17.44.050: CIVIC USES:

Unless otherwise allowed by the relevant zoning or overlay district, the following off street parking is required for the specified civic uses:

	Civic Uses			Requirement
A.	Administrative			1 space for each 330 square feet of floor area
B.	Community organization			1 space for each 330 square feet of floor area
C.	Community assembly:
	1. Enclosed spaces:
		a. Public meeting halls		1 space for each 330 square feet of floor area
		b. Museum, art galleries, observatories		1 space per 1,000 square feet of floor area
		c. Libraries		1 space per 330 square feet of floor area
D.	Community education:
	1. Childcare facility			1 space for each 6 beds
	2. Juvenile offenders facility			1 space for each 6 beds
	3. Daycare facilities, nursery schools			Where the number of occupants (children plus employees) is less than 13, 2 off street parking spaces shall be provided. Where the number of occupants is equal to or greater than 13, 1 off street parking space for each 5 persons or fraction thereof shall be provided
	4. Elementary schools, junior high schools, intermediate schools1,2,3,4			2 spaces for each classroom or teaching station, plus 1 space for every 8 seats in the largest assembly or meeting room
	5. High schools1,2,3,4			5 spaces per teaching station; plus 1 space for every 8 seats in largest assembly hall
	6. Colleges, universities, and vocational schools4			As determined by the planning director pursuant to section 17.44.220 of this chapter
E.	Hospitals/healthcare:
	1. Outpatient clinics			1 space for each 330 square feet of floor area
	2. Hospitals			3.25 spaces per bed. Alternative parking arrangements may be acceptable as determined by the planning director pursuant to section 17.44.220 of this chapter
F.	Nursing/convalescent, rest homes and aged			1 space for every 4 beds; plus 0.50 space per dwelling unit when applicable
G.	Rehabilitative facilities (greater than 2 persons)			1 space for every bed
H.	Criminal transitional facility (greater than 2 persons)			1 space for each 4 beds
I.	Handicapped or minimal care facility (greater than 8)			1 space for every 6 beds
J.	Religious assembly			1 space for each 10 seats
K.	Neighborhood recreation			None required
L.	Public recreation			As determined by the Planning Director or designee pursuant to section 17.44.220 of this chapter
M.	Essential services			None required
N.	Extensive impact			As determined by the Planning Director or designee pursuant to section 17.44.220 of this chapter
O.	Courthouse			1 space for every 330 square feet of floor area and 1 space for each 4 seats in the courtrooms

 

Exceptions:

   1.    Off street parking for portable classrooms will not be required if: a) the school is either a tax supported school accredited by the Idaho Department of Education or is a nonprofit; and b) the added area in the portable classroom facilities do not exceed 12 percent of the gross area of the permanent school buildings (elementary schools may add an additional 3 classrooms or teaching stations above the 12 percent threshold); and c) the portable classrooms or other like facilities are temporary (remaining at the school for 5 years or less).

   2.    Alternative parking arrangements proposed by the specific school may be acceptable as determined by the Planning Director or designee pursuant to section 17.44.220 of this chapter.

   3.    Existing permanent structures may be expanded without providing additional off street parking provided the expansion does not exceed 125 percent of the existing floor area.

   4.    Required off street parking for permanent school buildings must meet the requirements of this code, unless the school enters into an agreement with the city to install the improvements. The agreement shall provide that the improvements will be installed within 5 years of the City Council approval of the agreement, and the school shall secure the agreement by a performance bond or other sufficient security acceptable to the City Attorney or designee. Such bonding or security shall be for 150 percent of the estimated costs of the improvements as determined by the City Engineer or designee. The educational institution may provide additional temporary unpaved parking spaces in excess of the minimum requirements that are not subject to the mandatory design standards contained in this chapter for up to 5 years. The temporary parking spaces must be maintained with a dustless surface, approved by the city, capable of preventing tracking of mud or dirt onto public streets.

(Ord. 3674 §22, 2021: Ord. 3403, 2011)