Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure or
part thereof shall be erected, altered or converted for any use permitted
in the district in which it is located unless there shall be provided
on the lot or tract or on an immediately contiguous lot or tract,
or for nonresidential uses only on a lot or tract within 300 feet,
vehicle parking in the following ratio of vehicle spaces for the uses
specified in the designated districts, except that an established
use lawfully existing at the effective date of this ordinance need
not provide vehicle parking in connection with said use except for
additions, extensions, or expansions of said use.
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Layout and design standards for parking lots.
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(1)
In
the following zoning districts the minimum off-street parking spaces
for residential uses shall be:
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FD, Future development district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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SF-E, Single-family estate district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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SF-1, Single-family residence district-1
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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SF-2, Single-family residence district-2
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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SF-3, Single-family residence district-3
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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SF-4, Single-family residence district-4
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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SPD, Special dwelling district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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2F-1, Two-family residence district-1
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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2F-2, Two-family residence district-2
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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GR, General residence district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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4-F, Four-family residence district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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MF-1, Multiple-family residence district-1
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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MF-2, Multiple-family residence district-2
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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MH-E, Mobile home estate district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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MH, Mobile home district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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MU, Mixed use development
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To be set in the site plan process set forth in section 14-2-5(2)
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U, University district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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O, Office district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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MC, Medical center district
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One (1) space for each dwelling unit.
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R, Retail district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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R-1, Retail-1 district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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CB-1, Central business district-1
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None required.
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CB-2, Central business district-2
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One (1) space for each dwelling unit.
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LC, Light commercial district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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HI, Heavy industrial district
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
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PD, Planned development district specified by the amending ordinance.
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Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit plus such additional or
lesser requirements as may be specified by the amending ordinance.
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(2)
The
following special off-street parking provisions shall apply to the
following residential type uses:
(A)
Convalescent home or resident home for senior citizens.
One (1) space for each six (6) rooms or beds.
(B)
Housing or apartment complex - elderly or handicapped.
One (1) space per dwelling unit provided, however, the provisions
of this subsection shall be applicable only if the owner of the property
upon which such apartment complex is situated duly records covenants
and restrictions running with such land to the effect that, if such
land is ever used for a purpose other than an apartment complex (elderly
and/or handicapped), provisions shall be made to bring such new use
into compliance with all applicable zoning regulations of the City
of Odessa concerning off-street parking.
(C)
Housing or apartment complex.
Efficiency and one bedroom
one and three fourths (1.75) space for per dwelling unit; two (2)
bedroom or more two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.
(D)
Recreational vehicle space.
One (1) parking space per
RV space.
(E)
Workforce housing.
One (1) parking space per occupant.
(3)
The
following schedule governing nonresidential parking requirements shall
be in effect for all districts except CB-1 (central business district
- 1).
(A)
Bank, savings and loan or similar financial establishment.
One (1) space for every three hundred (300) square feet of floor
area.
(B)
Bowling alley.
Six (6) spaces for each lane.
(C)
Clinics or doctor’s office.
One (1) space for
every three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.
(D)
Churches.
One (1) space for every three (3) seats in
the main sanctuary.
(E)
Commercial amusement.
Thirty (30) spaces plus one (1)
space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area over two
thousand (2,000) square feet.
(F)
Convalescent home or home for senior citizens.
One (1)
space for every six (6) rooms or beds.
(G)
Detention halfway house.
Ten (10) spaces plus one (1)
space for each employee.
(H)
Gasoline service station.
Minimum of two (2) spaces
for every two hundred (200) square feet of automotive service area
other than fuel service plus two (2) spaces for employees.
(I)
Golf course.
Minimum of thirty (30) spaces.
(J)
Handball or racquet ball.
Minimum of four (4) spaces
per court plus one (1) space for each employee.
(K)
High school, college or university.
One (1) space for
each classroom, laboratory or instruction area plus one (1) space
for every three (3) students accommodated in the institution.
(L)
Hospitals.
One and one-half (1 and 1/2) spaces for each
bed.
(M)
Hostel - living quarters (other).
One (1) space per
hostel employee, and one space for every five (5) guests at full design
capacity of the establishment.
(N)
Hotel or motel.
One (1) space for each room, unit or
guest accommodation plus specified requirements for restaurants and
related facilities.
(O)
Institutions of a philanthropic nature.
Ten (10) spaces
plus one (1) space for each employee.
(P)
Jail or prison facility.
Ten (10) spaces plus one (1)
space for each employee.
(Q)
Library or museum.
Ten (10) spaces plus one (1) space
for every three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.
(R)
Manufacturing, processing or repairing.
One (1) space
for every two (2) employees or one (1) space for every one thousand
(1,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
(S)
Nursery school.
One (1) space for each employee who
does not reside on premises and in nonresidential districts one (1)
space for every two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
(T)
Offices, general.
One (1) space for every three hundred
(300) square feet of floor area.
(U)
Recreational private or commercial area or building (other than listed).
One (1) space for every four (4) persons to be normally accommodated
in the establishment.
(V)
Restaurant or cafeteria.
One (1) space for every three
(3) seats under maximum seating arrangement.
(W)
Retail or personal service, general.
One (1) space for
every 400 square feet of area in establishments with 20,000 sf or
fewer. One (1) space for every 300 square feet of floor area in establishments
with greater than 20,000 sf.
(X)
Sales space contracting.
One (1) space for every four
hundred (400) square feet of uncovered sales area and one (1) space
for every two hundred (200) square feet of covered sales area.
(Y)
Schools, elementary or junior high.
One (1) space for
each classroom plus one (1) space for every four (4) seats in any
auditorium, gymnasium or other place of assembly.
(Z)
Stadium or baseball field.
One (1) space for every three
(3) seats in the stadium, grandstand, bleachers or other seating or
viewing area.
(AA)
Storage or warehousing.
One (1) space for every two
(2) employees or one (1) space for every one thousand (1,000) square
feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
(BB)
Theaters, meeting rooms and places of public assembly.
One (1) space for every three (3) seats.
(CC)
Theaters with multi-screens (three or more screens)
one (1) space for every five (5) seats.
(Ordinance 2019-13 adopted 4/9/19; Ordinance 2020-08 adopted 3/10/20)
(a)
In
computing the parking requirements for any building or development,
the total parking requirements shall be the sum of the specific parking
space requirements for each class of use included in the building
for development.
(b)
Mobile
recreational equipment and commercial vehicles:
(1)
In the SF-E, SF-1, SF-2, SF-3, SF-4, SPD, 2F-1, 2F-2, GR, MF-1, MF-2,
MH-E, O, R, R-1, LC, MU, and NS districts, mobile recreation equipment
may be parked or stored on private property but shall be parked in
compliance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The term mobile
recreation equipment shall mean any boat, any trailer designed or
intended by its manufacturer primarily for the transportation of a
boat, and any trailer, semi-trailer of self-propelled motor vehicle
which is designed, constructed, and equipped for human habitation
as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place either permanently
or temporarily.
(2)
Mobile recreation equipment shall not be used for living, sleeping
or housekeeping purposes or office space when parked or stored in
the following districts, or in any location not approved for such
a use: SF-E, SF-1, SF-2, SF-3, SF-4, SPD, 2F-1, 2F-2, GR, MF-1, MF-2,
MH-E, O, R, R-1, LC, MU, NS.
(3)
In all zoning districts except, heavy commercial (HC), light industrial
(LI), and heavy industrial (HI) the parking or storing of the following
either on public or private property, street, or alley is prohibited:
(A)
Commercial vehicles over 1-1/2 tons or 17,000 pounds GVW;
(B)
Commercial vehicles over 32' in length; and
(C)
Commercial or noncommercial trailers. (Parking or storage of these
trailers is allowed, except on a street, sidewalk, or alley.)
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Gross vehicle weight, “GVW,” is the maximum permissible
loaded weight of the originally equipped vehicle.
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(4)
Parking or storage of commercial or noncommercial trailers is prohibited
on any street or sidewalk in front of any property developed for residential
use.
(5)
The requirements listed herein shall be the legal duty and prima
facie responsibility of the owner of the real property if the violation
occurs on private property and shall be the legal duty and prima facie
responsibility of the registered owner of the vehicle, if the violation
occurs on street, alley or public property. If the owner or person
in whose name such vehicle is registered is a corporation then the
senior or managing officer of the corporation who resides in the city
in which the vehicle is based shall be held prima facie responsible
for such violation. If a vehicle is registered to a deceased person
or to a nonresident of Odessa, but is being driven and operated by
a person or by members of a family residing in Odessa then said person
or the head of the family shall be held prima facie responsible for
such violation.
(6)
In the event that or a commercial vehicle is parked on a street,
alley or other public property and the area where parked is not included
in any particular zoning district then for the purpose of this section
such area shall be considered as zoned in the zoning district of the
lot or tract which is adjacent to the side of the street, alley or
public property where the vehicle is parked.
(7)
There shall be excepted from the above requirements the following:
(A)
Any church buses appropriately marked as such and parked on the property
owned or leased by the church.
(B)
Vehicles owned or operated by the city, county or other such public
entities.
(C)
All vehicles owned or operated by a public utility franchised by
the City of Odessa or permitted to operate under the Public Utility
Regulatory Act.
(D)
Vehicles temporarily parked for the purpose of loading or unloading
any household goods and furniture and accompanied by the driver.
(E)
Vehicles used on a temporary basis to construct or make repairs to
residential type improvements, located in the district and accompanied
by the driver.
(F)
In the event that a commercial vehicle is parked in or on an alley,
street, or public property in violation of this ordinance and the
registered owner of the vehicle is not the owner of the adjacent real
property, such owner shall be excused without fine for the first offense,
which shall constitute notice of the violation; however, any further
violation by parking in violation of this ordinance on a separate
day shall be subject to a fine as herein provided.
(c)
No
off-street parking requirement is specified for any use in the CB-1,
central business district-1.
(d)
Floor
area of structures devoted to off-street parking of vehicles shall
be excluded in computing the off-street parking requirements of any
use.
(e)
In
instances where deemed appropriate by the Director of Planning, parking
minimums may be reduced by up to 10%.
(Ordinance 2019-13 adopted 4/9/19; Ordinance 2020-08 adopted 3/10/20)
(a)
Where
questions arise concerning the minimum off-street parking requirements
for any use not specifically listed, the requirements may be interpreted
as those of a similar use.
(b)
Where
a determination of the minimum parking requirements cannot be readily
ascertained for new or unlisted uses according to section 14-9-2(a)
or where uncertainty exists, the minimum off-street parking requirements
shall be established by the same process as provided in section 14-9-2(b)
and (c) for classifying new and unlisted uses.
(Ordinance 2019-13 adopted 4/9/19)
(a)
Except
in the CB-1 district, all retail, commercial, industrial, and service
structures shall provide and maintain off-street facilities for receiving
and loading merchandise, supplies, and materials within a building
or on the lot or tract. Such off-street loading space may be adjacent
to a public alley or private service drive or may consist of a truck
berth within the structure. Such off-street loading space or truck
berth shall consist of a minimum area of ten (10) by forty-five (45)
feet and such spaces or berths shall be provided in accordance with
the following schedule:
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Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in Structure
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Minimum Required Spaces or Berths
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0 to 5,000
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None
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5,000 to 15,000
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15,000 to 40,000
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40,000 to 65,000
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65,000 to 100,000
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Each Additional 50,000
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1 Additional
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(b)
For
hotels, office buildings, restaurants and similar establishments located
other than in the CB-1 district, off-street loading facilities shall
be provided in accordance with the following schedule:
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Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in Structure
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Minimum Required Spaces or Berths
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0 to 10,000
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None
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10,000 to 50,000
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50,000 to 100,000
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100,000 to 200,000
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Each Additional 200,000
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1 Additional
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(Ordinance 2019-13 adopted 4/9/19)
(a)
Parking
on the front yard of a residence is allowed on paved surfaces. It
shall be unlawful for any person to park or to cause, suffer, maintain,
or allow to be parked upon any property under their control, either
as owner or tenant, any vehicle or boat on any unpaved surface in
the front yard in Zoning Districts SF-E, SF-1, SF-2, SF-3, SF-4, SPD,
2F-1, 2F-2, GR, 4-F, MF-1, MF-2, MH-E, MH, and MU.
(b)
Rear
and side yard parking is allowed on unpaved surfaces.
(c)
Each
required parking space must be at least nine feet by eighteen feet
(9' x 18') constructed of four inches (4") of concrete where curb
and gutter exists, or either compressed asphalt or concrete where
there is no curb and gutter.
(d)
Location
and construction of required paved front yard surfaces must be done
to comply with the City’s ordinances, regulations, and driveway
standards.
(e)
Exceptions:
This does not apply to residences having no alley or having an alley
too small for vehicles or boats to safely enter or exit the rear yard
(16 feet or less). Original concrete strip parking is not required
to be converted to solid concrete parking. Any additional parking
for residences with original concrete strip parking must conform to
the additional parking space requirements as provide herein.
(f)
It
shall be a defense to prosecution under this section that the property
is multi-family residential (apartment complex) or that the parking
space is on original concrete strip parking.
(Ordinance 2020-08 adopted 3/10/20)
