(A) Minimum number of spaces required. Unless otherwise expressly stated in this subchapter, off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following table. Unlisted uses shall conform to the requirements of the most similar use.
Minimum Off-Street Parking Standards | |
Uses | Spaces Required |
Minimum Off-Street Parking Standards | |
Uses | Spaces Required |
Accessory Uses | |
Accessory dwelling unit | 1 per unit |
Caretaker dwelling | 1 per unit |
Home occupations (customary) | 2 + required for dwelling unit |
Agricultural Uses | |
Veterinary services (livestock) | 3 per doctor + 1 per other employee |
Commercial Uses | |
Adult entertainment | 1 per employee + 1/100 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Alcoholic beverage control (ABC) stores | 1 per employee + 1/300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Animal shelters | 1 per employee + 1 per 10 kennels |
Auction houses | 1/100 sq. ft. of auction floor area |
Automobile repair and service centers | 1 per employee + 3 per service bay |
Automobile sales, rental and leasing | 1 per employee + 1 per 10 vehicle display spaces |
Automobile supply stores | 1/300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Automobile towing and storage | 1 per employee + 1 per 10 vehicle storage spaces |
Banks and credit unions | 1/200 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Barber shops and salons | 3 per employee |
Bars, nightclubs and similar establishments | 1 per 3 patrons based on design capacity + 1 per employee |
Bed and breakfast inns | 2 + 1 per rental room |
Car washes full service self service | 1 per employee + 10 stacking spaces 2 stacking spaces per bay |
Contractors offices | 3 + 1 per employee |
Convenience stores | 1/200 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Crematoriums | 3 + 1 per employee |
Drug stores and pharmacies | 1/300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Dry cleaners | 1 per employee + 1/300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Equipment rental and leasing | 1/500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Equipment repair services | 1/500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Farm and agricultural supplies, retail | 1/500 sq. ft of gross floor area |
Farm equipment sales and service | 1 per employee + 1 per service bay + 1/1,000 sq. ft. of equipment display area |
Fuel oil sales, retail | 1 per employee + 1/300 sq. ft. of customer service area |
Funeral homes (no crematory services) | 1 per employee + 1 per 4 seats in chapel |
Garden centers and nurseries, retail | 1 per employee + 1/400 sq. ft. of display area |
Gasoline sales, retail | 1 per employee |
General merchandise stores | 1/300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Grocery stores | 1/300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Hardware and home improvement stores | 1/300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Home furnishings stores | 1/500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Hotels and motels | 1 per employee on largest shift + 1.25 per room |
Kennels, commercial | 1 per employee + 1 per 10 kennels |
Landscaping services | 1 per employee |
Laundromats | 1 per employee + 1 per 4 washers/dryers |
Manufactured home sales, new | 1 per employee + 1 per 5 home display spaces |
Medical and dental offices and laboratories | 3 per practitioner + 1 per other employee |
Medical treatment centers | 3 per practitioner + 1 per other employee |
Motorcycle sales | 1 per employee + 1 per 10 vehicle display spaces |
Movie theaters | 1 per employee + 1 per 4 seats |
Pawnbrokers | 1/ 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Personal services establishments (not otherwise classified) | 1/300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Professional offices (not otherwise classified) | 1/300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Recreational vehicle sales | 1 per employee + 1/10 vehicle display spaces |
Restaurants | 1 per employee on largest shift + 1 per 4 seats |
Retail sales (not otherwise classified) | 1 per 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Specialty food and beverage stores | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Tire sales, retail (no outside storage) | 1 per employee + 2 per service bay + 1/500 sq. ft. of display area |
Tattoo and body piercing establishment | 2 per practitioner + 1 per other employee |
Vending stations, unmanned | 3 spaces |
Veterinary services (domestic animals) | 3 per doctor + 1 per other employee |
Government, Educational and Institutional Uses | |
Ambulance/EMS stations | 1 per employee on largest shift |
Amphitheaters | 1 per 5 seats |
Assisted living/nursing facilities | 1 per employee on largest shift + per 4 residents |
Auditoriums | 1 per 4 seats |
Churches/religious institutions | 1 per 4 seats in sanctuary |
Civic or fraternal organizations | 1 /200 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Colleges and universities | 1 per 3 students + 1 per employee |
Conference and event centers | 1 per 5 persons based on design capacity |
Day care centers, adult | 1 per employee + 1 per 10 attendees |
Fire stations | 1 per employee on largest shift |
Government offices | 1 per employee + 1/200 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Hospitals | 2 per patient bed + 1/300 sq. feet of administrative area |
Libraries | 1 per 450 sq. ft. of gross floor area + 1 per employee |
Museums | 1 per 450 sq. ft. of gross floor area + 1 per employee |
Police stations | 1 per employee on largest shift |
Post offices | 1 per employee + 1/150 sq. ft. of public service area |
School, elementary | 1 per employee + 2 per classroom |
School, middle high | 1 per employee + 2 per classroom |
School, senior high | 1 per employee + 1 per 4 students |
School, trade or vocational | 1 per 3 students + 1 per employee |
Industrial Uses | |
All industrial uses | 1 per employee on largest shift + 1/300 sq. ft. of customer service/display areas |
Recreation Uses | |
Commercial recreation, indoor | 1 per 300 sq. ft. |
Commercial recreation, outdoor | 1 per employee + 1/3 participants/spectators at largest event |
Country club | 1 per employee + 1/300 sq. ft of gross floor area + spaces for accessory uses |
Golf course | 1 per employee + 4 per hole |
Golf driving range | 1 per employee + 2 per tee |
Horse stables/riding academies | 1 per employee + 1 per stall |
Shooting range, indoor | 1 per employee + 1.5 per lane |
Shooting range, outdoor | 1 per employee + 1.5 per position |
Residential Uses | |
Boarding and rooming houses | 2 + 1 per rental unit |
Dwelling, single-family detached | 2 per dwelling unit |
Dwelling, duplex | 2 per dwelling unit |
Dwelling, multi-family | 1 per 10 units + |
0-1 bedroom units | 1.50 per unit |
2 bedroom units | 1.75 per unit |
3+ bedroom units | 2 .00 per unit |
Dwelling, townhouse | 1 per 10 units + |
0-1 bedroom units | 1.50 per unit |
2 bedroom units | 1.75 per unit |
3+ bedroom units | 2.00 per unit |
Dwelling, live/work | 1 per unit +1 per commercial space |
Dwelling, upper story loft | 1 per unit |
Dwelling, manufactured home, Class A | 2 per dwelling unit |
Family care home | 2 + 1 per 3 residents |
Group care facility | 1 per employee + 1 per 3 residents |
Manufactured home park | 2 per dwelling unit |
Temporary Uses | |
Flea markets and swap meets | 4 per booth |
Seasonal sales (Christmas trees, pumpkins and the like) | 1 per employee + 1/300 sq. ft. of display area |
Transportation, Warehousing and Utility Uses | |
Bulk mail or parcel handling facilities | 1 per employee on largest shift |
Self storage facilities | 1 per employee + 1 per 10 rental units |
Truck and freight terminals | 1 per employee on largest shift |
Warehouses and distribution centers | 1 per employee on largest shift |
Wholesale Uses | |
All wholesale uses | 1 per employee on largest shift + 1/300 sq. ft. of customer service/display areas |
(B) Maximum number of spaces permitted. Where off-street parking spaces in excess of 125% of the minimum are provided, all excess parking areas must be paved with pervious paving materials. In no case shall parking in excess of 150% of the minimum number required be allowed.
(C) Minimum separation. Except in the Central Business (CB) District, all parking areas shall be separated at least ten feet from buildings in order to allow room for sidewalks, landscaping and other plantings between the building and the parking area. This separation may be eliminated in the rear of buildings in areas designed for loading and unloading materials.
(D) Cross-access required.
(1) General. All development except detached residential and attached residential development with less than four dwelling units shall be designed to allow for cross-access to adjacent compatible sites in accordance with the following standards.
(a) Limited to two parcels. Cross-access ways shall be designed and located based on the standards of this section, but in no case shall a development be required to provide cross-access to more than two adjacent parcels.
(b) Future stubs required. A stub for future cross-access shall be provided to all adjacent vacant land designated as GC or OI; and
(c) Placement and width. Cross-access ways shall be located and configured in a manner to provide the most convenient access between adjacent parcels. No part of a cross-access way shall be located within a street right-of-way. The minimum width of the cross-access way shall be 22 feet.
(2) Waiver.
(a) The Zoning Administrator shall waive the cross-access standard if the applicant demonstrates it is impractical to provide cross-access due to:
1. Topography or natural features;
2. The size and configuration of the site;
3. Vehicular safety factors;
4. The presence of incompatible uses; or
5. Existing development patterns on adjacent developed sites that make cross-access impossible.
(b) When cross-access is waived in accordance with this section, pedestrian connections shall be provided between adjacent developments or uses, to the maximum extent practicable.
(3) Recording required. Where provided, cross-access easements must be recorded by the owner/developer of the property prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(E) Dimensional standards for parking spaces and drive aisles. The minimum dimensions for standard car parking spaces and parking lot aisles shall comply with the table above:
Dimensional Standards for Parking Spaces and Aisles | |||
Stall Type | Stall Width (feet) | Stall Depth (feet) | Minimum Aisle Width for Two Way Traffic
1 |
Parallel | 8 | 25 | 22 |
45 degrees | 8.5 | 18 | 24 |
90 degrees | 9 | 19 | 24 |
NOTES TO TABLE: 1 The aisle width may be reduced by one-half for one-way traffic. | |||
(F) Accessible parking for disabled persons. Off-street parking for disabled persons shall be provided in accordance with Federal ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards.
(Ord. passed 3-5-2018)