Silverton City Zoning Code
§ 153.19
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES.
(A) Purpose. The purpose of these off-street parking and loading regulations is to promote the public health, safety, and welfare by regulating those facilities in all zoning districts. The intent is to provide for convenient and sufficient access to activities which require parking or loading, to limit on-street parking and loading to facilitate traffic flow and safety, to encourage a more attractive economic, business, and residential climate, and to enhance and protect the physical appearance of the community.
(B) Compliance; general requirements.
(1) No building or structure shall be erected, substantially altered, or its use changed unless permanently maintained off-street parking and loading spaces have been provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The review process to determine adequacy of parking or loading spaces shall be congruent with the review of site plan applications.
(2) The provisions of this section, except where there is a change of use, shall not apply to any existing building or structure. Where the new use involves no additions or enlargements, there shall be provided as many spaces as may be required by this section.
(3) Whenever a building or structure constructed after the effective date of this section is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity, or otherwise to create a need for an increase in the number of existing parking spaces, additional parking spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or structure existing prior to the effective date of this section is enlarged to require a site plan application as provided for in § 153.06 or enlarged to the extent of 50% or more in floor area, number of employees, number of housing units, seating capacity or otherwise, the building or structure shall then and thereafter comply with the full parking requirements set forth herein.
(C) Parking space dimensions. A parking space shall have minimum rectangular dimensions as provided Table 3 and Figure K. All dimensions shall be exclusive of driveways, aisles, and other circulation areas.
Table 3: Parking Space Dimensions | ||||
Angle | Parking Space Width (Feet) | Parking Space Length (Feet) | Drive Aisle Width (Feet) | |
One-Way | Two-Way | |||
Table 3: Parking Space Dimensions | ||||
Angle | Parking Space Width (Feet) | Parking Space Length (Feet) | Drive Aisle Width (Feet) | |
One-Way | Two-Way | |||
A | B | C | D | |
Parallel (0°) | 9 feet | 22 feet | 12 feet | 20 feet |
30° | 9 feet | 20 feet | 12 feet | 24 feet |
45° | 9 feet | 20 feet | 12 feet | 24 feet |
60° | 9 feet | 18 feet | 18 feet | 24 feet |
Perpendicular (90°) | 9 feet | 18 feet | 20 feet | 24 feet |
Figure K: Parking area dimensions
(D) Parking area access. Any parking area shall be designed in a manner that any vehicle leaving or entering the parking area from or into a public or private street shall be traveling in a forward motion. Access driveways for parking areas or loading spaces shall be located in such a way that any vehicle entering or leaving the area shall be clearly visible for a reasonable distance to any pedestrian or motorist approaching the access or driveway from a public or private street.
(E) Width of access driveway. The entrances and exits to the parking area shall be clearly marked. Interior vehicular circulation by way of internal access driveways shall maintain the following minimum standards: For one-way traffic the minimum width of 14 feet except for the two-way traffic shall have a minimum width of 24 feet. Parking areas having more than one driveway shall have directional signs or markings in each driveway.
(F) Loading space requirements and dimensions. An off-street loading space shall have minimum dimensions of not less than 12 feet in width, 50 feet in length, exclusive of driveways, aisles, and other circulation areas, and a height of clearance of not less than 15 feet. One off-street loading space shall be provided and maintained on the same lot for every separate occupancy requiring delivery of goods and having a modified gross floor area of up to 5,000 square feet. One loading space shall be provided for each additional 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof. Off-street loading spaces located within a C-1 District may be reduced in size or waived if the applicant can adequately demonstrate the scale and intensity of the goods intended to be delivered does not warrant a dedicated off-street loading space in lieu of an on-street location or an off-street loading space located on an adjacent parcel upon written consent of the adjacent property owner.
(G) Lighting. Any parking area which is intended to be used during non-daylight hours shall be properly illuminated to avoid accidents. Any lights used to illuminate a parking lot shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining property. The illumination standards set forth in § 153.06(E)(2) shall govern.
(H) Location of parking spaces. The following regulations shall govern the location of off-street parking spaces and areas:
(1) Parking spaces for all detached residential uses shall be located on the same lot as the use which they are intended to service and shall be located in the front yard area.
(2) Parking spaces for attached residential uses shall be located not more than 300 feet from the principal use and shall be located in a side yard or rear yard.
(3) All off-street parking spaces for parking lots located within the C-1 and C-2 Districts shall be provided on the same parcel for which the principal structure is located and outside any public rights-of-way, unless otherwise allowed pursuant to § 153.11(C). Off-street parking in the C-1 District shall not be located in any front yard area. Off-street parking in the C-2 District may be permitted in the front yard area subject to all street frontage landscaping requirements provided for in this section. Parking may be located on a parcel abutting the parcel served, subject to a recorded reciprocal parking and access easement.
(4) Parking spaces constructed to serve residential structures converted to commercial use shall be located in the rear yards to the maximum extent practical.
(5) New development and expansion projects located within the C-1 District may request a waiver from the minimum off-street parking space requirements required under this section when it is shown that adequate off-street parking area is not available to meet the required standards and the existence of other parking arrangements will satisfy the parking space requirements including, but not limited to utilizing on-street parking or other off-street parking lots located on an adjacent lot or lots in close proximity to the subject parcel, as determined by the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
(I) Parking lot landscaping and perimeter buffering.
(1) In order to mitigate visual impacts on adjacent uses, particularly residential uses, and to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community through the reduction of noise, air and visual pollution, any change in use, or any new, or substantially expanded use, shall provide parking lot landscaping and perimeter buffering in compliance with the requirements of this section.
(2) All proposed new or modified parking lot areas located in any zoning district adding five or more new parking spaces shall comply with these parking lot landscaping and perimeter buffering requirements.
(3) Parking lot landscaping and perimeter buffering for any outdoor parking areas shall be provided in accordance with this chapter.
(a) Responsibility for installation shall be with the person in control of developing the project whether as owner, lessee, tenant, or otherwise.
(b) Perimeter buffering and landscaping shall be provided between the vehicle use area and the public right-of-way; between vehicular use areas and private street easements; in side and rear yards between non-residential and residential uses; and, in side and rear yards between multi-family uses and single-family uses. Interior landscaping for vehicular use areas shall be provided in all parking areas.
(c) Unless specifically approved by Planning Commission, no structure shall be permitted in a required landscape area other than a wall, fence, or earth berm.
(4) Landscaping and buffering plan required. When required by the site plan review requirements set forth in § 153.06, a landscaping and buffering plan shall be prepared and included in drawings submitted for Planning Commission approval as part of the regular site plan review process. The landscaping and buffering plan shall be prepared by a landscape architect registered in the State of Ohio and shall include those applicable contents required in § 153.06 in addition to the following information:
(a) Name of the applicant/owner;
(b) Name, address and phone number of the person or firm responsible for the preparation of the landscaping and buffering plan;
(c) Material to be removed or retained; and
(d) Tabular listings of existing plant material to be retained and proposed plant material within the buffer yard or landscape area with typical planting details for trees, shrubs and ground cover within the landscaped area.
(5) Approval. No site plan approval will be issued by the Planning Commission, and no zoning permit will be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer until the landscaping and buffering plan has received final approval. Approval of the landscaping and buffering plan is conditioned upon satisfaction of the following criteria:
(a) Landscaping and perimeter buffering material shall be fully installed on the site by completion of construction; or
(b) If not feasible due to seasonal conditions, within one planting season after completion of construction. A guarantee agreement regarding the postponed improvement must be secured with a letter of credit, cash escrow or other instrument in an amount equal to the cost of such installation.
(6) Perimeter parking lot landscaping. Parking lots containing five spaces or more shall provide perimeter landscaping meeting the following minimum requirements:
(a) These perimeter landscape and buffer areas shall consist of earth mounds, decorative fences or masonry walls, vegetative screens or combinations of these sufficient to screen views of vehicular use areas. The minimum width of any perimeter landscape or buffer area shall be six feet. Perimeter landscaping shall be designed to provide a minimum of 50% opacity upon installation and minimum of 70% opacity at maturity. Perimeter landscape buffering shall contain evergreen and deciduous plant materials as approved by the Planning Commission in consideration of desired opacity and need for year-round screening. Material shall be kept neat and trimmed throughout the entire year.
(b) In order to retain visibility along public rights-of-ways, trees shall have a clear trunk of at least five feet above the ground. Shrubs and other landscape material shall not exceed three feet unless approved by the Planning Commission.
(7) Interior landscaping. Interior landscaping which meets the following requirements shall be provided for parking areas containing more than 6,000 square feet of paved area or more than 20 vehicular parking spaces, whichever is less. Interior landscaping is required in addition to perimeter landscaping.
(a) For every ten parking spaces or fraction thereof, the applicant shall provide not less than 200 square feet of interior landscaped parking lot area containing at least one tree with a minimum caliper of three inches and two shrubs within each individual landscape area. For example, a parking lot containing 30 parking spaces would be required to install a minimum of 600 square feet of landscape area containing a minimum of three trees and six shrubs.
(b) In order to assure that landscape areas are properly dispersed and to break up large expanses of parking pavement, no individual landscape area shall be larger than 500 square feet in size in vehicle use areas less than 30,000 square feet and no individual area shall be larger than 2,000 square feet in vehicular use areas larger than 30,000 square feet.
(c) Curbs or parking stops shall be provided to prohibit bumpers and bodies of parked vehicles from over-hanging an interior landscape area by more than two and one-half feet.
(8) Landscape and buffering waivers.
(a) In its consideration of modifications from the requirements of these landscape and buffering regulations, the Planning Commission shall consider unique site conditions, setbacks, line of sight, noise, nuisance or site aesthetics. Financial hardship shall not constitute a factor in considering a waiver.
(b) A request to modify any of the requirements under this section shall be made in writing to the Planning Commission by the applicant and shall provide a detailed statement regarding the unique nature and circumstances warranting the requested modifications.
(J) Joint use.
(1) Two or more nonresidential uses may jointly provide and use parking spaces when their hours of operation do not normally overlap, provided that a written agreement approved by the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall be filed with the application for a zoning permit.
(2) Two or more nonresidential uses which do have overlapping hours of operation may jointly provide and use parking spaces, with a reduction of their combined required number of spaces by 25%. This is to encourage sharing of facilities, thus reducing the amount of land devoted to parking facilities. A written agreement between the joint nonresident users must be approved by the Zoning Enforcement Officer and shall be filed with the application for a zoning permit.
(K) Parking blocks.
(1) Whenever a parking lot extends to a property line, parking blocks or other suitable devices shall be installed to prevent any part of a parked vehicle from extending beyond the property line.
(2) Whenever a parking stall is adjacent to any parking lot perimeter landscaping area or any other landscaped area, curbs or parking stops shall be provided to prohibit bumpers and bodies of parked vehicles from over-hanging an interior landscape area by more than two and one-half feet.
(L) Surfacing and maintenance requirements.
(1) All off-street parking and loading areas including spaces, driveways, aisles and circulation drives shall be hard-surfaced with asphalt, concrete or a combination thereof, meeting the Ohio Department of Transportation construction and material specifications, except as may be permitted under division (L)(5) of this section.
(2) All off-street parking and loading areas including spaces, driveways, aisles and circulation drives shall be graded and maintained so that water does not unreasonably accumulate on such areas nor flow or drain onto adjacent public or private property. All such surfaced areas shall be maintained free of chuck holes, litter, glass, nails or other dangerous materials.
(3) Stormwater retention requirements shall be reviewed by the City Engineer and designed according to the applicable standards set forth in the Subdivision Regulations.
(4) The property owner(s) and/or tenant(s) shall have a continued obligation to maintain the required landscaping and buffering elements, parking lot surfaces, striping, signing, etc. in good condition.
(a) Landscaping shall be kept alive and maintained in an orderly manner.
(b) Parking lot surfaces shall be kept free of holes and substantial deterioration.
(c) Striping shall be visible.
(d) Parking lot directional signs shall be kept in place and legible.
(5) Gravel parking areas may be permitted as a conditional use in the C-2 Highway Commercial Zoning District.
(a) Gravel parking areas are to be used for overflow parking and shall have a minimum front yard setback as established for buildings in § 153.12(E)(1). Under no circumstances shall a gravel parking area serve as the primary parking facility.
(b) A geotextile fabric shall be installed between the subgrade and the aggregate base. The base shall be a minimum of four inches in depth and constructed of ODOT 304 aggregate. The leveling course shall be a minimum of two inches in depth and constructed of #57 crushed limestone and shall not contain any dirt, sticks, construction debris or other foreign material. The Planning Commission shall have authority to set stricter standards based upon recommendations from the City Engineer.
(c) Gravel parking areas shall be exempt from the striping requirements contained in this section, but shall otherwise meet the design standards for parking lots as outlined in this section. Additionally, gravel parking areas shall conform to the landscaping and perimeter buffering requirements contained in division (I) of this section.
(d) There shall be a paved hard surfaced driveway leading to the gravel parking area that is a minimum of 12 feet in length. The length of the paved driveway is to be measured from the existing near edge of pavement or from the property line. The exact requirement for the length of the paved driveway shall be determined by the Planning Commission based on the need to minimize impact on nearby properties from dust, noise, or gravel infiltration.
(e) Gravel parking surfaces shall remain free of grass and weeds.
(f) The infiltration of environmental contaminants shall be minimized. Environmental contaminants include, but are not limited to, motor oils, volatile organic compounds, for example: benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, zylene, and ethylene glycol.
(g) Gravel parking areas are auxiliary to the primary use of the property. The applicant must provide a paved primary lot that serves the parking needs of customers and employees on a regular basis for the primary use of the lot. The parking spaces within the gravel lot shall not count towards the parking requirements outlined in division (M) of this section.
(h) A temporary gravel parking lot shall have side borders consisting of pressure treated landscape timbers, railroad ties, pressure treated wood, composite "plastic wood", or similar border materials as approved by the Planning Commission.
(i) Wood borders shall be pressure treated or be treated to prevent the decomposition of the wood when the wood is applied to the ground surface. The minimum size of any wood borders or composite plastic wood borders shall be 3½ inches wide by 3½ inches high and shall be continuous around the border. Multiple pieces may be stacked to achieve the required size. Where railroad ties are used, the ties shall be structurally sound and fully intact and shall be continuous around the border. All wood borders or composite plastic wood borders must be affixed to the ground by driving a metal stake through the wood/plastic into the ground. At least two stakes must be driven into each wood or composite plastic wood border segment. The distance between stakes shall not be more than four feet. The metal stake must be a minimum of three-eighths of an inch in diameter and driven a minimum of 12 inches below the ground surface. The metal stake must be driven flush with the surface of the wood/plastic.
(M) Parking space requirements. For the purpose of this chapter, the following parking space requirements shall apply:
Table 4: Minimum Parking Space Requirements | |
Use | Minimum Parking Spaces Required |
Table 4: Minimum Parking Space Requirements | |
Use | Minimum Parking Spaces Required |
Residential Uses | |
Multi-family dwellings/attached condominium units | One and one-half spaces for each efficiency or one-bedroom unit; two spaces for each unit with two or more bedrooms. |
Single-family household, two-family household, townhouse | One and one-half spaces for each efficiency or one-bedroom unit; two spaces for each unit with two or more bedrooms. |
Institutional Uses | |
Amphitheater, arena, auditorium, banquet, exhibition or meeting halls, stadium | One space for each three seats or one space per 50 sq. ft. of net floor area where fixed seating is not available. |
Athletic/play field | Ten spaces per acre. |
Cemetery | One space per employee. |
Community (recreation) center | One space per 200 sq. ft. of net floor area. |
Day care center, child, pre-school | One space per employee + one space for each facility vehicle stored on the lot + one parking space for each six children. |
Educational institution school, elementary (K-6) | One space for each three seats in any auditorium, or one space for each classroom, whichever is greater. |
Educational institution school, junior high/middle school | One space for each three seats in any auditorium, or one space for each classroom, whichever is greater. |
Educational institution school, senior high | One space per employee + 12 visitor spaces, plus one space per six students. |
Educational institution school, vocational/professional | One space per employee + one space per two registered student capacity. |
Educational institution, university or college | One space per two employees + one space per four students. |
Funeral home or mortuary | One space per 75 sq. ft. of parlor or chapel space or one per five seats, whichever is greater, but not less than 20 spaces. |
Government buildings | One space per 250 sq. ft. of net floor area or one space per four patrons, whichever is greater. |
Group home | One space per employee on shift of max. employment + two visitors spaces or one space per employee plus one space per two residents where residents can own vehicles. |
Halfway house | One space per bed + one per employee. |
Library | One space per 400 sq. ft. of net floor area. |
Nursing, convalescent home & continuing care facility | One space per six residents + one space per employee. |
Parks, playgrounds | Four spaces per acre. |
Religious places of worship | One space per four seats or bench seating in the main assembly room. |
Commercial & Office Uses | |
Art gallery, antique store, interior decorator service | One space per 300 sq. ft. of net floor area. |
Automobile and truck rental | One space per 400 sq. ft. of net floor area |
Automobile filling station (with repair) | One space per pump + one space per employee + two spaces per service bay (excluding the bay space) and one space per vehicle used in operation of the service |
Automobile repair | Two spaces per service bay (excluding the bay) + one space per employee and one space per vehicle used in operation of the service. |
Automobile sales (accessory service) | One space per 400 sq. ft. of net floor area of sales, shop or garage + one space per employee. |
Bowling alley | Six spaces per lane. |
Building materials, sales and distribution | One space per 400 sq. ft. of net floor area. |
Car wash, automated | Five stacking spaces for each automated car wash lane. |
Car wash, self-service | Four stacking spaces for each stall + two drying spaces for each stall. |
Club, private | One space for each 50 sq. ft. of net floor area used for assembly, game room, dancing or dining, plus one for each sleeping room. |
Convenience store | One space per 200 sq. ft. of net floor area + one space per pump + one space per employee. |
Delicatessens, bakery goods, meat, fruit & vegetable markets | One space per 150 sq. ft. of net floor area. |
Drive-in or drive-thru facility | Five stacking spaces per lane + one space per employee if entirely drive-thru. |
Durable goods, carpet, furniture and appliances, sales & rental | One space per 400 sq. ft. of net floor area. |
Financial institution | One space per 200 sq. ft. of net floor area + stacking space for drive-in service lane. |
Golf course | Four spaces for each hole + one space for 100 sq. ft. of net floor area in any cocktail lounge, bar, or similar facility. |
Grocery store | One space per 167 sq. ft. of net floor area. |
Health & fitness facility | One space per 200 sq. ft. net floor area. |
Miniature golf course | Two spaces per hole + one space for each 100 sq. ft. of net floor area for other indoor game activities. |
Mini-storage facility | Three spaces + one space per 100 individual storage units. |
Motel/hotel | One space per lodging unit, meeting rooms and restaurants calculated separately. |
Motorcycle, sales & service | One space per 400 sq. ft. of net floor area. |
Office (excluding medical) | Five parking spaces for the first 1,000 sq. ft. or fraction thereof, plus one space per 250 sq. ft. of net floor area in excess of 1,000 sq. ft. |
Office, medical/clinic | Six spaces + one space per 200 sq. ft. of net floor space in excess of 1,000 sq. ft. |
Personal services | One space per 200 sq. ft. of net floor space. |
Photo lab, picture, TV or sound studio | One space per one and one-half employees + one space per facility vehicle. |
Restaurant drive-through access | Five stacking spaces per drive-through lane. |
Restaurant/tavern | One space per 50 sq. ft. of net floor area + one space for each employee on the largest shift. |
Retail, sales and service | One space per 200 sq. ft. of net floor area. |
Shopping center | One space per 222 sq. ft of net floor area of general retail space + additional spaces, as required herein, for associated offices, theaters, and restaurants. |
Skating facility | One space per 250 sq. ft. of net floor area. |
Studio: art, dance, gymnastics, music | Five spaces, plus one space for each 150 sq. ft. of net floor area in excess of 500 sq. ft. |
Swim facility | One parking space for each 50 sq. ft. of pool area + one per employee. |
Swimming pools, tennis or racquet clubs, and similar recreation facilities open to the public for a fee | One parking space for each 50 sq. ft. of pool area; eight spaces for each indoor tennis court; five spaces for each outdoor tennis court; five spaces for each racquet ball and/or handball court. |
Tennis or racquet clubs, and similar recreation facilities | Eight spaces for each indoor tennis court; five spaces for each outdoor tennis court; five spaces for each racquet ball and/or handball court. |
Veterinarian facility | Three parking spaces for the first 750 sq. ft. or fraction thereof, plus one space for each 300 sq. ft. of net floor area in excess of 750 sq. ft. |
Theater, motion picture or live performance | One space per three seats. |
Industrial Uses | |
Flammable liquids/gases, heating fuel distribution and storage | One space per employee on maximum work shift + one space per facility vehicle used in operation of the service. |
Government storage yard | One space per employee on maximum shift + one space per facility vehicle + one space per 250 sq. ft. net floor area. |
Machinery, boat, truck, farm & construction equipment sales, rental & service | One space per 1,000 sq. ft of net floor area + one space per 2,500 sq. ft. of outdoor display area + one space per employee. |
Manufacturing, transfer station, research lab | One space per one and one-half employees on maximum work shift + one space per facility vehicle. |
Telecommunication towers | One space. |
Vehicle storage yard | One space per employee on maximum shift + one space per facility vehicle + one space per 250 sq. ft. net floor area. |
Warehouse, display room for wholesale activities | One space per two employees on maximum work shift or for 2,000 sq. ft. of warehouse floor area + additional space for office area as per general office requirements, whichever is greater. |
(N) Parking for single or mixed uses. A building occupied by one use shall provide the off-street parking spaces required for the specific use. A building or group of related buildings occupied by two or more uses, operating normally in whole or in part during the same hours, shall at least provide a total number of spaces equal to the sum of the spaces required for each use if that use occupied a separate building. However, for large unit development of similar business uses, such as shopping centers, spaces may be provided on the basis of the total area of the building or buildings located thereon.
(O) Special standards for parking areas conditionally permitted in the R-1 Residential District serving business purposes. These parking areas are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) The parking area shall be for use in connection with uses located in the adjacent business district.
(2) The parking area shall not be less than 500 square feet and shall abut at least 75 feet on the adjoining business district or on the alley or street constituting the boundary.
(3) The lot shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles.
(4) The lot shall not be used for repair work or servicing of any kind.
(5) No signs of any kind shall be erected on the lot.
(6) All bufferyard and screening requirements as provided for in § 153.20 shall apply.
(P) Parking of recreational vehicles.
(1) Except as provided in division (P)(2) of this section, the parking of any recreational vehicle in an R-1 or R-2 District shall be prohibited, except that one recreational vehicle may be parked or stored in a garage or other accessory building or in a rear yard or side yard in any residential district. No recreational vehicle shall be parked within ten feet of any rear lot line and no closer than five feet of any side yard line.
(a) For the purposes of this section, recreational vehicle may be defined as any of the following: Any privately owned boat, boat trailer, folding tent trailer, personal water craft, motorized home, pick-up camper, snowmobile, travel trailer, a three- or four-wheel all-terrain vehicle or other similar equipment.
(b) A recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored on a paved, dust free, surface at all times.
(c) No occupancy for human habitation shall be maintained or business conducted therein while such recreational vehicle is so parked or stored.
(d) The wheels or any similar transporting devices of any such trailer permitted within a residential district shall not be removed, nor shall any trailer be temporarily or permanently affixed to the ground or attached to something having a temporary or permanent location on the ground.
(2) The temporary parking of one recreational vehicle in an R-1 or R-2 District is permitted for a period not to exceed 72 continuous hours within any single calendar month and shall require the issuance of a temporary RV parking permit issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer on a form provided by the city. Upon expiration of the 72-hour temporary RV parking permit, the Zoning Enforcement Officer may grant one seven-day extension to the original temporary RV parking permit. No more than two such extensions shall be granted in any calendar year and each seven-day extension must be accompanied by a new temporary RV parking permit application.
(3) The parking of a recreational vehicle in any non-residential zoning district is prohibited unless the recreational vehicle is an integral part of a permitted or conditionally permitted land use within the district.
(Q) Interpretation of rules. In the interpretation of this section, the following rules shall be in effect:
(1) Parking space requirements for other permitted or conditional uses not listed in division (M) of this section shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature as determined by the Planning Commission.
(2) In calculating parking requirements, fractional numbers shall be increased to the next whole number. For example, 13.01 shall mean 14.
(3) For the purposes of this section on parking, “floor area” shall mean the outside dimensions of the building, including all projections such as stairways and porches, multiplied by the number of floors. The resulting number shall be the square footage of the building used for determining the number of off-street parking spaces required.
(4) Where there is an adequate public transit system or where parking demand is unusually low, the parking space requirements may be reduced proportionally by the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
(R) Enforcement. Whoever violates any provision of these off-street parking and loading facilities, and fails to conform to any provision thereof or fails to obey any lawful order of the Zoning Enforcement Officer, issued in pursuance thereof, and for which no other penalty is provided is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. Each day's violation or failure to conform shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 2025-10, passed 5-1-25)