17-7-9.6 Parking | Midvale Municipal Code

17-7-9.6 Parking.

The planning commission shall 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 within a quarter-mile radius of the light rail transit (LRT) station.

1. On-Street Parking. Businesses under three thousand square feet leasable area may include on-street parking in their parking requirements, up to fifty percent of total required spaces.

2. Parking Reductions. Businesses under three thousand square feet gross floor area, located in mixed-use buildings, may receive up to a twenty-five percent reduction in parking requirements, based upon the expected customer turnover for the service provided.

USES	PARKING REQUIREMENT (Number of spaces)
Assembly Hall	1 for every 2 employees in the largest shift + 1 for each vehicle used in conducting the business
Auditorium	1 per vehicle for sale or rent plus one space per employee per shift
Bed and Breakfast Inn	1 per bedroom + 1 per employee per shift
Cafe/Deli	3 per 1,000 s.f. of net leasable building area
Car Wash
• Automatic Tunnel (primary)	6 stacking spaces per wash bay
• Automatic Tunnel (secondary)	8 stacking spaces per wash bay
Child Care Facility/Center	1 per on-duty employee 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
Group Care Facility	The greater of: 1 per 2 bedrooms plus 1 per employee per shift, or 2 per 3 employees/shift
Hospital, Limited Care	1 per 2 beds
Hospital, General	3 per bed
Hotel	1 per suite and 1 space per 200 s.f. of separately leasable space
IADU/EADU	1 space per unit
Indoor Entertainment, Theater	1 per 4 seats or 5 per 1,000 s.f. of floor area depending on type of facility
Master Planned Development	Determined by planning commission, based on proposed uses and potential for shared parking
Neighborhood Commercial	2 per 1,000 s.f. of net leasable building area
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 greater 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 greater 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 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
Restaurant, with Drive-up	5 per 1,000 s.f. of net leasable floor area
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
Single Family	2 per dwelling unit

B. Driveway and Parking Lot Standards. The following driveway width dimensions and parking lot standards apply to all new development. The city engineer may approve minor variations (less than or equal to ten percent) in driveway width and spacing.

1. Driveway Standards. Driveways shall comply with the following standards:

a. No driveway shall be less than fifty feet from intersecting rights-of-way;

b. 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-four feet. The maximum two-way drive width is thirty-six feet.

2. Parking. No parking is allowed within the required front yard setbacks.

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 triangle.

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, and perimeter landscaping of at least five feet in width;

iii. Parking areas with over fifteen spaces shall provide landscaped islands at the end of each parking row, an island for every fifteen spaces, perimeter landscaping of at least five feet in width, and a minimum of ten percent interior landscaping.

3. Spacing. New development shall provide the following:

a. Commercial. A minimum of seventy-five feet spacing between major commercial driveways is recommended. Shared use of commercial drives is strongly recommended.

b. Centerline. The centerline of intersections of the driveways of major traffic generators entering from opposite sides of a roadway must be either perfectly aligned or offset by a minimum of one hundred fifty feet.

c. Deviations. The city engineer may approve spacing deviations to facilitate adequate access to a business or parcel.

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. Location. The parking structure should not be located on a street frontage unless measures have been taken to provide architectural relief and pedestrian scale to the ground floor.

4. Architecture. Architectural relief shall be integrated into all facades to soften visual impacts and to provide a visual relationship with the surrounding structures.

D. 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 Uniform 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 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:

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. 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 thirty 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.

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.

f. Loading Areas. 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- or on-street according to this section.

(A) 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.

(B) Loading docks and loading areas must be screened from adjoining property and public right-of-way.

(A) All designated on-street loading areas must be located entirely within or immediately adjacent to the public right-of-way and may not impede a vehicle travel lane or the adjacent sidewalk.

(B) For a public right-of-way that does not have a sufficient shoulder or parking area to permit an on-street loading area without impeding vehicle or pedestrian traffic, the owner may construct an on-street loading area that extends into the landscaping setback under Section 17-7-10.11.5 and the planter area required under Section 17-7-10.11.3. The owner must still provide a sidewalk that meets the requirements of this chapter. The community development director may allow a public easement to be used to relocate a public sidewalk within privately owned property. A constructed on-street loading area may not exceed twelve feet in width from the existing curb.

(C) On-street loading areas are limited to no more than one hundred feet in length. No more than one on-street loading area is permitted per street frontage per block.

(D) Constructed on-street loading areas must be finished with stamped concrete or pavers. On-street loading areas located within an existing on-street parking area must be striped to distinguish such areas from the adjacent roadway. All on-street loading areas must have signage at each end of the on-street loading area designating the on-street loading area for loading and unloading purposes only. Signage must be substantially similar to the following sign types:

(1) ; and

(2) .

(E) On-street loading areas are limited to use by vehicles no larger than twenty-six thousand GVWR and for no longer than two hours per vehicle per day.

(F) Constructed on-street loading areas must be located at least two hundred feet from intersections or other driveways on the same side of the street and, for streets without a center turn lane, must align with driveways on the opposite side of the street.

(G) All curb cuts must be installed according to the standards and specifications contained in the Midvale City Construction Standards and Specifications handbook. The city engineer must approve all on-street loading areas.

E. Calculation of Spaces. If a project incorporates two uses, the use requiring the 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.

F. 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. (Ord. 2022-09 § 1 (Att. F); Ord. 2022-01 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 2021-19 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 2019-06 § 1 (Att. B (part)); Ord. 2015-06 § 1 (Att. B (part)); Ord. 2015-01 § 1 (Att. B (part)); Ord. 9/23/2008O-7 § 1; Ord. 9/21/2004O-29 § 1 (part))