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Winchester City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 10

- OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

10.1A - Parking Requirements

In all districts except "B-2," there shall be provided at the time any building or structure is erected or enlarged, offstreet parking spaces, either in garages or parking areas, conforming with the provisions of this section.

Use Unit of Measurement Parking Area or Parking Spaces
Required
Per Unit of Measurement
One-family dwellings Each dwelling unit Two (2)
Two-family dwellings Each dwelling unit Two (2)
Multiple-family dwellings Each dwelling unit Two (2)
Rooming & Boarding Houses Each four (4) beds One (1), but not less than two (2) in any case
Bed and Breakfast Home Each room available for rent One (1), in addition to any other required parking
Hotels Each four (4) bedrooms, and One (1)
Each four (4) employees One (1)
Motels, Tourist Courts, Tourist Homes Each living unit or guest bedroom One (1)
Private Clubs or Lodges Each four (4) members One (1)
Hospitals,
Sanitoriums, Convalescent Homes, Asylums, Orphanages, Convents, and Homes for the Aged
Each two (2) beds, and One (1)
Each two (2) employees, and One (1)
Each Staff member One (1)
Medical or Dental
Clinics 		200 sq. ft. of floor area One (1)
Professional Offices 400 sq. ft. of floor area One (1)
Churches, Theatres, Stadiums, Sports Arenas, or Auditoriums other than incidental to a school Each four (4) seats One (1)
Senior High Schools, Business Schools, Trade Schools, Colleges and Universities Each two (2) staff members, and One (1)
Each four (4) classroom seats One (1)
Kindergartens, nursery schools and child-care facilities except when located in permitted church or private school Number of children enrolled Three (3) spaces for the first twelve (12) and one for each additional ten (10) or fraction thereof, in addition to any other required off-street parking
Bowling Alleys Each alley Five (5)
Funeral Homes or Mortuaries Each four (4) seats available under maximum occupancy, and One (1)
Each funeral vehicle, and One (1)
Each dwelling unit, and One (1)
Each two (2) employees One (1)
Laundromat,
Self-service 		Each two (2) washing machines, dryers, and dry cleaning machines One (1)
Restaurants, Taverns or Night Clubs Each four (4) seats at maximum capacity
or
200 sq.ft. of floor area (whichever is greater) 		One (1)
Retail Stores, including discount stores, except as otherwise specified herein:
For the 1st 2,500 sq. ft. of floor space Each 100 sq. ft. of such area One (1) but not less than five (5) in any case
For the next 2,500 sq. ft. of floor space Each 125 sq. ft. of such area One (1)
For the next 2,500 sq. ft. of floor space Each 150 sq. ft. of such area One (1)
For the next 2,500 sq. ft. of floor space Each 175 sq. ft. of such area One (1)
For all such floor space in excess of 10,000 sq. ft. Each 200 sq. ft. of such area One (1)
Retail stores having a low volume of customer parking such as furniture and appliance stores, motor vehicle and machinery sales, floor and wall covering establishments, and paint stores Same as for other retail stores 50 per cent less than required for other retail stores, but not less than five in any case
Manufacturing or Industrial Uses Each two (2) employees at maximum employment on a single shift, and One (1)
Each vehicle operated by the firm involved One (1)

 

(Ord. No. 1-98, § 12, 1-20-98; Ord. No. 9-98, § 25, 6-2-98; Ord. No. 16-2003, 9-2-03; Ord. No. 25-2005, 11-15-05)

10.1B - Parking Area Dimensions

Parking Area Dimensions

Key to table:

A - angle of parking

B - stall width

C - stall length

D - stall depth

E - curb length

F - two-way drive width or double loaded drive width

G - one-way drive width or single loaded drive width Parking Dimensions

Parking Dimensions

A B C D E F G
0 ° 8 23 8 23 20 12
30 ° 9 18 17 18 20 15
45 ° 9 18 19 12.67 20 15
60 ° 9 18 20.17 10.33 24 20
75 ° 9 18 19.67 9.33 24 20
90 ° 9 18 18 9 24 20

 

Dimensions in feet

Stall width (B) may be reduced by one foot for low turnover uses excluding parallel parking.

Stall length (C) may be reduced by 2.5 feet when a clear overhang of 2.5 feet is provided.

Interior parking radii shall be a minimum 5 feet.

(Ord. No. 25-2005, 11-15-05)

10.2 - Existing Parking Space

Existing off-street parking provided for any building or use at the time of adoption of the Zoning Order shall not thereafter be reduced unless it exceeds the requirements of this order. Any existing building or use not provided with conforming parking space shall be provided with off-street parking space in conformance with this order at the time of any structural alteration of the building or expansion of the use.

10.3 - Required Off-Street Parking Space

When any building is built or any use of premises is initiated, they shall be provided with sufficient off-street parking space on the premises so that they will generate no automobile parking on any street as a result of their normal activity. If the off-street parking capacity is exceeded and street parking is generated more often than six times during a six-month period, this shall be considered as resulting from normal activity, and additional off-street parking shall be provided. The Board of Zoning Adjustment shall interpret the amount of parking space required for any building or use, assisted by the following standards, whenever the enforcement officer is unable to apply the following standards literally or when he determines a parking space deficiency according to the standard above. In either case he shall apply to the Board for an original interpretation.

10.4 - Additional Parking Standards

The Board of Zoning Adjustment may raise the standards listed in Section 10.1 when necessary to conform with paragraph 10.3 above and shall use similar criteria of floor area, employment, or capacity to interpret standards for buildings and uses not specifically listed in Section 10.1.