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Brookhaven City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 1200.- Off-street parking.

1200.01.

In all zones, off-street parking facilities for the storage or parking of motor vehicles for the use of occupants, employees, and patrons of the buildings hereafter erected, altered, or extended after the effective date of this ordinance shall be provided and maintained as herein prescribed.

1200.02.

The following are general requirements concerning off-street parking:

1200.02-01.

In determining the number of parking spaces required, if such spaces result in fractional parts, the number of spaces required shall be construed to be the next highest whole number. A complex with various uses, will be computed for each respective type and parking requirements for each element will be added to determine total parking required.

1200.02-02.

Whenever a use is increased in floor area, units of service, or whatever base used, additional parking spaces shall be provided in amounts hereafter specified for the use.

1200.02-03.

Off-street parking facilities for one- and two-family dwellings shall be located on the same lot or plot of ground as the building served.

1200.02-04.

Off-street parking facilities for multi-family dwellings containing up to and including eight dwelling units shall be provided on the same lot or plot of ground as the building served.

1200.02-05.

Off-street parking facilities for multi-family dwellings containing more than 8 dwelling units shall be located within 300 feet of the building intended to be served.

1200.02-06.

Off-street parking facilities for an industry or commercial establishment which employs 500 or more employees shall be located within 300 feet of the building or buildings to be served.

1200.02-07.

Collective off-street parking facilities may be provided; however, such facilities shall be no less than the sum of such facilities as would otherwise be individually required.

1200.02-08.

Off-street parking requirements for uses not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as those required for a similar or related nature.

1200.02-09.

Parking lots or areas adjacent to public streets shall have driveways or curb cuts not to exceed 25 feet in width at the curb line. All such lots or areas shall have a protective wall or bumper block at least five feet from any sidewalk line and said lots shall be so designed that all vehicles leaving the facility will be traveling forward when entering a street, alley, or public thoroughfare.

1200.02-10.

Driveway entrances and exits of a parking area shall not be computed as a part of the required parking lot space or area.

1200.02-11.

Detailed plans of all curb cuts or driveways in commercial or industrial districts shall be submitted for approval to the city engineer and shall be accepted before any building permit may be obtained.

1200.02-12.

Any vehicle parking space shall be used for parking only. Any other use of such space, including repair work or servicing of any kind (other than in an emergency) or the requirement of any payment for the use of such space, shall be deemed to constitute a separate commercial use and to be in violation of this ordinance.

1200.02-13.

No building or accessory structure shall be erected in any off-street parking area, except a parking garage containing parking spaces equal to the requirements set forth in this ordinance.

1200.02-14.

The parking area on any lot, as set forth and designated in this ordinance, shall be considered as required open space on the lot and shall not be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.

1200.02-15.

All parking spaces, drives, and islands shall be surfaced with a bituminous, concrete, or other material approved by the city engineer.

1200.02-16.

In all zoning districts, a minimum area of 250 square feet per automobile shall be used in computing the total area to be devoted to parking. A parking space shall be considered to be 9' x 18' plus adequate driveway space.

1200.02-17.

Within the C-2 Commercial District, the Board of Adjustment may, at its discretion, grant a special exception where a lot of record is not of sufficient size to provide required parking spaces. This special exception may consist of a reduction or elimination of required parking spaces.

1200.03.

The number of off-street parking spaces shall be determined according to the following requirements, and the spaces and area so determined shall be stated in the application for a building permit and shall be reserved for such use:

Single-family dwellings: 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
Multi-family dwellings: 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
Mobile Homes: 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
Hotels, motels, tourist homes, tourist courts, and rooming houses: 1 parking space for each guest or sleeping room or suite, exclusive of restaurant requirements plus 1 space for each 2 employees.
Private clubs, lodges, fraternities and sororities: 1 parking space for each 50 square feet of total floor area in the auditorium, assembly hall, dining room in such building and 1 space per sleeping room. Plus 1 space for each 2 employees.
Churches: 1 parking space for each five seats in the main auditorium.
Theaters, auditoriums, stadiums, gymnasiums, convention halls and other places of public assembly, municipal courts, community center 1 parking space for each 4 seats in the building or structure, based on maximum seating capacity, or per 200 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
Elementary schools: 1½ parking spaces for each classroom.
Secondary schools: 20 parking spaces for each classroom.
Business colleges and trade schools: 1 parking space for each 2 student seats at maximum enrollment. Plus 1 space for each instructor.
Hospitals: 1 parking space for each bed intended for patients, excluding bassinets, and 1 space for each 2 employees plus 1 space for each staff doctor. Plus 1 space for each institutional vehicle.
Sanitoriums, nursing homes, convalescent homes, orphanages: 1 parking space for each 8 beds and 1 space for each 2 employees or staff members. Plus 1 space for each Doctor.
Medical and dental clinics: Five spaces for each doctor or dentist, 2 spaces for each additional office, and one space for each employee.
Mortuaries/Funeral homes: 20 spaces or 1 space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
Retail sales stores: 1 parking space for each 100 square feet of retail floor space.
Drive-in retail business: Minimum of 10 parking spaces, plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of retail floor area.
Personal service establishments and repair shops: 1 parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area. Plus 1 space for each 2 employees plus 1 space for each company vehicle.
Eating establishments and taverns: 1½ parking spaces for each 100 square feet of gross floor area. Plus 1 space for each 2 employees.
Drive-in eating establishment: Minimum of 10 parking spaces, plus 1 space for each 4 seats of total capacity.
Office and professional buildings: 1 parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor space plus 1 parking space for each 2 employees.
Filling stations: 2 parking spaces for each grease rack or similar facility; 1 parking space for each gas pump, plus 1 space for each employee on duty.
Bus terminals: 5 parking spaces for each loading or unloading bay.
Municipal buildings, public utility buildings, art galleries, public libraries, post office: 1 space for each 2 employees, 1 space for each official vehicle, and 1 space for visitors per each 1000 square feet of office or display space.
Day nurseries, foster homes, and kindergartens: 1 space for each staff member and employee plus 1 space for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area.
Pool halls, billiard parlors: Three spaces for each table.
Bowling alleys: Six spaces for each alley.
Beauty and barber shops: Two spaces for each chair and hair dryer plus 1 space for each employee.
Laundry and dry cleaning, pick-up station. 1 space for each 2 employees plus 2 spaces.
Self-service dry cleaning and laundry establishments: One space per three washing and/or dry cleaning machines.
Automotive service and/or sales: One space for each employee on maximum shift plus four spaces for each maintenance stall plus adequate spaces to accommodate all new and used retail units and customer parking generated by retail sales.
Grocery stores, delicatessens, drugstores, and pharmacies: One space for each 2 employees, 1 space for each company vehicle, and 1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
Nurseries and greenhouses: One space for each employee not living on the premises plus five spaces for customer parking.
Retail sales with bulky merchandise (such as furniture and major appliances) and wholesale stores One space for each 2 employees, 1 space for each company vehicle and 1 space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
Wholesale, retail, and commercial storage: One space for each 2 employees, one parking space for each company vehicle, plus two spaces, but a total of not less than four spaces.
Manufacturing industries: One space for each employee on the maximum shift plus one space for each company vehicle. An additional parking lot or reserved space equal to five percent of the employee parking spaces but not less than three spaces shall be provided for visitor parking.
Manufacturing research and laboratories: One space for each employee on the maximum shift plus one space for each company vehicle. An additional parking lot or reserved space equal to five percent of the employee parking spaces but not less than three spaces shall be provided for visitor parking.
Printing, publishing, and allied industries, welding and blacksmith shops, bakeries, dry cleaning plants, and dyeing plants: One space for each employee on the maximum shift plus one space for each company vehicle. An additional parking lot or reserved space equal to five percent of the employee parking spaces but not less than three spaces shall be provided for visitor parking.
Trucking terminals, storage yards, building contractors, lumber yards, etc.: One space for each employee plus one space for each company vehicle truck, tractor, or trailer stored at the site when not in use.
Veterinarian offices and animal hospitals, clinics, and kennels: One space for each doctor and employee plus four spaces for visitors.
Other uses: Parking requirements for uses other than those stated in this section shall be determined by the Planning Commission.

 

1200.04.

Plans for any parking area hereafter designed or altered for the purpose of providing off-street parking space for four or more automotive vehicles and/or plans for decreasing existing parking areas for four or more vehicles must be submitted to the planning commission. If the planning commission finds that the plans conform to the requirements established by this ordinance, they shall approve the plans as submitted. If the plans do not conform to this ordinance, the planning commission shall mark the plans "rejected" and return the plans to the applicant with a statement indicating the reasons for the rejection.

Sec. 1201. - Off-street loading and unloading.

1201.01.

Every building or structure which requires truck loading or unloading with respect to the use, shall provide space as herein indicated for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the street or public alley. Such space shall have access to a public alley or, if there is no alley, to a street.

1201.02.

Off-street loading and unloading space shall be in addition to that considered as meeting a part of the requirement for off-street parking space. Off-street loading and unloading space shall not be used, designed, intended, or constructed to be used in a manner to obstruct or interfere with the free use of any street or adjoining property.

1201.03.

Each loading space shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide and 55 feet long with a 15-foot height clearance. The minimum off-street loading and unloading space required for specific uses shall be as follows:

1201.03-01.

Commercial and industrial establishments shall provide 1 space for the first 10,000 square feet of gross floor area and such additional spaces as shall be determined by the planning commission, based upon needs of the establishment.

1201.03-02.

Institutional establishments shall provide 1 space for the first 15,000 square feet of gross floor area and such additional spaces as shall be determined by the planning commission, based upon needs of the establishment.

1201.03-03.

Hotels and offices shall provide 1 space for the first 20,000 square feet of gross floor area and such additional spaces as shall be determined by the planning commission, based upon needs of the establishment.