§ 38-402. Off-street parking and loading requirements.

(a)

Purpose. To secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to lessen congestion in the 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 schedules and provisions set out in this section.

(b)

General parking requirements.

(1)

In all zoning districts, off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with this section.

(2)

Required parking in residential districts must be located on the same lot or tract as the main use for which the parking is provided.

(3)

Required parking in nonresidential districts may be located on the same lot or tract as the main use for which the parking is provided or on a lot or tract in the same zoning district, within 300 feet of the building or structure constituting the main use.

(4)

A use lawfully existing on the date of the passage of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived need not provide parking as required by this section. Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, to create a need for an increase in the minimum number of required parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided to accommodate the enlargement or change. Existing off-street parking for a nonconforming use may not be reduced below the number of parking spaces required by this section.

(5)

If specific requirements for off-street parking result in a fraction of a parking space, the next larger whole number of spaces is required.

(6)

In computing the parking requirements for any building or development with multiple uses, the total parking requirements shall be the sum of the specific parking requirements for each individual use included in the building or development.

(c)

Size of space.

(1)

Each standard off-street surface parking space shall measure not less than ten feet by 18 feet, exclusive of access drives and aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition.

(2)

Each parking space designed for parallel parking shall have a minimum dimension of eight feet by 22 feet.

(d)

Parking area standards.

(1)

Required off-street parking shall be on a paved concrete or asphalt parking space surface. Except for residential lots greater than one acre in size, all driveways and drive approaches shall be a paved concrete or asphalt surface.

(2)

All parking lots, parking spaces, fire lanes and pedestrian crosswalks shall be permanently and clearly delineated through the use of striping, buttons, tiles, curbs, barriers, or other approved methods. Nonpermanent type marking, such as paint, shall be regularly maintained to ensure continuous clear identification of the space.

(3)

Directional arrows shall be provided in all drive lanes and driveways.

(4)

To reduce the number of curb cuts and access driveways, the dedication of joint-use, private access driveway easements and cross lot access easements shall be required for all nonresidential development.

(e)

Schedule of off-street parking requirements.

(1)

Quantities. Off-street parking shall be provided in sufficient quantities to provide the following ratio of vehicle spaces for the uses specified in the districts designated:

Use	Parking Spaces Required
Amusement, commercial (indoor)	10 spaces, plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area over 1,000 square feet
Amusement, commercial (outdoor)	1 space per 500 square feet of outdoor site area plus 1 space per each 4 fixed spectator seats
Automobile/vehicle rental facility	1 space per rental vehicle plus 1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area
Bank, savings and loan, or other financial institution	1 space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Bed and breakfast	1 space for each rented room plus 1 space per employee
Convalescent home, group home, home for the aged	1 parking space for each 2 beds
Dance, assembly and exhibition halls without fixed seats	1 space for each 100 square feet used for assembly or dancing
Day care center	1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Flea market	1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Gasoline service station	1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Hospital	1 parking space for each bed
Hotel or motel	1 space for each sleeping room or suite plus 1 space for every 200 square feet of common area not designated as sleeping rooms
Libraries, museums, laboratories and student centers	10 spaces plus 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area
Lodginghouses and boardinghouses	1 space per each 2 persons capacity of overnight sleeping facilities
Manufacturing, processing or repairing	1 space for each 2 employees or 1 space for each 1,000 square feet of total floor area, whichever is greater
Medical or dental clinic	1 space for each 200 square feet of total floor area
Miniwarehouses	1 space for each 300 square feet of office floor area plus 1 space for each 3,000 square feet of storage area
Mortuary/funeral home	1 parking space for each 50 square feet of floor space in service rooms or 1 space for each 3 seats, whichever is less based on maximum design capacity)
Motor vehicle service repair or garage	1 space for each 500 square feet of total floor area, minimum of 5 spaces
Multifamily, duplex, two-family, condominium or other similar use	1.5 spaces per bedroom
Offices	1 space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Residence halls, fraternity buildings and sorority buildings	1 space per person capacity of permanent sleeping facilities
Residential care facility	1 space per each 2 persons
Restaurants	1 parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, or 1 space for each 4 seats, whichever is less (based on maximum design capacity)
Retail sales and personal services	1 space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
School, all other schools	1 space for each classroom plus 1 space for every 4 seats in any auditorium, gymnasium or other common place of assembly
School, high school, vocational, college or university	1 space for every 3 students, faculty and staff plus 1 space for every 4 seats in any auditorium, gymnasium or other common place of assembly (based on maximum design capacity)
Shopping center or mall	1 space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Single-family residential dwelling units	2 parking spaces per dwelling unit
Theaters, auditoriums, churches, assembly halls, sports arenas, stadiums, conference center, convention center or other place of public assembly	1 space for each 4 seats or 1 space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is less (based on maximum design capacity)
Vehicle sales or rental	1 space for each 3,000 square feet of sales area (open and enclosed) devoted to the sale, display or rental of vehicles
Vehicle service, repair, garage	1 space for each 300 square feet of total floor area
Warehouse	1 space for each 2 employees or 1 space for each 1,000 square feet of total floor area, whichever is greater

 

(2)

New and unlisted uses. When a proposed land use is not classified in this section, the parking requirements will be based on the minimum requirements applicable to a similar use which is most closely related to the proposed land use, as determined by the administrative official.

(f)

Handicapped parking requirements. The number, size and design of parking facilities for handicap parking spaces required must follow the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act and Texas Accessibility Standards. The number of handicap parking spaces required is based on the total number of spaces provided.

(g)

Schedule of off-street loading requirements.

(1)

All nonresidential uses shall provide and maintain off-street facilities for receiving and loading merchandise, supplies and materials within a building or on the same lot or tract. Such off-street loading space may be adjacent to a public alley or private service drive or may consist of a truck berth within the structure. Such off-street loading space or truck berth shall consist of a minimum area of ten feet by 40 feet and the spaces or berths shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:

Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in Structure	Minimum Required Spaces or Berths
0—5,000	None
5,000—15,000	1
15,000—50,000	2
50,000—100,000	3
100,000—150,000	4
Each additional 50,000 over 150,000	1

 

(2)

Where adjacent to residential uses or zoning districts, off-street loading areas shall be screened from view of the residential uses or districts.

(h)

Stacking requirements for drive-through uses.

(1)

A stacking space shall be an area on a site measuring eight feet by 20 feet with direct forward access to a service window or station of a drive-through facility which does not constitute space for any other circulation driveway, parking space, or maneuvering area.

(2)

All stacking spaces shall be located entirely within the lot and shall be outside of any right-of-way, fire lane or similar access.

(3)

For financial institutions with drive-through facilities, each teller window or station, human or mechanical, shall be provided with a minimum of five stacking spaces.

(4)

For each service window of a drive-through restaurant, a minimum of eight stacking spaces shall be provided.

(5)

For kiosks, a minimum of three stacking spaces for each service window shall be provided.

(Ord. No. 120910-01, § 1(ch. 5, § 2), 12-9-2010; Ord. No. 05101203, § 1, 5-10-2012; Ord. No. 031413-03, § 1, 3-14-2013)