In all districts, in conjunction with the erection or enlargement of every building or structure, off-street parking space shall be provided with adequate access to each space. In connection with all permitted uses, off-street parking spaces shall be provided before a certificate of occupancy is issued, and shall further be constructed in accordance with the following regulations.
(A) General Regulations.
(1) Any area once designated as required off-street parking shall never be converted, changed or occupied by another building, structure or use of land until equal facilities are provided elsewhere.
(2) Land area designated for off-street parking facilities shall be used solely for the parking of vehicles and no commercial repair work, storage or service of any kind shall be conducted on all or any part of such parking lot.
(3) Any use not specifically mentioned shall provide minimum off-street parking facilities in accordance with the requirements established for a use which is similar in type and nature.
(B) Minimum Number of Off-Street Spaces Required.
(1) Residential uses.
(a) One-family and two-family: two per dwelling unit.
(b) Multiple Family: two and one-half per dwelling unit.
(c) Trailer Court: two for each trailer site and one for each employee of the trailer park.
(2) Business uses.
(a) Planned shopping center located within any B District: three spaces per every 100 square feet of usable floor area.
(b) Business and professional offices, banks, except any of the uses indicated in division (B)(2)(c) below of this section, one for each 100 square feet of useable floor area.
(c) Doctors' and dentists' offices: three for each 100 square feet of useable floor area in the waiting room and one for each examining room or operating room or dental chair activity area.
(d) Establishments for the sale and consumption on the premises of food, alcoholic beverages or refreshments: three for each 100 square feet of useable floor area.
(e) Retail stores, supermarkets, bakeries, etc.: three for each 100 square feet of useable floor area.
(f) Indoor movie theaters: one for each three seats plus one for each two employees.
(g) Furniture stores, appliance stores, hardware stores, showrooms for an electrician, carpenter, shoe repair and other similar uses: three for each 800 square feet of useable floor area plus one space for each two employees.
(h) Bowling alleys: five for each bowling alley plus one for each employee plus the minimum requirements as stated in division (B)(2)(d) and (m) hereof.
(i) Business and technical schools: one for each one teacher, employee or administrator and one for each two students.
(j) Dance halls, skating rinks, private clubs and other assembly halls without fixed seats: One for each two persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load.
(k) Funeral homes and mortuary establishments: 15 per chapel room or parlor.
(l) Hotels, motels: one for each one sleeping room and one for each employee.
(m) Miniature par “3" golf courses and driving ranges: two for each hole or two for each “teeshot” area.
(n) Billiard parlors, sports or amusement centers: three for each 200 square feet of useable floor area.
(3) Industrial uses.
(a) Industrial, research and storage establishments: one space per employee; the total number of spaces being determined on the total number of employees on any two consecutive shifts having the largest number of employees.
(b) Wholesale establishments: five plus one for every one employee in the largest working shift.
(4) Institutional uses.
(a) Auditorium, stadium, sports arena and similar uses: one for each three seats or six feet of benches, temporarily or permanently provided, plus one for each employee.
(b) Churches and temples: one for each three seats or six feet of benches, temporarily or permanently provided, plus one for each employee.
(c) Hospitals and nurses' training school: one for each one bed and one for each employee and doctor serving the hospital.
(d) Convalescent homes, children's homes and homes for the aged: one for each three beds, plus one for each employee.
(e) Elementary and junior high schools: one for each one teacher, employee and administrator plus the minimum requirements stated for an auditorium in division (B)(4)(a) hereof for an auditorium.
(f) Senior high school: one for each one teacher, employee, administrator, and one for every 50 students plus the minimum requirements stated in (d) above for an auditorium.
(g) Golf courses other than a miniature par “3" golf course: four for each hole or green plus one for every one employee.
(h) Private and municipal swimming pools, tennis clubs or other similar uses: one for each two family members and one for each individual membership.
(C) Supplementary Parking Space Requirements for Specified Uses.
(1) One and two family districts. The required number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the building which they are intended to serve.
(2) Multiple family districts.
(a) The area devoted to off-street parking drives, aisles and maneuvering lanes within a Multiple Family Residential District shall not cover more than 35% of the area of any required yard or any required minimum distance between buildings.
(b) Ingress and egress to a parking lot lying in an area zoned for multiple family development shall not be across land zoned for R-Residential purposes.
(3) Business districts.
(a) Off-street parking shall be permitted to occupy a part of the front yard after the parking plan layout, drives and aisles have been reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission. A minimum front yard setback of ten feet exclusive of drives and aisles and measured from the nearest point of the off-street parking area and the nearest point of the street right-of-way line shall be maintained.
(b) Off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same lot or within 200 feet of the building it is intended to serve. The maximum distance of 200 feet shall be measured from the nearest point of the building to the nearest point of the off-street parking lot.
(c) Ingress and egress to a parking lot lying in an area zoned for business purposes shall not be across land zoned for R-Residential purposes.
(4) Industrial districts.
(a) Parking shall be permitted in the side and rear yards. When parking is planned for side and rear yards, the layout of drive, aisles and maneuvering lanes shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission.
(b) Ingress and egress to a parking lot lying in an area zoned for industrial purposes shall not be across land zoned for R-Residential purposes.
(D) Off-Street Parking Space Layout and Standards. Whenever the off-street parking regulations indicated above require the construction of an off-street parking facility, such parking lots shall be laid out, constructed and maintained in accordance with the following regulations:
(1) Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be prepared in accordance with the minimum requirements stated in the following schedule:
(a) Parking angle at base line - 45 degrees; parking width - 8 feet 4 inches; space length - 20 feet; maneuvering lane width - 12 feet.
(b) Parking angle at base line - 60 degrees; parking width - 8 feet 6 inches; space length - 20 feet; maneuvering lane width - 15 feet.
(c) Parking angle at base line - 90 degrees; parking width - 9 feet; space length - 20 feet; maneuvering lane width - 20 feet.
(2) Access into parking spaces shall be through means of maneuvering lanes. Backing directly from a parking space onto a street is prohibited.
(3) Parking areas shall be of useable shape, improved with bituminous concrete or equivalent surfacing material, and graded and drained to dispose of all surface water accumulation.
(4) Maneuvering lanes shall be designated for one-way traffic movements except that the ninety degree angle parking pattern shall permit two-way traffic movements.
(5) Entrance and exit driveways shall be clearly limited and adequately defined.
(6) All lighting used to illuminate such parking area shall be arranged as to direct the lighting away from adjoining properties or streets and no open light sources, such as flood lights or the stringing of light bulbs, shall be permitted.
(7) Parking lots provided within an MF, B or I District shall be provided with a continuous and obscuring fence of four feet in height measured from the surface of the parking lot. Such fence shall be provided where the side or rear lot lines abut onto a One-Family Residential District and on those sides facing the residential district only.
(`94 Code, § 1173.01) (Ord. 26-82, passed 12-28-82) Penalty, see § 154.999