Clayton Charter Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
OFF-STREET PARKING
AND LOADING AREA
§ 152.065 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
There shall be provided in all districts at the time of erection or enlargement of any main building or structure, automobile off-street parking space with adequate access to all spaces. The number of off-street parking spaces, in conjunction with all land or building uses shall be provided, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, as hereinafter prescribed:
(A) Off-street parking spaces may be located within a nonrequired side or rear yard and within the rear yard setback unless otherwise provided in this chapter. Off-street parking shall not be permitted within a front yard or a side yard setback unless otherwise provided in this chapter, including the exceptions permitted in commercial zones by footnote (o) of § 152.100.
(B) Off-street parking for other than residential use 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. Ownership shall be shown of all lots or parcels intended for use as parking by the applicant.
(C) Required residential off-street parking spaces shall consist of a parking strip, parking bay, driveway, garage or combination thereof and shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve, and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(D) Any area once designated as required off-street parking shall never be changed to any other use unless and until equal facilities are provided elsewhere.
(E) Off-street parking existing at the effective date of this chapter, in connection with the operation of an existing building or use shall not be reduced to an amount less than hereinafter required for a similar new building or new use.
(F) Two or more buildings or uses may collectively provide the required off-street parking in which case the required number of parking spaces shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the several individual uses computed separately.
(G) In the instance of 2 or more uses sharing off-street parking spaces where operating hours of buildings do not overlap, the Zoning Board of Appeals may grant an exception.
(H) The storage of merchandise, motor vehicles for sale, trucks or the repair of vehicles is prohibited in commercial or industrial areas.
(I) For those uses not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be in accord with a use which the Planning Commission considers is similar in type.
(J) When units or measurements determining the number of required parking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including ½ shall be disregarded and fractions over ½ shall require 1 parking space.
(K) For the purpose of computing the number of parking spaces required, the definition of usable floor area shall govern.
(L) The minimum number of off-street parking spaces by type of use shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces per Unit of Measure | ||
Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces per Unit of Measure | ||
(1) | Residential | ||
(a) | Residential, 1-family and 2-family | 2 for each dwelling unit | |
(b) | Residential, multiple-family | 2 for each dwelling unit | |
(c) | Multiple housing for senior citizens | 1 for each dwelling unit. Should units revert to general occupancy, then 2 spaces per unit shall be provided | |
(d) | Mobile home park | 2 for each mobile home site and 1 for each employee of the mobile home park | |
(2) | Institutional | ||
(a) | Churches or temples | 1 for each 3 seats or 6 feet of pews in the main unit of worship | |
(b) | Hospitals | 1 for each 1 bed | |
(c) | Homes for the aged and convalescent homes | 1 for each 2 beds | |
(d) | Elementary and junior high schools | 1 for each 1 teacher, employee or administrator, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium | |
(e) | Senior high schools | 1 for each 1 teacher, employee or administrator, and 1 for each 5 students, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium or gymnasium, whichever is greater | |
(f) | Commercial, vocational and adult instructional institutions | 1 for each student and 1 for each employee, administrator or instructor | |
(g) | 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 | |
(h) | Private golf clubs, swimming pool clubs, tennis clubs or other similar uses | 1 for each 2 member families or individuals plus spaces required for each accessory use, such as a restaurant or bar | |
(i) | Golf courses open to the general public, except miniature or “par-3" course | 6 for each 1 golf hole and 1 for each 1 employee, plus spaces required for each accessory use, such as a restaurant or bar | |
(j) | Fraternity or sorority | 1 for each 5 permitted active members or 1 for each 1 bed, whichever is greater | |
(k) | Stadium, sports arena or similar place of outdoor assembly | 1 for each 3 seats or 6 feet of benches | |
(l) | Theaters and auditoriums | 1 for each 3 seats plus 1 for each 2 employees | |
(m) | Nursery school, day nurseries or childcare centers | 1 for each 150 square feet of usable floor space | |
(3) | Business and Commercial | ||
(a) | Planned commercial or shopping center | 1 for each 100 square feet of usable floor area | |
(b) | Auto wash (automatic) | 1 for each 1 employee. In addition, reservoir parking spaces equal in number to 5 times the maximum capacity of the auto wash. Maximum capacity of the auto wash shall mean the greatest number of automobiles possible undergoing some phase of washing at the same time, which shall be determined by dividing the length in feet of each wash line by 20 | |
(c) | Auto wash (self-service or coin-operated) | 5 for each washing stall in addition to the stall itself | |
(d) | Beauty parlor or barber shop | 3 spaces for each of the first 2 beauty or barber chairs, and 1-1/2 spaces for each additional chair | |
(e) | Bowling alleys | 5 for each 1 bowling lane plus accessory uses | |
(f) | Dance halls, pool or billiard parlors, roller or skating rinks, exhibition halls and assembly halls without fixed seats | 1 for each 2 persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by local, county or state fire, building or health codes | |
(g) | Establishment for sale and consumption on the premises of beverages, food or refreshments | 1 for each 75 square feet of usable floor space or 1 for each 2 persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by local, county or state fire, building or health codes | |
(h) | Furniture and appliance, household equipment and repair shops; showroom of a plumber, decorator, electrician or similar trade; shoe repair, and other similar uses | 1 for each 800 square feet of usable floor area. (For that floor area used in processing, 1 additional space shall be provided for each 2 persons employed therein) | |
(i) | Gasoline service stations for each gasoline pump | 2 for each lubrication stall, rack, or pit; and 1 for each gasoline pump | |
(j) | Laundromats and coin-operated dry cleaners | 1 for each 2 washing and/or dry cleaning machines | |
(k) | Miniature or “par-3" golf courses | 3 for each 1 hole plus 1 for each 1 employee | |
(l) | Mortuary establishments | 1 for each 50 square feet of usable floor space | |
(m) | Motel, hotel or other commercial lodging establishments | 1 for each 1 occupancy unit plus 1 for each 1 employee | |
(n) | Motor vehicle sales and service establishments | 1 for each 200 square feet of usable floor space of sales room and 1 for each 1 auto service stall in the service room | |
(o) | Retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein | 1 for each 150 square feet of floor space | |
(4) | Offices | ||
(a) | Banks | 1 for each 100 square feet of usable floor space | |
(b) | Business offices or professional offices, except as indicated in the following item (c) | 1 for each 200 square feet of usable floor space | |
(c) | Professional offices of doctors, dentists or similar professions | 1 for each 100 square feet of usable floor area in waiting rooms, and 1 for each examining room, dental chair or similar use area | |
(5) | Industrial | ||
(a) | Industrial or research establishments, and related accessory offices | 5 plus 1 for every 1-1/2 employees in the largest working shift. Space on-site shall also be provided for all construction workers during periods of plant construction | |
(b) | Warehouses and wholesale establishments and related accessory offices | 5 plus 1 for every 1 employee in the largest working shift, or 1 for every 1,700 square feet of usable floor space, whichever is greater | |
(M) (1) Each parking lot that services a building entrance, except single- or 2-family residential or temporary structures, shall have a number of level parking spaces for the physically handicapped as set forth in the following table, and identified by above-grade signs as reserved for physically handicapped persons.
Total Spaces in Parking Lot | Required Number of Accessible Spaces |
Total Spaces in Parking Lot | Required Number of Accessible Spaces |
Up to 25 | 1 |
26 to 50 | 2 |
51 to 75 | 3 |
76 to 100 | 4 |
101 to 150 | 5 |
151 to 200 | 6 |
201 to 300 | 7 |
301 to 400 | 8 |
401 to 500 | 9 |
501 to 1,000 | 2% of total |
Over 1,000 | 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000 |
(2) Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide and must meet all other applicable requirements as to size as set forth in this section.
(Ord. § 5.00, passed 5-22-1997)
§ 152.066 OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE LAYOUT, STANDARDS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.
Wherever the off-street parking requirements in this chapter require the building of an off-street parking facility, the off-street parking lots shall be laid out, constructed and maintained in accordance with the following standards and regulations:
(A) No parking lot shall be constructed unless and until a permit is issued by the Zoning Administrator. Applications for a permit shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator in such form as may be determined by the Zoning Administrator and shall be accompanied with 2 sets of site plans for the development and construction of the parking lot showing that the provisions of this section will be fully complied with.
(B) Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accord with the following minimum requirements (see also parking layout in the following table):
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 |
0º (parallel parking) | 12 ft. | 8 ft. | 28 ft. | 20 ft. | 28 ft. |
30º to 53º | 15 ft. | 9 ft. | 20 ft. | 35 ft. | 55 ft. |
54º to 74º | 18 ft. | 9 ft. | 20 ft. | 38 ft. | 58 ft. |
75º to 90º | 22 ft. | 10 ft. | 20 ft. | 42 ft. | 62 ft. |
(C) All spaces shall be provided adequate access by means of maneuvering lanes. Backing directly onto a street shall be prohibited.
(D) (1) Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot by means of clearly limited and defined 25- foot wide drives shall be provided for all vehicles.
(2) Ingress and egress to a parking lot lying in an area zoned for other than single-family residential use shall not be across land zoned for single-family residential use.
(E) All maneuvering lane widths shall permit 1-way traffic movement, except that the 90º pattern may permit 2-way movement.
(F) Each entrance and exit to and from any off-street parking lot located in an area zoned for other than single-family residential use shall be at least 25 feet distant from adjacent property located in any single-family residential district.
(G) (1) Except for those serving single- and 2-family dwellings, all off-street parking areas shall be screened from view from any adjoining residential property. The screening shall consist of earth berms, permanent walls, or evergreen landscaping subject to approval of the Planning Commission and in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 152.076.
(2) When a front yard setback is required, all land between the screening and the front property line or street right-of-way line shall be kept free from refuse and shall be landscaped with deciduous shrubs, evergreen material and ornamental trees. The ground area shall be planted and kept in lawn. All the landscaping and planting shall be maintained in a healthy, livable condition, neat and orderly in appearance.
(H) (1) The entire parking area, including parking spaces and maneuvering lanes, required under this section shall be provided with asphaltic or concrete surfacing in accordance with specifications approved by the Township Zoning Administrator, except for off-street parking required for single-family and duplex residences.
(2) Off-street parking areas and maneuvering lanes shall be drained so as to dispose of all surface water accumulated in the parking area in such a way as to preclude drainage of water onto adjacent property or toward buildings.
(I) All lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so installed as to be confined within and directed only onto the parking area.
(J) Except for those serving single- and 2-family dwellings, all parking lots shall be provided with wheel stops or bumper guards so located that no part of parked vehicles will extend beyond the property line or into required landscaped areas.
(K) Plans for the layout of the parking lot shall show the dimensions across tiers of spaces and maneuvering lanes.
(Ord. § 5.01, passed 5-22-1997)
§ 152.067 OFF-STREET LOADING AND UNLOADING.
(A) There shall be provided on the same land with every building, structure or part thereof erected or occupied for manufacture, storage, display of goods for retail sales, or for a hotel, hospital, school, funeral home, laundry, dry cleaning establishments or other use involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise incidental to that activity, sufficient space for standing, loading and unloading vehicles to avoid undue interference with public streets. The space shall be no less than 10 by 25 feet for each 10,000 square feet of floor area or part thereof with a minimum height clearance of 14 feet. The space is not to be a part of any area provided for off-street parking area, and further there shall be a door no less than 3 feet 6 inches by 6 feet 8 inches adjoining the loading area.
(B) All loading spaces shall be located and designed to avoid creating traffic hazard to public use of all public rights-of-way. Also, the site plan showing the loading area layout and dimensional requirements shall display the area.
(Ord. § 5.02, passed 5-22-1997)