§ 44-167. Off-street parking spaces.  


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  • (a)

    Required. The amount of required off-street parking spaces for new uses or buildings, additions thereto and additions to existing buildings, as specified section 44-166, shall be determined in accordance with the following table, and the space so required shall be stated in the application for a building permit and shall be irrevocably reserved for such use and/or shall comply with section 44-166(8).

    (b)

    Similar type for not specified facilities. For those uses not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with a use which is similar in type.

    Use Required parking space
    One-family dwellings. Two parking spaces for each dwelling units.
    Two-family income dwellings, multiple family dwellings, apartment houses, and efficiency apartments. One per bedroom, with a minimum of two per unit, plus 0.25 parking spaces per unit for visitors calculated on the basis of requiring this standard only for the first 250 units, to be evenly distributed throughout the off-street parking area. Each phase shall comply with these regulations.
    Tourist homes, cabins or motels. One parking space for each guest or sleeping room or suite in a tourist home, tourist cabin or motel, plus two additional spaces for management and/or service personnel.
    Nurses home or dormitory. One parking space for each two bedrooms, plus two additional spaces for manager.
    Hospital, sanitariums, nursing and convalescent homes and homes for the aged or similar uses. One parking space for each four beds, plus one space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one space for each four employees including nurses.
    Orphanage and institutions of a philanthropic and charitable nature or similar use. One parking space for each ten beds.
    Hotels. One parking space for each guest room, plus one additional space for each employee.
    Private clubs, fraternities, boardinghouses and roominghouses. One parking space for each bedroom, plus two additional spaces for owner or management.
    Libraries, museums, post offices. Provide about each building an improved area, other than the front or side yard, which shall be not less in size than two times the floor space of the building.
    Theaters and auditoriums (other than incidental to schools). One parking space for each four seats, plus additional spaces equal in number to 50 percent of the number of all employees of the theater.
    Churches, auditoriums incidental to schools. One parking space for each four seats in the main assembly unit.
    Schools. One parking space for each two employees (including teachers and administrators), plus sufficient off-street space for the safe and convenient loading and unloading of students.
    Dance halls, pool and billiard rooms, assembly halls without fixed seats, community centers, civic clubs, fraternal orders, veterans' organizations, union halls and similar types of occupancy. One parking space for each four people allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by the fire marshal.
    Stadiums and sports arenas. One parking space for each four seats.
    Bowling alleys. Five parking spaces for each alley.
    Mortuaries or funeral homes. One parking space for each 50 square feet of floor space in the slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral service rooms.
    Establishments for sale and consumption on the premises of alcoholic beverages, food or refreshments. One parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area, plus one parking space for each four employees.
    Drive-in restaurants. One parking space for each 15 square feet of floor area.
    Medical or dental clinics, banks, business or professional offices. One parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
    Drive-in banks. Four parking spaces for each teller window, in addition to one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
    Furniture and appliance stores, personal service shops (not including beauty parlor and barbershops), household equipment or furniture repair shops, clothing or shoe repair or service shops, hardware stores, motor vehicle sales, wholesale stores and machinery sales. One parking space for each 500 square feet of floor space, plus one space for the owner or management, plus one space for each two employees.
    Beauty parlors and barbershops. One parking space for each employee, plus two parking spaces for each chair.
    Boat liveries (including boat trailers) and marine commercial business uses, stores, etc. One parking space for each two employees, one parking space for each boat well and/or each boat, plus parking space for all cars and all boat trailers using said boat livery services, plus one parking space for each 150 square feet of floor space.
    All retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein. One parking space for each 150 square feet of floor space.
    Service garages, auto salesrooms, auto repair, collision or bumping shops. One parking space for each two of the maximum number of employees on duty at any one time, plus one parking space for each of the maximum number of salesmen on duty at any one time, plus one parking space each for the owner and/or management on duty at any one time, plus two parking spaces for each stall in a collision, bumping or painting shop, plus one parking space for each stall or service area or wash rack in a servicing or repair shop.
    Gasoline filling stations. One parking space for each employee, plus one parking space for the owner and/or management, plus two parking spaces for each grease rack, staff for servicing automobiles or wash rack.
    Industrial establishments including manufacturing, research and testing laboratories, creameries, bottling works, printing and engraving shops, warehouses and storage buildings. Provide about each industrial building, buildings or use an improved area, in addition to the front yard, which shall be sufficient in size to provide adequate facilities for the parking of automobiles and other motor vehicles used by the firm or employees or persons doing business therein. Such space shall not be less than one parking space for each three employees computed on the basis of the greatest number of persons to be employed at any one period during the day or night.

     

(Code 1977, § 28-117; Ord. No. 190, 6-22-1992; Ord. No. 264, § 2, 10-11-1999)