88.08 PARKING AND CIRCULATION STANDARDS.

This section is intended to provide standards to ensure well-designed and efficient parking layout and circulation. Parking lots shall conform to the following minimum standards:

   1.   Compliance with Code of Federal Regulations. Accessible parking spaces shall be consistent with the requirements of Chapter I of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities, as amended.

   2.   Locating Near Entrances. All accessible spaces shall be located as close as possible to the nearest accessible building entrance.

   3.   Minimum Number of Accessible Parking Spaces. Each parking lot shall contain at least the minimum specified number of accessible parking spaces as defined in the 2010 American Disability Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design, as amended.

   4.   Circulation and Pavement Markings. Parking lots shall provide well-defined circulation routes for vehicles and pedestrians. All parking spaces shall be clearly marked. Appropriately placed pavement markings shall be employed where necessary to guide internal circulation and traffic ingress and egress. Parking lots and parking spaces may be defined with railroad ties, raised concrete strips, reflective raised pavement markers, standard "car bumpers", and/or landscaping.

   5.   Perpendicular Parking Bays. Parking bays shall be perpendicular to the land uses they serve to the maximum extent feasible.

   6.   Pedestrian Walkways. Commercial parking lots shall include walkways that are located in places that are logical and convenient for pedestrians.

   7.   Mitigating Impacts from Deliveries and/or Truck Traffic. All developments that anticipate deliveries and/or truck traffic that may adversely affect adjacent property owners by creating noise, dust or odor problems shall avoid or mitigate those impacts either through physical design or operational procedures.

   8.   Loading Zones and Service Areas. Where applicable, loading zones and service areas shall be adequately sized to accommodate the types of vehicles that use them.

   9.   Off-Street Loading Areas. In any district in connection with every building or part thereof hereafter erected having a gross floor area of 6,000 square feet or more, which is to be occupied by manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, retail store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building at least one off-street loading space, plus one additional such loading space for each 20,000 square feet or major fraction thereof of gross floor area so used in excess of 10,000 square feet.

      A.   Each loading stall shall not be less than 12 feet in width and 40 feet in length.

      B.   Such space may not occupy all or any part of a required yard or open space. When adjacent to a residential district or residential use, it shall be set back 10 feet and screened from adjacent property by a planting screen not less than 10 feet in width and six feet in height or by a fence, wall, berm, or other comparable means.

   10.   Distances from Property Lines and Right-of-Way. Driveways and parking spaces shall be at least five feet from the property line of any abutting property or road right-of-way (excluding a lot line between buildings or uses with shared parking). Driveways shall be located at least 50 feet from the intersection of two roads right-of-way or so far as is practical.

   11.   Parking Lot Landscaping. All parking lots shall be landscaped in accordance with the requirements of Section 88.11 of this chapter.

   12.   Parking Stall Guidelines. Parking areas for automobiles shall meet the standards for standard and compact vehicles as shown on Table 88-4.

   13.   Maximum Parking Ratios by Type of Use. Uses shall not exceed the number of off-street parking spaces as defined on Table 88-5. In all cases, the minimum required accessible parking spaces as defined in the 2010 American Disability Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design, as amended, shall be provided.

Table 88-4 - Parking Stall Standards

Parking	Module	Stall Depth (to wall)	Stall Depth (to interlock)	Aisle
45' (one-way aisle)
Width of space - 8.5-9 feet	48 feet	16.5 feet	14.5 feet	15 feet
60' (one-way aisle)
Width of space - 8.5-9 feet	54 feet	18 feet	16.5 feet	18 feet
60' (two-way aisle)
Width of space - 8.5-9 feet	62 feet	18 feet	16.5 feet	26 feet
75' (one-way aisle)
Width of space - 8.5-9 feet	59 feet	18.5 feet	17.5 feet	22 feet
90' (two-way aisle)
Width of space - 8.5-9 feet	61 feet	17.5 feet	17.5 feet	26 feet
Note: 8.5 foot spaces serve as compact car measurements.

 

Table 88-5 - Parking Ratios by Type

Land Use	Number of Maximum Spaces
Residential
Multi-Family Dwellings	Two spaces for each dwelling unit
Manufactured Homes	Two spaces for each lot
Commercial - Retail
Sexually Oriented Businesses	One space for every 300 square feet
Nurseries and Greenhouses	One space for every 300 square feet of display or retail areas
Shopping Centers	One space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area
Wholesale	One space for every 1000 square feet
Stores, Shops, Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores over 2000 square feet	One space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
Stores, Shops, Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores under 2000 square feet	One space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area
Commercial - Heavy Retail
Automobile and Implement Sales	One space for every 600 square feet of gross floor area
Service Garages	One space for every 600 square feet of gross floor area
Junk and Salvage Yards	One space for every 1000 square feet of enclosed gross floor area
Lumberyards	One space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area
Commercial - Services
Professional Services	One space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area
Offices	One space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area
Funeral Homes	One space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area
Kennels, Dog	One space for every 1000 square feet of gross floor area
Stables, Horses	One space for every pen or stable
Veterinary and Other Animal Services	One space for each patient room plus one for each two employees on the largest work shift
Home Businesses	Five spaces
Commercial - Eating Establishments
Restaurants, Bars, and Nightclubs	One space for every 100 square feet
Commercial - Lodging
Bed and Breakfast Homes	Two spaces plus one space for each guest bedroom
Hotels and Motels	One space for each bedroom
Commercial Campgrounds, Cabins, and Recreational Vehicle Parks	One space for every unit
Commercial - Amusements and Attractions
Indoor Recreation Facilities	One space for every 300 square feet
Community Centers	One space for every 300 square feet
Golf Courses	Three spaces for every hole; one space for every 200 square feet of enclosed area
Miniature Golf Courses	Two spaces for every hole; one space for every 200 square feet of enclosed area
Art Galleries and Museums	One space for every 1000 square feet
Swimming Pools	One space for every 200 square feet of area
Theaters	One space for every five seats
Sports Arenas	One space for every five seats
Libraries	One space for every 1000 square feet
Lodges and Fraternal Organizations	Parking maximum to be determined in the Conditional Use Permit Review Process.
Shooting/Rifle Ranges	Three spaces for each shared target facility; one space for each individual target facility
Observatories	Two for each telescope
Outdoor Recreation Facilities	One space for every 200 square feet of area
Auditoriums and General Assembly	One stall for every four seats
Child Care Centers and Preschools	One space for every employee and one loading space for each four children
Farms, Agritourism	One space for every 200 square feet of enclosed area; one space per every 1000 square feet of outdoor activity area
Institutional
Cemeteries	None
Fire and Police Stations	One space for each person on duty during a normal shift
Hospitals	One space for each bed
Long-Term Care Facilities	One space for each bed
Houses of Worship	One space for every three seats
Human Services Facilities and Programs	One space for each employee on the largest work shift
Manufacturing and Industrial
Research and Development Facilities	One space for each employee on the largest work shift
Manufacturing Plants	One space for each employee on the largest work shift
Warehouses	One space for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area
Utility Uses and Landfills
Communication Towers	Parking maximum to be determined in the Conditional Use Permit Review Process
C-WECS
C-SES
Other Utility Uses
Sanitary, Construction, and Demolition Landfills	One space for every two employees on the largest work shift
Yard Waste Composting Facilities	One space for every two employees on the largest work shift