§ 8176-3.1. Calculation of required parking.

a.

Except as otherwise provided, when calculating the number of required parking spaces results in a fraction, such fractions shall be rounded to whole numbers pursuant to Section 8171-16.

b.

When calculating required parking spaces based on gross floor area or sales and display area, areas used for parking are not included.

c.

When the number of required parking spaces for motor vehicles or bicycles is calculated based upon the number of employees or students, and the number of employees or students is not known at the time of permit application, the Director shall determine the parking requirements based upon the gross floor area, type of land use, or other appropriate factors. The number of employees shall mean the number of employees on the largest shift and the number of students shall mean the maximum number of students expected onsite at any one time.

d.

When the number of required parking spaces is calculated based upon the number of seats and seats are provided by benches or the like, two (2) feet shall be considered one seat.

e.

When there are two or more separate primary land uses on a site, the required number and type of off-street parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements for the various individual land uses, unless otherwise provided for in Section 8176-3.6.

f.

Mechanical parking lifts may be used to meet motor vehicle parking requirements.

g.

Parking for automated public facilities—Off-street parking shall not be required for any completely automated, unattended public facility use.

(Ord. No. 4492, § 4, 6-21-2016)