Fair Haven Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 150-15 Off-street parking.
A.
Parking space. The following off-street parking provisions shall constitute the minimum space required for the following buildings and uses hereafter erected, converted or otherwise established in any district:
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling on an individual lot: two off-street parking spaces for each dwelling.
(2)
Multiple-family dwelling and mobile home in mobile home park: 1 1/2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
(3)
Motel and hotel: one off-street parking spaces for each rental room or suite, plus one additional space for each full-time employee on the premises at one time.
(4)
Eating or drinking establishment: one off-street parking space for each 50 square feet of floor area devoted to customer uses, plus one additional space for each full-time employee on the premises at one time.
(5)
Church, library, fire station, theater and auditorium: one off-street parking space for every four seats provided for patrons, customers, members or guests.
(6)
Retail and office uses: one off-street parking space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area.
(7)
Institutions: one off-street parking space for each patients or resident bed, excluding bassinets, plus one space for each full-time employee on the premises at one time. However, hospitals, sanatoriums or convalescent homes primarily providing long-term custodial care for patients need not provide more than one space for each four patient beds.
(8)
Industrial: one parking space for each three employees on the premises at one time.
(9)
Home occupation: two off-street parking spaces, in addition to the requirements for the dwelling, excepting bed-and-breakfasts and tourist homes, which must provide one off-street parking space for each rental bedroom, plus one additional space for hired help, in addition to the requirements for the dwelling.
(10)
Drive-in stand: a sufficient number of off-street parking spaces to accommodate the maximum number of stopping vehicles at any one time, but in no case fewer than three such spaces.
B.
Two or more establishments may join in meeting the requirements of this article, provided that the total area for parking is the sum of the individual requirements.
C.
Required off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot with the principal use served or within a reasonable distance thereof.
D.
Driveways and parking areas for nonresidential uses, except home occupations, shall include, within the property lines, turning areas so constructed and surfaced that a vehicle entering or leaving the property is not required to back onto the street or onto the property.
§ 150-16 Off-street loading and unloading spaces.
Off-street loading and unloading space, sufficient to accommodate the maximum demand generated by the use of the lot, shall be provided on any lot on which a building for commercial or industrial use is hereafter erected or substantially altered. All off-street loading and unloading spaces shall have an all-weather surface to provide safe and convenient access and use during all seasons.
§ 150-17 Design of off-street parking facilities; reduction of existing facilities restricted.
A.
All parking facilities provided under this article shall be located off the public right-of-way and shall contain an area of at least 200 square feet per automobile parking space, exclusive of accessways, aisles and maneuvering space. Each space shall have an all-weather surface installed to Village specifications.
B.
All illumination on parking lots shall be shielded so as not to produce a strong dazzling light upon abutting properties.
C.
Off-street parking facilities existing at the effective date of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced to an amount less than that required under this chapter for a similar new building or new use. Off-street parking facilities provided to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced below the requirements of this chapter.