§ 16-11.010. Minimum off-street parking requirements.

The following parking requirements shall apply to all uses approved by special permit as well as permitted uses (see section 16-28.014 and also section 16-28.015 for loading requirements):

(1)

Schools, colleges, churches, recreational or community centers and other places of assembly: One space for each four fixed seats with 18 inches of bench length counted as one seat, or one space for each 35 square feet of enclosed floor area for the accommodation of movable seats in the largest assembly room, whichever is greater, plus the following:

(a)

Public or private elementary or middle school: Two spaces for each classroom.

(b)

High school: Four spaces for each classroom.

(c)

Colleges and universities: Eight spaces for each classroom.

(2)

Nursing homes, convalescent homes, and similar care facilities: One space per four beds.

(3)

Child care centers, day care centers, prekindergartens, kindergartens, play and other special schools or day care centers for young children: One space per 600 square feet of floor area. In addition to providing off-street parking, such establishments shall provide safe and convenient facilities for loading and unloading children, as approved by the director, bureau of traffic and transportation.

(4)

Dwellings and lodgings: See section 16-08.007, table I, for applicable ratios according to the appropriate floor area ratio.

(5)

Banks, savings and loan institutions and the like: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(6)

Business colleges, trade schools, conservatories, dancing schools and the like: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(7)

Drive-in establishments. See section 16-28.021.

(8)

Dormitories, fraternity houses and sorority houses. One space for two beds plus one space for each 200 square feet of floor area designated or occupied other than for sleeping purposes.

(9)

Clubs, lodges: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(10)

Retail establishments, including catering, delicatessen and bakeries, but not other uses as provided below: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(11)

Eating and drinking establishments: One space for each 100 square feet of floor area. Where an eating and drinking establishment derives more than 60 percent of its gross income from the sale of malt beverages, wine and/or distilled spirits, it shall be required to have one space for each 75 square feet of floor area. Floor area shall include, in addition to those areas defined in section 16-29.001(13)(b), areas within the existing building footprint where walls have been removed and a permanent roof remains.

(12)

Laundry and dry cleaning plants, collection stations; self-operated facilities: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(13)

Tailoring, custom dressmaking, millinery and similar establishments: One space for each 400 square feet of floor area.

(14)

Repair establishments for home appliances, bicycles, lawn mowers, shoes, clocks and watches, and the like: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(15)

Bowling alleys, poolrooms, billiard parlors and the like: One space for each 100 square feet of floor area.

(16)

Theaters: One space for each 100 square feet of floor area.

(17)

Hotels and motels: One space per rental unit plus one-half space per employee, plus one space per 100 square feet of restaurant/lounge gross leasable area, plus one space per 300 square feet of gross leasable area of other convention facilities.

(18)

Accessory uses: All accessory uses cited in section 16-11.004 shall provide one additional space per 300 square feet of floor area devoted to such space.

(19)

Other uses: One space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(20)

Single room occupancy residences: One space for each two dwelling units plus one space for each employee.

(21)

Accessory outdoor dining: Limited to 25 percent of the total gross floor area of the building or business with no parking requirements, unless a greater number of spaces are required as a condition for a special use permit: over 25 percent must provide one space per 200 s.f. of the total accessory outdoor dining area including the 25 percent non-exempt floor area. Where an establishment derives more than 60 percent of its gross income from the sale of malt beverages, wine and/or distilled spirits, it shall be required to have one space for each 150 s.f. of the total accessory outdoor dining area including the 25 percent non-exempt floor area.

(22)

Shelter: One parking space for each on duty staff member, whether paid or unpaid. In addition to staff parking, a space of sufficient size is required for each van, bus or other vehicle used by the facility and one additional parking space shall be provided for each 2,000 square feet of the facility.

(Code 1977, § 16-11.010; Ord. No. 1996-59, § 1, 8-26-96; Ord. No. 2002-26, § 4, 3-14-02; Ord. No. 2005-41(06-O-0381), §§ 8, 9, 7-12-05; Ord. No. 2008-62(06-O-0038), §§ 4B(2), 5J, 6B(1), 7-7-08; Ord. No. 2009-24(08-O-1251), § 2D(2), 6-9-09)