§ 51A-13.401 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 51A-13.401. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

(a) Accessory or Main Use. (1) Except as provided in this division, all off-street parking must be provided on the lot occupied by the main use. (2) Off-street parking is considered an accessory use. (3) Off-street parking may be provided as a main use, subject to the standards of this article (see Commercial Parking). (4) Parking may be provided in a parking overlay district in accordance with Section 51A-13.410, “Parking Management Overlay (-PM).” (b) Calculation of Required Parking. (1) Except as provided in this division, when a lot is used for a combination of uses, the parking requirements are the sum of the requirements for each use, and no parking space for one use is included in the calculation of the parking requirements for any other use. (2) In determining the required number of parking spaces, fractional spaces are counted to the nearest whole number, with one-half counted as an additional space. (c) Reserved. (d) Outdoor Dining. The area of any uncovered outdoor dining (not to exceed 50 percent of the indoor dining area) is exempt from the calculation of required parking spaces. (e) Maximum Reserved Parking. (1) Surface parking spaces may be reserved for a specific tenant or dwelling unit, provided that the following standards are not exceeded. Use | Reserved Spaces (maximum) Residential | 1.5 per single-family living unit1.0 per one-bedroom multifamily living unit1.0 per two-bedroom multifamily living unit2.0 per three-bedroom (or more) multifamily living unit Nonresidential | 1.2 per 1,000 SF (2) Underground parking may be reserved without the imposition of maximum standards. (f) Surface Parking Cap (maximum). Surface parking may not exceed 125 percent of the required parking specified in Sec- tion 13.402, except where the parking is part of a -PM overlay. (g) Handicapped Parking. If more than 10 parking spaces are required, handicapped parking spaces are re- quired as set out in Section 51A-4.305, and designed in accordance with the latest edition of the city of Dallas Off-Street Parking and Driveways Handbook (latest edition). (Ord. 10962)