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CITY OF NORTH ROYALTON, OHIO CODIFIED ORDINANCES
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE - ZONING
CHARTER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH ROYALTON, OHIO
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
TITLE TWO - Planning
TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
TITLE SIX - Zoning
CHAPTER 1260 General Provisions and Definitions
CHAPTER 1262 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
CHAPTER 1264 Board of Zoning Appeals
CHAPTER 1266 Amendments
CHAPTER 1268 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
CHAPTER 1270 Residential Districts (Other Than Senior Citizen and Rural Residential Districts)
CHAPTER 1272 Senior Citizen District
CHAPTER 1273 Rural Residential Districts
CHAPTER 1274 Public Facilities Districts
CHAPTER 1276 Business Districts
CHAPTER 1278 Industrial Districts
CHAPTER 1280 Planned Unit Developments (Repealed)
CHAPTER 1281 Traditional Town Center/Main Street District (TCD)
CHAPTER 1282 Off-Street Parking and Loading
CHAPTER 1284 Signs
CHAPTER 1286 Nonconforming Uses
CHAPTER 1288 Buffering
Appendix I: Illustrations of Yard Regulations for Multifamily Dwellings
Appendix II: Parking Area Design Standards
Appendix III: Illustrations of Yards and Building Line
CHAPTER 1290 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
CHAPTER 1292 Wind Energy Turbines
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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1282.05 SCHEDULE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
   Accessory off-street parking facilities shall be provided in quantities not less than as set forth in the following schedule:
Building and Use
Minimum Spaces Required
Building and Use
Minimum Spaces Required
   (a)   Residential.
 
      (1)   One-family dwellings
 
         R1-A and R1-B
2 per dwelling unit.
      (2)   Two-family dwellings
 
         R2-C
3 per dwelling unit, with 1 per dwelling unit enclosed in an attached or detached garage.
      (3)   Townhouse
3 per dwelling unit, with 1 per dwelling unit enclosed in an attached garage.
      (4)   Apartment
 
         RM-D
2-1/2 per dwelling unit, with 1 per dwelling unit enclosed in a garage.
      (5)   Rented rooms
1 per rented room, plus 2 per resident family
      (6)   Hotels, motels
1 per guest room, plus one for each employee
   (b)   Community Facilities.
 
      (1)   Governmental. Municipal, County, State and Federal buildings, with principally administrative functions
1 per 300 sq. ft of floor area used by the public, plus 1 for each 2 employees.
 
Building and Use
Minimum Spaces Required
Building and Use
Minimum Spaces Required
   (b)   Community Facilities. (Cont.)
      (2)   Civic. Art galleries, libraries, museums, churches, clubs and community centers
1 per 500 sq. ft. (*)
      (3)   Educational. Primary and secondary public and private schools
1 per 1,000 sq. ft. (*)
      (4)   Places of assembly.
         Auditoriums, lodge halls, gymnasiums and stadiums.
1 per 4 seats.
(*)   For the assembly parts of the building, 1 space per each 4 seats or 1 space for each 6 sq. ft. of assembly floor area shall be added.
      (5)   Health and welfare.
         A.   General and special hospitals
1 per 500 sq. ft.
         B.   Institutions for children and for the aged, nursing homes and Mental Health Facilities
1 per 1,000 sq. ft.
         C.   Medical clinics
1 per 200 sq. ft., plus 1 for each doctor and 1 for each employee.
         D.   Independent living facilities
1 per unit.
         E.   Assisted Living facilities
1 per 6 beds, plus 1 for each employee of the largest shift.
         F.   Nursing Homes
1 per 6 beds, plus one for each employee of the largest shift.
      (6)   Recreation.
         Skating rinks and swimming pools
1 per 50 sq. ft. of area devoted to the activity and 1 per two members.
   (c)   Business and Offices.
      (1)   Retail stores, services and first floor offices.
         A.   Less than 4,000 sq. ft. per unit
10 per 1,000 sq. ft.
         B.   4,000 to 10,000 sq. ft. per unit
8 per 1,000 sq. ft.
         C.   10,001 sq. ft. or greater
7 per 1,000 sq. ft.
      (2)   Offices.
         A.   Medical and dental offices
1 per 200 sq. ft.
         B.   Other offices, first floor and above
1 per 250 sq. ft.
 
Building and Use
Minimum Spaces Required
Building and Use
Minimum Spaces Required
   (c)   Business and Offices. (Cont.)
 
      (3)   Mortuaries.
40 plus 1 per 200 sq. ft.
      (4)   Places of assembly.
 
         Theaters, halls, arenas
1 per 4 seats.
      (5)   Commercial recreation.
 
         A.   Open commercial amusement
1 per 500 sq. ft. of lot area
         B.   Bowling alleys
3 per lane
      (6)   Eating places.
 
         Bars, taverns, restaurants, luncheonettes, cafeterias and other eating places.
1 for each employee, plus 1 for each 100 sq. ft. of floor area or 1 for each 4 seats based on maximum seating capacity, whichever is greater.
   (d)   Service and Manufacturing.
 
      (1)   Wholesale, distribution, laboratories, general services, machine shops and similar establishments.
1 per employee for the number of employees on the largest shift plus 25% of the number of employees on the second largest shift.
      (2)   Manufacturing plants
1 per employee for the number of employees on the largest shift plus 25% of the number of employees on the second largest shift.
      (3)   Automotive Repair Services
Two spaces for each service bay, plus one space per employee.
      (4)   Auto Service Station
One space per pump, plus one space per employee.
      (5)   Car Wash Facilities
Sufficient stacking spaces for four vehicles per bay and one space per employee.
 
   (e)   Other Buildings or Uses. For specific 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.
   (f)   Accessible Parking Spaces. Off-street parking spaces reserved for individuals with disabilities shall be provided and designed to meet state requirements. The number, location, configuration and designation of accessible spaces shall comply with the most current iteration of "Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities," as adopted by the State of Ohio.
(Ord. 08-111. Passed 9-2-08; Ord. 20-40. Passed 4-7-20.)
1282.06 MODIFICATIONS OF REQUIREMENTS.
   (a)   Public Facilities Available. The required spaces as determined by the schedule set forth in Section 1282.05 may be modified by the Planning Commission in the City's central business area where free parking areas or publicly-owned parking areas are readily accessible and where land is not available for development of accessory off-street parking, as required herein, and where public transportation is used extensively.
   (b)   Parking for Single and Mixed Uses. A building occupied by one use shall provide the off-street parking spaces as required for the specific use. A building or a group of buildings, occupied by two or more uses and operating normally during the same hours, shall provide spaces for not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use. For a large unit development of business uses, such as a shopping center, spaces shall be provided based on the total area of the building or buildings, as set forth in the schedule provided in Section 1282.05, instead of on the requirements for each separate use.
   (c)   Joint Use of Parking Facilities. Churches, civic clubs, community centers, auditoriums, lodge halls, gymnasiums and stadiums may make arrangements with business establishments which normally have different hours of operation for sharing up to, but not more than, 50% of their requirements in adjacent parking areas which are accessory to such business uses. However, where there is a sharing of facilities by different owners or tenants, there shall be an agreement covering a specific period of time as may be required by the Planning Commission. Should any of the uses be changed or the facilities discontinued, then the required spaces for the use or uses remaining shall be provided elsewhere as a condition precedent to the continued use of said building or buildings.
(Ord. 08-111. Passed 9-2-08.)
1282.07 CONTINUATION OF FACILITIES.
   (a)   Off-street parking and loading facilities accessory to an existing use on the effective date of this Zoning Code, and those required as accessory to a use created or a building constructed or altered thereafter, shall be continued and maintained in operation, and shall not be used for automobile sales or service or repair of motor vehicles, and shall not be reduced below the requirements of this Zoning Code during the period that the main use is maintained, unless an equivalent number of spaces shall be provided for such use in another approved location.
   (b)   Should any main use change whereby it remains within the same zoning district but, because of the change in use, the required number of off-street parking spaces increases, off-street parking shall be required so that the new use conforms to the schedule of parking requirements set forth in Section 1282.05 and the length and width requirements of Section 1282.12.
   (c)   Wherever parking facilities are permitted on land other than the lot on which the building or use served is located, such facilities shall be in the same ownership as the lot occupied by the building or use to which the parking facilities are accessory. Such ownership shall be by deed or a long-term lease agreement, whereby the owner of the land on which the parking facilities are to be located shall be bound by a covenant filed and recorded in the office of the County Recorder, requiring each such owner, and his or her heirs or assigns, to maintain the required number of parking facilities for the duration of the use as a precedent to the continuation of such use.
(Ord. 08-111. Passed 9-2-08.)
1282.08 LOCATION OF FACILITIES.
   Accessory parking facilities shall be provided at locations as set forth herein, except as modified by Sections 1282.06 and 1282.07.
   (a)   Residential Districts and Uses. Accessory, enclosed or open parking facilities as required shall be provided on the same lot as the dwelling unit served. In RMD Districts, parking facilities shall be provided within a walking distance of 200 feet of the building entrance of the unit to be served, and at least one-half of the spaces required for each apartment building shall be provided in an enclosed garage. An enclosed surface shall contain no more than 12 parking spaces.
   In one- and two-family residential districts, accessory and off-street parking facilities shall be provided in accordance with provisions of Section 1282.05. To preserve the intent of Residential Districts as prescribed in Section 1270.01(c), no vehicle or equipment used in commerce, including, but not limited to dump trucks, flatbed trucks, tow trucks, concrete trucks, tank trucks, semi-tractor trucks, stake body trucks, moving vans, buses, step vans, excavating equipment or other similar equipment or vehicles shall be permitted to be parked on any private property in residentially zoned districts unless they are in an enclosed structure.
   However, the property owner or occupant may park one such vehicle outside of an enclosed structure if it meets all of the following criteria:
      (1)   The vehicle must be parked behind the front building line;
      (2)   The vehicle must be screened so it is not visible from any roadway; nor from any sidewalk; nor from any neighboring property;
      (3)   The vehicle is used solely by the occupant of the premises;
      (4)   Regular use of the vehicle customarily provides occupant transportation to and from place of employment and the vehicle is required as a condition of property owner's or occupant's employment.
   Pick-up trucks and cargo vans required as a condition of employment which cannot be screened and/or enclosed must be parked in a designated driveway.
   Whoever violates provisions of this Section 1282.08(a) is guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and may be imprisoned for not more than 30 days. Every day of a continuing violation shall be considered a separate offense.
   (b)   Civic Uses and Places of Assembly. Where churches, civic clubs, community centers, auditoriums, lodge halls, gymnasiums and stadiums share parking facilities with adjacent business establishments, such parking facilities shall be located within a walking distance of not more than 250 feet from the entrance of the main building of such use.
   Parking serving the uses covered in this subsection shall be further regulated in relation to any adjoining Residential District lines as set forth in Chapter 1274.
   (c)   Business and Office Uses. Accessory parking facilities shall be provided on the same lot as the main use served in a General Business District, except where modified by the Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of Section 1282.06. In such cases, the nearest point of the parking lot shall be located within a walking distance of not more than 250 feet from the main entrance of the building.
   A parking area serving the uses covered in this subsection shall be further regulated in relation to any adjoining Residential District lines as set forth in Chapter 1276.
(Ord. 08-111. Passed 9-2-08.)
1282.09 PARKING LIMITATIONS FOR SERVICE STATIONS.
   Vehicles awaiting service shall not remain so parked for a period exceeding 72 hours.
(Ord. 08-111. Passed 9-2-08.)
1282.10 PARKING AREA IMPROVEMENTS.
   Parking areas and access driveways shall be designed, graded, constructed, altered and maintained as follows:
   (a)   Grading and Pavement. Parking areas and access driveways shall be graded and drained so that surface water shall not be allowed to flow onto adjacent properties. Parking areas and driveways shall be improved with asphaltic concrete or Portland cement pavement, in accordance with the standards established in the Subdivision Regulations of the City.
   (b)   Design. Parking areas shall be arranged and marked to provide for orderly and safe parking and storage of vehicles in accordance with the aforesaid parking area design standards and shall be improved with a poured concrete curb or precast concrete barrier to define parking bays or limits of paved areas, except at entrances and exits.
   (c)   Traffic Circulation Signing and Markings. Directional signs and arrows and appropriate pavement marking shall be installed to control the direction of traffic flow, when deemed necessary by the Building Commissioner and/or City Engineer.
   (d)   Maintenance of Parking Facilities and Equipment. All paving, directional devices and protective equipment, landscaping, and other equipment furnished or required on the parking facility shall be maintained to ensure safe pedestrian movement, vehicular operation, adequate protection of adjoining properties, and to present a neat and attractive appearance of the facility. Any parking facility found to be in need of maintenance and/or repair, shall be repaired by the owner.
   (e)   Delineation of Parking Spaces. All parking spaces shall be delineated by appropriate fixed curbing, painted lines (a minimum of four inches wide), or other fixed markers. Compact parking stalls or groups of parking stalls shall be individually signed or marked. Any curb painting or fixed markers used indicate specific use or time limits of parking spaces shall be expressly approved by the Building Commissioner and/or City Engineer.
   (f)   Physical Barriers. Fixed physical barriers shall be installed to protect public and private property adjacent to the parking facility as well as buildings, landscaping and appurtenances within the development which could be damaged by vehicles using the parking facility. These barriers shall be designed and constructed to facilitate easy cleaning of the parking surface. A solid masonry wall shall be constructed when required by the Zoning Code or the Planning Commission. When no masonry wall is required, wheel stops in the form of a six-inch high concrete curb or other approved fixed barrier, placed a minimum distance of five feet from the property line, or the building to be protected, shall be installed. Landscaping shall be adequately protected to avoid damage by vehicles. The fixed physical barrier will be placed five feet from the property line, or the building to be protected; however, this distance must be a minimum of seven feet if the vehicles are permitted to back into the parking stalls.
(Ord. 08-111. Passed 9-2-08; Ord. 13-152. Passed 2-4-14; Ord. 20-40. Passed 4-7-20.)
1282.11 ILLUMINATION OF PARKING AREAS.
   A lighting system shall be installed on all off-street parking areas. This lighting system shall be designed to produce a minimum maintained average light level of one-half foot-candle on the entire parking facility's horizontal surface, including the parking spaces, the loading spaces and the vehicular and pedestrian circulation areas. The system shall have a maximum brightness ratio of 6 to 1. The lighting fixtures shall be hooded and so arranged and controlled as not to cause a nuisance either to highway traffic or adjacent properties. When the parking facility is open to the public during darkness, this lighting system shall be operating sufficiently to produce the required minimum of one-half foot-candle. All lighting designs are subject to review and approval by the City Planning Commission.
(Ord. 08-111. Passed 9-2-08; Ord. 13-152. Passed 2-4-14.)
1282.12 PARKING SPACE AND AISLE SIZES.
   (a)   Standard Spaces and Aisles. Each standard parking space and the associated aisle shall meet the following minimum dimensions, except in the case of spaces designated as accessible:
 
Stall Angle & Size
Aisle (ft)
Angle
Length (ft)
Width (ft)
90°
19
9
24
60°
19
9
15
45°
19
12
12
parallel
23
9
12
 
   (b)   Accessible Parking Spaces. Off-street parking spaces reserved for individuals with disabilities shall be provided and designed to meet state requirements. The number, location, configuration and designation of accessible spaces shall comply with the most current iteration of "Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities," as adopted by the State of Ohio.
(Ord. 08-111. Passed 9-2-08; Ord. 20-40. Passed 4-7-20.)
1282.13 TABLE OF DESIGN DIMENSION FOR VARIOUS PARKING ANGLES. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Section 1282.13 was repealed by Ordinance No. 20-40, passed April 7, 2020.)
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