(A) In all zoning districts, off-street parking and loading requirements shall be provided in amounts not less than those specified in the table of off-street parking.
(B) Requirements for a use not mentioned shall be the same for that use which is most similar to the use not listed as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
(C) Additional parking shall be provided and maintained in proper ratio to any increase in floor area or building use capacity.
(D) For the purposes of determining off-street parking and loading requirements, the number of occupants of a building shall be determined by the Building Inspector in accordance with the State Building Code and said occupant load shall be used in those cases which require an occupant load determination to be made.
(E) In the case of mixed uses, where each occupies at least 20% of the floor area of a building and the operating schedules of any two such uses vary by a total of three hours in a typical day, the parking requirement for the building, as determined using the table in § 156.063, may be reduced by 10%.
(F) Joint provision of off-street parking where two or more abutting parcels in a Commercial or Industrial Zoning District provide paved drives and sidewalks between parking areas, allowing travel between parcels without use of a public street, the number of parking spaces required for each parcel may be reduced by 10%, in addition to reductions allowed by other provisions of the section.
(G) It shall be unlawful to use any of the off-street parking or loading areas established to meet the requirements of the chapter for any purpose other than the parking of licensed vehicles or the loading or unloading of necessary service trucks.
(H) (1) Parking and loading setback areas shall conform to 20-foot front yard and street side yard requirements and off-street parking shall be no closer to any principal building than five feet. Bumper guards or curbs shall be installed to prevent yard encroachment.
(2) Exceptions:
(a) Shared parking; and
(b) One- and two-family dwellings.
(I) Parking and loading areas may be extended to the property line except as herein above specified by division (H) above and as specified under § 156.062(C).
(J) All required parking facilities shall be on the same or adjacent property of the business it serves. Joint use of off-street parking area may be authorized when the parking requirements for a group of uses outlined in § 156.063 are complied with.
(Prior Code, § 15.402) (Ord. eff. 12-1-2019)