(a) Schedule of Parking Requirements. Accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided not less than as set forth in the following schedule:
SCHEDULE OF OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Residential Uses | Formula |
Assisted Living, Nursing, Convalescent Home, Transitional Housing | One (1) space for each two (2) resident rooms + one space for every five (5) resident rooms. |
Bed and Breakfast | Two (2) spaces for owner + one (1) space for each guest room. |
Day Care, Child (In-Home) | See Single Family Detached Dwelling. |
Group Home | One (1) space for two (2) beds + one (1) space for every 400 square feet of gross floor area, excluding resident rooms. |
Independent Living Facility | One and one-half (1½) spaces for each dwelling unit + one (1) space for every five (5) dwelling units. |
In-Law Suite | One (1) space in addition to the requirement of the single family dwelling. |
Mobile Home Dwelling | Two (2) spaces for each unit. |
Multi-Family Dwelling | Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit + one (1) space for each five (5) dwelling units for visitor parking. |
Single Family Attached and Single-Family Detached Dwelling | Two (2) spaces for each dwelling. |
Two Family Dwelling | Two (2) spaces for each dwelling. |
Banquet, Conference Center or Meeting Halls | One (1) space for each three (3) seats or one (1) space per 150 square feet of banquet or meeting gross floor area where fixed seating is not available. |
Bar or Tavern | One (1) space for every three (3) seats or one (1) space for each seventy-five (75) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater. |
Building Materials, Contractors Equipment Sales Yard | One (1)space for 400 square feet of net floor area. For uses solely utilizing outdoor sales yards, one (1) space per 2,000 square feet of sales yard area. |
Car Wash, Automated | Three (3) stacking spaces for each automated car wash lane. |
Car Wash, Self Service | Two (2) stacking spaces for each stall + two (2) drying spaces for each stall. |
Commercial Entertainment | One (1) space for each three (3)seats or one space for each 100 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater. |
Commercial Uses | Formula |
Commercial Recreation | One (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of pool area including deck. One (1) space for each 500 square feet of outdoor playground area. Four (4) spaces per lane for a bowling alley. Five (5) spaces for each trail head. Six (6) spaces for each tennis, racquet ball or handball court. Ten (10) spaces for each basketball court. Twenty (20) spaces for each baseball, softball or soccer field. |
Convenience Store | One (1) space for each 300 square feet of net floor area + one (1) space per every two (2) pumps. |
Day Care Center or Nursery, Child | One (1) space for each 200 square feet of licensed capacity plus sufficient space for child drop-off/loading area. |
Drive-In Establishments | One (1) space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area if entirely drive-through. If drive-in facility, one (1) space for each ordering space + one (1) space per 100 square feet of gross floor area |
Financial Institution | One (1) space for each 200 square feet of floor area + four (4) stacking spaces for each drive-in service window. |
Funeral Home or Mortuary | One (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of parlor or chapel space or one (1) per four (4) seats, whichever is greater, but not less than twenty (20) spaces. |
Hotel or Motel | One (1) space for each room + one space for each 200 square feet of lobby space + one (1) space for each 100 square feet of meeting area and/or restaurant space or bar/cocktail lounge |
Distribution Center for Fuel, Food and Goods, Wholesale Establishment, Manufacturing Uses Truck Transfer Terminal Warehousing | The required parking for these uses shall be enough to satisfy all the parking needs of the proposed use. No parking, loading or servicing shall be done on the street right-of-way or landscaped area. |
Mixed Uses | The sum of spaces of each use reduced by fifteen percent(15%). |
Motor Vehicle Filling Station (without Convenience Retail) | Two (2) spaces for each two (2) fuel pumps + one (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of attendant facility. |
Motor Vehicle Repair or Service Station | Two (2) spaces for each service bay (excluding the bay) + two (2) spaces for every two (2) fuel pumps. |
Motor Vehicle, Truck, Trailer and Farm Implement Sales | One (1) space for each 300 square feet of net floor area of the showroom. |
Office, Professional and Administrative (excluding medical) | One (1) space for each 400 square feet. |
Office, Medical/Dental Clinic | One (1) space per 200 square feet. |
Commercial Uses (Cont.) | Formula |
Outside Storage | Two (2) spaces for the first 2,000 square feet + one (1) space for each additional 2,000 square feet of outdoor storage area. |
Personal and Professional Services | One (1) space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area + one (1) space for each service vehicle parked on site |
Plant Greenhouse (Commercial) | One (1) space for each 800 square feet of indoor/outdoor sales space. |
Research and Development Laboratory | One (1) space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area |
Restaurant | One (1) space for each two (2) seats of seating capacity + four (4) stacking spaces for each drive through window. |
Retail | One (1) space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area. |
Sexually Oriented Business | One (1) space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area. |
Veterinary Office or Hospital | Two (2) spaces for each examination room + one (1) space per each 200 square feet of laboratory and office floor area. |
Cemetery | One (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of parlor or chapel space or one (1) per four (4) seats, whichever is greater, but not less than twenty (20) spaces. |
Public and Semi-Public Uses | Formula |
Club, Fraternity, Lodge or Similar Organization | One (1) space for each 100 square feet of floor area. |
Community Center or Recreation Center | One (1) space for each 250 square feet of floor area. |
Educational Institution for Primary Education (Pre K-8) | Two (2) spaces for each classroom + one (1) space for every eight (8) seats in any auditorium and gymnasium. |
Educational Institution for Secondary Education (9-12) | Ten (10) spaces for every classroom + one (1) space for every eight (8) seats in any auditorium and gymnasium. |
Educational Institution for Higher Education (University, College, Technical, Vocational) | Ten (10) spaces for every classroom + one (1) space for every eight (8) seats in any auditorium. |
Hospital | One (1) space for each bed + one (1) space for each 500 square feet of administrative, office and laboratory space. |
Library | One (1) space for each 400 square feet of floor area. |
Passenger Transportation Agency and Terminal | One (1) space for each 400 square feet of floor area + one (1) space for each transit vehicle + sufficient space for pick up and drop-off of passengers. |
Public Government Facility | One (1) space for each 400 square feet of floor area for administrative use + one (1) space for each government vehicle parked on site. One (1) space for each 800 square feet of indoor maintenance use. |
Public Recreation or Park Facility | One (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of pool area including deck. One (1) space for each 500 square feet of outdoor playground area. Four (4) spaces for each acre for unimproved recreation area. Five (5) spaces for each trail head. Six (6) spaces for each tennis, racquet ball or handball court. Ten (10) spaces for each basketball court. Twenty (20) spaces for each baseball, softball or soccer field. Forty (40) spaces for each football field. |
Religious Place of Worship | One (1) space for each five (5) seats or bench seating in the main assembly area. If an educational institution is part of the church, follow guidelines for respective educational institution requirements. |
(b) Requirements for Additional Buildings or Uses. For buildings or uses not scheduled above, the Planning Commission shall apply the unit of measurement set forth in the above schedule which is deemed to be most similar to the proposed building or use.
(c) Parking for Mixed Uses and Joint Uses. Shared or joint use of up to fifty percent (50%) of required parking spaces may be permitted and credited to the individual uses for two (2) or more uses located on the same parcel, or adjacent parcels, provided that the developer or property owner can demonstrate to the Planning Director that the uses will not substantially overlap in hours of operation or in demand for the shared spaces. This shall be guaranteed by a written agreement from the owner or between the owners involved and all future owners or assigns which shall be submitted with the required plan. Shared parking spaces shall be located no more than three hundred feet (300') from the uses they are intended to serve.
Joint use of parking areas is encouraged. The Planning Commission may permit parking to extend to the side or rear property line in the case of a joint parking area.
Whenever a group of adjoining commercial sites have been developed and are owned separately, the Planning Commission may find it to be in the public interest to encourage the coordination of the circulation system by agreements covering shared parking facilities, including coordination and unifying of ingress and egress driveways.
(d) Parking District. Uses within the Downtown Parking District Number 1, as established in Ordinance 26-78 or such other subsequent legislation, shall be exempt from the requirements of this section (see appendix).
(e) Maximum Number of Parking Spaces. In order to prevent excessive lot coverage, the artificial increase in air temperature, and surface water run-off, no minimum off-street parking space requirement in Section 1145.04
, Schedule of Parking Requirements and Standards, shall be exceeded by more than twenty percent (20%) unless good cause can be shown by the applicant and approved by the Planning Commission. Single Family Dwellings and Two Family Dwellings are exempt from this provision.
(f) Handicapped Parking Spaces. Parking spaces for handicapped individuals shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the Ohio Basic Building Code and the Ohio Revised Code.
(g) Parking in Front Yard. In all commercial, industrial and public facilities district areas, open off-street parking may be located in a required front yard provided a minimum ten (10) foot wide landscaped strip is located between the parking area and the street right-of-way line. In all districts, off-street parking facilities may occupy the required side and rear yard.
(h) Pedestrian Connection. Where a sidewalk exists in a public right-of-way adjacent to a site, or when a sidewalk is required to be constructed as part of development approval, a pedestrian connection shall be constructed from the building to the sidewalk.
(Ord. 29-19. Passed 2-25-19.)