§ 153.064 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN I-1 DISTRICT.

   (A)   Buffer and setback.

      (1)   Where a proposed I-1 development abuts an R-1, R-2 or R-3 District other than at a public street line, buffer provisions shall be established. There shall be provided a protective strip of not less than 100 feet in width. The protective strip shall not be used for parking, driveways, off-street loading or storage and shall be landscaped. The landscape treatment shall contain an opaque fence or wall which shall not extend within ten feet of any street right-of-way. The fence or wall design must be approved by the Council as being in harmony with the residential neighborhood and providing sufficient screening of the industrial area. The fence or wall shall be eight feet in height. The protective strip shall contain no structures other than the approved fence or wall.

      (2)   Where a proposed I-1 development faces any residential district across a street, buffer provisions shall be established consisting of a protective strip along the street. The protective strip shall be no less than 50 feet in width, shall contain no structures, shall not be used for parking, off-street loading, storage or any other activity and shall be landscaped. Activity areas shall be effectively screened from view of the residential district in a manner to be approved by the Council.

   (B)   Explosives. No activities involving the storage, utilization or manufacture of materials or products which could be detonated shall be permitted except those as are specifically licensed by the Council. The prohibited materials shall include but not be confined to all primary explosives, such as lead oxide and lead sulphate; all high explosives and boosters such as TNT and RDS, tetryl and ammonium nitrate; propellants and components thereof such as nitrocellulose, black powder, ammonium perchlorate and nitroglycerin, blasting explosives such as dynamite powder, magnesium, potassium chlorite, potassium permanganate, potassium nitrate and reactive propellant materials.

   (C)   Noise. Noise shall not exceed 40 decibels on any octave band frequency measured at any point along the property line of the use and operation. Decibel levels shall be measured by equipment meeting the specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials.

   (D)   Vibration. No activity or operation shall at any time cause earth vibrations perceptible beyond the limits of the immediate site on which the operation is located.

   (E)   Incineration. The incineration of waste matter shall be conducted in approved equipment located within the building wherein the permitted use is conducted. No smoke or other effusive or particulate matter shall be discharged more opaque or darker than No. 1 classification of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart published by the United States Bureau of Mines. Measurements shall be at the point of emission. No solid or liquid particulates of any type shall be emitted in a concentration that they become detectable at the limits of the immediate site.

   (F)   Odor. None of the uses shall at any time cause the discharges of toxic, noxious or odorous matters in concentrations as to be detectable beyond the limits of the immediate site.

   (G)   Glare and heat. Glare and heat, whether directed or reflected, shall not be detectable beyond the limits of the immediate industrial site from which they originate.

   (H)   Wastes. All solid waste materials, debris, refuse or garbage not disposed of through the public sanitary sewage system shall be kept in a completely enclosed building or properly contained in a closed container designed for those purposes. All wastes shall be treated in compliance with existing State Pollution Control Agency regulations.

   (I)   Outdoor storage and activity. In the Industrial Park District (I-1), all production, storage, servicing or merchandising, except off-street parking and off-street loading, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings. Fuel storage facilities not located within a completely enclosed building or buried below grade shall be completely screened from view utilizing earth or opaque structural materials. The screening device shall be appropriately landscaped and shall be aesthetically compatible with other structures and landscaping on the site. Detailed plans for the screening shall be submitted to and approved by the Council.

   (J)   Site layout. No building permit shall be issued until a site and parking layout has been approved as provided in §§ 153.066 through 153.074. No parking shall be permitted within 15 feet of the street right-of-way and this 15-foot area shall be maintained as a green strip.

   (K)   Compliance. None of the permitted uses in the Industrial Park District, during the period of their operations, shall fail to satisfy any of the standards set forth above. In determining compliance with those standards, the majority vote of the Council shall be the test of detectability for vibration, particulate matter and odor, glare and heat. Before making this determination, the Council shall personally observe any alleged noncompliance. For noise, odor, smoke and wastes, determination of compliance shall be by any independent testing organization satisfactory to all parties concerned, or if there is failure to agree, by any testing organizations as may be selected by the Council after ten days’ notice to the alleged violator.

   (L)   Utilities. On developments of sufficient magnitude so as to require on-site water main or sewer main construction, plans for the facilities shall be designed by and installed under the supervision of a civil engineer registered in this state and shall be submitted to and approved by the City Engineer.

(1989 Code, § 11.64)

§ 153.065 SUBSTANDARD LOTS AND PARCELS.

   Any lot or parcel which was held in single ownership of record on the effective date of this chapter which does not meet the requirements of this chapter as to area, width or other open space may nevertheless be utilized for single-family detached dwelling purposes, provided the measurements of the area, width or open space are within 70% of the requirements for them under the terms of this chapter.

(1989 Code, § 11.65)

§ 153.066 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

   Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in all districts in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. There shall be no off-street parking, storage of vehicles nor perimeter parking lot driveway within 15 feet of any street right-of-way and this 15-foot strip shall be planted and maintained as a green strip. Off-street parking in any residence district may include not more than one commercial vehicle of 25 feet or less in length per dwelling unit if used by the occupant of the premises for transportation to and from his or her job. It shall be parked off the street on a space adequate for its storage as set forth in this section.

(1989 Code, § 11.66)

§ 153.067 LOCATION OF OFF-STREET PARKING.

   All accessory off-street parking facilities required herein shall be located as follows.

   (A)   Spaces accessory to one- and two-family dwellings shall be on the same lot as the principal use served.

   (B)   Spaces accessory to multiple-family dwellings shall be on the same lot as the use served, within 400 feet of the main entrance to the principal building served.

   (C)   Spaces accessory to uses located in a business or industrial district shall be on the same lot as the uses served unless the Council authorizes supplemental accessory off-site parking not located on the same property with the principal use.

(1989 Code, § 11.67)

§ 153.068 PARKING SPACE STANDARDS.

   (A)   The following minimum parking standards are hereby established for all districts other than LR, R-1 and R-2A.

 

Angle	Space Width	2 Space Lengths Curb to Curb	Plus	One Center Aisle With Curb Overlap
90° (Two-Way)	8 ft. 8 in.	19.5+19.5+24.0 = 63 ft. 0 in.		18.0+18.0+24.0 = 60 ft. 0 in.
60° (One-Way)	9 ft. 0 in.	20.0+20.0+20.0 = 60 ft. 0 in.		18.5+18.5+20.0 = 57 ft. 0 in.
45° (One-Way)	9 ft. 2 in.	18.0+18.0+16.5 = 52 ft. 6 in.		17.0+17.0+16.5 = 50 ft. 6 in.
30° (One-Way)	9 ft. 6 in.	15.0+15.0+16.5 = 46 ft. 6 in.		14.0+14.0+16.5 = 44 ft. 6 in.
0° (Parallel)	8 ft. 0 in. wide by 24 ft. 0 in. long, with 24 ft. 0 in. aisle

 

   (B)   An accurate, dimensioned parking layout which complies with the aforegoing shall be submitted for approval with a site plan, and parking arrangements shall thereafter comply with the layout. Parking spaces shall be clearly designated by lines painted upon the surface of the parking area.

(1989 Code, § 11.68)

§ 153.069 ACCESS TO PARKING SPACE.

   In LR, R-1 and R-2A Districts, tandem parking spaces may be permitted. In all other zoning districts, there shall be provision for unobstructed ingress and egress for each single car space. Access to off-street areas shall be restricted to driveways 30 feet or less in width. No two driveways on any single parcel of land in a business or industrial district shall be less than 50 feet apart at the property line.

(1989 Code, § 11.69)

§ 153.070 MINIMUM PARKING SPACES REQUIRED.

   (A)   Residence. Two spaces per dwelling unit.

   (B)   Commerce (retail and service/office).

      (1)   Eating and drinking places. One space for every two seats, and one space for every two employees on the average maximum shift. (Parking spaces for “drive-in” customers shall not be credited as a part of the off-street parking area needed to serve the sales operation conducted within the buildings.)

      (2)   Automobile service stations. Three spaces for each enclosed bay plus one space for each day shift employee plus a minimum of two spaces for service vehicles and one additional space for each service vehicle over two in number.

      (3)   Other retail stores or centers. Eleven spaces for the first 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof; eight spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area in excess of 1,000 square feet, but not exceeding 15,000 square feet; six spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area in excess of 15,000 square feet, but not exceeding 30,000 square feet; five and one-half spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area exceeding 30,000 square feet.

      (4)   Motels and hotels. One space for each unit plus one space for each employee on any one shift.

      (5)   Bowling establishments. Five spaces for each lane. Additional parking for food and refreshment facilities shall be determined according to division (B)(1) above.

      (6)   Medical and dental clinics. Three spaces for each doctor or dentist, plus one space for every two employees or one space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area, whichever requirement is the greater.

      (7)   Other commercial uses, excluding wholesale. One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

   (C)   Industry and wholesale. One space for every two employees based upon maximum planned employment during any work period or one space for each 800 square feet of gross floor area, whichever requirement is greater. In the event the latter requirement is greater, adequate land area shall be provided for the required off-street parking area, but improved space need only be provided according to the employees ratio.

   (D)   Miscellaneous.

      (1)   Places of public assembly, such as churches, theaters, auditoriums (other than school auditoriums), mortuaries, stadiums, arenas, dance halls. One space for every three seats.

      (2)   Rest homes, nursing homes, sanitariums and homes for the aged and for children. One space for every four beds plus one space for each staff doctor.

      (3)   Hospitals. One space for every two beds plus one space for every two employees and one space for each staff doctor.

      (4)   Uses not covered by this list. Spaces as required for the most similar use as determined by the Council.

(1989 Code, § 11.70)