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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.9: Parking, Loading & Circulation <br /> <br />TABLE 6.9.7: OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS <br />USE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS <br />Church One space per four seats <br />Clubs or Lodges, Social One space per three members <br />Community Center One space per 400 square feet of gross floor area <br />Crematoria One space per employee <br />Research Facility One space per employee <br />Research Lands & Installations , Non-Profit no requirement <br />Rural Heritage Museum One space per 400 square feet of gross floor area <br />Rural Special Events One space per employee plus one space for 50 square feet of event <br />area <br />6.9.8 Determination For Unlisted Uses <br />The Planning Director shall make a determination of the minimum required off-street parking <br />spaces for uses not specifically listed in this Section. In reaching the determination, the Planning <br />Director may consider the following: <br />(1) Requirements for similar uses, <br />(2) The number and kind of vehicles likely to be attracted to the proposed use, and <br />(3) Studies of the parking requirements of such uses in other jurisdictions. <br />6.9.9 Fractional Results <br />When the number of parking spaces required by this Section results in a fractional space, any <br />fraction of less than one-half may be disregarded; a fraction of one-half or more shall be counted <br />as one parking space. <br />6.9.10 Off-Street Parking Design Standards <br />(A) Standard Parking Spaces <br />(1) Each parking space shall have a minimum area of 180 square feet and have a <br />minimum width of 9 feet. <br />(2) Wheel stops or curbs may be required to prevent encroachment on pedestrian <br />ways and/or landscaping. <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-60 <br /> <br />117