§ 180. Schedule of parking requirements  


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  • For the following uses, accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided as required hereinafter. Parking spaces required on any employee basis shall be based on the maximum number of employees on duty, or residing, or both on the premises at any one time.

    (a) Residential uses.

    (1) Lodging Houses. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two (2) lodging rooms, plus one (1) space for the owner or manager.

    (2) Mobile Home Parks. Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided on each mobile home site, plus one (1) space for the manager and each employee.

    (3) Multiple-Family Dwellings, including Apartment-Hotels. Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided for every one (1) dwelling unit. For lodging rooms located in an apartment-hotel, one (1) parking space shall be provided for each two (2) lodging rooms, plus one (1) space for the manager and each employee.

    (4) One-Family Dwellings and Two-Family Dwellings. Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit.

    (5) Tourist Courts, Tourist Homes and Motels. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit or lodging room, plus one (1) space for the manager and each employee.

    (6) Transient Hotels. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit and one (1) parking space for each two (2) lodging rooms, plus one (1) space for the manager and each employee.

    (b) Retail and service uses.

    (1) Automobile Laundry/Car Wash. Ten (10) stacking spaces shall be provided for each wash rack, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

    (2) Automobile Service Stations. One parking space shall be provided for each two (2) employees, plus such additional spaces required hereinafter for affiliated retail uses such as convenience store items, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

    (3) Bowling Alleys. Three (3) parking spaces shall be provided for each alley, plus such additional spaces required hereinafter for affiliated retail and recreational uses such as bars, restaurants, pool halls and the like, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

    (4) Drive-In Establishments. Six (6) stacking spaces shall be provided for each customer service window, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

    (5) Food and/or Beverage Establishments (dispensed for consumption on the premises). One (1) parking space shall be provided for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area, excluding food preparation, mechanical, and storage.

    (6) Furniture and Furniture Repair, and Household Appliance Stores. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each six hundred (600) square feet of floor area, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

    (7) Motor Vehicle Sales and Machinery Sales. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

    (8) Private clubs and Lodges. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

    (9) Retail Stores and Banks. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area. Banking drive-in facilities shall provide one (1) service space and three (3) stacking spaces per customer service window, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

    (10) Theaters (indoor). One (1) parking space shall be provided for each three (3) seats, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

    (11) Undertaking Establishments and Funeral Parlors. Fifteen (15) parking spaces shall be provided for each chapel or parlor, one (1) parking space for each funeral vehicle kept on the premises, plus one (1) parking space for each employee. In addition, not less than ten (10) automobile stacking spaces shall be provided for funeral procession assembly.

    (12) Health Clubs. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area excluding mechanical and storage areas.

    (c) Offices - business, professional, medical, and governmental. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area, plus one (1) parking space for each employee. Medical offices shall provide one (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet.

    (d) Industrial uses. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each employee.

    (e) Establishments engaged in production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing or repair of materials, goods, or products. One parking space shall be provided for each two (2) employees, plus one (1) parking space for each vehicle used in the conduct of the enterprise.

    (f) Warehouses and storage buildings. One parking space shall be provided for each two (2) employees, plus one (1) parking space for each vehicle used in the conduct of the enterprise.

    (g) Community service uses.

    (1) Church, School, College and other Institutional Auditoriums. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each three (3) auditorium seats. Adequate space shall also be provided for off-street parking of buses used in connection with events held at the auditoriums, and all loading and unloading of passengers shall take place upon the premises.

    (2) Colleges, Universities, and Business, Professional and Trade Schools. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two (2) employees and one (1) parking space shall be provided for each three (3) students based on the maximum number of students attending classes on the premises at any one time during any twenty-four (24) hour period.

    (3) Health Centers, Government Operated. Three (3) parking spaces shall be provided for each staff doctor and visiting doctor plus one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees.

    (4) Hospitals. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two (2) hospital beds, plus one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees, other than staff doctors, plus one (1) parking space for each staff doctor, plus one (1) parking space for each vehicle used in the conduct of the enterprise.

    (5) Libraries, Art Galleries and Museums. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.

    (6) Municipal or Privately Owned Recreation or Community Center. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two (2) employees, plus spaces adequate in number, as determined by the Plan Commission, to serve the visiting public.

    (7) Public Utility and Public Service Uses. One and one-half (1½) parking spaces shall be provided for each employee, plus one (1) parking space for each vehicle used in the conduct of the enterprise.

    (8) Schools, Nursery and Elementary. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each employee, plus one (1) space for each three (3) pupils, except as otherwise provided.

    (9) High Schools. One parking space for each employee, plus one (1) space for each two (2) pupils, except as otherwise provided.

    (h) Places of assembly.

    (1) Stadiums, Arenas, Convention or Banquet Halls, Auditoriums (other than Church, College or Institutional Schools), and other similar places of assembly. Parking spaces equal in number of fifty (50%) percent of the capacity in persons shall be provided.

    (i) Miscellaneous uses.

    (1) Fraternities, Sororities and Dormitories. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each five (5) active members and/or residents, plus one parking space for the manager thereof.

    (2) Institutions for the Care of the Mentally Impaired and Developmentally Disabled. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each two (2) employees (other than staff doctors), plus one (1) parking space for each staff doctor, plus spaces adequate in number, as determined by the Plan Commission, to serve the visiting public, plus one (1) parking space for each vehicle used in the conduct of the enterprise.

    (3) Rest Homes or Nursing Homes. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each four (4) beds, plus one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees (other than staff doctors), plus one (1) parking space for each staff doctor, plus spaces adequate in number, as determined by the Plan Commission, to serve the visiting public, plus one (1) parking space for each vehicle used in the conduct of the enterprise.

    (4) Sanitariums, Convalescent Homes or Institutions for the Care of Children and the Aged. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each four (4) beds, plus one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees (other than staff doctors), plus one (1) parking space for each staff doctor, plus spaces adequate in number, as determined by the Plan Commission, to serve the visiting public, plus one (1) parking space for each vehicle used in the conduct of the enterprise.

    (5) For the following uses, parking spaces adequate in number, as determined by the Plan Commission, to serve persons employed or residing on the premises as well as the visiting public.

    a. Airports and heliports.

    b. Convents and monasteries.

    c. Crematories and mausoleums.

    d. Fraternal and religious institutions.

    e. Outdoor amusement establishment, fairgrounds, permanent carnivals, kiddie parks, and other similar amusement centers.

    f. Penal and correctional institutions.

    g. Rectories and parish houses.

    h. Swimming pools.

    (j) Mixed uses. When two (2) or more uses are located on the same zoning lot within the same building, parking spaces equal in number to the sum of the separate requirements of such use shall be provided. No parking space or portion thereof shall serve as the required space for more than one use unless otherwise authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals.

    (k) Other uses. For uses not listed heretofore in this schedule of parking requirements, parking spaces shall be provided on the same basis as required for the most similar use, or as determined by the Plan Commission.