Title 19. Zoning
Chapter 19.36 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
19.36.010 Designated number of spaces.
19.36.020 General requirements.
19.36.030 Location.
19.36.040 Size or dimensions.
19.36.050 Determination of spaces.
19.36.060 Access and specifications.
19.36.070 Fences and landscaping.
19.36.080 Paving.
19.36.090 Lighting.
19.36.100 Use limitations.
19.36.110 Compact car parking stalls and grass parking.
19.36.120 Special management area--Additional requirements.
19.36.130 Residential mixed use development parking requirements.
19.36.140 Joint use parking for residential mixed use developments.
19.36.150 Off-site parking for residential mixed use developments.
19.36.010 Designated number of spaces.
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the following minimum numbers
of accessible off-street facilities for the parking of self-propelled motor
vehicles shall be provided on private property in connection with the use of any
land, or the erection or remodeling of any building or structure. The number of
off-street parking spaces required shall not be less than the sum total of
spaces of the number of required parking spaces for each component use of land,
building or structure hereinafter specified:
1. Single-family dwelling,
farm dwelling, duplex: two parking spaces for each dwelling
unit;
2. Accessory dwelling: one parking space for each dwelling
unit;
3. Domestic type business in home: one parking space for each
business;
4. Roadside stand: two parking spaces for each
stand;
5. Lodginghouse: one parking space for every two lodging
rooms;
6. Motel: one and one-half parking spaces for each
unit;
7. Apartment house, apartment, apartment-motel with kitchen
facility in room: two parking spaces for each unit; provided, that two parking
spaces assigned to a dwelling unit, or allocated for employee parking, may be
situated in tandem thereby allowing two vehicles to park end to
end;
8. Hotel: one space for every two guest rooms;
9. U-drive
stand and storage: one parking space for each vehicle operating from that stand
or storage. Where the u-drive business is within a hotel district, the storage
area for the u-drive vehicles shall be physically separated from the hotel
parking area, and shall be physically bounded and marked for “U-Drive
Vehicles Only”;
10. Taxistand and bus stand: one parking space for
each vehicle operating from that stand. The space shall be sufficient in size to
accommodate the bus or vehicle, and shall be marked for “Taxi Only”
or “Bus Only”;
11. Church, place of worship: one parking
space for every one hundred square feet of floor area of building. Where
authorized on-street parking spaces are available within a distance of five
hundred feet from the nearest point of the church or place of worship, the
required number of off-street parking spaces may be reduced by thirty-three and
one-third of the total number of such on-street parking spaces within the
five-hundred-foot distance. Where such on-street parking spaces fall within five
hundred feet of two or more churches or places of worship, the reduction of
thirty-three and one-third shall be prorated equally among
them;
12. Mortuary: one parking space for every forty square feet of
floor area of building;
13. Auditorium, theater, stadium, bleachers,
place of assembly: one parking space for every six seats;
14. Library,
museum, art gallery: one parking space for every three hundred square feet of
floor area of building;
15. School with students less than fifteen years
of age: one parking space for each classroom;
16. School with students
more than fifteen years of age: eight parking spaces for each
classroom;
17. Hospitals: one parking space for every three
beds;
18. Sanitarium, welfare institution, nursing home: one parking
space for every eight beds;
19. Golf course: three parking spaces for
each hole in the course;
20. Golf driving range: four parking spaces for
each acre;
21. Clubhouse, private club: one parking space for every two
hundred square feet of floor area of building;
22. Bowling alley: five
parking spaces for each alley;
23. Swimming pool, gymnasium: one parking
space for every six hundred square feet of gross floor area of pool or
building;
24. Restaurant, bar, nightclub, amusement centers and places
of assembly: one parking space for every one hundred square feet of serving and
dining areas; provided, that there shall be a minimum of three parking spaces
for patrons and a minimum of three additional spaces for employee parking for
each such establishment;
25. Business building in B-1 neighborhood
district: one parking space for every five hundred square feet of floor area of
building; provided, that the minimum shall be three parking
spaces;
26. Business building other than in B-1 neighborhood business
district: one space for every five hundred square feet of floor area of
building; provided, that the minimum shall be three parking spaces. Where a
publicly owned off- street parking lot containing one hundred fifty or more
parking spaces is in the proximity of and is available to any lot in a B-2 or
B-3 business district, reduction of the number of parking spaces may be approved
by the commission on the following basis:
a. Lots within two hundred
feet from the nearest point of the publicly owned parking lot, no parking spaces
shall be required,
b. Lots within four hundred feet, but more than two
hundred feet, from the nearest point of the publicly owned parking lot, fifty
percent reduction of the number of required parking spaces,
c. Lots
exceeding four hundred feet from the nearest point of the publicly owned parking
lot, no reduction in the number of required parking spaces,
d. Where the
two-hundred-foot line or four-hundred- foot line intersects any lot, required
parking spaces shall be computed proportionately by the foregoing
rule;
27. Service station, repair shop, garage: one parking space for
every two hundred square feet of floor area of building or forty percent of the
lot area, whichever is the greater. The storing and keeping of damaged vehicles
or parts thereof shall be within an enclosure bounded completely by solid fence
six feet in height;
28. Industrial or storage uses in M-1 and M-2
industrial zones: one parking space for every six hundred square feet of floor
area of building or twenty-five percent of the lot area, whichever is the
greater, except for warehouses or storage facilities, in which instance the
parking requirement may be reduced upon approval of the planning director based
upon the provisions for employee parking and proposed uses. In industrial parks,
employee parking requirement may be satisfied by a centralized or shared parking
area upon approval of the planning commission;
29. Industrial or storage
use other than in M-1 light industrial district: one parking space for every
seven hundred square feet of floor area of building or twenty percent of the lot
area, whichever is the greater;
30. Public utility substation: one
parking space;
31. Shopping centers defined as commercial establishments
with five or more uses on a single parcel of land containing a minimum of three
acres of land area or a minimum of twenty-five thousand square feet floor area:
the shopping centers shall have one space for every two hundred square feet of
floor area of all buildings except for restaurant, bar, nightclub and amusement
facilities, for which parking requirements under subsection 24 of this section
shall apply;
32. Banks and medical and dental clinics: one parking space
for every three hundred square feet of building; provided, that the minimum
shall be three parking spaces;
33. Convertible apartment, hotel and
apartment/hotel units, i.e., single units capable of being utilized as two or
more units: an additional one parking space for every three convertible units
shall be provided;
34. Loading space: a minimum of one loading space
shall be provided for each building or series of buildings within the hotel,
business, industrial and public use districts for buildings between two thousand
and ten thousand square feet. A minimum of two loading spaces for buildings in
excess of ten thousand square feet is required;
35. Tennis courts: six
parking spaces for each court;
36. Bed and breakfast home: one parking
space for each bedroom used for short-term rental, in addition to any other
parking space(s) required by this section. (Ord. 2609 § 7, 1997: Ord. 1770
§ 1, 1988: Ord. 1552 § 1, 1986; Ord. 1269 § 8, 1982: Ord. 791
§ 1(a) and (b), 1974: prior code § 8-1.16 (a))
19.36.020 General requirements.
Every required off-street parking space or area shall be provided and
maintained, and shall be increased to conform with greater needs, and may be
eliminated or reduced only to the extent that the lesser amount conforms with
the requirements of this chapter. (Prior code § 8-1.16(b)(11))
19.36.030 Location.
Every required off-street parking space or area, or equivalent multi-deck,
basement, roof, or other parking facilities shall be located on the same lot it
serves or within a distance of four hundred feet of the nearest point of the lot
and as approved by the commission. (Prior code § 8-1.16(b)(10))
19.36.040 Size or dimensions.
The size of each required off-street parking space shall be not less than
eight feet six inches in width and not less than eighteen feet in length;
provided, that the minimum dimensions for parallel parking spaces shall be eight
and one-half feet in width and not less than twenty-two feet in length for
standard size cars and seven and one-half feet in width and not less than twenty
feet in length for compact cars. (Ord. 1552 § 2, 1986: Ord. 791 § 1(c)
(part), 1974: prior code § 8-1.16(b)(1))
19.36.050 Determination of spaces.
A. In determining the number of parking spaces based on floor area of a
building, the gross floor shall be used, including areas occupied by accessory
uses and spaces, such as covered lanais, patios and storage rooms, but excluding
elevators, stairs, hallways and exterior walkways, unless otherwise provided in
this chapter.
B. When units of measurements determining the number of
required parking spaces result in fractional space, any fraction less than
one-half shall be disregarded and fractions of one-half or over shall require
one parking space. (Ord. 791 § 1(c) (part), 1974: prior code §
8-1.16(b) (3) and (4))
19.36.060 Access and specifications.
A. Every required off-street parking space shall be readily accessible
from appropriately constructed driveways, lanes or aisles. Additional spaces
resulting from the “Stacking of Vehicles” where a vehicle's access
is blocked cannot be counted as approved parking. In
addition:
1. Parking spaces shall be arranged so that no maneuvering
i.e., access and egress, from a parking space shall occur on any public street,
alley or walkway.
2. Parking areas for three or more automobiles shall
have individually striped spaces.
3. Where eight or more spaces are
provided on a parcel, a suitable turnaround area shall be provided, in order
that all vehicles shall enter the street in a forward manner.
4. Minimum
aisle width required for parking areas shall be according to the following
table:
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Parking Angle
(In Degrees)
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Aisle Width (In Feet)
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Standard Cars
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Compact Cars
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0 -- 40
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12
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12
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41 -- 50
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13
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13
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51 -- 70
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18.5
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18
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71 -- 80
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21.5
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20
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81 -- 90
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24
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22
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5. Loading space(s) shall not be located in any public street or
alley. Each loading space shall be appropriately marked and provided in a
readily accessible location within a building or on an exterior paved surface
and have minimum dimensions of twelve feet in width, thirty-five feet in length
and a vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet.
B. Ingress and
egress to the parking area from the street shall be in conformance with
standards and requirements of the department of public works. (Ord. 1552 §
3, 1986; Ord. 791 § 1(c) (part), 1974: prior code § 8-1.16(b) (2) and
(9))
19.36.070 Fences and landscaping.
Wherever any portion of a parking area abuts property zoned for
residential or duplex use, a five-foot high wood or concrete masonry fence shall
be erected along that abutting portion of the property line. In addition,
landscape planting shall be provided as follows:
A. In A-1 apartment,
H-1 hotel, B-R resort commercial, B-1, B-2 and B-3 business, M-1 and M-2
industrial and airport districts, four-foot wide front and two-foot wide side
and rear yard planted areas shall be provided immediately adjacent and parallel
with each respective portion of a property line where a parking area immediately
abuts. In addition, in the A-2 apartment and H-M and H-2 hotel districts, front
yard planted areas shall be twenty-five percent of the required front yard
setback, and three-foot wide side and rear yard planted areas shall be provided
immediately adjacent and parallel with each respective portion of a property
line where a parking area immediately abuts.
B. Large crown shade trees
shall be provided at minimum regular intervals for every five stalls throughout
each parking area. Appropriate hedge material and/or earth mounds, and shrubs
shall be provided in linear masses to function as visual screens.
C. The
landscape planting plan(s) shall specify plant species, sizes, quantities and
locations.
D. Each landscape planted area shall be regularly irrigated
and maintained.
E. All landscape planting and irrigation plans shall be
subject to final approval by the planning director. (Ord. 791 § 1(c)
(part), 1974: prior code § 8-1.16(b) (6))
19.36.080 Paving.
Every required off-street parking space or area other than for
single-family dwellings, farm dwellings, guest house and servants' quarters
shall be paved with asphaltic or concrete surface or equivalent. (Prior code
§ 8-1.16(b) (5))
19.36.090 Lighting.
If lighting is provided, the lights shall be directed away from the
residential area and from any public street or highway in such a way as not to
interfere with public safety and welfare. (Prior code § 8-1.16(b)
(8))
19.36.100 Use limitations.
Parking areas shall be used for actively used vehicle parking only; and no
sales, dead storage, repair work, dismantling nor servicing of any kind,
including storage of damaged vehicles, shall be conducted in such areas, except
as provided in subsection 27 of Section 19.36.010. Noncommercial, home repairing
of vehicles shall be permitted in parking space for single-family dwelling, farm
dwelling, duplex, servants' quarters and guest house. (Prior code §
8-1.16(b) (7))
19.36.110 Compact car parking stalls and grass parking.
A. Hotels, Restaurants, Bars, Nightclubs, Amusement Centers and Places of
Assembly. Parking stalls for compact cars are permitted not to exceed fifty
percent of the total off-street parking requirements, provided, the stalls shall
be grouped and properly identified and the compact car stalls shall be at least
seven feet six inches wide and sixteen feet in length. In no event shall
existing parking lots be reduced in area or the number of parking spaces be
reduced in number and in no event shall any increase in the number of parking
stalls, obtained by reason of this section, be credited to any additional
parking requirements attributable to the expansion of or the addition to the
premises of any part thereof.
B. All Other Uses. Parking stalls for
compact cars may be permitted not to exceed twenty-five percent of the total
off-street parking requirements; provided, that the stalls shall be grouped and
properly identified and the compact stalls shall be at least seven feet six
inches wide and sixteen feet in length.
C. Upon approval of the director
of public works, the requirement for asphalt or concrete surface of parking
spaces may be modified whereby up to twenty-five percent of the required spaces
may be located on a grassed area, or concrete masonry grid pavers, which are
designed to permit grass growth in the open spaces of the grid. (Ord. 1552
§ 4, 1986: Ord. 791 § 2, 1974)
19.36.120 Special management area--Additional requirements.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the
Maui planning commission to impose additional off-street parking and loading
requirements on developments within the special management area. (Ord. 1552
§ 5, 1986)
19.36.130 Residential mixed use development parking requirements.
A. The purpose of this section is to maximize land use efficiency by
setting forth parking requirements for various land uses within a residential
mixed use development.
B. The following minimum numbers of accessible
off-street parking spaces for self-propelled motor vehicles shall be provided on
private property in connection with the use of any land, or the erection or
remodeling of any building or structure within the residential mixed use
development:
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USE
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MINIMUM PARKING RATIO
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Automobile services
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One parking space per two hundred square feet of floor area or forty per
cent of lot area, whichever is greater.
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Day care facility
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One parking space for every ten care recipients; four pick-up/drop-off
spaces for facilities with more than twenty-five care recipients.
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Dwelling, single-family
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Two on-site parking spaces per unit for detached single-family dwellings
and duplexes.
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Dwelling, multifamily
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Studio: one on-site parking space per unit.
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One bedroom: one on-site parking space per unit.
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Two or more bedrooms: two on-site parking spaces per unit.
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Eating and drinking establishment
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One parking space for every one hundred square feet of serving and dining
areas.
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Education, specialized
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One parking space for every ten students, plus one parking space for every
four hundred square feet of office floor space.
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Food and beverage retail
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One parking space for every five hundred square feet of floor area of
building; provided that a minimum of three parking spaces shall be
provided.
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General merchandise
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One space for every five hundred square feet of floor area of building;
provided that a minimum of three parking spaces shall be provided.
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One parking space for every six hundred square feet of floor area of
building; provided that a minimum of three parking spaces shall be provided for
appliance, furniture, plumbing supply, automobile, landscape supply, marine
supply, and machinery stores requiring large floor spaces for product
display.
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General office
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One parking space for every five hundred square feet of floor area of
building; provided that a minimum of three parking spaces shall be
provided.
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Light manufacturing and processing
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One parking space for every one thousand five hundred square feet of floor
area of building for warehouses and storage facilities.
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One parking space for every six hundred square feet of floor area of all
other uses.
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Live/work mixed use
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One parking space for every seven hundred fifty square feet of area used
for live/work business; commercial uses and residential uses within a live/work
configuration may share parking spaces. The spaces required for the residential
unit on a live/work building lot may be applied toward the number of spaces
required for the business use.
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Personal and business services
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One parking space for every three hundred square feet of floor area of
building for medical and dental clinics, barber shops and beauty shops,
financial institutions, health spas; provided that a minimum of three parking
spaces shall be provided.
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One parking space for every five hundred square feet of floor area of
building for other personal and business services; provided that a minimum of
three parking spaces shall be provided.
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Recreation, indoor
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One parking space for every six hundred square feet of floor area of pool,
gymnasium, wellness center.
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One parking space for every three hundred square feet of floor area for all
other types of indoor recreation or three spaces per play court, whichever is
greater.
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Self-storage
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One parking space for every five thousand square feet of floor area of
building for storage facilities.
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One parking space for every six hundred square feet of all other
uses.
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(Ord. 3525 § 2 (part), 2008)
19.36.140 Joint use parking for residential mixed use developments.
A. Upon approval of the planning director, joint use of required parking
spaces may be allowed for residential mixed use developments where the distance
of the entrance to the joint use parking facility from the nearest principal
entrance of the building occupied by the use does not exceed four hundred feet
by customary pedestrian routes. If approved, joint use parking shall apply only
to the specific uses and site plan submitted with the application. Once joint
use parking has been approved, no change in use shall be permitted without a new
request for joint use parking, and no building permits or certificates of
occupancy shall be issued without a joint use parking approval.
B. Joint
use parking may be approved subject to the following application requirements,
which shall be prepared and submitted by the applicant(s):
1. The names
and addresses of the owners of the parcel (s) who will participate in the joint
use of parking;
2. The uses for which joint use approval is
sought;
3. Site plan drawn to scale showing the location and number of
parking spaces that will be jointly used;
4. An analysis demonstrating
that the peak parking times of the uses occur at different times of the day, and
that the joint use parking facility will be sufficient to accommodate the
anticipated demand of the two or more uses;
5. Any other information
required by the planning director to assess the application. (Ord. 3525
§ 2 (part), 2008)
19.36.150 Off-site parking for residential mixed use developments.
A. Upon approval of the planning director, off-site parking for
residential mixed use developments may be allowed where parking spaces in excess
of the number of spaces required by this chapter exist on a lot or lots or
street or streets within the residential mixed use development. The distance of
the entrance to the off-site parking facility from the nearest principal
entrance of the building occupied by the use shall not exceed four hundred feet
by customary pedestrian routes. If approved, off-site parking shall apply only
to the specific uses and site plan submitted with the request. Once off-site
parking has been approved, no change in use shall be permitted without a new
request for off-site parking, and no building permits or certificates of
occupancy shall be issued without an off-site parking approval. When the parking
spaces in excess of the number of spaces required by this chapter meet the
requirements as stated, such surplus spaces may be counted towards the parking
requirements of a separate lot within the residential mixed use
development.
B. Off-site parking may be approved subject to the
following application requirements, which shall be prepared and submitted by the
applicant(s):
1. The names and addresses of the owners who are entering
into an off-site parking agreement;
2. The uses for which off-site
parking approval is sought;
3. Site plan drawn to scale showing the
location and number of parking spaces that are being leased for off-site
parking;
4. Documents that identify the owner of the subject properties.
Lessees of the subject off-site parking stalls shall submit a copy of any
recorded parking agreement for said stalls, which agreement shall have an
unexpired term of at least five years from the date of filing of the off-site
parking application;
5. Any other information required by the planning
director to assess the application. (Ord. 3525 § 2 (part),
2008)
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