The purpose of these off-street parking requirements is to minimize
traffic congestion associated with the layout of parking facilities
and the access to uses, to minimize any negative effect of off-street
parking areas on adjacent properties; and to assure the proper and
adequate development of off-street parking areas throughout the City.
The standards contained in this Section are minimum standards and
should not be regarded as optimum standards.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
A.
All parking
and loading spaces and vehicle sales areas on private property shall
have a vehicle-stopping device installed so as to prevent parking
of motor vehicles in any required landscaped areas, to prevent vehicles
from hitting buildings, and to prevent any parked vehicle from overhanging
a public right-of-way line, or public sidewalk.
B.
Parking shall
not be permitted to encroach upon the public right-of-way in any case.
All vehicle maneuvering shall take place on-site. No public right-of-way
shall be used for parking, backing or maneuvering into or from a parking
space.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
Except as provided herein, parking shall be provided in accordance
with Article 5, Permitted Use Charts of this ordinance. As an alternative
method, the administrative official may approve parking as shown on
the final building plans at a ratio of one parking space for every
three occupants plus employee parking if the director determines that
such parking is adequate for existing and proposed uses.
A.
For family
homes, industrialized housing, manufactured housing, multiple single-family
dwellings (townhouses), one-family dwellings and two-family dwellings,
two (2) enclosed spaces per dwelling, plus two additional parking
spaces per dwelling shall be provided on a paved driveway having a
minimum length of twenty (20) feet. In addition to the aforementioned
requirements, one (1) parking space per bedroom available for rent
shall be required for bed and breakfast operations and boarding houses.
B.
For community
homes, one (1) parking space per bedroom shall be required as set
forth in the Texas Human Resource Code, Chapter 123.
C.
For multifamily
dwellings, one and one-half (1.5) spaces per one-bedroom unit, two
(2) spaces per two-bedroom unit, two and one-half spaces (2.5) per
three-bedroom unit and three (3) spaces per unit containing four or
more bedrooms shall be required. The average number of parking spaces
for the total development shall be no less than two (2) spaces per
dwelling unit.
D.
For child
care facilities, elementary and secondary schools, one (1) parking
space for every nine occupants, plus employee parking shall be required.
E.
Accessory
uses: All areas for accessory uses not listed above or in other parts
of this Section (such as restaurants, office, etc.), shall be calculated
in with the minimum specified for those individual uses.
F.
Auto dealer
(new and/or used auto sales); motorcycle sales/dealer; personal watercraft
sales (new/repair): One (1) parking space for each five hundred (500)
square feet of sales floor/office and other indoor uses, plus one
(1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of exterior
lot area used for storage, sales and parking areas, plus one (1) parking
space per repair bay in service areas (indoors or outdoors).
G.
Community
center (public), museum, library, or art gallery: Ten (10) parking
spaces plus one (1) additional space for each three hundred (300)
square feet of floor area in excess of two thousand (2,000) square
feet. If an auditorium is included as a part of the building, its
floor area shall be deducted from the total and additional parking
provided on the basis of one space for each four seats that it contains.
H.
Convenience
store (with or without gasoline sales) or gasoline station: One (1)
space per two hundred (200) square feet of floor area, plus one (1)
parking space for each side of a gasoline pump unit (a unit may have
up to six nozzles for gasoline disbursement). Spaces within pump areas
qualify as spaces for the parking requirement. If no gasoline sales
are provided, then the parking requirements shall be the same as for
a retail store. Adequate space shall be provided for waiting, stacking,
and maneuvering automobiles for refueling.
I.
Funeral home
or mortuary: One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square
feet of floor space in slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral
service rooms, or one (1) space for each three (3) seats in the auditorium/sanctuary,
whichever is greater. Adequate on-site stacking spaces shall also
be provided for the organization and forming of processions such that
these activities do not cause excessive or extended traffic congestion/delays
on a public roadway.
J.
Golf driving
range: One and one-half (1.5) spaces for each driving tee
K.
Hotel/Motel:
One (1) space per guest room for the first two hundred fifty (250)
rooms and three-quarters (.75) space per room for each room over two
hundred fifty (250), plus one (1) space per five (5) restaurant/lounge
area seats (based upon maximum occupancy), plus one (1) space per
one hundred twenty-five (125) square feet of meeting/conference areas.
L.
Mini-warehouse/self-storage:
Four (4) spaces per establishment, plus two (2) spaces for an on-site
manager’s residence (if applicable), plus one (1) appropriately
sized space for any type of vehicle to be stored on-site (e.g., rental
trucks, boats, RVs, etc.)
N.
Motor freight
transportation, storage, and terminal/transit terminal/truck terminal/other
similar transportation uses: For telemarketing agencies, warehouse
and staging/loading areas, one (1) space for each one thousand (1,000)
square feet of floor area; for bus depot or other human transportation
use, one (1) space per one hundred (100) square feet of passenger
waiting area, plus parking spaces for any warehouse and staging/loading
areas on the premises (as above).
O.
Places of
public assembly not otherwise specified: One (1) space for each four
(4) seats provided.
P.
Retail or
personal service establishment not otherwise specified: One (1) space
per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area in addition
to any required stacking spaces for drive-through facilities.
Q.
Schools:
1.
Public
or denominational-Elementary: Two (2) spaces for every classroom and
office;
2.
Public
or denominational-Junior High: Three (3) spaces for every classroom
and two (2) spaces for each office;
3.
Public
or denominational-High School: Eight (8) spaces for every classroom
and two (2) spaces for each office;
4.
Other than
public or denominational: Same as above, depending on grade. In the
event the school serves elementary, junior high and high school students,
or any combination thereof, the required parking spaces shall be consistent
with the higher number required by this subsection.
R.
Skilled nursing
facility: One (1) space per six (6) beds; plus one (1) parking space
for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area devoted to
offices, cafeterias, exercise/therapeutic rooms, and other similar
ancillary uses.
S.
For telemarketing
agencies, one (1) parking space per employee shall be required.
T.
For light
manufacturing, sand/gravel/caliche/stone sales (storage), one (1)
parking space for every five (5) occupants, plus employee parking
shall be required.
U.
For heavy
manufacturing, transfer stations, landfill and recycling centers,
one (1) parking space for every nine (9) occupants, plus employee
parking shall be required.
V.
Employee
parking shall be provided based on one (1) space per employee on duty
at any one time during any one shift. If more than one shift is required
for the operation of the business or use, the number of employee spaces
shall be based on the number of employees on duty during the shift
requiring the largest number of employees.
W.
For new development
occurring within the HP overlay district, the minimum parking required
by the incoming use shall be installed, unless the property was platted
prior to 1900. Shared parking within the HP overlay district may be
used for required parking if it meets standards of Sections 6.16.8
and 7.9.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
A.
In residential
districts a two-car garage shall count as the required parking spaces
for the district.
B.
In multifamily
and nonresidential zoning districts, requirements for the number of
parking spaces may result in a fractional parking space. For fractional
parking spaces, a whole space meeting the specifications, as set forth
in the currently adopted version of the city’s Technical Construction
Standards and Specifications and other applicable ordinances of the
city, shall be provided.
C.
In determining
the total number of parking spaces required for any building, each
portion of the building may be considered separately by use, with
the total number of spaces required for the entire building being
equal to the sum of the totals of the number of spaces required for
each individual portion of the building.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
A.
Loading spaces
or berths shall be required for all non-residential uses for the loading
and unloading of merchandise and goods within or adjacent to the building
in such a manner as to not obstruct the freedom of vehicular or pedestrian
movement on the public rights-of-way.
B.
All drives
and approaches shall be designed, in accordance with the city’s
standards and other applicable city ordinances, to provide adequate
space and clearances to allow for off-street maneuvering of vehicles.
C.
Each required
off-street loading space or berth shall be provided with a means of
unobstructed ingress and egress to an alley or onto a public street
wide enough to accommodate expected vehicles.
D.
Loading spaces
or berths shall be a minimum of ten feet in width by twenty-five (25)
feet in length with fourteen (14) feet of vertical clearance. Particular
consideration shall be given to the design and accommodation of the
type of delivery vehicles generally associated with the proposed use
of the property.
E.
The minimum
number of off-street loading spaces or berths shall be as follows:
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Total Square Feet of GFA (gross floor area) in Structure
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Minimum Required Spaces or Berths
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|---|---|
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0–10,000
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0
|
|
10,001–50,000
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1
|
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50,001–100,000
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2
|
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Each additional 100,000
|
1 additional
|
F.
Loading docks
shall be oriented away from public streets and, where adjacent to
a residential district, shall be screened.
G.
No motor
vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction
with loading facilities.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
The City Manager or designee may approve parking alternatives
that result in a cumulative adjustment not to exceed fifty (50) percent
of the minimum or maximum off-street parking required by this Ordinance,
in accordance with the following factors:
A.
Reductions
in the number of required parking spaces for progressive environmentally
friendly parking plan design. All submitted requests shall include
parking data, prepared and sealed by a registered engineer with transportation
expertise, illustrating that the requirements of this Ordinance should
be reduced for the specific development, provided that the reduction
satisfies the intent of this ordinance.
B.
Off-site
parking.
Required parking for convenience stores or convenience-oriented
uses or handicapped accessible parking will not be considered.
1.
Location.
No off-site parking space shall be located more than three hundred
(300) feet from the primary entrance of the use served (measured along
public walkways). Off-site parking spaces shall not be separated from
the use served by an Interstate or major thoroughfare right-of-way
unless a grade-separated pedestrian walkway is provided, or traffic
control or remote parking shuttle bus service is provided.
2.
Shared
parking agreement.
If an off-site parking area is not
under the same ownership as the principal use served, a written agreement
between the record owners shall be required. The owner of the off-site
parking area shall enter into a written agreement in a form acceptable
to the city attorney, providing that the land comprising the parking
area shall never be disposed of except in conjunction with the sale
of the building which the parking area serves so long as the facilities
are required; and that such agreement shall bind his/her heirs, successors
and assigns; and that such agreement shall be signed by all parties
and recorded in the offices of the county clerk.
3.
Off-site
parking shall not be allowed for convenience stores, convenience-oriented
uses or required handicapped accessible parking.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
A.
A stacking
space shall be an area on a site measuring eight (8) feet by twenty
(20) feet with direct forward access to a service window or station
of a drive-through facility which does not constitute space for any
other circulation driveway, parking space, or maneuvering area.
B.
The following
stacking requirements may be used as a guide but may be modified at
the time of site plan review based on use and design of this facility:
1.
For financial
institutions with drive-through facilities, each teller window or
station, human or mechanical five (5) stacking spaces.
2.
For each
service lane of a drive-through restaurant, a minimum of six (6) spaces.
An escape lane shall be provided.
3.
For kiosks,
a minimum of two (2) stacking spaces for each service window.
4.
For each
full-service auto wash, vacuum or gas pump lane, a minimum of seven
(7) stacking spaces.
5.
For each
self-service (drive-through/automated) wash bay, a minimum of three
(3) stacking spaces in addition to the wash bay.
6.
For each
self-service (open bay), a minimum of two (2) stacking spaces in addition
to the wash bay.
7.
For automobile
quick lube facilities, a minimum of three (3) stacking spaces in addition
to the service bay.
C.
Off Street
Loading Spaces - All Districts.
1.
All retail,
commercial, and industrial structures, on an as needed basis, shall
provide and maintain an off-street area for the loading and unloading
of merchandise and goods at a ratio of at least one (1) space for
the first twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area
and one (1) space for each additional twenty thousand (20,000) square
feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof. A loading space shall
consist of an area of a minimum of twelve (12) by thirty (30) feet.
All drives and approaches shall provide adequate space and clearances
to allow for the maneuvering of trucks off-street. Each site shall
provide a designated maneuvering area for trucks. These requirements
may be modified based on use at the time of site plan review.
2.
All loading
areas and service bay doors shall be designed where loading doors
or docking areas are not directly visible from streets. These areas
shall be fully screened with a screening wall. Live landscaping may
be allowed based on use or location.
3.
All loading
areas shall be designed to minimize the impact on adjacent uses. If
loading areas are adjacent to residential (single-family, duplex,
or multifamily) developments or zoning districts, loading and unloading
hours shall be restricted to 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
4.
Garage
doors or service bays for auto/boat motor vehicle related uses shall
not face a street, unless it is fully screened with live landscaping
or a screening wall.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
A.
Parking
Space Dimensions.
1.
Head-in
and Angled parking spaces -
Each off-street parking space
shall be no less than nine (9) feet in width by twenty (20) feet in
depth exclusive of all access drive, alley or aisle, and shall be
of usable shape and condition. An eighteen (18) foot depth may be
utilized if two (2) feet of unobstructed area is provided for the
vehicle to overhang. This space may be any space other than a sidewalk,
public right of way, or adjacent property.
2.
Parallel
parking spaces -
Each on street or off-street parallel
parking space shall be no less than eight (8) feet in width by twenty-two
(22) feet in depth.
B.
Aisle Dimension.
1.
Head-In,
ninety (90) Degree Parking -
The circulation aisles within
head-in, ninety (90) degree, off-street parking facilities must have
a double isle that shall measure no less than twenty-four (24) feet
wide.
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Aisle Dimensions, Ninety Degree
 |
2.
Angled
Parking -
The one-way circulation aisles within off-street
angled parking facilities must be sixty (60) feet wide for parking
spaces at a sixty-degree angle, and fifty-six (56) feet wide for parking
spaces at a forty-five (45) degree angle (measures from head of parking
space to head of parking space).
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Aisle Dimensions, Forty-five Degree
 |
C.
Handicap
Accessible Parking.
1.
The number
and size of the handicap parking spaces required must follow the Federal
Americans with Disabilities Act as amended. The number of handicap
parking spaces required is based on the total number of spaces provided.
Accessible spaces for cars must have at least a sixty (60) inch wide
access aisle located adjacent to the designated parking space. Van
parking spaces need to have a wider access aisle of ninety-six (96)
inches to accommodate a wheelchair lift and vertical clearance to
accommodate van height.
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Accessible Parking Spaces
 |
|
Minimum Number of Handicap Accessible Parking Spaces
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
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ADA Design Standards 4.1.2(5)
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Total number of parking spaces provided (per lot)
|
Total minimum number of accessible parking spaces (60" and 96"
aisles)
|
Van Accessible parking spaces with min. 96" wide access aisles
|
Accessible parking spaces with min. 60" wide access aisle
|
|
1 to 25
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
26 to 50
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
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51 to 75
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
76 to 100
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
|
101 to 150
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
|
151 to 200
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
|
201 to 300
|
7
|
1
|
6
|
|
301 to 400
|
8
|
1
|
7
|
|
401 to 500
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
|
501 to 1,000
|
2% of total parking provided in lot
|
1 out of every 8 accessible spaces
|
7 out of every 8 accessible spaces
|
|
1,001 and over
|
20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000
|
1 out of every 8 accessible spaces
|
7 out of every 8 accessible spaces
|
D.
Location.
1.
Accessible
parking spaces must be located on the shortest accessible route of
travel to an accessible facility entrance. Where buildings have multiple
accessible entrances with adjacent parking, the accessible parking
spaces must be dispersed and located closest to the accessible entrances
and at the most level ground close to the accessible entrance.
2.
An accessible
route must always be provided from the accessible parking to the accessible
entrance. An accessible route never has curbs or stairs, must be at
least three (3) feet wide, and has a firm, stable, slip-resistant
surface. The slope along the accessible route should not be greater
than 1:12 in the direction of travel.
3.
Accessible
parking spaces may be clustered in one (1) or more lots if equivalent
or greater accessibility is provided in terms of distance from the
accessible entrance, parking fees, and convenience. Van-accessible
parking spaces located in parking garages may be clustered on one
floor (to accommodate the ninety-eight (98) inch minimum vertical
height requirement).
4.
Signage
- A sign with the international symbol of accessibility must be mounted
at such a height at least sixty (60) inches above the ground surface
so that the sign is not obscured by the parked vehicle or other obstruction.
Van accessible spaces must have a sign with “van accessible”
on it in addition to the international symbol of accessibility.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
A.
Off-street
parking facilities for different buildings, structures, uses or mixed
uses, may be provided and used collectively or jointly in any zoning
district upon approval of site plans and the provisions of Section
7.6.B.2.
B.
Provisions
required for shared parking:
1.
Legal documentation
providing for the perpetual joint use of the required common parking
for the combination of uses or buildings.
2.
Up to sixty
(60) percent of the parking spaces provided for a theater or other
place of evening entertainment, or for a church, may be provided and
used jointly with banks, offices, retailers and similar uses that
are not normally open or used during evening hours.
3.
In cases
where residential use is mixed with other uses such as office or retail,
a minimum of two (2) spaces per residential unit should be reserved
for residential use.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
A.
All parking
lot islands shall be raised at least six (6) inches and curbed according
to City engineering standards. Uses located in the Business Park District
are exempt from this provision.
B.
End Islands
-
Each interior-parking row and periphery-parking row,
independent of its length, shall have an end island placed at each
end that shall not be less than two hundred (200) square feet in total
area.
C.
Interior
Islands -
The parking lot may be configured in any way
so as to provide for orderly and safe parking of vehicles. The islands
may be grouped to form larger spaces and sidewalks may run through
interior islands.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
A.
Every parcel
of land used as a parking area, loading or unloading area, driveway
or maneuvering aisle must be developed and maintained to the requirements
of this Section. All areas must remain in good repair, free of potholes
and other deterioration.
B.
All parking
spaces provided, with the exception of single-family residential dwellings,
shall be permanently and clearly marked by stripes. All nonpermanent
striping, such as paint, shall be maintained as to guarantee continuous
identification of the space.
C.
Surface
materials for Nonresidential Uses and Districts and Multifamily Districts
(Planned Development Districts for Multifamily Uses, R-3 and R-4)
1.
Asphalt
Surfacing -
All off-street parking facilities shall be
constructed with a minimum of one and one half (1-1/2) inches of asphalt
pavement on top of six (6) inches of limestone or suitable base material
as approved by the City Engineer.
2.
Concrete
Surfacing -
All concrete areas shall be six (6) inches
thick. Reinforcement shall be with number four (4) bars, twelve (12)
inches on center.
D.
All off-street
parking areas shall be required to have a six (6) inch raised concrete
curb around the entire perimeter and shall be graded to drain adequately,
per an approved drainage plan, as determined by the City’s Engineer.
E.
The parking
facility shall be maintained so as to dispose of any surface water
accumulated in the facility.
F.
Single-Family
and Two-Family Residential Uses and Districts Drive Standards - All
single-family residential and two-family residential driveways shall
be paved with concrete four (4) inches thick. Reinforcement shall
be with number three (3) bars, twelve (12) inches on center.
G.
Existing
Single-Family and Two-Family Residential Uses and Districts Drive
Exceptions -
1.
For the
purposes of the following exceptions, all-weather surface shall mean
these materials: concrete, bitumen, asphalt, concrete or brick pavers,
as defined below. These materials and their installation techniques
shall be reviewed and approved by the City Manager or his/her designee
with the advice from the Public Works Department, Engineering Department,
Fire Department or other City Official which may provide pertinent
information.
a.
All-Weather
Surfacing -
May include concrete and;
b.
Asphalt
Surfacing -
Asphalt shall be constructed with a minimum
of one and one half (1-1/2) inches of asphalt pavement on top of six
(6) inches of limestone or suitable base material as approved by the
City Engineer
c.
Concrete
with Decorative Aggregate -
Six (6") inch thick pavement
with twelve (12") inch on center, No. 4 rebar for reinforcement. Aggregate
is mixed into concrete base with high pressure hose to expose aggregate
after mix is poured. Surface is then buffed and sealed with clear
coat for durability.
d.
Chip
Seal (bitumen) -
Chip seals are constructed by evenly
distributing a thin base of hot tar, bitumen or asphalt onto an existing
pavement and then embedding finely graded aggregate into it. The aggregate
is evenly distributed over the hot seal spray, then rolled into the
bitumen using heavy rubber-tired rollers creating a paved surface.
A chip-seal-surfaced pavement can optionally be sealed with a top
layer, which is referred to as a fog seal or enrichment. All chip
seal driveways shall be constructed with a minimum of six (6) inches
of limestone or suitable base material as approved by the City Engineer.
e.
Pavers
-
Concrete or brick, pavers allow permeability with a
stabilized base. Four (4") inch to six (6") inch base material should
be graded and compacted. A 1/4" crushed material four (4") inches
thick should then be screed across the top and pavers placed on top
with additional fill in the joints. Long-term maintenance is required
to keep edges straight and to replace any broken pavers over time.
2.
A Agricultural
District -
driveways must be of an all-weather surface
which may include a gravel drive as an acceptable material. Any A
Agricultural Residential uses on lots greater than ten (10) acres
are exempt from this provision.
3.
Single-Family
or Two-Family Residential Homes with an existing gravel driveway -
The existing gravel driveway may be maintained and repaired
over time. The existing gravel driveway may not be extended or widened
from its original installation. If an existing gravel driveway is
to be extended or widened, the driveway will be required to meet the
standards of new driveway installation as per Paragraph F above. Pre-existing
gravel driveways may be replaced with an approved all-weather surface
upon approval of the City Manager or his/her designee.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
