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<br />While most zoning ordinances deal strictly with minimum parking requirements, some also
<br />contain maximum parking requirements. This means that a developer cannot create an unlimited
<br />number of parking spaces. Some big cities, such as Portland, Oregon and San Francisco use this
<br />to encourage people to ride transit. Others, such as Bellevue, Washington and Coral Gables,
<br />Florida use this technique to maintain the pedestrian character of their downtowns.
<br />Below is a table showing sample parking requirements from across the country. The table has
<br />been compiled to show the various types of land use categories, the units of measurement, and
<br />the range of minimums and maximums employed. The requirements listed here are not complete
<br />sets of requirements for the cities represented, but rather. are parts of those codes which are used
<br />here for illustrative purposes.
<br /> Sample Parking Requirements
<br /> Maximum
<br /> Minimum Number of Number of
<br />Land Use Category Spaces Reauired Spaces Allowed City
<br />Animal hospital, boarding, grooming, 3.3 spaces per 1,000 No limit San Luis Obispo, CA (all zones)
<br />and trainina (small animals) SQuare feet
<br />Animal hospital. boarding, grooming, 2 spaces per 1,000 square No limit San Luis Obispo, CA (all zones)
<br />and training (Iarae animals) feet
<br />Churches, svnaaoaues, etc. 0.25 soaces oer fixed seat No limit San Luis Obisoo, CA lall zones)
<br />Florist 5 spaces per 1,000 square No limit San Luis Obispo, CA (all zones)
<br /> feet
<br />Laundry/dry cleaner pick up 3.3 spaces per 1,000 No limit San Luis Obispo, CA (all zones)
<br /> SQuare feet
<br />Retail sales - specialties (shoes, 5 spaces per 1,000 square No limit San Luis Obispo, CA (all zones)
<br />clothina, etc.) feet
<br />Retail sales - general merchandise 3.3 spaces per 1,000 No limit San Luis Obispo, CA (all zones)
<br />(drua, hardware. etc.) square feet
<br />Child care centers, etc. 1.6 spaces per1,OOO No limit Atlanta (mixed residential and
<br /> sauare feet commercial district)
<br />Fratemities and sororities 0.5 spaces per bed plus 5 No limit Atlanta (mixed residential and
<br /> spaces per 1,000 square commercial district)
<br /> feet of non-sleeoioa area
<br />Office uses No minimum 2.5 spaces per 1,000 Atlanta (mixed residential and
<br /> square feet of floor commercial district)
<br /> area
<br />Hotel or residential hotel No minimum 1 space per guest HiIlsboro, OR (within 1,300 feet
<br /> room of Iiaht rail station)
<br />Retail or service commercial No minimum 5.1 spaces per 1,000 HiIIsboro, OR (within 1,300 feet
<br /> square feet of floor of light rail station)
<br /> area
<br />Senior housing 0.25 spaces per dwelling 0.75 spaces per Hillsboro, OR (within 1,300 feet
<br /> unit bedroom of liaht rail station)
<br />All ground floor uses along Castro No minimum No limit Mountain View (Downtown
<br />Street Precise Plan)
<br />Restaurant and retail 3.33 spaces per 1,000 No limit Mountain View (Downtown
<br /> sauare feet of floor area Precise Plan)
<br />Residential Uses 1 space per dwelling unit No limit Overland Park, Kansas (Main
<br /> Street District)
<br />All non-residential uses No minimum No limit Overland Park, Kansas (Main
<br /> Street District)-
<br />In recent years many cities have adopted in-lieu parking fee programs. This allows developers to
<br />fulfill their parking requirements by paying a fee instead of constructing the parking on-site. The
<br />city then uses those funds to create public parking somewhere else. This makes it easier to
<br />develop small lots and has the advantage of giving the city control of more of the parking supply.
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