§ 27-601 REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES.

   1.   After the effective date of this Chapter, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as hereinafter specified at the time a building or structure is erected, or at the time a new use of open land is established. In the case of an enlargement of any existing building, structure or use after the effective date of this Chapter, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as hereinafter specified for the enlarged portion of such building, structure or use.

   2.   No existing off-street parking area shall be reduced in capacity so as to be less than required by this Chapter or, if such parking capacity is already less than herein required, such parking area shall not be further reduced; provided, however, that a reduction in such existing parking area shall be allowed if equivalent parking space is provided for the use involved.

Use	Parking Spaces
Dwellings
Additional spaces for accessory uses:
Offices for treatment of humans	5 spaces for each office
Other offices	2 spaces for each office
Multi-family dwelling	2 spaces for each dwelling unit
Single-family or two-family dwelling	1 space for each dwelling unit
Tourist home, hotel motel, rooming or lodging house	1 space for each unit accommodation
Institutional Uses
Home for aged or orphanage	1 space for each 5 persons in residence
Hospital	One and one-half spaces for each bed
Sanitarium, convalescent home	1 space for each 5 beds
Places of Assembly
Bowling alley	10 spaces per alley
Churches; principal or accessory auditorium, theater, stadium or sports arena	1 space for each 5 seats
Club or lodge	1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area used for club or lodge purposes, plus 1 space for each sleeping room
Dance hall or studio, skating rink	1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
Eating or drinking establishments, principal or accessory:
Drive-in type	3 spaces for each 25 square feet of gross floor area
Other Types	2 spaces for each 5 seats
Library, museum or art gallery	1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
Mortuary or funeral parlor	10 spaces for each parlor
School	1 space for each classroom plus 1 space for each 5 seats in the auditorium or stadium, whichever is greater.
Swimming pools, principal or accessory, other than private pools	1 space for each 25 square feet of pool area
Business or Industrial Uses
All other principal uses not above enumerated	1 space for each 350 square feet of or excepted gross floor area
Doctor, dentist or real estate office	5 spaces for each office
Food store, shopping center, or group of stores over 20,000 square feet of gross floor area	1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
Furniture, floor covering or appliance stores, custom shops, wholesale business	1 space for each 700 square feet of gross floor area
Gasoline station, public garage or repair garage, principal or accessory	3 spaces for each service bay
Individual retail stores	1 space for each 175 square feet of gross floor area if the total square feet of gross floor area exceeds 10,000 square feet 1 space for each 350 square feet of gross floor area if the total square feet of gross floor area is less than 10,000 square feet
Manufacturing, storage or other industrial floor area	1 space for each 1,000 square feet of area gross area used for such purposes, but shall not be less than 1 space for each 2 employees
New or used car sales	1 space for each 700 square feet of sales area. Such space shall be clearly marked and shall not be used for parking of unregistered motor vehicles
Other business or professional offices or banks	1 space for each 175 square feet of gross floor area
Mixed Uses
Except as otherwise provided in § 27-603, where any building or lot is occupied by two or more uses having differing parking requirements, the parking requirement for each use shall be computed separately to determine the total off-street parking requirement.

 

(Ord. 1983-2B, passed 4-30-1984; Ord. 2016-10-01, passed 10-10-2016)