There shall be provided in all districts at the time of erection or enlargement of any main building or structure, automobile off-street parking space for all new construction with adequate access to all spaces. The number of off-street parking spaces, in conjunction with all land or building uses shall be provided, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, as hereinafter prescribed:
(a) The required off-street parking spaces may be located within a nonrequired side or rear yard and within the rear yard setback unless otherwise provided in the Zoning Ordinance. The required off-street parking spaces shall not be located within a front yard or a side yard setback unless otherwise provided in the Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 109-1977. Passed 11-21-77.)
(b) Off-street parking, for other than residential use, shall be either on the same lot or within 300 feet of the building it is intended to serve, measured from the nearest point of the building to the nearest point of the off-street parking lot. Ownership shall be shown of all lots or parcels intended for use as parking by the applicant.
(c) Parking spaces in City owned off-street parking lots cannot be used in computing the off-street parking requirements provided for in the Zoning Ordinance.
(d) In the special off-street parking lot taxing district established by Resolution No. 8-1964, the owner(s) of any property which was assessed to provide the funds for the purchase of the land used for the off-street parking lots shall be permitted to reduce the number of off-street parking spaces he may be required to provide in order to comply with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance by fifty percent (50%).
(e) Required residential off-street parking spaces shall consist of a parking strip, parking bay, driveway, garage, or combination thereof and shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve and subject to the provisions of Section 1181.01.
(f) Any area once designated as required off-street parking shall never by changed to any other use unless and until equal facilities are provided elsewhere.
(g) Off-street parking existing at the effective date of the Zoning Ordinance in connection with the operation of an existing building or use shall not be reduced to an amount less than hereinafter required for a similar new building or new use.
(h) Two or more buildings or uses may collectively provide the required off-street parking in which case the required number of parking spaces shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the several individual uses computed separately.
(i) In the instance of dual function of off-street parking spaces where operation hours of buildings do not overlap, the Board of Zoning Appeals may grant an exception.
(j) The storage of merchandise, motor vehicles for sale, trucks or the repair of vehicles in an area designated for off-street parking is prohibited.
(k) For those uses not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be in accord with a use which the Planning Commission considers is similar in type.
(l) When units or measurements determining the number of required parking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded and fractions over one-half shall required one parking space.
(m) For the purpose of computing the number of parking spaces required, the definition of "gross floor area" in Section 1121.02(29) shall govern. (Ord. 82-1970. Passed 11-2-70.)
(n) The minimum number of off-street parking spaces by type of use shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces per Unit or Measure |
Residential | |
Residential, One-Family and Two-Family | Two for each dwelling unit |
Residential Multiple-Family | Two for each dwelling unit |
Housing for the Elderly | One for each two units, and one for each employee. Should units revert to general occupancy then two spaces per unit shall be provided. |
Mobile Home Park | Two for each mobile home site and one for each employee of the mobile home park. |
Institutional | |
Churches or temples | One for each six seats or twelve feet of pews in the main unit of worship. |
Hospitals | One for each one bed plus one additional space for each three employees on the largest working shift. |
Homes for the Aged and Convalescent Homes. | One for each three beds plus one additional space or each one employee on the largest working shift. |
Elementary and Junior High Schools. | At least one for each two employees, including administrators, teachers, maintenance personnel, and one per six seats in the auditorium or main assembly room or one per classroom, whichever is greater. |
Senior High Schools | One per one employee, including administrators, teachers and building maintenance personnel plus one per six seats in the auditorium or main assembly room or three spaces per classroom, whichever is greater. |
Private Clubs or Lodge Halls. | One per 150 sq. feet of gross floor area, or one for each four seating spaces in the assembly room, whichever is greater. |
Private Golf Clubs, Swimming Pool clubs, Tennis clubs, or other similar uses. | One for each four member families or individuals plus spaces required for each accessory use. |
Golf Courses open to the general public, except miniature or Par-3 Courses | Four for each one golf hole and one for each one employee, plus spaces required for each accessory use. |
Fraternity or Sorority | One for each five permitted active members or one for each two beds, whichever is greater. |
Stadium Sports Arena or similar place of outdoor assembly. | One for each four seats or eight feet of benches. |
Threaters and Auditoriums | One for each four seats. |
Business and Commercial | |
Planned Commercial or Shopping Center | One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area. |
Auto Wash: | |
Automatic. | Automatic car washes in which vehicles are mechanically moved through the production line shall have and maintain ten paved off-street parking spaces on the premises for each twenty lineal feet of production line within the confines of the building. In addition, there shall be provided at the exit at least two and one-half off-street parking spaces per exit lane. Such parking spaces shall be available at all times during the operation of the washing facility for vehicular storage of vehicles entering or exiting the washing facility. |
Semi-Automatic. | Car washes in which automatic machinery is used to wash the vehicle, but the vehicle provides the power through the production line shall have and maintaine on the premises at least eight paved off-street parking spaces for each stall for the use of vehicles entering the facility. In addition, there shall be provided at the exit at least one and one-half off-street parking spaces per exit lane. Such parking spaces shall be available at all times during the operation of the washing facility for vehicular storage of the vehicles entering or exiting the washing facility. |
Manual Auto Wash | Manual car washes in which vehicles are manually washed and provide their own power through the stall shall have and maintain on the premises at least five paved off-street parking spaces for each parking stall. In addition, such parking spaces shall be available at all times during the operation of the washing facility for the vehicular storage of vehicles entering or exiting the washing facility. |
Beauty Parlor or Barber Shop | Three spaces for each of first two beauty or barber chairs, and one space for each additional chair. |
Bowling Alleys | Five for each one bowling lane, plus parking for accessory uses as required herein. |
Dance Halls, Pool or Billiard Parlors, Roller or Ice Skating Rinks. Exhibition Halls without fixed seats. | One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area. |
Establishment for sale and consumption on the premises, of beverages, food or refreshments-restaurant | One for each 150 square feet of gross floor area. |
Furniture and appliance, household equipment, repair shops, showroom of a plumber, decorator, electrical or similar trade, shoe repair and the similar uses. | One for each 800 square feet of gross floor area. (For that floor area used in processing, one additional space shall be provided for each two persons employed therein.) |
Gasoline Service Stations (without auto wash facilities). | One for each lubrication stall or rack and one for each gasoline pump, exclusive of service area. |
Gasoline Service Stations (with auto wash facilities). | One for each lubrication stall or rack, and one for each gasoline pump plus the spaces required for auto wash facilities under this Business and Commercial Section. |
Laundromats and Coin-Operated Dry Cleaners. | One for each three washing and/or dry-cleaning machines. |
Miniature or Par-3 Golf Courses. | Three for each one hole plus one for each one employee. |
Golf Driving Range. | One for each driving tee plus one for each two employees. |
Mortuary establishments. | One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area. |
Motel, hotel or other commercial lodging establishments. | One for each occupant unit plus one for each one employee. |
Motor vehicles sales and service establishments. | One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area of sales room and one for each one auto service stall in the service room. |
Nursery schools, day nurseries or child care centers. | One for each two employees, including administrators, teachers, maintenance personnel and one per six seats in auditorium or main assembly room, or one space per classroom, whichever is greater. |
Offices | |
Banks and similar lending institutions. | One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area. |
Business offices or professional offices except as indicated in the following item. | One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area. |
Professional offices of doctors, dentists or similar professionals. | One for each seventy-five square feet of gross floor area in waiting room, and one for each examining room, dental chair or similar use. |
Industrial | |
Industrial or Research establishments and related accessory offices. | Five plus one for every one and one-half employee in the largest working shift. Space on site shall also be provided for all construction workers during periods of plant construction. |
Warehouses and Wholesale establishments and related accessory offices. | Five plus one for every employee in the largest working shift. |
Trucking facilities and Bus Terminals. | Parking for accessory uses to be determined by the requirements specified herein. |
(Ord. 109-1977. Passed 11-21-77.)