The following general provisions shall apply to off-street parking and loading facilities.
(A) At the time of construction of a structure, or at the time of enlargement or change in use of a structure, off-street parking facilities shall be provided for use in the storage of passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles under one and one-half tons’ capacity, whether for compensation, for fee, or as an accommodation to clients or customers. Also, structures to be constructed or substantially altered and which will receive and distribute materials and merchandise by trucks, shall provide off-street loading facilities of sufficient number and size to adequately handle the needs of the particular use. The provision and maintenance of such off-street parking and loading facilities shall be the continuing obligation of the owner and tenant of the premises.
(B) The requirements for off-street parking and loading for types of structures and uses not specifically described in this chapter shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator, based upon the requirements of comparable uses listed.
(C) For the purposes of this chapter, the following units of measurement shall apply.
(1) In the cases of offices, merchandising or service type of uses, FLOOR AREA shall mean the gross floor area used or intended to be used by tenants, or for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients or patients, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise. It shall not include areas used principally for non-public purposes, such as storage, incidental repairs, processing or packaging of merchandise, for show windows, for offices incidental to the management or maintenance of stores or buildings, for toilets or restrooms, fitting or alteration rooms.
(2) In places of public assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other seating facilities, each 20 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking facilities under this chapter.
(3) When the total parking spaces requirement includes a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half space shall be disregarded, and fractions over one-half shall require one parking space.
(4) In the event several uses occupy a single structure or parcel of land, the total requirement for off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements of the several uses computed separately.
(5) Owners of two or more uses, structures, or parcels of land may agree to utilize jointly the same parking and loading facilities when the hours of operation do not overlap; provided that, satisfactory legal evidence is presented to the Zoning Administrator in the form of deeds, leases or contracts to establish the joint use.
(6) Required parking spaces shall be available for parking of operable passenger automobiles of residents, customers, patrons and employees only, and shall not be used for storage of vehicles or materials or for the parking of trucks used in conducting the business or use.
(Ord. passed - -2010)