In all zoning districts, off-street parking facilities for the storage or parking of self- propelled motor vehicles hereafter erected, altered or extended after the effective date of this Ordinance shall be provided and maintained as herein prescribed:
(a) The loading space as required in this Ordinance shall not be construed as supplying any off-street parking space.
(b) When units or measurements used in determining the number of required parking spaces result in requirement of fractional space, any fraction up to and including one half shall be-disregarded and fractions over one-half shall require one space.
(c) Whenever a use requiring off-street parking is increased in floor area, and such use is located in a building existing on or before the effective date of this Ordinance, additional parking space for additional floor area shall be provided and maintained in amounts hereafter specified for that use; provided, however, in the existing business districts where the City and various property owners have or may cooperatively develop parking facilities, and additional parking space as required for the increased floor space is not available within the required 300 feet as required in this Ordinance, the Commission may, through negotiations with the owner of such property, vary the location of such required parking spaces or agree to the owner’s participation in other authorized parking facilities which will furnish the same amount of space as required for his increased floor space within a distance of not more than 500 feet of the building.
(d) For the purpose of this Chapter, “floor area” in the case of offices, merchandising, or service types of use, shall mean the gross floor area used or intended to be used for services to the public as customers, patrons, clients, or patients or as tenants, including areas occupied for fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise.
(e) Off-street parking facilities for one- and two-family dwellings shall be located on the same lot or plot of ground as the building they are intended to serve. The location of required off-street parking facilities for other than one and two-family dwellings and all multiple dwellings shall be within 300 feet of the building they are intended to serve, measured from the nearest point of the off-street parking facilities to the nearest point of the building. This section shall not apply to colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education that have a comprehensive master parking plan meeting all other requirements of these regulations.
(f) 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 such use is similar shall apply, as determined by the Commission.
(g) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent collective provision of off- street parking facilities for two or more buildings or uses, provided that, collectively, such facilities shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with the table in this Chapter.
(h) Nothing in this section shall prevent the extension of or an addition to a building into an existing parking area which is required for the original building when the same amount of space taken by the extension or addition to a building is provided by an enlargement of the existing parking lot or an additional area within 300 feet of such building.
(i) Such parking areas will be used solely for the parking of private passenger vehicles for periods of less than 24 hours and shall not be used as off-street loading areas.
(j) No commercial repair work or service of any kind, or sales or display activities, shall be conducted in such parking areas.
(k) Such parking lots shall be used only for parking automobiles, and no commercial activities, such as washing or greasing, sale of merchandise or purveying of foodstuffs, repair work or servicing of any kind, shall be done thereon.
(l) No building or structure shall be hereafter built or permitted, except necessary buildings for attendant of not more than 50 square feet each in area and not more than 15 feet in height.
(m) Plans for development of any such parking lot must be approved by the building inspector before construction is started. No such land shall be used for parking until approved by the Administrative Official.
(n) Any area once designated as required off-street parking shall not be changed to any other use unless and until equal facilities are provided elsewhere.
(Ord. 35-07. Passed 3-19-07.)
(o) No person shall construct a curb cut or drive apron without first obtaining a permit from the Engineering, Building, and Zoning Department. Curb cuts and drive aprons shall conform to the City’s standard drawings. Individuals seeking to construct a curb cut or drive apron shall submit a sketch showing the location of the proposed driveway and its relationship to adjacent rights-of-way and intersections, adjacent buildings, adjacent driveways, changes in topography that may limit sight distance, and other obstructions including but not limited to poles, trees, hydrants, and signs. A drive apron or curb cut shall not be constructed in areas where it may create a safety hazard, traffic nuisance, or inadequate sight distance, as outlined in the Ohio Department of Transportation Location and Design Manual. The design speed used to determine sight distance shall be equal to 10 mile per hour greater than the legal or posted speed limit.
(Ord. 45-09. Passed 9-8-09.)