The location and use of required off-street parking spaces shall be governed as follows:
(a) Off-street parking. Required off-street parking spaces for any use shall be located on the same parcel as the use they are intended to serve, except where these regulations allow shared parking between uses on different lots pursuant to § 1294.03(c).
(b) Residential parking.
(1) On any residential use parcel or residential district, no off-street parking area, maneuvering area for parking spaces, or loading area shall be located within any required front yard. This restriction shall not apply to driveways providing access from the street to the required parking area located outside of the required front yard, nor is it intended to prohibit parking of vehicles on such drive serving a detached dwelling. Within ten feet of the right-of-way, the maximum width of the driveway shall be 24 feet in a Single-Family District.
(2) No residential parking area or garage shall be utilized for more than one commercial vehicle owned or normally operated by a resident of the premises and such vehicle shall not exceed one and one-half tons capacity.
(3) The width of off-street parking for single-family detached residential uses shall be limited to the width of the garage or carport. If no garage or carport exists, the width of the off-street parking area shall be limited to the 12 feet. Additional off-street parking may be permitted in the side yard on a paved area if screened from adjacent properties and approved by the Planning Commission.
(4) Existing off-street parking in residential areas legally existing at the time of adoption of these regulations that do not conform to these regulations can remain until:
A. The existing dwelling is expanded by 20% or more in gross floor area inclusive of carport or garage addition; or
B. The dwelling is damaged to an extent of greater than 33% of its reproduction value.
Under such circumstances, all off-street parking shall conform to these regulations.
(c) Boats, trailers, recreational vehicles and mobile home units.
(1) No person shall occupy any boat, camping vehicle, mobile home or trailer on any premises in the Municipality.
(2) The parking of a boat, camping vehicle, mobile home or trailer in an accessory private garage or other accessory building or rear yard shall be permitted at any time, provided that no living quarters shall be maintained and no business shall be conducted in such vehicle while it is parked or stored, and provided, further, that no front or side yard shall be occupied by such boat, camping vehicle, mobile home or trailer for more than ten calendar days in one year. If such unit is temporarily parked in the side yard, it shall not be parked any closer than the required front yard setback or front building line, whichever is greater.
(3) In addition, in any district, the wheels or any similar transporting devices of any boat, camping vehicle, mobile home or trailer shall not be removed except for repairs, nor shall such vehicle or similar facility be otherwise permanently fixed to the ground in a manner that would prevent the ready removal of such vehicle or similar facility.
(4) The occupancy of a mobile home or office unit providing temporary or emergency residential or office space as a result of fire, flood or similar calamity is permitted for a reasonable length of time while the permanent residence or office facility is repaired. Trailers or similar temporary structures required at a construction site for use by the contractor are permitted, but only during actual construction. They shall not be used for storage prior to construction or remain after completion of the project.
(5) All units shall be appropriately licensed at all times if required by the State of Ohio.
(6) All boats, trailers, recreational vehicles and mobile home units shall be appropriately screened from adjacent properties. Screening shall be approved by the Planning Commission and shall conform to the regulations established in § 1295.05, Landscaping and Screen Standards.
(d) Parking of inoperable or abandoned vehicles. The parking or storage of inoperable or abandoned vehicles is prohibited outdoors in all districts and as further provided in this section. The location and duration or temporary parking or storage of an unlicensed operable vehicle may be approved by the Zoning Officer through the issuance of a Temporary Zoning Permit on the basis of the adequacy of the parcel size, condition of the vehicle, visibility from other properties and absence of undue adverse impact on adjacent property or on the area as a whole.
(e) Commercial vehicles. No commercial motor vehicle exceeding two tons in rated capacity may be parked in any residential district for longer than 72 consecutive hours unless that commercial vehicle is performing construction or service work, at which point it shall be removed immediately upon the completion of work.
(f) Traffic patterns. All parking garages and parking lots shall be located and designed to encourage minimal routing of traffic along public rights-of-way contiguous to blocks that contain primary education facilities or recreation sites designed for children or which have over 50% of their frontage developed with single- or two-family dwellings.
(Ord. 17-2013, passed 9-24-2013)