HomeMy WebLinkAboutArticle XVARTICLE XV. OFF-STREET PARKING
SECTION 54-3-15.1. APPLICABILITY.
Parking shall be provided and maintained in all districts at all times. The off-street parking and loading
shall be reviewed at the time any building or structure is erected or enlarged or increased in capacity by a
change of use or the addition of dwelling units, floor area, seats, employees or other factors determinative
of parking or loading demand as stated in this article.
SECTION 54-3-15.2. PARKING SPACES REQUIRED BY USE.
The following uses shall have such parking spaces as designated by this section:
Use
Auto sales.
Auto repair.
Bar and lounges
Bowling lanes.
Business and professional
medical offices).
Child Care.
offices (excluding
Churches, temples, places of worship.
Convenience Stores.
Flea markets.
Funeral homes.
Furniture and
Repair shops.
Health Clubs.
Hospitals.
Hotels, motels
Required Parking
One (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of showroom and
office space plus one space per two thousand five hundred (2,500)
square feet of outdoor display area.
Two (2) spaces for each bay, grease rack or similar facility, plus
one (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet of office and /or
sale area. No such bay, rack or similar facility shall be counted as a
parking space for meeting the parking requirements of this article.
One (1) space for each three (3) persons based on the maximum
capacity.
Four (4) spaces per lane plus the spaces otherwise required for
accessory uses (restaurant and meeting rooms).
One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of office
space.
One (1) for each five (5) children based on licensed capacity.
One (1) space for every four (4) seats figuring maximum seating
capacity.
One (1) space per one hundred fifty (150) square feet of retail area.
Three (3) spaces per booth
One (1) space for every three (3) seats within the chapel(s) plus one
space per three hundred (300) square feet of all other building
areas.
Appliance Stores and Furniture One space per four hundred (400) square feet of display area.
Kennels and Animal Hosp_ itals.
Libraries
Manufacturing, and wholesale.
One space per two hundred (200) square feet.
Two (2) spaces for each bed intended for patients, excluding
bassinets.
One (1) space for each unit plus one space for each four hundred
(400) square feet of accessory meeting room(s).
One (1) space per seven hundred -fifty (750) square feet.
One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross
building area.
One (1) space for each five hundred (500). square feet of gross
building area or one space for each employee of the shift of
employees that employs the greatest number of employees,
whichever is greater, plus one space for each vehicle operating
from the premises.
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Use Required Parking
Marinas. One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of principal
building; plus. one (1) parking space for each transient live -aboard
vessel slip, one (1) space for every two (2) wet slips, and one (1)
space for every four (4) dry slips; plus
Charter and party boats shall have one (1) parking space for every
three (3) occupants based on the maximum capacity of each such
boat in accordance with the Coast Guard License issued to each
such boat (This does not include "six-pack" boats"), which shall be
calculated at two (2) spaces per boat; plus
Rental facilities for vessels, kayaks, canoes, rowboats, paddle boats,
sailboat and sailboards of any kind, (hereinafter collectively
referred to as "water transports") shall maintain one (1) space for
every water transport.
Medical offices, dental offices and outpatient One (1) space for each one hundred seventy five (175) square feet.
clinics.
Mini -Storage. One (1) space plus one (1) per three thousand (3,000) square feet.
Model Home Five (5) spaces.
Museums. One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross
building area.
Nursing homes and assisted care facilities. 0.6 spaces per bed based on the maximum capacity of the building;
plus one (1) space per 200 square feet of medical offices within the
facility.
Plant nurseries One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of indoor
retail sales area plus one space per thousand (1,000) square feet of
greenhouse area plus one space per five thousand (5,000) square
feet of exterior sales area.
Areas of public assembly, theaters, One (1) space for every three (3) persons figuring maximum
auditoriums, public or private clubs or lodges. occupancy.
Public Parks and Recreation Parks — two (2) spaces per acre.
Residential, single family
Residential, duplex
Residential, multi -family
Residential, mobile home
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Athletic fields - twenty (20) spaces per field.
Stadiums - one (1) space for each four (4) seats; one seat is equal to
two (2) feet of bench length.
Golf courses - five (5) spaces per hole plus the spaces otherwise
required for accessory uses (restaurant and meeting rooms).
Swimming Pools - one (1) space per one hundred (100) square feet
of pool surface area.
Tennis - two (2) spaces per court.
Two (2) spaces for each single-family dwelling.
Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
Two (2) spaces for each single-family dwelling.
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Use
Required Parking
Residential, commercial resort
One (1) space per unit.
Residential, mobile home parks or courts.
Two (2) spaces per unit; one must be at lot site.
Restaurants (sit down).
One and one-half (1 %2 ) spaces for each one hundred (100) square
feet of gross floor area (excluding food preparation area) area
including outside customer service areas.
Restaurants (take out only)
Three (3) parking spaces plus one additional space for each two
hundred (200) square feet of gross building area.
Restaurants (Food service delivery only, no on
One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of
site consumption)
gross building area.
Retail sales stores.
One (1) space per one hundred fifty (150) square feet for buildings
<_ 5,000 square feet. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square
feet for buildings > 5,000 and <_ 10,000 square feet. One (1) space
per two hundred fifty (250) square feet for buildings > 10,000
square feet.
Schools, Junior high and elementary schools.
One (1) space for each ten (10) students.
Schools, High schools.
One (1) space for each four (4) students.
Transportation terminals.
One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor
space.
Warehousing.
One (1) space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross
floor area up to ten thousand (10,000) square feet, and one
additional space for each two thousand (2,000) square feet above
ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
SECTION 54 - 3-15.3. COMPUTATION OF PARKING SPACES.
In computing the number of required parking spaces the following rules shall govern:
A. Floor area calculation. Floor area means the gross floor area of a particular use. Retail area
means that floor area accessible by the public.
B. Interpretation of computation with fractions. Where fractional spaces result, the number of
spaces required shall be construed to be the next whole number.
C. Requirements for uses not identified. The parking requirement for any use not specified shall
be the same as that required for a use of a similar nature as recognized herein; or where not
recognized herein, shall be based on criteria published by the American Planning Association or
similarly recognized standards of their profession and such standard shall be approved by the
Planning and Zoning Commission.
D. Requirements for mixed uses. In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces shall be equal to
the sum of the several uses computed separately.
E. Applicability of standards to expanding uses. Whenever a building or use is enlarged in floor
area, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or in any other manner so as to create a need for
a greater number of parking spaces than that existing, such spaces shall be provided in accordance
with this article.
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SECTION 54-3-15.4. MODIFICATION OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
A. Location of off-street parking spaces.
1. Residential. The required parking for single family and duplex units shall be located on
the lot where the structure is located. The garage shall not be counted toward the parking
requirement.
2. Multi -family. Parking for multi -family residential uses shall be located on -site. Spaces
shall be within one hundred and fifty feet of the door of the unit that the spaces are
intended for.
3. Model homes. The required parking for a model home shall be located on the same lot
as the model, or on a contiguous lot, owned by the contractor or developer, or may be
located in the adjacent right-of-way if approved by the city engineer. All parking shall
meet the following requirements:
a. Any parking located on a corner lot shall be designed so as not to obstruct the
view of approaching traffic.
b. Ingress and egress to the parking area shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet from
any corner and a minimum of ten (10) feet from any property line.
C. The driveway may be counted for two parking spaces.
4. Commercial, institutional, industrial. Off-street parking spaces required by this
section shall be located on or adjacent to the lot on which the main building or use is
located. For buildings or uses located in a commercial district, parking spaces may be
located on another site, provided such site is not more than three hundred (300) feet from
the existing building or use, if the full amount of the required facilities cannot be
provided on the same parcel of land as the structure because the existing structure(s)
consume space that would otherwise be available for parking. No more than twenty-five
(25) percent of the total required spaces may be located in the off -site facility. Such
parking spaces shall be within a commercially zoned district. Such sites can not be
separated by streets of a major collector or roadways of superior classification or by a
railroad right-of-way. Parking sites located across public streets may require safeguards
as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The owners of the land on
which the facilities are to be located shall record an agreement as a covenant running
with the land, approved by the City Attorney, and filed in the Official Records of Indian
River County. The agreement shall provide that said facilities shall continue so long as
the structures or use they were intended to serve is continued.
B. Joint Use. A single parking area may be used to service more than one establishment if the
normal hours of operation of the establishments do not overlap. If a single parking area is so
used, additional parking may be required as a condition of continued occupancy at any time the
hours of operation of the establishments are altered to run during any concurrent period. Any
joint use of parking spaces on a prorated basis must have a document of joint use signed by all
parties concerned and approved as binding by the City Attorney.
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C. Historical Structures. When the parking standards are applied to an historic structure and such
requirements would detrimentally affect the historic character of the property, the Planning and
Zoning Commission may reduce the parking requirement. A maximum reduction of 1 space or
ten percent of the total parking spaces required, which ever is greater, may be permitted. The
Planning and Zoning Commission shall find that a reduction in parking will not create a
hazardous condition or detrimentally affect traffic movement.
D. Specimen or historic trees. A maximum reduction of one space or ten percent of the total
number of parking spaces required, whichever is greater, may be permitted to save specimen or
historic trees.
SECTION 54-3-15.5. PARKING AREAS NOT TO BE REDUCED IN AREA.
Areas designated for off-street parking or loading in accordance with the requirements of this code shall
not be reduced in area or changed to any other use unless the permitted use which it served is
discontinued or modified, except where equivalent parking or loading space is provided and approved
pursuant to Article XVIII, "Site Plan Review."
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