Use Classification
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Required Parking
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Residential
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One or more dwelling and/or efficiency units
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1 per dwelling and/or efficiency unit
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One or more nonfamily units
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2 per nonfamily unit
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One or more rooming/boarding units
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1 per rooming/boarding unit
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Fraternity/sorority
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1 per occupant
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Live-work unit
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1 per dwelling unit, plus 1 per 250 square feet of floor area
used by nonresident employees or customers
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Commercial Retail
(except as noted below)
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1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area. Where an establishment
utilizes more than one floor, floors other than the one closest to
ground level shall be computed at 1 parking space per 400 square feet
of gross floor area.
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Building and home improvement equipment, furnishing, landscaping
and supplies; farm equipment; wholesale/retail discount warehouse
store
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One space per 500 square feet of gross floor area, plus one
per employee computed on the basis of the estimated maximum number
of employees on duty at any one time
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Eating and drinking establishment, including drive-through restaurant
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1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area devoted to use by
the public, plus 1 per 3 employees, computed on the basis of the estimated
maximum number of employees on duty at any one time
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Grocery/general store up to 1,200 square feet gross floor area
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1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area
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Mail order house
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1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area or 1 per employee,
whichever is greater
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Outdoor commercial area, including motor vehicle sales
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1 per 1,500 square feet of ground area devoted to such use,
plus 1 per employee
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Commercial Service
(except as noted below)
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1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area. Where an establishment
utilizes more than one floor, floors other than the one closest to
ground level shall be computed at 1 parking space per 400 square feet
of gross floor area.
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Art studio
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1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Automobile rentals
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1 per 15 vehicles offered for lease, plus 1 per employee
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Automobile or other motor vehicle repair
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1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per employee,
based on estimated maximum number of employees at any one time
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Bed-and-breakfast
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1 per guest room, plus 1 per nonresident employee, based on
estimated maximum number of employees at any one time, plus parking
for any dwelling unit
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Beauty or barber shop
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1 space per 2 customer seats used for cutting, styling, washing,
manicuring or similar service, plus 1 per employee
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Business/professional/service office
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a.
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Serving businesses only or without walk-in customers/clients
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1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
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b.
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Serving general public
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1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
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Car wash
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1 per employee, plus 1 per bay
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Catering service
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1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Cleaning and laundry business
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1 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per employee,
computed on the basis of estimated maximum number of employees at
any one time
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Contractor's office
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1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Day care center
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1 per caregiver, plus 1 for each 6 children
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Day care home
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1 per caregiver living off premises, plus 1 for each 3 children,
excluding the first 6 children and excluding the caregiver's own children
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Funeral services
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1 per 50 square feet of floor area available for seating purposes
in a chapel or other rooms used for public assembly
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Homestay
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1 for 2 bedrooms dedicated as homestay and 0 if only 1 bedroom
is dedicated as homestay
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Hotel, motel and inn
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1 per rental unit, plus one per 250 square feet of gross floor
area for all other interior space
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Medical and other health service
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2 per examining and/or treatment room, plus 1 per employee or
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater
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Research development and testing lab
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1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Self-storage facility
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1 per 5,000 square feet of storage area
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Service to dwellings and other buildings
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1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Short-term rental
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1 per dwelling, except that dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms
shall provide 1 additional space per bedroom
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Taxicab service
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1 per employee
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Institutional
(except as noted below)
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1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area. Where an establishment
utilizes more than one floor, floors other than the one closest to
ground level shall be computed at 1 parking space per 400 square feet
of gross floor area.
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Ambulance service
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1 per ambulance bay
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Church, synagogue, mosque or temple or other place of worship
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1 per 4 seats or 1 per 8 lineal feet of pews in rooms in use
at peak times. If a place of worship does not use seats or pews, then
1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area.
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Community rehabilitation facility or halfway house
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1 per employee, computed on the basis of the estimated maximum
number of employees on duty at any one time, plus one space per three
resident beds
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Criminal detention facility
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1 per 3 employees, computed on the basis of the estimated maximum
number of employees on duty at any one time
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Fire or police station
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1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Group care facility
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1 per 2 employees, computed on the basis of the estimated maximum
number of employees on duty at any one time, plus 1 space per four
resident beds
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Homeless shelter
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1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area of office space, plus
1 space per 40 resident beds
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Hospital, nursing, convalescent or rest home and similar health
service
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1 for each employee, computed on the basis of estimated maximum
number of employees at any one time, plus 1 space for each three patient
beds
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School - nonprofit (elementary and secondary)
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1 per classroom, plus 2 per administrative office, plus 1 per
15 students in grades 10 through 12
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School - other (art, music, dancing, etc.)
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1 per 150 square feet of floor space devoted to classroom and
administrative office use
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Shelter for abused persons
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1 per employee, computed on the basis of the estimated maximum
number of employees on duty at any one time, plus 1 space per four
resident beds
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Special hospital
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1 per employee based on maximum number of employees at any one
time, plus 1 space for each 4 patient beds
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Supportive and transitional housing
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1 per employee, computed on the basis of estimated maximum number
of employees on duty at any one time, plus one space per three resident
beds
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Temporary shelter
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1 per 2 employees, computed on the basis of the estimated maximum
number of employees on duty at any one time, plus 1 space per 20 resident
beds
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University, college, junior
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1 per 3 students on site at peak times, plus 1 per 500 square
feet of gross floor area devoted to administrative use
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Culture, Entertainment and Recreation
(except as noted below)
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1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area. Where an establishment
utilizes more than one floor, floors other than the one closest to
ground level shall be computed at 1 parking space per 400 square feet
of gross floor area.
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Adult-oriented business
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1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
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Auditorium or exhibition hall
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1 per 4 seats
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Bowling alley
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3 per lane
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Community garden
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No parking shall be required
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Dance hall or ballroom
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1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area or 1 per 4 seats,
whichever is greater
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Event facility
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1 per 4 seats or 1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area of
event space, whichever is greater
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Fitness center, ice or roller skating rink, billiard or pool
hall, game room or similar commercial, recreational establishment
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1 for each 3 employees, computed on the basis of the estimated
maximum number of employees on duty at any one time, plus 1 per 250
square feet of gross floor area
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Library, museum, art gallery, or similar activity
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1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
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Movie or live theater
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1 per 4 seats
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Park, tot-lot, playground, game court or course, pool
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1 per 5,000 square feet of playing and/or swimming area
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Planetarium, aquarium, botanical garden or similar activities
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1 per 3 seats, but not less than 1 per 800 square feet of gross
floor area, or 1 per 1,000 square feet of grounds in a garden
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Stadium, arena, or gymnasium
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1 per 4 seats
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Transportation, Communication and Utilities
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Mass transit passenger station
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(a)
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Local, inter-City and charter bus station
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1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
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(b)
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Railroad passenger station
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1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area
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Motor or railroad freight terminal, bus or motor freight garage
and equipment storage facilities
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1 for each 3 employees, computed on the basis of the estimated
maximum number of employees at any one time
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Telecommunications facility
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1 for each 3 employees, computed on the basis of the estimated
maximum number of employees on duty at any one time
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Wholesale Trade or Storage Establishment
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1 for each 3 employees, computed on the basis of the estimated
maximum number of employees on duty at any one time, but not less
than 1 per 3,000 square feet of gross floor area
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Manufacturing or Industrial Establishment
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1 for each 3 employees, computed on the basis of the estimated
maximum number of employees on duty at any one time, but not less
than 1 per 3,000 square feet of gross floor area
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Any use not specifically provided for in Article VIII
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For uses permitted by right in Article V but where no parking requirement is specified, the parking requirement shall be 1 space for each employee, computed on the basis of the estimated maximum number of employees on duty at any one time, plus 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area. Where a use is permitted by special exception or conditional use approval and where no parking requirement is specified in this chapter, the minimum parking requirement shall be 1 space for each employee, computed on the basis of the estimated maximum number of employees on duty at any one time, plus 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area, unless the Zoning Hearing Board or City Council, as appropriate, determines that a greater number of spaces is required.
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Use
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Required Parking
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All nonresidential uses larger than
2,000 square feet except parking lots and garages
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1 per every 10,000 square feet of
gross floor area, or 1 per 20 employees, whichever is greater
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Multifamily
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1 per every 5 dwelling units or fraction
thereof
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Multifamily 10 or more dwelling units,
where building occupancy is age-restricted to those 60 years or age
of older
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1 per every 10 dwelling units or
fraction thereof
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Parking that is not accessory to
an on-site principal use
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4, or 5% of automobile spaces, whichever
is greater
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Figure VIII-1
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a. Cross-aisle separation of small car and full-size spaces
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b. Small car and full-size spaces in same rows
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c. Alternating two or more small car parking rows of full-size
spaces
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Table 1
Minimum Parking Lot Dimensions
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Stall Width
(feet)
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Aisle Width
(feet)
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Stall Length
(feet)
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Lot Width
(feet)
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Parking Angle
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VPw
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Sw
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WP
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AW
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SL
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W1
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W2
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W3
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W4
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Standard Design Vehicle (77 inches by 215 inches)
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90°
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18
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8.5
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8.5
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24
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18
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42.4
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60.8
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60.8
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60.8
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75°
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19.45
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8.5
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8.8
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21
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18
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40.6
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60
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59.2
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58.4
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60°
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19.16
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8.5
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9.8
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14
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18
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33.2
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52.4
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50.8
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49
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45°
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17.21
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8.5
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12.0
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11
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18
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28.2
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45.4
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43
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40.8
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0°
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7.0
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7.0
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—
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10
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21
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Small Car Design Vehicle (66 inches by 175 inches)
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90°
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15
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7.5
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7.5
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22
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15
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37.3
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52.4
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52.4
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52.4
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75°
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16
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7.5
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7.7
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20
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15
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36
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52
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51.4
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50.7
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60°
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15.4
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7.5
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8.6
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14
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15
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29.2
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44.6
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43.2
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42
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45°
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14.2
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7.5
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10.6
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10
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15
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24.2
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38.4
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36.4
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34.5
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0°
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6.0
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6.0
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—
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10
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18
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—
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—
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—
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—
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NOTES:
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Access drives—circulation lanes: W5 10 feet wide, one way; W6 20 feet wide, two
way
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See Figure VIII-4 below for locations of measurements.
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Total Parking in Lot
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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 and above
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2% of total spaces
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1,001 and above
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20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000
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Note: For existing commercial storefronts in R3, R4, C1 or C2 Districts, see also § 300-11C, which may allow reduced parking.
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Use Classification
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Required Loading
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Retail operations (including retail operations within hotels
and office buildings) with a gross floor area over 30,000 square feet
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One berth for the first 30,000 square feet of gross floor area
of all tenants on a single lot, plus one berth for each additional
30,000 square feet up to 90,000 square feet, and one berth for each
additional 100,000 square feet above 90,000 square feet
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Retail operations with a gross floor area less than 30,000 square
feet; nonresidential uses other than retail and wholesale and industrial
operations less than 20,000 square feet which require the receipt
or distribution of materials by vehicles; and wholesale and industrial
operations with a gross floor area less than 10,000 square feet
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A loading space (not necessarily a full berth) as defined above
in this section
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Office buildings, hospitals and hotels with a gross floor area
of 100,000 feet or more
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One berth for each 100,000 square feet of floor area
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Manufacturing, wholesale and storage operations with a gross
floor area of 10,000 square feet or over as follows:
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10,000 to 40,000 square feet
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1 berth
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40,001 to 100,000 square feet
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2 berths
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100,001 to 160,000 square feet
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3 berths
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160,001 to 240,000 square feet
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4 berths
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240,001 to 320,000 square feet
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5 berths
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For each additional 90,000 square feet
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1 additional berth
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Any building with a gross floor area over 20,000 square feet
not specifically mentioned herein which requires the receipt or distribution
of materials by vehicles
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One berth
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