§ 61.303. Non-Residential and Multi-family Development Parking and Loading Requirements.

(a)

Non-residential and Multi-family Uses. The parking requirements of this Part are intended to provide minimum standards necessary for the parking needs of Non-Residential uses. These regulations apply to Multi-family apartment and condominiums where more than two dwelling units are on a single land parcel. These regulations also apply to all types of Industrial uses, Office uses, Retail uses, Public Benefit uses, and Personal, Professional, and Business Services uses. Unless noted otherwise below, these regulations apply throughout the City of Orlando.

All vehicular use areas shall conform to the following general requirements, and to any additional requirements provided for property located within the Traditional City, Downtown Area, or any Special Plan Overlay District:

(1)

Location of Parking Spaces. Permanent parking spaces required by this Part shall be located on the same building site as the use they serve, or in an off-site parking facility subject to the conditions below.

(2)

Access Requirements. To the maximum extent possible, parking lots shall be accessed from a side street or alley unless no such access is available.

(3)

Existing and Proposed Rights-of-Way. All vehicular use areas shall be located so that the required parking lot landscaping and buffer yards can be provided outside the existing street rights-of-way or any proposed street rights-of-way established by the Major Thoroughfare Plan (Chapter 61, Part 2B) or Local Road standards.

(4)

Front and Street Side Yard Parking. In IP districts, parking lots and vehicular use areas shall be prohibited in the front 50% of the required front yard setback. In all residential and office zoning districts except MXD-2, parking shall be prohibited in the required front and street side yard setbacks.

(5)

Maneuverability. Parking lots and vehicular use areas for all non-residential uses shall be designed so as to eliminate the need for backing and maneuvering from, on or onto streets, pedestrian ways or bikeways in order to maneuver out of parking spaces or leave the lot.

(6)

Safe Sight Distances. Safe sight distances, as defined in the City of Orlando Engineering Standards Manual, must be maintained from driveways at all times. This includes sight distances that allow for drivers to see pedestrians and cyclists using sidewalks or trails crossing driveways.

(7)

Access Barriers. Improvements shall be provided to prevent ingress and egress at any point other than designated driveways.

(8)

Parking in Non-Designated Areas Prohibited. Parking or storage of vehicles shall be prohibited on any portion of the building site except on those areas which have been specifically permitted and constructed as parking spaces or vehicular use areas

(b)

Shared Use Parking. Shared Use Parking is defined as off-site parking used to meet the required Code minimum number of spaces for more than one land use. Only the number of spaces above the required minimum number of spaces for the land use on the same site as the parking facility may be used for shared parking with other nearby land users. The total number of parking spaces on a site may not exceed the maximum allowable number of spaces for the land use on that site unless those spaces were already in legal existence as of April 1 ^st , 2019. No spaces may be added to a site for the purpose of using them as shared use parking.

(1)

Permitted Land Use of the Generator —The land use generating the demand for parking must be a permitted use in the zoning district of the parcel supplying the shared use parking.

(2)

Prohibited Zoning Districts —Shared parking is prohibited in R-1, R-2A, and R-2B zoning districts except as follows. If the use generating the parking demand is a Public Benefit Use that is either a permitted or conditional use in the R-1, R2A, or R-2B zoning district, it may have required off-site parking in the R-1, R2A or R-2B zoning districts provided such off-site parking is approved by a Conditional Use Permit.

(3)

Temporal Restrictions —The zoning official may establish time of day and day of week restrictions to land uses using shared parking to prevent over allocation of the parking resource. Such restrictions will be established during the applicable approval process.

(4)

Proximity —The shared use parking facility must be within the Pedestrian Shed of the generating land use or served by an approved shuttle service plan.

Pedestrian Shed for Shared Parking

Maximum Distance to Off-site Parking

Location of Use Served

Downtown Parking Area

Transit Station Area*

Activity Center Zoning District

Other Non-Residential Zoning District[s]

Residential Zoning Districts

Parking User

Employees

1600 ft.

1600 ft.

1200 ft.

600 ft.

n/a

Valet

2000 ft.

2000 ft.

2000 ft.

2000 ft.

n/a

Customer/Visitor

1200 ft.

1200 ft.

600 ft.

300 ft.

150 ft.

Residents

900 ft.

600 ft.

300 ft.

300 ft.

300 ft.

 

*Sites within 0.25 miles of fully funded, under construction, or operating transit station for Bus Rapid Transit (Lymmo), Commuter Rail (SunRail), High Speed Rail or Light Rail.

(5)

Owner's Agreement —The property owner generating the demand for off-site parking must secure an agreement with the owner of the parking facility. Such agreement must be valid for a minimum period of five years, duly executed, approved by the city attorney, and recorded in the Public Records of Orange County, Florida, and be updated as applicable.

(6)

New Buildings —Shared use parking serving new buildings must be approved as part of a Master Plan for the building.

(7)

Existing Buildings —Shared use parking serving existing buildings must be approved by a zoning official's Determination.

(8)

Design Requirements —All shared use parking facilities must meet all dimension, paving, landscape, and lighting requirements contained within the Orlando City Code.

(c)

Principal Use Parking Facilities. Principal Use Parking (P.U.P) is defined as surface or structured parking on a parcel with no buildings or where the buildings are less than 20% occupied. The parking may be used by drivers attending one or more specific nearby land uses through a lease or agreement (Shared Parking if required for code compliance), or by the general public attending any nearby land uses. Parking may be rented on a short or long term basis or may be free to the end user(s). If the building utilization surpasses 20% and parking continues to be provided for uses off-site, the parking is no longer P.U.P. A parking facility that is used exclusively by an abutting property is not considered P.U.P. However, the total number of parking spaces on the parking facility and the abutting property cannot exceed the maximum number of parking spaces allowed for the property generating the demand for the parking.

(1)

New Facilities —New P.U.P. facilities may only be established on parking lots or in garages in existence as of June 1st, 2019. If the buildings on a site are either demolished, or drop below 20% occupancy and the site is used for parking, the site will be considered a P.U.P.

(2)

Permitted and Conditional Uses —See Chapter 58, Table FG-2B in the Orlando City Code.

(3)

Design Requirements —All P.U.P. facilities must meet all dimension, paving, landscape, and lighting requirements contained within the Orlando City Code.

(4)

Signage —No signage other than directional signage may be posted on any P.U.P. site.

(d)

Public Parking. Beyond the framework for Shared Use Parking outlined above, owners of parking facilities may allow parking on their facilities for off-site land uses with the following restrictions (note: compliance with the Shared parking provisions of this Chapter will be required if this is required parking for an adjacent land use. If this parking is on parcel without a building, or if the building is 20% or less occupied, it will need to comply with the City's Principal Use Parking provisions of this Chapter as well) any of which may require further specification through a Zoning Official's Determination. The Zoning Official must ensure compliance with the following:

(1)

The parking allowed does not limit the availability of the Code required minimum number of parking spaces during the normal operating hours of the on-site land use.

(2)

The parking facility is properly buffered from any residential land uses in adjacent R-1 or R-2 districts.

(3)

All reasonable mitigation has been included to prevent light, noise, and activities from entering into any residential neighborhoods.

(4)

No permanent advertising signs are erected on the parking lots for off-site parking.

(5)

Ingress and egress for such parking facilities shall be approved by the Transportation Official.

(6)

The parking facility is screened from surrounding uses in accordance with the bufferyard requirements of Chapter 60, for the principal use served.

(7)

Public use parking will not negatively affect the reasonable enjoyment of near-by property owners.

(8)

Owner agrees to appropriate time restrictions for the parking use.

(Ord. No. 2010-33, § 1, 8-30-2010, Doc. #1008301102; Ord. No. 2019-10 , § 1, 3-25-2019, Doc. #1903251201)