(A) Every building hereafter erected shall provide off-street parking spaces for motor vehicles and loading and unloading berths as specified hereinafter for the use to which the building is to be devoted.
(B) All required spaces for residential structures shall be located on the same parcel with the residential use.
(C) Parking spaces for commercial, industrial or institutional uses shall be located within 300 feet from the principal use. Parking spaces for apartments, dormitories or similar residential uses shall be located within 300 feet from their principal use.
(D) All parking spaces must be a least 9 feet wide. Ninety degree, 60-degree and 45-degree lots must be 20 feet long; parallel parking spaces must be 23 feet long.
(E) Two or more non-residential uses may jointly provide and use parking spaces when their hours of operation do not overlap, and provided that a written agreement is filed with the Plan Commission. When 2 or more uses are located within the same building, off-street parking spaces shall equal the sum of the separate requirements for each use.
(F) All required off street parking shall be paved with bituminous, concrete or other all-weather, dust proof surfacing and shall be provided with bumper guards or barrier curbs where needed.
(G) Every commercial, industrial or public use requiring off-street loading shall provide berths. Off-street loading berths shall not be located in a public right-of-way or in a required front yard. Loading berths shall be at least 12 feet wide and 50 feet long.
(H) Development Standards.
Use | Off-Street Spaces Required |
Use | Off-Street Spaces Required |
Dwellings | 2 for each single-family dwelling; |
3 for each two-family dwelling; | |
1½ for each residence unit in a structure containing more than 2 units | |
Churches | 1 for each 4 seats in main area |
Clubs | 1 for every 200 square feet of floor area |
Schools: | |
Elementary | 2 per classroom plus an off-street passenger loading zone; |
Junior High | 10 per classroom |
High School | |
Hospitals and Clinics | 1 for each doctor; plus 1 for each 3 regular employees; plus 1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area; plus an off-street passenger or patient unloading area |
Public Utilities and Other Service Facilities | 1 for each 500 square feet of gross floor area; or 2 for each 3 regular employees, whichever is greater |
Dormitories | 1 off-street parking space per bed or one off-street parking space per 120 square feet of floor area; if the dormitory has individual enclosed rooms with 1 or 2 beds, furniture, and its open bathroom facilities must provide 1 parking spot per enclosed room; a parking spot must also be provided for each employee |
Fraternities & Sororities | 1 for every 2 members |
Private Nurseries, Day Care Schools, Kindergartens, and Children Homes | 1 for each regular employee plus an off-street passenger loading area |
Convalescent Homes And Nursing Homes | 1 for each 4 beds plus a passenger loading area |
Professional Offices | 1 for each 250 square feet gross floor area |
Retail Business | 1 for every 250 square feet of gross floor area |
Use | Off-Street Spaces Required |
Use | Off-Street Spaces Required |
Libraries, Museums And Art Galleries | 1 for each 400 square feet |
Dining Rooms, Restaurants, Taverns And Night Clubs | 1 for each 200 square feet |
Hotels | 1 for every guest room 1 per employee on largest shift |
Bowling Alleys | 6 for each alley |
Industrial Uses: | 1 for every 600 square feet of gross floor area; |
(a) Permitted Use | 1 for every 2 employees on the largest shift whichever requires the greater number of spaces; |
(b) Special Uses | Special uses will be determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals according to use but in no case shall the required parking be less than for permitted uses. |
Combination of Uses On the Same Parcel | The sum total of the number required for each use as each determined according to the requirements set out in the zoning ordinance. |
(Prior Code, § 156.16) (Am. Ord. 19-2018, passed 11-13-2018)