Avon City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Parking and Loading Space
§ 130-36 Requirements by usage.
A.
In all districts, every industrial, business, institutional, recreational, residential or any other use shall provide, at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street parking for motor vehicles in accordance with the requirements of this and other applicable sections of this chapter. All such space shall be deemed to be required space on the lot on which it is situated and shall not be encroached upon or reduced in any manner.
B.
Whenever there is a change in use or an increase in floor area or other unit of measurement and such change and such increase creates a need for an increase of more than 10% in the number of required off-street parking spaces, as determined by the requirements in this section, additional off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with this section for that addition or change in use.
C.
None of the off-street parking facilities as required in this chapter shall be required for any existing building or use, unless said building or use shall be enlarged.
D.
Access drives or walkways to any business or industrial district through any residential district shall not be permitted as this would constitute an illegal use of residentially zoned land.
E.
In stadiums, churches and other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or similar seating facilities, each 20 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for purposes of the parking standards.
F.
The number of off-street parking facilities required shall be set forth in the following:
Town of Avon Off-Street Parking Requirements | ||
Type of Use | Number of Required Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
Auditorium | 1 for each 5 seats | |
Automobiles or machine sales and service | 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area | |
Banks, businesses and professional offices | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor area | |
Bowling alleys | 5 for each alley, plus the necessary space as set forth in this section for affiliated uses such as bars, restaurants or other commercial uses | |
Churches | 1 for each 5 seats in places of worship | |
Dance halls and assembly halls without fixed seats; exhibition halls, except church assembly rooms in conjunction with auditorium | 1 for each 100 square feet of floor area used for assembly or dancing | |
Dwellings | 2 for each family or dwelling unit | |
Funeral home, mortuaries | 1 for each 4 seats in the auditorium | |
Hospitals | 1 for each 3 beds | |
Rooming houses, lodging houses | 1 for each 2 bedrooms | |
Libraries, museums or galleries | 1 for each 600 square feet of floor area | |
Manufacturing plants, research or testing laboratories, bottling plants | 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area | |
Medical and dental clinics or offices | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor area | |
Motels and hotels | 1 for each living or sleeping unit | |
Restaurants, cafe and nightclubs | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor area | |
Retail stores, shops, etc. | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor area | |
Sanitariums, convalescent homes, homes for the aged, children's homes | 1 for each 3 beds | |
Theaters, assembly halls, other than schools | 1 for each 5 seats | |
Wholesale establishments or warehouses | 1 for each 3,000 square feet of floor area |
NOTE: In the case of a use not specifically mentioned above, the requirements for off-street parking facilities to which said use is similar shall be set forth by the Code Enforcement Officer. [Amended 9-8-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005] | ||
§ 130-37 Requirements of off-street parking spaces.
A.
The size of off-street parking spaces shall be 10 feet wide by 20 feet long for all side parking or eight feet wide by 23 feet long for all parallel parking.
B.
Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified; where distance is specified, such distance shall be measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building or use such facility is required to serve. Off-street parking spaces shall be allowed in required yards except where specifically prohibited by this chapter.
(1)
Multi-unit dwellings: not more than 200 feet from the building they are required to serve.
(2)
For uses located in the B-1 District and for hospitals, sanitariums, convalescent, nursing and rest homes, homes for the aged, retirement homes, private clubs, lodges and offices: not more than 100 feet from the building they are required to serve.
(3)
For uses other than those specified above: not more than 300 feet from the building they are intended to serve.
C.
Necessary passageways and driveways for entrance and exit to parking spaces shall be provided.
D.
All parking areas, passageways and driveways (except where provided in connection with one-family residences) shall be surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather pavement, clearly marked for car spaces, and shall be adequately drained, all subject to the approval of the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 9-8-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005]
E.
The collective provision of off-street parking areas by two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted, provided that the total of such facilities shall not be less than the sum required of the various buildings or uses computed separately, and further provided that the land upon which the collective facilities are located is owned or leased by one or more of the collective users.
F.
All parking areas and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving commercial uses shall be illuminated adequately during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation. Adequate shielding shall be provided by commercial users to protect adjacent residential zones from the glare of such illumination and from that of automobile headlights.
G.
Off-street parking areas located in commercial zones and which provide parking for 20 or more vehicles shall be provided with shade trees of a type approved by the Code Enforcement Officer and located not greater than 60 feet on center.
[Amended 9-8-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005]
§ 130-38 Loading spaces.
A.
Loading spaces shall be provided and maintained on the same premises with every building, structure or part thereof erected, occupied, enlarged or intended to be used for the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise.
B.
Such space shall be adequate for standing, loading and unloading services, in order to avoid undue interference with pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
C.
Loading and unloading space shall not be occupied or considered as any part of the required off-street parking.
D.
All business districts shall include a ten-by-twenty-five-foot loading space with a fourteen-foot height clearance for every 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof of building floor or land use for the above-mentioned purposes.