Parking shall be designed to promote traffic and pedestrian safety, and shall be provided in all districts at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged, or increased in capacity by a change of use or with the addition of dwelling units, floor area, seats, employees, or other factors determinative of parking demand as stated in this Article IX.

(Ord. No. 2015-03, § 1, 8-24-15)

1.

Single Family Dwellings. Two (2) spaces for each single family dwelling, plus one (1) space for each one thousand square feet over two thousand square feet of floor area.

2.

Two Family Dwellings. Two (2) spaces for each family unit, plus one (1) visitor space for each two (2) units.

3.

Multi-Family Dwelling. Two (2) spaces for each family unit, plus one (1) visitor space for each two (2) units.

4.

Hotels and Motels. One (1) space for each sleeping unit plus one (1) space for manager and one (1) space for every three (3) employees on the largest shift.

5.

Mobile Home Parks or Courts. Two (2) spaces per unit; one (1) must be at lot site.

6.

Mobile Home Subdivisions. Two (2) spaces for each mobile home unit at the site.

7.

Private Clubs or Lodges. One (1) space for every five (5) seats or one (1) space for every one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross building area, whichever is greater.

8.

Stadiums and Other Places of Public Assembly. One (1) space for every three (3) seats figuring maximum seating capacity or one (1) space for each one hundred twenty (120) square feet of floor area of the main assembly hall, whichever is greater.

9.

Places of Worship. One (1) space for every three (3) seats figuring maximum seating capacity or one (1) space for each one hundred and twenty square feet of floor area in the main assembly hall, whichever is greater.

10.

Public Buildings, Theaters, Auditorium. One (1) space for every three (3) seats figuring maximum seating capacity or one (1) space for each one hundred and twenty square feet of floor area in the main assembly hall, whichever is greater.

11.

Social Welfare Facilities. One (1) space for every three (3) residents/beds plus one (1) space per employee on the largest shift.

12.

Public Health Facilities. One (1) space for each five (5) beds plus one (1) space for each employee, including doctors, or one (1) space for per three hundred (300) feet of building area, whichever is greater.

13.

Hospitals. One (1) space for each two (2) beds intended for patients, plus one (1) space for each doctor, or other employee, and one (1) visitor space for every three beds, or one (1) space per three hundred (300) feet of building area, whichever is greater.

14.

Nursing Homes. One (1) space for each five (5) beds plus one (1) space for each employee, including doctors, or one (1) space for per three hundred (300) feet of building area, whichever is greater.

15.

Medical Offices. One (1) space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross building area or five (5) spaces for each doctor, whichever is greater.

16.

Child Care Facilities. One (1) space for each employee plus one (1) visitor or parental space for every three children enrolled, or one (1) space for each three hundred (300) feet of building area, whichever is greater.

17.

Retail Sales Stores. One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of retail floor space.

18.

Restaurants and Lounges. One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross building area.

19.

Libraries and Museums. One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross building area.

20.

Manufacturing Wholesale and Warehousing. One (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross building area or one (1) space for each two (2) employees on the largest shift, whichever is greater.

21.

Bowling Lanes. Six (6) spaces per lane.

22.

Marinas. One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of principal building plus one (1) space for every three (3) storage or slip places.

23.

Schools.

(a)

High Schools. One (1) space for each four (4) students.

(b)

Junior High and Elementary Schools. One (1) space for each ten (10) students.

24.

Business and Vocational Schools. One (1) space for each three (3) students.

25.

Gasoline Service Stations. Two (2) spaces for each bay, grease rack (excluding grease trap as parking space) or similar facility, plus one (1) space for each gas pump. No such bay, rack or similar facility shall be counted as a parking space for meeting the parking requirements of this Article.

26.

Shopping Centers. Five and one-half (5.5) parking spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor space in the shopping center.

27.

Office and Professional Building (excluding medical offices). One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of office space.

28.

Transportation Terminals. One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor space.

29.

Auto Sales and Repair. One (1) space for each employee at maximum employment on a single shift, plus two (2) spaces for each three hundred (300) square feet of auto repair or sales spaces.

30.

Funeral Homes. One (1) space for every three (3) seats figuring maximum seating capacity plus five (5) spaces for employees or one (1) space for each one hundred twenty (120) square feet of floor area of gross floor area [sic], whichever is greater.

31.

Drive-Through Facilities. In addition to other parking requirements for a principal use, stacking spaces shall be provided for drive-through facilities in compliance with the following minimum specifications:

(a)

Number of spaces required including receiving or service window space. Six (6) stacking spaces per drive-through lane. Where this requirement is demonstrated by the applicant to be inconsistent with the traffic generating characteristics of a specific use, the applicant may request that the standard be modified by the Town Council. The Town Council may approve a reduction in the required waiting spaces for such use provided the applicant demonstrates that the intended use generates a low volume of drive-up traffic and does not require the standard six (6) stacking spaces. The Town Council shall consider the nature of the use, its intensity, size, other parking facilities provided and other traffic generating characteristics.

(b)

Length of Spaces. Each space shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in length.

(c)

Width of Spaces. On curves with a radius of twenty-five (25) feet or less, a minimum pavement width of twelve (12) feet shall be provided. On curves with a radius of more than twenty-five (25) feet, a minimum pavement width of ten (10) feet shall be provided.

(d)

Surface requirements shall be the same as those specified for parking areas.

32.

Bed and Breakfast. One (1) parking space for each guest quarter and two (2) spaces for the entire residence.

(Ord. No. 06-19, § 2, 1-11-07; Ord. No. 14-01, § 5, 2-3-14)

In computing the number of required parking spaces the following rules shall govern:

1.

Floor Area Calculation. Floor area means the total gross floor area of a particular use.

2.

Interpretation of Computation with Fractions. Where fractional spaces result, the number of spaces required shall be construed to be the next whole number.

3.

Requirements for Uses Not Identified. The parking requirement for any use not specified shall be the same as that required for a use of a similar nature as recognized herein or where not recognized herein, shall be based on criteria published by the American Planning Association or similarly recognized standards of their profession and such standard shall be approved by the Town Council.

4.

Requirements for Mixed Uses. In the case of mixed uses the parking spaces shall be equal to the sum of the several uses computed separately.

5.

Applicability of Standards to Expanding Uses. Whenever a building or use is enlarged in floor area, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or in any other manner so as to create a need for a greater number of parking spaces than that existing such spaces shall be provided in accordance with this Section. Any parking deficiency shall be brought into conformity concurrently with the enlargement or change of use.

6.

Off-Street Parking Spaces. Except as otherwise prescribed for dwelling units, off-street parking spaces required by this section shall be located on the site on which the main building or use is located. For buildings or uses located in a commercial district, parking spaces may be located not more than five hundred (500) feet from the subject site if approved by the Town Council. Such parking space will be within a commercially zoned district and appropriate legal documents including any required restrictive covenants, necessary to implement conditions imposed by the Town Council shall be filed as an integral part of the approved site plan.

7.

Non-Contiguous & Off-Site Parking Spaces are not permitted unless proper engineering and approved safety standards are implemented as approved by the Building Official.

8.

Combined Parking Spaces. The required parking spaces for any number of separate uses may be combined in one (1) lot but the required space assigned to one (1) use may not be assigned to another use at the same time.

(Ord. No. 2015-03, § 1, 8-24-15)

Unenclosed parking spaces may be located within a required yard. All parking areas other than for single family homes shall conform to the landscape requirements of the Town land development regulations, as exist or as may hereinafter be amended.

A.

Stalls, Aisles, and Driveways. Parking stalls shall be ten (10) feet wide by twenty (20) feet long for angle parking; and shall be nine (9) feet wide by twenty-three (23) feet long for parallel parking stalls. Aisle dimensions shall be in accord with standard specifications on file with the Building Official. Angle parking shall be restricted to angles of ninety (90) degrees, sixty (60) degrees, or forty-five (45) degrees. The following criteria are applicable to all parking spaces, excepting single family homes.

1.

Each parking stall shall be accessible from an aisle or driveway and designed so that no automobile shall back into a public street in order to exit a parking stall. The internal design of the parking lot shall be designed to facilitate vehicular circulation and avoid conflict between pedestrian and vehicular movements. Internal circulation also shall be designed so as not to create conflict with access into or egress from the site and shall be consistent with the landscape requirements of this Code.

2.

No door or pedestrian entrance at ground level shall open directly upon any driveway or access aisle unless the doorway or pedestrian entrance is at least three feet or more from said driveway or access aisle and appropriate improvements are provided to allow for safe pedestrian access to the door.

3.

All paved parking spaces shall have lines between spaces to indicate individual stalls, and each stall may be required to be equipped with wheel stops if deemed appropriate by the Town Council based on recommendations of the Building Official.

(a)

Wheel stops for stalls adjacent to landscaped strips shall be located two and one half (2½) feet from the front end of the stall to prevent encroachment into required landscaped areas. The front two (2) feet of the stall may be kept as a maintained vegetative ground cover area although no credit will be extended toward the open space requirements of this Code.

(b)

Wheel stops for stalls not adjacent to landscaped strips shall be located three and one-half (3½) feet from the front end of the stall. The front three (3) feet of the stall may be kept as a maintained vegetative ground cover area although no credit will be extended toward the open space requirements of this Code.

4.

Parking lots with twenty (20) or more spaces may be comprised of a maximum of fifteen (15) percent compact car parking stalls. Such compact car stalls shall be seven and a half (7½) feet wide by fifteen (15) feet long and marked for use by small vehicles. The markings shall be maintained in perpetuity. The intent is to deter larger cars from using compact car spaces.

5.

All publicly maintained and operated parking facilities intended for public use and all businesses, firms, or other persons licensed to do business with the public shall comply with requirements for access established in the Accessibility Requirements Manual published by the Department of Community Affairs, Florida Board of Building Codes and Standards.

B.

Entries, Exits, Drives and Vehicle Maneuvering Areas. All uses which are required to provide three or more off-street parking spaces shall have entry and exit ways and drives at least eighteen (18) feet in width to accommodate two-way traffic unless a one-way traffic system is utilized, in which case entry and exit ways and drives shall be at least nine (9) feet in width. In the event a one-way traffic system is utilized, appropriate traffic direction markers shall be installed. The internal circulation system, including drives and maneuvering areas, shall be designed to permit convenient maneuvering of cars and service vehicles into and out of each parking and loading space, and shall be arranged so that no vehicle need back onto a public right-of-way. No occupied parking or loading space shall interfere with access to any other parking or loading space, or with any pedestrian walkway. The design of parking facilities shall also comply with landscape requirements of Article XIII [Article XIV].

C.

Restricted Use of Off-Street Parking Areas. All parking areas shall be used for automobile parking only, and are not intended for sales, dead storage, non-emergency repair work, dismantling or servicing of any kind. Where lighting is provided, it shall be arranged to reflect away from residential areas and public ways.

D.

Off-Street Loading Regulations. The following spaces shall be provided for the uses indicated:

1.

Every hospital, institution, hotel, commercial or industrial building or similar use having a floor area in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet or fraction thereof requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicle of materials and merchandise, shall have at least one permanently maintained off-street loading space for each five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.

2.

Retail operations, wholesale operations and industrial operations with a gross floor area of less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet, shall provide sufficient space so as not to hinder the free movements of vehicles and pedestrians over a sidewalk, street or alley.

3.

Each space shall have a direct access to a public right-of-way and shall have the following minimum dimensions:

(a)

Length: Twenty-five (25) feet; a larger length upward to thirty-five (35) feet may be required upon recommendation by the Town Building Official. (b)Width: Twelve (12) feet.

(c)

Height: Fourteen (14) feet & six (6) inches,

All subject to site plan approval.

E.

Surfacing Requirements for Parking and Loading Spaces. In all zoning districts, surfacing of all off-street parking areas and drives, except within the RR-65 zoning district having single family uses exclusively, shall be as follows:

1.

Nonporous Surfaces. All parking areas and approaches thereto shall require a minimum surfacing material of four (4) inches reinforced concrete, or six (6) inches of lime rock or a comparable material after compaction with one (1) inch minimum asphaltic topping except as otherwise provided herein.

2.

Porous Surfaces. The term "Porous Surface" shall mean any surface, material or technique, which allows for the movement of water through it. Part-time or temporary parking use(s) such as but not limited to Church functions, and Park, Fair, or Festival events. All parking areas must be up to specifications of the Town Engineer, Town Planner, and/or Building Official as to composition, compaction, and drainage/ grade.

F.

Modifications. The Town Council may approve modifications to the specifications of Section 1-9.5 upon demonstrated need by the applicant and based on recommendations of the Town Staff and the Planning and Zoning Board. In considering modifications to the specifications required by this Section, the Town Council shall be guided by the current edition of the Architectural Graphic Standards by Ramsey and Sleeper, or an equivalent commonly accepted source of standards.

G.

Parking Areas not to be reduced in Area. Area designated for off-street parking or loading in accordance with the requirements of this Code shall not be reduced in area or changed to any other use unless the permitted use which it served is discontinued or modified, except where equivalent parking or loading space is provided and approved pursuant to Article VII "Site Plan Review.

(Ord. No. 2015-03, § 1, 8-24-15)