A.
To protect the visibility of motorists, cyclists, riders, and pedestrians
at the intersection of any two streets, no structure which creates
a substantial impediment to visibility shall be created or maintained
between the heights of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the average
roadway grades within the triangular area described as follows:
(1)
A visual clearance triangle bounded by the street center lines and
a line connecting points on them 300 feet from a Class A highway intersection,
200 feet from a Class B highway intersection and 150 feet from a Class
C highway intersection.
B.
To ensure the safety of motorists, cyclists, riders, and pedestrians
at intersections, a substantial impediment to visibility is defined
as any fence, wall, sign, or other structure which substantially blocks
the view of approaching vehicular, cyclist, or pedestrian traffic.
On every lot on which a business, trade, or industrial use exists,
an adequate loading area shall be provided so that all vehicles loading,
maneuvering, or unloading are completely off public streets and so
that no vehicles will back onto public streets.
A.
In all districts and in connection with every use, there shall be
provided, at the time any use or building is erected, enlarged, extended,
or increased, off-street parking in accordance with the following:
(1)
Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space, and driveways shall be as required by § 405-53.
(2)
Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet wide and 20 feet
in length exclusive of the space required for driveways.
(3)
Required off-street parking shall be on the same lot as the use it
serves or on a lot not more than 400 feet distant. No parking stall
or driveway, except in residential districts, shall be closer than
10 feet to a lot line, unless barriers or curbs are installed to prevent
parked vehicles from extending over a lot line.
B.
Number of parking stalls required. Parking spaces shall be provided
as specified in this section, unless otherwise approved by the Planning
and Zoning Committee.
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Use
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Minimum Parking Requirements
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Single-family dwellings including manufactured homes
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2 spaces for each dwelling unit
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Two-family and multiple-family dwellings
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1 1/2 spaces for each dwelling unit
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Motels, hotels or resorts
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1 space for each guest room plus 1 space for each 3 employees
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Rooming and boarding houses, fraternity and sorority houses,
dormitories, rectories
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1 space for each bed plus 1 for each employee
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Retirement homes, orphanages, convents, monasteries
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1 space for each 1,000 square feet of primary floor area
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Hospitals, sanatoriums, institutions, rest and nursing homes
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1 space for each 3 beds plus 1 space for each 3 employees plus
1 space for each staff physician
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Medical and dental clinics
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1 space for each 100 square feet of waiting room area
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Churches, theaters, auditoriums, community centers, vocational
and night schools, and other public assembly
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1 space for each 3 seats
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Colleges and secondary schools
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1 space for each employee plus 1 space for each 5 students 16
years of age or more
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Elementary schools
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1 space for each employee plus 5 visitor spaces
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Restaurants, bars and similar places of entertainment
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1 space for each 150 square feet of primary floor area, plus
1 space for each 2 employees
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Manufacturing and processing plants (including meat and food
processing), laboratories and warehouses
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1 space for each 500 square feet of primary floor area, plus
1 space for each 2 employees
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Funeral homes
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20 spaces for each viewing room
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Bowling alleys
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5 spaces for each alley
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Lodges and clubs
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1 space for each 5 members
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Automobile repair garages and service garages
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1 space for each regular employee plus 1 space for 250 square
feet of floor area used for repair work
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Motor vehicle sales (new and used)
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1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area and for each
300 square feet of outdoor display area on which motor vehicles are
to be displayed (this requirement does not include service garages;
see above)
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Gasoline filling stations
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3 spaces for each grease rack or similar facility plus 1 space
for each attendant
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Repair shops, retail and service stores
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1 space for each 800 square feet of leasable area
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Golf courses
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4 spaces per hole
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Barber and beauty shops
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2 spaces plus 1/2 space per chair
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Offices
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1 space for each 300 square feet of primary floor area
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Uses not listed
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The provisions for a similar use shall apply
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Combinations of any of the above uses
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The sum of the number of stalls required for each individual
use shall be provided
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