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Off-Street Parking Standards

Biloxi Land Development Ordinance § 23-6-2(D)
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(D) - Off-Street Parking Standards (1) Parking Plan Required If a proposed development subject to Site Plan approval (See Section 23-2-4(E), Site Plan Approval) or subdivision approval (See Section 23-2-4(F), Subdivision Approval) is required to provide more than three off-street parking spaces, a parking plan shall be submitted with the application for Site Plan approval or subdivision approval, as appropriate. The parking plan shall accurately designate the required parking spaces, access aisles, and driveways, and the relation of the off-street parking facilities to the development they are designed to serve, including how the parking facilities coordinate with the vehicular and pedestrian access and circulation systems for the development. (2) Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Unless otherwise expressly stated in this section, the minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with Table 23-6-2(D)(2), Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces. TABLE 23-6-2(D)(2): MINIMUM NUMBER OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES DU = dwelling unit sf = square feet (of floor area unless otherwise noted) n/a = not applicable co;normal;normal USE CATEGORY co;normal;normal | USE TYPE co;normal;normal | MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES 1 co;normal;normal AGRICULTURAL USE CLASSIFICATION Agriculture | Agriculture | n/a Animal Husbandry | n/a Plant Nursery | 1 per 300 sf of building + 1 per 1,000 sf of outdoor plant nursery area Silviculture (Forestry) | n/a Agricultural Support Services | All Other Agricultural Uses | n/a Equestrian Facility | 1 per 5 stalls RESIDENTIAL USE CLASSIFICATION Household Living | Dwelling, Live/Work | 1 per DU Dwelling, Multifamily | DUs with floor area of 600 or less | 1 per DU DUs with floor area of 601 to 800 sf | 1.5 per DU DUs with floor area of 801 to 1,000 sf | 2 per DU DUs with floor area greater than 1,000 sf | 2.5 per DU Dwelling, Single-Family Attached or Townhouse | 1 per DU Dwelling, Single-Family Detached | 1 per DU Dwelling, Single-Family Detached - Mississippi Cottage | 1 per DU Dwelling, Single-Family Detached - Zero Lot Line | 1 per DU Dwelling, Two-Family | 1 per DU Dwelling, Three- to Four-Family | 1 per DU Dwelling, Upper Story | Same as for Multifamily Dwelling Manufactured Home [Class A] | 1 per DU Manufactured Home [Class B] | 1 per DU Manufactured Home Park | 1 per manufactured home space Mobile Home | 1 per DU Group Living | Assisted Living Facility | 1 per 3 beds Convent of Monastery | 1 per 3 beds Dormitory | 1 per 3 beds Fraternity or Sorority House | 1 per 2 beds Group home | 1 per employee + 1 per 3 resident adults Rooming or Boarding House | 1 per guest room PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL USE CLASSIFICATION Community Services | Club or Lodge | 1 per 300 sf Community Center | 1 per 300 sf Library | 1 per 500 sf Museum | 1 per 500 sf Place of Worship | 1 per 8 seats in principal assembly area Youth Center | 1 per 300 sf Day Care | Adult Day Care Child Day Care | 1 per 2 employees Family Child Care Home | n/a Educational Facilities | College or University | 1 per 2 students + 1 per employee on largest shift Elementary School | 1 per employee + 10 visitor spaces Junior High or Middle School High School | 1 per employee + 1 per 3 students Trade, Vocational, or Industrial School | 8 per classroom Government Facilities | Government Maintenance, Storage, or Distribution Facility | 1 per 600 sf Government Office or Building | 1 per 300 sf Post Office | 1 per 300 sf Institutional and Health Care Facilities | Blood/Tissue Collection Facility | 1 per 300 sf Drug or Alcohol Treatment Facility | 1 per 300 sf Halfway House | 1 per 3 beds Hospital | 1 per 2 inpatient beds + 1 per employee in largest shift Medical or Dental Clinic | 1 per 300 sf Medical or Dental Lab Nursing Home | 1 per 3 beds Outpatient facility | 1 per 300 sf Psychiatric Treatment Facility | 1 per 3 beds Public Heath Center | 1 per 300 sf Parks and Public Spaces | Arboretum or Botanical Garden | 1 per 250 sf + 1 per 4 persons of maximum outdoor facility capacity Cemetery or Mausoleum | 1 per employee on largest shift Community Garden | 2 Greenway | n/a Park (Private or Public) | 1 per 250 sf + 1 per 4 persons of maximum outdoor facility capacity Public Square or Plaza | n/a Public Launch Ramp | 20 Transportation | Airport | 1 per 100 sf of passenger waiting area Helicopter Landing Facility Passenger terminal, passenger station Utilities | Telecommunications Antenna, Collocation on Existing Tower | n/a Telecommunication Antenna, Placement on Existing Building | n/a Telecommunication Tower, Freestanding | n/a Utility, Major | 1 per 3 employees Utility, Minor | n/a COMMERCIAL USE CLASSIFICATION (Uses in the commercial use classification shall not provide more than 125% of the minimum number of spaces required, unless subject to alternative parking plan (See Section 23-6-2(D)(6), Maximum Off-Street Parking Spaces). Billboards | Billboard | n/a Conference and Convention Centers | Conference Center/Auditorium | 1 per 300 sf Conference/Training Center | See Section 23-6-2(D)(4) Eating and Drinking Establishments | Bar or Pub | 1 per 100 sf Brewpub | 1 per 150 sf Nightclub | 1 per 100 sf Restaurant, with indoor seating or outdoor seating | 1 per 150 sf (including outdoor waiting/seating/dining areas) Restaurant, with drive-through service Specialty Eating Establishment | 1 per 4 seats Offices | Business Service Offices | 1 per 400 sf Contractor's Offices | Greater of 1 per 1,000 sf or 1 per 2 employees on largest shift Financial Services Offices | 1 per 400 sf Massage Therapy | 1 per 300 sf Professional Services | 1 per 400 sf Radio and Television Station | 1 per 1,000 sf Sales Offices | 1 per 400 sf Commercial Parking | Parking Garage or Deck | n/a Parking Lot Recreational/ Entertainment, Indoor | Auditorium or Theater | 1 per 4 seats Cinema | 1 per 4 seats Gaming Establishment | 1 per 50 sf of casino floor area + 1 per 2 employees on largest shift Other Recreational/Entertainment, Indoor | 1 per 300 sf Recreational/ Entertainment, Outdoor | Arena, Stadium, or Amphitheater | 1 per 4 seats Athletic Field or Clubhouse | 1 per 250 sf + 1 per 4 persons of maximum outdoor facility capacity Golf Course (Private or Public) | 1 per 250 sf + 1 per hole Golf Driving Range | 1 per 250 sf + 1 per hole Shooting Range | 1 per 2 employees + 1 per target lane Swimming Pool (as a principal use) | 1 per 250 sf + 1 per 4 persons of maximum outdoor facility capacity Other Recreational/Entertainment, Outdoor Retail Sales and Service | Animal Care, Training, or Kennel | 1 per 500 sf Art, Music, or Dance Studio | 1 per 400 sf Bank or Financial Institution, with Drive-Through Service | 1 per 300 sf Bank or Financial Institution, without Drive-Through Service Beach Vending | n/a Book or Media Shop | 1 per 300 sf Convenience Store, with Gas Sales | 1 per 250 sf Convenience Store, without Gas Sales | 1 per 250 sf343 Drug Store or Pharmacy, with Drive-Through Service | 1 per 250 sf Drug Store or Pharmacy, without Drive-Through Service Dry Cleaning or Laundry Drop-Off Establishment | 1 per 250 sf Funeral Home or Mortuary | 1 per 4 seats in main assembly room Gas Station | 2 spaces + 1 per gas pump General Retail or Grocery Store | 1 per every 250 sf Laundromat | 1 per 250 sf Liquor Store | 1 per every 250 sf Personal Services Establishment | 1 per 300 sf Repair Establishment | 1 per 300 sf Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishment | 1 per 300 sf Veterinary Clinic | 1 per 400 sf Vehicle Sales and Services | Auto Painting or Body Shop | 1 per 500 sf Auto Parts Sales and Installation | 1 per 300 sf Auto Repair and Servicing, without Painting/Bodywork | 1 per 300 sf Auto Sales/Rental, New or Used | 1 per 300 sf + 1 per 5,000 sf of outdoor display area Auto Wrecker Service | 1 per employee on largest shift Car Wash or Auto Detailing | 1 per employee on largest shift Heavy Equipment Sales, Rental, Storage, or Repair | 1 per 300 sf + 1 per 5,000 sf of outdoor display area Non-Automobile Vehicle Sales/Rental | 1 per 500 sf Taxicab Service | 1 per employee on largest shift Tire/Muffler Sales and Mounting | 1 per 300 sf Tire Disposal and Recycling | 1 per employee on largest shift Truck Stop | 1 space per 200 sf + 1 truck space per 10,000 sf of site area Visitor Accommodations | Bed and Breakfast | 2 spaces + 1 per guest bedroom Hotel or Motel | Hotel: 1 per guest room Motel: 1 per guest room Both: 75% of spaces required for on-site accessory uses Recreational Vehicle Park | 1 per RV space + 1 per employee on largest shift Timeshare or Short-Tem Rental | Same as for Multifamily Dwelling Regulated Businesses | Check-Cashing or Title Loan | 1 per 300 sf Day Labor Employment Service | 1 per 300 sf Escort Bureau or Service | 1 per 400 sf Lingerie Modeling Studio | 1 per 300 sf Pawn or Buy-Sell Shop | 1 per 250 sf Sexually-Oriented Cabaret | 1 per every 3 persons of maximum fire-rated capacity Sexually-Oriented Cinema | 1 per 4 seats Sexually-Oriented Media Store | 1 per 300 sf Sexually-Oriented Video Arcade | 1 per 300 sf Sex Shop | 1 per 250 sf Industrial Production and Manufacturing | Boat Manufacturing | 1 per 2 employees on largest shift Dry Cleaning Plant Extraction Industry Hazardous Materials Processing Research and Development Retail Manufacturing Other Industrial Production and Manufacturing Warehousing | Junkyard | 1 per 1,000 sf of storage area Outdoor Storage | 1 per 1,000 sf of storage area Self-Storage Facility | 1 per 100 units Warehouse | 1 per 1 per employee on largest shift Wholesale Trade | All Wholesale Uses | 1 per employee on largest shift + 1 per 500 sf of customer service/display area WATER-ORIENTED USES Water-Oriented Facilities | Boat Repair | 1 per 400 sf Boat Sales | 1 per 500 sf + 1 per 5,000 sf of outdoor display area Boat Storage | 1 per 3 units Fish Camp | 1 per 300 sf Marina | 2 + 1 per boat slip Pier or Boathouse (as a principal use) | n/a Seafood Processing | 1 per 2 employees on largest shift Ship Terminal | 1 per 2 employees on largest shift Yacht Club | 1 per 300 sf Other Water-Oriented Uses | See Section 23-6-2(D)(4) (3) Downtown District Exempt from Parking Space Requirements Development in the Downtown (DT) District shall be exempt from the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required in Table 23-6-2(D)(2), Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Standards. (4) Uses with Variable Parking Demand Characteristics Uses listed in Table 23-6-2(D)(2), Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces that refer to this subsection have widely varying parking and loading demand characteristics, making it difficult to establish a single appropriate off-street parking or loading standard for each. On receiving a development application for such a proposed use, the Director of Community Development is authorized to: a. Apply the minimum off-street parking space requirement specified in Table 23-6-2(D)(2) for the listed use that is deemed most similar to the proposed use; or b. Establish the minimum off-street parking space requirement by reference to standard parking resources published by the National Parking Association or the American Planning Association; or c. Establish the minimum off-street parking space requirement based on a parking demand study prepared by the applicant that estimates parking demand based on the recommendations of the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) or other acceptable source of parking demand data, and includes relevant data collected from uses or combinations of uses that are the same or comparable to the proposed use in terms of density, scale, bulk, area, type of activity, and location. (5) Multiple Uses Unless otherwise approved, development containing more than one use shall provide parking spaces in an amount equal to the total of the requirements applied to all individual uses. This provision shall not limit the opportunity to reduce the minimum number of required off-street parking spaces through approval of an alternative parking plan that justifies the feasibility of shared parking (See Section 23-6-2(H)(2), Shared Parking.) or a transportation demand management plan (See Section 23-6-2(I)(2), Transportation Demand Management.). (6) Maximum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces For any use listed under the commercial use classification in Table 23-6-2(D)(2), Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces, the number of off-street parking spaces shall not exceed 125 percent of the minimum number of parking spaces required, except that additional parking spaces may be allowed through approval of an alternative parking plan in accordance with Section 23-6-2(H)(1), Provision over Maximum Allowed.
Source: City of Biloxi, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances and Land Development Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/biloxi/codes/land_development_ordinance?nodeId=ART23-6DEST_2OREPALO_DOREPASTFetched: 11/2/2026

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