1000.1

Exemption: When the application of the off-street parking provisions specified in [section 1001.0] part B of this article results in a requirement of not more than three spaces on a single zoning lot in any business district, such parking spaces need not be provided; however, when two or more uses are located on a single zoning lot, only one of those uses shall be eligible for the above exemption.

1000.2

Location: All parking spaces required to serve buildings or uses erected or established after the effective date of this ordinance shall be located on the same zoning lots as the building or use served, except that parking spaces to serve business buildings or uses may be located in a business district. Buildings or uses existing on the effective date of this ordinance which are substantially altered or enlarged so as to require the provision of parking spaces under this ordinance may be served by parking facilities located on land other than the zoning lots on which the building or use served is located, provided such facilities are within 500 feet walking distance of a main entrance to the use served. Owners of the property, nonconforming as to parking, who elect to provide parking and become conforming may locate such parking on land other than the zoning lot on which the building or use is located, as allowed in this section.

Off-street parking spaces, open to the sky, may be located in any yard, except the required front yards in a residential district. Enclosed buildings and carports containing off-street parking shall be subject to applicable yard requirements.

1000.3

Size: Except for parallel parking spaces, each required off street parking space shall be at least nine feet in width, and at least 18 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns, or office or work areas. Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet six inches, and shall be measured at right angles to the axis of the vehicle. For parallel parking, the length of the parking space shall be increased to 24 feet.

1000.4 Access: The driveway width for residential lots shall be a minimum of nine feet and shall not exceed a maximum of one-third of the street frontage. However, all residential lots of less than 48 feet may also have a maximum driveway width of 16 feet. Driveway width shall be measured at the property line. Driveway aprons shall not flare in excess of three feet at the curb.

For lots accommodating commercial and industrial buildings, each off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway at least 12 feet wide to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space. The minimum width for a two-way aisle, when parking spaces are at right angles, shall be 24 feet.

All off-street parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement. Access to parking areas in commercial districts should be provided by a single access and/or access road where feasible. Access to such parking areas by curb cuts or driveways across the front line should be avoided.

1000.5

Collective provisions: 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 governing location of accessory parking spaces in relation to the use served. Further, no parking space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless otherwise authorized by the board of appeals.

1000.6

Computation: When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this ordinance results in a requirement of fractional space, a fraction of less than one-half may be disregarded, while a fraction of one-half or more, shall be counted as one parking space. Parking spaces required on an employee basis shall be based on the maximum number of employees on duty or residing, or both, on the premises at any one time.

1000.7

Utilization: Except as may be otherwise be provided for the parking of trucks in the granting of special uses, required accessory off-street parking facilities provided for uses listed in section [1001.0] B-2 of this article shall be solely for the parking of passenger automobiles of patrons, occupants, or employees of such uses.

1000.8

Design and maintenance:

a.

Plan—Except for residential uses, the design of parking lots or areas shall be subject to the approval of the code official, in accordance with standards approved by the planning and zoning commission and board of trustees, and no building permit shall be approved unless there is included a plot plan showing the location of off-street parking areas in areas other than single family or two-family residential areas.

b.

Character—Accessory parking spaces may be open to the sky, or enclosed in a building.

c.

Surfacing—All open off-street parking shall be improved as follows:

i.

Commercial driveways and parking lots: With a compacted macadam base not less than six inches thick or equal surfaces with not less than two inches of asphalt/concrete or some comparable all-weather material.

ii.

Residential driveways: With a compacted gravel base not less than six inches thick overlaid with not less than two inches (after compaction), of rolled asphalt, four inches concrete or some comparable dustless, all-weather material

iii.

Streets without concrete curbs and sidewalks, driveway aprons shall be constructed with asphalt only. In addition all driveways that are nonconforming at the date of the passage of this amendment shall comply by December 31, 2008.

d.

Screening and landscaping—All open commercial and industrial automobile parking areas containing more than three parking spaces shall be screened with a minimum three-foot wide planting strip between the property line and the area devoted to parking. The maximum screening height shall be limited to three feet along street frontages.

e.

Lighting—Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties and public streets in such a way as not to create a nuisance. However, in no case shall such lighting exceed three-foot candles measured at the lot line. All lighting systems shall be approved by the code official. Loud speaker systems are not permitted.

f.

Cleaning and maintenance—No cleaning or maintenance on parking lots utilizing motorized equipment may be performed between 11:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., each day in residential districts except for snow removal.

g.

Wheel guards—All parking lots shall be provided with wheel guards or bumper guards so located that no part of parked vehicles will extend beyond the property line.

h.

Shelter building—No parking lot for accessory off-street parking shall have more than one attendant shelter building, which shall conform to all setback requirements for structures in the district.

i.

Signs—Accessory signs shall be permitted on parking areas in accordance with the provisions specified in Article IX of this ordinance.

j.

Repair and service—

1.

Residential districts—No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with parking facilities provided in residential districts.

2.

Business districts—No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with parking facilities in a C1 district. No gasoline or motor oil shall be sold in conjunction with any accessory parking facilities provided in a C2 or C3 district unless such accessory parking facilities are enclosed in a building in which case, gasoline and motor oil may be sold within such building to the users of said accessory parking facilities, provided that no sign advertising the sale of same is visible from outside, and provided further that all gasoline pumps shall be effectively screened from view from the public way.

3.

Industrial districts—No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with any open accessory parking facilities provided in an Industrial District, if such parking facilities are within 500 feet of a residence or business district. Washing of accessory vehicles and emergency services required to start vehicles shall be permitted.

(Ord. No. 01-01-01, 1-8-2001; Ord. No. 01-04-01, 4-23-2001; Ord. No. 02-05-01, 5-13-2002)

A.

General requirements: In connection with any building or structure which is to be erected or substantially altered, and which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles, there shall be provided off-street loading berths not less than the minimum requirements specified in this section.

1.

Location—All required loading berths shall be located on the same lots as the use to be served and no portion of the vehicles shall project into a street or alley. In industrial districts, no loading berth for vehicles of more than two-ton capacity shall be located less than 50 feet from any residence district. No permitted or required loading berths shall be located within 30 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets, nor shall it be located in a required front yard or side yard. All loading berths shall be screened from abutting residential districts, except when exempted from this provision by the board of trustees upon recommendation by the code official.

2.

Size—A required off-street loading berth shall be at least 12 feet in width by at least 50 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.

3.

Access—Each required off-street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means off vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements, and shall be subject to approval of the code official.

4.

Surfacing—All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted macadam base not less than seven inches thick or equal surfaces with not less than two inches of asphalt concrete or some comparable all-weather dustless material.

5.

Repair and service— No storage of any kind nor motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted within any required loading berth except emergency repair service.

6.

Utilization—Space allocated to any off-street loading shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portion thereof.

7.

Central loading—Central loading facilities may be substituted for loading berths on the individual zoning lots provided the following conditions are fulfilled:

a.

Each zoning lot served shall have direct access to the central loading area without crossing streets or alleys at-grade.

b.

Total berths provided shall meet the requirements based on the sum of the several types being served. (Area of types of uses may be totaled before computing number of loading berths.)

c.

No zoning lot shall be more than 500 feet removed from the central loading area.

d.

The tunnel or ramp connecting the central loading area with the zoning lot served shall be not less than seven feet in width and have a clearance of not less than seven feet.

8.

Minimum facilities—Uses for which off-street loading facilities are required herein but which are located in buildings of less floor area than the minimum prescribed for such required facilities shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities, accessible by motor vehicle off any adjacent alley, service drive, or open space on the same on the same adjoining lot.

9.

Planned developments—Loading berths shall be provided on the basis of the required berths for each individual use.

10.

Required loading berths—For the uses herein listed and other similar uses, loading berths shall be provided as specified.

B.

Specific requirements:

1.

Required loading berths by use: For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing 10,000 to 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional loading berth for each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.

a.

Airports

b.

Amusement and recreational facilities

c.

Banks and other financial institutions

d.

Business and other professional offices

e.

Convention and exhibition halls

f.

Health and medical institutions

g.

Hotels and motels containing retail shops, business or professional offices, convention or exhibition halls or auditoriums

h.

Public and administration buildings

i.

Radio and television studios

j.

Recording studios

k.

Theaters (indoors)

l.

Undertaking establishments

For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing 10,000 to 20,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional loading berth for each additional 20,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.

a.

Apartment hotel

b.

Auditoriums

c.

Charitable institutions

d.

Clubs and lodges

e.

Hotels and motels containing no retail shops, business or professional offices, convention or exhibition halls or auditoriums.

f.

Meeting halls

g.

Religious institutions

h.

Multi-family dwellings

i.

Schools and educational facilities

For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing 5,000 to 40,000 square feet of gross floor area. For buildings containing 40,000 to 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, two loading berths shall be provided plus one additional loading berth for each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.

a.

Assembly, manufacturing and fabricating establishments

b.

Cartage, express and motor freight facilities

c.

Cleaning, repairing, servicing and testing establishments

d.

Laundries and dry cleaning facilities

e.

Mail order houses

f.

Printing and publishing

g.

Warehousing, storage, and wholesale establishments

For all other uses, including but not limited to those listed hereunder, loading berths shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:

For each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof, one additional loading berth.

a.

Furniture and appliance stores

b.

Retail stores

c.

Restaurants and other establishments handling the sale or consumption of food or beverage on the premise.

2.

Required off-street parking space: Off-street parking space shall be provided in accordance with the following table:

TABLE 1001
OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING

(Ord. No. 01-04-01, 4-23-2001; Ord. No. 06-10-01, 10-9-2006; Ord. No. 14-06-02, 6-9-2014; Ord. No. 19-12-02, 12-16-2019)