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Brooklyn Center City Zoning Code

35-704 Minimum

Parking Spaces Required

35-704Minimum Parking Spaces Required1)Residencea)Two spaces per dwelling unit2)Commerce (Retail and Service/Office)a)Eating and drinking places: One space for every two seats, and one space for every two employees on the average maximum shift. (Parking spaces for "drive-in"customers shall not be credited as a part of the off-street parking area needed to serve the sales operation conducted within the buildings).b)Automobile Service Stations: Three spaces for each enclosed bay plus one space for each day shift employee plus a minimum of two spaces for service vehicles and one additional space for each service vehicle over two in number.c)Other retail stores or centers and financial institutions: Eleven spaces for the first 2,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof; 5.5 spaces for each additional 1,000 square feet of gross floor area exceeding 2,000 square feet. In multi-tenant retail centers, no additional parking spaces beyond those required by the retail formula shall be required of restaurant uses which altogether occupy not more than 15% of the gross floor area of the center. The parking formula for eating and drinking establishments shall apply proportionately to the seats and employees occupying space in the center over and above 15% of the gross floor area.d)Motels and Hotels: One space for each unit plus one space for each employee on any one shift.e)Bowling Establishments: Five spaces for each lane. Additional parking for food and refreshment facilities shall be determined according to subsection (a) above.f)Medical and dental clinics: Three spaces for each doctor or dentist, plus one space for every two employees or one space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area, whichever requirement is the greater.g)Office Buildings, exclusive of those specific uses otherwise listed in this section: Building Gross Floor Area (GFA) Required Spaces 0 - 20,000 Square Feet GFA / 200 20,000 - 220,000 Square Feet GFA / (.0005 * GFA ) + 190 Over 220,000 Square Feet GFA / 300 h)Other commercial uses, excluding wholesale: One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.i)Racquet and swim clubs, athletic clubs, health spas, and the like: Twenty spaces for the first 1,000 sq. ft. of gross building floor area, plus one space per 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area in excess of 1,000 sq. ft. plus two (2) spaces per outside tennis court.3)Industry and Wholesale. One space for every two employees based upon maximum planned employment during any work period or one space for each 800 square feet of gross floor area whichever requirement is greater. In the event the latter requirement is greater, adequate land area shall be provided for the required off-street parking area, but improved space need only be provided according to the employees ratio.4)Miscellaneousa)Places of public assembly such as churches, theatres, auditoriums (other than school auditoriums) mortuaries, stadiums, arenas, dance halls: One space for every three seats. Places of public assembly located in a retail shopping center complex of 50,000 square feet or more, exclusive of the place of public assembly, may have one space for every four seats.b)Rest homes, nursing homes, sanitariums, and homes for the aged and for children: One space for every four beds plus one space for every two employees and one space for each staff doctor.c)Hospitals: One space for every two beds plus one space for every two employees and one space for each staff doctor.d)Uses not covered by this list: Spaces as required for the most similar use as determined by the City Council.