Blooming Grove City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Accessory Parking and Loading Requirements
§ 235-23 Minimum number of off-street parking spaces.
[Amended 12-27-2005 by L.L. No. 7-2005]
The minimum number of accessory off-street parking spaces shall conform to the requirements in Subsection C below, except that:
A.
The Planning Board, in conjunction with site development plan approval, may permit a reduction in the number of developed parking spaces where adequate accessible reserve areas are available and designated on the plan as areas for overflow parking.
B.
The Planning Board may reduce the required number of parking spaces upon demonstration by the applicant that the number exceeds the design-hour requirement and a demonstration that such reduction would not induce parking on public ways or result in hazardous conditions for vehicles and pedestrians within or proximate to the site. This reduction by the Planning Board may not exceed 25% of the normally required amount.
C.
Off-street parking requirements.
[Amended 8-1-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
Use | Minimum Off-Street Parking |
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Principal Uses | |
Residential single-family detached | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Residential multifamily | 1 space per dwelling unit plus 1/2 space per bedroom in each dwelling unit |
Mixed-use building (retail/office/residential) | 1 space per dwelling unit plus 1/2 space per bedroom in each dwelling unit plus 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area for office and/or retail use |
Retail (under 2,000 sq. ft. footprint) | 1 space per employee plus 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area |
Retail (over 2,000 sq. ft. footprint) | 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area (a) |
Office (under 1,000 sq. ft. footprint) | 1 space per employee plus one visitor space per establishment (b) |
Office (over 1,000 sq. ft. footprint) | 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Personal service | 1 space per 150 square feet of gross floor area |
Bed-and-breakfast | 2 spaces plus 1 space per guest room |
Restaurant | 1 space per 3 seats |
Entertainment complexes, theater | 1 space per 3 seats or 1 space per 150 square feet of gross floor area accessible to the public up to 2,000 square feet, plus 1 space for each 200 square feet over 2,000 square feet, whichever is greater, plus 1 space per employee on the peak employee shift |
Golf course/country club | 1 space per each 3 members, or each 1/4 hole of golf and 1/4 court, whichever is greater, plus one space per employee |
Hotel/conference center/corporate training center | 1 space per guest unit plus 1 space for each 400 square feet of public meeting area or restaurant use |
Non-nuisance industry | 1 space per employee plus 5 visitor spaces per establishment (b)(c) |
Passive adult uses | See "Retail" |
Research institute or laboratory | 1 space per 300 square feet of floor area in such uses, plus 1 space per each 600 square feet of floor area in accessory use |
Warehouse; distribution | 1 parking space per 1,000 square feet of ground floor area for the first 30,000 square feet; plus 1 parking space for each additional 2,500 square feet of ground floor area; plus 1 parking space per 300 square feet of ground floor area for office space; plus 1 parking space where any calculation of parking spaces results in a fractional space |
Unlisted uses | Determined by Planning Board review |
Accessory Uses | |
Home occupation | 1 space per employee plus one visitor space per establishment (a) |
Accessory apartment to single-family house | 1 space per dwelling unit plus 1/2 space per bedroom in each dwelling unit |
Accessory apartment to retail/office building | 1 space per dwelling unit plus 1/2 space per bedroom in each dwelling unit |
Notes: |
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(a) Calculation of retail parking for uses greater than 2,000 square feet does not require a separate calculation for the first 2,000 square feet of the use. |
(b) The Building Inspector shall determine if existing parking spaces are sufficient for each change of use application and may require additional spaces to be provided, subject to review of an amended site plan application by the Planning Board. |
(c) Total number of spaces not to exceed 3.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet. |
D.
Reduction in number of parking spaces.
[Added 8-1-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
(1)
Required parking waived. At the time of individual site plan approval for warehouse and distribution uses, the adequacy of accessory parking areas and truck loading spaces for that use shall be subject to review and determination by the Planning Board. After consideration of an appropriate parking needs study for the proposed use, the Board may reduce the actual parking area and/or loading spaces that would otherwise be required by this article by up to 15% in instances where it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board that the actual parking requirements of the proposed use are less than would otherwise be required by this article.
(2)
Required parking deferred. In appropriate cases, the Planning Board may defer the number of parking spaces to be constructed prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy by up to 15%. The applicant shall demonstrate on the site plan that an appropriate area is available to meet the parking area requirements of this article, and such area shall be identified and reserved for parking purposes on the site plan for no less than three years following construction of the improvements shown on the approved site plan. The Planning Board may require the applicant to provide a sufficient bond or surety, in such form acceptable to the Town, to allow construction of the improvements in such parking area as a condition of site plan approval and may require construction of the improvements at any time during that three-year period on its finding that the additional parking area is necessary to accommodate the actual parking requirements of the occupied site. The Building Inspector, upon a finding that there is insufficient parking as evidenced through overcrowded on-site parking conditions, e.g., occupants not parking in parking spaces but in aisles or other areas of the site not permissible as per the site plan, may require construction of the deferred parking area.
(3)
The total amount of waived and deferred parking spaces enumerated in § 235-23D(1) and (2) shall not exceed 25% of the total amount of required parking spaces.
§ 235-24 Areas computed as parking spaces.
A.
Location. Areas which may be considered as open or enclosed off-street parking spaces include any private garage, carport or other area available for parking, other than a street, entrance and exit lanes or fire lanes.
B.
Size of spaces. Minimum parking stall spaces shall be nine feet wide by 18 feet long.
§ 235-25 General requirements for nonresidential uses in all districts.
A.
Access. Unobstructed access to and from a street shall be provided for nonresidential uses in all districts. Such access shall consist of a least one twelve-foot lane for parking areas with 20 or fewer spaces and at least two twelve-foot lanes for parking areas with over 20 spaces. Access to roads shall include an adequate turnaround area to preclude the need for backing out onto the road right-of-way. Clear pedestrian access shall be provided from parking areas to buildings on a site. Access ways within parking areas shall be at least 22 feet wide.
B.
Drainage and surfacing. All open parking areas shall be properly drained, and all such areas shall be provided with a dustless surface.
C.
Joint facilities. Required parking spaces, open or enclosed, may be provided in spaces designated to serve jointly two or more uses or owners, whether or not located on the same lot, provided that the number of required spaces in such joint facilities shall not be less than the total required for all such uses.
D.
Combined uses. Where any lot contains two or more uses having different parking requirements, the parking requirements for each use shall apply to the extent of that use. Where one or more such uses will be generating a demand for parking spaces primarily during periods when the other use or uses is not or are not in operation, the Planning Board may reduce the total parking spaces required by 50% of the parking spaces required for that use with the least requirement.
E.
Location and ownership. Required accessory parking spaces shall be provided upon the same lot as the use to which they are accessory or on a nearby lot, provided that all spaces on the second lot are located within 400 feet walking distance of the original lot along the existing road network. Parking spaces shall conform to all the requirements of the district in which the parking spaces are located. In no event shall such parking spaces be located in any residence district unless the use to which the spaces are accessory is permitted in such residence district. Such spaces shall be in the same ownership as the use to which they are accessory and shall be subject to deed restriction, in a form approved by the Town Attorney, binding the owner and his heirs and assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available either throughout the existence of the use to which they are accessory or until such spaces are provided elsewhere.
F.
Lots divided by district boundaries. When a parking lot is located partly in one district and partly in another district, the regulations for the district requiring the greatest number of parking spaces shall apply to the entire lot. Parking spaces on such lot may be located without regard to district lines, provided that such parking spaces shall not be located in any residence district unless the use to which they are accessory is permitted in such district.
§ 235-26 Parking spaces adjacent to lots in residence districts.
Wherever a parking area for a nonresidential use of over five spaces abuts or is within 25 feet of a lot in any residence district, it shall be screened from such residential lot by a substantial wall, fence or thick hedge, approved by the Planning Board.
§ 235-27 Driveways in nonresidential districts.
No driveway shall provide access to a lot located in a nonresidential district across land in a residential district.
§ 235-28 Commercial vehicles.
[Amended 2-6-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
A.
Only one commercial vehicle not exceeding 25 feet in length may be parked overnight on an occupied lot in any residence district, but not within the required yards of such lot. No commercial vehicle exceeding 25 feet in length may be parked overnight in any residence district. For purposes of this section, pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles or vans not exceeding 12,000 pounds shall not be deemed commercial vehicles.
B.
No commercial vehicle of any kind or parts thereof shall be parked or stored on any unimproved lot in any district.
C.
Commercial farm vehicles are permitted as accessory to a commercial farm use in any residence district.
§ 235-29 Trailers, recreational vehicles and boats in residential districts.
[Amended 12-27-2005 by L.L. No. 7-2005]
One recreational trailer, horse trailer, recreational vehicle or boat (and trailer) may be parked or stored outside on any developed residential lot, provided that it is not in any required yard and is screened, to the maximum extent practicable, from public view. All other outside parking, storage or use of such vehicles is prohibited. The use of such vehicles for dwelling purposes or for storage purposes is prohibited.
§ 235-30 Off-street loading areas.
A.
Off-street loading areas are required for all nonresidential uses. Nonresidential uses permitted in residential districts shall provide an off-street loading area such that all loading and unloading activities are not visible from any adjoining residentially zoned properties. Loading areas shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any adjoining residentially zoned property. In the RC-I and RC-II Districts, nonresidential uses shall provide off-street loading areas located in a manner that will not obstruct clear ingress and egress from the property. Where possible in the RC-I and RC-II Districts, off-street loading areas shall be located to the rear of buildings; however, an on-street loading area other than on a state or county road may be used for customary deliveries taking less than 15 minutes. In ORI Districts, there shall be one loading area with minimum dimensions of 10 feet by 50 feet with a clear height of 15 feet for the first 20,000 square feet of gross floor area and one additional area for each additional 40,000 square feet of gross floor area or major portion thereof. The Planning Board may modify the minimum requirements where necessary to ensure proper circulation and traffic safety or where such change would not create future difficulties in the event that the structures or uses are changed to any other use permitted by right in the district.
[Amended 12-27-2005 by L.L. No. 7-2005]
B.
Location and access. Unobstructed access, at least 12 feet wide, to and from a street shall be provided to off-street loading berths. Such access may be combined with access to parking areas. No off-street loading berth shall be located between the street line and principal building. A loading berth shall not be located in any required yard and shall be screened where visible from any residential district boundary.
C.
Joint facilities. Loading berths may be provided in spaces designed to serve jointly two or more adjacent establishments, provided that the number of required berths in such joint facilities shall be not less than the aggregate of all such requirements; and further provided that adequate legal documentation of such joint use is approved by the Town.
D.
On lots divided by district boundaries. When a lot is located partly in one district and partly in another district, the regulations for the district requiring the greater number of loading berths shall apply to the entire lot. Loading berths on such lot may not be located in any residence district unless the use to which they are accessory is permitted in such district.
§ 235-31 Additional requirements for parking areas.
A.
Access near street intersections. No entrance or exit for any accessory off-street parking area with more than four parking spaces nor for any loading berth shall be located closer than 75 feet from the intersection of any two designated street lines. This distance shall be 100 feet for any signalized intersection or an intersection providing for a designated left-turn storage lane on the same intersection leg as the proposed access drive.
B.
Screening. Parking areas for nonresidential uses with more than four spaces in a residential district shall be screened from all property lines, including any roads and bordering the property. Such screening shall not obstruct sight distance. The Planning Board may require landscaping between nonresidential use parking areas to prevent massing of such areas and to protect the character and compatibility of adjacent uses.
C.
Requirements for lighting. The Planning Board is empowered, subject to § 235-103, to adopt rules and regulations pertaining to lighting systems in parking and loading areas.
D.
Regulations for parking spaces. The Planning Board is empowered, subject to § 235-103, to adopt rules and regulations providing for standard design of parking areas, including striping of stalls, provision of vehicle stops, control of traffic movements, parking for the handicapped and specifications for surfacing of required parking spaces.