Fairport Harbor City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1125
05 Off-Street Parking
1125.05.01 PURPOSE.
The off-street parking regulations contained herein are promulgated in order to achieve the following:
(a) To relieve congestion on public streets so that they can be utilized more fully for the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic;
(b) To promote the safety and convenience of pedestrians, guests, shoppers and employees by segregating parking areas from public rights-of-way thereby lessening congestion; and
(c) To promote the general convenience, welfare and prosperity of residential, institutional, service, commercial and industrial developments, which depend upon off-street parking and loading facilities.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
1125.05.02 PARKING SPACE.
A parking space shall consist of the square footage necessary to meet the requirements as set forth in the “Off-Street Parking Dimensional Table” contained in Section 1125.05.03 of the Code, but in no case shall a parking space be less than one hundred and sixty-two (162) square feet exclusive of access driveways, aisles, ramps, columns, streets, alleys, private drives or roadways, usable for the parking of passenger vehicles or commercial vehicles under a two (2) tons capacity.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
1125.05.03 OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES AND ACCESS DRIVEWAYS.
Off-street parking spaces and access driveways serving said individual parking spaces shall conform to the following table:
Off-street Parking Dimensional Table | ||||
Degree Angle: | 45 | 60 | 90 | Parallel |
(a) Width of Parking Space | 9' | 9' | 9' | 9' |
(b) Length of Parking Space | 19' | 19' | 18' | 25' |
(c) Width of Driveway Aisle | 13' | 18' | 22' | 25' |
(d) Width of Access Driveway | ||||
(One-way traffic) | 15' | 22' | 22' | 13' |
(Two-way traffic) | 22' | 22' | 22' | 22' |
All parking space dimensions shall be exclusive of driveways, aisles and other circulation areas.
Parking areas having more than one (1) aisle or driveway shall have directional signs or markings on each aisle or driveway indicating direction(s) of traffic flow.
Parking driveways shall be located 36 feet apart when attaching to a public right-of-way.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
1125.05.04 MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED PARKING SPACES.
Use/Activity Minimum Parking Spaces Required
(a) Residential:
(1) Single-Family Dwelling: A minimum of two (2) enclosed spaces (i.e.: garage) and a minimum of five hundred (500) square feet of unenclosed parking area per dwelling unit shall be provided. Driveways and parking areas shall be improved with asphalt, concrete, brick or other similar type material and shall be a minimum of six feet in width outside of the right-of-way. The percentage of front yard area improved as driveway and parking area shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total front yard area. There shall be no off-street parking provided within the road right-of-way.
(2) Duplex Dwelling: Four (4) spaces per dwelling unit, of which two (2) spaces shall be enclosed. The driveway and parking area shall be improved with asphalt, concrete, brick or other similar type material. The percentage of front yard area improved as driveway and parking area shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the front yard area. There shall be no off-street parking provided within the road right-of-way.
(3) Multi-Family Dwelling: Four (4) spaces per dwelling unit, of which two (2) spaces shall be enclosed.
(4) Senior Citizen Development: Two and one-half (2-1/2) spaces per dwelling unit, of which one (1) shall be enclosed for the dwelling and others provided as visitors’ spaces. The parking area shall be improved by asphalt, concrete or brick. Visitor designated parking spaces shall contain spaces which measure twelve (12) feet by twenty (20) feet in area.
(b) Educational/Community Facilities:
(1) Child or Adult Day Care Centers: One (1) space for every employee on maximum shift, plus one (1) space per five (5) persons enrolled at center capacity. Vehicles used to transport clients on field trips or similar activities shall be permitted to park overnight at the center in compliance with the parking setbacks.
(2) Church/Place of Worship: One (1) space for every three (3) seats.
(3) Library, Museum: One (1) space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area and one (1) space for every employee on maximum shift, plus an area designated for the safe loading and unloading of persons.
(4) Community Center: One (1) space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area and one (1) space for every two (2) seats at maximum facility capacity, plus an area designated for the safe loading and unloading of persons.
(5) Nursing Homes, Rest Homes, or Convalescent Homes: One (1) space for every four (4) beds and one (1) space for every three (3) employees of the combined employment of the largest shift.
(6) Schools, Elementary, Middle or Junior High: One (1) space per classroom and ten (10) additional spaces for staff with one (1) additional space for every five (5) seats in the largest assembly room.
(7) Schools, Senior High: Five (5) spaces per classroom and one (1) space for every four (4) seats in the largest assembly room.
(c) Commercial Recreational:
(1) Auditoriums, Stadiums: One (1) space for every four (4) persons of seating capacity, plus one (1) space for every employee on maximum shift, plus an area designated for the safe and convenient loading and unloading.
(2) Studios for Instruction: One and one-half (1.5) spaces per student at maximum capacity, plus one (1) space for every employee on maximum shift, plus an area designated for the safe and convenient loading and unloading of students.
(3) Health/Recreational Facility: One (1) space for every 250 square feet of exercise area, locker room or Membership Sports/Fitness area and equipment rooms.
(4) Indoor Movie Theaters: One (1) space for every three (3) seats.
(5) Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Clubs: One (1) space for every three (3) persons of seating capacity, and plus one (1) space for every employee on maximum shift.
(6) Swimming Pools, Public: One (1) space for every fifty (50) square feet of defined active recreation area including water, lawn deck and bath house.
(7) Tennis Courts: Four (4) spaces per court.
(8) Marinas: One (1) space for every boat slip.
(d) Office and Professional Services:
(1) Business, Professional and Administrative Services (except medical and dental): One (1) space for every three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross floor area.
(2) Dental, Medical and Clinical Offices: One (1) space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(3) Banks, Credit Unions and other Financial Services: One (1) space for every 300 square feet of floor area, plus one (1) space for every employee on maximum shift.
(4) Funeral Home: One (1) space for every fifty (50) square feet of parlor or viewing room area.
(5) Veterinary Clinics and Hospitals: One (1) space for every four hundred (400) square feet of floor area and one (1) space for every two (2) employees.
(e) Retail and Service:
(1) Retail and Service Uses (unless otherwise specified): One (1) space for every two hundred and fifty (250) square feet of floor area.
(2) Restaurant-Counter Service: One (1) space for every 75 square feet of usable floor area, plus one (1) space for every three (3) employees, with a minimum of six (6) spaces.
(3) Restaurant-Table Service: One (1) space for every 75 square feet of gross floor area, plus one (1) space for every employee on maximum shift, plus ten (10) spaces.
(4) Convenience Store: One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.
(5) Furniture, Appliance, Building Supply, Showrooms (Plumbing, Electrical, Decorators and Related Trades), Nursery and Garden Supply: One (1) space for every four hundred (400) square feet of floor area or display area.
(6) Hotels and Motels: One (1) space per room, plus seventy-five percent (75%) of the normal spaces required for accessory uses such as restaurants and meeting/banquet facilities. Plus one (1) space for every employee on maximum shift.
(7) Bed and Breakfast: One (1) space per room plus one (1) space for every employee on maximum shift.
(8) Gas Station: One (1) space for every employee on maximum shift, plus eight (8) spaces for customers.
(9) Car Wash, Automatic: One (1) space for every employee on maximum shift, plus 10 waiting spaces.
(10) Car Wash, Self-Serve: One (1) space for every employee on maximum shift, plus three waiting spaces per stall.
(11) Automotive Services/Repair: One (1) space for every employee on maximum shift, plus three for each lift or service bay, plus eight (8) spaces for customers.
(12) Instant Oil Change: One (1) space for every employee on maximum shift, plus three (3) waiting spaces for every service bay.
(13) Automobile, Motorcycle, Boat and Recreational Vehicle: One (1) space for every four hundred (400) square feet of enclosed sales area, one space for every six hundred (600) square sales and service feet of outdoor sales area, one (1) space for every service bay, and one (1) space for every employee on maximum shift.
(f) Manufacturing/Warehousing:
(1) Manufacturing: One (1) space for every four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area.
(2) Research Laboratory: One (1) space for every five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor and Testing Labs area.
(3) Warehousing: One (1) space for every one thousand (1000) square feet of gross floor area.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
1125.05.05 UNITS OF MEASURE.
In determining the required number of parking spaces, the following rules shall apply:
(a) Floor Area: Where floor area is designated as the standard for determining parking space requirements, gross floor area shall be used for all land uses.
(b) Seating Capacity: Where seating capacity is the standard for determining parking space requirements, the capacity shall mean the number of seating units installed or indicated, or one (1) seat for each twenty-four (24) lineal inches of benches or pews, or when fixed seats are not indicated, the capacity shall be determined as being one (1) seat for each twenty (20) square feet of floor area of the assembly room.
(c) Employees: Where employees are the standard for determining parking space requirements, employees shall mean the maximum number of employees on any two (2) successive shifts, unless specified otherwise above.
(d) Fractional Numbers: Fractional numbers shall be rounded up to the next highest whole number.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
1125.05.06 DEFERRED CONSTRUCTION OF REQUIRED SPACES.
If the number of parking spaces required in Section 1125.05.05 is substantially larger than the number anticipated by the applicant and/or the project is to be built in phases, and the applicant provides sufficient evidence to the Zoning Inspector that supports the reduced parking needs, a site plan may be approved with a lesser number of parking spaces provided:
(a) That the total number of spaces initially provided shall not be less than seventy percent (70%) of the spaces required under Section 1125.05.05.
(b) That suitable area(s) are reserved for the construction of the balance of the total number of spaces that otherwise would have been required under Section 1125.05.05 and shall be indicated on the site plan in locations with drainage and landscaping in full compliance with this Code.
(c) That the Zoning Inspector upon evaluation of the project’s parking needs, may direct at anytime that some or all of the remaining land banked parking spaces be constructed.
(d) That any additional parking shall be provided according to the approved site plan and only after approval of the construction plans by the Village Engineer.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
1125.05.07 LOCATION OF PARKING SPACES.
(a) All parking spaces as required under this Section shall be located on the same lot or parcel as the building or use being served, unless one of the following conditions is present:
(1) An increase in the number of spaces is required by a change of use or enlargement of use where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located not more than three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not more than five hundred (500) feet from any other non-residential building being served, provided however, that such spaces have reasonable and safe access to the building being served.
(2) The existing building takes up a majority of the parcel of land and parking cannot be reasonably located on the lot.
A. The property owner or business may use on-street parking as part of the number of parking spaces that are provided so long as the on-street parking is within 500 feet of the building and not claimed by another use. Half of the required parking spaces shall be in an off-street parking area. If the lot meets the criteria in subsection (a)(2) hereof, then property owner or business may use all off-street parking to meet their minimum number of spaces.
B. The property owner may lease off-street parking spaces from another property owner and count them as part of the number of parking spaces provided so long as the spaces are within 500 feet of the building and not previously leased or used for another use.
(Ord. 2020-81. Passed 9-21-21.)
(b) That, for other than single-family, two-family or multi-family dwellings, the parking area be designed in such a manner that a vehicle entering or leaving the parking area shall be moving in a forward direction. Access to driveways for parking areas and/or loading spaces shall be located in such a way that any vehicle entering or leaving said lot shall be clearly visible for a reasonable distance from a private or public street.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
1125.05.08 SURFACING OF DRIVES, PARKING, LOADING AND SERVICE SPACES.
Required off-street parking surfaces, access drives, and loading and service areas in any district, except in conjunction with a single or two-family dwelling, shall be of asphalt, Portland cement concrete and shall be so graded and drained as to properly dispose of any surface water and prevent the drainage of such water onto adjacent properties.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
1125.05.09 LIGHTING AND STRIPING.
Any parking area intended to be used during non-daylight hours shall be illuminated to provide a safe environment, but light trespass shall be kept to a minimum. Such lighting shall be so arranged as to direct the light away from any adjoining properties or public road rights-of-way. Parking areas with a required capacity of over five (5) vehicle spaces shall be striped with six (6) inch wide lines between the parking spaces.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
1125.05.10 LANDSCAPING, SCREENING AND BUFFERING.
All developments shall include the following required landscaping for parking lots:
(a) Interior Parking Lot Landscaping: For parking areas in any district designed to accommodate twenty (20) or more vehicles, a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the parking lot shall be planted as landscaped island areas, developed and distributed throughout the parking lot so as to provide visual and climatic relief from broad expanses of pavement and designed to reduce the amount of runoff from the site. Each individual landscaped island shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in width in any horizontal direction and shall provide at least one (1) major shade tree having a clear trunk height of at least six (6) feet and a minimum caliper of two (2) inches. For the purposes of this section, the parking area shall be the total surface area including access and circulation aisles.
(b) Additional Plantings along Public Streets: Whenever parking areas consisting of five (5) or more spaces are located such that the parked cars will be visible from a public road right-of-way, landscaping, in addition to the required interior parking lot landscaping in subsection (a) above, shall be planted and maintained between the street and the parking lot. Such landscaping shall be a minimum of three (3) feet in height and located adjacent to the perimeter of the parking lot and placed to effectively screen parking areas from the view of public road rights-of-way without impeding vision sight lines from a motor vehicle, either to the right or left with respect to an adjacent private drive or public road right-of-way. In lieu of landscaping, parking areas may be screened by the use of decorative elements such as building wall extensions, berms, mounding or other innovative means so as to screen parking areas from the view of public road rights-of-way without impeding vision sight lines from a motor vehicle, either to the right or left with respect to an adjacent private or public road.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
1125.05.11 SPECIAL PARKING PROVISIONS.
(a) Owners of camping and recreational vehicles may park or store such equipment in any residential district subject to the following conditions:
(1) A recreational vehicle shall not have fixed connections to electricity, water, gas or sanitary sewer facilities, and at no time shall this vehicle be used for living or housekeeping purposes.
(2) If the camping or recreational vehicle is parked or stored outside, it shall be parked or stored behind the front building setback line of the lot.
(3) Camping or recreational vehicles may be parked anywhere on the premises for loading or unloading purposes for a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours, as long as such parking for loading or unloading purposes does not obstruct the view of driveway vehicular and pedestrian traffic of adjoining or abutting properties.
(4) Trailers may be used as a temporary business office during construction projects as long as they are located at least twenty-five (25) feet from a public road right-of-way and at least fifty (50) feet from any abutting property line. Such trailer used as a business office shall be removed when a model home has been completed if it is a residential project, and shall be removed immediately upon completion if it is a commercial or industrial project.
(b) The parking or storage of tractor trailers, truck tractors, truck cabs, truck trailers, dump trucks, busses, tow trucks, flat bed trucks and/or any other types of commercial vehicles, which require a commercial driver’s license to operate and/or exceeds 4,500 pounds empty weight, shall be prohibited in any residential district. Such vehicles shall be allowed in residential districts for the purposes of making deliveries and/or pick-ups, or for the loading or unloading of persons.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-16-08.)
1125.05.12 HANDICAP PARKING SPACES.
Handicap accessible parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, including but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) Manual published in July of 1998 by the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board for proper design and implementation, and/or the Code of Federal Regulations (28 CFR Part 36) Revised as of July 1, 1994, and all amendments and revisions thereto.
(Ord. 2008-133. Passed 12-15-08.)