HomeMy WebLinkAbout2326-07 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2007/04/09ORDINANCE NO. 2326-07
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 36 (ZONING) OF THE ST. LOUIS PARK
ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO SECTION 36-361,
OFF-STREET PARKING, PAVED AREAS, AND LOADING SPACES
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
Findings
Sec. 1. The City Council has considered the advice and recommendation of the Planning
Commission (Case No. 07-02-ZA).
Sec. 2. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code Section 36 (Zoning) is hereby amended by
deleting Section 36-361 "Off-street parking, paved areas, and loading spaces", and replacing it
with the following:
Sec. 36-361. Off-street parking areas, paved areas, and loading spaces.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of regulating off-street parking, paved areas and loading spaces is to
prevent congestion on public rights-of-way for the safety and welfare of the public. The
regulations are created through analysis of the associated land use intensity, duration, time and
style and result in design requirements and standards for such facilities.
(b) Permits. The construction of any unenclosed off-street parking area of five or more
spaces shall require a parking lot permit, unless review is completed as part of another Planning
Application. The application for such a permit shall include the application form, fee, site plan
and stormwater calculations.
(c) Required Quantity.
(1)
Parking Spaces. Parking space requirements are established in Table 36-361(a). For
uses not listed, the off-street parking requirements shall be established by the Zoning
Administrator based upon the characteristics and functional similarities between uses
including, but not limited to: the size of building, type of use, number of employees,
expected volume and turnover of customer traffic, and expected frequency and number
of delivery or service vehicles. For structures containing multiple uses, each shall be
calculated separately. The requirements may be revised upward or downward by the
City Council as part of an application for a Conditional Use Permit or Planned Unit
Development based on verifiable information pertaining to parking.
(2) Required parking spaces must be located on the same lot as the principal use, unless
shared parking or off-site parking is approved for the use.
(3)
The number provided for required parking spaces shall be the minimum requirement,
except where otherwise noted. Parking space requirements are as follows:
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Table 36-361 (a)
Use
Number of Parking Spaces
Residential
Single family dwelling
Two spaces per dwelling unit. One additional space is required if
boarders are accommodated.
Cluster housing
Two spaces per dwelling unit. 10% of the required parking shall be
permitted for use as guest parking.
Two family
Two spaces per dwelling unit. One additional space is required if
boarders are accommodated.
Multi -family
One space per bedroom. 10% of the required parking shall be
permitted for use as guest parking. Multi -family residential
developments shall not be eligible for a transit or Planned Unit
Development reduction in required parking.
Elderly Housing
One space per dwelling unit, except where venfiable information
indicates a reduced long-term parking demand.
Human Care Uses
Adult day care
Two spaces per each five program participants licensed by state.
Funeral home
One space per each 250 s.f. floor area, plus one space for every five
seats.
Group day care,
nursery school
One space per each two employees, plus one per each 10 program
participants based on total participant capacity of the facility.
Group homes
Two spaces per each five beds.
Hospitals
One space per each 350 sq ft. floor area.
Medical or dental
office
For structures less than 2,500 sq. ft. floor area, one space per each
250 sq ft. floor area
For structures greater than 2,500 sq. ft. floor area, one space per
each 200 sq. ft. floor area.
Nursing home
Five spaces, plus one space per each five beds.
Institutional Uses
Community center
Parking requirement shall be based upon uses within the building.
Libraries, museums,
art
One space per each 300 sq. ft. floor area in principal structure.
Golf
Two spaces per golf hole.
Archery or golf range
One space per each target or tee.
Mini golf
One and one-half spaces per hole.
Police stations
One space per each 1000 sq. ft. floor area.
Places of public
assembly or religious
institutions
One space per each three seats, plus one space per each 25 sq. ft. of
dining or bar area.
A single seat on a bench is equal to 28". 50% of the requirement
may be provided off site at another property within 750' of entrance.
Elementary and junior
high schools
Two spaces per each classroom.
High school and post-
secondary schools
One space per each four students based on building capacity, plus
one space for each two classrooms.
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Use
Number of Parking Spaces
Commercial Uses
Animal hospitals and
kennels
One space per each 200 sq. ft. floor area, but not fewer than five
spaces.
Bank
One space per each 250 sq. ft. floor area
Bed and breakfast
Two spaces, plus one space per each room for rent.
Catering
One space per each 500 sq. ft. floor area.
Coffee shop
One space per each 200 sq. ft. floor area.
Convention or exhibit
halls
One space per each three seats based on design capacity. A single
seat on a bench is equal to 28".
Food service or
bakenes
One space per each 25 sq. ft. floor area.
Hotel / Motel /
Rooming house
One and one-half spaces per each dwelling unit, guestroom, or hotel
room.
Motor fuel station
Three spaces. Multiple uses shall be calculated separately.
Motor vehicle service
Four spaces per each service bay.
Offices or medical and
dental labs
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Less than 50,000 sq. ft. floor area: one space per each 250 sq. ft.
floor area.
Between 50,000 sq. ft. floor area and 200,000 sq. ft. floor area: one
space per each 275 sq. ft. floor area
Between 200,000 sq. ft floor area and 400,000 sq. ft. floor area: one
space per each 300 sq. ft. floor area.
Greater than 400,000 sq. ft. floor area: one space per each 325 sq. ft.
floor area.
Open sales or rental
lots
One space per each 2,500 sq. ft. customer service area.
Bowling alley
One space per each bowling lane.
Pool hall or video
arcade
One space per each 25 sq. ft. customer area
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Skating rink or auction
house
50 spaces, plus one space for each 100 sq. ft. of floor area in excess
of 2,000 sq. ft.
Sport/health club,
studio, pool
One space per each 200 sq. ft. non -court area.
Two spaces per tennis/racquetball court.
One space per each 50 sq. ft. deck area for a swimming pool.
Theatre, auditorium,
assembly halls
One space per each four seats. A single seat on a bench is equal to
28".
Restaurants
One space per each 60 sq. ft. floor area.
Retail store, grocery,
and service
establishment where >
25% gross floor area is
customer area
Minimum: One space per each 250 sq. ft. floor area.
Maximum: One space per each 150 sq. ft. floor area.
Large Merchandise
Retail
One space per each 500 sq. ft. floor area.
Retail where < 25%
gross floor area is
customer area
One space per each 100 sq. ft. of customer service area.
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Use
Number of Parking Spaces
Shopping centers
One space per each 250 sq. ft. floor area.
Grocery stores and theaters shall be calculated separately.
Restaurants and food service shall be calculated separately unless
the shopping center exceeds 20,000 sq. ft. in size and no wait -staff is
present, and the use constitutes less than 25% of the shopping
center's floor area.
Maximum: One space per each 150 sq. ft. floor area.
Studios
One space per each 400 sq. ft. floor area.
Post office customer
service
One space per each 25 sq. ft. customer service area for the first 600
sq. ft., plus one per each 180 sq. ft. thereafter.
Industrial Uses
Manufactunng,
fabrication, or
processing
Five spaces plus one per each 500 sq. ft. floor area.
Outdoor storage
One space per each 20,000 sq. ft. of area devoted to outdoor storage.
Post office or parcel
delivery service
10 spaces, plus one space per each 500 sq. ft. floor area devoted to
office, processing, or service, plus one space for each vehicle kept
on the premises.
Self -storage facility
One space per each fifty storage compartments.
Showrooms
One space per each 500 sq. ft. floor area.
Warehouse
One space per each 1,500 sq. ft. floor area.
(d) Reductions. The following off-street parking reductions may be utilized jointly or
separately except as indicated otherwise:
(1) Transit Service. Parking may be reduced by 10 percent for any parcel located within
one-quarter of a mile of a transit stop. To qualify, the transit stop must be served by
regular transit service on all days of the week and adequate pedestrian access must be
available between the transit stop and the parcel. Regular transit service shall operate at
least twice hourly between 7:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on weekdays and once hourly after
6:30 p.m. Regular transit service shall operate on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
(2) On -Street Parking. Parking may be reduced on a one-for-one basis through the use of
on -street parking adjacent to the parcel. To qualify, adequate pedestrian access must be
available between the principal structure and all on -street parking spaces. On -street
parking reductions may be approved by the Zoning Administrator, subject to a
determination by the City Engineer that adequate off-street parking will be available to
accommodate vehicles during snow removal and other periods of parking restrictions.
(3)
Travel Demand Management. In those instances where no transit or on -street parking
reductions are available, parking may be reduced by five percent through the
implementation of a travel demand management plan. Such a plan shall be filed with
and approved by the Zoning Administrator and may be subject to yearly review.
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(e) Bicycle Parking. Bicycle parking is required to provide adequate and safe facilities for the
storage of bicycles, to encourage the use of bicycles as an alternative to motor vehicles, and to
provide bicycle access to employment, commercial and other destinations.
(1) General requirements.
a. Bicycle parking may be provided using the following approaches:
1. Bicycle racks: open-air devices to which a bike is locked, suitable for short-
term visitor and customer parking.
2. Bicycle lockers: stand-alone enclosures designed to hold one bicycle per unit,
preferred for sites that require all -day bicycle parking.
3. Bicycle lock -ups: site -built secure enclosures that hold one or more bicycles,
best for residents' and employees' all -day or long-term bicycle storage.
b. The City encourages the use of the "inverted U" type bike rack. Other bike rack
designs must provide for:
1 Supporting the bicycle frame at two locations, not including either wheel.
2. Allowing both the frame and at least one wheel to be locked to the rack.
3. Allowing the use of either a cable or U -type lock.
4. Bicycles which are equipped with water bottle cages.
5. Bicycles which are not equipped with kickstands.
6. All types and sizes of bicycles, including various types and sizes of frames,
wheel sizes and tire widths.
c. All bicycle racks or lockers must be securely anchored to the ground or building
structure.
d. Bicycle racks or lockers shall be placed on a level, pavement or concrete surface.
(2) Location cntena for bicycle racks.
a. Bicycle racks shall be placed near building entrances, generally within 50 feet.
b. Bicycle rack placement should allow for visual momtonng by people within the
building and/or people entering the building.
c. Bicycle racks shall be located to avoid conflicts with pedestrians.
d. Bicycle racks shall be at least 24 inches from a wall to which they are parallel and
30 inches from a wall to which they are perpendicular.
(3)
Number of required bicycle parking spaces.
a. Where the minimum number of required bicycle parking spaces is not specifically
listed for an individual use, the zoning administrator shall determine the minimum
number of required spaces. The zoning administrator shall consider functional
similanties between uses where a parking requirement is listed in the chapter and
the proposed use in determining the requirement.
b. Residential Uses.
1. Single-family and Two-family Uses. No bicycle parking spaces are
required.
2. Multiple dwelling. One bicycle parking space per dwelling unit, plus one
bicycle parking space per ten automobile parking spaces.
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c. Commercial, office and industrial uses. Bicycle parking spaces equal to ten
percent of the automobile parking space requirement, but not less than four
bicycle parking spaces.
d. Institutional Uses. One bicycle parking space per ten automobile parking spaces,
except that schools must provide one bicycle parking space per ten students.
(1) Shared Parking. Shared off-street parking facilities are allowed to collectively provide
parking in any district for more than one structure or use, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The uses must have their highest peak demand for parking at substantially different
times of the day or week, or an adequate amount of parking shall be available for both
uses during shared hours of peak demand. A parking plan shall address the hours, size
and mode of operation of the respective uses.
(2) The minimum spaces required under a shared parking agreement shall be based on the
number of spaces required for the use that requires the most parking.
(3)
Shared parking facilities shall be protected by an irrevocable covenant running with the
land and recorded with the County in a form approved by the City Attorney. A
certified copy of the recorded document shall be provided to the Zoning Administrator
within 60 days after approval of the agreement by the City Council.
(g) Proof of Parking. If it is demonstrated that the required parking is in excess of the actual
demand, all of the required parking need not be constructed initially. Any spaces not
constructed, as shown on the site plan, shall be constructed when determined necessary by the
Zoning Administrator or at such a time as the property owner determines necessary. The area of
future parking shall be landscaped, but that landscaping shall not be used to satisfy landscaping
requirements. To ensure construction of the future spaces, a financial or other guarantee may be
required by the City
(h) Off-site Parking. Off-site parking shall require a conditional use permit, subject to the
following conditions:
(1) Paved pedestrian access shall be provided and maintained between the off-site parking
facility and the principle structure.
(2) The off-site parking facility shall be located no further than 300 feet from a residential
structure and no further than 500 feet from a non-residential structure. Shuttle service
may be provided as an alternative means of access for non-residential uses.
(3) Off-site parking facilities shall be protected by an irrevocable covenant recorded by the
County. A certified copy of the recorded document shall be provided to the Zoning
Administrator within 60 days after approval of the agreement by the City Council.
(i) Parking Area Use. Required parking spaces and the driveways providing access to them
shall not be utilized for the following:
(1) Storage of unlicensed or inoperable motor vehicles, other goods, or snow.
(2) Display, sales, rental or repair of motor vehicles or other goods.
(3) Loading and unloading of vehicles.
(4) Living space, unless required parking spaces are provided elsewhere.
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(j) Bonuses. If 50 percent or more of all required off-street parking spaces are provided
underground, the following bonuses shall apply:
(1) For each underground space, 300 square feet shall be added as lot area for the purpose
of determining permitted ground floor area.
(2) The height added to the principle structure by any floor that is totally used for parking
in or under the principle structure shall not be included to determine the size of the
required yards.
(k) Design Requirements
(1) Access and location. Parking areas shall have access to a public alley or street.
Driveways shall be located to minimize interference with traffic movement.
(2) Parking spaces. Required parking spaces shall be 8.5 feet wide and 18 feet long.
However, where modifications are determined appropriate by the Zoning Administrator
as a result of a need for compact or oversize parking spaces, up to 20% of the spaces
may be designated as a different size. Unless alternative requirements are designated
by the Zoning Administrator, parking spaces shall be served by access drives with
minimum dimensions provided as follows:
PARKING LOT DIMENSIONS
Table 36-361 (b
Stall Angle
(degrees)
Curb Length
(feet)
Vehicle
Projection (feet)
Aisle
(feet)
Total Width
(feet)
45
12.0
18.5
13.0*
50.0
60
10.0
20.0
15.0*
55.0
75
9.0
20.5
18.0*
59.0
90
8.5
18.0
25.0
61.0**
Parallel
23.0
8.5
22.0
38.0
* One-way aisles only.
** When parking is provided within a parking ramp, the total bay width may be reduced to
58 feet.
(3)
Handicapped parking spaces. The size, number and location of stalls reserved for
handicapped parking shall be provided and identified as required by applicable
regulations.
(4) Turnaround. All parking areas except those serving one -family and two-family
dwellings on local streets shall be designed so that cars do not have to back into the
public street.
(5)
Surfacing. All driveways and all areas intended to be utilized for parking spaces shall
be constructed of bituminous asphalt, concrete, or pavers. Such surfacing shall be
approved by the City Engineer and maintained in good repair.
(6) Walkways. Required parking areas for six or more vehicles shall have walkways
separated from the parking area and surfaced with bituminous asphalt, pavers, or
concrete to provide access from parking areas to the entrances of buildings.
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(7)
Drainage. All parking or paved areas shall be adequately served by storm sewer or
other approved stormwater facilities. Such facilities shall be approved by the City
Engineer.
(8) Lighting. Required parking areas for six or more vehicles shall provide an average
horizontal illumination between 0.4 and one footcandle. The average honzontal
illumination in all parking ramps shall be one footcandle.
(9) Curbs. A six -inch -high, poured -in-place concrete curb shall be provided around the
periphery of all parking lots and internal access roads, except where the City Engineer
determines that a curb would impede the drainage plan.
(10) Yards. Required parking areas shall be subject to the following requirements:
a. In the R-4 and R -C districts, parking areas shall be subject to the requirements for
front yards and side yards abutting a street.
b. In the C-1, C-2, 0, I -P and I -G districts, parking areas shall be permitted in the
front yard and side yards abutting a street, provided that the yard shall not be
reduced to less than five feet.
(11) Residential Parking Location. Required parking spaces in the R-1, R-2, and R-3
distncts shall be subject to the following requirements.
a Required parking shall be located in an enclosed structure or behind the front of
the principle structure.
b. Required parking shall not be permitted a front yard, except where no other
location for parking is possible.
c. Required parking shall be located on the same lot as the structure housing the
principle use, except for religious institutions and condominiums.
(1) Maintenance. All off-street parking areas shall be maintained in good repair.
(m) Off-street loading facilities.
(1) Loading zones. The off-street loading requirement for nonresidential buildings with
less than 20,000 square feet may be satisfied by the designation of a loading zone area
on the site. This loading zone area shall be separate from any required off-street parking
area and access to the loading zone area shall be provided which does not conflict with
automobile circulation to, from or within the site.
(2) Loading docks, berths and facilities.
a. Loading dock. A minimum of one loading dock shall be provided for
nonresidential buildings with 20,000 square feet or more in floor area.
b. Loading facility. A loading facility includes the dock, the berth for the vehicle,
maneuvenng areas, and the necessary screening walls.
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c. Location. All loading berth curb cuts shall be located 25 feet or more from the
intersection of two street rights-of-way. No loading berth shall be located less
than 50 feet from any parcel that is zoned residential and used or subdivided for
residential use, or has an occupied institutional building, including but not limited
to schools, religious institutions, and community centers, unless it is entirely
within a building. Loading facilities shall not occupy the required front yard. In
situations where access to the loading berth is directly from the street and no other
practicable means of access exist, this screening requirement shall not apply.
d. Size. A loading dock shall have a berth area at least 12 feet wide and 55 feet long
e. Access. Each loading berth location shall permit vehicular access to a street or
public alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic.
f. Surfacing. All loading facilities and accessways shall be paved with bituminous or
concrete paving to control the dust and drainage.
g.
Screening. All berths shall be screened from view from the adjoining streets with
a bufferyard F and any property in an R district by a bufferyard F. Materials used
shall provide screening which is a minimum of ten feet high when installed. Walls
shall be designed to be harmonious with the principal structure. The width of the
driveway at the property line shall be excluded from the bufferyard requirement.
h. Accessory use. No required loading berth or access drive shall be used for the
storage of goods or inoperable vehicles. It may not be included as a part of the
space necessary to meet the off-street parking requirements.
Sec. 3. The contents of Planning Case File 07-02-ZA are hereby entered into and made
part of the public heanng record and the record of decision for this case.
Sec. 4. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication.
First Reading
March 19, 2007
Second Reading
April 9, 2007
Date of Publication
April 19, 2007
Date Ordinance takes effect
May 7, 2007
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SUMMARY (Official Publication)
ORDINANCE NO. 2326-07
AN ORDINANCE CHAPTER 36 (ZONING) OF THE ST.
LOUIS PARK CITY CODE RELATING TO OFF-
STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
This ordinance states that Section 36-361, "Off-street
parking, paved areas, and loading areas" is deleted in its
entirety and replaced by a new ordinance The new ordi-
nance incorporates the regulabons found in the previous
ordinance and includes several substantive changed, in-
cluding but not limited to modifications to bicycle parking
requirements and to numerical requirements for multi-
family housing, coffee shops, retail, and motor fuel sta-
tions
This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after publication
Adopted by the City Council Apnl 9, 2007
Jeffrey W Jacobs /s/
Mayor
A copy of the full text of this ordinance is available for in-
spection with the City Clerk
Published in St Louis Park Sailor Apnl 19, 2007
(Apr 19, 2007) a3 -Ord 2326-07