Erected;

Improved by more than 50% of the buildings value, or improved in 2 or more renovations that, in total, exceed 50% of the building's value;

Enlarged by increasing the floor area by more than 1,000 square feet or 10% of the existing building footprint area, whichever is greater, or enlarged in 2 or more expansions that, in total, exceed 1,000 square feet or 10% of the existing building footprint area;

unless there is provided on the lot paved parking of automobiles, or provided garage space, as specified below in paragraphs 6-10. Modifications to the amounts of required parking may be found in paragraphs 2-5.

There are unique circumstances to include, but not limited to: topography, title, lot design, existing building footprint, or required access that prohibit the parking requirement from being met on the same lot as the principal use.

The property owner has maximized the space available on the lot that the principal use is on to accommodate the required parking.

The handicapped parking requirement is met on the lot that that the principal use is on.

The parking on a remote parking lot shall not cause a recognizable impact on traffic or adjacent land uses of either the lot that the principal use is on nor the remote lot.

The parking on a remote parking lot shall not adversely affect the public health, safety, and welfare.

Parking spaces available on the remote parking lot are not required to satisfy the required parking for any other use.

If parking on the remote lot includes shared parking, additional information from the share parking section as needed to evaluate the proposal can be requested.

The users and owners of the off-site parking area must sign an agreement to be reviewed by the City Attorney and recorded at the County Recorder's Office. The agreement shall define the approved parking arrangement and include a maintenance plan.

Parking shall be posted with permanent signage identifying the principal use that the parking spaces are reserved for.

The applicant shall submit a shared parking analysis to the Planning Department that clearly demonstrates the feasibility of shared parking. The application shall include, at a minimum, a parking analysis with a detailed description of the proposed type of uses, their hours of operation, their anticipated peak parking demand and anticipated hours that such peak parking demand would occur.

Estimates for parking demand shall be based on calculations published by recognized professional institutions such as the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Urban Land Institute, Victoria Transport Policy Institute or other references as approved by the City.

The analysis shall demonstrate that the parking arrangement will not result in either traffic congestion or parking congestion in surrounding neighborhoods.

The users and owners of the shared parking area must sign an agreement to be reviewed by the City Attorney and recorded at the County Recorder's Office. The agreement shall define the approved shared parking arrangement and include a maintenance plan.

Submittal of a parking needs analysis using parking generation assumptions acceptable to the City. References may include parking demand recommendations from recognized professional institutions such as the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Urban Land Institute, Victoria Transport Policy Institute or other reference as approved by the City; independent parking utilization studies; market data provided for similar uses and circumstances.

The data shall demonstrate that off-street parking at a rate lower than that otherwise required by this section will adequately accommodate all anticipated demand for off-street parking.

The proposal will not result in either traffic congestion or parking congestion in surrounding neighborhoods.

The reduction shall consider proportion with the building size and a reasonably seen future use.

The proposed reduction of required parking meets the handicapped parking requirement.

The reduced parking shall not adversely affect the public health, safety, and welfare.

The findings and decision for the reduction of parking shall be recorded at the County Recorder's Office.

Site Plan Required: Any application for a building permit, development permit or modification of required parking shall include a site plan, drawn to scale and fully dimensioned, indicating any parking or loading facilities and must show the number of spaces, type of surfacing, area for any required parking lot screening, and drainage to be performed in compliance with this ordinance and other applicable City ordinances. The site plan shall be approved by the designated approval authority and in accordance with the type of approval being requested. For requests of a modification to required parking, additional information as needed to review the proposal may be requested.

Parking area shall be so designed that vehicles may enter, circulate, park, and exit in a convenient and orderly fashion. Required off-street parking shall be provided in such a manner that vehicles do not encroach on a public right-of-way.

Off-street parking areas shall be designed so that vehicles do not have to back out of the parking area onto a public street.

The minimum size of each parking stall shall be, 10.0 feet by 18.5 feet, exclusive of aisle width. Minimal dimensional requirements for the design of the parking area are shown in Table 1 and on Figure 8.

Property within R-1,-R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-7, C-1,-C-2 and C-3 zoned areas of the city limits and C-2 or C-3 zoned areas of the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) accessing a paved street or alley must pave with a hard surface all parking areas to include:

Property located in M-1, M-2, M-3, and HCC zoned areas of the city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) accessing a paved street or alley must pave, with a hard surface:

All required lot surfacing shall be completed at the time the occupancy permit is issued unless a letter of credit, certified check, or other sufficient surety is placed with the city guaranteeing performance of the paving.

If the property is enlarged by increasing the floor area by more than 1,000 square feet or 10% of the existing building footprint area, whichever is greater, or enlarged in 2 or more expansions that, in total, exceed 1,000 square feet or 10% of the existing building footprint area, additional paved parking must be provided for the expanded area. However, paving of the original parking area, if unpaved, is not required unless any work that is done exceeds 50% of the building's value.

All non-residential and multi-family off-street parking areas must be marked by a durable painted stripe designating the parking spaces.

Surfacing: Paved, hard surfacing shall include hot-mix asphalt, concrete, interlocking brick, mortared stone, brick, or pervious pavers.

Multi-family dwelling garages:

In the 2014 Downtown Parking District (See Figure 9), any new construction or expansion of the gross floor area of an existing building by more than 50% shall meet the following requirements:

The numbers below are minimum requirements. Developers will want to evaluate their anticipated parking demand with available public parking to determine any additional off-street parking that may be needed beyond the minimum requirements.

2014 Downtown Parking District Requirements.

Payment in Lieu.

Reference herein to "employee(s) on the largest shift" means the maximum number of employees employed at the facility regardless of the time period during which this occurs and regardless of whether any such person is a full-time employee. The largest shift may be a particular day of the week or a lunch or dinner period in the case of a restaurant.

The term "capacity", as used herein means the maximum number of persons which may be accommodated by the use as determined by its design or by building or fire code regulations, whichever is greater.

Any use not specifically mentioned below shall be determined by the Development Services Director. Determination shall be based on an evaluation of listed comparable uses; reference to standard parking calculations published by recognized professional institutions such as the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Urban Land Institute, Victoria Transport Policy Institute or other references as approved by the City; reference to local or national best practices.

Accessible parking shall be provided for all multi-family and non-residential uses as required by the International Building Code (IBC) and with the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended. The number of accessible parking spaces shall be included in the total number of required parking spaces.

Fractional calculations: A fraction of less than one-half (1/2) may be rounded down, and a fraction of one-half or more is counted as one (1) parking space.

On-street parking credit for commercial uses on streets classified as "local streets" and "collector streets" with a case-by-case review, per Figure 10: Street Classifications (excluding the downtown district and multi-family residential developments):

Required parking:

Design requirements:

The numbers below are minimum requirements. Businesses with higher parking utilization rates need to consider additional demand beyond the minimum requirements.

The number of off-street parking spaces which shall be required are as follows: