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§ 156.078 OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)   General regulations.
Uses
Required Parking Spaces
Uses
Required Parking Spaces
Automobile sales and services garages
1 for each 400 sq. ft. of floor area
Automobile washing facility
1 for each employee (see division (F) below)
Banks or professional offices
1 for each 200 sq. ft. of floor area, plus 1 for each employee (see division (F) below)
Bowling alleys
7 for each alley
Churches and schools, and similar institutions
1 for each 4 seats in an auditorium or 1 for each 17 classroom seats, whichever is greater. Seating capacity of benches and continuous seats shall be construed to be 20” per seat space
Community buildings, social halls and similar institutions
1 for each 400 sq. ft. of floor area
Drive-in facilities
1 for each employee, plus 1 for each 100 sq. ft. of floor area (see division (F) below)
Dwellings
1 for each family or dwelling unit including space in garage
Food supermarkets
1 for each 200 sq. ft. of floor area
Funeral homes and mortuaries
10 for first parlor, 5 for each additional parlor
Home occupations
(see § 156.102)
Home professional offices
(see § 156.103)
Hospitals, nursing or convalescing homes
1 for each 3 beds, plus 1 for each employee
Hotels and motels
1 for each living or sleeping unit, plus 1 for each employee
Manufacturing plants, research or testing laboratories
1 for each 500 sq. ft. of floor area
Restaurants, take out only
1 for each 100 sq. ft. of floor area (see division (F) below)
Restaurants, taverns and night clubs (w/seating)
1 for each 4 seats
Retail stores and shops
1 for each 200 sq. ft. of floor area (see division (F) below)
Rooming houses
1 for each separately leased area, plus one for each employee
Service stations
4 for each service bay, but no less than 1 per employee (see division (F) below)
Sports arenas, auditoriums, theaters and assembly halls
1 for each 4 seats
Trailer or monument sales
1 for each 2,500 sq. ft. of lot area
Wholesale establishments or warehouses
1 for each employee on maximum shift. Total parking area shall not be less than 25% of the building floor area
 
   (B)   Location of parking areas. Required parking spaces shall be located on the same lot with the principal use. The Board may permit parking spaces to be located not more than 300 feet distance from the lot of the principal use if located in the same zoning district as the principal use, and the Board finds that is impractical to provide parking on the same lot with principal use. For uses within C-1 zoned parts of the city, on-street and municipal parking shall be considered as meeting the parking requirements, except for drive-in facilities.
   (C)   Screening and landscaping. Off-street parking areas for more than five vehicles, and off-street loading areas, shall be effectively screened on each side which adjoins or faces any residential district, except where there is a separation by public alley, street or railroad.
   (D)   Surfacing. All commercial and industrial parking areas for more than two automobiles shall have a paved or treated surface (see Appendix “A”) graded and drained to dispose of all surface water, and designed to provide for orderly and safe loading, parking and dust control, and shall be approved by the city.
   (E)   Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking or loading areas shall be arranged so as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises of any residential district.
   (F)   Drive-in facilities. Any establishment which has drive-in facilities, as defined in this chapter, shall, in addition to the spaces required by § 156.077(B), provide lane spaces between the service structure and the public right-of-way as designated below. A lane space shall be one vehicle in width and 22 feet long. The vehicle position at the pump island, service window, wash bay, service booth or other service structure, may be counted as one lane space.
      (1)   Drive-in theaters. Eight lane spaces per each ticket window.
      (2)   Service stations. Three lane spaces per each side of a pump island.
      (3)   Banks. Seven lane spaces per service window.
      (4)   Car wash facilities. Eight lane spaces per wash bay.
      (5)   Other facilities. Four lane spaces per service window or other service structure.
   (G)   Modifications. The requirements for off-street parking for dwellings may be modified for elderly apartment complexes, if approved by resolution of City Council, but shall be no less than one parking space for each five apartments.
(Ord. 1347, passed 3-18-1991)
SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
§ 156.090 EXISTING LOTS OF RECORD.
   Any lot of record existing at the effective date of this chapter and held in separate ownership of adjoining lots may be used for the erection of a structure conforming to the use regulations of the district in which it is located, even though its dimensions are less than the minimum requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 1347, passed 3-18-1991)
§ 156.091 APPLICATION OF YARD REGULATIONS.
   (A)   Permanent parts of all structures, whether attached to the principal structure or not, and whether open or enclosed, including porches, carports, antennae, balconies, decks or platforms above normal grade level shall not project into any minimum front, side or rear yard. Antennae, towers and similar electronic equipment projecting more than six inches above ground level shall not be constructed within such minimum front, side or rear yard areas. In no case shall such antennae, towers or similar electronic equipment be located closer to the street than the front building line.
   (B)   A wall under four feet in height, or higher if a retaining wall, and paved terraces, drives, walks, or other areas without walls, roofs or other enclosure, may be erected within the limits of any yard.
   (C)   Non-residential buildings hereafter constructed or uses hereafter established shall not be located or conducted closer to any lot line in any of the residential districts, unless separated by a street, railroad or alley, than the distances specified in the following schedule:
 
Use
Minimum Side or Rear Yard
Off-street parking spaces and access drives for non-residential uses
10 feet
All other non-residential uses or structures
20 feet
 
   (D)   All commercial building frontage shall either face Columbus Avenue or away from secondary streets.
(Ord. 1347, passed 3-18-1991)
§ 156.092 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.
   Temporary structures, including trailers and temporary chemical toilets used in conjunction with construction work or recreation, shall be permitted only during the period that the construction work or recreation is in progress. Permits for temporary structures shall be issued for a period of time not to exceed six months. Residing in basement of foundation structures before completion of the total structure shall be permitted only if approved by the Board. The Board shall establish a reasonable period of time for completion.
(Ord. 1347, passed 3-18-1991)
§ 156.093 HEIGHT LIMITATION.
   When the following conditions are met, height limits may be increased.
   (A)   Building height in excess of the height above average ground level allowed in any district may be permitted, provided all minimum front, side and rear yard depths are increased one foot for each additional foot of height.
   (B)   The following structures are exempt from height regulations, provided they do not constitute a hazard to an established airport television and radio towers, ornamental towers and spires, chimneys, elevator bulkheads, smoke stakes, conveyors, flag poles, silos, standpipes, elevated water tanks, derricks and similar structures.
(Ord. 1347, passed 3-18-1991)
§ 156.094 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
   (A)   No use, land or structure in any district shall involve any element or cause any conditions that may be dangerous, injurious or noxious to any other property or persons in the city. In cases involving performance standards, the Board may require a plan of the proposed construction or development, a description of machinery proposed, and techniques to be used; and the Board may obtain qualified expert consultants to testify as to whether a proposed use will conform to the performance requirements. The cost of such service shall be borne by the applicant.
   (B)   Furthermore, every use of land or structure in any district must observe the following performance requirements.
      (1)   Fire protection. Fire protection and fighting equipment acceptable to the Board of Fire Underwriters shall be readily available when any activity involving the handling or storage of flammable or explosive materials is carried on.
      (2)   Electrical disturbances. No activity shall cause electrical disturbances adversely affecting radio or other equipment in the neighboring area.
      (3)   Noise. Noise which is determined to be objectionable because of volume or frequency shall be muffled or otherwise controlled, except fire sirens and related apparatus used solely for public purposes, which shall be exempt from this requirement.
      (4)   Smoke. The maximum amount of smoke emission permissible shall be determined by use of the Standard Ringleman Chart issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines. No smoke of a shade darker than No. 2 will be allowed.
      (5)   Odors. In any district except the Industrial District, no malodorous gas or matter shall be permitted which is discernible on any adjoining lot or property. This shall not apply to any form of fertilizer in districts where agriculture is a permitted use.
      (6)   Air pollution. No pollution of air by fly-ash, dust, vapors or other substance shall be permitted which is harmful to the health, or to animals, vegetation or other property.
      (7)   Glare. Reflective material or lighting devices which produce objectionable direct or reflected glare on adjoining properties or through thoroughfares shall not be permitted.
      (8)   Erosion. No erosion by wind or water shall be permitted which will carry objectionable substances onto neighboring properties.
      (9)   Water pollution. The method for discharging wastes to public sewers, drains or watercourses shall be acceptable to the state’s Department of Environmental Resources.
(Ord. 1347, passed 3-18-1991) Penalty, see § 156.999
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