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Except as provided by section 18.4.3.030, the standard ratios required for parking are as follows, as are the maximum allowances for voluntarily provided off-street automobile spaces. Fractional spaces shall be rounded up to the next whole number. See also accessible parking space requirements in section 18.4.3.050.

Table 18.4.3.040. Automobile and Bike Parking Spaces by Use

Use Categories

Maximum Number of Voluntarily Provided Off-Street Automobile Parking Spaces

(Fractional spaces shall be rounded up to next whole number)

Minimum Number of Bike Parking Spaces per Land Use

(Fractional spaces shall be rounded up to next whole number)

Residential Categories

See definition of dwelling types in section 18.6.1.030.

Single-Family Dwellings, Accessory Residential Units and Duplexes

No maximum.

No bike parking requirements.

Multifamily Dwellings

A maximum of 2 spaces per multifamily dwelling unit.

a. Dwellings with an individual garage are not required to provide bike parking.

b. 1 sheltered space per studio/1 bedroom

c. 1.5 sheltered spaces per 2 bedrooms

d. 2 sheltered spaces per 3 bedrooms

e. Senior housing. 1 sheltered space per 8 dwelling units

Cottage Housing

A maximum of 1.5 spaces per cottage.

1 sheltered space per cottage.

Manufactured Housing

A maximum of 2 spaces.

2 sheltered spaces per manufactured dwelling without a garage.

Performance Standards Developments

See chapter 18.3.9.

Commercial Categories

Auto, boat or trailer sales, retail nurseries and other outdoor retail uses

A maximum of 1 space per 1,000 sq. ft. of the first 10,000 sq. ft. of gross land area; plus 1 space per 5,000 sq. ft. for the excess over 10,000 sq. ft. of gross land area; and a maximum of 1 space per 2 employees.

1 per 5,000 sq. ft. of sales area

Bowling Alleys

A maximum of 3 spaces per alley, plus additional spaces for auxiliary uses.

1 per 2 per alleys

Chapels and Mortuaries

A maximum of 1 space per 4 fixed seats in the main chapel.

1 per 20 seats

Hotels

A maximum of 1 space per guest room, plus 1 space for the owner or manager; see also, requirements for associated uses, such as restaurants, entertainment uses, drinking establishments, assembly facilities.

1 per 5 guest rooms

Offices

General Office: A maximum of 1 space per 500 sq. ft. floor area.

1 per 2,500 sq. ft. office

Medical/Dental Office: A maximum of 1 space per 350 sq. ft. floor area.

1 per 1,750 sq. ft. office

Restaurants, Bars, Ice Cream Parlors, Similar Uses

A maximum of 1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 100 sq. ft. of gross floor area, whichever is more

1 per 20 seats or 1 per 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area, whichever is less.

Retail Sales and Services

General: A maximum of 1 space per 350 sq. ft. floor area.

1 per 1,000 sq. ft. floor area

Furniture and Appliances: A maximum of 1 space per 750 sq. ft. floor area.

1 per 2,500 sq. ft. floor area

Skating Rinks

A maximum of 1 space per 350 sq. ft. of gross floor area.

1 per 1,000 sq. ft. floor area

Theaters, Auditoriums, Stadiums, Gymnasiums and Similar Uses

A maximum of 1 space per 4 seats.

1 per 10 seats

Travelers’ Accommodations

A maximum of 1 space per guest room, plus 2 spaces for the owner or manager.

1 per 10 guest rooms

Industrial Categories

Industrial, Manufacturing and Production, Warehousing and Freight

A maximum of 1 space per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area, or 1 space for each 2 employees, whichever is more, plus 1 space per company vehicle.

1 per 5,000 sq. ft. floor area

Institutional and Public Categories

Aircraft Hangar – Ashland Municipal Airport

Parking spaces shall be provided within the hangar or within designated vehicle parking areas identified in the adopted Ashland Municipal Airport Master Plan.

Parking spaces shall be provided within the hangar or within designated vehicle parking areas identified in the adopted Ashland Municipal Airport Master Plan.

Clubs, Fraternity and Sorority Houses; Rooming and Boarding Houses; Dormitories

A maximum of 2 spaces for each 3 guest rooms; in dormitories, 100 sq. ft. shall be equivalent to a guest room.

1 per 5 guest rooms

Child Care Facilities

A maximum of 1 space per 2 employees, plus 1 space per 10 children the facility is designed to accommodate.

Home: None

Commercial: 1 per classroom

Golf Courses

Regular: A maximum of 8 spaces per hole, plus additional spaces for auxiliary uses.

0.5 per hole

Miniature: A maximum of 4 spaces per hole.

1 per hole

Hospital

A maximum of 2 spaces per patient bed.

1 per 2,000 sq. ft.

Nursing and Convalescent Homes

A maximum of 1 space per 3 patient beds.

1 per 5 employees

Public Assembly

A maximum of 1 space per 4 seats.

1 per 20 seats

Religious Institutions and Houses of Worship

A maximum of 1 space per 4 seats.

1 per 20 seats in main assembly area

Rest Homes, Homes for the Aged, or Assisted Living

A maximum of 1 space per 2 patient beds or 1 space per apartment unit.

1 per 5 employees

Schools

Elementary and Junior High: A maximum of 1.5 spaces per classroom, or 1 space per 75 sq. ft. of public assembly area, whichever is greater.

Preschool: 1 per classroom

Elementary and Junior High: 6 per classroom

High Schools: A maximum of 1.5 spaces per classroom, plus 1 space per 10 students the school is designed to accommodate; or the requirements for public assembly area, whichever is greater.

High school: 6 per classroom

Colleges, Universities and Trade Schools: A maximum of 1.5 spaces per classroom, plus 1 space per 5 students the school is designed to accommodate, plus requirements for on-campus student housing.

1 per 3 students/staff

Other Categories

Temporary Uses

Parking standards for temporary uses are the same as for primary uses, except that the City decision-making body may reduce or waive certain development and design standards for temporary uses.

Bike parking standards will be determined the same as primary uses, except that the City decision-making body may reduce or waive certain development and design standards for temporary uses.

Transit Station

Automobile parking maximums are determined through the discretion of the City decision-making body.

4 per 10 automobile parking spaces

Park and Ride

Automobile parking maximums are determined through the discretion of the City decision-making body.

4 per 10 automobile parking spaces

(Ord. 3229 § 1, amended, 12/19/2023; Ord. 3199 § 21, amended, 06/15/2021; Ord. 3191 § 23, amended, 11/17/2020; Ord. 3167 § 12, amended, 12/18/2018; Ord. 3155 § 9, amended, 07/17/2018; Ord. 3147 § 7, amended, 11/21/2017)