Hereafter no building shall be erected or altered and no land used unless there be provided adequate off street parking space or spaces for the needs of tenants, personnel and patrons together with means of ingress or egress.
(a) General Provisions.
(1) Single Family Residential off street parking spaces shall consist of a parking strip, driveway, garage or combination thereof and shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve and subject to the provisions of Sections1141.12 and 1141.13 Accessory Buildings, of this Zoning Ordinance.
(2) Any area once designated as required off street parking shall never be changed to any other use unless and until equal facilities are provided elsewhere.
(3) Off street parking existing at the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance in connection with the operation of an existing building or use shall not be reduced to an amount less than hereinafter required for a similar new building or new use.
(4) Two or more buildings or uses may collectively provide the required off street parking in which case the required number of parking spaces shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the several individual uses computed separately.
(5) In the instance of dual function of off street parking spaces where operating hours of buildings do not overlap, the Board of Zoning Appeals may grant an extension.
(6) The storage or sale of merchandise or the commercial repair of vehicles is prohibited.
(7) For those uses not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off street parking facilities shall be in accord with a use which the Board of Zoning Appeals considers as being similar in type.
(8) Ingress and Egress: A suitable means of ingress or egress for vehicles to premises used for parking shall be provided and shall open directly from and to a public street, or highway. The width of any exit, or entrance, adjoining property or opposite property zoned for residential uses shall be approved by the Planning Commission prior to obtaining any permit; therefore the Commission may require the owner to provide acceleration and/or de-acceleration lanes where traffic volumes indicate the need.
(9) Fencing, wheel stops, or other physical barriers shall be provided for all boundaries of the parking area except at points of ingress and egress to prevent encroachment of vehicles.
(10) Pavement: All parking lots or parking spaces not intended solely for single-family residential use shall be surfaced with a hard or semi-hard dust free surface in conformance to the standards of the Uhrichsville Service Department.
(11) Lighting: If the parking lot is to be open for use after dark, it shall be provided with not less than one half (½) lumen of light per square foot of parking lot surface or the recommendation of the Planning Commission. Lights shall be shielded so as not to shine directly, or in an offensive manner, on the adjoining residential property.
(12) Screening: When a parking lot abuts a residential zone, there shall be permanently maintained along such boundary, screening as provided in Section 1141.25.
(13) Plot Plan to be Filed: Prior to constructing an accessory parking lot, the owner or person in charge of the land to be used for parking shall submit a plot plan to the Zoning Inspector who will submit same to the Planning Commission its consideration and recommendations. Such plot plan shall show the boundaries of the property, location of adjacent houses, parking spaces, circulation patterns, drainage plan and construction plan for boundary walls and planting plan.
(14) Restricted Accessory Parking Areas: The Board of Zoning Appeals may permit accessory parking within an adjacent lot zoned for residential uses, providing:
A. Such lot is necessary for the public convenience and will not have an adverse effect on adjacent properties.
D. No parking shall be permitted between the street line and the building line prevailing in the zone in which the proposed parking area is to be located. The resulting open area shall be planted in grass or otherwise landscaped to create a permanent green area.
E. A dense evergreen planting with a minimum height of four (4) feet and a mature height of at least five feet, six inches (5'6"), or solidly constructed decorative fence shall be permanently maintained along the mutual boundary of the restricted accessory parking area and adjacent land zoned for residential uses except for the portion of such boundary located within a required front yard.
F. Whenever a lot located in a residential zone is used for accessory parking purposes and is located across the street from land in a residential zone, that portion of the lot used for parking purposes shall be screened from the street as specified in paragraph five (5) above, except for access drive. Such screening to be placed along the setback line.
G. Ingress and egress for vehicles to any premises used for parking under conditional use permit by the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be by means of streets or alleys through business or industrial areas, not by means of streets or alleys through residential areas. If an alley is used by a business or industrial enterprise, such business or industrial enterprise shall upgrade the alley to City Service Department's Specifications if needed and shall maintain such alley to such specifications.
(15) When Off Street Parking Cannot be Located on the Lot with the Use: Where off street parking required in connection with a use cannot be located on the lot with the use, such parking may be provided off the lot, subject to the following requirements:
A. If the use is multi-family, hotel, motel, tourist home or Bed and Breakfast, the off-lot spaces shall be within two hundred (200) feet of the principal entrance or the entrance for individual occupants for whom spaces are reserved.
B. If the use is other than multi-family, hotel, motel, tourist home or Bed and Breakfast, the furthest portion of the parking lot shall be within five hundred (500) feet of an entrance to the establishment.
C. Distances indicated above shall be measured along routes generally available to the pedestrians involved.
D. If and so long as satisfactory attendant parking service is provided, or if for employees of the establishments, parking spaces may be at greater distances than those indicated above.
E. Such off lot spaces shall be located only in districts in which similar off street parking is permitted.
F. The off lot parking area shall be:
1. Held in fee simple by the same owner as the use requiring the off street parking space or
2. Under lease, rental or other form of agreement satisfactory to the administrative official as assuring continuing availability for required off street parking for the use, or
3. Established by the City for the purpose of providing such off lot parking for specific areas and/or land uses and with number of spaces allocated by specific individual lots. Where, and to the extent that such lots serve other uses, spaces allocated may be similarly marked and reserved, in whole or in part, or may in whole or in part be made available for general public use.
(b) Amount of off Street Parking Space Required.
(1) No parking area shall project into a required front yard in any residential district or be permitted between the curb line and building line any district.
(2) Whenever a new construction building, new use, change in use, conversion or increase in intensity of use of buildings or structures is proposed, the owner or person in control of the property shall submit for review to the Planning Commission a plan for off-street parking. Such plan shall include a plot plan showing the location and number of proposed parking spaces, the size of such spaces and the ingress and regress points to and from the main thoroughfare. The Planning Commission shall determine if the plan is adequate to protect the public health, safety and welfare. If the Planning Commission rejects the plan, the decision may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals. If the plan is approved, the Planning Commission shall make its recommendation to City Council for legislative approval.
(3) The Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals and City Council may use the following chart for determining the adequacy of the plan. However, the intent of the off-street parking regulation is assure that all structures and land uses be provided with a sufficient amount of off-street motor vehicle parking, while allowing for some flexibility of site design to accommodate the unique characteristics of individual properties. This section of the regulations is intended to set standards for conditions under which land and buildings can be used to their highest and best purpose without putting undue burdens on the user of the land and buildings.
(4) All off-street parking areas shall include paved, handicapped accessible parking spaces. Accessible parking spaces shall be at least 15 feet wide including 3 feet of cross hatch. Handicap accessible parking spaces and access aisles shall be level, not exceeding 2% slope in all directions. Handicap accessible parking spaces shall be provided in the amounts shown on the following chart, relative to the total number of spaces provided in the parking area.
Land Use | Minimum |
Bank | 2 |
Big Box Retail | 2 |
Fast Food Restaurant | 2 |
Free Standing Retail | 1 |
General Office Building | 2 |
Industrial Plant | 1 |
Medical Office Building | 2 |
Nursing Home | 2 |
Sit Down Restaurants | 6 |
Small Shopping Centers | 3 |
Bed and Breakfast | 1 space per guest room or suite |
Personal Services | 2 |
Day Care Services | 1 space per 8 children at max. capacity |
Churches and Places of Worship | 1 space per 5 seats in the portion of the building used for services. |
Museums and Libraries | 1 |
Social, Fraternal Clubs and Organizations | 3 |
Elementary, Middle and High Schools | 1 space per 5 seats in the auditorium |
Hotel and Motels | 1 space per guest room or suite |
Warehouse | 1 |
Self Service Warehouse | 1 space per 20 compartments |
Home Occupation | 2 per dwelling unit |
Multi-Family Residences | 1 per dwelling unit |
Commercial Kennel | 1 |
Automotive Sales and/or Rental | 1 |
Automotive Repair and/or Service | 2 |
Gymnasiums, Physical Fitness Centers, Health spas, Martial Arts Centers and Dance Studios | 2 |
Indoor Recreation Facilities | 5 |
Outdoor Recreation Facilities | As determined by the Commission based on a parking demand study |
For uses not listed in this section, the minimum number of parking spaces required shall be comparable to the closest other similar use as determined by the Planning Commission.
All off-street parking areas shall include paved handicapped accessible parking spaces. Accessible parking spaces shall be at least 15 feet wide including 3 feet of cross hatch. Handicap accessible parking spaces and access aisles shall be level
TOTAL PARKING SPACES IN LOT | REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE SPACES |
1-25 | 1 |
26-50 | 2 |
51-75 | 3 |
76-100 | 4 |
101-150 | 5 |
151-200 | 6 |
201-300 | 7 |
301-400 | 8 |
401-500 | 9 |
501-1000 | 2% of total |
1001 and over | 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1000 |
(Ord. 13-12. Passed 8-9-12.)