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Paonia City Zoning Code

Sec. 16-6-10

Off-street parking spaces required.

(a)

The following number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided with the construction, addition or change of use, which requires a special review to any of the buildings, and uses listed in Table 16-5 below.

(b)

Parking spaces shall be at least nine (9) feet by nineteen (19) feet, except that up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the required spaces may be designated for compact cars with a minimum space of eight (8) feet by sixteen (16) feet.

(c)

Table 16-5 below sets forth the parking requirements for uses.

Table 16-5
Off-Street Parking Space Requirements

Use Parking Requirements
Residential units:
Efficiency or one-bedroom 1.5 spaces per unit
Two-bedroom 2.0 spaces per unit
Three-bedroom 2.5 spaces per unit
Four or more bedrooms 3.0 spaces per unit
Additional requirements for multiple-family residential and mobile home parks with 6 or more units (guest parking) 0.25 space for each unit
Multiple-family housing for the elderly or the handicapped 1.0 space per unit
Educational facilities:
Preschool nurseries or child care centers, Kindergarten and elementary schools and middle schools 1.0 space per classroom plus 1.0 space per employee
High schools 1.0 space per employee, plus 1.0 space for every 4 students, plus 1.0 space for every 4 seats in the principal place of assembly (bench capacity is determined as 1.0 seat per 30")
Commercial uses:
Animal hospitals 1.0 space for every 300 sq. ft.
Business and professional offices 1.0 space for every 250 sq. ft. of floor space
Drive-thru or fast food restaurants 1.0 space for every 2 seats or 1.0 space for every 100 sq. ft., whichever is greater, plus 1.0 largest work shift
Furniture and appliance stores 1.0 space for every 500 sq. ft. of floor area
Hospitals 1.0 space for every 2 beds plus 1.0 space for every employee in the largest work shift
Indoor restaurants and bars 1.0 space for every 3 seats or 1.0 space for every 200 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater
Libraries 1.0 space for every 400 sq. ft. of floor area plus 1.0 space for every 2 employees
Medical and dental offices and clinics 1.0 space for every 200 sq. ft. of floor space
Motels, hotels, lodges and bed and breakfasts 1.0 space per unit plus 2.0 spaces for the owner or manager's unit
Motor vehicle sales 1.0 space for every 500 sq. ft.
Motor vehicle service and repair 1.0 space for every 300 sq. ft. of floor area
Nursing homes and rest homes 1.0 space per 4 beds plus 1.0 space for each employee
Retail businesses except for furniture and appliance stores 1.0 space for every 300 sq. ft. of floor area
Wholesale businesses and warehouses 1.0 space for every 1,000 sq. ft. (excluding offices) or 1.0 space for every 2 employees, whichever is greater
Industrial uses 1.0 space for every 500 sq. ft. (excluding offices) or 1.0 space for every 2 employees, whichever is greater
Places of public assembly such as churches, auditoriums, meeting rooms, funeral homes 1.0 space for every four seats or benches in the principal place of assembly (Bench capacity is determined as on seat per 30 inches)

 

(Ord. No. 83-116, Art. XIII, 1983; Ord. No. 2000-02, Art. XIII, 2000; Ord. No. 2003-08, 2003; Ord. No. 2014-04, § 1, 1-13-2015)