1292.01 Purpose.
1292.02 Parking facilities required.
1292.03 Units of measure.
1292.04 Off-street parking standards.
1292.05 Allowance for shared parking.
1292.06 Specific standards for C-2 French Creek District.
1292.07 Deferred construction of required spaces.
1292.08 Location of required parking spaces.
1292.09 Off-street waiting spaces for drive-thru facilities.
1292.10 Parking spaces for persons with disabilities.
1292.11 Parking design standards.
1292.12 Regulations for access drives.
1292.13 Off-street loading requirements.
1292.14 Improvement and maintenance standards.
1292.15 Parking lot landscaping and screening.
1292.16 Development plan review.
1292.17 Major recreational equipment.
1292.18 Storage of commercial vehicles.
1292.19 Parking or storage prohibited.
Off-street parking regulations are established to achieve, among others, the following:
(a) To relieve congestion so streets can be utilized more fully for movement of vehicular traffic;
(b) To promote the safety and convenience of pedestrians and shoppers by separating parking areas and extensive car movements in the vicinity of pedestrian ways;
(c) To protect adjoining residential neighborhoods from on-street parking; and
(d) To promote the general convenience, welfare and prosperity of residential, business, service and manufacturing developments which depend on off-street parking facilities.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)
(a) Accessory off-street parking facilities, including access driveways, shall be provided prior to the occupancy of such building or use. Facilities shall be provided for the entire building or use in accordance with the regulations contained in this chapter whenever:
(1) A building is constructed or a new use is established.
(2) The use of an existing building is changed to a use requiring more parking facilities.
(3) An existing building is altered and there is an increase in the seating capacity, floor area of the building, number of dwelling units or number of employees.
(b) Existing off-street parking facilities that are required by this Planning and Zoning Code shall continue unobstructed in operation and shall not be reduced to be less than required by these regulations.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)
In computing the number of parking spaces required by this Planning and Zoning Code the following rules shall apply:
(a) Floor Area. Where floor area is designated as the standard for determining parking space requirements, gross floor area shall be used.
(b) Seats. Where seating capacity is the standard for determining parking space requirements, the capacity shall mean the number of seating units installed or indicated, or one seat for each 24 lineal inches of benches or pews. When fixed seating is not indicated, the capacity shall be determined as being one seat for each 20 square feet of floor area of the assembly room.
(c) Employees. Where employees are the standard for determining parking space requirements, employees shall mean the maximum number of employees on any two successive shifts.
(d) Fractional Numbers. Where the computation results in a fractional unit the number shall be increased to the next whole number.
(e) Parking for Mixed Uses. A building or group of buildings containing two or more uses, operating normally during the same hours, and which have different off-street parking requirements, may jointly provide spaces for not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)
The number of off-street parking spaces for each facility or use shall be determined by application of the standards noted in Schedule 1292.04. For a use not specified in this Schedule, the Planning Commission shall apply the standard for a specified use that the Commission determines to be most similar to the proposed use.
Schedule 1292.04
REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES | |
Principal Building or Use | Minimum Spaces Required(a) |
REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES | |
Principal Building or Use | Minimum Spaces Required(a) |
(a) Residential Uses | |
(1) Single-Family dwelling units | Two spaces for each dwelling unit, both of which shall be enclosed(b) |
(2) Two-Family dwelling units | Two spaces for each dwelling unit, both of which shall be enclosed (b) |
(3) Multi-family dwellings | Two spaces for each dwelling unit or apartment, one of which shall be enclosed(b) |
(4) Bed & Breakfast | One space per guest room plus requirement for dwelling unit |
(5) Group and family homes for handicapped persons | One space for every two beds occupied at maximum capacity |
(6) Congregate care facilities, assisted living | One space for every two beds occupied at maximum capacity |
(7) Dwelling unit(s) on upper floor(s) of commercial/office buildings | One space per dwelling unit |
(b) Community Facility | |
(1) Churches and other places of worship | One space for every four seats occupied at maximum capacity |
(2) Child day care facility | One space for every eight children, based on the facility's regulated maximum capacity |
(3) Adult day care facility | One space for every ten adults, based on the facility's regulated maximum capacity |
(4) Libraries | Parking or storage space for all vehicles used directly in operation of such establishment, plus four parking spaces for the first 1,000 square feet of total floor area, plus one additional space for every additional 150 square feet of floor area |
(5) Public cultural institutions | One space per 500 square feet of floor area, plus one space for every six seats in any assembly area |
(6) Assembly Hall | One space per three seats |
(7) Primary and secondary schools, public or private | One space for every four seats in assembly rooms plus one space for every two employees |
(8) High School | One space for every two employees, plus one space per ten students, plus one space for every six seats in the largest assembly hall |
(9) Clubs and lodges | One space for every four seats in the auditorium or assembly hall plus one space for every 50 square feet in the dining room |
(c) Offices and Professional Services | |
(1) Businesses, professional and administrative offices, (excluding medical) | One space for every 300 square feet of office space |
(2) Medical offices of physicians, dentists, health and allied services, and urgent care clinics | One space for every 200 square feet of office space |
(3) Financial institutions - bank, investment/trust company, credit agency | One space per 200 feet of floor area |
(4) Hospital | One space for each bed intended for patients excluding bassinets |
(5) Conference centers/training facilities | One space for every four seats |
(6) Research and testing facilities | One space per 400 feet of floor area |
(d) Retail and Services | |
(1) Retail in completely enclosed buildings, except as otherwise regulated below | One space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area |
(2) Branch laundries and dry cleaners counter service | One space for every 300 square feet of floor area |
(3) Funeral home and related facilities | Parking or storage space for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of the business, plus one space for every 50 square feet in the public rooms |
(4) Furniture, home furnishings, office equipment | One space per 400 square feet of floor area |
(5) Hotel/Motel | One space per lodging unit plus one space for every two employees |
(6) Personal services (i.e. barber and beauty shops) | Two spaces per barber or beauty chair |
(7) Repair shops, plumbing shops, electrical shops and other service establishments | Parking or storage for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of the business, plus two spaces for each person regularly employed on the premises |
(8) Restaurants (including bars/taverns) - table service | One space for every 50 square feet of floor area, or one space for every two seats, whichever requires the greater number of spaces |
(9) Restaurants - counter service when located in a shopping center(c) | 10 spaces, or one space per 50 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater, plus one space for each delivery vehicle |
(10) Restaurants - counter service when located as the only use in a freestanding building | 20 spaces, or one space per 50 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater, plus one space for each delivery vehicle |
(11) Restaurants - fast food with drive- up window | One space for every 50 square feet of floor area, or one space for every two seats, whichever requires the greater number of spacesd |
(12) Studios for instruction | One space for every three students |
(13) Veterinary office | One space per 400 square feet of floor area, plus one space for every two employees |
(e) Entertainment - Recreation | |
(1) Indoor recreation and entertainment | One space for every 250 square feet of floor area |
(2) Bowling alley | Five spaces for every bowling lane |
(3) Movie theater | One space for every four seats |
(4) Outdoor recreation | One space per 250 square feet of outdoor area used for recreation |
(5) Miniature golf | Two spaces per hole |
(6) Golf course, par three golf course or golf training facility/clinic | Six parking spaces for each hole of the golf course; plus one parking space for every three employees; plus one parking space for every two seats in the restaurant area |
(f) Automotive/Transportation | |
(1) Auto repair garage and auto service station | One space per employee, plus two spaces per service bay |
(2) Automotive sales and rental | One space for every employee plus one space per 200 square feet of floor area of sales and service areas |
(3) Car wash | One space for every employee |
(4) Gasoline station | One space for every employee |
(5) Helistop | A minimum of five spaces |
(6) Mass transit terminals | One space for every 100 square feet of waiting room space, plus one additional space for every two persons regularly employed on the premises |
(g) General Commercial and Industrial Uses | |
(1) Industrial use unless otherwise stated below | One space per 400 square feet of floor area |
(2) Warehouses and wholesale businesses | One space for every 800 square feet of floor area |
(3) Truck/transit transfer terminals | Parking or storage space for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of such business, plus two parking spaces for each person regularly employed on the premises |
(4) Mini-self storage | One space per 300 square feet of floor area |
(5) Telecommunications center | Four spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area |
(a) A minimum of five spaces shall be required for each facility other than a single-family detached, attached single-family or two-family dwelling. (b) For the purposes of this Chapter, enclosed shall be an area that is surrounded on all sides. (c) For the purposes of this Schedule, a shopping center shall include one or more multi- tenant buildings and/or a group of buildings when the required parking spaces are provided on a shared parking lot. (d) The provisions of Section 1292.07(b) apply. | |
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 44-11. Passed 6-13-11.)
Parking spaces that are designed and developed to comply with the requirements for one building or use shall not be counted as fulfilling the parking requirement of another building or use except as specifically permitted in this section. The Planning Commission may approve a development plan with a reduction in the number of parking spaces required if it can be shown that the lesser number of spaces is appropriate and consistent with these regulations and when it is determined that:
(a) In a project with more than one use or a single-use project for which the different components of the use have varying peak demands, the uses can be adequately accommodated with a lesser number of parking spaces than that which is required based on the sum of the various uses computed separately.
(b) The required parking spaces for a proposed use can be accommodated on an adjacent or nearby site in compliance with Section 1292.08, provided that binding arrangements are made between the City, business owners and property owners of uses that are not normally open, used or operated during the same hours to ensure the perpetual joint use and maintenance of such shared parking areas and the continuance of such upon transfer of ownership. The binding agreement shall specify the parking spaces that shall be shared. Not more than one-half of the parking space required for one use may be assigned to a use that operates at different hours.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)
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