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§ 153.033 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)    Every building hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered shall be located on a lot, and except for situations approved as a special use under §§ 153.075 through 153.080, in no case shall there be more than one principal building or structure and its customary accessory buildings on the lot, except in the case of manufactured home parks and group developments allowed as a special use.
   (B)   No building shall hereafter be erected on a lot which does not abut a publicly dedicated, publicly approved or publicly maintained street for a distance of at least 35 feet.
   (C)   Sight distances at intersections must meet the standards for secondary roads established by the North Carolina Department of transportation. On corner lots, no planning, structure, sign, fence, wall or other obstruction shall be erected so as to interfere with the sight distance.
   (D)   Vacant lots and open spaces located adjacent to major thoroughfares shall be maintained. Vegetation shall be neatly trimmed, and the accumulation of unsightly debris shall be prohibited.
(Ord. passed 4-1993; Am. Ord. passed 6-7-2021)
PARKING
§ 153.045 APPLICABILITY.
   Off-street automobile parking or storage space shall be provided on every lot at the time any principal building is established, enlarged or converted to another use, except within the G-B General Business District. However, hotels, motels, rooming houses and tourist courts which locate within the G-B General Business District shall be subject to the off-street parking requirements.
(Ord. passed 4-1993; Am. Ord. passed 6-7-2021)
§ 153.046 PARKING SCHEDULE.
   The number of off-street spaces shall be equal to or greater than the number specified in the following schedule. When application of the schedule results in a fractional space, the required number of spaces shall be rounded up to the next higher number. Special use permits may require additional parking spaces.
Use Classification
Required Parking
Use Classification
Required Parking
Single-family dwellings including mobile homes
Two spaces for each dwelling unit
Multi-family dwellings
One and one-half spaces for each dwelling unit
Rooming houses, boarding houses and hotels
One space for each two guest rooms, plus one additional space for each three employees
Motels and tourist courts
One space for each guest room, plus one additional space for each three employees
Customary home occupations
One space in addition to other applicable parking requirements
Churches, community centers, clubs houses, lodges, stadiums, assembly halls, auditoriums, gymnasiums, indoor theaters, and similar places of assembly
One space for each two seats in the main assembly room
Hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent homes and group care facilities
One space for each two beds (exclusive of bassinets), plus one space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one space for each two employees on shift of greatest employment
Medical and dental offices, clinics and laboratories
Four spaces for each practitioner at the facility, plus one space for each additional employee
Service stations for motor vehicles
Three spaces for each grease rack or similar facility, plus two spaces for each gas pump
Schools, public or private, elementary, middle and junior high and public kindergarten
One space for each classroom and administrative office
Schools, public or private, high
One space for each ten students for whom the school was designed, plus one space for each classroom and administrative office
Trade schools (including business, vocational and special schools)
One space for each three students
 
Use Classification
Required Parking
Use Classification
Required Parking
Recreational facilities:
Tennis, squash, racquetball and handball courts or similar facilities
Two spaces per court
Swimming pools
One space per 140 square feet of pool area
Shooting ranges
One space per target area
Physical fitness facilities
One space per 50 square feet
Athletic fields and playgrounds
Ten spaces per field or playground
Golf courses and country clubs
Two spaces per tee
Skating rinks and bowling alleys
One space per 200 square feet
Miniature golf courses
One space per 50 square feet of course area
Other places of recreation or assembly without fixed seats
One space per 200 square feet
Day nurseries and private kindergartens
One space for each staff member, plus one space for each five students
Public and semi-public buildings (not otherwise specified)
One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
Banks and other financial institutions
One space for each 150 square feet of gross floor space
Libraries
One space for each four seats provided for patron use
Museums and art galleries
One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor space
Mortuaries and funeral parlors
One space for each four seats in the assembly room or chapel
Offices: business or professional
One space for each 300 square feet of gross floor space
 
Use Classification
Required Parking
Use Classification
Required Parking
Restaurants: indoor
One space for each three seats or stools, plus one space for each two employees on the shift with the largest employment
Restaurants: drive-in
Parking spaces equivalent to five times the floor space in the main building
Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics
One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
Kennels
One space for each four pens
Motor vehicle and farm equipment maintenance and repair
One space for each two employees on the shift with the largest employment, plus two spaces for each 300 square feet of repair or maintenance space
Sales establishments: automobiles, trailers, farm equipment, outdoor equipment, machinery, mobile homes and similar items; commercial nurseries, greenhouses, monument works and sales
Four spaces for each salesperson, plus one space for each two employees
Automobile washing establishments
One space for each two employees on the shift with the largest employment. Reserve spaces equal to five times the capacity of the facility at the location of both ingress and egress
Retail stores, businesses, shops and services of all kinds, except those otherwise specified
One space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
Manufacturing, industrial and wholesaling establishments, except those otherwise specified
One space for each two employees on the shift with the largest employment
Shopping centers
Three square feet of parking space for each square foot of gross floor space
 
(Ord. passed 4-1993; Am. Ord. passed 6-7-2021)
§ 153.047 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
   (A)    Parking space shall not be located in a dedicated right-of-way or in a required front yard within an R-1 or R-2 Residential District. Parking spaces shall be provided with access to a street or alley and with adequate turning space so that vehicles are not required to exit by backing into the street or alley.
   (B)   Each parking space shall be at least 200 square feet plus space for access and maneuvering.
   (C)   All new parking lots, other than those for a private residential structure, shall provide at least one handicapped parking space or at least one space per 25 spaces, whichever is greater. Handicapped parking spaces shall be at least 13 feet wide and 19 feet long, marked with a sign, located adjacent to a curb cut, be near the main entrance of the building served by the parking lot and conform in all other respects to Volume 1-C of the North Carolina State Building Code.
   (D)   Combined parking spaces. The parking spaces required for separate uses may be combined in one lot, however, the required space for one use may not be assigned to another use, except that one-half of the parking spaces required for churches, theaters or assembly halls whose peak attendance will be at night or on Sundays may be assigned to a use which will be dosed at night or Sundays.
   (E)   Location on other property. If off-street parking space cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot of the principal use, such space may be provided on a remote lot within 400 feet of the main entrance to the principal use, provided the lot is in the same ownership as the principal use. The parking area shall not be used for any other purpose unless adequate space has been made for the principal use at another remote lot consistent with the requirements of this section. In such case, application for a Certificate of Compliance shall include an executed instrument which subjects said land to parking use in connection with the principal use or for which it is made available. Upon the payment of the necessary fee and the issuance of a building permit, the Zoning Administrator shall cause the said instrument to be registered in the Registry of Deeds of Cherokee County.
(Ord. passed 4-1993; Am. Ord. passed 6-7-2021)
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