City of Havre de Grace, MD Parking, Off-Street

On and after the effective date of this chapter, no building permit shall be issued for the construction of any new building and no use and occupancy permit shall be issued for any existing building or structure, the use or nature of occupancy of which is significantly changed or modified, unless such building, structure or property is provided with off-street parking spaces as hereinafter set forth.

§ 122-2 Exclusion of certain property.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any building, structure or property within the area of the City which is enclosed by the following boundaries: Beginning at the intersection of Green Street and Union Avenue, running south on Union Avenue to its intersection with Bourbon Street; running east on Bourbon Street and a projection thereof to the shoreline of the Susquehanna River then north following the shoreline of the Susquehanna River to a point where Otsego Street, if projected to the Susquehanna River, would reach the river; then following Otsego Street west to its intersection with Freedom Lane; then south on Freedom Lane to its intersection with Green Street; then east on Green Street to the point of beginning, except buildings and structures with more than three dwelling units.

§ 122-3 Location of parking area.

The required parking area shall be located within the confines and boundaries of the lot or tract of land on which the building, structure or use is located.

§ 122-4 Compliance required.

It shall be unlawful for any property owner or tenant to fail to maintain less than the number of parking spaces required by this chapter or required by a decision of the Board of Appeals.

§ 122-5 Design standards for driveways and off-street parking areas.

Driveways required. All off-street parking areas shall be connected to a public street or lane by at least one driveway.

Driveway width.

(1)

Single-family dwellings: All driveways connecting public streets or lanes to off-street parking areas serving single-family dwellings shall be a minimum of nine feet in width.

(2)

All other uses: All driveways connecting public streets or lanes to off-street parking areas serving users other than single-family dwellings shall be designed in accordance with the following:

(a)

Single driveways: Single driveways shall provide for simultaneous ingress and egress and shall be a minimum of 16 feet in width.

(b)

Multiple driveways: When multiple driveways connect public streets or lanes to off-street parking areas, in order to provide separate ingress to and egress from said off-street parking areas, each driveway shall be a minimum of nine feet in width.

Driveway surface. Every required driveway shall be surfaced with portland cement or bituminous concrete unless the driveway is located within the Critical Area as defined in Chapter 49, Critical Areas, contained in this Code. Driveways located within the Critical Area may be constructed of permeable materials, provided such materials are approved by the Director of Public Works and the City Council.

Parking area design requirements.

(1)

Surface: Every required parking area shall be surfaced with portland cement or bituminous concrete unless the parking area is located within the Critical Area as defined in Chapter 49, Critical Areas, contained in this Code. Parking areas located within the Critical Area may be constructed of permeable materials, provided such materials are approved by the Director of Public Works and the City Council.

(2)

Striping: Parking areas serving single-family dwellings need not be striped. Parking areas serving all other uses shall be striped.

(3)

Parking space access: Single-family dwelling parking spaces and designated employee parking spaces may be blocked by other parking spaces. All other parking spaces shall not be blocked by any other parking space.

(4)

Parking space dimensions: Each parking space shall have a stall width of at least nine feet. For all angle parking spaces, including perpendicular parking, a stall depth of at least 18 feet shall be required. For parallel parking, a stall depth of at least 22 feet is required. Handicap accessible parking spaces shall meet the dimensional requirements of ADA, as regulated by the State of Maryland. In parking areas of 50 or more spaces, up to 20% of the total parking spaces required may be designed and designated for compact cars. Parking spaces for compact cars shall have a dimension of at least eight feet by 16 feet, be grouped in specific areas and marked accordingly.

(5)

Parking aisle requirements: Each aisle providing access to stalls for two-way traffic shall be at least 22 feet in width, except a width of 20 feet may be allowed for areas of long-term employee parking. For aisles providing access for one-way traffic only, the following minimum aisle widths shall apply:

	Angle of Parking (degrees)	Minimum Aisle Width (feet)
	Parallel	12
	30	12
	45	14
	60	18
	90	20

§ 122-6 Number of spaces required.

[Amended 11-16-2015 by Ord. No. 974]

The applicant for any building permit or use and occupancy permit shall demonstrate that off-street parking spaces are provided as follows:

Residential use in designated area. In the area hereinafter designated, new construction of residential complexes or developments consisting of more than three dwelling units shall provide three parking spaces per dwelling unit. The parking space requirement shall apply to all residential units within the designated area without regard to the nature of such units, i.e., apartment complexes, condominium complexes, townhome complexes, detached single-family homes, etc. The designated area subject to this subsection is as follows:

(1)

Throughout the municipal boundaries of the City.

Except for those uses as set forth in Subsection A, the applicant for any building permit or use and occupancy permit shall demonstrate that off-street parking spaces are provided as set forth in Table I.[1] In the case of any building, structure or premises, the use of which is not specifically mentioned therein, the provisions for a use which is mentioned and is most similar shall apply.

[1]

Editor's Note: Table I is included as an attachment to this chapter.

§ 122-7 Board of Appeals.

Any owner of property upon which a building or structure is located or any applicant for a building or use permit who desires to appeal a decision made pursuant hereto, who requests a variance from the terms hereof or who requests an interpretation of the terms hereof may file an appropriate application with the Board of Appeals of Havre de Grace in accordance with the terms of Article III, Board of Appeals, of Chapter 25, Boards, Committees and Commissions, contained in this Code.

§ 122-8 Violations and penalties.

Any person convicted of committing any unlawful act as provided in this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. If any unlawful act is continuing, then each day during which such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. In addition to any criminal penalty which may be imposed, all the provisions of this chapter may be enforced by petition for injunction filed on behalf of the Mayor and City Council of Havre de Grace.

TABLE I
Use or Use Category	Spaces Required for Basic Measuring Unit	Additional Requirements
One-, two- or three-family dwelling	2 per family unit	§ 122-6 may apply if in the designated area
Church or temple, auditorium or place of assembly	1 per 4 seats or bench spaces in main auditorium only
College or high school	1 per 5 seats in main auditorium or 1 per 8 classroom seats, whichever is greater
Nursery, kindergarten, elementary school or middle school	1 per 10 seats in main assembly room or 1 per 10 classroom seats, whichever is greater
Country club	1 per 400 square feet of floor area
Golf course	5 per hole
Public library, museum, art gallery or community center	10 spaces plus 1 additional space for each 300 square feet in excess of 1,000 square feet
Multiple-family dwelling, more than three dwelling units	2 per family unit	§ 122-6 may apply if in the designated area
Private clubs, frater- nities, lodges with no sleeping rooms	1 per 3 permitted occupants
Auditorium, theater, gymnasium, stadium, arena or convention hall	1 per 3 seats or seating spaces
Bowling alley	5 per lane
Swimming pool	1 per 100 square feet of actual swimming pool area
Amusement place, dance hall, skating rink and auditorium or exhibition hall, without fixed seats	1 per 100 square feet of floor area	Does not apply to accessory use
General service or repair establishment, printing, publishing, plumbing, heating, broadcasting station	1 per employee on premises plus 1 space per 200 square feet	Auditorium for broadcasting station requires space as above
Manufacturing or industrial establishment, research or testing laboratory, creamery, bottling plant, wholesale warehouse or similar establishment	1 per 2 employees on maximum working shift	Plus space for storage of trucks or other vehicles used in connection with business/industry
Physician's office or medical clinic	1 per 200 square feet of total space including basement and attached garage
Dentist's office or dental clinic	1 per 200 square feet of total space including basement and attached garage
Nursing home, conva- lescent home or similar institution	1 per 4 patient beds
Motel, motor hotel, motor lodge or hotel	1 per sleeping room or suite plus 1 additional space for employee
Hotel and conference center	1 per sleeping room in hotel plus 1 per 200 square feet of floor space in conference center
Rooming, boarding or lodging house	1 per 2 sleeping rooms
Hospital	1.5 per patient beds (includes staff parking)
Office or office build- ing, post office or studio	1 per 300 square feet of floor space studio	3 spaces minimum
Funeral home	1 per 50 square feet of floor area excluding storage and work area	30 spaces minimum
Restaurant or other establishment for consumption of food or beverages on the premises	1 per 100 square feet of floor area	3 spaces minimum
Retail store, personal service establishment or bank	1 per 200 square feet of retail floor area
Furniture or appliance store, machinery, equipment, automobile and boat sales and service	1 per 300 square feet of floor area	2 spaces minimum; automobile sales and service, 10 minimum