27-85 ORDINANCE NO. 27-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 30, "ZONING', OF THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY REPEALING
SECTION 30-18 "OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS" AND ENACTING A
NEW SECTION 30-18 "OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS~ TO PROVIDE
FOR (A) "INTENT AND PURPOSE"; (B) "GENERAL REQUIREMENTS",
INCLUDING (1) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS, (2) SITE PLAN
REQUIREMENTS, (3) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, (4) LOCATION OF
OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES, (5) MULTIPLE USES, (6) COMPACT CAR
PARKING; (C) "DESIGN AND LANDSCAPING", INCLUDING (1) DRIVE-
WAYS, PARKING ACCESS, BACKOUT PARKING, DEAD-END PARKING, (2)
PARKING SURFACES AND DRAINAGE, (3) MARKING,. SIGNING, AND
LIGHTING, (4) LANDSCAPING, (5) PARKING GEOMETRICS; (D) "PARK-
ING REQUIREMENTS", FOR (1) RESIDENTIAL, (2) COMMERCIAL, (3)
INDUSTRIAL, (4) MISCELLANEOUS USES, (5) HANDICAPPED PARKING,
(6) BICYCLE PARKING, (7) FRACTIONS, (8) USES NOT SPECIFICALLY
MENTIONED; (E) "SPECIAL REGULATIONS", RELATIVE TO ( 1 )
AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHI PS, (2) GASOLINE STATIONS; (F) "ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE RELIEF", INCLUDING (1) APPROVAL FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
RELIEF, (2) ITEMS FOR WHICH ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF MAY BE
APPROVED; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 30, "Zoning", of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Delray BeaCh, Florida, is hereby amended by repealing
Section 30-18 "Off-Street Parking Regulations" in its entirety.
Section 2. That Chapter 30, "Zoning", of the Code of Ordinances
of the City. of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended by enacting .a new
Section 30-18 "Off-Street Parking Regulations", as is set forth in Exhibit
"A" attached hereto, and which is expressly made a part of this ordinance.
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances-which are
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
S'ection 4. That should any section or provision of this ordi-
nance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared
by a. Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall
,not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof
other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall become effective ten days
after passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading
on this the 12th day of March , 1985.
M A YfO R ~--''~
ATTEST:
First Reading February 26t 1985
Second Reading March 12, 1985
Exhibit "A"
Sec. ,)0-18 OFF-STREET PARKING ~EGULATIONS
(A) INTENT AND PURPOSE
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The · purpose of these regulations is to ensure that adequate
off-street parking is provided to meet the parking needs of uses.
located within the City of Delray Beach. All parking areas shall be
designed and situated so as to ensure their usefulness, to protect
the public safety, and where appropriate, to mitigate potential
adverse impacts on adjacent uses. It shall be the responsibility of.
the developer, owner, or operator of a specific use to provide and
maintain adequate off-street parking for that use.
(8) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
(1) Ap. plicllability of Requirements
(a) Off-street parking facilities shall be provided for any
new building constructed, for any new use established, for
any addition or enlargement, of an existing building o~
use, and for any change in the occupancy of an existing
building or the manner in which a use is conducted that
would result in additional parking spaces being required.
(b) For additions or enlargements of any existing building or
use, or any change of occupancy or manner of operation
that would increase the number of parking spaces required,
the additional parking spaces shall be required only for
such addition, enlargement, or change and not for the
entire building or use, unless required by the Planning
and Zoning Board and/or the City Council as a condition of
approval of any addition, enlargement, or change.
(c) The requirements of this section shall apply to temporary
as well as permanent uses.
(2) Smite Plan Requirements
At the time application is made for any use requiring parking
spaces, a site plan showing the parking facilities shall be
submitted. The .site plan shall be subject to the following
provisions:
(a) The site plan shall indicate landscaping and screening in
conformance with Sec. 30-18(C)(4) and Chapter 9, Articles
IX and X of the Code of Ordinances.
(b.) The site plan Shall be. drawn in accordance with Sec.
30-22, or Sec..30-21 if applicable, of the Zoning Co'de.
(c) Traffic channelization and other traffic controls,
including signing and pavement marking shall be approved
by the City Engineer. Ingress and egress to public roads
and the safe movement of traffic, including emergency
vehicles, within the parking areas, shall be approved by
the City Engineer.
(d) Each parking area shall be individually designed relative
to adjacent properties, buildings, hours of use, number of
vehicles to be accommodated, street patterns, types of
use, and other improvements in the neighborhood.
(e) When the parking facilities are housed in an underground
garage, multi-storied structure, or on the roofs of
buildings, in addition to standard site plan requirements,
the parking structure plan will be checked for ramp slopes
and screening of cars from adjacent properties and public
roads.
Rev. 316/85
(f) Location and signage of parking spaces reserved for
Standard and compact car parking, where allowed, shall be
shown. Dimensions, including parking stall and aisle
dimensions, shall be specified on the site plan for each
type of parking 'stall. Depiction of a typical stall of
e~o~.-type that will be used is acceptable.
Operation and Maintenance
All parking facilities required by this section shall be
maintained for the duration of the use requiring such
facilities. Such facilities shall be used exclusively for the
parking of vehicles. With the exc.ept ion of automobile
dealerships as set forth at Sec. ~O-18(E) (1), parking
facilities shall not be used for the storage or sale of
merchandise, or for the storage or repair of vehicles or
equipment. Rarking facilities may be used for the sale of
merchandise on a tempora-ry basis for special events when
approved in accordance with the provisions of' Sec. ~O-18(F)
"Administrative Relief."
It shall be the responsibility of the owner or operator of a
specific use to ensure that the parking facilities are kept i.~
good operating, condition and that the parking facilities are
periodically swept and cleaned. All parking lots and spaces
shall be maintained so as not to create a hazard, eyesore, or
nuisance: this includes, but is not limited to, removing glass
and litter; pruning, nourishing, and watering vegetation;
resurfacing and restriping surface ~arkings; reanchoring or
replacing loose and broken wheel ~tops; and replacing or
painting signs.
Location of Off-Street Rarkinq Spaces
(a) Off-street parking areas shall be located on the same lot
or parcel of land as the principal building or use, except
as set forth at Sec. ~O-18(B)(~)'(g). Street parking,
parking located in a public right-of-way, or public
parking facilities shall not be used to satisfy on-site
parking requirements.
(b). Parking lots and parking spaces should be located and
arranged in such a manner as tb facilitate pedestrian
access to the uses they are intended to serve. In
general, parking spaces should be distributed
proportionate to parking needs.
(c) Employee parking should be located in the area least
desirable for customer or short-term parking. For
example, in the case of a shopping center the employee
parking areas should be located to the rear or sides of
the storefronts; in the case of an industrial use,
employee parking should be that which is farthest from the
building or activity site.
(d) Compact car parking, where allowed, shou~ld be integrated
throughout a .parking facility and in a manner so that
compact and standard size cars have equal access to the
most desirable parking areas. Often, this can be
accomplished by placing'standard size parking on one side
of an aisle, and compact car parking on the other side
utilizing the Drachman Rarking System as set forth at Sec.
~0-18(C)(5)(c). Another method is to alternate a double
row of standard parking spaces located on both sides of a
single aisle with a double row of compact car spaces on
another aisle.
(e) All handicapped parking spaces shall be located as close
as is practical to the entrance(s) of the' building they
are intended to serve. To the greatest extent possible,
handicapped spaces shall be oriented so that a user of the
handicapped space does not have to go past the rear of
automotive parkin9 spaces or cross an aisle in order to
reach the building's main entrance.
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(f) All bicycle spaces shall be located as close as is
practical to the 'entrance(s) of the building they are
intended 'to serve, but situated so that they do .not
ce_r~lict with handicapped parking and do not obstruct the
flow of pedestrians using the building entrance(s) or
sidewalks.
(g) Off-Site Parking
(1) Within the GC General Commercial, C8D Central
Business District, SC Specialized Commercial, LC
Limited. Commercial, LI Light- Industrial, and MI
Medium Industrial zoning districts, all or part of
the off-street parking spaces may be located on an
off-site parking area within three hundred (300) feet
of the lot or parcel of land on which the principal
use or building is located when approved in
accordance with the provisions of Sec. ~O-18(F)
"Administrative Relief," and subject to the
conditions set forth at sub-paragraph (3) below. Th'~
distance of 300 feet will be measured along an
approved pedestrian rou~te. The off-site parking area
shall have the same general kind of zoning
classification as the principal lot or parcel of
land; i.e., commercial or industrial.
Pedestrian walkways to the principal building or use
must be present and major obstacles to pedestrian
travel shall not intervene. Examples of unacceptable
intervening obstacles include heavily traveled
roadways, railroad right-of-ways, canals or other
bodies of water, and the lack of walkways separating
the pedestrian from vehicular traffic for a
substantial-distance.
The purpose of this sub-paragraph (1) iS to allow
off-site employee parking for those businesses
lacking sufficient space; these off-site parking
areas will not be utilized to satisfy customer
parking needs.
Within the GC General Commercial, SC Specialized
Commercial, CBD Central Business District, and LC
Limited Commercial zoning districts, all or part of
the off-street parking spaces may be located on an
off-site, parking area which has an PM-lO,. RH, or
RM~15 Multiple Family Dwelling Dist tic t
classification, provided said parking area is
adjacent to, and abuts the lot or parcel of land on
which the principal use or building is located. If
the alternate site is proposed to be located in the
PM-lO, RH, or R~-15 zoning districts, such site shall
be subject to conditional use approval (Sec. ~0-21),
and the conditions of sub-paragraph (3) below.
A means of pedestrian access from the off-site
parking area to the principal building or use shall
be provided. Parkin9 for both employees and
customers may be provided under this sub-paragraph
(2).
(3) The owner of Said alternate off-street parking area,
and the. owner of the principal use or building
(including the land on which it is situated)., shall
enter into a written-agreement with the City of
Delray 8each (in such form as may be approved by the
--_*_.-. City Attorney), with enforcement runnin9 to the City
of Oelray 8each, providing that the land comprising
the alternate off-Street. parking area shall never be
disposed of except in conjunction with the transfer
or sale of the buildin9 which the parking area is
intended to serve, so long as the parking facilities
are requi-red. The owner agrees that such agreement
shall be in recordable form, the expense of recording
to be borne by the owner, and that the agreement
shall constitute a covenant runnin9 with the land
binding upon the owners, heirs, administrators,
successors, and assigns. The agreement shall be
recorded by the City Clerk. The agreement shall be
released by the City Council at~ such time as the
alternate off-street parking facilities are no longer
required or when the owner provides other lawful
off-street parking facilities. The owner shall bear
the expense of recording the release of
agreement.
(5) MultiRle Uses
(a) In situations where a combination of uses are developed on
a site, parking shall be provided for each of the uses on
the site according to the parking requirements set forth
at Sec. 30-18(D) unless a reduction is 9ranted in
accordance with Sec. 30-18(F) "Administrative Relief" and
the provisions of sub-section (b) below.
(b) Parking facilities .may be used jointly for activities with
significantly different peak hours of operation. A
fifteen percent (157-') reduction of the total required
number of parking spaces may be approved in accordance
with Sec. 30-18(F) "Administrative Relief" provided that
all of the following conditions are met:
(1) A combination of two or more of the following uses
are developed on a single site:
- Retail businesses
- Offices
- Restaurants
- Theaters
- Residential dwelling units
(2) The predominant use does not exceed seventy-five
percent (75%) of the total floor area for all uses
developed on the site.
(3) The total floor area for all uses combined equals or
exceeds 25,000 sq.ft.
The parking requirements.are calculated in accordance
with the individual standards for each use as
established at Sec. 30-18(0), without utilizing the
parking standards for shopping centers. The parking
requirements for a shopping center may be derived
either by applying the provisions of this section
which allow a fifteen percent (15~) reduction after
summing the parking requirements for individual uses,
or by applyin9 the formula for shoppin9 centers set
forth at Sec. 30-18(D)(4)(kk).
(c) The relief 9ranted would provide parking which is no less
than 3.3 parkin9 spaces per 1,000 square feet of total
non-residential floor area, plus the number of residential
parking spaces which would otherwise be required.
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(d) Parking spaces designated for shared use shall be located
so that access from them to the buildings they are
intended to serve is equally available.
(6) Compact Car Parking - Lon~ Term Employee Use
This p~*ragraph establishes special provisions for compact car
parking for long term employee use. Parking dimensions for
standard and compact car spaces are set Forth at Sec.
~O-i8(C) (5) (a>.
(a) When approved in accordance with the provisions of Sec.
~O-18(F) "Administrative Relief," uses which provide long
term parking, i.e., a parking lot or facility that is
intended 'to be used primarily by on-site employees, may be
permitted to provide compact car parking spaces up to
thirty (30%) per.cent of the total parking requirement.
(b) Compact cars are defined as automobiles, pick-up trucks,
or mini-vans whose length is sixteen (16) feet or less,
whose width is six (6) feet or less, and whose curb weight
is 2,800 lbs. or less. Curb weight is defined as that
which is listed in the Motor Vehicle Weight Classificatio. n
Records; it refers to the weight of the vehicle as it
~arrives' unmodified from the factory.
(c) Compact car parking shall be counted toward fulfillin9 the
total parking requirements established at Sec. 30-18(D).
The use of compact car parking spaces does not reduce the
required number of spaces; it reduces the size of a
proportion of the total number of parking spaces.
(C) DESIGN AND LANDSCAPING
Driveways~ Parkinq Ac. cess~ 8ackout Parkinq, Dead-End Park. i. nq
Tandem parking utilizing a driveway shall constitute
acceptable off-street parking spaces for single family and
two-family duplex dwellings in residential districts
provided sufficient space is available to meet the
requirements of this sub-section, and provided suCh
parking does not result in the spaces for one unit
impeding access to the spaces for another unit.
(b) Each parking space shall have appropriate access to a
street or alley. With the exception of single family and
two-family duplex dwellings, maneuvering and access aisle
areas shall be of sufficient size to permit a vehicle to
enter and leave the parking area in a forward manner.
This sub-paragraph is intended to prohibit the design of
parking areas which, force the. motorist to back onto a
through street in order to leave. For the purpose of this
section, a through street is defined as a one-way or
two-way road having one or more of the following
characteristics:
(1) Is contained within a right-of-way
(2) Can be distinguished from an area used exclusively
for parking in that it serves as a conductor of
traffic for a significant number of through vehicles
(3) Carries a majority of the traffic of a development;
this includes, but is not limited to, entrance and
exit ways, and primary networks for internal
circulation of traffic
(4) Allows traffic to travel through the development from
one public or private street to another
In specific instances, exceptions to the application of
the above definition of a through street' may be approved
under Sec. ~O-18(F) "Administrative Relief."
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(c) With the exception of gasoline stations, all two-way
entrance ways are to have a minimum width of twenty-four
(Z4) feet and all one-way entrance ways are to have a
m~_n~mum width of twelve (12) feet. When necessary to
accommodate traffic flow, multi-lane or wider drives may
be approved. The minimum distance between the property
line and the first parking space backing into an entrance
or e×it is twenty (20) feet for parking lots in excess of
thirty (30) spaces.
(d) Dead-end parking bays using 90° angle 'parking are
discouraged, but when site conditions dictate that they be
Used, they shall be designed with a twenty-four (24) foot
wide by six (6) foot deep back-up maneuverin9 area.
Parkinq~Surfaces and Drainaqe
(a) All parking lots and parking spaces, including car storage
and display areas, shall be improved either with a paved
surface meeting City Engineering Department standards, or.
with a hard surface material-(such as brick or turf block
on a base course laid in accordance with approved
manufacturer's recommendations), or with some other type
of surface material acceptable to the City Engineer.
(b) A surface of sod over stabilized base shall be acceptable
for the one-half parking space required for guest parking
in multiple family projects, as uell as for parking used
on a once-a-week or occasional basis. The City Council,
after receiving the recommendation of the Planning and
Zoning Board, shall approve parking lots and spaces
proposed to be constructed of stabilized sod.
(c) All parking spaces, with the exception of parallel parking
spaces, shall be provided with wheel stops not less than
six inches in height. The City Council, after receiving
the recommendation of the Rlanning and Zoning Board, may
exempt a portion, or all, of the stabilized sod parking
spaces from the requirement to provide wheel stops.
(d) In paved parking lots, that portion of the parking space
extending beyond the car stop may be sodded. When this
option is selected, a continuous curb at least six inches
in height may be substituted for the wheel stops.
(e) Handicapped parking spaces shall be paved and properly
marked. A paved route shall be provided between the
handicap parking space and the building entrance. Where
an abrupt grade change occurs, as between the surface of
the parking area and a walkway, or building entrance, a
curb-cut or curb-cut with ramp .shall be provided for
handicap access. The ramp or curb-cut with ramp shall be
designed in accordance with American National Standards
Institute specifications (refer to ANSI All?.i, Section
4.? Curb Ramps).
(f) The City Engineer shall approve the drainage and grading
plans for parking spaces and parking lots. He shall also
conduct inspections during and after construction of the
parking area and its drainage system to insure that it is
constructed in accordance with the approved paving and
drainage construction plans.
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Markinq, $igninq, and Lightinq
(a) With the exception of stabilized sod parking, all parking
stalls shall be clearly outlined on the surface of the
parking facility: parallel parking stalls shall use a
single line; all other parking stalls shall use double
striping. Striping and dimensions shall be as set forth
at Sec. 30-18(C)(5)(a).
(b) Handicapped spaces shall be striped and marked as shown at
Sec. 30-18(C)(5)(a). In addition~ each handicapped space
will have a sign at the head of the stall reserving it for
handicapped parking only,
(c) For parking facilities containing twenty-one (21) or more
parking spaces, ali. aisles, approach lanes, and
maneuvering areas shaiI be cieariy marked with directionaI
arrows and Iines as approved by the City Engineer. The
City Engineer may require additionai signage to insure the
smooth and safe fIow of traffic.
(d) Lighting for parking areas shaIi be designed and instaIle~'
so as to confine rays to the site.
(e) Compact car parking areas, where permitted, shall be
cieariy marked with signs as foIiows:
(i) Parking tiers shaIi have one sign for every third
staiI, pIus a sign at each end staIi, indicating that
the staIis are reserved for compact car parking. The
sign shaii be a minimum of 12 inches by I8 inches and
shaii be piaced at the front of the parking staiIs.
Signs shaiI be printed as foIiows:
COHPACT
PARKINC
ONLY
(2) In addition to the above requirement, parking bays
reserved exclusively for compact car parking shall
have a sign located at the right side of each bay
entrance indicating the type of parking for which the
bay is reserved. The signs shall meet the same
criteria as is specified above and shall be painted
in the same manner minus the arrow.
Alternate signage for compact car parking may be
approved by the Chief Building Official when
comparable to the standards set forth in (1) and (2)
above.
(f) All signage shall conform to M.U.T.C.D. criteria.
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(~) Landscaping
(a) Ail off-street parking areas for all uses except single
family dwellings shall be landscaped in accordance with
Articles IX and ×, Chapter 9, Code of Ordinances, and the
requirements of this section.
(b) Interior landscaping for off-street parking areas shall
amount to no iess than ten (i0%) percent of the totaI area
used for parking and accessways.
(c> Whenever parking tier.s abut, they shall be separated by a
minimum five .<5> foot wide landscape strip. This strip
shai1 be in addition to the parking stall. Non-mountable
curbs are not requi, red for these landscaping strips.
Landscape isiands shali be pIaced at the end of parking
rows and at intervals of no more than ten parking spaces
for standard parking, 13 spaces for compact car parking,
where permitted. Landscape islands *shali contain a
minimum of seventy-five (75> square feet,, shall extend out,,
to the same length as the adjacent parking stalis, and
have a minimum width of five (5> feet. Landscape islands
shai1 be protected with non-mountable curbs at least six
inches in height.
(5) Parkin~ Geomet tics
(a) Rarking Stall
(1) Standard - Following are the dimensions, placement of
wheel stop, and striping for standard parking stalls:
i 5" wide
' x 6" high
2 ft
? I~URE 1
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(2) Handicapped - Folloeing are the minimum dimensions,
signage, placement of eheel stop, and stripin9 For
handicapped parking stalls. Signs must display the
International Symbol of Accessibility (see diagram);
the cords 'Handicapped Only' are optional. A
standard parking space is juxtaposed to a handicapped
space for illustration of their interface.
Sign Sign
l Uheel Stoo I ' ! I ~. ]
Standard
Space
(.3) Compact - Following a[-e the dimensions, placement of
wheel stops, and striping for compact car spaces:
L 8'
F,IGURE ~
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(4) Parallel Parking = Each parallel parking space shall
have a minimum dimension of 8 feet wide by 22 feet
long. However, if a parallel space abuts one or
fewer parallel spaces and access is adequate to that
space, then the length may be reduced to 20 feet (see
Figure ~).
Following are the dimensions and striping for
parallel parking spaces:
Roadway Centerline
T
FIGURE
(b) Parking Bays and Aisle Widths - The minimum dimensions of
parking bays for standard and compact spaces are given in
Tables i through 4. Except when following the Drachman
Parking System at Sec. 30-18(C) (5) (c), double-loaded
aisles must have the same type of parking stall on each
side.
(1) Parking bay widths for two-way traffic and
double-loaded aisles are set forth at Table i and
Figure 5 below:
Table 1
Parking Compact Standard
Angles 8' 0" 9 ' 0"
(degrees) Stalls Stalls
30° 52' 57' G"
~5° 56' 62'
60° 5B'
90° 5Z* ' 60 '
J_Parkin 9 f ~
~IDTH
The width of double-loaded, two-way aisles for
compact parking is 22 feet. The width of
double-loaded, two-way aisles for standard parking is
2zi feet.
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(2> Parking bay widths for two-way traffic and
single=loaded aisles are set forth at Table 2 and
Figure 6 below.'
Table 2
Parking Compact Standard
Angles 8' 0" 9'0"
(degrees) Stalls Stalls
~0° 37' 41'
45° 39' 43'
90° 3B' 42'
/ Parking
/~~ Angle
FIGURE 6
WIDTH
Parking bay widths for one-way traffic and
double-loaded aisles are set forth at Table 3 and
Figure ? below:
Table 3
Rarking Compact 'Standard
Angles 8 ' 0" 9' 0"
(degrees) 'Stalls Stalls
30° 48 ' 53' 6"
45° 52' 57'6"
60° 56' 62'
900 54 ' 60 '
Angle
The aisle widths for one-way, double-loaded parking
have been' varied recognizing that a car parked at 30°
does not need as much back out maneuvering area as a
car parked at 90°. The following aisle widths were
used for compact cars: 30° - 18' 45° 18', 60°
20' .
, and 90° - 22' The following aisle widths were
used for standard cars: 30°- ZO' 45° 20' 60°
22' and 90° 24'
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Parking bay widths for one=way traffic and
single-loaded aisles are set forth at Table 4 and
Figure B below:
Table 4
Parking Compact Standard'
Angles B '0" 9 '0"
(degrees) Stalls Stalls
30° 30' 35'
45° 32' 37'
60° 37' ~2'
90° 38' 42'
Parking
WIDTH
The aisle widths for one-way,, single-loaded parking
have also been varied recognizing two conditions:
(1) That a car parked at 30° does not require as much
back out maneuvering area as a car parked at 90°;· and
(2) that a car not backin9 out opposite a row of
other parked and backing cars does not need as much
maneuvering space as one that is. The following
aisle widths were used for compact cars: 30° - 15',
45° - 15', 60° - 19', and 900 - 22'. The following
aisle widths were used for standard car parking: 30°
= 18', ~5° - 18', GO° - 22', and 90° - 24'.
Rev. 31G/B5 - 12 -
(c) Drachman Park. in~ System. The Drachman Parking System is a
simple, effective.way to efficiently integrate compact car
and standard car parking; at the same time, it allows easy
conversion of standard car spaces to compact car spaces as
the prevalence of compact cars increases. This is the
only parking scheme that may be used to place both
standard car parking spaces and compact car spaces on
opposite sides of a single aisle.
This system requires a one-way flow of traffic with
compact car spaces at 900 on one side of the aisle and
standard car spaces at either 45° or 60° on the other. As
the percentage of compact cars increases, and the
percentage established at Sec. 30-18(B)(&)(a) raised, the
standard car spaces may be restriped to 8' x 16' compact
car spaces at a 90° angle. The combination standard and ·
compact car parking bay is shown'at Figure 9. The
dimensions shown are the dimensions that must be used.
19' ~ 45°
18' ~ 60°
90°
FIGURE
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(O) PARKING REQUIREMENTS,
(1) Residential
(a) Single Family 2.0 per dwelling unit
(b) Mu 1ti-Family
· (1) Efficiency 1.0 per duelling unit
(2) One (1) Bedroom 1.5 per dwelling unit
(3) Two (2), Three (3)
and more 8edrooms 2.0 per dwelling unit
(c) Guest Parking - .5 space per dwelling unit required for
multi-family use only.
(2) Commercial
All commercial and retail uses and their warehouses and
attendant storage facilities shall provide 4.5 parking spaces
per one thousand (1,O00) square feet of total fioor area'~
except those uses as provided for in Sec. }0-18(D)(4) beiow.
(3) Industrial
Ail industrial uses (i.e. manufacturing, office space) shall
provide } parking spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet
of total floor area; attendant warehouses and storage
facilities shall provide 1 parking space per one thousand
(1,000) square feet of total floor area, except those uses as
provided for in Sec. 50-18(D)(4) below.
(4) Miscellaneous Uses
(a) Automobile Paint, Body ~.5 per 1,000 square
and Repair Shops feet of total floor
ar ea
(b) Adult Congregate
Living Facility 1 per every 4 beds
(c) Alcohol & Dr'ug Abuse
1 per every 4 beds
Treatment Facility
(d) Auditoriums, Assembly .3 per seat or 1 per
Halls, Conference and 50 square feet of total
Meeting Rooms, Theaters, .floor area, whichever
Stadiums is greater
(e) Automotive Wrecking 1 per 10,000 square
Salvage Yards feet of lot area
(f) Boarding and Roomin9
Houses 1.5 per room
(g) Bowling Establishments 8 per lane
(h) Broadcasting Facilities 4 per 1,000 square feet
of total floor area
(i) 8us and Taxi Terminals i per 4 seats
(j) Business and 4 per 1,000 square feet
Professional Offices of total floor area
up to ~,000 square feet;
3.5 per 1,000 square
feet for the total floor
area for buildings over
~,000 square feet
(k) Child Care, Adult Day 1 per 300 square feet
Care, & Family Day Care of total floor area
(1) 'Churches 1 per ~ seats
(m) Clubs & Lodges 1 per every 4 seats
or 1 per every 50 square
feet of total floor
area, whichever is greater
(n) Communication Facilities 4 per 1,O00 square feet
of total floor area
(o) Continuing Care 1.5 per dwelling unit,
plus 1 per every 4 beds
in the nursing facility
(p) Convalescent and
1 per every 4 beds
Nursing Homes
(q) Educational Facilities
(1) Kindergartens and 1 per 300 square feet
Nursery Schools of total floor area
(2) Elementary and 2 per classroom plus
Middle Schools 50% of the requirement
herein for areas used
for auditoriums and/or
stadiums
(3) Senior High Schools, 1 per every 5 students,
Vocational & Trade with.the number of students
Schools, Colleges to be determined by
maximum capacity
.(r) Fire Stations 1 per employee on the
shift of greatest employment
(s) Food Convenience Stores 4.5 per 1,000 square
with Gasoline Sales feet of total floor
area
(t) Funeral Homes ~, per 1,O00 square feet
of total floor area,.
plus .~ per chapel seat
(u) Gasoline Service 4 spaces plus 4 for
Station each bay
(v) Gasoline Station with 5 per 1,O00 square feet
or without food sales' of'enclosed building
floor area
(w) Golf Course 7 per hole
(x) Government Offices 5 per 1,O00 square feet
of total floor area
(y) Hospitals 1.5 per bed, plus one
per 100 sq.ft, of floor
area in rooms for out-patient,
emergency, and other special
services to the public
(z) Hotels and Motels .? per guest room plus
l0 spaces per 1,000
square feet of total
floor area devoted to
ballrooms, meeting rooms,
restaurants, lounges,
and sho ps
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(aa) Libraries. 4 per 1,000 square feet
of total floor area
(bb) Ha.rinas 5 per 1,O00 square feet
of total floor area
for any building or
structure devoted to
marina use, plus 1 per
boat slip
(cc) Medical and Dental 5 per 1,000 square feet
of total floor area
(dd) Miniature Golf Course 1.5 per hole
(ee) Natural Resource 3 per 1,000 square feet
Facility of total floor area
(fl) Parks Parking requirements
.will b'e determined by
the Technical Advisory
Committee according
to intended use of the
park and its location ,'
(gg) Police Stations 4 per 1,000 square feet
of total floor a~ea
(hh) Post Office 5 per 1,000 square feet
of total floor area
(ii) Public Utilities 4 per 1,000 square feet
of total floor area
(j j) Restaurants, includin9 12 per'l,O00 square
drive-in, snack shops, feet of total floor
night clubs, lounges area up to 6,000 square
feet; 15 per 1,000
square feet for each
additional 1,000 sq.ft.
over 6,000 square feet
(kk) Shopping Centers' 4 spaces per 1,000 square
feet gross leasable
area between 25,000
and 400,000 square feet
4.5 spaces per 1,000
square feet gross leasable
area between 400,000
and 600,000 square feet
5.0 spaces per 1,000
square feet gross leasable
ar'ea over 600,000 square
feet'
The following uses to any shopping center will increase
the requirements above:
(1) Theaters 3 additional spaces
per every 100 seats
'in centers having total
gross leasable area
between 25,000 and 100,000
square feet
~ additional spaces
per every 100 seats
over 450 seats in centers
having total 9ross leasable
area between 100,000
and 200,000 sq. ft.
~ additional spaces
per every 100 seats
over ?50 seats in centers
having total gross leasable
area over 200,000 sq.ft-.
(Z) Food Service B spaces per 1,000 square
feet food service tenant
area in centers having
gross leasable area
between 25,000 and lO0,O00
sq. ft.
6 spaces per 1,O00 square
feet food service tenant
area in centers having
gross ieasabie area
between iO0,O00 and
200,000 sq.ft.
No additionai spaces
in centers having gross
ieasabie area between
200,000 and 600,000
sq. ft.
(ii) Swim Ciubs 1 per every 30 square
feet of totaI water
area
(mm) Tennis Clubs ~ per court
(5) Handicapped Parkinq
Listed below are the required number of handicapped parking
spaces that shall be provided for all uses in the City of
Del=ay Beach, with the exception of single family dwellings,
condominiums, townhouses, and duplexes.
i out of total pa=kin9 of 0 to 20 spaces
out of total parking of 21 to 100 spaces
2% out of total parking over 100 spaces
Bicycle Parkinq
Bicycle parking facilities shall be a stationary bike rack,
typically a vertical hoop or bar where the cyclist supplies a
padlock and a chain or cable, and shall be required for the
following uses only:
Use Requirement
~hopping Centers 5 spaces per 100,000 sq.ft.
of total floor area
Fast Food Restaurants 5 spaces' per facility
Government Offices and
5 spaces per facility
Community Centers
Commercial Recreation 5 spaces per facility
(8owling alleys, miniature
golf, theaters, swim clubs,
tennis clubs, etc.)
(7) Fractions
If the total parking spaces required result in ~ fraction, it
shall be rounded up to the next higher figure.
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(8) Uses Not Specifically Mentioned
Fo= any use not specifically mentioned by this section, the
requirement for off-street parking shall be determined in
accordance with Sec. ~O=lS(F) "Administrative Relief."
(E) SPECIAL REGULA. T. IONS.
(i) Automobiie Dealerships
(a) Automobile deaierships engaged primariiy in new car sales
may store new cars on an approved parking surface without
reference to. parking staiIs, parking staI1 striping, or
wheei stops. This type parking arrangement is caIied
buiipen parking. Landscaping strips and Iandscaped.
isiands internai to the buiIpen parking area are iikewise
not required; provided, however, that the ten percent
(10,%) interior iandscaping requirement shaiI be met by
transferring the required iandscaping to. the perimeter of
the buIIpen area. The transferred iandscaped areas shaii
be designed and iocated so as to mitigate and buffer
impact of the aggregated car storage area. The City
Horticulturist shall advise the appropriate approving
authority as to the acceptability of the proposed
reallocation scheme. 8ullpen parking shall not be counted
toward meeting the parking requirements established at
Sec. ~O-18(D). Used car sales may not use the bullpen
parking arrangement.
(b) New and used car display and sales parking may be
accomplished on spaces that have a minimum size of 8'6" x
18'. While signs are not required for automobile display
parking, in all other respects display parking shall
conform to the provisions of this section. Rarking for
display and sales, shall not be counted toward meeting the
parking space requirements established at Sec. lO-18(D).
(2) Gasoline Stations
Entrance and-exit ways for gasoline stations may exceed a width
of twenty-four (24) feet, but in no case shall they be any
wider than thirty-five (35) feet.
(F) ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF
(i>~ Approvai For Administrative ReIief
(a) Administrative 'reiief in accordance with the provisions of
this section may be granted after review by the Technical
Advisory Committee (TAC) and City Council approval. In
instances where administrative relief is being requested
in conjunction with a project that has been submitted for
review by the Planning and Zoning Board, the 8oard shall
hear the request and make its recommendation, which shall
be forwarded to the City Council for a final decision.
(b) Administrative relief may be granted only for those items
specified at Sec. ~O-18(F)(2) below.
(c) Requests for administrative relief shall be submitted in
writing to the Planning Director. The letter shall state
specifically what relief is sought and provide
justification why relief should be granted. In cases that
warrant it, the Technical Advisory Committee, Planning and
Zoning 8oard, or City Council may require the submission
of a site plan, a parking and traffic study, or both,
before reaching a decision.
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(d) After evaluating the application, the Technical Advisory
Committee or Planning and Zoning 8oard may recommend
approval of the request .as submitted, may recommend
approval of the request with conditions, or may recommend
denial of the request to the City Council. In reviewing
the request for administrative relief, the 8oard or TAC
shall consider, the following criteria:
(1) The relief sought is consistent with the specific
provisions applicable to the request as set forth at
Sec. 30-18(F)(2)(a) thru (f) below;
(2> The intent of the parking code is preserved;
(3> The parking provided wiii be sufficient to serve the
use for which it is intended;
(4> The reiief sought wiii not be detrimentaI to the
pubiic heaIth, weifare, or safety.
The PIanning and Zoning 8oard or Technical Advisory
Committee shaiI forward its recommendation in writing to
the City Councii, and shaii forward a copy of such
recommendation to the party requesting reiief.
Items For Which Administrative Reiief May 8. e Approved
Pursuant to Sec. 30-18(F)(1), the following items may be
approved under administrative relief:
(a) Administrative relief may be granted to Sec. 30-lB(B)(3)
to allow the temporary use of parking facilities for the
sale of merchandise. In order to apply For such relief,
the applicant must submit to the Planning Director a site
plan showing the area to be occupied and a letter
describing the event, giving its date and its duration.
(b) Administrative relief may be approved in accordance with
Sec. 30-18(B) (4) (g) (1) to allow the use of an off-site
parking area within 300 feet of the lot or parcel on which
the principal use or building is located. In order to
apply for such relief~ the applicant must submit a
vicinity map which is in sufficient detaii to show the
iocation of the principal buiiding and the location of the
proposed off-site parking area, and which also shows the
route an-d means of pedestrian access from one to the
other. In the written statement, the petitioner shai1
'project the number of employees that wii1 be using the
off-site parking area. The application shalI be
accompanied by an agreement between the owner of the
principal.building and the owner of the alternate off-site
parking area as set forth at .Sec. 30-18(8) (~) (9) (3) .
(c) Administrative relief may be approved in accordance with
Sec. 30-18(8)(5)(b) to allow multipie uses located on the
same site to jointly use parking spaces. In order to
apply for such reiief, a site plan must be submitted
showing the parking spaces proposed to be shared, and
their location, proximity, and means of pedestrian access
to the buildings they will serve. In the written
statement, the petitioner shall describe the nature of the
activity of the buildings that will be sharing parking
spaces, their peak hours of operation, and the projected
parking needs the activities will generate during peak
hours, as well as throughout other periods of the day.
(d) Administrative relief may be approved in accordance with
Sec. 30-18(8)(6) to allow the use of compact car parking
spaces for long term employee parking. In order to apply
for such relief, a site plan shall be submitted showing
the location and number of the proposed compact car
spaces.
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(e) Administrative relief may be granted to Sec.
30-18(C)(1)(b) to allow an exception to the application of
.the definition of a through street in specific instances.
In o~der to apply fo~ such ~elief, the petitione~ shall
submit a site plan and/o~ a vicinity map showing the
location of the road in question and the location of its
likely users. Projected traffic counts for the road shall
be provided. The -probable routes of the traffic that
surrounding uses will generate shall also be shown.
(f) Uses for which the parking requirements are not set fort. h
at Section 30-18(0) shall provide parking in accordance
with the directions of the City Council~ after reviewing
the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning 8oard
Technical Advisory Committee, as appropriate. In order
assist the detezmining authority, the applicant shall
submit to the Planning Oirector a parking needs analysis
prepared by a qualified traffic engineer.
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