2016-006 - AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710

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(4) Parking study. A parking study required by this section shall be reviewed by the City staff along with any traffic engineering and planning data that are appropriate to the establishment of a parking requirement for the use proposed. A parking study, when required by this section, shall include, but not be limited to, estimates of parking requirements based on recommendations in studies such as those from the Urban Land Institute, the Institute of Traffic Engineers, or the Traffic Institute, and based on data collected from uses or combinations of uses that are the same or comparable to the proposed use. Comparability shall be determined by density, scale, bulk, area, type of activity, and location. The analysis must include a shared parking analysis based on the mixture of uses and corresponding peak demand. Specifically, the parking required for restaurants should be included in the study and be determined by the number, location, and type of restaurants proposed. The study shall document the source of data used to develop recommendations. (5) Location. All required parking shall be located and arranged on the site to insure optimal access and use. (6) Fractions. When measurements determining the number of required parking and loading spaces result in fractions, any fraction less than one -half (Y2) shall be disregarded and any fraction of one -half (Yi) or more shall be rounded upward to the next highest full number. (7) Seating capacity. Where parking ratios are specified in terms of the number of seats, this shall be interpreted to mean maximum seating capacity as determined using the standards of the City's current adopted building code. (8) Floor area. Floor area of structures devoted to off - street parking of vehicles shall be excluded in computing the off - street parking and loading requirements of any use." Section 10. That Sections 10- 103(b),(c)in Section 10, "Off- Street Parking and Loading Regulations" of Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "(b) Parking requirements for properties located within the Central Area (CA) Zoning District as established by the City and which, because of the lack of available space either on the premises being constructed or altered or in the reasonable vicinity of the premises being constructed or altered, cannot comply with the requirements of this section shall be determined by the building official on a case -by -cases basis. (c) The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature. This requirement shall be made by the city planning and engineering staff." 7