Oviedo City Zoning Code

(A)

Number of Spaces. All developments in all zoning districts shall provide a sufficient number of parking spaces. Handicap spaces shall be provided in accordance with F.S. § 316.1955. The quantity of shared parking spaces for mixed-use developments shall comply with Section 13.2, shared-parking for mixed-use developments.

(B)

Presumptions. The presumptions established by this article are that a development shall comply with the parking standards set forth in Sections 13.1 or 13.2, and any development that meets these standards is in compliance. However, the requirements in these sections are only intended to establish a presumption and should be flexibly administered.

(C)

Fraction of Spaces. When the determination of the number of parking spaces required by this section results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of one-half (½) or less may be disregarded, while a fraction in excess of one-half (½) shall be counted as one (1) parking space.

(D)

Uses Not Listed in the Table of Parking Requirements. Table 13.1.1: Number of Parking Spaces, set forth below cannot and does not cover every possible situation that may arise. An applicant proposing to develop a principal use that is not listed in Table 13.1.1: Number of Parking Spaces, shall propose the amount of required parking by one (1) of the three (3) methods outlined in this subsection. Upon receiving the application proposing to develop a principal use not listed in Table 13.1.1: Number of Parking Spaces, with the proposed amount of parking, the Land Use Administrator, or designee, shall determine if the proposed rate is acceptable.

(1)

Apply the minimum off-street vehicular parking space requirement specified in Table 13.1.1: Number of Parking Spaces, for the listed use that is deemed most similar to the proposed use; or

(2)

Establish the minimum off-street parking space requirement by reference to standard parking resources published by the Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE), Urban Land Institute (ULI), National Parking Association, the American Planning Association, or another acceptable source of parking demand data; or

(3)

Conduct a parking demand study to demonstrate the appropriate minimum off-street parking space requirement. The study shall estimate parking demand based on the recommendations of the ITE, ULI or another acceptable source of parking demand data. This demand study shall include relevant data collected from uses or combinations of uses from at least three (3) different sites that are the same or comparable to the proposed use in terms of density, scale, bulk, area, type of activity, and location. The study methodology shall be approved by the Land Use Administrator, or designee, prior to the study being conducted.

(4)

Minimum parking requirements within the target areas are provided in Section 13.5, parking in the target areas.

(E)

Use of Parking Spaces. Parking spaces may be used for any vehicle allowed to operate on public streets, including motorcycles and golf carts.

TABLE 13.1.1: NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES

(A)

Shared Parking. An alternative shared parking calculation for mixed-use development may also be proposed when it is asserted that the different uses may not require the necessity of exclusive use of their parking spaces and may share their parking spaces distributed over different hours of the day. When any land or building is used for two (2) or more categories of uses, the minimum total number of required parking spaces shall be determined by either providing a parking study signed and sealed by an engineer, or the following procedures:

(1)

First, categorize the uses according to the nine (9) categories listed in the use column of Table 13.2.1.

(2)

Second, add together the minimum required parking for each individual use category, using the ratios set out in Table 13.1.1: Number of Parking Spaces.

(3)

Third, subtract from each individual sum the number of reserved spaces used exclusively by specified individuals or classes of individuals within the use category.

(4)

Fourth, create a shared parking matrix by multiplying the results of the third step by the percentages listed in Table 13.2.1 for each use category and time period.

(5)

Fifth, add together the cells of each of the six (6) vertical columns in the shared parking matrix.

(6)

The minimum parking requirement is the highest sum resulting from the foregoing addition, plus the total number of spaces which are reserved for use by specific individuals or classes of individuals.

(7)

The maximum reduction of required parking using shared parking calculations shall be twenty-five (25) percent.

(B)

A shared parking program shall be approved in a binding agreement in a form deemed acceptable by the City Attorney and recorded as part of a development order.

TABLE 13.2.1: SHARED PARKING CALCULATION

(A)

Parking Space Size. Subject to Subsections 13.3(B), (D), and (E) below, each parking space shall meet the dimensions listed in Table 13.3.1 below.

TABLE 13.3.1: REQUIRED PARKING DIMENSION FOR PARKING STALLS

Figure 13.3.1—Measurement of Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions

(B)

Parking Space Design. Continuous curbing or wheel-stops shall be used at the end of the parking space when the parking space abuts a pedestrian walkway, building, landscaped area, or any other area required by the City. Where wheel-stops are used, one (1) shall be provided for each space. The length of perpendicular and angled spaces may be reduced by shortening standard parking spaces to sixteen (16) feet of pavement with two (2) feet of overhang area. Where the overhang area is a sidewalk, the sidewalk shall be widened to meet the minimum width plus the two (2) foot overhang. Continuous curbing shall be used at the end of the shortened parking space.

(C)

Angle of Spaces. Lines demarcating parking spaces shall be drawn at the angles listed in Subsection 13.3(A), parking space size.

(D)

ADA Spaces. ADA spaces shall be provided and sized in accordance with F.S. §§ 316.1955, 316.1956, 316.1958, 320.0842, 320.0843, 320.0845 and 320.0848.

(E)

Compact Spaces. Up to ten (10) percent of the required parking may be compact spaces, with dimensions of eight (8) feet wide and sixteen (16) feet long.

(F)

Layout. Adequate interior driveways shall connect parking spaces with public right-of-way. Suggested design layouts and interior driveway widths are included in the Engineering Standards Manual.

(A)

Backing onto Public Streets Prohibited. Vehicle accommodation areas shall be designed so that, without resorting to extraordinary movements, vehicles may exit such areas without backing onto a public street. This requirement does not apply to parking areas consisting of driveways that serve single-family or duplex units, or publicly available on-street parking spaces.

(B)

Emergency and Public Service Vehicles. Vehicle accommodation areas of all developments shall be designed so that sanitation, emergency, and other public service vehicles can serve such developments, without the necessity of backing unreasonable distances or making other dangerous or hazardous turning movements.

(C)

Parking On-Site Only. Every vehicle accommodation area shall be designed so that vehicles cannot extend beyond the perimeter of such area onto adjacent properties or public rights-of-way. Such areas shall also be designed so that vehicles do not extend over sidewalks or tend to bump against or damage any wall, vegetation, or other obstruction.

(D)

Parking Garage Circulation.

(1)

Parking garages shall be accessed from side streets or alleys unless no such access is available.

(2)

Vehicular entrances shall not exceed a total width of thirty-three (33) feet.

(3)

The number and location of access points shall be determined during the application process. Generally, parking garages shall be served by more than one (1) access point unless determined to be unfeasible by the Land Use Administrator, or designee.

(4)

Pedestrian entrances to parking garages shall be accessible directly from the street frontage.

(5)

The slope of the grade preceding the exit of a parking garage shall not exceed two (2) percent for a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.

(E)

Circulation Areas. Circulation areas shall be designed so that vehicles can proceed safely without posing a danger to pedestrians or other vehicles and without interfering with parking areas. Vehicle accommodation areas shall be designed to ensure pedestrian safety by providing crosswalks at the ends of each parking area aisle, as well as between the vehicle accommodation area and the building. Further, a five-foot wide walkway between aisles shall be required if either side of aisle contains more than twenty (20) spaces and shall be located equidistant from the ends of the aisle.

(F)

Pedestrian Accessibility. An accessible route shall be provided between all accessible building entrances, adjacent sidewalks, accessible parking spaces, passenger loading zones, and transit stops. Pedestrian entrances are encouraged to be flush with the vehicular surface and protected with bollards or a similar treatment to allow for easy accessibility. Where the vehicular surface is separated from the pedestrian area with a curb, ADA accessible ramps shall be provided in front of every tenant space.

(G)

Overflow Parking. Grassed overflow parking areas are encouraged where the number of spaces desired is greater than the code minimums. Additionally, those uses that anticipate less parking demand than the code minimum requires may utilize grassed overflow parking areas for up to fifty (50) percent for recreational or institutional uses with weekly or less frequent peak demand. However, if overflow areas under the code minimum number of spaces become un-maintained and unsightly, the City may require that those be improved as specified in the Engineering Standards Manual.

(H)

Fire Lane Designation. Every vehicle accommodation area that abuts a building or a fire protection device shall be provided with a fire lane designed in accordance with the Engineering Standards Manual.

(I)

Lighting. Lighting shall be provided consistent with Article XVI, Section 16.7, lighting requirements, except as otherwise provided in this article.

(J)

Driveway Design. Additional standards for driveway design and parking lot design are located in the Engineering Standards Manual.

(A)

All Target Areas. Parking in all target areas (GW, MHC, MP, DN, CA, and DC).

(1)

No parking shall be permitted between the principal building and the street or within the required front yard or street-side yard setbacks except that MHC may be allowed to have a maximum of two (2) rows of parking in the front of the building.

(2)

All striped on-street parking spaces contiguous with the property line may count towards the parking requirements. Developers are encouraged to construct on-street parking to count towards the parking requirements if on-street parking is not already present.

(B)

Downtown Core. Minimum parking requirements in DC zoning:

(1)

Residential: One (1) space per residential unit.

(2)

Non-residential:

(a)

Hotel/motel: 0.35 space per hotel room, where accessory restaurant or bar uses are exempt from providing additional parking.

(b)

Restaurant: Two (2) parking spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet.

(c)

Other uses: One (1) parking space per one thousand (1,000) square feet.

(A)

Vehicle Accommodation Areas to be Paved. Vehicle accommodation areas that include lanes for drive-in windows or contain parking areas shall be graded and surfaced. Specifications for surfaces meeting the standard set forth in this subsection are contained in the Engineering Standards Manual.

(B)

Alternatives. Vehicle accommodation areas that are not provided with the type of surface specified in Subsection 13.6(A) above shall be graded and surfaced with crushed stone, gravel, or other suitable material to provide a surface that is stable and will help to reduce dust and erosion. The perimeter of such parking areas shall be defined by bricks, stones, railroad ties, or other similar devices. In addition, whenever such a vehicle accommodation area abuts a paved street, the driveway leading from such street to such area shall be paved as provided in Subsection 13.6(A), vehicular accommodation areas to be paved, for a distance of twenty-five (25) feet back from the edge of the paved street. This subsection shall not apply to single-family or two-family residences.

(C)

Parking Demarcation. Parking spaces in areas surfaced in accordance with Subsection 13.6(A), vehicle accommodation areas to be paved, shall be appropriately demarcated with painted lines or other markings. Parking spaces in areas surfaced in accordance with Subsection 13.6(B), alternatives, shall be demarcated whenever practicable.

(D)

Maintenance of Vehicle Accommodation Areas. Vehicle accommodation areas shall be properly maintained in all respects. In particular, and without limiting the foregoing, vehicle accommodation area surfaces shall be kept in good condition (free from potholes, etc.) and parking space lines or markings shall be kept clearly visible and distinct.

(E)

Flexibility. Subsection 13.6(A), vehicle accommodation areas to be paved, is only a guideline for determining pavement requirements. Based on environmental and developmental conditions, the City Council may require more or less compliance.

(A)

Joint Use of Parking Allowed. One (1) parking area may contain required spaces for several different uses, but except as otherwise provided in this section, the required space assigned to one (1) use may not be credited to any other use.

(B)

Use of Parking at Different Times. To the extent that developments that wish to make joint use of the same parking spaces operate at different times, the same spaces may be credited to both uses pursuant to Section 13.2, shared parking for mixed-use developments.

(C)

Use of Satellite Parking. If the joint use of the same parking spaces by two (2) or more principal uses involves satellite parking spaces, then the provisions of Section 13.8, satellite parking, are also applicable.

(A)

Use of Satellite or Off-Site Parking. Within the City, if the number of off-street parking spaces required by this article cannot reasonably be provided on the same lot where the principal use associated with these parking spaces is located, then spaces may be provided on adjacent or nearby lots or garages in accordance with the provisions of this section upon approval of the order approving authority. These off-site spaces are referred to in this section as satellite parking spaces.

(B)

Distance to Parking. All such satellite parking spaces within the City (except spaces intended for employee use) shall be provided as below:

(1)

Target Areas. Satellite parking spaces shall be located within seven hundred (700) feet of a public entrance of a principal building housing the use associated with such parking, or within seven hundred (700) feet of the lot on which the use associated with such parking is located if the use is not housed within any principal building. Satellite parking spaces intended for employee use may be located within any reasonable distance.

(2)

City-Wide (Outside of Target Areas). Satellite parking spaces shall be located within four hundred (400) feet of a public entrance of a principal building housing the use associated with such parking, or within four hundred (400) feet of the lot on which the use associated with such parking is located if the use is not housed within any principal building. Satellite parking spaces intended for employee use may be located within any reasonable distance.

(C)

Permission to Use Satellite Parking. The developer wishing to take advantage of the provisions of this section shall present satisfactory written evidence that he has the permission of the owner or other person in charge of the satellite parking spaces to use such spaces. The developer shall also sign an acknowledgment that the continuing validity of his development order depends upon his continuing ability to provide the requisite number of parking spaces.

(A)

Loading and Unloading Areas Required. Subject to Subsection 13.9(E), location, whenever the normal operation of any development requires that goods, merchandise, or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped from that development, sufficient off-street loading and unloading zones shall be provided in accordance with this section to accommodate the delivery or shipment operations in a safe and convenient manner.

(B)

Shall Meet Need. The loading and unloading zone shall be of sufficient size to accommodate the numbers and types of vehicles that are likely to use this area, given the nature of the development in question. The following table indicates the number of spaces that, presumptively, satisfy the standard set forth in this subsection. However, the order approving authority may require more or less loading and unloading zone spaces if reasonably necessary to satisfy the foregoing standard.

TABLE 13.9.1: LOADING ZONE SIZE REQUIREMENTS

Plus one (1) space for each additional seventy-two thousand (72,000) square feet or fraction thereof.

(C)

Loading docks and zones for industrial and commercial uses shall be designed to meet the needs of the use, but shall have a minimum size of forty-five (45) feet by twelve (12) feet, and an overhead clearance of fourteen and one-half (14½) feet from street grade required. For all other uses, including multifamily developments with ten (10) or more dwelling units, the minimum length of the loading zone may be reduced to twenty-five (25) feet.

(D)

Design. Loading and unloading zones shall be so located and designed that the vehicles intended to use them can maneuver safely and conveniently to and from a public right-of-way, and complete the loading and unloading operations without obstructing or interfering with any public right-of-way or any parking space or parking lot aisle.

(E)

Distinct and Separate from Parking. No area allocated to loading and unloading zones may be used to satisfy the area requirements for off-street parking, nor shall any portion of any off-street parking area be used to satisfy the area requirements for loading and unloading facilities.

(F)

Location. Loading and unloading zones shall be located and designed so they are not visible from adjacent streets, nor adjacent to residential areas. Loading and unloading areas are not permitted in the right-of-way or allowed only on specific off-peak hours.

(A)

Vehicle Stacking Required. All uses with drive-through facilities or other auto oriented uses where vehicles queue up to access a service facility shall provide vehicle stacking area of sufficient size to accommodate the number of vehicles that are likely to use the stacking area at any given time on-site. The order approving authority may require more or less stacking if reasonably necessary to satisfy the foregoing standard.

(B)

Size of Space. Stacking area shall be designed based on a ten-foot by twenty-two-foot space per required vehicle.

(C)

Design of Stacking Area. The stacking area recommended below shall be designed so as to operate independently of other required parking and circulation areas. A bypass aisle is required.

TABLE 13.10.1: MINIMUM NUMBER OF STACKING SPACES FOR DRIVE-THROUGH AND SIMILAR FACILITIES

*If the proposed use or activity is not included in this table or if an alternative stacking requirement would like to be pursued, an analysis showing the estimated peak queue lengths shall be provided by the applicant. The analysis shall be signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Florida. If the proposed number of stacking spaces on-site is sufficient to accommodate the peak queue, the order approving authority may review and determine whether to accept the proposed stacking requirement or not.

(A)

Purpose of Bicycle Parking Requirements. The bicycle parking requirements of this section are intended to encourage the use of bicycles as a means of transportation in the City of Oviedo by ensuring adequate bicycle parking facilities are provided.

(B)

Applicability. The bicycle parking requirements of this section shall apply to all new development, substantial improvements and substantial enlargements. Whenever the use of an existing building or structure is changed to another use, so that the amount of existing bicycle parking on-site is less than required by this section, additional spaces shall be provided in the amount required by this section, unless a deviation is approved by the approving authority.

(C)

General Requirements.

(1)

Bicycle parking shall be provided in accordance with this section and shall be made available prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy/completion for the use being served. Bicycle parking shall consist of short-term bicycle parking and may include long-term bicycle parking.

(2)

Short-term bicycle parking is generally intended to be used for less than two (2) hours. Typical uses include visitors and customers of retail, restaurants, or medical offices. Short-term bicycle parking may include outdoor bicycle parking spaces and bicycle racks not protected from the weather. Short-term bicycle parking is required for all uses listed in Table 13.11.1.

(3)

Long-term bicycle parking is encouraged for all uses. Long-term bicycle parking is generally intended for use for four (4) or more hours. Typical users include residents and employees. Long-term bicycle parking shall be in a format intended to provide security for longer term usage such as bicycle lockers, restricted access cages or rooms, or continuously monitored indoor spaces. Areas provided inside of office buildings for employees and visitors may count as long-term bicycle parking.

(4)

Covered bicycle parking is encouraged wherever the design of the building or use being served by the bicycle parking facility includes a covered area that could accommodate such facilities either as proposed or through economical redesign.

(D)

Number of Spaces Required. The minimum number of bicycle parking spaces required is shown in Table 13.11.1. When the calculation of the number of required bicycle parking spaces results in a fractional number of spaces, any fraction up to and including one-half (½) shall be disregarded, and any fraction over one-half (½) shall require one (1) bicycle parking space.

TABLE 13.11.1: MINIMUM NUMBER OF BICYCLE PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
The following uses shall be required to provide bicycle parking spaces in the amounts listed:

Notes:

1.

sf = square feet.

2.

GFA = gross floor area.

3.

Visitor spaces for assembly and entertainment uses typically host visitors for between two (2) and four (4) hours constituting an intermediate between short-term and long-term parking. For these uses design variations may be approved by the City which increase security, improve weather protection, and provide reasonable wayfinding.

(E)

Location.

(1)

Short-term spaces shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of the main entrance and closer than the nearest non-ADA spot to the building as measured along the most direct pedestrian route. For a building with more than one (1) entrance, the bicycle parking shall be distributed along all façades with a main entrance and located within one hundred (100) feet of at least one (1) main entrance, as measured along the most direct pedestrian access route. When more than six (6) spaces are required per entrance, additional parking may be provided at a secondary location, such as a parking garage, not more than two hundred (200) feet from the principal entrance with directional signage indicating its location.

(2)

Bicycle parking located within a parking garage shall be located within fifty (50) feet of a pedestrian access point which includes an elevator or first floor sidewalk connection. If the bicycle parking is located within an enclosed room within the parking structure, the distance requirement to an elevator or pedestrian entrance is no more than two hundred (200) feet.

(3)

Long-term bicycle parking shall be located on the same building site as the use being served. All long-term bicycle parking spaces shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of the principal entrance to the building or within the building itself.

(F)

Design.

(1)

All bicycle parking spaces shall comply with the following standards:

(a)

Minimum rack height: Thirty-six (36) inches.

(b)

Minimum tube diameter: 1.9 inches.

(c)

Type: Users should be able to lock the frame and both wheels.

(d)

Function: Supports a bicycle frame at two (2) points above the wheel hubs.

(e)

Simplicity: Easy to understand and use, and with no moving parts (except long-term spaces).

(f)

Operation: Usable without lifting the bicycle onto the device (applies to short-term bicycle parking only).

(g)

Capacity: Designed to accommodate two (2) bicycle spaces per rack.

(h)

Finish: Powder coated or other weather-proof surface, as approved by the Land Use Administrator, or designee.

(i)

Style: The inverted "U" style bicycle rack that can hold two (2) bicycles is the preferred type of rack (also known as a "staple," "hoop," or "U" rack), shown in Figure 13.11.1. Bicycle racks that are prohibited in the City of Oviedo are the wave, comb, schoolyard, coat hanger, wheel well, and bollard style as defined in the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, Essentials of Bike Parking, Rev. 1, 2015.

(j)

Alternative bicycle rack design. Alternative bicycle parking rack designs may be approved by the Land Use Administrator.

Figure 13.11.1—Examples of a Standard Bicycle Rack Intended to Park Two Bicycles

Note: CC-BY-NC American Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals.

(2)

All bicycle racks shall be installed consistent with the following dimensional standards:

(a)

Accessibility: Accessible to users without climbing or descending stairs.

(b)

Safety: Separated from vehicular parking spaces by physical barriers, such as curbs, wheel stops, bollards, or other similar features.

(c)

Construction: Anchored so that they cannot be easily removed.

(d)

Dimensional requirements: Bicycle racks shall be installed with the minimum distances as shown in Figure 13.11.2.

Figure 13.11.2—Plan View of Installed Standard Bicycle Racks Including Minimum and Preferred Dimensions

Note: CC-BY-NC American Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals.