1183.02 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of determining accessory off-street parking requirements, definitions and standards shall be as follows:

   (a)   "Accessory parking space" means an open or enclosed area accessible from a street for parking of motor vehicles of owners, occupants, employees, customers or tenants of the main building or use. Except for one and two-family dwellings, each space shall have a maximum square foot area of no more than 180 square feet or nine feet wide and twenty feet in length exclusive of access drives and aisles. The number of spaces shall be determined from an accurate plan of the area. In the event that the main building is used by one corporate entity, employing in excess of 1500 people at such site, then such space shall not be less than nine feet wide and 180 square feet in area.

   (b)   "Gross floor area"means the total area of all the floors in a building measured from the exterior faces of the building.

   (c)   "Seat" means the unit capacity of a building to accommodate people, and in a building including group assembly, such as a church or auditorium, the unit of measurement shall be seven square feet for the portion of the building utilized for seating accommodation.

   (d)   "Employees" means a unit of measurement representing the optimum employment capacity of a business or other use at one time or shift.

   (e)   "Required minimum parking spaces" as computed, means where the computation results in a fractional unit, one additional off-street parking space shall be provided.

      (Ord. 2010-41. Passed 1-18-11.)