The following table contains the parking requirements for individual uses and activities within the Village of Fowler:
USE | Number of Parking Spaces Required Per Unit of Measure* |
USE | Number of Parking Spaces Required Per Unit of Measure* |
Residential / Institutional / Recreational | |
Single family or duplex dwellings | Three for each dwelling unit, one of which shall be within an enclosed garage |
Multiple family dwellings | Three for each dwelling unit, one of which shall be within a covered parking structure |
Lodging and boarding house, fraternity, or similar use, including bed and breakfasts | One for each room |
Housing for the elderly | One for every two dwelling units, plus one space for each five dwelling units. However, should units revert to general occupancy, then three spaces per unit shall be provided, one of which shall be within a covered parking structure |
Community building, clubhouse, meeting facility, or any similar type of use. | One space for each 100 square feet of gross building area or one space for each three persons permitted to occupy the building by law, whichever is greater |
Churches, synagogues, temples or similar places of worship | One for each four seats in the main room for worship |
Hospitals | Two for each patient bed |
Assisted living, skilled nursing, and hospice for the aged and nursing home | 25 spaces for each patient bed and one space for each employee in the largest working shift |
Day care centers, group | Two spaces, plus one for every eight children licensed capacity |
Elementary and junior high schools | Five spaces plus one space for each classroom in addition to the requirements of the auditorium |
Senior high schools | Five spaces plus one space for each classroom plus one space for each ten students, OR space required for the auditorium or stadium, whichever is greater |
Theaters & auditoriums | One for each four seats |
Stadium, sports arenas or similar places of outdoor assembly | |
Dance halls, civic clubs, fraternal orders, union halls, or any similar type of use | One space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area or one space for each three persons permitted to occupy the building by law, whichever is greater |
Commercial | |
Automobile washes | Three standing spaces for each washing bay if self-serve and seven standing spaces for an automatic wash |
Vehicle repair and service stations | Two for each service bay and one for each washing bay |
Miniature golf courses | Five spaces plus three for each hole |
Bowling alleys | Five for each alley, in addition to any requirement for other uses such as bar, restaurant or billiard room |
Funeral homes and mortuary establishments | One for each 30 square feet of floor space |
Personal service establishments | One space for each 50 square feet UFA |
Restaurants - without drive-through facilities | One space for each 100 square feet UFA or one space for each two persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load established by any applicable codes or ordinances, whichever is greater |
Restaurants with drive-through facilities | One space for each 100 square feet of UFA or one space for each one and one-half persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load established by any applicable codes or ordinances, whichever is greater |
Retail stores not otherwise specified | One space for each 300 square feet GFA |
Video rental stores | One space for each 100 square feet UFA |
Motels, hotels, or other commercial lodging establishments | One for each occupancy unit plus extra spaces for dining rooms, ballrooms, or meeting rooms as required by this chapter. Should units revert to multiple-type use, then two spaces per unit shall be provided |
Office | |
Business or professional offices | One for every 300 square feet of floor area |
Medical offices and clinics | One for every 150 square feet of floor area |
Industrial | |
Industrial or research establishments | One space for each 1,000 square feet plus those spaces required for offices located on the premises |
Warehousing or wholesale establishments | One for every 1,700 square feet of floor area |
* For the purposes of this subchapter, a seat shall be a minimum of 20 inches in width. | |
[Amended 12-9-2013]