HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Zoning Ordinance Off Street Parking ans Loading FacilitiesORDINANCE No. 4821 -65
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
December 13 zq 65
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
Approved and signed by
December 14 zg 65
Clerk
of Common Council
Clerk
IDEAL 64JEW PRESS
ORDINANCE CLERK'S Uf i'. i'..
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NOV 17W05
NO. 3702 COMMONLY KNOWN AS "THE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KATHRYN L. BLOUGH
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA" CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA:
SECTION 1:
1 That Ordinance No. 3702 commonly known as "The Zoning
2 Ordinance of South Bend, Indiana," be amended by the addition
3 thereto of the following section:
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5 SECTION 17 -B
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7 OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES
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9 A. Scope of Regulations
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11 The off street parking and loading provisions of this
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1. New Structures and Uses
For all buildings and structures erected and all uses
of land established after the effective date of this
ordinance, accessory parking and loading facilities
shall be provided in accordance with the schedules
outlined below in subsection B and C. Provided,
however, that real property zoned "C -2" Planned
Shopping Center District shall be governed by the
provisions of Section 4_-B of this zoning ordinance
and provided further that when a building permit has
been issued prior to the effective date of this
ordinance, and provided that construction is begun
within six months of such effective date and diligently
prosecuted to completion, parking and loading facilities
in the amounts required for the issuance of said
building permit may be provided in lieu of any different
amounts required by this ordinance.
2. Increase in Intensity of Use
When the intensity of use of any building, structure or
land shall be increased through addition of dwelling
units, gross floor area, seating capacity, number of
employees, or other units of measurement specified
herein for required parking or loading facilities,
parking and loading facilities as required herein shall
be provided for such increase in intensity of use.
However, no building erected or use lawfully established
prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall be
required to provide such additional parking or loading
facilities unless the aforesaid increase in units of
measurement shall amount to at least 15 per cent.
Determination of the percentage of increase in units of
measurement for required parking or loading facilities
shall be based on the total increase which a building
or use shall undergo after the effective date of this
ordinance, whether such total increase occurs at one
time or in successive stages.
Change in Use
Whenever the existing use of a building or structure shall
hereafter be changed to a new use, parking or loading
facilities shall be provided as required for such new
use. However, if the said building or structure was
erected prior to the effective date of this ordinance,
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additional parking or loading facilities are mandatory
only in the amount by which the requirements for the
new use would exceed those for the existing use, if
the latter were subject to the parking and loading
provisions of this ordinance.
4. Exemption of Central Business District Core
In order to prevent undue traffic congestion in areas
of intensive business concentration and so promote an
orderly and efficient circulation of pedestrians and
vehicles, it is necessary and reasonable that off street
parking facilities be provided in such areas only in
conformity with an overall, coordinated parking plan.
To secure these objectives no accessory off street
parking facilities shall be required for any use in the
central business district core area as shown on the
attached map which map is designated as "Exempted
Central Business Core Area" and is hereby made a Dart
of this ordinance.
B. Off Street Parking Schedule
Off street parking spaces accessory to designated uses shall
be provided as follows:
USE
Amusement Places, Dance
Halls, Skating Rinks,
Pools, Natitoriums,
Exhibition Halls &
Places of Assembly
without fixed seats.
Animal Hospitals
Apartment Hotels
Automobile Service
Stations
Automobile Washing and
Cleaning Establishments
Banks
Bowling Alleys
Churches or Temples
PARKING SPACES
1 per 100 square feet of
floor area in public use.
1 per 400 square feet of
floor area with a minimum
of 3 spaces.
1 per 2 rooms or suites
plus 1 per 2 employees.
1 per each employee plus
2 for each service stall;
minimum of 5 spaces.
1 per 2 employees plus 1
per owner or manager plus
reservoir spaces equal to
five (5) times capacity of
laundry.
1 per 200 square feet of
floor area.
5 per alley.
1 per 6 seats in main
auditorium.
Colleges 1 per 2 employees plus 1
per 10 students based upon
the maximum number of students
that can be accomodated in
accordance with design capacity
or 1 per 5 seats in main
auditorium whichever is greater
Commercial & Trade
Schools
1 per 5 students plus 2 per
3 employees.
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USE PARKING SPACES
Funeral Homes and
Mortuaries 1 per 50 square feet floor
area in service rooms.
General Service or Repair
Establishments, Printing,
1
per
3 employees
Plumbing & Broadcasting
Hospitals
1
per
4 beds plus 1 per 2
employees plus 1 per staff doctor.
Hotels
1
per
guest room.
Laundromats
1
per
2 washing machines plus
1
per
2 employees.
Libraries, Museums and
Art Galleries
Manufacturing, Industrial
or Wholesale Establishments;
Laboratory, Creamery,
Bottling Plant, Warehouse
or similar establishments.
Medical and Dental Clinics
Motels, Tourist Homes and
Tourist Courts
Motor Vehicle Sales
Nursery, Elementary and
Junior High Schools
Nursing, Convalescent,
Rest Homes and other
Health Homes and Insti-
tutions
Offices & Office Buildings
10 plus 1 per 300 square feet
of floor area over 2000 square
feet.
1 per 2 employees on maximum
working shift plus adequate
space to accomodate company
vehicles.
5 per each doctor.
1 per guest room plus 2 at
office.
1 per 300 square feet of sales
floor area in excess of 1000
square feet plus 1 per 2000
square feet of open area.
1 per classroom and office or
1 per 10 seats in auditorium,
whichever is greater.
1 per 4 beds plus 1 per 2
employees plus 1 per staff
doctor.
1 per 400 square feet of floor
area or 1 per employee, which-
ever is greater.
Private Clubs, Dormitories, 2 per 3 sleeping rooms or 1
Fraternities, Sororities & per 5 members, whichever is
Lodges - With Sleeping Rooms greater.
Private Clubs, Fraternities, 1 per 5 members.
Sororities & Lodges - No
Sleeping Rooms
Residential
One & Two Family
Dwellings
Multiple Family
Dwellings including
Apartment Buildings
1 Der dwelling unit.
1 per dwelling unit. For
Apartment Buildings containing
100 units or more and located
within the central business
district - see subsection
D-8.
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C.
D.
USE
Restaurants (except
Drive -ins), Night Clubs,
Taverns & Lounges
Retail Stores or Personal
Service Establishments
Rooming, Boarding or
Lodging Houses
Senior High Schools
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PARKING SPACES
1 per 3 persons based upon
the maximum number of persons
that can be accommodated at
the same time in accordance
with design capacity.
1 per 200 square feet of
floor area plus 1 per 2
employees.
1 per 2 rooms plus
1 for owner or manager.
1 per 10 classroom seats
plus 1 per 2 staff members.
Theatres, Auditoriums, 1 per 5 seats plus 1 per
Gymnasiums, Stadiums, 2 employees.
Arenas, Convention Halls
and Places of Assembly with
fixed seats.
Off Street Loading Schedule
Off street loading berths accessory to designated uses
shall be provided as follows:
USE FLOOR AREA NUMBER OF
(square.feet) SPACES
Multiple Family
Dwellings including
Apartment Buildings,
Hotels, Offices,
Hospitals or similar
institutions; private
Clubs & Lodges, Educa-
tional and Cultural
Institutions; places of,
public assembly.
Funeral Home or
Mortuary
Retail, Service
Repair Establishments,
Restaurants
10,000 to 200,000
each additional
200,000
8,000 to 100,000
each additional
i 100,000
X5,000 to 10,000
10,000 to 40,000
401000 to 100,000
100,000 to 250,000
each additional
250,000
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1 additional
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1 additional
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1 additional
Warehousing & Storage; — 5,000 to 20,000 1
Wholesale & Industrial f 20,000 to 100,000 2
Establishments teach additional 100,000 1 additional
General Provisions
1. Existing; Parking and Loading Facilities
Accessory off street parking and loading facilities in
existence on the effective date of this ordinance and
located on the same lot or parcel as the building or use
served shall not hereafter be reduced below, or if
already less then shall not be further reduced below
the requirements for a similar new building or use
under the provisions of this ordinance.
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2. New Parking and Loading Spaces
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The parking and loading facilities required for any
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new or enlarged use shall be a continuing obligation
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of the owner of the real estate on which such use is
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located and shall not be reduced in total extent,
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except upon the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals
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and then only after proof that by reason of diminutiond,°"'
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in floor area, seating capacity, number of employees,
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number of dwelling units, or change in other factors
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controlling the regulation of the number of parking
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spaces, the proposed reduction is reasonable and
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consistent with the intent of this ordinance.
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3. Location of Spaces
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a. Off Street Loading Facilities
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All required loading spaces shall be located on the
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same lot or parcel as the use served.
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b. Off Street Parking Facilities
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All parking spaces required herein shall be located
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on the same lot or parcel with the building or use
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served, except that (1) when an increase in the
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number of spaces is required by a change or
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enlargement of use or (2) when practical difficulties,
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as determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals, prevent
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their establishment upon the same lot or parcel.,
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the required spaces may be located on a properly
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zoned lot not to exceed 500 feet from the main
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entrance of the building or use being served. In
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any case, where the required narking spaces are
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not located on the same lot with the building or
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use served, a written agreement thereby assuring
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their retention for such purposes,. shall be properly
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drawn and executed by the parties concerned,
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approved as to the form by the City Attorney and
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shall be filed with the application for a building
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permit.
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4.. Fractional Measurements
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When determination of the number of off street
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spaces required by this ordinance results in a
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requirement of a fractional space, the narking
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spaces required shall be construed to be the next
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highest whole number.
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5. Uses Not Specifically Listed
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The parking and loading space requirements for a
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use not specifically listed in the off street
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parking and loading schedules contained herein
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shall be the same as for a listed use of similar
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characteristics of parking and loading demand
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generation as determined by the Building Commissioner.
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6. Mixed Uses
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In the case of mixed uses, uses with different
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parking and loading requirements occupying a building
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or premises, the spaces required shall equal the
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sum of the requirements of the various uses computed
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separately.
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7. Collective Provision
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Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to
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prevent the joint use of off street parking
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facilities if the total number of spaces so
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provided is not less than the sum of the separate
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requirements for each use and provided that all
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regulations governing location of spaces, in
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relation to the use served, are adhered to.
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8. Large Scale Apartment Developments within the
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Central Business District.
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Apartment buildings located within the central
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business district or its fringe and containing 100
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units or more may provide a minimum of two (2) spaces
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per three (3) dwelling units. For purposes of this
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ordinance, the fringe shall consist of a tier of
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three blocks around the central business district
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as shown on the attached map which map is designated
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as "The Central Business District and Fringe" and
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is hereby made a part of this ordinance.
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9. Units of Measurement
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a. Employees
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The rumber of employees shall be compiled on
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the basis of the maximum number of persons
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employed on the premises at one time on an
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average day or average night, whichever is
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greater. Seasonal variations in employment
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may be recognized in determining an average day.
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b. Floor Area
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ments,r "floor area" shall l econsidereduthe
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gross floor area (as defined in Section 1 -
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"Definitions ") devoted to the use being served.
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For purposes of determining parking require -
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ments, "floor area" shall be considered the
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sum of the gross horizontal areas of the
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several floors of the building, or portion
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thereof, devoted to a specific use; and shall
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include any basement floor area devoted to
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retailing activities, to the production or
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processing of goods, or to business or prof -
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essional offices.
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10. Design Standards - Off Street Parking Facilities
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a. Minimum Area
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Each off street parking space shall contain an
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area of not less than 200 square feet as
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defined in Section 1 - "Definitions ",
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b. Access
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Each required off street parking space shall
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open directly upon an aisle or driveway of
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such width and design as to provide safe and
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efficient means of vehicular access to such
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parking space. All off street parking facil-
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ities shall be designed with appropriate
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means of vehicular access to a street or alley
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in a manner which will least interfere with
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traffic movement.
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C. Surfacing
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All open off street parking areas containing
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more than four parking spaces diall be surfaced
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with a durable, dust free cement concrete or
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hot or cold bituminous concrete surface, which
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meet or exceed minimum specifications prescribed
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by the Board of Public works and Safety..
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Drainage and Maintenance
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Off street parking facilitiesahall be graded so
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as to prevent drainage onto ahutting property and/
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or into the public streets and alleys. Dry wells
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of a construction capacity and design approved by
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the City Civil Engineer shall be installed to
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collect all runoff water unless adequate storm
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sewers or drainage ditches are available. Dry
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wells shall be cleaned periodically so that they
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will collect the design capacity of runoff water.
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These drainage provisions shall not apply where
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a different method of disposing of said runoff water
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is ordered by the Board of Public works & Safety.
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Parking areas shall be maintained in a clean and
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orderly condition at the expense of the owner or
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lessee and not be used for the sale, repair, or
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dismantling or servicing of any vehicles, equipment,
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materials or supplies.
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Lighting
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Any lighting used to illuminate off street parking
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areas shall be directed away from residential
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properties in such a way as not to create a
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nuisance.
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Marking
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Parking spaces in facilities containing ten spaces
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or more shall be parked by painted lines or curbs
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or other means to indicate individual spaces. Such
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parking areas shall provide bumper guards or curbs
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where parking spaces abut street right of way lines.
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Signs or markers shall be used as necessary to
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insure efficient traffic operation of the facility.
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Screening
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when off street parking areas for more than four
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parking spaces are located closer than 50 feet
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to a lot in a residence district, or to any lot
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upon which there is a dwelling as a permitted use
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under this Zoning Ordinance and where such parking
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is not entirely screened visually from such lot
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by an intervening building or structure, there
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shall be provided .a continuous visual screen with
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a height of not less than six (6) feet nor more
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than eight (8) feet. Such screen shall consist of
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a densely planted compact hedge or a wall or fence
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and shall be located in accordance with the
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provisions of Section 17 (o) of this Zoning
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Ordinance.
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Parking in Required Yards
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Off street parking spaces shall not be located in
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a required front yard or side yard adjoining a
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street.
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11. Design Standards - Off Street Loading Facilities.
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Minimum Size
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A required off.street loading space shall be at
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least 10 feet wide by at least 30 feet in length
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for buildings less than 20,000 square feet and at
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least 12 feet wide and at least 60 feet in length
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Section 2:
for buildings 20,000 square feet or more. Each
space shall have a vertical clearance of at least
14 feet.
b. Access
Each required off street loading space shall be
designed for direct access to a street or alley
in a manner which will least interfere with traffic
movements on the street.
C. Drainage and Maintenance.
Open off street loading facilities shall be graded,
and surfaced as required for parking areas in
subsection 10 -c and d above.
Submission and Approval of Plans
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Plans of proposed parking and /or loading facilities shall
be submitted to the Building Commissioner for his approval
at the time of application for a building permit. The
plans shall show the proposed location, arrangement, and
number of all parking and loading facilities required in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
The location and design of entrances and exits shall be
in accord with the requirements of applicable City of
South Bend regulations and standards and plans for such
openings onto public streets shall be submitted to the
City Engineer for his approval.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval by the Mayor, and legal publication.
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Your Committee of the Whole
to whom was referred "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0, 3702, COMMONLY
KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
(Off Street Parking)
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion the Ordinance go to the Council
as favorable.
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