[Ord. No. 2480, 5-8-2023]
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.
[Ord. No. 2480, 5-8-2023]
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 Governing Body.
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 Governing Body if such parcel is across a street from a residential
zoned district.
[Ord. No. 2480, 5-8-2023]
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 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 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 five-tenths (2.5) 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 five-tenths (3.5) 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 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) 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 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.
[Ord. No. 2480, 5-8-2023]
A.
Special Permit. In order to provide off-street parking areas, the
Governing Body 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 permit.[1] 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 Administrator shall be responsible for
the enforcement of the conditions and requirements made by the Governing
Body in the approval of any off-street parking special permit. The
Governing Body may revoke the special permit after public hearing
for any of the following reasons:
C.
Exception in the "C-1" District. Off-street parking in the "C-1"
District shall be exempt from non-conforming use regulations.
[Ord. No. 2480, 5-8-2023]
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:
|
Gross Floor Areas of Establishment
|
Required Number and Size of Loading Space
|
|---|---|
|
1,000 to 10,000
|
1 - (10' x 25')
|
|
10,000 to 25,000
|
2 - (10' x 25' each)
|
|
25,000 to 40,000
|
3 - (10' x 70' each)
|
|
40,000 to 100,000
|
4 - (10' x 70' each)
|
b.
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' x 25')
|
|
10,000 to 40,000
|
1 - (10' x 60')
|
|
40,000 to 100,000
|
2 - (10' x 70' each)
|
c.
For each additional ten 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.
