City of Windsor Zoning By-law 8600
24.20 PARKING SPACE PROVISIONS
24.20.1 REQUIRED PARKING SPACES – CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
[ZNG/6276] (B/L 145-2021 Oct 26/2021)
.1 In the Central Business District, the required minimum number of parking
spaces shall be as shown opposite the respective use in Table [Link]:
TABLE [Link] – REQUIRED PARKING SPACES
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
USE PARKING RATE – MINIMUM
Bake Shop 0
Business Office 0
Commercial School 0
Convenience Store 0
Dwelling Unit
None for the first six dwelling units AND
(in any type of dwelling or a
1 for each additional dwelling unit
combined use building)
None for the first 90 m² GFA AND 1 for
Entertainment Lounge
each additional 15 m² GFA
Farmers’ Market 0
Food Convenience Store 0
Food Outlet – Take-out 0
Games Arcade 0
Health Studio 0
1 for each of the first 60 guest rooms
Hotel AND 1 for each additional 6 guest
rooms
Medical Office 0
None for the first 90 m² GFA AND
Micro-Brewery
1 for each additional 45 m² GFA
Outdoor Market 0
Pawnshop 0
Personal Service Shop 0
Pharmacy 0
Professional Studio 0
Repair Shop – Light 0
Residential Care Facility 1 for each 8 beds
None for the first 90 m² GFA AND 1
Restaurant
for each additional 15 m² GFA
Retail Store 0
Veterinary Office 0
All other uses not listed above Section 24.20.5 shall apply
[ZNG/6276]
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24.20.3 REQUIRED PARKING SPACES – BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS AND
OTHER DEFINED AREAS
(B/L 130-2017 Sep 28/2017)
.1 Excluding lands in the Central Business District, for lands in any Business
Improvement Area and for all lands within a Commercial District located:
.1 on the north and south side of Wyandotte Street West between
Dougall Avenue and Patricia Road;
.2 on the north and south side of University Avenue between Dougall
Avenue and Randolph Avenue;
.3 on the north and south side of Tecumseh Road East between Forest
Avenue and Chilver Road, Cadillac Street and Larkin Road, and
Westcott Road and Rossini Boulevard;
.4 on the east and west side of Ouellette Avenue between Giles
Boulevard and Tecumseh Road;
for an existing building, the required minimum number of parking spaces
shall be as shown opposite the respective use in Table [Link]:
TABLE [Link] – REQUIRED PARKING SPACES
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS
& OTHER DEFINED AREAS
USE PARKING RATE – MINIMUM
Bake Shop 0
Business Office 0
Convenience Store 0
Food Convenience Store 0
Food Outlet – Take-out 0
Medical Office 1 for each 27 m² GFA
Pawnshop 0
Personal Service Shop 0
Pharmacy 0
Professional Studio 0
Repair Shop – Light 0
None for the first 90 m² GFA AND
Restaurant
1 for each additional 15 m² GFA
Retail Store 0
Veterinary Office 1 for each 27 m² GFA
All other uses not listed above Section 24.20.5 shall apply
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24.20.5 REQUIRED PARKING SPACES – ALL OTHER AREAS AND USES
NOT LISTED IN TABLES [Link] AND [Link]
(B/L 144-2015 Nov 6/2015; B/L 169-2018 Dec 19/2018)
.1 The required minimum number of parking spaces shall be as shown
opposite the respective use as shown in Table [Link]:
TABLE [Link] – REQUIRED PARKING SPACES
USE PARKING RATE – MINIMUM
Adult Entertainment Parlour 1 for each 7.5 m² GFA
Art Gallery 1 for each 45 m² GFA
Automatic Car Wash 0
Automobile Repair Garage 1 for each 45 m² GFA
Automobile Sales Lot 1 for each 45 m² GFA
Bake Shop 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
1 for each 45m² GFA for the first
Bakery 2,700 m² GFA AND
1 for each additional 180 m²
Billiard Hall 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Bingo Hall 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Bowling Alley 4 per alley
Building Material Recycling Centre 1 for each 45 m² GFA
Business Office 1 for each 45 m² GFA
1 for each 5.5 m² GFA uses as a
church, chapel or sanctuary AND
Church (including a Church Hall)
1 for each 36 m² GFA not used as a
church, chapel or sanctuary
Club 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Coin Operated Car Wash 0
College Student Residence 1 for each 4 beds
Collision Shop 1 for each 45 m² GFA
Combined Use Building – Dwelling
1.25 for each dwelling unit
Units
2.5 for each classroom or teaching area
AND 1 for each 22.5 m² of GFA of
Commercial School
cafeteria, auditorium, gymnasium and
other area of assembly
1 for each 45 m² GFA for the first 2,700
Confectionary m² GFA AND 1 for each additional
180 m²
Confectioner’s Shop 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
1 for each 45 m² GFA used as a
Contractor’s Office business office AND 1 for each 200
m² GFA used as a warehouse
Convenience Store 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Convent or Monastery 1 for each 4 beds
Correctional Facility 1 for each 2 beds
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TABLE [Link] – REQUIRED PARKING SPACES
USE PARKING RATE – MINIMUM
Day Nursery 1.5 for each classroom or teaching area
Double-duplex Dwelling 4
Drive-through Food Outlet 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Drive-through Restaurant 1 for each 7.5 m² GFA
Duplex Dwelling 2
Elementary School 1.5 for each classroom or teaching area
Entertainment Lounge 1 for each 7.5 m² GFA
Exhibition Hall 1 for each 36 m² GFA
Financial Office 1 for each 45 m² GFA
Food Convenience Store 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Fraternity or Sorority House 1 for each 4 beds
1 for each 5.5 m² GFA used for a
Funeral Home
chapel, sanctuary or reposing room
Games Arcade 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Garden Centre 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Gas Bar 1 for each 45 m² GFA
1 for each 45 m² GFA for the first 2,700
General Salvage Operation m² GFA AND 1 for each additional
180 m²
Group Home 1
Health Studio 1 for each 36 m² GFA
1 for each 45 m² GFA for the first 2,700
Heavy Repair Shop m² GFA AND 1 for each additional
180 m²
Hospital 1 for each bed
1 for each guest room AND 1 for each
22.5 m² GFA used for a restaurant,
Hotel
convention hall, meeting room and
other places of assembly.
Library 1 for each 45 m² GFA
Light Repair Shop 1 for each 45 m² GFA
Lodging House 1 for each 6 beds
Major Commercial Centre
1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
(exclusive of a hotel or motel)
0.5 for each 1 boat docking space AND
Marina
1 for each 1 boat anchorage space
1 for each 45 m² GFA for the first 2,700
Material Transfer Centre m² GFA AND 1 for each additional
180 m²
Medical Office 1 for each 13.5 m² GFA
Micro-brewery 1 for each 45 m² GFA
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TABLE [Link] – REQUIRED PARKING SPACES
USE PARKING RATE – MINIMUM
1 for each 22.5 m² GFA and when the
combined GFA of all restaurants and
entertainment lounges Exceeds 30%
Minor Commercial Centre of the GFA of the Centre, 1 for each
7.5 m² GFA of all restaurants and
entertainment lounges in excess
thereof
Mobile Home 1
1 for each guest room AND
1 for each 22.5² GFA used for a
Motel
restaurant, convention hall, meeting
room and other places of assembly
Motor Vehicle Dealership 1 for each 45 m² GFA
1 for each 45 m² GFA for the first 2,700
Motor Vehicle Salvage Operation m² GFA AND 1 for each additional
180 m²
Multiple Dwelling containing a
1 for each dwelling unit
maximum of 4 Dwelling units
Multiple Dwelling containing a
1.25 for each dwelling unit
minimum of 5 Dwelling units
Museum 1 for each 45 m² GFA
Outdoor Market 0
Pawnshop 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Personal Service Shop 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Pharmacy 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Place of Entertainment and
1 for each 36 m² GFA
Recreation
Power Generation Plant 1 for each 200 m² GFA
Professional Studio 1 for each 45 m² GFA
Public Hall 1 for each 7.5 m² GFA
Residential Care Facility 1 for each 4 beds
Restaurant 1 for each 7.5 m² GFA
Retail Store 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
1.5 for each classroom or teaching area
AND 1 For each 22.5 m² of GFA of
Secondary School
cafeteria, auditorium, gymnasium and
other area of assembly
Self-storage Facility 2
Semi-Detached Dwelling 1 for each dwelling unit
Service Station 1 for each 45 m² GFA
Shelter 1 for each 6 beds
Single Unit Dwelling 1
Stacked Dwelling Unit 1 for each dwelling unit
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TABLE [Link] – REQUIRED PARKING SPACES
USE PARKING RATE – MINIMUM
Take-Out Food Outlet 1 for each 22.5 m² GFA
Temporary Outdoor Vendor’s Site 0
Theatre 1 for each 6 seats
1 for each guest room AND 1 for each
22.5 m² GFA used for a restaurant,
Tourist Home
convention hall, meeting room and
other places of assembly
Townhome Dwelling having an
1 for each dwelling unit
attached garage or carport
Townhome Dwelling without an
1.25 for each dwelling unit
attached garage or carport
5 parking spaces, or 1 for each
Transport Terminal
45.0 m² GFA, whichever is greater
University Student Residence 1 for each 4 beds
Veterinary Clinic 1 for each 13.5 m² GFA
Veterinary Office 1 for each 13.5 m² GFA
Warehouse 1 for each 200 m² GFA
Wholesale Store 1 for each 45 m² GFA
1 for each 45 m² GFA for the first 2,700
Workshop m² GFA AND 1 for each additional
180 m²
All other commercial uses not
1 for each 36 m² GFA
specifically listed
1 for each 45 m² GFA for the first 2,700
All other industrial uses not
m² GFA AND 1 for each additional
specifically listed
180 m² GFA
(B/L 144-2015 Nov 6/2015; B/L 169-2018 Dec 19/2018)
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24.20.7 CALCULATION OF REQUIRED PARKING SPACES
.1 The required number of parking spaces for each use listed in Tables
[Link], [Link] and [Link] is calculated as follows:
.1 The gross floor area of that part of a building designed and used for
a parking area, parking space, visitor parking space, accessible
parking space, bicycle parking space, loading space, automatic car
wash or coin-operated car wash is not included in the calculation of
required number of vehicle parking spaces.
.2 If a parking rate is expressed as a ratio of parking spaces to the
gross floor area, the parking space requirement for a use is to be
calculated by dividing the applicable gross floor area of the use by
the applicable parking rate.
.3 If the calculation of the number of required parking spaces results in
a number containing a fraction, the number shall be rounded DOWN
to the nearest whole number, but in no case may there be less than
one parking space, except when the parking rate is zero.
.4 If a building is occupied or proposed to be occupied by more than
one main use, the required parking for each main use is calculated
on the basis of the percentage of gross floor area devoted to that
use plus the equivalent percentage of any common areas and
shared accessory uses in the building.
.5 If a Combined use Building is occupied in part by a Minor
Commercial Centre or a Major Commercial Centre, the total
required number of parking spaces is the sum of the required
number of parking spaces for each Dwelling Unit and for the Minor
Commercial Centre of a Major Commercial Centre.
24.20.10 SIZE OF PARKING SPACE
.1 Each parking space shall have a minimum length of 5.5 m and a
minimum width of 2.5 m, except where one side of the parking space is
flanked by a wall or fence, each parking space shall have a minimum
length of 5.5 m and a minimum width of 3.5 m.
24.22 VISITOR PARKING SPACE PROVISIONS
24.22.1 REQUIRED VISITOR PARKING SPACES
.1 For a Townhome Dwelling without an attached garage or carport, Multiple
Dwelling with a minimum of five dwelling units, or Dwelling Units in a
Combined Use Building, a minimum of 15 percent of parking spaces shall
be marked as visitor parking.
.5 If the calculation of the number of visitor parking spaces results in a
number containing a fraction, the number shall be rounded DOWN to the
nearest whole number, but in no case shall there be less than one visitor
parking space and one required parking space.
24.22.10 SIZE OF VISITIOR PARKING SPACE
.1 Each visitor parking space shall have a minimum length of 5.5 m and a
minimum width of 2.5 m, except where one side of the parking space is
flanked by a wall or fence, each visitor parking space shall have a
minimum length of 5.5 m and a minimum width of 3.5 m.
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24.24 ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE PROVISIONS [ZNG/4046]
(B/L 48-2014 Apr 15/2014)
24.24.1 REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES
.1 There shall be provided accessible parking spaces as shown in Table 24.24.1:
TABLE 24.24.1 – REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES
REQUIRED NUMBER OF
TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES – MINIMUM
PARKING SPACES IN
PARKING AREA TYPE A TYPE B
1 to 25 1 space 0
2 percent of parking 2 percent of parking
26 to 100
spaces spaces
1.5 percent of parking 0.5 space plus 1.5
101 to 200
spaces percent of parking spaces
0.5 space plus 1 percent 1 space plus 1 percent of
201 to 1,000
of parking spaces parking spaces
5 spaces plus 0.5 percent 5.5 spaces plus 0.5
1,001 or more
of parking spaces percent of parking spaces
.2 If the calculation of the number of required Type A and Type B
accessible parking spaces results in a number containing a fraction, the
number shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number:
24.24.10 SIZE OF ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE
.1 A Type A accessible parking space shall have a minimum width of
3.5 m and a minimum length of 5.5 m.
.2 A Type B accessible parking space shall have a minimum width of
2.5 m and a minimum length of 5.5 m.
24.24.15 ACCESS AISLES
.1 An access aisle, that is the space between or beside accessible parking
spaces that allows persons with disabilities to get in and out their
vehicles, shall be provided for all accessible parking spaces.
.2 An access aisle may be shared by two accessible parking spaces and
shall have a minimum width of 1.5 m, extend the full length of the
accessible parking space and be marked with high tonal contrast
diagonal lines.
24.24.20 CURB CUT OR RAMP FOR ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE
.1 Where a parking area is bounded by perimeter curbing which separates
the principal pedestrian entrance of a building from the parking area,
there shall be provided and maintained at least one curb cut or ramp
that has a minimum width of 1.2 m and a maximum slope of 1:8 where
elevation is less than 7.5 cm or 1:10 where elevation is 7.5 cm to 20 cm.
.2 The curb cut or ramp shall be designed and located to provide
unobstructed access between an accessible parking space and t he
principal pedestrian building entrance. This provision does not preclude
the construction of perimeter curbing around the parking area as
required by this by-law except insofar as is required to satisfy this
provision.
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