LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 3: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ARTICLE III OFF-STREET PARKING, CIRCULATION AND LOADING TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 3: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ARTICLE III OFF-STREET PARKING, CIRCULATION AND LOADING TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 3-23: PURPOSE : GENERAL REGULATIONS IMPACTING AUTOMOBILE PARKING... 1 A. Use of Parking Areas... 1 B. Lighting... 1 C. Location... 2 D. Access to Public Utilities and Services... 2 E. Signage... 2 F. Maneuverability... 2 G. Safe Sight Triangles at Intersection and Access Points : DRIVEWAY AND ACCESS STANDARDS... 3 A. Frontage on an Open Street... 3 B. Access Control... 3 C. Driveway Standards : OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS... 5 A. Plan Required... 5 B. Computation of Parking Spaces... 5 C. Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements... 6 D. Motorcycle Parking Spaces E. Schedule for Bicycle Parking Requirements F. Required Parking for the Physically Handicapped : REDUCTION IN PARKING SPACES A. Shared Parking B. Reduction of Hard Surface Requirements C. Deferral of Parking Bay Construction : DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR PARKING STALLS, AISLES AND BAYS A. General Standards B. Traffic Control Devices C. Underground Parking Structures TOC 3-III i

2 3-29: REMOTE PARKING A. General B. Design Standards : JOINT-USE DRIVEWAY, SERVICE ROAD AND ACCESS EASEMENT PROVISIONS... A. Compatible Uses Not Accessible by a Service Road B. Uses Not Compatible with Adjacent Uses and Not Accessible by a Service Road or Joint-Driveway... C. Parcels Accessible to Existing Service Roads by a Joint Driveway D. Location of Service Roads E. Temporary Driveways F. Cross-Access Easements G. Access to Parcels within Existing Development : PARKING STRUCTURES A. Parking Garages : TRANSIT FACILITIES A. Transit Facilities within the Right-of-Way B. Shelters C. Coordination with VOTRAN D. Maintenance of Bus Shelters E. Bus Shelter Safety : GENERAL STANDARDS FOR LOADING FACILITIES A. Limited Use of Loading Bays B. Location of Loading/Unloading Activity C. Access to Loading Bays D. Loading Bay Dimensions : REQUIRED NUMBER OF ON-SITE BAYS A. Minimum Number of Bays B. Hours of Operation C. Screening from Public View D. Lighting : STACKING AREAS FOR DRIVE-THROUGH OR PICK-UP/DROP OFF FACILITIES... A. Stacking Area Space Requirements PAGE Land Development Code ii City of Ormond Beach

3 PAGE B. Stacking Area Accommodation Requirements C. Design of Stacking Areas : APPEALS AND VARIANCES : RESERVED APPENDIX ROADWAY FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION Land Development Code iii City of Ormond Beach

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5 CHAPTER 3: PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ARTICLE III: OFF-STREET PARKING CIRCULATION AND LOADING 3-23: Purpose 3-31: Parking Structures 3-24: General Regulations Impacting Automobile Parking 3-32: Transit Facilities 3-25: Driveway and Access Standards 3-33: General Standards For Loading Facilities 3-26: Off-Street Parking Requirements 3-34: Required Number of On-Site Bays 3-27: Reduction In Parking Spaces 3-28: Design Specifications For Parking Stalls, Aisles and Bays 3-35: Stacking Areas for Drive-Through or Pick-up / Drop-off Facilities 3-29: Remote Parking 3-36: Appeals and Variances 3-30: Joint-Use Driveway, Service Road, and Access 3-37: Reserved Easement Provision 3-3.1: Appendix SECTION 3-23: PURPOSE The intent of the regulations set forth in this Article is to promote public health, safety and welfare as well as to improve quality of the built environment for the City of Ormond Beach. The Ormond Beach City Commission finds that the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, as regards continuing development within the City, can best be protected by parking regulations, which support and enforce the following goals: A. Parking areas placed on private or public property will provide sufficient areas to meet the parking needs of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional uses in a manner that prevents parking on adjacent public or private right-of-ways (except where planned and allowed), reduces traffic flow on streets, and promotes public safety within parking areas and streets. B. While sufficient parking areas are desired, the City desires to limit impervious surfaces to a minimal level necessary to accommodate parking, loading, and pedestrian movement within a site. C. Facilities supporting alternative modes of transportation are promoted as a means to reduce the extent of impervious surfaces within the City, reliance on the automobile, and volume of traffic on streets while improving air quality and the landscaped environment. D. Access to and from a site will promote efficient on-site circulation while maintaining quality of flow and reduced congestion on adjacent streets. Accessibility to a property within the City of Ormond Beach shall accommodate the travel needs required by the physically handicapped. Access points shall be located to minimize commercial traffic impacts on residential streets. SECTION 3-24: GENERAL REGULATIONS IMPACTING AUTOMOBILE PARKING A. Use of Parking Areas. All parking areas shall be used for vehicle parking only, with no motor vehicles sales or any other sales activity, dead storage, non-emergency vehicle repair work, dismantling, or servicing of any kind. B. Lighting. Outdoor lighting shall be provided on and adjacent to a site consistent with standards and requirements set forth in Chapter 3, Article V of this Code. Land Development Code 1 City of Ormond Beach

6 C. Location. Parking of motor vehicles shall only occur within locations approved, designated, or intended for parking. Site design shall place parking areas in a manner that allows convenient access to the principal use they are intended to serve. 1. Non-Residential Uses. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, off-street parking and loading areas shall be located on the same lot or on an adjoining lot in the same zoning district or another zoning district allowing the principal use which the parking lot is intended to serve. Motor vehicles shall not be parked within any landscaped area or bufferyard except for a portion of the front or rear of the vehicles that may overhang into such area where allowed by this Article. 2. Multiple-Family Residential Uses. Parking spaces for all residential uses shall be located on the same lot or parcel of the principal use. Parking shall be located as near to the building entrances as is practical. Motor vehicles shall not be parked or stored within any landscaped area except for a portion of the front or rear of the vehicles that may overhang into such area where allowed by this Article. Parking stalls for multiple family developments shall not be directly accessible from public streets. For private streets located within or adjacent to a multiple family development, parking stalls for residents shall be directly accessible from any private street or interior road having a projected daily traffic volume of one hundred (100) or more trips per day. 3. Single Dwelling and Duplex Uses. Parking areas shall be governed according to standards within LDC 3-26 of this Code. 4. Paved Surface. Vehicles shall be parked on a paved surface except for locations where another surface material is allowed by this Article. D. Access to Public Utilities and Services. Motor vehicle parking areas for all development shall be designed in a manner that allows efficient servicing of water, sewer, and other public services crossing through parking areas. Parking areas shall be designed so that emergency and utility vehicles can maneuver within site without the necessity of backing unreasonable distances or making other dangerous or hazardous turning movements. E. Signage. Traffic safety and directional signage shall be placed within all parking and loading areas with locations, type, and size to be determined by the Site Plan Review Committee. All signage design and materials and pavement markings shall conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Florida Statutes. F. Maneuverability. Parking lots and vehicular use areas for all multifamily and non-residential uses, and all uses on arterial and collector roadways, shall be designed in a manner that eliminates a need for backing and maneuvering from, on or onto streets, pedestrian ways or bikeways in order to exit a property or maneuver out of parking spaces. G. Safe Sight Triangles at Intersection and Access Points. Where an access point intersects a rightof-way or when a property abuts the intersection of two or more rights-of-way, a minimum safe sight distance triangular area shall be established. Any vegetation within this area shall be planted and maintained in a way that provides unobstructed visibility at a level between thirty (30 ) inches and eight feet above the crown of the adjacent roadway. Landscaping shall be located in accordance with the roadside recovery area provisions of the State of Florida Department of Transportation's Manual Land Development Code 2 City of Ormond Beach

7 of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Streets and Highways (DOT Green Book) where appropriate. Posts for illuminating fixtures, traffic control, and street name signs shall also be permitted, so long as the sign or equipment is not within the prescribed clear space. 1. Where an access point enters a right-of-way, two (2) safe distance triangles shall be created diagonally across from each other on both sides of the access point. Two sides of the triangle shall extend ten feet each way from the point of intersection from the edge of pavement and the right-of-way line. The third side of the triangle shall be a line connecting the ends of the other two sides. 2. Where a property abuts the intersection of two (2) rights-of-way, a safe distance triangle shall be created. Two (2) sides of the triangle shall extend thirty feet (30 ) along the abutting right-of-way lines, measured from the point of intersection. The third side of the triangle shall be a line connecting the ends of the other two sides. SECTION 3-25: DRIVEWAY AND ACCESS STANDARDS A. Frontage on Open Street. No structure, commercial or residential, shall be constructed on any lot or parcel which does not orient on and front upon a dedicated and opened City street (or a private street approved under a Development Order issued by the City Commission) for a minimum distance of thirty-five feet (35 ). This provision does not apply to internal streets in Planned Developments processed under Chapter 2, Article 2. B. Access Control. To promote the safety of vehicular traffic and pedestrians and to minimize traffic congestion and conflict by reducing the number of points of access, the following regulations shall apply to all streets in the City of Ormond Beach. For streets subject to jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Transportation or Volusia County, these standards shall be in the form of a recommendation from the Site Plan Review Committee. 1. The maximum number of points of access permitted onto any one (1) road shall be as stated in Chapter 3, Article V, or the following, whichever is more restrictive: Lot Width Abutting Road Number of Points of Access Less than 65 feet 1 65 feet feet 2 Over 200 feet 2, plus 1 for each additional 200 feet 2. On a corner lot in any district, no solid fence, wall, hedge, or other planting or structure that will obstruct vision above a height of three (3 ) feet above the center line grades of the intersecting streets shall be erected, placed, or maintained within a triangular area formed by the street right-of-way lines at such corner and a straight line joining said right-of-way lines, at points which measure twenty-five feet (25 ) in distance from the intersection of said right-of-way lines. C. Driveway Standards 1. There shall be a minimum distance of six feet (6 ) for single-family districts and twenty feet (20 ) for all other zoning districts between any two (2) openings at the street right-of-way. No Land Development Code 3 City of Ormond Beach

8 point of access on any lot shall be closer than three feet (3 ) to the property line at the right-of-way line. However, single access to two (2) properties by means of a cross-easement is encouraged. In all districts, no point of access shall be allowed at the intersections of two (2) streets, as classified in the Comprehensive Plan, for the distance specified in the following Table: Local 50' Local 50' Local 50' Collector 60' Collector 60' Local 50' Collector 70' Arterial 80' Arterial 80' Local 70' Arterial 80' Collector 70' Arterial 90' Arterial 90' The distance shall be measured from the property line at the intersection parallel to the driveway, to the closest edge of the driveway. Where these standards cannot be met due to parcel configuration, natural or man-made obstructions, the Site Plan Review Committee may allow a deviation of no more than twenty percent (20%). 2. No curbs shall be cut or altered, and no point of access or opening for vehicles onto a public road shall be established without a permit approved by the SPRC and issued by the Chief Building Official or recommended by the SPRC and issued by FDOT or Volusia County. 3. a. Driveway radii shall not extend beyond the property line as extended to its point of contact with the paved roadway surface. b. Minimum driveway radii shall be as follows: Residential Use: Single-family home: 15' Residential driveway serving 2 to 6 units: 20' Residential driveway serving more than 6 units: 25' Non-Residential Use: Local: 25' Collector: 30' Arterial: 35' c. For uses having very high or very low traffic generation rates, the SPRC may increase or decrease the driveway radius standards by up to ten percent (10%). 4. For single-family districts, the minimum width shall not be less than ten feet (10 ) for a single car garage or carport and fifteen feet (15 ) for a double-car garage or carport. Land Development Code 4 City of Ormond Beach

9 5. For other than single-family homes, minimum driveway and shoulder shall be as follows, except where alternative dimensions are allowed by the Site Plan Review Committee: One-Way Two-Way Min. Max. Min. Max. Paved Area: 12' 14' 20' 24' Shoulder: 5' N/A N/A N/A 6. For single-family residential zoning districts, no paved driveway shall be closer than three feet (3 ) to any property line. SECTION 3-26: OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS A. Plan Required 1. An on-site parking and circulation plan shall be submitted with any application subject to Site Plan Review Committee review and approval in accordance with Chapter 4, Article I for any building or use that is required to provide off-street parking. The plan shall accurately illustrate the number and location of required parking spaces, other spaces in excess of the requirements, access aisles, driveways, vehicle turnaround or backup areas, sidewalks, wheel stops, curbs, lighting, areas designated for trash collection, off-street loading spaces if required, the relation of the off-street parking facilities to the structure or use such spaces are designed to serve, the relationship to the street system into which motor vehicles utilizing the parking areas will be discharged, decorative walls or screening, and existing trees and proposed planting areas. 2. For uses not requiring site plan review, a dimensional site plan showing driveway, parking, and turnaround or back-up area shall be provided in conjunction with an application for building permit. B. Computation of Parking Spaces. In computing the number of required parking spaces the following rules shall govern: 1. The minimum number of required off-street parking spaces shall be determined from the Table in this section of the Code. 2. Floor Area Calculation. Floor area means gross floor area of a specific uses. 3. Interpretation of Computation with Fractions. When calculations of required parking results in a fractional space, any fraction shall be rounded off to the next highest number. 4. Requirements for Uses Not Identified. The parking requirement for any use not specified in the above Schedule shall be the same as that required for a use of similar nature as recognized herein, as interpreted by the Director of Planning; or where not recognized herein, according to a recognized professional standard published by and accepted by a nationally recognized urban planning or engineering professional organization. Land Development Code 5 City of Ormond Beach

10 5. In stadiums, houses of worship, sports arenas, or other places of assembly where occupants sit on benches, pews or other similar seating arrangements, each twenty-four (24) linear inches of such seat shall be counted as one (1) seat. 6. Where there is warehousing and manufacturing or commercial use such as a furniture store on one (1) site, parking requirements may be calculated based on use. Any area designated as warehousing must be self-contained, preferably in separate buildings or wings, and used exclusively for dead storage. Areas combining storage with shipping/assembly will require parking based on the primary use standards. No area designated as warehousing on approved site plans may be converted to manufacturing or office use without prior approval of the site plan review committee. C. Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule for motor vehicles: Use Parking Spaces Required Residential/Lodging Apartments: Studio or One (1) Bedroom Apartments: Two (2) or More Bedrooms Manufactured Homes Single-Family Dwelling Units and Townhouses Transient Lodging Facilities (including hotels, motels, executive suites, timeshares, and bed and breakfast inns) One and one-half (1½) spaces per dwelling unit, plus one-half (½) reserved space for each dwelling unit to be constructed if parking demand exceeds the number of space provided. Two (2) parking spaces for each dwelling unit. Two (2) parking spaces for each manufactured home. Two (2) parking spaces per dwelling unit. For transient lodging facilities, previously defined as hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts, having a Development Order or a Certificate of Occupancy as of July 16, 2003: One (1) parking space for each rental unit. Any new additions permitted after July 16, 2003 shall require one and one-half (1½) parking spaces for each unit. For transient lodging facilities permitted after July 16, 2003: One and one-half (1½) parking spaces for each unit. Land Development Code 6 City of Ormond Beach

11 Use Parking Spaces Required Institutional Uses Adult Day Care Facilities One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area. This may be reduced by one (1) space for each two (2) users for which the center agrees to provide alternative transportation. Assisted Living Facilities Hospitals Houses of Worship Municipal Buildings and Community Buildings One (1) space per staff person during the shift with the largest number of employees, plus one (1) space per four (4) residents. For Assisted Living Facilities in the R-3 (Single-Family Medium Density) residential district which have agreed to prohibit residents from parking vehicles at the facility, the parking requirements may be reduced for the residents, provided at least one (1) visitor space per ten (10) residents is available. One (1) parking space for each two (2) beds, plus one (1) space for each staff doctor, plus one (1) parking space for each two (2) employees on the largest shift. One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the principle place of assembly or, if there are no fixed seats, one (1) space for each forty (40) square feet of gross floor area in the principle place of assembly. One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. Nursing and Rest Homes One (1) space for each two (2) beds, plus one (1) space for each two (2) employees on the largest shift. Public Facilities Parking One (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area. The City Commission may waive all or a portion of this requirement, if it is determined that the use would not generate the need for the required parking spaces. Land Development Code 7 City of Ormond Beach

12 Use Parking Spaces Required Schools Child Care Centers Elementary/Middle High School College/Post High School Karate/ Dance One (1) space per five (5) children (maximum number licenses to provide service to) or 1 space/10 children if the drop-off area is adequate. One (1) space per employee on the largest shift; plus three (3) visitor spaces for the first fifteen (15) clients and one (1) additional space for each twenty (20) clients, or fraction thereof, above fifteen (15). One (1) space per employee on the largest shift; plus one (1) space for each seven (7) students. One (1) space/employee, plus one (1) space/3 fulltime students during the hours of maximum operation. One (1) space per 175 square feet of public floor area; if located within a shopping center: One (1) space per 225 square feet. Recreation/Entertainment Uses Automatic Amusement Centers/Game Rooms Bowling Center Contoured Golf Course Country Club and Golf Courses One (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area. Five (5) spaces for each alley, plus one (1) space for each four (4) seats in an accessory restaurant or bar use. One (1) space per golf hole, plus required parking for any other structure on site. Three (3) spaces per golf hole, plus one (1) space for each four (4) seats in an accessory restaurant or bar use. Land Development Code 8 City of Ormond Beach

13 Use Health Clubs and Spas Indoor Private or Commercial Recreation Areas Library, Community Center, Neighborhood Recreation Center Major Convention and Sport Complexes Marinas Movie Theaters Outdoor Private or Commercial Recreation Areas and Facilities Park and Recreation Facilities Pool Hall, Billiard Parlors Parking Spaces Required One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area when located on the same site as other retail commercial or shopping center uses with equal or greater floor area, or one (1) space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area if on an independent site. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area when located on the same site as other retail commercial or shopping center uses having equal or greater floor area, or one (1) space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area if on an independent site. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. One (1) parking space for each four (4) seats in the principal place of assembly. One (1) parking space for each boat slip plus eight (8) boat-trailer parking spaces for each boat launching ramp. One (1) space for each four (4) seats. One (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of exterior area devoted to recreational use, and/or three (3) spaces per golf hole, and/or two spaces per court facility, as applicable. One (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area of an enclosed building, plus two (2) spaces per court facility. All or a portion of this requirement may be waived as part of a Planned Development approval, if it is determined that the use would not generate the need for the required parking spaces. One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area, plus restaurant/bar seating requirements, as applicable. Land Development Code 9 City of Ormond Beach

14 Use Parking Spaces Required Commercial/Office Convenience Store Country (or Flea) Market One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area, plus one-half (½) of the service station requirement. One (1) space per one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross sales area including booths, tables, pedestrian aisles and ancillary uses. Furniture Stores One (1) parking space for each five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area. Intensive Retail Sales Medical offices Non-Intensive Retail Sales One (1) space for each two hundred and twentyfive (225) of gross floor area (leaseable for shopping centers). Five (5) parking spaces, plus one (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. One (1) space for each two hundred and fifty (250) of gross floor area. Offices One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area on the first floor; one (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area on the second story; and one (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area on additional stories. Restaurants One (1) space for each three (3) seats at booths or tables, plus one (1) space for each two (2) counter seats, plus one (1) space for each two (2) employees on the largest shift. Telemarketers Veterinary Clinics One (1) space per 100 square feet or one space for each phone (work area) used in telemarketing, which ever is more restrictive. One (1) space for each two hundred and twentyfive (225) square feet of gross floor area. Land Development Code 10 City of Ormond Beach

15 Use Parking Spaces Required Car Wash Industrial/Automotive Three (3) spaces, plus one (1) space for each manager or employee on the largest shift. Hanger, Airship/Blimp One (1) space for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area utilized for aircraft storage, plus required parking for square footage devoted to other uses. Industrial, Wholesaling, Manufacturing Establishments Mini-Warehouses Service Stations Wholesale Distribution: One (1) space per 600 gross square feet. Manufacturing and processing: One (1) per 500 gross square feet. One (1) space for each 15 storage cubicles. Retail sales or truck rental uses require parking spaces pursuant to non-intensive retail. One (1) space for each gas pump bay (area occupied by a single vehicle), plus three (3) spaces for each lift or working bay, plus one (1) space for each employee on the largest shift New/Used Car Lot Two (2) customer spaces for the first thirty (30) display spaces; plus one (1) customer space for each additional twenty (20) display spaces thereafter plus one (1) space per employee or manager on the largest shift. Warehouse (Business/Storage) Two (2) spaces for the first one thousand (1,000) square feet, or fraction thereof, or warehouse floor area (including office area of not less than two hundred (200) square feet); plus One (1) space for each additional seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of warehouse floor area for the next three thousand (3,000) square feet thereof; plus One (1) space for each additional one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of warehouse floor area in excess of four thousand (4,000) square feet thereof; plus One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet, or fraction thereof, of office area in excess of two hundred (200) square feet of office area. Land Development Code 11 City of Ormond Beach

16 D. Motorcycle Parking Spaces. In development sites providing more than thirty-three (33) parking spaces, motorcycle parking space may be provided in lieu of or in addition to required automobile parking spaces subject to the following conditions: 1. Where motorcycle parking spaces are provided in lieu of automobile spaces, not more than three percent (3%) of the automobile parking spaces may be converted to motorcycle parking. Uses denoted in the Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements with the symbol mcx are not allowed to convert required automobile spaces for motorcycle spaces. 2. Where motorcycle parking spaces are provided in addition to the minimum number of required automobile parking spaces, the motorcycle spaces shall count as seventy-five percent (75%) of an automobile space when calculating the maximum parking spaces allowed for a use, as set forth in this Article. 3. Design Standards. Minimum width of a motorcycle parking stall shall be three feet (3 ) and the minimum depth shall be consistent with the minimum standard for an automobile parking stall. 4. Signage. All motorcycle parking shall be clearly identified through signage or pavement marking as reserved for motorcycles only. E. Schedule for Bicycle Parking Requirements 1. Bicycle parking standards established within this Article are intended to promote the use of alternative modes of transportation to the automobile, reducing motor vehicles trips on streets within the City of Ormond Beach. Standards for bicycle facilities serve a public purpose by improving air quality, reducing energy consumption, and reduce land area for paved parking. Bicycle parking spaces shall be provided for multifamily and non-residential uses pursuant to the schedule appearing below and according to standards set forth in Section For nonresidential uses, the number of bicycle parking spaces is calculated based on a percentage of the total automobile parking spaces. Residential Uses Bicycle Parking Schedule Percent of Required Automobile Parking Multifamily apartment complexes Ten percent (10%) Timeshares Ten percent (10%) Non-Residential Uses Percent of Required Automobile Parking Bowling Alleys Ten percent (10%) Child Care/Day Care Centers Five percent (5%) Libraries Fifteen percent (15%) Hotels/Motels Two and one-half percent (2.5%) Land Development Code 12 City of Ormond Beach

17 Residential Uses Bicycle Parking Schedule Percent of Required Automobile Parking Located adjacent to SR A-1-A Five percent (5%) Municipal and community office buildings Office buildings with more than thirty required vehicular parking spaces Fifteen percent (15%) Two and one-half percent (2.5%) Recreation, Outdoor Twenty percent (20%) Skating Centers Fifteen percent (15%) Restaurants, Fast Food Ten percent (10%) Commercial retail uses located adjacent to SR A-1-A Commercial uses not appearing above and not exempt Institutional uses not listed above and not exempt Ten percent (10%) Five percent (5%) Five percent (5%) a. Exempted Use. The following uses are exempt from bicycle parking requirements: miniwarehouses, service stations, funeral homes, veterinary clinics and kennels, furniture stores, and adult congregate living facilities. b. Reduction or Waiver of Requirements. The Site Plan Review Committee may reduce or waive the bicycle parking requirements based on insufficient need expected from a land use type. 2. Bicycle Parking Standards a. Location of Bicycle Parking Facilities. Bicycle parking facilities shall be visible from the main driveway and located within seventy-five feet (75 ) from a building s main entrance(s). Bicycle parking for large retail uses (e.g., regional mall) with multiple main entrance points shall distribute parking among the entranceways. For large retail centers or employeeintensive businesses with separate entranceways for employees, a portion of the parking spaces may be located near employee entrances, subject to the approval of the Director of Planning. b. Wherever building fronts are designed with covered areas to accommodate pedestrians, building design is encouraged to incorporate bicycle parking therein. Bicycle parking facilities, whether or not covered, shall not interfere with pedestrian movement and shall not encroach into any public sidewalk. Land Development Code 13 City of Ormond Beach

18 c. Lighting. All bicycle parking facilities shall be located in areas illuminated during operating hours of the business or use consistent with outdoor lighting standards set forth in Chapter 3 Article V. d. Bicycle Parking Facilities. Bicycle racks or other similar storage facilities acceptable to the Planning Director shall be anchored and must be accessible without moving another bicycle. F. Required Parking for the Physically Handicapped 1. The design and construction of handicapped parking spaces, stall dimensions, access ramps and aisles, striping, signage and other related accessibility standards for disabled persons shall be provided as required by the Florida Accessibility Code (Florida Americans with Disabilities Accessibility Implementation Act, F.S ). 2. The required number of required parking spaces shall be as follows: Total Number of Parking Spaces in Lot Required Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces 1 to to to to to to to to to to 1,000 2% of total 1001 and over 20 plus 1 for each 100 spaces over 1, Medical offices or office complexes of which any portion is used for medical offices shall provide one (1) handicapped additional, beyond what is required by the above chart, parking space for each 5,000 square feet of gross floor area in addition to the required handicapped provide in Section F.2. SECTION 3-27: REDUCTION IN PARKING SPACES A. Shared Parking. Except as permitted in this Section, the required off-street parking spaces for one (1) use shall not be assigned to another. 1. When a given use has a different peak-day or peak-hour parking demand than that of another use with which it shares common, continuous, and contiguous parking facilities having unimpeded ingress to and egress from the uses intended to be served, the parking requirement for such use Land Development Code 14 City of Ormond Beach

19 may be reduced by up to a maximum of twenty percent (20%) of the combined requirement for all involved uses upon approval of the SPRC. 2. Child care facilities, houses of worship, recreational uses, restaurants, civic centers, libraries, schools, and theaters may qualify for reduced parking requirements of up to thirty percent (30%). 3. Uses for which the shared parking concept has been recognized in the established parking requirements, such as shopping centers and similar type uses, shall not be eligible for the reduced parking requirements allowed by this Subsection. 4. The SPRC may approve shared parking, provided all of the following are met: a. The applicant submits to the approving body documentation which is based upon industry standards or existing site conditions and which demonstrates the peak-day or peak-hour parking demand differentials and supports the percentage reduction requested; and b. The parking is otherwise consistent with the development standards provided in this Article; and c. There are recorded appropriate cross-easements or deed restrictions to restrict the days/hours of operation in accordance with the documentation provided in Paragraph a. above. (This shall not be a requirement in the event that all of the facilities using the parking area are publicly owned and operated.) 5. A shared parking agreement shall be accepted in the form of a recorded covenant or development agreement running with the land, in favor of the city, and signed by all of the owners of all of the properties sharing parking spaces. This agreement at minimum shall address: a. Total number of parking spaces available and committed to shared parking. b. Hours and/or days each use is allowed to operate. c. All beneficiaries of the commitments. d. A statement that the property owners recognize that additional parking spaces may be required prior to changing the use of the property, and that subsequent use of property may be limited to those with similar hours of operation, number of employees, parking demands, or other similar use characteristics. e. All shared parking agreements must be accepted by the City Attorney and appropriately recorded prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. 6. In the Central Business District (CBD), the SPRC may grant a waiver of on-site parking requirements when an existing structure will be occupied by a permitted use, provided the structure is not expanded or altered in any way to increase usable floor area. This waiver will be based on the availability of public parking and legally accessible private parking. The availability of parking shall be determined based on the accessibility of these parking areas to the proposed business activity as measured by distance and ease of pedestrian access; the amount of surplus parking over the current and projected demand for parking; and any other constraints that may affect the proposed business activity s ability to benefit from the designated parking area. B. Reduction of Hard Surface Requirements. Reduction of impervious pavement surface material is encouraged by the City and may be approved by the Site Plan Review Committee. Any permeable Land Development Code 15 City of Ormond Beach

20 parking surface including substructure must be acceptable to the Site Plan Review Committee. It is intended that this provision only apply to uses which customarily utilize their total parking requirements on an occasional basis and/or experience has shown that twenty percent (20%) or more of the spaces requested for alternative surfaces are occupied less than fifty percent (50%) of the time during normal use periods. 1. Alternative surface parking may be provided for the following uses: a. Houses of Worship. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the required parking spaces may be reserved in a grassed or other approved surface area. All associated access ways, driveways, and aisles shall have a paved surface as provided in this Article. b. Commercial Uses. For commercial uses, such as furniture stores and recreation uses with peak seasonal or weekly usage, up to thirty percent (30%) of the required parking may be designed to alternative surface parking standards. c. Outdoor Recreation Uses. Access drives shall have a paved surface as provided in this Article. However, all parking spaces may be grass, shell or other stabilized pervious surface approved by the Site Plan Review Committee. d. Historic Preservation Mixed-Use or Bed and Breakfast Inn. All access drives and a minimum of two (2) parking spaces shall have a paved surface as provided in this Article. The remaining parking spaces may be turf block, shell or other stabilized pervious surface approved by the Site Plan Review Committee. e. Auto Sales Lots. Outdoor vehicle display areas may be on grass, shell, turf block or other stabilized surface approved by the Site Plan Review Committee. Access lanes, customer parking and employee parking shall be on paved surface. f. All Other Uses. The City may allow up to fifty percent (50%) of all required parking bays to be developed with turf block, provided that it is requested by the applicant and accompanied by a statement of justification. Whether requested by the applicant or not, the City may, in conjunction with required site plan reviews, designate up to twenty percent (20%) of the parking bays in any development for turf block construction. 2. Grass Parking. Grass parking spaces may replace a portion of the impervious parking surface materials if demonstrated that the need for such space is necessary only to accommodate infrequent peak parking demands. Grassed parking shall not be used to meet parking demands for employees and average daily use. A property owner/applicant requesting the use of grass parking must comply with the standards listed below. The City may require grass parking if the proposed number of parking spaces is greater than anticipated demand, as may be demonstrated in the traffic impact study or the parking study submitted as part of a site plan application. a. Grass Parking Spaces Limited to Peak Parking Demands. Grass parking may be used for limited periods described in paragraph 2.b below. An applicant must demonstrate that the parking duration occurring on grass parking areas will allow grass to survive and grow normally; will not cause soils erosion problems or ruts; or do not create hazards or inconvenience for pedestrian traffic moving between grass parking and buildings. A parking study or written statement, as may be required by the City Engineer, must indicate the extent of use for grass parking, appropriateness of soil types, and the daily or seasonal duration of parking. The applicant s landscape architect or engineer shall provide a written statement, Land Development Code 16 City of Ormond Beach

21 incorporated into the project s landscape plan, that grass species can be sustained based on the frequency of use. b. Duration and Limitation of Use. Grass parking shall be used for parking on an average of no more than two days or nights each week; however, if used only on a seasonal basis, this average may be increased to an average of three days or nights each week for a period not greater than two consecutive months. Grass parking spaces shall not be used for handicapped parking spaces, for shared parking spaces, or to fulfill open space or landscaping requirements. c. Location of Grass Parking. Grass parking spaces shall be located in parking areas furthest away from the principal use or building within the site. d. Compliance with Landscape Requirements. Grassed parking areas must meet all minimum landscaping requirements for parking areas as established within Chapter 3, Article II, including landscape islands and landscape separators. Grassed parking spaces are not to be counted towards fulfilling open space or landscape requirements of the Land Development Code. The Landscape Architect shall approve all grass species used for grass parking spaces. e. Compliance with Parking Requirements. All aisles and driveways accessing grassed parking spaces shall be paved and meet the same structural integrity as required for similar on-site facilities accessing paved parking stalls. Striping is not required. f. Drainage Requirements. Drainage improvements shall be designed and installed to handle stormwater capacities as if the grass parking area were paved with an impervious surface material used for regular parking areas within the site. However, stormwater retention areas will not be reduced unless approved by the City Engineer. In such cases, land which otherwise would have been used for stormwater retention/detention will be reserved in the event such facilities require expansion if grassed parking areas are paved at a future time. g. Acceptable Soil Conditions. Soils types must be acceptable for grass parking. The City Engineer may requires substructural improvement be made for all areas proposed for grass parking. h. Maintenance. All grass parking areas shall be regularly mowed, serviced by an irrigation system, and adequately maintained to allow safe ingress and egress of vehicles and pedestrians. i. Demarcation of Grass Parking Areas. Timber stops, hedges, curbing, or concrete wheel stops shall be used to identify the perimeter of grass parking areas, excepting drive aisles, and shall be placed at the top of internal parking stalls. j. Parking Improvement Agreement. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the City, a covenant, development agreement, or other legal instrument acceptable to the City Attorney and affixed to the property shall be recorded and therein require the property owner to pave any grass parking spaces, pursuant to materials acceptable to the City Engineer, where frequency of parking prevents viable growth, creates soil erosion problems, or causes hazards for pedestrian or vehicles. If grass parking surfaces are not maintained in a condition acceptable to the City Engineer, the property owner shall pave the parking area within one year from receipt of a written notice from the City Engineer. The parking area shall be surfaced with a material acceptable to the City Engineer, and all necessary drainage improvements installed therewith. Land Development Code 17 City of Ormond Beach

22 2. Brick Pavers or Similar Permeable Materials. The City may allow up to fifty percent (50%) of all required parking stalls to be developed with turf block, provided that it is requested by the applicant and accompanied by a statement of justification. Whether requested by the applicant or not, the City may, in conjunction with required site plan reviews, designate up to twenty percent (20%) of the parking bays in any development for turf block construction. a. Semi-pervious brick pavers may be placed within the front two feet (2 ) of parking spaces abutting a landscape bufferyard, island, or driveway separator, reducing the paved area of the parking space by two feet (2 ). C. Deferral of Parking Bay Construction. Construction of aisles and parking bays may be deferred as follows subject to a written request by the applicant explaining the basis for the deferral and the approval of the Site Plan Review Committee. 1. Apartments. Up to one-half (½) space per unit may be deferred. The number and location of parking spaces reserved for possible future construction shall be identified on the plan in a manner that clearly distinguishes future parking spaces from the spaces to be constructed initially. Area for reserved spaces shall not be included in calculations for required open space. Such spaces shall be provided in accordance with established construction standards when the City or the applicant determines that the need for such uses exists. 2. Industrial. The developer may designate up to fifty percent (50%) of the required off-street parking spaces as reserved on his site plan and may leave that area in its natural state until needed; any such designation must be supported by verifiable data provided by the developer and approved by the Site Plan Review Committee. Aisles may not be required unless needed for circulation or fire safety, in which case an all-weather surface shall be provided. The deferred spaces shall be constructed to established construction standards when the City or the applicant determines that a need for such spaces exists. 3. Ambulatory Surgical Centers. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the required number of off-street parking spaces for an Ambulatory Surgical Center, as defined under Chapter 395, Florida Statutes, may be deferred for possible future construction when the Center includes an attached medical clinic and appropriate deed restrictions are recorded to restrict use of the Center to physicians based at that clinic. The number and location of parking spaces reserved for possible future construction shall be identified on the plan in a manner that clearly distinguishes future parking spaces from the spaces to be constructed initially. The area reserved for future spaces may remain in its natural state until needed, but shall not be included in calculations for required open space. Such spaces shall be constructed in accordance with current construction standards when the City or the applicant determines that the spaces are needed. SECTION 3-28: DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR PARKING STALLS, AISLES, AND BAYS A. General Standards 1. Required off-street parking and loading areas, except in conjunction with single-family homes and as noted in paragraph 2, below, shall be surfaced with type one (1) asphalt, bituminous, or concrete material and a suitable sub-base as approved by the City Engineer. Said areas shall be Land Development Code 18 City of Ormond Beach

23 maintained in a smooth, well-graded condition, drained to provide public safety, prevent any run-off problems to adjacent properties, and lighted to prevent glare or excessive light to buildings on adjoining or nearby residential properties. Single-family homes constructed after January 1, 1998, and manufactured homes placed within Planned Manufactured Home Communities after January 1, 1998, shall provide a paved driveway that connects the primary access road to required parking spaces pursuant to Section 5.04E. Said driveways shall be constructed of asphalt, bituminous brick, concrete, turf block, pave brick or pervious concrete. 2. Parking areas shall be arranged for the convenient access and safety of pedestrians and vehicles. For multi-family developments, parking bays for residents of the development shall not front directly onto an interior road having a projected daily traffic volume of one hundred (100) or more trips per day. 3. No parking bay or loading area may be located within any side, rear, or front yard buffer area (except underground parking structures). 4. Parking bays shall have a minimum width of nine feet (9 ) except that handicap bays shall have an additional unloading aisle with a minimum width consistent with the current State regulations. 5. Parking bays shall have a minimum stall depth of twenty feet (20 ). This depth may be reduced to eighteen feet (18 ) where the space abuts a sidewalk having a high-back curb and a minimum width of six feet (6 ); or where it abuts a landscaped area, other than a required buffer area, having a high back curb and minimum width of five feet (5 ) for one (1) car or six feet (6 ) for two (2) cars. 6. All turning areas shall have a minimum radius adequate for City service and emergency vehicles. 7. Minimum aisle widths shall be as follows: 90-24' 60-18' 55-16' 50-15' 45-13' 8. Angled parking shall be permitted on one-way drives only, unless the drive is at least twenty-four feet (24 ) wide. 9. Keyways having a depth of six feet (6 ) minimum to ten feet (10 ) maximum and a width of eight feet (8 ) minimum to twelve feet (12 ) maximum shall be provided where necessary to allow vehicles to safely back out of a parking space and leave the site in a forward position. The maximum depth and width can be extended when keyways are shown on the site plan as being part of a back-up area for a loading zone. 10. Keyways may encroach up to four feet (4 ) into a required buffer area, provided that the area of encroachment is improved with turf block or similar pervious material. 11. Parking spaces shall be designed to allow vehicles to safely enter and leave the site in a forward position. Land Development Code 19 City of Ormond Beach