A.

Every building, use or structure instituted or erected after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived shall be provided with off-street parking facilities in accordance with the provisions of this article for the use of occupants, employees, visitors or patrons to such building, use or structure.

B.

The required off-street parking facilities shall be maintained and continued as an accessory use as long as the main use is continued.

C.

Where a building existed at the effective date of this chapter, such building may be modernized, altered or repaired, without providing additional off-street parking facilities provided that there is no increase in floor area or capacity.

D.

Where a building or use which existed at the effective date of this chapter is enlarged in floor area, volume, capacity or space occupied, the off-street parking facilities as specified herein shall be provided for the additional floor area, volume, capacity or space so created or occupied.

E.

Where a building or use is changed in use or occupancy, additional off-street parking facilities shall be provided to the extent that the new use or occupancy exceeds the number of off-street parking spaces which would have been required for the previous use or occupancy had the regulations of this article been applicable thereto. For the purpose of this section, a change of use or occupancy shall mean a change from one (1) category of use or occupancy to another such category under this article.

F.

It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any building, structure or use affected by this article to discontinue, change or dispense with or to cause the discontinuance or reduction of the required parking facilities apart from the discontinuance, sale or transfer of such structure or use without establishing alternative vehicle parking facilities which meet the requirements of this article. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to utilize such building, structure or use without providing the off-street parking facilities to meet the requirements of and be in compliance with this article.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

A.

Single-family residential driveway access and design standards. On lots developed with a single-family dwelling unit:

1.

There shall be no more than two (2) driveways providing access to any one (1) street, and there shall be a minimum separation of eight (8) feet between the edges of two (2) driveways on the same plot measured along the property line; however, in the case of corner plots or other plots fronting on more than one (1) street or plots with more than two hundred (200) linear feet of frontage along a single street, no more than three (3) driveways shall be permitted for any plot.

2.

Driveways on detached, single-family residential lots shall be designed to accommodate two (2) adjacent parked cars within the driveway.

3.

The minimum width of any primary driveway measured at the right-of-way line shall be twenty-two (22) feet in width. The minimum width of any secondary or ancillary driveway providing access to the public or private street shall be ten (10) feet. The maximum combined width of all driveways, walkways, and any other hardscape surfaces in the front yard, measured at the right-of-way line shall not exceed:

•

Thirty (30) feet for lots having less than sixty (60) feet of frontage;

•

Forty (40) feet for lots having sixty (60) feet to one hundred (100) feet of frontage; and

•

Sixty (60) feet for lots having over one hundred (100) feet of frontage.

4.

The minimum length of any driveway measured at the right-of-way line shall be twenty-four (24) feet in length. Automobiles parked in driveways shall not be permitted to hang over adjacent sidewalks or block points of sidewalk crossing.

5.

The maximum area occupied by off-street parking and other paved surfaces shall not exceed:

•

Seventy-five (75) percent of the required front yard for lots having less than sixty (60) feet of frontage;

•

Seventy (70) percent of the required front yard for lots having sixty (60) feet to one hundred (100) feet of frontage; and

•

Fifty (50) percent of the required front yard for lots having over one hundred (100) feet of frontage.

6.

Driveways must be setback from the side property line a minimum of five (5) feet.

7.

Driveways shall be spaced a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from the intersection of a street or alley. This distance shall be measured from the intersection of the property lines or their extensions to the nearer edge of the driveway along the property line.

8.

Walkway areas immediately adjacent to the driveway shall not be counted for purposes of the width of the driveway, provided that the development plan for the residential dwelling clearly indicates there is no parking permitted in such area.

9.

Any lawful use of a driveway or off-street parking area existing on September 12, 2022, and which by its terms has become a nonconforming use, is hereby declared not to be in violation on September 12, 2022, the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived. No nonconforming driveway or off-street parking area shall be enlarged or structurally altered unless such area shall, after alteration, conform to the provisions of this ordinance [section]; however, normal maintenance repair and incidental alteration of the nonconforming use is permitted. Any nonconforming driveway or off-street parking area of which the cost of repair or reconstruction will exceed fifty (50) percent of the fair market value of the driveway or off-street parking area may only be reconstructed in compliance with this section.

B.

Parking stall dimensions.

1.

Each parking space required and/or provided within any nonresidential district shall not be less than ten (10) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length.

2.

Each parking space required and/or provided within any residential district shall not be less than nine (9) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length. This standard shall also apply for residential clubhouse parking.

3.

Parallel parking spaces shall be ten (10) feet in width and twenty-five (25) feet in length.

4.

Supplemental parking spaces within any residential district shall be nine (9) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length and allowed in the driveway area and shall be located interior to the property line.

5.

Accessible parking spaces for the disabled shall be twelve (12) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length, and shall meet the minimum dimension and design requirements of the Florida Building Code, latest edition.

C.

Access to parking stall. Each parking space shall be accessible from a street or alley or from an adequate aisle or driveway leading to a street or alley.

D.

Backing out prohibited. In no instance shall vehicles be allowed to back into a public right-of-way or otherwise enter or leave the parking area except at approved entrance and exit points, except that single-family and two-family dwellings may provide a driveway that directly exits onto a public right-of-way with a width of fifty (50) feet or less.

E.

Site plan labeling. The required off-street parking facilities, except driveways functioning as off-street parking for individual single-family, two-family and townhouse dwelling units, shall be identified on site development plans as to purpose and as to location.

F.

Pavement surface. Off-street parking facilities, including access aisles and driveways, shall be surfaced with a hard, dustless material and maintained in a smooth, well-graded condition except as provided in subsection G. of this section. Parking stalls which abut landscaped areas, sidewalks, structures or property lines shall be designed with bumper guards, wheel stops or continuous curbing.

G.

Alternative surface. The use of grass parking surfaces shall be permitted at the discretion of the city commission where parking is on an irregular, intermittent or part-time basis. Such grass parking surfaces shall be approved by the city engineer.

1.

Based upon frequency, extent and volume of use expected, it may be required by the city commission that aisles, accessways and drives be surfaced with a hard-surface material. All requirements for landscaping vehicular use areas shall be met.

2.

In instances where there is also a limited amount of regular parking use associated with a structure, such as parking for a staff, maintenance crew, security force, etc., an amount of hard-surface parking capable of accommodating such regular use shall be required. All landscaping requirements for vehicular use areas shall be met in such parking areas.

3.

Such grass parking surfaces are primarily intended to be allowed for parking associated with places of public assembly, theaters, private clubs, fraternity buildings, houses of worship, stadiums, racetracks, fairgrounds, schools, mortuaries and similar uses.

H.

Maintenance. The owner and their agent, if any, shall be jointly and severally responsible for the maintenance of all vehicular use areas, whether standard hard-surfaced or grass. Grass parking areas shall be maintained so as to present a neat appearance and to ensure a viable and healthy grass surface. In the event of deterioration of a grass or hard-surface parking surface, the city may require the full restoration of the parking facility, including ingress and egress points, to city standards.

I.

Drainage. All off-street parking facilities required by this article shall be drained so as not to cause any nuisances on adjacent or public property.

J.

Lighting. Lighting shall be arranged and designed so as to prevent any glare and excessive light on adjacent property.

K.

Separation from buildings. The main building line of all structures shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet from the closest point of all vehicular use areas for one- and two-story buildings, plus five (5) feet for each additional story up to a maximum distance of twenty-five (25) feet.

1.

Drive aisles shall be separated from property lines and from any portion of a principal building extending forward of the main building line by a distance of at least five (5) feet.

2.

When head-in parking spaces directly abut a sidewalk or other pedestrian area along the front facade of a non-residential building, the parking spaces shall be separated from the sidewalk or pedestrian area by decorative bollards or similar protective feature.

L.

Residential rear yard parking. In no instance shall the parking of motor vehicles be permitted within the rear yard of residentially zoned property unless within parking areas delineated on an approved site plan.

M.

Landscaping. All off-street parking facilities shall also comply with the landscaping requirements set forth in section 95-1520, wheelstops or continuous concrete curbing is required to protect landscaped areas from vehicular encroachment.

N.

Circulation, generally. Such facilities shall be arranged for convenient access and safety of pedestrians and vehicles.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015; Ord. No. 2019-001A, § 6(Exh. E), 9-25-2019; Ord. No. 2022-003, § 2, 9-12-2022; Ord. No. 2024-03, § 5, 3-6-2024)

A.

Minimum requirements. The off-street parking required by this article shall be provided and maintained on the basis of the following minimum requirements, which shall include the provision of disabled-accessible parking spaces as required in Section 208 of the Florida Accessibility Code For Building Construction, as may be amended from time to time:

1.

Dwelling, single-family: Two (2) garage parking spaces required, and two (2) driveway parking spaces shall be required. For each ten (10) lots or fraction thereof with less than sixty-five (65) feet of street frontage, one (1) off-street guest parking space shall be provided in proximity to such lots, distributed in a manner that is convenient for guests.

2.

Dwelling, two-family: Two (2) garage parking spaces per dwelling unit shall be required, and two (2) supplemental parking spaces shall be required.

3.

Multifamily and townhouse:

4.

Automobile sales—New or used automobile sales, boat sales or other outdoor sales: One (1) parking space for every two hundred (200) square feet of office and indoor showroom space, plus one (1) space for every additional one thousand (1,000) square feet of outdoor display area.

5.

Auto repair establishments: One (1) parking space per every one hundred twenty-five (125) square feet of gross building floor area.

6.

Auto service station with maintenance and repair services; automotive repair and service: Five (5) spaces per each service bay.

7.

Business, professional, governmental offices: One (1) parking space for every two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.

8.

Bowling alleys: Five (5) parking spaces for each alley, plus additional spaces as required for other accessory uses on the same premises that are part of the bowling alley, at the rate of fifty (50) percent of the parking requirement for said other uses.

9.

Childcare center, day nursery, kindergarten: One (1) parking space per every two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

10.

Commercial riding stable, boarding stable, livery stable and dude ranch: One (1) parking space per every two (2) stalls, plus one (1) parking space per owner or operator. Such spaces may be grassed or dirt.

11.

Convenience stores: One (1) parking space per every one hundred (100) square feet of building floor area.

12.

Golf courses: Four (4) parking spaces per each golf green, plus one (1) space for every two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area of clubhouse, plus additional spaces as required herein for other uses associated with the golf course.

13.

Golf driving range, archery range and other type target ranges: One and one-half (1½) parking spaces per target position plus two (2) parking spaces required for employee parking, plus additional spaces as required in this section for accessary uses.

14.

Miniature golf course: Two (2) parking spaces for each golf green, plus four (4) parking spaces required for employee parking, plus additional parking spaces as required for accessory uses.

15.

Health club: One (1) parking space per every one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area occupied by guests, customers, patrons or members.

16.

Hospitals: One (1) parking space per each patient bed, plus one (1) parking space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

17.

Hotels, including clubs: Three (3) parking spaces for every four (4) sleeping rooms or three (3) spaces for every four (4) bathrooms, whichever is greater. If, in addition to sleeping rooms, there are other uses operated in connection with and/or as part of the hotel, additional off-street parking spaces shall be provided for such uses as would be required by this section if such uses were separate from the hotel to the extent of fifty (50) percent of the off-street parking specified in this article for retail stores, offices, service establishments, bars, restaurants, dining rooms, nightclubs, ballrooms, banquet halls, meeting rooms and auditoriums.

18.

Lawn maintenance operations: One (1) parking space for each employee during peak work hours, plus two (2) additional parking spaces, plus one (1) space for each truck and trailer used for lawn maintenance.

19.

Manufacturing, industrial uses, research and testing, laboratories, bottling establishments, printing and engraving shops, warehouses, motor vehicle salesrooms and laundries: One (1) parking space for every five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area of the building(s).

20.

Medical, dental, chiropractic, veterinary offices and clinics: One (1) parking space for every one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area.

21.

Museums and libraries: One (1) parking space for every two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.

22.

Nursing homes, and assisted living facilities: One (1) parking space for every two (2) beds for patients or residents, plus one (1) parking space for every two hundred (200) square feet of office and administration space.

23.

Places of assembly, having fixed seats: One (1) parking space for every five (5) seats of capacity for rooms or areas to be used for group seating, or one (1) parking space for every thirty-five (35) square feet (sixty (60) square feet if within a shopping center of one hundred thousand (100,000) or more square feet) of net floor area devoted to assembly use, whichever is higher, plus one (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of additional floor area that is accessory to the assembly use or not otherwise subject to a separate parking requirement in this section.

24.

Places of assembly, without fixed seats: One (1) parking space for every five (5) seats of capacity for rooms or areas to be used for group seating, or one (1) parking space for every thirty-five (35) square feet (sixty (60) square feet if within a shopping center of one hundred thousand (100,000) or more square feet) of net floor area devoted to assembly use, whichever is higher, plus one (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of additional floor area that is accessory to the assembly use or not otherwise subject to a separate parking requirements in this section.

25.

Reserved.

26.

Reserved.

27.

Reserved.

28.

Restaurants, bars, beer gardens, nightclubs: One (1) parking space for every thirty-five (35) square feet of customer service area; except that where a restaurant, bar, beer garden or nightclub is part of a shopping center with greater than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross floor area, one (1) parking space for every sixty (60) square feet of customer service area shall be required. In addition, one (1) parking space for every two (2) linear feet of bar space shall be provided.

29.

Restaurants (fast-food): One (1) space for every forty (40) square feet of gross floor area with a minimum of twenty (20) spaces.

30.

Retail stores, personal service establishments, household repairs or equipment shops, interior decoration shops: One (1) parking space for every two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.

31.

Storage warehouses: One (1) parking space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

32.

Storage facility: One (1) space for every five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross floor area.

33.

Schools—Elementary schools and nursery schools, private or parochial: One (1) parking space for each classroom, plus one-half (½) of the additional parking spaces for rooms used for public assembly as otherwise required by law.

34.

Schools—Middle and senior high schools and colleges, private or parochial: One (1) parking space for each classroom, plus one (1) parking space for every five (5) students or one-half (½) of the additional parking spaces for rooms used for public assembly as otherwise required by this section, whichever is greater.

35.

Tennis courts, racquetball and handball courts and clubs or other sport courts (except for any athletic courts which are accessory to any permitted residential development and membership consists only of residents of the residential development: Two (2) parking spaces per each court, plus additional parking spaces as required in this section for spectator seating and other uses associated with the courts.

36.

Wholesale nursery and landscaping operations: One (1) parking space for each employee during peak work hours, plus two (2) additional parking spaces.

B.

Uses not specifically mentioned. The requirements for off-street parking for any uses not specifically mentioned in this section shall be the same as provided in this section for the use most similar as determined by the planning and zoning director to the one sought, it being the intent to require all uses to provide off-street parking.

C.

Fractional measurements. When units or measurements determining the number of required off-street parking spaces result in the requirement of fractional space, any such fractional space shall require a full off-street parking space.

D.

Mixed-use developments. In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for off-street parking require less parking than indicated by traditional parking rates due to varying parking demands for each land use. In sch cases, the following provisions, and section 90-560, and subsection F below, shall apply:

1.

If the applicant requests to reduce the parking requirements for a mixed-use development below the minimum requirements of this chapter, a shared parking study shall be submitted to the city engineer. The share parking study shall be performed and certified by a registered professional engineer, architect, or planner experienced in parking studies.

2.

The shared parking study shall comply with the methodology in the Urban Land Institute's "Shared Parking" manual, as it may be amended. At a minimum, the study shall include tenant uses, square footage, the required parking per code for each use, hours of operation, total parking provided, uses utilizing shared parking, hourly parking accumulation and the reduction of parking spaces.

E.

Measurement. For the purposes of this article: the term "floor area" shall mean the gross floor area inside of the exterior walls; in hospitals, bassinets shall not count as beds; in stadiums, sports arenas, places of worship and other places of assembly in which occupants utilize benches, pews or other similar seating facilities, every twenty (20) linear inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one (1) fixed seat for the purpose of computing off-street parking requirements.

F.

Parking studies. In the event that an applicant for a site plan or change of use believes that the number of off-street parking spaces required in this article does not accurately reflect the need of the proposed use or development, the applicant may submit a parking study, prepared by a professional traffic engineer, which proposes an alternate parking requirement based upon the unique characteristics of the applicant's development or use. The city commission, after receiving recommendations from the staff, applicable consultants and the planning and zoning board, may, in its discretion, modify the parking requirements of this article for the applicant's development in accordance with the parking study.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015; Ord. No. 2019-010, § 2, 10-16-2019; Ord. No. 2023-006, § 6, 6-21-2023)

Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent collective provision for, or joint use of, off-street parking facilities for two (2) or more buildings or uses by two (2) or more owners or corporations provided that the total of such parking spaces, when combined or used together, shall not be less than the sum of the requirements of the several individual uses computed separately in accordance with this article, except as provided in section 90-560, use of required off-street parking by another building or use.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

In the case of a building occupied by a nonconforming use, no substantial improvements and no extension or expansion of use shall be permitted unless and until the off-street parking requirements of this article for the use of the type involved are applied to such existing use and are fully provided for.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

No part of an off-street parking area required for any building or use by this article shall be included as a part of an off-street parking area similarly required for another building or use unless the type of use indicates that the periods of usage will not overlap or be concurrent with each other as determined by the city commission.

1.

Required parking spaces may be permitted by the city commission to be utilized for meeting the parking requirements of two (2) separate permitted uses when it is clearly established by the applicant that the two (2) uses will primarily utilize these spaces at different times of the day, week, month or year, such as a church sharing spaces with a retail store.

2.

Recordable covenants, with correct legal descriptions, shall be submitted by the owners of the property and the businesses, in form acceptable to the city attorney; and these covenants shall be recorded by the city at the applicant's expense, and shall run with the land. These covenants shall provide that the use, or portion of a use, that requires the shared parking in order to obtain the necessary permits or licenses shall cease and terminate upon any change in their respective schedules of operation that results in conflicting or overlapping usage of the parking facilities; and no nonresidential use may be made of that portion of the property until the required parking facilities are available and provided. The covenant shall also provide that the city may collect attorney fees if litigation is necessary.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015; Ord. No. 2019-010, § 2, 10-16-2019)

Fire lanes shall be provided as needed to provide safe and adequate emergency access to all portions of multifamily and nonresidential buildings. There shall be no parking within a designated fire lane. Each fire lane shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet in width.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

A.

Intersection clearance. A driveway shall not be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the right-of-way of a street intersection and in no event shall be located within the radius return of the intersection.

B.

Width. Except driveways functioning as off-street parking for individual single-family, two-family, and townhouse dwelling units, the minimum width of a one-way driveway is twelve (12) feet, and the minimum width of a two-way driveway is twenty-four (24) feet. Driveway width is subject to review and approval by the city engineer and fire department.

C.

Radii.

1.

The minimum driveway radius return is five (5) feet for residential development and ten (10) feet for commercial development.

2.

Edge of pavement radii shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet to allow all passenger vehicle turning movements (into, out of and within the site) to occur without encroaching into other lanes.

D.

Spacing.

1.

The minimum distance between any two (2) driveways on a collector or arterial street shall be two hundred (200) feet unless the roadway is under the jurisdiction of FDOT or Broward County, in which case the more stringent standard shall apply.

2.

On local roadways, driveways shall be separated by a minimum of twenty (20) feet or greater as may be required so that the driveway return radii do not overlap.

3.

The minimum distance between a right-of-way and parallel interior drive is twenty-five (25) feet.

E.

Grades. Driveway grades shall not exceed three (3) percent. The maximum slope immediately beyond the right-of-way line shall not change in excess of five (5) percent for either angle of approach or breakover angle.

F.

Construction. The driveway surface shall be constructed of a minimum of one and one-half (1.5) inch asphaltic concrete over an eight (8) inch lime-rock layer over a twelve (12) inch subgrade.

G.

Curbing. A concrete header curb, Type F curb and gutter, or Type D curb shall be provided at all driveway entrances the full width of the radius.

H.

No structures in driveway entrance. There shall be no catch basins, crosswalks, meter boxes, sewer cleanouts or other similar type structures in the driveway entrance.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015; Ord. No. 2019-012, § 2, 10-16-2019; Ord. No. 2024-03, § 6, 3-6-2024)

A.

Applicability. This section applies to all portions of a vehicular use area other than driveways entrances onto a street as regulated in section 90-580, driveway entrance design and construction standards.

B.

Drive aisles.

1.

The minimum distance between a right-of-way and parallel interior drive aisle is twenty-five (25) feet.

2.

Dead-end access aisles are prohibited, except that ninety-degree parking bays of less than ten (10) cars in length are permitted to terminate in a minimum backup area of fifteen (15) feet.

C.

Construction. All vehicular use areas shall be constructed pursuant to section 90-580, driveway entrance design and construction standards, subsections E. and F.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

A.

Off-street parking facilities supplied by the owner or operator to meet the requirements of this article shall not be used by commercial vehicles owned, operated or used in the business of such owner or operator during regular hours of business. Additional parking spaces shall be provided to accommodate commercial vehicles during regular hours of business and shall be located as far away as possible from a public right-of-way unless completely screened from being viewed within the public right-of-way.

B.

Parking of commercial vehicles and heavy commercial vehicles within residential zoning districts (A-1, AE-1, AE-2, RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4, RS-6, RM-5 to RM-10, PUD, and PRD).

1.

Parking of commercial vehicles and heavy commercial vehicles within public and private rights-of-way. Commercial vehicles and heavy commercial vehicles shall be permitted to park or stop within public and private rights-of-way within the residential zoning districts of the city only when such vehicles are actively engaged in the process of loading or unloading or performing work on premises.

2.

Overnight parking of heavy commercial vehicles; exception for permitted construction sites. Heavy commercial vehicles may be parked overnight in a residential zoning district, provided the vehicle is not operating between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. Sundays and national holidays; and only if such overnight parking is limited to no more than two (2) times per year per parcel unless the vehicle is used in the ordinary course of a bona fide farm operation or a business which possesses a valid City of Parkland business tax receipt to conduct business on the property. This restriction shall not apply while construction is ongoing on a residentially zoned parcel pursuant to an active city building permit.

3.

Screening of commercial vehicles and heavy commercial vehicles.

a.

Enclosure of commercial and heavy commercial vehicles. Within residential zoning districts, commercial vehicles with or without trailers and heavy commercial vehicles shall be parked entirely within a garage, a carport, or within or surrounded by another opaque structure, or within an area in which the vehicle is screened by an opaque wall, fence, hedge, or vegetation in accordance with section 95-1525, screening and special landscaping requirements, to fully block the vehicle from view of nearby public or private rights-of-way and adjacent properties.

b.

Additional screening options for commercial vehicles. The following options for screening are available to commercial vehicles, as defined in this section:

1.

Screening of commercial vehicle with opaque vehicle cover. Within residential zoning districts, commercial vehicles may be parked on a paved driveway provided that the vehicle is covered entirely by an opaque cover. Said cover shall be constructed of sound material and shall be maintained in good condition, such that there is no fading, tearing, or holes in the cover. Vinyl or canvas tarpaulin, or other covers not designed for use as a vehicle cover, shall be prohibited. All vehicle covers shall be constructed to permit all license registrations to be visible from public and private rights-of-way. This option may not be utilized to screen heavy commercial vehicles as defined herein.

2.

Coverage of commercial vehicle logo with opaque magnetic logo or lettering cover. A commercial vehicle may meet the screening requirement of this subsection by completely obscuring commercial lettering or signage with a magnetic cover, provided it is the same color as the vehicle. This option does not apply to heavy commercial vehicles, and is available only to those vehicles that are considered commercial vehicles because of the presence of permanent or temporary signage on the vehicle.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

A.

On the same plot with every structure or use hereafter erected or created, there shall be provided and maintained adequate space for loading and unloading of material goods and things and for deliveries and shipping so that vehicles for these services may use this space without encroaching on or interfering with the public use of street and alleys by pedestrians and vehicles.

B.

Where any structure is enlarged or its use is extended so that the size of the resulting occupancy comes within the scope of this section, the full amount of off-street loading space shall be supplied and maintained for the structure or use in its enlarged or extended size. Where the use of a structure or land or any part thereof is changed to a use requiring off-street loading space under this section, the full amount of off-street loading space shall be supplied and maintained to comply with this chapter.

C.

For the purposes of this chapter, an off-street loading space shall be an area at the grade level at least twelve (12) feet by forty (40) feet long with fourteen-foot vertical clearance. Each off-street loading space shall be directly accessible from a street or alley without crossing or entering any other required off-street loading space and arranged for convenient and safe ingress and egress by motor truck and/or trailer combination. Such loading space shall also be accessible from the interior of any building it is intended to serve.

D.

Off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained in accordance with the following schedule:

1.

For each retail store, storage warehouse, wholesale establishment, light industrial use, manufacturing use, freight terminal, market, restaurant, funeral home, laundry, dry-cleaning establishment or similar use which has an aggregate gross floor area of:

a.

Over ten thousand (10,000) square feet but not over twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet: One (1) space.

b.

Over twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet but not over sixty thousand (60,000) square feet: Two (2) spaces.

c.

Over sixty thousand (60,000) square feet but not over one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) square feet: Three (3) spaces.

d.

Over one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) square feet but not over two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet: Four (4) spaces.

e.

Over two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet but not over two hundred ninety thousand (290,000) square feet: Five (5) spaces.

f.

Over two hundred ninety thousand (290,000) square feet, for every additional ninety thousand (90,000) square feet or fraction thereof: One (1) additional space.

2.

For each auditorium, convention hall, exhibition hall, museum, hotel, office building, sports arena, stadium, hospital, sanitarium, welfare institution or similar use which has an aggregate gross floor area of:

a.

Over twenty thousand (20,000) square feet but not over forty thousand (40,000) square feet: One (1) space.

b.

For every additional forty thousand (40,000) square feet or fraction thereof: One (1) additional space.

3.

For any use not specifically mentioned in this section, the requirements for off-street loading for a use which is so mentioned and to which the unmentioned use is similar shall apply.

a.

Off-street loading facilities supplied to meet the needs of one (1) use shall not be considered as meeting off-street loading needs of any other use.

b.

No area or facilities supplied to meet the required off-street parking facilities for a use shall be utilized for or be deemed to meet the requirements of this article for off-street loading facilities.

c.

Nothing in this section shall prevent the collective, joint or combined provision of off-street loading facilities for two (2) or more buildings or uses provided that such off-street loading facilities are equal in size and capacity to the combined requirements of the several buildings or uses and are so located and arranged as to be usable thereby.

d.

Plans for buildings or uses requiring off-street loading facilities under the provisions of this section shall clearly indicate the location, dimensions, clearances and access for all such required off-street loading facilities.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

A.

Drive-through facilities. A minimum one hundred-foot-long stacking lane shall be provided for drive-through window facilities for each window. The stacking lane shall be exclusive of adjacent parking spaces and drive aisles serving those spaces

B.

Gated residential communities. A suitable stacking distance between the adjacent right-of-way and the control access points within a gated residential community shall be determined in coordination with the engineering department at the time a traffic study is required.

1.

The minimum stacking distance for each lane shall be the greater of three hundred (300) feet, or one (1) linear foot per peak hour trip generated by the community, as defined by the latest edition of the ITE Manual. However, the city engineering department shall have the discretion to amend this requirement based upon consideration of the following elements: number of entrances; provision and length of dedicated right-turn lanes accessing the community; findings of a traffic study; and other design factors deemed relevant by the city engineer.

2.

All gated residential entrances shall maintain a minimum of two (2) separate access lanes into the community with each lane being a minimum of twelve (12) feet in width. One (1) lane shall be dedicated for residents and one (1) lane shall be dedicated for guests. Either though design or signage, there shall be a clear demarcation of the dedicated lanes. At no point, shall these two (2) lanes merge ahead of the controlled access point.

3.

Entrances and stacking areas shall be designed to allow residents to enter with minimal delays that are not impeded by the traffic flow or stacking of vehicles in the nonresident lane. The lane for nonresidents shall accommodate a minimum of thirteen (13) vehicles to "stack" without impeding the traffic flow of residents to the controlled access point. A stacking area shall be designed to include a space twelve (12) feet wide by twenty-two (22) feet long for each vehicle.

4.

A turn-around area shall be provided ahead of the guardhouse.

5.

If applicable, a second turn-around area shall be provided between the guardhouse and community access gate.

6.

A minimum of two (2) parking spaces shall be provided for all manned guardhouses. One (1) of these spaces shall be ADA compliant.

7.

Any bike lanes that provide access to the entrance of a residential community shall be continued through the entrance and any gated access points at the entrance.

C.

Gated nonresidential properties. A suitable stacking distance between the adjacent right-of-way and the controlled access points within a gated nonresidential property shall be determined in coordination with the city engineering department at the time a traffic study is provided. Adequate stacking distance shall be required for both inbound and outbound vehicles to facilitate the safe and efficient movement between the public right-of-way and the development. An inbound stacking area shall be provided that is of a sufficient size to ensure that vehicles will not obstruct the adjacent roadway, the sidewalk, or the circulation within the facility. An outbound stacking area shall be provided to eliminate backup and delay of vehicles within the development.

1.

Inbound traffic stacking at entrances should be sufficient to allow guests to enter with minimal delays and shall have a minimum stacking distance of one hundred ten (110) feet (to accommodate a minimum of five (5) vehicles) to "stack" without impeding the traffic flow of the adjacent roadway, the sidewalk, and the circulation within the facility. The outbound stacking area shall be able to accommodate a minimum of two (2) cars and shall not block parking stalls, parking aisles or driveways of off-street parking facilities.

2.

A stacking area shall be designed to include a space twelve (12) feet wide by twenty-two (22) feet long for each vehicle.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015; Ord. No. 2019-001A, § 3(Exh. B), 9-25-2019; Ord. No. 2022-001, § 2, 3-16-2022)

It shall be unlawful for a business located within a commercial zoning district in the city to provide valet parking services in connection with the conduct of business absent obtaining a permit pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

The owner or operator of any business located within a commercial zoning district in the city may provide valet parking service in connection with the conduct of that business after obtaining a permit pursuant to this article. All valet parking service shall operate in a manner consistent with this article. Although valet parking service for a business and property owner may be provided by an independent contractor, the owner of the business must be a joint permittee.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

Permits shall expire on September 30 of each calendar year and shall be issued for that portion of the year remaining from the date of issue to the following September 30. All permits must be renewed annually.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

A.

Limitation on number of valet parking spaces. No more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total required number of parking spaces per commercial development shall be utilized for valet services. Valet service parking shall be reviewed based on a first-come, first-serve basis. Parking spaces for valet services shall be at a location deemed by the city, in its sole discretion, to create the least imposition on the operation of businesses at the center.

B.

Location of valet parking spaces. The location of the valet parking spaces shall be indicated on a site plan, submitted to the planning and zoning department by the person or entity owning the commercial development where the business requesting the valet services to be located, the person or entity owning the business that will use the valet service as well as the person or entity actually providing the valet service. The process for identifying such valet parking spaces shall be submitted as a revocable valet parking services permit with all associated fees.

C.

Signage. There shall be no signage on site for the valet parking spaces that restrict such parking spaces to "valet only," however such spaces may be blocked off by orange construction cones during the hours of valet service as approved per the valet parking services permit.

D.

Noninterference with disabled-accessible parking. The valet parking service operation shall not interfere with the accessibility of disabled-accessible parking spaces.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

A.

Applications for a revocable valet parking services permit shall be submitted to the city's planning and zoning department accompanied by a nonrefundable two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) application filing fee for each business seeking a valet parking permit:

B.

The application must be jointly submitted by the person or entity owning the commercial development where the business requesting the valet services is located, the person or entity owning the business that will use the valet service as well as the person or entity actually providing the valet service, if not an employee of the owner of the business;

C.

The form of the application shall be supplied by the city and the applicants shall provide all information requested. Such application shall not be reviewed by the planning and zoning department until such time as all required information is submitted and complete;

D.

The application shall be accompanied by an approved site plan, which shall clearly depict the location of the staging area and the business proposed to be served. The schematic must show the exact number of parking spaces the applicants anticipate will be used by the business and valet service and the current parking regulations at the locations intended to be used. The applicant may request signage associated with the staging area to identify valet parking;

E.

The application shall also include a schematic traffic circulation plan, which shall provide the following information:

1.

The primary route between the staging area and the vehicle parking areas;

2.

The hours of operation of the valet services;

3.

The number of valet parkers intended to be employed and the periods of the day during which they shall be employed;

4.

The projected number of trips from the staging area to the parking areas, and from the parking areas to the staging area during the normal operation hours of the valet service;

5.

The location of any additional objects associated with the valet parking service, to include, but not be limited to, key box and chairs; and

6.

A clear pathway, parallel with the street or parking lot, with a minimum width of five (5) feet shall be maintained for through pedestrian traffic. If such five-foot clear pathway cannot be maintained, no permit shall be issued. A greater width may be required as a condition of approval.

F.

The applicant shall provide insurance documentation that names the city as an additional insured;

G.

The city may require appropriate traffic control devices, approved by the city prior to the placement of such devices, to facilitate the movement of traffic;

H.

Prior to the issuance of a permit, the applicant shall furnish a signed statement that the permittee shall hold harmless the city, its officers and employees and shall indemnify the city, its officers and employees from any claims for damages to property or injury to persons which may be occasioned by any activity carried on under the terms of the permit;

I.

A copy of the revocable valet parking services permit shall be available on site during business hours;

J.

The valet parking services company shall obtain a business tax receipt from the City of Parkland;

K.

The application shall include an affidavit from the owner of the center in which the business is located (or its authorized agent) stating that all businesses in the center have been given notice of the application.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

A.

The revocable valet parking service permit will specify the terms and conditions applicable.

B.

When the staging area will utilize parking aisles, the following shall apply:

1.

All traffic control devices shall be strictly adhered to.

2.

All applicable statutes, ordinances and regulations concerning movement and parking of motor vehicles shall be adhered to.

3.

The issuance of a valet parking service permit will give the permittee no special rights with respect to the use of the parking aisles, different from the rights of the general public, other than the limited right to temporarily use a staging area to receive motor vehicles.

4.

At any time the city manager or his/her designee should determine that the use of the staging area by the permittee is creating a situation which is adverse to the public health, safety and welfare or, to the use of the parking aisle by the public in general, the valet service permit may be further conditioned, by the city manager or his/her designee, so as to eliminate adverse impacts, or the permit may be revoked.

5.

Staging areas shall be restricted to the staging areas permitted pursuant to the valet parking service permit. There shall be no storage of vehicles in the area used for staging. A vehicle will be considered stored if it remains in the staging area for more than five (5) minutes. Staging shall not occur in any location other than in the area provided for staging as indicated in the permit. Egress and ingress of the commercial development shall not be obstructed by unattended vehicles waiting to be parked. At no time shall unattended vehicles be left in the staging area.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

A.

All employees who operate motor vehicles shall have a valid state driver's license and shall follow all traffic regulations.

B.

All employees shall display a name tag identifying the valet company, or in the event that the valet parkers are employees of the business the name tag shall display the name of the business, and the individual's name.

C.

All employees shall be in a similar uniform.

D.

All employees shall comply with all applicable laws and statutes that relate to traffic safety.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

The city manager or a code enforcement officer of the city shall be entitled to inspect the operation of the valet service with such frequency as he/she shall deem warranted in order to determine that the permittee is complying with the terms of this section [article], as well as other applicable laws, ordinances and regulations. By accepting a valet service permit, the permittee agrees to allow inspections to take place and shall cooperate fully with the city in the conduct of the inspection to assist the city to obtain such information as is required in order to determine compliance by the permittee.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

A.

Any business or valet found to be in violation under the terms of their permit shall be fined in the following manner:

1.

Minor offenses include, but are not limited to, the following:

a.

Operating valet parking service business without a valid City of Parkland business tax receipt.

b.

Employees of the valet parking service business not wearing a uniform or identification tag.

c.

Penalty: Fine shall be a minimum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per offense.

2.

All other offenses include, but are not limited to, the following:

a.

Operation without a valet parking service permit.

b.

No or inadequate insurance coverage.

c.

Penalty:

1.

First offense .....$100.00

2.

Second offense .....$250.00

3.

Third offense .....$500.00

B.

Any fine imposed hereunder, if contested, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the city's special magistrate for code enforcement.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)

A.

Any permit issued pursuant to this article shall be deemed automatically revoked for failure of the valet service, on three (3) occasions in any twenty-four-month period, to adhere to any standard or requirement of this article as determined by the code enforcement special master or of state law as determined by the entity with jurisdiction over said matter. In addition, said permit may be revoked on a determination that the operations of the permittee conflict with the rights of the public to use the parking aisles or that the permittee's valet service adversely impacts the business or property of others.

B.

The city shall follow the following revocation process where the revocation is not automatic:

1.

The permittee shall be given written notice of a violation, the action necessary to correct the same or the modifications required with reference to the permittee's valet operations. Notice may be hand delivered, posted, or mailed by U.S. registered mail, return receipt requested. Hand delivery shall include handing the notice to any employee of the permittee. Posting shall be in an observable location at the place of business providing the valet service.

2.

The notice shall specify the time for the valet service to correct the violation or implement modification, in those circumstances where such corrective action is possible. Should the valet service fail to correct the violation or implement modifications within the time given, the revocable valet service permit shall be revoked and shall be of no further force and effect. Once the permit has been revoked, the permittee shall cease valet services.

3.

Within five (5) days of the date of the revocation of the permit, the permittee may appeal the revocation by submitting a written application using the form provided by the planning and zoning department. All applications shall be accompanied by the processing fee and other supporting evidence pertaining to the appeal and the grounds or reasons therefore. The appeal shall be filed with the planning and zoning department. The planning and zoning department may request supplemental material in writing.

4.

Review by the planning and zoning board. The planning and zoning board shall review and decide appeals from any person who has been adversely affected by a decision of an administrative official in the interpretation or application of the land development regulations. The planning and zoning board may modify, reverse or affirm the administrative official's decision interpreting or applying the provisions of the land development regulations.

5.

Processing.

a.

All applications for administrative appeals shall be scheduled for a hearing before the planning and zoning board by the planning and zoning department.

b.

The applicant shall present the appeal at a public hearing before the planning and zoning board.

c.

The administrator subject to the appeal may present reasons and documentation supporting the initial decision.

d.

The concurring vote of four (4) of the five (5) board members shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, or decision of the city administrative staff.

e.

Upon a decision, the planning and zoning board shall issue a written order to be forwarded to the city clerk that shall be sent to the applicant and become a part of the public records.

f.

Any decision by the planning and zoning board may be appealed to the city commission by the applicant or the city administrative staff.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)