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Cowlitz County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

18.10.562 Number

of off-street parking spaces required.

The number of off-street parking spaces required for particular uses shall be as follows:

 

Use

Number of Spaces

A. Residential

 

1. 1-, 2-, and 3-unit family dwellings

2 spaces/dwelling unit

 

2. Multifamily dwelling containing 4 or more dwelling units

3 spaces/2 dwelling units

 

3. Apartment, rooming or boarding house

3 spaces/2 units

B. Commercial Residential

 

1. Hotel

1 space/2 guest rooms plus 1 space/2 employees

 

2. Motel

1 space/guest room or suite, plus 1 additional space for the owner or manager

C. Institutions

 

1. Welfare or correctional institution

1 space/3 beds for patients or inmates

 

2. Hospital, nursing home, sanitarium, rest home, home for the aged

1 space/3 beds for patients or residents

D. Places of Public Assembly

 

1. Church

The greatest of: 1 space/5 seats; 1 space/10 ft. of bench length in the main auditorium; or 1 space/40 s.f. of assembly area

 

2. Library, reading room, museum, art gallery

1 space/400 s.f. of floor area, plus 1 space/2 employees

 

3. Preschool nursery; kindergarten, public, private or parochial

2 spaces/teacher or employee

 

4. Elementary or junior high school, public, private, or parochial

The greatest of: 1 space/ employee; or 1 space/5 seats in auditorium, gymnasium or assembly room, or 1 space/10 ft. of bench length in auditorium, gymnasium or assembly room

 

5. High school, public, private or parochial

The greatest of: 1 space/ employee, plus 1 space/6 students; 1 space/4 seats in the main auditorium; or 1 space/8 ft. of bench length in the main auditorium

 

6. College, commercial school for adults

1 space/3 seats in classrooms

 

7. Other auditoriums, meeting rooms, lodges, clubs, community halls

The greatest of: 1 space/5 seats; 1 space/10 ft. of bench length; or 1 space/40 s.f. of floor area

E. Commercial Amusements

 

1. Stadium, arena, theater, gymnasium

The greatest of: 1 space/5 seats; 1 space/10 ft. of bench length; or 1 space/ 40 s.f. of floor area

 

2. Bowling alley

4 spaces/lane, plus 1 space/2 employees

 

3. Dance hall, skating rink

1 space/150 s.f. of floor area, plus 1 space/2 employees

F. Commercial

 

1. Grocery store; supermarket; retail store; except retail store selling bulky merchandise

1 space/200 s.f. of floor area

 

2. Service or repair shop, retail store selling furniture, automobiles, or other bulky merchandise, where the merchandise display occupies the major area of the building

1 space/600 s.f. of floor area

 

3. Bank, office (except medical and dental)

1 space/400 s.f. of floor area, plus 1 space/2 employees

 

4. Medical or dental office or clinic

1 space/150 s.f. of floor area, plus 1 space/2 employees

 

5. Eating or drinking establishment

1 space/200 s.f. of floor area

 

6. Mortuary

1 space/4 seats, or 1 space/8 ft. of bench length in chapels, whichever is greater

 

7. Small animal clinic, veterinary hospital

1 space/1000 s.f. of floor area, plus 1 space/employee

 

8. Snack bar, souvenir or concession stand

4 space/employee

G. Industrial

 

1. Manufacturing establishment

1 space/2 employees on the combined total of the 2 largest shifts

 

2. Storage warehouse, wholesale establishment, rail or trucking freight terminal

1 space/2000 s.f. of floor area

Uses not specifically listed above shall furnish parking as required by the Director. The Director shall use the above list as a guide for determining requirements for other uses. [Ord. 81-678, § 1, 7-27-81.]