§ 6.8.6. Off-street parking requirements by use.In all zoning districts other than the C-B-C zoning district, the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for each type of land use shall be determined by the following, in addition to the number of spaces required for handicapped parking:  


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  • a.

    Residential uses:

    (1)

    Single-family and two-family dwellings (including patio homes, manufacture and mobile homes): Two spaces per dwelling unit.

    (2)

    Multi-family dwellings (dwelling unit types allowed in the M-R and C-C zoning districts): Two spaces for each dwelling unit.

    (3)

    Retirement Community: One space per unit.

    (4)

    Group residences, nursing homes, convalescent homes, personal care home: In residential districts (A-R, S-R, HT-R, LT-R, D-R): One space for each four beds plus two spaces for staff and visitors. In all other districts where personal care homes are allowed, the parking requirement shall be two spaces for each five beds or fraction thereof.

    b.

    Office uses:

    (1)

    General and professional offices, studios, insurance and real estate offices: Three spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    (2)

    Medical and dental clinics: Five spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    c.

    Retail services and sales uses:

    (1)

    Amusement parlor, recreational attraction, roller skating or ice skating rink: Five spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    (2)

    Automotive service station, automotive service business, auto and truck repairs or maintenance: Three spaces for each service bay, plus one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area devoted to retail sales or showroom.

    (3)

    Automobile, truck, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, and utility structure sales: One space for each 600 square feet of gross floor area of indoor sales and showroom space, plus one space for each 2,500 square feet of outdoor display area, plus three spaces for each service bay devoted to vehicle repairs or maintenance.

    (4)

    Banks and other financial service establishments: Four and one-half spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    (5)

    Bar or nightclub: One space for each three seats.

    (6)

    Bowling center: Four spaces for each bowling lane.

    (7)

    Daycare center: One space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.

    (8)

    Funeral home: 35 spaces for each viewing room.

    (9)

    Furniture or carpet sales: One and one-half spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    (10)

    Health club or fitness center: Four and one-half spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    (11)

    Hospital: One and three-fourths spaces for each bed licensed for patients' use, exclusive of bassinets.

    (12)

    Motels, hotels, and bed and breakfast inns, rooming houses and boarding houses: One space for each room to be rented, plus spaces as required under this Section for meeting space or restaurants open to the public.

    (13)

    Motion picture and other theaters: One space for each three seats.

    (14)

    Restaurant with seating (indoor or outdoor): One space for each three seats.

    (15)

    Restaurant without seating (indoor or outdoor): One space per 100 square feet of gross floor area, minimum ten spaces.

    (16)

    Shopping center:

    (a)

    Gross floor area of 25,000 to 100,000 square feet: Four spaces per 1,000 square feet of total, plus three spaces per 100 seats in a movie theater, plus ten spaces per 1,000 square feet of food service area.

    (b)

    Gross floor area of 100,000 to 200,000 square feet: Four spaces per 1,000 square feet of total, plus three spaces per 100 seats above the initial 450 in a movie theater, plus six spaces per 1,000 square feet of food service area.

    (c)

    Gross floor area of 200,000 to 400,000 square feet: Four spaces per 1,000 square feet of total, plus three spaces per 100 seats above the initial 750 in a movie theater.

    (d)

    Gross floor area of 400,000 to 600,000 square feet: Four and one-half spaces per 1,000 square feet of total, plus three spaces per 100 seats above the initial 750 in a movie theater.

    (e)

    Gross floor area of more than 600,000 square feet: Five spaces per 1,000 square feet of total, plus three spaces per 100 seats above the initial 750 in a movie theater.

    (17)

    Supermarket: Four spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    (18)

    Retail sales and services businesses not listed above: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area and permanent outdoor sales area.

    (19)

    Mini-warehouses: One space for every 25 units, plus one space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area devoted to office use.

    (20)

    Indoor athletic training or fitness facility: Three spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    (21)

    Recreational Vehicle Park and Campground: One and one-half (1 ½) spaces per campsite.

    d.

    Semi-public uses:

    (1)

    Auditoriums, places of worship, stadiums, and similar places of public assembly: One space for each three seats, or for each 12 feet of benches, or for each 25 square feet of usable floor area in the public assembly room (whichever is greater).

    (2)

    Civic clubs, private clubs, lodges, libraries, museums, and fraternal lodges: One space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.

    (3)

    Schools:

    (a)

    Elementary and Middle School —Two spaces for each classroom.

    (b)

    High School —Five spaces for each classroom.

    (c)

    Two-year college, Business or Vocational School —20 spaces for each classroom.

    (d)

    Four-year Colleges or Universities: Ten spaces per classroom.

    (e)

    Other schools —As determined by the Director of Building Inspection.

    e.

    Industrial and manufacturing uses:

    (1)

    Wholesale and office-warehouse uses: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area devoted to sales or office use, plus one space for each 2,000 square feet of gross floor area devoted to storage.

    (2)

    Warehouse, transfer and storage uses: One space for each 2,000 square feet of gross floor area and outdoor storage area.

    (3)

    Manufacturing uses: Two and one-half spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    (Ord. No. 01-7-2, § I, 7-16-01; Ord. No. 05-12-2, § IV, 12-19-05; Ord. No. 06-6-2, § III, 6-5-06; Ord. No. 2011-6-4, § I, 6-6-11; Ord. No. 2012-10-3, § III, 10-22-12; Ord. No. 2014-7-2, § II, 7-28-14; Ord. No. 2016-12-03, § VI, 12-19-16; Ord. No. 2016-12-04, § III, 12-19-16)

    All fractions are to be rounded up to the next whole number of spaces.