Otter Creek Township Zoning Ordinance - Mercer County Regional ...

801.4: Use of Required Parking and/or Loading Facilities by another UseAny part of the parking and/or loading facilities required for any use for the purpose ofcomplying with the regulations of the Zoning Ordinance shall not be included as part of aparking and/or loading facility similarly required for another use unless the type of useindicated that the periods of usage shall not be simultaneous with each other as determinedby the Zoning Officer upon review of the Zoning Hearing Board.801.5: Use of Yards for Driveways and ParkingYards areas may contain permitted driveways and turnaround areas and may also includeoff-street parking spaces subject to the following restrictions:(a)Where such uses are in a Residential District:(1) Front yards shall be kept free of parking except in permitted driveways.(2) Such parking shall be related to the use of the lot, and not permitted for otheruses except as provided for in Section 801.4.(b)Where such uses are in Business-Commercial or Industrial Districts a front or sideyard may be used for parking, provided:(1) The parking is set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from any abutting streetright-of-way, unless otherwise specified in the use regulations of the Districtwherein such use is located.(2) The parking shall comply with the parking regulations contained in Section801.801.6: Encroachment and ReductionA required parking and/or loading space shall not be encroached upon by a structure,storage or any other use, nor shall the number of spaces be reduced.801.7: Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces for Uses Not SpecificallyMentionedFor any use not specifically mentioned in the previous sections, the requirements foroff-street parking and off-street loading facilities are the same as for a similar use that isspecifically mentioned. In such a case, either the Zoning Officer or the applicant for theCertificate of Occupancy or Building Permit may apply to the Zoning Hearing Board for aninterpretation of the provisions of this Ordinance for such off-street parking and off-street60