(a)
Applicability.
(1)
This article shall be applicable to all developments unless otherwise
indicated within the ordinance codified herein.
(2)
All properties located in the BP Business Park District must comply
with the standards when a new tenant moves into the BP Business Park
District or within 18 months of the approval of the BP Business Park
District, whichever comes first.
(b)
Special
off-street parking provisions: Residential Districts.
(1)
Parking placement.
Required off-street parking shall
be provided on the same lot as the use it is to serve.
(2)
Paving requirements.
Required parking must be paved
concrete, or it may be pervious concrete or other materials with approval
of the zoning administrator.
(3)
Heavy load vehicle storage.
No required parking space,
garage, carport, or other automobile storage space shall be used for
the storage of any heavy load vehicle.
(c)
Special
off-street parking provisions: Nonresidential and MF Districts.
(1)
Vehicle maneuvering shall take place on-site in all Nonresidential
and MF Districts, with the exception of the BP Business Park District.
(2)
Parking placement.
Required off-street parking shall
be provided on the same lot as the use it is to serve, except as follows:
a.
Off-site parking requirements.
In any case where the
required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building
or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided
and used, the following requirements shall apply:
1.
Such spaces shall be within a distance not more than 300 feet from
such premises, measured by a straight line from the nearest points
of the two properties;
2.
Proper pedestrian access is safe and convenient to both uses; and
3.
A written agreement shall be drawn to the satisfaction of the city
attorney and executed by all parties concerned assuring the continued
availability of the off-site parking facilities for the use they are
intended to serve.
(3)
Shared parking space calculations.
In order to establish
a baseline number of parking spaces that may be reduced in a shared
parking agreement, the baseline number of parking spaces shall equal
the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.
a.
Mixed use shared parking agreement.
Up to 50 percent
of the parking spaces required for a theater or other place of evening
entertainment (after 6:00 p.m.), or for a church, may be provided
and used jointly by banks, offices, and similar uses not normally
open, used, or operated during evening hours if specifically approved
by the city council as shown on a site plan or final plat.
b.
Pedestrian access.
Proper pedestrian access is provided
such that pedestrians can access both uses within an acceptable distance
and that such access is provided safely and conveniently to both uses.
c.
Rescinded shared parking agreement approval.
Approval
by the city council may be rescinded by the city council and additional
parking shall be obtained by the owners in the event that the city
council determines that such joint use is resulting in a public nuisance
by providing an inadequate number of parking spaces or otherwise adversely
affecting the public health, safety, or welfare.
(4)
Paving requirements.
a.
General.
Required parking must be paved concrete, or
it may be pervious concrete or other materials with approval of the
zoning administrator.
b.
BP Business Park District.
1.
Parking surfaces outside of fenced storage shall be constructed of
concrete, asphalt or pervious concrete.
2.
Parking surfaces that are inside a properly screened storage area
and are not visible to the public may be constructed of crushed asphalt,
compacted gravel, asphalt, concrete or other materials.
(5)
Parking space delineation.
a.
Parking spaces shall be permanently and clearly identified by stripes,
buttons, tiles, curbs, barriers, or other approved methods. This requirement
shall not apply to parking spaces inside properly screened storage
areas.
b.
Non-permanent type marking, such as paint, shall be regularly maintained
to ensure continuous clear identification of the space.
(6)
Parking space dimensions.
a.
Each standard off-street parking space shall be a minimum of nine
feet in width and 20 feet in depth, exclusive of driveways and maneuvering
aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition.
b.
No parking space shall allow a vehicle to overhang a required landscape
area, open space area, sidewalk, street right-of-way or adjacent property
(see Figure 6. Parking Overhang).
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Figure 6. Parking Overhang
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c.
Head-in parking spaces adjacent to buildings shall have a minimum
four-foot wide clearance between the front of the car and the building.
1.
The four-foot wide clearance shall be maintained by curbs or wheel
stops, the face of which shall be located six feet from the building,
which allows a vehicle overhang of two feet. Wheel stops shall only
be used in parking spaces that are 20 feet long.
d.
Parallel off-street parking spaces must be a minimum of eight feet
in width and 22 feet in depth (see Figure 7. Parking Layout Diagram).
e.
Parking spaces within structured parking garages shall be a minimum
of 8½ feet in width and 18 feet in depth.
(7)
Encroachment upon the public right-of-way or required landscaping
areas.
Off-street parking shall be prohibited from encroaching
into the public right-of-way or required landscaping area in any case.
(8)
Dead end parking.
Dead end parking is prohibited in
nonresidential developments.
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Figure 7. Parking Layout Diagram
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(9)
Handicap parking.
Handicap parking space(s) shall be
provided according to State of Texas Program for the Elimination of
Architectural Barriers and shall conform to the Americans Disability
Act (ADA) of 1991, as may be amended, accessibility guidelines or
the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards. Current requirements
are as follows:
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Table 1. Handicap Parking Requirement
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Total Parking Spaces
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Required Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces
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1 to 25
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1
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26 to 50
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2
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51 to 75
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3
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76 to 100
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4
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101 to 150
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5
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151 to 200
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6
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201 to 300
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7
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301 to 400
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8
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401 to 500
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9
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501 to 1,000
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2 percent of total
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1,001 and over
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20, plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000
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(10)
Electric vehicle (EV) parking spaces required.
a.
Applicability.
This requirement shall apply to all Nonresidential
and MF Districts, with the exception of BP Business Park District.
b.
Number of EV spaces required.
1.
Parking lots with 50 to 100 parking spaces required.
If a nonresidential use requires 50 to 100 parking spaces, then one
electric vehicle (EV) parking space shall be created and reserved
for the sole use of electric vehicles only.
2.
Parking lots with more than 100 parking spaces required.
If a nonresidential use requires more than 100 parking spaces, then
two electric vehicle (EV) parking spaces shall be created and reserved
for the sole use of electric vehicles only.
3.
The number of EV parking spaces shall be in addition to the minimum
number of required parking spaces.
c.
Design of EV spaces.
d.
Electric vehicle (EV) chargers not required.
1.
An "electric vehicle (EV) charger" shall be defined as an electrical
appliance designed specifically to charge batteries within one or
more electric vehicles. Charger styles include pedestal and wall or
pole-mounted. Chargers are also called electric vehicle supply equipment
(EVSE).
2.
EV parking spaces shall not require the installation of an "electric
vehicle (EV) charger."
(d)
Off-street
loading space: All districts.
All nonresidential uses
having 50,000 square feet or more of gross floor area shall provide
and maintain an off-street area for the loading and unloading of merchandise
and goods.
(e)
Rules
for computing number of parking spaces.
In computing
the number of parking spaces required for each use, the following
rules shall govern:
(1)
Floor area.
"Floor area" shall mean the gross floor
area of the specific use.
(2)
Fractional parking space calculation.
Where fractional
parking spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be rounded
up to the nearest whole number.
(3)
Unlisted use requirement calculation.
The parking space
requirements for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be
the same as required for a use of similar nature or as approved by
the city council in conjunction with a site plan.
(f)
Circulation
and parking requirements for all nonresidential developments.
(1)
Applicability.
The regulations provided in this section
shall apply to all nonresidential development.
(2)
Parking aisles.
Parking aisles shall be designed perpendicular
to the front of the primary building in the development.
(3)
Wheel stops and/or bollards.
If curbs are not provided,
then parking spaces that face and are adjacent to a building shall
utilize wheel stops and/or bollards.
(g)
Parking
requirement based on use.
(1)
Off-street parking requirements compliance.
In all districts,
at the time any building or structure is erected or altered (i.e.,
enlarged by 30 percent or more in floor area than at the time the
building became nonconforming, or for construction that requires a
building permit), off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance
with the requirements shown in section 3.02 Use Chart of the zoning
ordinance.
(2)
Best/current practices parking ratio.
For uses shown
in the Use Chart that have atypical standards or single uses that
have varying parking needs depending on the function of that specific
single use, an applicant may submit a parking ratio based on best/current
planning and transportation practices.
a.
Best/current practices parking ratio application.
1.
An applicant shall fully cite the sources used to derive the applicant-submitted
parking ratio, possible resources include parking standards materials
from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) or the American
Planning Association (APA).
2.
The zoning administrator shall review the applicant submitted parking
ratio to confirm best/current planning practices for a use.
3.
The zoning administrator shall approve, modify, or deny the applicant
submitted parking ratio.
b.
Parking ratio determination in case where no application is submitted.
If the applicant does not submit a parking ratio, then the zoning
administrator shall determine the parking ratio based on the best/current
planning and transportation practices.
(h)
Waiver.
The city manager is authorized to grant a waiver to these requirements
if necessary to result in a higher quality development and/or to carry
out the recommendations of the comprehensive plan.
[Ord. No. 1274-14, § 3(Exh.
C), 5-6-2014; Ord. No.
1365-18, §§ 1, 2, 9-10-2018; Ord. No. 1375-18, § 1(Exh. A), 12-10-2018]
