This chapter, the terms and provisions contained herein, shall be known as the "Off-Street Parking Ordinance" of Indian River County, Florida.

(Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90)

(1)

Purpose and intent. It is the purpose of this chapter to ensure that an adequate number of off-street parking spaces are provided for all uses which are located in Indian River County. It is generally recognized that off-street parking promotes the general health, safety, and welfare of the motoring public and prevents public harm by reducing or eliminating the need for on-street parking. On-street parking is generally only appropriate in an urban setting and can result in a hazardous situation, in an impedance of traffic flow, and in a delay of emergency response vehicles.

The provision of adequate off-street parking creates a benefit to the private property owner by providing a stable, secure area for customer and/or visitor parking, and helps prevent vehicular encroachments and trespass onto adjacent properties.

It is the intent of this ordinance that the proper number of off-street parking spaces be provided for each development site and that the design of the parking lots make the use of off-street parking spaces safe, and convenient.

(2)

Applicability. Off-street parking facilities shall be provided and maintained for all developments within the county pursuant to the requirements of this code. These standards shall apply to new development projects, as well as to modifications and additions to existing developments.

(Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90)

All terms used in this chapter are defined in Chapter 901 of this code.

(Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90)

(1)

When a determination of the number of required off-street parking spaces results in a fractional space, the fraction shall be rounded up to the next whole number.

(2)

Parking space requirements for each project shall be computed by applying the rate established for the proposed use in section 954.05 to the gross floor area of all buildings for the overall project use unless otherwise specified herein.

(3)

When multiple uses in discrete building units are proposed in a project, the parking requirement shall be the sum of the parking required for the discrete units or areas.

(Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90)

The following standards shall apply to the uses as noted:

(1)

Amusement game parlors, pool halls, and other similar recreational buildings. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross building area.

(2)

Automotive, boat, and trailer sales. One (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross building area plus one (1) space per twenty-five hundred (2,500) square feet of outside display area. The display area for boat sales shall be either paved, fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(3)

Auto repair, auto body, and diagnostic shops. A minimum of six (6) parking spaces is required for buildings under two thousand (2,000) square feet in size. For buildings two thousand (2,000) square feet or larger one (1) parking space shall be required for every four hundred (400) square feet of gross building area. All customer parking shall be clearly marked. In addition to required parking spaces and driveway lanes, paved staging area for vehicles awaiting service or after-service pick up shall be provided at a rate of one hundred fifty (150) square feet per one thousand (1,000) square feet of building area. Service bays may not be counted as parking spaces.

(4)

Banks and other financial institutions frequented by the public. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross building area.

(5)

Beauty parlor, barber shop, or other personal services. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

(6)

Bed and breakfast. Two (2) spaces plus one (1) space per rentable room. In the A-1, A-2, A-3, RS-6, and RT-6 zoning districts, parking spaces may be stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(7)

Bowling alleys. Five (5) spaces per each bowling lane.

(8)

Building supply. One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of enclosed gross floor area and one (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of outdoor garden center, outdoor or covered storage. One (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area is required for detached accessory storage buildings.

(9)

Bus terminal. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of building area, up to fifty (50) percent of which may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director. For any such facility, a minimum of six (6) spaces shall be provided.

(10)

Car wash. Two (2) spaces per bay, plus two (2) car lengths paved queuing area for each bay. Half of the total spaces may be provided at vacuum or other car preparation stations.

(11)

Carry-out restaurant. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

(12)

Churches, temples, places of worship, public buildings, auditoriums, stadiums and other places of public assembly. One (1) space for every three (3) seats. For places of worship that occupy multi-tenant commercial buildings, up to eighty (80) percent of the required spaces for the place of worship can be shared with other uses and satisfy parking demand for commercial uses on the same site, provided that regular worship services are not scheduled on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

(13)

Contractors office or trades building.

(a)

Buildings of three thousand (3,000) square feet or less shall require one (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area. A minimum of five (5) spaces are required for any building.

(b)

Buildings greater than three thousand (3,000) square feet shall require one (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area for the first three thousand (3,000) square feet, and one (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area for building area over three thousand (3,000) square feet.

(14)

Convalescent homes, homes for the aged, retirement homes, nursing homes and other similar health care facilities. 0.65 spaces per bed shall be provided.

(15)

Convenience stores. One (1) space per one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area.

(16)

Electronic telephone switching stations. One (1) space per station; the space shall be either paved or fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(17)

Fire stations. One (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area.

(18)

Flea markets and farmer's markets. There shall be one and one-half (1½) parking spaces for each booth or stand. In addition, each stand or booth shall have one (1) backup loading parking space adjacent to each stand or booth. All parking spaces and driveway aisles shall be either paved or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(19)

Funeral chapel. One (1) space per three (3) seats within the chapel.

(20)

Funeral homes, mortuaries and crematoriums. There shall be one (1) space per three (3) seats within the chapel, plus one (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area for all other building areas or uses.

(21)

Furniture, carpet and major appliance stores.

(a)

One space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area for the showroom, plus one (1) space for every seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of gross floor area for product storage area for stores containing display and storage area.

(b)

One (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet of gross building area for stores containing display area only.

(22)

Gas station. One (1) space at each fueling position. The space cannot conflict with the overall traffic circulation system for the site.

(a)

With automotive repair. One (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet of building are devoted to automotive repair in addition to spaces for other uses. The spaces cannot conflict with overall traffic circulation system for the site. Service bays or other areas devoted to automotive repair/storage shall not be credited towards satisfying parking requirements.

(b)

Gas station with accessory retail sales. One (1) space per one hundred seventy-five (175) feet of gross floor area devoted to retail sales in addition to spaces for other uses. The spaces cannot conflict with the overall traffic circulation system for the site.

(c)

With fast food with drive through: One (1) space per one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area devoted to fast food in addition to spaces required for other uses. The spaces cannot conflict with the overall traffic circulation system for the site.

(d)

With accessory car washes, parking and/or queuing as specified for car washes shall be provided in addition to the requirements for gas stations.

(23)

General commercial. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

(24)

Golf courses.

(a)

Private courses not open to the public or serving primarily on-site users: An executive course requires three (3) spaces per hole; a championship course requires four (4) spaces per hole. Up to twenty-five (25) percent of the spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(b)

Courses open to the public. An executive course requires four (4) spaces per hole and a championship course requires five (5) spaces per hole. Up to twenty-five (25) percent of the spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(25)

Golf driving range. One and three-tenths (1 3/10 ) spaces per tee; twenty-five (25) percent of the spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(26)

Governmental and institutional, frequented by the public. One (1) space per two hundred sixty (260) square feet of gross floor area.

(27)

Group home, including adult living facilities (ALF). One (1) space per two (2) beds.

(27.1)

Health and fitness center. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of building area, for any health and fitness center without outdoor facilities (e.g. pools, tennis courts, etc.).

One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of building area for centers with outdoor facilities, plus additional spaces as required based in the type of outdoor facilities.

(28)

Hospitals, sanitariums and other similar health care facilities. One (1) space shall be provided and reserved for doctors for each ten (10) patient beds, plus one space per four (4) patient beds, plus one (1) space per one and one-half (1½) employees (total for all shifts), exclusive of doctor parking spaces.

(29)

Hotels and motels. One (1) space per rentable room, plus one (1) space for each three (3) seats for accessory restaurant or lounge area.

(30)

Junkyard. Junkyards shall require a minimum of six (6) spaces, and shall require one (1) space per five thousand (5,000) square feet of junkyard area.

(31)

Laundromats. One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross building area, or one (1) space per three (3) washers, whichever is greater.

(32)

Libraries and museums. One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross building area.

(33)

Malls, regional (developments of regional impact). One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross leasable area, and including kiosks, food court areas, offices and administration areas. Other independent "stand alone" uses (e.g. a restaurant on an out-parcel) will require parking for the individual use(s) as specified in this chapter.

Up to twenty-five (25) percent of the total number of required spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director. Such spaces shall only be those located the greatest distance from the building(s) served.

(34)

Manufacturing, wholesaling and storage businesses which do not sell over the counter products to the general public from the premises.

(a)

Single use buildings of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or less shall require one (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area. A minimum of four (4) spaces is required.

(b)

Single use buildings greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet shall require one (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area for the first ten thousand (10,000) square feet, one (1) space per seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of gross floor area for the next ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area, and one (1) space per twelve hundred (1,200) square feet of gross floor area over twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of building area.

(c)

Multiple use (business) buildings shall provide one (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross area.

(35)

Marinas. One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of principal building area plus one (1) space per three (3) boat storage spaces or slips and one (1) space per boat slip designated for live-aboard vessel use.

(36)

Medical and dental offices and outpatient clinics. General requirement of one (1) space per one hundred and seventy-five (175) square feet of gross floor area.

(37)

Medical labs and diagnostic or research facilities not frequented by the public. One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.

(38)

Miniature golf courses. Two (2) parking spaces per hole for the first eighteen (18) holes, one parking space per hole for every additional hole, plus one (1) parking space per two hundred (200) square feet of interior floor area devoted to accessory commercial or amusement area. The site design shall provide for a customer drop-off area.

(39)

Mini storage facilities. Mini storage facilities shall have a minimum of four (4) parking spaces or one (1) space per one hundred (100) storage units, whichever is greater. All spaces shall be located in the proximity of the office. Two (2) additional spaces shall be provided if a manager/watchman residence is included on site. A minimum twenty-eight-foot drive aisle for two-way traffic or twenty (20) feet for one-way traffic shall be provided contiguously along the side of the self-storage facility containing the access points or doors to the individual storage areas.

(a)

Outdoor storage of vehicles may occur on paved surfaces or stabilized surfaces as approved by the public works director. The outdoor storage area must be screened from any public rights-of-way or adjacent residentially zoned areas by a Type "B" buffer.

(40)

Mobile home or recreational vehicle sales. One (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area plus one (1) space per twenty-five hundred (2,500) square feet of outside display area. The display area shall be fully sodded.

(41)

Multiple-family dwellings.

(a)

Two (2) spaces per each dwelling unit; for each dwelling unit over forty (40) units, one-half (½) space per unit of the required parking may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

1.

All parking spaces required for multifamily residential uses should be located no further than the following distances from the units they serve:

Resident parking: Two hundred (200) feet.

Visitor parking: Two hundred fifty (250) feet.

Distances shall be measured from a dwelling unit's entry to the parking space. Where a stairway or elevator provides access to dwelling units, the stairway or elevator shall be considered to be the entrance to the dwelling unit. For purposes of measuring these distances, each required parking space shall be assigned to a specific unit on the development plan, whether or not the developer will actually assign spaces for the exclusive use of the specific unit.

(b)

No recreational vehicles may be parked in required parking spaces but may be stored in areas that are specifically designed for the storage of recreational vehicles. Such recreational vehicle storage areas shall be buffered from adjacent rights-of-way and with a Type "C" buffer.

(42)

Multi-slip dock. One (1) parking space per three (3) slips.

(43)

Nurseries or greenhouses. One (1) space per one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area of enclosed buildings where merchandise is displayed or where transactions occur. Pole barns, mist houses, shade houses, and accessory structures shall not be included for purposes of determining parking requirements.

(44)

Nursery schools, kindergartens, and child care facilities. One and one-half (1½) spaces per staff person (total number) required for the licensed capacity of the facility pursuant to local or state agency staff ratio requirements.

(45)

Packing house. One (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area for the first thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of building area and one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet after the first thirty thousand (30,000) square feet. Up to thirty (30) percent of the parking for the packing house may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(a)

Tractor trailer spaces, having a minimum dimension of fourteen (14) feet by thirty (30) feet shall be provided at a rate of one (1) space per two thousand (2,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(b)

Other associated uses within the packing house facility or complex shall require parking as follows:

(1)

Retail sales. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area;

(2)

Office, administration, marketing. One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.

(46)

Private club or country club.

(a)

One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area, plus the required parking area for each associated structure or use creating user parking demand.

(b)

Private clubs located within residential projects serving primarily on-site users are required to provide one (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area, plus the required parking area for each associated structure or use creating user parking demand. Up to twenty-five (25) percent may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(47)

Professional and general offices. One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross building area.

(48)

Public parks, parks open to the public, and private commercially operated recreational complexes and associated structures not including stadiums. Two (2) spaces per gross acre for each acre of open space generating user parking demand, plus one (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area for associated support buildings, plus the required number of spaces for each recreational use specified in Chapter 954. Up to fifty (50) percent of the required spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(49)

Racquetball and tennis courts.

(a)

Open to the public. Three (3) spaces per court;

(b)

Private. Two (2) spaces per court;

(c)

With spectator seating. Two (2) spaces per court plus one (1) space per three (3) seats. Spectator seating parking spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(50)

Radio and other communications towers (unmanned). One (1) space per tower. The space and driveway serving the space may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(50.1)

Residential migrant housing facility.

(a)

For facilities utilizing a single-family, multiple-family or mobile homes residential structures: Two (2) parking spaces for each residential unit, either single-family, multiple-family or mobile home.

(b)

For facilities utilizing dormitory or barracks residential structures: One (1) parking space for every three (3) residents of the facility's maximum licensed capacity, whether or not the facility is fully occupied.

(c)

For facilities utilizing both residential structure types previously listed in (a) and (b), the facility shall utilize both calculation methods as appropriate for each structure to obtain the total parking liability.

(51)

Restaurants or bars. One (1) space per seventy-five (75) square feet of gross floor area.

(52)

Rooming and boardinghouses, or dormitories. Two (2) spaces plus one (1) space per two (2) beds.

(53)

Schools.

(a)

Colleges, universities, and technical/vocational schools. One (1) space per two (2) seats of classroom seating capacity.

(b)

High schools. Twelve (12) spaces for each classroom plus one (1) space per each teaching, administrative or staff position.

(c)

Junior high and elementary schools. Two and one-half (2½) spaces per each classroom, plus one space per each teaching, administrative or staff position.

(d)

Business schools. One (1) space for each two (2) seats of classroom capacity, plus one (1) space per each teaching, administrative or staff position.

(54)

Sewer and water plants (major utility uses). A minimum of five (5) spaces of which two (2) shall be paved; the remaining spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.

(55)

Shopping centers greater than forty thousand (40,000) square feet. For all uses within the center, one (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area is required. Other independent "stand alone" uses (e.g. a large restaurant) on an outparcel will require parking to be provided for those uses as specified in this subsection.

(56)

Single-family dwellings and duplexes. Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit; single-family dwellings and duplexes shall be exempted from all other requirements in subsection 954.07(4) and 954.10. Uncovered parking spaces shall be exempted from the front yard setback requirements.

(57)

Skating rinks. One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. The design shall provide for a customer drop off area.

(58)

Shuffleboard courts. Four (4) spaces per five (5) courts.

(59)

Stadiums. One (1) space per three (3) seats of the seating capacity.

(60)

Swimming pools. One (1) space per one hundred seventy (170) square feet of pool area.

(60.1)

Tenant dwellings. Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.

(61)

Theaters.

(a)

Single theaters. One (1) space per three (3) seats.

(b)

Multiplex theaters. One (1) space per four (4) seats. Theaters located within shopping centers having twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet or more of floor area and a minimum of one hundred twenty-five (125) common parking spaces shall provide parking according to the following standards:

(62)

Veterinary hospitals or boarding kennels. One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross building area excluding animal runs.

(63)

Other uses. Off-street parking requirements for any use not specifically mentioned in this section shall be the same as for the most similar use listed. The most similar use will be determined by the community development director. If an applicant for approval of a use not specifically listed in section 954.05 does not agree that the community development director's determination of the most similar use listed accurately reflects the parking demand of his use, the applicant may at his expense prepare a parking study in accordance with section 954.08.

(Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90; Ord. No. 91-48, § 61, 12-4-91; Ord. No. 93-8, §§ 26, 27, 31, 3-18-93; Ord. No. 93-29, §§ 3G, 3H, 9-7-93; Ord. No. 95-10, § 6, 5-31-95; Ord. No. 96-24, § 3, 12-17-96; Ord. No. 97-16, § 5, 5-6-97; Ord. No. 97-21, § 2(A)—(C), 7-15-97; Ord. No. 98-9, §§ 2D, 4, 5-19-98; Ord. No. 2012-029, § 1, 7-10-12)

(1)

General commercial uses having over twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross building area shall provide one bicycle parking space per thirty (30) required automotive vehicle parking spaces. A minimum of seven (7) bicycle parking spaces shall be provided for any project having over twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of general commercial gross building area. No more than one hundred (100) bicycle spaces shall be required for any single facility.

(2)

Bicycle parking spaces shall consist of a rack or other facility that shall:

(a)

Be designed to allow each bicycle to be supported by its frame;

(b)

Be designed to allow the frame and wheels of each bicycle to be secured against theft;

(c)

Be designed to avoid damage to the bicycles;

(d)

Be anchored to resist removal and solidly constructed to resist damage by rust, corrosion, and vandalism;

(e)

Accommodate a range of bicycle shapes and sizes and to facilitate easy locking without interfering with adjacent bicycles;

(f)

Be located to prevent damage to bicycles by cars;

(g)

Be consistent with the surroundings in color and design and be incorporated whenever possible into building or street furniture design;

(h)

Be located in convenient, highly-visible, active, well-lighted areas;

(i)

Be located so as not to interfere with pedestrian movements;

(j)

Be located as near the principal entrance of the building as practicable;

(k)

Be located so as to conveniently access the pedestrian system.

(Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90)

(1)

Minimum standards. The minimum dimensions for standard parking spaces shall be as delineated in Table A. Table A also sets the required minimum aisle widths and module widths.

Table A—Parking Space Dimensions

1* A minimum aisle width of twenty-two (22) feet is required for two-way traffic; twelve (12) feet is required for one-way traffic.

2* Up to three (3) feet of stall depth may consist of open, landscaped area when stalls are designed to have bumpers overhang into landscaped areas. Landscape materials shall not conflict with the overhang area, nor shall the overhang area conflict with adequate provisions for meeting landscaping requirements. The landscape area comprising a portion of the stall depth shall not be credited toward satisfying any minimum landscape area or open space requirement.

3* Parking stalls shall be measured from the edge of the pavement to the top of the stall on the same angle as stripe. The width of the stalls shall be measured from the center of a stripe to the center of the next stripe. The measurement shall be taken perpendicular to the stripes.

A. Depicts how minimum stall width is measured.

B. Depicts how minimum aisle width is measured.

C. Depicts how minimum corridor space depth is measured.

D. Depicts how minimum stall depth is measured.

E. Depicts how minimum stall width at aisle is measured.

F. Depicts how minimum wall to wall module is measured.

G. Depicts how minimum interlocking module is measured.

(2)

Standards for handicap spaces applicable to site plan project applications.

(a)

Handicap parking spaces shall be provided in conjunction with site plan applications involving new uses or changes in use other than for duplex-type units.

1.

Exemption. If the owner of the project building certifies that the entire building is used only by employees and that the work performed in such area cannot reasonably be performed by handicapped person, such building is exempt.

(b)

Handicap parking spaces shall be located adjacent to or as close as practical to the main and/or secondary entrances accessible to the handicapped. Said entrances shall connect with all accessible spaces and elements within the building. Ramps and/or sidewalks shall have a minimum width of forty-four (44) inches and shall be conveniently located in relationship to the handicap parking spaces. Accessways and ramps to the building may be shared.

(c)

The number of handicap parking spaces shall be provided as required by Table B (shown below) except as modified by section 954.05(36).

Table B

(d)

Where handicap parking is provided, each space so designated shall have a minimum width of not less than twelve (12) feet and be accompanied by an access aisle (at least five (5) feet wide) to the building access, in accordance with the requirements of the Florida Statutes. An access aisle may be shared between two (2) handicap spaces.

(e)

Each handicap parking space shall be conspicuously outlined in blue paint, and shall be posted with a permanent, above-grade sign bearing the international symbol of accessibility or the caption "Parking by Disabled Permit Only," or bearing both such symbol and caption. Such signs shall not be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space. All handicap parking spaces must be signed and marked in accordance with the standards adopted by the Department of Transportation.

(f)

If passenger loading zones are provided, then at least one passenger loading zone shall have an access aisle at least five (5) feet by twenty (20) feet adjacent and parallel to the vehicle pull-up space.

(3)

Standards for compact and parallel spaces.

(a)

Up to twenty (20) percent of the required parking for any site may be provided as compact spaces.

(b)

Compact spaces shall be located so as to minimize hazardous parking or maneuvering situations if improperly used by larger vehicles.

(c)

Compact spaces shall have a maximum stall length of seventeen (17) feet, a minimum width of eight (8) feet, and a minimum stall length of fifteen (15) feet.

(d)

Parallel spaces shall have minimum dimensions of eight (8) feet by twenty-three (23) feet.

(4)

General parking lot design criteria.

(a)

All required parking spaces, dumpster spaces, loading areas, and other vehicular areas shall be identified and marked in conformance with the standards of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) guidelines. For fully sodded or stabilized parking areas that are not paved, the public works director shall require applicable marking and signing standards.

(b)

Parking areas shall have no driveway aisle(s) which dead ends without a backing apron which has a minimum depth of five (5) feet.

(c)

Pedestrian movement. Separation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Parking and loading areas, as well as driveways and other vehicular circulation areas, shall be clearly identified and separated from principal pedestrian routes along buildings and at pedestrian crossings through the use of curbs, pavement markings, planting areas, fences or similar features designed to promote pedestrian safety.

(d)

All parking areas shall be designed in conjunction with the interior circulation pattern to promote orderly flow of all traffic without encroachment of vehicles into pedestrian areas, landscape areas, or traffic circulation areas. This shall be accomplished by use of any one or combination, of the following methods: mountable, or non-mountable curbing, landscape islands, tire stops of concrete, recycled materials sold for the purpose of use as tire spots, other barriers of metal, or permanent materials approved by the public works director for the intended use.

The following regulations shall apply to the design of parking areas and specific parking spaces:

1.

Vehicles shall not encroach upon landscape or pedestrian areas. Such areas shall be protected by curbing, tire stops, or the equivalent. Designs may be approved that allow for up to three (3) feet of vehicle overhang into landscape areas if such overhang would not interfere with landscaping. Vehicle overhang into pedestrian areas may be allowed of such overhang allows for a clear pedestrian path width of at least four (4) feet.

2.

Vehicles shall not abut, or "head into" one another in any fashion other than bumper to bumper, unless tire stops or the equivalent are provided. In such cases where bumper to bumper parking is arranged, tire stops are not required.

3.

The site plan parking area and traffic circulation design shall provide circulation drives as needed, which shall be protected from encroachment by or conflict with parked vehicles to provide necessary and orderly traffic flow. To accomplish this, the parking and circulation plan may include various design features, including: curbing, tire stops or the equivalent, special pavement markings, signage, periodic placement of barriers, increased protected landscape islands, and other improvements.

4.

Grassed spaces: Where fully sodded spaces are approved, the applicant may use concrete, railroad ties, or other equivalent material as approved by the public works director.

(5)

Entries, exits, driveways and maneuvering areas.

(a)

Except for single-family residential dwellings and two-unit (duplex) projects, all parking access shall be designed so as to prevent the need to back directly onto a local public road right-of-way.

(b)

No use will be permitted to have parking spaces which require vehicles to back directly onto a collector or arterial roadway as designated on the county thoroughfare plan, unless otherwise exempted under section 954.07.

(c)

All uses which are required to provide three or more off-street parking spaces shall have entry and exitway driving aisles in accordance with section 954.07(1). Traffic direction markers shall be installed at all intersections as designated by the public works director or his designee. Drives and maneuvering areas shall provide proper turning radii to permit convenient maneuvering of cars and service vehicles into and out of each parking lot area, parking space and loading space. No parking or loading space shall interfere with access to any other parking or loading space, or with any pedestrian walkway.

(d)

Access points to public or private streets shall be kept to a minimum. The width of any undivided driveway shall not be in excess of twenty-four (24) feet, unless said requirement is waived by the county public works director or his designee and the county community development director.

1.

The distance to any street intersection shall be no less than thirty (30) feet (from the edge of the right-of-way to the edge of the driveway apron pavement), unless said requirements are waived by the county public works director or is designee and the county community development director.

(e)

Exclusive access drive. Commercial sites having fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of gross floor area or more shall provide for an exclusive access drive (not including service drives) at the primary entrance of the development and at all points of ingress and egress located on a collector or arterial roadway. Said drive shall be used for providing access to all parking aisles and shall not directly access individual parking spaces.

(Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90; Ord. No. 91-48, §§ 59, 60, 12-4-91; Ord. No. 92-11, § 8, 4-22-92; Ord. No. 92-39, § 29, 9-29-92; Ord. No. 93-8, § 31, 3-18-93; Ord. No. 95-10, § 13, 5-31-95)

(1)

Cross parking agreement (physically shared).

(a)

A site may utilize parking spaces of an abutting property provided that the abutting property has excess parking spaces as compared to the applicable standards set forth in section 954.05, and the site being developed provides on-site a minimum of fifty (50) percent of its required parking spaces.

1.

A cross access easement agreement must be executed by all parties having a legal interest in the property(s) covered. Said agreement shall be provided at the time of site plan application for the properties affected.

2.

The easement agreement shall provide for perpetual access and use of the abutting property's parking spaces and driving aisles.

3.

The easement agreement must be approved as to substance by the community development director.

4.

The easement agreement must be approved as to legal form and sufficiency by the county attorney's office.

5.

The easement agreement must be recorded in the public records prior to release of the project site plan or, in cases where no site plan approval is applicable, prior to issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy if no building permit is to be issued.

(2)

Non-concurrent parking (shared over time) study. The required amount of parking for a project with a mix of uses having different peak parking demand characteristics (i.e. retail, restaurant, residential, gym, bowling alley, or other uses) may be reduced from the requirements of section 954.05, as specified herein, upon submittal and review of the following information, a determination by the public works director or his designee, in coordination with the community development director or his designee, that the standards specified herein have been met, and approval by the planning and zoning commission.

(a)

A parking accumulation study shall be prepared by a Florida-licensed professional engineer and submitted with the site plan application. The study shall be signed and sealed by a Florida-licensed professional engineer.

(b)

A pre-study meeting is required between the petitioner's engineer and the county public works director or his designee to set forth the parameters of the study (number of days, hours of the day, site(s) to be studied).

(c)

All parking studies at a minimum shall:

1.

Cover at least a three-day period;

2.

a.

Proposed projects. Cover at least three (3) existing project sites having a similar mix of uses and design characteristics as the proposed use;

b.

Existing projects: Cover at least three (3) existing project sites having a similar mix of uses and design characteristics as the subject project; one (1) of the three (3) sites used may be the subject project site;

3.

Record occupied parking spaces within the study area at fifteen-minute increments;

4.

Record the information on sketch;

5.

Summarize the information for each day of the study and compile the information for analysis; and

6.

Factor in a peak season demand;

7.

Include an analysis section that derives a total parking demand number and compares that number plus the fifteen (15) percent safety factor referenced in

8.

Include a conclusions section which, based upon the date and analysis, proposes a reduced total parking number, if warranted.

(d)

In lieu of the information required in [subsection] (c) above, the public works director or his designee may accept empirical studies of parking rates for a land use that is the same as or similar to the proposed use, if the study conforms to methodological Standards acceptable to the traffic engineering and planning professions.

(e)

Fifteen (15) percent of the highest fifteen-minute accumulation period shall be added as a safety factor to the maximum number of spaces occupied during the highest fifteen-minute period.

(f)

The signed and sealed parking accumulation study shall be reviewed by the county public works director or his designee, in coordination with the community development director or his designee. The petition and the recommendations of the county public works director or his designee, in coordination with the community development director or his designee shall then be forwarded to the planning and zoning commission for final action. Any appeal shall be handled the same as a site plan appeal pursuant to Chapter 902.

(3)

No similar use study. For uses which are not listed in section 954.05 of this chapter and where the applicant so desires, the applicant may conduct a parking accumulation study to determine a parking standard for the subject use. The parking standard for the subject use shall be determined after submittal and review of the following information, a determination by the public works director or his designee in coordination with the community development director or his designee, that the standards specified herein have been met, and approval by the planning and zoning commission.

(a)

A parking accumulation study shall be prepared by a registered engineer and submitted with a site plan application. The study shall be signed and sealed by a Florida-licensed, professional engineer.

(b)

A pre-study meeting is required between the petitioner's engineer and the county public works director or his designee to set forth the parameters of the study (number of days, hours of the day, site(s) to be studied).

(c)

All parking studies at a minimum shall:

1.

Cover at least a three-day period;

2.

Cover at least three (3) site(s) having a similar mix of uses and design characteristics as the proposed use;

3.

Record occupied parking spaces within the study area at fifteen-minute increments;

4.

Record the information on a sketch;

5.

Summarize the information for each day of the study and compile the information for analysis;

6.

Factor in a peak season demand;

7.

Include an analysis section that states the parking demand number for each use on each site, along with the average parking demand number for each use studied (all sites). Said numbers shall include the fifteen (15) percent safety factor in (d) below;

8.

Include a conditions section which, based upon the data and analysis, proposes a standard parking rate (a certain number of spaces per a certain number of square feet gross building area) for a particular use category.

(d)

Fifteen (15) percent of the highest fifteen-minute accumulation period shall be added as a safety factor to the maximum number of spaces occupied during the highest fifteen-minute period.

(e)

The signed and sealed parking accumulation study shall be reviewed and approved by the county public works director or his designee in coordination with the community development director or his designee and shall than be forwarded to the planning and zoning commission for final action. Any appeal shall be handled the same as a site plan appeal pursuant to Chapter 902.

(4)

Non-paved parking. Fully sodded or otherwise stabilized parking may be permitted for certain areas as specified in section 954.05, and also for projects subject to infrequent use such as sites having the weekly use characteristics of churches upon review and approval by the planning and zoning commission.

(a)

The following shall be submitted by the project applicant to evaluate the use and adequacy of the unpaved "infrequent use" parking surface.

1.

A topographic survey of the project site.

2.

The intended use of the site including frequency of parking and type of vehicle(s) anticipated to use the site.

3.

The location of the ground water table during the wettest season of the year.

4.

A soil profile to at least a depth of six (6) feet taken at a minimum of two (2) locations.

5.

A maintenance program outlined for the parking area.

6.

A typical section of the parking lot area, which depicts solid sod or other proposed cover material on a stable load bearing type subgrade.

7.

A complete drainage plan for the site. Each request shall be subject to approval by the Indian River County Planning and Zoning Commission pursuant to site plan approval.

(b)

The following standards shall be satisfied prior to the approval of non-paved parking spaces.

1.

The materials cross-section and load-bearing capabilities in relation to the intended use shall be approved by the public works director or his designee.

2.

Where used in conjunction with paved spaces, the non-paved spaces shall be located so as to be used less often than the paved spaces.

3.

For all uses except infrequent uses, non-paved parking spaces shall be directly accessed from a paved driving aisle.

(5)

Tree preservation credit. The number of required parking spaces for a given site may be reduced where a protected tree(s) on a given site, as defined in Chapter 927, is preserved within the proposed parking area. The reduction of the number of spaces per tree saved shall be based upon the size, type and location of the subject tree. The recommendation of the environmental planning staff and urban forester shall be considered to determine the area required to preserve the subject tree. To receive a parking standard reduction based upon tree preservation:

(a)

The project's off-street parking area shall contain a minimum of ten (10) parking spaces;

(b)

The applicant shall agree to replace each protected tree with a parking space or spaces commensurate with the applicable space reduction in the event of the death or removal of such trees used for parking space reduction;

(c)

At a minimum an area equal to half of the tree's dripline shall be preserved as open space area around the tree(s) to help ensure tree survival;

The planning and zoning commission shall review and approve, approve with conditions or deny all parking space reductions proposals based upon the protection of trees.

(6)

Unpaved vehicle storage lots. Unpaved vehicle storage lots may be approved and established via the provisions of Chapter 914 subject to the following conditions:

a.

The vehicle storage lot use is allowed in the zoning district in which the storage lot is proposed.

b.

The storage lot surface shall be stabilized, in a manner suitable for the proposed use, as approved by the public works director or his designee.

c.

A type "C" buffer with six (6) foot (or greater) opaque feature shall be provided on the storage lot site where the site abuts a collector or arterial roadway, or a local roadway where property opposite the storage lot site is not zoned CH, IL, or IG. Along a local roadway where property opposite the storage lot site is zoned CH, IL, or IG, a type "C" buffer with three (3) foot (or greater) opaque feature shall be provided.

d.

The storage lot shall be buffered from any residentially designated property as required in Chapter 911.

e.

Stormwater management facilities shall provide the greater of:

1.

Detention or retention of the increase in runoff from the mean annual twenty-four-hour storm; or

2.

One (1) inch of runoff.

f.

The site plan shall note that all required parking spaces are provided separately from the storage lot surface and that the required parking space surface conforms with the requirements for such parking spaces.

(Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90; Ord. No. 92-11, § 17, 4-22-92; Ord. No. 95-10, §§ 11A, 20B, 5-31-95; Ord. No. 2012-029, §§ 2—4, 7-10-12)

These requirements shall apply to all commercial and industrial uses.

(1)

A minimum number of loading spaces or berths shall be provided and maintained as follows:

Note: packing houses shall provide loading spaces as specified in section 954.05, also convalescent homes shall provide a loading space as specified in section 954.05.

(2)

Loading spaces or berths shall have minimum dimensions of fourteen (14) feet by thirty (30) feet for single unit delivery truck, or twelve (12) feet by sixty (60) feet for semi-trailer loading spaces, plus each space or berth shall have an additional two hundred fifty (250) square feet of loading or maneuvering area immediately contiguous to the space or berth.

(3)

Any facility required to have loading facilities may be permitted to have a driveway of a width adequate to handle the size of the delivery vehicles. The width of the driveway is to be approved by the public works director or his designee.

(4)

Service alleys or driveways shall have minimum width of twenty (20) feet.

(Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90; Ord. No. 95-10, § 11B, 5-31-95; Ord. No. 2012-029, § 5, 7-10-12)

Off-street parking pavement types. Off-street parking areas shall be constructed of one of the following pavement types:

(1)

Flexible pavement consisting of a subgrade, base course, and asphalt surface course to be constructed in accordance with the following (a) through (e):

(a)

A six-inch-thick homogenous subgrade mixed and stabilized to a Florida bearing value (FBV) of fifty (50) psi minimum and compacted to a minimum of ninety-eight (98) percent of maximum density (AASHTO T-180).

(b)

A six-inch-thick limerock or cemented coquina base compacted to a ninety-eight (98) percent maximum density (using AASHTO T-180) or a six-inch-thick soil-cement base having a minimum seven-day compressive strength of three hundred (300) psi and compacted to ninety-eight (98) percent maximum density (using AASHTO T-180).

(c)

A D.O.T.-approved bituminous prime coat of grade RS-70 or RC-250 applied from ten-hundredths to thirty-five hundredths of a gallon per square yard.

(d)

A compacted one-inch-thick D.O.T. Type II asphaltic concrete surface course.

(e)

Testing of the above flexible pavement construction shall be by an independent testing laboratory approved by the public works director or his designee. The number of modified proctor (AASHTO T-180) tests for subgrade and/or base work shall be one for each material type. At least two (2) FBV tests or one per ten thousand (10,000) square feet of pavement, whichever is greater, is required. At least one in-place density test for every ten thousand (10,000) square feet of pavement using ASTM D2167 (rubber balloon method), sand cone method, ASTM 2922 (nuclear method), or other method as approved by the public works director or his designee is required for both subgrade and base course construction. A minimum of two (2) in-place density tests are required regardless of size of pavement areas. Soil-cement testing shall be as per Florida Department of Transportation Specifications.

(2)

Rigid (concrete) pavement consisting of the following (a) and (b):

(a)

A six-inch thick subgrade stabilized to a Florida bearing value of fifty (50) psi minimum and compacted to a minimum of ninety-eight (98) percent maximum density using AASHTO T-180. Testing shall be as for flexible pavement above.

(b)

For nonindustrial use, a four and one-half-inch-thick nonreinforced concrete pavement. For industrial and frequent truck use, a minimum six-inch-thick nonreinforced concrete pavement. Design thickness for heavy equipment use shall be in accordance with the Portland cement association recommendations. Calculations shall be submitted to the public works director or his designee with the request for rigid pavement design showing the structural adequacy of the design and the design life of the project. All concrete to be three thousand (3,000) psi in twenty-eight (28) days (AASHTO T023). All materials, longitudinal, transverse and construction joint location, material placement, and finishing shall be as recommended by the Portland cement association and the concrete Promotional Council of Florida. At least three (3) compressive strength cylinder samples shall be taken for every ten thousand (10,000) square feet of pavement, or five (5) per job; whichever is greater shall apply. Slump shall be two (2) to four (4) inches (AASHTO T-119). Compressive strength shall be reported for seven (7), fourteen (14) and twenty-eight (28) days after placement.

(3)

Proposed construction standards which deviate from section 954.09(1) or (2) may be approved by the public works director or his designee, if in his or her opinion the construction standards are suitable for the proposed use pursuant to the following criteria:

1.

The project site shall be located outside of the urban service area as shown on the adopted land use map.

2.

All requirements and standards of sections 954.05, 954.06, 954.07, 954.08 and 954.09 shall apply to all parking spaces, driveways and traffic circulation areas.

3.

All applicable Chapter 930 stormwater management requirements shall be satisfied.

4.

All state handicap parking and access requirements shall be satisfied.

5.

The construction standards of section 954.10(5), (6) and (7) shall apply.

6.

The proposed use(s) on the site shall not generate/attract a gross total of more two hundred (200) average annual daily trips. The applicant shall provide information and analysis deemed sufficient by the county public works director or his designee to properly estimate the anticipated number of average annual daily trips. The county public works director or his designee shall determine the total number of gross average annual daily trips pursuant to accepted traffic engineering standards.

7.

No more than five (5) percent of the vehicles using the project site may exceed five (5) tons. The site may not be used by any vehicle having an axle weight exceeding eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds.

8.

Unpaved parking stall areas shall have a stabilized subgrade (minimum thickness: six (6) inches) with a Florida bearing value of at least seventy-five (75). Sod or other stabilized material shall be placed on top of the subgrade. Unpaved driveway areas shall have a stabilized subgrade (minimum thickness: six (6) inches) with a Florida bearing value of at least seventy-five (75).

To demonstrate that existing unpaved areas meet these standards, core samples taken in accordance with FDOT-approved methods shall be performed and the testing methods and results shall be reported to the public works director or his designee. A minimum of three (3) core samples shall be taken on any given project site or one (1) core sample shall be taken for every five thousand (5,000) square feet of unpaved parking/driveway area, whichever results in the greater number of required samples. All core sample testing locations shall be approved by the public works director or his designee prior to testing.

9.

The waiver request shall be accompanied by a parking area and driveway maintenance plan, certified by an engineer. The maintenance plan shall address the following:

a.

Grading schedule and conformance with applicable Chapter 930 stormwater requirements;

b.

Maintenance (eg. irrigation and mowing schedule) of any areas proposed to be sodded or grassed; and

c.

Dust control.

10.

The waiver request shall be accompanied by a parking area and driveway traffic safety and circulation signage plan that is acceptable to the public works director or his designee pursuant to accepted traffic engineering practices.

11.

All parking stalls shall be equipped with a wheel stop or equivalent (eg. non-mountable curbing).

12.

All entrance and/or exit driveways connecting to a paved roadway shall be paved with a material in accordance with section 954.10(1) or (2), from the roadway edge of pavement to a point at least fifty (50) feet into the project site as measured in a direction perpendicular to the roadway edge.

(4)

Paving stone, block or similar type construction shall be allowed subject to approval by the public works director or his designee.

(5)

Driveway aprons constructed in the county right-of-way where a paved county road exists and connects developments proposed for site plan approval shall be of the flexible pavement or rigid pavement design, as specified in section 954.10(1) and (2) above, and shall be constructed only after receipt of an Indian River County Department of Public Works permit.

(6)

All construction within the county right-of-way and as referred to in this section shall be to Florida Department of Transportation standard specifications, latest edition, as modified by the conditions of the department of public works right-of-way permit.

(7)

As reference guides for minimum standards applicable to pavement geometrics and construction standards the Florida Department Transportation Flexible Pavement Design Manual latest revision, or The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Guide to the Design of Pavement Structures shall be used. The methodology defined in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Guide to the Design of Pavement Structures shall be used in developing these features.

(Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90; Ord. No. 92-11, § 1, 4-22-92; Ord. No. 95-10, § 11C, 5-31-95; Ord. No. 96-6, §§ 6, 7, 2-27-96)

For projects projected to generate/attract less than one hundred (100) average daily trips, a certificate of occupancy (C.O.) may be issued without construction of required driveway/parking area paving improvements if a contract for construction of required paving improvements has been properly executed and if security has been posted in an amount equal to one hundred fifteen (115) percent of the estimated cost of the required paving improvements.

(A)

The contract shall be on a form provided by the county and shall obligate the developer to complete all required paving improvements, in accordance with the approved site plan(s) and county development regulations and standards, within a period of twenty-four (24) months of the date of the C.O.

(B)

The estimated cost of paving shall be approved by the public works director or his designee after review of an itemized cost estimate certified by the developer's engineer or review of an actual itemized contract price bid.

(C)

The surety posted to guarantee performance of the contract shall expire, if at all, no less than ninety (90) days beyond the last date for performance established by the contract. The surety shall run in favor of the board of county commissioners, must be in a form acceptable to the county attorney, and may be either:

1.

A cash deposit and escrow agreement governing control and use thereof; of

2.

An irrevocable letter of credit, (issued by a financial institution) authorized to conduct business within the state.

(Ord. No. 93-8, § 22, 3-18-93; Ord. No. 95-10, § 11D, 5-31-95)