Parking; number of required spaces

• (a) Maximum number of spaces allowed. Except for residential uses, the maximum number of off-street parking spaces allowed for any lot or use shall not exceed ten percent, or 50 spaces, more than the required minimum number of spaces, whichever is less.

• (b) Exemption from parking requirements in downtown zone and for temporary restaurant expansion. In order to provide incentive for existing and new uses in the downtown (D) zone, retail, office, institutional and residential uses within the D zone shall be exempt from parking requirements. Additionally, parking requirements shall be suspended for restaurants in connection with a duly-authorized temporary expansion of a restaurant service area as provided for in section 25-16.

• (c) Minimum number of spaces required. The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for each use shall be as set forth in the following table. The requirements are expressed as number of spaces required per dwelling unit (D.U.), rooming unit (R.U.) or gross floor area (GFA) as such terms are defined in this chapter. The zoning enforcement officer shall determine the appropriate category of this table where the use is not therein specified. Where more than one type of use is located in a single building or on a single lot or parcel, the number of required spaces shall be the sum of required spaces for each use. Where the resulting number of spaces includes a fraction thereof, the required number of spaces shall be rounded up to the next highest integer.

  • (1) Residential:

    Use	Spaces—W, and Rehab LDP Zones:	Spaces—All Other Zones:
    Dwelling unit	1 per D.U.	2 per D.U.
    Roominghouse	1 per 4 R.U	1 per 2 R.U
    Elderly housing	0.5 per D.U.	1 per D.U.

 

• • (2) Office:

    Use	Spaces—W, and Rehab LDP Zones:	Spaces—All Other Zones:
    Bank or other financial institution	1 per 400 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 200 sq. ft. GFA
    Other office, professional service, or laboratory	1 per 600 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 300 sq. ft. GFA
    Medical office and clinic	1 per 400 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 200 sq. ft. GFA

 

• • (3) Service:

    Use	Spaces—Rehab LDP Zones:	Spaces—All Other Zones:
    Gas and service station	1 per employee plus 4 per bay	1 per employee plus 4 per bay
    Hotel/motel and bed and breakfast	1 per R.U. plus 1 per any D.U.	1 per R.U. plus 1 per any D.U.
    Funeral home	1 per 5 seats, plus 1 per employee and 1 per company vehicle	1 per 3 seats, plus 1 per employee and 1 per company vehicle
    Theater and auditorium	1 per 5 seats	1 per 3 seats
    Indoor commercial recreation and coin-operated amusement establishment	1 per 400 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 200 sq. ft. GFA
    Outdoor recreation facility	1 per 5 persons that the outdoor facilities are designed to accommodate at maximum capacity, plus 1 per 500 sq. ft. GFA within enclosed buildings	1 per 5 persons that the outdoor facilities are designed to accommodate at maximum capacity, plus 1 per 500 sq. ft. GFA within enclosed buildings
    Other business and commercial service use	1 per 600 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 300 sq. ft. GFA

 

• • (4) Retail:

    Use	Spaces— Rehab LDP Zones:	Spaces—All Other Zones:
    Restaurant	1 per 8 seats or 1/600 sq. ft. GFA, whichever is greater	1 per 4 seats or 1/300 sq. ft GFA, whichever is greater
    Fast food restaurant	1 per 4 seats or 1/300 sq. ft. GFA, whichever is greater, plus 5 stacking spaces for any drive-up window	1 per 2 seats or 1/150 sq. ft GFA, whichever is greater, plus 5 stacking spaces for any drive-up window
    Convenience store	1 per 400 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 200 sq. ft. GFA
    New and used vehicle sales, and boat sales	1 per 300 sq. ft. GFA of interior space plus 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of exterior space used for merchandise display	1 per 300 sq. ft. GFA of interior space plus 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of exterior space used for merchandise display
    Other retail uses	1 per 600 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 300 sq. ft. GFA up to 100,000 sq. ft.; plus 1 per 600 sq. ft. for GFA over 100,000 sq. ft.

 

• • (5) Transportation and utility:

    Use	Spaces—W, and Rehab LDP Zones:	Spaces—All Other Zones:
    Public and private utilities	1 per 600 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 300 sq. ft. GFA
    Commercial vehicle terminal	1 per 400 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 400 sq. ft. GFA

 

• • (6) Institutional:

    Use	Spaces—W, and Rehab LDP Zones:	Spaces—All Other Zones:
    Place of worship	1 per 10 seats and 1 per room	1 per 5 seats and 1 per room
    Pre-school or day care center	1 per employee plus 1 per 4 students or attendees	1 per employee plus 1 per 4 students or attendees
    Primary or junior high school	1 per employee	1 per employee
    High school	1 per 8 students and 1 per employee	1 per 8 students and 1 per employee
    Post secondary school or college	1 per 4 resident students plus 1 per each commuting student plus 1 per each full time employee (maximum on any shift or at 1 time)	1 per 4 resident students plus 1 per each commuting student plus 1 per each full time employee (maximum on any shift or at 1 time)
    Hospital, nursing or convalescent home	1 per 4 beds	1 per 4 beds
    Congregate care or assisted living facility	1 per 6 D.U. or R.U.	1 per 3 D.U. or R.U.
    Library, museum	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 500 sq. ft. GFA

 

• • (7) Industrial*:

    Use	Spaces—W, and Rehab LDP Zones:	Spaces—All Other Zones:
    Wholesale business and storage space and warehouses *	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA
    Manufacturing, processing, assembly or packaging *	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. GFA	1 per 500 sq. ft. GFA

 

* See subsection 28-186(c)(4) for potential reductions in required off street parking for industrial/manufacturing uses.

(Ord. No. 2020-04, 7-1-20; Amend. of 1-27-21; Ord. No. 2021-12, 8-18-21)