Port Clinton City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1145

Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

1145.01 LOCATION OF OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING AREAS.

A parking area or loading berth for any of the following uses may not be located closer to a residential district that the distance, in feet, listed opposite it in the following table; or in the case of being located within a residential district, no closer to the lot line than herein provided. (Ord. 8-02. Passed 4-23-02.)

MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IN FEET

Use	Loading Berths
Airport	100
Commercial greenhouse	50
Hospital	50
Industrial park	100
General retail	50
Truck freight terminal	100
Wholesale facility	100

(Ord. 8-02. Passed 4-23-02.)

1145.02 OFF-STREET LOADING BERTHS.

(a) Number of Berths Required. All nonresidential uses as described herein shall have a minimum number of off-street loading berths paved with asphalt or concrete and as prescribed below:

All uses generally permitted in the M-1 or M-2 Districts shall require one loading berth for 15,000 square feet or less of total floor area, two berths for 15,000 to 40,000 square feet of total gross floor area, three berths for 40,000 to 100,000 square feet and one additional berth for each 40,000 square feet or fraction thereof, above 100,000 square feet of total gross floor area.

(b) Size of Loading Berths. Each loading berth shall be at least twelve feet by forty-five feet in size with a minimum of fourteen feet height clearance.

(Ord. 8-02. Passed 4-23-02.)

1145.03 OFF-STREET PARKING.

(a) General. To reduce traffic problems and hazards by eliminating on-street parking, every use of vacant land hereafter started or changed shall include on-premises parking sufficient for the needs normally generated by the use as provided herein, except those parcels located in the Central Business District. Parking spaces or bays contiguous to the street, required by subdivisions or other ordinances, or voluntarily supplied, are in addition to and not in place of the spaces herein required. (Ord. 29-21. Passed 12-28-21.)

(b) Size of Parking Space. Each parking space shall be at least nine feet wide and twenty-two feet long for parallel parking, or twenty feet long for right angle parking, or twenty-one feet long for sixty-degree parking or twenty feet long for forty-five degree parking; the length of nonparallel parking being measured at right angles to the edge of the usable parking area formed by the angles exclusive of passageways.

(c) Location of Parking Spaces. The parking spaces required herein shall be located on the premises or within 300 feet of the premises, and shall not be a part of an alley, street or other roadway. Parking spaces may not be located in the required front yard except in business and industrial districts.

(d) Surface of Off-Street Parking. Any parking space for a business use, if in the open, shall be paved with asphalt or concrete.

(e) Miscellaneous Parking Provisions.

(1) A group of uses may provide a joint parking area if the number of spaces in the area at least equals the aggregate of the spaces required for the several uses, and other regulations are met.

(2) A use that requires a parking area at times when nearby uses do not need their parking facilities may by agreement approved by the Planning Commission, use those facilities instead of providing their own; except that such other facilities must be off-street, paved and meet the total requirements for churches and temples.

(3) The following use shall be enclosed by a solid masonry wall or similar barrier six inches thick along any lot line when adjacent to any residential district or residential use.

Public, customer or employee parking areas where parking spaces are closer than ten feet from the lot line.

(f) Number of Spaces Required. Parking spaces shall be provided as specified in the following schedule:

Uses	Required Parking Spaces
Automobile, trailer or other vehicle sales areas(open)	1 per 1,000 square feet of land used for retail area.
Automobile sales & repair (indoor)	1 per 200 square feet of floor area

Banks, business & professional offices, similar business uses, postal stations, telegraph, telephone & similar uses	1 per 300 square feet floor area.
Boarding, lodging, dormitories, etc.	1 per occupant.
Bowling alleys	4 per lane plus 1 per 4 spectator seats.
Business uses not otherwise listed	1 per 200 square feet of floor area.
Churches or temples	1 per 4 seats in largest used at any one time.
Clinics	1 per employee plus 3 per doctor.
Country clubs or golf courses	1 per employee plus 3 per hole.
Department and retail stores, apparel shops, flower shops, drug-stores, hardware, stationary, record, news, and grocery stores, photo studio, delicatessens, bakeries, meat and super markets, locker services, road-side stands, appliance shops, shoe repair, clothing services, dry cleaning, billiard rooms, & similar uses	1 per 200 square feet of floor area.
Barber/beauty shops	1.5 per chair + 1 per employee
Restaurant, bar, nightclub, tavern	1 per 60 square feet of customer area + 1 per employee in the maximum shift.
Private club or lodge	1 per 60 square feet of floor area + 1 per employee
Home occupation	1 per 125 square feet.
Laundry services/laundromat	1 per 2 cleaning/washing machines
Hospital	1 per 2 beds plus 1 per doctor on staff plus 1 per employee on the largest work shift.
Hotels, motels	1 per room + 1 per employee in largest shift.
Industrial uses	1 per employee in largest shift
Child care center	1 per 4 children.
Travel trailer park	2 per trailer space.
Mortuaries/funeral homes	1 per 3 seats in main room.

Nursing homes, assisted living facilities	1 per 5 patients and 1 per employee.
Outdoor commercial recreation uses	1 per 400 square feet of area used.
Bed and breakfast	1 per room rented plus 2 for the owner of the dwelling.
Residential uses including condominiums and floating dwellings	2 per dwelling unit.
Schools Elementary/Middle school High school	2 per classroom + 1 per 4 seats in auditorium/cafeteria + 1 per nonteaching employee. 1 per 5 students or 1 per 4 seats in auditorium whichever is greater.
Stadiums, coliseums, etc.	1 per employee plus 1 per 3 seats.
Indoor theaters	1 per 3 seats.
Live theaters	1 per 3 seats.
Kennels	1 per 5 animal spaces (dens or cages).
Wholesale distribution	1 per employee.

(g) Exempt Properties: Section 1145.03 does not apply to the properties located in the Downtown Waterfront Overlay District, the Central Business District, and Manufacturing Districts located west of Monroe Street and north of the rail line, as outlined in Exhibit A.

(Ord. 10-21. Passed 4-13-21.)

Port Clinton City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1145

Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

1145.01 LOCATION OF OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING AREAS.

MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IN FEET

Use	Loading Berths
Airport	100
Commercial greenhouse	50
Hospital	50
Industrial park	100
General retail	50
Truck freight terminal	100
Wholesale facility	100

(Ord. 8-02. Passed 4-23-02.)

1145.02 OFF-STREET LOADING BERTHS.

(a) Number of Berths Required. All nonresidential uses as described herein shall have a minimum number of off-street loading berths paved with asphalt or concrete and as prescribed below:

(b) Size of Loading Berths. Each loading berth shall be at least twelve feet by forty-five feet in size with a minimum of fourteen feet height clearance.

(Ord. 8-02. Passed 4-23-02.)

1145.03 OFF-STREET PARKING.

(d) Surface of Off-Street Parking. Any parking space for a business use, if in the open, shall be paved with asphalt or concrete.

(e) Miscellaneous Parking Provisions.

(1) A group of uses may provide a joint parking area if the number of spaces in the area at least equals the aggregate of the spaces required for the several uses, and other regulations are met.

(3) The following use shall be enclosed by a solid masonry wall or similar barrier six inches thick along any lot line when adjacent to any residential district or residential use.

Public, customer or employee parking areas where parking spaces are closer than ten feet from the lot line.

(f) Number of Spaces Required. Parking spaces shall be provided as specified in the following schedule:

Uses	Required Parking Spaces
Automobile, trailer or other vehicle sales areas(open)	1 per 1,000 square feet of land used for retail area.
Automobile sales & repair (indoor)	1 per 200 square feet of floor area

Banks, business & professional offices, similar business uses, postal stations, telegraph, telephone & similar uses	1 per 300 square feet floor area.
Boarding, lodging, dormitories, etc.	1 per occupant.
Bowling alleys	4 per lane plus 1 per 4 spectator seats.
Business uses not otherwise listed	1 per 200 square feet of floor area.
Churches or temples	1 per 4 seats in largest used at any one time.
Clinics	1 per employee plus 3 per doctor.
Country clubs or golf courses	1 per employee plus 3 per hole.
Department and retail stores, apparel shops, flower shops, drug-stores, hardware, stationary, record, news, and grocery stores, photo studio, delicatessens, bakeries, meat and super markets, locker services, road-side stands, appliance shops, shoe repair, clothing services, dry cleaning, billiard rooms, & similar uses	1 per 200 square feet of floor area.
Barber/beauty shops	1.5 per chair + 1 per employee
Restaurant, bar, nightclub, tavern	1 per 60 square feet of customer area + 1 per employee in the maximum shift.
Private club or lodge	1 per 60 square feet of floor area + 1 per employee
Home occupation	1 per 125 square feet.
Laundry services/laundromat	1 per 2 cleaning/washing machines
Hospital	1 per 2 beds plus 1 per doctor on staff plus 1 per employee on the largest work shift.
Hotels, motels	1 per room + 1 per employee in largest shift.
Industrial uses	1 per employee in largest shift
Child care center	1 per 4 children.
Travel trailer park	2 per trailer space.
Mortuaries/funeral homes	1 per 3 seats in main room.

Nursing homes, assisted living facilities	1 per 5 patients and 1 per employee.
Outdoor commercial recreation uses	1 per 400 square feet of area used.
Bed and breakfast	1 per room rented plus 2 for the owner of the dwelling.
Residential uses including condominiums and floating dwellings	2 per dwelling unit.
Schools Elementary/Middle school High school	2 per classroom + 1 per 4 seats in auditorium/cafeteria + 1 per nonteaching employee. 1 per 5 students or 1 per 4 seats in auditorium whichever is greater.
Stadiums, coliseums, etc.	1 per employee plus 1 per 3 seats.
Indoor theaters	1 per 3 seats.
Live theaters	1 per 3 seats.
Kennels	1 per 5 animal spaces (dens or cages).
Wholesale distribution	1 per employee.

(Ord. 10-21. Passed 4-13-21.)

Port Clinton City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1145

Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

1145.01 LOCATION OF OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING AREAS.

MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IN FEET

Use	Loading Berths
Airport	100
Commercial greenhouse	50
Hospital	50
Industrial park	100
General retail	50
Truck freight terminal	100
Wholesale facility	100

(Ord. 8-02. Passed 4-23-02.)

1145.02 OFF-STREET LOADING BERTHS.

(a) Number of Berths Required. All nonresidential uses as described herein shall have a minimum number of off-street loading berths paved with asphalt or concrete and as prescribed below:

(b) Size of Loading Berths. Each loading berth shall be at least twelve feet by forty-five feet in size with a minimum of fourteen feet height clearance.

(Ord. 8-02. Passed 4-23-02.)

1145.03 OFF-STREET PARKING.

(d) Surface of Off-Street Parking. Any parking space for a business use, if in the open, shall be paved with asphalt or concrete.

(e) Miscellaneous Parking Provisions.

(1) A group of uses may provide a joint parking area if the number of spaces in the area at least equals the aggregate of the spaces required for the several uses, and other regulations are met.

(3) The following use shall be enclosed by a solid masonry wall or similar barrier six inches thick along any lot line when adjacent to any residential district or residential use.

Public, customer or employee parking areas where parking spaces are closer than ten feet from the lot line.

(f) Number of Spaces Required. Parking spaces shall be provided as specified in the following schedule:

Uses	Required Parking Spaces
Automobile, trailer or other vehicle sales areas(open)	1 per 1,000 square feet of land used for retail area.
Automobile sales & repair (indoor)	1 per 200 square feet of floor area

Banks, business & professional offices, similar business uses, postal stations, telegraph, telephone & similar uses	1 per 300 square feet floor area.
Boarding, lodging, dormitories, etc.	1 per occupant.
Bowling alleys	4 per lane plus 1 per 4 spectator seats.
Business uses not otherwise listed	1 per 200 square feet of floor area.
Churches or temples	1 per 4 seats in largest used at any one time.
Clinics	1 per employee plus 3 per doctor.
Country clubs or golf courses	1 per employee plus 3 per hole.
Department and retail stores, apparel shops, flower shops, drug-stores, hardware, stationary, record, news, and grocery stores, photo studio, delicatessens, bakeries, meat and super markets, locker services, road-side stands, appliance shops, shoe repair, clothing services, dry cleaning, billiard rooms, & similar uses	1 per 200 square feet of floor area.
Barber/beauty shops	1.5 per chair + 1 per employee
Restaurant, bar, nightclub, tavern	1 per 60 square feet of customer area + 1 per employee in the maximum shift.
Private club or lodge	1 per 60 square feet of floor area + 1 per employee
Home occupation	1 per 125 square feet.
Laundry services/laundromat	1 per 2 cleaning/washing machines
Hospital	1 per 2 beds plus 1 per doctor on staff plus 1 per employee on the largest work shift.
Hotels, motels	1 per room + 1 per employee in largest shift.
Industrial uses	1 per employee in largest shift
Child care center	1 per 4 children.
Travel trailer park	2 per trailer space.
Mortuaries/funeral homes	1 per 3 seats in main room.

Nursing homes, assisted living facilities	1 per 5 patients and 1 per employee.
Outdoor commercial recreation uses	1 per 400 square feet of area used.
Bed and breakfast	1 per room rented plus 2 for the owner of the dwelling.
Residential uses including condominiums and floating dwellings	2 per dwelling unit.
Schools Elementary/Middle school High school	2 per classroom + 1 per 4 seats in auditorium/cafeteria + 1 per nonteaching employee. 1 per 5 students or 1 per 4 seats in auditorium whichever is greater.
Stadiums, coliseums, etc.	1 per employee plus 1 per 3 seats.
Indoor theaters	1 per 3 seats.
Live theaters	1 per 3 seats.
Kennels	1 per 5 animal spaces (dens or cages).
Wholesale distribution	1 per employee.

(Ord. 10-21. Passed 4-13-21.)