Baltimore Parking Requirements
| USES | PARKING SPACES REQUIRED |
|---|---|
| Adult Use | 3 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Alternative Energy System | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area |
| Animal Clinic | 1 per examination room |
| Art Gallery | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Arts Studio | 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of studio area |
| Arts Studio: Industrial | 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of studio area |
| Bail Bond Establishment | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Banquet Hall | 1 per 10 persons of fire-rated capacity |
| Boat Manufacturing, Repair, and Sales | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift +1 per company vehicle maintained on the premises |
| Body Art Establishment | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Broadcasting Station (Tv or Radio) | 1 per 2 employees on peak shift +1 per company vehicle maintained on the premises |
| Carry-Out Food Shop | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA + 3 stacking spaces per drive-through lane |
| Car Wash | 2 per service bay |
| Cemetery | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area + 1 per 4 persons of fire-rated capacity in chapel |
| Check-cashing Establishment | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Commercial composting facility | 1 per employee on peak shift |
| Community Center | 1 per 10 persons of fire-rated capacity |
| Contractor Storage Yard | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office and public-use areas |
| Convention Center | 1 per 10 persons of fire-rated capacity |
| Country Club Cumulative of various uses within the development (golf course, restaurant, etc.) | N/A |
| Cultural Facility | 1 per 4,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Day-Care Center: Adult or Child | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift |
| Driving Range | 1.5 per tee stand |
| Dwelling: All unless otherwise specified | 1 per dwelling unit |
| Dwelling: Live-Work | 1 per dwelling unit |
| Dwelling: Multi-Family – Age-Restricted Housing | 1 per 2 dwelling units |
| Educational Facility: CommercialVocational | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift + 1 per 25 students, based on maximum student capacity + 1 per facility vehicle if outdoor component (e.g., driving track) is present |
| Educational Facility: Post-Secondary | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift + 1 per 25 students based on the maximum student capacity |
| Educational Facility: Primary and Secondary | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift + 1 per 50 students, based on maximum student capacity |
| Entertainment: Indoor | Generally 1 per 10 persons of fire-rated capacity |
| Entertainment: Indoor | Movie Theater 1 per 4 seats for first 400 seats + 1 per 6 seats after first 400 |
| Entertainment: Live (Principal Use) | 1 per 10 persons of fire-rated capacity |
| Financial Institution | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA + 2 stacking spaces per drive-through lane |
| Food Processing: Light Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Fraternity or Sorority House | 1 per 2 rooming units |
| Freight Terminal | 3 per 20,000 sq. ft. of warehousing area + 3 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area |
| Funeral Home | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area + 1 per 4 persons of fire-rated capacity in chapel + 1 per company vehicle maintained on the premises |
| Gas Station | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of accessory retail area |
| Golf Course | 3 per hole |
| Government Facility | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office and public-use areas + 1 per government vehicle maintained on the premises |
| Greenhouse or Nursery | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA (including outdoor sales or display area) |
| Health-Care Clinic | 3 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Health and Fitness Center | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of public use area |
| Heavy Sales, Rental, or Service Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Horse Stable | 1 per 5 stalls |
| Hospital | 1 per 10 hospital beds + 1 per 4 employees (including staff doctors) on peak shift + 1 per 2 examination rooms in medical offices |
| Hotel or Motel | 1 per 4 rooms |
| Industrial Boat Repair Facility Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Industrial: General Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Industrial: Light Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Industrial: Maritime-Dependent Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Kennel | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of public waiting area |
| Landfill: Industrial Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area |
| Lodge or social club | 1 per 10 persons of fire-rated capacity |
| Marina: Dry Storage | 1 per 4 slips (Note: During the off-season, September 15 to May 14, the parking area may be used for the storage of boats, trailers, or other related materials, as long as at least 10% of required parking remains) |
| Marina: Recreational | 1 per 2 slips |
| Marine Terminal Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Materials Recovery Facility Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area |
| Mini-Warehouse | 1 per 50 storage units |
| Motor Vehicle Dealership | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Motor Vehicle Operations Facility Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area |
| Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office and public-use areas + 1 per company vehicle maintained on the premises |
| Motor Vehicle Service and Repair, Major or Minor | 2 per service bay |
| Movie Studio Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area |
| Nursery (See “Greenhouse or Nursery”) | N/A |
| Office | 1 per 800 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Outdoor Storage Yard | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office and public-use areas |
| Passenger Terminal | 3 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Pawn Shop | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Personal Services Establishment | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Place of Worship | 1 per 4 persons of fire-rated capacity; or, for places of worship whose worshipers are required to walk to worship because of religious tenet, 1 per 8 persons of firerated capacity + 1 or more additional spaces as required by this Code for other uses on the site |
| Printing Establishment Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Racetrack | 1 per 10 persons of fire-rated capacity |
| Recreation: Indoor | 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Recreation: Outdoor | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of public-use area (not including actual playing field or pool) |
| Recreational Vehicle Dealership | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Recyclable Materials Recovery Facility Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area |
| Recycling and Refuse Collection Facility Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area |
| Research and Development Facility Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Residential-Care Facility | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift + 1 per 6 residents; however, if the facility does not permit residents to have vehicles at the facility, the facility need not provide off-street parking spaces for residents |
| Resource Recovery Facility Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area |
| Restaurant | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of indoor public seating area + 3 stacking spaces per drive-through lane |
| Retail: Big Box Establishment | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Retail Goods Establishment | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Rooming House | 1 per 2 rooming units |
| Shipyard Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Stadium | 1 per 10 persons of fire-rated capacity |
| Tavern | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of indoor public seating area |
| Truck Repair 2 | truck-sized parking spaces per service bay + 1 per 4 employees on peak shift |
| Truck Stop | 1 truck-sized space per 5,000 sq. ft. of site area + 1 per 4 employees on peak shift |
| Truck Terminal Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 truck-sized space per 5,000 sq. ft. of site area |
| Urban Agriculture | 1 per company vehicle maintained on the premises |
| Video Lottery Facility | 1 per 10 persons of fire-rated capacity |
| Warehouse | 1 per 20,000 sq. ft. of warehousing area + 3 per 1,000 sq. ft. of office area |
| Waterfreight Terminal Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
| Wholesale Goods Establishment Lesser of (i) | 1 per 4 employees on peak shift, or (ii) 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
TABLE 16-406: REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING ART. 32, TBL 16-406
The parking requirements shown here are the typical required parking standards for the city of Baltimore. Variance or exclusions to the parking count requirements could be allowed by the code for a specific project. The city of Baltimore parking requirements are for general information. The Baltimore standard parking requirements for an area can be modified by zoning overlays or other Baltimore parking code requirements specific to each project.