Section
151.3201 Purpose
151.3202 Parking facilities required
151.3203 Units of measure
151.3204 Off-street parking standards
151.3205 Allowance for shared parking
151.3206 Allowance for parking reserves
151.3207 Specific standards for the Old Montgomery District
151.3208 Off-street waiting spaces for drive-thru facilities
151.3209 Parking spaces for persons with disabilities
151.3210 Parking design standards
151.3211 Regulations for access drives
151.3212 Off-street loading requirements
151.3213 Improvement and maintenance standards
151.3214 Parking lot landscaping and screening
151.3215 Development plan review
Off-street parking regulations are established to achieve, among others, the following:
(A) To relieve congestion so streets can be utilized more fully for movement of vehicular traffic;
(B) To promote the safety and convenience of pedestrians and shoppers by separating parking areas and extensive car movements in the vicinity of pedestrian ways;
(C) To protect adjoining residential neighborhoods from on-street parking;
(D) To establish reasonable controls on the amount of impervious surface coverage on a property;
(E) To provide for the effective management of stormwater runoff from off-street parking; and
(F) To promote the general convenience, welfare and prosperity of residential, business, and service developments which depend on off-street parking facilities.
(Ord. 5-2005, passed 3-23-05; Am. Ord. 2-2009, passed 3-4-09; Am. Ord. 7-2022, passed 10-5-22)
(A) Accessory off-street parking facilities, including access driveways, shall be provided prior to the occupancy of any building or use. Facilities shall be provided for the entire building or use in accordance with the regulations contained in this Chapter whenever:
(1) A building is constructed or a new use is established.
(2) The use of an existing building is changed to a use requiring more parking facilities.
(3) An existing building is altered and there is an increase in seating capacity, floor area of the building, or number of employees.
(B) All off-street parking facilities, or those required as accessory to a use of a proposed or altered building, shall continue unobstructed in operation and shall not be reduced below the required size as long as the principal use remains, unless an equivalent number of spaces are provided for said use in another approved location.
(Ord. 5-2005, passed 3-23-05; Am. Ord. 7-2022, passed 10-5-22)
In computing the number of parking spaces required by this Code, the following rules shall apply:
(A) Floor Area. Where floor area is designated as the standard for determining parking space requirements, gross floor area shall be used for all land uses.
(B) Seats. The number of seating units installed or indicated, or each 24 lineal inches of benches, pews, or space for loose chairs or similar seating facilities.
(C) Employees. Where employees are the standard for determining parking space requirements, employees shall mean the maximum number of employees or contract workers on any two successive shifts.
(D) Fractional Numbers. Where the computation results in a fractional unit, one additional off-street parking space shall be provided.
(E) Parking for Mixed Uses. A building or group of buildings containing two or more uses, operating normally during the same hours, and which have different off-street parking requirements, may jointly provide spaces for not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use.
(Ord. 5-2005, passed 3-23-05; Am. Ord. 16-2013, passed 11-6-13; Am. Ord. 7-2022, passed 10-5-22)
The number of off-street parking spaces for each facility or use shall be determined by application of the standards noted in Schedule 151.3204. For a use not specified in this Schedule, the Planning Commission shall apply the standard for a specified use that the Commission determines to be most similar to the proposed use.
Schedule 151.3204 Required Off-Street Parking Spaces | ||||
Principal Building or Use | Basis for Standard | Minimum Spaces Required (a) |
Maximum Spaces Permitted | Total Spaces with Earned Bonus Spaces (b) |
Schedule 151.3204 Required Off-Street Parking Spaces | ||||
Principal Building or Use | Basis for Standard | Minimum Spaces Required (a) |
Maximum Spaces Permitted | Total Spaces with Earned Bonus Spaces (b) |
Residential Uses | ||||
Dwelling, single-family unit (detached or attached) | Each unit | 2 enclosed | No restriction | |
Dwelling, two-family | Each unit | 2 enclosed | No restriction | |
Dwelling, multiple | Each unit | 2 unenclosed | 3 unenclosed | 4 enclosed |
Bed and Breakfast | Each sleeping room/suite | 1+ requirement for dwelling unit | 1.5 + requirement for dwelling unit | 2 + requirement for dwelling unit |
Independent senior living facility | Each unit | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
Assisted living/ congregate | Each unit | 0.30 + 1 per employee on maximum shift | 0.50 + 1 per employee on maximum shift | 1+ 1 per employee on maximum shift |
Nursing homes | Beds | 0.33 | 0.50 | 1 |
Community Facilities/Schools | ||||
Convention, exhibition or meeting hall (without fixed seats) | 100 square feet of floor area | 1 | 1.30 | 1.60 |
Day care center (child and adult) | Per employee | 1+ 1 per 5 persons enrolled at capacity | 1 + 1 per 4 persons enrolled at capacity | 1+ 1 per 3 persons enrolled at capacity |
Library, museum, art gallery or similar public building | 100 square feet of floor area | 0.33 + 10 spaces for first 2,000 square feet | 0.65 + 10 spaces for first 2,000 square feet | 1 + 10 spaces for first 2,000 square feet |
Places of worship | Seats | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
Elementary or Junior High School | Each classroom | 2+ 0.25 per seat in auditorium | 2 + 0.33 per seat in auditorium | 2+ 0.50 per seat in auditorium |
High School | Every employee | 0.50 + 0.25 per seat in auditorium + 0.10 per student | 0.75 + 0.33 per seat in auditorium + 0.10 per student | 1 + 0.50 per seat in auditorium + 0.10 per student |
College, University | Every employee | 0.50 + 0.25 per seat in auditorium+ 0.25 per student | 0.75 + 0.33 per seat in auditorium + 0.25 per student | 1 + 0.50 per seat in auditorium + 0.25 per student |
Commercial/trade school (excluding outdoor activities) | Every employee | 0.50 + 0.50 per student | 0.75 + 0.75 per student | 1+ 1 per student |
Office, Professional, Medical Facilities | ||||
Administrative, executive and professional offices, banking and financial institutions (excluding medical and dental) | 100 square feet of floor area | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.57 |
Medical and dental offices and clinics | 1,000 square feet of floor area | 5 | 6.50 | 8 |
Hospitals | Per bed | 2.50 | 3.50 | 4.50 |
Outpatient (Hospital) | Per exam/ treatment room | 1.50+ 1 per employee on maximum shift | 2 + 1 per employee on maximum shift | 2.50 + 1 per employee on maximum shift |
Research or testing laboratory | 100 square feet of floor area | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.40 |
Retail/Service Uses | ||||
Retail sales or personal service establishments in completely enclosed buildings (except as otherwise specified below) | 100 square feet of floor area | 0.40 | 0.5 | 0.66 |
Animal hospital or clinic; grooming facility (excluding open kennels or open runs) | 100 square feet of floor area | 0.25 + 0.50 per employee | 0.30 + 0.75 per employee | 0.35 + 1 per employee |
Funeral homes, mortuaries | 100 square feet of floor area | 2 + 1 for each vehicle maintained on the premises | 3 + 1 for each vehicle maintained on the premises | 4 + 1 for each vehicle maintained on the premises |
Greenhouse, nurseries | 100 square feet of floor area | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.35 |
Hotel, motel | Per room | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.50 |
Eating Establishments | ||||
Restaurant - Sit down without drive-through | 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area | 15 | 25 | 30 |
Restaurant - Sit down with drive-through | 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area | 12 | 15 | 18 |
Restaurant - Carry-out only | 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area | 5 | 6.25 | 7.50 |
Automotive/Transportation | ||||
Automobile, truck, trailer sales and rental | 100 square feet of floor area of sales room | 0.25 + 1 space for every service stall | 0.38 + 1 space for every service stall | 0.50 + 1 space for every service stall |
Vehicle repair facility | Every service bay | 2 + 1 for every employee | 2.50 + 1 for every employee | 3+ 1 for every employee |
Car Wash | Each employee | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gasoline Station | Each employee | 1 | 1 | 1 + applicable retail space |
Entertainment/Recreation | ||||
Bowling alley | Each lane | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Golf course (9 holes or more) | Each green | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Health, fitness facility | 1,000 square feet of exercise area (includes locker and equipment rooms) | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Indoor theater or auditorium (except school auditorium), sports arena, stadium, gymnasium | Each seat | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
Private clubs, lodges | 100 square feet of assembly room | 1 | 1.25 | 1.50 |
Swimming pools, public or private (not associated with residences) | 100 square feet of defined active recreation area | 2 | 2.25 | 2.50 |
Tennis courts | Per court | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Notes to Schedule 151.3204 (a) A minimum of five spaces is required for each facility other than a single-family detached, single-family attached or two-family dwelling. (b) Bonus spaces shall be approved by the Community Development Director or the Planning Commission when part of a Development Plan. Bonus spaces shall be in a pervious material. (c) For the purposes of this section, a shopping center shall include one or more multi-tenant building(s) and or group of buildings where the required parking spaces are provided in a shared parking lot. | ||||
(Am. Ord. 2-2009, passed 3-4-09; Am. Ord. 16-2013, passed 11-6-13; Am. Ord. 19-2014, passed 12-3-14; Am. Ord. 7-2022, passed 10-5-22)
The Planning Commission and/or Council may accept a development plan that satisfies the off-street parking requirements by use of off-site shared parking with the city or another non-residential user. A copy of the proposed off-site agreement must be submitted with the application for development plan approval. The Director of Law must review and approve the agreement. In determining whether to accept such proposed plan, Planning Commission and/or Council may consider the proximity and accessibility of the off-site location to the proposed development site, the hours of operation of the two users, the number of spaces available and required for each business, and the compatibility of uses.
(Ord. 5-2005, passed 3-23-05; Am. Ord. 7-2022, passed 10-5-22)
(A) The Planning Commission may allow the applicant to delineate a number of the minimum parking spaces required by this Chapter as a reserve area that is available to be constructed for parking in the future, if the applicant can provide documentation showing that the proposed use of the property at the time of the application does not require the minimum number of spaces specified in § 151.3204. The proposed reserve area shall be dedicated for future parking only and shall remain as open space until such time that it is necessary to develop the area as parking. In any case in which the Planning Commission permits an applicant to create a reserve parking area, in lieu of development of the minimum required parking, then the Planning Commission shall require, as a condition of approval, that the development be monitored by the Community Development Director on a periodic basis in order to ensure the adequacy of the parking as constructed meets the current needs of the development or that there is a need to construct all or part of the reserve area for parking. Upon recommendation from the Community Development Director that additional parking is needed within the reserve area, the Planning Commission may require that all or a portion of the reserve area be constructed for parking.
(B) If the parking area requires stormwater detention/retention, the applicant shall either design the detention/retention facilities to accommodate the reserve area or demonstrate what stormwater best management practices they will incorporate in the reserve area in lieu of detention/retention to compensate for the additional stormwater runoff, if the reserve area is developed. The City Engineer shall determine if the detention/retention and/or stormwater BMP's shall be required to be built during the initial construction phase or may be delayed until the reserve parking area is required to be developed.
(Ord. 2-2009, passed 3-4-09; Am. Ord. 7-2022, passed 10-5-22)
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