36-17 Amend Zoning Code Parking Plan

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READ & REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLEI 10/16/17. SICOND READING 11/6/17. ORDINANCE NO. 36 -17 BY: Anderson, Bullock, George, Litten, O',Leary, O'Malley, Rader. AN ORDINANCE to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, amending various sections and enacting new chapters of the Zoning Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood in order to further clarify and regulate parking plan review in the City. WHEREAS, the Zoning Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood stands to be updated to further clarify and regulate parking plan review in the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Revised Code, municipalities have the power of local self - government; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Revised Code, municipalities have the power to enact laws that are for the health, safety, welfare, comfort and peace of the citizens of the municipality; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. Section 1143.09, Parking Plan Review; Planning Commission, currently read- ing as follows: 1143.09 PARKING PLAN REVIEW: PLANNING COMMISSION. The Commission shall review applications for parking plans that do not meet the set schedule in 1143.05. In addition to Section 1143.09 and Section 1143.10, the Commission may consider the following when reviewing an application: (a) Impact on central character of residential neighborhoods taking on over- flow parking; (b) Available surface parking lots in the neighborhood that could be used for shared parking; (c) Similarly scaled projects throughout the City to compare parking foot- print: (d) When a restaurant use is proposed, the total number of tables to parking spaces: (e) Total number of employees: (f) Alternative forms of transportation available in the neighborhood; (g) Implementation of bicycle facilities, including but not limited to, bicycle racks, covered bicycle parking, and shower facilities for employees; (h) Peak demand for parking spaces from all uses compared to the total sup- ply of spaces: (i) Traffic impact analysis and /or a traffic demand study; 0) For uses defined as Institutional or Public Assembly in Schedule 1143.05, the following guidelines: (1) One space for each 80 square feet of all auditoria and public assembly rooms: and