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(Revision dated 8/11/75 by P.C.)
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 71-9 AND
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 74--3;ESTABLISHING MINIMUM
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA; ESTABLISHING AND DEFINING
OFF-STREET PARKING TOGETHER WITH DESIGN STANDARDS;
ESTABLISHING MINIMUM PARKING BAY DIMENSIONS BY ANGLE
AND DESCRIBING TYPICAL CONCRETE CURB DETAILS; PROVIDING
FOR SPECIFIC USE CATEGORIES RELATING TO OFF-STREET
PARKING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
REPEALING ALL LAWS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission for the City of Tamarac,
Florida has determined the necessity of establishing minimum off--
street parking and loading requirements for the City of Tamarac,
Florida, and
WHEREAS, said Planning Commission has caused to have been pre --
pared comprehensive proposals from the City Planner to accomplish the
foregoing, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tamarac, Florida is
desirous of implementing the objectives as aforesaid.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
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To achieve the purposes of this ordinance and of the Code of the
City of Tamarac, Florida, and to provide for the safety of pedestrians
and motorists, the orderly movement of people, vehicles, and goods, and
maintaining the public ways, it is necessary to repeal Ordinance
No. 71-9 regulations requiring facilities and space for the off-street
parking and off-street loading of vehicles in the City and amend
the appendix to Ordinance No. 74-3 illustrating typical raised
curb standards.
SECTION 2: OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIRED
1. Every building , use or structure, instituted or erected
after the effective date of this Ordinance shall be provided with
off-street parking facilities in accordance with the provisions
of this Ordinance for the use of occupants, employees, visitors
or patrons.
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2. Such off-street parking facilities
shall be maintained and continues as an accessory use as long
as the main use in continued.
3. Whenever a building or use constructed or
established after the effective date of this Ordinance, is
changed or enlarged in floor area, number of dwelling or rental
sleeping units, seating capacity, or otherwise, to create a
requirement for an increase in the number of existing parking
spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the
enlargement or change.
4. It shall be unlawful for an owner or
operator of any building, structure or use affected by this
Ordinance to discontinue, change or dispense with, or to cause
the discontinuance or reduction of the required parking facilities
apart from the discontinuance, sale or transfer of such structure
or use, without establishing alternative vehicle parking facilities
which meet the requirements of this Ordinance. It shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to utilize such building,
structure or use without providing the off-street parking facilities
to meet the requirements of and be in compliance with this Ordinance.
5. The off-street parking facilities required
under this article shall be located on the same plot or parcel of
land such facilities are intended to serve.
SECTION 3: INTERPRETATION OF OFF-STREET PARKING
REQUIREMENTS.
1. The parking required herein is in
addition to space for storage of trucks or other vehicles used in
connection with a business, commercial or industrial use.
2. Where fractional spaces result, the parking
spaces required shall be construed to be the next highest whole number.
3. Except as otherwise provided, the number
of employees shall be compiled on the basis of the maximum number
of persons emplojed on the premises at one time on an average day
or average night, whichever is greater,
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4. The parking space requirements for a
use not specifically listed in Section 6 shall be the same
as for a listed use of similar characteristics of parking
demand generation.
5. In the case of mixed uses, uses with
different parking requirements occupying the same building
or premises, or in the case of joint use of a building or
premises by more than one use having the same parking
requirements, the parking spaces required shall equal the
sum of the requirements of the various uses computed seperately
except that parking requirements for permitted accessory uses
in an apartment building, hotel, motel, or motor lodge and
containing 100 or more dwelling units and/or rental sleeping
units, shall be provided as follows:
- One space per 600 square feet of retail,
personal services, and/or office floor
space;
- One space per 5 seats of total, combined
seating capacity in public eating and
drinking facilities and assembly and
meeting rooms for the first 1,000 seats;
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- One space per 18 seats of such seating
capacity in excess of 1,000 seats.
6. Whenever a building or use, constructed
or established after the effective date of this ordinance,
is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of dwelling or
rental sleeping units, seating capacity or otherwise, to
create a requirement for an increase in the number of existing
parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis
of the enlargement for change.
7. For the purposes of this Ordinance, Gross
floor area shall mean the gross floor area inside of the
exterior walls; in hospitals, bassinets shall not count as
beds. In stadiums, sport arenas, churches, and other places
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of assembly in which occupants utilize benches, pews or other
similar seating facilities, each twenty (20) lineal inches of such
seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of
computing off-street parking requirments.
SECTION 4: DESIGN STANDARDS
1. Minimum Area. For the purpose of this Ordinance, an
off- street parking space is a surfaced area not in a street or
alley and having a width of 10 feet by a length of 20 feet, (for
900 angle parking), exclusive of driveways, permanently reserved for
the temporary storage of one automobile and connected with a street
or alley by a driveway which affords ingress and egress for an
automobile without requiring another automobile to be moved. The
width of a parking space may be reduced to 9 feet if a parking angle
of 600 or less is used and the stall is marked by a double line on
either side. The length of a parking space may be reduced to 18
feet, provided the space is edged with a curb, (in lieu of wheel stops),
for the full width and a 7 foot landscape strip is provided in
accordance with figure B set forth in this Ordinance.
All parking bays greater than 10 cars in length shall have a
forward means for egress. All parking bays less than 10 cars in length
without a forward egress shall have a 6 foot wide backup area at
the end of the bay.
2. DRAINAGE AND MAINTENANCE
Off-street parking facilities shall be drained to prevent damage
to abutting property and/or public streets and alleys and paved with
a minimum of 8" shell rock or Lime Rock base and 1" of hot Plant Mix,
(Asphalt) Type S-I,Bituminous Concrete Surface or equivalent Base
& Surface. Off-street parking areas shall be maintained in a clean,
orderly, and dust -free condition at the expense of the owner or
lessee and not used for the sale, repair, or dismantling or servicing
of any vehicles, equipment, materials, or supplies.
3. LANDSCAPING. all off- street parking
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areas for all uses except single-family residences shall be land-
scaped in accordance with the City of Tamarac Landscape Ordinance #74-3.
The Beautification Committee shall determine from the landscaping
plan submitted, whether the requirements of the Landscape Ordinance
have been met.
4. Separation from Walkways and Streets
Off-street parking spaces shall be separated from walkways,sidewalks,
streets, or alleys by a wall, fence, 6 inch curb or required
landscaping. Further, Channelization and division of parking areas
within the interior of the parking lot for pedestrian and vehicular
traffic shall be accomplished by the use of landscaped areas,
with trees, walls, fences, other natural growth or artificial features,
or raised curbs. Marked directional lanes and controls, change of
grade or other devices to mark points of turn to separate parking
areas, shall be used to control traffic movement.
5. Entrances and Exits Location and design of entrances
and exits, shall be in accord withthe requirements of applicable
traffic regulations and standards. The width of a two-way access
way shall be 25 feet. If a third lane is contemplated a raised
curb shall separate the two lanes from the alternate direction lane.
One way access way widths shall be 15 feet. Intersections to access
ways to abutting development, with streets or other vehicular use
areas shall have a minimum 45 feet radius. All driveways inter-
secting with public streets or alleys shall he elevated at the
c6ntin4ous sidewalk crossing the driveway to eliminate private run-
off into public right-of-way.
6. Marking Parking spaces in lots of more than 4
spaces shall be marked by painted lines or curbs or other means to
indicate individual spaces. Signs or markers shall be used as
necessary to ensure efficient traffic operation of the lot. All
painted lines, curbs, sign markings shall be maintained in a
legible condition.
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7. Lighting Adequate lighting shall be provided and
maintained in lots of more than 10 spaces*
The lighting shall be
arranged and installed to minimize glare on property in a
residential district.
SECTION 5: MINIMUM PARKING BAY DIMENSIONS BY PARKING ANGLE
AND PARKING BAY ILLUSTRATIONS.
A B C Parking Angle Stall Width At By C'
21' 30' 30' 00 9' 33' 42' 42'
30' 48' 39' 300 9'* 41' 61' 53'
34' 54' 47' 450 9'* 45' 66' 59'
40' 62' 57' 600 91* 50' 73' 68'
45' 65' 65' 90o 10' 45' 65' 65'
NOTES: Refer to Figure A (Parking lot Schematic
1. All Examples show 450 angle parking.
2. Wheel stops or raised concrete curbs are required for all
parking spaces. Refer to figures C,D & E for details.
3. A minimum backup distance of 20 feet is required between the
property line and the first stall as shown in the illustration.
4. A minimum distance of 20 feet is required between the
right of way line and parallel interior drives.
5. Interpolate for any angles not shown in examples.
* Stall must be marked by double lines on each side, otherwise,
stall must be 10' minimum width.
SECTION 6: AMOUNT OF OFF-STREET PARKING RE UIRED
The off-street parking required by this Ordinance
shall be provided and maintained on the basis of the following
minimum requirements:
1. Residential.
A. Sin�zrle-family detached dwelling.
2 spaces.
B. Two-family dwelling.
2 spaces per dwelling unit.
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C. Townhouses, duplexes, and multiple
family dwellings.
Efficiency - 1.25 spaces per dwelling unit
1 bedroom - 1.50 spaces per dwelling unit
2 bedroom - 1.75 spaces per dwelling unit
3 bedroom - 2.0 spaces per dwelling unit
4 or more
bedrooms - 2.25 spaces per dwelling unit
In addition, 10% of the required amount of
spaces shall be designated on the plans
and posted on the parking spaces for guest
use only. The spaces shall be located at a
convenient location to the main entrance and
approved by the Planning Commission.
D. Rooming, Boardin , or Lod in House-
2 spaces, plus 1 space per rental
sleeping unit.
E. Dormitories, Fraternities. 1 space per
two beds plus 1 space per employee.
2. Commercial.
A. Animal Hospital, Kennel or Animal
Grooming.
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area.
B. Auto Tag Agency and/or License Bureau.
1 space per 50 square feet of floor area.
C. Auto Service Station.
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area.
D. Auto Sales (new or used).
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area.
E. Bowling Alleys.
5 spaces per lane plus required parking
for restaurants, lounges, and accessory
recreational activities.
F. Carry -out Food Services & Restaurant
(Food served for consumption on -or off -
remises).
1 space per 30 square feet of gross floor
area.
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G. Clinics or Medical, Dental, Chiropractic
6 spaces per doctor or 1 space per 150
square feet of floor area, whichever
in greater.
H. Commercial Swimming Pools.
1 space per 30 square feet of water.
I. Commercial Recreation Without Fixed Seats
(except bowling alleys).
1 space per 100 square feet of gross
floor area occupied by guests, patrons,
occupants, or members.
J. Commercial Tennis Clubs.
3 spaces per court.
K. Drive -In Restaurants.
1 space per 30 square feet of gross
floor area with a minimum of 25 parking
spaces.
L. Funeral Homes, Mausoleums, Crematories.
1 space per 250 square feet of gross area.
M. Furniture, Appliance Store, Machinery.
Equipment, Boat, Trailer Sales and Service.
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area.
N. Hotels, Motels, and Motor Lodqes.
1.1 spaces per rental sleeping unit,
dwelling unit, or suite.
O. Laboratories, Medical, Dental, Chemical,
Testing.
1 space per 400 square feet of floor area.
P. Leased Storage Units, Communit Gara es.
1 space per storage unit, provided that
exterior areas adjacent to overhead doors
may be utilized for off-street parking as
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long as an adjacent storage unit is not
blocked, or the on -site circulation of vehicles
is not obstructed.
Q. Offices; Business, Professional, Post Office,
Studio, or Banks and Savings and Loan Associations.
1 space per 200 square feet of floor area.
'- R. Personal Services, including_, but not limited
to barber shops, beautv shops and the like.
1 space per 200 square feet of floor area, with
a minimum of 5 spaces.
S. Private Clubs, Recreation Centers.
1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.
T. Public -Private Golf Courses.
Playing Courses - a minimum of 75 spaces per
course plus additional required spaces for
restaurants, bars, and lounge areas, and other
indoor or outdoor accessory uses to such golf
course as may be required by this section.
U. Retail Stores.
1 space per 200 square feet of floor area.
V. Restaurant, Cafeteria, Lounge or other establishment
for the consumption of food or beverages on premises.
1 space per 30 square feet of gross floor area shall
apply for free standing detached buildings. In all
other cases it shall be calculated as 1 space per 200
square feet of gross floor area.
W. Stadiums, Racetracks, Fair Grounds, Circus Grounds.
1 parking space per 3 seats, or 1 space per 200 square
feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
X. Theaters and Other Places of Assembly Havin Fixed Seats.
1 parking space per 3 seats.
3. Industrial.
A. Manufacturing and Industrial ❑ses,bottling establishments,
printing and engraving shops, wholesale stores,
laundries and storage buildings._
1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area. Ex-
terior areas adjacent to overhead doors may be utilized
for parking for warehouses and storage buildings only.
B. Warehouses.
1 space per 1000 square feet of gross floor area.
- --Buildings, - -, ..—_._ ldigs C. Telephone _ and other Buin _,
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Housing Automatic or _ - Specialized Equipment. _
Where no customers or patrons are served on the
premises, or are permitted to visit the premises.
1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area.
4. Educational/Institutional.
A. Churches, Synagogues, or Temples.
1 space per three seats.
Twenty-five (250) per cent of the required parking
spaces for a religious purposes may be planted
with lawn grass instead of paved, providing that the
area shall be adequately irrigated and marked with
concrete wheel stops.
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B. Community Centers, Libraries, Museums,
Art Galleries.
1 space per 250 square feet of floor area.
C. College, University, including Private
Vocational, and Technical Schools.
1/2 space per student, plus 1 space per
employee, plus 1 space per 4 seats in
auditoriums and other places of public
assembly.
D. Convents and Cloisters.
1 space per each ten individuals in
the building (s) .
E. Day Care Centers and Other Pre -School
Facilities.
There shall be provided at least 5 spaces
for transient use, plus one space per
500 square feet of floor area. Such
facilities, shall provide a convenient
drop-off area adjacent to the building
providing clear ingress and egress.
F. Elementary and Junior High Schools,
Public, private or parochial.
1 space per 2000 square feet of floor
area, except for those areas used for
public assembly which shall be calculated
separately as required by this section,
and added to the total requirement.
G. Governmental Offices and Services.
1 space per 200 square feet of floor
area, plus 1 space per 3 seats in audit-
oriums and places of public assembly.
H. Hospitals_
1.5 spaces per bed.
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1. Nursinq, Convalescent Homes, Sanitoriums,
and other similar institutions for the
aced or infirm.
1 space per 3 patient beds and 1 space
per 2 employees or staff members.
J. Rectory.
1 space for each priest, minister, or
rabbi, plus 2 additional spaces.
K. Senior Hiqh Schools.
1 parking space for 1,000 square feet
of floor area, except for those areas
used for public assembly which shall be
calculated separately as required by this
section, and added to the total requirement.
5. Miscellaneous
A. Accessory Use.
Parking for accessory commercial and
professional uses shall be computed as
though they existed separately
B. Aaricultural Uses.
1 space per employee on the shift of
greatest employment with a minimum of
5 spaces.
C. Ambulance Service.
1 space per employee plus sufficient
parking for emergency vehicles which are
stored or on call at the location.
D. Bus or Other Mass Transit Stations.
1 space per 100 square feet of waiting
room area.
E. Farmers Market.
1 space per 200 square feet of the retail
sales area open to the public plus one
space per leased stall or stand area.
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F. Miniature Golf Courses.
3 spaces per hole of play
G. Nurseries and Greenhouses.
1 space per employee, plus 1 space per
10,000 square feet of lot area.
H. Public and Private Utilit Services
1 space per employee, plus 1 space per
10,000 square feet of lot area.
SECTION 7: OFF STREET LOADING
I. Off -Street Loading Required. Except as
otherwise provided in this Ordinance, when any building or
structure is erected, structurally altered to the extent of
increasing the floor area by 50% or more,or converted in use,
accessory off-street loading spaces shall be provided in
accordance with the following schedule:
A. For each retail building, department store
restaurant, wholesale house, warehouse,
repair, general service, manufacturing or
industrial establishment, or similar
use, which has an aggregate floor area in
square feet of:
1.
Over 2,000 but not over 10,000
1
space
2.
Over 10,000 but not over 20,000
2
spaces
3.
Over 20,000 but not over 40,000
3
spaces
4.
Over 40,000 but not over 60,000
4
spaces
5.
For each additional 50,000 over
60,000
2
spaces
B. For
each apartment building, hotel
or
motel,
offices or office building,
hospital
or similar institutions, places
of
public assembly, or similar use,
which
has
an aggregate floor area in square
feet
of:
1.
Over 5,000 but not over 10,000
1
space
2.
Over 10,000 but not over 100,000
2
spaces
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3. Over 100,000 but not over 200,000 3 spaces.
4. For each additional 100,000 over 200,000 3 spaces
2. Interpretation of Off -Street Loading Requirements
a. The loading space requirements apply to all districts.
b. The loading requirements in this section do not limit
special requirements which may be imposed in connection
with the granting of Special Exceptions.
3. Desivn Standards
a. Size and Location For the purpose of these regulations
a loading space is a space within the main building or on the same
lot, logically and conveniently located for bulk pick-ups and
deliveries. A loading space shall be a minimum of 12 feet in
width, by 60 feet in length, and shall be directly accessible
from a street or alley without crossing or entering any other
required off-street loading or off-street parking spaces. It
shall be arranged for convenient and safe ingress and egress by
delivery vehicles, both motor truck and/or trailer combination.
b. Drainave and Maintenance Off-street loading facilities
shall be drained to prevent damage to abutting property and/or
public street and alleys and, paved with a minimum of 8" shell:
rock or lime rock base and 2" hot Plant Mix,(Asphalt) Type. S-I,
Bituminous concrete surface Course or equivalent base and surface.
Off-street loading areas shall be maintained in a clean, orderly
and dust free condition at the expense of the owner or lessee and
not used for the sale, repair, dismantling, or servicing of any
vehicles, equipment, materials, or supplies.
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C. Entrances and Exits. Location and design of entrances
and exits shall be in accordance with all applicable traffic regu-
lations and standards. Where the entrance or exit of a building
is designed truck loading and unloading, such entrance or exit
shall be designed to provide at least one off-street loading space.
SECTION 8: Handicapped parking space. All applicable state
and federal laws relating to the dimensions, minimum requirements
and location for handicap parking spaces shall be adhered to on all
development plans.
SECTION 9: "The provisions of this Ordinance and all sections
hereof, shall be strictly enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer
of the City of Tamarac, or shall be enforced by such other person
or persons who may be, from time to time, designated to enforce
the provisions hereof by the City Manager of the City of Tamarac".
SECTION 10
Should any section or provision of this Ordinance
or any portion hereof or any paragraph, sentence or word declared
by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole
or any part hereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
SECTION 11: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 12: This Ordinance becomes effective immediately
upon its final passage.
PASSED FIRST READING this_)X Way of 197S.
PASSED SECOND READING this,,2,!,EMday
PASSED THIRD READING this day
ATTEST:
�IT LERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
approved the form and corctness
of this ORDINANCE.
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTr
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"transit mix" concrete having a minimum 28 day compressive strength
of 3,000 psi. Metal or approved wood forms shall be used for all
concrete work and all exposed surfaces shall be rubbed while the
concrete is green to produce a smooth and even finished surface,
free of form marks, voids and "honeycomb". Any irregularities
greater than 1/4 inch, as determined by placing a 10 foot straight-
edge parallel with the long axis of the curb, shall be cause for
rejection of that section. Sub -grade under concrete to be stabilized
6 inches thick, resulting in an L.B.R. of 40 and 98% average maximum
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