[R.O. 2011 §400.895; Ord. No. 04-25 §1, 7-26-2004]
A.
Purpose. It is the purpose of the off-street parking and
loading regulations to reduce the congestion on streets due to excessive
use for parking and loading of motor vehicles. The requirements apply
uniformly to all buildings and uses, regardless of the districts in
which they are located.
B.
Street
automobile storage or parking shall be provided on any lot on which
any of the following uses are hereafter established:
1.
Dwelling. One (1) parking space for each dwelling
unit unless otherwise provided for.
2.
Tourist accommodations. One (1) parking space for
each room offered by tourist accommodations.
3.
Theater, church, stadium, sudatorium or other places of public
assembly. One (1) parking space for each five (5) seats,
based on maximum seating capacity.
4.
Hotel and/or motel. One (1) parking space for each
two (2) guest sleeping room.
5.
Stores and other establishments in commercial business districts. Three (3) square feet of parking space for each one (1) square foot
of floor area.
6.
Office building. One (1) parking space for each
two hundred (200) square feet of office floor area.
7.
Industrial or manufacturing establishments. One
(1) parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of gross
floor area or for each five (5) workers, based on peak employment,
and adequate space for loading and unloading all vehicles used incidental
to the operation of the industrial or manufacturing establishment.
C.
Such
space shall be provided with vehicular access to street or alley and
shall be considered required open space associated with the permitted
use. It shall not be reduced or encroached upon in any manner after
the use is established. Where such space cannot reasonably be provided
on the same lot with the principal use, the Council, with the approval
of the Planning Commission, may permit such space to be located on
other off-street property if the space is within five hundred (500)
feet of the permitted use, measured along lines of public access.
D.
In
any commercial or industrial district, space for parking and loading
vehicles shall be provided on the same lot for every building used
or designed to be used for commercial purposes and any required yard
may be used for that purpose. One (1) loading space at least ten (10)
by twenty-five (25) feet shall be provided for each twenty thousand
(20,000) square feet of floor area in the building. Where such space
is completely enclosed within a building by walls and doors which
close, a height clearance of at least twelve (12) feet nine (9) inches
shall be provided. Where such space is located wholly or in part outside
of the building and is not completely enclosed, a height clearance
of at least fourteen (14) feet shall be provided. Where approach ramps
are sloped so as to necessitate clearance in addition to that herein
specified, this clearance shall be adequate to allow the free passage
of a semi-trailer twelve (12) feet six (6) inches in height and with
a wheel base of twenty-one (21) feet. These requirements may be increased,
modified or waived on appeal where conditions of circumstances justify
such action.
[R.O. 2011 §400.900; Ord. No. 04-25 §1, 7-26-2004]
A.
The
Council recognizes that, due to the particularities of any given development,
the inflexible application of the parking standards set forth in this
Article may result in a development either with inadequate parking
space or parking space far in excess of its needs. The former situation
may lead to traffic congestion or parking violations in adjacent streets
as well as unauthorized parking in nearby private lots. The latter
situation wastes money as well as space that could more desirably
be used for valuable development or environmentally useful open space.
Therefore, as suggested in this Article, the permit-issuing authority
may permit deviations from the presumptive requirements of this Article
and may require more parking or allow less parking whenever it finds
that such deviations are more likely to satisfy the standard set forth
in this Article.
B.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the permit-issuing authority
may allow deviations from the parking requirements set forth in this
Article when it finds that:
C.
Whenever
the permit-issuing authority allows or requires a deviation from the
presumptive parking requirements set forth in this Article, it shall
enter on the face of the permit the parking requirement that it imposes
and the reasons for allowing or requiring the deviation.
D.
If the permit-issuing authority concludes, based upon information it receives in the consideration of a specific development proposal, that the presumption established by Section 400.895 for a particular use is erroneous, it shall initiate a request for an amendment to the Parking Requirements in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article V of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2011 §400.910; Ord. No. 04-25 §1, 7-26-2004]
A.
Subject to Subsections (B) and (C), each parking space shall contain a rectangular area at least nineteen (19) feet long and nine (9) feet wide. Lines demarcating parking spaces may be drawn at various angles in relation to curbs or aisles, so long as the parking spaces so created contain within them the rectangular area required by this Section.
B.
In
parking areas containing ten (10) or more parking spaces, up to twenty
percent (20%) of the parking spaces need contain a rectangular area
of only seven (7) feet in width by fifteen (15) feet in length. If
such spaces are provided, they shall be conspicuously designated as
reserved for small or compact cars only.
C.
Wherever
parking areas consist of spaces set aside for parallel parking, the
dimensions of such parking spaces shall be not less than twenty-two
(22) feet by nine (9) feet.
[R.O. 2011 §400.915; Ord. No. 04-25 §1, 7-26-2004]
A.
Parking
area aisle widths shall conform to the following table which varies
the width requirement according to the angle of parking.
|
Parking Angle
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aisle Width
|
0°
|
30°
|
45°
|
60°
|
90°
| |
|
One-way traffic
|
13
|
11
|
13
|
18
|
24
| |
|
Two-way traffic
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
23
|
24
| |
B.
Driveways
shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width for one-way traffic
and eighteen (18) feet in width for two-way traffic, except that ten
(10) feet wide driveways are permissible for two-way traffic when:
