(a)

The regulations of this article shall be met in all districts whenever any uses are established or any building or structure is erected, enlarged, or increased in capacity.

(b)

Plans and specifications showing required off-street parking spaces, including the means of access, ingress, egress, and circulation, shall be submitted to the zoning administrator and building inspector for review at the time of application for a building permit for the erection or enlargement of a building or at the time spaces are added or altered, unless a site plan is required under article XXVIII of this chapter, in which case this requirement shall not apply.

(c)

No parking area or parking space which exists at the time the ordinance from which this chapter is derived becomes effective or which subsequent thereto is provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter, shall thereafter be relinquished or reduced in any manner below the requirements established by this chapter.

(d)

Parking of motor vehicles, in residential districts shall be limited to passenger vehicles, and not more than one commercial vehicle of the light delivery type, not to exceed three-fourths ton, shall be permitted per dwelling unit. The parking of any other type of commercial vehicle, except for those belonging to a church or school and parked on church or school property, is prohibited in a residence district. Parking of recreation vehicles shall be regulated as provided in section 36-703. Parking spaces for dwelling units may be provided in garages, carports, or parking areas, or combinations thereof, and shall be located on the premises of the principal buildings.

(e)

The storage of merchandise or vehicle parts in any parking lot in any district is prohibited.

(Ord. of 7-22-2013, § 61.01)

(a)

Required off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the principal building for which the parking is intended or on another lot wherein the parking facilities are within 300 feet of the building they serve.

(b)

Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following regulations:

(1)

All off-street parking spaces and all driveways shall not be closer than ten feet to any property line, unless a wall, screen, or compact planting strip is provided as a parking barrier along the property line, except in RC, AR, and all single-family zoning districts, in which case, a minimum distance is not required for residences only.

(2)

Off-street parking spaces shall not be located in the front yard setback, or, when the lot is a corner lot, the parking spaces shall not be located within the required setback of either street.

(3)

All off-street parking areas shall be drained so as to prevent drainage to abutting properties and surface drainage onto public streets. All parking areas shall be paved with a concrete or asphaltic surface and parking spaces shall be marked with striping. In certain circumstances, the planning commission shall be able to waive asphaltic or concrete surface requirements with a gravel surface. A cross-section of the proposed gravel parking surface must be reviewed and approved by the township engineer. The minimum cross-section shall be equal to that of a private Class B gravel road as specified in the township engineering design standards or an equivalent design as approved by the township engineer. A gravel surface may be permitted if all of the following conditions exist as defined by supporting documentation provided by the petitioner and the township engineer:

a.

The property under consideration is zoned AR, Agricultural.

b.

The existing or proposed use does not require more than 45 parking spaces for employee and customer parking.

c.

Potential problems arising from dust or scattered gravel will not impact neighboring properties.

d.

The township engineer provides an analysis that the gravel surface will be drained appropriately and will not impose adverse impacts on adjacent properties.

(4)

Any lighting fixtures used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from any adjoining streets or residential lots.

(5)

Any off-street parking area providing space for five or more vehicles shall be effectively screened on any side which adjoins a lot in any residential district by a wall, screen, or compact planting not less than four feet in height. Plantings shall be maintained in good condition and not encroach on adjoining property.

(6)

All off-street parking areas that make it necessary for vehicles to back out directly into a public road are prohibited; provided that this prohibition shall not apply to off-street parking areas of one- or two-family dwellings.

(7)

All spaces shall have adequate access by means of aisles or lanes.

(8)

Ingress and egress to parking lots shall be provided for all vehicles by means of clearly limited and defined drives.

(9)

Aisles for access to all parking spaces on two-way aisles shall be designed and clearly marked for two-way movements. Aisles for angle parking spaces shall have one-way movement only and shall be clearly marked for one-way movement.

(10)

Not more than 15 parking spaces shall be permitted in a continuous row in rural and urban residential districts without being interrupted by landscaping. Not more than 20 parking spaces shall be permitted in a continuous row in business and industrial districts without being interrupted by landscaping.

(11)

All required landscaped areas and screens shall be maintained in a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance.

(12)

Each off-street parking space for automobiles shall not be less than 200 square feet in area, with a minimum width of ten feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition. Maneuvering lanes and isles shall be designed to meet NEPA standards for emergency vehicles. Parking aisles for automobiles shall be of sufficient width to allow a minimum turning movement in and out of a parking space. The minimum width of such aisle shall be:

a.

For 90 degree or perpendicular parking, the aisle shall not be less than 22 feet in width.

b.

For 60 degree parking, the aisle shall not be less than 18 feet in width.

(c)

Off-street parking facilities for trucks at restaurants, service stations, and similar establishments shall be of sufficient size to adequately serve trucks and not interfere with other vehicles that use the same facilities.

(Ord. of 7-22-2013, § 61.02)

(a)

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

(b)

In stadiums, sport arenas, churches and other places of assemble in which those in attendance occupy benches, pews, or other seating facilities, each 18 inches of such seating shall be counted as one seat. In cases where a place of assembly has both fixed seats and open assembly areas, requirements shall be computed separately for each type and added together.

(c)

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.

(d)

For requirements stated in terms of capacity or permitted occupancy, the number shall be determined on the basis of the largest ratings by the local county or state building, fire, or health codes.

(e)

Any fractional space shall be counted as one additional required space.

(f)

The number of parking spaces required for land or buildings used for two or more purposes shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed in accordance with this chapter. Parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing the required parking facilities for any other use, except as provided in subsections (g) and (h) of this section.

(g)

If a parking lot serves two or more uses where the operating hours of the uses do not overlap, the total number of required spaces may be less than the sum of requirements of each use, to a limit of the sum of one-half of the parking requirements of each use. In no case, however, shall the number of spaces required be less than the sum of the largest number of spaces required for one use plus one-half of the required spaces for each additional use. The zoning administrator shall determine the conditions of overlapping requirements and the amount of reductions in the required number of spaces which shall be permitted, in accordance with this subsection.

(h)

Off-street parking spaces required for churches may be reduced by 50 percent where churches are located in nonresidential districts and within 300 feet of existing usable public or private off-street spaces where permission is granted. The zoning administrator shall determine if such public or private spaces qualify under this section. The required number of off-street parking spaces may also be reduced in accordance with subsection (g) of this section, if applicable.

(i)

Where a use is not specifically listed in the schedule of requirements, the parking requirements of a similar use shall apply. The zoning administrator shall make the interpretation.

(Ord. of 7-22-2013, § 61.03)

The minimum required off-street parking spaces shall be set forth as follows:

(1)

Automobile service stations: One space for each 800 square feet of floor area, plus one space for each four employees, plus five spaces for each service bay. If towing is provided by the station, an additional five spaces for each service bay shall be required.

(2)

Automobile or machinery sales and/or service establishments: One space for each 200 square feet of showroom floor area, plus five spaces for each service bay, plus one space for each two employees. If towing service is provided by the garage, an additional five spaces for each service bay shall be required.

(3)

Automobile wash, drive-in: Five spaces for each washing stall (not including space in each stall), plus one space for each employee.

(4)

Banks, business and professional offices: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

(5)

Barber shops and beauty parlors: One space for each chair, plus one space for each employee.

(6)

Bowling alleys: Five spaces for each alley.

(7)

Churches, auditoriums, stadiums, sport arenas, theaters, dancehalls other than schools: One space for each four seats.

(8)

Contractors establishments: One space for each employee, plus one space for each vehicle stored on the premises.

(9)

Dwellings, single-family: Two spaces for each family or dwelling unit.

(10)

Dwellings, mobile home park: Two spaces per unit, plus one space for each two employees of the park.

(11)

Dwellings, two-family and multiple-family: Two spaces for each family or dwelling unit.

(12)

Dwellings, senior citizens units: One space for each two dwelling units, plus one space for each employee.

(13)

Funeral homes and mortuaries: Four spaces for each parlor or one space for each 50 square feet of floor area, plus one space for each fleet vehicle, whichever is greater.

(14)

Furniture and appliance stores, household equipment and furniture repair shops: One space for each 400 square feet of floor area.

(15)

General retail sales establishments, not elsewhere classified: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

(16)

Golf courses: Six spaces for each golf hole and one space for each employee, plus spaces as required for each accessory use, such as a restaurant.

(17)

Hospitals: One space for each bed, excluding bassinets, plus one space for each two employees.

(18)

Hotels, motels, lodging houses, tourist and boarding homes: One space for each living unit plus one space for each two employees.

(19)

Junkyards: One space for each employee, plus one space for each operating vehicle stored on the premises, plus two spaces for each acre of land in the yard.

(20)

Libraries, museums: One space for each 500 square feet of floor area.

(21)

Manufacturing, fabricating, processing and bottling plants, research and testing laboratories: One space for each 1.5 employees on maximum shift.

(22)

Material distribution center, truck terminal: One space for automobile parking for each person employed on the premises, including truck drivers; one space for each truck stored on the premises.

(23)

Medical and dental offices, clinics, banks: One space for each 100 square feet of floor area, plus one space for each employee.

(24)

Mini-warehouse, self-storage: One space for each four storage units equally distributed throughout the site; two spaces for the manager's residence; one space for each 25 storage units, to be located at the office of the storage complex.

(25)

Nursery schools, day nurseries, child care centers: One space for each 350 square feet of floor area and one space per employee.

(26)

Pharmacy, retail sales of medical and dental supplies and medical/dental laboratories: One space for each 400 square feet of floor area in such use, plus the parking space required for other uses of the premises.

(27)

Private clubs, lodge halls: One space for each three persons of maximum capacity.

(28)

Professional and business offices: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

(29)

Roadside stands: Five spaces for each attendant.

(30)

Restaurants, cocktail lounges, taverns and night clubs: One space for each two patrons of maximum seating capacity plus one space for each two employees.

(31)

Retail sales in wholesale establishments: One space for each 200 square feet of retail sales floor area.

(32)

Self-service laundry or dry cleaning stores: One space for each two washing and/or dry cleaning machines.

(33)

Schools, private or public elementary and junior high schools: One space for each employee normally engaged in or about the building or grounds, plus one space for each 30 students enrolled.

(34)

Schools, senior high schools and institutions of higher learning private or public: One space for each employee in or about the building or grounds, plus one space for each four students.

(35)

Shopping centers: Five and one-half spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area.

(36)

Supermarket, self-service food and discount stores: One space for each 200 square feet of gross leasable floor area.

(37)

Swimming pool clubs, tennis clubs, and similar uses: One space for each two-member family, plus spaces as required for each accessory use, such as a restaurant.

(38)

Utility substations: Two spaces.

(39)

Vehicle repair, minor: Five spaces for each service bay, plus one space for each two employees.

(40)

Vehicle repair, major: Ten spaces for each service bay, plus one for each two employees.

(41)

Wholesale establishments: One space for each 200 square feet of sales floor area, plus one space for each two employees, plus one space for each vehicle to be stored on the premises.

(42)

Warehousing/storage: One space for each 2,000 square feet of floor area, plus one space for each vehicle to be stored on the premises, plus one space per employee.

(Ord. of 7-22-2013, § 61.04)

(a)

In connection with every building or part thereof hereafter erected, except single- and two-family dwellings, off-street loading and unloading spaces for uses which customarily receive or distribute material or merchandise by vehicle shall be provided on the same lot with such buildings. Off-street loading spaces are hereby required in order to avoid interference with public use of streets and parking areas.

(b)

Plans and specifications showing required loading and unloading spaces and the means of ingress and egress and internal circulation shall be submitted to the zoning administrator for review at the time of application for a building permit for the erection or enlargement of a use of a building or structure or at the time such spaces are added or altered, unless a site plan is required under article XXVIII of this chapter, in which case this requirement shall not apply.

(Ord. of 7-22-2013, § 61.05)

(a)

Each off-street loading/unloading space shall not be less than the following:

(1)

In any rural or residential district, a loading/unloading space shall not be less than ten feet in width and 25 feet in length and, if a roofed space, not less than 15 feet in height.

(2)

In any commercial or industrial district, a loading unloading space shall not be less than ten feet in width and 55 feet in length and, if a roofed space, not less than 15 feet in height.

(b)

Subject to the limitations of subsection (e) of this section, a loading/unloading space may occupy part of any required side or rear yard; except the side yard along a side street in the case of a corner lot shall not be occupied by such space. In no event shall any part of a required front yard be occupied by such loading space.

(c)

Any loading/unloading space shall not be closer than 50 feet to any other lot located in any residence district unless wholly within a completely enclosed building or unless enclosed on all sides by a wall, fence or compact planting not less than six feet in height, in which case such space shall not be located closer to the lot line than the required yard.

(d)

In the case of mixed uses on one lot or parcel, the total requirements for off-street loading/unloading facilities shall be the sum of the various uses computed separately.

(e)

All off-street loading/unloading facilities that make it necessary to back out directly into a public road shall be prohibited. All maneuvering of trucks, autos and other vehicles shall take place on the site and not within a public right-of-way.

(Ord. of 7-22-2013, § 61.06)

(a)

Off-street loading/unloading spaces, where required, shall be provided at the rate of one space for the first 5,000 square feet of gross floor area, and one space for each additional 20,000 square feet of gross floor space, or fraction thereof.

(b)

Required off-street parking spaces shall not be included in the counting of required loading spaces.

(c)

In the case of mixed uses on one lot or parcel, the total requirements for off-street loading facilities shall be the sum of the various uses computed separately.

(Ord. of 7-22-2013, § 61.07)