The amount of required off-street parking spaces for new uses or buildings, additions thereto, and additions to existing buildings shall be determined in accordance with the following minimum requirements. However, no parking area shall project into a required front yard in any residential district or be permitted between the curb line and property lines (within the right-of-way) in any district, except as otherwise provided. The number of parking spaces required for uses not specifically mentioned shall be determined by the BZA. The determination shall be based upon the expected number of parking spaces the particular type of use would require to satisfy estimated peak parking load requirements.
(a) Residential Uses.
(1) Single-family detached dwellings: two spaces per dwelling unit.
(2) Two-family dwellings: two spaces per dwelling unit.
(3) Multi-family dwellings: two spaces per dwelling unit.
(4) Mobile Home Courts: two spaces per mobile home site, plus one space per each five mobile home sites for guest parking.
(b) Institutional and Public Uses.
(1) Elementary and Junior High Schools: one space per employee, plus one space per two classrooms.
(2) High Schools: one space per employee, plus one space per six students at capacity.
(3) Places of Worship: one space per four seats at maximum capacity of the main sanctuary.
(4) Public Offices and Public Buildings: one space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area.
(5) Nursing and Convalescent Homes, including Extended Care Facilities and Rest Homes: one space per six beds, plus one space for each staff and employee on the largest work shift.
(6) Community centers, libraries, museums, and other establishments of historical, educational, and cultural interest: one space per 250 square feet of gross interior floor area, plus one space per employee on the largest work shift.
(7) Child daycare centers: one space per employee, plus one space per five children at capacity, plus a drop-off area as determined by the Public Works Director.
(8) Hospitals: one space for every two beds, plus one space for each staff and employee on the largest work shift.
(c) Business and Professional Offices.
(1) Business, Professional, and Administrative Offices and Offices for Professional Associations: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area, but not less than two spaces per office.
(2) Medical Offices and Clinics: three spaces per treatment or examination room or chair, plus one space per staff and employee, but not fewer than five spaces per practitioner.
(d) Commercial Uses.
(1) Financial establishments, Banks, and Savings and Loan Associations: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee on the largest work shift, plus five off-street waiting spaces per drive-in window or drive-through teller machine.
(2) General Merchandise Stores: one space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area used for sales and display and one space for every 250 square feet of storage, warehouse, and office area.
(3) Restaurants: one space per 100 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee on the largest work shift.
(4) Automobile Service Stations and Automobile Repair, Painting, and Body Shops: two spaces for each service bay, plus one space for each employee and service vehicle, with a minimum of six spaces.
(5) Automobile Washing Facilities: one space for each employee with a minimum of four spaces, plus five off-street waiting spaces for each car washing device or stall, or five off-street waiting spaces for an assembly line type washing establishment, and two parking spaces at the end of each washing bay for drying and hand finishing vehicles.
(6) Convenience Food Stores, Carry-Outs, Mini-Markets: one and one-half spaces for every 200 square feet of floor area, plus one space for each employee.
(7) Drive-Through and Drive-In Stores, and Stand-Alone Automatic Teller Machines: one space for each employee, plus off-street waiting space for five vehicles per transaction location, plus one space for each 200 square feet of sales area open to the public.
(8) Fraternal and Social Associations, Dance Halls, Bingo Halls and Private Clubs: one space for every 50 square feet of floor area in assembly or meeting rooms, plus one space for every 200 square feet of other floor area.
(9) Restaurants, Fast Food: one space per 50 gross square feet of floor area, plus one space per employee on the largest work shift with a minimum of fifteen total spaces and with off-street automobile waiting space for eight vehicles for each drive-in window, with such automobile waiting space to be located behind the point where a drive-in order is placed.
(10) Bars, Taverns, and Nightclubs: one space for each three persons of capacity, plus one space for each employee on the largest work shift.
(11) Vehicle Sales, Rental, and Service: one parking space for each 800 square feet of floor area, plus one space for each 3,000 square feet of open lot area devoted to the sale, rental, and display of motor vehicles.
(12) Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Clinics: three spaces for each treatment area, plus one space for each staff and employee.
(13) Commercial Schools and Studios: one space for every three students at capacity and one space for each employee.
(14) Funeral Homes and Mortuaries: one space for every 50 square feet of public floor area, plus one space for each employee, plus one space for each business vehicle.
(15) Home Furnishings and Home Improvement Stores: one space for each 400 square feet of indoor and outdoor sales and display area and one space for each 800 square feet of office, storage, and warehouse area.
(16) Nurseries and Garden Supply Stores: one space for each employee on the largest shift, one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area of inside sales or display, and one space for each 1,000 square feet of exterior sales and display area.
(17) Business and Cleaning Services: one space for every 300 square feet of sales and office area, plus one space for every employee on the largest work shift, plus one space for every company or service vehicle regularly stored on the premises.
(18) Bowling Alleys: five spaces for each alley, plus any additional spaces required for a bar, restaurant, or accessory structure.
(19) Dance, Bingo, Assembly, and Exhibition Halls: one space for every 50 square feet of floor area.
(20) Game Rooms and Pool Halls: one space for every two patrons at a maximum capacity, plus one space for every two \employees on the largest work shift.
(21) Miniature Golf: one and one-half spaces per hole, plus one space per employee on the largest work shift.
(22) Theaters and Concert, Meeting, and Banquet Halls: one space for every two and one-half seats at capacity.
(23) Hotels and Motels: one space per room or suite, plus one space for every three employees on the largest work shift, plus one space per three persons to the maximum capacity of each public meeting and/or banquet room, plus 50% of the spaces otherwise required for accessory structures (e.g. restaurants and bars).
(e) Industrial Uses.
(1) Manufacturing Industry and Warehouse: one space for each employee on the largest work shift, plus one visitor parking space for every 10,000 square feet of floor area, plus one space for every company vehicle regularly stored on the premises. Land must be available for possible future parking lot requirements at a minimum of one space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area.
(2) Self-Service Storage Facilities: one space for every 4,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee on the largest work shift.
(3) Wholesaling and Storage Facilities: one space for every 300 square feet of office and sales area, plus one space for every 4,000 square feet of warehouse and storage area, plus one space per employee on the largest work shift.
(4) Construction Trades, Contractor Offices, and Industrial Craft Shops: one space for every 300 square feet of floor area, plus one space for every motor vehicle used by the business in its normal business affairs.
(5) Lumberyards and Building Materials; Sales and Storage: one space for each 800 square feet of floor area, plus one space for every 3,000 square feet of lot area devoted to the storage and display of building materials.
(6) Heavy Equipment Rental, Sales, Service, and Storage: one space for every 800 square feet of floor area, plus one space for every 3,000 square feet of lot area devoted to the sale and display of vehicles.
(Ord. 00-30. Passed 6-5-2000.)