Overview
Regulations regarding off-street parking are found in Section 63.300 of the Zoning Code and are summarized below. See Accessory Buildings for a summary of regulations applying to garages.
Sec. 60.217 provides definitions of relevant terms:
- Parking: The placement of automobiles, trucks, trailers, semitrailers, intermodal cargo containers, or other vehicles for five (5) or fewer days.
- Off-street parking facility: All areas, spaces and structures designed, used, required or intended to be used for the parking of more than three (3) motor vehicles. This definition is intended to include adequate driveways, accessways, parking bays, garages, of a combination thereof, but does not include public roads, streets, highways and alleys.
- Parking space: An area of definite length and width designed for parking of motor vehicles; said area shall be exclusive of drives, aisles or entrances giving access thereto.
- Structured parking: Off-street parking that is placed within a ramp, deck, underground, enclosed building, or tuck-under garage.