§ 155.125 SCHEDULE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

Business Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
Offices
Banks, currency exchanges, loan offices, savings & loans, and similar financial institutions	4 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Business office, civic administration, commercial laboratories, computer services, electronic data processing	3.3 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Professional offices: accounting, dental, engineering, insurance and financial consulting, law, medical, outpatient clinics, or related professions	5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Service Establishments
Air conditioning, heating, plumbing sales and service	4 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Animal hospital	3.3 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Automobile and truck repair and service shop	4.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Barber shop, beauty parlor, chiropody, massage, physical culture, tanning, health services or similar personal service shop	4 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Blueprinting, copy and print shops	4 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Car wash	4 stacking spaces per stall plus 1 per employee
Catering establishments	4 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Contractor's offices and shops	4.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Dry-cleaning, laundromat establishments	4 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Exterminating shop	4.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area

 

Business Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
Household appliance repair shop	4.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Parcel delivery stations	4.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Pawn shop	4.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Photograph developing and processing	4.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Radio and television broadcasting stations	1 off-street parking space per employee
Riding academies	1 off-street parking space per each employee plus 1 off-street parking space per each 3 students based on rated design capacity
Schools: music, dance, business, commercial, or trade	1 off-street parking space per each employee plus 1 off-street parking space per each 3 students based on rated design capacity
Silver plating and repair shop	4.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Telecommunication equipment building	1 off-street parking space per employee
Travel bureau	4.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Undertaking establishments	4 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area

 

Assembly Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
Amusement park, fairgrounds, kiddie parks or similar uses	3 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross land area
Art galleries and studios	2 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Auditorium, dance hall, exhibition hall, lecture hall, meeting hall, stadium, arena, armory, gymnasium and other similar places of public events	10 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
	OR
	33% of the occupant load based on rated design
Billiard and pool rooms	10 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Churches	10 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
	OR
	1 off-street parking space per 3 or 4 seats

 

Assembly Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
Clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations	4 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Nightclub	10 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Public buildings, including art gallery, library, museum or similar structures	2 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Recreation centers	10 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Restaurants, cafes, drive-in type restaurants, and tea rooms	10 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Restaurants with drive-up window	10 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 5 reservoir stacking spaces per drive-up window
Taverns	10 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Theater, indoor, movie, or outdoor	1 off-street parking space for every 2.5 seats based upon rated design capacity

 

 

Education Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
Elementary or junior high school	1 off-street parking space for every employee
High school	1 off-street parking space for every employee, plus 1 off-street parking space for every 5 students based on rated design capacity
College or university	1 off-street parking space for every 2 employees, plus 1 off-street parking space for every 5 students based on rated design capacity
Day care centers or nursery schools	2 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area

 

 

Manufacturing Uses	2 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
	OR
	1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift

 

Institutional Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
Airport, heliport, landing field or landing strip, bus terminal, railroad passenger station, freight terminal, taxicab service, office or station, or any other public transportation terminal facilities	As stipulated per special use permit, using requirements of similar uses as a design guideline
Cemeteries, crematories or mausoleums	As stipulated per special use permit, using requirements of similar uses as a design guideline
Electric substations	1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift
Fire stations	As stipulated per special use permit, using requirements of similar uses as a design guideline
Golf courses, public or private	50 off-street parking spaces per 9 holes plus 1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift
Hospital, sanitarium, or skilled nursing unit, public or private	1.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
	OR
	1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift, plus 1 off-street parking space per each 2 hospital beds, plus 1 off-street parking space per doctor
Penal or correctional institutions	1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift, plus 1 off-street parking space per 4 occupants based on rated design capacity
Police stations	As stipulated per special use permit, using requirements of similar uses as a design guideline
Public or private park or playground	1 off-street parking space per 5,000 square feet of grass land area
Public utility facilities, for example, filtration plant, water reservoir or pumping station, heat or power plant, transformer station and other similar facilities	1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift

 

 

Mercantile Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
Any commercial retail or wholesale trade establishment	5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area

 

Residential Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
One-family dwelling	2 off-street parking spaces for each family dwelling unit
Two-family dwelling	2 off-street parking spaces for each family dwelling unit
Multiple-family dwelling	2 off-street parking spaces for each family dwelling unit
One-family row dwellings (party wall type) with not more than six dwelling units in a building	2 off-street parking spaces for each family dwelling unit
Apartments	2 off-street parking spaces for each family dwelling unit
Boarding and lodging house	One parking space for each sleeping room, plus one additional space for the owner or manager of, if resident on the premises
Dormitory	One parking space for each sleeping room or suite, plus one additional space for the owner or manager on the premises, plus one additional space per employee based upon the maximum number of persons to be employed during any one work shift
Elderly congregate housing, independent and semi-independent	.5 off-street parking spaces per resident, based on rated design capacity, plus 1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift
Federal, state or county housing projects meeting state and federal standards shall be permitted in the R-6 Federal, State Housing District. The housing project must be approved and sponsored by the state, federal or county housing authority	2 off-street parking spaces for each family dwelling unit

 

 

Residential Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
Hotel	One parking space for each sleeping room or suite, plus one additional space per employee based upon the maximum number of persons to be employed during any one work shift, plus additional spaces as shall be necessary because of any supplementary parking generative activities such as bars, ballrooms, conference rooms, dining rooms, nightclub facilities, and the like. Said additional spaces to be calculated as if the floor area devoted to the supplementary activity were a separate use.
Motel	One parking space for each sleeping room or suite, plus one additional space for the owner or manager on the premises, plus one additional space per employee based upon the maximum number of persons to be employed during any one work shift
Nursing homes and rest homes	.25 off-street parking spaces per resident, based on rated design capacity, plus 1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift
Sheltered care or board and care facility	.5 off-street parking spaces per resident, based on rated design capacity, plus 1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift, plus 2 off-street parking spaces for each family dwelling unit on the premises
Tourist homes having not more than five rooms for transient guests	1 off-street parking space per sleeping room, plus 1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift, plus 2 off-street parking spaces for each family dwelling unit

 

 

Storage Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
Automobile, truck, trailer, tractor, or bus storage yard, operable vehicles only	1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift, minimum of 4 spaces
Bus lines shops and garages, carting, express hauling or storage yards, or truck terminal	1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift, minimum of 4 spaces
Garages, public, for storage of private passenger vehicles under 1 ½ ton capacity	1 off-street parking space per employee based on the maximum number of employees during any one work shift

 

 

Storage Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
Warehouse	1 off-street parking space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Multiple-unit personal property storage warehouse (mini-storage)	1 off-street parking space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area

 

 

Miscellaneous Uses	Minimum Spaces Required
Planned developments, business, industrial or residential	As stipulated per special use permit, using requirements of similar uses as a design guideline

 

('71 Code, § 11-18-6) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 3297, passed 2-13-01) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.126 OFF-STREET LOADING AND UNLOADING FACILITIES.

   In all districts where property uses include the loading and unloading of materials or merchandise from vehicles, off-street loading and unloading facilities shall be provided per the following requirements:

   (A)   For hotels or apartment hotels wherein there are contained exhibition halls, convention halls, auditoriums, office facilities or retail shops: One off-street loading and unloading space for the first 40,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional off-street loading space for each 150,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof of gross floor area in excess of 40,000 square feet.

   (B)   For hospitals or sanitariums containing 40,000 to 100,000 square feet of gross floor area: One off- street loading and unloading space, plus one additional such space for each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in excess of 100,000 square feet.

   (C)   For buildings containing bowling alleys, taverns, restaurants, or any retail shops and having 10,000 to 100,000 square feet of gross floor area: One off-street loading and unloading space, plus one additional such space for each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in excess of 100,000 square feet.

   (D)   For banks, business or professional offices or public administration buildings containing 40,000 to 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, one off-street loading and unloading space, plus one additional such space for each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in excess of 100,000 square feet.

   (E)   For buildings containing furniture and appliance stores, motor vehicles sales, wholesale stores, household equipment or machinery sales and having 8,000 to 25,000 square feet of gross floor area, one off-street loading and unloading space, plus one additional space for each additional 25,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof in excess of 25,000 square feet.

   (F)   For buildings containing manufacturing uses; research and testing laboratories; laundry and dry cleaning establishments; printing, binding, publishing and issuing of newspapers, periodicals, books, and other reading matter; warehouses and storage facilities; engraving shops; assembly of materials and products; processing and distribution of materials and products; and other similar uses having more than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area, exclusive of basement area, and less than 40,000 square feet of gross floor area, one off-street loading and unloading space, plus one additional such space for each additional 60,000 square feet of gross floor area in excess of 40,000 square feet.

('71 Code, § 11-18-7) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60) Penalty, see § 155.999

SIGNS

§ 155.140 PERMITTED SIGNS IN RESIDENCE DISTRICTS.

   In all Residence Districts, the following classes of signs are permitted per the regulations set forth hereinafter:

   (A)   Nonflashing, nonilluminated accessory business signs, as follows:

      (1)   Nameplates and identification signs, subject to the following:

         (a)   For one- and two-family dwellings, there shall be not more than one nameplate, not exceeding one square foot in area, for each dwelling unit, indicating the name or address of the occupant or a permitted occupation.

         (b)   For multiple-family dwellings, for apartment hotels, and for buildings other than dwellings, a single identification sign not exceeding 32 square feet in area and indicating only the name and address of the building and the name of the management thereof may be displayed.

         (c)   Height. No sign shall project higher than one story, or 20 feet above the curb level, whichever is lower.

      (2)   “For Sale,” “To Rent” Signs, subject to the following:

         (a)   There shall be not more than one such sign per lot except that on a corner lot, two signs, one facing each street, shall be permitted. No sign shall exceed eight square feet in area nor be closer than eight feet to any other zoning lot.

         (b)   Projection. No sign shall project beyond the property line into the public way.

         (c)   Height. No sign shall project higher than one story or 20 feet above curb level, whichever is lower.

      (3)   Signs accessory to parking areas, subject to the following:

         (a)   Signs designating entrances or exits to or from a parking area and limited to one sign for each such exit or entrance and to a maximum size of three square feet each shall be permitted. One sign per parking area designating the conditions of use or identity of such parking area and limited to a maximum size of eight square feet shall be permitted, provided that on a corner lot two such signs, one facing each street, shall be permitted.

         (b)   Height. No sign shall project higher than seven feet above curb level.

   (B)   Nonflashing, accessory business signs, as follows: Church bulletins, subject to the following:

      (1)   There shall be not more than one sign per lot except that on a corner lot, two signs, one facing each street, shall be permitted. No sign shall exceed 18 square feet in area nor be closer than eight feet to any other zoning lot.

      (2)   Projection. No sign shall project beyond the property line into the public way.

      (3)   Height. No sign shall project higher than one story or 20 feet above the curb level, whichever is lower.

('71 Code, § 11-19-1) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 3880, passed 4-10-17) Penalty, see § 155.999

Cross-reference:

   Regulations concerning signs and billboards, see Chapter 153

§ 155.141 PERMITTED SIGNS IN BUSINESS DISTRICT.

   (A)   Permitted sings in B-1 Districts. In the B-1 Districts, business signs are permitted, subject to the following:

      (1)   All signs and nameplates permitted in the R-1 to R-5 Districts, inclusive.

      (2)   The gross area in square feet of all signs on a zoning lot shall not exceed three times the lineal feet of frontage of such zoning lot. The gross area of all flashing signs shall not exceed two times the lineal frontage of such lot.

      (3)   Location. The sign or signs shall front the principal street, a parking area, or in the case of a corner building, on that portion of the side street wall within 50 feet of the principal street.

      (4)   Projection. No sign shall project more than two inches across the property line into the public way, except as provided for awnings, marquees and canopies in this subchapter.

      (5)    Height. No sign shall project higher than 30 feet above curb level.

   (B)   Permitted signs in B-2, B-3, and B-4 Districts. In the B-2, B-3, and B-4 Districts, inclusive, business and advertising signs are permitted, subject to the following:

      (1)   All signs and nameplates permitted in the B-1 Districts.

      (2)   The gross area in square feet of all signs on a zoning lot shall not exceed three times the lineal feet of frontage of such zoning lot, provided that the gross area of flashing signs shall not exceed two times the lineal feet of frontage of such lot.

      (3)   Location. The sign or signs shall front the principal street, parking area, or in the case of a corner building, on that portion of the side street wall within 50 feet of the principal street.

      (4)   Projection.

         (a)   Signs suspended from any building shall not project more than 72 inches beyond the building line and the bottom of such sign shall not be less than eight feet above the finished grade of the sidewalk.

         (b)   Any sign projecting or suspended from a building shall not exceed 12 feet in height and its location and arrangement shall be subject to approval by the Health, Building and Zoning Officer.

      (5)   Height. No sign shall project higher than 30 feet above curb level.

('71 Code, § 11-19-2) (Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 1427, passed 12-11-61; Am. Ord. 2965, passed 3-13-95; Am. Ord. 3959, passed 5-13-19)   Penalty, see § 155.999

Cross-reference:

   Regulations concerning signs and billboard, see Chapter 153