HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 4312 .1 - Tabled Item: DestinationMedicalCenterDistrictParkingOverlayZone
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND ENACTING SECTIONS
63.428 AND 63.429, AMENDING AND REENACTING
SECTIONS 63.400, 63.410, 63.414, 63.421, 63.422, 63.424,
63.425, 63.426 AND 63.427, AND REPEALING SECTION
63.423 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES,
RELATING TO THE DESTINATION MEDICAL CENTER
DISTRICT PARKING OVERLAY ZONE.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 63.428 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
created and enacted to read as follows:
63.428 Public Parking in Private Parking Facility. Subdivision 1.
During the predevelopment and preliminary review phases of a
development including an on-site parking facility, the City will assess the
site as a location for Public Parking to serve public purposes within the
vicinity of the development. Such public purposes include providing
additional high turnover, short term parking to meet the needs of retail
and service businesses in the immediate vicinity, or parking to serve
overflow parking needs generated by public facilities such as schools,
libraries or event centers.
Subd. 2. During the preliminary phase of development review
the City will identify the need for providing Public Parking in the proposed
private parking facility. The use of proposed Public Parking in a parking
facility to serve customer parking needs, but not employee parking needs,
of retail or service businesses on site may be negotiated as part of the
assessment the City will conduct regarding the provision of public
parking. To minimally impact the design layout of the development, the
city will typically look for the Public Parking component to fill out an
existing parking floor plate or for an entire floor plate to be devoted to
public parking use.
Subd. 3. Development agreement: If the City chooses to
pursue Public Parking within a private parking facility, the city will
formalize as part of the Development Agreement for the site conditions
related to the inclusion of Public Parking that will address the following
conditions:
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A. The number of spaces and location within the parking facility
where spaces devoted to Public Parking will be located; and,
B. Conditions that will guarantee the ability of the City to set and
manage the price of the public parking spaces.
Subd. 4. For the Public Parking component of any Parking
Facility, technology must be incorporated to monitor real time space
utilization and feed information regarding space availability to wayfinding
tools such as street-front electronic message signage or mobile phone
applications that provide parking availability and pricing notifications.
Section 2. Section 63.429 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
created and enacted to read as follows:
63.429 Travel Demand Management Plan. Subdivision 1. Any
development located within the boundary of the Destination Medical
Center District Parking Overlay Zone containing more than 15,000 square
feet of new or additional commercial gross floor area or more than 50
residential units shall prepare a Travel Demand Management Plan
(TDMP) that addresses measures to minimize the vehicular transportation
impacts of the development on parking and roadway infrastructure in the
DMC District.
Subd. 2. The purpose of the TDMP is to promote more efficient
utilization of existing transportation facilities, reduce the amount of
parking demand associated with a project, reduce traffic congestion in the
vicinity of the project, and ensure that new developments are designed in
ways to maximize the potential for future alternative transportation usage.
All developments have a role to play in reinforcing the commitment to
transit, alternative transportation programs and services, and vehicle trip
reduction in the DMC District. All development plans, regardless of size,
should make reasonable allowances for reducing parking and vehicular
travel demand. While Travel Demand Management (TDM) has
traditionally been used as a way to mitigate existing congestion, if applied
systematically in the land development process it can serve as a means
to enhance mobility and not simply as a way to relieve existing problems.
Subd. 3. Application for plan approval: Any person having a
legal or equitable interest in land which requires submission of a TDMP
may file an application for approval of such plan on a form approved by
the zoning administrator.
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Subd. 4. A TDMP shall be prepared by a qualified professional and
shall be submitted with any Conditional Use Permit, Restricted Development,
Incentive Development or Site Development Plan proposed in the Destination
Medical Center District and shall include a description of proposed TDM
strategies the property owner proposes to implement to encourage alternative
travel mode use and reduction of peak period single occupant vehicle trip
generation.
Subd. 5. When a Traffic Impact Study (TIS) is required for a
proposed development under section 61.520, the TDMP should be
incorporated into the TIS report. If a TIS is not required for a proposed
development, a preliminary TDMP shall accompany the initial application
for development for review, and a final TDMP shall be submitted for
approval along with the final development application.
Subd. 6. As part of the review of any Conditional Use,
Restricted Development, Incentive Development or Site Development
Permit, the Planning Director and Public Works Director or their
designated representatives will prepare a joint recommendation on the
TDMP for incorporation into final approval action on any Conditional Use,
Restricted Development, Incentive Development or Site Development
Plan permit being reviewed. Any physical TDM improvements approved
as part of the TDMP shall be reflected in the zoning certificate application
and approved as part of that permit; any proposed TDM programs or
services shall be described in the Development Agreement for the project,
with responsibilities for costs related to implementation spelled out in the
Agreement.
Subd. 7. Content of plans. Any TDMP shall contain at a
minimum the following information:
A. A description of the goals of the TDMP and how it responds to
the following:
(1) The transportation policies of the Downtown Master
Plan and DMC Plan;
(2) Other applicable city transportation policies and
programs; and
(3) The purpose of the DMC-POZ as provided in section
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63.427, subd. 2.
B. A description of the transportation impacts of the development,
including but not limited to:
(1) Estimated on-site residential population;
(2) Estimated overall and peak period on-site employment;
(3) Projection of trip making associated with on-site uses
including anticipated mode splits;
(4) Estimated parking demand and parking supply (on or off
site) available or proposed; and,
(5) Anticipated transit demand and transit service available.
C. A description of measures designed to create a built
environment that enables the use of alternative modes and
minimize the peak period vehicular transportation impacts of
the development, including but not limited to on-site transit
facilities, transit use incentives, preferential location of car
pool and van pool parking, on-site bicycle facilities including
secure storage areas and amenities, and other appropriate
TDM strategies to minimize adjacent roadway impacts and
parking supply needs. The description of mitigation
measures can include a provision to market unused spaces
to other users resulting from the unbundling of parking from
tenant rental costs.
Subd. 8. Minimum TDMP requirements. The following shall be
included in the TDMP at a minimum:
A. Site owner will offer a Transit Pass Program to onsite
residents and/or employees, subject to independent
agreement with the City.
B. Shared or community vehicle made available for use by
residents of a new residential development. One or more
passenger vehicles must be made available on-site with an
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established procedure for private use by residents. A
minimum of one vehicle per 50 residential dwelling units
shall be provided
C. The on-site bicycle parking provisions of section 63.427,
subd. 9(F).
Section 3. Section 63.400 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
63.400 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS.
The provisions of this Chapter establish standards for the number, design,
location, and maintenance of off-street parking and loading facilities required
by this ordinance. Requiring bufferyards and internal landscaping of parking
lots provides multiple public benefits. Bufferyards and landscaping:
A. Provide a visual screen between residential buildings, living
space, and parking areas;
B. Shade large expanses of paving thus reducing daytime heating
and cooling needs;
C. Control stormwater runoff;
D. Beautify an area devoid of vegetation; and,
E. Assist in improved pedestrian safety and circulation of vehicles.
Section 4. Section 63.410 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
63.410 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Any building, improvement
or use of land approved or erected after the effective date of this
ordinance shall include the necessary off-street parking spaces, subject
to all controlling features of this Ordinance, in the number and dimensions
hereinafter stipulated or as otherwise approved by the Zoning
Administrator for the type or use and zoning district in which such use
may be located. Off-street parking shall be improved and available for use
at the time of final building inspection when a use or structure is first
occupied, enlarged, or increased in capacity. When a change in use is
proposed, the Zoning Administrator shall review the site layout in relation
to the new use to insure adequate off-street parking is available. Off-
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street parking shall be permitted only in areas designed and maintained
for such use consistent with the regulations of this section.
Section 5. Section 63.414 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
63.414 Submittal Information: Subdivision 1. An application for a
zoning certificate to approve a development requiring off-street parking
outside of a driveway shall include information showing how the off-street
parking and loading requirements will be met.
Subd. 2. The site plan shall include but not be limited to:
A. Delineation of the area to be devoted to off-street parking
along with the striping/curbing plan proposed to delineate
individual parking spaces and circulation aisles.
B. Delineation of access points for driveways serving the
parking area, including width of curb cuts and distance
separation from adjacent curb cuts.
C. Dimensions, location and composition of required screening
and proposed parking lot landscaping.
D. Grading, drainage, surfacing, and subgrade details if required.
E. Notation of signs and bumper guards/curb stops proposed, and
indication of traffic visibility areas to be maintained.
Subd. 3. In the Destination Medical Center District Parking Overlay
Zone, additional information as identified in section 63.427 may be
required to demonstrate compliance with the Overlay Zone requirements.
A copy of the site plan shall also be filed with the City Traffic Engineer if
the parking lot will contain more than five spaces.
Section 6. Section 63.421 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
63.421 Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces: The number of off-
street parking spaces to be provided with any development shall be
determined by referring to the applicable Zoning District Table in Chapter
62 of this ordinance and identifying the required off-street parking for the
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use under consideration. Requirements for the required number of off-
street parking spaces in the Destination Medical Center District Parking
Overlay Zone are found in section 63.427 and supersede requirements in
chapter 62. Where the unit of measurement used to determine the
number of parking spaces results in a fractional space, any such
fractional space shall require one parking space.
Section 7. Section 63.422 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
63.422 Units of Measurement: Subdivision 1. The definitions in this
section, in addition to commonly used terms such as dwelling unit,
bedroom or manufactured home defined in section 60.200, shall be
utilized in determining the number of off-street parking spaces to be
provided.
Subd. 2. Floor Area: In the case of office, merchandising and
service uses, "floor area" shall mean the gross floor area used or
intended to be used by tenants for their primary business activity or for
service to the public as customers, patrons, clients, or patients, including
areas occupied by offices, public areas, or the display of merchandise. It
shall not include areas used principally for non-public purposes, such as
storage, the incidental repair, processing or packaging of merchandise,
for show windows, for restrooms, areas devoted to mechanical equipment,
or for dressing rooms.
Subd. 3. Places of Public Assembly: In places of public
assembly where patrons occupy benches, pews or other similar seating
facilities, each 20 inches of seating shall be counted as one seat for the
purpose of determining the requirements of off-street parking.
Subd. 4. Employee(s): Reference to "employees on the
largest work shift” means the maximum number of employees employed at
the facility regardless of whether such person is a full time employee. The
largest work shift may be a particular day of the week, daily work shift, or
peak period such as the lunch or dinner period in the case of a restaurant.
Subd. 5. Capacity: The maximum number of persons which
may be accommodated by the use as defined by building or fire code
requirements.
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Section 8. Section 63.424 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
63.424 Mixed Occupancy: In the case of a development other than
a business center involving more than one use, the total off-street parking
required shall be the sum of the various uses computed separately. The
actual number of spaces provided on-site for a mixed use development
may be modified the Joint Use provisions of section 63.425. Separate
requirements regarding mixed occupancy are established for uses in the
Destination Medical Center District Parking Overlay Zone in section
63.427 based on the principles of Shared Use Parking.
Section 9. Section 63.425 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
63.425 Joint Use: Subdivision 1. Up to 50 percent of the off-street
parking spaces required for uses such as theaters, bowling alleys, dance
halls or other entertainment uses, and up to 100 percent of the off-street
parking spaces required for a church or auditorium or similar place of
public assembly, may be supplied through use of parking facilities
provided for other buildings or uses with parking demand concentrated on
weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., such as banks, business offices,
manufacturing firms or government buildings. Separate requirements are
established in the Destination Medical Center District Parking Overlay
Zone in section 63.427 regarding joint use based on the principles of
Shared Use Parking.
Subd. 2. In all zones, a properly drawn and executed legal
instrument between the parties to an arrangement for on or off site joint
use parking shall accompany the request for zoning certificate approval,
with such instrument approved as to form and content by the City
Attorney.
Section 10. Section 63.426 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
63.426 Spillover Parking: Residential developments, with the
exception those located in the CN-NR zoning district and the Destination
Medical Center District Parking Overlay Zone, shall provide parking in
addition to the required off-street parking on a development wide basis for
service vehicles and visitors based on the guidelines below. Such parking
may be provided on-street, off-street, in any type of permitted community
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parking facility, or in parking bays designed as part of the original
development. All proposed subdivisions shall be reviewed for consistency
with these guidelines during the land subdivision review process, and all
other developments shall be reviewed during Conditional Use or Zoning
Certificate approvals.
SPILLOVER PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Detached Dwellings: 1.2 spaces per unit
Attached Dwellings: 0.8 spaces per unit
Multi-Family Dwellings:
0-10 units 0.4 spaces per unit
10-50 units 0.2 spaces per unit
50-100 units 0.15 spaces per unit
Over 100 units 0.1 spaces per unit
Section 11. Section 63.427 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
63.427 Destination Medical Center Parking Overlay Zone (DMC-
POZ). Subdivision 1. The provisions of this section establish the
standards for the supply and design of off-street parking and loading
facilities in the Destination Medical Center Parking Overlay Zone. There
is a need to provide parking guidance unique to the DMC-POZ to support
implementation of the Rochester Downtown Master Plan and Destination
Medical Center Vision.
Subd. 2. Establishment and Purpose.
A. On January 3, 2011, the City Council adopted the
“Downtown Rochester Master Plan Report” (DMP) as part of
the City Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Plan.
The DMP identified off-street parking as a major issue and
recommended the City revise its land development code
related to parking space requirements, the design of parking
facilities and the management of parking spaces in the
Central Development Core/ Central Business District (CDC-
CBD). On June 4, 2012, the Downtown Parking Overlay
Zone was initially adopted which reduced the number of off-
street parking spaces required for projects in the downtown
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and was revised on September 16, 2013 to include parking
facility design requirements.
B. On March 23, 2015, the City Council adopted the
Destination Medical Center Development Plan (DMC Plan)
as a framework for development in the DMC Development
District (DMC District). The DMC Plan identified the
following framework and policies for parking:
1. Priority parking accommodation in the DMC District
should be for residents, short-term visitors, retail
patrons, and medical patients and their travel
companions.
2. Employee parking, particularly off-site employee
contract parking, should not be incentivized and
should take the lowest priority relative to other types
of parking in the DMC District. Employees generate
the greatest demand for parking with very low
turnover, inhibiting the use of high value land for
more productive economic purposes. Employee trips
are the most consistent and easy to serve effectively
with alternative transportation and should be
encouraged to use transit or other transportation
options to reduce the need for utilizing high value
land in the Central Development Core for parking
purposes.
3. Developers should be encouraged to share parking
and use other strategies such as unbundled parking
to reduce demand for and prevent overbuilding of
parking in the DMC District.
Subd. 3. Many employees, hotel guests, medical patients,
hospital visitors and other customer or patrons park their vehicle once for
their primary trip and make additional travel stops without an additional
vehicle trip either as pedestrians or through use of shuttle or transit
services. Parking regulations should reflect this “Park Once” behavior and
the reduced need for on-site parking that results.
Subd. 4. Whereas conventional parking requirements outside
the DMC District apply the same parking standards uniformly across the
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City based on the assumption that the majority of users arrive at a
destination in a private automobile, parking requirements in the DMC
District should reflect the unique characteristics of parking in the DMC
District where a high level of public transit service, centrally located public
parking facilities, metered street parking, and close proximity of different
business, institutional and public destinations facilitate much greater use
of alternative modes of travel.
Subd. 5. To further the development goals of the DMC District,
the provisions of the DMC-POZ should:
A. Reduce the prominence of off-street parking as a land use in
the DMC District to release more land for redevelopment,
enhance the economic viability of existing development and
create a safer, pedestrian-friendly, active street level
environment;
B. Limit the construction of excess parking capacity, which is
inconsistent with long term mode shift goals established in
the DMP and DMC Plan; and
C. Ensure adequate flexibility to meet short term needs for
parking while permanent infrastructure and services to
service low turnover, long term parking outside the DMC
District are developed as part of the evolution of the DMC
District, or where unique development situations for which
proof of reduced parking demand is provided.
Subd. 6. Parking design principles should reflect concepts and
policies for parking facilities described in the DMP, DMC Plan and
Destination Medical Center District Design Guidelines to create a
downtown that is walkable, livable, and promotes human interaction, with
pedestrian friendly streets that insure strong connections between indoor
and outdoor spaces at street level, and which results in buildings that
engage the street, shape the public realm, and minimize energy use.
Subd. 7. The DMC-POZ should encourage collaboration
among and between private interests and public interests to jointly and
creatively meet parking requirements through the innovative development
and management of parking facilities to create a district-wide parking
supply maximized for efficiency in furtherance of public goals and private
interests.
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Subd. 8. DMC-POZ Boundary and Effect:
A. Lands identified on the Zoning Map as lying within the
boundary of the Destination Medical Center–Parking
Overlay Zone are subject to the requirements of DMC-POZ
defined within Section 63.427. The boundary may be
amended from time to time if the boundary of the DMC
District is changed in the future through amendment to this
Land Development Manual. The DMC–POZ overlay zone
shall be shown as a boundary on the official zoning map.
B. Definition of Use. Within the boundaries of the DMC-POZ, a
“Parking Facility” is defined as being a principal or
accessory use of land being either a structure or building
located above or below grade designed for the short term or
long term off-street parking of one or more motor vehicles,
or a surface parking lot defined as an outdoor area used for
the short term or long term parking of motor vehicles. The
term “Parking Facility” also includes any off-street,
designated locations for temporary parking of motor vehicles
used for the loading or unloading of passengers or goods.
C. The authority of the DMC-POZ shall be to modify general
zoning district, lot development or site development
standards applicable to the provision of off-street parking in
the established zoning districts underlying the DMC-POZ.
The modifications in this overlay zone shall not supersede,
modify or annul the regulations authorized in any previously
adopted Special Districts (section 60.327) or supersede,
modify or annul any previous conditions of approval
established as part of an approved conditional use permit or
zoning variance.
D. The requirements of the DMC-POZ apply to any new
development which is defined as the construction of new
square footage or change in the type of use on a site within
the DMC District with the following exceptions:
1. Adaptive reuse of existing buildings: In the case of
adaptive reuse of a building that does not involve any
expansion of the building’s existing square footage,
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no additional parking is required. Any square footage
greater than the existing square footage is subject to
the parking requirement of this section 63.427.
2. Small Storefront Retail Business Parking Exemption:
New select “retail” non-residential business uses
defined in section 62.140 as either Restaurants
(Standard or Fast food), Personal Service uses,
Convenience Retail uses or Retail Trade containing
no more than two thousand (2,000) square feet of
“floor area” as defined in section 63.422, subd. 2,
located in a building space on street level fronting on
the public sidewalk and provided with direct
pedestrian from the public sidewalk into the business,
shall be exempt from any minimum accessory off-
street parking requirements.
E. Approval Process:
1. The primary use of land for a new or expanded
“Parking Facility” requires the issuance of a
Conditional Use Permit utilizing a Type III Use Permit
process with a Phase III Hearing Process. The
Council may impose conditions that restrict the use of
the property to a specified period of time, treating the
land use as an interim or temporary use until such
time as a planned future event takes place.
2. The City Council has the authority to approve a new
parking facility as an accessory use to another
principal use as part of a Conditional Use, Incentive
Development or Restricted Development.
3. An exception to this permitting process may be
authorized by the Zoning Administrator in the
following situations:
(a) The Zoning Administrator may allow through
the issuance of a Type I permit the use of land
for a parking facility if it is an accessory use to
a permitted principal use located on the same
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lot and the parking facility meets all other
applicable requirements of the Land
Development Manual as well as the unique
provisions of the DMC-POZ. To be considered
as a Type I permitted parking facility, the
accessory parking facility must either be
completed below the adjacent street grade
and/or located behind the principal building on
the lot with vehicular access to the parking
facility provided solely from an alley located
adjacent to the rear line of the lot.
F. Other Requirements: All other requirements of the Land
Development Manual pertaining to parking facility design
parameters (section 63.450), off-street loading (section
63.460), and the coordinated parking and loading
management plan (section 63.470), shall apply to
development within the DMC-POZ.
Subd. 9. Base Requirements for Off-Street Vehicular Parking in
the DMC-POZ.
A. New construction subject to providing off-street parking in
section 63.427, subd. 8(D) shall provide an adequate
number of off-street parking spaces to exceed the minimum
parking space requirements and shall not exceed the
maximum number of parking spaces defined in section
63.427, subd. 9(C) off DMC-POZ Parking Requirements.
(1) Provision of parking beyond maximum allowed: The
provision of parking spaces beyond the maximum
specified in section 63.427, subd. 9(C) may be
allowed where public parking is proposed as a
replacement for existing public parking removed as
part of a redevelopment plan, or where the City of
Rochester has by agreement secured spaces for
public parking use under section 63.428 in a parking
structure built as part of a new private development.
B. All general requirements for off-street parking as provided in
section 63.410 shall apply in the DMC-POZ.
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C. Table of Minimum and Maximum Parking Requirements:
section 63.427, subd. 9(C) defines the minimum and
maximum number of parking spaces to be provided with any
new construction within the DMC-POZ area. For the
purposes of calculating the number of allowable spaces, the
rules found in sections 63.421 and 63.422 shall apply.
D. Required off-street parking spaces may be on-site or
provided off-site according to the following:
(1) Parking for residents and short term, high turnover
users such as visitors, guests, customers or patrons
may be provided off-site from the primary use.
(2) Parking for long-term, low turnover users such as
employees of on-site businesses may be provided
on-site or accommodated outside the DMZ-POZ at a
remote park and ride facility where connecting
service by public transit or private shuttle is arranged
for use of on-site employees.
(3) Private parking facilities for off-site contract parking
of employees of businesses or organizations in the
DMC District may not be constructed in the DMC-
POZ.
(4) Where off-site parking for residents or other short
term parking users is provided, the following table
provides guidance on the generally acceptable
pedestrian travel distance for persons parking off-
site:
Area Customer/Visitor/Patron Resident
\[
CDC – Central Business District / Fringe 1200’ 600’
I
Other CDC areas 800’ 400’
\]
Other areas in DMC District Overlay Zone
400’ 200’
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TABLE 63.427 subd. 9 c
List of REQUIRED REQUIRED
Permitted Uses OFF-STREET PARKING OFF-STREET PARKING
MINIMUM MAXIMUM
RESIDENTIAL USES
Single Family Detached 1 per dwelling unit, except 2 per dwelling unit
an accessory dwelling unit
shall not be required to
provide off-street parking
Duplex 1 per dwelling unit 2 per dwelling unit
Multi-Family Residential 1 per dwelling unit 1.5 per 1 Bedroom unit
3 & 4 Plex 2.0 per 2 bedroom unit
2 Story Building 2.5 per 3 bedroom unit
> 2 Story Building With 30 3.0 per 4 or more
or more units bedroom unit
Performance Residential 1 per dwelling unit 2 per dwelling unit
Congregate Housing 0.8 per dwelling unit 1 per dwelling unit
Manufactured Home Park 1 per unit 2 per unit
Group Residential Care 1 space per 4 beds 1 space per 2 beds
Semi-Transient Accom. 0.75 per unit 1 per unit
Transient 0.75 per unit 1 per unit
Accommodations
Nursing & Personal Care 1 per emp on largest shift 1 per emp on largest shift
plus 1 per 6 beds plus 1 per 3 beds
Offender Transitional 1 space per 4 beds 1 space per 2 bed
Housing
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Commercial Lodging: 1 per 3 guest rooms + 1 space per guest room +
Hotels/motels parking equal to 10% of parking equal to 30% of
the capacity of persons for the capacity of persons for
an affiliated use on site an affiliated use on site
(i.e., dining or meeting (i.e., dining or meeting
rooms) rooms)
OFFICE AND SERVICE
USES
Offices 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
Medical Office/Clinic 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
Business Center As determined by a TDMP SEE PAR. 62.383(D)
Business Service 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
Personal Service 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
Repair & Maintenance
1 per 500 sq. ft. of FA in 1 per 300 sq. ft. of FA + 1
excess of 4,000 sq. ft. space per 1,000 sq. ft. of
(minimum of 4 spaces) + outdoor sales area + 2
1 space per 2,000 sq. ft. of spaces per repair bay, if
outdoor sales area + 2 any
spaces per repair bay, if
any
Trade Shops 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces)
Auto Maintenance 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA+
Services excluding service bays + 2 2 spaces per repair bay
spaces per repair bay
Automotive Repair
Services
Auto Center 1 per 500 sq. ft. of FA in 1 per 300 sq. ft. of GFA +
excess of 4,000 sq. ft. 1 space per 1,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces) + of outdoor sales area + 2
1 space per 2,000 sq. ft. of spaces per service bay, if
outdoor sales area + 2 any
spaces per service bay, if
any
Funeral Homes 1 per 4 persons based on 1 per 2 persons based on
maximum capacity of maximum capacity of
building building
Veterinary Service 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces)
MEDICAL AND
INSTITUTIONAL USES
Medical Facilities 1 per 3 beds; may be 1 per 2 beds; may be
superceded by TMDP superceded by TDMP
Educational Services 1 per classroom + 1 space 2 per classroom + 1 space
per 5 students of legal per 3 students of legal
driving age based on the driving age based on the
maximum number of maximum number of
students attending classes students attending classes
at any one (1) time at any one (1) time
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Membership 1 per 4 persons based on 1 per 2 persons based on
Organizations maximum capacity of maximum capacity of
building building
Day Care Facility 1 per emp on largest shift 1 per emp on largest shift
OR 1 space per 500 sq. ft. OR 1 space per 200 sq. ft.
of GFA, whichever is of GFA, whichever is
largest largest
Emergency Services 1 per employee 1 per employee
Air Transportation 1 per employee 1 per employee
Area Accessory Area Accessory Uses shall prepare a Travel Demand
Development Management Plan as per 63.429
INDUSTRIAL USES
Light Industrial 1 per 2 employees on 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA plus 1
largest shift or 1 per 1,200 per vehicle normally
sq. ft. FA whichever is stored or parked on the
greater plus 1 per vehicle site
normally stored or parked
on the site
Research & Testing 1 per 2 employees on 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA plus 1
largest shift or 1 per 1,200 per vehicle normally
sq. ft. FA whichever is stored or parked on the
greater plus 1 per vehicle site
normally stored or parked
on the site
Wholesaling 1 per 2 employees on 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA plus 1
largest shift or 1 per 1,200 per vehicle normally
sq. ft. FA whichever is stored or parked on the
greater plus 1 per vehicle site
normally stored or parked
on the site
Transportation Services 1 per 500 sq. ft. of FA plus 1 per 150 sq. ft. of FA plus
1 per rental/company 1 per rental/company
vehicle vehicle
Local Transit 1 per 2 employees on 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA plus 1
largest shift or 1 per 1,200 per vehicle normally
sq. ft. FA whichever is stored or parked on the
greater plus 1 per vehicle site
normally stored or parked
on the site
Motor Freight 1 per 2 employees on 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA plus 1
/Warehousing largest shift or 1 per 1,200 per vehicle normally
sq. ft. FA whichever is stored or parked on the
greater plus 1 per vehicle site
normally stored or parked
on the site
Sand or Gravel 1 per emp on largest shift 1 per emp on largest shift
Excavation
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
USES
Fast Food Restaurant 1 space per 250 sq. ft. FA 1 space per 75 sq. ft. of
FA
Standard Restaurant
Fast Food Restaurant
Standard Restaurant
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RETAIL SALES AND
SERVICE USES
Retail Trade 1 per 450 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces)
Furniture & Appliance 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 250 sq. ft. FA
Sales excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces)
Garden Center 1 per 2 employees on 1 per 2 employees on
largest shift, 1 per 1,000 largest shift, 1 per 500 sq.
sq. ft. FA for interior sale ft. FA for interior sale
area, 1 per 5,000 sq. ft. area, 1 per 2,500 sq. ft.
exterior sale area exterior sale area
Sales and Storage Lots 1 per 500 sq. ft. of FA in 1 per 300 sq. ft. of GFA +
excess of 4,000 sq. ft. 1 space per 1,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces) + of outdoor sales area
1 space per 1,500 sq. ft. of
outdoor sales area
Convenience Retail 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA 1 per 100 sq. ft. FA
Communications 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces)
ARTS – RECREATION –
ENTERTAINMENT USES
Indoor Athletic Facility 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 100 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces)
Indoor Recreation Facility 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces)
Restricted Commercial 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces)
Indoor Recreation 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces)
Drinking & Entertainment 1 per 250 sq. ft. FA 1 per 100 sq. ft. FA
Bowling Alleys 2 spaces per lane or 1 per 4 spaces per lane or 1 per
250 sq. ft. FA, whichever 150 sq. ft. FA, whichever
is larger is larger
Adult Establishment 1 per 500 sq. ft. FA in 1 per 200 sq. ft. FA
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.
(minimum of 4 spaces)
E. Any downtown property owner with an established Travel
Demand Management Program and an on-site Parking
Policy and Management Plan approved by the City may use
such Parking Policy and Management Plan to guide the
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development of off-street parking.
F. Required Bicycle Parking:
(1) In a new or expanded parking facility that contains 24
or more parking spaces, off-street bicycle parking
must be provided on site. If a parking facility has
between 24 and 100 auto parking spaces, off-street
bicycle parking spaces must be provided at a ratio of
one space per ten auto parking spaces. In a new or
expanded parking facility with more than 100 auto
parking spaces, the required ratio of bicycle spaces
to be provided for that portion of the parking facility
above 100 auto spaces in number is three-quarters
(0.75) of an off-street bicycle parking space for every
ten auto parking spaces. If existing public bicycle
parking spaces are located on the same block as the
new or expanded parking facility, the requirement for
providing bicycle parking may be reduced or waived.
(2) Required off-street bicycle parking can be provided
through the provision of U-lock friendly bicycle racks
that support the bicycle upright by its frame in at least
two places or points of contact or in commercially
built bicycle lockers.
G. Existing land uses in existence at the time of adoption of
these regulations having more accessory off-street parking
spaces than the maximum number specified are permitted to
continue to legally utilize all available parking spaces and
the use shall not be considered non-conforming as to
parking for zoning purposes because of excess number of
parking spaces. New parking facilities established after the
effective date of this ordinance shall conform to the new
provisions of the DMC-POZ and other applicable provisions of
this Code for the underlying zoning of the property. All legally
established parking facilities that do not conform to the revised
standards have the authority to continue granted in section
65.120.
H. Excess, existing accessory off-street parking spaces no
longer needed for an existing land use to comply with zoning
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code requirements because of the permitted reduction in
minimum parking requirements found in this paragraph, may
not be converted to a commercial parking facility with more
than four parking spaces, unless the conversion is approved
as an interim land use through the approval process for a
Type III Restricted Development but following only the Final
Plan (Type III, Phase III) process as regulated in section
62.700.
Subd. 10. Reductions to Off-Street Parking Requirements
A. Within the boundaries of the DMC-POZ, additional
reductions to the minimum number of off-street parking
spaces required may be authorized for a new development
in certain situations or if certain conditions are met.
Adjustments or reductions that may be applicable to a
proposed development shall initially be calculated
separately and can be applied in a manner or order that
results in the maximum overall reduction in the total of the
number of off-street parking spaces required.
B. General Requirements:
(1) Any reductions or adjustments to the number of
required off-street accessory parking spaces
authorized under these provisions that rely upon the
performance of the municipality, shall remain in effect
as initially authorized regardless of any changes
made by the municipality. Changes to the
development made by the owner that would
effectively nullify any or all of the off-street parking
reductions, adjustments, exemptions or substitutions
authorized under these provisions shall not be made
without approval from the Zoning Administrator.
C. Process to apply for Reduction or Substitution of Off-Street
Parking Requirements in DMC-POZ:
(1) Any request for a reduction or substitution to the off-
street parking requirements in the DMC-POZ shall be
made to the City in a form determined appropriate by
the Zoning Administrator. It shall be the responsibility
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of the applicant for the request to provide all
documentation requested to prove conformance with
all conditions needed to support the decision of the
Zoning Administrator to grant the requested parking
reduction or substitution.
D. Reductions Allowed:
(1) Shared Parking Reduction. A reduction in the
minimum number of required parking spaces may be
approved for mixed-use developments where the
uses have parking demands that peak at different
times of the day and/or days of the week, and if open
and unreserved parking spaces are provided to share
between the complementary uses. The zoning
administrator may authorize a reduction in the total
number of required parking spaces for two or more
uses jointly providing off-street parking when their
respective hours of peak parking demand do not
overlap. Shared parking shall be subject to the
location requirements of section 63.430 and the
following conditions:
(a) Computation. The number of shared spaces for
two or more distinguishable land uses shall be
determined by the following procedure:
(i) Multiply the minimum parking required for
each individual use, as set forth in Table
63.427, subd. 9(B), by the appropriate
percentage indicated in the following table
for each of the six designated time
periods.
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(ii) Add the resulting sums for each of the six
columns.
(iii) The minimum parking requirement shall
be the highest sum among the six
columns resulting from the above
calculations.
(iv) Select the time period with the highest
total parking requirement and use that
total as the maximum shared parking
requirement.
(b) Other uses. If one or more of the land uses
proposing to make use of shared parking
facilities do not conform to the general land
use classifications in section 63.427, subd. 10
(D)(1)(a)(i), as determined by the zoning
administrator, then the applicant shall submit
sufficient data to indicate the principal
operating hours of the uses. Based upon this
information, the zoning administrator shall
determine the appropriate shared parking
requirement, if any, for such uses.
(c) Alternative procedure. Alternative procedure.
An application may be submitted requesting
that the zoning administrator authorize a
greater reduction in the total number of
required parking spaces for two or more uses
where an applicant believes the percentages
in section 63.427, subd. 10(D)(1)(a)(i) do not
adequately account for circumstances unique
to the particular property or properties in
question. The application shall include, at a
minimum, a parking study with a detailed
description of the proposed uses, their hours
of operation, their anticipated peak parking
demand, and anticipated hours that such peak
parking demand would occur. Based upon
information demonstrating that the peak
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parking demand for the uses in question would
not coincide, the zoning administrator may
authorize a parking reduction other than that
authorized through section 63.427, subd.
10(D)(1)(a)(i).
(d) Process. The shared parking calculation shall
be submitted on a form approved by the zoning
administrator as part of the Parking Facility
Approval Process, as specified in section
63.427, subd. 10(C)(1).
(2) Standard Reductions for Accessory Off-Street Parking
for Non-Residential Uses.
(a) Off-site Permanent Public Parking Availability
Reduction: The number of off-street accessory
parking spaces for any non-residential use
may be reduced by ten percent if the new non-
residential use is situated on a zoning lot that
lies within the walking distances defined in
section 63.427, subd. 9(D)(4) of a publically
owned parking structure, as measured from
the nearest point on the property line of the lot
on which the public parking lot or structure is
located to the nearest point on the property
line of the lot on which the non-residential use
requiring off-street parking is located.
(b) Transit Improvement Incentive Reduction: The
number of off-street accessory parking spaces
for a non-residential use may be reduced by
an additional ten percent if the new
development provides a needed, adequately
designed, sheltered transit stop within the
development, as determined by the Director of
Public Works. The reduction shall not be
awarded for sheltered transit stops that are
both in the public right-of-way and detached
from the principal structure.
(c) Captive Market Reduction: The number of non-
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residential accessory off-street parking spaces
for the non-residential portion of a new mixed-
use development may be reduced in whole or
part when certain select “retail” uses are
located in the mixed-use building. The required
accessory off-street parking for “retail” uses
that are defined by section 62.140 as
Restaurants (Standard or Fast food), Personal
Service uses, Convenience Retail uses or
Retail Trade may be reduced an additional ten
percent. For the select “retail” uses to qualify
for the additional parking reduction, the
development must meet the following
conditions:
(i) It must be designed and built as a single
mixed-use building where the floor area
of the portion of the building devoted to
residential use is at least twice the floor
area of the portion of the building
devoted to non-residential use; and,
(ii) The select “retail” uses are located on
the street level that fronts in some part
on the public sidewalk and has public,
pedestrian access from the public
sidewalk.
(d) Adjacent, Metered, On-Street Public Parking
Spaces Adjustment: Public, metered on-street
parking spaces lying adjacent, in whole or in
part, to the property line of the zoning lot for a
new development with a non-residential land
use that must provide accessory off-street
parking may count the adjacent metered on-
street spaces as all or part of the required,
non-residential, accessory, off-street parking
spaces.
(e) Bicycle Parking Substitution: Off-street bicycle
parking provisions located in a public space on
the street level of a new development may be
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substituted for up to five percent of the final
modified number of off-street accessory
parking spaces required for any new non-
residential use. For the purpose of calculating
the number of parking spaces that can be
substituted, the application of the five percent
provision that results in a non-whole number
may be increased to the next highest whole
number to determine the maximum number of
accessory off-street parking spaces that may
be substituted. Any of the following bicycle
parking provisions qualify as the equivalent of
one off-street accessory parking space:
(i) One enclosed, securable bicycle locker
large enough to accommodate at least
one full-size bicycle with guaranteed
access for the user of the bicycle locker
to a securable dressing room with
clothing storage and shower facilities;
(ii) Two enclosed, securable bicycle lockers
each large enough to accommodate at
least one full-size bicycle; or
(iii) Six U-lock friendly bicycle rack spaces
that support the bicycle upright by its
frame in at least two places or points of
contact.
(3) Standard Reductions to the required number of Off-
street Parking Spaces for New Residential
Developments.
(a) Any reduction in number of residential,
accessory off-street parking spaces authorized
by this paragraph must be replaced in number
with bicycle parking spaces. The replacement
bicycle parking spaces must be located on the
site of the development; in an area that is not
within the private, habitable portion of a
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residential dwelling unit; that provides the
parked bicycle with protection from the
elements and a U-lock friendly securable,
bicycle rack that supports the bicycle upright
by its frame in at least two places or points of
contact.
(b) Categories of Acceptable Residential Off-Street
Parking Reductions.
(i) Shared Car Reduction: A reduction in
the number of required residential
accessory off-street parking spaces may
be granted if a shared or community
vehicle is available for use by residents
of a new residential development.
Where one or more passenger vehicles
are available on-site with an established
procedure for private use by residents,
the minimum parking requirement for a
residential use may be reduced by an
additional 20 percent provided there are
no more than 75 residential dwelling
units per shared vehicle.
(ii) Transit Availability Reduction: The
number of residential, accessory off-
street parking spaces may be reduced
by an additional ten percent if the
zoning lot on which the new residential
development is located is within 660
feet walking distance of a signed bus
stop or bus shelter serving a weekday
bus route.
(iii) Skyway/Subway Proximity Reduction:
The number of residential accessory off-
street parking spaces may be reduced
by ten percent if the zoning lot on which
the new residential development is
located is within 750 feet of the property
line of a lot which contains a pedestrian
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entry point into the skyway and/or
subway system available for use by the
general public.
(iv) Student Housing Exemption: Dwelling
units in a new residential development
that are restricted solely to the
residency and occupancy of students of
an accredited educational facility with a
physical campus within the municipal
boundaries of the City of Rochester are
not required to provide accessory off-
street parking spaces for the dwelling
units during the period of time the
student residency restriction is in effect.
For every ten dwelling units that receive
the exemption from providing accessory
off-street parking, at least one
accessory off-street parking space for
the use of visitors to the dwelling units
must be provided on site.
Subd. 11. Special Provisions for Existing or New Residential Land Use in
DMC-POZ
A. Residential developments within the boundaries of the DMC-POZ
are exempt from the “Spillover Parking” requirements of section
63.426.
B. Any required accessory off-street parking spaces for a residential
dwelling unit can be offered for rent to the tenant(s) of a dwelling
unit separately by the landlord independent of the action of renting
the dwelling unit to the tenant. Such residential accessory off-street
parking spaces, if offered for rent separately, can be rented to
either tenants or non-tenants of the residential use on the property.
Subd. 12. Certain underlying zoning district parking regulations to apply:
A. The boundary of the DMC-POZ contains all of the Central
Development Core (CDC) Performance Districts (CBD; Fringe;
Medical and Residential) as well as areas zoned in the B-4
(General Commercial), B-1 (Restricted Commercial), M-1 (Mixed
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Commercial Industrial), R-4 (High Density Residential), R-3
(Medium Density Residential), R-2 (Low Density Residential), and
R-1 (Mixed Single Family Residential) districts and as a PUD
(Planned Unit Development). Established residential zones and the
PUD district have highly detailed development standards
applicable to accessory parking and limited non-accessory parking
as permitted uses. Within the boundaries of the DMC- POZ, the
zoning regulations of this subdivision will only be applicable in the
four CDC Performance Districts or any established non-residential
zone.
B. Alternative Compliance. As part of the Conditional Use Permit
process, the City Council may approve alternative design methods
of compliance to any of the specific design provisions of the DMC-
POZ upon the finding of any of the following situations:
(1) A proposed alternative design includes additional amenities
or improvements above normal requirements that mitigate
any adverse effects of the alternative. Site amenities may
include but are not limited to additional open space,
additional landscaping and screening, green roof,
decorative pavers, ornamental metal fencing, architectural
enhancements, transit facilities, bicycle facilities,
preservation of natural features, restoration of previously
damaged natural environment, rehabilitation of existing
structures that have been locally designated as historic
structures, and design which is similar in form, scale, and
materials to existing structures on the site and to
surrounding development.
(2) It is shown by the applicant and agreed to by the City that
the alternative design solution proposed will result in an
improved use of the land that preserves the purposes and
goals of the LDM, the DMC-POZ, and the Downtown
Rochester Master Plan Report, the Destination Medical
Center Development Plan and District Design Guidelines
and any applicable officially adopted development standard
or guideline.
(3) It is determined that strict adherence to the unique
provisions of the DMC-POZ is impractical because of site
location or existing conditions. Waiver of adherence will
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result in a development that is still considerate of its
physical surroundings, fits in with the established character
of the area, and insures the public’s health, safety, and
general welfare are protected now and into the future.
C. Special Ordinance Exemptions:
(1) The exemption to the requirements for Traffic Visibility
Zones in section 63.503 is extended to the development of
new or expanded parking facilities. The potential to
maximize pedestrian safety through the enhancement of
visibility of vehicles entering, exiting, or parked in a parking
facility will be evaluated on a case by case basis
considering the characteristics of the adjacent streets and
alleys as part of the Conditional Use Permit approval
process.
(2) For properties located in the applicable zoning districts as
described in section 63.427, subd. 12(A), any provision of
this Code that would require bufferyards between land used
for a new parking facility and any adjacent land uses are
waived with the exception of any required bufferyard that
establishes the need to provide the planting of boulevard
trees.
D. Restricted Site Locations:
(1) A new or expanded parking facility should avoid directly
abutting on any of the seven “active/pedestrian” street
segments shown on Map 1. These street segments reflect
the most important “pedestrian environments” and streets
with “points of engagement” as identified in the “Downtown
Rochester Master Plan Report.” Restricting parking facilities
along these selected streets will provide a safer pedestrian
environment and maintain a continuous building street wall
of destinations for pedestrians. A parking facility is not
considered to be abutting on a street frontage in this site
location restriction if it is separated from the street property
line by a principal building that is at least 15 feet in depth,
one full story in height above the sidewalk grade and at
least as wide as the parking facility on the lot.
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(2) If avoidance of fronting a new parking facility on an
“active/pedestrian” street as described in the paragraph 1 of
this clause is determined by the Council to be infeasible
because of the physical limitations of the site or the
temporary nature of the proposal, a minimum of a 15-foot
wide area, located at ground level, between the new parking
facility and sidewalk or street property line of the
active/pedestrian identified street should be provided. This
15-foot wide area should be designed for use as a
pedestrian plaza with public seating, public art
and/landscape area (see Figure 1 for an example of
buffering a parking facility abutting an “active/pedestrian
street”).
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E. Vehicular and Non-vehicular Access to a Parking Facility:
(1) Vehicular access to a new parking facility shall not be taken
from an active/pedestrian street frontage as identified in
section 63.427, subd. 12(D)(1). Vehicular access to a
parking facility should be developed from an alley if
available. Vehicular entrance drives should be located and
designed to minimize interference with pedestrian
movements. Vehicle entrance drives to parking facilities
should not exceed 20 feet of street frontage (see Figure 2).
(2) Principal use surface parking lots shall provide an exterior
pedestrian accessible route (sidewalk) meeting the
accessibility requirements of the Building Code from the
abutting public sidewalk to any accessible area or
accessible parking space within the parking lot via the
shortest route.
(3) Where a surface parking lot, including any buffer or
landscape areas, has 300 or more feet of continuous
frontage along a street, sidewalk, pathway, a mid-frontage,
exterior accessible pedestrian route (sidewalk) meeting the
standards of the Building Code must be provided between
the abutting public sidewalk and an accessible area or
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accessible parking space within the parking lot (see Figure
4a).
(4) A surface parking lot situated at the corner of a block shall
provide an exterior accessible pedestrian route (sidewalk)
meeting the standards of the Building Code from the
adjacent public sidewalk between a point at or within ten
feet of the inside corner of the abutting sidewalks to an
accessible area or accessible parking space within the
surface parking lot (see Figure 4a).
F. Placement of Accessory Parking Facilities on a Lot with a Principal
Building:
(1) On a lot developed with a principal building as well as an
accessory parking facility, the parking facility shall be:
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(a) Located no closer to a street property line than the
principal building on the lot, except if the parking
facility is completely below grade;
(b) Located either to the rear of the principal building or if
constructed as part of the principal building behind
the front façade of the principal building except for
the portion of a parking facility that is completely
below grade (see Figure 3a);
(c) If is not feasible to locate the parking facility to the
rear of the principal building, the parking facility may
be located to one side of the principal building. A
parking facility located to one side of a principal
building shall be no more than 60 feet in width (not
including any required landscape buffer areas)
measured from the side wall of the principal building
(see Figure 3b);
(d) If the principal building and parking facility is situated
on a corner lot, the parking facility should be located
in such a way as to allow the principal building to be
“built to” both the front and side-street property lines.
A portion of the parking facility may front along the
side-street lot line when situated behind the rear wall
(or parallel extension thereof) of the principal building
on the lot and subject to any other identified design
features, setback, buffering, screening and
landscaping (see Figure 3c).
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G. Surface Parking Lot Landscape Buffering:
1. A surface parking lot shall be buffered with landscaping
wherever the lot on which it is situated abuts a public street,
sidewalk, or pathway, but not an ally. The landscape buffer
area must be located between the area devoted to the
surface parking spaces and the right-of-way/property line
and shall be a minimum of six feet in width. The landscape
buffer shall be increased to a minimum of ten feet in width
along lot lines where the surface parking lot, including any
area devoted to a required landscape/buffer area, abuts a
street or pedestrian sidewalk or pathway for more than 150
feet. The minimum landscape buffer area adjacent to an
active/pedestrian street frontage is described in section
63.427, subd.12 (D)(2).
2. A required landscape buffer area width of ten feet, as
required in paragraph 1 of this clause, may be reduced in
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width, but to never less than six feet, if the parking lot
development plan provides either one or both of the
following additional provisions:
(a) A screening wall or fence made of permanent, high-
quality, durable materials, complementary in design
and color to the adjacent structures in the area and of
at least 30 inches but no more than 42 inches in
height situated in the landscape buffer area between
the surface parking lot and the required landscape
hedge plantings allows a two-foot reduction in
landscape buffer width;
(b) An appropriately distributed landscape island is
included within the parking lot that is adequately
sized and designed to support the continued, healthy
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growth of a canopy tree and provided at a rate of one
canopy tree for every ten parking spaces in the
surface parking lot allows a two-foot reduction in
landscape buffer width (see Table 1 and Figure 4a);
(c) The landscape buffer area shall be planted with the
appropriate type of perennial shrubs (plants) that will
grow and form a screening hedge. The planting plan
to establish a hedge must include equally spaced
shrubs (plants) with at least one shrub (plant) for
every three linear feet of frontage. The planted
shrubs must grow to a minimum height of at least 30
inches and be maintained to a height of no more than
42 inches above the adjacent grade. If the parking lot
parking facility is at least three feet above the
adjacent sidewalk grade, the hedge plantings may be
reduced to a type that produce an established height
of only 24 inches (see Figure 4b);
(d) A portion of the landscape buffer area may be used
for up to ten required bicycle parking spaces so long
as their location is safe for the user and the
pedestrian on the abutting sidewalk and the
landscape plantings displaced because of the bicycle
parking are replaced somewhere else on the site.
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H. Parking Structure/New Building Appearance Guidelines:
1. Every façade of a new or expanded parking structure or
building that faces a public street (not an alley) should be of
a design that ensures that sloped floors and ramps in the
parking facility do not dominate the exterior appearance of
the structure or building and that vehicles within the
structure or building are screened from view from the public
street except where visible through entrance/exit openings
on the ground floor (see Picture 1).
2. The appearance of at-grade parking areas located beneath
an elevated building that face a public street (not an alley)
should be shielded from street view with architectural
screen, building facades, or other suitable elements (see
Picture 2).
3. The façade of a new or expanded parking structure or
building that is within two stories in height above the
adjacent grade and fronts on a public street should be
constructed with the same level of architectural detail and
type of exterior materials as the principal building on the lot
(see Picture 3).
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4. The façade of a new or expanded parking structure or
building should blend in with the overall appearance of the
existing buildings lying adjacent to or directly across the
street by maintaining the patterns of horizontal (story
dimensions) and vertical alignment (building façade widths)
of the architectural features established by the neighboring
buildings (see Picture 4).
5. The design of the ground floor and second floor of a parking
structure or building fronting on a public street should make
every attempt to relate to the human scale through the use
of high quality finishes, awnings, lighting, building
projections, art, landscaping or other pedestrian-oriented
features (see Pictures 5 and 6).
6. To provide for user security and public awareness, the
building enclosure or facade around any stair or elevator
tower for use by the general public in a new or expanded
parking structure or building that is visible from a public
street (not an alley), should be fifty (50)% transparent to
viewers from the street (see Picture 6).
Picture 1
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Picture 2
Picture 3
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Picture 4
42
Picture 5
Picture 6
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I. Parking Facility Lighting
1. Any exterior lighting provided for a parking facility shall
utilize full-cutoff luminaires. If pole mounted, the maximum
height of the luminaire shall be 18 feet with a maximum
permitted illumination of one footcandle at the property line.
The light source of the luminaires used for interior lighting in
a parking structure or building shall be completely shielded
from view by persons standing anywhere within the adjacent
street right-of-way (see Figure 5).
Section 12. Section 63.423 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
repealed.
Section 13. This ordinance shall become effective as of the date of its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS ________ DAY OF _______________, 2017.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
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APPROVED THIS _______ DAY OF _________________, 2017.
___________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
Ord15/63.427 et seq
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ORDINANCE N0.4312
AN ORDINANCE CRE-
ATING AND ENACTING
SECTIONS 63.423' AND --
, AMENDING ANDREENACING SECTIONS AFFIDAVIT PUBLICATION
63.400, 63.4117„ (33,414,
63.421, 63.422, 63.424,
63,425, 63,426 AND State Of Il"1111et.sota, County Of Olmsted
63.427, AND REPEAL- Y
IN'G SECTION 63.423 OF
THE ROCHESTER CODE
OF ORDINANCES„ RE- Sue Lovejoy, being duly sworn, on oath that she is the publisher or authorized
NATION TO THE CEN- agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as the Post-
NATION twtEr.10CAL CEN- gp
TER DISTRICT PARIONG Bulletin, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below:
OVERLAY ZONE.
The following Is a summa-
ry
I Cent Destinationhe t P king (A) The newspaper has complied with all the requirements constituting
ad2pna ordinance
adopted by the Rochqualifications as a legal newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute
ester common Council on 331A.02, 331A.07 and other applicable laws, as amended.
July 5, 2017, and Is pub-
Ilshed pursuant to Ser;-
tlon 6.07 of the Rochester I printed Home Rule Charter and (B) The p' ted notice
Section 331A,01,;ubd, 10
of ttae Minnesota statutes.
The Rochester Common Which is attached was cut from the columns of sald newspaper, and was
Council approvod the pub-
Ilcation of arts ordinance printed and published 1 time(s); in print and online on the following dates:
summary at Its July 5,
2017, meeting. A co ay rat
this ordinance is on ile at iCttlltir�: 7/2'8/2017
the Office of the Ctty Gierk„ Post
201 Fourth Street ,E.,
ROOM 135, Rochester,
MN, and at the Rochester Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from a to z, both inclusive,
Public Library, tai secµ which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of k
and Street ,E., Roches Y g g type used in the
Roches-
ter MN. composition and publication of the notice:
This ordinance replaces
the Downtown 0arkIng abcderghfiklmnopgrsruvwxya
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Destination Medleal Park- POST-BBI LETIN OMPANY L.L.O.
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Ing Overlay zone that bet BYe
ter follow6 the vision for
parking and transporta-
tion management 061lrned
in the Desllnatipn Medical TITLE: Media Sales Manager
Canter planning document. (
PASSED AND ADOPT-
ED BY THE COMMON Subscribed and sworn to me on � JEAN BUBLITZ
COUNCIL OF THE CITY _2A'_
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OF ROCHESTER,MINNE- This _2 da of "')VIA 20 .. NOTAnY PUBLIC MINNESOTA
OTA, THIS 5th DAY ON * My Conini.Exp.Jan.31,2020
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JULY,2017.Ist r r
PRESIDENT
RESIDECOMMNTC F SAID
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ATTEST: BATE INFORMATION.
/s/Anissa Hollingshead
CITY CLEROW.:D 1 Lowest classified rate aid b commercial user
APPROVED THIS 11th ) p y $21.85
DAY OF JUILY,2017. For comparable space (per inch/per dayidisplay rate)
Ardell F Elrede
MAYOR
Seal of the City of 2) Publlcation Fee $142.55
Rochester,Minnesota
(7126)
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