Burton City Zoning Code
OFF-STREET PARKING
AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
§ 157.110 GENERAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
Off-street parking in conjunction with all land and building uses shall be provided as herein prescribed.
(A) For the purpose of this ordinance, 300 square feet of lot area shall be deemed a parking space for 1 vehicle, including access aisle, except that the standard shall be 325 square feet where parking is perpendicular to the access aisle, and except that 180 square feet of lot area which has a direct means of ingress and egress from an alley or street may also be deemed a parking space.
(B) When units or measurements determining the number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including 1/2 shall be disregarded and fractions over 1/2 shall require 1 parking space.
(C) The minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be determined in accordance with the following table in § 157.111. For uses not specifically mentioned therein, off-street parking requirements shall be interpreted by the Board of Zoning Appeals from requirements for similar uses.
(D) Any area once designated as required off-street parking shall never be changed to any other use unless and until equally required facilities are provided elsewhere. Off-street parking existing at the effective date of this ordinance in connection with the operation of an existing building or use shall not be reduced to an amount less than would hereinafter be required for that building or use.
(E) The off-street parking may be provided either by individual action or by a parking program carried out through public action, whether by a special assessment district or otherwise.
(F) Required off-street parking shall be for the use of occupants, employees, visitors, and patrons and shall be limited in use to motor vehicles. The storage of merchandise, motor vehicles for sale, or the repair of vehicles is prohibited. All off-street parking, whether public or private, for nonresidential uses shall be either on the same lot or within 300 feet of the building it is intended to serve, measured from the nearest point of the building to the nearest point of the off-street parking lot.
(G) Residential off-street parking space shall consist of a parking strip, garage, or a combination thereof and shall be located on the premises it is intended to serve and not closer than 3 feet from any street lot line.
(H) Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to prevent collective provision of off-street parking facilities for 2 or more buildings or uses, provided those facilities collectively shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with the table.
(I) In stadiums, sports arenas, churches, and other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each 24 inches of the seating facilities shall be counted as 1 seat for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking facilities under this ordinance.
§ 157.111 REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES; MINIMUM.
The amount of required off-street parking space for new uses or buildings, additions thereto, and additions to existing buildings as specified above shall be determined in accordance with the following table, and the space so required shall be stated in the application for a building permit and shall be irrevocably reserved for this use, or shall comply with the initial part of this section.
Use Category | Specific Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces |
Use Category | Specific Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces |
Business and commercial | Automobile serv. stations | 2 for each lubrication stall, rack, or pit, and 1 for each employee |
Business and commercial | Auto wash | 1 for each 1 empl. |
Business and commercial | Beauty parlor or barber shop | 3 spaces for each of the first 2 beauty or barber chairs, and 1 space for each additional chair |
Business and commercial | Bowling alleys | 7 for each 1 bowling lane |
Business and commercial | Convenience store with gasoline | 1 for each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area, 1 space per employee; the area on each side of a gas pump constitutes a parking space “2 spaces/pump” |
Business and commercial | Dance halls, pool or billiard parlors, roller or ice skating rinks, exhibition halls and assembly halls without fixed seats | 1 for each 3 seats, or 1 for each 100 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Business and commercial | Drive-in establishments | 1 for each 40 feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of 25 parking spaces |
Business and commercial | Establishments for sale and consumption on the premises of beverages, food, or refreshments | 1 for each 100 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Business and commercial | Furniture and appliances, household equipment, repair shops, showroom of a plumber, decorator, electrician, or similar trade, shoe repair, and other similar uses | 1 for each 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area, exclusive of the floor occupied in processing or manufacturing, for which requirements see industrial establishments below |
Use Category | Specific Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces |
Use Category | Specific Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces |
Business and commercial | Laundromats and coin operated dry cleaners | 1 for each 2 washing machines |
Business and commercial | Miniature golf courses | 3 for each 1 hole, plus 1 for each 1 employee |
Business and commercial | Mortuary establishments | 1 for each 100 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Business and commercial | Motel, hotel, or other commercial lodging establishments | 1 for each 1 occupancy unit, plus 1 for each 1 employee, plus extra spaces for dining rooms, ballrooms, or meeting rooms |
Business and commercial | Motor vehicle sales and service establishments, trailer sales and rental, boat showrooms | 1 for each 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area of sales room |
Business and commercial | Open air businesses | 1 for each 600 sq. ft. of lot area |
Business and commercial | Restaurant, carry-out | 1 for each 150 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Business and commercial | Retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein | 1 for each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Business and commercial | Shopping center of clustered commercial | 5 for each 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Business and commercial | Toning and tanning salons | 1.5 for each workout machine and tanning booth, plus 1 for every employee |
Business and commercial | Video stores | 1 for each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Industrial | Industrial or research establishments | 5, plus 1 for every 1.5 employees in the largest working shift. Space on- site shall also be provided for all construction workers during periods of plant construction |
Use Category | Specific Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces |
Use Category | Specific Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces |
Industrial | Wholesale establishments | 5, plus 1 for every 1 employee in the largest working shift, or 1 for every 2,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area, whichever is greater |
Institutions | Churches, temples, or synagogues | 1 for each 3 seats, based on maximum seating capacity in the main unit of worship |
Institutions | Elementary and junior high schools | 1 for each 1 teacher, administrator, and 1 for each 10 students, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium |
Institutions | Fraternities | 1.5 parking spaces to every 2 persons based upon the capacity of the houses |
Institutions | Golf courses open to the general public, except miniature or par 3 courses | 6 for each 1 golf hole, and 1 for each 1 employee |
Institutions | Hospitals | 2 for each bed, plus 1 for every 3 staff |
Institutions | Private clubs or lodge halls | 1 for each 3 persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by local county or state fire, building, or health codes |
Institutions | Private golf clubs, swimming pool clubs, tennis clubs, or other similar uses | 1 for each 2 member families or individuals |
Institutions | Sanitariums, convents, homes for the aged, convalescent homes, children’s homes | 1 per 600 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Institutions | Senior high schools | 1 for each 1 teacher, administrator, and 1 for each 10 students, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium |
Institutions | Sororities | 1 parking space for every 2 persons based upon the capacity of the houses |
Institutions | Stadium, sports arena, or similar place of outdoor assembly | 1 for each 3 seats or 6 feet of benches |
Use Category | Specific Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces |
Use Category | Specific Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces |
Institutions | Theaters and auditoriums (indoor) | 1 for each 3 seats, plus 1 for each 2 employees |
Offices | Banks, savings and loan offices | 1 for each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Offices | Business offices or professional offices except as indicated in the following item for medical or dental uses | 1 for every 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Offices | Medical or dental clinics, professional offices of doctors, dentists, or similar professionals | 10 for the first doctor, plus 1 for each 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Residential | Boarding and rooming house | 1 for each sleeping room |
Residential | Housing for the elderly | 1 for every 2 living units, and 1 for each employee |
Residential | Residential, single-family and 2-family | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Residential | Residential, multiple-family | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Residential | Trailer park and mobile home courts | 2 for each trailer or mobile home site, and 1 for each employee of the trailer or mobile home court |
§ 157.112 OFF-STREET PARKING LOT; LAYOUT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.
(A) Wherever a parking lot is built as required off-street parking, the parking lot shall be laid out, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the following requirements.
(B) The building of a parking lot is subject to the same requirements as for a building permit. The Zoning Administrator, in reviewing the application, may request the findings of the City Engineer on the basis of the requirements set forth in section (C)(1) through (C)(10) below.
(C) (1) Each parking space shall constitute a net land area of at least 180 square feet. The total parking lot space, including access lanes, shall constitute at least 300 square feet of land area per parking space.
(2) Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot by means of clearly limited and defined drives shall be provided for vehicles (P-1 parking district only).
(3) Where the parking lot abuts a residential district, the required setback of parking spaces shall be as follows.
Abutment | Required Setback of Parking Spaces |
Across the street and opposite with residential lots fronting on that street | 10 feet from the street lot line |
Contiguous common frontage in same block | 10 feet from the street lot line |
Rear lot line | None |
Side lot lines | 2 feet from that side lot line |
(4) The land between the setback line and the lot line in a parking lot is, for the purposes of this ordinance, called a “buffer strip.” There shall be bumper stops or wheel chocks provided so as to prevent any vehicle from projecting over the buffer strip. The ground of the buffer strip shall only be used for the purpose of plant materials. All parking areas, except for single- and 2-family dwellings, shall be screened on all sides abutting a residential district or a street. This screening shall consist of an ornamental fence or planting hedge not less than 3 feet or more than 4 feet in height, of a type which will obscure vision at all seasons from adjoining property. In the event that a hedge is used, the minimum height shall be achieved within 3 years of initial planting.
(5) Where buffer strips are not required, bumper stops or wheel chocks shall be provided, so located as to prevent any vehicle from projecting over the lot line.
(6) The parking lot shall be drained to eliminate surface water.
(7) The surface of the parking lot, including drives and aisles, except the buffer strips, shall be constructed of a concrete or bituminous concrete surfacing. Lighting shall be arranged to reflect away from residential buildings, residential districts, and streets.
(8) Parking structures shall be built to satisfy off-street parking requirements, when located in commercial or industrial districts, subject to the area, height, bulk, and placement regulations of the districts in which located. (See Appendix A).
(9) Every parcel of land hereafter used as an automobile or trailer sales area or as an automobile service station shall be subject to the above requirements of this section.
(10) Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements.
Parking Pattern | Maneuvering Lane Width | Parking Space Width | Parking Space Length | Total Width of 1 Tier of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane | Total Width of 2 Tiers of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane |
0 (parallel parking) | 12 feet | 8 feet | 23 feet | 20 feet | 28 feet |
30 to 53 | 13 feet | 9 feet | 20 feet | 32 feet | 52 feet |
54 to 74 | 18 feet | 9 feet | 21 feet | 39 feet | 60 feet |
75 to 90 | 25 feet | 9 feet | 19 feet | 44 feet | 63 feet |
(11) All shopping center developments shall have direct access to a primary road as determined by the City Planning Commission. No regular public access shall be made through a residential local street.
§ 157.113 DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES; OFF-STREET WAITING SPACE.
(A) An off-street waiting space is defined as an area 10 feet wide by 24 feet long, shall not include the use of any public space, street, alley, or sidewalk, and shall be located entirely within the commercial zoning district.
(B) On the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied for the purpose of serving customers in their automobiles by means of a service window or similar arrangement where the automobile engine is not turned off, there shall be provided 5 off-street waiting spaces for each service window.
(C) Self-serve motor vehicle wash establishments shall provide 4 off-street waiting spaces for each washing stall. Motor vehicle wash establishments, other than self-service, shall provide 10 waiting spaces for each washing stall. A drying lane 50 feet long shall also be provided at the exit of each washing stall in order to prevent undue amounts of water from collecting on the public street.
§ 157.114 OFF-STREET LOADING AND UNLOADING.
(A) Adequate space required. On the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, retailing, display, including a department store, a wholesale store, a market, hotel, motel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning, or other uses, similarly involving the receipt or distribution of vehicles or materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading, and unloading services adjacent to the opening used for loading and unloading, designed to avoid interference with public use of the street or alleys.
(B) Commercial and industrial districts except C-4.
(1) The loading and unloading space shall be an area in minimum 10 feet by 40 feet with a 14-foot height clearance, and shall be provided according to the following table.
Gross Floor Area | Loading and Unloading Spaces Required |
0 - 2,000 sq. ft. | None |
2,000 - 20,000 sq. ft. | 1 space |
20,000 - 100,000 sq. ft. | 1 space, plus 1 space for each 20,000 sq. ft. in excess of 20,000 sq. ft. |
100,000 - 500,000 sq. ft. | 5 spaces, plus 1 space for each 40,000 sq. ft. in excess of 100,000 sq. ft. |
Over 500,000 sq. ft. | 15 spaces, plus 1 space for each 80,000 sq. ft. in excess of 500,000 sq. ft. |
(2) No loading space shall be located closer than 50 feet from any residentially zoned district unless located within a completely enclosed building or enclosed on all sides facing a residential zoning district by a solid masonry wall or ornamental fence of a type approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals not less than 6 feet in height.
(C) C-4, planned shopping center district.
(1) One off-street loading space for standing, loading, and unloading shall be provided for each 25,000 square feet of aggregate gross floor space for all buildings in this district. Such a space is defined as an area of appropriate dimensions, at least 50 feet in depth, 12 feet in width, with an overhead clearance of not less than 14 feet, exclusive of access, platform, or maneuvering area, to be used exclusively for the loading and unloading of merchandise.
(2) All truck loading and unloading facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of truck access to a street or alley as well as maneuvering areas and shall not block pedestrian or drive line of vision or visible from the front entrance to the shopping center. In addition, parking, loading, or service areas used by motor vehicles shall be located entirely within the lot lines of the shopping center and shall be physically separated from public streets.