17-7-17.7 Parking | Midvale Municipal Code

17-7-17.7 Parking.

An applicant for new development or the expansion by more than twenty-five percent of an existing building mass or site size in the zone must provide off-street parking with adequate provisions for independent ingress and egress by automobiles and other motorized vehicles as follows. The planning commission may grant a reduction of up to thirty-five percent of required parking upon an applicant’s demonstration of opportunities for shared parking within a mixed-use development or reduced parking due to proximity to public transportation.

Table 17-7-17.7. Parking
Uses	Parking Requirement (Number of Spaces)
Assisted Living	1 per 2 bedrooms plus 1 per employee per shift, or 2 per 3 employees per shift, whichever is greater
Auditorium	1 per 5 seats or 3 per 100 s.f. of assembly area
Bed and Breakfast Inn	1 per bedroom plus 1 per employee per shift
Cafe/Deli	3 per 1,000 s.f. of net leasable building area
Child Care Facility/Center	1 per on-duty staff per shift and 1 per 6 children
Convenience Store, Support Commercial Uses	5 per 1,000 s.f. of net leasable building area
Financial Institution	3 per 1,000 s.f. of net leasable building area
Hospital, Limited Care	1 per 2 beds
Hotel/Motel	1 per suite and 1 space per 200 s.f. of separately leasable space
Indoor Entertainment, Theater	1 per 4 seats or 5 per 1,000 s.f. of floor area depending on type of facility
Medium and High Density Residential Developments (single family attached, multi family)	(See subsection (D) of this section)
Offices, General	3 per 1,000 s.f. of net leasable building area
Offices, Intensive and Clinic, Medical	5 per 1,000 s.f. of net leasable building area
Public and Quasi-Public Institution, Church and School; Public Utility	The greatest of: 1 per 5 seats, or 2 per 3 employees, or 1 per 1,000 s.f.
Recreation Facility, Private	1 per 4 persons (based on the facility’s maximum rated capacity)
Recreation Facility, Commercial	The greatest of: 1 per 4 seats, 5 per 1,000 s.f. of floor area, or 1 per 3 persons rated capacity
Retail and Service Commercial, Personal Service	3 for each 1,000 s.f. of net leasable building area
Retail and Service Commercial, Regional	5 for each 1,000 s.f. of net leasable building area
Retail and Service, Auto Related and Gas Stations	5 per each 1,000 s.f. of net leasable building area
Restaurant, Standard and Bar	1 for every 100 s.f. of net leasable floor area, including kitchen areas
Senior Affordable Housing	Not less than 1 space per dwelling unit; plus not less than 0.3 spaces per dwelling unit for guest parking
Shopping Centers or Complexes of Multi-Tenant Retail Spaces	3.5 per 1,000 s.f. of net leasable building area

1. Off-Street Parking. The parking required herein must be located on the property except as specifically exempted herein.

2. On-Street Parking. Parallel parking spaces on designated public and private streets may be used to meet the guest parking needs of residential and mixed uses. The city engineer will designate streets available for parking based on the width of the traveled surface, traffic demand, best engineering practices and adopted fire codes.

3. Front Setback. No parking shall occur within the front setback of any building, except that when a single family attached or detached structure is located on a local street and is set back at least eighteen feet from the property line, a private driveway may be used for off-street parking.

B. Driveway Widths and Parking Lot Standards. The following driveway width dimensions and parking lot standards apply. 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 the required front yard.

a. If a parking lot or driveway to a parking lot is proposed to abut a residential use, the applicant must screen the lot or drive and provide adequate sight distance.

b. Required Landscaping. The following landscaping standards apply to new development:

i. Parking areas with more than four stalls must have perimeter landscaping of at least five feet in width;

ii. Parking areas with over ten stalls must have a minimum of ten percent interior landscaping;

iii. Parking areas with over fifteen spaces shall provide landscaped islands at the end of each parking row, an island for every fifteen spaces, a minimum of ten percent interior landscaping, 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 shall be less than fifty feet from intersecting rights-of-way.

b. No driveway or aisle shall exceed three hundred feet in length unless traffic-calming devices/techniques are used to slow traffic and safely allow pedestrian crossings.

c. Commercial driveways that exceed fifteen feet in width at the lot frontage must be separated by a landscaped area of at least twelve feet in width and ten feet in depth.

i. One-Way Drive. The minimum one-way drive width is fifteen feet. The maximum one-way drive width is twenty feet.

ii. Two-Way Drive. The minimum two-way drive width is twenty feet. The maximum two-way drive width is thirty-six feet.

C. Parking Garages and Structures. Parking within a parking garage or structure requires:

1. Aisle. The minimum aisle width is twenty-four feet.

2. Circulation. The parking structure must be designed to ensure that each required parking space is readily accessible, usable and safe for automobiles and pedestrians.

3. Design/Architecture. Architectural relief shall be integrated into all facades to soften visual impacts and to provide a visual relationship with the surrounding structures. Parking garages and structures shall meet the following standards:

a. Parking structures shall include a layout that considers safe walking routes to elevators, stairways, doors, and to the sidewalk system.

b. Parking structures shall contain ground-level retail, office or display windows along all street-fronting facades of the parking structure. Parking structures with street frontage in primarily residential areas may utilize residential units or residential architecture that reflects surrounding residential units to mask the visual impact of the parking structure.

c. Parking structures that are not located adjacent to or within clear sight of a public street or other major transportation thoroughfare shall utilize plant material as screening to minimize the visual impact of the parking structure.

d. Parking structures shall be designed with an architectural theme similar to the adjoining structures. Openings that face and can be seen from major vehicular and pedestrian thoroughfares shall be of similar size and, whenever possible, shape to those found on adjacent buildings.

e. Walls, materials, patterns, colors, roof forms, and front entryways shall conform to the standards for all buildings in the applicable project area and shall reflect those used for adjacent buildings.

f. Parking stall width may be reduced to eight feet, three inches.

g. 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.

h. The planning commission may waive one or all of the foregoing design/architecture requirements if an architect can demonstrate that the requirement in question is not feasible and when the architect has utilized other architectural methods to blend the structure with neighboring structures and screen the visual impacts of the structure.

D. Medium and High Density Residential Use Parking Standards. Parking for new medium and high density residential uses shall comply with the following. When using this provision, additional parking reductions shall not be applied.

1. Surfacing. Parking areas and driveways must be hard-surfaced with asphalt, concrete or a comparable material approved by the city engineer; maintained in good condition; and clear of obstructions at all times.

2. Parking Requirements. The required number of off-street parking spaces available within a medium or high density residential project is dependent on the proximity of the project to a major transit facility. The parking requirements are as follows:

a. Units located within one-eighth of a mile of the transit stop must have one and one-quarter parking spaces per two-bedroom unit;

b. Units located within a quarter of a mile of the transit stop must have one and one-half parking spaces per two-bedroom unit;

c. Units located outside of the quarter-mile line will have parking as determined by the planning commission;

d. One-bedroom units shall be allowed a one-quarter parking space per unit reduction in the parking requirement;

e. Units with three or more bedrooms shall include an additional one-quarter parking space per unit;

f. One additional guest parking space for every four units shall be included on the parking plan although on-street parking, where allowed by the city engineer, may be used to meet this requirement;

g. Projects that lack direct and unimpeded pedestrian access to the transit stop or that lack a viable and sustainable parking control plan shall include parking as required by the planning commission regardless of location;

h. Mixed-use projects shall include the parking spaces required for the commercial portion of the project at the dimensions required for commercial parking lots. These parking places may be shared with a residential use as allowed under this title, but they shall be concentrated near the commercial use to ensure access to the commercial use patrons.

3. Parking Space Dimensions. All new medium and high density residential 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. Up to sixty percent of the total parking spaces must be at least eight and one-half feet wide by eighteen feet long, however, the remaining parking spaces must be at least nine feet wide by eighteen feet long;

b. ADA parking space width requirements vary and shall be consistent with current building code standards; and

c. Compact spaces and motorcycle spaces may be included in a project but will not count toward the parking requirement.

4. 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;

c. Parking area drainage must be detained on site, treated (if required by NPDES), and channeled to a storm drain or gutter as approved by the city engineer;

d. Driveways may not exceed a ten percent slope;

e. Drives serving more than one dwelling shall provide a minimum twenty-foot transition area at no greater than a two percent slope beginning at the back of the curb, or as otherwise approved by the city engineer, in anticipation of future street improvements; and

f. The maximum stormwater discharge level accepted by the city is two-tenths of a cubic foot per second per acre.

5. Street Access and Circulation. New medium and high density development shall provide the following:

a. 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 roadways. With the exception of permitted tandem parking, parking spaces shall be independently accessible and unobstructed.

b. Corners. No landscape obstruction is allowed in excess of two feet in height above street grade within the sight distance triangle. A reasonable number of trees with lower branches pruned to six feet to permit automobile drivers and pedestrians an unobstructed view of the intersection may be allowed by administrative permit.

c. Driveway Access. For corners, the triangular area is defined by the intersection of the road right-of-way, the line extending from the point of curve at the top back of curb, and a line connecting them at points twenty-five feet from their intersection.

d. Aisle. A minimum aisle width of twenty-four feet is required.

e. Common Driveways. To encourage the location of parking in the rear yard and/or below grade, the city allows common driveways along shared side yards to provide access to parking if the owner restricts the deeds to both properties to preserve the shared drive in perpetuity.

E. Commercial Use Parking Standards. Parking for new commercial uses shall comply with the following:

1. Surfacing. Parking areas and driveways must be hard-surfaced, maintained in good condition, and clear of obstructions at all times.

2. Parking Space Dimensions. All new commercial 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. ADA parking space width requirements vary and shall be consistent with current building code standards; and

c. Compact spaces with dimensions of nine feet wide by sixteen feet long may be provided. These spaces are not code spaces for the purpose of satisfying parking requirements.

3. 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;

c. Parking area drainage must be detained on site, treated (if required by NPDES), and channeled to a storm drain or gutter as approved by the city engineer;

d. Driveways may not exceed a ten percent slope;

e. Drives serving more than one single family dwelling shall provide a minimum twenty-foot transition area at no greater than a two percent slope beginning at the back of the curb, or as otherwise approved by the city engineer, in anticipation of future street improvements; and

f. The maximum stormwater discharge level accepted by the city is two-tenths of a cubic foot per second per acre.

4. Street Access and Circulation. New commercial development shall provide the following:

b. Corner Lots. No landscape obstruction is allowed in excess of two feet in height above street grade within the sight distance triangle. A reasonable number of trees with lower branches pruned to six feet to permit automobile drivers and pedestrians an unobstructed view of the intersection may be allowed by administrative permit.

c. Driveway Access. For corner lots, the triangular area is defined by the intersection of the road right-of-way, the line extending from the point of curve at the top back of curb, and a line connecting them at points twenty-five feet from their intersection.

d. Drive-Through Developments. Applicants for all drive-up or drive-through service windows or facilities must provide sufficient stacking space for vehicles waiting for service, to prevent vehicles from waiting in the right-of-way.

f. Off-Street Loading Spaces. Every structure that is to be used for any purpose which involves the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by vehicle must provide and maintain adequate space for standing, loading, or unloading services off-street.

i. All such loading areas or berths shall be located so that no vehicle loading or unloading merchandise or other material shall be parked in any front yard or in any street or right-of-way.

ii. Loading docks and loading areas must be screened from adjoining property and public rights-of-way.

F. Calculation of Spaces. If a project incorporates two uses, the use requiring higher number of parking spaces shall govern. Whenever the calculation results in a fractional number, the number of spaces required must be rounded up to the next whole number.

G. 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.

H. Parking Lot Use. A parking lot shall only be constructed for uses allowed within the zone in which it is located. (Ord. 2022-09 § 1 (Att. N); Ord. 2019-06 § 1 (Att. B (part)); Ord. 2017-04 § 1 (Att. A (part)))