In all zoning districts, off-street parking requirements for
the storage and parking of self-propelled motor vehicles for the use
of occupants, employees and patrons of the buildings erected, altered
or extended after the effective date of this ordinance, shall be provided
as prescribed in this article. Such space shall be under the direct
control, either by ownership or long-term lease, of the owner of the
building or use served, be maintained and shall not be encroached
upon by buildings, structures, open air businesses or outdoor commercial
recreation uses so long as the main building or structure remains,
unless an equivalent number of such spaces are provided elsewhere
in conformance with this ordinance.
27.01:1.
Number of spaces. When units or measurements determining the
number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional
space, any fraction up to and including 0.5 shall be disregarded,
and fractions over 0.51 shall require one parking space.
27.01:2.
Double count. Loading space as required elsewhere in this ordinance
dealing with off-street loading requirements shall not be construed
as also supplying off-street parking spaces.
27.01:3.
Parking locations.
(a)
The off-street parking facilities required for residential dwellings
shall be located on the same lot or plot of ground as the dwellings
they are intended to serve, behind the front setback line; and shall
consist of a parking strip, parking apron and/or garage. Parking in
residential zones is permitted only as an accessory use.
(b)
The off-street parking facilities required for all other uses
shall be located on the lot or other lots within 500 feet for industrial
districts and 300 feet for all other districts. Such distance is to
be measured along lines of public access to the property between the
nearest point of the parking facility to the building to be served.
27.01:4.
General condition. In the case of a use not specifically mentioned,
the requirements for off-street parking facilities for a use which
is so mentioned and which is similar shall apply.
27.01:5.
Parking duration. Except when land is used as storage space
in direct connection with the business of a repair or service garage,
a twenty-four-hour time limit for parking in nonresidential off-street
parking areas shall prevail, and it shall be unlawful to permit the
storage on any parking area, in any district, of wrecked or junked
cars.
27.01:6.
Parking restriction. It shall be unlawful to park or store any
motor vehicle on any private property without the expressed or implied
consent of the owner, holder, occupant, lessee, agent or trustee of
said private property.
27.01:7.
Existing parking lots. Off-street parking existing at the effective
date of this ordinance which serves an existing building or use shall
not be reduced in size less than that required under the terms of
this ordinance.
27.01:8.
Joint use.
(a)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent collective
provision of off-street parking facilities, for two or more buildings
or uses, provided collectively such facilities shall not be less than
the parking requirements of the layout building or use plus 50% of
the sum of the individual requirements of the remaining buildings
or uses (as determined by the table of parking requirements).
(b)
Parking spaces already provided to meet off-street parking requirements
for theaters, stadiums, auditoriums, and other places of public assembly,
stores, office buildings and industrial establishments lying within
500 feet of a church, as measured along lines of public access, and
that are not normally used between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m. on Sundays, and that are made available for other parking, may
be used to meet not more than 60% of the off-street parking requirements
of a church.
All off-street parking lots providing space for more than four
vehicles located in commercial or industrial districts or for multiple-family
residential units shall comply with the following development regulations
prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy, except as specifically
stated otherwise:
27.02:1.
Plans for the development of any parking lot shall be submitted
as part of the site plan to the City Zoning Administrator and must
be approved by the Zoning Administrator prior to the start of construction.
The construction must also be approved by a registered professional
engineer. The construction of the entire parking lot shall be completed
to the satisfaction of the Zoning Administrator before a certificate
of occupancy may be issued. In the event that, owing to inclement
or cold weather conditions, the parking lot cannot be improved, a
six-month temporary certificate of occupancy can be issued by the
Zoning Administrator provided a cash deposit or performance bond in
an amount sufficient to cover the cost of construction of the parking
lot, as determined by the Zoning Administrator, is presented to the
City. The forfeit of a deposit or bond shall be mandatory if the parking
lot is not fully completed within the six-month period.
27.02:2.
Adequate points or means of ingress and egress shall be provided
and shown in the plan submitted.
27.02:3.
Such parking lots shall be hard-surfaced with concrete or plant-mixed
bituminous material as identified in § 22.01 and maintained in
a usable dustproof condition, and shall be graded and drained to dispose
of surface water in accordance and conformance with the requirements
of the City engineer; provided, however, that where access to the
parking area is from an unpaved roadway, a durable, dustless surface
may be permitted. No surface water shall be allowed to drain onto
adjoining private property.
27.02:4.
Off-street parking and loading areas, including access drives,
for all uses except single-family dwelling units shall be surfaced
with either:
27.02:5.
Curbing/bumper blocks. Concrete curbing or concrete or treated
wood tire bumper blocks of a minimum height of six inches and a maximum
width of 12 inches shall be located around the perimeter of the parking
facility, excluding areas of ingress and egress.
27.02:6.
Entrance to such areas shall be only from the adjoining street
or alley right-of-way.
27.02:7.
All illumination for or on such parking lots shall be deflected
away from residential areas and shall be installed in such a manner
as to allow the reduction of the amount of light after normal parking
hours each day (either through the use of intermittent lighting fixtures
or rheostat-controlled fixtures).
27.02:8.
Where a parking area with a capacity of five or more vehicles
adjoins a residential district, a buffer at least five feet in width
shall be provided between the parking area and the adjoining property
and a vertical screen shall be erected consisting of structural (fence)
or plant materials no less than five feet in height.
27.02:9.
Where a parking area with a capacity of five or more vehicles
adjoins a public street, a buffer at least 10 feet wide shall be provided
between the parking area and the adjacent street right-of-way. Plantings
or a berm shall be provided to screen the parking area from view along
the entire length of this buffer strip. Plantings in this buffer area
shall be maintained in a healthy condition. No more than two driveway
approaches may be permitted to break this buffer from a major street
or no more than one driveway from a minor street. When parking lots
are larger than 50 vehicles, the required buffer shall be 10 feet
between the parking area and the public street.
27.02:10.
In addition to the landscaping required in any particular district,
all parking areas of 10 or more vehicles shall be landscaped. Such
landscaping shall be accomplished throughout, including the interior,
of the parking area on the basis of 200 square feet of grass and planted
area (including trees) for each 10 parking spaces. All landscaping
shall be adequately maintained in a healthy condition.
27.02:11.
In order to delineate on-site circulation; ensure adequate sight
distance at the intersection of parking aisles, ring roads, and private
roads; protect vehicles at the end of parking bays; and define the
geometry of internal intersections, end islands (painted or landscaped/curbed)
shall be required at the end of all off-street parking spaces adjacent
to an aisle or road. At a minimum, one landscaped island shall be
provided for every two painted islands. End island design shall generally
conform to concept shown below.
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27.02:12.
Handicap accessible spaces shall be provided in accordance with
ADA regulations and the state construction code.
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27.02:13.
Lot space requirements for the layout of the parking at various
angles shall be in accordance with the following minimum regulations
(see ADA regulations, § 27.02:12):
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Parking Angle
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Maneuvering Aisle Width
(feet)
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Parking Stall Width
(feet)
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Parking Stall Height
(feet)
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Total Width of Two Stalls of Parking Plus Maneuvering Aisle
(feet)
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0° (parallel parking)
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12.0
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8.5
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24.0
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29.0 (one-way)
32.0 (two-way)
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Up to 53°
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13.0
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9.0
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21.0
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55.0 (one-way)
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54° to 74°
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18.0
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9.0
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22.0
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62.0 (one-way)
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75° to 90°
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24.0
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9.0
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20.0
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44.0 (one-way)
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27.02:14.
The minimum parking space dimension for any development not
provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be: (1) 9.0 feet in
width; (2) 20.0 feet in length; and (3) 180.0 square feet in area,
excluding ADA requirements for handicap parking.
27.03:1.
An off-street waiting space is defined as an area with a minimum
width of 10 feet and a minimum length of 20 feet and shall not include
the use of any public space, street, alley or side-walk and shall
be located entirely within any C-1, C-2, or RO District.
27.03:2.
On the same premises with every building structure or part thereof,
erected and occupied for the purpose of serving customers in their
automobile by means of a service window or similar arrangements where
the automobile engine is not turned off, there shall be provided off-street
waiting spaces as follows:
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Use Served by Drive-Through Land
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Minimum Stacking Requirements (per lane)
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(a)
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Restaurant
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The distance between the order board and the pickup window shall
store four vehicles, and storage shall be provided for four vehicles
in advance of the menu board (not including the vehicles at the pickup
window and menu board).
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(b)
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Financial institution
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Six vehicles per lane inclusive of the vehicle at the window.
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(c)
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Car wash (coin-operated)
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Three vehicles in advance of the washing bay and storage for
1 1/2 vehicles beyond the washing bay as a drying and vacuum
area.
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(d)
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Car wash (tunnel wash)
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Four times the maximum capacity of the autowash in advance of
the tunnel and three vehicles beyond the tunnel for drying areas.
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(e)
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Child care centers
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One vehicle per 15 children inclusive of the vehicle at the
dropoff point. No parking area or maneuvering lanes shall be permitted
between the dropoff point and the principal entrance to the building.
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(f)
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Dry cleaners
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Four vehicles per lane inclusive of the vehicle at the window.
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(g)
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Quick oil change
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Four vehicles per lane inclusive of vehicle being served.
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(h)
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Convenience market
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Three vehicles per lane inclusive of the vehicle at the window.
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(i)
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Other uses
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For uses not listed above, the Planning Commission shall make
a determination of minimum required vehicle stacking at the time of
site plan review, based upon analysis by the City traffic engineer
and City planner.
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27.03:3.
Drive-through lanes shall not utilize any space which is necessary
for adequate access to parking spaces from internal maneuvering lanes.
27.03:4.
Drive-through lanes shall have a minimum center-line radius
of 25 feet.
27.03:5.
Drive-through lanes shall be striped, marked, or otherwise distinctively
delineated.
27.03:6.
No space shall be located closer than 50 feet to any lot in
any residential district, unless wholly within a completely enclosed
building or enclosed on all sides facing residential zones, by a wall
or uniformly painted solid board or masonry fence of uniform appearance
which is not less than six feet in height, and lights used to illuminate
loading areas shall be arranged so as to reflect away from adjacent
areas.
On the same premises with every building, or part thereof, erected
and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display,
hotel, nursing home, department store, wholesale store, market, laundry,
dry cleaning, or other uses similarly involving the receipt or distribution
of vehicles, materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and
maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading and unloading
services in order to avoid undue interferences with public use of
the streets, alleys, or any required access aisles for off-street
parking areas.
27.04:1.
Such loading and unloading space, unless adequately provided
for within or as part of a building, shall be an area 10 feet by 25
feet, with a fifteen-foot height clearance, and shall be provided
according to the following schedule:
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Gross Floor Area
(square feet)
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Loading and Unloading Spaces Required
(square feet of gross floor area)
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0 to 1,999
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None
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2,000 to 19,999
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One space
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20,000 to 99,999
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Two spaces
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50,000 to 100,000
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Three spaces, plus one space for each 100,000 additional square
feet
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27.04:2.
All loading and unloading in the C-1 Central Business District
shall occur at the rear of the building. A maximum of three stores
may have the same loading/unloading space provided the total combined
gross floor area of all stores sharing the space does not exceed the
requirements of the table in 27.04:1 above and that all three stores
are contiguous.
Table of Parking Requirements
Where a proposed use is not specially identified in this table,
the requirements of any of the following uses most similar to the
proposed use, by determination of the Zoning Administrator, shall
apply.
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Use
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Required No. of Parking Spaces
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Per Each Unit of Measure as Follows
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(a)
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Amusement establishments
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1
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50 square feet of gross floor area
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(b)
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Animal hospital and kennels
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1
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400 square feet of usable floor area, plus 2 employees
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(c)
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Auditorium, theaters, and assembly halls
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1
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3 seats based on maximum seating capacity in the main place
of assembly therein, plus 2 employees
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(d)
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Auto repair garages, bump shops, service garages
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2
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Service stall, plus
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1
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800 square feet of usable floor area, plus
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1
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2 employees
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(e)
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Auto salesrooms, wholesale stores, machinery sales, showrooms
of a plumber, electrical, or other similar trade
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1
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1,000 square feet of usable floor area, plus
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1
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1 employee
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(f)
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Banks and post offices
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1
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200 square feet of usable floor area, plus
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1
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1 employee
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(g)
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Barbershop
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2
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Barber
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(h)
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Beauty parlor
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3
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Beauty shop operator
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(i)
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Bowling alleys
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6
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Bowling lane
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(j)
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Business and professional offices
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1
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200 square feet of gross floor area
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(k)
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Carry-out restaurant
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1
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125 square feet gross floor area with a minimum total of 8 parking
spaces
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(l)
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Child care center, day care centers, nursery schools
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1
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400 square feet of usable floor area, plus
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1
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Employee
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(m)
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Churches
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1
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3 seats or 6 feet of pews, based on maximum seating capacity
in main unit of worship
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(n)
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Dance halls, exhibition halls, pool halls, and billiard parlors,
and assembly halls without fixed seats
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1
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2 persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established
by local, county or state fire, health, or building codes
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(o)
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Drive-in bank
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4
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Teller window
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(p)
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Drive-in establishments (other than drive-in and carry-out restaurants)
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1
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2 employees
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(q)
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Elementary schools, junior high schools, trade schools
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1
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Teacher, employee and administrator in addition to the requirements
of the auditorium or assembly hall exits, then 1 space per classroom
is required in addition to that for each teacher, employee or administrator
in the school
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(r)
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Establishments (other than drive-in and carry-out restaurants)
for sale and consumption on the premises of beverages, food or refreshments
(e.g., standard restaurants)
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1
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75 square feet of gross floor area
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(s)
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Fast food, drive-in restaurants
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1
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40 square feet gross floor area
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(t)
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Filling station, automobile service station
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2
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Service stall, plus
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1
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Employee
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(u)
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Furniture and appliance, household equipment repair shops, hardware
stores, and similar stores
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1
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800 square feet of usable floor area, plus
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1
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2 employees
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(v)
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Golf course open to the public
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5
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Hole, plus
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1
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Employee, plus the amount required for accessory uses
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(w)
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High schools
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1
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Teacher, plus
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1
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Employee or administrator, plus requirements of the auditorium
or assembly hall therein, plus
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1
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10 students
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(x)
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Hospitals
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1
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2 beds, plus
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1
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Staff doctor, plus
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1
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1,000 square feet of patient surgery or treatment area, plus
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1
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2 employees
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(y)
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Industrial establishments
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1
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1 1/2 employees computed on the basis of the greatest number
of persons employed at any 1 period during the day or night, or
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1
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550 square feet of usable floor area (whichever is greater)
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(aa)
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Laundromat, coin-operated dry cleaning establishments
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1
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Washing and/or dry cleaning machine
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(bb)
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Libraries and museums
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1
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500 square feet gross floor area
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(cc)
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Medical clinic or dental clinic
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1
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200 square feet of gross floor area
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(dd)
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Miniature or par 3 golf course
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2
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Hole, plus
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1
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Employee
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(ee)
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Mobile home site
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2
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Mobile home site
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(ff)
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Mortuary establishments, funeral homes, and undertaking parlor
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1
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50 square feet of floor area in the parlor area
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(gg)
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Motels, hotels and tourist homes
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1
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Guest bedroom, plus
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1
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1 employee, plus parking space as may be required for accessory
uses
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(hh)
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Motor vehicle wash establishment (self-service)
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4
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Wash stall
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(ii)
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Motor vehicle wash establishment (other than self-service)
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4
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Maximum capacity as computed by dividing the linear dimension
of the mechanical wash/dry operation by 20 feet, plus
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1
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1 employee
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(jj)
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Multiple-family dwelling
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2
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Dwelling unit
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(kk)
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Open air business uses including mobile home sales and used
car sales lot
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1
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Each 800 square feet of gross lot area used for open air sales
or display, plus additional parking space for any structure utilized
for retail sales computed in accordance with the requirements for
retail stores (item nn, below)
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(ll)
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Private clubs, fraternities, dormitories
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1
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3 members or lodgers allowed within the maximum occupancy load
as established by local, state or county fire, health or building
codes
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(mm)
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Private tennis club, swim club, golf club, or similar use
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1
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2 member families or individual members, plus the amount required
for accessory uses
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(nn)
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Retail stores except as otherwise provided herein
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1
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150 square feet of gross floor area, plus
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1
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2 employees
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(oo)
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Roadside stands
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6
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Establishment
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(pp)
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Parks, open to public use
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1
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Each 3,000 square feet of designated park area
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(qq)
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Single-family and two-family (duplex) dwelling
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1
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2 for each dwelling unit
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(rr)
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Vehicle wash establishment
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1
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Each employee and manager plus a minimum of 5 spaces for vehicles
waiting to be washed for each conveyor system. For coin-operated wash
establishment, a minimum of 3 spaces for cars waiting to be washed
for each car wash bay
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(ss)
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Wholesale establishments/warehouses
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1
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1,700 square feet of gross floor area or 1 for each employee,
computed on the basis of the greatest number of persons employed at
any 1 shift
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