The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required shall be not less than that as set forth in the following table: (sq. ft. means square feet of gross floor area)
Type of Use | Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required |
Residential Uses | |
Single family detached and semi detached, two family, and single family attached | Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit, exclusive of garage |
Multi family | 1.5 spaces for each studio or 1-bedroom unit and 2 spaces for each unit with 2 or more bedrooms plus one guest space for every 5 units |
Special Residential Uses | |
Bed & Breakfast | Two (2) spaces plus one (1) space per guest room |
Family and group care homes | One (1) space per six (6) residents plus one (1) space per employee |
Retirement villages and senior citizen housing | Three fourths (3/4) space per dwelling unit, plus one (1) space per employee. |
Institutional and Recreational Uses | |
Community centers, libraries, museums, art galleries and other establishments of historical, education and cultural interest | One (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area, plus one (1) space per employee on the largest work shift. |
Daycare centers and nursery schools | One (1) space per employee, plus one (1) space per ten (10) children at capacity. |
Elementary and junior high schools | Three (3) per room used for administration or classroom. |
High schools | Three (3) spaces per room used for administration or classroom, plus one (1) space per five (5) students at design capacity. |
Hospitals and medical centers | Two and a half (2.5) per bed at design capacity |
Junior colleges, colleges and universities | 10 per classroom |
Places of worship | One (1) space per four (4) seats at maximum design capacity |
Public offices and buildings | One (1) space for every two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area |
Nursing and personal care facilities, including nursing homes, extended care facilities, rest homes and convalescent homes | One (1) space per four (4) beds at design capacity |
Type of Use | Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required |
Recreation uses, indoor and outdoor | |
Auditoriums, arenas, stadiums, gymnasiums, and playing fields with stands | One (1) space for every four (4) seats at capacity. |
Golf courses | Five (5) per hole |
Parks, playgrounds, nature areas and other open space: | To be determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission based on the type of park and the facilities within each park |
Recreation facility, indoor (includes skating rinks) | One (1) space per every three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area |
Recreation facility, outdoor | One (1) space per every one hundred twenty five (125) square feet |
Senior center | One (1) space per every five hundred (500) square feet of floor area |
Swimming pools: | One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of water surface area. |
Tennis, racquetball and handball courts | When located inside a recreation facility the parking standards above will apply. When located outside, a minimum of 2 parking spaces per court will be provided. |
Type of Use | Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required |
Business and Professional Offices | |
Business and professional offices and associations | One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area |
Medical offices and duties | Five per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area but not less than five (5) per office |
Retail Commercial and Service Uses | |
All hospitals and veterinary clinics | One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area |
Commercial schools and studios | One (1) space per every one hundred fifty (150) square feet of usable floor area |
Financial establishments, banks and savings and loan associations | One (1) space per 200 square feet of gross floor area |
Funeral homes and mortuaries | One (1) space per every fifty (50) square feet of public floor area, plus one (1) space for each business vehicle. |
General commercial establishments and supermarkets | One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of usable floor display and merchandise area. |
Home furnishings, home improvements and equipment stores | One (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet of indoor and outdoor sales and display area and one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of office, storage and warehouse area. |
Nurseries and garden supply stores | One space per 300 feet of indoor floor area plus one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of outdoor display area |
Restaurant, standard | One (1) space per every three (3) seats under maximum seating capacity |
Restaurants, fast food | One (1) space per seventy-five (75) square feet of customer service or dining area; 1 per 200 square feet if no customer service or dining area |
Specialty retail commercial, specialty food stores, personal services | One (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area less than two thousand (2,000) and one (1) space for every three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area greater than two thousand (2,000) square feet. |
Convenience food stores, mini-markets and carry-outs | One (1) space per 350 square feet of gross floor area |
Business services (copy services, cleaning services, etc) | Three (3) per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area plus one (1) space for every company or service vehicle regularly stored on the premises |
Automobile service stations including auto repair, painting and body shops | Three (3) spaces for each service bay or one (1) per 150 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater |
Hotels and motels | One (1) space per room or suite, plus plus one (1) space for three (3) persons to the maximum capacity of each public meeting and/or banquet room |
Vehicle sales and service | One (1) parking space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of floor area, plus one (1) space for each three thousand (3,000) square feet of open lot area devoted to the sale and display of motor vehicles. |
Type of Use | Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required |
Commercial Entertainment | |
Dance halls, bingo halls, assembly and exhibition halls | One (1) space for every seventy-five (75) square feet of floor area |
Game rooms and pool halls | One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet |
Golf driving range | One (1) space per tee |
Golf courses, miniature | One (1) space per hole |
Other outdoor commercial entertainment | One (1) space for every four (4) patrons at maximum capacity |
Theatres, concert halls, private clubs, and meeting and banquet halls | One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of seating area |
Type of Use | Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required |
Industrial | |
Construction trades and contractor offices and industrial craft shops | One space for every 300 square feet of floor area, plus one space for every business vehicle |
Lumberyards and buildings materials sales | One parking space for each 800 square feet of floor area, plus one space for every 3,000 square feet of lot area devoted to the storage and display of building materials. |
Industrial use, light | One (1) space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area up to 20,000 square feet, plus one (1) space per 2,000 square feet of gross floor area in excess of 20,000 square feet |
Industrial use, heavy Warehouses | One (1) per 2,000 square feet of gross floor area One per business vehicle plus one space per one space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area for facilities 20,000 square feet or less; one (1) space per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area for facilities between over 20,000 square feet but less than 120,000 square feet; One (1) space per 10,000 square feet for facilities 120,000 square feet and over |
Wholesaling facilities | One (1) per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 2-25-08.)