(A) Where required. In all zoning districts, off-street parking facilities for the storage and parking of self-propelled motor vehicles for the use of occupants, employees, and patrons of the buildings hereafter erected, altered, or changed existing use after the effective data of this chapter, shall be provided as herein prescribed. Such space shall be maintained and shall not be encroached upon so long as said main building or structure remains, unless an equivalent number of such spaces are provided elsewhere in conformance with this chapter.
(B) Existing off-street parking at effective date of ordinance. Off-street parking existing at the effective date of this chapter which serves an existing building or use, shall not be reduced or increased in size to less than that required under the terms of this chapter.
(C) Required greenbelt and setbacks. Off-street parking, including maneuvering lanes, shall not be located within the required front greenbelt in accordance with § 154.111(F) and the schedule of regulations. Off-street parking shall be permitted within the required side or rear yard setbacks, provided a minimum five-foot setback is maintained between off-street parking and the side and rear lot lines of all adjoining properties.
(D) Parking duration. Except when land is used as storage space in connection with the business of a repair or service garage, a 24-hour time limit for parking in non-residential, off-street parking areas shall prevail, it being the purpose and intention of the foregoing that the requirement of maintaining vehicle storage or parking space is to provide for the public safety in keeping parked cars off the streets, but such requirement is not designed to or intended to provide, and it shall be unlawful to permit, the storage or prolonged parking on any such parking area in any such district wrecked or junked cars, or for creating a junk yard or a nuisance in such areas.
(E) Units and methods of measurement. For the purpose of determining off-street parking requirements, the following units of measurement shall apply.
(1) Floor area. Where floor area is the unit for determining the required number of off-street parking spaces, said unit shall mean the gross floor area, except that floor area within the principal building used for parking, incidental service and storage, housing of mechanical equipment, heating systems, and similar uses need not be included.
(2) Employees. For requirements stated in terms of employees, the calculation shall be based upon the maximum number of employees likely to be on the premises during the largest shift.
(3) Places of assembly. In stadiums, sports arenas, churches, and other places of assembly in which those in attendance occupy benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each 18 inches of such shall be counted as one seat. In cases where a place of assembly has both fixed seats and open assembly area, requirements shall be computed separately for each type and added together, per the requirements of the Building Code.
(4) Fractional requirements. When units or measurements determining number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional space, any fraction shall require one parking space.
(F) Location of parking.
(1) Single- and two-family dwellings.
(a) The off-street parking facilities required for single- and two-family dwellings shall be located on the same lot or plot of ground as the building they are intended to serve, but shall not be considered a parking lot under the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) Off-street parking shall not be permitted within the right-of-way adjacent to the lot except within the street or driveway approach.
(c) Off-street parking shall not be permitted within the front yard, except within a properly constructed driveway, as defined in this chapter.
(d) Where no properly constructed driveway exists, an exception to subsection (c) above, shall be made for an existing driveway within the front yard that is not properly constructed. In such case, off-street parking shall be allowed within an area no wider than 12 feet, or the width of an existing garage, whichever is greater, centered on such existing driveway, but not within any area between the dwelling and street.
(e) The requirement of subsection (c) above, shall not apply to parking for temporary special events normally associated with the residential use of the property such as graduation and holiday parties.
(2) Multiple-family residential. The off-street parking facilities for multiple-family dwellings shall be located on the same lot or plot of ground as the dwellings they are intended to serve, and shall consist of a parking lot as set forth in this subchapter. In no event shall any parking space be located nearer than ten feet to any main building.
(3) Other land uses. The off-street parking facilities required for all other uses shall be located on the lot or within 500 feet of the permitted uses requiring such off-street parking, such distance to be measured along lines of public access to the property between the nearest point of the parking facility to the building to be served.
(4) Restriction on parking on private property. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to park any motor vehicle on any private property without the authorization of the owner or agent of such property.
(Ord. 285, passed 12-8-2003; Ord. 381, passed - - 2017) Penalty, see § 154.999