(A) Parking requirements, residential areas.
(1) SF District.
(a) Each dwelling shall provide off-street parking for two automobiles or other vehicles not exceeding 3/4-ton capacity.
(b) Where the lot is not large enough to accommodate a garage or carport, parking shall be permitted on a driveway. The driveway shall be designed so that two vehicles may be parked and removed without moving one vehicle to permit the exit of the other.
(2) TF District.
(a) Two parking spaces for each dwelling unit (total of four) shall be provided.
(b) Other requirements as established for the SF Districts.
(3) MF District. Two spaces for each dwelling unit shall be provided.
(4) MH District. Two spaces for each mobile home lot, plus one space for each three lots shall be provided.
(5) CB District. See § division (E), loading and unloading requirements.
(B) Parking requirements, nonresidential districts.
(1) Business and professional offices other than medical or dental: One space for each 300 square feet of floor area.
(2) Bowling alley: Six spaces for each lane.
(3) Church or other place of public worship: One space for each four seats in main auditorium.
(4) Commercial outdoor amusement: Twenty spaces, plus one space for each 100 square feet of floor area over 1,000 square feet.
(5) Gasoline service station: Six spaces minimum.
(6) Golf course: Forty spaces for each nine holes.
(7) High school or college: One space for each classroom, laboratory or instructional area, plus one space for each four students accommodated in the institution.
(8) Hospital: One space for each two beds, plus one space for each employee on the largest shift.
(9) Hotel or motel: One space for each room, unit or guest accommodation.
(10) Institutions of a religious or philanthropic nature: Ten spaces, plus one space for each employee.
(11) Library or museum: Ten spaces, plus one space for each 300 square feet of floor area.
(12) Manufacturing, processing, repairing or wholesale facility: One space for each two employees or one space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
(13) Medical or dental clinic: One space for each 1200 square feet of floor area.
(14) Mobile home, travel trailer or motor home - new or used sales lot: One space for each 1,000 square feet of lot are for outdoor use.
(15) Motor vehicle salesrooms and used auto lots: One parking space for each 500 square feet of sales floor for indoor uses or one space for each 1,000 square feet of lot area for outdoor uses.
(16) Mortuary or funeral home: Ten spaces for each parlor.
(17) Nursing home: One space for each two beds.
(18) Places of public assembly not listed: One space for each three seats provided.
(19) Restaurant or cafeteria: One space for each three seats under maximum seating arrangement.
(20) Retail or personal service: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area (minimum of five spaces).
(21) Schools - elementary or secondary: One space for each classroom, plus one space for each four seats in any auditorium, gymnasium or other place of assembly.
(22) Storage or warehouse facility: One space for each two employees or one space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
(23) Theaters or meeting rooms: One space for each three seats.
(C) General parking requirements.
(1) Parking space computation.
(a) FLOOR AREA shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use.
(b) Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the nearest whole number.
(c) The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature.
(d) Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of this chapter is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise to create a need for an increase of 10% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date of this chapter is enlarged to the extent of 50% or more in floor area or in the area used, the building or use shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.
(e) In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.
(2) Location of parking spaces. All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served, except as follows:
(a) Where an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located not to exceed 300 feet from an institution building served and not to exceed 500 feet from any other nonresidential building served;
(b) Not more than 50% of the parking spaces required for:
1. Theaters, bowling alleys, dance halls, night clubs, cafes or similar uses and not more than 80% of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium or similar uses may be provided and used jointly by;
2. Similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours as those listed in subsection 1; provided, however, that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below. In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement thereby assuring their retention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by the City Attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.
(3) Minimum dimensions for off-street parking.
(a) Ninety degree angle parking. Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet wide nor less than 18 feet in length. Maneuvering space shall be in addition to parking space and shall be not less than 24 feet perpendicular to the building or parking line.
(b) Sixty degree angle parking. Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet wide perpendicular to the parking angle nor less than 17 feet in length when measured at right angles to the building or parking line. Maneuvering space shall be in addition to parking space and shall be not less than 20 feet perpendicular to the building or parking line.
(c) Forty-five degree angle parking. Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet wide perpendicular to the parking angle nor less than 16 feet in length when measured at right angles to the building or parking line. Maneuvering space shall be additional to parking space and shall be not less than 18 feet perpendicular to the building or parking line.
(d) Additional regulations. When off-street parking facilities are located adjacent to a public alley, the width of the alley may be assumed to be a portion of the maneuvering space requirement. The maneuvering space requirement for parking areas shall not include any portion of an abutting public street or highway. Where off-street parking facilities are provided but not required by this chapter, the off-street parking facilities shall comply with the minimum requirements for parking and maneuvering space herein provided.
(4) Development and maintenance of parking space.
(a) All off-street parking facilities shall be paved, graded and drained in accordance with the City of Mount Pleasant specifications.
(b) Parking spaces shall be logically arranged and clearly marked so vehicles may freely enter and exit or load and unload merchandise.
(c) Whenever parking spaces are located adjacent to any structure or lot line, a curb of equivalent barrier shall be placed so as to prevent any vehicle from parking closer than three feet to the structure or three feet to the lot line.
(D) Modifications. The Board of Adjustment shall have the authority to authorize any modification, reduction or waiver of the foregoing requirements if the Board shall discover that in a particular case the peculiar nature of the residential, business, industrial or other use or the exceptional shape or size of the property or other exceptional situation or condition would justify such action.
(E) Loading and unloading requirements. All retail, commercial and industrial structures shall provide and maintain off-street facilities for receiving and loading merchandise within the building or the lot. An off-street loading space may be adjacent to a public alley, to a private service drive or may be a truck berth within the structure. Such loading space or truck berth shall consist of a minimum area of ten feet by 45 feet and shall be provided according to the following schedule:
Retail, Commercial, Industrial and Service Structures
| |
Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in Structure
| Minimum Required Spaces or Berths
|
Retail, Commercial, Industrial and Service Structures
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Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in Structure
| Minimum Required Spaces or Berths
|
0 to 5,000
| None
|
5,000 to 15,000
| 1
|
15,000 to 40,000
| 2
|
40,000 to 65,000
| 3
|
65,000 to 100,000
| 4
|
Each additional 50,000
| 1 additional
|
Hotel, Office Buildings, Restaurants and Similar Establishments
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Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in Structure
| Minimum Required Spaces or Berths
|
0 to 10,000
| None
|
10,000 to 50,000
| 1
|
50,000 to 100,000
| 2
|
100,000 to 200,000
| 3
|
Each additional 200,000
| 1 additional
|
(`87 Code, Zoning Ordinance, Art. III, § 3) (Am. Ord. 2003-14, passed 9-16-03)