5.8.4. Off-Street Parking Requirements

   A.   Parking Plan Required. Every application for a site plan or building permit shall include a parking plan or plot plan drawn to scale and fully-dimensioned as necessary in order to demonstrate compliance with the standards in this Ordinance.

   B.   Minimum Off-Street Parking Spaces Required.

      1.   The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for development shall be in accordance with Table 5.8.4.H, Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements Table.

      2.   Off-street parking shall be provided to meet the parking demand without the use of streets, except as specifically allowed by this section.

   C.   Off-Street Parking Space Maximum.

      1.   Retail use types subject to the standards in Section 5.3.1.G, Standards for Large Format Retail Uses, shall limit the total number of off-street parking spaces provided to not more than 125 percent of the minimum parking spaces required in Table 5.8.4.H, Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements Table.

      2.   Deviations from this standard may be requested in accordance with Section 5.8.11, Parking Alternatives.

   D.   Use Type Not Listed.

      1.   For use types that do not correspond to the use types listed in Table 5.8.4.H, Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements Table, any one of the following actions may be taken as part of determining the applicable off-street parking requirements:

         a.   The applicant may provide a parking study for the use(s) prepared by a professional engineer licensed by the State of North Carolina;

         b.   The applicant may propose a text amendment to this UDO in accordance with Section 2.2.20, UDO Text Amendment;

         c.   The applicant may request a formal interpretation of these off-street parking standards in accordance with Section 2.2.12, Interpretation; or

         d.   The Planning Director may determine the minimum parking space requirement based on a similar use in accordance with the standards of this Ordinance.

      2.   In cases where the applicant desires the Planning Director to make a determination, the application shall provide adequate information for review, which includes, but is not limited to: the type of use(s), number of employees, the availability of transit, the occupancy of the building, square feet of sales, service and office area, parking spaces proposed, and hours of operation.

   E.   Developments with Multiple Use Types or Lots.

      1.   Development containing more than one principal use shall provide the minimum number of off-street parking spaces in an amount equal to the total required for all individual principal uses in the development, except as allowed by Section 5.8.11, Parking Alternatives.

      2.   Developments consisting of multiple lots that are planned and developed as a single, unified, or consolidated project may be configured to locate a portion of the required parking for one lot on another in the same development as allowed by Section 5.8.11, Parking Alternatives.

   F.   Use of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces.

      1.   Off-street parking areas used for any of the following vehicles are not credited towards the minimum number of required off-street parking spaces in Table 5.8.4.H, Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements Table, and such vehicles shell be located outside required off-street parking spaces and any street right-of-way:

         a.   Vehicles for sale or lease;

         b.   Vehicles being stored, serviced, or repaired; or

         c.   Vehicles belonging to the use, such as company vehicles.

      2.   Required off-street parking spaces shall not be used for any purpose other than the temporary parking of operable vehicles.

      3.   In no instance shall motor vehicle servicing or repair of a vehicle take place within a required off-street parking space except for washing and emergency service necessary to start the vehicle.

   G.   Driveways Used to Meet Parking Requirements.

      1.   Driveways may be used to accommodate required off-street parking spaces only for the following uses:

         a.   Boarding/rooming houses;

         b.   Duplex dwellings;

         c.   Cemeteries;

         d.   Family care homes;

         e.   Group homes;

         f.   Live/work dwellings;

         g.   Manufactured dwellings;

         h.   Mobile homes;

         i.   Single-family attached dwellings when located in developments of six or fewer dwellings;

         j.   Single-family detached dwellings, including those in bungalow courts and pocket neighborhoods; and

         k.   Triplex/quadplex dwellings.

      2.   Driveways shall be of sufficient size to accommodate all the off-street parking spaces required by Table 5.8.4.H, Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements Table. In no instance shall accommodation of vehicle parking in accordance with this subsection result in parked vehicles protruding into or over street rights-of-way, sidewalks, greenways, required sight distance triangles, areas used for refuse collection, or required landscaping areas.

   H.   Minimum Off-street Parking Requirements Table.

TABLE 5.8.4.H: MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Use Type	Minimum Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces [1][2]
Residential Use Types
Assisted Living Facility	1 per employee on the largest shift + 0.25 per bed
Boarding/Rooming House	2 + 1 per each rental room
Bungalow Court	1 + 0.25 guest spaces per dwelling unit
Continuing Care Retirement Community	1.5 per every individual dwelling unit + 1 per every employee on the largest shift + per every 200 sf used by the public
Duplex Dwelling	2 per every dwelling unit
Family Care Home	2 + 1 per bedroom
Group Home	2 + 1 per bedroom
Halfway House	2 per bedroom
Live/Work Dwelling	2 + 1 per every 500 sf of non-residential floor area
Manufactured Dwelling	2 per dwelling unit
Manufactured Dwelling Park	2 per every home site
Mobile Home	2 per dwelling unit
Mobile Home Park	2 per every mobile home site
Multi-Family Dwelling	1.5 per every dwelling unit + 0.25 guest spaces per unit
Pocket Neighborhood	1 + 0.25 guest spaces per dwelling unit

TABLE 5.8.4.H: MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Use Type	Minimum Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces [1][2]
Nursing Home	1 per employee on largest shift + 0.25 per bed
Single-Family Attached Dwelling	2 per every dwelling unit + 0.25 guest spaces per unit
Single-Family Detached Dwelling	2 per dwelling unit + 0.25 guest spaces per unit
Triplex/Quadriplex	2 per every dwelling unit
Upper-Story Residential	1 per dwelling unit
Institutional Use Types
Adult Day Care Center	1 + 1 per every employee on largest shift
Airport and Related Facilities	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public [3]
Antenna Collocation, Major	None
Antenna Collocation, Minor	None
Arboretum or Formal Garden	1 per employee on largest shift + 1 per 5,000 sf of garden area
Auditorium	Greater of: 1 per every 4 seats or 1 per every 40 sf of seating area with moveable seating
Blood/Tissue Collection	1 per every 200 sf
Broadcasting Studio	1 per every 2 employees
Cemetery, Columbarium, or Mausoleum	1 per employee on the largest shift
Child Day Care Center	1 per every employee + 1 per every 10 children
College or University	5 per every classroom and office
Community/Youth/Senior Center	1 per every 300 sf
Community Garden	None

 

TABLE 5.8.4.H: MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Use Type	Minimum Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces [1][2]
Coliseum or Arena	Greater of: 1 per every 4 seats or 1 per every 40 sf of seating area with moveable seating
Conference or Convention Center	Greater of: 1 per every 4 seats or 1 per every 40 sf of seating area with moveable seating
Cultural Facility, Library, or Museum	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public
Drug/Alcohol Treatment	Greater of: 1 per every 400 sf or 1 per bed
Fire/EMS/Police Station	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public
Fraternal Club or Lodge	1 per every 300 sf
Government Office	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public
Government Maintenance, Storage, Distribution	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public
Helicopter Landing Pad	2 per landing pad
Hospital	1 per every 2 beds + 1 per every doctor and nurse + 1 per every 4 other employees
Indoor Private Recreation	1 per every 200 sf
Outdoor Private Recreation	1 per every 1,000 sf of activity area
Park (public or private)	1 per employee on largest shift + 1 per acre
Passenger Terminal (rail or bus)	1 per every 200 sf [3]
Post Office	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public
Psychiatric Treatment Facility	1 per every 3 patient beds
Religious Institution	Greater of: 1 per every 6 seats or 1 per every 50 sf of floor area in main assembly room

 

TABLE 5.8.4.H: MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Use Type	Minimum Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces [1][2]
School, Elementary	1 per employee
School, High/Middle	5 per every classroom and office
School, Vocational	5 per every classroom and office
Small Wireless Facility	None
Telecommunications Tower, Major	None
Telecommunications Tower, Minor or Concealed	None
Temporary Wireless Facility	None
Urgent Care Facility	1 per employee on the largest shift + 1 per every 300 sf
Utility, Major	1 per every 1,500 sf
Utility, Minor	None
Commercial Use Types
ABC Store	1 per every 250 sf
Adult Business	1 per every 150 sf
Aircraft Parts, Sales, and Maintenance	1 per every 600 sf
Animal Day Care/Grooming	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public
Animal Shelter	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public
Auction House	1 per every 300 sf of seating area + 1 per employee
Automobile Repair and Servicing (without painting/bodywork)	2 + 1 per every service bay
Automobile Sales and Rentals	1 per every 200 sf

 

TABLE 5.8.4.H: MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Use Type	Minimum Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces [1][2]
Automotive Painting/Body Shop	2 + 1 per every service bay
Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales	1 per every 200 sf
Automotive Wrecker Yard	1 per employee on the largest shift
Bar, Cocktail Lounge, or Private Club	1 per every 150 sf
Bed and Breakfast	2 + 1 per every rental unit
Boat and Marine Rental, Sales, and Service	1 per every 600 sf
Bottle Shop (with on premise consumption)	1 per every 4 seats
Business Incubator	1 per every 450 sf
Campground	1 + 1 per every camping space
Car Wash or Automobile Detailing	2 per every washing bay
Catering Establishment	1 per every 300 sf
Check Cashing/Payday Lending Establishment	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public
Clothing Rental	1 per every 200 sf
Coffee Shop	1 per every 150 sf
Commercial Recreation, Indoor	1 per every 200 sf
Commercial Recreation, Outdoor	1 per every 1,000 sf of activity area (including building sf)
Computer-Related Services	1 per every 600 sf
Convenience Store (no gasoline sales)	1 per every 200 sf

 

TABLE 5.8.4.H: MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Use Type	Minimum Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces [1][2]
Convenience Store (with gasoline sales)	1 per every 200 sf
Co-Working Space	1 per every 250 sf
Equipment and Tool Rental	1 per every 600 sf
Event Venue	1 per every 150 sf
Fairgrounds	1 per every 600 sf of use area
Financial Services Establishment	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public
Flea Market	1 per every 200 sf
Funeral-Related Services	Greater of: 1 per every 200 sf used by public, or 1 per every 4 seats in chapel
Games of Skill	1 per every 200 sf
Golf Course or Driving Range	1 per every 4 persons of design capacity or 2 + 1 per every tee
Grocery Store	1 per every 250 sf
Gymnasium/Fitness Center	1 per every 200 sf
Hair, Nails, and Skin-Related Services	1 per every 200 sf
Heavy Equipment Sales, Rental, and Repair	1 per every 600 sf
Hotel or Motel	5 + 1 per every rental unit
Kennel, Indoor/Outdoor	1 per every 200 sf
Laundry or Cleaning Service	1 per every 200 sf used by the public
Microbrewery, Microwinery, or Microdistillery	1 per every 150 sf

 

TABLE 5.8.4.H: MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Use Type	Minimum Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces [1][2]
Nightclub or Dance Hall	1 per every 150 sf
Office, Medical	4 per every doctor/practitioner
Office, Professional	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public
Office, Sales or Service	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per every 600 sf not used by the public
Outdoor Storage	1 + 1 per employee on largest shift
Package and Printing Service	1 per every 200 sf
Park and Ride Facility	1 per employee on the largest shift
Parking Lot	1 per employee on largest shift
Parking Structure	1 per employee on largest shift
Pharmacy	1 per every 200 sf
Pool Hall	1 per every 150 sf
Racetrack	1 per every 4 persons of design capacity
Recreational Vehicle Park	1 per employee on largest shift + 0.25 per every recreational vehicle space
Repair Shop	1 per every 600 sf
Restaurant, Indoor/Outdoor Seating	1 per every 4 seats
Restaurant with Drive-Through/Drive-Up Service	1 per every 4 seats
Restaurant, Walk-Up Only	1 per employee on largest shift + 1 per every two outdoor seating locations
Retail, Bulky Item	1 per every 600 sf

 

TABLE 5.8.4.H: MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Use Type	Minimum Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces [1][2]
Retail, Large Format	1 per every 200 sf
Retail Use, Other	1 per every 200 sf
Self Service Storage, External Access Only	1 + 1 per employee on largest shift
Self Service Storage, Internal Access Only	1 per every 5,000 sf
Shooting Range, Indoor	1 per firing station + 3
Specialty Eating Establishment	1 per every 4 seats
Tattoo and Piercing Establishment	1 per every 600 sf
Theatre	Greater of: 1 per every 4 seats or 1 per every 40 sf of seating area with moveable seating
Truck Stop	1 per every 200 sf + separate truck/trailer parking
Veterinary Clinic	4 per every doctor
Industrial Use Types
Asphalt or Concrete Plant	2 per every 3 employees on major shift
Contractor Services/Yard	Greater of: 1 per every 300 sf or 1 per every 1,000 sf of outdoor area
Electrical, Plastic, or Plumbing Fabrication	2 per every 3 employees on major shift
Extractive Industry	1 + 1 per employee on largest shift
Flex Space	1 per every 200 sf
Fuel Oil/Bottled Gas Distributor	1 per every 200 sf used by public + 1 per employee on largest shift
Gas Energy Conversion	1 + 1 per employee on largest shift
General Industrial Services	2 per every 3 employees on major shift

 

TABLE 5.8.4.H: MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Use Type	Minimum Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces [1][2]
Landfill	2 + 1 per employee on largest shift
Makerspace	1 per every 400 sf
Manufacturing, Heavy	2 per every 3 employees on largest shift
Manufacturing, Light	2 per every 3 employees on largest shift
Metal Fabrication	2 per every 3 employees on major shift
Public Convenience Center/Transfer Station	10 + 1 per employee on the largest shift
Recycling Center	1 per every 1,000 sf (min. of 2 spaces)
Research and Development	1 per every 300 sf of office area + 1 per every 500 sf of other floor area
Salvage or Junkyard	3 + 1 per employee on the largest shift
Solar Farm	None
Truck or Freight Terminal	2 per every 3 employees on largest shift
Warehouse, Distribution	2 per every 3 employees on largest shift
Warehouse, Storage	2 per every 3 employees on largest shift
Waste Composting	1 per employee on the largest shift
Wholesale Sales	1 per every 900 sf
Wind Energy Conversion	None
Agricultural Use Types
Agriculture and Horticulture	1 per every 1,500 sf of principal building floor area
Agriculture Support Services	1 per every 800 sf of principal building floor area
Animal Husbandry	1 per every 2,000 sf of principal building floor area

 

 

TABLE 5.8.4.H: MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Use Type	Minimum Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces [1][2]
Farmer's Market	1 per every 300 sf
Plant Nursery	5 + 1 per employee on the largest shift
Notes: [l] See Section 9.3.11 Parking Space Computation, for details on how required parking spaces are computed. [2] "sf" means square feet. [3] Does not include long-term parking for travelers. [4] Excludes bona fide farm uses.

 

(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019; Ord. 2022-19, passed 10-4-2021)