St Paul City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 14
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
§ 14-1 Parking Requirements Based on Use.
In all districts at the time any building or structure is erected or structurally altered, off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements:
“OF” Office District: Three (3) parking spaces plus one (1) additional parking space for each three hundred square feet (300 sq. ft.) of floor area over five hundred feet (500’). Where occupancy load densities exceed one (1) person per 250 square feet of office area, one (1) parking space shall be provided for each employee. For high-density office uses with multiple overlapping shifts one (1) parking space shall be provided for each employee at the premises during shift change. |
Church or other place of worship: One (1) parking space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium. |
R1.5 District: Two (2) parking spaces for each dwelling unit. No required parking space shall be located in the required front yard. |
Private club, lodge, country club, or golf club: One (1) parking space for each one hundred fifty square feet (150 sq. ft.) of floor area. Or one (1) parking space for each 3 persons normally accommodated by the establishment, whichever is greater. |
Retail Store: Unless specified elsewhere: |
Gross Floor Area | Parking Requirements |
|---|---|
Under 9,999 sq. ft. | 10 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Over 10,000 sq. ft. | 5.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. over 10,000 sq. ft. |
School, elementary and intermediate: One (1) parking space for each five (5) seats in the auditorium or main assembly room, or one (1) space for each classroom plus six (6) spaces, whichever is greater. |
School, secondary, and college: One (1) parking space for each four (4) seats in the main auditorium or eight (8) spaces for each classroom, whichever is greater. |
Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of the Code is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, to create a need for an increase in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement of change.
Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date of this Code is enlarged in floor area or in the area used, said building or use shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.
All parking, loading and maneuvering of trucks shall be conducted off-street on private property.
Required passenger vehicle parking shall not be allowed within the truck dock apron space.
(Ordinance 130D, sec. 14-1, adopted 12/8/14)
§ 14-2 Rules for Computing Number of Parking Spaces.
In computing the number of parking spaces required for each of the above uses, the following rules shall govern:
“Floor area” shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use. |
Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be constructed to the nearest whole number. |
The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature.
(Ordinance 130D, sec. 14-2, adopted 12/8/14)
§ 14-3 Minimum Distance for Off-Street Parking.
Ninety Degree (90°) Angle Parking: Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet (9’) wide nor less than eighteen feet (18’) in length. Maneuvering space shall be in addition to parking space and shall be not less than twenty-four feet (24’) perpendicular to the building or parking line.
Sixty Degree (60°) Angle Parking: Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet (9’) wide perpendicular to the parking angle nor less than eighteen feet (18’) in length when measured at right angles to the building or parking line. Maneuvering space shall be in addition to parking space and shall be not less than twenty feet (20’) perpendicular to the building or parking line.
Forty-Five Degree (45°) Angle Parking: Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet (9’) wide perpendicular to the parking angle nor less than eighteen feet (18’) in length when measured at right angles to the building or parking line. Maneuvering space shall be in addition to parking space and shall be not less than eighteen feet (18’) perpendicular to the building or parking line.
(Ordinance 130D, sec. 14-3, adopted 12/8/14)
§ 14-4 Off-Street Loading Space.
Every building or part thereof erected or occupied for retail business, service, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, hotel, mortuary, or other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, shall provide and maintain on the same premises loading space in accordance with the following requirements:
For retail, commercial, sales, service, or industrial use buildings and establishments, off-street loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule: |
Gross Floor Area | Min. Required Spaces or Berths |
|---|---|
Under 5,000 sq. ft. | None |
5,000 to 15,000 sq. ft. | 1 |
15,000 to 40,000 sq. ft. | 2 |
40,000 to 65,000 sq. ft. | 3 |
65,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. | 4 |
Each Additional 50,000 sq. ft. | 1 additional |
For hotels, office buildings, restaurants, and similar establishments, off-street loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule: |
Gross Floor Area | Min. Required Spaces or Berths |
|---|---|
Under 10,000 sq. ft. | None |
10,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. | 1 |
50,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. | 2 |
100,000 to 200,000 sq. ft. | 3 |
Each Additional 200,000 sq. ft. | 1 additional |
Each required loading space shall have a minimum size of twelve feet wide by sixty feet in length (12’ x 60’) and twelve feet wide by thirty-five feet in length (12’ x 35’) for “C” uses with a vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet (14’), together with access and maneuvering areas.
No loading facilities may be located facing any street.
Loading facilities located on the side of a building but not facing a street shall be set back from the front property line a minimum distance of sixty feet (60’).
(Ordinance 130D, sec. 14-4, adopted 12/8/14)