Subd. 1. Adequate ingress to the parking lot shall be provided and all parking spaces shall be provided adequate access by means of maneuvering lanes. Provision of adequate ingress and egress shall receive review and the approval of the City Engineer or other officials as may be desired by the City Council.
Subd. 2. Minimum size. Each off-street parking stall shall contain a minimum paved dimension of eight and one-half feet by 18.5 feet. Stall and aisle dimensions shall be noted below for the given angle of the stall:
Angle | Width | Length | Aisle Width |
45 degrees | 12 feet | 25 feet | 13.5 feet* |
60 degrees | 10 feet | 22 feet | 18.5 feet |
75 degrees | 9 feet | 20 feet | 23 feet |
90 degrees (standard stall) | 8.5 feet | 18.5 feet | 26 feet** |
Parallel | 20 feet | 8 feet | 22 feet |
Notes to table: * - One way aisles only ** - Aisles which are not between two rows of 90 degree angle parking spaces may be 22 feet in width. | |||
Subd. 3. The following table of parking requirements for various uses shall be applied to all new and expanded developments. Allocation of the parking areas should be indicated on the plans for obtaining required permits. Off-street parking shall be either on the same lot or within 300 feet of the building it is intended to serve measured from the nearest point of the building to the nearest point of the off-street parking lot.
OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS
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OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS
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Agricultural | |
All agricultural uses | 1 space per employee |
Bar/Brewery | |
Bars/cocktail lounges, brewpubs, micro-distillery with tasting room and small brewer with taproom | 1 space per 3 patrons calculated at maximum capacity |
Industrial | |
All industrial uses | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space for each employee vehicle stored on site |
Institutional | |
Cemetery | 1 space per employee |
Communication towers and related accessory structures | 1 space per employee |
Church | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per 6 seats at maximum capacity |
Cultural institutions and community center | 1 space for every 3 patrons at maximum capacity of facility |
Essential utility and public service | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per each vehicle stored on site |
Hospital | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space for each 2 hospital beds |
Libraries | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per 6 seats at maximum capacity |
Nursing homes | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per 4 beds |
Office | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per each 2 private offices |
Post offices | 1 space per employees, plus 1 space per 300 gross square feet of public space |
Miscellaneous | |
Adult entertainment establishments | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space for every 3 patrons at maximum capacity of facility |
Commercial kennels | 1 space per employee |
Nursery, greenhouse, landscape business | 1 space per 2 employees, plus 1 space for each vehicle shored on site, plus 1 space per each 1,500 square feet of area devoted to customer sales and service |
Mixed use | Total parking required shall be the sum of the various uses minus 25% |
Parking garage | 1 space per employee |
Office | |
Medical, dental and animal clinic | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space for every 2 exam rooms |
Professional use | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per each 2 offices |
Recreational | |
Recreational entertainment facility; major and minor | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per 3 patrons at maximum capacity, plus parking needed for all other mixed uses |
Residential | |
Accessory/caretaker apartments and guest cottage | 1 space per dwelling unit, plus spaces required for the principal use |
Bed and breakfast | 1 space per each room or guest unit, plus spaces required for the principal use |
Hotels and motels | 1 space per room, plus 1 space per each employee, plus parking required for mixed uses |
Multi-family dwellings | 1.5 spaces per number of dwelling units |
Single-family detached residential | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Retail | |
Auto sales | 1 space per employee |
Car wash | 1 space per employee, plus see drive-thru requirements |
Commercial retail | 1 space for each 200 square feet of retail space, plus 1 space for each vehicle stored on site |
Contractor or construction yards | 1 space per 1 employee, plus 1 space for each vehicle stored on site |
Drive-thru | 3 inbound and 1 outbound spaces per service lane |
Gas station | 1 space per employees, plus see drive thru requirements |
Open sales, service, rental lot | 1 space for every 1,500 square feet of sales or service area |
Restaurants | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per 4 patrons at maximum capacity |
Schools | |
Commercial school (music, dance and the like) elementary school, public or private school (other than a K-12 school) | 1 space per every 2 employees, plus 1 space per 5 students. |
Secondary school | 1 space per each employee, plus 1 space per every 3 students (at maximum capacity) in 11th and 12th grades |
School auditorium, gym, stadium and the like | 1 space per 8 seats, which may be calculated out of the parking required for the school if parking is within 300 feet from the facility |
Service | |
Funeral parlor | 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per 6 seats at maximum capacity, plus 1 space for each vehicle stored on site |
Minor repair and maintenance services | 1 space for each employee, plus spaces equaling 3 times the capacity of the service bays, plus 1 space for each vehicle stored on site |
Self-storage facility | 1 space per employee |
State Licensed Residential Facilities | |
Family day care | 1 space per employee, plus 1 per 5 attendees, which may include short-term drop off parking |
Group family day care | 1 space per employee, plus 1 per 5 attendees, which may include short-term drop off parking |
Supervised living facility | 1 space per employee, plus 1 per 5 attendees, which may include short-term drop off parking |
Subd. 4. The following standards shall apply in the calculation of spaces required for off-street parking (in all districts).
A. When calculation of the number of required off-street parking spaces results in a fraction, the fraction shall be rounded up to the next highest number.
B. When the number of off-street parking spaces is based on the maximum number of persons or patrons, this shall be defined by Building or Fire Code requirements.
C. When the number of off-street parking spaces is based on the number of employees, this shall be defined by the number of employees at the facility during the largest shift regardless of full-time status.
D. In cases where future potential uses of a building or development site will generate additional parking demand, the city may require a proof of parking plan for the difference between minimum parking requirements and the anticipated future demand.
E. The Planning Commission may consider reducing the number of spaces required for passenger vehicles owned by the business if evidence is provided that adequate storage is being provided off-site.
Subd. 5. The parking requirement for uses not listed in this section may be established by the city based on the characteristics of the use and available information on parking demand for such use.
Subd. 6. The Planning Commission shall consider varying the amount, location and design requirements for parking in PUDs if a finding is made that changing standards provides adequate parking for the proposed development and better meets the goals of this chapter.
(Ord. 699, passed 1-18-22)