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Troy City Zoning Code

§ 10

VEHICLE PARKING REGULATIONS.

10-100 
Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure or part thereof may 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 or on an immediately contiguous lot or tract, or on a lot or tract 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 uses at the effective date of this ordinance may be reduced below the minimum number of spaces as hereinafter required.
10-101 
In the following zoning districts, the minimum off-street parking spaces for residential uses are:
DISTRICTS
NUMBER SPACES REQUIRED
A, Agricultural
Two (2) each dwelling unit
UE, Urban Estate
Two (2) each dwelling unit
SF-1, Single-Family
Two (2) each dwelling unit
SF-2, Single-Family
Two (2) each dwelling unit
SF-3, Single-Family
Two (2) each dwelling unit
MH, Manufactured Home
Two (2) each manufactured home or dwelling unit
MF-1, Multiple-Family
(a) 1.75 spaces each dwelling unit with one bedroom.
 
(b) Two (2) spaces each dwelling unit with two or more bedrooms.
 
(c) One (1) space each dwelling unit designed for occupancy exclusively by elderly and/or low-income persons.
 
(d) Two (2) each dwelling unit if less than three (3) units
 
(e) .75 space each dwelling if units designed exclusively for handicapped residents.
MF-2, Multiple-Family
Same as MF-1 above, except two (2) each dwelling unit if less than three (3) units
LR, Local Retail
Two (2) each dwelling unit
GB, General Business
One (1) each dwelling unit
LI, Light Industrial
Dwellings are excluded
LI, Heavy Industrial
Dwellings are excluded
PD, Planned Development
As specified by the site plan or in the amending ordinance
NOTE: In all single-family residential districts (UE, SF-1, SF-2, SF-3) off-street parking must include an area with a minimum size of 18 feet by 18 feet to allow side-by-side parking.
10-102 
Parking space schedule for nonresidential uses applicable to all districts.
Bank, Savings and Loan or similar financial establishment -
One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of total floor area.
Bowling Alley -
Six (6) spaces for each lane.
Child Care Facilities:
1. 
Small Home-Based Facility,
a safe loading and unloading location shall be provided. Off-street parking in addition to normally required parking for the residence is not required.
2. 
Intermediate Facility,
an off-street location such as a circle drive, or another suitable location, must be provided for loading and unloading. Maneuvering room must be provided on the tract for parking and loading so as to preclude the necessity of backing out into a public street. A minimum of 2 off-street parking spaces shall be provided, with 1 additional parking space provided for each staff member in excess of 2. Loading, unloading, and parking areas must be paved with either asphalt or concrete.
3. 
Large Facility,
one (1) space per 400 square feet of gross floor area.
Clinics or Doctor’s Offices,
one space for each three hundred (300) square feet of total floor area.
Churches,
one (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main sanctuary.
Commercial Amusement,
thirty (30) spaces plus one (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of total floor area over two thousand (2,000) square feet.
Convalescent Home or Home for the Aged,
one (1) space for each six (6) rooms or beds.
Family/Group Home,
vehicle parking required for residents and supervisors of the facility. No more vehicles than (1) vehicle per bedroom may be allowed on the premises of a family/group home for use of the residents of the home.
Flea Market, indoor and/or outdoor,
one (1) space for each 300 square feet of floor area or market area, minimum ten (10) spaces.
Furniture stores and Appliance stores,
one (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of total floor area.
Gasoline Service Station,
minimum of six (6) spaces.
Golf Course,
minimum of thirty (30) spaces.
Halfway House,
vehicle parking spaces will be established in the conditional use permit based on number and condition of clientele, location, other surrounding conditions, etc., with the objective of compatibility in the area.
High School, College or University,
one (1) space for each classroom, laboratory or instruction area plus one (1) space for each three (3) students accommodated in the institution.
Hospitals,
one (1) space for each two (2) beds.
Hotel or Motel,
one (1) space for each room, unit or guest accommodation plus specified requirements for restaurants and related facilities.
Institutions of a Philanthropic Nature,
ten (10) spaces plus one (1) space for each employee.
Library or Museum,
ten (10) spaces plus one (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of total floor area.
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 total floor area, whichever is greater.
Offices, General,
one (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of total floor area.
Recreational, Private or Commercial Area or Building (other than listed),
one (1) space for each four (4) persons to be normally accommodated in the establishment.
Recycling Operation Inside/Outside a Building,
one (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of building floor area with a minimum of five (5) spaces required.
Restaurant or Cafeteria,
one (1) space for every three (3) seats under maximum seating arrangement.
Retail or Personal Service, General,
one (1) space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of total floor area.
Schools, Business,
.75 (3/4) space per student to be normally accommodated in the establishment.
Schools, Elementary, Middle, and 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.
Storage or Warehousing,
one (1) space for each two (2) employees or one (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of total floor area, whichever is greater.
Theaters, Meeting Rooms and Places of Public Assembly,
one (1) space for each three (3) seats.
Wrecking Yard,
one (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of building floor area with a minimum of five (5) spaces required.
10-103 
SPECIAL OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
In computing the parking requirements for any building or development, the total parking requirement is the sum of the specific parking space requirements for each class of use included in the building or buildings for development.
In the SF-1, SF-2, SF-3, MF-1, MF-2, and LR districts, no parking space, garage or carport or other automobile storage space or structure may be used for the storage of any truck, truck trailer or van except a panel or pickup truck not exceeding one and one-half (1-1/2) tons capacity.
Floor area of structure devoted to off-street parking of vehicles will be excluded in computing the off-street parking requirements of any use.
Private access drives to parking lots, or areas which are accessory to or serve nonresidential uses in the LR, GB, LI, HI or nonresidential PD districts, are prohibited through residential districts.
10-104 
PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW OR UNLISTED USES
Where questions arise concerning the minimum off-street parking requirements for any use not specifically listed, the requirements may be interpreted as those of a similar use.
Where a determination of the minimum parking requirements cannot be readily ascertained for new or unlisted uses according to section 10-104 [10-102], or where uncertainty exists, the minimum off-street parking requirements shall be established by the same process as provided in section 7-200 for classifying new and unlisted uses.
(Ordinance 04092012-2 adopted 4/9/12; Ordinance 2015-01-2 adopted 1/12/15)