(A) Location.
(1) Proximity to building or use being served. Except as otherwise permitted for shared off-street parking, off-street parking for multiple-family and nonresidential uses shall be located on the same lot or parcel as the building, or within 300 feet of the building it is intended to serve, as measured from the nearest point of the building or use to the nearest point of the parking.
(2) Within yards.
(a) Off-street parking in commercial and office districts may be located in a front, side, or rear yard, provided that all landscaping and berm requirements in §§ 154.080 through 154.086 are met, and provided further that off-street parking shall not be permitted within 20 feet of a residential district boundary, nor within 20 feet of the traveled portion of any road right-of-way, unless screening is provided in accordance with §§ 154.100 and 154.101.
(b) Off-street parking in multiple-family and industrial districts may be located in a side or rear yard or a non-required front yard, provided that all landscaping and berm requirements in Sec. 154.080 through 154.086 are complied with, and provided further that off-street parking serving an industrial use shall not be within 20 feet of a residential district.
(B) Residential parking.
(1) Off-street parking spaces in single-family residential districts shall consist of a parking strip, driveway, garage, or combination thereof, and shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve. No parking shall be permitted on a regular basis on lawns or other unpaved areas on residential lots, with the exception of approved parking areas.
(2) Commercial and recreational vehicle parking in residential districts shall comply with the standards in § 154.069.
(C) Control of off-site parking.
(1) It shall be unlawful to park, store, or offer for sale any motor vehicle or recreational vehicle on private property without the expressed or implied consent of the owner, holder, occupant, lessee, agent, or trustee of the private property.
(2) Where required parking is permitted on land other than on the same lot as the building or use being served, the land on which the parking is located shall be under the same ownership and control as the lot occupied by the building or use or a written agreement or easement which provides for continued use and maintenance of the shared parking area, as well as cross-access without limitation, shall be executed by the parties concerned and submitted to the City for approval before recording with the Wayne County Register of Deeds. The agreement shall assure the continued availability of the parking facility for the uses it is intended to serve.
(D) Access to parking. Each off-street parking space shall open directly onto an aisle or driveway of sufficient width and design as to provide safe and efficient access to or from a public street or alley in a manner that will least interfere with the smooth flow of traffic. Access to off-street parking which serves a nonresidential use shall not be permitted across land that is zone or used for residential purposes.
(E) Storage and repair prohibited. The storage of merchandise, sale of motor vehicles, storage of wrecked, unlicensed, junked, inoperable vehicles, or repair of vehicles are prohibited in required off-street parking lots or areas. Emergency services shall be permitted.
(F) Duration. Except when land is used as permitted storage space in direct connection with a legitimate business, a 48-hour time limit for parking in nonresidential off-street parking areas shall prevail.
(G) Parking structures. Parking structures shall be permitted subject to the following standards.
(1) Any parking structure shall comply with the required setbacks for the district in which it is located.
(2) Parking structures shall be designed as integral elements of the overall site plan, taking into account the relationship to the principal building and other structures on the site.
(3) The facade of the parking structure shall be compatible in design, color, and type of material to the principal building(s) on the site.
(4) Landscaping shall be placed around the parking structure in accordance with an approved landscape plan. The landscaping shall be compatible with the overall landscape plan for the entire site.
(Ord. 92-005, passed 2-17-92; Am. Ord. 10-009, passed 10-5-09; Am. Ord. 20-007, passed 11-23-20)
Penalty, see § 154.999