At the time of the erection of any main building or structure, or any main building is enlarged or increased in capacity, or when a structure undergoes a change in use, or that dwelling units, guest rooms or floor areas are added, minimum off-street parking space with adequate provisions for ingress and egress shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements. It is the intent of this section to encourage design features which reduce the overall trip requirements entering and leaving a site.

3.41.1.1 Dwelling structures.

(a)

Single, duplex and multifamily: Two spaces for each dwelling unit. Recreational vehicle storage in multifamily developments is prohibited unless designated areas for recreational vehicles are provided. Such designated parking areas must be in excess of the required parking for the residential units.

(b)

Manufactured homes: Two spaces for each manufactured home.

(c)

Hotels, motels and hotel apartments: One space for each dwelling unit, plus one space for each three employees, plus parking as may be required for accessory uses (including restaurants, conference and banquet rooms and retail store(s). Parking for all accessory uses shall be one space per six people based on occupancy load requirements.

(d)

Rooming houses, boarding houses or dormitories: One space for each bedroom.

(e)

Retirement centers: One space per dwelling unit plus parking as may be required for accessory uses (including restaurants, conference and banquet rooms and retail store(s)).

(f)

Adult congregate living facilities and community residential homes with greater than six resident/clients: One space per five resident clients, with a minimum of two spaces.

3.41.1.2 Office buildings. Nonmedical office: One space for each 200 square feet up to 15,000 square feet of gross floor area. From 15,001 square feet, and one space for each 250 square feet of gross area will be required. Medical/dental office: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

3.41.1.3 Commercial.

(a)

General commercial, retail, personal service or service establishments: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

(b)

Theaters or entertainment establishments: One space for each three persons permitted under maximum occupancy as established by the fire marshal plus one additional space for each two employees.

(c)

Restaurants, lounges, bars or other dining establishments: One space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, including outdoor seating area.

(d)

Shopping centers: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

(e)

Furniture and appliance stores: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area up to 10,000 square feet and one space for each 600 square feet over 10,000 square feet.

(f)

Convenience stores: One space for each 100 square feet of nonstorage area.

(g)

Service stations: Three spaces for each bay.

(h)

Commercial not catering to the retail trade: One space for each two employees on the largest shift plus one space for each company vehicle operating from the premises.

(i)

Bowling alleys: Six spaces for each alley.

(j)

Commercial recreation (skating rinks, miniature golf, golf tracks, etc.): One space for each three persons the facility is designed to accommodate.

(k)

Flea markets: One space for each table, counter, or booth of no more than 21 square feet.

3.41.1.4 Manufacturing or research concerns. One space for each employee on the largest shift, plus one space for each company vehicle operating from the premises, plus one space for each 1,500 square feet of gross floor area.

3.41.1.5 Warehouses and storage use. One space for each vehicle operating from the facility, plus one space for each two employees, plus one space for each 700 square feet of gross floor area.

3.41.1.6 Hospitals, sanitariums and convalescent homes. One space for each two beds.

3.41.1.7 Schools and public buildings.

(a)

Elementary or junior high school: Two spaces for each classroom or office room, plus one space for each three seats, whether temporary or permanent, in any auditorium or gymnasium or cafetorium.

(b)

Senior high school: Five spaces for each classroom or office room, plus two spaces for each three seats in any gymnasium with permanent or temporary bleachers or auditorium with permanent seating, plus two spaces for each three seats in any stadium where parking otherwise required cannot be used for stadium events.

(c)

Vocational, trade or business schools: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area for maximum occupancy.

(d)

Public and private colleges and universities: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area for maximum occupancy. Large college and university projects may request an alternate, project-specific parking requirement upon submission of a parking analysis plan that is acceptable to the city.

3.41.1.8 Stadiums and arenas. One space for each three seats, plus one space for each 25 square feet of gross floor area for exhibits or portable seating.

3.41.1.9 Nursery schools and kindergartens. One space for each employee plus adequate off-street space for loading and unloading of children. In addition, such schools shall fully comply with all applicable state requirements for parking and boarding.

3.41.1.10 Libraries and museums. One space for each 200 feet of area open to the public.

3.41.1.11 Churches, temples, or places of worship. One space for each three seating places in the main auditorium. For facilities without fixed seating parking shall be based on one space for each three persons permitted under maximum occupancy as established by the fire marshal.

3.41.1.12 Country, golf and gun clubs. One space for five members.

3.41.1.13 Fraternal clubs or lodges. One space for each ten members.

3.41.1.14 Mini-warehouses and storage use. One space for each 200 square feet for the office with a minimum of four spaces, plus one space for each two employees, plus one loading zone per storage unit building.

3.41.1.15 Office-showroom. One space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area.

3.41.1. 16 Mixed-use zoning districts.

Mixed office commercial (MOC)-3

Mixed office commercial (MOC)-2

Mixed office commercial (MOC)-1

Mixed office residential (MOR)-3

Mixed office residential (MOR)-2

Mixed office industrial (MOI)-2

Multi-use development (MUD)

The following regulations pertain to projects within these districts:

(a)

Single use projects. A project comprising one land use must adhere to the standard off-street parking requirements as stated in this division of the Land Development Code, unless specifically approved as part of the site plan review process.

(b)

Mixed-use projects. A mixed-use development project, as defined in this Code, may utilize the following alternative off-street parking requirements, provided that:

(1)

The project is zoned one of the mixed-use zoning districts listed above.

(2)

The project is located within an activity center.

(3)

The alternative parking requirements are specifically approved by the city as part of the site plan review process.

These requirements should be adhered to unless a change is specifically approved as part of the site plan review process.

3.41.1.17 Modification to minimum requirements. Notwithstanding the parking standards stated above, the planning board, or development review committee as may be appropriate, may at site plan approval allow parking reductions as listed below for a project which incorporates design features which reduce the requirements for parking on-site. Such design features may include but are not limited to: (a) cross-access for pedestrian bikeway circulation as part of an overall system; (b) design of facilities to integrate adjoining uses; and (c) participation by the site or businesses on the site in shuttle bus service systems or similar circulation systems not relying on the use of automobiles (e.g., transit passes for employees, ride-sharing program).

3.41.1.17.1 Single use multifamily residential and nonresidential projects.

(a)

Up to a maximum 15 percent of the required parking.

(b)

An applicant can request up to a maximum 30 percent reduction from the parking requirements in conjunction with submission of a traffic impact analysis (see subsection 4.3.2(a)(11)).

3.41.1.17.2 Mixed-use projects. An applicant can request up to a maximum 15 percent reduction from the parking requirements in conjunction with submission of a traffic impact analysis (see subsection 4.3.2(a)(11)).

(Ord. No. 1344-99, § 15, 12-5-00; Ord. No. 1569-07, § 3, 4-3-07; Ord. No. 1599-09, § 1, 3-3-09; Ord. No. 1652-12, § 2, 12-4-12)

(a)

Parking spaces for all dwellings shall be located on the same lot with the main building to be served when feasible.

(b)

In all commercial, R-3 and R-4 districts and mixed-use districts, except for MOR-1, the planning board may allow the establishment of off-street parking facilities within 300 feet of the premises they are intended to serve when:

(1)

Practical difficulties prevent the placing of the facilities on the same lot as the premises they are designed to serve;

(2)

The owner of the said parking area shall enter into a written agreement with the city, in a form acceptable to the city attorney, with enforcement running to the city providing that the land comprising the parking area shall never be disposed of except in conjunction with the sale of the building which the parking area serves so long as the facilities are required; and

(3)

The owner agrees to bear the expenses of recording the agreement and agrees that the agreement shall bind his heirs, successors, and assigns. The written agreement may be voided by the city if other off-street facilities are provided in accord with these zoning regulations.

(c)

Off-street parking for multiple-family structures in any district where they are permitted or permissible by special exception shall, where feasible, be located on the same lot or parcel of land and 75 percent of such required off-street parking shall be located within 200 feet of the particular structure which it is designed to serve.

(d)

Parking requirements for two or more uses, of the same or different types whether housed in the same building or on adjacent properties, may be satisfied by the allocation of the required number of spaces of each use in a common parking facility or through shared parking facilities of adjacent properties. Such allocation must be supported by an analysis of expected parking patterns, must fully meet expected parking demand for all common users and of the approval of plans by the planning board and must be incorporated into a permanent mutually binding contractual use agreement approved by the city attorney.

(e)

Within the mixed-use districts of the central business district and the east and west town centers, provisions are made for reductions in the number of parking spaces. Shared parking facilities may be allowed in combination with a reduction in the required number of parking spaces. Sharing of facilities must be referenced in the mixed-use districts and, if necessary, in combination with a traffic study. A shared parking agreement must be incorporated into a permanent mutually binding contractual use agreement approved by the city attorney.

3.41.3.1 Compact vehicle provisions. When off-street parking is required for 25 or more vehicles, 15 percent of the required number of spaces may be designated for use by compact vehicles. Such spaces shall be reserved for, and show indication of use only for compact vehicle parking by means of a raised identification sign. Dimensions of such parking stalls shall be a minimum of eight feet in width and 16 feet in length when calculated for 45-degree, 60-degree or 90-degree parking requirements only. Compact vehicle spaces shall not be permitted for parallel, or zero-degree parking spaces. Compact spaces should be dispersed uniformly throughout the parking area and should not be located directly adjacent to the building.

(Ord. No. 1617-09, § 4, 12-1-09)

3.41.3.2 Accessible parking space provisions.

(a)

Number of required spaces shall be based on the requirement set forth in the state statutes and as listed below in Table H. Where parking spaces and loading zones are provided, the number to be reserved for accessible spaces shall be set forth in Table H:

TABLE H

(b)

Each space shall conform to the specifications issued as standard construction details by the city's department of public works.

(c)

Accessible spaces shall be located nearest the building entrances.

(d)

Ramps with a maximum slope of 12:1 are required for access into building from parking area.

(e)

Spaces to be dimensioned at 12 feet wide, 20 feet deep with a five-foot roll aisle.

(f)

All accessible parking spaces shall be maintained by the owner of the property upon which the space exists in accordance with the approved site plan for the property.

(Ord. No. 1344-99, § 15, 12-5-00; Ord. No. 1559-06, § 1, 12-5-06; Ord. No. 1617-09, § 4, 12-1-09)

3.41.3.3 Unpaved parking provisions. Paved parking lots are required, however, unpaved parking lots will be permitted on a case-by-case basis; for example, for a church or synagogue when used for overflow parking for regular services and special events during the week. Other use may permit unpaved parking on a temporary basis not to exceed one year. All requests for unpaved parking must submit a plan outlining parking area, access, landscaping and structures. All temporary unpaved parking must be designed on the site plan with paved parking and a site plan note requesting temporary unpaved parking. A St. John's River Water Management District (SJRWMD) permit for the parking area must be issued prior to any city permit issuance.

(Ord. No. 1344-99, § 15, 12-5-2000)

3.41.4.1 Dimension requirements at various parking angles. Off-street parking areas shall be so designed so as to meet the minimum dimensions as shown in the following table:

3.41.4.2 Design standards. Design standards for parking spaces are provided by the city's department of public works as standard construction details. Reduction of the 20-foot perpendicular parking stall to 18 feet is highly desirable whenever possible. The remaining two feet shall be added to the required landscaping dimensions as provided for in article VIII, subsection 8.2.2.1(d) of this Code.

(Ord. No. 1617-09, § 4, 12-1-09)

3.41.4.3 Calculation of the required off-street parking and loading and unloading spaces. When units or measurements determining the number of required off-street parking and off-street loading spaces result in a measurement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including, one-half shall be disregarded and fractions over one-half shall require one off-street parking or off-street loading space. Provided, however, the aforementioned provision waiving fractional units of measurements shall not apply to the first off-street loading and unloading space. As required under the "off-street loading and unloading regulations", the space provided for loading and unloading purposes shall not be construed as providing required off-street parking space.

3.41.4.4 Permanent reservation. Area reserved for off-street parking or loading in accordance with the requirements of this section shall not be reduced in area or changed to any other use unless the permitted use which it serves is discontinued or modified, except where equivalent parking or loading space is provided and such change is approved as part of a revised site plan.

On the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, food processing or wholesale distribution plant, goods display, department store, wholesale store, market, hotel, office, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning, or other uses similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for the maneuvering, standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with public use of the streets or alleys.

3.41.5.1 Off-street loading and unloading space defined. An open, hard surfaced area, other than a street or public way, the principal use of which is for standing, loading and unloading of motor trucks, tractors and trailers, Such space shall not be less than 12 feet in width, 55 feet in length and 14 feet in height, exclusive of access aisles and maneuvering space, unless modified during the site plan review process.

3.41.5.2 Criteria specified. For every building or structure or part thereof having an area 5,000 square feet or more of building floor area and used for the purposes mentioned above in section 3.41.5, off-street loading and unloading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following guidelines:

Off-street parking for all establishments and property within the City of Altamonte Springs shall be maintained to Code standards and in good repair by, and at the expense of, the property owner. At the option of the city, any violation may be processed through the city's code enforcement board as an alternative to civil prosecution.

STRUCTURED PARKING

"Structured parking". All garage or other structured space allocated for the parking of vehicles in basements, on roofs of buildings, or otherwise within buildings and are considered part of the required off-street parking facilities.

A parking facilities plan shall be submitted for all structured parking facilities. The plan should address, but not be limited to the following:

(1)

Type —Aboveground, underground, ramp, mechanical or elevator, self-parking, attendant parking; and

Building system —Poured-in-place steel-reinforced concrete, precast concrete, modular, clear-span, short-span.

(2)

Garage access —Vehicular: Garage access design should enable vehicles to enter and leave the facility with minimum delay, and with minimum queuing across sidewalks and onto public streets. Design traffic volume, access servicing rates, number of access lanes and reservoir/storage requirements should be addressed.

(3)

Internal circulation systems should be presented including the types of ramps, entry and exit system, inter-floor circulation, widths, turning radii, ramp grades, etc.

(4)

Pedestrian circulation should address pedestrian-vehicular coordination, walkways, pedestrian elevators/ramps/stairs, weather protection, access to garage from the street level, etc.

(5)

Planning and design details should address ceiling height, drainage, lighting, signage, floor markings and stall delineation, ventilation, etc.

(6)

Public safety should address in detail safety and security and fire protection and control.

These standards stress the importance of architectural compatibility in appearance, size, scale, bulk of the structure with its surroundings in the design. An architectural design proposal should address but not be limited to the following:

(1)

Minimizing blank concrete facades;

(2)

Use of textured concrete, planter and trellises;

(3)

Achieve architectural unity with the adjacent buildings; maintain a common architectural charter with the principal building;

(4)

Incorporate at a minimum an equal portion of vertical and horizontal architectural elements;

(5)

Replicate the regular window pattern and other architectural elements of adjacent buildings;

(6)

Incorporate art into the structure's facade;

(7)

Address height, setbacks, visual screening of parked cars and landscape requirements.

The owner/developer shall submit a parking facilities plan and an architectural design proposal addressing the concerns and requirements of the city when structured parking is part of the site design.

(Ord. No. 1344-99, § 15, 12-5-00)