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(a) Parking spaces for all uses shall be provided either in garages or dedicated parking areas conforming to the provisions of this code.
(b) Other than a paved driveway, no off-street parking shall be located within any required front yard for any residential use.
(c) Except as otherwise provided, required off-street parking, loading, and stacking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the principal building.
(d) Parking areas and driveways shall be subject to the maximum lot coverage standards of the applicable zoning district.
(e) Off-street parking areas in nonresidential districts shall be set back:
(1) A minimum of 20 feet from all front lot lines;
(2) A minimum of five feet from all side and rear lot lines adjacent to a lot in a nonresidential zoning district unless such adjacent lots have shared parking or where there is a driveway connecting the two off-street parking areas; and
(3) A minimum of 20 feet from all lot lines adjacent to a lot in a residential zoning district.
(Ord. 21-161, passed 12-13-2021)
(a) The display for sale of all types of vehicles shall be prohibited within any required off-street parking area, except for a private individual selling one personal vehicle or land where the principal use is the sale or lease of vehicles.
(b) The display, sales or storage of any goods, wares or merchandise shall not be permitted within any areas designated for required off-street parking, loading or waiting spaces except on private driveways for residential uses for garage sales and other permitted temporary sales.
(c) No part of any building, structure or related improvements and materials shall be temporarily or permanently located or stored outdoors, in areas designated for off-street parking, loading or stacking facilities unless approved for outdoor bulk sales and storage (see § 1224.01: Accessory Uses and structures,) or as part of a temporary event (see § 1224.02: Temporary Uses and Structures).
(d) None of these requirements are intended to regulate the storage of vehicles or materials in an enclosed garage.
(Ord. 21-161, passed 12-13-2021)
For the purposes of determining off-street parking requirements, the following units of measurement shall apply.
(a) Where floor area is designated as the standard for determining parking space requirements, gross floor area shall be used for all land uses.
(b) Where seating capacity is the standard for determining parking space requirements, the capacity shall mean the number of seating units installed or indicated, or when fixed seats are not indicted, the capacity shall be determined as being one seat for each 20 square feet of floor area of the assembly room. For benches and pews, 30 lineal inches shall be considered as one seat.
(c) Fractional numbers shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
(Ord. 21-161, passed 12-13-2021)
(a) Whenever any change in use, enlargement of a building, or extension of a land use results in an increase in the number of units used to measure required off-street parking, loading or waiting spaces, and such alteration or change creates a need for an increase of more than 15% in the number of required off-street parking spaces, additional off-street parking shall be provided on the basis of the increase in the number of such units of measurement.
(b) The 15% increase shall be measured as an aggregate change from the number of spaces that existed on the effective date of this code.
(Ord. 21-161, passed 12-13-2021)
(a) In the case of mixed or multiple uses in one building or one lot, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately and may be reduced by up to 25% by the Planning Commission as part of a site plan review.
(b) Off-street parking areas for one use shall not be considered as providing requirements for any other use unless the Planning Commission decides to reduce the number of parking spaces required for uses in a B-3 District. The Planning Commission determination must be made in writing and shall consider the following criteria:
(1) The number of on-street parking spaces in the vicinity;
(2) The availability of parking areas on adjacent sites, considering the hours of operation of the subject use and adjacent uses; and
(3) The cumulative adverse impact on the district if buildings are removed from a multiple storefront streetscape in order to provide parking on site.
(Ord. 21-161, passed 12-13-2021)
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