To secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; to lessen congestion on public streets; to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation; to conserve the value of buildings; and to encourage the most appropriate use of land. Minimum off-street parking and loading shall be provided as set forth in the following schedules and provisions.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
(A) 
Parking placement.
Required off-street parking shall be provided on the same lot as the use it is to serve, as referenced in 4.04.09. Location of Parking Spaces.
(B) 
Paving requirements.
Required parking must be paved concrete, or it may be pervious concrete or other materials with approval of the Director of Engineering Services.
(C) 
Agricultural Zoning District.
Agricultural use located in the AG – Agricultural District, the required parking shall be on, at a minimum, washed gravel to reduce dust emission or similar all-weather surface.
(D) 
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.
(E) 
Minimum parking provisions.
(1) 
In the following zoning districts, there shall be a minimum of two (2) enclosed garage parking spaces.
Applicable Zoning Districts Table
Section
District Abbreviation – District Name
§ 2.03.02.
RE – Residential Estate District
§ 2.03.03.
SF-16 – Single-Family Residential-16 District
§ 2.03.04.
SF-12.5 – Single-Family Residential-12.5 District
§ 2.03.05.
SF-10 – Single-Family Residential-10 District
§ 2.03.06.
SF-8.5 – Single-Family Residential-8.5 District
§ 2.03.07.
SF-7 – Single-Family Residential-7 District
§ 2.03.08.
OTR – Original Town Residential District
§ 2.03.09.
PH – Patio Home District
§ 2.03.10.
2F – Two-Family Residential (Duplex) District
§ 2.03.11.
TH – Townhome District
(2) 
In addition, there shall be two (2) paved parking spaces provided behind the front property line only for the purpose of allowing on-site stacking or maneuvering to the enclosed spaces.
(3) 
Front entry design requirements listed in 4.07.18. Residential Front Entry Garage Standards apply to the districts listed above.
(F) 
Enclosed parking and stacking spaces.
(1) 
In the zoning districts listed in subsection (E) above, required enclosed parking and stacking spaces shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long.
(2) 
Required enclosed parking and stacking spaces shall remain clear of any encroachments.
(G) 
OTR garage setbacks.
In the OTR – Original Town Residential District, the front of the garage shall be setback a minimum of twenty (20) feet from the projection of the front porch or building line.
(H) 
Circular driveways.
(1) 
Circular driveways shall be designed to accommodate any required parking behind the front building line.
(2) 
Such driveways shall comply with driveway standards as outlined in the City's Engineering Design Standards and Construction Details and Thoroughfare Design Standards Ordinance.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
(A) 
Parking space delineation.
(1) 
Parking spaces shall be permanently and clearly identified by stripes, buttons, tiles, curbs, barriers, or other approved methods.
(2) 
Non-permanent type marking, such as paint, shall be regularly maintained to ensure continuous clear identification of the space.
(B) 
Parking space dimensions.
(1) 
Each standard off-street parking space shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in depth, exclusive of driveways and maneuvering aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition (See Figure 9.01.01.12: Parking Space Standards).
(2) 
Where it is possible for a vehicle to overhang the front of a parking space above a paved, stoned, mulched, or grassed area other than a required landscape area, open space area, sidewalk, street right-of-way or adjacent property, the depth of the paved standard space may be reduced to eighteen (18) feet (See Figure 9.01.01.12: Parking Space Standards). The landscaped buffer shall be increased by two (2) feet where the parking is eighteen (18) feet in length.
(3) 
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 4.04.03.1: Vehicle Overhang Prohibited).
Figure 4.04.03.1: Vehicle Overhang Prohibited
(4) 
Head-in parking spaces adjacent to buildings shall have a minimum four (4) foot wide clearance between the front of the car and the building.
a. 
The four (4) foot wide clearance shall be maintained by curbs or wheel stops, the face of which shall be located six (6) feet from the building, which allows a vehicle overhang of two (2) feet. Wheel stops shall only be used in parking spaces that are twenty (20) feet long.
(5) 
Parallel off-street parking spaces must be a minimum of eight (8) feet in width and twenty-two (22) feet in depth (See Figure 9.01.01.10: Parking Layouts.
(6) 
Parking spaces within structured parking garages shall be a minimum of eight and one-half (8-1/2) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in depth.
(C) 
Encroachment upon the public right-of-way or required landscaping areas.
(1) 
Off-street parking shall be prohibited from encroaching into the public right-of-way in any case.
(2) 
All vehicle maneuvering shall take place on-site.
a. 
No public right-of-way shall be used for backing or maneuvering into a parking space, except in the OTC – Original Town Commercial District as approved by the Director (See Figure 9.01.01.2: Off-Street Maneuvering for Loading and Parking Areas).
(D) 
Dead end parking.
Dead end parking is prohibited in nonresidential developments, except in the OTC – Original Town Commercial District as approved by the Director.
(E) 
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:
Total Parking Spaces
Required Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces
1 to 25
1
26 to 50
2
51 to 75
3
76 to 100
4
101 to 150
5
151 to 200
6
201 to 300
7
301 to 400
8
401 to 500
9
501 to 1,000
2 percent of total
1,001 and over
20, plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
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.
(A) 
Drives and approaches.
(1) 
All drives and approaches shall provide adequate space and clearances to allow for the maneuvering of trucks off-street.
(2) 
Each site shall provide a designated maneuvering area for trucks.
(3) 
No maneuvering shall take place in the right-of-way.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
(A) 
Vehicular access.
Vehicular access to nonresidential uses shall not be permitted from alleys serving residential uses except in the OTC – Original Town Commercial District as approved by the Director.
(B) 
Garages and carports in residential districts.
See Subsection 4.06 Accessory Structure Standards and Subsection 4.07 Supplementary Regulations for setback requirements for garages and carports in residential districts adjacent to a public or private street.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
In computing the number of parking spaces required for each use, the following rules shall govern.
(A) 
Floor area.
"Floor Area" shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use.
(B) 
Fractional parking space calculation.
Where fractional parking spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
(C) 
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 Planning & Zoning Commission in conjunction with a Site Plan.
(1) 
The applicant must provide data to support the request.
(2) 
Optional resources for the parking space requirement consideration may include the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) technical manuals or other similar planning documents.
(D) 
Building/use changes or enlargements.
Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of this Ordinance is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, to create a need for an increase of ten (10) percent or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
(1) 
Whenever a building or use existing prior to April 5, 2011 is enlarged to the extent of thirty (30) percent or more in floor area or in the area used, said building or use shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.
(E) 
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.
(1) 
Mixed use shared parking agreement.
Up to fifty (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 Planning & Zoning Commission as shown on a Site Plan or Final Plat.
a. 
When a college or university offering evening classes only (after 5:30 p.m.) and an office development are located on the same lot, they may share one hundred (100) percent of the parking provided on the lot (with approval of a Preliminary Site Plan, Site Plan, or Substantially Conforming Site Plan designating as such).
(2) 
Uses prohibited from mixed use shared parking agreements.
Due to the nature of the development, uses that conform to 4.04.08(A)(45)c Retail (Shopping Center) are prohibited from using shared parking, unless approved by the Director.
(3) 
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.
(4) 
Rescinded shared parking agreement approval.
Approval by the Planning & Zoning Commission may be rescinded by the Planning & Zoning Commission and additional parking shall be obtained by the owners in the event that the Planning & Zoning Commission 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. For appeals, see Subsection 6.19 Appeals and the Appeal Process.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
(A) 
Applicability.
The regulations provided in this section shall apply to all nonresidential development.
(B) 
Parking aisles.
Parking aisles shall be designed perpendicular to the front of the primary building in the development.
(C) 
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.
(D) 
Drive aisles.
Continuous drive aisles in front of buildings cannot be longer than three hundred (300) feet without a thirty (30) foot offset, a roundabout, raised crosswalks, or other acceptable traffic-calming feature approved by the Director, Director of Engineering Services, and Fire Chief.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
(A) 
Off-street parking requirements.
In all Districts, at the time any building or structure is erected or structurally altered, off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements.
(1) 
Assisted care or living facility: One (1) space per five (5) beds and one (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of lot area for outdoor uses.
(2) 
Athletic fields: Fifty (50) spaces per field for fields without fixed seating.
(3) 
Bank, savings and loan, or credit union: One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.
(4) 
Bed and breakfast facility: One (1) space per guest room in addition to the requirements for a normal residential use.
(5) 
Boarding or rooming house: One (1) parking space for each sleeping room.
(6) 
Bowling alley: Five (5) parking spaces for each alley or lane.
(7) 
Brewery/brewpub/distillery/winery: One (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area that is used for warehousing, manufacturing and distribution. One (1) space per one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area dedicated to the consumption by the ultimate consumer of product brewed, distilled and/or fermented on-site.
(8) 
Carwash, full service: Two (2) parking spaces plus required stacking for each carwash bay.
(9) 
Carwash, self service: Two (2) parking spaces plus required stacking for each carwash bay.
(10) 
Child-care, kindergartens, day schools, and similar child training establishments: One (1) space per eight (8) pupils plus one (1) space per employee.
(11) 
Church, rectory, or other place of worship: One (1) space per one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area of the main sanctuary.
(12) 
College or university: One (1) space per each day student.
(13) 
Community center, library, museum, 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 (1) space for each four (4) seats that it contains.
(14) 
Commercial amusement (indoor): If a stand-alone use, then one (1) space per one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area. If within a shopping center, then one (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.
(15) 
Commercial amusement (outdoor): Two (2) spaces per three (3) seats on amusement rides, or ten (10) spaces per ride, sports court, batting cage facility, or attraction with no specific or defined seating.
(16) 
Convenience store with gas pumps: One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. Parking in front of pump stations shall be counted towards meeting the required parking. A minimum of six (6) parking spaces shall be provided adjacent to the main building.
(17) 
Dance hall, assembly or exhibition hall without fixed seats: One (1) parking space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area thereof.
(18) 
Data center: One (1) parking space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross floor area devoted to office uses plus one (1) additional parking space for each five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross floor area devoted to data storage, processing and/or related uses.
(19) 
Dwellings, single-family and two-family: See 4.04.02(E) Minimum Parking Provisions for parking standard.
(20) 
Dwellings, multifamily: Two (2) spaces for one (1) and two (2) bedroom units, plus one (1) additional space for each additional bedroom.
(21) 
Flea market: One (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of site area. Dirt or gravel parking lots are not permitted.
(22) 
Food truck court: One parking space shall be required per one hundred (100) square feet of net Food Truck Court area. Net area includes common open areas of dining, truck queuing and associated assembly spaces. Net area does not include non-occupiable areas, accessory buildings, space occupied by food trucks or other permanent fixtures. See Figure 4.08.08.1.
Figure 4.08.08.1: Food Truck Court
(23) 
Fraternity, sorority, or dormitory: One (1) parking space for each two (2) beds on campus, and one and one-half (1-1/2) spaces for each two beds in off campus projects.
(24) 
Gasoline station (kiosk): Four (4) parking spaces.
(25) 
Golf course: Nine (9) parking spaces per hole, plus one (1) parking space for each 150 square feet of floor area of golf or country club.
(26) 
Golf course (miniature and driving range): One and one-half (1-1/2) parking spaces per hole (or tee), plus one (1) space for each 100 square feet of game room area.
(27) 
Health studio or club: One (1) parking space per one hundred (100) square feet.
(28) 
Hospital: One (1) space per employee on the largest shift, plus one and one-half (1-1/2) spaces per each bed or examination room, whichever is applicable.
(29) 
Hotel: One (1) parking space for each sleeping room or suite plus one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of commercial floor area contained therein.
(30) 
Lodge or fraternal organization: One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet.
(31) 
Manufactured home park: Two (2) parking spaces for each manufactured home plus additional parking spaces as required herein for accessory uses.
(32) 
Manufacturing or industrial establishment, research or testing laboratory, creamery, bottling plant, warehouse, printing or plumbing shop, or similar establishment: One (1) parking space for each employee on the maximum working shift plus parking spaces to accommodate all trucks and other vehicles used in connection therewith, but not less than one (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.
(33) 
Mini-warehouse: Six (6) parking spaces per complex located outside of the security gates and accessible to the public.
a. 
Interior parking spaces for loading and unloading may be included as parallel spaces between the fire lane and storage buildings.
(34) 
Mortuary or funeral home: One (1) parking space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor space in slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral service rooms.
(35) 
Motel: One (1) parking space for each sleeping room or suite plus one (1) additional parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of commercial floor area contained therein.
(36) 
Motor vehicle repair and service: Three (3) parking spaces per service bay plus one (1) additional parking space per maximum number of employees on a shift.
(37) 
Motor-vehicle salesroom and used car lots: One (1) parking space for each five hundred (500) square feet of sales floor for indoor uses, or one (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of lot area for outdoor uses.
(38) 
Nursery (major and minor): One (1) parking space for each five thousand (5,000) square feet of outdoor storage area. Any associated sales or office area shall be calculated at one (1) parking space per two hundred (200) square feet.
(39) 
Office (professional): One (1) space per three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross floor area except as otherwise specified herein.
(40) 
Office (medical and/or dental): One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. Facilities over 20,000 square feet shall use the parking standards set forth for hospitals.
(41) 
Private club or restaurant with a private club: One (1) parking space for each seventy-five (75) square feet of gross floor area.
(42) 
Recycling center/plant: One space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area of the processing center.
(43) 
Residential amenity center: Minimum ten (10) spaces.
(44) 
Restaurant or similar dining establishment:
a. 
Stand-alone restaurants: One (1) parking space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.
b. 
Inline restaurants: Inline restaurants, restaurants located within a common structure, attached to neighboring businesses, and are not stand-alone structures, shall provide one (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.
1. 
This standard does not apply to restaurants conforming to subsection (A)(45)c Retail (Shopping Center).
c. 
Outdoor seating areas: Outdoor seating areas (may be covered, but not enclosed) under 500 square feet do not have an additional parking requirement.
(45) 
Retail:
a. 
Retail: One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.
b. 
Retail (big box, wholesale, furniture store, etc.): One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.
c. 
Retail (shopping center): One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area for shopping centers between 100,000 and 500,000 square feet. Regardless of use breakdown, parking overflow amongst uses/lots is permitted.
d. 
Retail (over 500,000 square feet): One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.
(46) 
Sanitarium, convalescent home, home for the aged or similar institution: One (1) parking space for each five (5) beds.
(47) 
School, elementary, secondary, or middle (public or private): One (1) parking space per seventeen (17) students.
a. 
The total number of students shall be determined by taking the square footage of standard classrooms divided by twenty (20), plus the square footage of special classrooms, such as art, laboratories, drama, band and vocational rooms, divided by fifty (50).
(48) 
School, high school (public or private): One (1) parking space per three and three-tenths (3.3) students. (The total number of students shall be determined by taking the square footage of standard classrooms divided by twenty (20), plus the square footage of special classrooms, such as art, laboratories, drama, band and vocational rooms, divided by fifty (50)).
(49) 
Theater, sports arena, stadium, gymnasium or auditorium (except school): One (1) parking space for each three (3) seats or bench seating spaces.
(50) 
Truck stops: One (1) truck parking space measuring seventy-five (75) feet by twelve (12) feet for each ten thousand (10,000) square feet of site area plus one (1) vehicle parking space per two hundred (200) square feet of building area.
(51) 
Warehouse, wholesale, manufacturing and other industrial type uses: One (1) space for one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.
(52) 
Best/current practices parking ratio: For uses shown in the Use Chart that have atypical standards or single uses which 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 Director shall review the applicant submitted parking ratio to confirm best/current planning practices for a use.
3. 
The Director shall approve, modify, or deny the applicant submitted parking ratio.
b. 
Parking ratio determination in case where no application is submitted:
1. 
If the applicant does not submit a parking ratio, then the Director shall determine the parking ratio based on the best/current planning and transportation practices.
(B) 
Stacking requirements.
(1) 
Stacking space definition.
Stacking spaces provide the ability for vehicles to queue on site prior to receiving a service.
(2) 
Stacking space size and location.
A stacking space shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length and shall not be located within or interfere with any other circulation driveway, parking space, fire lane, or maneuvering area.
(3) 
Additional stacking space location criteria.
Stacking spaces shall be provided behind the vehicle bay door, middle of the service window, or middle of the service island, whichever is applicable.
(4) 
Number of required stacking spaces (all districts).
In all Districts, at the time any building or structure is erected or altered, stacking spaces shall be provided in the number and manner set forth in the following list of property uses.
a. 
Automated Teller Machine (ATM): Three (3) stacking spaces.
b. 
Automobile Oil Change and Similar Establishments: Three (3) stacking spaces per bay.
c. 
Carwash, Full Service: Six (6) stacking spaces per bay.
d. 
Carwash, Self Service (Automated): Three (3) stacking spaces per bay.
e. 
Carwash, Self Service (Open Bay): Two (2) stacking spaces per bay.
f. 
Carwash, Self Service (Drying Areas and Vacuum Islands): Two (2) stacking spaces per drying area and/or vacuum island.
g. 
Child-care, Kindergartens, day schools, and similar child training and care establishments: One (1) stacking space per twenty (20) students provided on a through "circular" drive.
h. 
Dry Cleaning, Pharmacy, or Other Retail Establishments with a Drive-Through: Three (3) stacking spaces for first service window.
i. 
Financial Institution: Five (5) stacking spaces per window or service lane.
j. 
Restaurant with Drive-Through: Five (5) stacking spaces for first window, order board, or other stopping point.
k. 
Schools, Public or Private: The number of stacking spaces shall be determined during Site Plan review and approved by the Director of Engineering Services.
(5) 
Single stacking space required after the final window, order board, or stopping point.
A single stacking space shall be provided after the final window, order board, or stopping point to allow vehicles to pull clear of the transaction area prior to entering an intersecting on-site driveway or maneuvering aisle.
(6) 
Setback requirement.
Buildings and other structures shall be setback a minimum of ten (10) feet from the back of the curb of the intersecting driveway or maneuvering aisle to provide adequate visibility and to allow vehicles to safely exit drive-through lanes and escape lanes prior to merging into intersecting driveways or maneuvering aisles.
(7) 
Escape lane requirement for drive-through facilities.
a. 
An escape lane shall be provided for any use containing a drive-through facility.
b. 
An escape lane shall be nine (9) feet in width and shall provide access around the drive-through facility.
c. 
An escape lane may be part of a circulation aisle.
(Ordinance 14-10-64 adopted 10/21/14; Ordinance 2020-04-24 adopted 4/21/20; Ordinance 2021-04-32 adopted 4/20/21; Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served, except as follows.
(A) 
Parking easement requirement for off-site parking.
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, such spaces shall be located in a parking easement as shown on a Final Plat and Site Plan.
(B) 
OTC parking reduction and awarding of downtown public parking lot spaces.
(1) 
Required parking in the OTC – Original Town Commercial District shall be reduced by fifty (50) percent of the current parking requirements as they exist or may be amended for uses operating within the OTC prior to the effective date of this Ordinance and for uses proposed within a structure as it exists upon the effective date of this Ordinance.
(2) 
Required parking in the OTC – Original Town Commercial District shall be reduced by thirty (30) percent of the current parking requirements as they exist or may be amended for uses proposed within a structure that is being expanded and for new development.
(3) 
Outdoor seating areas within the OTC – Original Town Commercial District, which may be covered, but not enclosed, are excluded when determining the parking requirements.
(4) 
The above-mentioned parking reductions shall not apply to residential development within the OTC – Original Town Commercial District. Residential development shall comply with the parking requirements of Subsection 4.04.08 as they exist or may be amended.
(5) 
If it is determined that due to existing site constraints, the requirements of this Ordinance cannot be met in the OTC – Original Town Commercial District, the Director may, at his/her sole discretion, award public off-street parking spaces at City-designated locations if all of the following conditions exist:
a. 
Any property owner/lessee, or his/her authorized agent, requesting any building permit and/or Certificate of Occupancy, which affects a parcel in the OTC – Original Town Commercial District and which results in a more intense use or greater square footage, must provide the additional parking required by this Ordinance if determined by the Director.
b. 
The proposed use represents an increase in parking intensity.
c. 
The proposed use will be located in an existing structure, and nonbuilding areas of the property cannot be reconfigured to provide all of the required off-street parking.
d. 
The owner and/or lessee of the proposed use has exhausted all other means to provide the necessary parking including, without limitation, utilizing any vacant parcel, owned by the owner and/or lessee, which could be developed as parking.
e. 
There must be a surplus of existing Downtown Public Parking Lot Spaces.
1. 
A roster of Downtown Public Parking Lot Spaces will be kept and maintained by the Director.
(6) 
The Director may approve on-street parking to be credited to a use within the OTC – Original Town Commercial District.
(C) 
Retaining downtown public parking lot spaces.
(1) 
Uses in the OTC – Original Town Commercial District that have been awarded parking spaces out of any Downtown Public Parking Lots, will retain the ability to apply these spaces to their off-street parking requirements for up to six (6) months after the use, for which the additional spaces were awarded under this section, has vacated the premises.
(2) 
If after six (6) months the site does not have a new use for which a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued, the spaces will revert to the City as surplus.
(3) 
In the event a property, previously awarded Downtown Public Parking Lot Spaces, changes to a less intensive use the unneeded spaces shall be forfeited.
(D) 
Intent of awarding downtown public parking lot spaces.
(1) 
Awarding Downtown Public Parking Lot Spaces is allowed solely for the purpose of assisting an applicant in satisfying the off-street parking requirements established by this Ordinance.
(2) 
An award of Downtown Public Parking Lot Spaces is not a guarantee that the awarded spaces will be open for parking at any and/or all times.
(3) 
Availability of any Downtown Public Parking Lot Spaces is on a first come, first serve basis, and the Downtown Public Parking Lot spaces are open to the public.
(4) 
Awarded parking spaces shall not be labeled and/or marked in any way by the user, lessee and/or landowner of record.
(E) 
Parking prohibited in front yards.
No parking shall be allowed in the front yard except on Main Street between the Dallas North Tollway and BNSF Railroad where slip roads will be allowed.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21; Ordinance 2023-09-39 adopted 9/5/2023)
Required off-street parking and loading spaces shall be used only for these respective purposes and shall not be used for storage or permanent display of boats, trailers, campers, motor vehicles or other goods, personal property, materials, or products for sale.
(Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)
(A) 
Locations.
(1) 
Short-term bicycle parking must be located within 100 feet of the main public entrance of the building or facility.
(2) 
Long-term bicycle parking must be located within 500 feet of the main public entrance of the building or facility.
(3) 
Bicycle parking facilities shall not interfere with accessible paths of travel or accessible parking as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended.
(4) 
When a rack is placed within a sidewalk or pedestrian right-of-way, a minimum of four (4) feet from the required rack dimension shall be provided for pedestrian clearance.
(5) 
Bicycle racks shall be located in highly visible and well-lit areas to minimize theft and vandalism.
(6) 
When automobile parking spaces are provided in a structured parking garage, all required long-term and short-term bicycle spaces shall be located inside the garage on the ground level. Alternative layout and design of racks to maximize space may be approved by the Director of Development Services.
(7) 
Alternative Locations: In the event that compliance may not be feasible because of demonstrable hardship, the Director of Development Services may approve an alternative location.
(B) 
Layout and design.
(1) 
Each bicycle rack shall be designed to accommodate two bicycle parking spaces (two bicycle spaces per rack) while using the allowed bike rack designs below:
a. 
Racks shall be designed to accommodate "U"-shaped locking devices and support the bicycle horizontally in two places.
b. 
The racks shall be constructed of durable materials to withstand permanent exposure to the elements, such as powder-coated metal or stainless steel.
c. 
Long-term bicycle parking shall feature a protective cover to shield bicycles from the elements and shall be clad in a similar architectural style and materials as the primary building or as approved by the Director of Development Services.
d. 
All bicycle parking spaces must be hard-surfaced or at minimum a compact gravel base.
e. 
All bicycle racks shall be securely anchored to the ground using a concrete footing and tamper-proof anchors.
f. 
Decorative bicycle racks that enhance the sense of place and contribute to the character of the development are encouraged but are subject to approval by the Director of Development Services.
Figure 4.04.12.1: Examples of Typical Bicycle Parking Designs Allowed and Not Allowed
(2) 
Bicycle Parking Space Size, Access Aisles and Vertical Clearance:
a. 
Bicycle racks shall provide clearance from other objects by using a standard footprint that is at least four (4) feet wide by six (6) feet long, as depicted below, and shall hold at least two bicycles.
Figure 4.04.12.2: Examples of Bicycle Parking Footprint and Dimensions
(3) 
In cases where bicycle parking spaces are not visible from the primary drive aisle approaching the building, signage shall be used to direct cyclists safely to bicycle parking areas (Manual for Uniform Traffic-Control Devices sign D4-3). These signs shall not be placed in the public right-of-way.
Figure 4.04.12.3: Manual for Uniform Traffic-Control Devices Sign D4-3
(C) 
Bicycle corrals.
In areas with limited sidewalk space and frequent bicycle activity, bicycle parking shall be provided in "bike corrals" located in the vehicular parking area adjacent to a curb. Bike corrals make use of parking lot areas that are unsuitable for automobile parking. When replacing a single automobile parking space, a corral can generally fit eight to twelve bicycles. Design will be considered as context dictates as approved by the Director of Development Services.
Bicycle corrals shall be designed to distinguish and define the parking stall they inhabit for visibility and safety purposes. The corral is generally surrounded by a painted white box on the pavement with flexible vertical delineators and a wheel stop where vehicles in adjacent parking spots might back into the corral. No vertical element of the structure may be taller than four feet tall, unless approved by the Director of Development Services.
(D) 
Bicycle parking requirement.
The number of bicycle parking racks shall be based on the required automobile parking spaces and shall be provided in accordance with the following. Where fractional bicycle parking spaces result, the spaces required shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
Nonresidential
0–40 required auto spaces = 2 short-term bicycle parking spaces minimum
41–60 required auto spaces = 4 short-term bicycle parking spaces minimum
61–80 required auto spaces = 6 short-term bicycle parking spaces minimum
81–100 required auto spaces = 8 short-term bicycle parking spaces minimum
101+ required auto spaces = minimum 10 short-term bicycle parking spaces or 2.5% of required automobile spaces, whichever is greater, will be provided as short-term bicycle parking spaces
Multifamily Residential (MF-15 & MF-19)
The minimum number of long-term bicycle parking spaces shall be equal to 10% of the required auto spaces.
Figure 4.04.12.4: Bicycle Parking Standard Chart
(1) 
Bicycle parking is required for all commercial uses except: Accessory Structure, Antenna and/or Antenna Support Structure (Commercial), Antenna and/or Antenna Support Structure (Non-Commercial), Places of Worship, Hotel, Mini-Warehouse/Self-Storage, Mobile Food Vendor, Private Utility, Oil Well/Gas Well and Mineral Extraction, Recycling Collection Point, Sewage Treatment Plant/Pumping Station, Telephone Exchange, Temporary Building, Utility Distribution/Transmission Line, Water Treatment Plant.
(2) 
Bicycle parking for residential uses is only required in Multifamily-15 and Multifamily-19 uses.
(3) 
Bicycle parking for Licensed Child-Care Facility and Hospital uses shall be calculated using required employee automobile parking.
(4) 
The number of required and provided automobile parking spaces and bicycle parking spaces shall be shown in a chart format on the site plan. The location and footprints of bicycle racks corrals shall be shown on the site, as well as the location of any bicycle parking signage.
(5) 
The number of required automobile parking spaces for a site plan may be reduced by the number of bicycle parking spaces provided on that site plan, subject to a maximum reduction of five percent (5%).
(6) 
In all cases where bicycle parking is required, no fewer than two (2) spaces (one rack) shall be required.
(7) 
Up to half of the required short-term bicycle parking spaces may be substituted with long-term bicycle parking spaces.
(8) 
When the intensity of use of any building, structure or premises shall be increased through addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or other units of measurement specified herein that requires additional automobile parking spaces, additional bicycle parking as required herein shall be provided for such increase in intensity of use.
(Ordinance 16-05-42 adopted 5/17/16; Ordinance 2021-07-47 adopted 7/6/21)