Fayette City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
Off-Street Parking and Loading Restrictions
Section 405.800 Off-Street Parking Requirements.
[R.O. 2013 § 405.800; R.O. 2005 § 23-150; Ord. No. 42.080 (A)]
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Off-street parking spaces shall be provided as follows:
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Single-Family And Two-Family Dwellings. One (1) space for each bathroom or fraction thereof in the dwelling unit.
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Multiple Dwellings. One and one-half (1 1/2) spaces for each dwelling unit in the "RD" District. One and two-tenths (1.2) spaces for each dwelling unit in all other districts.
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Rooming And Boardinghouses, Sororities And Fraternities. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
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Private Club Or Lodge. One (1) parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of floor area.
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School. For high schools, colleges and universities, ten (10) spaces per classroom; for elementary schools two (2) parking spaces per classrooms.
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Hospital. Two (2) parking spaces for each bed.
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Sanitarium Or Institutional Home. One (1) parking space for each three (3) beds.
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Funeral Homes. Ten (10) parking spaces for each chapel plus one (1) for each funeral home vehicle plus one (1) for each family residing on the premises.
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Auditoriums, Theaters, And Other Places Of Public Assembly. One (1) parking space for each five (5) seats.
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Community Center, Library, Museum, Or Similar Public Or Semi-Public Building. One (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area in the building.
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Hotel Or Motel. Five (5) parking spaces plus one (1) space for each sleeping room or suite.
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Medical Office Building. Buildings in which twenty percent (20%) or more of the gross area is occupied by members of the healing profession. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of the gross area used for this purpose.
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Manufacturing Or Industrial Establishment, Research Or Testing Laboratory, Creamery, Bottling Plant, Warehouse, Or Similar Establishments. Two (2) parking spaces for every three (3) employees on the maximum shift, plus space to accommodate all trucks and other vehicles used in connection therewith.
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All Non-Residential Buildings, Except Those Above Specified. One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.
Section 405.810 Rules For Computing Parking Spaces.
[R.O. 2013 § 405.810; R.O. 2005 § 23-151; Ord. No. 42.080 (B)]
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In computing the number of required off-street parking spaces, the following rules shall apply:
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"Floor area" means the gross floor area of the specific use, excluding any floor or portion thereof used for parking, as herein defined.
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Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be the nearest whole number.
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In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.
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Whenever a building or use constructed or established after January 1, 1960, is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, parking spaces shall be provided on the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to January 1, 1960, is reconstructed or is enlarged to the extent of twenty percent (20%) or more in floor area, said building or use in its entirety shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein. Any enlargement or change in use of less than twenty percent (20%) of the gross floor area shall be provided with parking based on the enlargement or change.
Section 405.820 Location Of Required Parking Spaces.
[R.O. 2013 § 405.820; R.O. 2005 § 23-152; Ord. No. 42.080 (C)]
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All parking spaces required herein shall be located as follows:
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The parking spaces required for residential buildings or uses shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served. The parking spaces required for any other building or use may be located on an area within three hundred (300) feet of said building and two (2) or more owners of buildings may join together in providing the required parking spaces. Where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served, the usage of the lot or tract upon which said parking spaces are provided shall be restricted by an instrument of record describing the premises for which said parking is provided and ensuring the retention of such parking so long as required by this Article.
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No parking spaces shall be located in a front yard in any "R" Residential District.
Section 405.830 Minimum Improvement And Maintenance Standards.
[R.O. 2013 § 405.830; R.O. 2005 § 23-153; Ord. No. 42.080 (D)]
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Parking lots and garages shall conform with the following improvement and maintenance standards.
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All open parking areas provided in compliance with this Article shall be surfaced with a durable, dust-proof surface consisting of concrete, bituminous concrete, or compacted gravel or crushed stone properly sealed and surface treated as approved by designated engineering personnel of the City. The parking areas shall be maintained in a usable dust-proof condition and graded and drained to dispose of all surface water. Whenever lighting is provided, it shall be so hooded or shielded as to reflect the light away from abutting or neighboring property, including public rights-of-way. One (1) standard tree of at least three (3) inch diameter shall be planted on the lot for each ten (10) parking spaces. The location of each parking space and the direction of movement along the access driveways shall be indicated by painting upon the surface of the lot. A structurally sound wall or other abutment shall be installed and so placed around each side of the parking lot to ensure that no part of an automobile either extends over or is capable of accidentally rolling across the property line of the parking lot.
Section 405.840 Off-Street Loading Requirements.
[R.O. 2013 § 405.840; R.O. 2005 § 23-154; Ord. No. 42.080 (E)]
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There shall be provided at the time any building is erected or structurally altered off-street loading space in accordance with the following requirements.
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Office Buildings, Apartments, Apartment Hotels, Motels And Hotels. One (1) space for each five thousand (5,000) to fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of gross floor area; two (2) spaces for each fifty thousand (50,000) to two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area; one (1) additional space for each seventy-five thousand (75,000) square feet of gross floor area above two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet.
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Retail Or Service Establishment Or Wholesale Commercial Use. One (1) space for each two thousand (2,000) to twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area; two (2) spaces for each twenty thousand (20,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area; one (1) additional space for each seventy-five thousand (75,000) square feet of gross floor area above one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet.
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Manufacturing Or Industrial Use. One (1) space for each ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area or fraction thereof in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet.
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In all cases where the off-street loading space is located in a manner that a truck must back directly from a major street into a loading space, a maneuvering space of not less than fifty (50) feet shall be provided on the lot on which the industrial use is located.