In all P Districts, no land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, converted, or structurally altered, unless otherwise provided for in this Article, for any use other than automobile parking.

(a)

Parking areas shall be used for parking of private passenger vehicles only.

(b)

Parking may be with or without charge. All parking lots and garages which operate with charge, shall comply with the City of Warren Ordinance No. 49 [Code of Ordinances, Chapter 37, Article IV].

(c)

No business involving the sale of, repair, or services to vehicles permitted thereon, provided, however, that where such premises adjoin premises zoned and used for an automobile dealership they may be used in conjunction therewith for the parking of passenger vehicles held in inventory.

(d)

No buildings other than those for shelter of attendants shall be erected upon premises, and there shall be not more than two (2) such buildings in the area and each such building shall not be more than fifty (50) square feet in area nor shall each exceed fifteen (15) feet in height.

(e)

No sign shall be erected upon such parking areas, except not more than one (1) sign at each entrance to indicate the operator, the purpose for which it is operated and/or the parking rates. All signs shall not exceed fifteen (15) square feet in area, shall not extend more than ten (10) feet in height above nearest curb elevation and shall be located entirely upon the premises, with no part of such sign extending beyond the property line.

(Ord. No. 30-272, § 1, 2-27-68)

All P Districts shall be contiguous to a Business District and/or industrial District and in all cases lots which are used for parking, shall be the adjacent successive lots from the business or industrial block, or the adjacent successive lots from either end of a block where lots front on a street parallel to and at the rear of a business or industrial block; and before any lots may be used across the street, all lots in back of and next to the business or industrial block must first be utilized for parking purposes; provided, however, that there may be a private driveway or public street or public alley between such P District and such Business and/or industrial block.

Adequate ingress and egress shall be provided in accordance with the plan which shall be submitted in duplicate to the Traffic Engineer for approval.

All off-street parking area in P Districts shall be hard surfaced with concrete or plant-mixed bituminous material (base may be stabilized gravel or equivalent), said lot shall be maintained in a usable dust-proof condition; and shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water.

(a)

When such parking area boundary adjoins property zoned for any residential use, an eight (8) foot wide greenbelt shall be provided and further, provided that a bumper rail of either wood, metal or concrete shall be established on the inside of the boundary planting as a barrier which shall not be more than twenty-four (24) inches in height.

(b)

All street boundaries of such parking areas shall be provided with a fifteen (15) foot wide greenbelt which shall be used for ornamental purposes only, and nothing shall be placed thereon except trees, shrubs, plants, and grass; and provided such greenbelt material shall not exceed two (2) feet in height.

Necessary curbs, or other protection against damage to adjoining properties, streets, sidewalks and greenbelts shall be provided and maintained. Further, if a wall is required in accordance with Section 2.26(c) of this ordinance, all parking spaces adjoining said wall shall be provided with continuous curbs constructed of concrete measuring six (6) inches in height and eight (8) inches in depth. The area from the property line to the vertical edge of the exposed curb shall be a minimum of five (5) feet and shall be filled and hardsurfaced to permit drainage toward the owner's property.

(Ord. No. 30-489, § 3, 7-22-75; Ord. No. 30-627, § 2, 11-12-80)

Adequate lighting facilities shall be provided and so arranged as to reflect light away from any residential use adjacent to the area. When any such property is emptied of vehicles and so closed that no vehicles may enter, then no lighting need be maintained.

Plans for the development of any such parking area shall be approved by the Planning Commission and a Building Permit shall be obtained from the Building Department before construction is commenced. No such land shall be used for parking purposes until approved by the Building Inspector and a certificate of occupancy is issued.