Parking Requirements

Honolulu Parking Requirements

Use REQUIREMENT
Agricultural products processing (major or minor); animal products processing; centralized bulk collection, storage and distribution of agricultural products to wholesale and retail markets; sale and service of machinery used in agricultural production; sawmills; and storage and sale of seed, feed, fertilizer and other products essential to agricultural production.1 per 1,500 square feet
Kennels, commercial1 per 400 square feet, but no less than 4
Automotive and boat parts and services, but not storage and repair; automobile and boat sales and rentals; catering establishments; dance or music schools; financial institutions; home improvement centers; laboratories (medical or research); medical clinics; offices, other than herein specified; personal services; photographic processing; photography studios; plant nurseries; retail establishments other than herein specified; and veterinary establishments 1 per 400 square feet
Bowling alleys3 per alley
Business services1 per 500 square feet
Convenience stores; and sales: food and grocery stores (including neighborhood grocery stores)1 per 300 square feet
Data processing facilities1 per 800 square feet
Drive-thru facilities (window or machine)5 stacking spaces
Eating and drinking establishments (including bars, nightclubs, taverns, cabarets, and dance halls)1 per 300 square feet, provided the total floor area of all eating and drinking establishments comprises 50 percent or more of the floor area developed on the zoning lot. Otherwise, 1 per 400 square feet, including outdoor dining areas.
Laundromats, cleaners: coin operated1 per 2 washing machines
Sales: appliance, household and office furniture; machinery; and plumbing and heating supply1 per 900 square feet
Self-storage facilities1 per 2,000 square feet
Shopping centers'1 per 300 square feet
Skating rinks1 for each 4 skaters of the rink's maximum capacity or 1 per 1,500 square feet of skating surface, whichever is greater.
Boarding facilities2 plus 0.75 per unit
Consulates1 per dwelling or lodging unit, plus 1 per 400 square feet of office floor area, but not less than 5
Dwellings, accessory dwelling unit1 per accessory dwelling unit or none if the accessory dwelling unit is located within one-half mile of a rail transit station
Dwellings, detached, duplex and farm2 per unit plus 1 per 1,000 square feet over 2,500 square feet (excluding carport or garage)
Dwellings, multifamily Lodging Units 600 sq. ft. or less1 per unit Plus 1 guest parking stall per 10 units
Dwellings, multifamily Lodging Units More than 600 but less than 800 sq. ft.1.5 per unit Plus 1 guest parking stall per 10 units
Dwellings, multifamily Lodging Units 800 sq. ft. and over2 per unit Plus 1 guest parking stall per 10 units
Hotels: dwelling units1 per unit
Hotels: lodging units; and lodging units0.75 per unit
Food manufacturing and processing; freight movers; heavy equipment sales and rentals; linen suppliers; manufacturing, processing and packaging (light or general); maritimerelated sales, construction, maintenance and repairing; motion picture and television studios; petroleum processing; port facilities; publishing plants for newspapers, books and magazines; salvage, scrap and junk storage and processing; storage yards; warehousing; waste disposal and processing; and wholesale and retail establishments dealing primarily in bulk materials delivered by or to ship, or by ship and truck in combination1 per 1,500 square feet
Repair establishments, major1 per 300 square feet
Repair establishments, minor1 per 500 square feet
Wholesaling and distribution1 per 1,000 square feet
Boat launching ramps10 per launching ramp
Golf driving ranges2 per tee stall
Marinas1 per 2 moorage stalls
Recreation facilities, outdoor and indoor, involving swimming pools and sports played on courts1 per 200 square feet of seating area, plus 3 per court, e.g.,racquetball, tennis or similar court, and 12 per outdoor playfield
Art galleries, museums and libraries1 per 400 square feet
Auditoriums, funeral homes/mortuaries, meeting facilities, gymnasiums, sports arenas, and theaters1 per 75 square feet of assembly area or 1 per 5 fixed seats, whichever is greater
Day-care facilities1 per 350 square feet of classroom area, meeting area, and/or gathering space, plus 1 per 400 square feet of office floor space
Schools: elementary and intermediate1 per 400 square feet of classroom area, plus 1 per 400
Schools: high, language, vocational, business, technical, and trade; business colleges1 per 200 square feet of high school, language school, business school, or business college classroom area; 1 per 500 square feet of vocational, technical, or trade school classroom area; plus 1 per 400 square feet of office floor space
Automobile service stations3 per repair stall
Car washing, mechanized10 standing spaces for waiting vehicles for each car wash rack
Broadcasting stations1 per 400 square feet
Agriculture - aquaculture; composting (major or minor); crop production; forestry; and roadside stands.PARKING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR
Animals - game preserves; livestock grazing; livestock production (major or minor); livestock veterinary services; and zoos.PARKING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR
Commerce and business - amusement and recreation facilities, indoor and outdoor; home occupations; plant nurseries; and trade or convention centers.PARKING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR
Dwellings and lodgings - group living facilities.PARKING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR
Industrial - base yards; explosive and toxic chemical manufacturing, storage and distribution; and resource extraction.PARKING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR
Outdoor recreation - amusement facilities, outdoor (motorized and not motorized); botanical gardens; golf courses; recreation facilities, outdoor and indoor, other than as herein specified; and marina facilities.PARKING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR
Social and civic service - cemeteries and columbaria; hospitals; prisons; public uses and structures; universities and colleges.PARKING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR
Transportation and parking - airports; heliports; helistops; and truck terminals.PARKING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR
Utilities and communications - broadcasting antennas; receive-only antennas; utility installations (Type A or B); and wind machines.PARKING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR
Miscellaneous - All other uses not herein specified PARKING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR

Table 21-6.1 Off-street Parking Requirements

Table 21-6.2 Off street Parking Requirements BMX 4 Central Business Mixed Use

Use Requirement
Amusement and recreation facilities, indoor, other than herein specified1 per 300 square feet, or 1 per 10 fixed seats, whichever is greater
Auditoriums1 per 300 square feet, or 1 per 10 fixed seats, whichever is greater
Automotive equipment and boat sales and service1 per 1,200 square feet
Bowling alleys1 per alley
Business services1 per 500 square feet
Consulates1 per dwelling or lodging unit, plus 1 per 400 square feet of office floor area, but no less than 5
Dwellings, multifamily1 per dwelling unit
Eating and drinking establishments1 per 300 square feet of dining area over 1,500 square feet, plus 1 per 400 square feet of kitchen and other areas
Financial institutions1 per 600 square feet over 4,000 square feet
Hotels1 per 4 units
Kennels (other than as an accessory use)1 per 600 square feet over 4,000 square feet
Medical clinics1 per 600 square feet over 4,000 square feet
Medical laboratories1 per 600 square feet over 4,000 square feet
Meeting facilities1 per 300 square feet, or 1 per 10 fixed seats, whichever is greater
Offices, other than herein specified1 per 600 square feet over 4,000 square feet
Personal services, other than herein specified1 per 600 square feet over 4,000 square feet
Repair establishments, minor1 per 600 square feet over 4,000 square feet
Retail, other than herein specified1 per 600 square feet over 4,000 square feet
Sales: appliance, household and office furniture1 per 1,200 square feet
Sales: machinery1 per 1,200 square feet
Self storage facilities1 per 2,000 square feet

Table 21-6.3 Off street Parking Requirements Waikiki Special District

UseRequirement
Art galleries, museums, libraries1 per 300 square feet or fraction thereof in excess of 1,000 square feet, but no less than 10
Day-care facilities1 per 10 enrollment capacity
Dwellings, detached, duplex, and multifamily1 per dwelling or lodging unit
Group living facilities1 per 4 patient beds
Hotels0.25 per dwelling or lodging unit
Meeting facilities1 per 10 seats, or where the number of seats cannot be reliably estimated or determined, at least 1 space per 200 square feet
Schools: elementary and intermediate1 per 15 seats in the main auditorium
Schools: high1 per 5 seats in the main auditorium or 5 spaces per classroom, whichever is greater
All other permitted uses except in the public precinct1 per 800 square feet
All permitted uses in the public precinct With respect to projects requiring a major special district appropriate for the particular use and its location; with respect to all other projects, as determined by the director as appropriate for the particular use and its location

Notes:
1 Where a proposed use is not specifically listed above, or it falls under more than one use listed above, the director will review the proposed use and, based on the characteristics of the use, determine its equivalent and applicable off-street parking and loading requirements.
2 All references to square feet refer to floor area.
3 Parking standards for individual uses shall prevail if they are not part of a commercial use that meets the definition of “shopping center.”

The parking requirements shown here are the typical required parking standards for the city of Honolulu. Variance or exclusions to the parking count requirements could be allowed by the code for a specific project. The city of Honolulu parking requirements are for general information. The Honolulu standard parking requirements for an area can be modified by zoning overlays or other Honolulu parking code requirements specific to each project.