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Section 7.2. Off-Street Parkr,., standards
H. Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required
In computing the number of parking spaces required, the following rules shall
govern:
1. Parking requirements based on square footage shall be based upon the
gross floor area, unless otherwise stated. Service areas such as
mechanical rooms, restrooms, and closets shall be included in the
calculation of "gross floor area" for determining required parking spaces.
2. Where fractional spaces result in computing required parking spaces, the
required number of spaces must be increased to the nearest whole
number.
3. The parking space requirements for a use not specifically listed shall be
the same as those for the most similar to the proposed use, as
determined by the Administrator.
4. Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective
date of this UDO is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of
employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity, or otherwise,
parking requirements shall be met on the basis of the enlargement or
change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date of
this UDO is enlarged, the enlarged building or increased use shall then
and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.
5. In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the
sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.
6. Where requirements are established on the basis of the number of seats,
such requirements shall be based on the seating capacity as determined
by the Building Official.
7. Where a manufacturing/industrial use has more than one working shift of
employees, parking shall be provided to accommodate overlap
requirements during transition periods.
8. When the developer of a large-scale development can demonstrate that
such development will require fewer parking spaces than required by the
standards of this Section, the Administrator may permit a reduction in the
number of required parking spaces for the development. Such a reduction
in parking spaces shall be justified through the development of a parking
study prepared by a professional engineer or transportation planner and
submitted to the Administrator. The balance of the land necessary to
meet these requirements shall be held in reserve as an undeveloped area,
to meet any future needs generated by an expansion of the business, a
change in land use, or underestimated parking demand.
9. The Design Review Board may waive parking space requirements in the
Northgate and Wolf Pen Creek districts if the development meets the goals
of the master plan for the respective district.
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Unified Development Ordinance 6/13/03 City of College Station, Texas