(A) Off-street parking requirements. The table below contains the minimum parking requirements for specific uses. The maximum percentage allowed for compact spaces is also given. Special requirements for each use are provided under the “Notes” column where appropriate. Parking requirements for uses within the Historical Downtown should refer to division (D) below.
Use | Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirement | Max. % Compact Stalls Allowed | Notes |
Use | Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirement | Max. % Compact Stalls Allowed | Notes |
COMMERCIAL | |||
Auto repair, service and auto parts sales | 3 spaces for each service bay, plus 1 space for every 300 square feet of retail sales area | 25% | If towing service is provided, sufficient area shall be located on-site for temporary storage of vehicles and the tow truck |
Auto sales | 1 customer parking space per 400 square feet of gross floor area in the automobile sales area or 5 parking spaces, whichever requirement is greater | 25% | |
Hotels and motels | 1 space per room where no cooking facilities are provided. Living units with cooking facilities shall provide 1.25 parking spaces per unit | 25% | Ancillary uses such as restaurants or retail shops shall provide additional parking as identified for the specific use as required by this chapter |
Lumber yards and plant nurseries | 1 space per 300 square feet of indoor floor sales area | 25% | |
Professional offices and banks | 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area for the first 20,000 square feet plus 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area in excess of 20,000 square feet | 25% | Drive up windows shall provide sufficient stacking room and sufficient area for 3 spaces from teller window |
Restaurants and fast food establishments | 1 space per 100 square feet of gross floor area or 1 space for each 4 seats whichever is greater plus 0.5 space for each employee on the highest employment shift with a minimum of 5 spaces for employee parking | 25% | Drive up windows shall provide sufficient stacking room and sufficient area for 4 spaces from place of order and 4 spaces from pick up window. Exception: see § 156.455 of this chapter |
Retail - intensive general merchandising, including shopping centers | 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area for the first 20,000 square feet plus 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area in excess of 20,000 square feet | 25% | |
Retail - less intensive: furniture, carpet | 1 space per 400 feet of gross floor area | 25% | |
Sports stadiums and arenas, auditoriums (including school auditoriums), other places of public assembly and clubs and lodges having no sleeping facilities | 1 space per 4 seats and 1.3 spaces for each 100 square feet of gross floor area used for assembly and not containing fixed seats | 25% | |
Swimming pools (commercial and public) | 1 space per each 10 persons based on capacity load | 25% | |
ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION | |||
Amusement center | 1 space per 100 square feet of floor space | 25% | |
Bowling alleys and billiard halls | 5 parking spaces per alley and 2 spaces per billiard table | 25% | Ancillary uses such as restaurants shall comply with the specific requirements outlined in this chapter |
Commercial riding stables | 1 space per 5 horses boarded on site | None | |
Golf courses | 6 spaces per hole | ||
Miniature golf courses | 3 spaces per hole | ||
Driving ranges | 1 space per hole | 25% | Ancillary uses such as commercial pro shops and restaurants shall provide sufficient parking as required in this chapter |
Health spas and sports complexes | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area | 25% Ancillary uses such as restaurants to provide parking as required by this chapter | |
Movie theaters | 1 space per 4 seats | 25% | |
Tennis, handball and racquetball facilities | 3 spaces per court | 25% | Ancillary uses to provide sufficient additional parking as required by this chapter |
HEALTH SERVICES | |||
Churches, auditoriums, assembly halls, mortuaries and other places of public assembly | 1 space for each 6.5 feet of linear pew or 3.5 seats in an auditorium; provided, however, that, where a church building is designed or intended to be used by 2 congregations at the same time, an additional 50% of the minimum spaces required shall be provided | ||
Commercial day care, preschool and nursery schools | 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area | 25% | If drop-off facilities are contemplated, they shall be designed to provide a continuous flow of vehicles to safely load and unload children without stacking on public streets. When drop-off facilities are provided, a reduction to the number of spaces required may be reduced as per § 156.449 of this chapter |
Hospitals | 2 spaces per bed in the total facility | 25% | A traffic study may be required. Accessory units and clinics will be calculated as outlined in this chapter |
Medical, dental offices and clinics | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area | 25% | |
Nursing homes | 1 space per 2.5 beds for nursing and convalescent homes | None | |
Veterinarians and veterinary hospitals | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area excluding kennel boarding area | 25% | |
INDUSTRIAL | |||
Manufacturing | 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area devoted to manufacturing, plus required parking for business vehicles | 30% | Ancillary uses such as offices are to provide parking as required by this chapter |
Open storage uses in an approved industrial area | 1 space per 5,000 square feet of open area being utilized for storage exclusive of access, landscaping and the like | ||
Research and development | 1 space per 350 square feet of gross floor area, plus the required parking for business vehicles | 30% | |
Truck transfer companies | 1 space for each 2 employees, plus parking for each truck associated with the business | ||
Warehousing | 1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area for the first 20,000 square feet devoted to warehouse, plus the required parking for square footage devoted to other uses. 1 space per 2,000 square feet for the second 20,000 square feet. 1 space per 2,500 square feet of floor area in excess of 40,000 square feet | No conversions of any portion of a warehouse use to any other use shall be permitted unless the parking requirements for such other uses are met | |
RESIDENTIAL | |||
Handicapped or group home housing | A minimum of 2 parking spaces, plus 1 parking space for every 4 handicapped persons | None | The Planning Commission may vary off-street parking needs in relation to the number of staff/employees required and the special needs of the residents |
Single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, multi-family dwelling | 2 spaces per unit | None | Parking one behind the other arrangements for all required parking is prohibited, except for visitor parking for multiple-family dwellings. Minimum off-street parking shall not be located within the minimum required front yard setback |
Multiple-family units | |||
Studio units | 1.3 spaces per unit | ||
One-bedroom units | 1.5 spaces per unit | ||
Two-bedroom units | 1.75 spaces per unit | ||
Three-bedroom units | 2 spaces per unit | 25% | If the Planning Commission finds that reducing the 2 parking spaces per unit ratio is not detrimental to the surrounding area and will enhance the proposed development, it may reduce the parking ratio to these minimums for multi-family units in developments with at least 40 units |
Home occupation | The number of parking spaces for home occupations shall be determined as part of the conditional use permit | ||
OTHER | |||
Public buildings and use | 1 space per 250 square feet of office space, and 1 space for 3.5 seating for meeting space | All public open space area may be excluded from determining the parking requirement if these areas are not used for any other use | |
Parking spaces for uses not specified | The number of parking spaces for uses not specified herein shall be determined by the Community Development Director or designee being guided, where appropriate, by the requirements set forth herein for uses which are similar to the use not specified. Appeals to the decision of the Community Development Director or designee are made to the Appeal Authority as designated in §§ 156.055 through 156.057
of this chapter | ||
(B) Rules for computing requirements. The following rules apply when computing off-street parking and loading requirements:
(1) Multiple uses: parking for multiple use sharing the parking shall comply with the requirements of § 156.452 of this chapter for shared parking;
(2) Fractions: if, in the application of the requirements of this subchapter, a fractional number is obtained, any fraction will be disregarded;
(3) Area measurements: unless otherwise specifically noted, all square footage-based parking and loading standards are to be computed on the basis of gross floor area;
(4) Occupancy-based standards: for the purpose of computing parking based on employees, students, residents or occupants, calculations shall be based on the largest number of persons working on any single shift, the maximum enrollment or the maximum fire rated capacity, whichever is applicable and whichever results in the greater number of spaces; and
(5) Unlisted uses: upon receiving a development application for a use not specifically listed in an off-street parking schedule, the Community Development Director or designee shall apply the off-street parking standard specified for the listed use that is deemed most similar to the proposed use or require a parking study in accordance with this subchapter.
(C) Off-street parking for land uses with unique parking requirements. Off-street parking for land uses with unique parking requirements and uses which have widely varying parking demand characteristics, make it impossible to specify a single off-street parking standard. Uses found by the Community Development Director or designee to have unique parking requirements shall comply with the provisions of this section.
(1) A developer proposing to develop or expand a land use with unique parking requirements shall submit a parking study that provides justification for the number of off-street parking spaces proposed.
(2) The Community Development Department and City Engineer shall review this study and any other traffic engineering and planning data relevant to the establishment of an appropriate off-street parking standard for the proposed use.
(3) (a) A parking study shall include estimates of parking based on recommendations of the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE), or other acceptable estimates as approved by the Public Works Department, and should include other reliable data collected from uses or combinations of uses that are the same as or comparable with the proposed use.
(b) Comparability will be determined by density, scale, bulk, area, type of activity, location or parameters of the use that may be estimated to parking requirements.
(4) (a) The study shall document the source of data used, and methods used to develop their recommendations.
(b) After reviewing the parking study, the Community Development Department and City Engineer shall establish a minimum off-street parking standard for the proposed use.
(D) Parking requirement within the Historical Brigham City Downtown.
(1) The boundary of the Historical Brigham City Downtown shall be defined as those properties that front on or within the boundary of 100 North to 200 South and 100 East to 100 West.
(2) The protection of the buildings and the historical environment within the historical downtown should be overall objective when considering parking within this area.
(3) Because of the nature of the building and uses within the Historical Downtown Area, all parking requirements will be reviewed evaluated by the Planning Commission on a case by case basis.
(4) A parking study may be required to evaluate and determine the needed parking.
(Prior Code, § 29.26.040)