Pleasant Valley City Zoning Code
SECTION 400
240 Location of Off-Street Parking.
[Ord. No. 284 §21, 9-21-1964; Ord. No. 1487 §III, 3-19-1990]
A.
All off-street parking shall be provided on the lot on which the use to be served is located, except that:
[Ord. No. 3182 §1, 8-26-2015]
1.
Uses which are located in Districts "R-3" and "R-4" may provide such off-street parking as required by this Section within a community garage which may provide for the total off-streetparking requirements for uses on more than one (1) lot, provided that any such lot so served is located not more than five hundred (500) feet from the site of the community garage; and
2.
Uses which are located in Districts "C-1" to "M-2" may provide such off-street parking within five hundred (500) feet of the lot to be served when such parking is within a Commercial or Industrial District except as otherwise permitted by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under the provisions of Section 400.290.
3.
Where parking facilities are permitted on land other than the lot to be served, such parking facilities shall be in the same ownership as the lot to be served unless otherwise permitted under terms approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission after a public hearing.
4.
The Planning and Zoning Commission, after public hearing, shall modify the parking requirements for housing for the elderly subject to the following conditions:
a.
Parking modifications for housing for the elderly may be granted in any district including any permitted district but not in District "R-1" or "R-2.
b.
Parking modifications shall provide, at least, one (1) parking space per two (2) dwelling units.
c.
Only dwelling units shall be used in making parking determination needs; beds or occupancy numbers shall not be used as a factor.
5.
The Planning and Zoning Commission in determining such reduction, as mentioned in Subparagraph (4) above, also may:
B.
In Districts "R-1", "R-2", "R-3" and "R-4" all off-street parking shall be in the side or rear yard only except in a group housing project or a community unit project where the location of off-street parking areas shall be subject to approval of the development plan, provided however, this Section shall not be interpreted to prohibit the parking of vehicles, otherwise permitted, in residential driveways.
1.
Where off-street parking is provided in the side yard area, such parking area shall set back from the side property line a distance equal to the minimum side yard required for the district in which it is located.
2.
Where off-street parking spaces are provided in the rear yard, such parking area shall observe the minimum setback from the side or rear property line as required for an accessory building.
C.
In Commercial or Industrial Districts, the off-street parking shall not be located in any area required as a yard area.