6-1.01
Calculation of Ratios.
A.
Mixed
Uses:
Developments containing more than one use shall
provide parking spaces in an amount equal to the total of the requirements
for all uses.
B.
Fractional
Measurements:
Where fractional spaces result, the parking
spaces required shall be rounded up to the next highest whole number.
C.
Minimum:
The following minimum parking ratios apply to all zoning districts.
The applicant may provide an alternative parking plan with data submitted
in support of higher or lower ratios.
D.
Maximum:
No use shall provide more than 150 percent of the required parking
shown in the table below unless any parking above the 150 percent
threshold is provided on pervious surface or as underground or structured
parking.
E.
Unlisted
Uses:
The parking space requirements for a use not specifically
listed in the table shall be the same as for the listed use deemed
most similar to the proposed use by the Administrator.
F.
Credit
for On-Street spaces:
On-street parking spaces located
immediately abutting the subject parcel, lying entirely within the
extension of the side lot lines into the roadway and not within any
required clear sight distance, may be counted toward meeting these
parking requirements.
G.
Handicap
Parking:
Accessible parking must be provided according
to the standards in the Architectural Barriers Texas Accessibility
Standards (TAS)
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PARKING RATIOS
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Specific Use
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Minimum Parking
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Residential
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Household living
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Single Family
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1.0 per unit
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Accessory dwelling (e.g. garage apartment)
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1.0 per unit
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Multifamily (e.g. duplex, apartment)
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1.0 per unit
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Group living
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All uses
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1.0 per 300 SF of GFA
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Social service
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All uses
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1.0 per 300 SF of GFA
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Public
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Civic
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School
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1.0 per 400 SF of GFA
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Place of worship
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1.0 per 5 seats in main worship space
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All other uses
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1.0 per 300 SF of GFA
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Parks & open space
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All uses
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As determined by P&Z commission
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Utilities
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All uses
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1.0 per 250 SF of office GFA
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Commercial
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Office
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All uses
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1.0 per 250 SF of GFA
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Medical
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Office (e.g. dentist, chiropractor)
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1.0 per 150 SF of GFA
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Indoor recreation
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All uses
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1.0 per 250 SF of GFA
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Outdoor recreation
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All uses
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1.0 per 5,000 SF outdoor use area
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Overnight lodging
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All uses
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1.0 per guest room
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Personal service
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All uses
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1.0 per 500 SF of GFA
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Restaurant Bar
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All uses
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1.0 per 200 SF of GFA
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Retail sales
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All uses
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1.0 per 500 SF of GFA
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Industrial
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Heavy industrial
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All uses
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1.0 per 600 SF GFA (office) + 1.0 per 4,000 SF GFA
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Light industrial
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All uses
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1.0 per 600 SF GFA (office) + 1.0 per 4,000 SF GFA
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Research & development
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All uses
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1.0 per 300 SF of GFA
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Self-service storage
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All uses
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1.0 per 250 SF GFA (non-storage) + 1.0 per every 50 storage
units
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Vehicle service
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All uses
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3.0 per bay or 1.0 per 250 SF GFA, as applicable whichever is
greater
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Warehouse & distribution
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All uses
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1 per 500 SF GFA office space + 1 per 4,000 SF indoor storage
area
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Wholesale trade
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All uses
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1.0 per 250 SF GFS (office) + 1.0 per 4,000 SF of indoor storage
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6-1.02
Parking Space and Lot Design.
A.
Parking
Space Dimensions.
Required off-street parking spaces
shall meet the following dimensions.
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B.
Markings.
Each required off-street parking space and off-street parking
area shall be identified by surface markings at least four (4) inches
in width. Markings shall be visible at all times. Such markings shall
be arranged to provide for orderly and safe loading, unloading, parking
and storage of vehicles. One-way and two-way accesses into required
parking facilities shall be identified by directional arrows.
C.
Surfacing
and Maintenance.
Drives, parking lots, and loading areas
shall be paved with concrete, asphalt, crushed limestone, compacted
gravel, or equal substitute in all residential, multiple-family, commercial,
office, and light industrial sites. All off-street parking areas,
drive aisles, internal roadways, and loading areas for all uses shall
be paved at all times.
6-1.03
Screening of parking areas adjacent to designated thoroughfares.
A.
In order
to ensure that adequate landscaping is provided to create and maintain
a pleasant visual environment along the primary routes through the
City of Hubbard, the following minimum standards shall apply to all
non-single-family residential property which is adjacent to the right-of-way
line of any of the following designated thoroughfares and highways
within the city limits:
B.
Surface
parking spaces adjacent to any street shall be required to be screened
from the street or street easement by a minimum two and one-half (2-1/2)
feet tall (at time of planting) hedge of evergreen shrubs spaced no
greater than three (3) feet on center, or a minimum two and one-half
(2-1/2) feet tall grass berm, or a combination of the two (2).
C.
Such
landscaping or berms shall not conflict with any sight easements.
D.
Parking
spaces shall be so designed and shrubs shall be planted such to preclude
vehicle overhang onto the shrubs or their planting area.
E.
For
purposes of this section, "adjacent to any street or street easement"
shall refer to parking spaces which are less than one hundred (100)
feet from the nearest street right-of-way or private street easement,
and for which there are no buildings, structures, fences, or other
site improvements other than landscaping, signs, or open space between
the parking spaces and the street right-of-way or easement.
F.
The
property owner installing new landscaping shall guarantee a plant
life of at least eighteen (18) months after issuance of a letter of
compliance or certificate of occupancy. Ongoing maintenance of required
landscaping, including replacement of any landscape elements which
are damaged or which die, shall be the responsibility of the current
owner of the property.
6-1.04
Alternative Parking Plan.
An alternative parking plan
may be approved by the City Council for specific developments that
are deemed to require a different amount of parking than shown above.
The Zoning Administrator shall establish conditions necessary to insure
the adequacy of future on-site parking when approving an alternate
parking plan. Any alternative standard shall meet the following criteria
below:
A.
The
applicant provides a detailed breakdown of his or her parking requirements
indicating employee counts, shift distribution and visitor or customer
needs.
B.
The
applicant provides a site plan showing how additional parking to meet
standard requirements would be provided if the use changed or parking
needs increase.
C.
In limited
cases, off-site parking, shared parking agreements, and reciprocal
access and parking agreements may be approved by the City Council.
(Ordinance 081115-02 adopted 8/11/15)
6-2.01
General Standards.
A.
All
buildings shall be located on a site abutting a public or private
street.
B.
Unless
otherwise approved by the City's Engineer, all nonresidential sites
abutting an arterial street must provide a shared cross-access easement
with a minimum paving width of 22 feet when abutting another mixed
use or nonresidential property.
C.
No vehicle
or obstacle may block driveways intended for use as a fire lane or
for cross-access.
6-2.03
Location of Driveways.
A.
A platted
lot shall be permitted the number of driveways identified below.
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Total Site Frontage
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Number of Driveways (max)
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200 feet of frontage or less
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1
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201 feet to 400 feet of frontage
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2
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401 feet to 600 feet of frontage
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3
|
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601 + feet of frontage
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4
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B.
The
City's Engineer may approve or require additional driveways. Such
determination shall consider site design, pedestrian and vehicle circulation,
adjacent uses, topography, speed of traffic on adjacent roads, and
other similar considerations.
C.
Driveways
shall be separated by a distance of not less than 150 feet measured
centerline to centerline of the driveways. In the event that an infill
lot is unable to meet this separation requirement due to the location
of existing driveways on adjacent lots, the infill lot shall be permitted
one driveway.
D.
Unless
otherwise approved or required by the City's Engineer, the permitted
driveway for a corner lot shall connect to the street with the lower
roadway classification.
E.
Unless
otherwise approved or required by the City's Engineer, driveways may
intersect a street no closer than 50 feet from the intersection of
two street right-of-way lines and no closer than 100 feet from the
intersection of an arterial street.
F.
Driveways
shall be contained entirely within the property frontage or as part
of a joint access easement with an adjacent platted property.
(Ordinance 081115-02 adopted 8/11/15)
This Section establishes standards for the screening and separation
of adjoining residential and nonresidential land uses, equipment and
outdoor storage areas, and surface parking areas.
6-3.01
Screening between different land uses.
A commercial
or industrial land use proposed on a site adjacent to a zone that
allows single dwellings shall provide screening at the parcel boundary
as follows. Other nonresidential uses adjacent to a residential use
may also be required by the Planning Commission to comply with these
requirements.
A.
The
screen shall consist of plant materials and a solid, decorative wall
of masonry or similar durable material, six to eight feet in height.
Openings or pedestrian connections may be required at the discretion
of the review authority. The decorative wall shall be architecturally
treated on both sides, subject to the approval of the Zoning Administrator.
B.
A landscaping
strip with a minimum width of 10 feet shall be installed adjacent
to a screening wall.
C.
The
Planning Commission may approve a substitute for the requirements
of this Section if it first determines that:
1.
The
relationship of the proposed uses make the required screening unnecessary;
2.
The
intent of this Section can be successfully met by means of alternative
screening methods;
3.
Physical
constraints on the site make the required screening infeasible; or
4.
The
physical characteristics of the site or adjoining parcels make the
required screening unnecessary.
6-3.02
Height limits.
Each fence or wall shall comply with
the height limits shown in the Table below.
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Location of Fence or Wall
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Maximum Height
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|---|---|
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Within front or street side setback
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5 ft
|
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Within interior or side or rear setback
|
6 ft*
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Outside of a required setback
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6 ft*
|
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Corner lots
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4 ft, along front and sides of property
|
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* A fence or wall up to eight feet in height may be allowed
when the portions above six feet are of an open design (e.g., lattice,
wrought iron or grille work)
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6-3.03
Measurement of fence and wall height.
Fence height shall
be measured as the vertical distance between the finished grade at
the base of the fence and the top edge of the fence material.
6-3.04
All
fences must be constructed parallel with lot or property lines. All
fences adjacent to public street rights-of-way must be maintained
in good repair.
6-3.05
Specific fence and wall requirements.
A.
Outdoor
equipment, storage, and work areas.
Nonresidential outdoor
uses and equipment adjacent to a residential use shall be fenced and/or
screened[.]
B.
Swimming
pools, spas, and similar features.
Swimming pools/spas
and other similar water features shall be fenced in compliance with
the City's Building Code, regardless of the other requirements of
this Section.
C.
Mechanical
equipment, loading docks, and refuse areas.
Roof or ground
mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened from public view from
adjoining public streets and rights-of-way and adjoining areas zoned
for residential uses. This equipment includes air conditioning, heating,
ventilation ducts, and exhaust vents, loading docks, refuse storage
areas; and utility services, electrical transformers, gas meters,
etc.
D.
Temporary
fencing.
Temporary fencing may be necessary to protect
historic resources, trees, or other similar sensitive features during
site preparation and construction. This fencing shall be approved
by the Zoning Administrator.
E.
Prohibited
materials.
The following fencing materials are prohibited
in all zones except where they are required by a State or Federal
law or regulation.
F.
The
colors, materials, and architectural style of screening shall be architecturally
compatible with other on-site development.
(Ordinance 081115-02 adopted 8/11/15)
