§ 154.147 PARKING REQUIREMENTS TABLE AND DIAGRAM.

   (A)   Following is the table of parking requirements.

Parking Requirements
Use	Number of Spaces
Accessory apartment; non-commercial; manufactured homes not permitted	2.0 per dwelling unit
Adult day care facility (for less than 30)	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 1.0 per 15 clients
Adult day care facility (for more than 30)	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 1.0 per 15 clients
Adult day care home (for less than 6 persons)	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 1.0 per client
Adult uses	3.0 per 500 square feet
Agricultural roadside stand; produce produced on site	3.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Airport and heliport	1.0 per 4 seating accommodations for waiting passengers plus 1.0 for each 2 employees of largest shift
Amusement parks; permanent	1.0 per 3 persons in designated capacity plus 2.0 per 3 employees on the largest shift
Animal hospital and veterinary clinic; general	5.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Automatic teller	2.0 per machine
Bakery; on and off premises sale permitted wholesale and retail	1.0 per 400 square feet of floor area plus 1.0 per facility vehicle
Bakery; on premises sale only	1.0 per 350 square feet of floor area
Banks	1.0 per 300 GFA plus a waiting lane for each drive-up window or station with a capacity for 5 vehicles. All waiting lanes shall be located off the street right-of-way
Banquet facility	1 parking space per 4 occupants as established by NC State Building Code Section 1004 “Occupant Load”
Bed and breakfast	2.0 for owners plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 1.5 per quest room
Boarding and rooming houses; owner occupied only (maximum 2 roomers)	2.0 for owners plus 2.0 per roomer
Bus terminal	8.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA waiting area
Business dealing primarily in sexually explicit materials	3.0 per 500 square feet
Business services	3.5 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Child day care center; large	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 2.0 per 15 children
Child day care center; medium	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 2.0 per 15 children
Child day care center; small	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 2.0 per 15 children
Child day care home	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 2.0 additional
Child day care home; large	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 4.0 additional
Church and synagogue child care center	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus a drop off and pick up area located outside of public rights-of-way
Church and synagogue (not places of assembly)	0.3 per seat
College and university; seminary	0.5 per student
Commercial developments with multi-use and/or structures with FAR up to .30	5.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Commercial developments with multi-use and/or structures with FAR of .31 up to .45	5.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Communication facilities; commercial	1.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Community center	1 parking space per 4 occupants as established by NC State Building Code Section 1004 “Occupant Load”
Congregate living facility (does not include structured environment)	1.0 per employee of largest shift plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 0.2 per resident
Congregate living facility; for 6 or less persons (family care home)	1.0 per employee of largest shift plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 0.2 per resident
Contractors office	1.0 per 400 square feet of floor area
Correctional facilities	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per 2.5 inmates
Country, racquet, tennis and swim clubs	3.3 per 1,000 square feet GFA and 1.0 per 30% of the maximum capacity for open uses
Crematorium	0.25 per seat of chapel capacity plus 0.33 per employee
Cultural facility	3.3 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Dormitories	3.3 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Drinking establishments; bar, cocktail lounge, tavern, coffeehouse, cabaret and the like	2.0 per 5 seats and/or bar stools
Drive-up window/station/drive-throughs where permitted as part of a principal use	A waiting lane for each drive-up window or station with a capacity for 5 vehicles. All waiting lanes shall be located off street right-of-way
Drive-in theater	Car standing space for patrons awaiting admission shall be provided on the site in an amount equal to not less than 30% of the vehicular capacity of the theater
Dry cleaners; small	1 per 350 square feet GFA
Dry cleaning plant	1.0 per employee on largest shift plus 1.0 per facility vehicle
Dwelling for caretaker/security guard on premise where employed	1.0 per employee per shift
Dwelling multiple-family for elderly	1.0 per dwelling unit
Dwelling multiple-family units up to .19 FAR	2.0 per dwelling unit
Dwelling multiple-family units up to .33 FAR	2.0 per dwelling unit
Dwelling multiple-family units up to .45 FAR	2.0 per dwelling unit
Dwelling single-family units	2.0 per dwelling unit
Dwelling 2-family units	2.0 per dwelling unit
Dwelling within mixed use structures	2.0 per dwelling unit
Eating establishments; sit down	2.0 per 5 seats
Eating establishments; walk-in/drive-in	2.0 per 5 seats plus a waiting lane for each drive-up window or station with a capacity for 5 vehicles. All waiting lanes shall be located off street right-of-way
Electronic and electrical repair; large	4.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA plus 1.0 per facility vehicle
Electronic and electrical repair; small	4.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Exterminator	4.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Extraction of earth products	1.0 per each 2 employees of shift of average greatest employment plus 1.0 for each vehicle used directly in the conduct of the use
Farmers market	1 per each 350 square feet of display area
Flea markets and open air sales	3.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA or outdoor area devoted to sales
Flea markets and open air sales; temporary	3.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA or outdoor area devoted to sales. The following sections do not apply: §§ 153.142(E), 153.142(F), 153.143 and 154.086
Fraternity and sorority houses	3.3 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Funeral parlor	.25 per seat of chapel capacity space
Furniture refinishing and repair	1.0 per each 2 employees on shift of average greatest employment plus 1.0 for each vehicle used directly in the conduct of the use
Game rooms	1.0 per 150 square feet of GFA
Gas station	1.0 per 4 pumps
Golf course not including Par 3 or miniature courses	3.3 per 1,000 square feet GFA and 1.0 per 30% of the maximum capacity for open uses
Health practitioners offices	5.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Health services	1.0 per employee of largest shift plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 2.0 per bed
Helistop	Individual review
Home occupation	2.0 per residence plus 2.0
Hotels and motels	1.0 per lodging unit plus 1.0 per each 2 employees
Industrial developments with multi use and/or structures with a FAR up to .27 or .35	5.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA except designated warehouse and/or manufacturing, processing and assembly square feet plus 1.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA of designated warehouse space and/or 0.6 per employee of largest shift plus 1 space per vehicle used directly in conduct of manufacturing, processing and assembly
Interior cleaning services	1.0 per each 2 employees on shift of average greatest employment plus 1.0 for each vehicle used directly in the conduct of the use
Junkyards	.05 per employee plus 1.0 per 5,000 square feet of lot area
Kennel	5.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Landfills; clean material	1.0 per employee of largest shift
Landfills; sanitary	1.0 per employee of largest shift
Limited duration; circus, carnival and fair tent revivals (exempt from paving requirement)	0.3 per seat for activities where seating is provided to 1.0 per 3 persons expected as average attendance. Previous attendance records shall be provided as required for documentation, plus 2.0 spaces per 3 employees
Lumber and building materials sales	2.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Lumberyard	2.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Mail order distribution center	0.6 per employee of largest shift
Manufactured home/mobile home park	2.0 per dwelling unit
Manufactured home/mobile home sales	3.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Manufactured home/mobile homes; Class A double wide	2.0 per dwelling unit
Manufactured home/mobile homes; Class A single wide	2.0 per dwelling unit
Manufacturing, processing and assembly; heavy	0.6 per employee of largest shift plus 1.0 space per vehicle used directly in conduct of the use
Manufacturing, processing and assembly; light	0.6 per employee of largest shift plus 1.0 space per vehicle used directly in conduct of the use
Massagists	3.0 per 500 square feet GFA
Massagists; therapeutic health	5.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Meat packing and slaughterhouse	1.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Medical and dental labs	4.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Membership organization; not in commercial gain	3.3 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Mental institutions and sanitariums	2.0 per bed
Mini-warehouse	1.0 per 10 storage units plus 1.0 per employee
Mobile home sales lot	3.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Motor vehicle repair; major	1.0 per 300 square feet GFA of enclosed repair area plus 1.0 per each 2 employees plus 1.0 for each vehicle used directly in the conduct of the use
Motor vehicle repair; minor	1.0 per 300 square feet GFA of enclosed repair area plus 1.0 per each 2 employees plus 1.0 for each vehicle used directly in the conduct of the use
Nursing, convalescent and extended care facilities	1.0 per employee of largest shift plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 0.35 per bed
Personal services	1.0 per 350 square feet GFA
Photographic lab facilities; commercial	4.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA plus 1.0 for each vehicle used directly in the conduct of the use
Photographic mini-lab facility (1-hour type)	4.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA plus 1.0 for each vehicle used directly in the conduct of the use
Photography studio; with lab for in-house use only	4.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA plus 1.0 for each vehicle used directly in the conduct of the use
Place of assembly (not churches or synagogues)	0.3 per seat
Printing and publishing	1.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Produce sales; temporary	3.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA or outdoor area devoted to sales. The following sections do not apply: §§ 153.142(E), 153.142(F), 153.143 and 154.086
Professional residential facility	1.0 per employee of largest shift plus 1.0 per facility vehicle plus 0.2 per resident
Professional services	1.0 per 400 square feet GFA
Public facility	1.0 per employee
Public use facility	3.3 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Railroad classification yard	1.0 per employee
Recreation and amusement services; commercial/ indoor (does not include game rooms)	1.0 per 150 square feet GFA devoted to the use
Recreation and amusement services; commercial/outdoor	1.0 per tee, green, court, cage and/or other method of participation however styled plus 1.0 per employee
Recreational vehicle/travel park/camp	2.0 per site plus 1.0 per employee of largest shift plus 1.0 per facility vehicle
Recycling center	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicles used in conduct of the use
Recycling plant	1.0 per employee of largest shift
Rehabilitation center	4.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Rental/sales of commercial vehicles and heavy equipment	3.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Rental/sales of domestic vehicles	3.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Repair services	4.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Research activities	1.4 per employee
Retail convenience goods	4.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Retail shoppers goods	4.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA
School; business	1.6 per classroom, 0.33 per student plus 1.0 per staff member
School; technical/vocational	1.6 per classroom, 0.33 per student plus 1.0 per staff member
Schools; nursery/pre-school and the like	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle, plus 1.0 per 15 children
Schools; public, private, elementary and high schools	1.6 per classroom, 0.33 per student plus 1.0 per staff member
Seasonal sales; temporary	3.0 per 1,000 square feet GFA or outdoor area devoted to sales. The following sections do not apply: §§ 153.142(E), 153.142(F), 153.143 and 154.086
Service station	1.0 per 4 pumps plus 3.0 per repair bay
Sign painting	4.0 per 1,000 GFA
Solar farm	0.6 per employee of largest shift plus 1 space per vehicle used directly in conduct of such use
Stable; commercial	1.0 per 5 stalls
Taxi stand	1.0 per employee
Transfer station	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle used in conduct of the use
Truck terminal	1.0 per employee
Vehicle towing operation	1.0 per employee plus 1.0 per facility vehicle used in conduct of the use plus 2.0
Warehouse	0.6 per employee of largest shift
Wholesale distribution	0.6 per employee of largest shift

 

   (B)   Following is the diagram of parking requirements.

 

Minimum Dimensions
A	B	C	D*	E	F	G
45°	9.0 feet	17.5 feet	12.0 feet	12.7 feet	47.2 feet	2.0 feet
60°	9.0 feet	19.0 feet	16.0 feet	10.4 feet	54.0 feet	2.5 feet
75°	9.0 feet	19.5 feet	23.0 feet	9.3 feet	62.0 feet	2.5 feet
90°	9.0 feet	18.0 feet	22.0 feet	9.0 feet	62.0 feet	3.0 feet

 

   Additional width shall be required where the aisle serves as a principal vehicular access to on-site uses or structures or serves 2-way traffic. Two-way traffic requires an additional 12 feet of width.

(1981 Code, Article 600, Table 600-1, Diagram 600-1) (Ord. passed 6-28-2004; Am. Ord. passed 11-23-2009; Am. Ord. passed 7-6-2015; Am. Ord. passed 3-23-2020)