(A) Purpose. The purpose of these requirements is to encourage the orderly development of parking areas within the village and to promote the safety of residents and visitors by insuring the efficient handling of vehicular traffic.
(B) Provision for parking and loading required. In all zoning districts, at the time any building, structure or use is changed, established, erected, developed, or is enlarged or increased in capacity, there shall be provided off-street parking and loading spaces in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(C) General specifications and requirements.
(1) Area and dimensions - parking spaces.
Minimum Width (Measured in Feet Parallel to Aisle) | Minimum Length (Feet) | Maneuvering Lane Width (Feet) | |
Parallel parking | 9 | 23 | 12 |
30—53 degree angle parking | 13 | 20 | 15 |
54—74 degree angle parking | 10 | 20 | 20 |
75—90 degree angle parking | 10 | 20 | 20 |
(2) Area and dimensions - loading spaces. Loading spaces shall conform to the following minimum requirements:
Length | Width | Height Clearance |
30 feet | 12 feet | 15 feet |
(3) Access. All off-street parking and loading areas provided in accordance with this section shall have direct access to a publicly dedicated and improved street or alley.
(4) Surfacing. All off-street parking and loading areas, except for parking areas serving single-family residential uses, shall be properly graded, drained, marked and surfaced so as to provide a hard, durable and dustless surface.
(5) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking or loading area shall be so arranged as to reflect light away from any adjoining premises in any zoning district where residences are a permitted use. In addition, such lighting shall be so arranged as to not interfere with traffic on any adjoining street or to be confused with any traffic control lighting.
(6) Location of parking and loading spaces.
(a) Proximity to street right-of-way.
1. In the AR, SB, I and SU Districts, no off-street parking space, or portion thereof, shall be located closer than 20 feet from any established street right-of-way line.
2. In all other districts, a five-foot clear zone shall be maintained between the street right-of-way line and any vehicle. Parking areas shall be so designed and arranged as to not allow the protruding of any vehicle (or portion thereof) over the clear zone.
(b) Proximity to use. In the OVB District, required parking spaces may be located within 300 feet of the use they serve. In all other districts, required parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the use they serve.
(c) Joint provision of parking facilities. Two or more buildings or uses located in the same area may meet parking and loading requirements by the joint provision of parking and loading facilities, provided the number of spaces so provided shall not be less than the sum of required spaces as per division (E) below. A written agreement between the parties, stating the terms under which the proposed parking shall be developed and maintained, shall be filed with the application for a zoning permit.
(D) Parking limitations in residential districts.
(1) Travel trailers, motor homes, pick-up campers, folding tent trailers, boats or boat trailers and similar recreational equipment shall not be parked on streets or alleys in any district where residences are a permitted use, for a period of time exceeding 12 hours.
(2) The storage of such equipment shall be subject to the following requirements:
(a) Such recreational equipment shall not be parked or stored within the street right-of- way.
(b) Not more than two pieces of recreational equipment shall be permitted to be stored outside on a parcel containing a single-family or two-family dwelling. For the purpose of this section, a boat stored on a boat trailer shall be deemed one piece of recreational equipment. For multi-family uses, an area shall be designated for outdoor storage of recreational equipment and shall be limited in area to accommodate no more than one piece of recreational equipment for each 15 dwelling units.
(c) Recreational equipment shall not be occupied or used for living, sleeping, housekeeping, storage or business purposes.
(E) Required number of off-street parking spaces. Parking spaces shall be provided according to the following schedule of uses. If a use consists of more than one component use (e.g., a school with a stadium) the required number of parking spaces shall be the sum of the required spaces for those component uses.
Schedule of Required Off-Street | |
Use | Number of Required Spaces |
Schedule of Required Off-Street | |
Use | Number of Required Spaces |
A. Residential | |
1. Single or multiple- family residences | 2 per dwelling unit |
2. Institutional housing, other residential uses | 1 per 3 occupants plus 2 for each main work shift |
B. Commercial | |
1. Professional, administrative and business | 1 for each 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area. |
2. Food, department, general merchandise, hardware, drugs or other retail sales | 1 for each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
3. Eating or drinking establishments without drive-through facilities | 1 for each 100 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
4. Eating or drinking establishments with drive-through facilities | 1 for each 75 sq. ft. of gross floor area plus additional space in the drive-through lanes equal to 25% of the required number of parking spaces |
5. Personal services, including banks, savings and loans, and repair services without drive-through facilities | 1 for each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
6. Personal services, including banks, savings and loans and similar services with drive-through facilities | 1 for each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area, plus additional space in drive-through lanes equal to 80% of the required number of parking spaces |
7. Barber and beauty shops | 2 for each work station |
8. Gasoline and service stations, automobile service | 2 for each service bay plus 1 for each pump, plus 1 for each employee during the main shift |
9. Self-serve laundries | 1 for each 3 washers |
10. Medical and dental offices, human clinics | 4 for each doctor or dentist |
11. Veterinary clinics, animal hospitals | 3 for each doctor |
12. Hotels, bed and breakfast establishments | 1 for each sleeping room plus 1 for each employee during the main shift |
13. Funeral homes | 1 for each 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area. |
C. Industrial | |
1. Any manufacturing, processing, packaging, warehousing, distribution or service industry | 2 for each 3 employees during work shift having greatest number of employees, plus 1 for each vehicle maintained on the premises |
D. Institutional | |
1. Churches and places of public worship | 1 for each four seats in main sanctuary |
2. Public or private elementary or secondary school | 4 for each classroom, or 1 for each in main auditorium, whichever is greater |
3. Business, trade or technical school, college or university | 1 for each 2 students and 1 for each faculty member |
4. Nursery school/day care | 1 for each 15 students |
5. Libraries, museums, community centers and similar facilities | 1 for each 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
6. Civic, social and fraternal organizations | 1 for each 3 persons allowed in main meeting room at full capacity |
7. Hospitals, nursing facilities | 1 for each four beds plus 1 per employee on main shift |
E. Recreational | |
1. Baseball, softball, football, soccer or similar | 20 for each playfield, plus one for each organized sport playfield 6 seats in stands |
2. Tennis, handball or racquetball courts | 3 for each court |
3. Bowling alleys | 4 per lane, plus necessary spaces as required for auxiliary uses such as restaurants |
4. Theaters, stadiums, sports arenas, auditoriums | 1 for each 4 seats or other assembly halls other than schools |
(F) Landscaped parking areas.
(1) The provisions of this section shall apply to new development in the AR, SB, I and SU zoning districts.
(2) If the calculation in division (E) above shows that more than 30 parking spaces are required, the developer/applicant may provide 80% of the required spaces and provide landscaping of the parking area according to the following standards.
(a) A perimeter landscape screen shall be provided along the boundary of the parking area abutting any public right-of-way. Such landscape screen shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width, and consist of live trees, shrubs and other vegetation not less than three feet in height at full growth. This landscape screen may be located within the parking area setback as required in division (C)(6)(a)1. above.
(b) Landscaping used in meeting these standards shall meet the requirements of § 152.069(D).
(Ord. 97-5, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 2008-6, passed 8-19-2008)