Hopkins Township City Zoning Code

PARKING AND

LOADING SPACES

§ 157.250 GENERAL.

In all zoning districts, there shall be provided, before any building or structure is occupied or is enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street parking spaces for motor vehicles as follows:

Use	Minimum Parking Spaces Required
Banks, business offices and public buildings not specifically mentioned elsewhere	1 for each 150 square feet of floor area
Bowling alleys	8 for each alley
Churches	1 for each 4 seats in the main worship unit
Community center	1 for each 100 square feet of assembly floor area
“Drive-in” establishments	8 for each 125 square feet of ground floor area
Dwellings	2 spaces for each dwelling unit
Homes for senior citizens	1 for each 3 beds
Hospitals, institutions and clinics	2 for each patient bed
Hotels	1 for each 2 guest rooms
Libraries, museums and Post Offices	1 for each 100 square feet of floor area
Lodging, rooming and boarding houses	2 for each 3 guest rooms or each 6 beds for guests, whichever amount is greater
Marinas	2 for each slip or mooring
Medical doctors office or dental clinic	8 for each doctor, plus 1 for each employee
Mortuaries or funeral homes	1 for each 50 square feet of floor area used for services
Motels and tourist homes	1 for each sleeping room
Private clubs and lodges	1 for each 5 active members and 1 for each employee with a minimum of 1 for each 100 square feet of floor area
Private, elementary and junior high schools	2 for each 3 employees normally engaged in or about the buildings and grounds, plus 1 for each 8 auditorium seats
Professional offices and buildings	1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
Restaurants, grills, dining rooms, dairy bar, soda fountain	1 for each 2 seats
Sanitariums or convalescent or nursing homes	1 for each 2 beds
Senior high schools and institutions of higher learning	2 for each 3 employees normally engaged in or about the buildings and grounds and 1 additional for each 4 students enrolled in the institution
Taverns and bars	2 for each 3 seats, but no less than 40 spaces in any event
Theaters, auditoriums, stadiums	1 for each 4 seats
Use groupings:
(1) Retail stores, supermarkets, department stores, personal service shops-general business	1 for each 100 square feet of floor area in the basement and on the first floor used for retail sales and 1 for each 400 square feet of floor area on the second floor used for retail sales and 1 for each 600 square feet of floor area on the third floor used for retail sales and 1 for each 800 square feet of floor area on any additional floors used for retail sales
(2) Business offices and/or research laboratories and/or similar uses	1 for each employee on the maximum shift or peak employment period
(3) Manufacturing, processing and/or fabricating, manufacturing buildings and/or business offices and/or research laboratories and/or other facilities related, but not necessarily connected to a manufacturing or industrial building	1 for each 3 employees on the maximum shift or peak employment period
(4) Other uses not mentioned	In the case of buildings which are used for uses not specifically mentioned, those provisions for off-street parking facilities for use which is so mentioned and to which said use is terms of parking demand shall apply
(5) Mixed uses in the same building	In the case of mixed uses in the same building, the amount of parking space for each use specified shall be provided and the space of 1 use shall not be considered as providing required spaces for any other use, except as to churches and auditoriums incidental to public and parochial schools permitted herein

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.01) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.251 JOINT USE OF FACILITIES.

Provisions of common parking facilities for several uses in the same vicinity is encouraged. In such cases, the total space requirement is the sum of the maximum individual requirements.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.02) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.252 LOCATION OF FACILITIES.

Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereafter specified; when a distance is specified, it shall be the walking distance measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest normal entrance to the building or use that such facility is required to serve:

(A) For all residential buildings and for all non-residential buildings and uses in residential zoning districts, required parking shall be provided on the lot with the building or use it is required to serve; and

(B) For commercial and all non-residential buildings and uses in commercial and industrial zoning districts, required parking shall be provided within 300 feet.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.03) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.253 SIZE OF PARKING SPACE.

Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less than 200 square feet (exclusive of access drives or aisles) and shall be a minimum of ten feet in width.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.04) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.254 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AREAS.

Every parcel of land hereafter established as an off-street public or private parking area for more than five vehicles, including a municipal parking lot, commercial parking lot, automotive sales and/or service lot and accessory parking areas for multiple dwellings, businesses, public assembly and institutions, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements.

(A) The parking lot and its driveways shall be effectively screened on each side which adjoins or faces a private dwelling in any R or AG Zoning District, a greenbelt ten feet in width landscaped with lawn and low shrubbery clumps backed up by a solid planting of evergreen trees at least five feet in height and five feet wide after one growing season or other suitable screening device.

(B) The parking lot and its driveway shall be:

(1) Designed to provide adequate drainage;

(2) Surfaced with concrete or asphalt pavement or other suitable materials; and

(3) Maintained in good condition, free of dust, trash and debris.

(D) The parking lot shall be provided with entrances and exits so located as to minimize traffic congestions.

(E) Lighting facilities shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining properties.

(F) No part of any public or private parking area regardless of the number of spaces provided shall be closer than ten feet to the street right-of-way.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.05) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.255 OFF-STREET LOADING SPACES.

(A) For every building or addition to an existing building hereafter erected to be occupied by storage, display of goods, retail store or block of stores, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning or other similar uses require the receipt or distribution in vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building or addition:

(1) An area of means adequate for maneuvering and ingress and egress for delivery vehicles; and

(2) Off-street loading spaces in relation to floor areas as follows:

(a) Up to 20,000 square feet: one space;

(b) Twenty thousand or more, but less than 50,000 square feet: two spaces; and

(B) Each such loading space shall be at least ten feet in width, 35 feet in length and 14 feet in height. No such space shall be located closer than 50 feet to any lot in any R Zoning District.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.06) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

Hopkins Township City Zoning Code

PARKING AND

LOADING SPACES

§ 157.250 GENERAL.

In all zoning districts, there shall be provided, before any building or structure is occupied or is enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street parking spaces for motor vehicles as follows:

Use	Minimum Parking Spaces Required
Banks, business offices and public buildings not specifically mentioned elsewhere	1 for each 150 square feet of floor area
Bowling alleys	8 for each alley
Churches	1 for each 4 seats in the main worship unit
Community center	1 for each 100 square feet of assembly floor area
“Drive-in” establishments	8 for each 125 square feet of ground floor area
Dwellings	2 spaces for each dwelling unit
Homes for senior citizens	1 for each 3 beds
Hospitals, institutions and clinics	2 for each patient bed
Hotels	1 for each 2 guest rooms
Libraries, museums and Post Offices	1 for each 100 square feet of floor area
Lodging, rooming and boarding houses	2 for each 3 guest rooms or each 6 beds for guests, whichever amount is greater
Marinas	2 for each slip or mooring
Medical doctors office or dental clinic	8 for each doctor, plus 1 for each employee
Mortuaries or funeral homes	1 for each 50 square feet of floor area used for services
Motels and tourist homes	1 for each sleeping room
Private clubs and lodges	1 for each 5 active members and 1 for each employee with a minimum of 1 for each 100 square feet of floor area
Private, elementary and junior high schools	2 for each 3 employees normally engaged in or about the buildings and grounds, plus 1 for each 8 auditorium seats
Professional offices and buildings	1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
Restaurants, grills, dining rooms, dairy bar, soda fountain	1 for each 2 seats
Sanitariums or convalescent or nursing homes	1 for each 2 beds
Senior high schools and institutions of higher learning	2 for each 3 employees normally engaged in or about the buildings and grounds and 1 additional for each 4 students enrolled in the institution
Taverns and bars	2 for each 3 seats, but no less than 40 spaces in any event
Theaters, auditoriums, stadiums	1 for each 4 seats
Use groupings:
(1) Retail stores, supermarkets, department stores, personal service shops-general business	1 for each 100 square feet of floor area in the basement and on the first floor used for retail sales and 1 for each 400 square feet of floor area on the second floor used for retail sales and 1 for each 600 square feet of floor area on the third floor used for retail sales and 1 for each 800 square feet of floor area on any additional floors used for retail sales
(2) Business offices and/or research laboratories and/or similar uses	1 for each employee on the maximum shift or peak employment period
(3) Manufacturing, processing and/or fabricating, manufacturing buildings and/or business offices and/or research laboratories and/or other facilities related, but not necessarily connected to a manufacturing or industrial building	1 for each 3 employees on the maximum shift or peak employment period
(4) Other uses not mentioned	In the case of buildings which are used for uses not specifically mentioned, those provisions for off-street parking facilities for use which is so mentioned and to which said use is terms of parking demand shall apply
(5) Mixed uses in the same building	In the case of mixed uses in the same building, the amount of parking space for each use specified shall be provided and the space of 1 use shall not be considered as providing required spaces for any other use, except as to churches and auditoriums incidental to public and parochial schools permitted herein

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.01) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.251 JOINT USE OF FACILITIES.

Provisions of common parking facilities for several uses in the same vicinity is encouraged. In such cases, the total space requirement is the sum of the maximum individual requirements.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.02) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.252 LOCATION OF FACILITIES.

(B) For commercial and all non-residential buildings and uses in commercial and industrial zoning districts, required parking shall be provided within 300 feet.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.03) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.253 SIZE OF PARKING SPACE.

Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less than 200 square feet (exclusive of access drives or aisles) and shall be a minimum of ten feet in width.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.04) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.254 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AREAS.

(B) The parking lot and its driveway shall be:

(1) Designed to provide adequate drainage;

(2) Surfaced with concrete or asphalt pavement or other suitable materials; and

(3) Maintained in good condition, free of dust, trash and debris.

(D) The parking lot shall be provided with entrances and exits so located as to minimize traffic congestions.

(E) Lighting facilities shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining properties.

(F) No part of any public or private parking area regardless of the number of spaces provided shall be closer than ten feet to the street right-of-way.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.05) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.255 OFF-STREET LOADING SPACES.

(1) An area of means adequate for maneuvering and ingress and egress for delivery vehicles; and

(2) Off-street loading spaces in relation to floor areas as follows:

(a) Up to 20,000 square feet: one space;

(b) Twenty thousand or more, but less than 50,000 square feet: two spaces; and

(B) Each such loading space shall be at least ten feet in width, 35 feet in length and 14 feet in height. No such space shall be located closer than 50 feet to any lot in any R Zoning District.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.06) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

Hopkins Township City Zoning Code

PARKING AND

LOADING SPACES

§ 157.250 GENERAL.

In all zoning districts, there shall be provided, before any building or structure is occupied or is enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street parking spaces for motor vehicles as follows:

Use	Minimum Parking Spaces Required
Banks, business offices and public buildings not specifically mentioned elsewhere	1 for each 150 square feet of floor area
Bowling alleys	8 for each alley
Churches	1 for each 4 seats in the main worship unit
Community center	1 for each 100 square feet of assembly floor area
“Drive-in” establishments	8 for each 125 square feet of ground floor area
Dwellings	2 spaces for each dwelling unit
Homes for senior citizens	1 for each 3 beds
Hospitals, institutions and clinics	2 for each patient bed
Hotels	1 for each 2 guest rooms
Libraries, museums and Post Offices	1 for each 100 square feet of floor area
Lodging, rooming and boarding houses	2 for each 3 guest rooms or each 6 beds for guests, whichever amount is greater
Marinas	2 for each slip or mooring
Medical doctors office or dental clinic	8 for each doctor, plus 1 for each employee
Mortuaries or funeral homes	1 for each 50 square feet of floor area used for services
Motels and tourist homes	1 for each sleeping room
Private clubs and lodges	1 for each 5 active members and 1 for each employee with a minimum of 1 for each 100 square feet of floor area
Private, elementary and junior high schools	2 for each 3 employees normally engaged in or about the buildings and grounds, plus 1 for each 8 auditorium seats
Professional offices and buildings	1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
Restaurants, grills, dining rooms, dairy bar, soda fountain	1 for each 2 seats
Sanitariums or convalescent or nursing homes	1 for each 2 beds
Senior high schools and institutions of higher learning	2 for each 3 employees normally engaged in or about the buildings and grounds and 1 additional for each 4 students enrolled in the institution
Taverns and bars	2 for each 3 seats, but no less than 40 spaces in any event
Theaters, auditoriums, stadiums	1 for each 4 seats
Use groupings:
(1) Retail stores, supermarkets, department stores, personal service shops-general business	1 for each 100 square feet of floor area in the basement and on the first floor used for retail sales and 1 for each 400 square feet of floor area on the second floor used for retail sales and 1 for each 600 square feet of floor area on the third floor used for retail sales and 1 for each 800 square feet of floor area on any additional floors used for retail sales
(2) Business offices and/or research laboratories and/or similar uses	1 for each employee on the maximum shift or peak employment period
(3) Manufacturing, processing and/or fabricating, manufacturing buildings and/or business offices and/or research laboratories and/or other facilities related, but not necessarily connected to a manufacturing or industrial building	1 for each 3 employees on the maximum shift or peak employment period
(4) Other uses not mentioned	In the case of buildings which are used for uses not specifically mentioned, those provisions for off-street parking facilities for use which is so mentioned and to which said use is terms of parking demand shall apply
(5) Mixed uses in the same building	In the case of mixed uses in the same building, the amount of parking space for each use specified shall be provided and the space of 1 use shall not be considered as providing required spaces for any other use, except as to churches and auditoriums incidental to public and parochial schools permitted herein

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.01) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.251 JOINT USE OF FACILITIES.

Provisions of common parking facilities for several uses in the same vicinity is encouraged. In such cases, the total space requirement is the sum of the maximum individual requirements.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.02) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.252 LOCATION OF FACILITIES.

(B) For commercial and all non-residential buildings and uses in commercial and industrial zoning districts, required parking shall be provided within 300 feet.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.03) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.253 SIZE OF PARKING SPACE.

Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less than 200 square feet (exclusive of access drives or aisles) and shall be a minimum of ten feet in width.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.04) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.254 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AREAS.

(B) The parking lot and its driveway shall be:

(1) Designed to provide adequate drainage;

(2) Surfaced with concrete or asphalt pavement or other suitable materials; and

(3) Maintained in good condition, free of dust, trash and debris.

(D) The parking lot shall be provided with entrances and exits so located as to minimize traffic congestions.

(E) Lighting facilities shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining properties.

(F) No part of any public or private parking area regardless of the number of spaces provided shall be closer than ten feet to the street right-of-way.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.05) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)

§ 157.255 OFF-STREET LOADING SPACES.

(1) An area of means adequate for maneuvering and ingress and egress for delivery vehicles; and

(2) Off-street loading spaces in relation to floor areas as follows:

(a) Up to 20,000 square feet: one space;

(b) Twenty thousand or more, but less than 50,000 square feet: two spaces; and

(B) Each such loading space shall be at least ten feet in width, 35 feet in length and 14 feet in height. No such space shall be located closer than 50 feet to any lot in any R Zoning District.

(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 13.06) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977)