New Whiteland City Zoning Code
OFF-STREET PARKING
AND LOADING REGULATIONS
§ 156.295 GENERAL.
Accessory off-street parking and loading facilities for motor vehicles shall be provided and maintained for all uses in all districts in accordance with the following regulations.
(2004 Code, § 7-1000)
§ 156.296 APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS.
The off-street parking and loading provisions of this chapter shall apply as follows.
(A) Buildings, structures, uses hereafter established; special exception permits previously issued. For all buildings and structures erected and all uses of land established after the effective date of this chapter, accessory parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the regulations of this subchapter. However, where improvement location and building permits have been issued prior to the effective date of this chapter; and, provided that, construction is begun within six months of such effective date and diligently prosecuted to completion, but not to exceed two years after the issuance of said building permit, parking and loading facilities in the amounts required for issuance of said permits may be provided in lieu of any different amounts required by the off-street parking and loading regulations of this chapter.
(B) Buildings, structures, uses existing or hereafter established; increased intensity of use. When the intensity of use of any building, structure or premises (existing on the effective date of this chapter or hereafter established) shall be increased (through addition of gross floor area or other unit of measurement specified herein for required parking or loading facilities), parking and loading facilities as required herein shall be provided for such increase in intensity of use. However, no building or structure lawfully erected or use lawfully established prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be required to provide such additional parking or loading facilities unless and until the aggregate increase in units of measurement shall equal not less than 15% in which event parking and loading facilities as required herein shall be provided for the total increase.
(C) Change of use. Whenever the use of a building, structure or premises shall hereafter be changed to a new use permitted by this chapter, parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required for such new use.
(2004 Code, § 7-1001)
§ 156.297 EXISTING PARKING OR LOADING FACILITIES.
Accessory off-street parking or loading facilities in existence on the effective date of this chapter shall not hereafter be reduced below, or if already less than, shall not be further reduced below, the requirement for such a new building or use of the provisions of this chapter.
(2004 Code, § 7-1002)
§ 156.298 NEW OR EXPANDED PARKING OR LOADING FACILITIES.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the establishment of off-street parking or loading facilities to serve any existing use of land or buildings; provided that, all regulations herein governing the location, design and operation of such facilities shall be adhered to.
(2004 Code, § 7-1003)
§ 156.299 DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION.
(A) For any non-conforming buildings or use which is hereafter damaged or partially destroyed by fire or other disaster not exceeding two-thirds of the gross floor area of the structures or facilities affected, and which is reconstructed, off-street loading and parking facilities equivalent to those maintained at the time of such damage or partial destruction shall be restored and continued in operation.
(B) However, in no case shall it be necessary to restore or maintain parking or loading facilities in excess of those required by this chapter for equivalent new use or construction.
(2004 Code, § 7-1004)
§ 156.300 CONTROL OF OFF-SITE PARKING FACILITIES.
In cases where accessory parking facilities are permitted on land other than the lot on which the building or use served is located, such facilities shall be in the same possession as the lot occupied by the building or use to which the parking facilities are accessory.
(2004 Code, § 7-1005)
§ 156.301 SUBMISSION OF PARKING AREA PLAN.
(A) (1) Plans for proposed parking areas which have a capacity of five or more vehicles shall be submitted to the Plan Commission.
(2) The plan shall include the location, size, shape, design, curb cuts, lighting, landscaping and other features of the proposed area.
(B) The plan shall be submitted to the Plan Commission prior to the issuance of a building permit.
(C) If deemed necessary, the Plan Commission may require additional lighting, joint development of parking areas, entrances and exits, enclosures and other restrictions.
(2004 Code, § 7-1006)
§ 156.302 COMPUTATION.
In determining the minimum required number of off-street parking spaces or loading berths, if the unit of measurement (number of persons or square foot area and the like) is any fraction of the unit specified in relation to the number of parking spaces to be provided, said fraction shall be considered as being the next unit and shall be counted as requiring one additional space or berth.
(2004 Code, § 7-1007)
§ 156.303 COLLECTIVE PARKING.
Off-street parking facilities for separate uses may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each such use; and, provided that, all regulations governing location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to.
(2004 Code, § 7-1008)