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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6956Page 1 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 Ordinance: 6956 File Number: 2025-2225 AN ORDINANCE TO RE-ADOPT THE CITY’S NON-RESIDENTIAL PARKING RATIOS IN § 172.05 STANDARDS FOR THE NUMBER OF SPACES BY USE WHEREAS, on May 6, 2025, the City Council passed Ordinance 6864 which addressed the City’s residential parking regulations including the adoption of new parking ratios for residential uses; and WHEREAS, when the ordinance was codified, the non-residential parking ratios were inadvertently removed from Table 3 and need to be formally re-adopted. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby amends § 172.05 Standards for the Number of Spaces by Use of the Unified Development Code by re-adopting the non-residential parking ratios in Table 3 as shown in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof. PASSED and APPROVED on January 6, 2026 Approved: _______________________________ Molly Rawn, Mayor Attest: _______________________________ Kara Paxton, City Clerk Treasurer This publication was paid for by the City Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Amount Paid: $89.68 Page 1 City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Legislation Text 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 File #: 2025-2225 AN ORDINANCE TO RE-ADOPT THE CITY’S NON-RESIDENTIAL PARKING RATIOS IN § 172.05 STANDARDS FOR THE NUMBER OF SPACES BY USE WHEREAS, on May 6, 2025, the City Council passed Ordinance 6864 which addressed the City’s residential parking regulations including the adoption of new parking ratios for residential uses; and WHEREAS, when the ordinance was codified, the non-residential parking ratios were inadvertently removed from Table 3 and need to be formally re-adopted. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby amends § 172.05 Standards for the Number of Spaces by Use of the Unified Development Code by re-adopting the non-residential parking ratios in Table 3 as shown in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof. Mailing address: 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayetteville-ar.gov CITY COUNCIL MEMO 2025-2225 MEETING OF JANUARY 6, 2026 TO: Mayor Rawn and City Council THROUGH: FROM: Mayor Rawn SUBJECT: Re-Adopt the City's Non-Residential Parking Ratios in Section 172.05 RECOMMENDATION: Re-adoption of the City's non-residential parking ratios which were inadvertently removed when Ordinance 6864 was codified. BACKGROUND: On May 6, 2025, the City Council passed Ordinance 6864 which addressed the City’s residential parking regulations including the adoption of new parking ratios for residential uses and, when the ordinance was codified, the non-residential parking ratios were inadvertently removed from Table 3 in Section 172.05. DISCUSSION: The non-residential parking ratios should be re-adopted in Table 3 of Section 172.05. BUDGET/STAFF IMPACT: n/a ATTACHMENTS: 3. Exhibit A - 172.05 Table 3 Non-Residential Parking Ratios, 4. Agenda Request - Mayor Rawn - Non-Residential Parking Ratios, 5. Additional Information - Revised Exhibit A Additional Information Received Date Received: MM/DD/YYYY Time: 00:00 (AM/PM) From: Name & Title To: Name & Title Agenda Meeting Date: MM/DD/YYYY Civic Clerk Number: Ex. 2025-994 Forwarded to City Attorney’s Office and Department Head 12/31/2025 3:12 PM City Attorney Kit Williams City Council 01/06/2026 2025-2225 N/A EXHIBIT A (Use and Allowed Maximum Spaces) Non -Residential Commercial Agricultural supply 1 per 500 sq. ft, of GFA Amusement 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Auditorium 1 per 4 seats Auto/motorcycle service stations 4 per each enclosed service bay Bank 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Barber or beauty shop 2 per chair Building/home improvement supply 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA Coin -operated laundry 1 per 3 machines Dry cleaning 1 per 300 sq, ft. of retail area and 1 per employee Hotels and motels 1 per guest room, plus 75% of spaces required for accessory uses. Furniture and carpet store 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA Plant nursery 1 per 1,000 sq. ft of indoor/outdoor retail area Restaurants 1 per 100 sq. ft. GFA plus 4 stacking spaces per drive-thru window. Retail 1 per 250 sq. ft. of GFA Retail fuel sales with convenience stores 1 per 250 sq. ft. of retail floor area. Owner may count spaces at pump islands as parking spaces. Retail fuel sales only 1 per employee. Owner may count spaces at pump islands as parking spaces. Office Medical/Dental office 1 per 250 sq. ft. of GFA Professional office 1 per 300 sq. ft. of GFA Sales office 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Public and Institutional Uses Nonprofit Commercial Art gallery, library, museum 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA Auditorium 1 per 4 seats, provided only auditorium space is counted in determining parking Child care center, nursery school 1 per employee plus on -site loading and unloading spaces at a rate of 1 per 10 children accommodated Church/religious institution 1 per 4 seats in the main auditorium or 1 per 40 sq. ft. of assembly area, whichever provides more spaces College auditorium 1 per 4 seats College dormitory 1 per sleeping room College or university 1 per 500 sq. ft. of classroom area Community center 1 per 250 sq. ft. of GFA Cooperative housing 1 per 2 occupants Convalescent home, assisted living, 1 per 2 beds nursing home Detention home 1 per 1,500 sq. ft. of GFA Elderly Housing 1 per 2 units Funeral homes 1 per 4 seats in main chapel plus 1 per 2 employees plus 1 reserved for each vehicle used in connection with the business Government facilities 1 per 500 square feet of floor area Hospital 1 per bed Convalescent home 1 per bed School —elementary and junior high 1 per employee plus 1 space per classroom School —senior high 1 per employee plus 1 per 3 students based on design capacity, or 1 per 6 seats in auditorium or other places of assembly, whichever is greater Zoo 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of land area All other public and institutional uses 1 per 4 occupants (only auditorium space shall be counted for churches, auditoriums, or group occupancy space) Manufacturing/Industrial Manufacturing 1 per 1,200 sq. ft. of GFA or one per employee, whichever is greater Heavy industrial 1 per 1,200 sq. ft. of GFA Extractive uses Adequate for all employees, trucks, and equipment Recreational Uses Amusement park, miniature golf 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of site area Bowling alley 6 per lane Commercial recreation 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Commercial recreation -large sites 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of site area Dance hall, bar or tavern 1 per 50 sq. ft. of GFA, excluding kitchen Golf course 3 per hole Golf driving range 1 per tee box Health club, gym 1 per 150 sq. ft. of GFA Regional or community park 2 per acre of accessible active and passive space Neighborhood park None Private club or lodge 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA or 1 per 3 occupants based on the current adopted Standard Building Code whichever is greater Riding stable 1 per acre; not required to be paved Tennis court 2 per court Theater 1 per 4 seats All other recreational uses 1 per 4 occupants Warehousing and Wholesale Warehousing 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of GFA Wholesale 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA Center for collecting recycled materials 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA EXHIBIT A Commercial Agricultural supply 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA Amusement 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Auditorium 1 per 4 seats Auto/motorcycle service stations 4 per each enclosed service bay Bank 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Barber or beauty shop 2 per chair Building/home improvement supply 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA Coin-operated laundry 1 per 3 machines Dry cleaning 1 per 300 sq. ft. of retail area and 1 per employee Hotels and motels 1 per guest room, plus 75% of spaces required for accessory uses. Furniture and carpet store 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA Plant nursery 1 per 1,000 sq. ft of indoor/outdoor retail area Restaurants 1 per 100 sq. ft. GFA plus 4 stacking spaces per drive-thru window. Retail 1 per 250 sq. ft. of GFA Retail fuel sales with convenience stores 1 per 250 sq. ft. of retail floor area. Owner may count spaces at pump islands as parking spaces. Retail fuel sales only 1 per employee. Owner may count spaces at pump islands as parking spaces. Office Medical/Dental office 1 per 250 sq. ft. of GFA Professional office 1 per 300 sq. ft. of GFA Sales office 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Public and Institutional Uses Nonprofit Commercial Art gallery, library, museum 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA Auditorium 1 per 4 seats, provided only auditorium space is counted in determining parking Child care center, nursery school 1 per employee plus on-site loading and unloading spaces at a rate of 1 per 10 children accommodated Church/religious institution 1 per 4 seats in the main auditorium or 1 per 40 sq. ft. of assembly area, whichever provides more spaces College auditorium 1 per 4 seats College dormitory 1 per sleeping room College or university 1 per 500 sq. ft. of classroom area Community center 1 per 250 sq. ft. of GFA Cooperative housing 1 per 2 occupants Convalescent home, assisted living, nursing home 1 per 2 beds Detention home 1 per 1,500 sq. ft. of GFA Elderly Housing 1 per 2 units Funeral homes 1 per 4 seats in main chapel plus 1 per 2 employees plus 1 reserved for each vehicle used in connection with the business Government facilities 1 per 500 square feet of floor area Hospital 1 per bed Convalescent home 1 per bed School—elementary and junior high 1 per employee plus 1 space per classroom School—senior high 1 per employee plus 1 per 3 students based on design capacity, or 1 per 6 seats in auditorium or other places of assembly, whichever is greater Zoo 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of land area All other public and institutional uses (only auditorium space shall be counted for churches, auditoriums, or group occupancy space) 1 per 4 occupants Manufacturing/Industrial Manufacturing 1 per 1,200 sq. ft. of GFA or one per employee, whichever is greater Heavy industrial 1 per 1,200 sq. ft. of GFA Extractive uses Adequate for all employees, trucks, and equipment Recreational Uses Amusement park, miniature golf 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of site area Bowling alley 6 per lane Commercial recreation 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Commercial recreation-large sites 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of site area Dance hall, bar or tavern 1 per 50 sq. ft. of GFA, excluding kitchen Golf course 3 per hole Golf driving range 1 per tee box Health club, gym 1 per 150 sq. ft. of GFA Regional or community park 2 per acre of accessible active and passive space Neighborhood park None Private club or lodge 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA or 1 per 3 occupants based on the current adopted Standard Building Code whichever is greater Riding stable 1 per acre; not required to be paved Tennis court 2 per court Theater 1 per 4 seats All other recreational uses 1 per 4 occupants Warehousing and Wholesale Warehousing 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of GFA Wholesale 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA Center for collecting recycled materials 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA CivicClerk No.: 2025-2225 AGENDA REQUEST FORM FOR: Council Meeting of January 6, 2026 FROM: Mayor Molly Rawn ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION TITLE AND SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE TO RE-ADOPT THE CITY’S NON-RESIDENTIAL PARKING RATIOS IN § 172.05 STANDARDS FOR THE NUMBER OF SPACES BY USE APPROVED FOR AGENDA: ___________________________________ _______________ Mayor Molly Rawn Date Acknowledgement ___________________________________ _______________ Blake Pennington Date Approved as to form 1/25 Approved by email 12/11/2025 ORDINANCE NO. ____________ AN ORDINANCE TO RE-ADOPT THE CITY’S NON-RESIDENTIAL PARKING RATIOS IN § 172.05 STANDARDS FOR THE NUMBER OF SPACES BY USE WHEREAS, on May 6, 2025, the City Council passed Ordinance 6864 which addressed the City’s residential parking regulations including the adoption of new parking ratios for residential uses; and WHEREAS, when the ordinance was codified, the non-residential parking ratios were inadvertently removed from Table 3 and need to be formally re-adopted. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby amends § 172.05 Standards for the Number of Spaces by Use of the Unified Development Code by re-adopting the non-residential parking ratios in Table 3 as shown in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof. EXHIBIT A Commercial Agricultural supply 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA Amusement 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Auditorium 1 per 4 seats Auto/motorcycle service stations 4 per each enclosed service bay Bank 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Barber or beauty shop 2 per chair Building/home improvement supply 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA Coin-operated laundry 1 per 3 machines Dry cleaning 1 per 300 sq. ft. of retail area and 1 per employee Hotels and motels 1 per guest room, plus 75% of spaces required for accessory uses. Furniture and carpet store 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA Plant nursery 1 per 1,000 sq. ft of indoor/outdoor retail area Restaurants 1 per 100 sq. ft. GFA plus 4 stacking spaces per drive-thru window. Retail 1 per 250 sq. ft. of GFA Retail fuel sales with convenience stores 1 per 250 sq. ft. of retail floor area. Owner may count spaces at pump islands as parking spaces. Retail fuel sales only 1 per employee. Owner may count spaces at pump islands as parking spaces. Office Medical/Dental office 1 per 250 sq. ft. of GFA Professional office 1 per 300 sq. ft. of GFA Sales office 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Public and Institutional Uses Nonprofit Commercial Art gallery, library, museum 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA Auditorium 1 per 4 seats, provided only auditorium space is counted in determining parking Child care center, nursery school 1 per employee plus on-site loading and unloading spaces at a rate of 1 per 10 children accommodated Church/religious institution 1 per 4 seats in the main auditorium or 1 per 40 sq. ft. of assembly area, whichever provides more spaces College auditorium 1 per 4 seats College dormitory 1 per sleeping room College or university 1 per 500 sq. ft. of classroom area Community center 1 per 250 sq. ft. of GFA Cooperative housing 1 per 2 occupants Convalescent home, assisted living, nursing home 1 per 2 beds Detention home 1 per 1,500 sq. ft. of GFA Elderly Housing 1 per 2 units Funeral homes 1 per 4 seats in main chapel plus 1 per 2 employees plus 1 reserved for each vehicle used in connection with the business Government facilities 1 per 500 square feet of floor area Hospital 1 per bed Convalescent home 1 per bed School—elementary and junior high 1 per employee plus 1 space per classroom School—senior high 1 per employee plus 1 per 3 students based on design capacity, or 1 per 6 seats in auditorium or other places of assembly, whichever is greater Zoo 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of land area All other public and institutional uses (only auditorium space shall be counted for churches, auditoriums, or group occupancy space) 1 per 4 occupants Manufacturing/Industrial Manufacturing 1 per 1,200 sq. ft. of GFA or one per employee, whichever is greater Heavy industrial 1 per 1,200 sq. ft. of GFA Extractive uses Adequate for all employees, trucks, and equipment Recreational Uses Amusement park, miniature golf 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of site area Bowling alley 6 per lane Commercial recreation 1 per 200 sq. ft. of GFA Commercial recreation-large sites 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of site area Dance hall, bar or tavern 1 per 50 sq. ft. of GFA, excluding kitchen Golf course 3 per hole Golf driving range 1 per tee box Health club, gym 1 per 150 sq. ft. of GFA Regional or community park 2 per acre of accessible active and passive space Neighborhood park None Private club or lodge 1 per 500 sq. ft. of GFA or 1 per 3 occupants based on the current adopted Standard Building Code whichever is greater Riding stable 1 per acre; not required to be paved Tennis court 2 per court Theater 1 per 4 seats All other recreational uses 1 per 4 occupants Warehousing and Wholesale Warehousing 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of GFA Wholesale 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA Center for collecting recycled materials 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA 1/13/2026 Ordinance: 6956 File Number: 2025-2225 AN ORDINANCE TO RE -ADOPT THE CITY'S NON-RESIDENTIAL PARKING RATIOS IN § 172.05 STANDARDS FOR THE NUMBER OF SPACES BY USE WHEREAS, on May 6, 2025, the City Council passed Ordi- nance 6864 which addressed the City's residential parking regulations including the adop- tion of new parking ratios for residential uses; and WHEREAS, when the ordi- nance was codified, the non- residential parking ratios were inadvertently removed from Table 3 and need to be formally re -adopted. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OR- DAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayet- teville, Arkansas hereby amends § 172.05 Standards for the Number of Spaces by Use of the Unified Development Code by re -adopting the non-residential parking ratios in Table 3 as shown in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof. PASSED and APPROVED on January 6, 2026 Approved: Molly Rawn, Mayor Attest: Kara Paxton City Clerk Treasurer This publication was paid for by the City Clerk -Treasurer of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Amount Paid: $ 89.68 January 11, 2026 568449