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:

Parking Angle

(In Degrees)
Aisle Width (In Feet)
Standard Cars
Compact Cars
0 -- 40
12
12
41 -- 50
13
13
51 -- 70
18.5
18
71 -- 80
21.5
20
81 -- 90
24
22


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:

USE
MINIMUM PARKING RATIO
Automobile services
One parking space per two hundred square feet of floor area or forty per cent of lot area, whichever is greater.
Day care facility
One parking space for every ten care recipients; four pick-up/drop-off spaces for facilities with more than twenty-five care recipients.
Dwelling, single-family
Two on-site parking spaces per unit for detached single-family dwellings and duplexes.
Dwelling, multifamily
Studio: one on-site parking space per unit.

One bedroom: one on-site parking space per unit.

Two or more bedrooms: two on-site parking spaces per unit.
Eating and drinking establishment
One parking space for every one hundred square feet of serving and dining areas.
Education, specialized
One parking space for every ten students, plus one parking space for every four hundred square feet of office floor space.
Food and beverage retail
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.
General merchandise
One space for every five hundred square feet of floor area of building; provided that a minimum of three parking spaces shall be provided.

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.
General office
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.
Light manufacturing and processing
One parking space for every one thousand five hundred square feet of floor area of building for warehouses and storage facilities.

One parking space for every six hundred square feet of floor area of all other uses.
Live/work mixed use
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.
Personal and business services
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.

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.
Recreation, indoor
One parking space for every six hundred square feet of floor area of pool, gymnasium, wellness center.

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.
Self-storage
One parking space for every five thousand square feet of floor area of building for storage facilities.

One parking space for every six hundred square feet of all other uses.


(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)