§ 15.5.20 SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES.
   Accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided as set forth in the following standards:
   (A)   Residential uses. Number of required parking spaces per lodging room or dwelling unit.
      (1)   Lodging room, 1.
      (2)   Efficiency unit, 1.
      (3)   One-bedroom unit, 1.5.
      (4)   Two-bedroom unit, 2.
      (5)   Three or more bedroom unit, 2.
   (B)   Commercial uses.
      (1)   The following commercial uses shall provide 1 parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.
         (a)   Banks and financial institutions.
         (b)   Business and professional offices.
         (c)   Medical, dental and optical offices.
         (d)   Retail stores and services uses (except for retail stores and service uses specifically mentioned elsewhere in this section).
      (2)   Automotive sales, service and repair businesses shall provide 4 parking spaces plus 1 additional space for each 500 square feet of floor area over the first 1,000 square feet.
      (3)   Restaurants, cafes, bars, taverns, and night clubs shall provide at least 1 parking space for each 3 seats based on capacity design or where there is no design layout, 1 space for each 35 square feet of gross floor area.
      (4)   Motels, hotels, bed and breakfast establishments and other facilities for transient overnight accommodations shall require 1 space for each lodging room and/or dwelling unit plus 1 additional space for each 8 units.
      (5)   Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors shall provide 8 parking spaces for each chapel or parlor, plus 1 parking space for each funeral vehicle stored on the premise.
   (C)   Community service, institutional and governmental unit.
      (1)   Libraries, art galleries and museums shall provide 1 space for each 800 square feet of gross floor area.
      (2)   Schools.
         (a)   Elementary and junior high schools shall provide at least 1 parking spaces for each classroom, plus 1 additional space for each 100 students.
         (b)   High schools, vocational/technical schools and colleges shall provide 1 parking space for each 10 students, plus 1 additional space for each 2 classrooms.
      (3)   Churches, synagogues, or other religious meeting places shall provide 1 parking space for each 5 seats in the main sanctuary or meeting area. Where seats are not fixed, 1 parking space shall be provided for each 35 square feet of gross floor area in the main sanctuary or meeting area.
      (4)   Places of assembly, recreation, entertainment and amusement including, but not limited to, bowling alleys, swimming pools, skating rinks, gymnasiums, racquetball and tennis clubs, community centers, and dance halls shall provide parking spaces equivalent to 50% of the maximum capacity of the facility as determined by the State Building Codes. Adjustments may be granted under the provisions of § 15.5.25 where the applicant can demonstrate that a lesser number of spaces would meet the needs of the facility.
   (D)   Industrial uses.
      (1)   The following industrial and non-retail sales and service uses shall provide a minimum of 4 spaces or 1 parking space for each full-time equivalent employee during the peak work shift, plus 1 space for each vehicle owned by the business and stored at the site and 1 visitor parking space for each 500 square feet of office space or sales floor area open to the public, whichever is greater.
         (a)   Plants, factories, or other facilities for the manufacture, fabrication, assembly or processing of material to be sold.
         (b)   Storage and warehousing establishments.
         (c)   Research and development facilities.
         (d)   Motor freight terminals.
         (e)   Wholesale establishments.
      (2)   Section 15.5.25 of these standards and specifications provides that adjustments in the minimum number of spaces may be authorized by the Plan Commission where the applicant can document shared facility arrangements with neighboring uses or where there are documented shared-ride or carpooling programs.
(Ord. 586, passed 6-21-89) Penalty, see § 1.1.99