1179.01 OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS.

   (a)   Purpose. The purpose of this section is to require off-street parking spaces and loading spaces for all land uses sufficient in number to accommodate all vehicles which will be congregated at a given location at a given point in time by drivers and passengers who use or occupy the facility for which the parking space is provided; to the end that on-street parking will be diminished, traffic and pedestrian safety enhanced, property values stabilized and the general welfare promoted.
(Ord. 86-260. Passed 12-16-86.)

   (b)   General Regulations. In all districts, except the Central Business District, in conjunction with the erection or enlargement of every building or structure, off-street parking space shall be provided with adequate access to each space. In connection with all permitted uses, off-street parking spaces shall be provided before a certificate of occupancy shall be issued, and shall further be constructed in accordance with the following regulations:

      (1)   Any area once designated as required off-street parking shall never be converted, changed or occupied by another structure or use of land until equal facilities are provided elsewhere.

      (2)   Land area designated for off-street parking shall be used solely for the parking of vehicles and no commercial repair work, storage or service of any kind shall be conducted on any part of such parking lot.

      (3)   Any use not specifically mentioned shall provide off-street parking facilities in accordance with the requirements established for a use which is similar in nature.

      (4)   For a change of occupancy where the parking demand is increased and where no new construction requiring a building permit is anticipated, but a zoning certificate is required, the Zoning Administrator shall review the parking requirements of the proposed use. Two copies of a parking plan shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator showing the entire property, the means of ingress and egress, location of buildings, parking spaces, landscaping and any other proposed facilities. If the plan conforms to the intent and provisions of this section, the Zoning Administrator shall approve both copies, keeping one on file and returning the other to the property owner.

      (5)   The Planning Commission may grant a variance to the requirements of this section where joint use is made of parking facilities, providing the operating hours of such uses do not overlap.

      (6)   Required off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the structure or use served, except that a parking facility providing the sum of parking spaces required of several uses may be provided contiguous and in common to the several structures and uses served. (Ord. 06-019. Passed 1-17-06.)

   (c)   Minimum Number of Off-Street Spaces Required.

(1)	Residential Uses	Spaces Required
	A.   One- and two-family dwellings, mobile homes on individual lots	2 per dwelling unit
	B.   Multiple-family and townhouse dwellings	1 per each efficiency unit 1 ½ per each one-bedroom unit 2 per each two or more bedroom unit
	C.   Mobile home parks	2 for each mobile home site and 1 for each employee of the mobile home park
	D.   Senior citizens housing	1 per each dwelling unit
	E.   Family and group care homes	In addition to the requirements of subsection (c)(1)A. hereof, a care home shall provide 1 space for every 4 residents
(2)	Business Uses.
	A.   Planned shopping center	3-1/2 per 1,000 square feet of gross building floor area
	B.   Retail establishments	1 for each 300 square feet of usable floor area
	C.   Business and professional offices (except those listed in subsection (c)(2)D. hereof) and banks.	1 for each 100 square feet of usable floor area
	D.   Doctors' and dentists' offices	3 for each 100 square feet of usable floor area in waiting rooms and 1 for each examining room or dental chair. If located within a shopping center or mixed use center, the appropriate shopping center requirements apply unless this use exceeds 10% of the gross floor area of the shopping center.
	E.   Establishments for the sale and consumption on the premises of food, alcoholic beverages or refreshments	3 for each 100 square feet of usable floor area
	F.   Indoor movie theaters	1 for every 3 seats plus 1 for every 2 employees
	G.   Furniture stores, appliance stores, hardware stores, showrooms for building, plumbing and electrical supplies, repair shops	3 for every 800 square feet of usable floor area plus 1 for every 2 employees
	H.   Gasoline service stations	1 for each bay and 1 for each gasoline pump
	I.   Dance halls, lodges, skating rinks, private clubs, assembly halls and other similar uses without fixed seating	1 for every 2 persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load
	J.   Laundromats and coin-operated dry cleaners	1 for every 2 machines
	K.   Hotels and motels, bed and breakfast establishments	1 for every sleeping room and 1 for each employee
	L.   Motor vehicle sales and service establishments	1 for every 200 square feet of usable floor area and 2 for each service bay
	M.   Funeral homes and mortuary establishments	15 for each chapel room or parlor
	N.   Bowling alleys	4 for each bowling lane plus 1 for each employee plus the minimum requirements for subsection (c)(2)E. hereof
	O.   Miniature golf courses	2 for each hole, plus 1 for each employee
	P.   Billiard parlors, sports and amusement centers	3 for every 200 square feet of usable floor area.
	Q.   Beauty parlors and barber shops	3 for each service chair.
	R.   Day care centers	1 for each employee plus 1 10' x 20' passenger loading space for every 4 children licensed by the State
(3)	Industrial Uses.
	A.   Industrial, research, storage and transfer facilities	1 per employee for the largest two consecutive shifts
	B.   Wholesale establishments	5 plus 1 for each employee in the largest working shift
(4)	Institutional and Recreational Uses.
	A.   Business and technical schools	1 for each teacher, employee and administrator, plus 1 for every 2 students
	B.   Elementary and junior high schools	1 for each teacher, employee and administrator plus 1 for every 3 seats in the auditorium or 6 fee of benches in the gymnasium, whichever is greater
	C.   Senior high schools	1 for each teacher, employee and administrator and 1 for every 50 students, plus the auditorium/gymnasium requirements in subsection (c)(4)B. hereof.
	D.   Churches, temples and other places of religious worship	1 for every 6 feet of benches or 1 for every 3 seats based on maximum seating capacity
	E.   Auditoriums, stadiums, exhibition halls, assembly halls and similar uses	1 for every 3 seats or 6 feet of benches, temporarily or permanently installed, plus 1 for each employee
	F.   Hospitals and nurses' training schools	1 for each bed and 1 for each employee and doctor registered with the hospital
	G.   Convalescent homes, children's homes, homes for aged	1 for every 3 beds plus 1 for each employee
	H.   Golf courses	4 for every hole and 1 for each employee
	I.   Private and Municipal swimming pools, tennis clubs, fitness centers, racquetball clubs and other similar uses.	1 for every 2 family members and for every 2 individual memberships

   (d)   Supplementary Parking Space Requirements for Specific Uses.

      (1)   One- and two-family dwellings.

         A.   The required number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the building which they are intended to serve.

         B.   Where an alteration has been made to a one-family or two-family dwelling so that it has been changed to a multiple-family dwelling, off-street parking may occupy the rear yard only after a parking plan layout showing drives, aisles and parking spaces has been approved by the Planning Commission.

      (2)   Multifamily and townhouse dwellings.

         A.   No more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the area of any required minimum distance between buildings shall be devoted to off-street parking, drives, aisles and maneuvering lanes.

         B.   Ingress to and egress from a parking lot within a multiple-family development shall not be across land zoned R-1 or R-2 or developed for one- or two-family dwellings.

         C.   Each entrance to and exit from any off-street parking lot shall be located at least forty feet away from adjacent property zoned R-1 or R-2 or developed for one- or two-family dwellings.

      (3)   Business and office uses.

         A.   Off-street parking may be permitted to occupy part of the front yard after a plan for parking, drives, aisles and landscaping has been approved by the Planning Commission. A minimum front yard setback of ten feet exclusive of drives and aisles shall be maintained between the street right of way and the nearest point of the parking lot.

         B.   An off-street parking facility shall be located on the same lot or within 200 feet of the building it is intended to serve. The maximum distance of 200 feet shall be measured from the nearest point of the building to the nearest point of the off-street parking lot.

         C.   Ingress to and egress from a parking lot or loading area for an office or business use shall not be across land zoned R-1 or R-2, or developed for one- or two-family dwellings.

         D.   Each entrance to and exit from any off-street parking lot shall be located at least forty feet away from adjacent property zoned R-1 or R-2 or developed for one- or two-family dwellings.

      (4)   Industrial uses.

         A.   Off-street parking shall be permitted within the required front yard setback. Off-street parking may be permitted in the side and rear yard, subject to a site plan approval by the Planning Commission for the layout of drives, maneuvering lanes and parking spaces.

         B.   Ingress to and egress from a parking lot serving an industrial building shall not be across land zoned or developed for residential uses.

   (e)   Off-Street Parking Space Layout and Standards. All parking facilities shall be laid out, constructed and maintained in accordance with the following regulations:

      (1)   Plans for the layout of off-street parking shall be prepared in accordance with the minimum requirements stated in the following schedule:

 

Parking Angle at Base Line (degrees)	Parking Width	Space Length (ft.)	Maneuvering Lane Width (Ft.)
45	8'4"	20	16
60	8'6"	20	20
90	9'	20	24

      (2)   Up to thirty percent (30%) of the required number of parking spaces may be sized for compact cars. Compact car spaces shall be at least eight feet in width and sixteen feet in length, and shall be clearly marked, "COMPACT CARS ONLY."

      (3)   Access into all parking spaces shall be through means of maneuvering lanes. Backing directly from a parking space onto a street is prohibited.

      (4)   Parking areas shall be of useable shape, improved with bituminous, concrete or equivalent surfacing materials, to provide a permanent, durable and dustless surface, and graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water accumulation.

      (5)   Entrance and exit driveways shall be clearly limited and adequately defined to reduce traffic conflicts.

      (6)   All lighting used to illuminate such parking areas shall be arranged so as to direct lighting away from adjacent residential properties, and no open light sources such as flood-lights or the stringing of light bulbs shall be permitted.

      (7)   All parking lots shall be improved in accordance with subsection (e)(4) hereof within one year of the date the lot is first used for parking.

      (8)   Parking lots provided for multifamily, townhouse, office, business or industrial uses which abut onto a one- or two-family dwelling or R-1, R-2, MH or MH/R District, shall be provided with a continuous and obscuring fence or a greenbelt or wall, a minimum of six feet and a maximum of eight feet in height measured from the parking lot's surface, on those sides abutting the R-2, R-2, MH or MH/R District or the one- or two-family dwelling. When such parking lots are in the front yard, the lots shall be screened from adjacent residential uses/districts by a greenbelt or fence four feet in height, approved by the Zoning Administrator. No such landscaping or fence shall extend into the street right of way.

      (9)   Landscaping. In order to facilitate absorption of stormwater in parking areas for multifamily, townhouse, office, business or industrial uses, and to provide an attractive parking lot layout, the following provisions shall apply:

         A.   A strip of grass or landscaping materials at least five feet wide, excluding curbing, shall be provided between street right-of-way lines and parking lots and between side and rear lot lines and parking lots. This shall be in addition to any grass strip between the street and sidewalk.

         B.   In addition to perimeter landscaping required in subsection (e)(9)A. hereof, parking lots of five spaces or more shall provide grass or landscaped areas interior to the parking lot covering, at a minimum, five percent (5%) of the total parking area.

         C.   All plant materials shall be maintained free from physical damage or injury arising from lack of water, chemical damage, insects and diseases. Planting areas shall be kept free from weeds, debris and undesirable materials which may be detrimental to safety, drainage or appearance.

            (Ord. 86-260. Passed 12-16-86.)