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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 656-2014 Amending Parking Spcae Regulations.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 656-2014 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AMENDING THE ANNA CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING PART III — C (ZONING ORDINANCE), SECTION 38 (PARKING SPACE REGULATIONS) BY REPLACING THE TABLE IN SECTION 38.01 (AUTOMOBILE PARKING SPACE REGULATIONS), REMOVING CERTAIN REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CAR WASH ESTABLISHMENTS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED $2,000; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS, SEVERABILITY, AND REPEALING CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF. WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas ("the City") has previously adopted ordinances, rules and regulations governing parking spaces; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anna seeks to protect and provide for the public health, safety, and welfare, including but not limited to the regulating of safe parking, stacking, and maneuvering of vehicles on property within its corporate limits; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds it to be in the best interest of the public to require adequate off-street vehicle parking to provide access to residential and nonresidential land uses within the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that adequate off-street parking is necessary for sustainable residential and nonresidential development within the City; and WHEREAS, for the same reasons set forth above, the City Council finds it to be in the public interest to adopt regulations which schedule off-street parking by a greater specificity of land uses than is currently in the Anna City Code of Ordinances. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. Recitals Incorporated. The above -referenced recitals are incorporated herein as if set forth in full for all purposes. Section 2. Amendments. 2.01 In accordance with Part II, Article 1, Section 9 of the Anna City Code of Ordinances, this ordinance amends Part III - C (Zoning Ordinance) of the Anna City Code of Ordinances by amending Section 38 (Parking Space Regulations) as follows: 38.01 Automobile Parking Space Regulations Whenever any ordinance, regulation, or plan, enacted or adopted by the City Council is for the purpose of providing off -Street automobile Parking Spaces or of establishing requirements that such spaces be provided within any section or sections of the city, then such plan or requirements shall govern within such sections. Otherwise, off - ORD. 656-2014 Amending Parking Space Regulations Page 1 of 8 04-22-14 Street automobile Parking Spaces shall be provided as follows, applicable to Buildings hereafter erected and uses hereafter established, to such Nonconforming Uses as may be required to conform to the regulations hereof, and to extensions and enlargements of Buildings and uses. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, off -Street Parking Spaces shall be provided as follows: USE OF BUILDING OR SITE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARKING SPAGE9 RG(1QUr ED Residential*.- y .................. Single Family ...................... Z2..0-per Dwelling LJRt i �sT� /I n army........................................... 2-0-p elliRg--lJ-rith= hM Itofamily Eff+CieR y and none ........... 1.5 per DwellingUnit ner DwelliRg Init Two or-TFAeFe bedFwTs .................. 2.0 BffiGes and dank ...... 3.3 p clor °fea ................. , 000 sq. ft. Gross FIOGFAFea General Retail 4=0 p r clr,-loeF AFea n ,v eaters ................. ,nnn q. f+ Shy+,............... Per 1 (_'rn GCloo Area GaF Wash .............................................employee, Restaw n�nts .........................0.3 neF seat Hotels,-All9+el................ 1.0 n reRtable rnnm plus 0.5 nor empleyee OR any one shift Haiis fer meeting, dancing, SGGiai 5.0 per 1,000 sq f# Grns.,sCl�r-.A.rea events ........................... Gntertainrrmenl•• Bowling Alleys...................................... 5.0 per 1,000 sq fl GFess Fleei �crea Pool Half. 55 n—ler 1,000 sn ft. frees Clnnr Area lndustFaal0.8 wner employs one ohif+ + d+te +ur> a/d-Theatres ........................... 03 per seat. GhWrshes..............................'3 ...........^........... n.per seat yyyp EleFneRtary'and- IOWRieF (High S Noels .......... 1I 0 peel staff members Hospitals 1.2 per bed plus 1.0 e staff amember OR any one Shift Nursing Homes........................................... 1.0 per ^five beds plus per 2 members en a •7 "p"eh,ttt Wholesale StgFage and jobbing ................ 1.0 peF employee, plus 1.0 per W6iRess YehiGle parked on premises, plus 2.0 fOF ViSitGF 0 ORD. 656-2014 Amending Parking Space Regulations Page 2 of 8 04-22-14 ORD. 656-2014 Amending Parking Space Regulations Page 3 of 8 04-22-14 LAND USE MINIMUM ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS Residential Uses Dwellings, Single 2 per dwelling unit Family Dwellin s Du lex 2 per dwellin unit 2 must be covered. Dwellings, Multifamily 2_per dwelling unit 75% of all required parking must be covered, plus 0.25 per dwelling unit for visitor parking and evenlydispersed. Commercial Uses Amusement Facilities 10 per 1,000 sf GFA Assisted Living 1 per 2 beds Facilities Automotive Repair & 4 per 1,000 sf GFA Service bays not to count Service toward re uired arkin . Automotive Rental & 4 per 1,000 sf GFA Does not include parking Sales spaces for vehicles for rent or for sale. Banks & Financial 3.5 per 1,000 sf GFA Stacking for at least 3 vehicles Services per drive through lane. Bars, Pubs 10 per 1,000 sf GFA Car Washes 5 per 1,000 sf GFA Wash bays do not count toward required parking, 3 stacking spaces per b,@L. Clinics and Doctor's 5 per 1,000 sf GFA Offices Contractor Yards & 1 per 5,000 sf of sales lot Minimum of 10 spaces. Lumber Yards area Daycare Centers 1 per 5 pupils Plus 5 stacking spaces per pick-up lane, minimum of 5 spaces total. Dry Cleaners 4 per 1,000 sf GFA Plus 3 stacking spaces per pick-up lane. Gas Stations & 5 per 1,000 sf GFA Space at pumps does not count toward parking requirement, Convenience Stores must provide adequate space for vehicle stacking and maneuvering. The Zoning Administrator will make a determination on questions of applicability. The Zoning Administrator is authorized to make such determination in accordance with Section 3.02 of this Part of the Code. Gyms, Spas, Studios 8 per 1,000 sf GFA Hotel Motels 1.25 Rer room Plus 1 parking space for eve ORD. 656-2014 Amending Parking Space Regulations Page 3 of 8 04-22-14 ORD. 656-2014 Amending Parking Space Regulations Page 4 of 8 04-22-14 200 square feet of restaurant, retail, conference, or office area. Hospitals 1.5 per room Meeting Halls 1 per each 3 seats in the If no fixed seating is proposed, main assembly hall 1 parking space per every 50 sf GFA in the main assembly hall. Mortuaries 5 per 1,000 sf GFA Or, 1 per 2 seats in main assembly hall, whichever is reater. Offices 3 per 1,000 sf GFA Outdoor Markets 5 per 1,000 sf of sales lot area Plant Nurseries 4 per 1,000 sf GFA Plus 1 per each 5,000 square feet of exterior sales lot area. Personal Services 4 per 1,000 sf GFA Retailers 4 per 1,000 sf GFA Restaurants 10 per 1,000 sf GFA If drive through service is provided, require an additional 5 stackinq spaces from where order is placed. Restaurants Primarily 3_per 1,000 sf GFA If drive through service is for Takeout provided, require an additional 5 stacking spaces from where order is placed. Self Service 1 per 20 storage cubicles Plus 1 per 1,000 sf GFA of Warehouse office and 2 per living quarters. Theaters & 1 per each 3 seats in the If no fixed seating is proposed, Auditoriums main assembly hall 1 parking space per every 50 sf GFA. Industrial Uses Manufacturing 2 per 1,000 sf GFA Minimum of 10 spaces. Salvage Yards 1 per 5,000 sf of lot area Minimum of 10 spaces. Recycling Centers 0.5 per 1,000 sf of GFA 1 per 5,000 sf of outdoor storage, minimum of 10 spaces. Warehouses 0.5 per 1,000 sf of GFA 1 per 5,000 sf of outdoor storage, minimum of 10 spaces. Institutional Uses Churches, Mosques, & 1 per each 3 seats in the If no fixed seatinq is proposed, Temples main assembly hall 1 parking space per every 50 sf GFA in the main assembly hall. Colleges & 1 per 2 students Plus 1 per each classroom, Universities laboratory, or instruction area. Elementary & Middle 2.5 per classroom Plus adequate stacking for Schools buses and student drop-off and pick-up, and 1 space per 4 seats ca acity of lar est ORD. 656-2014 Amending Parking Space Regulations Page 4 of 8 04-22-14 ORD. 656-2014 Amending Parking Space Regulations Page 5 of 8 04-22-14 assembly hall. The Zoning Administrator will make a determination on questions of applicability. The Zoning Administrator is authorized to make such determination in accordance with Section 3.02 of this Part of the Code. Fraternal Buildings 1 per each 3 seats in the If no fixed seating is proposed, main assembly hall 1 parking space per every 50 sf GFA in the main assembl hall. Government Buildings 3 per 1,000 sf GFA Does not include necessary spaces for fleet vehicles. High Schools 8 per classroom Plus adequate stacking for buses and student drop-off and pick-up and 1 space per 4 seats capacity of largest assembly hall. The Zoning Administrator will make a determination on questions of applicability. The Zoning Administrator is authorized to make such determination in accordance with Section 3.02 of this Part of the Code. Libraries 4 per 1,000 sf GFA Utility Providers 3 per 1,000 sf GFA Minimum of 5 s aces. Recreational Uses Drivinq Ranges & 2 per lane Plus separate requirements for Shooting Ranges retail parking, office parking, country club parking, and other uses as applicable. The Zoning Administrator will make a determination on questions of applicability. The Zoning Administrator is authorized to make such determination in accordance with Section 3.02 of this Part of the Code. Golf Courses 4 per hole Plus separate requirements for retail parking, office parking, country club parking, and other uses as applicable. The Zoning Administrator will make a determination on questions of applicability. The Zoning Administrator is authorized to make such determination in accordance with Section 3.02 of this Part of the Code. ORD. 656-2014 Amending Parking Space Regulations Page 5 of 8 04-22-14 Parks I Per Parks Board Swimming Pools 110 per 1,000 sf of gross Unlisted Uses required number of spaces for an unlisted use based upon demonstrated need, industry standards, and a parking ratio that will not result in a deficiency. The Zoning Administrator is authorized to make such determination in accordance with ..N L9 WIN - - - The required yard setbacks for any Building shall not be included in calculating the minimum space requirements for off -Street parking. b) Where a Building or a site contains two or more uses, the off -Street parking requirement shall be computed as the sum of the required off -Street Parking Spaces for each individual Use. c) Each business, commercial, manufacturing or industrial Use having deliveries made by truck more than once a day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., or where the time of loading and unloading materials or goods exceeds 10 minutes between those hours, shall provide off -Street truck Loading Space on the Lot, such space to be not less than 35 feet in length, 12 feet in width, and 15 feet in height. d) For the purpose of this subsection, one parking stall shall be not less than 47-5 180 square feet in area, together with whatever area is required for means of ingress and egress thereto, except that in the case where attendants perform the act of parking in defined and adequate stalls then -each such stall shall be considered a parking stall as required herein. e) A driveway for access to any single Parking Space or to a parking Lot shall be not less than 11 feet in width, nor more than 30 feet in width, at the property line along the Street and shall be so located as to minimize traffic hazard and congestion. D All required parking stalls shall be located on the premises to which such requirement applies or within an off -Street space distance not more than 500 feet from such premises, provided that such stalls as are required for employees and proprietors of any premises may be located within an off -Street space distance not more than 1,000 feet from such premises except as otherwise provided in this subsection or other subsections of this Part of the Code. g) Provision of parking stalls, shared jointly by several persons in the same Block or in the same vicinity is permissible, in which case the number of stalls required shall be the sum total of the individual requirements, provided that where it is found by the City Council, upon application thereto, that the parking demand generated by the different uses included in any joint arrangement to provide parking stalls required herein occurs at distinctly different times, as in the case of a theater generating demand for parking during such daytime hours, and in similar cases, the council may reduce the total of number of parking stalls to be jointly_ provided. ORD. 656-2014 Amending Parking Space Regulations Page 6 of 8 04-22-14 h) All Parking Spaces required for any Use and provided in compliance with the provisions of this subsection on the same Lot or plot as that occupied by such Use, shall be considered to be required spaces for the Use or uses to which appurtenant and shall not be reduced or encroached upon in any manner. i) The surface of parking stalls and aisles, truck standing spaces, and access driveways therefor shall be treated, prepared and maintained for adequate drainage and the elimination of dust, dirt, and mud, according to city specifications. j) In a case where existing off -Street parking facilities have unused parking capacity and where such facilities are open to the Use of the public free of charge or at reasonable rates, the board may reduce the Parking Space requirements for any Use distance not more than 800 feet from such facility or facilities, provided that the total number of stalls in such reduction shall be not greater than the total number of stalls of unused capacity. k) In a case where any public or private off -Street parking facility, to be open to the Use of the public free of charge or at a reasonable rates, is planned or is in process of development and where the council has reasonable assurance that such development will be carried to completion and will when completed relieve the parking demand in an area within 500 feet thereof in some measure or in full measure, the board may establish a reasonable time period within which any Use or uses within such area shall provide required space for parking stalls. Upon completion of all or a portion of such development, the provision of the paragraph above, may be applied by the council. 1) In a case where the customary mode of transportation of a majority of the patrons, employees, and proprietors of any Use, to and from the area in which such Use is located, is other than by private automobile, the council may reduce, by not to exceed 50% the space required for parking stalls for such Use. m) In a case where it is clearly shown by the applicant to the satisfaction of the council that the provision of the amount of space required herein for parking stalls, due to the particular nature of the proposed Use or other condition, would be an unnecessary hardship, the council may reduce such requirement. n) In determining the required number of parking spaces, fractional spaces shall be counted to the nearest whole space. Section 3. Penalty. Any violation of any of the terms of this ordinance, whether denominated in this ordinance as unlawful or not, shall be deemed a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of any such violation shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each incidence of violation. Each violation is considered a separate offense and will be punished separately. Section 4. Savings, Severability and Repealing Clauses. All ordinances of the City in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are repealed to the extent of that conflict. If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of such ordinance shall continue in full force and effect the same as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision had never been a part hereof. The City declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause, or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, and phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid. ORD. 656-2014 Amending Parking Space Regulations Page 7 of 8 04-22-14 Section 5. Publication of the Caption Hereof and Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effective from and after its passage and upon the posting and/or publication, if required by law, of its caption and the City Secretary is hereby directed to implement such posting and/or publication. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas, by the following vote on this the 22nd day of April, 2014. ATTEST: Nath Wilkison, City Secretary ORD. 656-2014 Amending Parking Space Regulations Page 8 of 8 04-22-14