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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF TRENTON OHIO
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART EIGHTEEN - CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTIES
CHAPTER 1262
Off-Street Parking Regulations
1262.01   Off-street parking required.
1262.02   Off-street parking requirements.
1262.03   General standards for off-street parking areas.
1262.04   Required improvements to off- street parking areas.
1262.05   Units of measurement for parking requirements.
1262.06   Additions to buildings and extensions of land use.
1262.07   Mixed occupancies and uses not specified.
1262.08   Collective parking area provision.
1262.01 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIRED.
   In connection with every use, there shall be provided, at the time any building or structure is erected, or at the time any use of land is extended, off-street parking as provided in Sections 1262.02 through 1262.08, except that no additional off-street parking space shall be required for principal permitted uses in existence as of the effective date of this Zoning Code, which are not subsequently expanded.
(Ord. 16-2003. Passed 5-1-03.)
1262.02 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
   (a)   Off-street parking requirements shall be as follows:
      (1)   Residential-type uses.
         A.   One and multiple-family dwellings: 2 spaces for each dwelling unit, 1 of which may be in the required front yard.
         B.   University owned or leased housing, fraternities and sororities: 1 space for every 2 occupants calculated on the designed capacity of the building.
         C.   Hotels and motels: 1 space for each bedroom plus 1 space for each employee on the maximum work shift plus such spaces as required by this Zoning Code for restaurants, assembly rooms and affiliated facilities.
         D.   Housing for the elderly: 1 space for every 2 beds plus 1 space for every 4 employees and staff members on the maximum shift.
         E.   Bed and breakfasts: 1 space per transient guest bedroom plus 2 spaces for the resident family.
      (2)   Commercial districts P-S, O, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4 type uses.
         A.   All business and commercial establishments, except those specified in this chapter: 1 space for every 300 sq. ft. of floor area.
         B.   Retail stores: 1 space for every 200 sq. ft. of floor area plus 2 spaces for every 3 employees.
         C.   Barber shops, beauty parlors or similar personal service type business: 2 spaces per chair.
         D.   Eating places dine-in: 1 space for every 100 sq. ft. of dining floor area plus 2 spaces for every 3 employees. There shall be a minimum 15 spaces.
         E.   Eating places carry-out only: 1 space for every 400 sq. ft. of floor area. There shall be a minimum 7 spaces.
         F.   Automobile service stations with repair: 2 spaces for each bay plus 2 spaces for every 3 employees.
         G.   Automobile service stations no repair: 2 spaces plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift.
         H.   Furniture and appliance stores: 1 space for every 400 sq. ft. of enclosed floor area plus 2 spaces for every 3 employees.
         I.   Laundromats: 1 space for every 2 washing or cleaning machines.
         J.   Private clubs or lodges: 1 space for every 200 sq. ft. of public use areas plus 1 space for each room which can be used as lodging accommodations for members and guests.
         K.   Shopping centers: 3 square feet of parking area for each square foot of floor area.
      (3)   C-D Downtown Commercial District uses.
         A.   There shall be no off-street parking requirements for commercial uses. Off-street parking requirements for residential uses as stated in paragraph (a)(1) hereof shall apply to this district.
      (4)   Office uses.
         A.   Financial institutions, administrative or business office: 1 space for every 400 sq. ft. of floor area and 2 spaces for every 3 employees.
      (5)   Medical and health uses.
         A.   Dental clinics and offices: 2 spaces for each examination or treatment room plus 1 space for each dentist and 1 space for each employee.
         B.   Medical clinics and offices: 3 spaces for each examination or treatment room plus 1 space for each doctor and 1 space for each employee.
         C.   Hospital or similar medical facility: 1 space for each hospital bed plus 1 space for each doctor and 1 space for each employee.
         D.   Nursing home, rest home and convalescent homes: 1 space for every 2 beds.
         E.   Funeral homes: 1 space for every 45 sq. ft. of floor area in public rooms plus 1 space for each vehicle maintained on the premises plus 1 space for each employee.
      (6)   Educational uses.
         A.   Elementary schools, junior high schools, public or private: 1 space for every 30 classroom seats plus 1 space for each teacher and 1 space for each employee.
         B.   High schools, public or private: 1 space for every 5 students based on the design capacity of the building plus 1 space for each teacher and 1 space for each employee.
         C.   Nursery or child care centers: 2 spaces plus 1 space for each staff member.
         D.   College and universities: 1 space for every 5 classroom seats plus 1 space for every 3 seats in an auditorium.
         E.   Trade or commercial schools: 1 space for each student based on the design capacity of the building plus 1 space for each teacher and 1 space for each employee.
         F.   Libraries, museums, art galleries and other public buildings: 1 space for every 75 sq. ft. of floor area.
      (7)   Recreation and religious uses.
         A.   Churches, chapels, temples, synagogues, auditoriums, gymnasiums, stadiums and other places of public assembly: 1 space for every 3 seats of bench seating places.
         B.   Theaters and auditoriums: 1 space for every 2 seats plus 1 space for every 2 employees.
         C.   Assembly halls, exhibition halls or rooms without seats: 1 space for every 50 sq. ft. of floor area.
         D.   Golf courses, swimming pools or similar places: 1 space for every 3 patrons the establishment is designed to serve.
         E.   Enclosed place of amusement or recreation or similar place of assembly: 1 space for every 3 seats plus 1 space per employee, 1 parking space for every 300 sq. ft. of floor space or a combination of both.
         F.   Bowling establishments: 5 spaces for each bowling lane plus additional space as may be required for affiliated uses.
      (8)   Industrial uses.
         A.   Manufacturing, warehousing, wholesaling or similar establishments: 1 space for every 2 employees on the combined work shifts, plus 1 space for every 10,000 sq. ft. of floor area, plus 1 space for each vehicle maintained on the premises.
   (b)   Off-street parking requirements for uses not identified above shall be as determined by the Zoning Administrator, subject to appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(Ord. 16-2003. Passed 5-1-03; Ord. 19-2013. Passed 9-5-13; Ord. 04-2016. Passed 4-7-16.)
1262.03 GENERAL STANDARDS FOR OFF-STREET PARKING AREAS.
   (a)   Utilization. Required off-street parking facilities as listed in Section 1262.02 shall be solely for the parking of motor vehicles in operating condition, or patrons, occupants, or employees of such uses.
   (b)   Size. A required off-street parking space shall be at least 10 feet in width and at least 20 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns, office or work area.
   (c)   Access. Each required off-street parking space shall open directly on an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to the parking space. The aisle or driveway shall not be used for the parking of other vehicles, except that the driveway of a single-family residence may be counted as a parking space.
   (d)   Required Yards. Structures and buildings containing off-street parking shall be subject to the yard requirements applicable in the district in which located. Off-street parking areas open to the sky may be located on any yard, except that:
      (1)   In any residential zoning district or in the P-S Zoning District, off-street parking shall not be located in any required front yard.
      (2)   In any residential zoning district on a corner lot devoted to a residential use, the off- street parking shall not be located closer to the side lot line bounding a street than the minimum side yard width prescribed by the development standards for the district.
      (3)   If a lot is devoted to a nonresidential use and if its front lot line, side lot line, or rear lot line separates the lot from a lot in a residential district, the off-street parking facilities located thereon shall not be closer to such lot line than the minimum front yard depth, side yard width, or rear yard depth prescribed by the development standard for the district.
   (e)   Location. All required parking spaces shall be located as follows:
      (1)   In any residential zoning district, on the same lot as the building or use served.
      (2)   In a business district, on the same lot as the building or use served, or a contiguous parcel, or within 400 feet of the principal structure.
      (3)   In any industrial district, on the same lot as the building or use served, or a contiguous parcel, or within 1,000 feet of the nearest point of the principal structures. However, no off-street parking facilities for a business or industrial use shall be located in a residential district.
   (f)   Restricted Parking Lots. Notwithstanding the provisions of division (e) of this section, the Zoning Administrator may permit the use of land lying in a zoning district in which parking lots otherwise are not a permissible use, as restricted parking lots.
      (1)   The approval of a restricted parking lot must be based on a finding that:
         A.   The parcel to be used is located not more than 50 feet from the parcel on which is located the land use requiring the parking facilities.
         B.   The parking lot or parking lots shall be for use in connection with a permissible use in an adjacent zoning district, whether the adjacent district is within the territory subject to this Zoning Code or is within a territory subject to the zoning restrictions of another zoning authority. The parking lot shall be used solely for the parking of private passenger vehicles.
         C.   The parking lot shall not be used for repair work or vehicle servicing or loading of any kind, and no advertising signs of any kind shall be erected on the lot.
         D.   The parking lot shall be closed between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except as may be otherwise permitted by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
      (2)   The Zoning Administrator shall impose further conditions, such as screening and landscaping, as may be deemed necessary and appropriate, in order to reduce the adverse effect of a parking lot on the preservation of the residential character and development of the residential district in which the parking lot is proposed to be located.
   (g)   Repair and Service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind, except emergency repairs, shall be permitted in or in association with any off-street parking area.
(Ord. 16-2003. Passed 5-1-03.)
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