§ 16-18A.015. Off-street parking and loading requirements.

1.

Parking requirements: The minimum number of parking spaces required and maximum number allowed shall be in accordance with the following SPI-1 Downtown Parking Table. Any variation to increase the maximum allowable parking requirement shall be based upon criteria including, but not limited to the following:

a.

Tenant demand based for on-site uses; and

b.

Parking efficiency and utilization for on-site uses; and

c.

Parking available off-site within one-quarter-mile radius.

2.

Off-street surface parking lots. Off-street surface parking lots, including those for the authorized sale or lease of vehicles shall not be located between a building and adjacent street without an intervening building.

3.

All parking areas and structures. All parking areas and structures shall have delineated walkways at a minimum width of four feet connecting parking to the required sidewalks and building entrances.

4.

Office uses, additional requirements:

a.

All office developments over 100,000 square feet shall reserve and designate at least five percent of the-parking spaces "Carpool Only." Such spaces shall be located near the building's entrance or other preferable locations within the employee parking areas as approved by the commissioner of public works; and

b.

All new parking structures shall be built to accommodate vanpool access at entry level. The minimum ceiling height for vanpools is eight feet two inches.

5.

In Subarea 3 (SoNo Commercial East) and Subarea 4 (SoNo Residential): Off-site parking may be granted subject to evidence of a shared parking arrangement within 600 feet of the property. Said evidence of a shared parking arrangement shall include the following:

a.

A to-scale map indicating location of proposed parking spaces; and

b.

Written consent of property owners agreeing to the shared parking arrangement; and

c.

Copies of parking leases. Renewed leases shall be filed with the bureau of planning. Failure to file or lapse of such required lease agreement with the bureau of planning shall terminate said shared parking arrangement.

SPI-1 Downtown: Parking Table

	Parking Spaces
		Maximum
	Minimum	Within Parking Limitation District	Not Within Parking Limitation District
Residential Dwellings/Lodgings
Hotels and motels (spaces per lodging unit)	None	1.0	1.5
Residential Dwellings: •Per each one-bedroom unit •Per each two or more bedroom unit	None	1.25 2.25	1.5 2.5
Non-Residential Uses (Spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area)
Eating and Drinking Establishments	None or 1.5*	2.5	3.0
Commercial/Retail (not Eating and Drinking Establishments)	None	2.5	3.0
Institutional	None	2.5	3.0
Office	None	2.5	3.0
Recreation/Entertainment	None	1.5	2.5
All Other Uses	None	2.0	2.5

 

*Within Subarea 3 (SoNo Commercial East) and Subarea 4 (SoNo Residential): One and one-half spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area is required. Said spaces may be provided off-site within 600 feet of the principal use. In all other areas: None required.

6.

[Off-street loading:] The off-street loading requirements for this district are as shown in table of loading requirements, chapter 28, section 16-28.015.

(Ord. No. 2007-71(07-O-2221), § 1(Att. A), 11-27-07; Ord. No. 2019-09(18-O-1581), § 4.B, 1-31-19 )