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Breaux Bridge City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND UN-LOADING

Sec. 23-7.1.- Intent.

No land shall be used or occupied and no structure shall be erected or used unless the off-street parking spaces required herein are provided. Such parking spaces are not required for any structure or use existing at the time of enactment of this chapter. However, the parking spaces as specified herein shall be provided for any enlargement or structural alteration to any such existing structure or use.

(Ord. No. 2232, 8-8-2017)

Sec. 23-7.2. - Minimum dimensions of parking spaces.

Each parking space shall contain a minimum of 180 square feet for each vehicle, exclusive of necessary drives and other access ways. A driveway, however, may be considered a required parking space for a dwelling.

(Ord. No. 2232, 8-8-2017)

Sec. 23-7.3. - Criteria for construction.

Every parcel of land which, after the effective date of this chapter, is changed to a parking area for more than ten vehicles or a drive-in business (except drive-in theaters and auto sales lots) shall be developed as follows:

(1)

If such area is subject to wheeled traffic, it shall be surfaced with asphalt or concrete.

(2)

Where such area is contiguous to a lot in a residential district and is not separated by a street, alley or other public way, a wall or fence of solid appearance or tight evergreen hedge having a height of not less than six feet shall be erected and maintained between such area and the property in the residential district. Any light used to illuminate said parking lot shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises and abutting streets.

(Ord. No. 2232, 8-8-2017)

Sec. 23-7.4. - Minimum parking space requirements.

Off-street automobile parking space shall be provided on any lot on which any of the following listed uses are hereafter established and in accordance with the schedule shown. When a use is increased in capacity by the addition of dwelling rooms, guest rooms, floor area or seats the minimum off-street parking shall be provided for such increase.

USE REQUIREMENTS
Single family dwelling 2 spaces per unit
Two family dwelling 2 spaces per unit
Townhouse dwelling 2 spaces per unit
Multi-family dwellings 1.5 spaces per unit and apartments 3 spaces for each 4 units
Mobile homes and trailer parks 2 spaces per unit
Hotels, transient 1 space per each guest bedroom plus 1 space for each 4 employees.
Motels and tourist homes 1 space per each guest bedroom plus 1 space for resident manager.
Boarding and lodging homes 1 space for each three bedroom plus 1 space for resident manager.
Clinics 1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
Clubs and loges 1 space per each 8 members.
Hospitals 1 space for each 2 beds plus 1 space for each staff doctor, plus 1 space for each 2 employees including nurses.
Nursing & convalescent homes 1 space for each 6 beds.
Places of worship & mortuaries 1 space per 15 seats, in main auditorium or for each 64 square feet if there are no seats.
Theaters, auditoriums, sports arenas and places of public assembly. 1 space per 5 seats.
Skating rink, dance hall, exhibit hall, gymnasiums Space equal to two times the gross floor area.
Kennels and animal hospitals Space equal to two times the enclosed area.
Bowling alleys 3 spaces for alley.
Schools, public & private Nursery schools, kindergarten, elementary, two spaces per classroom, laboratory or manual training shop.
Junior high: 6 spaces per classroom, laboratory or training shop. Senior high school: 10 spaces per classroom, laboratory or manual training shop. Trade, industrial, and business schools: 15 spaces per classroom, laboratory or other teaching room.
Business and professional offices 2 spaces per 150 square feet gross of floor area.
Restaurants, bars, lounges, night clubs 4 spaces per 100 square feet of gross floor area devoted to patron use and 1 space for each employee.
Automobile repair shops 1 space per 200 square feet of floor space.
General business, commercial and personal service establishments, excluding supermarkets 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area. Supermarkets, 1 space per 150 square feet of gross floor area.
Riding stables Space equals to 50% of the floor area of stable.
Library and museums Space equal to 50% of the floor area devoted to public use.
Commercial, manufacturing and industrial establishments not engaged in retail business 1 space for each five employees, plus 1 space for each company vehicle operating from the premises.

 

(Ord. No. 2232, 8-8-2017; Ord. No. 2280, 9-13-2022)

Sec. 23-7.5. - Off-street loading and un-loading.

No land shall be used or occupied and no structure shall be erected or structurally altered for professional, commercial or industrial uses in which services are rendered or commodities are sold, displayed, stored, services, repaired, altered or fabricated as the principal use of the establishment unless off-street loading spaces required herein are provided. Such loading spaces, however, are not required for any commercial or industrial structure or use existing at the time of the enactment of this chapter unless such structure or use is enlarged or structurally altered by 25 percent.

The off-street loading spaces required by this chapter shall be located in all cases on the same lot or parcel of land as the use or structure they are intended to serve and shall not restrict pedestrian or vehicular traffic. In no case should any required loading space be part of an area used to satisfy the off-street parking requirements of this chapter.

For each professional, commercial or industrial establishment required to provide off-street loading space, at least one loading space at least 200 square feet shall be provided. If said structure contains over 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, two off-street loading spaces shall be provided. In such a case, one space shall be at least 200 square feet in area and the other space shall be at least 450 square feet in area with a minimum overhead clearance of 14 feet if the loading space is sheltered by a roof.

(Ord. No. 2232, 8-8-2017)