[R.O. 1997 §400.540; Ord. No. 1088 §2, 12-9-1991]
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. 1997 §400.550; Ord. No. 1088 §2, 12-9-1991]
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 (1/2)
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.
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 Administrator prior to issuance
of a zoning or building permit. Before approving any parking layout,
the Zoning Administrator 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 residentially zoned district.
[R.O. 1997 §400.560; Ord. No. 1088 §2, 12-9-1991]
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 (1 1/2) 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-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-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 (2 1/2) 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 (3 1/2) 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-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) 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-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. 1997 §400.570; Ord. No. 1088 §2, 12-9-1991]
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 the Article providing
for special use permits. The Planning and Zoning 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 Administrator 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:
C.
Exception In The C-1. Off-street parking in the
C-1 District shall be exempt from non-conforming use regulations.
[R.O. 1997 §400.580; Ord. No. 1088 §2, 12-9-1991]
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.
B.
Spaces Required.
1.
For all commercial uses, loading facilities shall be provided
in accordance with the following table:
|
Gross Floor Areas of Establishment
|
Required Number and Size of Loading Space
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000 to 10,000
|
1 (10 feet by 25 feet)
| |
|
10,001 to 25,000
|
2 (10 feet by 25 feet each)
| |
|
25,001 to 40,000
|
3 (10 feet by 70 feet each)
| |
|
40,001 to 100,000
|
4 (10 feet by 70 feet each)
|
2.
For all industrial uses, loading facilities shall be provided
in accordance with the following table:
|
Gross Floor Areas of Establishment
|
Required Number and Size of Loading Space
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000 to 10,000
|
1 (10 feet by 25 feet)
| |
|
10,001 to 40,000
|
2 (10 feet by 60 feet)
| |
|
40,001 to 100,000
|
3 (10 feet by 70 feet each)
|
3.
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.
