§ 156.172 REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING RATIOS.
   (A)   General requirements. Except as provided elsewhere in this section, each principal and accessory use of land shall be provided with the number of off-street parking spaces indicated for that use in Table B, Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements in division (H) below. However, there shall be no minimum parking requirement in the Historic District.
   (B)   Uses not specified. In the case of a use not specifically mentioned in the requirements herein, the requirements for off-street parking or off-street loading for a use which is mentioned, and which is similar to the unmentioned use, shall apply.
   (C)   Multiple-tenant developments. Where there is a combination of uses on a lot, the minimum required number of parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements of the individual uses, unless otherwise provided by § 156.173(C).
   (D)   Fractions. When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by Table B in division (H) below results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of one-half or less may be disregarded while a fraction in excess of one half shall be counted as one parking space.
   (E)   Additional requirements for company vehicles. Every company car, truck, tractor, or trailer normally stored at a business site shall be provided with an off-street parking space. Such space shall be in addition to the parking requirements listed in Table B in division (H) below.
   (F)   Public assembly seating. In sports arenas, churches, and other places of assembly in which patrons occupy benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each 24 inches of such seating shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining the requirements hereunder.
   (G)   Parking spaces accessible to the disabled.
      (1)   The town encourages all development within the town which serves the public to provide facilities which are accessible to people with disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
      (2)   In accordance with this goal, accessible parking shall be provided by any building or use initiated after the effective date of this code according to the following minimum requirements and any further requirements hereafter adopted by federal, state, or local law.
      (3)   Required spaces.
         (a)   Accessible parking spaces shall be provided at a rate listed in Table A below.
         (b)   In addition to these requirements, accessible patient parking at outpatient facilities must equal no less than 10% of the required parking, and facilities which specialize in treatment or services for persons with mobility impairments must provide accessible parking equaling no less than 20% of the required parking for patient use.
Table A: Accessible Parking Space Requirements
Total Number of Parking Spaces In Lot
Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces Required
Table A: Accessible Parking Space Requirements
Total Number of Parking Spaces In Lot
Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces Required
1 to 25
1
26 to 50
2
51 to 75
3
76 to 100
4
101 to 150
5
151 to 200
6
201 to 300
7
301 to 400
8
401 to 500
9
501 to 1,000
2% of total
1,001 and over
20, plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000
 
      (4)   Design and layout of accessible parking lots.
         (a)   Access aisles and accessible routes for the mobility impaired shall be provided pursuant to ADA requirements.
         (b)   1.   Accessible spaces must be a minimum of nine feet wide with a five-foot access aisle.
            2.   One of every eight spaces, however, must have an access aisle of eight feet wide and be designated “van accessible”.
      (5)   Passenger loading zones.
         (a)   Passenger loading zones shall provide an access aisle of a minimum of 20 feet in length, adjacent and parallel to the vehicle pull-up space.
         (b)   If there are curbs between the access aisle and the vehicle pull-up space, then a curb ramp shall be provided.
      (6)   Signage and marking.
         (a)   1.   All accessible spaces shall be designated by the international access symbol.
            2.   Van accessible spaces will be labeled by both the international access symbol and an additional sign indicating that the space is accessible for vans.
         (b)   1.   Signs shall be a minimum of five and one-half feet above ground-level so as not to be obscured by parked vehicles.
            2.   The mobility impaired symbol shall also be painted on the ground to the rear of the parking space.
   (H)   Off-street parking ratios. Off street parking shall be provided according to the ratios set forth in the following table.
Table B: Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements
Use
Parking Spaces Required
Table B: Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements
Use
Parking Spaces Required
Airport or heliport
1 space per 2 employees, plus 1 space per based or daily transient aircraft
Automobile, motorcycle, RV, and camper sales; automobile rental and leasing service
1 space for each 2 employees, plus 1 space per 400 sq. ft. per gross floor area of showroom, plus 1 space per service bay, where applicable
Banks
1 space per 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area, plus 3 stacking spaces for each drive-through lane, where applicable (see § 156.171(F)(6))
Billiard room
2 spaces per table, plus 1 per employee on largest shift
Boarding house, including bed and breakfast
1 space per guest room, plus 2 spaces for the resident owner
Bowling alley
3 spaces per lane, plus 1 space per employee on largest shift
Bus station
1 space per 10 seats in waiting area
Business offices, professional offices, and other similar uses not elsewhere listed
1 space per 300 sq. ft. of leasable floor area
Car wash
1 space per employee on largest shift, plus 1 drying space and 4 stacking spaces per washing space (see § 156.171(F)(6))
Church or temple
One space per 3 seats in main auditorium (see division (F) above)
Clinic (medical or dental)
1 space per employee, plus 3 spaces per doctor or dentist
Country club or private golf course
1 space per 4 individual members or 1 space per 2 families, based on maximum anticipated membership
Dancing, aerobics, or gymnastic studio
1 space per 200 sq. ft. of studio floor area
Driving range
1 space per tee, plus 1 space per employee on largest shift
Dwellings, multifamily
Efficiencies and 1-bedroom apartments: 1 space per unit
Apartments with two bedrooms or more: two spaces per unit
Dwellings, single- and two-family
2 spaces per unit
Exhibit, assembly, and reception halls
1 space per 2 persons at maximum occupancy
Funeral home or crematorium
1 space per 2 employees, plus 1 space per 4 seats in the chapel, if applicable
Golf course, public
1 space per 2 employees, plus 3 spaces per golf hole
Greenhouse or tree nursery
1 space per employee on largest shift, plus 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of sales floor area
Health spa or fitness center
1 space per 200 sq. ft. of gross leasable area
Home occupation
1 space, in addition to residential requirements
Hospital
1 space per 2 beds, plus 1 space per 2 staff members on largest shift, including nurses, plus 1 space per doctor, plus 1 space per hospital vehicle
Hotel or motel
1 space per 3 employees, plus 1 space per guest room, plus 75% of the required parking figured separately for banquet/meeting rooms and restaurants
Industrial uses
1 space per employee on largest shift, plus 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of floor area open to the public (see also division (E) above)
Junkyard or recycling center
1 space per employee on the largest shift
Kennel
1 space per employee, plus 1 space per 5 animal cages
Kindergarten, nursery school, or day care center
1 space per 2 employees, plus 1 space per 5 children
Miniature golf
1 space per hole, plus 1 space per employee on largest shift
Motor vehicle repair
1 space per service bay, plus 1 space per employee on largest shift (service bay itself does not qualify as a parking space)
Movie theater, indoor
1 space per 4 seats, plus 1 per 2 employees on largest shift
Night club or tavern
1 space per 3 persons at maximum capacity
Nursing home
1 space per 5 beds, plus 1 space per employee on largest shift
Outdoor commercial recreational use
1 space per employee, plus 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of use area
Park
Spaces equivalent to 1% of the total land area (parking along park roads may be used to fill this requirement)
Penal or correctional institution
1 space per employee on largest shift, plus 1 space per 20 inmates
Playhouse or dinner theater
1 space per 4 seats, plus 1 space per 2 employees on largest shift
Police or fire station
1 space for each person on duty on largest shift
Post office
1 space per employee on largest shift, plus 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of floor area open to the public (see also division (E) above)
Private camp or campground
1 space per camp site, plus 1 space per cabin, plus 1 space per 2 employees on largest shift
Public library or museum
2 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Public or commercial sewage disposal plant and related uses
1 space per employee on largest shift
Restaurant
1 space per 4 seats, plus 1 space per 2 employees on largest shift
Restaurant, fast-food
1 space per 2-1/2 seats, plus 1 space per 2 employees on the largest shift, plus if there is a drive-through 7 stacking spaces per window (see § 156.171(F)(6)); if no indoor seating, minimum of 10 spaces
Retail and personal service stores, not otherwise mentioned
1 space per 300 sq. ft. of leasable floor area
Riding stable
1 space for each 2 stalls
Roadside food sales stand
5 spaces per stand
School, elementary and middle
1 space per staff member, plus 1 space per classroom
School, high
1 space per staff member, plus 1 space per 4 students
Service station, with repair
1 space per employee on largest shift, plus 1 space per 4 gas pumps, plus 1 space per service bay
Service station, without repair
1 space per employee on largest shift, plus 1 space per 4 gas pumps
Shopping center (see also § 156.173)
25,000-400,000 sq. ft.: 4 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. leasable floor area
400,000-600,000 sq. ft.: 4-1/2 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. leasable floor area
600,000 sq. ft. or larger: 5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. leasable floor area
Skating rinks (ice or roller)
1 space per 200 sq. ft. of skating area
Swimming pool
1 space per 100 sq. ft. of pool area
Telephone exchange or public utility substation
1 space per employee
Theater, outdoor
1 space per 4 seats, plus 1 per employees on largest shift
Trade or business school
1 space for every 3 employees and member of the staff, and 1 space per every 3 students
Truck terminal
4 spaces, plus 1 space per employee on largest shift (see also division (E) above)
Veterinarian
3 spaces for every doctor, plus 1 space for each additional employee
Wholesale produce terminal
1 space per employee on largest shift, plus 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of sales floor area
 
(Ord. 2014-26, passed 9- -2014) Penalty, see § 156.999