(A) Generally.
(1) For the purpose of this chapter, the parking space requirements in the following table will apply. Parking shall be limited to the number of spaces required based on an evaluation of each proposed use, hours of operation, and joint or shared parking agreements. An increase or reduction in the number of required parking spaces may be granted by the Planning Commission where the applicant or Planning Commission authorized representative can demonstrate need based on characteristics of the proposed use, hourly parking demand studies published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), or other documentation as approved by the Planning Commission.
(2) When an increase in the number of required parking spaces is granted or for the purposes of overflow parking, the Planning Commission may require the spaces to be constructed of pervious materials.
(3) When a reduction in the number of required parking spaces is granted, the Planning Commission will determine the extent that an accessible graded and seeded area shall be reserved for future parking.
(4) For uses not listed in the following table, parking requirements shall be determined by the Planning Commission or their authorized representatives. The requirements shall be based upon similarity to an existing use listed within the table below, characteristics of the proposed use, or hourly parking demand studies published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).
Type of Use | Parking Spaces Required |
Residential
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Type of Use | Parking Spaces Required |
Residential
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Single family, mobile home, duplex or two family dwelling | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Multi-family dwelling, townhouse, multi-family group development | 1 space per unit, plus one-half space for each bedroom in the dwelling unit |
Temporary Housing
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Bed and breakfast | 2 spaces per the primary dwelling, plus 1 space for each guestroom (see § 1-19-8.410 and § 1-19-8.326) |
Hotel, motel | 1 per each sleeping room, plus 1 for each 2 employees |
Commercial Uses - Retail | |
Retail store | 1 for each 250 square feet of floor area excluding preparation and/or storage areas |
Farm equipment sales or service | 2 spaces per service bay, plus 1.5 spaces per each employee |
Feed and grain mill | 1 space per each 300 square feet of sales floor area, plus 1 space per employee |
Shopping center less than 100,000 square feet | 5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area |
Shopping center 100,000 square feet or greater | 4.5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area |
All other types of business or commercial uses permitted in any commercial district | 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area |
Commercial Business and Personal Services | |
Bank, financial institution, and similar uses | 1 for each 150 square feet of floor area excluding storage area |
Commercial school or education program | 1 for each 3 students |
Funeral home and similar type uses | 1 for each 150 square feet of floor area devoted to viewing |
Medical and dental clinic and office | 1 for every 200 square feet of floor area of examination, treating room office and waiting room |
Office, public or professional administration, or service building | 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area |
Restaurant, dining room, tavern, night club | 1 space per each 50 square feet of floor area devoted to customer service, but excluding food preparation and storage |
Fast food restaurant | 1 space per each 75 square feet of floor area devoted to customer service, but excluding food preparation and storage |
Country inn | 1 space per each guest room, plus 1 space per employee and 1 space per 50 square feet of dining room |
All other types of business or commercial uses permitted in any commercial district | 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area |
Automobile and Related Services | |
Automobile sales and service garage | 2 spaces per service bay, plus 1.5 space per each employee |
Animal Care and Service | |
Animal hospital, veterinary clinic, kennel | 1 space per 400 square feet of floor area excluding kennels, plus 1 space per examination room, plus 1 space per employee |
Commercial Amusements | |
Bowling alley | 3 for each alley or lane, plus 1 additional space for each 100 square feet of the area used for restaurant, cocktail lounge or similar use, but excluding food preparation area and storage |
Health club, fitness center, vocational/ sports training facility, commercial swimming pool | 1 for each 5 persons capacity, plus 1 for each 4 seats or 1 for each 30 square feet floor area used for seating purposes, whichever is greater |
Golf course | 4 spaces per each hole, plus 1 space per each 50 square feet of floor area devoted to customer service, plus 1 space per 2 employees |
Skating rink | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor area used for the activity |
Theater, outdoor or indoor stage, and similar uses | 1 for each 4 seats |
Library, museum and gallery | 1 for each 400 square feet of floor area |
Outdoor recreation center | 1 space per driving range tee, plus 1 space per hole of miniature golf; plus 2 spaces per hole of chip and putt; plus 1 space per employee |
Industrial Uses and Solid Waste Operations
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All industrial use and solid waste operation | 1 for every 2 employees (on the largest shift for which the building is designed) plus 1 for each motor vehicle used in the business. |
Warehouse | 1 space for each 1000 square feet of floor area |
Open Space and Institutional | |
Shooting range | 1 space per firing position, plus 1 space per 2 employees |
Recreational vehicle campground, tent campground | 1 space per campsite |
Institutional | |
Child care center/ nursery school and similar uses | 1.5 for each employee plus 1 for every 10 children approved for care |
Place of worship and other places of religious assembly, civic community center, and civic service club | 1 for each 5 seats |
Group home, and similar uses | 1 for each 4 beds |
Housing for the elderly, assisted living | 1 for each 3 units |
Hospital | 1 for each bed, plus 1 space per each 3 employees |
Governmental and Nongovernmental Utilities | |
Arena or stadium | 1 for each 4 seats |
College or university | 1 for each 4 students |
Elementary and junior high school | 2 for each classroom and 1 for every 8 seats in auditoriums or assembly halls |
High school | 1 for every 10 students and 1 for each teacher and employee |
(B) Parking area dimensions. Parking areas shall conform to the following dimension requirements:
(1) Parking space and aisle dimensions.
A Parking Angle | B Stall Width | C Stall Depth | D Aisle Width One-Way | E Aisle Width Two-Way |
90° | 9' | 18' | 22' | 24' |
60° | 9' | 19' | *18' | 22' |
45° | 9' | 17' | *15' | 22' |
Parallel | 8' | 22' | N/A | N/A |
*Except where an increase is required based on local Fire Code access requirements
(2) An increase in stall and aisle width dimensions may be granted when recommended by the Community Development Division Traffic Engineer and approved by the Planning Commission or their authorized representative (as provided in §§ 1-19-3.300 through 1-19-3.300.4), for the following:
(a) Safety or site circulation needs which shall be based on an evaluation of land use turnover rates (ITE Traffic Engineering Handbook, 6th Edition as amended), circulation efficiency, and parking availability.
(3) A decrease in stall and aisle width dimensions may be granted when recommended by the Community Development Division Traffic Engineer and approved by the Planning Commission or their authorized representative (as provided in §§ 1-19-3.300 through 1-19-3.300.4), where narrower dimensions can be reasonably accommodated with no adverse impact on safety or site circulation efficiency for the following:
(a) Compact development patterns based on land use characteristics and typical vehicle size;
(b) Single-loaded and no-loaded parking aisles;
(c) Historic retrofit, adaptive reuse, and redevelopment projects.
(C) Parking area construction. Required parking areas shall be constructed of a material with spaces clearly delineated in a manner approved by the Planning Commission.
(D) Compact parking spaces. The Planning Commission may require up to 15% of the required parking spaces to be constructed for compact 90° vehicle parking. Compact parking spaces shall be signed or painted with the words "compact". Compact parking space dimensions shall be 8' in width and 16' in length. To provide for compact vehicle parking which functions most efficiently where applied, the calculation of required compact parking spaces shall be based on an evaluation of parking area design, proposed use, and expected vehicle parking turnover rates as provided by the applicant.
(E) Handicapped accessibility. All parking areas shall include handicapped accessible spaces in conformance with the Maryland Accessibility Code.
(F) Adjacent parking areas. Where a proposed parking area is adjacent to a developed or undeveloped site within the same or similar zoning district, the proposed parking area must be designed to connect to the existing or future adjacent parking area. This requirement may be waived by the Planning Commission where it is deemed to be impractical.
(G) Pedestrian access. Clearly delineated pedestrian crosswalks, sidewalks, and walkways shall be provided to allow safe, convenient, and direct access within the parking area, and from the parking area to building entrances.
(H) Bicycle parking.
(1) For the purposes of this chapter, the bicycle parking requirements in the following table will apply:
Use Categories
| Specific Uses1 |
Required Bicycle Parking | |
Class A (Locked Room or Lockers) | Class B (Bicycle Racks) 1 Rack = 2 bike parking spaces | ||
Use Categories
| Specific Uses1 |
Required Bicycle Parking | |
Class A (Locked Room or Lockers) | Class B (Bicycle Racks) 1 Rack = 2 bike parking spaces | ||
Residential2 | Multifamily dwelling, multifamily group development, or townhouse w/o garage (8 or more units) | Locked room or lockers with space for 4 bikes for each 10 units | 1 rack for each 10 units, minimum 2. Not required if Class A parking is provided |
Motel, hotel | None | 1 rack for each 20 auto spaces, minimum 1, maximum 10 | |
Commercial (5,000 Square Feet GFA or Greater) | All | None | 1 rack for each 20 auto spaces, minimum 1, maximum 10 |
Office / Research / Industrial (5,000 Square Feet GFA or Greater) | Planned Industrial / Commercial Development, Office Research or Industrial parks planned as a unit, and MXD zoning district | None | 1 rack per 40,000 SF of GFA, minimum 1, maximum 10. |
Open Space and Institutional / Government / Commercial Amusements | Commercial amusements / fairground / arena or stadium / civic community center | None | 1 rack for each 20 auto spaces, minimum 1, maximum 20 |
Transit centers / rail stations | None | minimum 10 | |
Park and ride | None | 1 rack for each 50 auto spaces, minimum 2 | |
School - K-8 | None | 1 rack for each classroom | |
School 9-12 | None | 1 rack for each 2 classrooms | |
College | Per campus plan as approved by Planning Commission | ||
Hospital | None | 1 rack for each 50,000 SF of GFA, minimum 1 | |
Place of worship | None | 1 rack for each 20,000 SF of GFA, minimum 1 | |
Child care center | None | 1 rack for each 20,000 SF of GFA, minimum 1 | |
1: No bicycle parking required in Agricultural or Resource Conservation zoning districts unless the specific use is noted in the above table and the proposed site is within 1.2 miles of a designated growth area. | |||
2: Where required, bicycle parking for residential uses may be provided as class A (locked room/lockers) or class B (racks) | |||
(2) A reduction in required bicycle parking may be granted by the Planning Commission where the applicant can demonstrate need based on neighborhood characteristics, characteristics of the proposed use, or other documentation as approved by the Planning Commission.
(3) The design of bicycle parking shall conform to the Frederick County Bicycle Parking Design Guide.
Editor's note: Subsection (H) Bicycle parking shall apply to applications for development receiving final site development plan approval after January 29, 2010.
(Ord. 77-1-78, § 40-45(C), 1-24-1977; Ord. 89-51-582, 8-15-1989; Ord. 92-23-058, 10-6-1992; Ord. 08-26-502, 10-14-2008; Ord. 09-21-525, 6-4-2009; Ord. 10-01-536, 1-19-2010; Ord. 10-26-561, 11-9-2010; Ord. 10-31-566, 12-21-2010; Ord. 11-25-591, 10-27-2011; Ord. 12-08-603, 4-17-2012; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014)