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In computing the number of required off-street parking spaces, the following rules shall be applied:
(a) FLOOR AREA shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use, excluding any floor or portion thereof used for parking as herein defined;
(b) Where fractional spaces result, the number of parking spaces required shall be the nearest whole number;
(c) Whenever a building or use constructed or established after March 27, 1970, is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, parking spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change;
(d) Whenever a building or use existing prior to March 27, 1970, is reconstructed or is enlarged to the extent of 20% or more in floor area, the building or use in its entirety shall than and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein. Any enlargement or change in use of less than 20% of the gross floor area shall be provided with parking based on the enlargement or change.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 16.03) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
Driveways, parking lots and loading/unloading areas shall conform with the following improvement and maintenance standards:
(a) (1) Any driveways, parking lots or loading/ unloading areas in a commercial or industrial zoning district shall be constructed with a hard surface when the property is accessed from a hard surface road.
(2) Hard surfacing shall consist of:
A. Concrete;
B. Asphalt;
C. Crushed asphalt. Crushed asphalt shall be applied to the following specifications:
1. A minimum of three inches packed gravel base;
2. Recycled asphalt packed to four and one-half inches;
3. Chip seal shall be applied two times; and
4. Two to four inches of hot mix asphalt shall be applied when the recycled asphalt material begins to breakdown
(3) Exception: Truck terminals, heavy equipment display, service and rental, concrete and paving plants, construction yards and similar establishments need not hard-surface areas maintained as maneuvering or parking/storage areas for heavy equipment when those areas are not adjacent to a front yard setback or otherwise screened from the public right-of-way.
(b) If a driveway, parking lot or loading/ unloading area is not required to be hard surfaced as outlined in division (a) above, a gravel surface shall be provided. The gravel surface shall be maintained to a minimum thickness of at least four inches.
(c) Adequate provisions shall be made for the disposal of storm water from a driveway, parking lot or loading/unloading area and the owner shall ensure that the water does not flow onto adjoining property in a quantity or manner that would be detrimental thereto.
(d) An opaque fence, wall, berm or landscaping of a height and character necessary for adequate screening of the parking lot from adjacent residentially used property shall be provided. Where there is a difference in elevation between the property which needs the screening and the property receiving the benefit of the screening, the height of the screen barrier shall be measured on the high side.
(e) The entrances and exits to and from any parking lot shall be approved by the director. Proper directional signs shall be provided.
(f) The entrances and exits to and from any parking lot or loading/unloading area shall be approved by the director. Proper directional signs shall be provided.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 16.04) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002; Ord. 25-10, passed 3-15-2010)
(a) There shall be provided at the time any building is erected or structurally altered, off-street loading spaces in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) Office buildings.
5,000 to 25,000 sq. ft. of GFA* | One 12 ft. × 20 ft. loading space |
25,001 to 50,000 sq. ft. of GFA | One 14 ft. × 35 ft. loading space |
50,001 to 200,00 sq. ft. of GFA | Two 14 ft. × 35 ft. loading spaces |
Add one additional 14 ft. × 35 ft. loading space for each 75,000 square feet of gross floor area above 200,000 square feet | |
* GFA means gross floor area | |
(2) Retail or service establishment.
Less than 5,000 sq. ft. of GFA | One 12 ft. × 20 ft. loading space |
5,001 to 20,000 sq. ft. of GFA | One 14 ft. × 35 ft. loading space |
20,001 to 100,000 sq. ft. of GFA | Two 14 ft. × 35 ft. loading spaces |
Add one additional space for each 75,000 square feet of gross floor area above 1,000,000 square feet | |
(3) Wholesale, commercial use.
2,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. of GFA | One 14 ft. × 35 ft. loading space |
20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. of GFA | Two 14 ft. × 35 ft. loading spaces |
Add one additional space for each 75,000 square feet of gross floor area above 100,000 square feet | |
(4) Manufacturing or industrial use. One 14 ft. × 35 ft. space for each 10,000 square feet of gross floor area plus one 14 ft. × 35 ft. space for each portion thereof in excess of 50,000 square feet.
(b) Loading spaces are to be provided on each lot in compliance with the following requirements:
(1) The loading space shall be completely contained on the lot it is intended to serve;
(2) The loading space shall be arranged on the lot in such a way as to allow normal movement of traffic in and around the loading area; and
(3) No loading space shall be permitted to extend into any public right-of-way.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 16.05) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
ON-PREMISES SIGNS
(a) These regulations provide standards for the erection and maintenance of private signs. The principal feature of this section is the restriction on the total sign area permissible per site. All private signs shall be erected and maintained in accordance with the following standards.
(b) The general objectives of these standards are to promote health, safety, welfare and in part to achieve the following:
(1) Safety. To promote the safety of persons and property by providing that signs:
A. Do not create a hazard due to collapse, fire, collision, decay or abandonment; and
B. Do not create traffic hazards by confusing or distracting motorists, or by impairing the driver’s ability to see pedestrians, obstacles or other vehicles, or to see and interpret any official traffic sign, signal or device.
(2) Communications efficiency. To promote the efficient transfer of information by providing that:
A. Businesses and services may identify themselves;
B. Customers and persons may locate a business or service; and
C. No person or group is arbitrarily denied the use of the sight line from public rights-of-way for communication purposes.
(3) Landscape quality and preservation. To protect the public welfare and to enhance the appearance and economic value of the landscape by providing that signs:
A. Do not create a nuisance to persons using the public rights-of-way; and
B. Do not constitute a nuisance to occupancy of adjacent and contiguous property by their brightness, size, height or movement.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 17.01) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
In the following districts, the sign area and height set forth shall apply to all signs on the premises except as provided in § 159.334:
(a) A-1 agricultural and RC recreation/conservation districts.
(1) Signs advertising the use of a particular breed, type, variety, hybrid or brand of plant, chemical or tillage. No one sign shall exceed 16 square feet in area per face;
(2) Uses which are governed by conditional use may have signs on the premises in accordance with the stipulations of the permit; and
(3) No hunting, no trespassing and similar signs.
(b) C commercial, I-1 and I-2 industrial.
(1) Wall, roof or projecting signs:
A. The total sign area on structures which are two stories or less in height shall not exceed two square feet for each linear foot of building frontage; and
B. The total sign area on structures which are greater than two stories in height shall not exceed either two square feet for each linear foot of building frontage, or 15% of the area of the frontage wall, whichever is greater.
(2) Freestanding signs having a total sign area not to exceed one square foot for each linear foot of road frontage or 200 square feet, whichever is less; and
(3) The maximum sign height shall be 30 feet.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 17.02) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
The regulations and limitations of permitted signs shall be as spelled out below:
(a) Wall signs. Wall signs may be located anywhere on the wall of a building.
(b) Projecting signs.
(1) Projecting signs may project no more than five feet from the building face.
(2) Projecting signs shall have a minimum clearance of ten feet above grade level about any yard or sidewalk and 16 feet above any road or drive.
(3) Projecting signs may project no more than five feet above the top of a parapet or roof line including the framework or support.
(c) Roof signs. Roof signs shall rise no higher than five feet above the top of a parapet or roof line and shall not exceed the height limits for the zoning district.
(d) Freestanding signs.
(1) Freestanding signs shall be limited to one per street frontage except that businesses on frontages of 300 feet, or more, may erect two freestanding signs; however, the total sign area for both signs may not exceed that allowed for the street frontage.
(2) Freestanding signs shall be located only in the front or side yard.
(3) Freestanding signs shall not project over public property.
(4) A. Freestanding signs shall not be erected within the area of a corner of two intersecting streets or a street and railroad. Area of a corner, in this case, shall be the triangular area formed by measuring 40 feet from the intersection along both roads and connecting these two points with a straight line.
B. Exceptions. Freestanding signs may be located in the area of a corner when the sign and sign structure comply with the following:
1. The sign face is located 12 feet above grade level; and
2. The sign structure is of such a size and spacing as to not obstruct the view of the intersection.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 17.03) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
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