SPECIAL PARKING REGULATIONS.
Dallas City Code § 51A-13.404
in effectSEC. 51A-13.404. SPECIAL PARKING REGULATIONS.
(a) Purpose.
(1) This section provides alternatives to standard parking design.
(2) Joint parking allows the connection of parking lots on abutting properties.
(3) Shared parking allows an exception to the requirement that no parking space for one use be included in the calculation of the parking required for any other use.
(4) On-street parking provides credit for adjacent on-street spaces.
(5) Packed parking provides more efficient surface parking through the reduction of maneuvering area on a lot when an attendant is used to park vehicles.
(6) Remote parking allows an exception to the requirement that all parking be provided on the lot occupied by the main use.
(7) Tandem parking provides for cars to be more efficiently parked by stacking one behind the other.
(b) General Standards.
(1) Special parking may account for 100 percent of the parking required for any use.
(2) Special parking may not be located in a residential district, except that civic and place of worship uses may provide parking in residential districts on the same lot where these uses are located. Nonresidential uses in residential districts may also use special parking, provided that the special parking is not located in a residential district.
(3) Special parking must comply with all codes, ordinances, rules, and regulations of the city and may not create safety hazards.
(c) Joint Parking.
(1) Uses abutting one another may physically connect their parking areas at the lot line to create connecting drive aisles, provided a mutual access easement accept- able to the city has been executed. The agreement must ensure that maneuvering space for required parking spaces in both parking areas is preserved. See Section 51A-4.328.
(2) The use of joint parking does not by itself authorize a reduction in the number of required spaces.
(d) Shared Parking.
(1) Uses sharing parking must have either mutually exclusive or compatibly overlapping hours of operation. The building official shall determine whether the hours of operation are compatibly overlapping on a case-by-case basis through the use of the ULI Shared Parking Model (latest edition).
(2) The building official shall use the ULI Shared Parking Model, assuming the national averages provided in the accompanying manual. Modification of the weekday or weekend employee/customer or resident/visitor parking ratios, captive market percentages for visitors and employees, drive percentages for visitors and employees, monthly or time of day adjustment factors, or any other model assumptions are permitted only through the parking special exception process.
(3) The building official is expressly authorized to apply the reductions of Section 51A-13.403, “Parking Reductions,” prior to running the ULI Shared Parking Model.
(e) On-Street Parking.
(1) A parking space located on a public street may be included in the calculation of parking requirements if it is adjacent to the building site where the use is located.
(2) Each on-street parking space may only be counted for one use, except that an on-street parking space may be used to reduce the combined total parking requirement of a mixed use project.
(3) An on-street parking space that is not available to the public at all times of the day may only be counted as a partial parking space in proportion to the amount of time that it is available. For example, a parking space that is available to the public only eight hours per day will be counted as one-third of a parking space (8 ÷ 24 = 1/3). The total of the limited-availability parking spaces will be counted to the nearest whole number, with one-half counted as an additional space.
(f) Packed Parking.
(1) The passenger loading and unloading area for packed parking must have adequate means of ingress to and egress from a street or an alley. The building official shall only consider alley access in satisfaction of this requirement when alley access is permitted by this article.
(2) All maneuvering, parking, and loading for packed parking must be accomplished on private property.
(3) The area of each packed parking space must be no less than 145 square feet.
(4) An access lane that is no less than 24 feet wide must be provided through the packed parking area.
(5) An attendant must be provided to park vehicles during all business hours of the main use. A valet parking license may also be required. See Division 3, “Valet Park- ing Services,” of Article VI of Chapter 43 of the Dallas City Code.
(6) A sign must be prominently displayed at all entrances of a packed parking lot.
(A) Each sign must state:
(i) that all or a portion of the lot is restricted to packed parking serving the main use;
(ii) that an attendant must be provided during all business hours of the main use;
(iii) the business hours of the main use;
(iv) a phone number specified by the building official to be used for reporting violations of this division;
(v) the phone number of the valet licensee; and
(vi) the issuance number of the valet license.
(B) Each sign must be constructed of weather resistant material.
(C) Each sign must be no less than 30 inches wide and 24 inches long.
(D) Each sign must contain clearly legible letters in a color that contrasts with the background material of the sign.
(g) Remote Parking.
(1) Remote parking must be located within a walking distance of 300 feet from the use served by the remote parking unless an extension of walking distance is approved by the building official.
(2) The building official shall extend the walking distance for remote parking to no more than 600 feet unless the extension would:
(A) significantly discourage patrons of the use from using the remote parking;
(B) unreasonably endanger the safety of persons or property; or
(C) not otherwise be in the public interest.
(3) A license is required to authorize an extension of walking distance beyond 600 feet. The building official must require that either a shuttle or an attendant be provided by the applicant as a condition to approval of an extension of the walking distance for remote parking beyond 600 feet.
(A) If a shuttle is required, it must:
(i) transport patrons between the main use and the remote parking lot;
(ii) be adequately staffed during all hours of operation of the main use; and
(iii) have adequate seating capacity to accommodate patrons expected to use the remote parking.
(B) If an attendant is required, the attendant shall drive vehicles of patrons between the main use and the remote parking lot. A valet parking license may also be required. See Division 3, “Valet Parking Services,” of Article VI of Chapter 43 of the Dallas City Code.
(C) The building official may not authorize remote parking to be located beyond a walking distance of 2,640 feet from the main use.
(4) A sign must be prominently displayed at all entrances of a remote parking lot and at all entrances of a parking lot providing on-site parking for the main use. Each sign must:
(A) illustrate or describe the location of the remote parking in relation to the main use;
(B) be constructed of weather resistant material;
(C) be no less than 30 inches wide and 24 inches long; and
(D) contain clearly legible letters in a color that contrasts with the back- ground material of the sign.
(h) Tandem Parking.
(1) Tandem parking is allowed for:
(A) single-family living;
(B) multifamily living; and
(C) the residential component of a mixed-use project.
(2) Two parking spaces in tandem must have a combined minimum dimension of nine feet in width by 34 feet in length.
(3) Up to 85 percent of the total parking spaces provided for residential projects may incorporate tandem parking.
(4) For residential projects, both parking spaces in tandem must be assigned to the same dwelling unit.
(5) Tandem parking may not be used to provide guest parking.
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-94772Fetched: 10/26/2026