STATUTORY REFERENCES
Regulation of parking — See
2nd Class Sec. 702-XXIV.
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parking generally — See Ch. 460.
Off-street parking and loading in residential districts — See Sections 1255.07, 1256.07, 1257.07, 1258.07, 1260.07, 1262.07 and 1268.07.
Off-street parking and loading in Cluster Development Residential Districts — See Sections 1264.07 and 1266.07.
Off-street parking and loading in MD District — See Section 1270.07.
Off-street parking and loading in Multifamily Residential Districts — See Sections 1272.07, 1274.07, 1276.07 and 1278.07.
Off-street parking and loading in D, D-1, D-2, D-3 and D-4 Districts — See Sections 1280.08, 1282.08, 1284.08, 1285.07 and 1286.07.
Off-street parking and loading in PO Districts — See Section 1289.08.
[Ord. 223. Passed 12-10-1985; Ord. 252. Passed 2-16-1988]
Any building or other structure erected or used,
and any lot used or occupied in any district in which the following
uses exist or are permitted, shall be provided with minimum off-street
parking spaces as set forth in this section, together with separate
loading space, if applicable, and shall be provided with adequate
passageways, driveways or other means of vehicular circulation and
access to and from a street or way.
(a)
For a dwelling, two all-weather parking spaces per
family are required, provided that for multifamily dwellings and townhouse
dwellings, such spaces shall be paved in accordance with the Subdivision
Regulations.
(b)
For any of the following uses, the required spaces
shall be paved and curbed:
(1)
Church, school, public auditorium, conference
center, assembly or meeting room, or other similar place for public
or semi-public assembly. One space for every three seats provided
for assembly;
[Amended 5-28-2019 by Ord. No. 523]
(2)
Stadium or theater. One space for every three
seats;
(3)
Hospital or convalescent home. One space for
every three beds, plus one space for every employee on the two largest
shifts;
(4)
Community center or library. One space for every
500 square feet of floor space in public use;
(5)
Institutional home. One space for every three
occupants, plus one space for every employee on the two largest shifts;
(6)
Retail store or shop.
A.
An individual establishment which is not a large
drugstore, department store or supermarket, and which is not in a
group of other stores shall have one space for every 100 square feet
of sales area.
B.
A combination of not more than three of such
establishments served by common off-street parking space shall have
parking spaces as follows:
(7)
Shopping center. For four or more retail establishments
using common off-street parking space: five and one-half spaces for
every 1,000 square feet of sales area;
(8)
Department store, supermarket or large drugstore
selling a variety of merchandise, as an individual establishment and
not as part of a combination of other stores or shopping centers.
One parking space for every 250 square feet of sales area;
(9)
Hotel or motel. One space for every rental unit,
plus one space for every employee on the two largest shifts, plus
one space for every three seats in the meetings. Parking for dining
rooms shall be as set forth in Paragraph (b)(11) below;
[Amended 5-28-2019 by Ord. No. 523]
(10)
Office building. One space for every 250 square
feet of office rental space, excluding halls and lavatories in common
usage, shafts, elevators, stairs and utility rooms;
(11)
Restaurant, cafe, diner or tearoom. Two parking
spaces for every 50 square feet of floor space devoted to patron use;
(12)
Laboratory or industrial establishment. One
parking space for every employee on the two largest shifts, but not
less than one parking space for every 1,000 square feet of floor area;
and
(13)
Other commercial buildings. One parking space
for every 1,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof, except
when otherwise authorized as a special exception consistent with the
requirements of this section for comparable establishments.
(14)
Gasoline service station or public garage. One
parking space for every employee on the two largest shifts and six
spaces per service bay.
(15)
Gasoline service station with accessory convenience
store. One parking space for every employee on the two largest shifts,
six spaces per service bay, and one space for every 100 square feet
of floor area.
(16)
Automobile sales agency. One parking space for
every employee on the two largest shifts and two spaces for every
500 square feet of showroom area and six spaces per service bay.
[Ord. 223. Passed 12-10-1985]
Off-street parking for uses listed under Section 1294.01 shall be located on the same lot as the use to which it refers, provided that two or more establishments in any commercial district may combine their off-street parking areas, and, where five or more establishments are so combined, the total of such combined spaces may be reduced in number by 10%, the requirements of Section 1294.01 to the contrary notwithstanding.
[Ord. 223. Passed 12-10-1985]
Off-street parking areas shall be so designed
and so located that:
(a)
No vehicle is required to back out directly onto a
nonresidential street.
(b)
For single-family detached dwellings and single-family
semidetached dwellings on a corner lot, the driveways shall be located
as far away from the street intersection as possible and shall enter
onto the lower classification street.
(c)
Driveways for nonresidential uses shall be located
not less than 30 feet from a street intersection, measuring from the
near side of the driveway to the near curb line of such street.
[Ord. 223. Passed 12-10-1985]
In addition to required off-street parking spaces,
every use permitted in this Zoning Code shall be provided with off-street
loading and unloading space, which space, except for single-family
detached, single-family semidetached and townhouse dwellings, shall
be completely separate and distinct from the required off-street parking
spaces.
[Ord. 223. Passed 12-10-1985]
Facilities for off-street parking and off-street
loading and unloading existing on the effective date of Ordinance
1A, passed August 4, 1941, shall not subsequently be reduced to an
amount less than that required in this chapter. Such facilities provided
to comply with this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced below
the requirements of this chapter.
[Ord. 223. Passed 12-10-1985]
(a)
Facilities required under this chapter shall be constructed
in accordance with the standards set forth in the Subdivision Regulations,
with respect to size, arrangement, construction specifications, layout,
drainage and provisions for the handicapped.
(b)
Enclosed facilities shall conform to the standards
set forth in the Building and Housing Code.
(c)
Where a contradiction arises in the application of
such standards, the most stringent requirement shall govern.
[Ord. 223. Passed 12-10-1985]
The Board of Supervisors may approve as a conditional
use the placing of open space in reserve for use as future parking
areas. Under such conditions, the applicant may construct reduced
parking facilities in accordance with his or her demonstrated needs,
provided that space is reserved for the construction of the parking
facilities necessary to satisfy the requirements of this Zoning Code.
