At the time any building or structure is erected,
enlarged, increased in capacity or changed in use, improved and usable
off-street parking spaces for motor vehicles shall be provided in
accordance with the requirements of this Article and Schedule II.[1] The off-street parking facilities shall not be required
for any existing building or use, unless said building shall be enlarged
or the use of land changed. In such cases, off-street parking facilities
shall be provided as hereinafter specified for the building as enlarged
or to accommodate the needs of the new use.
A.
Design requirements.
(1)
Off-street parking space shall be provided as further
specified in this chapter and shall be furnished with necessary passageways
and driveways. For the purposes of this chapter, a parking space shall
not be less than nine feet in width and 20 feet in depth exclusive
of accessways and driveways.
(2)
Off-street parking areas for nonresidential uses shall
provide an additional area of 100 square feet of area per off-street
parking space to provide sufficient area for access drives and aisles.
(3)
Off-street parking areas with a capacity for more
than 20 vehicles shall delineate fire lanes and post "no parking"
markers at the expense of the owner.
(4)
Any off-street parking area with at least 20 off-street
parking spaces shall designate a minimum of 5% of those spaces, up
to a maximum of 10 spaces, as only for the handicapped and clearly
mark them for such use. Parking spaces designated to serve handicapped
individuals shall be at least 14 feet in width and 20 feet in depth.
(5)
All off-street parking space shall be deemed to be
required space on the lot on which it is situated and shall not be
encroached upon or reduced in any manner.
(6)
All parking areas, passageways and driveways (except
where provided in connection with one- and two-family dwellings) shall
be adequately drained and surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather
surface, subject to approval of the Superintendent of Public Works.
(7)
Each off-street parking space shall be so designed,
maintained and regulated that no parking or maneuvering incidental
to parking shall be on any public street, walk or alley and so that
any motor vehicle may be parked and unparked without moving or damaging
another.
(8)
The collective provision of off-street parking areas
by two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots may be approved
by the Planning Board, provided that the total of such facilities
shall not be less than the sum required for the various buildings
or uses computed separately.
(9)
Off-street parking for nonresidential or multiple-family
uses shall be set back not less than 20 feet from the front lot line.
Off-street parking may be permitted in rear and side yard areas subject
to approval of the Planning Board. Off-street parking for single-
and two-family dwellings shall be provided on a driveway which provides
access to such residences or a garage which is accessory to such residential
uses.
(10)
No driveway providing access to an off-street
parking area shall be located closer than 20 feet to any side lot
line or within 50 feet of a street intersection measured along the
curbline of the same street on which the driveway is located. In addition,
a minimum distance of 20 feet shall be maintained between two driveways
located on any one frontage.
B.
Location of off-street parking facilities. Off-street
parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified. Where
a distance is specified, such distance shall be the walking distance
measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest
public entrance of the building that such facility is required to
serve.
C.
Screening and landscaping. When a parking area for
five or more vehicles is within or abuts a residential district, a
planted buffer area shall be provided to protect the quality of the
residential environment. A solid fence or wall six feet in height
shall be erected and landscaping installed on the residential side
of the wall. Landscaping utilized to provide this buffer shall not
be less than four feet in height at the time of planting and individual
shrubs or plants, spaced not more than three feet apart. The planted
buffer area shall not be less than five feet in depth.
D.
Lighting.
(1)
All off-street parking areas and driveways (excluding
areas serving one- and two-family dwellings) shall be illuminated
adequately during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use
is in operation.
(2)
Any lights used to illuminate an off-street parking
area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the street
and all adjoining properties.
E.
Units of measurement.
(1)
In churches and other places of assembly in which
patrons or spectators occupy benches, bleachers, pews or other similar
seating facilities, each 18 inches of such seating facilities shall
be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining requirements
for off-street parking facilities.
(2)
When units of measurement determining the number of
required parking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional
space, any fraction shall require one parking space.
F.
Mixed occupancies and uses not specified. In any case of mixed uses, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately. Off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing required parking facilities for any other use, except as hereinafter specified in Subsection G for joint use.
G.
Joint use. The off-street parking requirements of
two or more uses, structures or parcels of land may be satisfied by
the same parking or loading space used jointly to the extent that
it can be shown by the owners or operators of the uses, structures
or parcels that their operations and parking needs do not overlap
in point in time. If the uses, structures or parcels are under separate
ownership, the right to joint use of the parking space must be evidenced
by a deed, lease, contract or other appropriate written document to
establish the joint use. Said document shall bind the owner, his/her
heirs and assigns to maintain the required joint uses throughout the
life of such uses and shall be approved by the Village Attorney.
H.
Required off-street parking space. The minimum number
of off-street parking spaces for specific uses as regulated in this
chapter are contained in Schedule II, which is part of this chapter.[2] In the case of a use not specifically mentioned in this
section, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall
be determined by the Planning Board.
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule II is included as an attachment to this chapter.
I.
Central Business District exception. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this section to the contrary, no off-street
parking shall be required for any permitted principal or special use
in the C-B District.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule II is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
For every building, structure or part thereof having
more than 4,000 square feet of gross building area erected and occupied
for business or industrial use as well as other uses requiring the
receipt and distribution of materials and merchandise by vehicles,
there shall be space provided and permanently maintained for loading
and unloading berths provided on the same lot with such building.
Such berths shall be located to avoid undue interference with the
public use of streets, alleys or parking areas and provided in accord
with the following standards:
B.
The loading berth in each instance shall be not less
than 12 feet in width, 55 feet in length and 14 feet in height.
In order to encourage the sound development
of street frontage, the following special regulations shall apply
to all nonresidential buildings and uses:
A.
Each separate use, grouping of attached buildings
or groupings of permitted uses shall not have more than two points
of access. Additional accessways may be approved by the Planning Board
based on the need for such additional access which is supported by
a traffic analysis prepared and submitted by the applicant.
B.
The use of common access points by two or more permitted
uses shall be encouraged by the Planning Board in order to reduce
the number and closeness of access points along the streets and to
encourage the fronting of significant traffic-generating uses upon
a parallel access street and not directly upon a primary road.
C.
Access points for industrial uses shall not be less
than 24 feet nor more than 40 feet in width. All other access points
shall not be less than 20 feet nor more than 30 feet in width.
Private swimming pools shall be permitted as
an accessory use in any residential district, provided that there
is an existing residence on said lot and the following regulations
are complied with:
A.
Fences. In-ground swimming pools shall be completely
enclosed by a fence of not less than four feet in height. Said fence
shall have a gate with a self-closing latch located inside the complex
to control access to the pool area. Aboveground pools less than four
feet in height shall be similarly fenced. Aboveground pools which
are four feet or more above the ground shall not require a fence,
except that any steps leading to the pool deck shall be enclosed by
a gate that may be securely fastened and locked. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a fence shall be required if the walls of the pool are
so located as to provide a means by which the wall of this pool can
be climbed and entry gained to the deck of the pool.
B.
Setbacks.
(1)
Outdoor swimming pools shall be located in the rear
or side yards and shall conform to the minimum setback requirements
for a structure in the district. Aprons and decks which are accessory
to a pool shall not be within the minimum setback area specified in
Schedule I[1] for accessory uses.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule I is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(2)
No swimming pool shall be closer to the street or
front lot line than the front of the building or structure to which
the pool is an accessory use.
C.
Drainage. No permit shall be issued for such pool
unless the applicant can show that the proposed drainage of such pool
will not adversely interfere with the property of others, with public
highways or area drainage facilities. No pool shall drain into the
Village's sanitary sewer system.
D.
Lighting. Lights erected, operated or maintained in
connection with a swimming pool shall be located in such a manner
so as to minimize the glare onto adjacent properties.
E.
Overhead wiring. Service drop conductors and any other
open overhead wiring shall not be installed above the swimming pool
or an area surrounding the swimming pool which extends 10 feet horizontally
from the pool edge, diving structures, observation stands, towers
or platforms. Service conductors shall be enclosed in ground fault
interrupter boxes and appropriately grounded.
F.
Filtering system. A filtering system shall be installed
in all pools requiring in excess of 1,760 gallons of water to fill
an area approximately 10 feet in diameter by 36 inches in depth.
G.
Permits. Building and zoning permits shall be required
for all swimming pools having an area greater than 100 square feet
or a depth greater than 18 inches, regardless of whether the pool
is above or below ground.
H.
Compliance with New York State requirements. Applications
for swimming pool permits shall comply with these regulations and
all applicable requirements of the State of New York. Where the regulations
of the Village and state are inconsistent, the more restrictive requirements
shall govern.
