Off-street automobile parking spaces shall be provided for every land use on any lot or any time any building or structure is erected, enlarged or increased in capacity, or converted to a more intense use, in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) Each parking space shall have an area of not less than 162 square feet (9x18) exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be reasonably accessible and maintained in good condition, provided that up to 25% of the required parking spaces may be met with parking spaces for compact cars with an area of not less than 136 square feet (8.5 x 16 feet).
(b) There shall be provision for convenient and safe ingress and egress to all parking spaces from an appropriate public street or alley.
(c) All off-street parking areas, including access drives and aisles, shall be hard surfaced to provide a durable and dustless surface and shall be graded and maintained so that water does not unreasonably accumulate on such areas nor flow or drain onto adjacent property. All such areas shall be maintained in good condition, kept free of holes, trash and debris, and shall be adequately demarcated by periodic restriping or other means approved by the City.
(d) Off-street parking areas shall incorporate best practices for stormwater runoff mitigation, and require submittal of a stormwater mitigation plan, approved by the City.
(e) An access drive shall not exceed the normal width necessary to allow for a convenient movement of traffic and shall not be used for temporary or permanent parking. In the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-6, and R-12 Districts, access drives shall not be less than 8 feet and no larger than 12.5 feet in width and shall not occupy more than 25% of the front yard. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1262.06 for circular driveways, no more than one driveway or entrance leading from a street shall be permitted within the front yard of any property located in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-6 or R-12 District.
(f) Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall utilize cut-off style lighting fixtures and be arranged not to exceed 0.5 foot candles at surface grade within 10 feet from the property line.
(g) Whenever a parking area extends to a lot line adjacent to an area on another lot which is not a parking area, that may include a sidewalk, planter strip or part of a structure, a wheel stop device consisting of blocks, a permanent curb, expanded sidewalk or other suitable restraint shall be installed to prevent any part of a parked motor vehicle from extending beyond the property line, overhanging a pedestrian walkway or sidewalk, or damaging any building, structure or landscaping. The minimum height of a wheel stop device shall be five inches and the minimum distance from a wheel stop to a property line or protected area shall be 2.5 feet, or as otherwise approved by the City.
(h) Where adjacent parking areas exist on separate lots, it is encouraged that cross-access easements be pursued to improve the efficiency and capacity of parking, eliminate redundant curb-cuts, and increase the likelihood of shared parking for complementary uses.
(i) Off-street parking shall be screened from the public rights-of-way to a height of thirty (30) inches through a combination of opaque, evergreen vegetation, fencing and walls, excepting areas that would create sight visibility issues at intersections or driveway entrances or that provide cross access to adjacent parking.
(j) Parking spaces shall be designated for the handicapped and may be used to compute the total number of spaces required. The number and location of the designated spaces shall comply with the Ohio Building Code.
(k) A parking plan shall be required for new off-street parking and for the revision of existing off-street parking, including, but not limited to, reduction, enlargement, restriping or remarking. In commercial, office, multifamily and open space zoning districts, the parking plans shall be reviewed and approved by the Board of Zoning and Planning. In single family zoning districts, the parking plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Zoning Officer. The parking plan shall be drawn to scale and shall illustrate existing conditions, right of way lines, property lines, pavement areas, approaches, grading, drainage, lighting, traffic patterns and landscaping.
(l) Incidental signs erected to identify entrances; exits and operational instructions shall meet the requirements of Chapter 1260.
(m) Construction of an access drive which requires the removal of trees within the public right-of-way shall receive the prior approval of the Tree and Public Gardens Commission which may condition its approval on the number, type, size and location of replacement trees and the charge, if any to the property owner to compensate the City for the loss of the tree or trees being removed.
(n) If any change in use or expansion results in an increase in the number of required off-street parking spaces of less than twenty percent (20%) of the parking spaces previously provided or five (5) spaces, whichever is greater, no additional parking spaces shall be required.
(Ord. 29-16. Passed 11-15-16.)
A minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:
USE | REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES |
USE | REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES |
(a) Residential in districts R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-6 | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
(b) Residential in district R-12 | 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit |
(c) Residential in district MUC | 1 space per dwelling unit |
(d) High-intensive commercial uses, including eating and drinking places, barber and beauty shops, quick service food stores, cafeteria and similar uses | One space per 250 square feet of net floor area |
(e) Low-intensive commercial uses, including home furnishings and large item display establishments | One space per 500 square feet of net floor area |
(f) Special commercial uses with unique parking characteristics, e.g. hotel, theater or bowling alley | Based on substantiated user estimates, but in no case less than one space per 500 square feet of net floor area |
(g) Retail sales, service or office uses, not classified above | One space per 300 square feet of net floor area |
(h) Public and quasi-public uses | One per 5 seats in any public assembly area, or 1 space per 400 square feet of net floor area if no assembly area exists. |
(i) Main Street District. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the minimum number of parking spaces for uses within the Main Street District shall be determined in accordance with the Main Street District Design Standards, Chapter 1254.13.
(j) Livingston Avenue District. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the minimum number of parking spaces for uses within the Livingston Avenue District shall be determined in accordance with the Livingston Avenue District Design Standards, Chapter 1254.12.
(k) Campus Planning District. The minimum number of parking spaces in the Campus Planning District shall be determined by the Board of Zoning and Planning, based on appropriate accommodation of uses pursuant to long range planning strategies developed by the institutions in cooperation with each other and the City.
(l) Planned Unit Development District. The minimum number of parking spaces in a Planned Unit Development District shall be determined by the Board of Planning and Zoning based on the particular mix of uses and circumstances of each PUD application. The standards outlined in this chapter shall serve as a general guide allocating PUD parking minimums, with possible reductions made for the potential sharing of parking and utilization of cross-access easements.
(Ord. 29-16. Passed 11-15-16; Ord. 08-20. Passed 7-14-20; Ord. 04-24. Passed 3-26-24.)
Required off-street parking spaces shall be calculated in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) Where two or more uses are provided on the same lot, the total number of spaces required shall equal or exceed the sum of their individual requirements unless the types and character of uses are demonstrated to be compatible as evidenced in a submitted parking plan to the BZAP.
(b) Two or more non-residential uses may jointly provide and use parking spaces when their hours of operation do not normally overlap, provided that a written agreement and parking plan, acceptable to the City, is filed with the application for plan review. Based on the circumstances outlined in the parking plan, the BZAP may reduce the overall requirement up to the entire amount of the uses requiring less parking, provided that the largest parking demand generator provides enough spaces to accommodate anticipated overall demand.
(c) Up to twenty-five percent of the required spaces may be eliminated for uses bordering on a street beginning or ending in the City where adequate on-street parking is available. The reduction in spaces shall be in proportion to the on-street parking justifying such reduction.
(d) Spaces may be reduced, upon a showing of non-vehicular walk-in use or other factors affecting off-street parking needs. The reduction in spaces shall be in proportion to the substantiated non-vehicular use or other factors justifying such reduction.
(e) When calculating off-street parking, the parking spaces required shall be to the next highest whole number where a fractional space of more than one-half results in computation. Fractions of one-half or less shall be disregarded.
(Ord. 29-16. Passed 11-15-16.)
Loading...