Parking Requirements

REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES FOR COMMERCIAL OR COMMUNITY FACILITY USES

Type of UseDistrictsParking Spaces Required in Relation to Specified Unit of Measurement
Court housesC1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4None required
Court housesC1-1 C2-1 C3 C4- 11 per 500 sq. ft. of floor area
Court housesC1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-11 per 800 sq. ft. of floor area
Court housesC1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C8-21 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Court housesC1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-31 per 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Food stores with 2,000 or more square feet of floor area per establishment. Uses in PRC-A in Use Group 6C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4None required
Food stores with 2,000 or more square feet of floor area per establishment. Uses in PRC-A in Use Group 6C1-1 C2-1 C4-11 per 100 sq. ft. of floor area
Food stores with 2,000 or more square feet of floor area per establishment. Uses in PRC-A in Use Group 6C1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-11 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area
Food stores with 2,000 or more square feet of floor area per establishment. Uses in PRC-A in Use Group 6C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-21 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area
Food stores with 2,000 or more square feet of floor area per establishment. Uses in PRC-A in Use Group 6C1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-31 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area
General retail or service uses. Food stores with less than 2,000 square feet of floor area. Uses in PRC-B in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10 or 12 or when permitted by special permit; or uses in PRC-B1 in Use Group 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 or 16C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4None required
General retail or service uses. Food stores with less than 2,000 square feet of floor area. Uses in PRC-B in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10 or 12 or when permitted by special permit; or uses in PRC-B1 in Use Group 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 or 16C1-1 C2-1 C3 C4- 11 per 150 sq. ft. of floor area
General retail or service uses. Food stores with less than 2,000 square feet of floor area. Uses in PRC-B in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10 or 12 or when permitted by special permit; or uses in PRC-B1 in Use Group 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 or 16C1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-11 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area
General retail or service uses. Food stores with less than 2,000 square feet of floor area. Uses in PRC-B in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10 or 12 or when permitted by special permit; or uses in PRC-B1 in Use Group 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 or 16C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-21 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area
General retail or service uses. Food stores with less than 2,000 square feet of floor area. Uses in PRC-B in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10 or 12 or when permitted by special permit; or uses in PRC-B1 in Use Group 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 or 16C1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-31 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Light manufacturing or semi-industrial uses. Uses in PRC-F in Use Group 11 or 16, and with a minimum of either 7,500 square feet of floor area or 15 employeesC5 C6 C8-4 None required
Light manufacturing or semi-industrial uses. Uses in PRC-F in Use Group 11 or 16, and with a minimum of either 7,500 square feet of floor area or 15 employeesC8-1 C8-2 C8-31 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area, or 1 per 3 employees, whichever will require a larger number of spaces
Low traffic generating uses. Uses in PRC-C in Use Group 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14 or 16 or when permitted by special permitC1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4None required
Low traffic generating uses. Uses in PRC-C in Use Group 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14 or 16 or when permitted by special permitC1-1 C2-1 C3 C4- 11 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area
Low traffic generating uses. Uses in PRC-C in Use Group 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14 or 16 or when permitted by special permitC1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-11 per 600 sq. ft. of floor area
Low traffic generating uses. Uses in PRC-C in Use Group 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14 or 16 or when permitted by special permitC1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-21 per 800 sq. ft. of floor area
Low traffic generating uses. Uses in PRC-C in Use Group 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14 or 16 or when permitted by special permitC1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-31 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Places of assembly. Uses in PRC-D in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 or 14 or when permitted by special permitC1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4None required
Places of assembly. Uses in PRC-D in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 or 14 or when permitted by special permitC1-1 C2-1 C3 C4- 11 per 4 persons rated capacity
Places of assembly. Uses in PRC-D in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 or 14 or when permitted by special permitC1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-11 per 8 persons rated capacity
Places of assembly. Uses in PRC-D in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 or 14 or when permitted by special permitC1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-21 per 12 persons rated capacity
Places of assembly. Uses in PRC-D in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 or 14 or when permitted by special permitC1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-31 per 25 persons rated capacity
Open commercial amusements. Uses in PRC-E in Use Group 13 or 15, or when permitted by special permitC8-3 C8-4None required
Open commercial amusements. Uses in PRC-E in Use Group 13 or 15, or when permitted by special permitC3 C8-11 per 500 sq. ft. of lot area
Open commercial amusements. Uses in PRC-E in Use Group 13 or 15, or when permitted by special permitC7 C8-21 per 2,000 sq. ft. of lot area
Storage or miscellaneous uses. Uses in PRC-G in Use Group 10 or 16, or when permitted by special permit, and with a minimum of 10,000 square feet of floor area or
15 employees
C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4None required
Storage or miscellaneous uses. Uses in PRC-G in Use Group 10 or 16, or when permitted by special permit, and with a minimum of 10,000 square feet of floor area or
15 employees
C4-1 C4-2 C4-3 C4-4 C4-5D C8-1 C8-2 C8-31 per 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area3 , or 1 per 3 employees, whichever will require a lesser number of spaces
Other commercial uses. Uses in PRC-H in Use Group 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 or 14, or when permitted by special permit BoatelsC2 C3 C6 C81 per 2 guest rooms or suites
Camps, overnight or day, with a minimum of either 10,000 square feet of lot area or 10 employeesC1 C2 C3 C7 C81 per 2,000 sq. ft. of lot area, or 1 per 3 employees; whichever will require a lesser number of spaces
Docks for noncommercial pleasure boats; rental boats; ferries; sightseeing, excursion or sport fishing vessels; or passenger ocean vessels(see Section 62-43 for parking requirement)
Funeral establishmentsC1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C6 C8-4None required
Funeral establishmentsC1-1 C2-2 C4-11 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area
Funeral establishmentsC1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-11 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area
Funeral establishmentsC1-3 C4-3 C1-4 C4-4 C2-3 C2-4 C4-2A C4-5D C8-2 C8-31 per 600 sq. ft. of floor area
Hotels - For that floor area used for sleeping accommodationsC1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4None required
Hotels - For that floor area used for sleeping accommodationsC2-1 C4-11 per 4 guest rooms or suites
Hotels -For that floor area used for sleeping accommodationsC2-2 C4-2 C8-11 per 8 guest rooms or suites
Hotels - For that floor area used for sleeping accommodationsC2-3 C2-4 C4-2A C4-3 C4-4 C4-5D C8-2 C8-31 per 12 guest rooms or suites
For that Hotel floor area used for meeting halls, auditoriums, eating or drinking places, wedding chapels or banquet halls, or radio or television studiosC1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4None required
For that Hotel floor area used for meeting halls, auditoriums, eating or drinking places, wedding chapels or banquet halls, or radio or television studiosC2-1 C4-11 per 4 personsrated capacity
For that Hotel floor area used for meeting halls, auditoriums, eating or drinking places, wedding chapels or banquet halls, or radio or television studiosC2-2 C4-2 C8-11 per 8 personsrated capacity
For that Hotel floor area used for meeting halls, auditoriums, eating or drinking places, wedding chapels or banquet halls, or radio or television studiosC2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C8-21 per 12 personsrated capacity
For that Hotel floor area used for meeting halls, auditoriums, eating or drinking places, wedding chapels or banquet halls, or radio or television studiosC2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-31 per 25 personsrated capacity
Post officesC1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4None required
Post officesC1-1 C2-1 C3 C4- 11 per 800 sq. ft. of floor area
Post officesC1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-11 per 1,200 sq. ft. of floor area
Post officesC1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C8-21 per 1,500 sq. ft. of floor area
Post officesC1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-31 per 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area
PrisonsC4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C6 C8-3 C8- 4None required
PrisonsC4-1 C4-2 C8-11 per 10 beds-rated capacity
PrisonsC4-2A C4-3 C8-21 per 20 beds-rated capacity
Refreshment stands, drive-insC2-1 C2-2 C2-3 C7 C8-1 C8-21 per 50 sq. ft. of floor area
Refreshment stands, drive-insC2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C6 C8-3 C8-41 per 100 sq. ft. of floor area
Agricultural uses, including greenhouses, nurseries or truck gardensC1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4None required
Agricultural uses, including greenhouses, nurseries or truck gardensC1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4- 2 C8-11 per 1,000 sq. ft. of lot area used for selling purposes
Agricultural uses, including greenhouses, nurseries or truck gardensC1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C8-21 per 2,500 sq. ft. of lot area used for selling purposes
Ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 4C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4None required
Ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 4C1-1 C2-1 C3 C4- 11 per 150 sq. ft. of floor area and cellar space, except cellar space used for storage
Ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 4C1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-11 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area and cellar space, except cellar space used for storage
Ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 4C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-21 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area and cellar space, except cellar space used for storage
Ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 4C1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-31 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area and cellar space, except cellar space used for storage
Ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 4C1-1, C1-2, C2-1 and C2-2 Districts mapped within R3-2 Districts1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area when located above the first story ceiling
Ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 41 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area and cellar space, except cellar space used for storage, when located in community facility buildings or when located above the first story ceiling in buildings with both commercial and community facility uses C1-1, C1-2, C2-1 and C2-2 Districts mapped within R1, R2, R3A, R3X and R3-1 Districts, and C4-1 and C4-2 Districts, in the Borough of Staten Island and Community District 10 in the Borough of the Bronx
Child care services, as listed under the definition of school in Section 12-10 (DEFINITIONS), in lower density growth management areas1 per 1000 sq. ft. when located in community facility buildings or when located above the first story ceiling in buildings with both commercial and community facility usesC1-1, C1- 2, C2-1 and C2-2 Districts mapped within R1, R2, R3A, R3X and R3-1 Districts, and C4-1 and C4-2 Districts, in the Borough of Staten Island and Community District 10 in the Borough of the Bronx
Clubs, community centers or settlement houses; philanthropic or non-profit institutions without sleeping accommodations excluding ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 4; golf course club houses; noncommercial recreation centers; or welfare centersC1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4None required
Clubs, community centers or settlement houses; philanthropic or non-profit institutions without sleeping accommodations excluding ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 4; golf course club houses; noncommercial recreation centers; or welfare centersC1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4- 2 C8-11 per 10 personsrated capacity
Clubs, community centers or settlement houses; philanthropic or non-profit institutions without sleeping accommodations excluding ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 4; golf course club houses; noncommercial recreation centers; or welfare centersC1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-21 per 20 personsrated capacity
College student dormitories and fraternity or sorority student housesC1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6None required
College student dormitories and fraternity or sorority student housesC1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4- 21 per 6 beds
College student dormitories and fraternity or sorority student housesC1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-31 per 12 beds
Colleges, universities, or seminaries (a) For that floor area used for classrooms, laboratories, student centers or offices C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4None required
Colleges, universities, or seminaries (a) For that floor area used for classrooms, laboratories, student centers or offices C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4- 2 C8-11 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Colleges, universities, or seminaries (a) For that floor area used for classrooms, laboratories, student centers or offices C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C8-21 per 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area
For that floor area used for theaters, auditoriums, gymnasiums or stadiumsC1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4None required
For that floor area used for theaters, auditoriums, gymnasiums or stadiumsC1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4- 2 C8-11 per 8 personsrated capacity
For that floor area used for theaters, auditoriums, gymnasiums or stadiumsC1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-21 per 16 personsrated capacity
Hospitals and related facilitiesC1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4- 2 C8-11 per 5 beds
Hospitals and related facilitiesC1-3 C1-4 C2-3 C2-4 C4-2A C4-3 C4-4 C4-5D C8-2 C8-31 per 8 beds
Hospitals and related facilitiesC1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-41 per 10 beds
Houses of worship, applicable only to the facility’s largest room of assembly; however, rooms separated by movable partitions shall be considered a single roomC1 and C2 Districts mapped within R6, R7, R8, R9 or R10 Districts, C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-2A C4-3 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-2 C8-3 C8-4None required
Houses of worship, applicable only to the facility’s largest room of assembly; however, rooms separated by movable partitions shall be considered a single roomC1 and C2 Districts mapped within R1, R2 or R3 Districts, C3 C4-11 per 10 personsrated capacity
Houses of worship, applicable only to the facility’s largest room of assembly; however, rooms separated by movable partitions shall be considered a single roomC1 and C2 Districts mapped within R4 and R5 Districts, C4-2 C8-11 per 15 personsrated capacity
Houses of worship, applicable only to the facility’s largest room of assembly; however, rooms separated by movable partitions shall be considered a single roomC1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6None required
Houses of worship, applicable only to the facility’s largest room of assembly; however, rooms separated by movable partitions shall be considered a single roomC1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4- 21 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Houses of worship, applicable only to the facility’s largest room of assembly; however, rooms separated by movable partitions shall be considered a single roomC1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-31 per 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Outdoor skating rinksC1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4None required
Outdoor skating rinksC1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4- 2 C8-11 per 800 sq. ft. of lot area
Outdoor skating rinksC1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-21 per 2,000 sq. ft. of lot area
Outdoor tennis courtsC1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4None required
Outdoor tennis courtsC1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4- 2 C8-11 per 2 courts
Outdoor tennis courtsC1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-21 per 5 courts
Philanthropic or non-profit institutions with sleeping accommodations; long-term care facilities, except that independent living dwelling units within a continuing care retirement community shall be subject to the accessory offstreet parking requirements of Section 36-30. For the purposes of applying such requirements, dwelling units shall be as defined in Section 28-02 C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6None required
Philanthropic or non-profit institutions with sleeping accommodations; long-term care facilities, except that independent living dwelling units within a continuing care retirement community shall be subject to the accessory offstreet parking requirements of Section 36-30. For the purposes of applying such requirements, dwelling units shall be as defined in Section 28-02 C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4- 21 per 10 beds
Philanthropic or non-profit institutions with sleeping accommodations; long-term care facilities, except that independent living dwelling units within a continuing care retirement community shall be subject to the accessory offstreet parking requirements of Section 36-30. For the purposes of applying such requirements, dwelling units shall be as defined in Section 28-02 C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-31 per 20 beds

NOTE: PRC = Parking Requirement Category
1 The parking requirements for ambulatory diagnostic or treatment
facilities listed in Use Group 4 and #uses# in PRC-B1 may be reduced
by permit of the Board of Standards and Appeals in accordance with
the provisions of Section 73-44 (Reduction of Parking Spaces for
Ambulatory Diagnostic or Treatment Facilities Listed in Use Group 4
and Uses in Parking Requirement Category B1)
2 In the case of golf driving ranges, the requirements in this table apply
only to that portion of the range used for tees
3 For predominantly open storage of miscellaneous #uses#, the #lot area#
used for such #uses# shall be considered as #floor area# for the purposes
of these requirements
4 Requirements are in addition to area utilized for ambulance parking
5 Requirements apply only to the floor area not used for storage

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