City of Providence
City of Providence Zoning Ordinance
§ 1411

SHARED PARKING

1411 SHARED PARKING

  • A. Off-street parking spaces for separate uses may be provided collectively if the aggregate number of spaces provided is not less than the sum of the spaces required in Table 14-3: Shared Parking Calculation. Multi-tenant retail centers are not eligible for shared parking. Mixed-use developments, multi-use office parks, and similar types of development, and property owners that establish crossaccess easements are all eligible for shared parking.

  • B. Table 14-3 is applied in the following manner:

  • 1. The required number of spaces for each use is calculated according to Table 14-1.

  • 2. The required number of spaces for each use is then applied to the percentages for each timeframe according to the appropriate land use category in Table 14-3 to determine the number of required spaces. This is done for each timeframe category.

  • 3. The numbers are summed for within each timeframe and the highest sum total in a timeframe is the required number of spaces. TABLE 14-3: SHARED PARKING CALCULATION Weekday Weekend LAND USE Mid-9am 9am-5pm 5pm-Mid Mid-9am 9am-5pm 5pm-Mid Residential 100% 75% 100% 100% 100% 75% Commercial 0% 100% 80% 0% 100% 60% Restaurant 50% 70% 100% 45% 70% 100% Hotel/Motel 100% 50% 90% 100% 65% 80% Office 5% 100% 5% 0% 40% 10% Industrial 5% 100% 5% 0% 60% 10%

    • C. Shared parking may be located off-site so long as it complies with the location requirements of Section 1404.

    • D. The following is a sample calculation of how this provision is applied: SAMPLE CALCULATION Example: multi-use office park with the following uses within the development; based on current parking requirements, the number of required spaces is:

TABLE 14-3:SHAREDPARKINGCALCULATION
WeekdayWeekend
LANDUSE
Mid-9am9am-5pm5pm-MidMid-9am9am-5pm5pm-Mid
Residential100%75%100%100%100%75%
Commercial0%100%80%0%100%60%
Restaurant50%70%100%45%70%100%
Hotel/Motel100%50%90%100%65%80%
Office5%100%5%0%40%10%
Industrial5%100%5%0%60%10%
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Use & Square FootageParkingRequirementNumber ofSpacesNeeded
Office: 40,000sf GFA1 per500sf GFA80spaces
Hotel/Motel: 60 rooms1 perroom60spaces
Restaurants: 10,000sfGFA1 per500sf GFA20spaces
Retail Establishments:15,000sf GFA1 per500sf GFA30spaces
TOTALSPACESREQUIRED190spaces
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Mid-9am9am-5pm5pm-MidMid-9am9am-5pm5pm-Mid
Land UseRequired by
Ordinance%#%#%#%#%#%#
ResidentialN/A100%N/A75%N/A100%N/A100%N/A100%N/A75%N/A
Commercial300%0100%3080%240%0100%3060%18
Restaurant2050%1070%14100%2045%970%14100%20
Hotel/Motel60100%6050%3090%54100%6065%3980%48
Office805%4100%805%40%040%3210%8
IndustrialN/A5%N/A100%N/A5%N/A0%N/A60%N/A10%N/A
TOTAL190741541026911594
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