Summersville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 1381
Off-Street Parking and Loading
1381.01 PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in individual zoning districts in accordance with the requirements specified herewith:
(a) Residential Districts (includes R-l, R-2, and R-3 Districts).
(1) The number of off-street parking spaces shall be as set forth as follows:
USE | MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES |
A. Residential | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit |
B. Home occupation | 2 spaces in addition to the spaces required for each dwelling unit in the structure |
C. Professional offices of doctors, dentists, or similar professions | 4 spaces for each practitioner |
D. Funeral home | 8 spaces for each parlor or chapel and 1 space for each funeral vehicle |
E. Nursing home | 1 space for each 3 beds and 1 space for each 2 employees and staff members |
F. Rooming house or tourist home | 1 space for each 2 sleeping rooms, in addition to two spaces for the owner or manager |
G. Recreational use | 1 space per 300 square feet of gross lot area |
H. Church | 1 space for each 3 seats |
When a church can prove to the satisfaction of the Planning Commission that nearby off-street parking spaces are available for the use of church members at the times when services and other church activities normally take place, the number of parking spaces which the church is required to provide may be reduced. | |
(2) Off-street parking areas for more than four (4) vehicles shall be effectively screened on each side which adjoins or faces a street or another property which is not used for similar parking purposes, by a masonry wall, solid fence, or dense hedge of acceptable design. If a wall or fence is used, it shall not be less than four (4) feet or more than six (6) feet in height and should be maintained in good condition without advertising thereon. If a hedge or other shrubbery is used, it should be at least four feet in height and dense enough to substantially reduce the glare of headlights.
(b) Commercial and Industrial Districts (includes C-1, C-2, C-3 and I-P Districts).
(1) The number of off-street parking spaces to be provided shall be determined by the Planning Commission. Prior to the issuance of a zoning permit by the zoning officer, plans of the proposed commercial or industrial development shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval. Off-street parking needs shall be based upon the following minimum standards. When a petitioner can prove to the satisfaction of the Planning Commission that there are special conditions which make it unnecessary to provide all the spaces that these standards require, the Planning Commission may, at its discretion, allow the petitioner to provide a smaller number of spaces.
USE | MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES |
A. Banks | 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area |
B. Bowling alleys | 5 spaces per alley |
C. Churches | 1 space for each 3 seats |
D. Funeral homes | 8 spaces for each parlor or chapel and 1 space for each funeral vehicle |
E. Hotels | 1 space for each guest room |
F. Industrial, manufacturing and wholesale | 1 space for each 2 employees for any 2 shifts |
G. Laundromats | 1 space for each 2 washing machines |
H. Motels | 1 space for each sleeping room or suite |
I. Offices | 1 space plus 1 space for each 200 square feet of rental floor space |
J. Retail stores, supermarkets | 1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area plus 1 space for each 3 employees |
K. Restaurants, clubs, taverns, lounges | 1 space for each 3 seats |
L. Theaters or other places of public assembly | 1 space for each 4 seats plus 1 for each 2 employees |
(2) An off-street parking area shall be effectively screened on each side which adjoins or faces across the street a residential district. The screen must conform to the requirements set forth in subsection (a)(2) hereof.
(3) Off-street parking shall be provided either on the same lot or within 300 feet of the building it is intended to serve. Ownership shall be shown of all lots or parcels intended for use as parking by the applicant.
(4) Any area once designated as required off-street parking shall never be changed to any other use unless and until equal facilities are provided elsewhere.
(5) Off-street parking existing at the effective date of this section in connection with the operation of an existing building or use shall not be reduced to an amount less than hereinafter required for a similar new building or new use.
(6) Two or more buildings or uses may collectively provide the required off- street parking in which case the required number of parking spaces shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the several individual uses computed separately.
(Ord. 9-3-68.)
1381.02 LOADING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In all commercial and industrial zoning districts covered by these Standards, the loading and unloading of trucks and all other vehicles shall be conducted in such a manner that no part of said truck or vehicle or the operations of the loading or unloading shall extend onto the adjacent sidewalk or roadway, so as to hinder or impede the use thereof.
(b) No land shall be used for commercial or industrial truck loading, storage or parking activities in any residence or conservation district. Such activities are permitted in commercial districts only when normally attendant to the conduct of the commercial activity as established, and in no other case.
(c) This section is not meant to regulate parking, but is intended to regulate the provision of off-street parking facilities in the interest of the safety and general welfare of the community. (Ord. 9-3-68.)