§ 30-900.3. Number of spaces required.  


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  • The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for uses located in each parking overlay district shall be determined by application of this section. The minimum number of parking spaces required for a use not included within any of the use groups set forth in Subsection (1) of this section shall be as required for such use by Section 30-710.1, unless specifically set forth to the contrary in the parking overlay district. The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required shall be as follows:

    (1)

    Base requirements. The base requirements for the minimum number of off-street parking spaces for uses included within the following use groups shall be as follows, provided that lesser base requirements for specific uses or use groups may be established in the case of any parking overlay district when the City Council is satisfied that unique circumstances pertaining to the uses, physical conditions or functional characteristics within the parking overlay district justify such lesser base requirements:

    a.

    Retail stores and shops, shopping centers, foodstores, personal service and other service businesses, banks and savings and loan offices, and similar businesses: one space per 300 square feet of floor area.

    b.

    Restaurants, theaters, amusement centers, lodges and clubs, and similar uses: one space per 150 square feet of floor area.

    c.

    Offices including medical and dental offices and clinics, studios, veterinary clinics, and similar uses: one space per 300 square feet for the first 1,500 square feet of floor area, plus one space per 540 square feet of floor area in excess thereof.

    d.

    Furniture, carpet, appliance, hardware or home improvement stores; clothing, shoe or other repair shops; and similar uses: one space per 750 square feet of floor area.

    (2)

    Public parking allowance. It is the intent of this subsection that the base requirements set forth in Subsection (1) of this section be reduced in proportion to the available supply of public parking spaces within each district. Such reduction shall be determined in accordance with the following and shall be known as the public parking allowance for the district. Prior to the introduction of any ordinance establishing a parking overlay district or expanding or contracting the boundaries of any such district, the following determinations shall be made relative to the particular circumstances within the proposed boundaries of the district in order to establish the public parking allowance applicable in that district:

    a.

    Total floor area. The total square foot amount of all nonresidential floor area contained in all buildings located within the proposed district shall be determined. For purposes of such determination, floor area shall be as indicated on the most recent real estate tax assessment records of the City.

    b.

    Total parking need. The total need for parking spaces within the proposed district shall be determined by multiplying the total floor area calculated under Subsection (2)a of this section by 3.0 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area.

    c.

    Available public parking. The total number of public parking spaces available within the proposed district shall be determined. The percentage of the total parking need represented by such number of public parking spaces, rounded to the nearest five percent, shall be determined. Such figure shall be the public parking allowance applicable within the district. For purposes of this subsection, public parking spaces shall be as defined in Section 30-1220.

    d.

    Application of public parking allowance. The base requirements set forth in Subsection (1) of this section shall be reduced by the public parking allowance determined under Subsection (2)c of this section. The result of such reduction, rounded to the nearest ten square feet, shall be the off-street parking requirements applicable to individual uses within the proposed parking overlay district.

    (Code 1993, § 32-900.3; Code 2004, § 114-900.3; Ord. No. 2009-37-50, § 1, 4-13-2009)

(Code 1993, § 32-900.3; Code 2004, § 114-900.3; Ord. No. 2009-37-50, § 1, 4-13-2009)