(A) General.
(1) Applicability.
(a) New development. The off-street parking and loading standards of this section apply to any new building constructed and to any new use established.
(b) Expansions and alterations. The off-street parking and loading standards of this section apply when an existing structure or use is expanded or enlarged. Additional off-street parking and loading spaces will be required only to serve the enlarged or expanded area, not the entire building or use, provided that, in all cases, the number of off-street parking and loading spaces provided for the entire use (pre-existing + expansion) must equal at least 75% of minimum ratio established in Off-Street Parking Schedule A in this section.
(2) Timing of installation. Required parking spaces and drives shall be ready for use and approved by the Zoning Administrator prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(3) Reduction below minimums.
(a) The Zoning Administrator shall be authorized to reduce the number of required parking spaces by no more than 10% when more than ten spaces are required with the following conditions:
1. The site can support the minimum required number of parking spaces and meet all development standards in this chapter including buffers and landscaping requirements; or
2. The reduction is necessary to meet the tree protection and preservation regulations contained in § 153.334 of this code.
(b) This allowable reduction excludes medical offices and restaurant uses. Any change in use that increases applicable off-street parking or loading requirements will be deemed a violation of this chapter unless parking and loading spaces are provided in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(B) Off-Street Parking Schedule A. Unless otherwise expressly allowed, off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following table:
Use Table | Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required (Minimum) |
Use Table | Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required (Minimum) |
RESIDENTIAL | |
Adult/child group home or residential care facility | 1 per 3 beds, plus 1 per employee in single shift |
Congregate living | 1 per 3 beds |
Farm labor housing (dormitory) | 0.5 per bed |
Multi-family | 1.5 per 1-bedroom unit; 2 per 2-bedroom unit; 2.5 per 3-bedroom and larger units |
Retirement housing | 0.75 per 1-bedroom unit; 1 per 2-bedroom unit; 1.5 per 3-bedroom and larger units |
Single-family: Detached and attached, including dwelling groups, duplexes, and manufactured housing units | 2 per dwelling unit |
CIVIC/INSTITUTIONAL | |
Adult or child day care facilities | 1 per employee plus 1 per 5 children/adults |
Archives or museums | 1 per 500 square feet of display area |
Cemetery | 1 per full time employee |
College or university facility | 1 per 100 square feet classroom plus 1 per 300 square feet office/administrative plus 1 per 3 beds |
Community recreation | 1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area |
Convalescent services | 1 per 5 beds |
Counseling service | 1 per 150 square feet |
Court of law | 1 per employee plus 1 per every 3 seats of seating available to the public in the courtroom |
Health care related services: Including home health agency, laboratory, outpatient services and rehabilitation facilities | 1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area with a minimum of 4 spaces |
Historical sites, libraries | 1 per 300 square feet |
Hospital | 1 per 2 beds plus 1 per 300 square feet of floor area of administrative and medical offices |
Intermediate care facility for the mentally handicapped | 1 per bed plus 1 per employee in single shift |
Nature exhibition or botanical gardens | 1 per employee in single shift plus 2 spaces per acre |
Parks and recreation | 1 per 5,000 square feet of land area plus outdoor recreation requirements |
Personal improvement education | 1 per every 3 students plus 1 per employee |
Postal Service, United States | 1 per 150 square feet of floor area |
Pre-school or educational nursery | 1 per employee in single shift plus 1 per 1,000 sf of classroom area |
Public assembly: Including conference centers, concert halls, religious assemblies, professional, labor or political organizations and social clubs or lodges | 1 per 5 fixed seats or 1 per every 3 persons in structures with non-fixed seating of the maximum occupancy load as established by building code. The number of spaces required may be reduced a maximum of 50% if the assembly area is located within 500 feet of any public or commercial parking lot where sufficient spaces are available by parking agreement. |
Railroad freight depot | 1 per 2,400 square feet |
Recycling collection, drop-off | 1 per recycle collection container |
Safety services | 1 per 2 employees |
School, primary | 1 space for each vehicle owned and operated by the school plus two per employee (including faculty, administrative, and the like) |
School, secondary | 1 space for each vehicle owned and operated by the school plus two per employee (including faculty, administrative, and the like) plus 1 per 8 students |
Utility service, major | 1 space per employee plus 1 per stored vehicle |
Utility service, minor | None |
Zoo | 10 plus 1 per employee in single shift |
COMMERCIAL | |
Agricultural sales/service | 1 per 500 square feet of floor area plus 4 per acre outdoor sales/display/storage area |
Banks and financial services | 1 per 300 square feet of floor area, also see drive-through requirements |
Bar or lounge | 1 per 75 square feet indoor seating area plus 1 per 200 square feet outdoor seating area |
Bed and breakfast | 1 per guest room |
Boat yard | 1 per employee |
Building materials or garden equipment and supplies retailers | 1 per 200 square feet of floor area not including storage plus 1 per employee |
Business or trade school | 1 per 100 square feet classroom plus 1 per 300 square feet business/administrative office |
Catering service | 1 per 400 square feet of floor area |
Charter boat or other recreational watercraft rental services | 1 per rental boat or watercraft plus 1 per employee |
Communication: Including data processing and publishing services | 1 per 300 square feet of floor area |
Construction tools, commercial or industrial equipment rental | 1 per 250 square feet of floor area not including storage areas |
Convenience store | 1 per 200 square feet of floor area |
Convention center or visitors bureau | 4 per 1,000 square feet of floor area |
Fishing or hunting guide service | 5 per employee |
Fishing or hunting lodge (commercial) | 1 per visitor plus 1 per 5 members |
Food sales and grocery stores | 1 per 175 square feet |
Funeral services | 1 per 4 seats or 1 per employee, whichever is greater |
Gasoline service station | 1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area plus vehicle stacking spaces per division (H) of this section |
Golf courses or country clubs | 1 per employee plus 4 per golf green, plus 1 per 4 seats for accessory restaurant or bar use |
Hair, nail, or skin care service | 2 per employee or work station, whichever is greater |
Heavy construction service, general contractor, or special trade contractors | 1 per 400 square feet indoor floor area plus 4 spaces per acre outdoor storage/display/sales area |
Heavy duty truck or commercial vehicle rental or leasing | 1 per rental vehicle plus 1 per employee in single shift |
Hotel-motel | 1 per room plus spaces as required for associated restaurants, bars, and offices |
Kennel | 1 plus 1 per employee |
Liquor sales, beer or wine sales | 1 per 200 square feet of floor area |
Marina | 1 space per 200 square feet of office area plus 1 per 3 wet slips and 1 per 5 dry stack storage |
Nonstore retailers | 1 per employee plus 2 spaces for deliveries |
Office, business/professional/administrative | 1 per 300 square feet of floor area |
Office, medical | 1 per 150 square feet of floor area |
Office, parole or probation | 1 per employee plus 1 per 200 square feet of floor area |
Office, resort real estate | 1 per 200 square feet of floor area |
Office/warehouse complex | 1 per employee in shift plus 1 per 2000 square feet of office space |
Outpatient clinic | 1 per 200 square feet of floor area with a minimum of 4 spaces |
Parking, lot or garage | 1 per employee |
Pawn shop | 1 per 200 square feet of floor area |
Personal improvement service | 1 per 200 square feet of floor area |
Pet stores, grooming salons, or small animal boarding | 1 per 300 square feet of floor area |
Recreational vehicle park or campground | 1 per employee plus 1 per recreational vehicle and camp site |
Recreation and entertainment, indoor | 1 per 3 seats or 1 per 200 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater |
Recreation and entertainment, outdoor | 1 per 200 square feet of public activity area, plus: |
Athletic field: 15 spaces per diamond or field | |
Basketball: 5 spaces per court | |
Swimming pool: 1 per 200 square feet of water surface area | |
Tennis: 2 spaces per court | |
Recreation or vacation camp | 1 per employee plus 1 per camp vehicle or camp site |
Repair service, consumer | 1 per 300 square feet of floor area |
Restaurant, fast-food | 1 per 75 square feet indoor seating area plus 1 per 200 square feet outdoor seating area plus vehicle stacking spaces per division (H) of this section |
Restaurant, fast-food (no inside seating) | 1 per employee plus 1 per 200 square feet outdoor seating area plus vehicle stacking spaces per division (H) of this section |
Restaurant, general | 1 per 75 square feet indoor seating area plus 1 per 200 square feet outdoor seating area |
Retail sales and service, general | 1 per 300 square feet indoor floor area plus 5 spaces per acre outdoor storage/display/sales area |
Rooming or boarding house | 1 per guest room |
Scrap and salvage service | 1 per employee plus 2 per acre |
Self-service storage/mini warehouse | 3 spaces plus 1 space per employee and 1 space per 100 units |
Services to buildings and dwellings | 1 per employee plus 1 space for deliveries |
Shopping center (mixed retail, office, food sales, restaurant) | 1 space per 200 square feet |
Stable (boarding or commercial for hire) | 1 per 2 stalls |
Truck stop | 1 per employee plus truck space parking plus any parking required in this table when restaurant or motel is included |
Vehicle parts, accessories, or tire stores | 1 per 300 square feet of floor area (10 space minimum) |
Vehicle repair, consumer | 2 per employee or service bay |
Vehicle sales or vehicle rental or leasing | 1 per 2,500 square feet of display, 1 per 250 square feet indoor enclosed floor space |
Vehicle storage | 1 per 2 employees |
Veterinary services | 3 spaces per each veterinarian or allied professional |
INDUSTRIAL | |
Dry cleaning plant, carpet cleaning plant, or commercial laundry | 1 per employee plus 1 per 3 washing/drying machines if provided for customer use |
Manufacturing and production | 1 per 400 square feet of office area plus 1 per 2 employees |
Photo finishing laboratory | 1 per 200 square feet of floor area |
Repair service, commercial | 1 per 400 square feet office area plus1 per 2 employees |
Warehouse and distribution facilities | 1 per 300 square feet office area plus 1 per 600 square feet for first 12,000 square feet warehouse/storage area plus 1 per 900 square feet for remaining warehouse/storage area (over 12,000 square feet) |
Wholesale sales | 1 per 600 square feet for first 12,000 square feet plus 1 per 900 square feet for remaining area (over 12,000 square feet) |
AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER USES | |
Agricultural processing | 1 per employee |
Animal production | None |
Aviation | 1 space per 5 aircraft tie down or storage plus 1 space per 4 seats in waiting room areas |
Commercial timber operations | None |
Communications towers | None |
Crop production | None |
Horticulture, greenhouse or hydroponics production | 1 per employee |
Lumber mills, planing or saw mills | 1 per employee plus 1 per commercial vehicle plus 1 per 400 square feet of floor area |
Recycling center or waste related use | 1 per employee |
Resource extraction | 1 per 2 employees |
Roadside stands | 3 per stand |
Sightseeing transportation, land or water | 1 per 2 seats of sightseeing vehicle |
Taxi or limousine service | 1 per employee plus one per vehicle that provides service |
Urban transit service | 1 per 100 square feet of public waiting area plus 1 per two employees and 1 per transit vehicle |
Water transportation | 1 per two seats of transportation vehicle plus 1 per employee |
(C) Rules for computing parking and loading requirements. The following rules apply when computing off-street parking and loading requirements.
(1) Multiple uses. Lots containing more than one use must provide parking and loading in an amount equal to the total of the requirement for all use.
(2) Fractions. When measurements of the number of required spaces result in a fractional number, any fraction of one-half or less will be rounded down to the next lower whole number and any fraction of more than one-half will be rounded up to the next higher whole number.
(3) Area measurements. Unless otherwise expressly stated, all square-footage-based parking and loading standards must be computed on the basis of gross floor area. Storage areas or common areas incidental to the principal use shall be exempt from this measurement when the following conditions are met.
(a) The storage area or common area is a minimum of 250 square feet.
(b) The applicant has provided documentation that such areas will not be used as space for employees, customers, or residents.
(4) Occupancy-based standards. For the purpose of computing parking requirements 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.
(5) Unlisted uses. Upon receiving a development application for a use not specifically listed in an off-street parking schedule, the Zoning Administrator shall apply the off-street parking standard specified for the listed use that is deemed most similar to the proposed use or require parking spaced in accordance with a parking study prepared by the applicant.
(D) Location of required parking.
(1) On-site parking.
(a) Except as expressly stated in this division (D), all required off-street parking spaces must be located on the same lot as the principal use and shall be arranged and laid out so as to ensure that no parked or maneuvering vehicle will encroach upon a sidewalk, public right-of-way, or property line.
(b) Parking lots in office (O) and commercial (C) districts containing more than ten parking spaces shall be located to the side or rear of the principal structure’s front facade or within a courtyard surrounded by a structure on at least three sides.
(2) Off-site parking.
(a) OFF-SITE PARKING is defined as the required parking not located on the parcel which the principal use is located. SHARED PARKING is parking for uses with different operating hours or peak business periods that share required off-street parking spaces. Shared parking may or may not be off-site parking. Off-site and shared parking are allowed provided they meet the following standards. If any one of the following applicable standards cannot be met, special exception approval shall be required.
(b)
A maximum of 50% of the required parking spaces may be off-site, except for Civic/Institutional Uses that may have a maximum of 75% of the required parking spaces off-site; however, off-site parking may not be used to satisfy the off-street parking standards for residential uses (except for guest parking), restaurants, convenience stores, or other convenience-oriented uses unless approved as part of a mixed use development. Required parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities shall not be located off site.
1. Shared or off-site parking must be located within 600 feet from the primary entrance of the use served, unless shuttle bus service is provided to the remote parking area. Shared or off-site parking spaces may not be separated from the use that it serves they serve by a street right-of-way with a width of more than 80 feet, unless a grade-separated pedestrian walkway is provided, or other traffic control or shuttle bus service is provided to the remote parking area.
2. An applicant requesting shared parking shall submit a shared parking analysis to the Zoning Administrator that clearly demonstrates the feasibility of shared parking. The shared parking analysis must be approved by the Zoning Administrator and made available to the public. It must address, at a minimum, the size and type of the proposed development, the composition of tenants, the anticipated rate of parking turnover, and the anticipated peak parking and traffic loads for all uses that will be sharing off-street parking spaces. Approvals will only pertain to the specific uses addressed in the analysis and any change in use(s) will require a new shared parking analysis.
3. Off-site parking areas serving uses located in nonresidential zoning districts must be located in nonresidential zoning districts. Off-site parking areas serving uses located in residential or agricultural zoning districts may be located in residential, agricultural, or nonresidential zoning districts.
4. In the event that an off-site parking area is not under the same ownership as the principal use served, a written agreement will be required. An attested copy of the agreement between the owners of record must be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for recording on forms made available in the Planning/Zoning Department. Recording of the agreement with the Register of Mesne Conveyance must take place before issuance of a zoning permit, building permit, or certificate of occupancy for any use to be served by the off-site parking area. An off-site parking agreement may be revoked only if all required off-site parking spaces will be provided in accordance with this section.
5. Shared parking areas must be connected by a continuous network of sidewalks and pedestrian crosswalks.
(E) Accessible parking for physically disabled persons. The parking standards of this section are intended to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), being 42 U.S.C. §§ 1201 et seq. A portion of the total number of required off-street parking spaces in each off-street parking area shall be specifically designated, located, and reserved for use by persons with physical disabilities.
(1) Number of spaces. The minimum number of accessible spaces to be provided shall be a portion of the total number of off-street parking spaces required, as determined by the following schedule. Parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities shall be counted toward fulfilling off-street parking standards.
Total Parking Spaces Provided | Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces | Minimum Number of Van-Accessible Spaces | Minimum Number of Car-Accessible Spaces
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Total Parking Spaces Provided | Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces | Minimum Number of Van-Accessible Spaces | Minimum Number of Car-Accessible Spaces
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1 – 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
26 – 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
51 – 75 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
76 – 100 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
101 – 150 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
151 – 200 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
201 – 300 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
301 – 400 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
401 – 500 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
501 – 1,000 | 2% of total spaces | 1 out of every 8 accessible spaces | 7 out of every 8 accessible spaces |
Over 1,000 | 20 + 1 per each 100 spaces over 1,000 | ||
(2) Minimum dimensions. All parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities shall comply with the parking space dimension standards of this section, provided that access aisles shall be provided immediately abutting such spaces as follows:
(a) Car-accessible spaces shall have at least a five-foot wide access aisle located abutting the designated parking space; and
(b) Van-accessible spaces shall have at least an eight-foot wide access aisle located abutting the designated parking space.
(F) Parking space and parking lot design.
(1) Parking lot design. Dead end type of parking layouts that cause or contribute to poor vehicular circulation will not be allowed unless all other site configurations and parking options of the required number of parking spaces have been exhausted.
(2) Aisle widths and parking space dimensions. Drive aisle widths adjoining off-street parking spaces shall comply with the standards in the following table. Twenty percent of the minimum number of required parking for a development may utilize compact and sub-compact vehicle parking dimensions. These dimensions shall be a minimum of seven feet, six inches by 15 feet and clearly marked for compact vehicles only.
X | Stall Width A | Stall Depth B | Aisle Width C | Skew Width D |
X | Stall Width A | Stall Depth B | Aisle Width C | Skew Width D |
60 degrees | 8 ft. 0 in. | 19 ft. 7 in. | 19 ft. 0 in. | 9 ft. 3 in. |
8 ft. 6 in. | 18 ft. 0 in. | 18 ft. 0 in. | 9 ft. 10 in. | |
9 ft. 0 in. | 17 ft. 0 in. | 17 ft. 0 in. | 10 ft. 5 in. | |
One way | ||||
45 degrees | 8 ft. 0 in. | 18 ft. 5 in. | 12 ft. 0 in. | 11 ft. 4 in. |
8 ft. 6 in. | 18 ft. 8 in. | 11 ft. 0 in. | 12 ft. 0 in. | |
9 ft. 0 in. | 19 ft. 1 in. | 11 ft. 0 in. | 12 ft. 9 in. | |
One way | ||||
30 degrees | 8 ft. 0 in. | 15 ft. 11 in. | 11 ft. 0 in. | 16 ft. 0 in. |
8 ft. 6 in. | 16 ft. 5 in. | 10 ft. 0 in. | 17 ft. 0 in. | |
9ft. 0 in. | 16 ft. 10 in. | 9 ft. 0 in. | 18 ft. 0 in. | |
One way | ||||
0 degrees | 8 ft. 0 in. | 22 ft. 0 in. | 11 ft. 0 in. | N/A |
8 ft. 6 in. | 22 ft. 0 in. | 11 ft. 6 in. | (Parallel) | |
9 ft. 0 in. | 23 ft. 0 in. | 12 ft. 0 in. | ||
One way | ||||
90 degrees | 8 ft. 0 in. | 18 ft. 0 in. | 23 ft. to 32 ft. | N/A |
8 ft. 6 in. | 18 ft. 0 in. | 25 ft. to 29 ft. | ||
9 ft. 0 in. | 18 ft. 0 in. | 23 ft. to 22 ft. | ||
Two way | ||||
Note: Two-way drive aisles shall always require a minimum width of 23 feet. | ||||
(4) Markings.
(a) In paved parking areas, each off-street parking space shall be identified by surface markings at least four inches in width. Markings shall be visible at all times. Such markings shall be arranged to provide for orderly and safe loading, unloading, parking, and storage of vehicles. In unpaved parking lots, all parking spaces must have a curb stop (minimum height of four inches) to delineate the location of the space and to prevent the encroachment of parking onto adjoining properties, rights-of-way, or landscaped areas.
(b) One-way and two-way accesses into required parking facilities shall be identified by directional arrows.
(c) Unpaved parking lots must have an all-weather surface, such as gravel, slag, or other pervious surface, not including asphalt shingles. Entrance and exit drives serving unpaved parking lots accessed from a paved street must be paved from the edge of the street pavement to a distance of 20 feet into the property. No more than 120% of the required number of off-street parking spaces may be paved and no more than 70% of all developable land within parcels may be paved, unless approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(5) Access.
(a) Required parking spaces shall not have direct access to a street or highway. Access to required parking spaces shall be provided by on-site driveways. Off-street parking spaces shall be accessible without backing into or otherwise re-entering a public right-of-way.
(b) Parking lot entrance and exit drive curb cuts will not be more than 30 feet in width. Entrances or exits which include a median strip to separate traffic flow in opposite directions may be expanded to 60 feet. Curb cuts shall be allowed in accordance with the following table:
Length of Frontage | Maximum Number of Driveways |
250 feet or less | 1 * |
251 feet to 1,500 feet | 2 |
1,500 feet or more | 3 |
*On frontages of 250 feet or less, a pair of one-way driveways may be substituted only if the internal circulation on the site is compatible with the one-way driveways and wrong-way movements on the driveways are rendered impossible or extremely difficult for motorists. Refer to the State Department of Transportation’s Access and Roadside Management Standards Manual for recommended spacing of driveways based on speed of traffic. | |
(c) Entrance and exit drives shall be located at least 100 feet from the edge of the right-of- way of any street intersection. If the subject lot has less than 100 feet of frontage, the Zoning Administrator shall be authorized to alter these requirements. Suitable provisions will be made to prevent ingress or egress at other than designated entrance or exit drives.
(d) The Zoning Administrator shall be authorized to require that driveways providing access to dwelling units provide a minimum vertical clearance of up to 13-1/2 feet when deemed necessary to ensure emergency vehicle access.
(e) Shared access between parcels may be allowed with written agreement among all owners of record. An attested copy of the access agreement between the owners of record must be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for recording on forms made available in the Planning/Zoning Department. Recording of the agreement with the Register of Mesne Conveyance must take place before issuance of a zoning permit or certificate of occupancy for any use to be served by shared access. Any shared access must meet all dimensional requirements of this chapter and any applicable SCDOT requirements.
(G) Use of required parking spaces. Required off-street parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of licensed motor vehicles in operating condition. Required spaces may not be used for the display of goods for sale or lease, for motor vehicle repair or service work of any kind, or for long-term storage of vehicles, boats, motor homes, campers, manufactured housing units, or building materials.
(H) Vehicle stacking areas.
(1) Minimum number of spaces. Off-street stacking spaces shall be provided as follows:
Activity Type | Minimum Spaces | Measured From |
Activity Type | Minimum Spaces | Measured From |
Automated teller machine | 3 | Teller |
Bank teller lane | 4 | Teller or window |
Carwash stall, automatic | 6 | Entrance |
Carwash stall, self-service | 3 | Entrance |
Gasoline pump island | 2 | Pump island |
Restaurant drive-through | 6 | Order box |
Restaurant drive-through | 4 | Order box to pickup window |
Other | Determined by Zoning Administrator | |
(2) Parking area design and layout. Required stacking spaces are subject to the following design and layout standards.
(a) Stacking spaces must be a minimum of eight feet by 20 feet in size.
(b) Stacking spaces may not impede on or off-site traffic movements or movements into or out of off-street parking spaces.
(c) Stacking spaces must be separated from other internal driveways by raised medians if deemed necessary by the Public Works Director for traffic movement and safety.
(d) The Zoning Administrator may require pick-up and drop-off loop drives with sufficient vehicle stacking lanes to prevent vehicle backups into internal travel lanes and parking lots for school uses, adult and child day care facility uses, public assembly uses, and conference facility uses.
(I) Off-street loading.
(1) Spaces required. For every retail sales, service, wholesaling, warehousing, or manufacturing establishment and each bus or truck terminal, there shall be provided sufficient space to accommodate the maximum number of trucks that will be loading, unloading, or standing at any one time.
(2) Size of space. Each off-street loading space shall be of a size commensurate with the building to be accommodated. In no case shall required off-street loading space encroach upon off-street parking space required under this section.
(3) Location. All required off-street loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as the building which they are intended to serve.
(4) Entrances and exits. Off-street loading entrance and exit drives shall be located at least 25 feet from any street intersection.
(5) Loading spaces adjacent to sidewalks. Where a loading space is adjacent to a public sidewalk or other public pedestrian way, it shall be so located, arranged, and improved with curbs or other barriers, as to provide adequate protection for pedestrians.
(6) Maneuvering areas. All off-street loading spaces shall be provided with adequate off-street maneuvering areas.
(J) Bicycle parking.
(1) Purpose. Bicycle parking encourages customers, employees, and other visitors to use bicycles by providing a convenient, safe and readily accessible place to park bicycles. Bicycle parking should serve the main entrance of a building and should be visible to pedestrians and bicyclists.
(2) Rate of provision. One bicycle parking space shall be required per every ten off-street required parking spaces, rounding bicycle parking spaces up when the number is not a of multiple of ten. (Six automobile parking spots required = one bicycle parking space: 12 automobile parking spots required = two bicycle parking spaces.)
(3) Standards. Required bicycle parking must meet the following standards:
(a) Location. Bicycle parking must be:
1. Outside a building; and within 50 feet of the main entrance to the building as measured along the most direct pedestrian access route, or no further from the building's main entrance than the closest automobile parking space, whichever is closer;
2. At the same grade as the sidewalk or at a location that can be reached by an accessible route; and
3. If required bicycle parking is not visible from the street or main building entrance, a sign must be posted at the main building entrance or in a highly visible and used location indicating the location of the parking.
(b) Design. Bicycle parking must meet the following standards:
1. Bicycle lockers. Where required bicycle parking is provided in lockers, the lockers must be securely anchored.
2. Required bicycle parking may be provided in floor, wall, or ceiling racks. Where required bicycle parking is provided in racks the racks must meet the following standards:
A. The bicycle frame and one wheel can be locked to the rack with a high security, U-shaped shackle lock if both wheels are left on the bicycle;
B. A space two feet by six feet must be provided for each required bicycle parking space, so that a bicycle six feet long can be securely held with its frame supported so that the bicycle cannot be pushed or fall in a manner that will damage the wheels or components; and
C. The rack must be securely anchored and coated in a material that will not damage the bicycle.
3. Parking and maneuvering areas.
A. Each required bicycle parking space must be accessible without moving another bicycle;
B. There must be an aisle at least five feet wide in front and behind all required bicycle parking to allow room for bicycle maneuvering. Where the bicycle parking is adjacent to a sidewalk, the maneuvering area may extend into the right-of-way; and
C. The area devoted to bicycle parking must be permeable hard surface.
4. Covered bicycle parking. Covered bicycle parking, as required by this section, can be provided inside buildings, under roof overhangs or awnings, in bicycle lockers, or within or under other structures. Where required covered bicycle parking is not within a building or locker, the cover must be:
A. Permanent;
B. Designed to protect the bicycle from rainfall; and
C. At least seven feet above the floor or ground.
5. Lighting shall be provided for bicycle parking facilities so that the bicycle parking area is thoroughly visible and illuminated.
(Ord. 2012-06, §§ 9.3.1 through 9.3.9, passed 10-18-2012; Ord. 2013-07, passed 10-17-2013; Ord. 2020-01, passed 3-19-2020; Ord. 2022-03, passed 10-20-2022)