(A) Off-street parking. Facilities for parking employees, visitors, and business vehicles must be provided on the premises in accordance with the following uses and calculations. Such facilities must be setback a minimum of 20 feet from all public streets or private access easements, including Ronald Reagan Highway, and ten feet from any interior lot line. Parking spaces for the handicapped shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the Ohio Basic Building Code.
(1) Offices, excluding medical: three spaces for the first 1,000 sq. ft. or fraction thereof, plus one space per 400 sq. ft. of floor area in excess of 1,000 sq. ft.
(2) Offices, medical: six spaces plus one space per 200 sq. ft. of floor space in excess of 1,000 sq. ft.
(3) Hotels and motels: one space per lodging unit, meeting rooms and restaurants calculated separately.
(4) Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and continuing care retirement facilities: one space per six residents plus one space per employee.
(5) Government/public buildings and facilities: one space per 250 sq. ft. of floor area or one space per four patrons, whichever is greater.
(6) Daycare centers: one space per employee plus one space for each facility vehicle stored on the lot plus one parking space for each six children.
(7) Hospitals: one space per bed.
(8) Schools, K-6: one space for each three seats in any auditorium, or one space for each classroom, whichever is greater.
(9) School, junior high/middle school: one space for each three seats in any auditorium, or one space for each classroom, whichever is greater.
(10) School, senior high: one space per employee plus 12 visitor spaces, plus one space per six students.
(11) School, university, vocational/ professional, or educational research facility: one space per employee plus one space per two registered student capacity.
(12) Retail: one space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area.
(13) Restaurant: one space per 100 sq. ft. of floor area.
(14) Flex office/warehouse building: one space per two employees on maximum work shift or for 2,000 sq. ft. of warehouse floor area plus space(s) for office and/or retail calculated separately.
(B) Pedestrian facilities.
(1) Sidewalks shall be a minimum of five feet wide and are required along both sides of all streets, excluding the Ronald Reagan Highway.
(2) A connection shall be established from abutting streets with sidewalks to the entrance of primary structures through the use of sidewalks and special demarcation.
(3) Pedestrian areas in parking lots or across interior drives shall be demarcated with special paving, color or height change, and/or striping for increased safety.
(C) Lighting.
(1) All outdoor lighting shall be designed, located, and mounted at heights no greater than 18 feet from grade, must have cutoff fixtures, and shall not shine directly onto adjacent residences.
(2) All outdoor lighting shall be designed and located to permit maximum light levels of 0.0 foot-candles at any residential property or lease line and 1.0 foot-candles at all other property or lease lines.
(D) Dumpsters and trash handling areas. The following requirements shall apply to all dumpsters, trash handling areas, and related service entrances.
(1) Dumpsters, trash handling areas and related screening shall be located in compliance with the same minimum setbacks as a main building.
(2) Any such structure shall be screened on three sides by a fence or wall from the view from public streets and any abutting properties.
(3) Any fence or wall required under this section shall have a height no greater than seven feet and no less than five feet. Any wall shall be constructed in a durable fashion of brick, stone, or other masonry materials with no greater than 25% of the wall surface left open. Any fence shall be constructed in a durable fashion of wood posts and/or planks with minimum diameter or width of three inches and with no greater than 25% of the fence surface left open between posts and/or planks.
(E) Outdoor storage. Outdoor sales, display and storage shall be prohibited.
(F) Utilities. All utility service shall be underground.
(Ord. 2012-05, passed 8-13-12)