Brighton City Zoning Code

OFF-STREET PARKING

AND LOADING

§ 155.075 APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.

(A) Scope. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with this subchapter for all structures and uses erected or established after the effective date of this chapter.

(B) Existing parking and loading facilities.

(1) Existing off-street parking or loading facilities located on the same lot as the use served shall not be reduced below, or, if already less than, shall not be further reduced below, the requirements and standards for similar new structures or uses.

(2) When an existing structure or use is damaged or destroyed and subsequently repaired or rebuilt to the same square footage prior to damage, additional off-street parking and loading facilities need not be provided, but parking and loading facilities equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction shall be restored.

(3) Whenever the use of any structure or premises is intensified through the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, and the like, additional parking and loading facilities commensurate with such increase in use intensity shall be provided.

(4) Whenever the existing use of a structure is changed to a different use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required herein for such new use.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-1) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.076 PARKING DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS.

(A) Spaces.

(1) Each required parking space shall be at least nine feet wide and 19 feet long, and shall have at least seven feet of vertical clearance.

(2) Every space shall be situated so that no part of any parked vehicle can overhang the public right-of-way, public or private sidewalks, or property lines.

(3) For multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial uses, markings shall be laid and restored as often as necessary to clearly delineate each parking space.

(B) Interior aisles. Aisles within parking lots in multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial districts shall be sufficiently wide to permit safe and efficient vehicular movement in the aisles, and into and out of parking spaces. Aisles designed for two-way traffic shall be at least 24 feet wide. One-way aisles designed for 60-degree parking shall be at least 20 feet wide.

(1) Parking areas in the multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial districts shall be designed so that ingress to and egress from a parking space is from an aisle or driveway, not directly from the public right-of-way.

(2) No access way to any parking area shall be located within 30 feet of any corner formed by the intersection of the rights-of-way of two or more streets. At intersections where traffic-control devices are installed, the Code Official may increase this requirement as necessary to prevent traffic hazards.

(3) The access way to every parking lot located in any commercial and industrial zoning district shall be at least 24 feet wide unless two one-way drives, each 12 feet wide, are provided.

(4) The access way to every parking area located in the multi-family residential zoning district shall be at least ten feet wide; but if the parking area contains more than eight parking spaces or if the access way is longer than 100 feet, access shall be provided either by one two-way drive at least 20 feet wide or by two one-way drives, each at least ten feet wide.

(D) Lighting. Any light(s) used to illuminate any parking area shall be arranged or shielded so as to confine direct light rays within the parking area boundary lines to the greatest extent practicable.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-2) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.077 LOCATION OF PARKING.

All off-street parking shall be located in conformity with the following requirements.

(A) Residential districts.

(1) Parking spaces accessory to dwellings located in any residential zoning district shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling. Such parking spaces shall not be located in any front yard except in the driveway, but may be located in the side or rear yards. Each parking space accessory to a multi-family dwelling shall be unobstructed so that no vehicle need be moved in order to allow another vehicle to enter or exit the parking area.

(2) All parking spaces accessory to permitted nondwelling uses located in the residential zoning district generally shall be located on the same lot as the use served. However, by special use permit, such parking facilities may be located on another parcel within 200 feet of the use served.

(3) No vehicle exceeding one-ton cargo capacity shall be parked anywhere in a residential district (except for normal loading, unloading, and service calls), this includes on streets and on private lots, unless a special use permit has been obtained.

(B) Commercial and industrial districts.

(1) (a) Parking spaces accessory to any dwelling located in any commercial district shall be located within 200 feet of the dwelling.

(b) Parking spaces accessory to any other conforming use located in any commercial or industrial district shall be located within 500 feet of the use served.

(2) No parking space accessory to any use located in a commercial or industrial district shall be located in any residential district except by special use permit; and in no case shall any such parking areas extend more than 500 feet into a residential district.

(3) In any commercial or industrial district, off-street parking facilities for different buildings or uses may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so located together is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use, and if all regulations governing the location of parking spaces in relation to the use served are observed.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-3) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.078 DESIGN AND LOCATION OF OFF-STREET LOADING FACILITIES.

All off-street loading facilities shall conform to the minimum standards as indicated.

(A) Size of space. Every required off-street loading space shall be at least 12 feet wide and 30 feet long exclusive of aisle and maneuver space, and shall have vertical clearance of at least 14 feet. In no case shall a vehicle being loaded or unloaded overhang into the public right-of-way.

(B) Access way. Every off-street loading space shall have a safe means of vehicular access to a street or alley. Such access way shall be at least 12 feet wide.

(C) Location. Every off-street loading space, whether required or not, shall be located on the same parcel of land as the use served, and not closer than 50 feet to the intersection of the rights-of-way of two or more streets, and not on required front yards.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-4) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.079 PARKING SPACES REQUIRED.

Zoning District		Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
A, R-1		2 spaces per unit
B-1
	Auditorium, churches, libraries, museums, theaters (indoor), halls, stage, and uses other than restaurants	1 space per 4 seats, or 1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area, whichever is greater, plus 1 space per employee per shift
	Automobile service stations, banks, hospitals	Recommendation by Code Official and final decision by Village Board
	Bowling alleys	4 spaces for each alley, plus such additional spaces as may be required herein for affiliated uses (restaurants and the like)
	Hotels, motels	1 space per each guest room, plus 1 space per employee per shift
	Machinery sales, motor vehicle sales, municipal buildings	1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area
	Office uses	1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 space for each company or commercial vehicle
	Restaurants, drive-ins	1 space per each 25 square feet of used floor space plus stacking spaces
	Restaurants, sit down type, bars, nightclubs, and taverns	1 space per each 50 square feet of seating area or 1 space per every 3 seats, whichever is greater, plus 1 space per employee per shift
	Retail service stores	1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area
I-1		1 space per employee per shift
R-2		2 parking spaces per unit behind building line

(Prior Code, § 10-5-5) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

Brighton City Zoning Code

OFF-STREET PARKING

AND LOADING

§ 155.075 APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.

(A) Scope. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with this subchapter for all structures and uses erected or established after the effective date of this chapter.

(B) Existing parking and loading facilities.

(4) Whenever the existing use of a structure is changed to a different use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required herein for such new use.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-1) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.076 PARKING DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS.

(A) Spaces.

(1) Each required parking space shall be at least nine feet wide and 19 feet long, and shall have at least seven feet of vertical clearance.

(2) Every space shall be situated so that no part of any parked vehicle can overhang the public right-of-way, public or private sidewalks, or property lines.

(3) For multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial uses, markings shall be laid and restored as often as necessary to clearly delineate each parking space.

(3) The access way to every parking lot located in any commercial and industrial zoning district shall be at least 24 feet wide unless two one-way drives, each 12 feet wide, are provided.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-2) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.077 LOCATION OF PARKING.

All off-street parking shall be located in conformity with the following requirements.

(A) Residential districts.

(B) Commercial and industrial districts.

(1) (a) Parking spaces accessory to any dwelling located in any commercial district shall be located within 200 feet of the dwelling.

(b) Parking spaces accessory to any other conforming use located in any commercial or industrial district shall be located within 500 feet of the use served.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-3) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.078 DESIGN AND LOCATION OF OFF-STREET LOADING FACILITIES.

All off-street loading facilities shall conform to the minimum standards as indicated.

(B) Access way. Every off-street loading space shall have a safe means of vehicular access to a street or alley. Such access way shall be at least 12 feet wide.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-4) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.079 PARKING SPACES REQUIRED.

Zoning District		Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
A, R-1		2 spaces per unit
B-1
	Auditorium, churches, libraries, museums, theaters (indoor), halls, stage, and uses other than restaurants	1 space per 4 seats, or 1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area, whichever is greater, plus 1 space per employee per shift
	Automobile service stations, banks, hospitals	Recommendation by Code Official and final decision by Village Board
	Bowling alleys	4 spaces for each alley, plus such additional spaces as may be required herein for affiliated uses (restaurants and the like)
	Hotels, motels	1 space per each guest room, plus 1 space per employee per shift
	Machinery sales, motor vehicle sales, municipal buildings	1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area
	Office uses	1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 space for each company or commercial vehicle
	Restaurants, drive-ins	1 space per each 25 square feet of used floor space plus stacking spaces
	Restaurants, sit down type, bars, nightclubs, and taverns	1 space per each 50 square feet of seating area or 1 space per every 3 seats, whichever is greater, plus 1 space per employee per shift
	Retail service stores	1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area
I-1		1 space per employee per shift
R-2		2 parking spaces per unit behind building line

(Prior Code, § 10-5-5) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

Brighton City Zoning Code

OFF-STREET PARKING

AND LOADING

§ 155.075 APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.

(A) Scope. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with this subchapter for all structures and uses erected or established after the effective date of this chapter.

(B) Existing parking and loading facilities.

(4) Whenever the existing use of a structure is changed to a different use, parking or loading facilities shall be provided as required herein for such new use.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-1) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.076 PARKING DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS.

(A) Spaces.

(1) Each required parking space shall be at least nine feet wide and 19 feet long, and shall have at least seven feet of vertical clearance.

(2) Every space shall be situated so that no part of any parked vehicle can overhang the public right-of-way, public or private sidewalks, or property lines.

(3) For multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial uses, markings shall be laid and restored as often as necessary to clearly delineate each parking space.

(3) The access way to every parking lot located in any commercial and industrial zoning district shall be at least 24 feet wide unless two one-way drives, each 12 feet wide, are provided.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-2) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.077 LOCATION OF PARKING.

All off-street parking shall be located in conformity with the following requirements.

(A) Residential districts.

(B) Commercial and industrial districts.

(1) (a) Parking spaces accessory to any dwelling located in any commercial district shall be located within 200 feet of the dwelling.

(b) Parking spaces accessory to any other conforming use located in any commercial or industrial district shall be located within 500 feet of the use served.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-3) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.078 DESIGN AND LOCATION OF OFF-STREET LOADING FACILITIES.

All off-street loading facilities shall conform to the minimum standards as indicated.

(B) Access way. Every off-street loading space shall have a safe means of vehicular access to a street or alley. Such access way shall be at least 12 feet wide.

(Prior Code, § 10-5-4) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999

§ 155.079 PARKING SPACES REQUIRED.

Zoning District		Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
A, R-1		2 spaces per unit
B-1
	Auditorium, churches, libraries, museums, theaters (indoor), halls, stage, and uses other than restaurants	1 space per 4 seats, or 1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area, whichever is greater, plus 1 space per employee per shift
	Automobile service stations, banks, hospitals	Recommendation by Code Official and final decision by Village Board
	Bowling alleys	4 spaces for each alley, plus such additional spaces as may be required herein for affiliated uses (restaurants and the like)
	Hotels, motels	1 space per each guest room, plus 1 space per employee per shift
	Machinery sales, motor vehicle sales, municipal buildings	1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area
	Office uses	1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 space for each company or commercial vehicle
	Restaurants, drive-ins	1 space per each 25 square feet of used floor space plus stacking spaces
	Restaurants, sit down type, bars, nightclubs, and taverns	1 space per each 50 square feet of seating area or 1 space per every 3 seats, whichever is greater, plus 1 space per employee per shift
	Retail service stores	1 space per each 300 square feet of total floor area
I-1		1 space per employee per shift
R-2		2 parking spaces per unit behind building line

(Prior Code, § 10-5-5) (Ord. passed 4-19-1999) Penalty, see § 155.999