(A) In all zoning districts, off-street parking and loading requirements shall be provided in amounts not less than those specified for the various districts.
(B) Requirements for a use not mentioned shall be the same for that use which is most similar to the use not listed.
(C) Additional parking shall be provided and maintained in proper ratio to any increase in floor area or building use capacity.
(D) For the purposes of determining off-street parking and loading requirements, the following provisions shall apply.
(1) In mercantile establishments,
GROSS FLOOR AREA shall mean the floor area used for service to the public. It shall not include floor area used for storage or the processing and packaging of merchandise where it is carried on in a room in which service to the public is not involved.
(2) In hospitals, bassinets shall not be counted as beds.
(3) Where benches, pews or other similar seating facilities are used as seats, each 20 inches of the seating facilities shall be counted as one seat.
(4) The landscaping must be maintained and kept alive.
(E) In the case of mixed uses in the same building, the total requirements of off-street parking and loading shall be the sum of the requirements for the separate individual uses computed separately.
(F) It shall be unlawful to use any of the off-street parking or loading areas established to meet the requirements of this chapter for any purpose other than the parking of licensed vehicles or the loading or unloading of necessary service trucks.
(G) Parking and loading is not allowed in the required front yard setback, or in the case of a corner lot, in the required setback for the side street. Off-street parking shall be no closer to any principal building than five feet. Curbs shall be installed to prevent yard encroachment. A vehicle for sale can be parked in the front yard, but not in the right-of-way. However, the grass must be maintained around the vehicle. The vehicle may not be parked for sale more than 30 consecutive days in a year. Any vehicle parked for sale must be privately owned and a non-business/commercial vehicle and owned by the property owner. A permit is required from the township and only two permits per address are allowed in a calendar year.
(H) The length of the pedestrian walkway between the entrance of a commercial use and the off-street parking area shall be a minimum of eight feet. In the case of an access driveway or lane between the pedestrian walkway and the off-street parking area, the length of the pedestrian walkway shall be a minimum of 16 feet between the building and the traffic lane. The widths of these walkways should correspond aesthetically to the length and meet the approval of the Zoning Administrator or his or her delegate.
(I) Parking and loading areas may be extended to the property line, except as herein above specified by division (F) above and as specified under § 155.083.
(Ord. 06-14-Z, passed 10-3-2006; Ord. 06-14, passed 10-17-2006; Ord. 08-03, passed 9-16-2008; Ord. 09-02, passed 10-20-2009; Ord. 12-001, passed 2-21-2012)