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PREFACE
PUD #1 THE PRESERVE ON GRAND
PUD #2 GRAND WOODS
PUD #3 HEATHERWOOD
PUD #4 HEATHERWOOD 2
PUD #5 BEH
PUD #6 BEH II
PUD #7 PARKHAVEN
PUD #8 SOMERFIELD
PUD #9 SOUTHWOODS KNOLL
PUD #10 S AND F/KARP
PUD #11 SOUTHWOODS EAST 2
PUD #12 SOUTHWOODS EAST
PUD #13 STONEBRIDGE
PUD #14 WISTFUL VISTA
PUD #15 SOUTHWOODS WEST
PUD #16 WESTBROOKE
PUD #17 THE KNOLLS
PUD #18 WEST PARK
PUD #19 WOODLAND PARK
PUD #20 THE SHOPPES AT VALLEY WEST
PUD #21 WESTDALE PLAZA
PUD #22 COUNTRY PARK
PUD #23 JORDAN PARK VISTA
PUD #24 MEADOWVIEW
PUD #25 SUN PRAIRIE
PUD #26 SUN PRAIRIE WEST
PUD #27 WEST LAKES
PUD #28 COUNTRY CLUB OFFICE PLAZA (CCOP)
PUD #29 REED'S CROSSING
PUD #30 GLEN OAKS
PUD #31 ASHWORTH CORRIDOR
PUD #32 RYUN FARM
PUD #33 WIRTZ PROPERTY
PUD #34 BOONE FARM
PUD #35 98TH STREET
PUD #36 WESTOWN CENTRE
PUD #37 CORPORATE PLACE
PUD #38 WRENWOOD PLACE
PUD #39 WATER TOWER PLACE
PUD #40 THREE FOUNTAINS COMMERCIAL
PUD #41 BLUE CREEK
PUD #42 WESTIN HEIGHTS
PUD #43 SOUTH WATER TOWER PLACE
PUD #44 42ND STREET
PUD #45 50TH STREET
PUD #46 MAPLE GROVE NORTH
PUD #47 JORDAN CREEK TOWN CENTER
PUD #48 BRIDGEWOOD
PUD #49 ASHAWA
PUD #50 VALLEY GREEN
PUD #51 5940 UNIVERSITY
PUD #52 COLBY OFFICE PARK
PUD #53 GREENWAY CROSSING
PUD #54 WEST GRAND BUSINESS PARK
PUD #55 MILLS CROSSING
PUD #56 RESERVED
PUD #57 ASHWORTH CROSSING
PUD #58 BATY FARM
PUD #59 DEPOT AT ASHWORTH
PUD #60 LAKE VIEW
PUD #61 BENNETT
PUD #62 WEST GLEN TOWN CENTER
PUD #63 LINCOLN STREET PARK
PUD #64 KING'S VALLEY
PUD #65 CLEVEN
PUD #66 KING'S RIDGE
PUD #67 RESERVED
PUD #68 GALLERIA
PUD #69 ROBEL FARM
PUD #70 WELLS FARGO WEST DES MOINES CAMPUS
PUD #71 JORDAN CREEK CROSSING I
PUD #72 SOUTH MAPLE GROVE
PUD #73 BELLA SOUTH
PUD #74 JORDAN CREEK CROSSING II
PUD #75 JORDAN HEIGHTS
PUD #76 MAPLE GROVE WEST
PUD #77 PUBLIC SAFETY STATION #19
PUD #78 HERITAGE BEND
PUD #79 VILLAGE AT JORDAN CREEK
PUD #80 TALLYN'S REACH
PUD #81 VILLAGE OF PONDEROSA
PUD #82 PLAZA AT JORDAN CREEK
PUD #83 JORDAN CREEK BUSINESS PARK
PUD #84 MERCY WEST LAKES
PUD #85 LUTHERAN-MYERS
PUD #86 COUNTRY CLUB DENTAL
PUD #87 JORDAN WEST
PUD #88 PARADISE POINTE
PUD #89 SILVERWOOD
PUD #90 BROADMOOR APARTMENTS AT JORDAN CREEK
PUD #91 AVIVA USA
PUD #92 ESCALADE TOWNHOMES
PUD #93 WESTOWN CITY CENTER
PUD #94 TACO JOHN'S
PUD #95 RACCOON RIVER QUARRIES
PUD #96 WEST BANK-CASEY'S
PUD #97 60TH AND ASHWORTH CENTER
PUD #98 FAREWAY
PUD #99 DENTON
PUD #100 KINGS LANDING
PUD #101 ROGER'S FARM
PUD #102 MIDWEST TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS PARK
PUD #103 CLOCKTOWER SQUARE
PUD #104 GRAND VALLEY
PUD #105 ELDORADO ESTATES
PUD #106 1ST STREET REDEVELOPMENT
PUD #107 PLATINUM POINTE TOWNHOMES
PUD #108 MAJESTIC OAKS
PUD #109 DELLA VITA
PUD #110 SAMMONS FINANCIAL GROUP
PUD #111 QUAIL PARK WOODS
PUD #112 PHENIX
PUD #113 THE FOUNDRY
PUD #114 THE PARKWAYS
PUD #115 TRAIL SIDE
PUD #116 RB WDM GRAND LLC
PUD #117 BROWNS WOODS HOLLOW
PUD #118 WDM PUBLIC SERVICES
PUD #119 CEDAR RIDGE
PUD #120 GRAND RIDGE
PUD #121 THE PRESERVE
PUD #122 MIDTOWN REDEVELOPMENT
PUD #123 DOWLING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
PUD #124 WENDY’S
PUD #125 SOUTH BRANCH BUSINESS PARK
PUD #126 VILLAGE ON JORDAN CREEK
PUD #127 KING’S GROVE
PUD #128 WESTOWNE SHOPPING CENTER
PUD #129 MILLS LANDING
PUD #130 LINNWILL HY-VEE
PUD #131 THE WILDER PINES
PUD #132 M&W MINI STORAGE (CUBESMART)
PUD #133 ERIK'S BIKES
PUD #134 THE VILLAGE AT SUGAR CREEK
PUD #135 PAVILION PARK
PUD #136 JORDAN RIDGE
PUD #137 JORDAN CREEK TOWER
PUD #138 SUITE SHOTS
PUD #139 ASHWORTH 88
PUD #140 WOODHOUSE
9-15-7: NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED:
   A.   Uses Not Specified: In the case of any building, structure or premises, the use of which is not specifically mentioned herein, the provisions for a use which is mentioned, and to which said use is similar shall apply, as determined by the Development Services Director.
   B.   Development With More Than One Use: If more than one use exists in a building or on a site, each separate use's parking requirements shall be calculated individually (i.e., restaurant in hotel - restaurant total calculated for restaurant gross floor area (GFA) and hotel total calculated for hotel guestrooms and staff).
   C.   Parking Spaces Requirements For Land Uses:
Land Use
Requirements
Land Use
Requirements
Residential:
 
Multi-family dwelling
Efficiency apartment - 1.5 spaces per unit
1 - 2 bedroom units - 1.75 spaces per unit
3+ bedroom units - 2 spaces per unit
1 visitor space per 10 units
Single-family attached and detached dwelling
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Tandem parking allowed
Attached units and manufactured housing - 1 visitor space per 10 units
Service and commercial:
 
Animal services
3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Assembly spaces
20 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Auditoriums, theaters, stadiums, and arenas
1 space per 4 fixed seats or 20 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA, whichever is greater
Banks
3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
3 queuing spaces per drive-through lane
Bar
1.5 spaces per 100 square feet of GFA
Bar/Restaurant Class 1 or 2 - Takeout only
2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
1 space per employee
Bar/Restaurant Class 1 or 2 - Sit down
10 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Bowling centers
3 spaces per lane
Car, boat, and recreational vehicle dealers
4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Paved surface area shall be provided for each automobile on display for sale
Car washes
Full service: 1 space per employee on maximum shift
Self-service: 2 spaces per stall
2 space queuing lane for each stall
Child day care services
3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
1 space per employee
1 space per van or bus
Coffee Shop, with or without drive-through
10 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
11 queuing spaces per drive-through (5 of which shall be designated for the ordering station if it is separate from the pickup window)
Colleges, universities, vocational, and trade schools
1.5 spaces per employee
1 space per 3 student desks or classroom seating capacity
Convenience store
5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
With gas sales - 1 space per pump
Driving range or miniature golf course
3 spaces
1 space per tee/hole
Elementary and middle schools
1 space per employee
1 space per 5 seats in gymnasium and auditorium
25 space pickup/drop off queuing lane
Golf courses
6 spaces per hole
High schools
5 spaces per classroom
1 space per 10 students
10 space pickup/drop off queuing lane
Hospitals and nursing and personal care facilities
1 space per 3 beds
1 space per employee on maximum shift
Hotels/motels
1 space for each guestroom
1 space per employee - dwelling parking may be used for this requirement in cases of bed and breakfasts
Laundry services
2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
3 queuing spaces per drive-through lane
Libraries or cultural exhibits
3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Manufacturing and industrial
2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Medical office
5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Motion picture theaters, except drive-in, single screen
1 space per 2 seats
Motion picture theaters, except drive-in, multi-screen
1 space per 4 fixed seats
Office
3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Physical fitness facilities/health club
5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
4 spaces per netted court (such as tennis)
1 space per 40 square feet of swimming pool area
Planned commercial center
4.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Religious organizations and funeral services/crematories
20 spaces per 1,000 square feet of assembly area
3 spaces per 1,000 square feet for non-assembly GFA
Residential Care
1 space per 2 units or 0.5 spaces per bed for a facility without dwelling units, and one spacer per employee on maximum shift
Restaurant
10 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Restaurant with Drive Thru
10 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
11 queuing spaces per drive-through (5 of which shall be designated for the ordering station if it is separate from the pickup window
Retail
3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Self-storage facilities
0.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Interior access facilities - demonstrate parking availability for reuse of the building for a common use in the zoning district in which it is located
Theatrical procedures (except motion pictures) and miscellaneous theatrical services
1 space per 2 seats, plus one space for each anticipated employee, volunteer, and actor present for a theatrical production
Vehicle service station
3 spaces per service bay
1 space per service vehicle
1 space per employee on maximum shift
Warehousing, storage lots, and construction yards
0.75 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
1 space per employee
 
(Ord. 2350, 3-4-2019; amd. Ord. 2442, 10-5-2020; Ord. 2523, 6-20-2022; Ord. 2531, 7-18-2022; Ord. 2535, 8-15-2022; Ord. 2566, 5-15-2023)