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Canton City Zoning Code

ARTICLE F

Nonconforming Use and Off-Street Parking and Loading

Section 9-4061 Nonconfonning use.

   It is the intent of this section to discourage the survival of nonconforming uses and to prohibit their enlargement, expansion or extension. Any building, structure or use of land existing at the time of the enactment of this article or any amendment thereto may be continued subject to the following provisions. They shall not be:
   (1)   Changed to another nonconforming use.
   (2)   Enlarged or extended except in conformity with this article.
   (3)   Reestablished after discontinuance for 180 days.
   (4)   Rebuilt, altered or repaired after damage exceeding 60 percent of its fair market value immediately prior to damage.
(Amended by Ord. of 6/21/24)

Section 9-4062 Off-street automobile parking and storage.

   Off-street automobile parking or storage space shall be provided on every lot on which any of the following uses are hereafter established in all districts except the central business district; or provided that no parking space can be reasonably provided on the same lot, the space shall be provided on any lot, a substantial portion of which is within 500 feet of such uses. No certificate of occupancy will be issued upon completion of any building or group of buildings unless and until all off-street parking and loading requirements, shown upon the plans or made part of the building permit, shall be in place and ready for use. The required parking space for any number of separate uses may be combined in one lot but the required space assigned to one use may not be assigned to another use at the same time, except that one-half (½) of the parking space required for churches, theaters or assembly halls whose peak attendance will be at night or on Sundays may be assigned to a use which will be closed at nights or on Sundays. Each automobile parking space shall be not less than 200 square feet in area exclusive of adequate access drives and maneuvering space, so that no vehicle is required to back into the street, except from single-family dwellings. The space shall be provided with vehicular access to a street or alley; the use shall be equal in number to at least the minimum requirements for the specific use set forth below:
Use Classification
Parking Space requirement
Use Classification
Parking Space requirement
 
 
Automobile sales and repair.
One (1) space for each two (2) employees at maximum employment on a single shift, plus two (2) spaces for each 300 square feet of repair or maintenance space.
 
 
Bowling alleys.
Two (2) spaces for each alley, plus one (1) additional space for each two (2) employees.
 
 
Churches.
One (1) space for each five (5) seats.
 
 
Elementary schools and junior high schools, both public and private.
One (1) space for each classroom and administrative office.
 
 
Filling stations.
Two (2) spaces for each gas pump plus three (3) spaces for each grease rack or similar facility.
 
 
Hospitals.
One (1) space for each four (4) patient beds plus one (1) space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees.
 
 
Hotels.
One (1) space per two (2) accommodations plus one (1) additional space for each five (5) employees.
 
 
Mortuary or funeral homes.
One (1) space for each four (4) seats in the assembly room or chapel.
 
 
Motel, tourist homes or tourist courts.
One (1) space for each accommodation plus two (2) additional spaces for employees.
 
 
Offices; professional, business, or public, including banks.
One (1) space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
 
 
Medical offices and clinics.
Four (4) spaces for each doctor practicing at the clinic, plus one (1) space for each employee.
 
 
Places of public assembly, including private clubs and lodges, auditoriums, dance halls, pool rooms, theaters, stadiums, gymnasiums, amusement parks, community centers, and all similar places of public assembly.
One (1) space for each four (4) seats provided for patron use, plus one (1) space for each 100 square feet of floor or ground area used for amusement or assembly but not containing fixed seats.
 
 
Rooming and boarding houses.
One (1) space for each three (3) guest rooms, plus one (1) additional space for the owners, if resident on the premises.
 
 
Residential dwellings.
One (1) space for each dwelling unit.
 
 
Retail business.
One (1) space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
 
 
Sanitariums, rest and convalescent homes, homes for the aged, and similar institutions.
One (1) space for each six (6) patient beds, plus one (1) space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees.
 
 
Senior high schools and colleges, both public and private.
One (1) space for each 10 students for which the school was designed, plus one (1) space for each classroom and administrative office.
 
 
Mobile home parks.
Two (2) spaces for each mobile home.
 
 
Wholesaling and industrial uses.
One (1) space for each two (2) employees at maximum employment on a single shift, plus one (1) space for each company vehicle operating on the premises.
 
(Amended by Ord. of 6/24/21)

Section 9-4063 Off-street loading and unloading space.

   Every building or structure used for business, trade or industry hereafter erected, shall provide space as indicated herein for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the street or public alley. The space shall have access to an alley or, if there is no alley, to a street. For the purpose of this section an off- street loading space shall have minimum dimensions of l2 feet by 40 feet and an overhead clearance of 14 feet in height above the alley or street grade.
   (1)   Retail business. One (1) space for each 5,000 square feet of floor area.
   (2)   Wholesale and industry. One (1) space for each 10,000 square feet of floor space.
(Amended by Ord. of 6/24/21)