(a) Compliance Required. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public, commercial or private parking lot shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements.
(b) Screening and Landscaping.
(1) Off-street parking areas for more than ten vehicles shall be effectively screened on each side which adjoins or faces premises situated in any A-R or R District, or institutional premises, by a fence of acceptable design. Such fence shall be not less than four feet or more than six feet in height and shall be maintained in good condition without any advertising thereon.
(2) The space between such wall or fence and the lot line of the adjoining premises in A-4 or R District shall be landscaped with grass, hardy shrub or evergreen ground cover and maintained in good condition. In lieu of such wall or fence, a strip of land not less than ten feet in width, and planted and maintained with an evergreen hedge or dense planting of evergreen shrubs not less than four feet in height, may be substituted.
(c) Minimum Distance and Setbacks. No part of any parking area for more than ten vehicles shall be closer than twenty feet to any dwelling, school, hospital or other institution for human care located on an adjoining lot, unless separated by an acceptable design screen. In no case shall any part of a parking area be closer than five feet to any established street or alley right of way. The wall or hedge required in subsection (b) hereof shall be setback from each street, the same as if it were a building wall, so as to observe the front yard requirements of this Zoning Ordinance.
(d) Joint Use. Tow or more nonresidential uses may jointly provide and use parking spaces when their hours of operation do not normally overlap, provided that a written agreement, approved by the Solicitor and accepted by the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be filed with the application for zoning certificates.
(e) Other Locations. Parking spaces may be located on a lot within 300 feet other than that containing the principal use with the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals, provided a written agreement, approved by the Village Attorney and accepted by the Board of Zoning Appeals, shall be filed with the application for a zoning certificate.
(f) Surfacing. Any off-street parking area for more than ten vehicles shall be graded for proper drainage and surfaced so as to provide a durable and dustless surface.
(g) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in any A-R or R District.
(Ord. 13-98. Passed 10-5-98.)
(h) Disabled Vehicles. The parking of a disabled or unlicensed vehicle within a residential district or commercial district for a period of more than two weeks shall be prohibited, except that such vehicle may be stored in an enclosed garage or other accessory building. Storage of a disabled or unlicensed vehicle, awaiting preparation for use or in process of repair, at an automotive repair or vehicle transport business or at a personal storage business is permitted if the vehicle is parked or stored in a fenced enclosure and maintained in a condition as specified by Ohio R.C. 505.173, Storage of Junk Motor Vehicles.
(Ord. 21-2011. Passed 8-22-11.)
(i) Tractor-Trailer Parking. No tractor-trailer or parts thereof shall be parked anywhere in a residential district unless located on a lot containing a bonafide industrial or commercial nonconforming use permit.
(Ord. 29-2001. Passed 8-20-01.)