§ 6.01. Off-Street Parking Requirements.
6.01.01. Purpose: The purpose of this Section of the Ordinance is to regulate required off-street parking facilities. These regulations are designed to provide for the needs of each land use activity within the City of Santa Fe.
6.01.02. Applicability: These regulations shall be applied in any of the following circumstances:
A.
Any building, improvement, or use of land approved or erected after the effective date of this Ordinance, shall include the necessary off-street parking spaces that this Section of the Ordinance requires.
B.
Whenever any building, improvement, or use of land is proposed to be changed (whether or not the existing use is conforming), the provisions of this Section of the Ordinance shall be met before such change is approved.
6.01.03. Minimum Number of Off-Street Spaces Require: All land use activities in Santa Fe shall be governed by the off-street parking requirements as described in Table 6-C, of this Section of the Ordinance.
6.01.04. Shared Parking: Uses may join in establishing shared parking areas, provided that each of the following qualifications are met:
A.
Up to sixty (60) percent of the parking spaces required for a cinema or other place of evening entertainment, and up to eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church, auditorium or similar uses, may be provided by or used jointly with banks, offices, or other similar uses not normally open, used, or operated during evening and weekend hours.
B.
A written agreement assuring the joint usage of the shared parking spaces shall be drawn and executed by all parties concerned and shall be approved as to form by the City. Attorney's fees shall be paid for by the parties subject to the contract and shall not be paid for by Santa Fe.
C.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall specifically approve the shared parking plan.
D.
The City Council may rescind such approval and require additional spaces if the City Council finds that such shared parking is inadequate or is resulting in a public nuisance adversely affecting the public health, safety, or welfare.
E.
All off-site shared parking shall also be required to be in conformance with all of the provisions found in Section 6.01.05 entitled "Proximity."
6.01.05. Proximity: An off-street parking lot shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of a pedestrian entrance for its associated land use, exclusive of street and alley widths, and shall have direct access to a street or an alley. It shall be located in a district with the same zoning classification for which it is intended to serve. It may not be located on a site which is zoned for Residential Use.
6.01.06. Off-Street Parking Dimensions: Parking spaces shall be designed and constructed on the basis of the following standards:
A.
Ninety (90) Degree Angle Parking: Each parking space shall be not less than ten (10) feet wide or less than nineteen (19) feet in length. Maneuvering space is additional to the parking space and shall be no less than twenty-four (24) feet perpendicular to the building or parking line.
B.
Sixty (60) Degree Angle Parking: Each parking space shall be not less than nine (9) feet wide or less than nineteen (19) feet in length. Maneuvering space is additional to the parking space and shall be no less than twenty (20) feet perpendicular to the building or parking line.
C.
Forty-five (45) Degree Angle Parking: Each parking space shall be not less than nine (9) feet wide or less than sixteen (16) feet in length. Maneuvering space is additional to the parking space and shall be no less than twenty (20) feet perpendicular to the building or parking line.
6.01.07. Parking Area Standards:
A.
Surface and Drainage: All parking areas shall be paved with asphalt, concrete or a chip sealed surface built in accordance with the Santa Fe municipal specifications provided by the City Engineer. In addition, all parking areas shall allow for sufficient drainage.
B.
Maintenance: All parking areas shall be continually maintained in a satisfactory condition so as to be safe and attractive and free of any hazard, nuisance, or other unsafe condition.
C.
Lighting: To prevent nuisance situations, all parking area lighting shall be designed and operated so as not to reflect or shine intrusively on adjacent properties.
D.
Parking Space Identification Marking: Except for single-family and two-family residential uses, parking spaces shall be permanently and clearly identified by stripes, buttons, tiles, curbs, barriers, or other approved methods. Impermanent marking, such as paint, shall be regularly maintained. If any space identification markings become worn or otherwise dysfunctional, it is the responsibility of the property owner to replace or repair the identifiers within thirty (30) days of notification of same by the Zoning Officer.
E.
Headlight Beam Barriers: Whenever a parking lot is located across the street from or adjacent to residentially zoned property (whether or not residences have been built at the time the parking lot is constructed), a permanent natural or artificial solid barrier of not less than three (3) feet and not more than four (4) feet above the finished grade of the off-street parking area shall be erected and maintained so as to provide a headlight screen for the residential district.
6.01.08. Planned Unit Development or Mixed-Use Developments: The minimum parking space requirement for Planned Unit Development shall be calculated by the Planning and Zoning Commission as a regular function of the site plan review process. The Commission shall take into consideration the land uses proposed for the project and the normal parking requirements for such uses as shown on Table 6-C of this Section of the Ordinance.
6.01.09. Parking Lot Design:
A.
Lighting: All off-street parking areas for land uses permitted in districts other than AR, R-1, and R-2, and which are used after dark, shall be illuminated. Such illumination shall begin one-half (½) hour after sunset, and continue throughout the hours of use or until midnight, whichever is later.
B.
Accessibility: All parking spaces shall be accessible at all times from a street, aisle, or driveway intended to serve such off-street parking.
6.01.10. Special Requirements for Automotive Retail Sales: Each new car lot and each used car lot or place of business for the sale of trucks or other motor vehicles existing or hereafter established shall be required to provide and conform to the following minimum standards and requirements:
A.
The entire surface of the lot upon which such vehicles are displayed for sale shall be paved, and shall be graded to drain properly.
B.
No vehicle displayed for sale upon a lot shall be parked within three (3) feet of the right-of-way line abutting public streets or other public property, or within three (3) feet of any private property line.
6.01.11. Requirements for Off-Street Physically Handicapped Parking: Spaces for the handicapped and physically impaired shall be provided in accordance with federal and State laws.
6.01.12. Parking Area Structures: The following restrictions apply to any structure with parking on a level above the street level or for any parking areas.
A.
In all districts, above-grade parking structures shall conform to the height restrictions set forth in this Ordinance.
B.
The distance from parking structure entry and exit points to a corner of a street intersection shall be no less than twenty (20) feet to minimize traffic interference.
C.
Ramps shall not be constructed with slopes exceeding fifteen (15) percent and single lane entrances shall not be less than twelve (12) feet wide at the street.
D.
A minimum of one (1) car length shall be provided between an exit control gate and the inside edge of a sidewalk to minimize conflicts between exiting cars and pedestrians.
E.
Parking structure facades shall be left at least fifty (50) percent open and exposed, and interior light levels shall be maintained at ten (10) foot candles to enhance security. Full enclosure of any level of a parking structure may be permitted only if such structure has a fully equipped and operational sprinkler system and is mechanically ventilated.
6.01.13. Adjustments: For a use or a site subject to approval by the Planning Commission either as a Planned Unit Development, Mixed-Use Development or as a Conditional Use, the minimum requirements of this Section may be adjusted in order to improve the safety, usability, efficiency, attractiveness, and protection to adjoining land uses in a manner equal to or greater than the specific requirements of this Section of the Ordinance.
(Ord. No. 14-2015, § 3, 12-10-15)