§ 6.03.05. Design standards for off-street parking and loading areas.

(a)

Location.

(1)

Except as provided herein, all required off-street parking spaces and the use they are intended to serve shall be located on the same parcel.

(2)

The development review board may approve off-site parking facilities as part of the parking required by this Land Development Code if:

a.

The location of the off-site parking spaces will adequately serve the use for which it is intended. The following factors shall be considered:

1.

Proximity of the off-site spaces to the use that they will serve.

2.

East of pedestrian access to the off-site parking spaces.

3.

Whether or not off-site parking spaces are compatible with the use intended to be served, e.g., off-site parking is not ordinarily compatible with high turnover uses such as retail.

b.

The location of the off-site parking spaces will not create unreasonable:

1.

Hazards to pedestrians.

2.

Hazards of vehicular traffic.

3.

Traffic congestion.

4.

Interference with access to other parking spaces in the vicinity.

5.

Detriment to any nearby use.

c.

The developer supplies a written agreement, approved in form by the town attorney, assuring the continued availability of the off-site parking facilities for the use they are intended to serve.

(3)

All parking spaces required by this Land Development Code for residential uses should be located no further than the following distances from the units they serve:

a.

Resident parking: 200 feet.

b.

Visitor parking: 250 feet.

Distances shall be measured from a dwelling unit's entry to the parking space. Where a stairway or elevator provides access to dwelling units, the stairway or elevator shall be considered to be the entrance to the dwelling unit. For purposes of measuring these distances, each required parking space shall be assigned to a specific unit on the development plan, whether or not the developer will actually assign spaces for the exclusive use of the specific unit.

(b)

Size.

(1)

Standard and compact parking spaces shall be sized according to figure 6.03.05A, set forth in section 6.03.05(c)(3).

(2)

Parallel parking spaces shall be a minimum of eight feet wide and 22 feet long. If a parallel space abuts no more than one other parallel space, and adequate access room is available, then the length may be reduced to 20 feet.

(3)

Tandem parking spaces must be a minimum of nine feet wide and 20 feet long.

(4)

A standard motorcycle parking space shall be 4¼ feet wide and 9¼ feet long.

(5)

Spaces for handicapped parking shall be the size specified in F.S. § 316.1955.

(6)

The standard off-street loading space shall be ten feet wide, 25 feet long, provide vertical clearance of 15 feet, and provide adequate area for maneuvering, ingress and egress. The length of one or more of the loading spaces may be increased up to 55 feet if full-length tractor-trailers must be accommodated. Developers may install spaces that are larger than the standard, but the number of spaces shall not be reduced on that account.

(7)

The development review board may modify these requirements where necessary to promote a substantial public interest relating to environmental protection, heritage conservation, aesthetics, tree protection or drainage. The transportation engineer shall certify that the modification does not create a serious hazard or inconvenience, and the development review board shall submit a written statement of the public interest served by allowing the modification.

(c)

Layout.

(1)

Pedestrian circulation facilities, roadways, driveways and off-street parking and loading areas shall be designed to be safe and convenient.

(2)

Parking and loading areas, aisles, pedestrian walks, landscaping and open space shall be designed as integral parts of an overall development plan and shall be properly related to existing and proposed buildings and adequately lighted for nighttime use.

(3)

Building, parking and loading areas, landscaping and open spaces shall be designed so that pedestrians moving from parking areas to buildings and between buildings are not unreasonably exposed to vehicular traffic.

A	=	Parking angle
B	=	Stall width
C	=	Stall to curb
D	=	Aisle width
E	=	Curb length per car
F	=	Minimum overall double row with aisle between
G	=	Stall center (does not include overhang)

 

Standard Cars
A	B	C	D	E	F	G
0*	9.0'	9.0'	12.0'	23.0'	30.0'	—
	9.5'	9.5'	12.0'	23.0'	31.0'	—
	10.0'	10.0'	12.0'	23.0'	32.0'	—
20*	9.0'	15.3'	12.0'	26.3'	42.6'	34.2'
	9.5'	15.7'	12.0'	27.8'	43.4'	34.4'
	10.0'	16.2'	12.0'	29.2'	44.4'	35.0'
30*	9.0'	17.8'	12.0'	18.0'	47.6'	39.8'
	9.5'	18.2'	12.0'	19.0'	48.4'	40.2'
	10.0'	18.7'	12.0'	20.0'	49.4'	40.8'
40*	9.0'	19.7'	12.0'	14.0'	51.4'	44.6'
	9.5'	20.1'	12.0'	14.8'	52.2'	45.0'
	10.0'	20.5'	12.0'	15.6'	53.0'	45.4'
45*	9.0'	20.5'	12.0'	12.7'	53.0'	46.6'
	9.5'	20.8'	12.0'	13.4'	53.6'	46.8'
	10.0'	21.2'	12.0'	14.1'	54.4'	47.4'
50*	9.0'	21.1'	16.0'	11.7'	58.2'	52.4'
	9.5'	21.4'	16.0'	12.4'	58.8'	52.6'
	10.0'	21.7'	16.0'	13.1'	59.4'	53.0'
60*	9.0'	21.8'	18.0'	10.4'	61.6'	57.0'
	9.5'	22.1'	18.0'	11.0'	62.2'	57.4'
	10.0'	22.3'	18.0'	11.5'	62.6'	57.6'
70*	9.0'	21.9'	20.0'	9.6'	63.8'	60.8'
	9.5'	22.0'	20.0'	10.1'	64.0'	60.8'
	10.0'	22.2'	20.0'	10.6'	64.4'	61.0'
80*	9.0'	21.3'	24.0'	9.1'	66.6'	65.0'
	9.5'	21.3'	24.0'	9.6'	66.6'	65.0'
	10.0'	21.4'	24.0'	10.2'	66.8'	65.0'
90*	9.0'	20.0'	24.0'	9.0'	64.0'	—
	9.5'	20.0'	24.0'	9.5'	64.0'	—
	10.0'	20.0'	24.0'	10.0'	64.0'	—

 

Compact Cars
A	B	C	D	E	F	G
0*	8.0'	8.0'	12.0'	16.0'	28.0'	—
	8.5'	8.5'	12.0'	16.0'	29.0'	—
20*	8.0'	13.0'	12.0'	23.4'	38.0'	30.5'
	8.5'	13.5'	12.0'	24.9'	39.0'	31.0'
30*	8.0'	14.9'	12.0'	16.0'	41.8'	34.9'
	8.5'	15.4'	12.0'	17.0'	42.8'	35.4'
40*	8.0'	16.4'	12.0'	12.4'	44.8'	38.7'
	8.5'	16.8'	12.0'	13.2'	45.6'	39.1'
45*	8.0'	17.0'	12.0'	11.3'	46.0'	40.4'
	8.5'	17.3'	12.0'	12.0'	46.6'	40.6'
50*	8.0'	17.4'	16.0'	10.4'	50.8'	45.6'
	8.5'	17.8'	16.0'	11.1'	51.6'	46.2'
60*	8.0'	17.9'	18.0'	9.2'	53.8'	49.8'
	8.5'	18.2'	18.0'	9.8'	54.4'	50.1'
70*	8.0'	17.7'	20.0'	8.5'	55.4'	52.6'
	8.5'	17.9'	20.0'	9.0'	55.8'	52.8'
80*	8.0'	17.2'	24.0'	8.1'	58.4'	57.0'
	8.5'	17.3'	24.0'	8.6'	58.6'	57.2'
90*	8.0'	16.9'	24.0'	8.0'	56.0'	—
	8.5'	16.2'	24.0'	8.5'	56.0'	—
	10.0'	20.0'	24.0'	10.0'	64.0'	—

 

(4)

Landscaped, paved and gradually inclined or flat pedestrian walks shall be provided along the lines of the most intense use, particularly from building entrances to streets, parking areas and adjacent buildings. Pedestrian walks should be designed to discourage incursions into landscaped areas except at designated crossings.

(5)

Each off-street parking space shall open directly onto as aisle or driveway that, except for single-family and two-family residences, is not a public street.

(6)

Aisles and driveway shall not be used for parking vehicles, except that the driveway of a single-family or two-family residence shall be counted as a parking space for the dwelling unit, or as a number of parking spaces as determined by the town manager based on the size and accessibility of the driveway.

(7)

The design shall be based on a definite and logical system of drive lanes to serve the parking and loading spaces. A physical separation or barrier, such as vertical curbs, may be required to separate parking spaces from travel lanes.

(8)

Parking spaces for all uses, except single-family and two-family residences, shall be designed to permit entry and exit without moving any other motor vehicle.

(9)

No parking space shall be located so as to block access by emergency vehicles.

(10)

Compact car spaces should be located no more and no less conveniently than full size car spaces, and shall be grouped in identifiable clusters

(Ord. No. 91-6, § 3(6.03.05), 2-11-1992)