§ 153.126 TABLE OF OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
The amount of required off-street parking space for new uses or buildings, additions thereto, and additions to existing buildings as specified above shall be determined in accordance with the following table, and the space so required shall be stated in the application of a building permit and shall be irrevocably reserved for such use and shall comply with the provisions of §§ 153.128 through 153.131 as may be applicable.
Use | Required Number of Parking Spaces |
Use | Required Number of Parking Spaces |
Business and Commercial | |
Amusement establishments | 1 per every 50 square feet of gross floor area |
Automobile car wash establishment | 1 for each employee and manager; see § 153.127 for waiting establishment requirements |
Automobile service stations | 1 for each employee plus 1 for the owner and/or manager, plus 3 for each grease rack or stall for servicing vehicles or wash rack; for self-serve stations a minimum of 4 waiting spaces per island in addition to vehicles actually being serviced |
Beauty parlor or barber shop | 3 spaces for each of the first 2 beauty or barber chairs, and 1.5 spaces for each additional chair |
Beauty schools | 1 for every 60 square feet of gross floor area less the area devoted to storage, utility rooms, or lavatories |
Bowling alleys | 8 for each bowling lane, plus required parking for any bar, restaurant, or assembly space attached to a bowling alley |
Carry-out restaurants | 1 for every 150 square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of 8 spaces |
Drive-in restaurants (see also § 153.127) | 1 for every 2 seats in an established seating plan area, plus 1 for every 15 square feet of usable customer area other than in an established seating plan area, plus 1 for every 2 employees based upon maximum employment shift, and plus 1 for each outside customer automobile service stall area |
Establishments other than drive-in, carry-out, and fast food establishments for sale and consumption on the premises of beverages, food, or refreshments | 1 for each 70 square feet of gross floor area |
Fast food restaurants | 1 for each 60 square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of 25 spaces; see § 153.127 for waiting space requirements |
Furniture and appliance establishments; household equipment; repair shops; showroom of a plumber, decorator, electrician, or similar trade; clothing and shoe repair shops; laundries; hardware stores; machinery sales establishments; and other similar uses | 4 for each establishment plus 1 space for every 800 square feet of gross floor area, less the area devoted to storage, processing, or manufacturing (for which requirements see the entry under “Industrial; industrial establishments...” below) and less the area devoted to utility rooms and lavatories |
Home occupation | 1 for each residence in which an authorized home occupation exists in addition to the 2 spaces required for the residence itself |
Laundromats and coin-operated dry cleaners | 1 for every 2 washing or dry cleaning machines |
Miniature golf course | 1 for each hole plus 1 for each employee |
Mortuary establishments | 1 for every 75 square feet of floor space in the slumber room, parlors, or individual funeral service rooms |
Motel, hotel, or other commercial lodging establishments | 1 for each occupancy unit, plus 1 for each employee, plus extra spaces for dining rooms, ballrooms, or meeting rooms, based upon maximum occupancy code |
Motor vehicle sales and service establishments, trailer sales and rental, boat showrooms, and public garages | 1 for every 400 square feet of gross floor area of sales room, plus 1 for each employee, plus 1 for the owner and/or manager, plus 3 for each grease rack or stall for servicing vehicles |
Open air business establishments, except as listed in the provisions of this table for miniature golf courses and motor vehicle sales and service above | 1 for every 500 square feet of lot area for retail sales and retail uses |
Photography studio | 1 space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area |
Quick oil change | 1 for each employee plus one for each oil change bay; see § 153.127 for waiting space requirements |
Radio and television station | 1 space for each employee on maximum shift plus 5 customer spaces |
Rental establishments | See requirements as appropriate under the provisions for open air businesses above and retail stores below |
Retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein | 1 for every 250 square feet of gross floor area |
Self service storage facility | 1 space per every 3 storage units with a minimum of 5 spaces for the complex |
Shopping center or clustered commercial | 5.5 for every 1,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area |
Studios; dance, health, music, and other similar places of instruction and recreation; pool or billiard parlors; roller or ice skating rinks; exhibition halls and assembly halls without fixed seats | 1 for every 40 square feet of gross floor area, less the area devoted to storage, utility rooms, and lavatories |
Theaters (drive-in) | 1 per each customer vehicle, plus 10% of the total vehicle capacity for waiting area, plus one for each employee |
Industrial | |
Collision shops | 1 for every 500 square feet of gross floor area (does not include storage of wrecked or repaired vehicles) |
Industrial establishments, including manufacturing, research, and testing laboratories, creameries, bottling works, printing, plumbing or electrical workshops | 1 for every 500 square feet of gross floor area, or 1 per every 1.5 employee, computed on the basis of the greatest number of persons employed at any one period during the day or night, whichever is greater |
Wholesale establishments | 1 for every 1,700 square feet of gross floor area or 1 for each employee, computed on the basis of the greatest number of persons employed at any one period during the day or night, whichever is greater |
Institutional | |
Campground - RV park | 1 dust free 10-foot by 30-foot space for each campsite plus 1 parking space for each employee |
Churches, temples, or synagogues | 1 for every 3 seats based on maximum seating capacity in the main place of assembly therein |
Colleges and private schools | 5 spaces for each classroom plus 1 for every 200 square feet of office area |
Community center | 1 for every 3 persons allowed, maximum occupant capacity |
Elementary and junior high schools | 1 for each teacher, employee, and administrator, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium or assembly hall |
Homes for the aged and convalescent homes | 1 for every 3 beds |
Hospitals | 1 for every 3 beds, plus 1 space for every 3 staff members based upon total staff at the hospital, or 1.2 spaces per bed, whichever is greater |
Libraries, museums, and noncommercial art galleries | 1 for every 200 square feet of gross floor area, less the area devoted to book and art storage, utility rooms, and lavatories |
Marinas, public or private | 1 per 5 boat berths and 1 per 500 square feet of dry boat storage and 1 per employee |
Places of outdoor assembly | 1 for every 3 seats, or 6 feet of benches |
Pre-schools, nursery schools, day nurseries, child day care centers | 1 for every 350 square feet of usable floor space, plus 1 space for each faculty member, employee, or owner, plus 3 passenger vehicle spaces for loading and unloading of children |
Prison, detention facility | 1 space for every 3 blocks |
Private clubs or lodge halls | 1 for every 3 persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by the city, county, or state fire, building, or health regulations |
School auditorium | 1 space for every 6 seats based on the maximum seating capacity in the main place of assembly therein |
Senior high schools | 1 for every teacher, employee, administrator and 1 for each 10 students, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium or assembly hall |
Stadium, sports arenas, or similar place of outdoor assembly | 1 for every 3 seats or 6 feet of benches |
Substance abuse treatment center | 1 space for every 3 beds |
Tennis clubs, swimming pool clubs, or other similar uses | 6 spaces for each court, plus 1 for each employee; should spectator area be provided, 1 space for every 3 seats or 6 feet of benches |
Theaters and auditoriums (indoor), other than school auditoriums | 1 for every 3 seats, based on maximum seating capacity in the main place of assembly therein, plus 1 for every 2 employees |
Offices | |
Business offices; professional offices of lawyers, architects, engineers, planners, accountants, or other professions | 3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or 1 space per 333 square feet of gross floor area |
Drive-in financial institutions (banks, savings and loan offices, credit unions) (see also § 153.127) | Same as requirements for financial institutions below plus waiting spaces required in § 153.127 |
Financial institutions (banks, savings and loan offices, credit unions) | 1 for every 200 square feet of gross floor area |
Junk yard | 1 space for each employee plus one for each 10,000 square feet of storage area |
Professional offices of doctors, dentists or similar professions; medical centers or clinics | 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area |
Recycling center | 1 space for each employee plus 15 vehicle waiting spaces for drop off of materials |
Truck terminal | 1 space per 1,000 square feet of floor area, 1 space per employee, whichever is greater |
Residential | |
Adult foster care small and large group homes | 1 space for every 3 beds |
Bed and breakfast operation | 1 for each occupancy unit plus 1 for each employee plus 2 for dwelling unit of owner/operator |
Halfway house | 1 for each resident |
Low-rent public housing | 1 for each dwelling unit |
Multiple dwellings | 2 for each dwelling unit |
One-family and two-family dwellings | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Rooming house | 1 space for each roomer plus 1 additional space for the owner or manager |
Senior citizens housing | 1 for every 2 dwelling units |
Senior citizens low-rent housing | 1 for every 3 dwelling units |
(Prior Code, § 153.116) (Ord. D-1418, § 602, passed 11-22-1982, effective 1-21-1983; Ord. D-1887, passed 2-19-2001, effective 3-1-2001; Ord. D-1899, passed 9-24-2001, effective 10-4-2001)