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Nashville City Zoning Code

DIVISION 6

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 18-164. - General requirements; scope of requirements.

(a)

The requirements set forth in this division shall apply to all districts except the B-2 district.

(b)

Off-street parking space, either garage or properly graded open space with a stable surface, shall be provided in accordance with the requirements set forth in this subsection in all classes of districts. Off-street loading space shall be provided in accordance with the requirements set forth in this subsection in all classes of districts. Off-street parking and loading space shall also be provided as required under the provisions of the special use regulations.

(1)

Each application for a certificate of zoning compliance submitted to the zoning administrator shall include information as to the location and dimensions of off-street parking and loading space and the means of ingress and egress between such space and a street or alley. This information shall be in sufficient detail to enable the zoning administrator to determine whether or not the requirements of this division are met.

(2)

The certificate of zoning compliance for the use of any building, structure or land where off-street parking or loading space is required shall be withheld by the zoning administrator until provisions of this section are fully met. If at any time such compliance ceases, any certificate of zoning compliance shall immediately become void and of no effect.

(3)

Where parking or loading areas are provided adjacent to a public street, ingress or egress shall be made only through driveways or openings not exceeding 25 feet in width at the curbline of the street, except where the town finds that a greater width is necessary to accommodate the vehicles customarily using the driveway. Detailed plans of all curb cuts and driveway openings shall be submitted to the zoning administrator for approval.

(Code 2002, § 18-161; Ord. of 1-5-1993, art. VII, § 1)

Sec. 18-165. - Off-street parking.

(a)

No part of an off-street parking area required for any building or use for the purpose of complying with the provisions of off-street parking requirements in this division shall be included as part of any off-street parking area similarly required for another building or use unless the times of usage of such buildings or uses will not be simultaneous, as determined by the zoning administrator.

(b)

Off-street parking space shall be located on the same lot as the use for which provided or on a separate lot within 500 feet of any entrance to the building.

(c)

The off-street parking requirements for two or more uses on the same lot may be combined and used jointly, provided that the parking spaces shall be adequate in area to provide the same total off-street parking requirements with all such uses.

(d)

All off-street parking spaces shall be provided with shield or bumper guards so located that no part of parked vehicles will extend beyond the parking space onto any public right-of-way.

(e)

All multifamily dwellings with more than four units shall have parking areas graded and paved to town specifications.

(f)

An off-street parking space shall not be less than the size required in the following table for the angle parking shown:

Angle Parking Size Requirements

Angle
(degrees)		Stall Width
(feet)		Curb Length
(per car feet)		Stall Depth
(feet)
0 8 23.0 8.0
20 8 23.5 14.0
30 8 16.0 6.5
45 8 11.3 9.1
60 8 9.3 20.5
70 8 8.5 20.8
90 8 8.0 19.0

 

(g)

The following parking ratios shall control, as applicable, in the zoning districts:

Parking Ratios in Zoning Districts

Athletic fields 30 spaces per athletic field (excluding courts)
Auditoriums, stadiums, theaters, and bingo 1 space for every 5 seats
Banks and financial services 1 space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area
Churches 1 space for every 4 seats in principal auditorium
Community buildings, not for commercial gain 1 space for each 5 seats, or 1 space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater
Community or private swimming clubs 1 space for every 5 members or families
Drive-through service such as banks, dry cleaners, car washes, etc. Stacking for 4 vehicles at each bay, window or lane
Dwelling unit having home beauty shop 2 additional spaces
Fire stations 1 space for each person on duty on a normal shift
Furniture showroom display facilities 1 space for each 1,000 square feet for showroom space, plus 2 spaces for each 3 employees
Hospitals 1 space for each bed space
Hotels and motels 1 space for every guestroom, plus 2 spaces per 3 employees on largest shift
Indoor commercial recreation (physical fitness centers, game rooms, etc.) 1 space for each 130 square feet of gross floor area devoted to such use
Industries 1 space for every 2 employees during maximum employment and 1 space for every truck to be stored or stopped simultaneously
Institutions and clubs 1 space for each 5 seats in principal assembly room
Medical clinics 4 spaces for each doctor, plus 1 space for each employee
Nursing homes and rest homes 1 space for each 3 patient beds
Offices 1 space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
Personal service (barbershops, hair salons, business schools, dance studios and gyms) 2.5 spaces per operator or employee
Preschool 1 space for each regular employee and 1 added space for every 6 children or fraction thereof
Residence, multifamily 1.5 spaces for each dwelling
Residence, multifamily, for elderly and handicapped 0.75 space for each dwelling unit
Residence, single- and two-family 2 spaces (may be in a single drive with one car behind the other)
Restaurants or other eating places 1 space for each 4 seats
Retail business 1 space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area; 1 space minimum
Roadside stands, new and used car sales, house, truck and trailer sales, and outdoor machinery sales 4 spaces for each salesperson on duty during period of average greatest employment, plus 1 space per each two other employees during period of average greatest employment
Roominghouses and boardinghouses 1 space for each roomer in addition to normal dwelling unit requirements
Schools, elementary or junior high 3 spaces for each room used for administration offices, class instruction, or 1 space for each 6 seats in auditorium and other places of assembly or facilities available for the public, whichever is greater
School, senior high 1 space per school employee and 1 space per 4 students
Shopping center 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area (optional to computing parking on a store-by-store basis)
Wholesale establishment, warehouse and other business not catering to retail or package trade 1 space for every 3 employees during maximum employment and 1 space for every tuck to be stored or stopped simultaneously

 

Special situations which are not covered by the table shall be handled by the board of adjustment. The board of adjustment shall make the final determination as to the number of spaces to be required but shall in all cases give due consideration to the needs and space available and shall classify the proposed use in one of the categories listed in the table.

(h)

All off-street parking shall provide for handicapped parking requirements as set forth in the state building code.

(Code 2002, § 18-162; Ord. of 1-5-1993, art. VII, § 2; Ord. No. 2003-03, 7-1-2003)

Sec. 18-166. - Off-street loading.

The duty to provide the off-street loading space required in this section shall be the joint responsibility of the owner and operator of the structures for which off-street loading space is required. The spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following table, and off-street loading spaces shall be designed so that the vehicles loading and unloading shall not rest upon or cross any public street or alley right-of-way. All off-street loading spaces shall be at least 12 feet wide, 40 feet long, and have an overhead clearance of 14 feet.

Table of Off-Street Loading Space Requirements

Use ClassificationSpace Requirements
Retail operations with a total usable floor area of 20,000 square feet or more devoted to such purposes; large shopping centers can use common loading zones for small shops approved by the town council 1 for each 20,000 square feet of floor area; in stores having over 20,000 square feet floor area, maximum requirement shall be two spaces per store
Retail operations and all first-floor nonresidential uses with a gross floor area of less than 20,000 square feet and all wholesale and light industrial operations with a gross floor area of less than 10,000 square feet 1 space
Office buildings and hotels with a total usable floor area of 100,000 square feet or more devoted to such purposes 1 space for each 100,000 square feet of floor area

 

Industrial and wholesale operations with gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or over as follows:

Square FeetMinimum Number
of Loading Berths
10,000—40,000 1
40,000—100,000 2
100,000—160,000 3
160,000—240,000 4
240,000—320,000 5
320,000—400,000 6
Each 90,000 above 400,000 1

 

(Code 2002, § 18-163; Ord. of 1-5-1993, art. VII, § 3)