Franklin Township City Zoning Code
§ 90-58
Off-street parking requirements.
A.
Construction. All off-street parking areas, other than single-family residential parking areas, shall be surfaced with an asphalt bituminous or cement binder pavement, which shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water, as approved by the Township Engineer. Curbing shall consist of Belgian block or concrete. In residential zones, parking areas may be either paved or covered with shale, gravel, stone or other like material to a minimum depth of two inches.
[Amended 8-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-6; 8-8-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6]
B.
Off-street parking requirements. All uses permitted or conditionally permitted in any of the districts herein established shall provide minimum off-street parking as follows:
(1)
For each dwelling unit, two spaces; for each ECHO housing unit, one space.
[Amended 6-14-1993 by Ord. No. 93-5]
(2)
For a school, house of worship or other use involving the assembly of persons, one space for every three seats or seating accommodations.
[Amended 6-9-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-13]
(3)
For any governmental building, 1 1/2 spaces for each employee.
(4)
For a restaurant or similar use, one space for every four seats, plus one for every employee.
(5)
For offices, excluding medical offices, one space for each 225 square feet of gross floor area or 1 1/2 spaces for each employee, whichever is greater.
[Amended 8-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-6; 8-8-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6]
(6)
One space per 200 square feet of gross floor area for all other commercial uses.
[Amended 7-10-1980 by Ord. No. 80-10]
(7)
For medical offices, one space for each 175 square feet of gross floor area.
[Added 8-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-6; amended 8-8-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6]
(8)
For manufacturing plants, assembly operations, research laboratories and general industrial uses, one space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area.
[Added 8-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-6; amended 8-8-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6]
(9)
For warehouses and storage buildings, one space for each 3,000 square feet of gross floor area devoted to warehouse and storage use. Office space within a warehouse or storage building shall provide one space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area devoted to office use.
[Added 8-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-6; amended 8-8-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6; 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-5]
C.
All off-street parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of motor vehicles, and no commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on such parking lot. No signs, other than entrance, exit and condition-of-use signs, shall be maintained.
D.
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided on the same lot with the permitted principal building, except that owners of two or more business buildings may jointly sponsor off-street parking facilities, provided that the area of the parking facilities equals the total parking area requirements of each owner participating therein and complies in all respects with the requirements of this section.
E.
Any building containing more than one use shall meet the combined parking space requirements for all uses in the building. Any change in use within a building shall be required to meet the minimum parking requirements for the new use.
[Amended 8-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-6; 8-8-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6]