It is the purpose of this article to prevent added congestion
of the public streets and so promote the safety and welfare of the
people by requiring, in connection with any new construction, that
off-street parking and loading be provided in accordance with the
use to which the property is put.
An application for a building permit for a new or enlarged building,
structure or use shall include therewith a plot plan in duplicate,
drawn to scale and fully dimensioned, showing any parking or loading
facilities to be provided in compliance with the requirements of this
chapter.
The off-street parking and loading requirements of this chapter
shall apply as follows:
A.
All buildings and structures erected and land uses initiated after
the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall
provide accessory off-street parking or loading facilities as required
by this chapter for the use thereof, except that a building or structure
for which a building permit has been issued prior to the effective
date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall not be required
to furnish parking or loading facilities if construction is begun
thereon within six months of the effective date of the ordinance codified
in this chapter and diligently prosecuted to completion.
B.
When a building or structure erected prior to or after the effective
date of the ordinance codified in this chapter undergoes any decrease
in number of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, number
of employees or other units of measurement specified by this chapter
for required parking or loading facilities and, further, when said
decrease would result in a requirement for fewer total parking or
loading spaces through application of the provisions of this chapter
thereto, parking and loading facilities may be reduced accordingly,
provided that existing parking or loading facilities shall be so decreased
only when the facilities remaining would at least equal or exceed
the parking or loading requirements resulting from application of
the provisions of this chapter to the entire building or structure
as modified.
C.
When a building or structure undergoes any increase in the number
of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or other unit
of measurement specified in this chapter for required parking or loading
facilities and, further, when said increase would result in a requirement
for additional total parking or loading spaces through application
of the provisions of this chapter thereto, parking and loading facilities
shall be increased accordingly so that the total shall at least equal
the parking or loading requirements resulting from application of
the provision of this chapter to the entire building or structure
as modified.
Accessory off-street parking and loading space in existence
on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter may
not be reduced in number unless already exceeding the requirements
of this chapter for equivalent new construction; in which event said
spaces shall not be reduced below the number required in this chapter
for such equivalent new construction.
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the establishment of off-street
automobile parking or loading facilities to serve any existing use
of land or buildings, subject to full compliance with the provisions
of this chapter, except that off-street parking areas accessory to
existing multiple-family structures cannot be located off the premises
containing the main use, unless on a lot adjacent thereto, without
authorization by the City Council.
Any building, structure or use which is in existence and is
a nonconforming use on the effective date of the ordinance codified
in this chapter, and which subsequently is damaged or partially destroyed
by fire, collapse, explosion or other cause, shall not be reconstructed,
reestablished or repaired unless off-street parking or loading facilities
equivalent to any maintained at the time of such damage or destruction
are restored and continued in operation. However, it shall not be
necessary to restore or maintain parking or loading facilities in
excess of those required by this chapter for equivalent new construction.
Requirements governing the number of off-street parking and
loading spaces in relation to the use of property are as set forth
in the following table and are deemed to be minimum requirements.
The requirements for any use not specified in this section shall be
the same as for a similar specified use, as determined by the Board
of Appeals. For the purposes of this section, a parking space shall
be deemed to be an area of not less than 170 square feet, at least
eight feet six inches in width and not less than 20 feet in length.
|
Use
|
Minimum Required Parking Spaces
|
Minimum Required Loading Spaces
|
|---|---|---|
|
Dwellings
|
2 per dwelling unit
|
0
|
|
Hotels, motels, clubs
|
1 per 3 guests or 1 per sleeping unit
|
0
|
|
Lodging, rooming, boarding houses
|
1 per 3 guests, plus 1 for manager
|
0
|
|
Private clubs (without sleeping rooms)
|
Parking spaces equal to 25% of total membership or 1 for every
400 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater
|
1
|
|
Hospital, sanitariums, convalescent homes, nursing homes
|
1 for each 4 beds, plus 1 for each staff and visiting doctor,
plus 1 for each 3 other employees
|
1 for 40,000 square feet of floor area plus 1 for each additional
100,000 square feet of floor area
|
|
Medical, dental clinics
|
5 per doctor engaged at the clinic
|
0
|
|
Mortuaries, funeral parlors
|
1 per 50 square feet of floor space in chapels and parlors
|
1
|
|
Churches, school auditoriums, stadiums, sports arenas, indoor
theaters
|
1 per 5 individual seats
|
0
|
|
Other places of assembly without fixed seating
|
1 per 75 square feet of gross floor area
|
0
|
|
Banks, business or professional offices
|
1 per 400 square feet of floor area
|
1 per 100,000 square feet of floor area or major fraction thereof
|
|
Bowling alleys
|
5 per alley
|
1 per 100,000 square feet of floor area or major fraction thereof
|
|
Retail stores and shops
|
1 per 300 square feet of floor area
|
1 per 100,000 square feet of floor area or major fraction thereof
|
|
Mobile home courts
|
2 per mobile home lot
|
0
|
|
Manufacturing and industrial uses, warehousing, research and
test labs
|
1 per 2 employees per shift based on the largest shift
|
1 for first 40,000 square feet of floor area plus 1 for each
additional 100,000 square feet
|
All required off-street parking and loading shall be on the
same lot with the establishment or on an adjacent lot or one across
a street therefrom.
