17-7-10.11.7 Parking and access.
New development must include improvements for associated parking with an adequate number and design of parking spaces and provisions for independent ingress and egress by automobiles and other motorized vehicles. Off-street parking, on-street parking and development access shall meet the following standards:
A. Parking Ratio Requirements. Required parking must be on site and shall meet the following standards:
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Uses |
Parking Requirement (Number of Spaces) |
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Assisted Living Facility |
1 per 2 bedrooms plus 1 per employee per shift, or 2 per 3 employees per shift, whichever is greater |
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Child Care, In-Home |
1 per caregiver and 1 per 6 children |
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Dwellings: |
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Multifamily* |
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Studio and 1 Bedroom Units |
1.5 stalls per unit |
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2 Bedroom Units |
1.75 stalls per unit |
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3+ Bedroom Units |
2 stalls per unit |
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Guest Parking |
1 stalls per 4 units |
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Single Family, Attached |
2 stalls per unit plus 1 per 4 units for guest parking |
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Religious/Educational Institution |
The greater of: 1 per 5 seats, 2 per 3 employees or 1 per 1,000 s.f. of floor area |
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Residential Facility for Elderly Persons/Persons with a Disability |
The greater of: 1 per 2 bedrooms plus 1 per employee per shift or 2 per 3 employees per shift |
*The parking requirement for affordable units shall be reduced by twenty percent. Units eligible for this reduction must be units restricted to households making sixty percent of the area median income (AMI) or less, and must be rent restricted at that level for not less than fifty years. This reduction does not apply to required guest parking. The applicant shall provide documentation assuring the affordable units.
B. Driveway Widths and Parking Standards. The following driveway width dimensions and parking standards apply to all new development. The city engineer may approve minor variations (equal to or less than ten percent) in driveway width and spacing.
1. Parking. No parking is allowed within required landscape setbacks and residential buffers.
a. Required Landscaping. The following landscaping standards apply to new parking areas:
i. Parking areas with more than four stalls must have perimeter landscaping of at least five feet in width;
ii. Parking areas with over fifteen spaces shall provide landscaped islands at the end of each parking row, an island for every sixteen spaces, and perimeter landscaping of at least five feet in width.
2. Driveway Standards. For all new development, driveways shall comply with the following standards:
a. No driveway along a public road shall be less than fifty feet from intersecting rights-of-way.
b. Driveways that exceed thirty feet in total width at the lot frontage along a public road must be separated by a landscaped area of at least twelve feet in width and ten feet in depth.
c. Development Requiring Five or More Parking Spaces. The minimum two-way drive width is twenty-four feet. The maximum two-way drive width is thirty-six feet.
d. Development Requiring Four or Fewer Parking Spaces. The minimum two-way drive width is twenty feet. The maximum two-way drive width is thirty feet.
e. Alleys. Alleys providing a shared vehicle access to the rear of individual units shall be a minimum of twenty feet in width and shall comply with the fire code if needed for emergency vehicle access. Alleys shall be owned and maintained by an owners’ association with an appropriate mechanism in place to ensure its long-term maintenance.
3. Spacing. New development shall provide the following:
a. A minimum of seventy-five feet spacing between major driveways is recommended. Shared use of drives is strongly recommended.
b. Centerline. The centerline of intersections of the driveways of major traffic generators entering from opposite sides of roadway must either be aligned or offset by a minimum of one hundred fifty feet.
c. Deviations. The city engineer may approve minor spacing deviations (equal to or less than ten percent).
4. Surfacing. Parking areas and driveways must be hard-surfaced, maintained in good condition, and clear of obstructions at all times.
5. Parking Space Dimensions. All new development shall provide parking spaces of the following minimum dimensions. The city engineer may approve minor (equal to or less than ten percent) variations in parking space dimensions.
a. Parking spaces must be nine feet wide by eighteen feet long;
b. Accessible parking space width requirements vary and shall be consistent with current building code standards;
c. Compact spaces with dimensions of eight feet wide by sixteen feet long may be provided and these spaces may be counted towards satisfying up to ten percent of the overall parking requirement for a project; and
d. Tandem spaces count as two parking spaces, and may only occur in garages or parking structures.
6. Grading and Drainage. Parking shall be graded and constructed as follows:
a. Parking areas must be graded for proper drainage with surface water diverted to keep the parking area free of accumulated water and ice;
b. Adequate control curbs must be installed to control drainage and direct vehicle movement; and
c. Parking area drainage must be detained on site and otherwise approved by the city engineer.
7. Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking areas must have unobstructed access to a street or alley. The parking area design for five or more vehicles must not encourage cars to back onto adjoining public sidewalks, parking strips, or public roadways. With the exception of permitted tandem parking, parking spaces shall be independently accessible and unobstructed.
8. Guest Parking. In multifamily developments, private driveways can be counted towards the required guest parking if the driveways have a minimum depth of eighteen feet and each driveway is separated with landscaping. Guest parking shall be located within an accessible and reasonable distance from all habitable structures. This may require more than one guest parking area within a development.
C. Parking Structures. Parking structures shall meet the following standards:
1. Pedestrian System. Parking structures shall include a layout that considers safe walking routes to elevators, stairways, doors, and to the sidewalk system.
2. Parking Configuration. Parking structures shall be designed with the following standards:
a. Parking stall dimensions shall be a minimum of nine feet by eighteen feet; provided, that up to ten percent of parking stalls may be compact stalls of eight feet by sixteen feet.
b. The minimum aisle width is twenty-four feet.
c. The parking structure must be designed to ensure that each required parking space is readily accessible, usable and safe for automobiles and pedestrians.
d. Parking stalls located adjacent to walls or columns shall be one foot wider than the minimum required width to accommodate door opening clearance and vehicle maneuverability.
D. Access Management. All new development shall comply with the following access management standards:
1. All driveways and curb cuts shall be installed according to the standards and specifications contained in the Midvale City Construction Standards and Specifications handbook. Curb cuts for pedestrian access shall orient toward each street frontage.
2. New development shall not propose parking in such a way that users may be allowed to back onto public rights-of-way.
E. The minimum required on-site parking must be provided for the use of the owner or tenant of a dwelling unit in a mixed-use project or a multifamily dwelling and their guests at no additional cost beyond the base sale or lease price of the dwelling unit.
F. Snow Removal. A plan for snow removal and/or storage shall be submitted for review by the planning staff. (Ord. 2022-09 § 1 (Att. I (part)); Ord. 2019-06 § 1 (Att. B (part)); Ord. 2017-17 § 1 (Att. A (part)))