[R.O. 2012 §405.510; Ord. No. 522 §§1—3, 12-1-1992]
It is the intent and purpose of this Article to establish minimum
requirements as to number of spaces, design, and construction for
off-street parking and loading areas.
[R.O. 2012 §405.520; Ord. No. 522 §§1—3, 12-1-1992]
A. Location. Spaces shall be provided in other than the front
yard in all Residential Districts; except that in the event an attached
garage is converted to a livable room of the dwelling, the parking
space may occupy the existing concrete or asphaltic drives when located
within the required front yard. Parking also shall not be permitted
closer to any side property line than one-half (½) the distance
of the required side yard.
B. Accessory Use. Off-street parking shall be considered as
an accessory use to the use for which the parking is provided. Parking
not located on the same tract on which the main use is located must
be located within the Zoning District in which parking or storage
lots are permitted as a main use; or be located in accordance with
the provisions of this Article relating to off-street parking exceptions.
In no instance shall off-street parking required by this Article
be located more than three hundred (300) feet (as measured along lines
of public access) from the use which it serves.
C. Area. Off-street parking space shall be at least nine (9)
feet in width and at least twenty (20) feet in length, exclusive of
access drives or aisles, ramps, columns, office or work areas.
D. Access. Each required off-street parking space shall open
directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to
provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking
space.
E. Design. Off-street parking spaces shall comply with such
design standards relating to curb lengths, stall depth, driveway width,
island width, barriers, and ingress and egress as may be established
from time to time by the Board of Aldermen.
F. Surfacing. All open off-street parking and loading areas
shall be graded and paved, or surfaced with rock or another City approved
surface.
G. Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking
and loading areas shall be directed away from residential properties
in such a way as not to interfere with the residential use.
H. Repair And Service. No motor vehicle repair work or service
of any kind shall be permitted in association with any off-street
parking facilities.
I. Requirements. Off-street parking and loading space, as required
in this Article, shall be provided for all new buildings and structures
for additions to existing buildings or structures. Off-street parking
and loading space shall be required for any existing building or structure
which is altered in any manner so as to enlarge or increase capacity
by adding or creating dwelling units, guest rooms, floor area, or
seats. Existing parking area previously required shall not be used
to satisfy required off-street parking for any new structures or additions
to existing buildings, structures, or uses of land. Such existing
parking space shall be maintained and shall not be reduced so long
as the main building, structure or use remains, unless an equivalent
number of such spaces are provided elsewhere as provided in this Article.
J. Plans And Approval Required. Plans showing the layout and
design of all required off-street parking and loading areas shall
be submitted and approved by the Zoning Official prior to issuance
of a zoning or building permit. Before approving any parking layout,
the Zoning Official shall satisfy himself/herself that the spaces
provided are usable and meet standard design criteria. All required
off-street parking spaces shall be clearly marked.
K. Curb Cuts. Before the issuance of a building permit, the
number and location of curb cuts for a commercially zoned parcel must
be approved by the Board of Aldermen if such parcel is across a street
from a Residential Zoned District.
[R.O. 2012 §405.530; Ord. No. 522 §§1—3, 12-1-1992]
A. Off-street
parking spaces shall be provided as follows:
1. Dwelling and lodging uses.
a. Boarding or lodging houses. One (1) parking space
per each occupant.
b. Dormitories, fraternities, sororities. Two (2)
parking spaces for each three (3) occupants based on the designed
maximum capacity of the building.
c. Hotels and motels. One (1) space per each rental
unit, plus one (1) space per each two (2) employees in the largest
working shift, and such spaces as are required for restaurants, assembly
rooms, and other affiliated facilities provided.
d. Manufactured home parks. One (1) parking space
per each mobile home, plus one (1) additional space for each two (2)
mobile homes.
e. Nursing homes, rest homes, etc. One (1) parking
space per each two (2) beds based on the designed maximum capacity
of the building plus, one (1) parking space for each employee.
f. Single-family and two-family. Two (2) spaces per
dwelling unit.
g. Multiple-family. One and one-half (1½) spaces
per dwelling unit.
2. Business, commercial, and industrial uses.
a. Automobile, truck, trailer and manufactured home sales and
rental lots. One (1) parking space for each three thousand
(3,000) square feet of open sales lot area devoted to the sale, display,
and rental of said vehicles, plus one (1) parking space for each service
bay and employee.
b. Automobile wrecking yards. One (1) parking space
for each employee, plus one (1) parking space for each ten thousand
(10,000) square feet of storage area.
c. Banks, post office, and business and professional office. One (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of
gross floor area.
d. Bowling alleys. Four (4) parking spaces for each
bowling lane.
e. Cartage, express, parcel delivery, and freight terminal establishments. One (1) parking space for each two (2) employees in the largest
working shift in a twenty-four (24) hour period, plus one (1) parking
space for each vehicle maintained on the premises.
f. Car wash. Three (3) holding spaces for each car-washing
stall plus two (2) drying spaces for each car-washing stall.
g. Funeral homes and mortuaries. One (1) parking space
for each ten (10) seats based upon the designed maximum capacity of
the parlor, plus one (1) additional parking space for each employee
and each vehicle maintained on the premises.
h. Furniture and appliance stores, household equipment or furniture
repair shops. One (1) parking space for each four hundred
(400) square feet of floor area.
i. Manufacturing, production, processing, assembly, disassembly,
cleaning, servicing, testing or repairing of goods, materials or products. One (1) parking space per three (3) employees based upon the largest
working shift in any twenty-four (24) hour time period.
j. Medical and dental clinics or offices. One (1)
parking space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor
area.
k. Restaurants, night clubs, taverns, and lounges. One (1) parking space for each two and one-half (2½) seats
based on the maximum designed seating capacity; provided however,
that drive-in restaurants shall have a minimum of at least ten (10)
parking spaces.
l. Retail stores and shops. One (1) parking space per
two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
m. Service stations. One (1) parking space for each
employee, plus two (2) spaces for each service bay.
n. Theaters, auditoriums, and places of assembly with fixed
seats. One (1) space for each three and one-half (3½)
seats.
o. Theaters, auditoriums, and places of assembly without fixed
seats. One (1) parking space for each three (3) people based
upon the designed maximum capacity of the building.
p. Warehouse, storage, and wholesale establishments. One (1) parking space for each two (2) employees based upon the
largest working shift in any twenty-four (24) hour period.
q. All other business and commercial establishments not specified
above. One (1) parking space for each three hundred (300)
square feet of floor area.
3. Other uses.
a. Elementary, junior high, and equivalent parochial and private
schools. Two (2) parking spaces for each classroom.
b. High schools, colleges, universities, and other similar public
or private institutions of higher learning. Eight (8) parking
spaces for each classroom, plus one (1) space for each two (2) employees.
c. Hospitals. One (1) parking space for each two (2)
beds, plus one (1) parking space for each resident or staff doctor,
plus one (1) space for each two (2) employees based on the largest
working shift in any twenty-four (24) hour period.
d. Laundromats. One (1) space for each two (2) washing
machines.
e. Nursery schools and day care centers, public or private. One (1) parking space for each employee.
f. Private clubs, lodges, and union headquarters. One
(1) parking space for each three (3) seats based upon the maximum
designed seating capacity.
g. Swimming pools and clubs. One (1) parking space
for each one hundred (100) square feet of water area.
h. Trade and commercial schools. One (1) parking space
for each student and employee.
[R.O. 2012 §405.540; Ord. No. 522 §§1—3, 12-1-1992]
A. Special Permit. In order to provide off-street parking areas, the Board of Aldermen may, after public notice and hearing, grant a special permit for the establishment of parking areas in any Zoning District under the provisions set forth in Article
VI, "Special Use Permit". The Planning Commission shall recommend the improvements needed to protect adjacent property owners and the public interest, and to comply with the provisions of this Article.
B. Permit Revocable. The Zoning Official shall be responsible
for the enforcement of the conditions and requirements made by the
Board of Aldermen in the approval of any off-street parking special
permit. The Board of Aldermen may revoke the special permit after
public hearing for any of the following reasons:
1. Abandonment of the area for parking purposes for six (6) months.
2. Failure to comply with the requirements contained in this Section
or imposed by the Board.
3. Exception in the CBD. Off-street parking in the
CBD District shall be exempt from non-conforming use regulations.
[R.O. 2012 §405.550; Ord. No. 522 §§1—3, 12-1-1992]
A. Loading
and unloading space shall be provided off-street and on the same premises
with every building, structure or part thereof, hereafter erected,
established, or enlarged and occupied for goods display, retail operation,
department store, market, hotel, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning,
office uses, warehousing, manufacturing, and other uses involving
the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by motor vehicle.
The loading and unloading space or spaces shall be so located to avoid
undue interference with public use of streets, alleys, and walkways.
1. Spaces required.
a. For all commercial uses, loading facilities shall be provided in
accordance with the following table:
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Gross Floor Areas Of Establishment
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Required Number and Size of Loading Space
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1,000 — 10,000
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1 — (10 feet x 25 feet)
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10,000 — 25,000
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2 — (10 feet x 25 feet each)
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25,000 — 40,000
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3 — (10 feet x 70 feet each)
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40,000 — 100,000
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4 — (10 feet x 70 feet each)
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b. For all industrial uses, loading facilities shall be provided in
accordance with the following table:
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Gross Floor Areas of Establishment
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Required Number and Size of Loading Space
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1,000 — 10,000
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1 — (10 feet x 25 feet)
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10,000 — 40,000
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1 — (10 feet x 60 feet)
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40,000 — 100,000
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2 — (10 feet x 70 feet each)
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c. For each additional one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of
gross floor area or any fraction thereof over one hundred thousand
(100,000) square feet of gross floor area, one (1) additional space
shall be provided. Each such additional space shall be at least ten
(10) feet in width by seventy (70) feet in length.