Required # of Parking Spaces

[ComputerMaster86 149]

I know this is a silly question but, is the required number of parking spaces generally spelled out in local zoning ordinances on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis?  I have heard it's usually calculated and based on occupant load but, I am wondering if the required number spaces varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction?

[Alaskan_Son 2342]

1 hour ago, ComputerMaster86 said:

I know this is a silly question but, is the required number of parking spaces generally spelled out in local zoning ordinances on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis?  I have heard it's usually calculated and based on occupant load but, I am wondering if the required number spaces varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction?

Can vary drastically even inside a single jurisdiction.  High density downtown districts can be totally different from rural or suburban areas, bowling alleys have different requirements than motels do, sometimes it’s based on rooms, sometimes it’s based on occupants, sometimes it’s based on units, sometimes it’s based on square footage, sometimes it’s a combination of multiple factors, etc etc.  

[ComputerMaster86 149]

I guess what I am wondering is if a jurisdiction's zoning ordinance is going to be the best source of info as to how the jurisdiction determines the required number of parking spaces?

[Alaskan_Son 2342]

Around here it’s just part of the Municipal Code and handled through the Planning Department.  

[robdyck 443]

Check out the Grand Rapids Zoning Ordinance , Section 5.10.01. to Section 5.10.11. as an example. Starts on page 217.

 

ZONING-ORDINANCE-7-23-2019.pdf

[MikeCSD 1]

In every municipality I've worked in, Zoning Ordinances dictate the minimum required number of parking spots.