(a)

All buildings, structures, and uses shall provide off-street parking and/or off-street loading facilities in accordance with the provisions specified in this chapter, and all applications required by the zoning ordinance shall include a plot plan drawn to scale showing the location and arrangements of any off-street parking and/or loading required by this chapter.

(b)

The creation of an additional parking lot, the expansion of an existing parking lot, or the realignment of parking spaces when not in conjunction with any other activity shall also require a zoning certificate.

(c)

No off-street parking area provided herein, except for areas provided in conjunction with one-, two- or three-family dwellings, shall be less than 1,050 square feet in area. Parking spaces located within a garage structure or on a driveway, but not including sidewalks, driving lanes and driveway aprons, may be computed as off-street parking spaces.

(d)

All required off-street and loading areas shall be solely for the parking and loading and unloading of operable motor vehicles, of patrons, occupants, or employees of such uses and are not to be used to store inoperative vehicles or for motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind, except for emergency repairs.

(e)

Each required off-street parking or loading space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such space. Such aisle or driveway shall not be used for the parking of other vehicles, except that the driveway of a single-family residence may be counted as one parking space.

(f)

All required loading spaces and facilities shall be located off-street on the same or adjacent lot as the building or use being served and may occupy all or part of any required side or rear yard area, except that no loading area shall be located closer than 50 feet to any lot in any R district unless wholly enclosed within a building.

(g)

All open off-street areas shall be separated from public rights of way by a space of at least four feet in width, and a six-inch high curb shall be provided on the parking lot side of the four-foot width. All open off-street parking areas shall be separated from the principal building by a six-inch curb so as to maintain unobstructed a three-foot corridor between the building and parked vehicle.

(h)

Required off-street loading space is not to be included as off-street parking space in the computation of required off-street parking area. All off-street loading spaces shall be located totally outside of any street or alley right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 2023-50, § 1(Exh. A), 5-2-23)

Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in all zoning districts of the city in accordance with the schedule outlined below. Requirements for any use not specified in this section shall be the same as for similar permitted use in the particular zoning district, as determined by the city manager.

(1)

Dwelling and lodging uses.

a.

Manufactured homes: two spaces per dwelling unit.

b.

Rooming houses: one space for each two roomers or boarders based upon the design capacity of the building plus two spaces for a resident owner or resident manager.

c.

One-, two-, three- and multiple-family dwellings: two spaces per dwelling unit.

d.

Housing for the elderly: one space per dwelling.

e.

Hotels: one space for each two bedrooms.

f.

Motels: one and one-fifth spaces for each sleeping room plus spaces as required for restaurants, assembly room and related facilities.

g.

Bed and breakfast homestay: one space for each roomer or boarder based upon the maximum authorized guest room, plus two spaces for resident owner. Parking shall be located in the rear yard, except in cases of corner lots, where parking shall be either in the side yard abutting the street or alleyway or in the rear yard.

(2)

Business and commercial.

a.

Agricultural implement sales and service: one space for every 1,000 square feet of enclosed floor area and one space for every 3,000 square feet of open lot area;

b.

Air conditioning/heating/plumbing/roofing services: one space for every 300 square feet of floor area;

c.

Automobile repair: one parking space each 300 square feet of floor area and one parking space for each employee;

d.

Automobile sales and service: one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of sales and display area, one space for each auto service stall, and one space of each employee;

e.

Bakery shops, furniture and appliance stores, groceries and supermarkets, hardware stores, ice cream stores, indoor retail businesses, pet shops, repair shops and variety stores: one space for every 200 square feet for establishments having less than 2,000 square feet of floor area and one space for each 250 square feet of floor area for establishments having greater than 2,000 square feet of floor area;

f.

Banks and savings and loan association: one space for every 200 square feet of floor area plus one space for every employee;

g.

Barber shop or beauty shop: one space for each chair plus one space for each full-time equivalent employee;

h.

Funeral home: one space for every 50 square feet of public floor area plus one space for each employee and business vehicle; a minimum of 25 spaces;

i.

Home occupations: one space;

j.

Laundromat: one space for each two washing or cleaning machines;

k.

Restaurant: one space for every 50 square feet of floor area;

l.

Service station: one space for each employee or full-time equivalent plus two spaces for each service stall; there shall be a minimum of six spaces.

(3)

Office.

Administrative or business office: one space for every 250 square feet of office space but not less than two spaces for every office.

(4)

Medical and health.

a.

Nursing homes, shelter care homes, rest homes and convalescent homes: one space for every four beds;

b.

Hospitals: one space for each two beds plus one for each two employees and staff on the combined major work shifts;

c.

Dental clinics and offices: two spaces for each examination or treatment room, plus one space for each dentist and employee;

d.

Medical clinics and offices: three spaces for each examination or treatment room, plus one space for each doctor and employee.

(5)

Education.

a.

Elementary and junior high: one space for every 25 classroom seats or one space for every three and one-half seats in the main auditorium, whichever is greater.

b.

High schools: one space for every five students based upon maximum design capacity of the building, or one space for every five seats in the main auditorium, whichever is greater.

c.

Nursery schools and day care centers: two spaces for every ten children.

(6)

Recreation, civic and religious.

a.

Bowling alley: four spaces for each bowling alley plus such additional space as may be required for affiliated uses.

b.

Private club, lodge, or assembly hall without fixed seats; veterans, business, civic or fraternal organization: one space for every 50 square feet of floor area in the auditorium, assembly, or meeting room plus one space for every 200 square feet of other floor area.

c.

Auditorium, assembly hall or sports arena with fixed seats: one space for every three and one-half seats.

d.

Library, museum, art gallery: one space for every 300 square feet of floor area.

e.

Place of public assembly, including a church, synagogue, or gymnasium: one space for every five seats maximum design capacity.

f.

Recreation and amusement facility: one space for every five customers (maximum capacity) and one space for every two employees.

g.

Theater: one space for every three and one-half seats.

(7)

Industrial and warehousing.

a.

Industrial and manufacturing plants and wholesale establishments: one space for every 300 square feet of floor area.

b.

Warehouse establishment: one space for every 10,000 square feet of floor area; plus, one space for every two employees on the maximum combined shift.

(Ord. No. 2023-50, § 1(Exh. A), 5-2-23)

In connection with every building or part thereof, except dwellings, erected after the passage of the zoning ordinance, there shall be provided on the same lot with such building, off-street loading spaces or berths for uses which customarily receive or distribute material or merchandise by vehicle.

Requirements for any use not specified in this section shall be the same as for a similar permitted use in the particular zoning district, as determined by the city manager. If the commercial or industrial establishments are such that shipping and/or receiving goods are not an integral part of the business, the requirements listed below may be varied or waived with provisions of written notice by the city manager.

(1)

Business and commercial: one space for the first 10,000 square feet of floor area; and one space for each additional 20,000 square feet of floor area.

(2)

Office: one space for the first 75,000 square feet of floor area and one space for every additional 25,000 square feet of floor area.

(3)

Medical and health: same as subsection b. hereof.

(4)

Manufacturing, industrial and warehousing.

a.

Industrial plant: one space for every 10,000 square feet of floor area.

b.

Warehouse and wholesale distributor: one space for every 7,500 square feet of floor area.

(Ord. No. 2023-50, § 1(Exh. A), 5-2-23)

(a)

Dimensions.

(1)

Each parking stall shall be a minimum of nine feet in width and 19 feet in length.

Exception: parallel parking requires that stalls be 22 feet in length.

(2)

Aisle width shall vary with the angle of the parking:

a.

Forty-five-degree parking requires 12 feet wide aisles.

b.

Sixty-degree parking requires 16 feet wide aisles.

c.

Seventy-five-degree parking requires 23 feet wide aisles.

d.

Ninety-degree parking requires 26 feet wide aisles.

e.

Parallel parking requires 12 feet wide aisles.

(3)

Head-in parking should allow three feet of car overhang adjacent to the curb or building.

(4)

A minimum clear distance of three feet shall be provided when parking is adjacent to a building.

(5)

Each off-street loading space shall be at least ten feet in width, 25 feet in length, and shall have a vertical clear distance of 25 feet.

(b)

Surfacing. All open parking and loading spaces, except a required parking space accessory to a single-, two-, or three-family dwelling, shall be graded, and provided with a hard surface of bituminous or Portland cement.

(c)

Drainage. All open, off-street parking and loading areas shall be provided with adequate drainage facilities, as determined by the safety service director, in order to ensure that storm water does not flow onto abutting sidewalks in such a way or quantity that adjoining property owners or users of the sidewalk would be detrimentally affected or inconvenienced.

(d)

Screening and landscaping.

(1)

When any open off-street parking or loading area used for nonresidential purpose and containing more than two spaces is not separated from a residential district by a dedicated street or by an open area 25 feet in width, an effective buffer or screen consisting of a solid wall, fence, or view-obscuring dense planting of evergreen shrubs shall be provided to protect the privacy of the adjoining residential uses. Such wall, fence, or hedge shall not be less than four feet or more than six feet in height and shall be maintained in good condition.

For conditionally permitted uses, the board of zoning appeals may allow an open area of at least 25 feet between the off-street parking and adjacent residential uses.

(2)

All tree lawns shall be landscaped and/or planted with grass and maintained in good condition, in such a way as to clearly distinguish their separation from adjacent public streets or private drives.

(e)

Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking or loading areas shall be equipped with suitable shielding or be so designed as to prevent a glare at eye level on surrounding public or private property.

(f)

Marking and/or signing. Designated parking or loading spaces shall be marked on the surface of the parking area with paint or permanent marking materials and maintained in a clearly visible condition. Signing as necessary shall be placed in order to designate particular loading areas or required movements of vehicles as determined by the layout of the parking or loading area.

(Ord. No. 2023-50, § 1(Exh. A), 5-2-23)

(a)

No automobile, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, motor vehicle, or trailer shall be parked or remain on any non-parking or non-driveway portion of a lawn or yard on any city lot.

(b)

The provisions of this section shall not be applied to commercial or industrial entities storing or displaying vehicles in the course of their business.

(Ord. No. 2023-50, § 1(Exh. A), 5-2-23)

(a)

Inoperable vehicle means any motor vehicle which:

(1)

Is not in operating condition; and/or

(2)

Has no value except for salvage or junk purposes; and/or

(3)

Has not been licensed and issued a distinctive number and registration mark valid for the current year pursuant to ORC Ch. 4503; and/or

(4)

Does not display such distinctive number and registration mark.

(b)

As used in this section, "keeping inoperable automobiles" means parking, standing, or storing one or more automobiles anywhere other than in an enclosed garage for more than seven calendar days in any zoned district.

The provisions of this section shall not be applied to commercial or industrial entities storing or displaying vehicles in the course of their business.

(Ord. No. 2023-50, § 1(Exh. A), 5-2-23)

(a)

Only vehicles classified as a light duty truck, class 1 or class 2 by the Federal Highway Administration are permitted to be parked or stored on residential lots. All other classifications of vehicles may only be parked or stored on residential lots when within a fully enclosed building.

(b)

Residents who rent or lease a commercial moving vehicle for the purpose of moving their personal or household goods may park the vehicle in their driveway for up to seven days for the purpose of loading and unloading.

(Ord. No. 2023-50, § 1(Exh. A), 5-2-23)

(a)

Recreational vehicle includes, but is not limited to:

(1)

Camper trailer. A folding or collapsible vehicular structure, mounted on wheels but without its own power, designed as a temporary living quarters for travel, camping, recreation and vacation uses, which is not encompassed in the definition of travel trailer.

(2)

Motor bus. Any motor vehicle having motor power designed and used for carrying more than 15 passengers.

(3)

Motor home. A self-propelled recreational vehicle constructed with permanently installed facilities for cold storage, cooking and consuming of food and for sleeping.

(4)

Travel trailer. A non-self-propelled recreational vehicle, including a tent type fold out camping trailer as defined in ORC 4517.01.

(5)

Truck camper. A non-self-propelled recreational vehicle, without wheels for road use but with sufficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, and vacation use, and designed to be placed upon and attached to a motor vehicle. Truck campers do not include truck covers, which consist of walls and roof, and do not have floors and facilities for using same as a dwelling.

(6)

Recreational trailers. Any form of device, equipment, or machinery on wheels, or a single wheel, that is intended to be pulled by a motor vehicle, whether attached to a motor vehicle. This shall include every vehicle designed and utilized for the sole purpose of transporting any boat, auto, snowmobile, recreational habitation, and the like, which does not have motive power, but is designed to be drawn by another vehicle.

(7)

Watercraft. As defined in ORC 1546.01.

(b)

Recreational vehicles (RVs) may not be parked or stored in any front yard or located closer to the street than the principal structure if on a corner lot.

(c)

Recreational vehicles may be parked in the side or rear yard, provided that the RV is stored on an area that is connected with the driveway and is graded and has a hard surface of granulated material, asphalt, cement, concrete, brick, or decorative stone and no closer than five feet from the side and rear property lines.

(d)

Recreational vehicles must be parked at least five feet from the inside edge of the sidewalk on a driveway or ten feet from the edge of the roadway on a driveway.

(e)

Recreational vehicles may be parked anywhere on a paved surface on residential premises for a period not to exceed 48 hours during loading and unloading, provided there are at least 12 hours between such events.

(f)

No recreational vehicle parked or stored on any city lot shall have fixed connections to electricity, water, gas, or sanitary sewer facilities. At no time shall such vehicle be used for living or housekeeping purposes.

(g)

Recreational vehicles allowed to be stored on private property shall bear current licensure, shall be in the same ownership as one or more owners or permanent residents of the lot, and shall be limited in number to two.

(h)

Recreational vehicles must be maintained and in good repair, and usable condition and must demonstrate an ability to function for their intended purpose.

(i)

A recreational vehicle allowed to be stored on private property shall be stored on a paved surface, the area of which shall be a rectangle extending at least one foot beyond the ground area eclipsed by the RV parked above. Transport to and from such paved surfaces shall not create a rutted or unsightly lawn and landscaped areas.

(Ord. No. 2023-50, § 1(Exh. A), 5-2-23)

Whoever violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter may be subject to the following penalties:

(1)

If the owner, operator, or person in possession of the property has one or more utility services provided and receives a monthly utility billing statement from the city, a compounding fee of $25.00 multiplied by every week in violation will be added to the utility bill and enforced by chapter 937, utility billing, payment, and disconnection policy of the codified ordinances.

(2)

The owner, operator, or person in possession of the property will receive a bill with a compounding fee of $25.00 multiplied by every week in violation, with payment due within 14 days upon receipt of such bill.

(3)

The finance director shall levy against the violating property a charge of $500.00 multiplied by every year in violation which will be certified to the county auditor for collection and become a lien upon the property from and after the date of the entry and be collected as other taxes and assessments and returned to the city, according to law.

(4)

Nothing in this section shall prevent the city solicitor from taking any other action necessary to collect the costs owed for violations described in this section.

(5)

Every day during which a violation is found to exist shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as a misdemeanor of the third degree.

(6)

The city shall not issue permits or variances for a property subject to notice of violation under this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2023-50, § 1(Exh. A), 5-2-23)