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18-S-03 - Amending Part III Unified Development Code Article 10 section 21.10.4 Schedule of off-street parking requirementsORDINANCE NO. 18 -S -03 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AMENDING PART III, SCHERTZ CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC) ARTICLE 10, SECTION 21.10.4 SCHEDULE OF OFF - STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 10 -S -06, the City of Schertz, Texas (the "City ") adopted as Amended and Restated Unified Development Code on April 13, 2010, as further amended (the "Current UDC "); and WHEREAS, City Staff and has reviewed the Current UDC and have recommended certain revision and updates to, and reorganization of, the Current UDC; WHEREAS, on December 13, 2017 the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing and thereafter recommended approval; and WHEREAS, on January 9, 2018 the City Council conducted a public hearing and after considering the Criteria and recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission, determined that the proposed amendments are appropriate and in the interest of the public safety, health and welfare; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS: THAT: Section 1. The current UDC is hereby amended as set forth on Exhibit A hereto. Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the Council. Section 3. All ordinances and codes, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein. Section 4. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. Section 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision. Section 6. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. Section 7. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Ordinance, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code. Section 8. This Ordinance shall be effective upon the date of final adoption hereof and any publication required by law. Approved on first reading the 9h day of January, 2018. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on final rea ' 23rd day of January, 2018. Michael R. Carpenter, Mayor ATTEST: azh "� L���f Brenda Dennis, City Secretary (SEAL OF THE CITY) Exhibit A Unified Development Code Article 10 Section 21.10.4 Schedule of Off - Street Parking Requirements See Attached A. Off - street parking shall be provided in sufficient quantities to provide the following ratio of vehicle spaces for the uses specified in the districts designated: Use Type Parking Requirement Proposed Update / Comment Amusement, Commercial 10 spaces, plus 1 space for I space for each 200 square (Indoor) each 100 square feet of total feet floor area over 1,000 square of gross floor area feet Amusement, Commercial 1 space per 500 square feet of (Outdoor) outdoor site area plus 1 space per each 4 fixed spectator seats Bank, Savings And Loan, Or 1 space for each 250 square Other Financial Institution feet of gross floor area Bar Or Night Club 1 space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area Bed And Breakfast 1 space for each fented guest room plus 1 space per employee Bowling Alley 5 parking spaces for each lane Potential to remove all together Car Wash I space for each 200 S care feet of floor area uOMe CTfe 1 parking space for each 2 ii T Herte^_ r_r,ame r:er'Ihe Aged beds Assisted Care, Living Facility, Care Facility Combine with Theater.... i~'a hibiti' A U'Allq t ';41 + fiaet e fnf n ..biy L' ked seftt -. e a Day Care Center 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area Fitness Center / Gym 1 space for each 250 square feet of gross or area Convenience Store / Gas 1 space for each 250 square feet Station of gross floor area. Spaces provided for fueling at the pump stations shall not be considered parking spaces. Group Home 4 spaces Hospital 1 parking space for each bed Hotel Or Motel 1 space for each sleeping room or suite plus 1 space for every 200 square feet of common area not designated as sleeping rooms T ,b,..,fies, r,„befater And 4-0 4 Removing all together. -ies rn- rrrrc- m -T,£:i rrt,F spaees plus s e` fe-a Lodging Houses And 1 space per each two (2) 1 parking space for each Boarding Houses persons capacity of overnight bedroom sleeping facilities Manufacturing, Processing 1 space for each 2 employees Or Repairing or 1 space for each 1,000 square feet of total floor area, whichever is greater Medical Or Dental Clinic 1 space for each 200 square feet of total floor area Mini -warehouse /Public 1 space for each 300 square Storage feet of office floor area plus 1 space for each 3,000 square feet of storage area Mortuary/Funeral Home 1 parking space for each 50 square feet of floor space in service rooms or 1 space for each 3 seats, whichever is less based on maximum design capacity) Multifamily, Duplex, Two- 1.5 spaces per bedroom 1.5 spaces per 1 bedroom unit Family, Condominium Or 2 spaces per 2 bedroom unit Other Similar Use 2.5 spaces per 3+ bedroom unit Plus additional guest parking provided. at a ratio of 5% of re uired s aces Nursery 1 space per 300 square feet of total sales area Wholesale nursery: 1 parking space per employee of the largest work shift. plus 1 space per 10,000 square feet of display area and 1 space per acre of owing areas Offices 1 space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area Outdoor Facilities (Outdoor 20 spaces per designated field or Recreational Fields i.e. 1 per 4 person. design capacity Football, Soccer, etc. Remove all together and just feet floc • utilize the " Retail Sales and of efess afea Service" Public Use Parking shall be provided at a ratio approved by City staff based on a parking study provided by the applicant Residence Halls, Fraternity 1 space per person capacity of Buildings And Sorority permanent sleeping facilities Buildings Res detAial Care FaMity ' Remove all together and utilize "Assisted Care / Living Facility / spaee per- ea eh twe (2) pepsens Care Facilitv " Restaurants 1 parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, or 1 space for each 4 seats, whichever is less (based on maximum design capacity) Retail Sales And Service 1 space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area Seheal. All (Ithe . Seheels Combine to just be one for all schools based on a paddiigg f Seheel, High Seheel An Combine to just be one for all schools toatiogzl pr-evided by pfei4ided shall : < . Mete elade staei School, High School, Parking shall be provided at a Vocational., All Other Schools ratio approved by City staff based on a parking study provided by the applicant that shall include vehicle stacking requirements Shopping ' fef 250 ..quafe Remove all together space eaeh Single Family Attached And 2 parking spaces per dwelling Detached Dwelling Units unit Theaters, Auditoriums, 1 space for each 4 seats or 1 Churches, Assembly Halls, space for every 100 square Sports Arenas, Stadiums, feet of gross floor area, Conference Center, whichever is less (based on Convention Center, Dance maximum design capacity) Hal]., Exhibition Halls, Or Other Place Of Public Assembly Vehiele Automobile Sales Or I space for each 3,000 square Rental feet of sales area (open and enclosed) devoted to the sale, display or rental of vehicles Vehie­l-e Automobile -Service, I space for each 200 square Repair, Garage feet of total floor area Warehouse 1 r11f I I e ell space a — - - emp.eees v e+ I space for each 1,000 square feet of total floor area, whiehevef B. New and Unlisted Uses When a proposed land use is not classified in this section or a single use which have varying parking needs depending on the function of that specific single use,, an applicant may submit a parking ratio based on best/ current planning and transportation practices. 1. A best / current parking ratio application should include the following: a. An application shall fully cite the sources used to derive the applicant- submitted parking ratio, possible resources include parking standards material from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) or the American Planning Association (APA). b. The City Manager or his,"her designee shall review the applicant submitted I C) parking ratio to confirm best / current planning practices for a use. Z� c. The City s. or hi Manager r leer designee shall approve, modify, or deny the /h applicant submitted parking ratio. 2. Parking ratio determination where no application is submitted a. If the applicant does not submit a parking ratio, then the City Manager or his/her designee shall deten-nine the parking ratio based on the best / current planning and transportation practices.