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Wellington |
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Unified Land Development Code |
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Article 7. SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS |
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Chapter 2. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING |
§ 7.2.3. Off-street parking.
A.
Computing parking standards.
1.
Multiple uses. On lots containing more than one (1) use, the total number of required off-street parking spaces shall be equal to the sum of the required parking for each use as if provided separately, unless a shared parking is approved pursuant to Section 7.2.3.H (Shared parking).
2.
Fractions. When calculation of required off-street parking spaces results in a fractional number, any such fractional space shall require a full off-street parking space (rounded up).
3.
Floor area. Off-street parking and loading standards that are based on square footage shall be computed using gross floor area (GFA), unless another measurement is specified.
4.
Bench seating. When the calculation of required parking spaces is based on the number of seats, each 22 linear inches of bench, pew, or similar bench seating facility shall be considered one (1) seat.
5.
Unlisted land uses. In the event that off-street parking standards for a particular use are not listed in this section, the standards for the most similar use shall be applied or one space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area. In making the determination, any evidence of actual parking demand for uses shall be considered as well as other reliable traffic engineering and planning information that is available.
B.
Location of required parking. Except as provided in Section 7.2.3.H (Shared parking), Section 7.2.3.1 (Off-site parking) and Section 7.2.3.K (Valet parking), all required off-street parking, except for fee simple developments with common parking lots, shall be provided upon the same lot as the principal use. The location of required off-street parking spaces shall not interfere with normal traffic flow or with the operation of queuing and backup areas. Loading areas shall not obstruct pedestrian pathways.
1.
Distance from building or use. Unless otherwise provided in this section, no on-site parking space shall be located more than 600 feet from the building or use it is intended to serve. This standard shall not apply to parking spaces provided for auditoriums, stadiums, assembly halls, gymnasiums, and other places of assembly, nor shall it apply to hospitals, large-scale retail, wholesale, and consumer service uses of over 500,000 square feet or industrial, wholesaling or manufacturing establishments.
2.
Buffers and rights-of-way. There shall be no parking or storing of vehicles in the landscape buffer or the existing or ultimate right-of-way of an abutting street.
3.
Sidewalk access for rear parking. There shall be no parking of automobiles at the rear of a structure unless a public pedestrian walk connects it to the front of the structure or there exists an entrance to store in the rear. The pedestrian path or sidewalk shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in width, clearly marked, well lighted and unobstructed.
4.
Garages and carports. Space within a carport or garage may be used to satisfy residential off-street parking standards, provided that no building permit shall be issued to convert a carport or garage to a living area without provision of required off-street parking spaces in the driveway or in a common parking lot.
C.
Use of required off-street parking areas. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for the use of residents, customers, patrons and employees. Required parking spaces shall specifically not be used for the storage, sale or display of goods or materials or for the sale, repair, or servicing of vehicles. All vehicles parked within off-street parking areas shall be registered and capable of moving under their own power. Required parking areas shall not be used by delivery vehicles. Required off-street parking spaces shall be free from building encroachments. A portion of the required parking area may be used for the following purposes:
1.
Special events/uses. Required off-street parking areas may be used on a temporary basis pursuant to a special use issued by the Planning Director or Council pursuant to Article 5; or
2.
Recyclable materials collection bins. Required off-street parking areas may be occupied by recyclable materials collection bins that have been approved as a special use. The bin shall retain its mobility and shall not occupy more than five (5) percent of the total on-site parking spaces. The bin and adjacent area shall be maintained in good appearance, free from trash.
D.
Parking fees. Except as provided in Section 7.2.3.K (Valet parking) and Section 7.2.3.0 (Public, private or commercial lots), a fee or other form of compensation shall not be charged for the use of required off-street parking spaces. Fees may be charged for the use of parking spaces that have been provided in excess of minimum standards.
E.
Motorcycle parking. For any nonresidential use providing 50 or more spaces, a maximum of three (3) required off-street parking spaces may be reduced in size and redesigned to accommodate motorcycle parking. When provided, motorcycle parking shall be identified by a sign.
F.
Handicapped parking. The provision of handicapped parking spaces and passenger loading zones shall be governed by Secs. 316.1955, 316.1956, and 553.48, Fla. Stat., or as amended. These sections shall govern the minimum number, signage, identification and reservation of spaces for the handicapped. All required signs shall include the language, "$250 fine for violators." All handicapped parking spaces shall be paved. A portion of the minimum number of required off-street parking spaces may be used to satisfy the handicapped parking space standards.
G.
Guest parking. Guest parking spaces where required, may be grouped, provided that the spaces are located within 300 feet of the dwellings that they are intended to serve. Guest parking may be grassed, as provided in Section 7.2.3.J (grassed parking), except that no permit is required. Each space shall be provided with wheelstops, except for grassed guest parking, or parking which is designed as parallel parking. All guest parking shall be prominently identified with an above-grade sign or marking on the wheelstop.
H.
Shared parking. The Development Review Committee may authorize a reduction in the number of required parking spaces for multiple use developments or for uses that are located near one another and which have different peak parking demands and operating hours. Shared parking shall be subject to the following standards:
1.
Application. In addition to the application information for development permit for Site Plan, the applicant shall submit additional information for shared parking;
2.
Location. All uses which use shared parking shall be located on the same lot or on contiguous lots.
3.
Shared parking study. A shared parking study shall be submitted which shall:
a.
Be based on the Urban Land Institute's methodology for determining shared parking or other generally accepted methodology;
b.
Address the size and type of activities and the anticipated peak parking and traffic demands;
c.
Provide for reduction of paved area by not more than 50 percent of the combined parking required for each use under Section 7.2.2.C,
d.
Provide for no reduction in the number of required handicapped spaces;
e.
Provide a plan to convert reserved space for future required parking spaces pursuant to Section 7.2.2.C.; and
f.
Be approved by the Village Engineer based on the feasibility of the uses to share parking due to their particular peak parking and trip generation characteristics.
4.
Reserved space. The applicant shall account for 100% of the reduction granted through one (1) of the following alternatives: reserved area; future parking garage; future rooftop garage; off-site parking or limitation of uses to adhere to parking regulations. This area shall not be used for on-site retention of storm-water runoff nor shall it be used to satisfy the landscaping and buffering standards. Preservation areas designated and protected by any government shall not be used to satisfy the reserve standard. The reserved space, shall be landscaped and maintained to present an orderly appearance.
5.
Agreement for shared parking. A shared parking plan shall be enforced through written agreement or through unity of control. An attested copy of the agreement between the owner(s) of record and the Village shall be submitted to the Planning Director who shall forward a copy to the Village Attorney for review. The agreement shall be recorded in the deed records of Palm Beach County by the owner of record and proof of recordation shall be presented to the Planning Director prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The agreement shall include, but not be limited to:
a.
List the names and ownership interest of all parties to the agreement and contain the signatures of those parties;
b.
Provide a legal description of the land;
c.
Include a site plan showing the area of the shared parking and reserved space for future parking;
d.
Describe the parking area and designate and reserve it for shared parking unencumbered by any conditions which would interfere with its use;
e.
Agree and expressly declare the intent for the agreement to run with the land and bind all parties and all successors in interest to the agreement;
f.
Assure the continued availability of the spaces for shared use and provide assurance that all spaces will be usable without charge to all participating uses;
g.
Describe the obligations of each party, including the maintenance responsibility to retain and develop reserved space for additional parking if the need arises;
h.
Incorporate the shared parking study by reference;
i.
Be made part of the Site Plan/Final Subdivision Plan; and
j.
Describe the method by which the agreement shall, if necessary, be revised.
6.
Change in use. Should any of the shared parking uses be changed, or should the Planning Director find that any of the conditions described in the approved shared parking study and/or agreement no longer exist, the owner of record shall have the option of submitting a revised shared parking study in accordance with the standards of this section or of providing the number of spaces required for each use separately.
I.
Off-site parking. The Development Review Committee may permit all or a portion of the required parking spaces to be located on a separate lot from the lot on which the principal use is located. Off-site parking shall be subject to the following standards:
1.
Necessity. The applicant shall demonstrate that it is not feasible to locate all of the required parking on the same lot as the principal use;
2.
Ineligible activities. Off-site parking shall not be used to satisfy the off-street parking standards for restaurants, lounges, convenience stores and other convenience-oriented uses. Required handicapped parking spaces shall not be located in an off-site parking facility;
3.
Future Land Use Map Classification. Off-site parking areas shall require the same or a more intensive Future Land Use Map classification than that required for the use served;
4.
Agreement for off-site parking. In the event that an off-site parking area is not under the same ownership as the principal use served, a written agreement or unity of control shall be required. An attested copy of the agreement among the owners of record shall be submitted to the Planning Director who shall forward a copy to the Village Attorney for review. The agreement shall be filed in the deed records of the County by the owner of record. Proof of recordation of the agreement shall be presented to the Planning Director. The agreement shall:
a.
List the names and ownership interest of all parties to the agreement and contain the signatures of those parties;
b.
Provide a legal description of the land;
c.
Include a site plan showing the area of the use and parking parcel;
d.
Expressly declare the intent for the covenant to run with the land and bind all parties and all successors in interest to the covenant;
e.
Assure the continued availability of the spaces and provide assurance that all spaces will be usable without charge;
f.
Describe the obligations of each party, including the maintenance responsibility;
g.
Require that the Planning Director be notified prior to the expiration or termination of an off-site parking lease agreement;
h.
Be made part of the Site Plan/Final Subdivision Plan; and
i.
Describe the method by which the covenant shall, if necessary, be revised.
5.
Signs. One sign shall be located at the off-site parking facility indicating the use that it serves, and one sign shall be located on the site of the use served, indicating the location of the off-site parking facility.
J.
Grassed parking. Grassed parking may be permitted if approved by the Village Engineer, pursuant to the following procedures and standards:
1.
Application. In addition to the application information for development permit for Site Plan/Final Subdivision Plan, the applicant shall submit the following:
a.
A written statement of and a site plan showing the area proposed for grassed parking and the proposed method of traffic control to direct vehicular flow and parking;
b.
A written statement that the parking area proposed for grassed parking shall be used for parking no more than three (3) days or nights each week or on an irregular, intermittent or part-time basis of no more than 45 days within a period of four consecutive months within a 12-month period. This information shall contain the proposed hours and days of the expected use of the grassed parking and the expected average daily traffic and peak hour traffic counts, as calculated by a professional engineer qualified to perform such studies;
c.
Description of the method to ensure that the grassed parking surface will be maintained in its entirety with a viable turf cover;
d.
A conceptual drainage plan for the entire parking area; and
e.
A description of the soil type of the area proposed for grassed parking.
2.
Standards. The following standards shall apply to grassed parking:
a.
Only parking spaces provided for peak demand may be approved as grassed parking. Paved parking shall be provided for average daily traffic, including employees and visitors;
b.
A grassed parking area shall not include any existing or proposed landscaped area, surface water management area or easement other than a utility easement;
c.
Handicapped parking shall not be located within a grassed parking area. Paved walkway shall be provided from any handicapped parking space to the building, structure or use it is intended to serve;
d.
Grassed parking areas shall meet minimum landscaping requirements of subsection O and
e.
Within grassed parking areas, all access aisles shall either: (a) be paved and meet the same substructural and surface standards as paved asphaltic parking surfaces; or (b) be surfaced with paver block, or other semi-pervious coverage approved by the Village Engineer.
3.
Permit. If at any time prior to the approved expiration date of the development order, it is determined that a grassed parking area does not meet the standards established in this section, the Planning Director shall require the restoration of the grassed surface or the paving of the grass for parking. The owner/applicant and their agent, if any, shall be jointly and severally responsible for the maintenance of all grassed vehicle use areas. Grassed parking areas shall be maintained so as to present a neat appearance and to ensure a viable and healthy grassed surface. In the event of the deterioration of a grassed parking surface, the Village may require the full restoration of the parking facility to Village standards.
4.
Regulatory treatment of grassed parking areas. All surface parking areas, grassed or otherwise, shall be considered impervious paved surface for the purpose of determining tertiary drainage system flow capacity and secondary stormwater management system runoff treatment/control requirements.
K.
Valet parking. Valet parking may be used upon any lot to satisfy off-street parking standards. The design of valet parking shall not cause customers who do not use the valet service to park off-premise or in the right-of-way or cause queuing in the right-of-way. The following standards shall apply to valet parking.
1.
Maximum number of reserved spaces. No more than 50 percent of the required off-street parking spaces may be reserved for valet parking.
2.
Location of reserved valet spaces. Off-street parking spaces reserved for valet parking may be located anywhere on-site, except that handicapped parking spaces shall be the spaces located closest to the nearest accessible entrance of the building that the parking spaces are intended to serve.
L.
Parking area design and construction standards.
1.
Dimensions and geometries. The dimensions and geometries of off-street parking areas shall conform to the following minimum standards:
i.
All uses shall provide parking spaces that have minimum widths of nine and one-half (9.5) feet and governed by Table 7.2-2.
ii.
Handicapped parking. All spaces marked and reserved for use by persons with disabilities shall be installed in accordance with the standards of Secs. 316.1955, 316.1956 and 553.48, Fla. Stat.
iii.
Queuing distance. A minimum queuing distance of 20 feet is required between the property line and the first parking space.
iv.
Parallel parking. Parallel parking spaces shall have minimum lengths of 23 feet and minimum widths of 10 feet.
v.
Measuring parking space width. Where double striping is used to mark spaces, parking space width shall be measured from the centerline of one set of stripes to the centerline of the corresponding set of stripes.
TABLE 7.2-2
MINIMUM PARKING BAY DIMENSIONSA
AngleB
Space
Width
(feet)C
Space
Depth
(feet)D
Aisle
Width
(feet)E
Curb
Length
(feet)F
Wall-to-Wall Width
(feet)G
Interlock-to Interlock Width
(feet)H
Space
Depth to
Interlock
(feet)45 9.5 17.5 12.0 13.5 47.0 43.0 15.5 12.0 17.5 12.0 17.0 47.0 43.0 15.5 60 9.5 19.0 15.0 11.0 54.0 50.0 17.5 12.0 19.0 14.0 14.0 53.0 49.0 17.5 70 9.5 19.5 18.0 10.0 57.0 55.0 18.5 12.0 19.5 17.0 12.5 56.0 54.0 18.5 75 9.5 19.5 22.0 10.0 61.0 59.0 18.5 12.0 19.5 21.0 12.5 60.0 58.0 18.5 80 9.5 19.5 23.0 9.5 62.0 61.0 19.0 12.0 19.5 22.0 12.0 61.0 60.0 19.0 90 9.5 18.5 25.0 9.5 62.0 62.0 18.5 12.0 18.5 24.0 12.0 61.0 61.0 18.5 Note:
1) Dimensional requirements for parking spaces vary depending on the angle of parking provided.
Figure 7.2-1
Parking Space Schematic
Figure 7.2-2
Parallel Parking Dimensional Standard and Marking Option
2.
Construction and design of parking area.
a.
General on-site circulation standards.
i.
There shall be safe, and convenient arrangement of pedestrian pathways, bikeways, parking aisles, driveways, and off-street parking and loading spaces within parking areas.
ii.
The materials used for paving, lighting fixtures, retaining walls, fences, curbs and benches shall be of good appearance and maintained.
iii.
Parking lots shall be maintained in a safe operating condition and manner.
b.
Pedestrian circulation.
i.
Structures, vehicular circulation lanes, parking spaces, driveways, and open spaces shall be designed to provide logical, impediment free pedestrian movement. The site shall be arranged so that pedestrians moving between buildings are not unnecessarily exposed to vehicular traffic.
ii.
Paved, landscaped or comfortably graded pedestrian walks shall be provided along the lines of the most intense use, particularly from building entrances to streets, parking areas, and adjacent buildings.
iii.
Where off-street parking spaces directly face a structure, and are not separated by an access aisle from the structure, a paved pedestrian walkway shall be provided between the front of the parking space and the structure. The walkway shall be a minimum of five (5) feet wide, exclusive of vehicle overhang, and shall be separated from the parking space by concrete wheel stops or continuous curbing. Residential vehicular use areas are exempt from this standard.
c.
Paving and drainage design.
i.
Review and approval by Village Engineer. The drainage design shall be reviewed and approved by the Village Engineer before a permit may be issued.
ii.
Materials. Unless otherwise provided in this section, all vehicular use areas and specialized vehicular use areas shall be improved either with: (a) a minimum of a six (6) inch shellrock or limerock base with a one inch hotplant mix asphaltic concrete surface; or (b) a base and surface material of equivalent durability, as certified by the developer's engineer. Responsibility for pavement failure occurring as a result of inadequate alternative base and surface material design shall fall on the certifying engineer.
iii.
Maintenance of paved vehicular use areas. All vehicular use areas or specialized vehicular use areas shall be maintained in good condition to prevent any hazards, such as cracked asphalt or potholes.
iv.
Shell rock. The uses and associated features approved by the Village Engineer, may construct surface parking lots with shellrock or other similar material except for parking areas connected to a paved public street. When the parking area is adjacent to a paved, public road, a paved driveway apron must be constructed which extends a minimum of 24 feet wide and 60 feet long from the edge of the paved roadway in all directions or 20 feet from the edge of the paved roadway when a cattle grate is provided. The shell rock parking areas must be maintained.
v.
Wheelstops or curbing required. Wheel stops or continuous curbing shall be placed two and one-half feet back from walls, poles, structures, pedestrian walkways or landscaped areas. The area between any wheel stop and required landscaped strip may be landscaped, rendering the paved space area 15 to 16 feet in length, depending on the angle of parking provided.
d.
Lighting. If a vehicular use area, or a specialized vehicular use area is to be open for use after dark, it shall be lighted. Lighting shall be arranged and designed so that no source of light is directed toward any adjoining or nearby land used or classified for residential use. Lighting shall be designed to shield public streets and all other adjacent lands from direct or distracting glare, or hazardous interference of any kind. Vehicular use areas shall not be lighted at any other time than the hours of operation of the use that the parking is intended to serve, except for necessary security lighting. Parking lot lighting shall comply with the outdoor lighting standards of Section 7.8.2 (Outdoor lighting standards).
e.
Striping. Except for parallel parking spaces, parking lots containing spaces for three (3) or more vehicles shall delineate each space by double stripes on each side of the space. All parking spaces stripes shall be painted in white paint except for handicapped spaces which shall have blue stripes. The width of the painted stripe shall be four (4) inches. The separation from inside edge of stripe to inside edge of stripe shall be no less than eight (8) inches and no more than 16 inches. The effective width of the double stripes shall range from 16 inches to 24 inches, measured from outside edge of stripe to outside edge of stripe. Standard and parallel parking spaces striping shall be as shown in Figure 7.2-2.
f.
Signs. Traffic control signs and other pavement markings shall be installed and maintained to conform with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, as adopted by the FDOT, as revised.
g.
Drainage. Runoff from vehicular use areas shall be controlled and treated accordance with all applicable agency standards in effect at the time an application is submitted.
h.
Landscaping.
i.
All vehicular areas shall be landscaped in accordance with Chapter 3 of Article 7.
ii.
Renovations or additions to vehicular use areas shall provide landscape improvements. Where the renovation affects more than 25% of the vehicle use area or an addition is greater than 25% of the total vehicular use area then a Landscape Betterment Plan shall be provided for the entire vehicular use area which meets the requirements of Chapter 3 of Article 7.
i.
Preservation. Existing vegetation shall be preserved and incorporated into the landscaping for the vehicular use area to the fullest extent possible in conformance with Chapter 5 of Article 7.
Figure 7.2-3
Striping-Standards
M.
Ingress and egress to vehicular use areas.
1.
Ingress and egress. Each parking space shall have appropriate access to a street or an alley. Only dwelling units with no more than two (2) units shall be allowed backward egress from a driveway onto a local street. In all other cases, maneuvering and access aisle area shall be sufficient to permit vehicles to enter and leave the vehicular use area or specialized vehicular use area in a forward motion.
2.
Dimensions of access ways. Access ways shall be subject to the dimensional standards shown in Table 7.2-3.
TABLE 7.2-3
DIMENSION OF ACCESS WAYSMinimum Width at Street* Feet One-Way 15 Two-Way 25 Two-way with Median** 40 Two-way without Median 35 Right Turn Radius*** Minimum 25 Maximum 30 *Measured along right-of-way line at inner limit of curbed radius sweep or between radius and near edge of curbed island at least 50 square feet in area. The minimum width applies principally to one-way driveways. Widths exceeding these standards may be approved by the Planning Director or the Village Engineer, depending on the use.
**Excluding median. A width of 20 feet of unobstructed pavement shall be on both sides of median, excluding guard houses and landscape islands.
***On side of driveway exposed to entry or exit by right-turning vehicles.
N.
Queuing standards. In addition to meeting the minimum off-street parking and loading standards of this section, all drive-through establishments shall meet the standards listed below:
1.
Queuing shall be provided for all drive-through establishments. Each queuing lane shall be clearly defined and designed so as not to conflict or interfere with other traffic using the site. Each queuing space shall be a minimum of 10 feet by 20 feet; and
2.
A by-pass lane a minimum of 10 feet wide shall be provided before or around the point of service. Subject to DRC approval, a by-pass lane may not be required if the queuing lane is adjacent to a parking lot or lane which could function as a by-pass lane. The by-pass lane shall be clearly designated and distinct from the queuing area; and
3.
For each queuing lane, the minimum number of required queuing spaces, including the one accommodating the vehicle being serviced, shall be as provided in Table 7.2-4. Unless otherwise indicated below, queuing shall be measured from the front of the stopped vehicle (that would be located at the point of ultimate service) to the rear of the queuing lane. One (1) queuing space shall be provided after the point of service for all uses.
TABLE 7.2-4
MINIMUM QUEUING STANDARDS FOR DRIVE-THROUGHSDrive Through Use Number of Spaces Financial Institution:
Teller Lanes
Automatic Teller Lanes
5
3Restaurant
Minimum before Menu Board7
4Car Wash:
Automatic
Self-Service
5
3Oil Change 4 Gasoline Pump at Service Station 20 feet of Queuing at Each End of Pump Island Convenience Store 3 Dry Cleaning or Laundry 3 Retail 4 O.
Public, private or commercial parking lots.
1.
General. Off-street parking lots and structures shall be allowed as the principal use where permitted as a conditional use. These parking lots shall not be contiguous to lands used or zoned for residential purposes. Parking spaces may be rented for parking. No other business of any kind shall be conducted on the lot, including repair, service, washing, display or storage of vehicles or other goods. Review of parking lots and structures shall consider the proposed operation of the lot. The standards of this section, including signage, maneuvering, and backup distances may be varied, based on the proposed operation.
2.
Design. Plans for parking lots shall be drawn to a scale no smaller than one (1) inch equals 50 feet and show the layout of the street connection and access ways, drainage provisions, signs, surfacing, curbs or barriers, street connections and access ways of lands located contiguous and directly across the street, and the location and type of landscaping.
3.
Street connections. Street connections (entrances and exits) shall be located to present the least interference with traffic and the least nuisance on any adjacent street. The point of entrance control shall be located to provide four (4) car queuing (minimum of 80 feet) distance from the right-of-way.
The location, size and number of entrances and exits shall be subject to the approval of the Development Review Committee.
P.
Standards for parking structures.
1.
General. All public or private parking garages may be used to meet off-street parking standards for any use or combination of uses. All public or private parking garages shall comply with the standards for surface parking lots with regard to marking, signage and minimum number of spaces to be provided.
2.
Site plans. When the parking facilities are housed in a multi-storied structure or on the roofs of buildings, a Site Plan/Final Subdivision Plan shall be submitted thereunder for approval of interior traffic circulation, slope of ramp, ease of access and utilization of ramps, for parking space and aisle dimensions, proper traffic control signing and pavement marking for safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian operation, for location of entrances and exits on public roads, for approval of sight distances at such entrances and exits and at corners of intersecting public roads, and for approval of the effective screening of the cars located in or on the parking structures from adjoining lands and from public roads.
3.
Module width standards. The unobstructed distance between columns or walls measured at any point between the ends of the parking aisle shall be as specified in Table 7.2-5.
TABLE 7.2-5
MINIMUM PARKING STRUCTURE MODULE WIDTHSAngle Parking on Both Sides of Aisles Parking on One Side of Aisle 90 60 feet one-or two-way aisle 43 feet one-or two way aisle 75 59 feet one-way* 40 feet one-way aisle 60 53 feet one-way aisle* 34 feet one-way aisle
(Ord. No. 2015-04, § 1, 10-27-2015)