Beverly Hills City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IX

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

Sec. 46-400.- Parking facilities.

(a)

Generally. For every use, activity, or structure permitted by this chapter and for all buildings or structures erected in accordance therewith, there shall be provided sufficient space for access and off-street standing, parking, circulation, unloading, and loading of motor vehicles that may be expected to transport its occupants, whether as patrons, residents, customers, employees, guests, or otherwise, to an establishment, activity, or place of residence at any time under normal conditions for any purpose. When a use is expanded, accessory off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with the regulations herein for the area of capacity of such expansion in combination with the previously existing uses, structure, or activity. Existing off-street parking facilities actually being used on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, for the parking of automobiles in connection with the operation of an existing building or use shall not be reduced to an amount less than that hereinafter required for a similar new building or use unless additional parking facilities of the same amount are provided by the methods described herein.

(b)

Single-family residential zone districts. Every building intended for single-family residential occupancy shall provide on the same lot with such building, off-street parking facilities in the ratio of two spaces for each dwelling unit. No part of the front open space shall be intended to provide such off-street facilities.

(c)

Nonresidential uses of residential buildings. In any zone district a residential building being used for nonresidential purposes, except places of public assembly as hereinafter provided, shall provide in addition to the off-street parking space or spaces for the dwelling units required under Subsection (b) of this section, off-street parking in the same amounts set forth in , for that portion of the floor area which is being utilized for nonresidential purposes.

(d)

Methods of providing parking facilities. The required off-street parking facilities for buildings used for other than residential purposes may be provided by any one, or any combination of the following methods:

(1)

By providing the required off-street parking on the same lot as the building served.

(2)

By providing the required off-street parking within 300 feet of the building being served, measured without crossing a major thoroughfare, from the nearest point of the building or use to the nearest point of the off-street parking facility.

(3)

By the collective provisions of the required off-street parking for two or more buildings or uses, provided that the total of such off-street parking area shall not be less than the sum of the requirements of the various buildings or uses computed separately and such parking areas are within 300 feet of the buildings being served, measured without crossing a major thoroughfare, from the nearest point of the building or use to the nearest point of the off-street parking facility.

(e)

Uses not specifically mentioned. For those uses not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be in accord with a use which the Zoning Board of Appeals considers as being most similar in nature.

(f)

Change in use of parking. Any area once designated as required off-street parking shall never be changed to any other use unless and until off-street parking facilities are provided elsewhere in accordance with this section.

(g)

Zoning of accessory parking. All accessory parking facilities, whether provided in fulfillment of or in excess of the requirements of this section, and whether located on the same or on a different lot from the principal use as provided herein, shall be located on property zoned within the same, or less a restrictive zoning district as the principal use served by the parking.

(h)

Joint parking facilities. Off-street parking space for separate buildings or uses or mixed uses may be provided and used collectively or jointly in any zoning district in which separate off-street parking facilities for each constituent use would be permitted, subject to the following provisions:

(1)

A written agreement assuring the continuing joint usage of said common parking for the combination of uses or buildings is properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form and execution by the Village Attorney and the Village Council, and filed and made part of the application for a building permit.

(2)

All parking spaces are located within 300 feet of the uses they are intended to serve as measured by the most direct pedestrian access.

(3)

The total number of available off-street parking spaces provided collectively for all intended uses shall equal or exceed the number required to be provided if the parking spaces were considered separately for each use.

(4)

The Village Council may reduce the required total number of spaces provided collectively by up to 50 percent upon making a determination that the continuing parking demands of all uses to be served do not overlap and do not create an off-street parking deficiency at any time.

(5)

Parking spaces which are provided to meet requirements for churches, public schools, and private schools may be collectively used to meet the off-street parking requirements of related accessory uses provided that the normal hours of operation of the accessory uses do not overlap with the normal hours of operation of the principal use and an agreement per Subsection (h)(1) of this section is executed by all applicable parties.

(i)

Mixed uses. For building or land containing more than one use, the total parking requirement shall be determined to be the sum of the requirements for each use.

(j)

Duty of continuing compliance. Upon any transfer of the title to the real estate on which building or buildings are located, the transferees and the occupants shall have the continuing duty to maintain the off-street parking requirements of this chapter. It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupants of any building to discontinue or change, or cause the discontinuance or change of the required off-street parking without establishing, prior to such discontinuance or change, alternative off-street parking which meets the requirements of and is in compliance with this chapter.

(Prior Code, 22.28.010; Ord. No. 252, 5-12-1991)

Sec. 46-401. - Parking requirements.

The minimum number of off-street parking spaces by use shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

Land Use Category	Standard
Recreational
Community groups or private social clubs such as Knights of Columbus, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Kiwanis, or similar uses	1 per 3 seats or 6 feet of benches in the main unit of seating. If no fixed seating: 1 space for each 3 persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by the Building Code
Public or nonprofit indoor recreation areas such as community recreation centers, swimming pools, and similar uses	Swimming pools: 1 space per each 3 persons of capacity authorized by the Building Code. Other indoor recreation centers: 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Nonprofit or public outdoor recreation areas, playgrounds or ballfields, and similar uses	Ballfields or facilities with fixed seating: 1 space per 3 seats or 6 feet of bleachers. If no fixed seating: 1 space for each 3 persons allowed within the maximum occupancy as determined by the Building Official
Indoor commercial recreation, including, but not limited to, skating, bowling, soccer, dance academies, arcades, indoor shooting/archery ranges, indoor golf including golf dome	Bowling alley: 5 spaces per lane plus 25% of the required parking for any restaurant or lounge
	Other (skating, dance, arcades, etc): 1 space per three persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by the Building Code or 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of useable floor area, whichever is greater
Outdoor commercial recreation, recreation centers including amusement parks, batting cages, or go-cart tracks	2 spaces per batting cage, archery range, miniature golf hole, or similar activity
Indoor health clubs, fitness centers, gyms and aerobic clubs.	1 space for each 200 sq. ft. of useable floor area
Theaters and auditoriums, fully enclosed	1 per each three seats, plus 1 additional for each 2 employees
Public arenas or stadiums, enclosed or open air	1 space per 3 seats or 6 feet of bleachers
Civic
Municipal and other governmental offices, not including publicly owned and operated warehouses, garages or storage yards	1 space per 250 sq. ft. of usable floor area
Art galleries/studios, photography studies, public or private libraries or museums, or similar uses	1 space for each 350 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Churches, temples, and similar places of worship with fixed seating	1 per three 3 or 6 feet of benches in the main area of worship
Health Care and Medical
Medical offices or clinics	1 space for each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Urgent care facilities or clinics over 15,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area	2 spaces per exam or outpatient procedure/operating room plus 1 space for each 2 rooms for employee parking
Nursing home and convalescent centers	1 space for each 3 beds or 2 rooms, whichever is less, plus 1 space for each employee during the peak shift
Hospitals	2 spaces per inpatient bed plus 1 space per each 200 sq. ft. of office or outpatient area
Veterinary clinics or hospitals and related offices, animal shelters and animal day care facilities, and similar uses	1 space per 400 sq. ft. of useable floor area, plus 2 spaces per employee
Office Uses
Business and service offices, e.g. advertising, accounting/bookkeeping, architectural, attorney/legal services, engineering, employment, real estate, secretarial, or any similar use	One space per each 250 sq. ft. of useable floor area
Banks and similar financial institutions, with or without drive-up service or teller machines	1 space for each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor space, plus 2 spaces for each ATM. Drive-up windows shall be provided 4 stacking spaces for the first window, plus 3 spaces for each additional window
Child Care Uses
Child care center, Preschool, Day care	2 spaces, plus 1 additional space for each 8 children of licensed authorized capacity
Family day care home and group day care home	1 space per 4 clients, plus 1 space per each employee
Residential
Single-family detached dwellings	2 per dwelling unit
Multi-family dwellings, attached or detached, such as duplexes, townhomes, apartments, or similar	1½ spaces per efficiency or 1-bedroom dwelling unit, plus 2 spaces per unit with 2 or more bedrooms
Education
Non-profit schools, private or parochial	1 space per each teacher, employee, or administrator in addition to the requirement for auditorium or stadium, whichever seats more, plus one space per 10 students for high schools
Vocational and technical training facilities, including commercial schools and studios for teaching photography, art, music, theater, dance, martial arts, ballet, or similar	1 space per each teacher, employee, or administrator in addition to the requirement for auditorium or stadium, whichever seats more, plus one space per 10 students
Commercial schools and studios for teaching photography, art, music, theater, dance, martial arts, ballet, or similar	1 space per each teacher, employee, or administrator in addition to the requirement for auditorium or stadium, whichever seats more, plus one space per 10 students
Retail
Retail uses up to 25,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area	1 space for each 250 sq. ft. of useable retail floor area
Retail uses over 25,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area	1 space per 250 sq. ft. of useable retail floor area for the first 25,000 sq ft, plus 1 space per 275 sq. ft. for the next 50,000 to 450,000 sq. ft. of useable retail floor area, plus 1 space per 300 sq. ft. for that area in excess of 450,000 sq. ft. of useable retail floor area
Retail uses over 25,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area	Non-retail uses such as restaurants, bars, and theaters shall be calculated separately based upon their respective requirements
Drive-through windows accessory to a retail use not otherwise listed	Drive-up windows shall be provided 4 stacking spaces for the first window, plus 3 spaces for each additional window in addition to requirements for retail use
Service
Dry cleaning drop-off	1 space per 500 sq. ft. of useable floor area
Personal and business service establishments performing services on the premises, including seamstress/tailor, shoe repair, tanning salons, beauty parlor, barber shop, tattoo parlor, massage, skin care, or similar	1 space per 300 sq. ft. of useable floor area or 2½ spaces per barber or beautician chair/station, whichever is greater, plus one per 800 sq. ft. where a showroom or workshop or office is on site
Laundromats	1 for each 2 machines
Funeral home and mortuary establishments	1 for each 50 sq. ft. of assembly room, parlor, and slumber room usable floor area, plus 1 space per each funeral vehicle stored on premises
Open air business such as nurseries, home improvement supplies, and similar outdoor displays and retail sales	1 space per 500 sq. ft. of land area being used for display
Hotel/motel	1 space per guest room, plus any required parking for conference rooms, restaurants, bars, exhibit space or banquet rooms
Indoor mini-storage and self-storage facilities	Business service storage: 1 space per each 50 storage units, plus 1 space per employee
	Self-storage: 4 spaces adjacent to the business office, plus 1 space per 200 storage cubicles
Restaurants
Restaurants and coffee shops without drive-through or drive-in	Sit down, no liquor license: 1 space for each 100 sq. ft. of gross floor area or 1 for each 2 seats, whichever is greater
	Sit down, liquor license: 1 space for each 70 sq. ft. of gross floor area or 1 per 2 seats, whichever is greater
Restaurants and coffee shops with drive-through or drive-in service	Drive-in only: 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per drive in station
	Drive-through: 1 space per 70 sq. ft. of useable floor area or ½ space per seat, whichever is greater, plus 3 designated drive-through short term waiting spaces, plus 10 stacking spaces for drive-through service which do not conflict with use of required spaces
Restaurants with carry-out service only	One per 80 sq. ft. of usable floor area or 10 spaces, whichever is greater
Restaurants, bars, and microbreweries serving alcoholic beverages	1 space per each 60 sq. ft. of useable floor area or 1 space per 2 seats, whichever is greater. The portion of a larger facility utilized for a lounge shall be computed at this rate
Banquet halls	1 space per 3 persons of capacity authorized by the Building Code or 1 space per 100 sq. ft. of useable floor area, whichever is greater, plus parking required for other uses
Auto Service
Auto and gasoline filling stations	2 for each service bay and 1 for each 200 sq. ft. of usable sales floor area; plus 1 for every 2 employees with a minimum of 2 spaces
Automobile repair establishments, including accessory retail of new auto parts. Salvage yards and tire stores are not included	2 spaces per service bay, plus 1 space per employee, plus 1 space per tow truck
Automobile, motorcycle, boat, and recreational vehicle sales, new and used	1 space per 200 sq ft, plus 3 spaces per each auto service bay
Automobile wash, automatic or self-serve	Automatic: 2 spaces, plus 1 space per employee, plus 12 stacking spaces per bay for free-standing washes; 6 stacking spaces when accessory to a gas station, plus any required parking for other uses
Automobile wash, automatic or self-serve	Self-service: 3 stacking spaces per wash bay, plus 2 spaces per bay for drying/vacuuming, plus any required parking for other uses

(Prior Code, § 22.28.020; Ord. No. 299, 6-7-2000; Ord. No. 378, 2-16-2021)

Sec. 46-402. - Parking space layout, standards, construction and maintenance.

(a)

No building, structure, or land shall be erected or used for parking or driveway purposes of more than three required parking spaces unless a site plan has been approved by the Village Council.

(b)

No parking lot shall be constructed without a permit issued by the Building Official. Application for a permit shall be submitted to the Building Department in such form as may be determined by the department and shall be accompanied by at least two sets of site plans for the development of the parking lot designed in accordance with this section.

(c)

The parking facilities shall not be less than the following minimum requirements:

Parking Pattern	Maneuvering Lane Width	Parking Space Width	Parking Space Length	Total Width of One Tier of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane	Total Width of Two Tiers of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane
0 degrees (parallel parking)	12 ft.	8 ft.	20 ft.	20 ft.	28 ft.
30 to 53 degrees	12 ft.	9 ft.	19 ft.	32 ft.	52 ft.
54 to 74 degrees	15 ft.	9 ft.	19 ft.	36 ft.	57 ft.
75 to 90 degrees*	20 ft.	9 ft.	19 ft.	39 ft.	58 ft.

End islands shall be two feet shorter than adjacent parking spaces.

(d)

Except for parallel parking, all parking spaces shall be clearly striped with four-inch-wide double lines, 23 inches apart, to facilitate movement and to help maintain an orderly parking arrangement.

(e)

Parking space standards.

(1)

Except for parallel parking, all parking spaces shall be nine feet in width, center to center, and 19 feet in length.

(2)

Off-street parking reserved for persons with disabilities shall be provided in accordance with the State Barrier-Free Rules, Michigan Public Act No. 1 of 1966 (MCL 125.1351 et seq.), as amended.

(f)

Accessible parking spaces per State barrier-free design. Stacking spaces shall be a minimum of ten feet wide and 20 feet in length, shall not extend into any public street right-of-way and shall be distinctly separated from on-site parking so as not to interfere with ingress and egress to parking spaces.

(g)

Parallel parking spaces shall be 20 feet in length with a six-foot maneuvering space for each two parking spaces.

(h)

All parking lots shall have clearly limited and defined access from roadways and said access shall not be less than 24 feet in width at the right-of-way line. Interior driveways shall also be clearly defined and not less than 12 feet wide for one-way and 20 feet wide for two-way traffic.

(i)

All parking spaces shall have access from an aisle on the site. Backing directly onto a street shall be prohibited.

(j)

The Village Council may require the posting of such traffic control signs as it deems necessary to promote vehicular and pedestrian safety.

(k)

Curbing shall be provided to prevent any vehicle from damaging or encroaching upon any required wall, berm, or buffer strips, upon any building adjacent to the parking lot, or upon any adjacent property. Freeway-type guard rails shall be prohibited.

(l)

All lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall comply with for residential uses in a Residential Zone District and for nonresidential uses in a Residential Zone District and all development in the P Parking, O Office, and B Business Districts.

(m)

The off-street parking facilities in all non-single-family residential districts shall be provided with asphalt or concrete surfacing in accordance with the Village standards. Drainage of all off-street parking facilities must be provided so as to collect and dispose of surface water so that water will not flow onto abutting properties or otherwise become a nuisance or a health hazard.

(n)

In order to ensure pedestrian safety, sidewalks, of not less than five feet in width, may be required to separate any driveway or parking area from a building.

(o)

Sidewalks, not less than five feet in width, shall be constructed along the right-of-way line of all abutting streets.

(p)

All interior circulation routes shall have rights-of-way of a sufficient width to accommodate the vehicular traffic generated by the uses permitted in the district or adequate provision shall be made at the time of the approval of the plan for such sufficient width of rights-of-way. The right-of-way provided to satisfy this condition shall conform to the requirements of the Village, County, or State.

(q)

Parking spaces adjacent to interior sidewalks may have their length reduced up to two feet where adjacent curbs do not exceed four inches in height and where the adjoining sidewalk width is at least seven feet. This standard does not include those sidewalks provided along any public or private street.

(r)

Parking areas for all uses that shall comply with Article V of this chapter shall meet the parking lot screening requirements of (g).

(Prior Code, § 22.28.050; Ord. No. 280, 2-19-1997; Ord. No. 299, 6-7-2000; Ord. No. 318, 9-7-2004)

Sec. 46-403. - Loading and unloading.

(a)

On the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected or occupied for storage, warehouse goods, display, a department store, a wholesale store, a market, a hotel, a hospital, a mortuary, a laundry, a dry cleaning establishment, or other such similar use involving the receipt or distribution of vehicles or materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services adjacent to the opening used for loading and unloading in order to avoid undue interference with public use of the streets or alleys.

(b)

All such loading and unloading areas, including all access drives, shall be paved and shall be in addition to the required off-street parking area requirements.

(c)

Such loading and unloading space, unless otherwise adequately provided for, shall be an area ten feet by 40 feet with a 14-foot height clearance and shall be provided according to the following table:

Gross Floor Area in Square Feet	Loading and Unloading Spaces Required in Terms of Square Feet of Usable Floor Space
0 to 3,000	None
3,001 to 20,000	One
20,001 to 100,000	One, plus one for each 20,000 square feet of excess over 20,000 square feet.
100,001 or more	Five, plus one for each 40,000 square feet of excess over 100,000 square feet.

(d)

No loading space may be on any street frontage and provision for handling all freight shall be on those sides of any building which do not face on any street or proposed street, except where such areas are obscured, from such street, with a solid masonry wall not less than six feet in height.

(Prior Code, § 22.28.060)

Sec. 46-404. - Vehicle storage, sale and repair prohibited.

The following is prohibited in all nonresidential off-street parking areas:

(1)

The storage of an inoperable or unlicensed motor vehicle as defined in the State Motor Vehicle Code.

(2)

The storage of any recreational vehicle as defined in this chapter.

(3)

The sale or offering for sale of a motor vehicle or recreational vehicle.

(4)

The non-emergency repair or maintenance of any vehicle.

(Prior Code, § 22.28.070; Ord. No. 252, 5-12-1991)