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Aransas Pass City Zoning Code

SECTION 12

- OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS

12-100.- Off-street parking requirements.

(a)

Purpose. To secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to lessen congestion in the streets; to facilitate the adequate provision 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 following schedules and provisions. (Ord 2016-4143, 03/21/2016)

(b)

Standard parking space. No parking space shall have a width of less than ten (10) feet or a depth of less than twenty (20) feet. Drive aisles for two-way traffic shall have a width of not less than twenty-four (24) feet. All drive aisles shall be exclusive of any drive-thru lane. (Ord 2016-4143, 03/21/2016)

12-110. - Schedules of minimum off-street parking and loading.

SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING FOR SPECIFIED USES - ALL DISTRICTS EXCEPT CA.

USE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR EACH MINIMUM SPACES
REQUIRED
RESIDENTIAL USES
Single Family Dwelling
(Ord 2014-4090, 10/06/2014) 		2 Dwelling Unit
Duplex or Apartment Dwelling
Unit 		2 Dwelling Unit
Boarding or Rooming House
(Ord 2014-4090, 10/06/2014) 		2 Dwelling or Rooming
Unit
Manufactured Home or Recreational Vehicle 2 Lot, Plot, Tract or Stand
Hotel, Motel or Tourist Court 1 Guest Room or Residence
Unit
INSTITUTIONAL AND SPECIAL USES
Church 1 4 Seats in Sanctuary or
Auditorium
College, University or Private
School 		1 4 Day Students
Public Community, Health or
Welfare Center 		1 200 Sq. Ft. of Floor Area
Day Camp, Kindergarten or
Day Nursery 		1 10 Pupils
Fraternity or Sorority 1 2 Members or Residents
Institution for Alcoholic
Narcotic or Psychiatric
Patients 		1 2 Employees or
Attendants 		4
Hospital, General Acute Care 1 Each Bed
Hospital, Chronic Care 1 6 Beds
Institution, Religious, Charitable or Philanthropic 1 plus 1 2 Employees
10 Residents
Nursing or Convalescent
Home 		1 6 Beds
Institutional Home for Aged 1 3 Residence Units
Residence Home for Aged 1 Dwelling Unit
Place of Public Assembly 1 4 Seats
School - Elementary 1 25 Students
School - Junior High 1 18 Students
School - Senior High 1 5 Students
Lodge or Fraternal
Organization 		1 200 Square Feet of Floor
Area 		10
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICES
Eating or Drinking Place -
Service to Auto 		8 minimum
plus 1 		50 Square Feet of Floor
Area
Eating or Drinking Place
No Service to Auto 		1 100 Square Feet of Floor
Area
OFFICE, PROFESSIONAL OR FINANCIAL USES
Bank or Savings and Loan
Office 		1 300 Square Feet of Floor
Area
Clinic or Doctor's Office 1 150 Square Feet of Floor
Area
Office, General 1 300 Square Feet of Floor
Area
Dance, Display, Drama or
Music Studio 		1 200 Square Feet of Floor
Area
Veterinarian Office or Clinic 1 300 Square Feet of Floor
Area
School, Business, Trade or
Craft 		1 4 Day Students
PERSONAL SERVICE AND RETAIL USES
Personal Service Shop or
Establishment 		1 200 Square Feet of Floor
Area
Retail Stores or Shops-In
Buildings 		1 200 Square Feet of Floor
Area
Open Retail Sales 1 600 Square Feet of Site Area Exclusive of
Buildings
RECREATION, SOCIAL AND ENTERTAINMENT USES
Commercial Amusements 1 or 1 3 Guests
100 Square Feet of Floor
Area
Whichever is Greater
Bowling Alley 5 Per Lane
Private Club or Night Club 1 100 Square Feet of Floor
Area
Theatre 1 4 Seats
MOTOR VEHICLE AND MACHINERY USES
Auto Laundry 1 250 Square Feet of Floor
Area (Ord. 2017-4181, 03/06/2017) 		2
Auto Repair, Garage or Shop 1 500 Square Feet of Floor
Area 		5
Vehicle or Machinery Sales-Indoor 1 500 Square Feet of Floor
Area 		5
Auto Parts and Accessory
Sales-Indoor 		1 200 Square Feet of Floor
Area
Auto Parts and Accessory
Sales-Outdoors 		1 1,000 Square Feet of
Floor Area
Vehicle or Machinery Sales- Outdoor 1 1,000 Square Feet of
Floor Area
STORAGE, WHOLESALE AND MANUFACTURING USES
Brick or Lumber Yard or
Similar Area 		1 1,000 Square Feet of Site
Area
Open Storage of Sand, Gravel,
Petroleum Products, etc. 		1 2,000 Square Feet of Site
Area
Warehouse and Enclosed
Storage, Wholesale or
Manufacturing Operation 		1
1,000 Square Feet of Site
Area

 

(Ord. No. 4408, § 10)

12-120. - Special off-street parking provisions—Non-residential districts.

(a)

No required off-street parking space shall be located in the required front yard in any single family, duplex, A-1, A-2, or AG District.

(b)

In the A-3 District, surface parking may extend to the front property line.

(c)

Off-street parking shall be provided on the same site as the use it is to serve. (Ord. 2017-4193, 08/07/2017)

(d)

In the CA District, off-street parking shall be provided for all residential uses at a ratio of one (1) space for each dwelling unit.

(e)

Only one (1) commercial motor vehicle shall be parked out of doors overnight at residence. "Commercial motor vehicle" shall be defined as a vehicle licensed as commercial, or a vehicle that has a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations number. (Ord. 2017-4193, 08/07/2017)

12-130. - Special off-street parking provisions—Non-residential districts.

(a)

In all non-residential districts, surface parking may extend to the front property line.

(b)

City shall allow a twenty-five (25) percent reduction in the required number of parking spaces for a premises served by a shared access and parking agreement. In the event the agreement is terminated, each development must comply with the parking requirements in force at the time of termination. The agreement must be filed in the respective (Aransas, Nueces, and/or San Patricio) County Deed records. (Ord. 2017-4194, 08/07/2017)

(c)

In the CA District, off-street parking space for all uses, other than single family, two-family and multiple family uses, shall be provided at the ratio of one (1) space for each seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of floor area exceeding two thousand (2,000) square feet. No off-street parking is required for buildings containing less than two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area.

12-140. - [Off-street loading space].

Off-street loading space shall be provided on each lot in accordance with the following: (Ord. 2016-4143; 03/21/2016)

(a)

All retail, commercial and industrial structures shall provide and maintain off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods within the building or on the lot adjacent to a public alley or private service drive. Such space shall not have a width of less than twelve (12) feet or a depth of less than thirty-five (35) feet for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor space or fraction thereof in excess of three thousand (3,000) square feet in the building or on the lot. (Ord 2016-4143, 03/21/2016)

(b)

Kindergartens, day schools and similar child training and care establishments shall provide loading and unloading space on a private drive, off-street to accommodate one (1) motor vehicle for each ten (10) students or children cared for by the establishment.

12-150. - Parking access.

(a)

In all districts except the R and D District, no vehicular access to property from a public street shall be permitted except on well-defined driveways having a maximum width of forty (40) feet. Such driveways shall be located in minimum distance of five (5) feet from side property lines, and where two or more driveways are provided, such driveways shall be a minimum distance of ten (10) feet apart.

(b)

No portion of any parking space or any necessary maneuvering area serving such parking space, shall be located all or in part on any right-of-way for a public street or alley. The boundaries of all off-street parking areas, including parking and maneuvering space, shall be defined by a curb or wheel-stop and a minimum height of four (4) inches except for approved access driveways