Fulton Off-street parking and loading regulations ordinance (§ 120-202)

(a) Off-street parking requirements. Off-street parking spaces shall be as provided in table 5:

(1) Manufacturing or industrial establishment, research or testing laboratory, creamery, bottling plant, warehouse or other similar establishments: Two parking spaces for every three employees on the maximum shift, plus space to accommodate all trucks and other vehicles used in connection therewith.

(2) All nonresidential buildings, except those above specified: One space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

Table 5 - Off-Street Parking Regulations For Off-Street Loading Regulations, see subsection 120-202(f)

Land Use Parking Requirement

Residential Uses

Single- and two-family dwelling units Two spaces per each dwelling.

Multi-family dwellings One and one-half spaces per dwelling unit for multifamily units in R-2 and R-3.

Rooming houses and boardinghouses, sororities, and One parking space for each 200 square feet of floor fraternities area.

Hotels and motels Five parking spaces, plus one space for each sleeping room or suite.

Bed and Breakfast Two parking spaces, plus one space for each sleeping room or suite.

Institutional and Educational Uses

Churches and temples One space for every four seats in the main auditorium.

Schools For high schools, colleges and universities, minimum of ten spaces per classroom; for junior high schools and elementary schools, a minimum of two parking places per classroom.

Sanitarium or institutional home One parking space for each three beds.

Private club or lodge: One parking space of each 400 square feet of floor area.

Community Centers, Libraries, museums, and similar One space per 300 square feet of building floor area. public and semi-public buildings

Public utility and service facilities One space for each 500 square feet gross floor area; or two for each three employees, whichever is greater.

Commercial Retail and Services

Automobile washing Queuing spaces for waiting automobiles equal to two times the maximum capacity for each wash bay plus one space for each two employees.

Motor vehicle, manufactured homes, and recreational One space for each 400 square feet of enclosed vehicle sales and rental building floor area (+) one per 3,000 square feet of open sales lot area.

Vehicle repair and body work One space per 200 square feet of gross building floor area.

Vehicle service stations Three spaces per each rack, plus one space per employee on a work shift and one space for each business vehicle.

Banks and similar facilities including drive-up facilities One space per each 300 square feet of gross building floor area. Drive-up windows shall have two queuing spaces in addition to one space at the drive-up window and pneumatic isles.

Convenience stores with self-service gas pumps One space per each 300 square feet of gross floor area. Service area at gas pumps shall not be included in that parking area.

Private nurseries, daycares, kindergartens, and One space per each five children plus one space for children's homes each regular employee.

Self-service storage facilities For facilities with fewer than 200 storage units, a minimum of five off-street parking spaces shall be provided. For facilities with 200 storage units or more, five off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the property for the first 200 units, plus one additional parking space for every 100 storage units or fraction thereof.

Shopping centers and commercial retail centers, Six spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. comprised of leasable space for three or more (Multiple buildings in the same center not attached to tenants, commonly arranged in a row in the same the principal building and/or located on separate lots principal building or parcels (commonly referred to as "out lots") are calculated separately regarding off-street parking regulations).

Funeral home Ten parking spaces for each chapel plus one for each funeral home vehicle plus one for each family residing on the premises.

All other non-residential buildings, except as One space for every 300 square feet of gross area. otherwise specified in this table

Restaurant Uses

Restaurant, sit down One space for every two and one-half seats or portion thereof plus one space for each employee OR One per 100 square feet of gross floor area

Parking for accessory outdoor seating areas calculated at 50 percent of these standards.

Restaurant, drive-in with all food service occurring in One per 50 sf GF(a) In addition, drive-in restaurants the customer's automobile or consumed at outdoor with outdoor on-site seating shall have at least ten on-site seating spaces.

Restaurant, fast food or carry out One space for every two and one-half seats or portion thereof plus One space for each employee. OR 1 per 50 GFA of building area.

Office Uses, including Medical and Dental Uses

Medical office building: Buildings in which 20 percent One parking space for each 200 square feet of the or more of the gross area is occupied by members of gross floor area.

the health professions, including dentistry.

Hospitals Two spaces per bed plus One space for each 250 square feet of total building floor area for outpatient facilities.

Professional offices One space for each 300 square feet of gross building area plus One space for every vehicle kept on site.

Emergency services One per 200 square feet of gross building area plus one space for each emergency vehicle.

Recreational Uses

Auditoriums, stadiums, theaters, assembly halls, and One space for every five seats similar places of public assembly

Industrial Uses

Manufacturing or industrial establishments, research Two parking spaces for every three employees on the or testing laboratories, creamery, bottling plants, maximum shift, plus space to accommodate all trucks warehouses and other similar establishments in the and other vehicles used in connection therewith. M-1 district.

Manufacturing or industrial establishments, research One space for every 300 square feet of floor area. or testing laboratories, creamery, bottling plants, warehouses and other similar establishments in the M-2 district

(b) Rules for computing parking spaces. In computing the number of required off-street parking spaces, the following rules shall apply:

(1) Floor area shall mean the gross floor area for the specific use, excluding any floor or portion thereof used for parking as herein defined.

(2) Where fractional spaces result, the parking areas required shall be the nearest whole number.

(3) In case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall be determined as follows:

a. For mixed use residential and commercial, parking spaces shall be equal to the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.

b. For mixed use commercial, such as shopping centers and commercial retail centers comprised of leasable space for three or more tenants, six spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

(4) Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of this chapter is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, parking spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date of this chapter is reconstructed or is enlarged to the extent of 20 percent or more in floor area, said building or use shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements for the enlarged area.

(5) Due to the availability of on-street parking in the C-1 central business zoning district, businesses are not required to provide off-street parking. However, lots used for off-street parking of vehicles in the C-1 district shall adhere to parking lot standards of this section.

(c) Location of required parking spaces. All parking spaces required herein shall be located as follows:

(1) The parking spaces required for residential buildings or use shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served. The parking spaces required for any other building or use may be located on an area within 300 feet of said building, and two or more owners of buildings may join together in providing the required parking spaces. Where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served, the usage of the lot or tract upon which said parking spaces are provided shall be restricted by an instrument of record describing the premises for which said parking is provided and assuring the retention of such parking so long as required by this chapter.

(2) No required parking spaces may be located in a front yard in any R-1 or R-2 district, except in a driveway.

(3) In an R-3 district, parking may be allowed in front of the building, provided the zoning official approves of the proposed layout.

(4)

In an R-1 district, circle drives may be allowed in front of the building, the lot has a front footage of 110 feet or more, the parking area is not within the minimum front yard setback area, and the zoning official approves of the proposed layout.

(d) Open parking areas.

(1) Parking surface requirements. All open parking areas provided in compliance with this chapter shall be surfaced with a durable, dustproof surface consisting of concrete, bituminous concrete or compacted gravel or crushed stone properly sealed and surface-treated as approved by designated engineering personnel of the city. The parking areas shall be maintained in a usable dust proof condition, graded and drained to dispose of all surface water with a minimum thickness of four inches.

(2) Landscaping. One standard tree shall be planted on the lot, approved by the zoning official, for each ten parking spaces.

(3) Parking lot striping. The location of each parking space and the direction of movement along the access driveways shall be indicated by a painting upon the surface of the lot.

(4) Parking lot curbs. When required by the zoning official, a structurally sound wall or other abutment shall be installed and so placed around each side of the parking lot as to ensure that no part of an automobile either extends over, or is capable of accidentally rolling across, the property line of the parking lot.

(e) Parking lot lighting.

(1) General lighting. Minimum and maximum maintained light levels: Parking lot lighting shall be evenly provided based on the following:

a. Minimum light levels. One-half foot candle is the minimum light level on the parking lot for any given point.

b. Average light levels. A uniform ratio of average to minimum illumination no greater than 4:1.

c. Maximum light levels. The upper limit for the light level shall not exceed eight foot-candles.

(2) Spill light. Where commercial zoning abuts a residential zoning, horizontal light calculations following the property line must be provided. This number shall not exceed one-half foot candle except at the entrances to the lot or any other special instances.

(3) Fixtures.

a. Parking lot lighting fixtures of more than 2,000 lumens shall be cutoff fixtures except for decorative lighting.

b. Whenever lighting is provided, it shall be hooded or shielded so as to reflect or direct light away from abutting or neighboring property, including public rights-of-way.

(4) Pole height. Pole height shall be limited to 30 feet. Requests for taller poles on larger parking lots can be made and considered by the planning and zoning commission on an individual basis.

(5) An exterior lighting plan prepared by a licensed professional, such as an architect or engineer, shall be provided which includes the following:

a. Exterior lighting plan indicating locations of all pole-mounted and wall-mounted exterior light sources.

b. A photometric plan showing maximum illuminance levels light levels (expressed in footcandles) on the ground. The plan shall show foot-candle measurements five feet beyond the property lines.

c. Designated mounting heights and light shielding and/or cut off characteristics of proposed light fixtures.

d. A statement on the plan that no substitutions, additions, or changes may be made without prior approval by the zoning official or designee; and that all lighting not on the plan shall be removed and no additional lighting shall be installed without prior approvals.

(6) Lighting existing on effective date. Outdoor light fixtures installed prior to the effective date of this chapter are exempt from the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that no change in use, replacement, and structural alteration of outdoor light fixtures shall be made unless it thereafter conforms to the provisions of this chapter.

(f) Off-street loading requirements. There shall be provided at the time any building is erected, or additions are made to existing buildings, off-street loading space in accordance with the following requirements:

(1) Office buildings, apartments, apartment hotels, motels and hotels. One space for each 5,000 to 50,000 square feet of gross floor area; two spaces for each 50,000 to 200,000 square feet of gross floor area; One additional space for each 75,000 square feet of gross floor area above 200,000 square feet.

(2) Retail or service establishment or wholesale commercial use. One space for each 2,000 to 20,000 square feet of gross floor area; two spaces for each 20,000 to 100,000 square feet of gross floor area; One additional space for each 75,000 square feet of gross floor area above 100,000 square feet.

(3) Manufacturing or industrial use. One space for each 10,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof in excess of 5,000 square feet.

(4) Truck maneuvering space. In all cases where the off-street loading space is located in such a manner that a truck must back directly from a major street into a loading space, a maneuvering space of not less than 50 feet shall be provided on the lot on which the industrial use is located.