§ 38-1476. Quantity of off-street parking.

(a)

Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for any use hereafter established or at the time of the erection of any main building or structure or at the time any main building, structure or occupational use is enlarged or increased in capacity by adding dwelling units, guest rooms, floor area, seats, or by increasing employment, according to the following minimum requirements: If the use is not listed below, the parking requirements shall be determined by the zoning manager by adopting or utilizing the parking requirements for the listed use that the zoning manager determines is most similar.

Amusement or assembly places containing fixed seats	1 space for each 3 fixed seats provided for patron use, plus 1 space per employee
Amusement or assembly places without fixed seats (go-cart tracts, mini-golf courses, driving ranges and other similar outdoor uses)	1 space per each 3 patrons, plus 1 space per each employee
Apartments of three (3) dwelling units or more (efficiencies and one-bedroom)	1½ spaces for each dwelling unit
Apartments of three (3) dwelling units or more (two (2) and three (3) bedrooms)	2 spaces for each dwelling unit
Auto dealerships	1 space per every three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area including showroom, sales offices and general offices.
Big box development	4 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, but not to exceed 5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet
Boardinghouses, lodging houses, and rooming- houses and assisted living facilities (such as senior living facilities), including nursing homes	1 space for each 2 bedrooms
Clubs, lodges, fraternities	1 space for each bedroom, plus 1 space for each 5 members
Day care centers and kindergartens	1 space for each 10 children, plus with a pickup and drop-off area one space for each 10 children or without a pick-up or drop-off area one space for each 5 children.
General business establishments, such as hardware, furniture, appliance, jewelry, apparel stores, and all other general retail establishments of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet gross floor area or less	1 spaces for each 300 square feet of gross floor area; provided, however, that no use shall have less than 3 spaces.
Hospitals, sanitariums, foster group homes, and similar institutions	2 spaces for each bedroom and office building criteria.
Hotels, motels, tourist courts	1 space for each 1½ rooms, plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of office, plus restaurant and retail sales criteria must be met when applicable
Industrial uses, manufacturing and warehousing	1 space for each bay, plus 1 space for each 1,000 square feet
Kennels and veterinary clinics	1 space for each 300 square feet of office, animal shelter and run area
Mechanical garages	1 space for every employee, plus 1 space per bay or 1 space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet if no bays
Medical dental, optical clinics and offices	1 space for each employee, plus 2 spaces for each examination room
Mini-warehouses up to two hundred (200) units	4 spaces located at office/entrance area, plus minimum 25 feet between buildings for driveway parking purposes
Mini-warehouses over two hundred (200) units	6 spaces located at office/entrance area, plus minimum 25 feet between buildings for driveway parking purposes
Mortuaries	1 space for each 4 seats in chapel, plus 1 space for each commercial vehicle
Office building, including business, commercial and government	1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area used for office purposes
General business establishments, such as hardware, furniture, appliance, jewelry, apparel stores, etc.	1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area; provided, however, that no use shall have less than 3 spaces.
Post office	1 space for each 4 employees, plus 1 space per governmental vehicle, plus 4 spaces per service window
Residential dwelling units, single-family and duplex	2 spaces for each dwelling unit
Restaurants, grills, bars, lounges, similar dining and/or drinking establishments	1 space for each 4 seats provided for patron use, plus 1 space for each 75 square feet of floor area provided for patron use which does not contain seats; provided that no use shall have less than 4 spaces
Personal service establishments, retail establishments, banks, financing and lending institutions	1 space for each 100 square feet of first floor area, plus 1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area above the first floor, excluding storage areas; 2 spaces for lobby
Schools (charter and private), including elementary, middle, K-8, high schools and academies, not including colleges, universities, or similar institutions. For schools (public), see the public school siting regulations at chapter 38, article XVIII.	1 space for each 4 seats in assembly hall, or 4 spaces per each instructional room plus 1 space for each 3 high school students, whichever is greater.
Shopping centers between fifteen thousand one (15,001) and fifty thousand (50,000) square feet gross floor area, food stores, supermarkets, and drugstores	5½ spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area; provided, however, no use shall have less than 5 spaces.
Shopping centers over fifty thousand (50,000) square feet gross floor area	5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Student housing	1 space per bedroom.
Time share units	1.25 spaces for each unit plus .25 spaces for each lockout unit.
Universities, colleges and similar institutions	1 space for each 200 square feet of classroom and office space

 

(b)

Other uses not specifically mentioned above shall meet the off-street parking requirements of the uses listed above which are similar or compatible.

Note: Handicapped parking and access ramps will be required according to state regulations.

(P & Z Res., art. XIX, § 1; Ord. No. 98-37, § 28, 12-15-98; Ord. No. 2000-08, § 9, 4-11-00; Ord. No. 2007-01 , § 19, 3-20-07; Ord. No. 2008-06 , § 25, 5-13-08; Ord. No. 2016-19 , § 41, 9-13-16; Ord. No. 2017-06 , § 5, 4-25-17)