(A) The following on-site parking shall be provided and satisfactorily maintained on the property by the owner of the property for each building in existence on that property, or which, after the day when this section becomes effective, is erected, enlarged, or altered for use for any of the following purposes, provided that uses already established on the effective date of this section and rendered nonconforming by the provisions thereof shall be subject to the regulations of § 156.081. The following on-site parking space requirements are exclusive of space requirements for access drives or aisles:
(1) Single-family and two-family dwelling: one parking space per dwelling unit;
(2) Multi-family dwellings.
Number of Dwelling Units in Building | Number of Parking Spaces Required |
4 to 5 | 3 |
6 to 7 | 4 |
One parking space for each two additional dwelling units | |
(3) Auditorium, theater, or other places of public assemblage: one parking space for each six seats provided for its patrons, based on maximum seating capacity;
(4) School, public, or parochial: one parking space for each three members of the staff plus one space for each ten seats in auditorium or gymnasium;
(5) Hotels, boardinghouses, or lodging houses: one parking space for each three sleeping rooms;
(6) Auto court or motel: one parking space for each sleeping room;
(7) Restaurant or other eating place: one parking space for each five seats;
(8) Hospital, sanitarium, or nursing home: one parking space for each five seats;
(9) Clinic, medical, or dental: three parking spaces per doctor plus one additional space for every two employees;
(10) Retail stores, commercial recreational, other than theaters, private clubs, and lodges: one parking space for each 200 square feet of ground floor area;
(11) Banks, offices, postal stations, and the like: one space for each 300 square feet of total floor area or one space for each three employees, whichever is the lesser;
(12) Wholesale establishments: one space for each three employees; and
(13) Industrial: one space for each four employees, based on average total employment.
(B) Where feasible, off-street parking facilities in industrial zones under division (A)(13) above, shall be provided for contractor’s employees temporarily engaged in work in a construction project; but if not feasible, shall not be required.
(C) All parking spaces required in nonindustrial zones pursuant to this section shall all be located on-site, on the same lot or parcel as the use or proposed use which requires those parking spaces, except that the Board of Zoning Appeals may permit the required parking spaces to be on an off-site premises if:
(1) It determines that it is impractical to provide parking on-site;
(2) The off-site premises is within a reasonable distance, which, except in M-1 and M-2 Districts, shall be limited to no more than 300 feet;
(3) The total number of parking spaces on the off-site premises is, after giving effect to the number of off-site parking spaces proposed, not less than the sum of the minimum number of parking spaces required under this section for each separate use to which the off-site premises is being put; and
(4) No prior variances have been granted as to the off-site premises to reduce the number of parking spaces below the minimum number required by this section, for any of the uses on the off-site premises.
(D) Surfacing of all off-street parking areas shall be improved with an all-weather dust-proof material meeting the standard specifications of the city, except in M-1 and M-2 Districts, slag, cinder, or other dustless material shall be permitted.
(Prior Code, § 156.078) (Ord. 0-08-0011, passed 5-12-2008) Penalty, see § 156.999