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ORDINANCE NO. 362
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING OFF-STREET PARKING LOT
REQUIREMENTS ; ESTABLISHING SPACES REQUIRED ; REGULATING
. SIZE , SETBACKS AND NUMBER OF SPACES REQUIRED , REGULATING
LOADING ZONES, PROVIDING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE
TO STREET ACCESS; REQUIRING CURBING, REGULATING FIRE
III LANES;- PROVIDING FOR LIGHTING; REGULATING PARKING LOT
• DESIGN STANDARDS.
PURPOSE :_ The purpose of this Ordinance is to insure
that adequate off street parking exists in order to maintain
a street and highway system that provides for safe operating
conditions for vehicles and pedestrians .
1 . SPACES REQUIRED : Parking spaces required are based
on the minimum occupant content of floor areas as listed in
Section 1105 . 1 of the Standard Building Code 1982, and as
amended from time to time.
2 . SIZE : The minimum dimensions of all spaces and
parking lots shall be as shown in a drawing marked: "Parking
Lot Design. Standards" , and on file in the Zephyrhi lls
Building Department ' Office at the Zephyrhi l is City Hall . Al l - - -
spaces must be arranged to permit easy entry and exit . An
appropriate turn radius into each space should make each
space useable. The referenced drawing on file shows the
minimum acceptable dimensions for different parking lot
arrangements for passenger cars . These are minimums and
shall be increased to accommodate larger vehicles where
appropriate, and shall in every case be designed to
accommodate sanitation trucks , fire trucks and other service
vehicles .
3. -SETBACK-S : The curb line_ of any space or _larking lot _
shall be set back at least five (5) feet from any lot line,
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building , sidewalk or pedestrian walkway or any other
structure . In addition no parking space shall be permitted
within five (5 ) feet of the centerline of any exit , walkway
• or . emergency access lane ; within ten ( 10) feet of any fire ,
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,n hydrant ; or. within five feet of a designated fire lane.i
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605 i t -/' • 4. USE : - Square Foot of Spaces
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Assembly without fixed seats
Concentratedd -(Auditoriums ) 7 net 1/21
Standing Space 3 net 1/ 10
Unconcentrated ( Dining
Rooms ) 15 net . 1/45
Assembly with fixed seats --- 1 ea. 3 seats
Bowling Alleys 7 net 1/21
Business Areas .100 gross 1/ 150
Medical Offices 100 gross 11150
Industrial Areas 100 gross 1/ 100
Institutional
Sleeping Areas 120. grass 1/ 120
• Inpatient treatment areas 240' gross 1/240
Outpatient area 100 gross 1/ 100
- Library
Reading. rooms 5O- net 11100
Stack area 100 gross 1/200
Malls 40 gross 1/200
Mercantile 30 gross 1/200
Residential 200 gross 2 minimum
Storage Area, Mechanical 300 gross,. 1/300
5 . . LOADING ZONE : Loading, unl'oad"ing; shipping and
receiving berths shall be required in a 'size and number
necessary to serve a specific commercial use. The following
- s required:
1 . Size of Off-Street Loading- Spaces : Each off-
street loading space shall have minimum
dimensions of 14 feet in height , 12 feet in
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width , and 55 feet in length . However , upon
sufficient demonstration that a particular
loading space w 11 be used exclusively by
shorter vehicles , the Site Plan Review
Committee may reduce the minimum length to as
little as 35 feet, or height to 8 feet .
2. Connection to Street or Alley: Each required
off-street loading space shall have direct
access to a street or alley or have a driveway
which offers satisfactory ingress and: egress
for trucks .
3. Floor Area 10,000 Square feet or Over : There
shall be provided for each institution ,
hotel/motel , commercial or industrial building
or complex requiring the receipt or
distribution of materials or merchandise by
truck , and having a gross floor area of 10 ,000
square feet or more , at least one off-street
loading space for each 10 ,000 square feet of
floor area or fraction above the first 10,000
square feet . Such loading space. .shall be so •
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located as not to hinder the free movement of
pedestrians and vehicles over a sidewalk ,
street or alley.
4. Floor Area Less than 10,000 Square Feet : There
shall be provided for each institution ,
motel/hotel , commercial or industrial building
or complex requiring the' receipt or
distribution of materials or merchandise by
• truck and having a gross floor area of less
than 10,000 square feet , sufficient off-street
loading space (not necessarily a full
space--sharing between adjacent establishments
is encouraged--so located as not to hinder the
free movement of pedestrians and vehicles over
a sidewalk , street or alley.
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5 . Bus and Trucking Terminals : There shall be
provided sufficient space to accommodate the
maximum number of buses or trucks to be stored
or to be loaded at the terminal at any one
time .
6. Location of Off-Street Loading Spaces : All
required off-street loading spaces shall be
locatedonthe same parcel as the building( s )
or complex which they are intended to serve, or
on an, adjacent parcel when shared with the
adjacent use . T J
7. Permanent Reservation : Areas reserved - for
off-street loading in accordance with the
requirements of this section- shall- 'n'ot be
reduced in area or changed to any other use_ . .
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unless
unless the permitted use which is served is
discontinued or modified so that the. space is ;
not required, unless equivalent loading space
is provided elsewhere in accordance wi"th,-,thes•e
regulations and as approved by the building-
official .
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6 . ACCESS TO STREETS : In accordance with the standards
contained in the Florida "Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards ---
for
-for Design , Construction and Maintenance for Streets and
Highways" parking lot access points shall , where possible,-'Ls
comply with the following minimum requirements .
A. A distance of 150 feet shall separate each -
driveway or parking, lot entrance or exit from
any adjacent driveway or parking lot entrance
or exit and any street intersection .
B. No parking lot or driveway shall be designed to
permit vehicles to back Into or onto any street
designated as a collector or arterial street or
highway. '
C. Acceleration , Deceleration , and Storage Lanes
may be required for any access pointWherethe
number of vehicles turning per hour As
estimated to exceed thirty ( 30) per hour.
7 . CURBING : All parkinglots s.ha.11...have a curb on each
side that fronts a building , structure, sidewalk, or '
retention pond. All curbing must be at least six inches in
hei-gfit and may be continuous poured-concrete;asphal-t ,
concrete curb stops, or pressure treated timber . All curbs
shall be located to comply with the minimum set backs listed
in section 3. All unpaved lots shall have a curb stop for
each space .
8. FIRE LANES : Where appropriate , parking lots shall
be designed to include fire lanes required by the Fire
Codes .
O. R. 133;1'_ PG' 0277
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9. LIGHTING : Parking lots serving businesses open
after sundown shall be lighted.
The above and foregoing Ordinancewas read and .
passed on its first reading in open and regular meeting
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on this 7hth day of 7,1„1_, , 1984, III
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on this 4th day of April A. D. , 1984,
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;The above and foregoing Ordinance was read and
passed on its third and final reading in open and
regular meeting on this 23rd day of April- , A. D. ,
C 1984, Zephyrhills , Florida.
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I,k ry ( -' The foregoing Ordinance No . 362 was approved
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