Commercial and Service Uses | | |
amusement park | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 84.5 spaces per acre |
automobile oriented business | see specific uses below | see specific uses below |
automobile accessory installation | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 2 spaces per bay |
automobile body shop | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 2 spaces per bay |
automobile gas station | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
automobile oil change facility | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 2 spaces per bay |
automobile parts sales | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
automobile rental | 2 spaces per employee on the largest shift | — |
automobile repair or service station | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 2 spaces per bay |
automobile wash | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 2 spaces per bay |
bank machine or ATM | — | 2 spaces per ATM |
banquet hall | — | 1 space per 3 persons of maximum occupancy |
bar or tavern | — | 1 space per 3 persons of maximum occupancy |
barber or beauty shop | — | 3 spaces per chair |
billiard or arcade room | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
bowling alley | — | 4 spaces per lane |
campground | — | 1.5 spaces per campsite |
club or lodge | — | 1 space per 3 persons of maximum occupancy |
coffee shop | — | 1 space per 3 seats |
coin laundry | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. floor area |
commercial training facility or school | — | 1 space per student of maximum occupancy |
country club | — | 1 space per 3 persons of maximum occupancy |
dance or night club | — | 1 space per 3 persons of maximum occupancy |
day care, adult | — | 1 space per 4 persons of licensed capacity |
day care, child | — | 1 space per 4 persons of licensed capacity |
delicatessen | — | 1 space per 3 seats |
driving range | — | 2 spaces per 3 tee boxes |
dry cleaner | — | 3 spaces plus 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area accessible to the public |
fitness center or health club | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
funeral home or mortuary | — | 1 space per 4 seats |
golf course | — | 20 spaces per 9 holes |
health spa or day spa | — | 3 spaces per spa suite |
hotel or motel | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per unit |
ice cream shop | — | 1 space per 3 seats |
kennel | — | 1 space per 5 pet accommodation spaces |
marina | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
miniature golf | — | 20 spaces per 18-hole course |
movie theater | — | 1 space per 4 seats |
office, construction trade | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | — |
office, design services | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
office, financial services | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
office, general services | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
office, medical | — | 4 spaces per treatment room |
paintball facility | — | 10 spaces per court or field |
photographic studio | — | 3 spaces per studio |
race track | — | 1 space per 3 seats |
recreation center or play center | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
restaurant | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
shooting range | — | 2 spaces per target |
skating rink | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
sports complex | — | 20 spaces per field or court |
sports complex (indoor) | — | 20 spaces per field or court |
sports field | — | 20 spaces per field or court |
stable, commercial | — | 2 spaces per stable |
studio arts | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
swimming pool | — | 1 space per 75 sq. ft. of water surface |
tailor or pressing shop | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
tanning salon | — | 1.5 spaces per bed |
tattoo or piercing parlor | — | 1.5 spaces per chair |
type 1 retail, very low intensity | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
type 2 retail, low intensity | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
type 3 retail, medium intensity | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
type 4 retail, high intensity | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
type 5 retail, very high intensity | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
type 6 retail, special handling | see specific use below | see specific use below |
fireworks sales | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
gun sales | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
hunting store | — | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
manufactured home sales | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of showroom space |
recreational vehicle or watercraft sales | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of showroom space |
semi tractor-trailer sales | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of showroom space |
tools or heavy equipment rental | 2 spaces per employee on the largest shift | — |
watercraft rental | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1.5 spaces per every rentable watercraft |
winery | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area accessible to the public |
yacht club | — | 1 space per 3 persons of maximum occupancy |
Industrial Uses | | |
assembly | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
construction demolition landfill | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
distribution facility | 1.5 spaces per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
electrical generation plant | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
flex-space | 1.5 spaces per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
food production or processing | 1.5 spaces per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
gravel or sand mining | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
heavy equipment repair | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 5 employees |
heavy manufacturing | 1.5 spaces per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
incinerator | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
junkyard | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
light manufacturing | 1.5 spaces per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
liquid fertilizer storage or distribution | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
outdoor storage | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
radio or TV station | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 5 employees |
recycling processing | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
rendering plant | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
research center | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 5 employees |
sanitary landfill or refuse dump | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
scrap metal yard | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
sewage treatment plant | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
sign painting or fabrication | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 5 employees |
storage tank facility | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
telecommunication facility | 2 spaces per facility | — |
testing lab | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 5 employees |
tool and dye shop | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
transfer station | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
utility facility, above-ground | | |
electrical generator | 1 space per facility | — |
pipeline pumping station | 1 space per facility | — |
public well | 1 space per facility | — |
telephone exchange | 1 space per facility | — |
utility substation | 1 space per facility | — |
warehouse | 1.5 spaces per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
warehouse storage facility | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
water treatment plant | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 10 employees |
welding | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 5 employees |
Institutional Uses | | |
bus station | — | 8 spaces per bus bay |
cemetery | — | 1 space per 50 grave sites |
child care institution | — | — |
church, temple, or mosque | — | 3 spaces per 7 seats |
community center | — | 1 space per 3 persons at maximum occupancy |
crematory | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 5 visitor spaces |
government office | — | 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of floor area |
government operation (non-office) | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | — |
hospital | 1.5 spaces per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per bed |
jail | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 8 cells |
juvenile detention facility | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 8 cells |
library, public | — | 1 space per 3 persons at maximum occupancy |
municipal airport or heliport | — | 1 space per 2 emplaning passengers |
museum | — | 1 space per 3 persons at maximum occupancy |
nature center | — | 1 space per 3 persons at maximum occupancy |
park | — | 1 space per acre; 20 spaces per sport court or field |
police, fire or rescue station | 1 space per employee | — |
pool, public | — | 1 space per 75 sq. ft. of water surface |
post office | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 150 sq. ft. accessible to the public |
prison | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 visitor space per 15 cells |
recycling collection point | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per collection bin |
school (P – 12) | 1 space per teacher, staff, administrator | 3 spaces per elementary or junior high classroom; 1 space per 10 high school student enrollment capacity; and 1 space per 4 seats in the largest assembly space in the school (based on maximum occupancy) |
skate park | — | 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of skating surface |
trade or business school | 1 space per teacher, staff, administrator | — |
university or college | — | 1 space per 3 students |
Residential Uses | | |
assisted living facility | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 3 rooms |
boarding house | 1 space per room | 1 space per 10 rooms |
dwelling, upper floors in DC or NC | 1 space per unit | 1 visitor space per 15 children |
nursing home | 1 space per employee on the largest shift | 1 space per 3 rooms |