Loading...
The location, width and number of driveways serving off-street parking facilities shall be planned in such a manner as to interfere as little as possible with the use of adjacent property and the flow of traffic on the street system.
Except for one-family and two-family dwellings, driveways to parking areas shall be provided for all permitted uses according to the standards set forth in the following schedule:
No. of Spaces | Distance from Access Drive to Intersecting Street (a), (b) | No. of Drives | Min. No. of Access Lanes | Min. Distance Between Center-Lines of Drives | |
19 or less | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
20 to 59 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
60 to 299 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
300 to 999 | 150 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 100 |
1000 to 2999 | 200 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 100 |
3000 and over | 300 | 3 | 4 | 10(c) | 200 |
between 2 four lane drives. 100 between all other drives. | |||||
Footnotes:
(a) Such distance shall be measured from the point at which the center line of the access drive intersects the center line of the frontage street to the point at which the center line of the closest intersecting street intersects the center line of the frontage street.
(b) The Zoning Administrator may require these distances to be increased in order to minimize interference with the flow of traffic on dedicated streets. The Zoning Administrator may permit decreases in the required distances in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator such decrease will not interfere with the flow of traffic on dedicated streets.
(c) At least four of the required lanes shall be provided on one divided drive.
Access drives to parking areas of 1,000-2,999 spaces shall extend into the parking facility a distance of not less than 100 feet from the planned street right-of-way with a solid curb or other barrier on each side of the drive.
Access drives to parking areas of more than 3,000 spaces shall extend into the parking facility a distance of not less than 150 feet from the planned street right-of-way with a solid curb or other barrier on each side of the drive.
Parking facilities shall be designed so that all vehicles may be driven forward into the street. This provision shall apply to all permitted uses in all use districts except one-family and two-family dwellings located on local residential streets. One-family and two-family dwellings located on streets designated as arterial streets as designated by the Cuyahoga County Engineer shall comply with this provision.
The width of driveways to parking areas measured at the street property line (right-of-way) shall not exceed four lanes in width and shall conform to the following schedule:
Number of Lanes |
in Drive
Minimum Driveway
Width (feet)
Maximum Driveway
Width (feet)
One lane
10
12
Two lanes
20
24
Three lanes
30
34
Four lanes
40 (a)
46 (a)
(a) Plus minimum six-foot divider.
The number of off-street parking spaces for each permitted use shall not be less than provided in the following schedule.
Use
Requirement
(a) Residential
(1) Single-family and
multi-family dwellings
2 spaces per unit of which at
least one shall be enclosed.
(2) Rented rooms
1 space per rented room plus 1 space per resident family.
(3) Motel, hotel
1 space per rental unit plus one space per employee plus additional spaces as required for restaurants open to the public.
(4) Housing designed
exclusively for the elderly
1 space per each 2 multi-family
units plus one space per each
single-family (incl. townhouse) dwelling unit.
(b) Commercial
(1) Retail store or development
A. Less than 5000 s.f.
1 space per 125 s.f. of floor area.
of floor area
B. 5000-39,999 s.f. of floor area
40 spaces plus 1 space for each 150
s.f. of floor area over 5000 s.f.
C. 40,000 s.f. of floor area or greater
273 spaces plus 1 space for each
s.f. floor area over 40,000 s.f.
(floor area is exclusive of basement areas not used for sale or display of merchandise and exclusive of corridors and other common open areas in enclosed malls.)
(2) Restaurant or similar establishment
1 space per 50 s.f. of floor area devoted to customer use, or 1 space per 2 seats, whichever is greater.
(3) Personal service
establishment
1 space per 100 s.f. of customer
service area plus 1 space per person.
(4) Bank
1 space per 200 s.f. of floor area plus 5 spaces per teller window.
(5) Office, excluding
medical offices
1 space per 200 s.f. of floor
area exclusive of basement if not used for office purposes.
(6) Medical office
5 spaces for each doctor on duty simultaneously at a peak time.
(c) Industrial
Wholesale, distribution,
laboratories, general
services, machine shops
manufacturing plants.
1 space per 1.5 employees on the
two largest successive shifts,
or 1 space per every 350 s.f.
of building area, whichever is greater.
(d) Community Facilities
(1) Governmental.
Municipal, County,
State and Federal
buildings, administra-
tive functions.
1 space per 4 seats of area used
for public assembly, plus 1 space
for each 2 employees; plus 1
space per 500 s.f. of other
building area.
(2) Civic
Art galleries, libraries,
museums, churches, club
and community centers.
1 space per 3 seats of seating
capacity of largest area used for
assembly, plus 1 space per each
2 employees.
(3) Educational
Public and private,
primary and secondary
schools.
1 space per 3 seats of seating
capacity of largest area used for
public assembly, plus 1 space per
each full-time faculty and staff.
(4) Places of Assembly.
Auditoriums, lodge halls,
theaters, gymnasiums
and stadiums.
1 space per 3 seats of seating
capacity of area used for assembly.
(5) Health and Welfare.
A. General and special
hospitals.
1 space per 2 beds, plus 1 space
for each 2 employees.
B. Nursing home.
1 space per each 3 patients, plus 1 space for each 2 employees.
(e) Recreation
(1) Skating rink, swimming
pools.
1 space per 50 s.f. of area devoted
to recreational activity and to spectators.
(2) Tennis courts.
4 spaces per court.
(3) Playing fields.
1 space per 4000 s.f. of area devoted to play field and 1 space per 3 seats of seating capacity of area used for assembly.
(4) Bowling alleys.
6 spaces per lane.
(5) Golf driving range.
3 spaces per tee.
(f) Other Buildings or Uses. For specific buildings or uses not scheduled above, the Zoning Administrator shall apply the unit of measurement set forth in this Chapter which is deemed most similar to the proposed building or use.
Accessory loading and unloading facilities shall be provided as a condition precedent to occupancy of all business, service and industrial buildings hereafter erected and altered to such uses. Such facilities shall be maintained as long as such building is occupied or unless equivalent facilities are provided in conformance with the regulations of this chapter.
(a) Allocation of Use. Space allocated for any off-street loading shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for off-street parking. An off-street loading space shall not be used for repairing or servicing of motor vehicles, and it shall be available for its designated purpose when needed.
(b) Location of Facility. A loading space shall be permitted in only rear or side yards in a Light Industrial District and in only rear yards in other districts, subject to the screening and buffering requirements of Chapter 1131.
(c) Access Driveways. Each required off-street loading space shall be designed for direct vehicular access by means of a driveway or driveways to a public street in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements. The access shall be located so that the driveway center line shall be not less than forty (40) feet from the nearest intersecting street center line.
(d) Paving. All accessory off-street loading spaces shall be paved with a concrete surface to provide safe and convenient access during all seasons.
(e) Minimum Size Criteria. Each required off-street loading space for buildings less than 20,000 square feet in gross floor area shall be at least ten (10) feet wide by at least twenty-five (25) feet in length. Each required loading space for a building of 20,000 square feet or more of floor area shall be not less than fourteen (14) feet wide by sixty (60) feet in length. The above areas shall be exclusive of the maneuvering space and each space shall have a vertical clearance of at least seventeen (17) feet.
(f) Schedule of Required Loading Facilities. Buildings of less than 5,000 square feet of floor area shall be provided with sufficient off-street loading facilities so that a truck will not obstruct a public right-of-way. Buildings of 5,000 square or more shall be provided with accessory off-street loading spaces as follows:
Building Use or Activity | Gross Floor Area (square feet) | Required Minimum Number of Spaces |
Retail stores (all types) | 5,000-10,000 | 1 |
10,001-40,000 | 2 | |
40,001-100,000 | 3 | |
Printing, publishing, warehouses, storage establishments | 5,000-40,000 | 1 |
40,001-100,000 | 2 | |
Servicing, cleaning, repairing, testing or manufacturing facilities | 5,000-40,000 | 1 |
40,001-100,000 | 2 | |
each additional 100,000 | 1 additional space | |
if a proposed use does not require the number of loading spaces as provided in the above schedule due to the nature of the business or industrial use, the Zoning Administrator may permit the construction of a lesser number of spaces, provided however, the additional area required to provide the number of spaces in the schedule shall be reserved and held as open area (along with all required yards) for future construction of loading spaces in the event the use of the building is changed to require the additional loading spaces.
Parking facilities serving buildings and facilities required to be accessible to the physically handicapped shall have conveniently located designated space provided as follows:
Total Space in Lot or Structure | Number of Designated Accessible Spaces |
Up to 100 | One space per 25 parking spaces |
101 to 200 | 4 spaces, plus one per 50 spaces over 100 |
201 to 500 | 6 spaces, plus one per 75 spaces over 200 |
Over 500 | 10 spaces, plus one per 100 spaces over 500 |
This section provides for the regulation and control of commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, and non-passenger vehicles (which include equipment trailers and recreation vehicle trailers) in all residential districts. These regulations are necessary to preserve residential property values, to maintain the residential character of neighborhoods, to control visual imposition on the residential streetscape, and to preserve the public safety.
(a) Parking Non-passenger Vehicles and/or Commercial Equipment in a Residential District. The placing, storing, or parking, on a lot or on a public street, within a residential zoned district, of such commercial vehicles or equipment including trucks, vans, panel trucks, bulldozers, back-hoes, semi-tractor/trailer, equipment trailer; owned or used by the occupants of the premises, and not governed by the following is prohibited:
(1) Licensed as a passenger vehicle, noncommercial motor vehicles; vehicles displaying license plates issued to a handicapped person and imprinted with the international wheelchair symbol; vehicles displaying a valid parking card issued by the State of Ohio to handicapped persons.
(2) That such vehicle may be so placed, parked and permitted to stand for a period during the delivery there from or the pickup of articles or materials to be used or consumed on the related premises.
(3) When such vehicles are used in connection with constructing, altering, repairing, maintaining or cleaning a building on such lot when the described work is in progress.
(4) One single-axle vehicle described as a truck or trailer, and not exceeding four tons in gross vehicle weight, may be stored or parked in a garage with the garage doors closed on a residential premises provided all the following conditions are observed:
A. There are no offensive odors emitted from the truck.
B. That such vehicle shall not be used as a warehouse for the storage of substantial goods, supplies, or other material, i.e. ladders, paint, etc.
C. There are no animals, fish or fowl stored in the truck.
D. There are no foodstuffs or other organic materials stored in the truck which would create a condition that would attract, harbor or contain vermin, insects or rodents.
E. The use and garaging of a truck shall not result in a public nuisance which is offensive to neighboring property owners or residents by reason of excessive noise, late hours of truck use, intensity of activity or other such reasons.
F. The vehicle has only equipment as originally purchased which may include a top on a pickup truck, but does not include ladders or other equipment or materials placed or stored on the exterior of the vehicle.
(5) Any vehicle otherwise lawfully maintained or parked upon a parcel or parcels under common ownership and not in front of the building setback line and not visible from the lot line of neighboring properties.
(b) Parking of Recreation Vehicles and/or Equipment in a Residential District. The placing, parking, and/or storing of recreational vehicles and/or equipment (including equipment or vehicle trailers) associated with recreational uses in a residential zoned district, shall be governed by the following:
(1) Not more than one open air parking space for a recreation vehicle used for recreational purposes by the occupants of the dwelling may be located in a side or rear yard area provided that:
A. No vehicles shall be placed closer than three feet to any side or rear yard property line.
B. No vehicle shall be placed within the front yard setback area, except for the purpose of loading or unloading, for a period not to exceed forty-eight hours.
C. All such vehicles and equipment shall be maintained in good repair, operable condition and carry a current license and/or registration, if required by law.
D. No such vehicles or equipment shall be connected to electricity, sewers, water or gas utilities, nor be occupied for housekeeping or living purposes for more than three days and nights.
(Ord. 2013-30. Passed 7-10-13.)