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(A) Use of parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential use and developed in any residential district in accordance with the requirements of this section shall be used for the parking of passenger automobiles owned by occupants of the dwelling structures to which such facilities are accessory or by guests of said occupants. Under no circumstances shall required parking facilities accessory to residential structures be used for the parking of automobiles belonging to the employees, owners, tenants, visitors or customers or business or manufacturing establishments.
(B) Joint parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities for different buildings, structures or uses, or for mixed uses, may be provided collectively in any zoning district in which separate parking facilities for each constituent use would be permitted, provided that the total number of spaces so located together shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use.
(C) Computation. When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this chapter results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of one-half or less may be disregarded while a fraction in excess of one-half shall be counted as one parking space.
(D) Size. A required off-street parking space shall be at least nine feet in width and at least 19 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns or office or work areas. Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet.
(E) Access. Each required off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space. All off-street parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements. No driveway across public property nor curb cut shall exceed a width of 30 feet.
(F) In yards. Off-street parking spaces may be located in any yard except required front yards, but shall not be closer than five feet to the lot line.
(G) In parkways. No person, firm or corporation shall park, deposit, leave or store any motor vehicle, or tangible personal property of any type or description at any time between the sidewalk line and curb line at any place within the village.
(H) Design and maintenance.
(1) Open and enclosed parking spaces. Accessory parking spaces located on the same lot as occupied by the use served may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building. Accessory parking spaces located in a residence district elsewhere than on the same lot occupied by the use served shall be open to the sky except when otherwise allowed as a special use.
(2) Surfacing. All open off-street parking areas and driveways shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, not less than four inches thick, surfaced with asphaltic concrete or some comparable all weather dustless material.
(3) Screening and landscaping. All open automobile parking areas containing more than five parking spaces shall be effectively screened on each side adjoining or fronting on any property situated in a residence district or any institutional premises by a wall, fence or densely planted compact hedge. Such required screening shall conform with the front and side yard setback requirements of the district in which the parking is located.
(4) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties in such a way as not to create a nuisance.
(6) Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with accessory off-street parking facilities provided in a resident district.
(I) Gasoline and motor oil sales. The sale of gasoline and motor oil in conjunction with accessory off-street parking facilities is not permitted in any residence district.
(Ord. 77-08, passed 6-28-77; Am. Ord. 05-21, passed 10-10-05) Penalty, see § 157.999
The location of off-street parking spaces in relation to the use served shall be as prescribed hereinafter. All distances specified shall be walking distances between such parking spaces and a main entrance to the use served.
(A) For uses in a residence district. Parking spaces accessory to dwellings shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served. Spaces accessory to uses other than dwellings may be located on a lot adjacent to, or directly across a street or alley from the lot occupied by the use served, but in no case at a distance in excess of 300 feet from such use.
(B) For uses in business and industrial districts. All required parking spaces shall be within 1,000 feet of the use served, except for spaces accessory to dwelling units, which shall be within 300 feet of the use served. However, no parking spaces accessory to a use in a business or manufacturing district shall be located in a residence district, except that private, free, off-street parking accessory to such uses and municipal parking lots may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the administrative section within 200 feet of and adjacent to any business or industrial district.
(Ord. 77-08, passed 6-28-77) Penalty, see § 157.999
For the following uses, accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided as required hereinafter. Parking spaces required on an employee basis on the maximum number of employees on duty or residing, or both, on the premises at any one time.
(A) Residential uses, as follows:
(1) One-family dwellings and two-family dwellings. Two parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
(2) Multiple-family dwellings (including apartment-hotels). Two parking spaces shall be provided for every dwelling unit. For lodging rooms located in an apartment hotel, one parking space shall be provided for each two lodging rooms.
(3) Motels, inns and auto courts. One parking space shall be provided for each guest or sleeping room or suite, plus one additional space for the owner or manager.
(4) Hotels. One parking space for each dwelling unit and one parking space for each two lodging rooms shall be provided.
(5) Lodging, rooming and boarding houses. One parking space shall be provided for each lodging room, plus one space for the owner or manager.
(6) Private clubs and lodges (with sleeping facilities for guests). One parking space shall be provided for each lodging room plus parking spaces equal in number to 10% of the capacity in persons (exclusive of lodging room capacity) of such club or lodge.
(B) Retail and service uses as follows:
(1) Retail stores and banks. One parking space shall be provided for each 200 square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet. Drive-in banks or other similar drive-in establishments shall provide three stacking spaces per teller or customer service window.
(2) Automobile service stations. One parking space shall be provided for each two employees.
(3) Automobile laundry. Twenty stacking spaces shall be provided for each cash rack plus one parking space for each four employees.
(4) Bowling alleys. Three parking spaces shall be provided for each alley, plus such additional spaces as may be required herein for affiliated uses - bars, restaurants, and the like.
(5) Establishments dispensing food or beverages for consumption in the building on the premises. One parking space shall be provided for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(6) Establishments dispensing food or beverages for consumption out of the building and/or off the premises. Off-street parking shall be determined at the public hearing when considering the issuance of a special use permit.
(7) Furniture and appliance stores, household equipment or furniture repair shops. One parking space shall be provided for each 600 square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet.
(8) Motor vehicles sales and machinery sales. One parking space shall be provide for each 300 square feet of floor area.
(9) Theaters (indoor). One parking space shall be provided for each five seats.
(10) Undertaking establishments, funeral parlors. Six parking spaces shall be provided for each chapel or parlors, plus one parking space for each funeral vehicle kept on the premises.
(C) Offices - business, professional and governmental. One parking space shall be provided for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Medical or dental clinics. Three parking spaces shall be provided for each doctor plus one space for each employee.
(E) Wholesale establishments (but not including warehouses and storage buildings other than accessory). One parking space shall be provided for each 600 square feet of floor area in excess of 4,000 square feet.
(F) Manufacturing uses or any establishments engaged in production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing or repair of materials, goods or products. One parking space shall be provided for each two employees, plus one parking space for each vehicle used in the enterprise.
(G) Warehouses and storage buildings. One parking space shall be provided for each two employees, plus one space for each vehicle used in the conduct of the enterprise.
(H) Community service use, as follows:
(1) Church, school, college and other institutional auditoriums. One parking space shall be provided for each three auditorium seats. Adequate space shall also be provided for buses used in connection with the activities of the institution, and all loading and unloading of passengers shall take place upon the premises.
(2) Colleges, universities and business, professional and trade schools. One parking space shall be provided for each four students based on the maximum number of students attending classes on the premises at any one time during any 24-hour period.
(3) Health centers, government operated. Three parking spaces shall be provided for each staff and visiting doctor.
(4) Hospitals. One parking space shall be provided for each two hospital beds, plus one parking space for each two employees (other than staff doctors), plus one parking space for each doctor assigned to the staff.
(5) Libraries, art galleries and museums - public. One parking space shall be provided for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(6) Municipal or privately owned recreation buildings or community centers. One parking space shall be provided for each two employees, plus spaces adequate in number, as determined by the Zoning Administrator, to serve the visiting public.
(7) Public utility and public service uses. One parking space shall be provided for each three employees, plus spaces adequate in number, as determined by the Zoning Administrator, to service the public.
(8) Schools - nursery, elementary and high. One parking space shall be provided for each employee.
(I) Places of Assembly.
(1) Stadiums, arenas, auditorium (other than church, college or institutional schools), convention halls, dance halls, exhibition halls, skating rinks and other similar places of assembly. Parking spaces equal in number to 25% of the capacity in persons shall be provided.
(J) Miscellaneous uses.
(1) Fraternities, sororities and dormitories. One parking space shall be provided for each five active members plus one parking space for the manager thereof.
(2) Institutions for the care of the insane or feeble-minded. One parking space shall be provided for each staff doctor, plus spaces adequate in number, as determined by the Zoning Administrator, to serve the visiting public.
(3) Private clubs and lodges (without sleeping facilities for guests). Parking spaces equal in number to 10% of the capacity in persons shall be provided.
(4) Rest homes and nursing homes. One parking space shall be provided for each four beds, plus one parking space for each two employees (other than staff doctors), plus one parking space for each doctor assigned to the staff.
(5) Sanitariums, convalescent homes or institutions for the aged or for children. One parking space shall be provided for each four beds, plus one parking space for each two employees (other than staff doctors), plus one parking space for each doctor assigned to the staff.
(6) Theaters - automobile drive-in. Reservoir parking space equal to 10% of the vehicle capacity of such theaters shall be provided.
(7) For the following uses, parking spaces shall be provided in adequate number, as determined by the Zoning Administrator, to serve persons employed or residing on the premises as well as the visiting public:
Airports or aircraft landing fields; heliports.
Convents and monasteries.
Crematories or mausoleums.
Fraternal or religious institutions.
Outdoor amusement establishments - fairgrounds, permanent carnivals, kiddie parks, and other similar amusement centers.
Rectories and parish houses.
Swimming pools.
(K) Mixed uses. When two or more uses are located on the same zoning lot within the same building, parking spaces equal in number to the sum of the separate requirements for each such use shall be provided. No parking spaces or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless otherwise authorized by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(L) Other uses. For uses not listed heretofore in this schedule of parking requirements, parking spaces shall be provided on the same basis as required for the most similar listed uses, or as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
(Ord. 77-08, passed 6-28-77) Penalty, see § 157.999
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