The purpose of this section is to ensure the provision of off-street parking facilities that are sufficient in number, adequately sized and properly designed to meet the range of parking needs and demands that are associated with land uses now in place in the township or with land uses allowed by this chapter.

(Ord. No. 50, § 10.1, 11-17-1992)

(a)

Where required. In all zoning districts, off-street parking facilities for the storage and parking of self-propelled motor vehicles for the use of occupants, employees, and patrons of the buildings hereafter erected, altered, or extended after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, shall be provided as prescribed in this chapter. Such space shall be maintained and shall not be encroached upon so long as such main building or structure remains, unless an equivalent number of such spaces are provided elsewhere in conformance with this chapter.

(b)

Existing off-street parking at effective date of chapter. Off-street parking existing at the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived which serves an existing building or use, shall not be reduced in size to less than that required under the terms of this chapter.

(c)

Required greenbelt and setbacks. Off-street parking, including maneuvering lanes, shall not be located within the required front greenbelt in accordance with section 32-192(e). Off-street parking shall be permitted within the required side or rear yard setbacks, provided a minimum ten-foot setback is maintained between off-street parking and the side and rear lot lines abutting residentially zoned or used property and a minimum five-foot setback is maintained between off-street parking and the side and rear lot lines of all other properties.

(d)

Parking duration. Except when land is used as storage space in connection with the business of a repair or service garage, a 24-hour time limit for parking in nonresidential off-street parking areas shall prevail, it being the purpose and intention of this subsection that the requirement of maintaining vehicle storage or parking space is to provide for the public safety in keeping parked cars off the streets, but such requirement is not designed to or intended to provide, and it shall be unlawful to permit, the storage or prolonged parking on any such parking area in any such district wrecked or junked cars, or for creating a junkyard or a nuisance in such areas.

(e)

Units and methods of measurement. For the purpose of determining off-street parking requirements, the following units of measurement shall apply:

(1)

Floor area. Where floor area is the unit for determining the required number of off-street parking spaces, such unit shall mean the gross floor area, except that floor area's within the principal building used for parking, incidental service and storage, housing of mechanical equipment, heating systems and similar uses need not be included.

(2)

Employees. For requirements stated in terms of employees, the calculation shall be based upon the maximum number of employees likely to be on the premises during the largest shift.

(3)

Places of assembly. In stadiums, sports arenas, churches and other places of assembly in which those in attendance occupy benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each 24 inches of such benches, pews, or similar seating facilities shall be counted as one seat. In cases where a place of assembly has both fixed seats and open assembly area, requirements shall be computed separately for each type and added together.

(4)

Fractional requirements. When units or measurements determining number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional space, any fraction shall require one parking space.

(f)

Location of parking.

(1)

One-family and two-family dwellings. The off-street parking facilities required for one-family and two-family dwellings shall be located on the same lot or plot of ground as the building they are intended to serve, but shall not be considered a parking lot under the provisions of this article.

(2)

Multifamily residential. The off-street parking facilities for multifamily dwellings shall be located on the same lot or plot of ground as the dwellings they are intended to serve, and shall consist of a parking lot as set forth in this article. In no event shall any parking space be located nearer than ten feet to any main building.

(3)

Other land uses. The off-street parking facilities required for all other uses shall be located on the lot or within 500 feet of the permitted uses requiring such off-street parking, such distance to be measured along lines of public access to the property between the nearest point of the parking facility to the building to be served.

(4)

Restriction on parking on private property. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to park any motor vehicle on any private property without the authorization of the owner or agent of such property.

(g)

Agricultural tourism and seasonal sales supplemental parking area standards.

(1)

For seasonal uses permitted by special use, parking facilities may be permitted on grass or gravel areas. All parking areas shall be defined by either gravel, cut lawn, sand, or other visible marking.

(2)

For year-round uses permitted by special use, parking may be either gravel or paved, subject to planning commission approval. Overflow parking areas may be required by the planning commission to accommodate seasonal peak demand.

(3)

All parking areas shall be designed to avoid traffic hazards associated with entering and exiting public roads.

(4)

Paved or unpaved parking areas shall not be located in required setbacks or buffer areas.

(5)

All parking areas must be screened from adjacent residential uses by the standards required in section 32-192(d)(2).

(Ord. No. 50, § 10.2, 11-17-1992; Ord. of 6-22-2020, § 1)

(a)

Generally. The amount of required off-street parking spaces for new uses or buildings, additions thereto, and additions to existing buildings shall be determined in accordance with the schedule set forth in section 32-424. Parking requirements listed in Section 10.4 shall not include off-street stacking spaces for drive-through facilities set forth in section 32-427.

(b)

Similar uses and requirements. When a use is not specifically mentioned, the requirements of off-street parking for a similar use shall apply.

(c)

Collective provisions. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent collective provisions of off-street parking facilities for two or more buildings or uses, provided such facilities collectively shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with section 32-424.

(Ord. No. 50, § 10.3, 11-17-1992)

The amount of required off-street parking space for new uses or buildings, additions thereto, and additions to existing buildings shall be determined in accordance with the following table:

(Ord. No. 50, § 10.4, 11-17-1992; Ord. of 6-22-2020, § 1)

The construction of any parking lot shall be in accordance with the requirements of the provisions of this chapter and such construction shall be completed and approved by the zoning administrator and the township engineer before actual use of the property as a parking lot and before a certificate of occupancy is issued. Plans for the development of any parking lot must be submitted to the zoning administrator, prepared at a scale of not less than 50 feet equals one inch and indicating existing and proposed grades, drainage, pipe sizes, parking of all dimensions, type of curbing, drive and aisle dimensions, lighting, adjacent main buildings, sidewalks, landscaping, surfacing and base materials to be used and the layout of the proposed parking lot.

(1)

All such parking lots, driveways, or loading areas required for uses other than single-family or two-family residential shall be hard-surfaced with asphalt or concrete pavement, shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water which might accumulate within or upon such area, and shall be completely constructed prior to a certificate of occupancy being issued. Drainage for parking lots shall conform to the standards set forth in section 32-200. The planning commission may; in its discretion, waive the requirements of this section provided the following conditions are met:

a.

Where driveways, loading, turnaround, or storage areas receive only limited use and are not used for employee parking, customer parking, or primary access.

b.

Where gravel surfacing and potential problems arising from dust or scattered gravel will not impact neighboring properties.

c.

Where hard surfacing will significantly increase stormwater runoff and create a potential for flooding and/or soil erosion, and where it can be demonstrated that certain site restraints prohibit the development of on-site retention/detention facilities to accommodate the increase in stormwater runoff from such hard surfacing.

(2)

All illumination for all such parking lots shall meet the standards set forth in section 32-197. The source of illumination in all parking lots abutting a residential area shall not be more than 16 feet above the parking lot surface.

(3)

Parking lot landscaping and buffering requirements set forth in section 32-192 shall be met.

(4)

Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot, by means of limited and clearly defined drives, shall be provided for all vehicles.

(5)

Where necessary to prevent encroaching upon pedestrian walkway or damaging required landscaping, wheel stops shall be provided.

(6)

Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the following minimum regulations:

(Ord. No. 50, § 10.5, 11-17-1992)

On the same premises with every building or part thereof, erected, and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, department store, wholesale, market, hotel, hospital, laundry, dry cleaning or other uses similarly involving the receipt or distribution of vehicles, material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with street or parking areas.

(1)

Schedule of loading and unloading spaces. Such loading and unloading space, unless completely and adequately provided for within a building, shall be an area ten feet by 50 feet, with 14-foot height clearance, and shall be provided according to the following schedule:

(2)

Double count. Off-street loading space areas shall not be construed as, or counted toward, the supplying of area required as off-street parking space area.

(Ord. No. 50, § 10.6, 11-17-1992)

All businesses which provide drive-through facilities for serving customers within their automobile shall provide adequate off-street stacking space and lanes which meets the following requirements:

(1)

Each stacking space shall be computed on the basis of ten feet in width and 20 feet in length. Each stacking lane shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width.

(2)

Clear identification and delineation between the drive-through facility and parking lot shall be provided. Drive-through facilities shall be designed in a manner which promotes pedestrian and vehicular safety.

(3)

For all drive-through facilities which have a single stacking lane, an escape lane shall be provided which allows other vehicles to pass those waiting to be serviced.

(4)

The number of stacking spaces per service lane shall be provided for the following uses. When a use is not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street stacking space for the similar use shall apply:

(Ord. No. 50, § 10.7, 11-17-1992)