St Paris City Zoning Code
PARKING
§ 154.110 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
Off-street automobile parking shall be provided for every land use on any lot, or any time any building or structure is erected, enlarged, or increased in capacity in accordance with the following requirements.
(A) Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less than 300 square feet including access drives and aisles, and shall be surfaced with a sealed surface pavement and maintained in such a manner that no dust will be produced by continuous use.
(B) Each off-street parking space shall have an adequate vehicular access to a street or alley.
(C) Whenever the number of off-street parking spaces required is determined from the floor area of a specified use, it shall mean the gross floor area of such use.
(D) Fractional numbers shall be increased to the next whole number.
(E) The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature.
(F) Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of this chapter is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of housing units, seating capacity, or otherwise, to create a need for an increase of 10% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date of this chapter is enlarged to the extent of 50% or more in floor area or in the area used, said building or use shall then, and thereafter, comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.111 NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED.
The number of off-street parking spaces required shall be provided and satisfactorily maintained by the owner of the property as follows:
Type of Use
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Mandatory Parking Spaces*
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Type of Use
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Mandatory Parking Spaces*
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Bowling alley | Bowling seat |
Church | Five seats in main auditorium |
Grade school | Five seat in auditorium |
Library | 300 square feet of floor unit |
Manufacturing or industrial establishment | Two employees on the maximum shift |
Mortuary or funeral home | 50 square feet of floor area in slumber rooms, parlors, or individual funeral service rooms |
Multi-family housing unit | One-half housing unit |
Offices, personal or professional services, restaurants | 200 square feet of floor area |
Retail or business service | Two employees: 200 square feet of floor area |
Single-family housing unit | Per housing unit |
Wholesale or warehousing | 300 square feet of floor area |
Notes to Table: * One unit for each | |
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.112 SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING.
Off-street parking areas for more than ten vehicles shall be effectively screened on each side which adjoins or faces the premises situated in any residential district by a fence or wall of acceptable design. Such fence or wall shall not be less than three feet or more than five feet in height, and shall be maintained in good condition. The space between such fence or wall and the lot line of the adjoining premises in any residential district shall be landscaped with grass, hardy shrubs, or evergreen ground cover and maintained in good condition. In lieu of such wall or fence, a strip of land not less than ten feet in width, and planted and maintained with an evergreen hedge or dense planting of evergreen shrubs not less than three feet in height, may be substituted.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.113 MINIMUM DISTANCE AND SETBACKS.
No part of any parking area for more than ten vehicles shall be closer than 20 feet to any housing unit, school, hospital, or other institution for human care located on an adjoining lot, unless separated by an acceptable designed screen. If on the same lot with a single-family residence, the parking areas shall not be located within the front yard required for such building. In no case shall any part of a parking area be closer than four feet to any established street or alley right-of-way.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.114 JOINT USE.
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 Planning Commission shall be filed with the application for a zoning permit.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.115 OTHER LOCATIONS.
Parking spaces may be located on a lot other than that containing the principal use; provided it is within 300 feet of the principal use. Lots farther than 300 feet from the principal use may be approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals; provided a written agreement approved by the Planning Commission shall be filed with the application for a zoning certificate.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.116 SURFACING.
Any off-street parking area for more than ten vehicles shall be graded for proper drainage and surfaced with acceptable impervious material to provide a durable and dustless surface.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.117 LIGHTING.
Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in any residential district.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.118 DISABLED, JUNKED, DISMANTLED, WRECKED VEHICLES.
The following provisions and requirements shall pertain to the parking and storage of disabled/junked/wrecked vehicles.
(A) The parking or storage, within any district, of a disabled automotive vehicle for a period of more than three weeks shall be prohibited unless such vehicle is stored in a completely enclosed garage or other accessory building. Moving a disabled vehicle to different locations on the property that result in the vehicle continuing to be in public view does not override the requirements set forth in this section.
(B) The parking or storage, within any district, of a junked, dismantled, or wrecked automotive vehicle, or parts thereof, shall be prohibited. Junked, dismantled, or wrecked automotive vehicles, or parts thereof, shall be stored in a completely enclosed garage or other accessory building:
(1) Moving a disabled vehicle to different locations on the property that result in the vehicle continuing to be in public view does not override the requirements set forth in this section; and
(2) For purposes of this section, a JUNKED, DISMANTLED, OR WRECKED AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE shall be defined as meeting the following criteria: as one which is damaged, or no longer servicable, to the extent that it is inoperable or is unsafe to operate upon the public highways; and/or three model years or older, extensively damaged, including, but not limited to, missing wheels, tires, engine, or transmission, demolition derby vehicles, or vehicles similar to demolition derby vehicles, as determined by the Zoning Officer.
(C) This section shall not apply to properly licensed junkyards and motor vehicle salvage facilities which are regulated by appropriate sections of the Revised Code.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.119 OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS.
In any district, in connection with every building, or part thereof, hereafter erected and having a gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or less, which is to be occupied by manufacturing, storage, warehouse, retail, wholesale, hotel, hospital, mortuary, dry cleaning, or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicle of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same lot with such building, at least one off-street loading space, plus one additional loading space for each 10,000 square feet, or major fraction thereof, of gross floor area in accordance with the following requirements.
(A) Each loading space shall be not less than 12 feet in width, 15 feet in height, and 50 feet in length for tandem trailers, or 30 feet for two-axle trucks.
(B) Subject to the limitations of § 154.110, such space may occupy all, or any part of, any required yard space.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)