[Ord. No. 649 §1, 3-4-2002]
A. General. There shall be provided at the time of erection
of any main building or at the time such buildings are altered, enlarged,
converted or increased in capacity minimum off-street parking space
with adequate provision for ingress and egress by standard-sized vehicles
in accordance with the requirements of this Code.
B. Parking Space Requirements.
1. Required number. The off-street parking spaces required
for each use permitted by this Code shall not be less than that found
in Table 801.2.1, provided that any fractional parking space over
one-half (½) shall be computed as a whole space.
2. Combination of uses. Where there is a combination
of uses on a lot, the required number of parking spaces shall be the
sum of that found for each use.
3. Location of lot. The parking spaces required by
this Code shall be provided on the same lot as the use or where the
exclusive use of such is provided on another lot not more than one
thousand (1,000) feet radially from the front door of the parking
space generator and within the same or less-restrictive zoning district.
C. Parking Stall Dimension.
1. Width. A minimum width of nine (9) feet shall be
provided for each parking stall as measured from the center of dividing
line to center of dividing line or front edge of curb. Exceptions:
Parallel parking stalls shall be permitted to be eight (8) feet wide.
2. Length. A minimum length of twenty (20) feet shall
be provided for each parking stall as measured from front edge of
wheel stop (or edge of pavement) to extremity of markings. Exceptions:
Parallel parking stalls shall be a minimum twenty-two (22) feet in
length.
D. Design Of Parking Facilities.
1. Driveway width. Every parking facility shall be
provided with one (1) or more access driveways, the width of which
shall be the following:
a. Residential driveways shall be at least nine (9) feet in width.
b. Commercial driveway:
(1)
Twelve (12) feet wide for one-way traffic flow.
(2)
Twenty-four (24) feet wide for two-way traffic flow.
2. Driveway and ramp slopes. The maximum slope of any
driveway or ramp slope shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%), except
parking stalls shall not be allowed on side slopes exceeding eight
percent (8%).
3. Stall accessibility. Each required parking stall
shall be individually and easily accessible. No automobile shall be
required to back into any public street or sidewalk to leave any parking
stall when such stall serves more than two (2) dwelling units or other
than residential uses. All portions of a public lot or garage shall
be accessible to other portions thereof without the use of any public
street.
4. Striping. All parking stalls shall be striped. Exception:
A private parking area for the exclusive use of a single-family or
two-family dwelling.
5. Lighting. All lights illuminating a parking area
shall be designed and located so as to reflect away from any street
and adjacent residential property. Only industrial and commercial
parking areas intended for night use need to be lighted.
[Ord. No. 649 §1, 3-4-2002]
A. General. Accessory buildings shall occupy the same lot as
the main use or building.
B. Separation From Main Building. All accessory buildings shall
be separated from the main building by ten (10) feet.
C. Private Detached Garages. An accessory building used as
a garage shall be permitted to be located within the rear yard provided
that a setback of a minimum of six (6) feet is maintained from the
lot line and the structures do not encroach into any recorded easements.
No encroachment shall be allowed into the side yards.
D. Storage Buildings. All accessory buildings, permanent in
nature, used for storage or other similar uses, shall be permitted
to be located in any portion of the yard, so long as a rear yard setback
of at least six (6) feet is maintained. No encroachment shall be allowed
into the side yard. No storage shed shall be located in the front
yard.
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Table 801.2
Off-Street Parking Schedule
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Use
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Number Of Parking Spaces Required
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One-family dwelling
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Two (2) per unit with no more than one (1) space located in
front or side yard.
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Two-family dwelling unit
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Two (2) per unit with no more than one (1) space/unit located
in front yard with no parking closer than six (6) feet to side yard
lot line.
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Three or more family dwelling unit
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One (1) per unit with two (2) bedrooms or less.
Two (2) per unit with three (3) bedrooms or more.
No spaces to be located in front yard. No parking closer than
six (6) feet to side or rear lot lines.
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Motels
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One (1) space per rental room plus two (2) spaces for first
twenty (20) units plus one (1) space for each additional twenty (20)
units.
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Professional/Business Office
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One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of total office
area.
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Medical Office/Clinic
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One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of total office
area.
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Banks/Financial Institutions
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One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of total bank
area plus three (3) stacking spaces for each drive-through lane.
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Retail Sales (including food shops)
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One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of sales space.
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Convenience Store
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One (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet of sales space.
Parking at pumps may count as required spaces.
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Furniture, Appliance Stores, Home Furnishings, Hardware and
Garden Supplies and Building Materials
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One (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet plus one (1)
space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of outside storage/sales.
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Restaurants, Fast-Food Restaurants, Taverns and Bars
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One (1) space per one hundred (100) square feet of dining/lounging
area plus drive-through to have three (3) stacking spaces per window.
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Shopping Centers
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First two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor
area — one (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet.
Over two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor
area — one (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet.
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Health Club/Fitness Center
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One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
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Auditoriums/Assembly Halls
Churches
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One (1) space per fifty-five (55) seats.
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Day Care
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One (1) space per employee plus one (1) space per ten (10) patrons
or any fraction thereof.
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Schools
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Elementary to Junior High
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One (1) space per employee plus one (1) space per twenty (20)
auditorium seats.
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High School
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One (1) space per employee plus one (1) space per five (5) auditorium
seats.
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Service Business Uses
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Barber/Beauty Shop
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Two (2) spaces per operator station or chair.
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Dry Cleaning/Laundry
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One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of area.
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Funeral Home
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One (1) space per five (5) seats in chapel plus one (1) space
per employee plus one (1) space per facility vehicle.
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Animal Hospital
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One (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet of receiving
and treating area plus one (1) space per employee.
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Recreational Uses
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Bowling Alley
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Five (5) spaces per lane plus bar/restaurant at seventy-five
percent (75%) of regular requirement.
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Miniature Golf
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One (1) space per hole.
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All Other Recreational Uses
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One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of area or
one (1) space per four (4) seats, whichever may apply.
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Industrial Uses
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Warehouses
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One (1) space per two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor
area.
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Industrial Uses
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One (1) space per six hundred (600) square feet of floor area.
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[Ord. No. 649 §1, 3-4-2002]
A. General. Eaves, cornices, windows or other similar architectural
features shall be permitted to project into a required front or side
yard no more than twelve (12) inches. Foundation footings or wingwalls
shall not be allowed to protrude into the required yards. Chimneys
shall be permitted to project no more than two (2) feet, provided
the width of any side yard is not reduced to less than eight (8) feet
with the total area of encroachment not exceeding twelve (12) square
feet.
B. Front Yards. Open, unenclosed ramps, porches, platforms
or landings not covered by a roof shall be permitted to extend no
more than six (6) feet into the required front yard, provided such
porch does not extend above the first (1st) level and is no more than
six (6) feet above grade at any point.
C. Rear Yards. Windows shall be permitted to project into a
required rear yard no more than six (6) inches. Open porches, decks,
platforms not covered by a roof shall be permitted to extend no more
than six (6) feet into the required rear yard. No encroachment shall
be allowed in the side yard.
[Ord. No. 649 §1, 3-4-2002]
A. General. Landscaping is required for all new buildings and
additions over five hundred (500) square feet as defined in this Section.
Said landscaping shall be completed before the occupancy of the building.
B. Front Yards. Front yards required by this Code shall be
completely landscaped, except for those areas occupied by access driveways,
walls and structures.
C. Streetside Side Yards. All flanking streetside side yards
shall be completely landscaped, except for those areas occupied by
utilities, access driveways, paved walks, walls and structures. The
site triangle on the intersection corner having a size to be determined
by the Code Official shall not be landscaped such that the vehicular
line-of-site is obscured.
D. Maintenance. All live landscaping required by this Code
shall be properly maintained. All dead or dying landscaping shall
be replaced immediately and all sodded areas mowed on a regular basis.
[Ord. No. 649 §1, 3-4-2002]
A. General. Loading spaces shall be provided on the same lot
for every building in the B or I zones. No loading space is required
if prevented by an existing lawful building. The Code Official shall
be authorized to waive this requirement on unusual lots.
B. Size. Each loading space shall have a clear height of fourteen
(14) feet and shall be directly accessible through a useable door
not less than three (3) feet in width and six (6) feet, eight (8)
inches high. The minimum area of a loading space shall be four hundred
(400) square feet and the minimum dimensions shall be twenty (20)
feet long and ten (10) feet wide.
[Ord. No. 649 §1, 3-4-2002]
A. General. This Section is intended to provide the community
with fair and equitable grading practices and shall not supersede
the requirements of any other ordinance.
B. Grading Responsibilities.
1. Protection of utilities. Public utilities or services
shall be protected from damage due to grading or excavation operations.
2. Protection of adjacent property. Adjacent properties
shall be protected from damage due to grading operations. No person
shall excavate on land sufficiently close to the property line to
endanger any adjoining public street, sidewalk, alley or other public
or private property without supporting and protecting such property
from any damage that might result or as may be agreed with the public
entity or adjoining property owner.
3. Inspection notice. The Code Official shall be notified
at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the start of work.
4. Temporary erosion control. Precautionary measures
necessary to protect adjacent watercourses and public or private property
from damage by soil erosion, flooding or disposition of mud or debris
originating from the site shall be in effect. Precautionary measures
shall include properly designed and installed/constructed sediment
control facilities so that downstream properties are not affected
by upstream erosion.
5. Traffic control and protection of streets. Flaggers,
signs, barricades and other safety devices to ensure adequate safety
when working in or near public streets shall be provided.
6. Hazard from existing grading. Whenever any existing
excavation, embankment or fill has become a hazard to life, which
endangers structures or which may adversely affect the safety, use
or stability of a public way or drainage channel, such excavation,
embankment or fill shall be changed or adjusted to address or correct
the undesirable situation.
7. Tracking of dirt onto public streets. Adequate cleaning
of equipment to prevent the tracking of dirt and debris onto public
streets shall be provided. The offender shall remove any material
tracked onto the public streets. Failure to properly address the situation
immediately shall be considered a nuisance and will be treated as
a nuisance condition by enforcement officials.
8. Maintenance of waterway. Precautionary measures
to protect and maintain the flow of waterways shall be taken.
9. Revegetation. The loss of trees, ground cover and
topsoil shall be minimized on any grading project. In addition to
mechanical methods of erosion control, planting grass or ground cover
plants and/or trees shall protect graded areas to the extent practical
from damage. Such plantings shall provide for rapid, short-term coverage
of the slopes as well as long-term permanent coverage. A plan by a
registered design professional shall be provided when required by
the Code Official.
10. Additional yard requirements. In all districts,
a triangular space shall be maintained at the street corner of a corner
lot, free from any kind of obstruction to vision, between the heights
of two (2) feet and twelve (12) feet above the established street
grade. The street grade is measured at the intersection of the centerlines
of the intersecting street pavements. The triangular space is determined
by measuring twenty (20) feet along the point of intersection of the
limits of the street pavements.
[Ord. No. 649 §1, 3-4-2002]
A. Residential Entrances. There shall be a passageway (sidewalk)
leading from the public way to the exterior entrance of each dwelling
unit in every residential building of not less than four (4) feet
in width. The passageway shall be increased by two (2) feet when the
number of living units equals four (4) or more.
B. Separation Between Buildings. There shall be at least ten
(10) feet of clear space between every main building and accessory
building having one hundred (100) square feet or more of floor area
on a lot. There shall be at least twenty (20) feet of clear space
between every residential building and another main building on the
same lot.
C. Location Of Passageways. Passageways shall be permitted
to be located in that space set aside for required yards. Passageways
shall be open and unobstructed to the sky and shall be permitted to
have such projections as allowed for yards, provided that the users
of said passageways have a clear walkway to the public way. Any space
between buildings or passageways that has less than that prescribed
herein shall not be further reduced.
[Ord. No. 649 §1, 3-4-2002]
A. General. All projects that require the additional use of
new facilities or essential services such as sewers, storm drains,
fire hydrants, potable water, public streets, street lighting and
similar services shall be approved by the agency providing such services
prior to project approvals. These approvals may be required in written
form by the Code Official. If this is the case, these approvals shall
be submitted with the application for building permits.
B. Non-availability
of essential services shall be permitted to be grounds for denying
permits for additional development until such services are available.
The jurisdiction is not obligated to extend or supply essential services
if capacity is not available. If capacity is available, the extension
of services shall be by and at the cost of the developer, unless the
jurisdiction agrees otherwise. All services shall be designed and
installed in full conformance with this jurisdiction's minimum standards
for such service and shall be subject to review, permit and inspections
as required by other policies or ordinances of this jurisdiction.