Parking Angle (Degrees) | Stall Width (ft) | Stall Depth Perpendicular to Curb (ft) | Aisle Width (ft) 2 |
Stall Length Along Curb (ft) | Double Row + Aisle, Curb to Curb (ft) |
A | B | C | D | E | F |
Parking Angle (Degrees) | Stall Width (ft) | Stall Depth Perpendicular to Curb (ft) | Aisle Width (ft) 2 |
Stall Length Along Curb (ft) | Double Row + Aisle, Curb to Curb (ft) |
A | B | C | D | E | F |
0 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 32 |
45 | 9 | 19.1 | 14 | 12.7 | 52.2 |
60 | 9 | 20.1 | 16 | 10.4 | 56.2 |
90 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 59 |
NOTES: 1. Refer to Figure 155.5102.I.1, below, for illustrations showing how dimensions for parking spaces and aisles in various configurations (A-G) are measured. 2. For one-way traffic. Aisles for two-way traffic shall be at least 23 feet wide (for all parking angles). The
Development Services Director
may approve an aisle width less than the minimum on determining that the aisle is sufficiently wide to allow vehicle to conveniently maneuver through the parking area and access each parking space without driving through any other parking space. | |||||
2. Compact Parking Spaces in Parking Garages
When provided in a parking garage, the dimensions of up to 20% of the required off-street parking spaces may be reduced to a width of 8 feet and 6 inches and a depth/length of 16 feet. The spaces shall be marked as Compact Parking Spaces.
3. Vertical Clearance
All off-street parking spaces must have a minimum overhead clearance of seven feet.
The Development Services Director is authorized to approve an alternative parking plan that proposes alternatives to providing the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by Table 155.5102.D.1,
Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces, in accordance with the standards listed below. The alternative parking plan shall be submitted with an application for Site Plan Approval (Section 155.2407) or Zoning Compliance Permit (Section 155.2413), as appropriate. Additional fees may be assessed to cover the city's additional costs in reviewing alternative parking plans and any subsequent agreements.
An alternative parking plan may propose to exceed the maximum number of off-street parking spaces allowed by Article 1: General Provisions, in accordance with the following standards:
a. Parking Demand Study
The alternative parking plan shall include a parking demand study demonstrating how the maximum number of parking spaces specified by Table 155.5102.D.1, Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces, is insufficient for the proposed development.
b. Minimum Amount Required
The maximum number of off-street spaces allowed by 155.5102.D.5, Maximum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces, shall be limited to the minimum number of additional spaces recommended as needed by the required parking demand study.
An alternative parking plan may propose to meet a portion of the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for a use with shared parking—i.e., use of parking spaces used or proposed to be used to meet the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for one or more other uses—in accordance with the following standards:
a. Maximum Shared Spaces
Up to 75 percent of the number of parking spaces required for a use may be used to satisfy the number of parking spaces required for other uses that generate parking demands during different times of the day or different days of the week.
b. Location
i. Shared parking spaces shall be located within 500 feet walking distance of the primary pedestrian entrances to the uses served by the parking.
ii. Shared parking spaces shall not be separated from the use they serve by an arterial or collector street unless pedestrian access across the arterial or collector street is provided by a grade-separated pedestrian walkway or appropriate traffic controls (e.g., signalized crosswalk).
c. Pedestrian Access
Adequate and safe pedestrian access via a grade-separated walkway shall be provided between the shared parking areas and the primary pedestrian entrances to the uses served by the parking.
d. Signage Directing Public to Parking Spaces
Signage complying with the standards of Chapter 156, Signs, shall be provided to direct the public to the shared parking spaces.
e. Justification
The alternative parking plan shall include justification of the feasibility of shared parking among the proposed uses. Such justification shall address, at a minimum, the size and type of the uses proposed to share off-street parking spaces, the composition of their tenants, the types and hours of their operations, the anticipated peak parking and traffic demands they generate, and the anticipated rate of turnover in parking space use.
f. Shared Parking Agreement
i. An approved shared parking arrangement shall be enforced through written agreement among all the owners or long-term lessees of lands containing the uses proposed to share off-street parking spaces. The agreement shall provide all parties the right to joint use of the shared parking area for at least 50 years, and shall ensure that as long as the off-site parking is needed to comply with this Code, land containing either the off-site parking area or the served use will not be transferred except in conjunction with the transfer of land containing the other. The agreement shall be submitted to the Development Services Director, who shall forward it to the City Attorney for review and approval before execution. An attested copy of an approved and executed agreement shall be recorded with the Broward County Records Division before issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit or Zoning Use Certificate for any use to be served by the shared parking area.
The agreement shall be considered a restriction running with the land and shall bind the heirs, successors, and assigns of the landowner.
ii. Any termination of the agreement does not negate the parties' obligations to comply with parking requirements and thus shall constitute a violation of this Code. No use served by the shared parking may be continued if the shared parking becomes unavailable to the use unless substitute off-street parking spaces are provided in accordance with this section.
An alternative parking plan may propose to meet a portion of the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for a use with off-site parking—i.e., off-street parking spaces located on a lot separate from the lot containing the use—in accordance with the following standards.
a. Zoning Classification
The zoning district classification of the off-site parking area shall be one that allows the use served by off-site parking (and thus off-street parking accessory to such use) or that allows parking as a principal use.
b. Location
i. Off-site parking spaces shall be located within 500 feet walking distance of the primary pedestrian entrances to the uses served by the parking.
ii. Off-site parking spaces shall not be separated from the use they serve by a principal arterial street or minor arterial street unless safe pedestrian access across the street is provided by a grade-separated pedestrian walkway or appropriate traffic controls (e.g., signalized crosswalk).
c. Pedestrian Access
Adequate and safe pedestrian access must be provided between the off-site parking areas and the primary pedestrian entrances to the use served by the parking.
d. Off-Site Parking Agreement
i. If land containing the off-site parking area is not under the same ownership as land containing the principal use served, the off-site parking arrangement shall be established in a written agreement between the owners of land containing the off-site parking area and land containing the served use. The agreement shall provide the owner of the served use the right to use the off-site parking area for at least 50 years. The agreement shall be submitted to the Development Services Director, who shall forward it to the City Attorney for review and approval before execution. An attested copy of an approved and executed agreement shall be recorded with the Broward County Records Division before issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit for any use to be served by the off-site parking area. The agreement shall be considered a restriction running with the land and shall bind the heirs, successors, and assigns of the landowner.
ii. Any termination of the agreement does not negate the landowner's obligation to comply with parking requirements and thus shall constitute a violation of this Code. No use served by the off-site parking may be continued if the off-site parking becomes unavailable unless substitute off-street parking spaces are provided in accordance with this section.
5. Deferred Parking
An alternative parking plan may propose to defer construction of up to 20 percent of the number of off-street parking spaces required by Table 155.5102.D.1, Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces, in accordance with the following standards:
a. Justification
The alternative parking plan shall include a study demonstrating that because of the location, nature, or mix of uses, there is a reasonable probability the number of parking spaces actually needed to serve the development is less than the minimum required by Table 155.5102.D.1, Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces.
b. Reserve Parking Plan
The alternative parking plan shall include a reserve parking plan identifying: (a) the amount of off-street parking being deferred, and (b) the location of the area to be reserved for future parking, if future parking is needed.
c. Parking Demand Study
i. The alternative parking plan shall provide assurance that within 18 months after the initial
Certificate of Occupancy
is issued for the proposed development, an off-street parking demand study evaluating the adequacy of the existing parking spaces in meeting the off-street parking demand generated by the development will be submitted to the Development Services Director.
ii. If the Development Services Director determines that the study indicates the existing parking is adequate, then construction of the remaining number of parking spaces shall not be required. If the Development Services Director determines that the study indicates additional parking is needed, such parking shall be provided consistent with the reserve parking plan and the standards of this section.
d. Limitations on Reserve Areas
Areas reserved for future parking shall be brought to the finished grade and shall not be used for buildings, storage, loading, or other purposes. Such area may be used for temporary overflow parking, provided such use is sufficiently infrequent to ensure maintenance of its ground cover in a healthy condition.
e. Landscaping of Reserve Areas Required
Areas reserved for future off-street parking shall be landscaped with an appropriate ground cover, and if ultimately developed for off-street parking, shall be landscaped in accordance with Section 155.5203.C, Minimum Development Site Landscaping.
An alternative parking plan may propose to use valet and tandem parking to meet a portion of the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for a development in accordance with the following:
i. All uses, except hotels, may designate a maximum of 75% of the total number of required off-street parking spaces as valet parking. The valet spaces may be tandem.
ii. Hotels may designate a maximum of 100% of the total number of required off-street parking spaces as valet parking. The valet spaces may be tandem.
b. Drop-Off and Pick-Up Areas
The development shall provide a designated drop-off and pick-up area in compliance with the following standards:
i. The drop-off and pickup area shall be in compliance with Table 155.5101.G.8.a, Minimum Stacking Spaces for Drive-Through and Related Uses.
ii. The drop-off and pick up area may be located adjacent to the building served, but may not be located in a fire lane or where its use would impede vehicular and/or pedestrian circulation or cause queuing in a public street or internal drive aisle serving the development.
c. Valet Parking Plan
The alternative parking plan requesting valet shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
i. Identification of the type and nature of the use for which the valet service is being provided;
ii. The location of the valet parking and self-parking spaces, including how the valet parking area shall be isolated from use by the general public.
iii. The pick-up and drop off area(s);
iv. A site traffic circulation plan; and
v. The number of parking attendants (and any other personnel) needed to operate the valet service.
d. Valet Parking Agreement
Valet parking may be established and managed only in accordance with a valet agreement. The agreement shall include provisions ensuring that a valet parking attendant will be on duty during hours of operation of the uses served by the valet parking, except for Residential and Visitor Accommodation Uses, which shall provide valet parking attendants 24 hours a day. The agreement shall also include a legal description of the parcel where parking will be located and states the number of parking spaces utilized for valet parking. The agreement shall be submitted to the Development Services Director, who shall forward it to the City Attorney for review and approval before execution. An attested copy of an approved and executed agreement shall be recorded with the Broward County Records Division before issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit or Zoning Use Certificate for any use to be served by the valet parking. The agreement shall be considered a restriction running with the land and shall bind the heirs, successors, and assigns of the landowner.
e. Any valet operations, of any sort, on public property or right-of-way including, but not limited to, its ramping or storage area or utilizes a public right-of-way to move vehicles between its ramping and its storage area, shall be required to comply with Chapter 77, City Code.
a. Within a nonresidential zoning district, the Planning and Zoning Board may authorize applicable off-street parking requirements for a nonresidential use to be satisfied, in whole or in part, by the applicant's payment of a proportionate share in-lieu fee established by the City Commission that is consistent with, but does not exceed, costs the city will incur to provide the equivalent number of public parking spaces that can serve the use.
b. A request to pay an in-lieu fee shall be submitted in writing to the Development Services Director, who shall forward it to the Planning and Zoning Board for review. The Planning and Zoning Board may approve such a request on determining that:
i. Due to the availability of transit or unique characteristics of the use or area, the unavailability of the off-street parking spaces for which the fee is made as part of the development will not result in traffic congestion and will be compatible with the character of surrounding properties, and
ii. Sufficient public parking exists or is budgeted and scheduled within 1,320 feet of the development to satisfy the parking demand it generates.
c. If an applicant requests to pay an in-lieu fee for a number of parking spaces exceeding 25 spaces or 50 percent of the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by this section, the request shall be accompanied by a traffic study prepared by a licensed professional engineer or traffic consultant and showing that the unavailability of the off-street parking spaces as part of the development will not result in traffic congestion.
d. The developer shall pay an in-lieu fee before issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy
, where required for the development, or before issuance of a business tax receipt, where no
Certificate of Occupancy
is required.
e. The city shall deposit the fee into the account designated for the provision of parking spaces through the city's Master Parking Program and shall spend it within a reasonable time period only towards provision of public parking spaces that reasonably accommodate the parking demand generated by the development. City costs for which in-lieu fees may be spent include, but are not limited to, the cost of land, leases, rights, easements and franchises; financing charges; interest paid before and during construction; cost of plans and specifications; cost of engineering and legal services and other expenses necessary or incidental for determining the feasibility or practicability of construction, reconstruction or use; cost of all labor and materials; and administrative expenses and such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to the provision of public parking spaces.
f. The City Commission may, by resolution, accept an interest in land instead of accepting all or a portion of an in-lieu parking fee on determining that land would be used in connection with the provision of public parking through the Master Parking Program and the value of the land equals or exceeds the in-lieu parking fee that would otherwise be required. In making its determinations, the City Commission may consider the size of the land, the feasibility of constructing a parking facility on the land, and the land's proximity to parking demands identified and addressed by the Master Parking Program.
The minimum number of parking spaces required in Section 155.5102.D.1, Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces, may be reduced through implementation of one or more of the following strategies for reducing parking demand.
1. Transit Accessibility
The Development Services Director may authorize up to a 15 percent reduction in the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by Table 155.5102.D.1, Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces, for uses located within 1,000 feet of a bus or rapid transit stop.
2. Transportation Demand Management
The Development Services Director may, through approval of a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan, authorize up to a 15 percent reduction in the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by Table 155.5102.D.1, Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces, for nonresidential or mixed-use developments having a floor area of at least 25,000 square feet, in accordance with the standards below.
a. TDM Plan Requirements
The TDM plan shall include facts and/or projections (e.g., type of development, proximity to transit and/or other multi-modal systems, anticipated number of employees and/or patrons, minimum parking requirements) and indicate the types of transportation demand management activities that will be instituted to reduce single-occupant vehicle use and reduce traffic congestion.
b. Transportation Demand Management Activities
The TDM plan shall provide at least three of the following transportation demand management activities:
i. Establishment of a development-specific website that provides multi-modal transportation information such as real-time travel/traffic information, bus schedules and maps, and logging of alternative commutes (e.g., bicycle, pedestrian, carpool, and vanpool).
ii. Written disclosure of transportation information and educational materials to all employees.
iii. Formation of transportation demand reduction programs such as carpooling, vanpooling, ridesharing, guaranteed ride home, teleworking, and shuttle service programs.
iv. Creation of a Preferential Parking Management Plan that specifically marks spaces for registered carpool and/or vanpool vehicles that are located near building entrances or in other preferential locations.
v. Institution of off-peak work schedules that allow employees to arrive and depart at times other than the peak morning commute period (defined as 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) and peak evening commute period (defined as 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.).
vi. Establishment of an office, staffed by a transportation coordinator, that makes transportation and ride-sharing information available to employees, residents, and nonresidents.
vii. Any other transportation demand management activity as may be approved by the Development Services Director as a means of complying with the parking reduction provisions of this subsection.
c. TDM Program Coordinator
i. The applicant shall appoint a TDM program coordinator to oversee transportation demand management activities.
ii. The TDM program coordinator shall be a licensed engineer or a traffic consultant that is also qualified or trained TDM professional.
iii. The TDM program coordinator shall be appointed prior to issuance of a Building Permit or
Certificate of Occupancy
for the buildings to be served by the transportation demand management program.
d. TDM Annual Report
i. The TDM program coordinator shall submit to the Development Services Director an annual report that details implementation of the approved TDM plan. The report may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(A) A description of transportation demand management activities undertaken;
(B) An analysis of parking demand reductions based on employee and/or resident use of ridership programs or alternative transportation options;
(C) Changes to the TDM plan to increase transit ridership and other commuting alternatives; and
(D) The results of an employee transportation survey.
ii. A copy of the approved TDM plan shall be recorded with the Broward County Records Division before issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit for the development to be served by the plan. The TDM plan shall be recorded against the property, and the applicant and/or successors of interest in the property shall be responsible for implementing the plan in perpetuity.
e. Amendments
The Development Service Director may approve amendments to an approved TDM plan following the same process required for the initial approval.
f. Parking Required if TDM Terminated
If the applicant and/or successors in interest in the property covered by the TDM plan stop implementing the plan or fail to submit a TDM annual report to the Development Services Director in a timely fashion, the TDM plan shall be considered terminated. Any such termination of the TDM plan does not negate the parties' obligations to comply with parking requirements and thus shall constitute a violation of this Code. No use served by the TDM plan may be continued unless another TDM plan is approved or all required off-street parking spaces are provided in full in accordance with this section.
3. Special Facilities for Bicycle Commuters
The Development Services Director may authorize up to a five percent reduction in the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by Table 155.5102.D.1, Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces, for developments that provides both of the following:
a. Enclosed (indoor or locker) and secure bicycle parking spaces equal to at least five percent of the number of vehicle parking spaces provided; and
b. Shower and dressing areas for employees.
4. Other Eligible Alternatives
The Development Services Director may authorize up to a ten percent reduction in the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by Table 155.5102.D.1, Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces, in exchange for any other strategy that an applicant demonstrates will effectively reduce parking demand on the site of the subject development, provided the applicant also demonstrates that the proposed development plan will do at least as good a job in protecting surrounding neighborhoods, maintaining traffic-circulation patterns, and promoting quality urban design as would strict compliance with the otherwise applicable off-street parking standards.
Multifamily development (excluding duplexes and townhomes), nonresidential, and mixed-use development shall comply with the following standards:
All parking areas containing more than ten parking spaces shall provide bicycle racks or lockers sufficient to accommodate the parking of at least four bicycles for each ten parking spaces, or major fraction thereof, above ten spaces—provided that no more than 20 bicycle parking spaces shall be required in any one parking area.
2. Bike Rack/Locker Location
Required bike racks/lockers shall be installed on a paved surface and located in visible, well-lit areas conveniently accessible to the primary entrances of a development principal building(s). They shall be located where they do not interfere with pedestrian traffic and are protected from conflicts with vehicular traffic.
1. Minimum Number of Off-Street Loading Berths
Any new development involving the routine vehicular delivery or shipping of goods, supplies, or equipment to or from the development shall provide a sufficient number of off-street loading berths to accommodate the delivery and shipping operations of the development's uses in a safe and convenient manner. Table 155.5102.M.1, Minimum Number of Off-Street Loading Berths, sets forth the minimum number of loading berths that presumptively satisfies the loading area needs of the listed principal uses. For proposed uses not listed in Table 155.5102.M.1, the requirement for a use most similar to the proposed use shall apply. The Development Services Director may require more loading berths or fewer loading berths on determining that the characteristics of the particular development warrant such addition or reduction and the general standard is met.