PUD need not comply with specific building
locations, height, building size, floor area, lot size and open space requirements
of the underlying basic zone provided that requirements set forth herein are
complied with, and the development as a whole is harmonious with the
community, particularly adjacent land uses.
114.
Principal Use. The primary or predominant use(s) to which a property is or may
be devoted.
115.
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (NAICS 541). Establishments
engaged in processes where human capital is the major input. These
establishments make available the knowledge and skills of their employees, often
on an assignment basis, where an individual or team is responsible for the delivery
of services to the client. The individual industries of this subsector are defined
on the basis of the particular expertise and training of the services provider.
116.
Public Service and Utility Facility. Public facilities necessary to serve the
neighborhood or community, including, but not limited to, fire stations, police
stations, national guard armories, fire training facilities, pumping stations,
electrical substations, and telephone switching facilities.
117. Publishing Industries (except Internet) (NAICS 511). Establishments engaged in
the publishing of newspapers, magazines, other periodicals, and books, as well as
directory and mailing list and software publishing.
118. Public Utility. A public service corporation performing some public service and
subject to special governmental regulations, or a governmental agency
performing similar public services, the services by either of which are paid for
directly by the recipients thereof. Such services shall include, but are not limited
to, water supply, electric power, gas and transportation for persons and freight.
119. Railroad Yards (NAICS 488210). Establishments primarily engaged in providing
specialized services for railroad transportation, including servicing, routine
repairing (except factory conversion, overhaul or rebuilding of rolling stock), and
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maintaining rail cars; loading and unloading rail cars; and operating independent
terminals.
120. Real Estate Services (NAICS 531). Establishments that are primarily engaged in
renting or leasing real estate to others; managing real estate for others; selling,
buying, or renting real estate for others; and providing other real estate related
services, such as appraisal services.
121. Religious Facilities (NAICS 813110). Establishments primarily engaged in (1)
operating religious organizations, such as churches, religious temples, and
monasteries; and/or (2) establishments primarily engaged in administering an
organized religion or promoting religious activities.
122. Rental and Leasing Services (NAICS 532). Establishments that provide a wide
array of tangible goods, such as automobiles, computers, consumer goods, and
industrial machinery and equipment, to customers in return for a periodic rental
or lease payment.
123. Restaurants (NAICS 72251). Establishments primarily engaged in one (1) of the
following: (1) providing food services to patrons who order and are served while
seated (i.e., waiter/waitress service), and pay after eating; (2) providing food
services to patrons who generally order or select items (e.g., at a counter, in a
buffet line) and pay before eating; or (3) preparing and/or serving a specialty
snack (e.g., ice cream, frozen yogurt, cookies) and/or nonalcoholic beverages
(e.g., coffee, juices, sodas) for consumption on or near the premises.
124. Retail Sales (NAICS 44-45). Establishments engaged in retailing merchandise,
generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of
merchandise.
125. Riding Stables. Establishments where horses are kept for riding, driving, or
stabling for compensation.
126. RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (NAICS 721211).
Establishments primarily engaged in operating sites to accommodate campers and
their equipment, including tents, tent trailers, travel trailers, and RVs (recreational
vehicles). These establishments may provide access to facilities, such as
washrooms, laundry rooms, recreation halls and playgrounds, stores, and snack
bars.
127. Savings Institutions (NAICS 522120). Establishments primarily engaged in
accepting time deposits, making mortgage and real estate loans, and investing in
high-grade securities. Savings and loan associations and savings banks are
included in this industry.
128. Sawmills (NAICS 321113). Establishments primarily engaged in sawing
dimension lumber, boards, beams, timbers, poles, ties, shingles, shakes, siding,
and wood chips from logs or bolts.
129.
Scrap Yards / Material Recycling (NAICS 423930). Establishments primarily
engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of automotive scrap, industrial
scrap, and other recyclable materials. Included in this industry are auto wreckers
primarily engaged in dismantling motor vehicles for the purpose of wholesaling
scrap.
130.
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related
Activities (NAICS 523). Establishments that are primarily engaged in one (1) of
the following: (1) underwriting securities issues and/or making markets for
securities and commodities; (2) acting as agents (i.e., brokers) between buyers
and sellers of securities and commodities; (3) providing securities and commodity
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exchange services; and (4) providing other services, such as managing portfolios
of assets; providing investment advice; and trust, fiduciary, and custody services.
131.
Self-Storage Facilities (NAICS 531130). Establishments primarily engaged in
renting or leasing space for self-storage. These establishments provide secure
space (i.e., rooms, compartments, lockers, containers, or outdoor space) where
clients can store and retrieve their goods.
132.
Setback. The distance that buildings or uses must be removed from their lot lines.
Setbacks shall be measured, where applicable, from proposed or actual public or
private street right-of-way lines. When measuring front and street side yard
setbacks for lots that abut a Local Residential Street, as designated upon the
Thoroughfare Plan within the City’s Comprehensive Plan, the front and street side
setbacks shall be measured from the building lot side of the public sidewalk to the
nearest point of the wall of the main building on the lot. In such cases where
sidewalks do not exist in the front or street side of a building lot, the Zoning
Administrator shall determine the point of measurement based upon the location
of adjacent principal structures, the likelihood of future sidewalk installation, and
the anticipated location of such future sidewalk.
133.
Sign. A presentation, display, or representation of words or letters, or of a figure,
design, picture, painting, color pattern, logo, emblem, symbol, trademark or other
representation so as to give notice, advertise, call attention to, or identify an entity.
134.
Software Publishers (NAICS 5112). Establishments primarily engaged in
computer software publishing or publishing and reproduction. Establishments in
this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing
computer software, such as designing, providing documentation, assisting in
installation, and providing support services to software purchasers. These
establishments may design, develop, and publish, or publish only.
135.
Stadiums and Sports Arenas (NAICS 713940). Establishments primarily engaged
in operating fitness and recreational sports facilities featuring exercise and other
active physical fitness conditioning or recreational sports activities, such as
swimming, skating, or racquet sports.
136.
Street. A public thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to
abutting properties.
137.
Telecommunications Services (NAICS 517). Establishments that provide
telecommunications and the services related to that activity (e.g., telephony,
including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP); cable and satellite television
distribution services; Internet access; telecommunications reselling services).
The Telecommunications subsector is primarily engaged in operating, and/or
providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and
video.
138. Temporary Use. A land use established for a limited duration which does not
require permanent site improvements. Temporary Uses include, but are not
limited to, the erection of temporary structures for activities such as fruit and
vegetable sales, Christmas tree sales, fireworks sales, art sales, and other retail
sales permitted in the zoning district within which the proposed use is to be
located.
139.
Use. The purpose land, a building or a structure now serves or for which it is
occupied, maintained, arranged, designed or intended.
140.
Use District. A portion or portions of the City designated on the Moscow Zoning
Map as one (1) or more of the categories listed and described in this Zoning Code.
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141.
Variance. A modification of the bulk and placement requirements of the
ordinance as to lot size, lot coverage, width, depth, front yard, side yard, rear yard,
setbacks, parking space, height of buildings, or other ordinance provision
affecting the size or shape of a structure or the placement of the structure upon
lots, or the size of lots.
142.
Veterinary Services (NAICS 541940). Establishments of licensed veterinary
practitioners primarily engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, dentistry,
or surgery for animals; and establishments primarily engaged in providing testing
services for licensed veterinary practitioners.
143.
Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493). Establishments that are primarily
engaged in operating warehousing and storage facilities for general merchandise,
refrigerated goods, and other warehouse products. These establishments provide
facilities to store goods. They do not sell the goods they handle. These
establishments take responsibility for storing the goods and keeping them secure.
They may also provide a range of services, often referred to as logistics services,
related to the distribution of goods.
144.
Wholesale Uses (NAICS 423). Establishments that sell capital or durable goods
to other businesses.
145. Yard. An open unoccupied space, except as otherwise permitted in this Code, in
the front, rear or side on the same lot with a building or proposed building, which
extends along a lot line and at right angles to the lot line to a depth or width
specified in the setback requirements of the zoning district where the property is
located.
(Ord. 2018-07, 05/21/2018)
…
SECTION 3: That Title 4, Chapter 3, Section 3-4 of the Moscow City Code be, and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows:
…
Sec. 3-4.
Land Use Table.
…
SECTION 4: That Title 4, Chapter 4, Section 4-2 of the Moscow City Code be, and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows:
…
Sec. 4-2
Bulk and Placement Regulations Table.
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SECTION 5: That Title 4, Chapter 6, Section 6-2 of the Moscow City Code be, and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows:
…
AF
FR
SR
R-1
R-2
R-3
R-4
RO
NB
RTO
CB
GB
MB
I
UMC
U
Minimum Lot Requirements
Single family detached
40 acres
13 3 acres 1 acre
9,600
7,000
6,000
5,000
1 5,000
1 5,000
1
-
-
Twinhome
-
-
-
-
-
3,250
2,250
2,250
2,250
-
-
Townhouse
-
-
-
-
-
2,000
2 1,800
1,800
1,800
-
-
Two family dwelling
-
-
-
-
-
7,000
5,000
1 5,000
1 5,000
1
-
-
Multiple family dwelling
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,000
1 5,000
1 5,000
1
-
-
Single family detached
150
125
100
80
3
60
3
60
3
50
50
50
-
-
Twinhome
-
-
-
-
-
30
25
25
25
-
-
Townhouse
-
-
-
-
-
20
18
18
18
-
-
Two family dwelling
-
-
-
-
-
60
3
50
50
50
-
-
Multiple family dwelling
-
-
-
-
-
-
50
50
50
-
-
Front
10
30
25
25
25
20
15
15
10
20
25
10
10
Rear
35
30
30
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
4
Side Yard Minimum
35
20
20
5
5
5
5
5 / 6
5
5 / 6
10
20
4
Side Yard Combined Minimum
15
15
5
15
5
15
5 / 6
15
5 / 6
Street Side
20
17
17
17
15
13
13
10
10
20
10
Twinhome and Townhouse Exterior Side
Setback
-
-
-
-
-
8
8
8
8
-
Garage Door Front Setback
(when door faces said street)
20
40
40
25
20
20
20
20
20
25
Garage Door Street-Side Setback
(when door faces said street)
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Accessory Structure Side & Rear Setback
(detached, 200 sq ft or less) 11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Accessory Structure Side & Rear Setback
(detached, greater than 200 sq ft) 12
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
75/du 75/du 75/du 75/du
75/du 75/du
AF
FR
SR
R-1
R-2
R-3
R-4
RO
NB
RTO
CB
GB
MB
I
UMC
U
Principal Structure
35
35
35
35
35
35
40
40
40
65
65
65
65
Accessory Structure (detached, GREATER than 200 sq ft, and encroaching into required rear yard setback for the parcel)
Building Height
35
35
35
35
35
35
40
40
40
65
65
65
Wall Height
7
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
-
-
Accessory Structure (detached, 200 sq ft OR LESS, and encroaching into principal structure side or rear yard setbacks)
Building Height
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
-
-
13 Exception to minimum forty (40) acre lot size: No more than one (1) parcel of land less than forty (40) acres may be divided from an existing parcel of forty (40) acres or more in the AF
zoning district (a 1/4-1/4 section or full Government Lot shall be treated as a forty (40) acre parcel for the purposes of this Zoning Code). The small parcel shall be at least one (1) acre
in area and must be registered with the Office of the Latah County Clerk and the City Community Development Department. Such exceptions must be reviewed and approved by the
Council and the Board of Latah County Commissioners.
11 Roof drainage must be contained on-site
12 The accessory structure shall not occupy more than fifty percent (50%) of the area of the required rear yard for the parcel
7 Dormers may be allowed to exceed 14 feet provided they do not occupy more than fifty percent (50%) of the length of the wall, each wall measured separately
2 Average net density of a townhouse development shall not be more than fourteen and one-half (14.5) units per acre
9 Minimum setbacks as specified on this table are for building walls. For permitted projections into minimum setback areas, refer to Section 4-5-4(C) of this Code
10 Where established front setbacks are less than the minimum required for such Zone, refer to Section 4-5-4(E) of this Code for an alternate front setback requirement
8 Building height is defined in Section 4-1-6 of this Code. For exceptions to maximum building height regulations refer to Section 4-3-3 and Section 4-5-3 of this Code.
6 Minimum side yard setback for multiple family developments on lots greater than 20,000 square feet shall be no less than 10 feet
3 Minimum lot width for lots that have rear alley access is reduced by 10 feet
4 Or equal to the height of the building, whichever is greater, when adjacent to R-1, R-2, R-3, or R-4 Zones
5 Side yard combined minimum of 15 feet only applies to lots 55 feet or more in width
BULK & PLACEMENT REGULATIONS TABLE
Minimum lot area (expressed in square feet unless otherwise noted, no minimum lot area for non-residential uses)
Minimum lot width (in feet, no minimum lot width for non-residential uses)
Minimum Setbacks9 (in feet)
Exceptions to Minimum Setbacks Listed Above
Notes
1 Or 800 square feet per dwelling, whichever is greater
Common Open Space (minimum 400 square feet per lot or as required below, whichever is greater, residential uses only)
Maximum Building Height 8 (in feet)
where space is blank there is no minimum/maximum requirement, " - " = not applicable, use not permitted in that zone
du = dwelling unit
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Sec. 6-2.
Off-Street Parking Requirements.
A.
General Provisions: The general provisions for off-street parking and loading are as
follows:
1. The provision and maintenance of off-street parking and loading spaces is a
continuing obligation of the property owner. No building permit will be issued until
plans are presented to the City which show property that is and will remain available
for exclusive use as off-street parking and loading space. The subsequent use of
property for which the building permit is issued is subject to a condition of
continued satisfaction of the requirements of this Section.
2. A building permit shall be obtained before the construction of any off-street parking
or loading areas, or before the expansion of any existing off-street parking or
loading areas, commences. A Certificate of Occupancy will be issued only upon
completion of all improvements required herein or a temporary and conditional
occupancy permit may be issued upon the property owner entering a written
agreement insuring the completion of all required improvements within a
reasonable period of time, which in no event shall be longer than six (6) months
after issuance of the temporary and conditional certificate of occupancy. In the
event that the property owner requires additional time, the Zoning Administrator
may authorize an extension up to an additional six (6) months. Fees for plan review
and inspection may be established from time to time by the Council by resolution
for parking areas not associated with a structure requiring a building permit.
3. Application of Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements:
a.
General: Unless otherwise expressly stated, the parking regulations of this
Section shall apply to all districts and all uses within zoned and unzoned areas.
b. New Structure or Use: Unless otherwise expressly stated, at the time a new
structure is erected upon a parcel, or a new use is established on a previously
undeveloped parcel, off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the
provisions of this Section.
c.
Change in Use: Unless otherwise expressly stated, when the use of the property
changes, additional off-street parking must be provided to serve the new use
only when the number of parking spaces required for the new use exceeds by
more than ten percent (10%) the number of spaces required for the lawful use
that most recently occupied the building, based upon the Off-Street Parking
Schedule of this Section. In other words, a one hundred ten percent (110%)
“credit” is given to the most recent lawful use of the property for the number of
parking spaces that would be required under this Section, regardless of whether
such spaces are actually provided. Any new spaces that are required shall be
provided in accordance with the provisions of this Section. When the number
of parking spaces required for the new use exceeds (by more than ten percent
[10%] the number of spaces required for the use that most recently occupied the
property, additional parking spaces are required only to make up the difference
between the amount of parking required for the previous use and the amount of
parking required for the new use, based on the standards of this Section.
d. Expansion or Enlargement: Unless otherwise expressly stated, whenever an
existing building or use is enlarged or expanded to include additional dwelling
units, floor area, seating capacity, employees, or other units of measurement
used for establishing off-street parking requirements, the provisions of this
Section shall apply. In the case of enlargements or expansions triggering
requirements for additional parking, additional off-street parking spaces are
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use. There is no requirement to address lawfully existing parking deficits.
Additional off-street parking spaces are required only when existing
development is enlarged or expanded in any way that results in more than a ten
percent (10%) increase in the total number of off-street parking spaces required
for the development, based upon the provisions of this Section.
e.
Other Parking Areas: All new parking areas or additions to existing parking
areas, whether or not their construction is required by the Off-Street Parking
Schedule, shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
f.
Alterations: Alterations may be made to parking lots where such alterations are
made in conformance with the provisions of this Section. Alterations may be
made to nonconforming lots where there is no reduction in the number of
parking spaces provided; or there may be a reduction in the number of spaces
where the alterations are directed toward bringing the parking area into
compliance with the landscaping and/or design requirements of this Section.
g. Maintenance: Routine maintenance of parking facilities shall be permitted and
no building permit shall be required for such maintenance.
4. The required number of parking spaces shall be available for the parking of
passenger automobiles for residents, customers, patrons, and employees and shall
be in addition to spaces used for storage of vehicles or materials, or for the parking
of vehicles used in conducting the business or use.
5. A plan, drawn to scale, indicating how the off-street parking and loading
requirements are to be met, shall accompany an application for a building permit.
Such plan shall show all elements necessary to determine that the requirements of
this Section are being met, including the following:
a.
Individual parking and loading spaces.
b. Circulation area necessary to serve spaces.
c.
Access to streets and property to be served.
d. Curb cuts.
e.
Areas reserved for landscaping, types of plants and any other materials or
improvements required for landscaping.
f.
Dimensions, continuity and substance of fencing or other types of screening.
g. Grading, surfacing, drainage and subgrading details.
h. Obstacles, if any, to parking and traffic circulation in the finished parking area.
i.
Specifications for signs, bumper guards and markings to identify individual
spaces.
j.
Traffic control devices and signage.
k. Other pertinent details.
6. Design requirements for parking lots:
a.
Parking lots and their associated driveways and vehicle maneuvering areas shall
have plant mix asphaltic concrete of two inch (2”) thickness with six inches (6”)
of crushed rock base, or Portland cement concrete of four inch (4”) thickness
with four inch (4”) crushed rock base surfaces, or an alternative surface of
similar durability and utility, approved by the City Engineer. These standards
are designed for passenger vehicles and may not support heavy truck traffic
and/or loading.
b. Parking lots and required interior landscaping shall be contained by a curb
which is at least four inches (4”) high and which is set back a minimum of two
feet (2’) from the property line and from exterior landscaping, except where the
parking spaces are provided for single family dwellings.
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c.
Individual parking spaces shall be permanently marked to allow users to
adequately identify the required individual spaces, except where the spaces are
provided for single family or two (2) family dwellings.
d. Parking lots and spaces shall be designed such that their use will not require
backing movements or other maneuvering within a street right of way. Parking
spaces provided for single family and two (2) family dwellings are exempt from
this requirement, unless the street being accessed is a designated arterial street
or there is more than one (1) detached single-family or two (2) family dwelling
upon a single lot. The continuation, alteration, expansion, relocation, re-
construction, or replacement of a single or a two (2) family dwelling, for which
the parking requires backing or maneuvering within a designated arterial street
right-of-way, shall be allowed where such situation existed prior to May 1,
2003, notwithstanding the nonconformity regulations of this Zoning Code.
Additional parking required as a result of the expansion, alteration,
reconstruction, or re-placement of any such two (2) family dwelling shall meet
the parking design standards required at the time of the building permit
application. Where backing movements are proposed within an alley right-of-
way, a sidewalk with a minimum width of three feet (3’) shall be provided
adjacent to the parking lot between the parking lot and the use served by the
parking lot.
e.
Parking lots and spaces shall be designed such that a vehicle shall not be
required to cross another parking space to gain access to a required parking
space (tandem configuration) except for parking spaces serving single-family,
two (2) family, twinhome, and townhouse dwellings. Parking serving more than
one (1) detached single-family or two (2) family dwelling upon a single lot shall
not be permitted to be tandem, except as provided below. Tandem parking may
be allowed for multi-family dwellings or more than one (1) detached single-
family or two (2) family dwelling upon a single lot under the following
conditions:
i.
The purpose of the parking design is to provide enclosed garages for the
multi-family dwelling resident use;
ii. The tandem parking spaces (the parking space within the garage and in front
of the garage) are assigned and furnished for use by the occupants of a
single-family dwelling unit without separate, additional compensation; and
iii. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the required parking may be provided
in a tandem configuration.
f.
Service drives to off-street parking areas shall be designed to provide maximum
safety for vehicles and pedestrians. Multi-family, commercial and institutional
use buildings shall provide a sidewalk connecting the public street to the
building entrance. Where multiple street frontages exist, only one (1) such
sidewalk connection shall be required to be provided from one (1) street
frontage. Where multiple buildings exist within the same development site and
there exists vehicular access from one (1) parking area to another, only one (1)
such sidewalk connection per building shall be required to be provided from
one (1) street frontage. Where any such sidewalk is interrupted by a driveway
or traffic aisle, a pedestrian crosswalk shall be clearly marked on the driving
and walking surface. The number of service drives shall be limited to the
minimum that will accommodate anticipated traffic. Minimum width of service
drives, including alleys where used for backing or other maneuvering in parking
lots, shall be in accordance with traffic aisle widths provided in Figure 1.
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g. Parking areas with one hundred fifty (150) or more spaces shall include
pedestrian walkways or other such facilities to ensure the safe passage of
pedestrian traffic through the parking area.
7. Each off-street parking space shall be designed to conform to the City Parking Lot
Standards, as set forth in Figure 1 (following Section 4 6 2 D.).
B.
Location: Off-street parking spaces for single and two (2) family dwellings shall be
located on the same lot or on a lot adjacent to the use to be served. For all other uses,
the Zoning Administrator may approve off-street parking spaces not located on the
same lot or on a lot adjacent to the use to be served. The distance between an off-street
parking space and/or lot and the use the parking is to serve shall be measured as the
safe walking distance from the nearest parking space and/or lot to the nearest point of
the use it is to serve. The maximum distance between the parking space and/or lot and
the use it is to serve shall be as follows:
1.
For all residential uses other than single and two (2) family dwellings, two
hundred fifty feet (250’).
2.
For uses other than those specified above, five hundred feet (500’).
C.
Special Circumstances: Deviations from the parking standards stated herein may be
allowed in the following instances: (1) joint use, and (2) on appeal, uses not specified.
1. Joint Use: The Zoning Administrator may authorize the joint use of parking spaces
and/or lots, provided:
a.
The applicant demonstrates that there is no substantial conflict between the
principal operating hours of the building, structure or use for which the joint use
of parking spaces and/or lots is proposed.
b. The parking spaces and/or lots for such proposed joint use is not farther than
five hundred feet (500’) from any building it is to serve.
c.
Up to eighty-five percent (85%) of the parking spaces and/or lots required by
this Section for primarily "nighttime" uses such as theaters, bowling alleys, bars,
restaurants and related uses, may be supplied by certain other types of buildings
or uses herein referred to as "daytime" uses such as banks, offices, retail
personal service shops, clothing, food, furniture, manufacturing or wholesale
and related uses.
d. Up to eighty-five percent (85%) of the parking spaces and/or lots required by
this Section for primarily "daytime" uses may be supplied by "nighttime" uses.
e.
Up to one hundred percent (100%) of the parking spaces and/or lots 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 spaces and/or lots provided by
uses primarily of a "daytime" nature.
f.
The parties concerned in the joint use of off-street parking spaces and/or lots
shall submit a written agreement for such joint use in a form to be recorded,
which shall be approved by the City Attorney as to form and content. Such
agreement, when approved by the Zoning Administrator as conforming to the
provisions of this Section, shall be recorded in the office of the Latah County
Recorder and copies thereof filed with the Clerk.
2. Uses Not Specified: In the case of a use not specifically mentioned in this Section,
the requirements for off-street parking spaces and/or lots shall be determined by the
City. Such determination shall be based upon the requirements for uses which have
similar parking demand-generating characteristics. The determination of the City
may be appealed to the Board of Adjustment by an aggrieved person.
D.
Mixed Use: In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for the various uses shall
be computed separately. Off-street parking spaces and/or lots for such uses shall not
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be considered for joint use. Total requirements for off-street parking spaces shall be
the sum of the requirements for the various uses.
FIGURE 1
CITY OF MOSCOW
PARKING LOT STANDARDS
ANGLE
PARKING
PERPENDICULAR
PARKING
PARALLEL
PARKING
TURNING
CLEARANCES
Two-Way Traffic
One-Way Traffic
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E.
Off-Street Parking Schedule: Parking spaces required for designated uses in all zoning
districts, except within Section 4-6-5(E)(4) below, are established as follows:
1.
Compact Spaces: An allowance of thirty five percent (35%) of the total number
of spaces required may be identified and used as compact car spaces. These
spaces shall be conveniently located and provided with adequate signage.
2.
Fractional Requirements: Fractional requirements shall require one (1) space.
Except for multi-family dwellings, the parking requirement for each residential
dwelling shall be calculated separately and rounded up to the nearest whole
number prior to determining the cumulative parking requirement.
3.
Area Calculation: Except as otherwise indicated, area measurements are given in
gross floor area. Restroom facilities and areas used for storage may be excluded
from the floor area calculation.
3.4.
4.
Bedroom Calculation: Any separate room which has an egress window
or door and a minimum of seventy (70) square feet of floor area with no horizontal
dimension less than 7 feet which could legally be used as a sleeping room,
regardless of whether such room is labeled as a den, study, office, or similar, shall
be counted as a bedroom for the purposes of parking calculation. Rooms that meet
the definition of a bedroom which are separated by a narrow corridor that could
allow for the separation of the areas into individual bedrooms shall each be
counted as a bedroom for the purposes of parking calculation.
4.5.
Specific Zone Exemptions: The following zoning districts have off-street parking
requirements specific to each respective zone and are not required to meet Section
4-6-5(E)(6) below; however, all other provisions of Section 4-6-5 shall apply.
a.
Central Business (CB) Zoning District: Off-street parking is not required
within the CB Zoning District.
b. Urban Mixed Commercial Zoning District Required Off-Street Parking:
i. Minimum Required.
ii. Maximum Allowed Off-Street Parking. The maximum allowed off-street
surface parking shall be limited to no more than one hundred percent
(100%) of the minimum parking required as specified within the minimum
required parking table of Section 4-6-5(E)(6) of this Code. Parking within
parking structures or placed under structures shall not be counted toward
the maximum allowed off-street parking limitation.
c.
University Zoning District. Off-street parking is not required within the U
Zoning District since the University of Idaho manages parking on campus
through the Parking and Transportation Services Department.
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Use of Building or Site
Minimum Number of Automobile Parking Spaces
Required
Residential Uses
50% of the minimum parking required by this Code
Hotels
1 per room
Convention/Meeting Spaces
1 per 10 fixed seats and 1 per each 100 sf of assembly
space without fixed seating
Office, Retail, and Other Uses
No minimum parking specified
5.6.
Accessibility: Where off-street parking is required for multi-family residential,
commercial, or institutional uses, accessible parking and access shall be provided
in accordance with the most recent standards promulgated by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the most recently adopted building code.
The van accessible space detail, standard accessible space detail, accessible sign
detail, and the number of accessible spaces required are shown in Figure 2 below.
The most recently adopted ANSI and building code requirements shall take
precedence over Figure 2 in the circumstance where there are differing standards.
FIGURE 2
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS
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6.7.
Minimum Number of Automobile Parking Spaces Required by use of building or
site:
RESIDENTIAL USES
Minimum Number of Automobile Parking
Spaces Required²
Dwellings in Residential Zones
Single Family (up to 4 unrelated individuals)
2 per du, plus 1 per bedroom in excess of 4 bedrooms
Two Family
2 per du, plus 1 per bedroom in excess of 4 bedrooms
Twinhome
2 per dwelling unit
Townhouse
2 per dwelling unit
Single Family (up to 6 unrelated individuals)
2 per du, plus 1 per bedroom in excess of 4 bedrooms
Multiple Family (3 or more units)
Studio or one bedroom: 1.25 per du
Two bedroom: 1.75 per du
Three or more bedroom: 0.75 per bedroom
Mobile Home Parks
2 per mobile home
Group Living
Boarding House (occupied by owner, up to 6 boarders)
2 per du, plus 1 per bedroom in excess of 4 bedrooms
Dormitories
1 per 2 occupants based upon anticipated max occupancy
Fraternity, Sorority, and Cooperative Houses
1 per 2 occupants based upon anticipated max occupancy
Accessory Uses
Accessory Dwelling Unit
1 in addition to principal structure requirements
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NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
Minimum Number of Automobile Parking
Spaces Required²
Agricultural Uses
Agriculture, Animal Production
None Required
Agriculture, Crop Production
None Required
Animals and Fowl (as permitted by City Code Title 10)
None Required
Animal Slaughtering and Processing
None Required
Gardens (Market and Community) no on-site retail sales
None Required
With on-site retail sales
None Required
Sawmills
None Required
Amusement and Recreation Facilities
Archery/Shooting Ranges (indoor only)
1.5 per firing lane
Bowling Centers
6 per lane
Dance Halls
1 per 100 sf
Fitness Centers
1 per 300 sf
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
4 per hole
Miniature Golf Facilities
1 per hole
Movie Theaters
1 per 4 seats
Riding Stables
1 per 3 stalls
Stadiums and Sports Arenas (Ice/Roller Rinks, Gymnasiums,
Ballfields)
1 per 8 seats, plus 1 per 100 sf of assembly space without
fixed seats³
Animal-Related Business
Veterinary Services
1 per 200 sf
Pet Care Services
1 per 400 sf
Financial, Technology, and Professional Services
Agencies, Brokerages and Other Insurance Related Activities
1 per 400 sf
Broadcasting Studios
1 per 400 sf
Business,
Professional,
Political,
Social
Advocacy,
Grantmaking, and Similar Organizations
1 per 400 sf
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Commercial Banking, Savings Institutions, and Credit Unions
1 per 400 sf
Construction Contractor Services
1 per 400 sf of office space
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
1 per 400 sf
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1 per 400 sf
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
1 per 400 sf
Real Estate Services
1 per 400 sf
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial
Investments
1 per 400 sf
Software Publishers
1 per 400 sf
Food and Beverage Service
Coffee/Espresso Stand
1 per 200 sf
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
1 per 200 sf
Restaurants
1 per 200 sf
Manufacturing
Beverage Manufacturing
Manufacturing, Heavy
Manufacturing, Light
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
Electrical
Equipment,
Appliance,
and
Component
Manufacturing
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
1 per 1,000 sf
Public/Institutional Uses
Antenna Towers (new)
1 stall per site
Co-Location
None Required
Cemeteries
None Required
Child Day Care Services
Family, 5 or fewer children
2 per child care facility
Group, 6 to 12 children
2 per child care facility plus the loading zone requirements
of Section 4-3-4. D.
Small, 13 to 20 children
3 per facility plus the loading zone requirements of Section
4-3-4. D.
Large, 21 or more children
4 per facility plus the loading zone requirements of Section
4-3-4. D.
Civic and Social Organizations
1 per 4 seats or 100 inches of bench seating, plus 1 per 100
square feet of open assembly area
Community/Neighborhood Center
1 per 4 seats or 100 inches of bench seating, plus 1 per 100
square feet of open assembly area
Correctional Institutions
1 per each 6 beds
Educational Services
Kindergarten, Elementary & Middle Schools: 2 spaces per
classroom and 1 for every 8 seats in largest assembly area;
High Schools: 5 spaces per classroom and 1 for every 8
seats in largest assembly area;
Fairgrounds
1 per 8 seats and 1 per 100 sf of assembly space without
fixed seats
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1 per 75 sf used for assembly
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Government Office Buildings
1 per 400 sf
Health Care Services (Ambulatory)
1 per 200 sf
Hospitals
1 per bed
Museums and Art Galleries
1 per 500 sf
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
1 per 3 beds
Public Parks & Recreational Facilities (operated by local
government)
1 per 8 seats and 1 per 100 sf of assembly space without
fixed seats³
Public Service and Utility Facilities
None Required
Religious Facilities
1 per 4 seats or 100 inches of bench seating, plus 1 per 100
square feet of open assembly area
Telecommunications Services
1 per 400 sf
Retail and Personal Services
Consumer Goods Rental
1 per 400 sf
Laundries and Drycleaners
1 per 400 sf
Personal Care Services
1 per 400 sf
Retail Sales (excluding 4411 & 444)
Large Retail Establishment
1 per 400 sf; 1 per 800 sf for retail stores handling bulky
merchandise (furniture, appliances, etc.)
Storage Services
Self-Storage Facilities
1 per 300 sf of sales or office area
Warehouses/Wholesale Uses
1 per 2,000 sf
Temporary Uses1
None Required
Vehicles and Equipment
Automobile and RV Dealers
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Building Material Sales & Garden Equipment/Supplies
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair
and Maintenance
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
Gas Stations
Heavy Equipment Sales (mobile homes, farm equipment)
1 per 800 sf
Parking Lots and Garages
None Required
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance
1 per 800 sf
Railroad Yards and General Freight Trucking
1 per 2 employees on maximum work shift, but not less
than 1 per 1,000 sf
Rental and Leasing Services
1 per 800 sf
Scrap Yards/Material Recycling1
1 per 300 sf of sales or office area
Visitor Accommodations
Bed and Breakfast
0.5 per bedroom
Hotels and Motels
1 per sleeping room
RV Parks and Campgrounds
1 per each trailer/tent or RV space
NOTES
1 Or applicant provide parking survey and summary to document peak on-street parking demand for the neighborhood for Zoning
Administrator and/or Board of Adjustment determination that adequate parking is available.
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2 Exemptions to minimum off-street parking requirements in CB, UMC, and U Zones. See Section 4-6-5(E)(4)
3 Or as determined by the Zoning Administrator, in consideration of operating characteristics of the use
** Exempt from having to meet minimum number of off-street parking spaces, if requirement
would result in five (5) or fewer such spaces.
7.8.
Bicycle Parking Incentive: The total number of required automobile parking
spaces for all uses other than single family and two (2) family dwellings may be
reduced by ten percent (10%) if bicycle parking is provided in accordance with
the following standards:
a.
Required Bicycle Spaces: The total number of bicycle parking spaces must
be equal to four (4) times the total number of reduced automobile parking
spaces.
b. Approved Bicycle Rack Types. All required bicycle parking support racks
shall be of the ‘A’, inverted ‘U’ or modified ‘U’ (or equivalent) style, or a
bicycle locker or other storage device which;
i.
support[s] the bicycle in an upright position by the bicycle frame in a
minimum of two (2) locations;
ii. prevent[s] the wheel of the bicycle from tipping over; and
iii. enable[s] the locking of the frame and one (1) or both wheels.
All bike racks or bike lockers shall be securely anchored in the ground.
Nothing within this Section is intended to preclude opportunities for creative
and artistic bicycle racks that meet the bicycle support and locking
requirements contained herein.
c.
Bicycle Rack Location and Lighting. Bicycle racks shall be placed as close
to the primary building entrance(s) as possible in a convenient location that is
clearly visible and well lit for ease of use and to provide protection against
vandalism and theft. Bicycle racks should not be placed so as to block an
entrance or inhibit pedestrian flow in or out of a building.
d. Bicycle Rack Sheltering. No less than twenty-five percent (25%) of bicycle
racks serving commercial or institutional uses, and no less than fifty percent
(50%) of bicycle racks serving multi-family residential uses, shall be placed
under building overhangs, awnings, free-standing shelter structures, or similar
structures that protect the entire bicycle parking space from precipitation.
e.
Bicycle Rack Spacing and Area. The minimum bicycle parking space shall
be twenty four inches (24”) wide by seventy two inches (72”) long. Spacing
between bicycle racks shall be no less than forty eight inches (48”). Where
multiple rows of bicycle racks are installed, a center access aisle of no less
than forty eight inches (48”) shall be provided. Bicycle racks shall be placed
no closer than twenty four (24”) from any adjacent building wall or other
obstruction.
F.
Landscaping Requirements:
1.
Purpose: The purpose of these landscaping requirements is to promote the general
welfare of the public by: reducing noise levels and glare; filtering stormwater
runoff; reducing the urban heat island effect; filtering vehicular emissions;
stabilizing soils to help with erosion and flood control; providing shade to users
of the parking lots; promoting safety by directing traffic circulation; promoting
attractive off-street vehicular parking areas in the City; and protecting and
improving the appearance, character and value of the surrounding properties and
neighborhoods. This objective is to be accomplished by providing external
landscape buffers between parking areas and adjoining land uses and by providing
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landscape islands in the interior of parking lots. Native plantings and xeriscaping
are encouraged for water savings, reduced maintenance, reduction in fertilizers
and pesticides, increased pollination, and a reduction in yard waste.
2.
Application: Landscaping is required as herein described for all off-street parking
lots containing five (5) or more parking spaces.
3.
Placement of Landscaping in Off-Street Parking Lots:
a.
Required Exterior Landscaping: Landscaping shall be provided between off-
street parking lots and abutting public rights-of-way and adjacent properties.
The buffer strip in which the landscaping is provided shall be a minimum of
three feet (3’) in width and shall contain:
i.
One (1) tree of one and one-half inch (1.5”) caliper every forty (40) lineal
feet
ii. One (1) shrub of at least one (1) gallon in size for perennial and at least
two (2) gallons in size for deciduous or evergreen, every six feet (6’).
Such shrubs, upon maturity, shall provide visual relief of a minimum of
three feet (3’) in height and fifty percent (50%) shall be evergreen.
iii. Consideration shall be given to the selection of trees and shrubs that at
maturity do not present vehicular sight obstructions at driveway / street
intersections.
b. Required Interior Landscaping: Parking lots containing thirty (30) or more
parking spaces shall include interior landscaping. Multiple parking lots on a
single property are counted separately for the purpose of interior landscaping.
The Zoning Administrator may determine that parking lots that are separate,
but connected by travel aisles, may still be counted separately for the purpose
of interior landscaping requirements. Interior parking lot landscaping shall be
in the form of landscaped islands that comply with the following
requirements:
i.
Landscape islands shall have a minimum width of eight feet (8’), as
measured inside of perimeter curbing, and a length equivalent to the
adjacent parking spaces.
ii. There shall be one (1) island for every twelve (12) parking spaces, evenly
distributed in the parking lot.
iii. The landscape islands shall be protected by curbing and shall contain:
(a) One (1) tree of one and one-half inch (1.5”) caliper;
(b) Low shrubs of at least one (1) gallon in size for perennial and at least
two (2) gallons in size for deciduous or evergreen; and
(c) Vegetative ground cover.
iv. Landscape islands adjacent to a double row of parking spaces, as shown
in Figure 3 below, shall contain two (2) trees of one and one-half inch
(1.5”) caliper.
v. Consideration shall be given to the selection of trees and shrubs that at
maturity will not interfere with parking lot lighting or present vehicular
sight obstructions.
vi. The Zoning Administrator may authorize the relocation of a parking lot
tree to another parking lot landscape area if such tree is deemed to interfere
with parking lot lighting or vehicular sight distances.
FIGURE 3
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(Ord. 97-11, 4/7/97; 97-33, 11/3/97; 2003-10; 04/21/2003; 2005-07, 02/07/2005; 2005-33,
12/19/2005; 2006-19; 11/06/06; 2014-05, 05/19/2014; 2017-05, 05/15/2017; 2018-07, 05/21/2018;
2019-11, 12/02/2019)
SECTION 6: SEVERABILITY. Provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed severable and
the invalidity of any provision of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions. The remaining chapters and sections of Title 4, shall be in full force and effect.
SECTION 7: EFFECTIVE DATE. After its passage and adoption, a summary of this
Ordinance, under the provisions of the Idaho Code, shall be published once in the official
newspaper of the City of Moscow. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage, approval and publication according to law.
PASSED on Motion by the Following Vote:
Aye
Nay
Abstain
Absent
Evan Holmes
Scott Sumner
Drew Davis
Sage McCetich
Sandra Kelly
Bryce Blankenship
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Moscow, Idaho and APPROVED by the Mayor
of the City of Moscow, this ____ day of ___________, 2026.
_________________________
Hailey Lewis, Mayor
CERTIFICATION and ATTESTATION. I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an
Ordinance passed at a regular meeting of the City Council, City of Moscow, held on
_______________, 2026.
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__________________________
Laurie M. Hopkins, City Clerk