Phoenix Parking Requirements
| Type of Land Use | Parking Requirements |
|---|---|
| +18 Art Gallery | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. |
| +18 Art Studio | 1 space per 500 sq. ft. or 1 per 1.5 employees |
| +12 Basketball and Volleyball Courts | 9 spaces per court, 6 spaces per half-court |
| Batting Cages | 1 space per 60 s.f. of batting area (area where batter is standing) |
| Billiard Parlors | 1.5 spaces per table (3 feet around pool tables will not be counted for parking in bars & lounges) |
| Car Wash, Automated | 1 space per 3 non-office employees and 1 space per 300 s.f. of office and sales area and 2 space per 24 feet of wash bay |
| Churches, Synagogues, Temples, or Other Places of Worship (See Public Assembly—General, for public event facilities) | 1 space per 3 seats or 1 space per 58 lineal inches of pew space |
| *18—20, 28, 29 Community Residence Center, Nursing Home, Specialized Treatment Facility, Structured Sober Living Home (with more than ten residents), and Hospice | 1 space per 2 resident/patient beds |
| +18 Convention/Conference Centers | 1 space per 100 sq. ft. |
| Court Rooms, Detention Facilities | 1 space per 60 s.f. of hearing rooms or 1 space per 90 lineal inches of pew space and 1 space per 300 s.f. office area and 1 space per 3 employees in jail area and 1 space per 5 beds |
| *28 Day Care Center (Adult and Child Care) | 1 space per 300 s.f. of floor area (20% reduction allowed for storage, restrooms, etc). |
| Dormitories, Fraternity and Sorority Houses | 1 space per 1 dwelling unit and 1 space for each 2 guest rooms |
| Dwelling Unit, Multi-family | 1.3 spaces per efficiency unit and 1.5 spaces per 1 or 2 bedroom unit and 2 spaces per 3 or more bedroom unit, 1.0 space per unit of less than 600 square feet regardless of number of bedrooms *16 *22 |
| Dwelling Unit, Multi-family | 1.3 spaces per efficiency unit and 1.5 spaces per 1 or 2 bedroom unit and 2 spaces per 3 or more bedroom unit, 1.0 space per unit of less than 600 square feet regardless of number of bedrooms *16 *22 |
| Dwelling Unit, Multi-family | When the required parking is reserved for residents, additional unreserved parking is required as follows: +220.3 spaces for each efficiency unit and 0.5 spaces per each 1 or 2 bedroom unit and 1.0 space per each 3 or more bedroom unit. +22 |
| Dwelling Unit, Multi-family | Exception for unreserved parking: where minimum 18-foot driveways are provided for individual units, .25 space per each unit. +22 |
| Dwelling Unit, Multi-family | Unreserved parking shall be distributed throughout the site. |
| Dwelling Unit, Multi-family | Note: Any unreserved parking spaces required by this section may be counted toward the total required parking count. |
| Dwelling Unit, Single-Family Attached | 1.3 spaces per efficiency unit and 1.5 spaces per 1 or 2 bedroom unit and 2 spaces per 3 or more bedroom unit, 1.0 space per unit of less than 600 square feet regardless of number of bedrooms |
| Dwelling Unit, Single-Family Detached | 2 spaces per 1 dwelling unit |
| +18 Field Sports i.e. Softball, Soccer, Football | 15 spaces per field |
| Fire Station | 1 space for each 3 employees for the two largest shifts |
| *18 Fitness Center/Family Activity Center | 1 space per 150 s.f. floor area |
| Furniture Store | 1 space per 400 s.f. floor area |
| Go Cart Tracks | 2 spaces per cart and 1 space per 60 s.f. floor area |
| Golf Course | 2 spaces per hole and (60/tee time spacing (in minutes)) spaces and 2 spaces per designated station on the driving range tee area and 1 space per 50 square feet of dining area (indoor and outdoor combined) and 1 space per 300 s.f. of retail sales area and 1 space per golf course facility staff and 1 space per 500 s.f. putting and chipping green |
| For golf course facilities located adjacent to or within a resort to and from which the golf course facility provides free motorized transportation (e.g. golf cart), the ‘course’ golfer, range user, diner and customer parking requirements stated above will be reduced by 30%. | |
| *29 Group Home or Boarding House | 1 space per 2 resident beds |
| Hospital | 1 space per 3 employees, including nurses not domiciled on the property and 1 space per resident doctor and 1 space per 2 patient beds |
| Industrial Plants, Manufacturing, Wholesale, including but not limited to warehouses and storage buildings and yards, public utility buildings, contractor equipment and lumber yards, business service establishments, such as blueprinting, printing and engraving, soft drink bottling establishments and fabricating plants | Specified industrial use: 1 space per 1.5 warehouse or production workers. If the facility runs more than one shift a day, employee count will be based on the two largest shifts and 1 space per 300 s.f. of administration office. |
| Unspecified Industrial Use (Shell Building): 0 to 150,000 sq. ft. | |
| Unspecified Industrial Use (Shell Building): 0 to 150,000 sq. ft. | 1 space per 1,000 sq. ft. |
| Unspecified Industrial Use (Shell Building): 150,001 to 500,000 sq. ft. | 1 space per 2,000 sq. ft |
| Unspecified Industrial Use (Shell Building): 500,001 and greater sq. ft. | 1 space per 2,500 sq. ft |
| Libraries | 1 space per 190 s.f. gross floor area and 1 space per 3 employees |
| Medical Offices: Doctor, Dentist, Clinics, Centers | 1 space per 200 s.f. gross floor area between exterior walls |
| Mini-Warehouses | 1 space for each 35 storage units (storage stalls or lockers) and 2 spaces for manager’s apartment |
| Miniature Golf Courses | 1.5 spaces for each hole and 1 space per 60 s.f. of game room area |
| Mixed Use Project | Sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately. The parking spaces for one use shall not provide required parking for another use except through use of the shared parking model. |
| Mobile Home Development | 2 spaces per 1 dwelling unit |
| Motels, Hotels, Resort Hotels | 1 space per 1 dwelling unit or rooming unit (each curbside parking space shall be 8 feet 6 inches wide by 23 feet long) |
| Movie Theaters | 1 space per 3.5 seats |
| *12 Office Building(s) with less than 50,000 s.f. of gross building area | 1 space per 300 s.f. floor area |
| *12 Office Building(s) or Centers with 50,000 to 250,000 of gross building area | 3.5 /1000 Sq. FT |
| *12 Office Building(s) or Centers with 250,001 to 600,000 of gross building area | 3.2/1000 Sq. FT |
| *12 Office Building(s) or Centers with 600,001 to 1,000,000 of gross building area | 2.8/1000 Sq. FT |
| *12 Office Building(s) or Centers with Over 1,000,000 of gross building area | 2.7/1000 Sq. FT |
| *18 Public Assembly—Active Recreational | Requires parking study |
| Public Assembly—Entertainment | 1 space per 50 s.f. exclusive of kitchen, rest rooms, storage, etc. |
| Public Assembly—General | 1 space per 60 sq. ft. |
| Public Assembly—Spectator | 1 space per 4 seats and 1 space per 60 s.f. of area in public assembly |
| +18 Public Museum | 1 space per 60 sq ft of public area, 1 space per 300 sq. ft. for retail and office |
| Racquetball/Handball Courts | 3 spaces for each court. |
| Recreational Vehicle Park | 1.1 spaces for each recreational vehicle space |
| +18 Resort | Requires parking study or is based on previously approved parking interpretation for a like use |
| Restaurants, Bars, Taverns, Night Clubs, or Similar Drinking Establishments | 1 space per 50 s.f. (including outside dining/sales) exclusive of kitchen, rest rooms, storage, etc. |
| 1 space per 200 s.f. of outdoor recreational areas. Landscape planters with trees and shrubs, ingress/egress pathways and retention areas will not be counted as outdoor recreational areas. +27 | |
| Retail Establishments including those not specified with less than 50,000 sq. ft. of gross building area | 1 space per 300 s.f. floor area |
| Retail Establishments or Centers with 50,000 to 350,000 sq. ft. of gross building area—(Large scale commercial retail developments not included) | 4/ 1000 Sq Ft |
| Retail Establishments or Centers with Greater than 350,000 sq. ft. of gross building area—(Large scale commercial retail developments not included) | 4.5/ 1000 Sq Ft |
| Schools, Including Academies, Colleges, Universities, Elementary Schools, Junior High Schools, High Schools, Prep Schools and All Other Similar Institutions of Learning | 1 space per 3 employees including administrators, teachers, and building maintenance personnel and 1 space per 5 high school, college, or university students, predicated on the designed capacity of the physical plant. |
| Schools, Beauty and Vocational | 1 space per 60 s.f. of classroom area and 1 space per 300 s.f. of administration |
| Service Stations | 2 spaces per service bay (pump islands not considered bays; standing areas at a pump islands and interior circulation areas shall not be counted as parking areas). |
| Skate Board Tracks | 1 space per 400 s.f. of track area on a concrete surface open to the public and space for other mixed uses as detailed in this table |
| +29 Structured Sober Living Home (with six to ten residents) | 4 spaces per 1 dwelling unit, 2 of which may be located within the required front yard setback |
| +18 Swap Meet | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of office and 1 space per leasable vender space. |
| Swimming Pools/Spas | 1 space per 60 s.f. of deck area |
| +18 Tanning, Health and Beauty Salon | 1 space per 300 s.f. office/waiting area and 1 space per service station/area |
| Television Stations | 1 space per 3 employees in studio areas and 1 space per 300 s.f. of office and sales area |
| Tennis Courts | 3 spaces for each court |
| Vehicle Sales: Recreational, Mobile Home Displays, New and Used Car Agencies, Marine Sales, and Other Businesses Selling Motorized and Non-Motorized Land or Marine Vehicles or Mobile Living and/or Transporting Units | 1 space per 300 s.f. office and covered sales area and 1 space per 10,000 square feet of outdoor display or portion thereof and 1 space per 10,000 square feet thereafter and 1 space per 3 employees and 1 space for each service bay |
| Veterinary Offices | 1 space per 200 s.f. gross floor area, excluding indoor and outdoor kennel areas. |
(Zoning Ordinance. Chapter 7 - Section 702)
City of Phoenix Parking space dimensions.
(a) Commercial retail, assembly uses and restaurant establishments: Parking spaces located in surface parking lots that are single striped shall have dimensions measuring a minimum of nine and one-half (9¬1/2) feet by eighteen (18) feet. If the entire surface parking lot is double striped, fifty percent (50%) of the spaces provided in the lot must be nine and one-half (9¬1/2) feet by eighteen (18) feet wide, while the remainder of the spaces may be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide. the depth of the parking space may be adjusted, as approved by the Planning and Development Department and in compliance with parking area dimension policies, for angled parking.
(b) Office, industrial and multi-family residential developments: Shall have parking space dimensions measuring a minimum of eight and one-half (8¬1/2) feet by eighteen (18) feet. The depth of the parking space may be adjusted, as approved by the Planning and Development Department and consistent with parking area dimension policies, for angled parking.
(c) Tandem parking is permitted for multi-family development. Tandem parking spaces shall have dimensions measuring a minimum of nine and one-half (9¬1/2) feet by eighteen (18) feet for each parking space, Except for accessible spaces.
The parking requirements shown here are the typical required parking standards for the city of Phoenix. Variance or exclusions to the parking count requirements could be allowed by the code for a specific project. The city of Phoenix parking requirements are for general information. The Phoenix standard parking requirements for an area can be modified by zoning overlays or other Phoenix parking code requirements specific to each project.