(a) Parking Space Count. No minimum parking space count is established.
(b) Location of Parking Areas.
(1) No parking area may be situated closer to the front lot line than any front-facing exterior wall of any principal structure(s) on the same lot.
A. This provision does not apply to both frontages of through-lots. For through-lots, no parking area may be situated closer to the "addressed front lot line" than any front-facing exterior wall of any principal structure(s) on the same lot, where the "addressed front lot line" is the front lot line which is least distant from the principal structure and/or is architecturally addressed by the principal structure, such as by a front porch, a formal entryway, or columns. If both front lot lines of a through-lot are equidistant from the principal structure(s) and are both architecturally addressed by a principal structure, no parking area may be situated closer to either front lot line than any front-facing exterior wall of any principal structure(s) on the lot.
B. For any parking area on a lot without a principal structure, the parking area may not be closer to the front lot line than any front-facing exterior wall of any principal structure on any side-adjacent lot(s). For this requirement, a side-adjacent lot is a lot that abuts the lot in question and fronts the same street or streets as the lot in question.
C. This provision does not prohibit vehicles from parking upon a driveway, even when such driveway is closer to a front lot line than any front-facing exterior wall of any principal structure(s) on the same lot.
(2) Any parking area must comply with the required front setback for principal structures in the district in which it is located.
(c) Pedestrian Walkways. Pedestrian walkways must be provided within the vehicle use space of all parking area and drive-thru facilities, as follows:
(1) Pedestrian walkways must connect adjacent sidewalks on each street frontage with the entrance(s) of the establishment, and pedestrian walkways must connect parking areas for the establishment's employees and visitors with the entrance(s) of the establishment.
(2) The pedestrian walkways must be at least four (4) feet wide and must be unobstructed by vegetation, parking spaces, steps, utility poles, and other permanent objects. On lots with one (1) or more commercial use(s), pedestrian walkways must be at least five (5) feet in width and must be paved with a material that meets or exceeds the Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility requirements.
(3) If the pedestrian walkways are abutting or within a vehicle use area, the pedestrian walkways shall be clearly marked and distinguished with reflective pavement markings. Vehicle use lanes within parking areas should be designed to avoid such pedestrian walkways.
(4) If a pedestrian walkway is crossed by a vehicle use lane, the pedestrian walkaway must be constructed so that its elevation is at least four inches higher than the elevation of the vehicle use lane. To cross such an elevated pedestrian walkway, vehicles must mount the elevated pedestrian walkway via a ramped paved surface with at least a 1:1 rise:run steepness, effectively slowing the vehicles and enhancing pedestrian safety. Alternatively, a speed hump of at least four inches of height can be installed in the vehicle use lane exactly two feet in advance of the pedestrian walkway.
(d) Parking Area Surfaces.
(1) Parking areas must have improved surfaces that do not contribute dust, gravel, sand, or soil to the air, water, or ground surface outside of the lot.
(e) ADA Parking Requirements.
(1) Nothing in this Zoning Code shall be construed to conflict with the regulations set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(2) Parking spaces designated and designed for people with disabilities shall be in compliance with the universal parking space design set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Standards, Section 208 and Section 502, which can be reviewed at the following website: https:// www.access-board.gov/ada/.
(3) All such spaces shall be designated by free-standing signs pursuant to the Ohio Secretary of State guidelines.
(Ord. 2022-110. Passed 12-12-22.)