Bellville City Zoning Code
PARKING
§ 155.320 PARKING REQUIREMENTS; PURPOSE.
Regardless of the zoning of the district the use of the property shall determine the number of parking spaces required by this chapter. It is the purpose of these provisions to require a landowner to provide sufficient parking space on the owner's property for the maximum number of vehicles which may be present at any one time; to provide for a system of safe ingress and egress and to minimize the number of cars that are parked upon public streets.
(Ord. 87-27, § 530, passed 7-7-1987)
§ 155.321 PERMITS CONDITIONED ON ADEQUATE PARKING.
No zoning permit or conditional zoning permit shall be issued for any commercial, industrial or residential land use which does not comply with the off- street parking and maneuvering lane requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 87-27, § 531, passed 7-7-1987)
§ 155.322 USE OF PARKING SPACES.
All off-street parking spaces shall be used only for the temporary parking of motor vehicles. Except in residential districts no long term storage or repair work, except in the case of an emergency shall be performed in any off-street parking area.
(Ord. 87-27, § 532, passed 7-7-1987)
§ 155.323 FRONT YARD PARKING.
In business districts, no required off-street parking area shall be located within four feet of the street right-of-way line.
(Ord. 87-27, §533, passed 7-7-1987)
§ 155.324 CONVERSION OF PARKING AREA.
No area designated for off-street parking may be sold, the lease thereon permitted to be cancelled nor converted to another use if in so doing the minimum number of parking spaces required by this chapter are not retained.
(Ord. 87-27, §534, passed 7-7-1987)
§ 155.325 SURFACE OF PARKING AREA.
(A) All off-street parking areas and all driveways, except off-street parking areas and driveways for one- or two-family dwelling units, shall be Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete and well drained. Any off-street parking area that is excavated shall be resurfaced by Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete within 30 days after completion of construction or as the weather may reasonably permit.
(B) All off-street parking areas and driveways for one- or two-family dwelling units shall be Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete or gravel and well drained. Any off-street parking area that is excavated shall be resurfaced by Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete or gravel within 30 days after completion of construction or as the weather may reasonably permit. This surface area requirement shall not apply to parking areas located between a street and a sidewalk where there is no curb and shall not apply to parking areas located entirely behind the primary structure on the property. All parking areas must be placed in conformity with this Zoning Code; the requirements of this section are in addition to and do not limit the requirements located elsewhere within this Zoning Code.
(C) No driveway or off-street parking area may be placed so as to require a vehicle to drive over a curb; all driveways for all uses in the village shall enter onto an alley or be accessible through a curb cut placed in conformity with the applicable regulations, procedures, and requirements for curb cuts.
(Ord. 87-27, § 535, passed 7-7-1987; Ord. 9-2015, passed 3-17-2015)
§ 155.326 SIZE OF PARKING SPACES.
All off-street parking spaces required by this chapter shall be laid out and maintained as follows:
Parking Angle | Parking Space | Maneuvering | At Base Line Width
| |
Length | Lane Width | |||
45 degrees | 8' 4" | 20' | 12' | |
60 degrees | 8' 6" | 20' | 15' | |
90 degrees | 9' | 20' | 20' | |
(Ord. 87-27, § 536, passed 7-7-1987)
§ 155.327 MINIMUM REQUIRED PARKING SPACES.
The following shall be the minimum number of spaces required:
(A) Residential uses.
(1) One- or two-family dwelling units, two per dwelling unit which may include parking space in the garage.
(2) Multiple-family dwelling units, two per dwelling unit plus one for each full-time employee which may include parking spaces in garages.
(B) Commercial uses.
(1) Retail stores and shopping centers, three spaces for each 1,000 square feet of floor area open to the public.
(2) Banks, savings and loans or credit unions, one for each employee and one for each 100 square feet of floor area open to the public.
(3) Office use, one for each employee and one for each 200 square feet of usable floor space.
(4) Restaurants, taverns, nightclubs, one space for each employee and one space for each three customer seats.
(5) Funeral homes, one space for each 50 square feet of area used for displaying bodies.
(6) Schools:
(a) Elementary and junior high, two for each classroom and one for every eight seats in the room with the largest seating capacity.
(b) High school, one for each employee and one for every ten students.
(c) Business or trade schools, one for each employee and one for every two students.
(7) Hotels or motels, one space for each employee, and five for every four guest rooms.
(8) Rest, nursing or convalescent homes, one space for each employee and one space for every four patients or residents.
(9) Indoor recreation, one space for each employee and one space for each 200 square feet of area open to the public.
(10) Outdoor recreation except golf courses, one space for each employee and one for each 300 square feet open to the public.
(11) Bowling alley, one space for each employee and four spaces for each alley or lane.
(12) Private club or lodge, one space for each employee and one space for every three seats.
(13) Churches, one space for every three seats in the largest room.
(14) Rooming, boarding, fraternity or sorority houses, one space for each two residents and one space for each available room.
(15) Golf courses, one space for each employee and two for every green.
(16) Service repair garages, one space for each employee on the largest shift, one space for each service bay area, one space for each business vehicle.
(C) Industrial uses. One space for each employee on the largest shift.
(Ord. 87-27, § 537, passed 7-7-1987; Ord. 2010-63, passed 5-17-2010)
§ 155.328 LOCATION OF PARKING SPACES.
All parking shall be located on a lot owned or leased by the applicant and the Planning Commission may require proof of the applicant's right to use any non-owned property.
(Ord. 87-27, § 538, passed 7-7-1987)
§ 155.329 JOINT PARKING AREAS.
No parking area may be used to meet the requirements of this chapter for two or more land uses unless the area is adequate to satisfy the requirements of this chapter for all such uses simultaneously.
(Ord. 87-27, § 539, passed 7-7-1987)
§ 155.330 USE OF SETBACK AREAS FOR PARKING.
Unless otherwise specified in this chapter all setback areas may be used for parking.
(Ord. 87-27, § 540, passed 7-7-1987)
§ 155.331 VARIANCE FROM PARKING REQUIREMENT.
Where because of unusual circumstances with respect to the land use or unusual topographical features the number or size of parking spaces required by this chapter are in excess of those that are likely to be actually needed, the Planning Commission shall have the authority to reduce the requirements of §§ 155.326 and 155.327 above.
(Ord. 87-27, § 541, passed 7-7-1987)
§ 155.332 ACCESS TO PARKING SPACES.
Access to all off-street parking spaces shall be by means of a maneuvering lane. Except for one- and two-family residential driveways on local streets, no parking space shall be arranged so as to require backing directly onto a public street.
(Ord. 87-27, § 542, passed 7-7-1987)
§ 155.333 USES NOT SPECIFIED.
Whenever this chapter fails to provide the parking space requirements for a specific use, the Planning Commission is authorized to designate the appropriate number of parking spaces and shall make the compliance with its order a condition of the site plan approval. In reaching its decision, the Planning Commission shall consider the following factors:
(A) The maximum number of employees, customers and other persons who will be on the premises at any one time.
(B) The length of time each person will be present.
(C) The likelihood that persons will arrive by motor vehicle.
(D) The number of spaces required by § 155.327 above for uses comparable to the proposed use.
(Ord. 87-27, § 543, passed 7-7-1987)