There shall be provided at the time of the erection of any building; at the time any principal building is enlarged or increased in capacity by adding dwelling units, guest rooms, seats, or floor area; or before conversion from one type of use of occupancy to another permanent off-street parking space in the amount specified by this section. Such parking space may be provided in a parking garage or properly graded and improved open space.
(a) Certification of Minimum Parking Requirements. Each application for a Zoning Certificate or Certificate of Occupancy submitted to the Zoning Administrator, as provided for in Article 9, shall include a plan showing the required space reserved for off-street parking and loading space and the means of ingress and egress to such space. This information shall be sufficient to enable the Zoning Administrator to determine whether or not the requirements of this section are met.
(b) Combination of Required Parking Spaces. The required parking space for any number of separate uses may be combined in one lot, but the required space assigned to one use may not be assigned to another use except that ½ of the parking space required for churches, theaters, or other uses whose peak attendance will be at night or on Sundays may be assigned to a use which will be closed at night or on Sundays.
(c) Remote Parking Space. If the off-street parking space required by this ordinance cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot on which the principal use is located, such space may be provided on any land within 400 feet of the principal use. Such space shall be deemed required space associated with the permitted use and shall not hereafter be reduced or encroached upon in any manner. It is further provided that the Zoning Administrator may require a plat, deed, or other documentation necessary to show that remote parking space is controlled by and available to applicant prior to the granting of a Zoning Certificate.
(d) Design of Parking Area. All off-street parking except off-street parking for single- family detached dwelling units, single-family attached dwelling units on adjoining individual lots, or two-family dwellings located on a residential service street, shall be designed so that vehicles can turn around within the area and enter the street, road, or highway in such a manner as to completely eliminate the necessity of backing into the street, road or highway. Off-street parking for single-family detached dwelling units, shingle-family attached dwelling units on adjoining individual lots, or two-family attached dwelling units, which requires backing into a residential service street shall be permitted provided that such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic. All parking areas shall be separated from streets and/or highways by a green space of at least 18 inches and curbs. All parking lots will have designated entrances and exits.
(e) Standard Size of Off-Street Parking Space (See Diagram on next page.)
Angle of Parking | Width of Stall | Depth of Stall | Minimum Driveway Width | Length of Curb Per Car |
0 degrees | 9' | 23'0" | 12' | 23'0" |
30 degrees | 9' | 17'4" | 11' | 18'0" |
45 degrees | 9' | 19'10" | 13' | 12'9" |
60 degrees | 9' | 21'0" | 18' | 10'5" |
90 degrees | 9' | 20'0" | 20' | 9'0" |
(f) Minimum Parking Requirements. Wherever off-street parking is required in district regulations, the following minimum spaces shall be provided on the same lot with the principal use except as provided in subsection (c) hereof. A developer should evaluate his own needs, and if they are greater than the minimum, provide the necessary space.
Use | Required Off-Street Parking |
Apartment, townhouse, and Multiple-family dwelling | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit |
Auditorium/theater
|
1 space for each 3 spectator seats
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Automobile service station
|
1 space for each car stored, plus 1 space for each employee
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Auto wash Drive-In
| 1 space for each employee with a minimum of 2 spaces. |
Bank
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1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor space, plus 1 space for each two employees
|
Child care center
|
1 space for each adult attendant, plus two off- street spaces for loading and unloading.
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Church
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1 space for each four seats in the worship area
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Drive-in facility
|
5 spaces for each one hundred square feet of floor area, plus 1 space for each employee.
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Elementary school
|
1 space for each vehicle owned or operated by the school, plus 2 spaces for each classroom and each administrative office.
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Fire station
|
1 space for each employee and 1space for each three volunteer personnel on a normal shift.
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Funeral home
|
1 space for each four seats in the chapel or parlor, plus 1 space for each employee.
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Golf course
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4 spaces for each green, plus requirements for any other associated use.
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Home occupation
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In addition to residence requirements, one space for each hundred square feet of floor space devoted to the home occupation use.
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Hotel, motel or motor court
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1 space for each room to be rented, plus one additional parking space for each three employees, plus requirements for any other use associated with the establishment.
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Indoor & Outdoor commercial recreation
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1 space for each one hundred and eighty square feet of floor or ground area, or one space for each four seats available to patrons, whichever is greater.
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Industrial manufacturing and Wholesale uses
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1 space for each employee on the largest shift, 1 space for each member of the or office staff, 1 visitor parking space for each ten persons on the managerial staff, and one space for each vehicle used directly in the conduct of the business.
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Junior high school
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1 space for each vehicle owned or operated by the school, plus 2 spaces for each faculty member, plus 1 space for each four seats in the auditorium or gymnasium, whichever has the larger capacity.
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Mobile home park
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2 spaces for each mobile home
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Nursing home
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1 space for each five beds intended for patient use, plus 1 space for each shift employee.
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Office, professional building
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1 visitor space for each two hundred square feet of gross floor space and 1 space for each employee.
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Office, medical, dental & boiler rooms
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1 space for each employee, plus 2 spaces for each examining room.
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Planned shopping center
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5 ½ spaces every one thousand square feet of gross public floor space excluding storage.
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Public or private club
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1 space for each two hundred square feet of gross floor space.
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Restaurant
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1 space for each three seats, plus 1 space for each employee per shift.
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Retail store
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1 space for each two hundred square feet of floor area used for sales, plus 1 space for each two employees.
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Sales & service establishments not listed elsewhere, which deal with customers on premises
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1 space for each two hundred square feet of floor area available to customers, plus space for each two employees.
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Senior high school
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1 space for each vehicle owned or operated by the school, plus 6 spaces for each employee and one space for each 4 seats in the auditorium/gymnasium, whichever has the larger capacity.
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Single or two-family dwelling
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2 spaces on the same lot for each dwelling unit.
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Stadium
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1 space for each four spectator seats.
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(g) Additional Requirements for the Physically Disabled and/or Handicapped. As required by the latest edition of the Ohio Building Code and subsequent adopted amendments. (Ord. 2017-10. Passed 6-6-17.)
(h) Parking in Residential Front Yard.
(1) No vehicle shall park in the required front yard in a residential district except on a driveway which has been improved by concrete or asphalt, and not on a vacant lot or lots.
(2) For the purpose of this Section, a driveway is defined as a strip not to exceed twenty-two feet in width. Circular drives may be permitted upon review by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(Ord. 2017-20. Passed 12-4-17.)
(i) Parking on Vacant Lots in Residential Areas. No vehicle shall be parked on vacant lots in residential areas.