4.05.00 - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
4.05.03 - Specific Parking Requirements for Residential Uses in Mixed Use Urban Residential Land Use
4.05.04 - Parking Space Requirements
4.05.05 - Parking Variation in the P District
4.05.06 - Loading Space Requirements
4.05.07 - Handicapped Parking Requirements
4.05.08 - Bicycle Parking Requirements
4.05.09 - Stacking Lane Requirements
A.
Purpose and intent.
It is the intent of this section that the public health, safety, comfort, order, appearance, convenience, morals, interest, and general welfare require that every building and use erected or instituted after the effective date of this LDC shall be provided with adequate off-street parking facilities for the use of occupants, employees, visitors, customers or patrons. It is also the intent of this LDC that certain uses must provide adequate off-street loading facilities. Such off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be maintained and continued so long as the use continues.
B.
General applicability.
1.
Wherever in any zoning district off-street facilities are provided for the parking or display of any and all types of vehicles, boats or heavy construction equipment, whether such vehicles, boats or equipment are self-propelled or not, and all land upon which vehicles traverse the property as a function of the primary use (including "drive-in" facilities) hereinafter referred to as "other vehicular uses," such off-street facilities and land shall conform to the minimum requirements of this LDC.
2.
Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be provided as set forth in this section. Conforming buildings and uses existing as of the effective date of this LDC may be modernized, altered, or repaired without providing additional off-street parking or off-street loading facilities, providing there is no increase in floor area or capacity or change in use which would require additional off-street parking.
3.
Where a conforming building or use existed as of the effective date of this LDC and such building or use is enlarged in floor area, volume, capacity, or space occupied, off-street parking and off-street loading as specified in this LDC shall be provided for the additional floor area, volume, capacity, or space so created or used.
4.
Where a use and building existed at the effective date of this LDC and the use is changed after the effective date of this LDC and where this LDC requires such later and changed use to have greater required off-street parking, then additional off-street parking shall be provided for the later and changed use as required under this LDC.
5.
Unless otherwise provided, areas designated as the central business district of a community shall not be required to meet the requirements for off-street parking and loading herein. Such central business districts may be designated on a map or such other documents and materials as are necessary and adopted by the BCC upon recommendation of the planning commission for the purpose of exempting such area from off-street parking and loading regulations.
A.
Parking lots and spaces shall be identified as to purpose and location when not clearly evident.
B.
Parking lots and spaces shall meet the following standards:
1.
Be surfaced with asphalt, bituminous, concrete or dustless material and maintained in smooth, well-graded condition. Upon approval of the County Manager or designee, a suitable material (lime rock excluded) with a suitable stabilized subgrade may be substituted for the above materials.
2.
Up to seventy (70%) percent of the parking spaces for houses of worship and schools may be surfaced with grass or lawn. When the County Manager or designee determines that the paving of some or all parking spaces for houses of worship and schools will have significant negative environmental impacts, the County Manager or designee may require that these parking spaces not be paved.
3.
Spaces that are not paved shall be compacted, stabilized, well drained and surfaced with a durable grass cover.
4.
Driveways, handicapped spaces and access aisles shall be paved.
C.
Parking lots shall be drained and sloped so as not to cause any nuisance to adjacent property or to public property or rights-of-way. Such facilities must also be sloped to meet the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
D.
Parking lots shall be so lighted, if lighted, as to shield streets and all adjacent properties from direct glare, excessive light, and hazardous interference with automotive and pedestrian traffic.
E.
Access shall meet the following standards:
1.
Be arranged for convenient and safe access of pedestrians and vehicles.
2.
Off-street parking areas must be accessible from a street, alley or other public right-of-way.
3.
Access via a rear property right-of-way shall be required if available in lieu of direct access.
4.
For any nonresidential development which abuts an alley, a maximum of ten (10) parking spaces, not to exceed thirty (30%) percent of the required parking for the proposed use, may be accessed solely from the alley. Said parking spaces shall be clearly marked and arranged in such a manner so that each parking space meets the minimum size required in section 4.05.02 of this LDC. Additionally, these spaces shall be arranged in a manner which allows for full compliance with any required landscaped buffer requirement. These spaces shall be for the exclusive use of employees and service vehicles and shall be clearly designated as such by appropriate signage.
F.
Be arranged so that no vehicle shall be forced onto any street to gain access from one aisle to another aisle. All off-street parking facilities must be so arranged that no motor vehicle shall have to back onto any street, excluding single-family and two-family residential dwellings and churches.
G.
Whenever the number of off-street parking spaces required by this LDC is five (5) or more, all parking spaces shall be striped or marked with paint or other suitable pavement marking material. Whenever any part of an off-street parking area is redesigned, those pavement markings which no longer apply shall be completely obliterated.
H.
Be constructed so that interior portions of off-street vehicular facilities not utilized specifically as a parking space or maneuvering or other vehicular use area shall not be paved but shall be landscaped in accordance with this LDC, specifically section 4.06.00
I.
Off-street parking areas shall be designed so as not to create dead-end aisles except as may be permitted in accordance with provisions of the Florida Building Code, or other applicable codes referenced within Chapter 1. Aisles designed for one-way traffic flow shall have painted arrows not less than four (4) feet at each end of the aisle indicating the direction of travel.
J.
All off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same lot they serve, on a contiguous lot under the same ownership that is zoned for use as a parking lot.
K.
Exemptions to locational requirements
1.
Off-site parking on non-contiguous lots under same ownership. The County Manager or designee may approve off-site parking on lots under the same ownership that are separated by a roadway that is not designated an arterial or a collector roadway of greater than two (2) lanes in the traffic circulation element of the GMP. A site development plan shall be submitted to the County Manager or designee which indicates that:
a.
At least sixty-seven (67%) percent of the required parking is on the lot with the principal structure; or
b.
The off-site lots are zoned for use as a parking lot or are zoned the same as the lot with the principal structure; or
c.
The off-site parking will serve a water-dependent and/or a water-related use or will only be used for valet parking.
2.
Off-site parking on lots under different ownership. The County Manager or designee may approve off-site parking on contiguous lots that are under different ownership. A site development plan shall be submitted to the County Manager or designee which includes:
a.
A minimum ten (10)-year lease agreement between the property owners, including a provision that if and when the lease expires, the property owner requiring the off-site parking shall make other provisions for the required parking. The County attorney shall review this agreement for form and legal sufficiency. The petitioner shall record the lease in the official records of Collier County before approval of the site development plan; and
b.
At least sixty-seven (67%) percent of the required parking is on the lot with the principal structure; or
c.
The off-site lots are zoned for use as a parking lot or are zoned the same as the lot with the principal structure; or
d.
The off-site parking will serve a water dependent and/or water related use or will only be used for valet parking.
3.
Parking exemption.
a.
The BZA, after review and recommendation by the planning commission, may approve a parking exemption under the following circumstances:
(1)
The permitted use and the proposed off-site parking lot are separated by a collector or arterial roadway;
(2)
The lot proposed for off-site parking is not zoned commercial;
(3)
Shared parking, in which two or more permitted uses utilize the same, or a portion of the same required parking.
(4)
Parking reservation, in which the petitioner believes that the number of required parking spaces is excessive and wishes to reduce the number of parking spaces required to be constructed, while reserving the land area for future parking spaces if determined necessary by the County Manager or his designee, or the BZA.
(5)
Structures in commercial zoning districts shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet from residentially zoned lots which have been granted a parking exemption.
b.
The planning commission and the BZA shall consider the following criteria for the approval of a parking exemption:
(1)
Whether the amount of off-site parking is required by sections 4.05.04 G. and 4.05.09, or is in excess of these requirements.
(2)
The distance of the farthest parking space from the facility to be served.
(3)
Pedestrian safety if the lots are separated by a collector or arterial roadway.
(4)
Pedestrian and vehicular safety.
(5)
The character and quality of the neighborhood and the future development of surrounding properties.
(6)
Potential parking problems for neighboring properties.
(7)
Whether the internal traffic flow is required to leave the site to reach the proposed off-site parking.
(8)
Whether vehicular access shall be from or onto residential streets.
(9)
Whether buffers adjacent to the property zoned residential are 15 feet in width and include a wall in addition to required landscaping.
(10)
Whether the off-site parking area will be used for valet parking.
(11)
Whether the off-site parking area will be used for employee parking.
(12)
Whether there are more viable alternatives available.
c.
Off-street parking areas must be accessible from a street, alley or other public right-of-way and all off-street parking facilities must be so arranged that no motor vehicle shall have to back onto any street, excluding single-family and two-family residential dwellings and churches approved under sections 4.05.04 G. and 4.05.09
L.
Minimum aisle widths shall be as follows:
Table 16. Minimum Aisle Width in Parking Lots.
| Angle of Parking | Aisle Width (One-Way) | Aisle Width (Two-Way) |
| Parallel | 12 feet* | 20 feet |
| 30 degrees | 12 feet* | 22 feet |
| 45 degrees | 12 feet* | 22 feet |
| 60 degrees | 18 feet | 24 feet |
| 90 degrees | 22 feet | 24 feet |
*Fire districts may require these to be increased to fourteen (14) feet where an acute turning radius is present.
M.
Each parking space shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet in size or sixteen (16) feet in depth measured from the aisle width to the face of the wheel stop except in the case of parallel parking where the dimension of the space shall be nine (9) feet by twenty-three (23) feet for spaces running parallel to the driveway which affords access to said spaces. As an alternative, nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet spaces may be used in which case there must be a six (6) foot marked clear zone space in front of or in back of every space. See Exhibit "A" for typical off-street parking design. All parking spaces for the exclusive use of compact vehicles indicated on an approved site development plan, and any subsequent amendments thereto, shall be counted as standard parking spaces.
(Ord. No. 04-72, § 3.M; Ord. No. 10-23, § 3.W)
4.05.03 - Specific Parking Requirements for Residential Uses in Mixed Use Urban Residential Land Use
All automobile parking or storage of automobiles in connection with residential structures which are located on property which is designated as Mixed Use Urban Residential on the Future Land Use Map and which are zoned or used for residential uses, shall occur on specifically designed surfaces in a specifically designated area of the lot upon which the residential structure is located. The parking and/or storage of automobiles in connection with the residential dwelling units they are ancillary and accessory to shall be regulated as follows:
A.
Single-family dwelling units: Unless otherwise parked or stored in an enclosed structure, the parking or storing of automobiles in connection with single-family dwelling units shall be limited to stabilized subsurface base or plastic grid stabilization system covered by surface areas made of concrete, crushed stone, crushed shell, asphalt, pavers or turf parking systems specifically designated for the parking of automobiles. The designated parking area may not comprise an area greater than forty (40%) percent of any required front yard; which, nonetheless, may not serve to limit a driveway to a width of less than twenty (20) feet. All parked automobiles shall utilize only the designated parking areas of the lot.
B.
Two-family dwelling units: Unless otherwise parked or stored in an enclosed structure, the parking or storing of automobiles in connection with a two-family structure shall be limited to stabilized surface areas made of concrete, crushed stone, asphalt, pavers or turf parking systems specifically designated for the parking of automobiles. The designated parking area shall not comprise an area greater than fifty (50%) percent of any required front yard; which, nonetheless will not serve to limit a driveway to a width of less than twenty (20) feet. Separate driveways may be provided on each side of the two-family structure but, in no case, shall the combined area of both driveways and any other designated parking areas exceed fifty (50) percent of any required front yard.
C.
Multi-family (i.e. three (3) or more) dwelling units: Unless otherwise parked or stored in an enclosed structure, the parking or storing of automobiles in connection with multi-family dwelling units shall be limited to stabilized surface areas made of concrete, crushed stone, asphalt, pavers or turf parking systems designated for the parking and storing of automobiles. Areas designated for the parking of automobiles shall not exceed a ratio of two and one-half (2-½) automobiles per dwelling unit in the event all parking spaces are not located within an enclosed structure or any combination of open air and enclosed structure.
D.
Where multi-family structures consist of single-family attached (i.e. row houses) dwelling units each with its own driveway to a common accessway, public or private street, all parking of automobiles shall be limited to the driveway and or garage combination.
E.
Automobiles parked and/or stored in connection with residential dwelling units as described above shall be owned by the occupants of the dwelling unit or units unless the vehicle is owned by a firm, corporation or entity for which a dwelling unit occupant is employed. This provision shall not be construed to apply to automobile vehicles owned by persons or business firms at the site for social or business purposes.
F.
No other portion of a front yard may be used to park or store automobiles including that portion of the right-of-way not directly a part of the designated driveway or designated parking areas.
(Ord. No. 06-07, § 3.J)
4.05.04 - Parking Space Requirements
A.
Requirements for off-street parking for uses not specifically mentioned in this section shall be the same as for the use most similar to the one sought, or as otherwise determined by the County Manager or designee pursuant to 4.05.04 of this LDC it being the intent of this LDC to require all uses to provide off-street parking, unless specific provision is made to the contrary.
B.
Measurement. Where this LDC requires off-street parking based on various types of measurements, the following rules shall apply:
1.
Floor area means, for the purposes of this section only, the gross floor area inside the exterior walls, unless otherwise specifically indicated.
2.
In hospitals, bassinets do not count as beds.
3.
In stadiums, sports arenas, houses of worship, and other places of public assembly where occupants utilize benches, pews, or other similar seating arrangements, each twenty-four (24) lineal inches of such seating facilities count as one (1) seat.
4.
Where the parking requirements are based on number of employees or persons employed or working in an establishment and the number of employees increases after the building or structure is occupied, then the amount of off-street parking provided must be increased in ratio to the increase of the number of employees.
5.
When units of measurements determining number of required off-street parking spaces result in a requirement of a fractional space, then such fraction equal or greater than one-half (½) shall require a full off-street parking space.
C.
Developers of commercial projects located within commercial zoning districts, business park districts, or a commercial component of a PUD zoning district, which require a minimum of eighty (80) parking spaces, providing paved off-street surface parking in excess of 120 percent of the requirements of this LDC shall request a variance in accordance with Chapter 9. The developer shall be required to provide double the landscaping required in interior vehicular use areas, as required by section 4.06.00 for those projects requesting such a variance.
D.
Developers providing parking lots in excess of 200 parking spaces may surface fifteen (15%) percent of the required off-street parking spaces in grass which shall be compacted, stabilized, well drained and surfaced with a durable grass cover. Such grass parking spaces shall be located along the outlying perimeter of the parking lot. Driveways, handicapped spaces and access aisles shall be paved. All grassed parking spaces shall be included in the water management calculations for site development plan review.
E.
Required off-street parking shall be located so that no automotive vehicle when parked shall have any portion of such vehicle overhanging or encroaching on public right-of-way or the property of another. If necessary, wheel stops or barriers may be required in order to enforce this provision.
F.
Required off-street parking according to the requirements of this Code shall not be reduced in area or changed to any other use unless the permitted or permissible use that it serves is discontinued or modified, or equivalent required off-street parking is provided meeting the requirements of this Code.
G.
Minimum requirement.
1.
Irrespective of any other requirement of this LDC, each and every separate individual store, office, or other business shall be provided with at least one (1) off-street parking space, unless specific provision is made to the contrary.
2.
The County Manager or designee may determine the minimum parking requirements for a use which is not specifically referenced below or for which an applicant has provided evidence that a specific use is of such a unique nature that the applicable minimum parking ratio listed in this LDC should not be applied. In making such a determination the County Manager or designee may require submission of parking generation studies; evidence of parking ratios applied by other counties and municipalities for the specific use; reserved parking pursuant to section 4.05.05; and other conditions and safeguards deemed to be appropriate to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
H.
Spaces required.
Table 17. Parking Space Requirements.
| Airport (civil aviation) | 1 per 600 annual enplaned passengers. |
| Airport (general aviation) | 1 per each aircraft tiedown/storage/maintenance area. |
| Art gallery or museum | 1 per 300 square feet of floor area open to the general public. |
| Archery fields | 1 per 1.5 target practice stalls |
| Athletic fields | 25 spaces for each athletic field (baseball, softball, football, soccer, etc.). The County Manager, or his designee, may administratively reduce this requirement where the applicant can demonstrate a reduced need for the required parking due to the type of athletic facility or where shared parking may be provided on adjacent public property. Grassed parking may be permitted for not more than 50 percent of the provided parking. |
| Auto maintenance center (drive-through) | 1 per 250 square feet. Stacking for 5 vehicles for the first bay and 2 for each additional bay. |
| Auto service station | 3.5 per service bay or 1 per 250 square feet, whichever is greater. |
| Auto/truck/trailer leasing | 1 per 500 square feet of roofed building area plus 1 per 2,000 square feet of paved outdoor vehicle storage area. These spaces shall not be used for the parking of rental vehicles. |
| Auto/truck/boat/motorcycle/ recreational vehicle repair or body shop | 3.5 per service bay or 1 per 250 square feet, whichever is greater. |
| Auto/truck/boat/motorcycle/recreational vehicle sales or dealership | 1 per 400 square feet of building area except service/body shop buildings which are 3.5 per service bay or 1 per 250 square feet, whichever is greater; plus 1 per 2,000 square feet of outdoor sales/display area. |
| Auto/truck washing | 1 for self-service wash facilities and 1 per employee of the largest shift for automatic wash facilities. Stacking for 2 vehicles per stall for self-service wash bays and stacking for 5 vehicles per automatic carwash lane. |
| Bank or financial institution | 1 per 250 square feet on the first floor and 1 per 300 square feet on any other floors. Stacking for four vehicles for each drive-up window not to exceed a total requirement of 15 vehicles exclusive of automated deposit lanes which require no stacking. |
| Barbershop/beauty parlor/hair salon | 1 per 200 square feet or 3 per barber/beautician haircutting chair, whichever is greater, and 1.5 per station or booth for nails, massages, facials, sun tanning, etc. |
| Beverage center (drive-through) | 1 per 250 square feet. Stacking for 5 vehicles for the first drive-through aisle and 2 for each additional aisle. |
| Boat ramp | Minimum 10 spaces per ramp with dimensions of 10 feet wide by 40 feet long. Vehicular parking shall be provided at 4 spaces per ramp. |
| Boat storage | (Only for dry storage on a site that has no water access for boats and those not associated with a self-service storage facility), 1 per 12 dry boat storage spaces. |
| Bottling establishment | 1 per 500 square feet of building area. Office area shall be calculated at 1 per 275 square feet. |
| Bowling alley | 1 per 200 square feet for bowling area which also includes parking for locker room area, bowlers' seating/approach area and storage area plus 1 per 150 square feet for all other uses including offices, snack bars, lounges, game/pool rooms, and sales areas. |
| Building supplies/lumberyard | (Only for retail sales where the supplies are primarily stored outside), 1 per 275 square feet of inside retail/office area plus 1 per 1,500 square feet of enclosed or roofed storage structures. |
| Catering shop | 1 per 500 square feet. Sales and display areas shall be computed at 1 per 250 square feet and office area shall be computed at 1 per 300 square feet. |
| Child care/day nursery/adult day care center | 1 per employee of the largest work shift plus 1 space for every 10 children/adults. In addition, adequate drop off and pickup areas shall be provided. |
| Church/house of worship/temple/synagogue | 3 for each 7 seats in chapel or assembly area. Other uses are not counted except for residential uses. A reduction of this standard to a minimum of 1 space for each 4 seats, may be applied for in conjunction with an application for a site development plan, through the board of zoning appeals after review and recommendation of the planning commission. This reduction will only be allowed for expansion created by congregational growth, for existing church buildings where the applicant can demonstrate a significant hardship exists. A stacked or other parking plan shall be submitted with the application which will demonstrate that the vehicle parking will not have negative impacts upon neighboring properties and will provide adequate access for emergency vehicles. |
| Coin-operated (laundry, self-service) | 1 per each 2 washing machines. |
| Commercial laundry | 1 per 500 square feet of building area. |
| Convenience store/ delicatessen/ takeout prepared food store | 1 per 200 square feet plus 1 for each 2 seats provided for food patrons. |
| Dance, art, music studio | 1 per 250 square feet. |
| Dry cleaning | 1 per 300 square feet. |
| Equipment rental store | 1 per 500 square feet plus 1 per 2,000 square feet of outside storage/display areas. |
| Flea market | 1 per 50 square feet of sales area or 1 per vendor display booth, whichever is greater. |
| Funeral home/crematories | 1 per 75 square feet for room used for services and chapels and 1 per 300 square feet for all other uses. |
| Furniture/carpet/major appliance store | 1 per 600 square feet (this includes retail, office and storage areas). |
| Golf course | 4 per hole plus 1 per 200 square feet for office/lobby/pro shop/health club/clubhouse/lounge/snack bar/dining/meeting room areas and 50 percent of normal requirements for exterior recreation uses including: swimming pools, golf driving ranges and tennis courts. Golf cart, golf bag and equipment storage rooms; maintenance buildings; and rooms for mechanical equipment shall be computed at 1 per 1,000 square feet. |
| Golf driving range | 1 per 2 driving tees and 1 per practice putting green plus normal requirements for any structures. |
| Golf (miniature) | 1.25 per hole plus normal requirements for any structures. |
| Heliport, helipad, ultralight flight park | 1 per 2 helicopter tie down/storage/service areas plus 1 per 5 ultralight tie down/storage/service areas plus 1 per employee at largest work shift. |
| Hospital | 11 per 5 patient beds. |
| Hotel | 11 per 10 guestrooms (this includes the required parking for the hotel office and all accessory recreational facilities that are open to hotel guests only). Accessory uses shall be computed as follows: 50 percent of normal requirements for restaurants, 1 per 400 square feet for other retail uses, 1 per 100 square feet for meeting rooms, ballrooms and convention rooms and 1 per 100 square feet for lounges, bars and nightclubs. |
| Industrial use/activity manufacturing/processing (not otherwise listed) | 1 per 500 square feet or 1 per employee of largest work shift, whichever is greater. Office/retail areas shall be computed at 1 per 275 square feet. |
| Interior decorator/design center | 1 per 300 square feet of building area. |
| Junkyard, salvage yard | 1 per 500 square feet of roofed area plus 1 per 15,000 square feet of outside storage area. |
| Kennel/veterinarian | 1 per 200 square feet except for animal holding areas. 1 per 10 animal holding areas. |
| Landfill | 2 per employee of largest [work] shift. |
| Library, community recreational facility | 1 for each 200 square feet or 1 for each 3 seats, whichever is greater. |
| Lounge, bar, bottleclub, nightclub, pool hall (drinking establishment) | 1 per 50 square feet plus 1 per 75 square feet for any outdoor eating/drinking areas. |
| Marina, boatel | 1 per 2 wet boat slips excluding those used for charter boats plus 1 per 5 dry boat storage spaces. Wet slips used for charter boats (including those for fishing, shelling, diving, and sightseeing purposes) are computed at 1 per 3 boat passengers based on the maximum number of passengers and charter boats used for dining are computed at 1 per 2 boat passengers based on the maximum number of passengers. Each parking space provided to meet the marina's boat slip or dry storage parking requirements may also be credited towards meeting 100 square feet of the parking requirements for the marina or any permitted marina-related activities excluding restaurants, lounges/bars and private clubs. Uses not receiving credit from parking provided for boat slips or dry storage spaces shall provide parking at the normal rate for those uses as required within this LDC. |
| Medical/dental office or clinic (outpatient care facility) | 1 per 200 square feet. |
| Model home sales office/center | 4 for the first unit and 1.5 for each additional unit. |
| Motel | 12 per 10 guestrooms (this includes the required parking for the motel office and all accessory recreational facilities designed primarily for motel guests). Where accessory uses are designed primarily for motel guests, they shall be computed as follows: 67 percent of normal requirements for restaurants, 1 per 350 square feet for other retail uses, 1 per 100 square feet for meeting rooms, ballrooms and convention rooms and 1 per 75 square feet for lounges, bars and nightclubs. |
| Nursery, plant (retail) | 1 per 250 square feet of roofed and enclosed building area plus 1 per 2,000 square feet of outside display area open to the public. |
| Nursery, plant (wholesale) | 1 per employee of largest work shift plus 1 per 10,000 square feet of display area and 1 per acre of growing areas. |
| Office | 1 per 300 square feet. |
| Office (contractor's) | 1 per 300 square feet per [of] office area and 1 per 1,000 square feet per [of] roofed storage area plus 1 per each company vehicle that will be parked overnight. |
| Post office | 1 per 100 square feet. |
| Private organizational club, lodge or fraternal organization | 1 per 100 square feet or 1 per 3 seats that will be set up at any time, whichever is greater. This shall be computed on all areas used for offices, meeting rooms, restaurants, dining rooms and indoor recreation. Other uses such as marinas, retail areas and outdoor recreation areas require additional parking at normal requirements. |
| Printing establishment | 1 per 200 square feet of building area. Retail sales areas shall be calculated at 1 per 250 square feet and office area shall be calculated 1 per 300 square feet. |
| Public buildings (fire, emergency medical service or sheriff station and jail) | 1 per 200 square feet for administrative office area and 2 per employee of the largest shift for all other areas plus 1 per 5 prisoners based on the maximum holding capacity for any jails. |
| Recreation facilities (indoor) sports, exercise, fitness, aerobics, or health club/skating rink/game room/bingo parlor | 1 per 100 square feet. |
| Recreation facilities (outdoor) tennis, racquetball or handball courts | 3 per court plus other uses as required. |
| Research laboratory | 1 per 300 square feet of office area plus 1 per 500 square feet of other areas or 1 per employee of largest workshift, whichever is greater, plus 3 for visitors. |
| Residential uses: | |
| Boarding/rooming house, bed and breakfast residence | 1 per rented room plus 2 for owners/employees. |
| Convalescent home, nursing home, home for the aged, rehabilitation facility | 2 per 5 beds. |
| Duplex | 2 per dwelling unit. |
| Single-family house, town/row house, mobile home, guesthouse, caretaker's residence | 2 per unit. |
| Dormitory/fraternity/sorority | 1 per 2 beds, plus 1 per manager, plus 1 per employee. |
| Multi-family dwellings | All units shall have 1 per unit plus visitor parking computed at 0.5 per efficiency unit, 0.75 per 1-bedroom unit, and 1 per 2-bedroom or larger unit. Office/administrative buildings shall have parking provided at 50 percent of normal requirements. Where small-scale recreation facilities are accessory to a single-family or multifamily project and intended only for the residents of that project, exclusive of golf courses/clubhouses, the recreation facilities may be computed at 50 percent of normal requirements where the majority of the dwelling units are not within 300 feet of the recreation facilities and at 25 percent of normal requirements where the majority of the dwelling units are within 300 feet of the recreation facilities. However, any recreation facility shall have a minimum of 2 spaces exclusive of parking spaces for dwelling units. |
| Family care facility, group care facility (category I and category II), and care unit,. | |
| Restaurant (walk-up or drive-through with walk-up window and/or outdoor seating) | 1 per 80 square feet for public use areas including outdoor eating areas or 1 per 2 seats, whichever is greater, and for non-public use areas (kitchen, storage, freezer, etc.) 1 per 200 square feet. A stacking area of 9 vehicles for the first drive-through lane and 6 for any additional drive-through lanes. |
| Restaurant (drive-through with no walk-up window or outdoor seating) | 1 per 100 square feet. A stacking area of 10 vehicles for the first drive-through lane and 7 for any additional drive-through lanes. |
| Restaurant (fast food) | 1 per 70 square feet for public use areas including outdoor eating areas or 1 per 2 seats, whichever is greater, and for non public use areas (kitchen, storage, freezer, etc.) 1 per 200 square feet. A stacking area of 9 vehicles for the first drive-through lane and 4 for any additional drive-through lanes. |
| Restaurant (sit-down) | 1 per 60 square feet for public use areas including outdoor eating areas or 1 per 2 seats, whichever is greater, and for non public use areas (kitchen, storage freezer, etc.) 1 per 200 square feet. Credit for boat slip parking is allowed where the slips have all necessary permits and are located on navigable waterways, using the formula 1 boat slip = 1 vehicle space, provided that each and all boat slips credited shall not be leased or rented for boat storage or utilized for any purpose other than customers frequenting said restaurant. Credit for boat slip parking shall be limited to a maximum of 10 percent of a restaurant's required parking not to exceed a total credit of 10 parking spaces, with the amount credited determined by the County Manager or designee based on the likelihood of restaurant customers using these wet slips during peak business hours of the restaurant. |
| Retail shop or store (not otherwise listed) and department stores | 1 per 250 square feet of indoor/outdoor retail and office areas plus 1 per 500 square feet for indoor/outdoor storage areas that have no access for the general public and partly enclosed or open air garden centers. |
| Schools: | |
| Business school/vo-tech | 2 per 5 students plus 4 per 5 faculty/staff members. |
| College/university | 2 per 5 commuter students plus 1 per 2 resident students plus 4 per 5 faculty/staff members. |
| Elementary/junior high school | 5 per 4 staff/faculty members. |
| Senior high school | 1 per faculty/staff member plus 1 per 5 students. |
| Shopping center | 1 space per 250 square feet for centers with a gross floor area less than 400,000 square feet and not having significant cinemas/theaters (none or those with a total cinema/theater seating capacity of less than 5 seats per 1,000 square feet of the shopping center's gross floor area). |
| 1 space per 200 square feet for all other centers. | |
| No more than 20 percent of a shopping center's floor area can be composed of restaurants without providing additional parking for the area over 20 percent. | |
| Regional shopping center parking requirements shall be based upon gross leasable floor area which shall include any common area that is leased or used for retail activities. | |
| Rear parking requirements: When more than 10 percent of a shopping center's total parking requirement is placed in the rear of the shopping center, the center shall have convenient and well-lighted front and rear accesses for patrons and employees and the rear buildings shall be architecturally finished adjacent to rear accesses. | |
| Sports arena, stadium (outdoor), racetrack, theater, cinema, auditorium, or public assembly area not otherwise listed | 1 for each 3 seats/patrons allowed to stand or 1 space per 40 square feet of spectator seating/standing areas, whichever is greater plus 1 for each employee/non-spectator who will be present during performances excluding those arriving by buses. Bus parking is required is required when employees, non-spectators or spectators will be arriving by bus. |
| Stables, commercial riding stable, boarding stable, livery stable and dude ranch | 1 per every 2 stalls. |
| Storage facility (self-service) | 1 per 20,000 square feet of storage buildings plus 1 per 50 vehicle/boat storage spaces plus 1 per 300 square feet of office areas. Minimum of 4. |
| Supermarket/grocery/farm stand | 1 per 250 square feet. Supermarkets shall also meet the green space requirements and rear parking requirements as shown pursuant to shopping centers as set forth in this section. |
| Swimming pool/hot tubs/spas (outdoor) | 1 per 75 square feet of water areas for the first 1,000 square feet and 1 for each additional 125 square feet of water areas. A single-family house is exempt from this requirement. |
| Taxi stand/office | 1 space for each employee on the largest working shift, plus 1 space per taxi. |
| Television/radio studio | 1 per employee of largest shift or 1 per 400 square feet, whichever is greater; plus 3 for visitors. |
| Temporary parking for sports events, religious events or community events | In the case of a church, community or other sporting event which operates on an intermittent or seasonal basis, the required off-street parking may be provided on a temporary basis and need not be permanently designated, paved, drained, or landscaped, provided the use has been approved and [a permit] issued by the County Manager or designee in accordance with applicable standards for the use. |
| Travel trailer/recreational vehicle park campsite | 1 per campsite lot or other TTRVC lot. |
| Warehouse, wholesale establishment | 1 per 1,000 square feet except for sales/office areas which are 1 per 275 square feet. |
(Ord. No. 05-27, § 3.S; Ord. No. 10-23, § 3.X)
4.05.05 - Parking Variation in the P District
As required in section 4.05.04, provided, however, that the County Manager or designee may determine that the required number of spaces is excessive for a specific use based upon an analysis of factors including but not limited to: the number of employees; square footage of the proposed facilities versus those areas intended for public use; and customer parking. Landscaping equivalent to a type A buffer shall be substituted in lieu of paved parking with said areas reserved for future parking should the BCC find that the spaces are needed.
4.05.06 - Loading Space Requirements
A.
Generally.
1.
Off-street loading facilities are required by this LDC so that vehicles engaged in unloading will not encroach on or interfere with public use of streets and alleys by pedestrians and automotive vehicles and so that adequate space will be available for the unloading and loading off the street of goods, materials, or things for delivery or shipping.
2.
Off-street loading facilities supplied to meet the needs of one (1) use may not be considered as meeting the needs of another use. Off-street parking facilities may not be used for or counted as meeting off-street loading requirements.
3.
When the use of a structure or land or any part thereof is changed to a use requiring off-street loading facilities, the full amount of off-street loading space required shall be supplied and maintained. When any structure is enlarged or any use extended so that the size of the resulting occupancy requires off-street loading space, the full amount of such space shall be supplied and maintained for the structure or use in its enlarged or extended size.
4.
Each off-street loading space shall be directly accessible from a street or alley without crossing or entering any other required off-street loading space or off-street parking space. Such loading space shall be accessible from the interior of the building it serves and shall be arranged for convenient and safe ingress and egress by motor truck and/or trailer combination.
5.
Areas reserved for required off-street loading in accordance with the requirements of this LDC shall not be reduced in area or changed to any other use unless the permitted or permissible use that it serves is discontinued or modified or equivalent required off-street loading is provided in accordance with the requirements of this LDC. The areas immediately fronting an overhead door(s) shall not be counted towards meeting the off-street parking requirements of this LDC.
6.
Collective, joint, or combined provisions for off-street loading facilities for two (2) or more buildings or uses may be made, provided that such off-street loading facilities are equal in size and capacity to the combined requirements of the several buildings or uses and are designed, located, and arranged to be usable thereby.
B.
Requirements.
1.
Each retail store, warehouse, wholesale establishment, industrial activity, terminal, market, restaurant, funeral home, laundry, dry cleaning establishment, or similar use which has an aggregate floor area of:
Table 18. Required Loading Spaces.
| Square Feet | Number of Spaces |
| 5,000 but not over 10,000 | 1 |
| 10,000 but not over 20,000 | 2 |
| 20,000 but not over 50,000 | 3 |
| Plus one additional off-street loading space for each additional 25,000 square feet over 50,000 square feet or major fraction thereof. | |
2.
For each auditorium, convention hall, exhibition hall, museum, hotel or motel, office building, sports arena or stadium, two (2) or more buildings or uses may be permitted to combine their off-street loading facilities, provided that such off-street loading facilities meet the requirements of this LDC, are equal in size and capacity to the combined requirements of the several buildings or uses, and are designed, located, and arranged to be usable thereby; hospitals, sanitariums, welfare institutions, or similar uses which have an aggregate gross floor area of: over 5,000 square feet, but not over 20,000 square feet: one (1) space; plus for each additional 25,000 square feet (over 20,000 square feet) or major fraction thereof: one (1) space.
3.
For facilities in this section not of sufficient size to meet the minimum requirements set forth therein, each such facility shall provide off-street loading on the property for the parking of a delivery vehicle to ensure that no deliveries or shipments of goods or products will require the use, however temporary, of any public right-of-way or required off-street parking space.
4.
Multi-family dwellings are exempt from the off-street loading space requirement, however the commercial components of mixed-use developments are still required to provide loading spaces according to Table 18 of this section.
5.
For any use not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street loading facilities for a use which is so mentioned and to which the unmentioned use is similar shall apply.
C.
Each loading space shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet in size.
(Ord. No. 08-63, § 3.N)
4.05.07 - Handicapped Parking Requirements
A.
Generally. Any business, firm, corporation, person, or other entity, which operates or maintains a building which is used by the public or to which the public has access shall provide specially designed and marked motor vehicle parking spaces for the exclusive use of physically disabled persons, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Theses guidelines are to be applied during the design, construction and alteration of buildings and facilities covered by Titles II and III of the ADA to the extent required by regulations issued by federal agencies, including the Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation under the ADA.
B.
Requirements. A parking lot servicing any building or entrance pathway to a building shall have a number of level parking spaces, as set forth in the following table, identified by above grade signs, as being reserved for physically disabled persons:
Table 19. Required Handicapped Parking Spaces.
| Total Spaces in Lot | Required Number of Reserved Spaces |
| Up to 25 | 1 |
| 26 to 50 | 2 |
| 51 to 75 | 3 |
| 76 to 100 | 4 |
| 101 to 150 | 5 |
| 151 to 200 | 6 |
| 201 to 300 | 7 |
| 301 to 400 | 8 |
| 401 to 500 | 9 |
| 501 to 1,000 | 2% of total |
| 1001 and over | 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000 |
C.
Location.
1.
Parking spaces provided for the exclusive use of physically disabled persons serving a particular building shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible entrance.
2.
In parking facilities that do not serve a particular building, parking shall be located on the shortest accessible pedestrian entrance of the parking facility. In buildings with multiple accessible entrances with adjacent parking, parking spaces shall be dispersed and located closest to the accessible entrances.
3.
All spaces shall have accessibility to a curb ramp or curb cut, when necessary to allow access to the building served, and shall be located so that users will not be compelled to wheel behind parked vehicles.
D.
Design.
1.
Diagonal or perpendicular parking spaces shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet wide by eighteen (18) feet long and provide a five (5) foot wide by eighteen (18) foot long passenger loading zone adjacent and parallel to the parking space.
2.
Each such parking space shall be conspicuously outlined in blue paint, and shall be posted and maintained with a permanent, above-grade sign, bearing the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol of accessibility or the caption "PARKING BY DISABLED PERMIT ONLY," or bearing both such symbol and caption. All handicapped parking spaces must be signed and marked in accordance with the standards adopted by the Department of Transportation.
4.05.08 - Bicycle Parking Requirements
A.
Applicability. The following regulations shall apply to all commercial developments.
B.
Number. Provisions for the safe and secure parking of bicycles shall be furnished at a ratio of five (5%) percent of requirements for motor vehicles as set forth in section 4.05.04. but not to exceed a maximum of fifteen (15) total bicycle parking spaces. A minimum of two (2) bicycle parking spaces shall be provided.
C.
Design.
1.
A bicycle parking facility suited to a single bicycle ("parking space") shall be of a stand-alone inverted-U design measuring a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches high and eighteen (18) inches wide [of one and one-half (1½) inch Schedule 40 pipe, ASTM F 1083] bent in one (1) piece ("bike rack") mounted securely to the ground [by a ⅜-inch thick steel base plate, ASTM A 36] so as to secure the bicycle frame and both wheels.
2.
Each parking space shall have a minimum of three (3) feet of clearance on all sides of the bike rack.
3.
Bicycle spaces shall be surfaced with the same or similar materials approved for the motor vehicle parking lot, lighted and located no greater than one hundred (100) feet from the main building entrance.
4.
Extraordinary bicycle parking designs which depart from the bike rack standard but are consistent with the development's design theme shall be considered by the County architect. Bike racks which function without securing the bicycle frame, require the use of a bicycle kick stand, or which may be freely reoriented are not allowable.
(Ord. No. 08-63, § 3.O)
4.05.09 - Stacking Lane Requirements
Where stacking is required, the amount listed does not include the first vehicle being serviced. A minimum of five (5) spaces shall be provided preceding the first menu board or order station, for restaurants with drive-in windows. For all other stacking uses, stacking starts ten (10) feet behind the middle of the pickup window) and is computed at twenty (20) feet per vehicle (turns are computed at twenty-two (22) feet per vehicle, measured at the outside of the driveway). Stacking for one (1) lane may be reduced if the reduction is added to the other lane(s).