Katy City Zoning Code
§ 18
MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING.
18.1
To secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to lessen congestion in the streets; to facilitate adequate transportation; to conserve the value of buildings; and to encourage the most appropriate use of land, minimum off-street parking shall be provided as set forth in the following schedules and provisions.
18.2
Schedule of minimum off-street parking for single-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings residential district:
R-1 Single-Family Dwelling District | R-2 Multiple-Family Dwelling District | |
|---|---|---|
Single-Family Dwelling (Detached) | 2 | 2 |
Single-Family Dwelling (Attached) | 2 | 2 |
Two-Family Dwelling Spaces per Dwelling Unit | R-1 and R-2 the same 2.5 per dwelling unit or 1 per bedroom, whichever is greater. | |
Multiple-Family Dwelling Spaces per Dwelling Unit | R-1 and R-2 the same 2.5 per dwelling unit or 1 per bedroom, whichever is greater. | |
18.3
Schedule of minimum off-street parking for single-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings - nonresidential districts.
Minimum off-street parking for single-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings in nonresidential districts is hereby established as follows: 2.5 spaces per dwelling unit or one (1) space per bedroom, whichever is greater.
18.4
Schedule of Minimum Off-Street Parking for Specified Uses.
Use | Number of Parking Spaces | Required for Each |
|---|---|---|
INSTITUTIONAL USES | ||
Boarding or Rooming House | 1-1/2 | Dwelling or rooming unit |
Mobile Home or House Trailer | 3 | Lot, plot, tract, or stand. |
Hotel, Motel or Tourist Court | 1 | Guest room or residence unit |
College, University or Private School | 2 | for 3 day students + 1 for each staff and faculty |
Church | 1 | 3 seats in sanctuary |
Public, Community, Health, or Welfare Center | 1 | 100 sq. ft. floor area |
Day Camp, Kindergarten or Day Nursery | 1 | 5 pupils |
Fraternity or Sorority | 2 | 3 members or residents |
Institute for Alcoholic, Narcotic or Psychiatric Patients | 1 | 2 employees or attendants employees [sic] |
Hospital, General Acute Care | 3 | Each bed + 1 for each staff physician |
Hospital, Chronic Care | 1 | 3 beds |
Institution, Religious Charitable or Philanthropic | 1 | 10 residents 2 employees |
Nursing or Convalescent Home | 1 | 3 beds |
Institutional Home for Aged | 1 | 3 residence units |
Residence Home for the Aged | 1 | Dwelling Unit |
Place of Public Assembly | 1 | 3 seats |
Elementary School | 1 | 20 Students + 1 per staff or faculty member |
Junior High School | 1 | 15 students + 1 per staff or faculty member |
Senior High School | 1 | 3 students + 1 per staff or faculty member |
Lodge of [or] Fraternal Organization | 1 | 100 sq. ft. floor area |
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE USES | ||
Eating or Drinking Place Service to Auto | 12 minimum | |
+ 1 | 50 sq. ft. floor area | |
Eating or Drinking Place No Service to Auto | 1 | 50 sq. ft. dining area floor space |
OFFICE, PROFESSIONAL OR FINANCIAL USES | ||
Bank or Savings and Loan | 1 | 400 sq. ft. floor area |
Clinic or Doctor's Office | 1 | 400 sq. ft. floor area |
Office, General | 1 | 400 sq. ft. floor area |
Dance, Display, Drama or Music Studio | 1 | 200 sq. ft. floor area |
Veterinarian Office or Clinic | 1 | 300 sq. ft. area |
School, Business, Trade, or Craft | 1 | 4 day students + 1 for each faculty or staff member |
PERSONAL SERVICE AND RETAIL USES | ||
Personal Service Shop or Establishment | 1 | 200 sq. ft. floor area |
Retail Stores or Shops in Buildings | 1 | 200 sq. ft. floor area |
Open Retail Stores | 1 | 600 sq. ft. site area exclusive of buildings |
RECREATION, SOCIAL AND ENTERTAINMENT USES | ||
Commercial Amusements | 1 | For 3 guests, or each 100 sq. ft. floor area, whichever is greater |
Bowling Alley | 6 | Per lane |
Private Club or Nightclub | 1 | 50 sq. ft. floor area |
Theater | 1 | For each 3 seats |
MOTOR VEHICLE AND MACHINERY USES | ||
Auto Laundry, Attended | 1 | 500 sq. ft. floor area |
Auto Laundry, Self Service | 4 | For each stall |
Auto Repair, Garage or Shop | 1 | 500 sq. ft. floor area |
Vehicle or Machinery Sales - Indoor | 1 | 500 sq. ft. floor area |
Auto Parts and Accessory Sales - Indoor | 1 | 200 sq. ft. floor area |
Auto Parts and Accessory Sales - Outdoor | 1 | 1,000 sq. ft. floor area |
Vehicle or Machinery Sales - Outdoor | 1 | 1,000 sq. ft. site area |
Recreational Vehicle or Travel Trailer Sales | 1 | 300 sq. ft. air-conditioned floor area |
STORAGE, WHOLESALE AND MANUFACTURING USES | ||
Brick or Lumber Yard or Similar Area | 1 | 1,000 sq. ft. site area |
Open Storage Sand, Gravel, or Petroleum Products, Etc. | 1 | 2,000 sq. ft. site area |
Under 25,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 2,000 sq. ft. + 1 each employee |
25,000 - 50,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 3,000 sq. ft. + 1 each employee |
Over 50,000 - 100,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 4,000 sq. ft. + 1 each employee |
Over 100,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 5,000 sq. ft. + 1 each employee |
Office Warehouse Storage | 1 | 2,000 sq. ft. warehouse + 1: 400 sq. ft. office |
Mini-storage-self-storage | 1 | 12,000 sq. ft. |
18.5
General Provisions.
18.5-1
An off-street parking space shall be a striped area of not less than one hundred sixty-two (162) square feet, measuring approximately nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet not located on a public street or alley. Such parking space, aisles and maneuvering areas shall have an all-weather surfacing, enclosed or unenclosed, and shall be connected by an all-weather surfaced driveway to a street or alley. Head-in or indented parking adjacent to a public street or alley wherein the maneuvering of the vehicle in parking or leaving a parking space is done on a public street or alley shall not be classified as off-street parking in computing any parking requirements herein specified, except in the “Old Katy District.” All additional parking provided for the use (“overflow parking”) must be constructed of asphalt or concrete.
18.5-1a
The driveway, as required in Section 18.5-1, if for a single-family residence on one acre of land and larger and in excess of 150 feet from the street to the required off-street parking area, may be any material that is normally used for road construction. The drive shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet wide and graded to not hold water. The driveway shall be all-weather surface from the street or alley to the property line.
18.5-2
In determining the required number of parking spaces, fractional spaces shall be counted to the nearest whole space. Parking spaces located in buildings used for repair garages or carwashes shall not be counted as meeting the required minimum parking.
18.5-3
Where a lot or tract of land is used for a combination of uses, the off-street parking requirements shall be the composite or sum of the requirements of each type of use and no off-street parking space provided for one type of use or building shall be included in calculations of off-street parking requirements for any other uses of buildings.
18.5-4
Floor area of structures devoted to off-street parking of vehicles shall be excluded in computing the floor area for off-street parking requirements.
18.5-5
In all districts, except the “C-2” District, the required off-street parking for all permitted uses, except institutional uses shall be available to customers, employees, tenants, clients, and occupants of a use on a prearranged basis, other than an hourly or fee basis, as free or contract parking in accordance with the minimum parking ratio prescribed for the various districts and uses in the preceding schedule.
18.5-6
Except for institutional uses, required off-street parking for permitted uses in single-family, two-family and multiple-family districts shall be provided on the lot or tract occupied by the main use. For institutional uses in residential districts and for permitted uses in all other districts, off-street parking shall be provided on the lot or tract occupied by the main use or upon a tract dedicated to parking use by an instrument filed for record and consolidated under a single certificate of occupancy with the main use. Such parking facility shall be located in the same zoning district as the main use or in any other district which permits a commercial parking lot or garage; and all or any part of such facility shall be located within a distance (including streets and alleys) of three hundred (300) feet of the property upon which the main use is located.
18.5-7
No parking shall be permitted within six (6) feet of an adjoining lot located in Districts “R-1” to “R-2” inclusive. Any lights used to illuminate said parking areas shall be so arranged as to direct light away from any adjoining premises located in Districts “R-1” to “R” inclusive. Where such parking area is located in an “R” District, no fee shall be charged for parking thereon, and no signs of any kind shall be erected except those necessary for the parking thereon.
18.6
Special Off-Street Parking Provisions Nonresidential Districts.
18.6-1
In all nonresidential districts, surface parking may extend to the front property line.
18.6-2
In the “C-2” District, additional off-street parking space for all uses, other than single-family, two-family and multiple-family usage, shall be provided at the ratio of one (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area exceeding two thousand (2,000) square feet.
18.7
Minimum Off-Street Loading.
Off-street facilities shall be provided and maintained for receiving and loading merchandise, supplies and materials within a building or on the lot or tract adjacent thereto. Such off-street loading space shall be adjacent to a public alley or private service drive or may consist of a truck berth within the structure. No portion of the loading space shall extend into the public right-of-way. Such space or berth shall be provided in accordance with the following schedules:
a.
For all retail, commercial and industrial uses.
Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in Structure | Minimum Required Spaces or Berths |
|---|---|
0 - 10,000 | 1 |
10,001 to 50,000 | 2 |
50,001 to 100,000 | 3 |
Each 100,000 | 1 additional |
b.
For all hotels, office buildings and similar establishments.
Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in Structure | Minimum Required Spaces or Berths |
|---|---|
1 - 50,000 | None |
50,001 to 150,000 | 1 |
150,001 to 300,000 | 2 |
300,001 to 500,000 | 3 |
500,001 to 1,000,000 | 4 |
Each additional 500,000 | 1 additional |
(Ordinance 621 adopted 3/24/83; Ordinance 664 adopted 3/22/84; Ordinance 1079 adopted 12/13/94; Ordinance 1141 adopted 7/8/96; Ordinance 2546, sec. I, adopted 9/24/12; Ordinance 2546, sec. II, adopted 9/24/12; Ordinance 2714 adopted 8/10/15)