Pampa City Zoning Code
§ 10
Vehicle parking regulations.
Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered, or converted for any use permitted in the district in which it is located unless there shall be provided on the lot or tract, on an immediately contiguous lot or tract or within one hundred fifty (150) feet of such building or structure, vehicle parking in the following ratio of vehicle spaces for the uses specified in the designated districts, except that an established use lawfully existing at the effective date of this ordinance need not provide vehicle parking as hereinafter set forth and that no existing vehicle parking in connection with said use at the effective date of this ordinance may be reduced below the minimum number of spaces as hereinafter required:
1.
In the following zoning districts the minimum off-street parking spaces for residential uses shall be:
a.
A, agricultural district: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit;
b.
SF-1, one-family dwelling district: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit;
c.
SF-2, one-family dwelling district: One (1) space for each dwelling unit;
d.
2F, two-family dwelling district: One and one-half (1-1/2) spaces for each dwelling unit or a minimum of three (3) spaces for each duplex;
e.
MF, multiple-family dwelling district: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit;
f.
P, parking district: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit;
g.
O, office district: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit;
h.
NS, Neighborhood service district: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit;
i.
R, retail district: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit;
j.
C, commercial district: One (1) space for each dwelling unit;
k.
CB, central business district: One (1) space for each dwelling unit;
l.
LI, light industrial district: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit;
m.
HI, heavy industrial district: No requirement (dwelling excluded);
n.
PD, planned development district: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit plus such additional requirements as may be specified by the Amending Ordinance.
2.
Parking space schedule nonresidential uses applicable to all districts except the CB, central business district:
a.
Bank, savings and loan or similar financial establishment: One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area;
b.
Bowling alley: Six (6) spaces for each lane;
c.
Clinics or doctors’ offices: One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area (minimum of five (5) spaces);
d.
Commercial outdoor amusement: Twenty (20) spaces plus one (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area over one thousand (1,000) square feet;
e.
Convalescent home or home for aged: One (1) space for each six (6) rooms or beds;
f.
Gasoline service station: Minimum of six (6) spaces;
g.
Golf course: Minimum of thirty (30) spaces;
h.
High school, college or university: One (1) space for each classroom, laboratory or instruction area plus one (1) space for each four (4) students accommodated in the institution;
i.
Hospitals: One (1) space for every two (2) beds;
j.
Hotel or motel: One (1) space for each room, unit or guest accommodation;
k.
Institutions of a philanthropic nature: Ten (10) spaces plus one (1) space for each employee;
l.
Library or museum: Ten (10) spaces plus one (1) for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area;
m.
Manufacturing, processing or repairing: One (1) space for each two (2) employees or one (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater;
n.
Offices, general: One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area (minimum five (5) spaces);
o.
Places of public assembly not listed: One (1) space for each three (3) seats provided;
p.
Recreational, private or commercial area or building (other than listed): One (1) space for every three (3) persons to be normally accommodated in the establishment;
q.
Restaurant or cafeteria: One (1) space for every three (3) seats under maximum seating arrangement (minimum of five (5) spaces);
r.
Retail or personal service: One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area (minimum of five (5) spaces);
s.
Schools, elementary or junior high: One (1) space for each classroom plus one (1) space for each four (4) seats in any auditorium, gymnasium, or other place of assembly;
t.
Storage or warehousing: One (1) space for each two (2) employees or one (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater;
u.
Theaters, meeting rooms and places of public assembly: One (1) space for every three (3) seats.
3.
Special off-street parking regulations
a.
In computing the parking requirements for any building or development, the total parking requirements shall be the sum of the specific parking space requirements for each class of use included in the building for development.
b.
In the SF-1, SF-2, 2F, MF, O and NS districts, no parking space, garage, or carport or other automobile storage space or structure shall be used for the storage of any truck, truck trailer or van except panel and pickup trucks not exceeding one and one-half (1-1/2) ton capacity.
c.
Floor area of structure devoted to off-street parking of vehicles shall be excluded in computing the off-street parking requirements of any use.
4.
Parking requirements for new or unlisted uses
a.
Where questions arise concerning the minimum off-street parking requirement for any use not specifically listed, the requirements may be interpreted as those of a similar use.
b.
Where a determination of the minimum parking requirements cannot be readily ascertained for new or unlisted uses according to subsection 4-a or where uncertainty exists, the minimum off-street parking requirements shall be established by the same process as provided in section 7(15) for classifying new and unlisted use.