Parking spaces shall be a minimum of nine feet in width by eighteen feet in length. All spaces shall be clearly marked. Parking spaces in parking garages or other buildings shall be a minimum of eight and one-half feet in width by seventeen feet in length, and have at least seven feet of vertical clearance. Within enclosed parking structures, parking spaces may include encroachments by structural and utility appurtenances, provided that the encroachments do not interfere with access to the parking space, and that no encroachment intrudes in the required stall size by more than nine inches.
(C.O. 85-656 § 6)
A. 
Mechanical parking systems shall be allowed in the RC1, RC2, PDD1, PDD2, GB, HB, TED, and IP Districts subject to the review and approval of the site plan review committee.
B. 
Mechanical parking systems shall in all respects comply with dimensional zoning parking requirements.
C. 
A mechanical parking system shall provide system users grade level access to their vehicles in spaces no less than the minimum dimensions of interior parking spaces specified in Section 17.28.030.
D. 
In addition to the mechanical parking system parking spaces, the property shall also conform to the number of required handicapped parking spaces and dimensional requirements per code at grade.
E. 
All mechanical parking system installations shall meet all fire safety and building code requirements for elevator systems and include safety gates, back-up vehicle access systems in case of power failure, and shall pass installation and operational inspections and tests as required by all applicable federal and state regulations and codes.
F. 
To qualify for a building permit, the mechanical parking system supplier and property owner must file with the Revere inspectional services department a signed mechanical parking system performance and maintenance agreement that includes: a) a specified acceptable amount of time for system users to access their vehicles upon activating the system; b) electronic monitoring of the supplier to identify problems and a reasonable response time to calls regarding system problems; c) an appropriate maintenance schedule for cleaning and servicing the system; d) an annual inspection and testing schedule for evaluating the system, performing needed repairs, replacing parts, and installing timely electrical, mechanical, and/or structural upgrades; e) a procedure for temporarily relocating system vehicles in order to perform system maintenance and repairs; f) a plan for alternative transportation for system users in the event they are unable to access their vehicles; g) a fail-safe system that prevents passengers from being trapped in vehicles after the driver parks the vehicle and activates the system; h) provides a reporting system to ISD and fire dept. each time the system fails.
G. 
Mechanical parking systems may only be allowed within the interior of a parking garage structure.
(C.O. 20-065/CD-20-01, § 2, 5/4/2020)
 
Circulation Pattern
Parking Angle (degrees)
One-way (feet)
Two-way (feet)
0 (parallel)
12
22
1—60
14
22
61—90
20
22
(C.O. 91-88 § 3 (part))
A. 
In the RA, RA1, RB, RB1, RC and RC3 districts, driveways shall be a minimum of nine feet in width for one-way traffic and twenty feet in width for two-way traffic.
B. 
In the NB, GB and CB districts, driveways shall be a minimum of twelve feet in width for one-way traffic and twenty-two feet in width for two-way traffic.
C. 
In the RC1 and RC2 districts, driveways shall be a minimum of twelve feet in width for one-way traffic and twenty-four feet in width for two-way traffic.
D. 
In the HB, IP, TED, PDD1 and PDD2 districts driveways shall be a minimum of fifteen feet for one-way traffic and thirty feet for two-way traffic.
E. 
All curb cuts for driveways within the RC, RC1, RC2, RC3, NB, GB, CB, HB, IP, LI, TED, PDD1 and PDD2 districts and for any apartment or commercial uses within the RA, RA1, RB or RB1 districts shall be finished with granite curb butts with a minimum radius of fifteen feet.
F. 
For the purpose of this section, single and two-family uses in any district shall have a minimum driveway of nine feet in width and a maximum of twenty feet in width.
(C.O. 91-88 § 3 (part); C.O. 97-105 § 43)
All areas subject to automobile or pedestrian traffic and parking shall be adequately drained and paved with bituminous concrete or equivalent surfacing, shall be clearly marked and provided, when necessary, with appropriate wheel guards, railings or bumper guards, and shall be permanently maintained. Any area not paved shall be maintained in grass or other landscaping.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-7(C)(4))
No land in the single family or general residential district shall be used as an off-site parking lot for the customers or employees of any business, office, lodge or industry and for off-street parking for any multifamily residential use whether or not any agreement is made for such parking except as allowed under Section 17.16.320.
(C.O. 88-49 § 7 (part))
No land, private ways, or streets listed on the official zoning map of the city in the RA, RA1, RB, RB1, RC, RC1, RC2 and RC3 districts shall be used for the storage of more than one unregistered motor vehicle. The storage of the unregistered motor vehicles shall be limited to unregistered motor vehicles owned in title by the owner and/or tenant of property wherein the vehicles are stored. Storage of the vehicles shall be prohibited if their storage reduces or eliminates the off-street parking required by Section 17.28.020 of this chapter.
(C.O. 89-68 § 1; C.O. 95-267 § 1; C.O. 97-105 § 44)
A. 
The on-site off-street parking requirement for multifamily houses occupied by the "elderly" (defined as any multifamily structure supported by public housing funds) shall be one parking space for every two units, provided that they are constructed by the Revere Housing Authority (RHA) itself or built for the RHA by a nonprofit organization as defined by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
B. 
The requirements set out in this section are not applicable to elderly housing that has been approved by the city council prior to the date of adoption of the ordinance from which this title is derived.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-7(C)(6))
Other than for structures containing two or less dwelling units, no parking space shall be so located where a vehicle parked in space must back out into a street or way.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-7(C)(7))
No more than one commercial vehicle not exceeding one ton carrying capacity shall be parked outdoors overnight, holidays or on Sunday in conjunction with residential properties.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-7(C)(8))
No unenclosed parking area shall have a grade in any direction of more than ten percent. When in the opinion of the building inspector parking spaces are provided in a manner that will cause problems of erosion or drainage to neighboring properties, the building inspector shall have the authority to require a retaining wall or drainage facilities to ensure no undue damage occurs to neighboring properties.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-7(C)(9); C.O. 85-656 § 12; C.O. 23-246, § 2, 11/13/2023)
When the units of measurement determining numbers of required parking spaces result in a fractional space, any fraction of one-half or more shall require one parking space, and any fraction less than one-half shall be disregarded.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-7(C) (10))
Where seating consists of benches or pews each twenty-four inches shall be considered one seat.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-7(C)(11))
Lots containing more than one principal use shall provide parking in the amount equal to the sum of the requirement for the various individual uses. This provision shall not apply to hotel or professional office uses in the TED, HB, IP, RC1 and RC2 districts.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-7(C)(12); C.O. 01-76 § 47)
Stacking lanes for all drive-up windows shall be a minimum of two hundred feet in length. In no such instance shall a lane designated for stacking intrude onto the on-site parking circulation lane.
(C.O. 01-489 § 5, 2001)