(A)
Off-street motor vehicle parking lots or spaces are not required,
however if provided must meet minimum standards of the Springfield
Development Code. These regulations provide standards for the development
of vehicle parking.
(B)
Unless exempted elsewhere in this code, all development within
the City and its urbanizable area must comply with the vehicle parking
provisions of this section.
(6443; Ord.
6465, 11/20/2023)
All off-street parking areas shall comply with the following
dimensional standards:
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Table 4.6.1
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Dimensional Feature (all dimensions in feet)
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Diagram
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Parking Angle
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0
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45
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60
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90
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Stall width, standard
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A
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9.0
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9.0
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9.0
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9.0
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Stall width, compact
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A
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8.0
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8.0
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8.0
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8.0
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Stall length, standard
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B
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24.0
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18.0
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18.0
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18.0
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Stall length, compact
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B
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22.0
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16.0
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16.0
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16.0
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Aisle width between stall lines
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C
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12.0
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12.0
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16.0
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24.0
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Bumper overhang (typical)
|
D
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0.0
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1.5
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1.8
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2.0
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Cross-aisle, 1-way
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E
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16.0
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16.0
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16.0
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16.0
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Cross-aisle, 2-way
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F
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24.0
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24.0
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24.0
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24.0
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Figure 4.6-A Parking Lot Design
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Figure 4.6-A Parking Lot Design
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(6412; 6443)
All parking areas must conform to the setback, vision clearance,
planting, and screening provisions of this code and must be completed
prior to occupancy. Required parking spaces must be improved as follows:
(A)
All parking lots, bays, and spaces must have a durable, dust free
surfacing of Asphaltic concrete, Portland cement concrete, or other
materials as approved by the City Engineer. Permeable pavement meeting
standards in the Engineering Design Standards and Procedures
Manual may be allowed by the City Engineer for parking areas
and driveways. Parking lot surfacing must not encroach upon the public
right-of-way.
(B)
Stormwater management system improvements must be provided to manage
all on-site run-off. The stormwater management system improvements
must provide for the on-site collection of stormwater to eliminate
sheet flow onto sidewalks, public rights-of-way, and abutting private
property. All stormwater management system improvements must meet
the standards in SDC 4.3.110, and the Engineering Design Standards
and Procedures Manual, Chapters 3 and 4.
(C)
All parking spaces fronting a sidewalk, alley, street, landscaped
area, or structure must be provided with a secured wheel bumper or
linear curb not less than 6 inches in height to be set back from the
front of the stall a minimum of 2 feet to allow for vehicle encroachment.
Wheel bumpers must be a minimum of 6 feet in length. Curbs must be
constructed in conformance with the Standard Construction Specifications
the curb into the landscape area. Curbs separating landscaped areas
from parking areas must allow stormwater runoff to pass through, as
provided in APWA detail drawing RD RD700 & 701.
(D)
Backing into the public right-of-way, other than alleys is prohibited.
However, a parking areas of less than 4 spaces on a lot/parcel in
a residential land use district may back into the public right-of-way.
(E)
All spaces must be permanently and clearly marked. Alternatively,
the applicant may propose unmarked spaces if supported by a report
stamped by an Oregon licensed engineer indicating that that the spaces
should not be marked for safety considerations. Old striping must
not be visible after being replaced by new striping.
(F)
Not more than 30 percent of the total parking spaces in a parking
lot may be designated for compact cars. Alternatively, a greater percentage
may be authorized by the Director if a report stamped by an Oregon
licensed engineer indicates that greater than 30 percent of the total
parking spaces is appropriate for the use. All compact spaces must
be signed and/or the space painted with white lettering in 4 inch
high letters with the letter “C,” or with the word “Compact.”
(G)
The number, dimensions, and locations of parking spaces for people
with disabilities must be as specified in Chapter 11 of the Oregon
Structural Specialty Code.
(6412; 6443; Ord. 6464, 11/20/2023)
(A)
Although no minimum motor vehicle parking is required, Table
4.6.2 establishes suggested off-street parking standards according
to use within any land use district.
(B)
Parking spaces must be used only for the parking of passenger
vehicles, customers, patrons, visitors, and employees. Changing the
use of parking spaces so they can be used for another use such as
outdoor displays, storage of vehicles, equipment, or materials requires
a development approval, except as authorized by special event permit
or other temporary or business license under the Springfield Municipal
Code.
(C)
The maximum off-street parking standard for any use that is
not a residential use is 125 percent of the suggested off-street parking
standard. There is no maximum off-street parking standard for residential
uses. The Approval Authority may authorize an alternative parking
standard that is more than 125 percent of the minimum off-street parking
standard. The alternative parking standard must be the peak parking
demand identified by a parking generation study conducted according
to the ITE Manual of Transportation Engineering Studies and prepared
by a licensed engineer.
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Table 4.6.2
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|---|---|
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Use
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Suggested Parking Standard
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Residential Uses
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Single unit dwelling, detached
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2 spaces for each dwelling, not including an accessory dwelling
unit.
|
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Duplex
|
1 space per dwelling unit, 2 spaces total.
|
|
Triplex
|
1 space per dwelling unit, 3 spaces total.
|
|
Fourplex
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1 space per dwelling unit, 4 spaces total.
|
|
Townhome
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1 space for each townhome dwelling unit.
|
|
Cottage clusters
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1 space for each dwelling unit in a cottage cluster.
|
|
Multiple unit housing
|
1 space for each dwelling unit.
|
|
Group care facilities
|
1 quarter space for each bedroom or dwelling unit plus 1 per
full time employee on the busiest shift.
|
|
Short term rental (see SDC 4.7-355)
|
Type 1 - No additional spaces above what is required for the
primary residence.
Type 2 - 1 on-site parking space for each guest room.
|
|
Commercial/Industrial Uses
| |
|
Child care center
|
1 space for each 350 square feet of gross area
|
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Hotel/motel
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1 space plus 1 space for each guest room.
|
|
Eating and drinking establishments
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1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
|
|
Retail trade and services (including shopping centers)
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1 space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area.
|
|
Manufacture and assembly, and other primary industrial uses.
Includes warehousing
|
1 space for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area.
|
|
Warehouse commercial sales (including bulky merchandise)
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1 space for each 600 square feet of gross floor area.
|
|
Public and Institutional Uses
| |
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Educational facilities
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1 space for each classroom, plus 1 for each 100 square feet
of the largest public assembly area.
|
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Public utility facility
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None, unless utility vehicles will be parked overnight.
|
|
Recreational facilities, and religious, social and public institutions
|
1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area in the primary
assembly area and 1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area for
the remainder of the building.
|
|
Transportation facilities
|
1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area not including
vehicle storage areas.
|
(D)
Special Provisions.
(1)
Carpool and Vanpool Parking Requirements. In commercial, industrial,
and mixed-use developments with at least 50 existing or proposed parking
spaces:
(a)
The number of carpool/vanpool parking spaces must
be a minimum of 5 percent of the suggested parking spaces for the
particular use.
(b)
The carpool/vanpool spaces must be located closer
to the primary employee entrance or secondary entrance from a parking
lot than any other employee parking, except disabled accessible spaces.
(c)
Carpool/vanpool spaces must have markings and signs
that indicate the space is reserved for carpool/vanpool use.
(d)
Only vehicles that are part of a rideshare program
sanctioned by the employer, or a public agency may park in designated
carpool/vanpool parking spaces.
(2)
Commercial Districts.
(a)
Parking lots in the Neighborhood Commercial (NC)
District must be designed so that a landscaped separator is in between
every 7 spaces. A development in the NC district that includes more
than 25 parking spaces must locate half of all the additional spaces
over 25 behind buildings. For example, if a developer wishes to provide
30 parking spaces, at least 3 of them must be located behind a building.
(b)
Parking lots may be used for temporary sales or
display of merchandise where the activity does not create a hazard
for automobile or pedestrian traffic or where otherwise allowed under
this code or the Springfield Municipal Code.
(3)
Electric Vehicle Charging. Developments of new buildings with
5 or more residential dwelling units (includes both residential buildings
and mixed-use buildings) that include on-site vehicle parking must
provide electrical service capacity, as defined in ORS 455.417, to
accommodate 40 percent of all vehicle parking spaces.
(4)
Campus Industrial (CI) District.
(a)
To the greatest extent practicable, parking must
be located behind buildings, internal to development or to the side
of a building.
(b)
The maximum number of parking spaces for uses not
shown in Table 4.6.2 must be determined based upon standards for similar
uses.
(c)
An additional 5 percent of impermeable surface
may be allowed in cases where all parking on a lot/parcel is screened
by earthen berms with an average height of 3 feet (measured from the
finished grade of the edge of the parking lot), sunken below grade
an average depth of 3 feet (measured from the finished grade of the
edge of the parking lot to the finished grade of the adjacent berm
or landscaped area), or both.
(d)
Truck parking for vehicles necessary for the operation
of the facility may be located either:
(5)
Medical Services (MS) District. Motor vehicle parking maximums
are determined based upon standards for similar uses in Table 4.6.2
or upon a Parking Study.
(6)
Public Land and Open Space District. Motor vehicle parking maximums
are determined based upon standards for similar uses in Table 4.6.2
or a Parking Study.
(7)
Large Parking Lots. Developments that include more than 1/2
acre of surface parking area must include pedestrian connections from
the parking lot to building entrances. If the parking lot is located
between a public right-of-way and a building, the parking lot must
include pedestrian connections between pedestrian facilities in the
adjacent public right-of-way and building entrances.
(8)
Shared use parking for 2 or more land uses, structures, or parcels
of land is permitted.
(6412; 6443; Ord. 6465, 11/20/2023)
(A)
These regulations provide standards for the development of loading
areas.
(B)
Unless exempted elsewhere in this code, all commercial and industrial
development requiring loading areas must comply with the loading area
provisions of this section.
(6443)
(A)
All necessary loading areas for commercial and industrial development
must be located off-street.
(B)
Vehicles in the loading area must not protrude into a public right-of-way
or sidewalk. When no other reasonable alternative exists, loading
areas must be located so that vehicles are not required to back or
maneuver in the public right-of-way or internal travel aisles.
(C)
The minimum sizes required for commercial and industrial loading
areas are as follows:
(D)
The required loading area must not be less than 10 feet wide by 25
feet long and have an unobstructed height of 14 feet.
(E)
A school having a capacity greater than 25 students must have a driveway
designed for the continuous forward flow of passenger vehicles for
loading and unloading children.
(6211; 6443; Ord. 6465, 11/20/2023)
(A)
Safe and convenient bicycle parking is required in most land use
districts and land use categories to encourage the use of bicycles
as a mode of transportation. The required number of spaces is lower
for uses that do not tend to attract bicycle riders and higher for
those that do. Additionally, some bicycle parking is required on the
basis of specifically encouraging employee, student or customer related
bicycle use. The following standards ensure that bicycle parking is
convenient to the cyclist in its location and provides sufficient
security from theft and damage. Long-term bicycle parking space requirements
accommodate employees, commuters, students, residents and other persons
who expect to leave their bicycles for more than 2 hours. Short-term
bicycle parking spaces accommodate visitors, customers, messengers,
and other persons expected to depart within approximately 2 hours.
(B)
Unless exempted elsewhere in this code, all development must comply
with the bicycle parking provisions of this section.
(6412; 6443)
(A)
Required bicycle parking spaces and facilities must be a powder coated
staple or inverted-U rack as shown in Figure 4.6-B. Alternatively,
the required bicycle parking spaces must fulfill the criteria for
quality bicycle parking, which are as follows:
(1)
Supports the bicycle frame in a stable position without damage to
wheels, frames, or components and provides 2 points of contact;
(2)
Allows locking of the frame and 1 or both wheels with a U-lock;
(3)
Is securely anchored to the ground or to a structure;
(4)
Resists cutting, rusting, bending, or deformation, both from natural
causes and from human abuse;
(5)
Powder coated or durable, non-scratching surface; and
(6)
Works well for a variety of bicycle frame types (e.g., should work
for step-through frame as well as diamond frame, children’s
bicycles as well as adult bicycles, recumbent as well as other styles
of adaptive bicycles).
(B)
Required bicycle parking spaces and facilities must be constructed
and installed in accordance with SDC 4.6.150 and Figures 4.6-B and
4.6-C. Bicycle parking must be provided at ground level unless an
elevator with bicycle wayfinding signage directs users to an approved
bicycle storage area. Each required bicycle parking space must allow
a bicycle to be placed in the space without removing another bicycle
from another space.
(C)
All required long-term bicycle parking spaces must be sheltered from
precipitation, in conformance with (D)(3) below, and include lighting
in conformance with the lighting standards in SDC 4.5.100.
(D)
Short-term bicycle parking must be sheltered as follows:
(1)
If 10 or fewer short-term bicycle parking spaces are required, no
shelter is required for short-term bicycle parking.
(2)
If more than 10 short-term bicycle parking spaces are required, at
least 50 percent of the short-term bicycle parking spaces in excess
of 10 must be sheltered.
(3)
Shelters must have a minimum 7-foot overhead clearance and must completely
cover the bicycle parking rack and any bicycles that are parked in
the way the rack was designed to be used.
(E)
Bicycle parking that accommodates oversized bicycles and alternative
bicycle types must be provided as follows:
(1)
Each oversized bicycle parking space must provide minimum clear area
of 4 feet by 8 feet as shown in Figure 4.6-C.
(2)
At least 10 percent of the long-term bicycle parking spaces for commercial
uses and residential uses must be oversized bicycle parking spaces.
(3)
At least 10 percent of the short-term bicycle parking spaces for
schools (elementary through high school) must be oversized bicycle
parking spaces.
|
Figure 4.6-B
 |
 |
 |
|
Figure 4.6-C
 |
(6211; 6412; 6443)
(A)
Bicycle Parking Location and Security.
(1)
Bicycle parking racks, shelters, or lockers must be securely anchored
to the ground or to a structure.
(2)
Exterior long-term bicycle parking must be located within 200 feet
from the main building entrance, primary point of entry to the use,
or employee entrance.
(3)
Exterior short-term bicycle parking must:
(a)
Be located no further than 50 feet from the main building entrance
or primary point of entry to the use, as determined by the City, but
not further away than the closest on-site automobile parking space
excluding designated accessible parking spaces, whichever distance
is less; and
(b)
Be clearly visible from the main building entrance or primary point
of entry to the use.
(4)
Bicycle parking must be separated from motor vehicle parking by a
minimum distance of 5 feet or be separated by a barrier or curb placed
a minimum distance of 2 feet to prevent damage to parked bicycles.
(5)
Where bicycle parking facilities are not directly visible and obvious
from the public right-of-way, signs must be provided to direct bicyclists
to the bicycle parking. Directions to sheltered facilities inside
a structure may be signed or supplied by the employer, as appropriate.
Short-term parking must be available to the general public.
(6)
Bicycle parking may be located inside a building on a floor, which
has an outdoor entrance open for use, and which does not require stairs
to access the space. Alternatively, the Director may allow, through
a land use decision process, bicycle parking on upper stories within
multi-story residential building when an elevator is provided.
(7)
In order for bicycle parking and bicycle racks to be located to avoid
conflict with pedestrian movement and access, bicycle parking must
be located outside of the public right-of-way and public or private
sidewalk area. Paved access from bicycle parking spaces to the public
right-of-way must be provided by at-grade or ramp access with a maximum
slope of 8 to 12 percent. Paved pedestrian access must be provided
from the bicycle parking area to the building entrance. Alternatively,
bicycle parking may be located in the public sidewalk or right-of-way
where there is a minimum 5 feet between the parked bicycle and the
storefront and does not conflict with pedestrian accessibility.
(8)
For multiple unit housing with required bike parking, requirements
may be met through the provision of individual garages or storage
units. For housing relying on a common garage and without storage
units, bicycle racks must be provided in the garage.
(B)
Employers with changing rooms and shower facilities or other additional
amenities may be eligible for a 10 percent reduction of Transportation
System Development Charges if the Director determines that those facilities
encourage bicycling or other active modes of transportation by employees
or patrons.
(6412; 6443)
(A)
The required minimum number of bicycle parking spaces for each principal
use is 4 spaces, unless otherwise specified in Table 4.6.3. Additional
bicycle parking spaces may be required at common use areas. When the
number of required spaces results in a fractional number, the total
number of required spaces will be rounded up to the next whole number.
When application of the long-and short-term bicycle parking percentages
results in a fractional number of long-and short-term spaces, the
number of long-term spaces required will be rounded up to the next
whole number; the remaining number of required spaces will be designated
as short-term bicycle parking.
(B)
The following parking standards have been established according to
use and apply to that use in any land use district.
|
Table 4.6.3 Minimum Required Bicycle Parking Spaces
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Use Category
|
Specific Uses
|
Number of Required Spaces
|
Long-and Short-Term Bicycle Parking Percentages
|
|
Residential
| |||
|
Single unit dwelling & middle housing
|
Zero
|
N/A
| |
|
Multiple unit housing
|
1 per dwelling unit
|
75% long-term
25% short-term
| |
|
Dormitories
|
1 space per every 3 occupants
|
50% long-term
50% short-term
| |
|
Assisted care and day cares
|
1 per 5 employees
|
75% long-term
25% short-term
| |
|
Other residential uses
|
1 per dwelling unit
|
50% long-term
50% short-term
| |
|
Commercial
| |||
|
General retail
|
1 per 3,000 square feet of floor area
|
25% long-term
75% short-term
| |
|
Eating and drinking establishments
|
1 per 600 square feet of floor area
|
25% long-term
75% short-term
| |
|
Service establishments
|
1 per 2,000 square feet of floor area
|
25% long-term
75% short-term
| |
|
Art institution/gallery
|
1 per 1,500 square feet of floor area
|
25% long-term
75% short-term
| |
|
Drive-through only establishments
|
2 for employee parking (minimum of 4 does not apply)
|
100% long-term
| |
|
Lodging
|
1 per 10 rentable rooms
|
75% long-term
25% short-term
| |
|
Office, including medical offices and clinics
|
0.75 of a space per 5,000 square feet of floor area
|
75% long-term
25% short-term
| |
|
Industrial and wholesale
|
0.25 of a space per employee OR 1 per 4,000 square feet of floor
area, whichever is less
|
75% long-term
25% short-term
| |
|
Institutional
| |||
|
Government related uses
|
1 per 3,000 square feet of floor area
|
25% long-term
75% short-term
| |
|
Schools (elementary through high school)
|
1 per 10 students based on planned capacity
|
25% long-term
75% short-term
| |
|
Parks and playgrounds
|
8 per park or playground
|
100% short-term
| |
|
Recreation, amusement, and entertainment facilities
|
1 per 1,000 square feet of floor area
|
25% long-term
75% short-term
| |
|
Universities/colleges
|
1 per 5 full-time students
|
25% long-term
75% short-term
| |
|
Hospitals and medical centers
|
1 per 3,000 square feet of floor area
|
75% long-term
25% short-term
| |
|
Religious institutions and places of worship
|
1 per 20 seats or 40 feet of bench length (fixed seating) OR
1 per 500 square feet of floor area (no fixed seating)
|
100% short-term
| |
|
Transportation-Related
| |||
|
Structured parking
|
10% of the number of vehicle parking spaces provided
|
75% long-term
25% short-term
| |
|
Transit station
|
10% of the number of vehicle parking spaces provided (if no
vehicle parking is provided, the minimum of 4 applies)
|
50% long-term
50% short-term
| |
|
Transit park & ride
|
10% of the number of vehicle parking spaces provided
|
50% long-term
50% short-term
| |
(6211; 6412; 6443)
