(A) In all zoning districts, off-street parking facilities for the storage or parking of self-propelled passenger vehicles for the use of occupants, employees, and patrons of buildings erected the effective date of this chapter (March 25, 1996) and of such extensions, alterations, additions, or changes in use of such buildings as specified in division (E) below, shall be provided in amounts not less than hereinafter specified, and shall not subsequently be reduced below the requirements of this chapter.
(B) Provided, that nothing in this chapter shall prevent the reconstruction, repairing, or rebuilding and continued use of any conforming building or structure existing as of the effective date of this chapter (March 25, 1996) which is damaged by fire, collapse, explosion, or act of God, subsequent to such effective date, subject, however, to all provisions of this chapter.
(C) For the purpose of this section,
PARKING SPACE shall mean an area with dimensions not less than nine feet by 18 feet or 162 square feet, exclusive of drives and aisles giving access thereto, accessible from streets or alleys, or from private driveways or aisles leading to streets or alleys and suitable and usable for the storage or parking of one self-propelled passenger automobile; provided, that when such private driveway is under ownership of other than that of the parking space to which access is provided, right of access must be evidenced by an easement of record giving unrestricted right of ingress and egress over that private driveway or aisle to that parking space. PARKING LOT shall mean any surface lot which provides off-street parking for motorized vehicles.
(D) Existing off-street parking facilities provided at the effective date of this chapter (March 25, 1996) and actually being used at that date for the parking of automobiles in connection with the operation of an existing building or use shall not be reduced to an amount less than hereinafter required under this chapter for a similar new building or new use.
(E) Whenever in a building or structure which was erected after the effective date of this chapter (March 25, 1996) there is a change in use or change in number of employees, or an increase in floor area, or in any other unit of measurement specified in division (G) below to indicate the required off-street parking facilities by means of extension, addition, alteration, breaking, opening, removal of partitions, or by any other means, and the change in use or increase in floor area or in any other unit of measurement given in division (G) below to indicate the required off-street parking facilities, creates a need for an increase of more than 15% in off-street parking facilities as determined in division (G) below, off-street parking facilities shall be provided on the basis of the total floor area, as herein defined, or on the basis of the total units of measurement of the new use or of the altered or expanded existing use.
(F) For the purpose of this section,
FLOOR AREA where used with reference to offices, merchandising, or service types of uses shall mean the gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients, patients, or tenants, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise, except that floor area devoted to the following uses shall be excluded from the gross floor area.
(1) Floors or parts of floors used principally for purposes such as inactive file storage, storage of office supplies, merchandise storage, incidental repair or processing of merchandise, toilet or restrooms, fitting and dressing rooms, utilities, ventilation, heating and air- conditioning equipment, janitor’s closets, elevator shafts, elevator penthouses, stairways, and hallways separated from work space by partitions.
(2) In hospitals, bassinets shall not be counted as beds.
(3) In stadium sports arenas, churches, and other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators comply, benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities each 20 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking facilities under this chapter.
(G) The amount of off-street parking facilities required under divisions (A) and (E) above shall be determined in accordance with the following:
(1) In all dwelling units in all districts, one parking space for each dwelling unit;
(2) Hotels, one parking space for each guest bedroom;
(3) Hospitals, one parking space for each bed excluding bassinets;
(4) Nursing homes, convalescent homes, and homes for persons who are elderly, one parking space for each five beds;
(5) Theaters, stadiums, sports arenas, and auditoriums, one parking space for each four seats;
(6) Churches, one parking space for each five seats in the main worship unit;
(7) Assembly halls without fixed seats, and exhibition halls, one parking space for each 25 square feet of floor area used for assembly;
(8) Bowling alleys, four parking spaces for each alley;
(9) Medical or dental clinics, banks, and business or professional offices, one parking space for each 225 square feet of floor area;
(10) Establishments for the sale and consumption on the premises of alcoholic beverages, food, or refreshments, one parking space for each three seats;
(11) Mortuaries or funeral homes, three parking spaces for each room used as a chapel room or slumber room or parlor, or one parking space for each 50 square feet of floor area of assembly rooms used for services, whichever is greater;
(12) Retail stores, wholesale stores, machinery sales, personal service shops, clothing and shoe repair or service shops and hardware stores, one parking space for each 200 square feet; and
(13) Manufacturing and industrial uses including research and testing laboratories, creameries, soft drink bottling establishments, printing and engraving shops, warehouses, and storage buildings, one parking space for each three employees, computed on the basis of the greatest number of persons to be employed at any one period during the day or night.
(H) Collective parking provisions shall be as follows.
(1) Collective provisions of off-street parking facilities for two or more buildings or uses are permitted; provided, that the total of such off-street parking facilities, collectively, shall be not less than 85% of the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with division (G) above.
(2) Not more than 50% of the off-street parking facilities required by this chapter for establishments whose peak hours of operation do not normally coincide may be supplied by contiguous off- street parking facilities: such as, theaters; churches; bowling alleys; dance halls; and establishments for the sale and consumption on the premises of alcoholic beverages, food, or refreshments whose normal peak usage differs from business offices, retail stores, personal service shops, household equipment or furniture shops, and manufacturing buildings and similar uses.
(I) Additional requirements shall be as follows.
(1) (a) The off-street parking facilities required for dwellings shall be on the same lot or parcel of land as the building they are intended to serve.
(b) For all other uses, the off-street parking facilities required shall be within 500 feet of the building they are intended to serve, measured between the nearest point of the off-street parking facilities and the nearest point of the building.
(2) Where by reason of the operation of this chapter, off-street parking is required of any use in a residential zone and there is insufficient area in such residential zone to meet the requirements of this chapter in such zone, and property under the same ownership contiguous thereto is available for off-street parking, whether or not such area is in the same residential zone, such contiguous property may be used for off-street parking in order to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(3) When units or measurements determining the number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded and fractions over one-half shall require one parking space.
(4) In the case of a use not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street parking facilities for a use which is similar shall apply.
(5) Off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing required parking facilities for any other use except as herein specified for collective use (see division (H) above).
(6) The off-street parking facilities required by this chapter may be provided by premises which are either under the same owners as the building or other structure for which the off-street parking facilities are provided, or by premises under other ownership; provided, that if the premises are under such other ownership, that provision of off-street parking must be evidenced by written contract by a lease or easement recorded by the County Recorder.
(7) Where parking facilities have been established prior to the passage of this chapter, or subsequent to the passage of this chapter in compliance with the terms hereof, that entire area of parking facilities shall be maintained by the owner thereof so as to be usable for such purpose, and that parking area shall not thereafter be reduced so long as the uses of such owner, owner lessees, tenants, or licensees shall continue, and such area shall thereafter be encroached on by any building or other structure.
(8) Wherever parking areas are to be used during darkness, a system of lighting may be installed to provide an adequate standard of five foot-candles of illumination over the entire parking areas. All floodlights shall be shielded so as to reflect light away from all premises and shall not create more than one-half foot- candles of illumination to abutting residential districts.
(9) Any parking area open to the public shall be maintained in a manner to keep it as free as practicable from dust, paper, and other loose particles, and snow and ice shall be promptly removed by the operator. All signs and markers used to indicate direction of traffic movement and location of physically handicapped and other special parking spaces shall be maintained in a neat and legible condition. Likewise, any walls, trees, shrubbery, and surfacing of the parking spaces and approach drives shall be maintained in good condition throughout. The Building Commissioner shall have the authority to prohibit the use of the area for parking purposes unless and until proper maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation is completed.
(10) At least 5% of any parking area open to the public shall be devoted to landscaped space. Trees and shrubs shall be placed and maintained to substantially screen all off-street parking areas from the view of adjoining property in a residential district.
(11) (a) In any residential district, no driveway shall be constructed less than 12 feet in width. All driveways shall be paved with concrete, asphalt, brick pavers or crushed stone.
(b) The aggregate width of driveway(s) at the street line shall not exceed 60% of the width of the lot.
(c) Required width of curb cuts may exceed the driveway width by three feet.
(12) (a) In all residential zones, rear yard parking accessed only from public lanes and streets shall be limited in size to no greater than 12 feet in width and 18 feet in length. Parking areas shall be paved with concrete or interlocking brick pavers.
(b) Parking is permitted only for passenger vehicles. Parking for boats, recreational vehicles, trailers, and other similar vehicles is expressly prohibited.
(c) Parking area shall be extended continuously from the lane or street paving such that no unpaved areas exist between the lane or street and the paved parking area.
(2000 Code, § 151.089) (Ord. O-4-96, passed 3-25-1996; Ord. O-12-06, passed 12-26-2006) Penalty, see § 151.999