Off-street parking and truck loading spaces
shall be provided and kept available as an accessory use to all permitted
and special exception uses of buildings, structures and lots in amounts
not less than those specified in this article.
A.
Single use. The requirement for a single use (e.g.,
a single-family dwelling or a retail store) shall be determined directly
from the schedule of such requirements which is a part of this article.
B.
Combination use. The requirement for a combination
use made up of several component uses (e.g., a bowling alley combined
with an auditorium, a restaurant and bar or a retail store combined
with an office building) shall be determined by establishing the requirement
for each component use from the schedule of such requirements which
is a part of this article and adding them together.
C.
Fraction; computation. When the required number of
spaces is determined to result in a fraction, it shall be increased
to the next higher whole number.
D.
Unlisted use. If the use is not specifically listed
in the schedule of such requirements, the requirement shall be the
same as for the most similar listed use.
E.
Garage or carport. A garage or carport may be used
to meet the requirements of this article. A driveway may only be used
to meet the requirements of this article where it serves a single
or two-family dwelling.
The requirements for off-street parking space
requirements for residential uses shall be as follows:
|
Use
|
Requirement
(number of spaces)
|
|---|---|
|
Single-family and two-family dwelling
|
2 per dwelling unit
|
|
Multiple dwelling
|
1.5 per dwelling unit
|
|
Residential membership club or fraternity
|
1 per residence unit plus 1 per each 2 employees
on the premises at one time
|
The requirements for off-street parking spaces
for nonresidential uses shall be as follows:
|
Use
|
Requirement
(number of spaces)
|
|---|---|
|
Animal hospital
|
1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area; minimum
of 2
|
|
Auditorium, church, convention hall, gymnasium
stadium, theater, studio or other place of public assembly not otherwise
classified
|
1 per 3 permanent seats or 1 per each 40 square
feet of seating area where fixed seating is not provided
|
|
Bank or savings and loan association
|
3 per teller window
|
|
Bowling alley
|
4 per alley
|
|
Drive-in facility or outdoor sales lots, including
marinas
|
1 per each 600 square feet of lot area
|
|
Funeral home
|
1 per 40 square feet of public room floor area
|
|
Filling station, parking garage or repair garage
|
Sufficient parking spaces for all vehicles stored
or being serviced at any one period of time plus a minimum of 5 additional
spaces
|
|
Home occupation or home professional office
|
2 for the first 150 square feet of area given
over to this component of the land use, plus 1 for each addi- tional
150 square feet or fraction thereof, but in no case fewer than 2 spaces
|
|
Hotel or motel
|
1 per guest bedroom plus 1 per each 2 employees
on the premises at one time
|
|
Manufacturing or industrial establishments,
research institute or laboratory or wholesale establishment or warehouse
|
Parking area equivalent to the total ground
coverage of the use, with a minimum of 2 improved spaces per 3 employees
on the premises at one time
|
|
Nursing home
|
1 per each 4 beds plus 1 per each 2 employees
on the premises at one time
|
|
Offices or office buildings
|
1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Public or semipublic art gallery, library or
museum
|
Same as auditorium, etc.
|
|
Restaurant or club
|
1 per 4 permanent seats or the floor area equivalent
|
|
Retail store, personal service work and custom
work
|
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
School
|
1 per employee plus 1 per each 6 students of
junior driver operator age
|
Every building, structure or lot used for nonresidential
purposes shall be provided with off-street truck loading space in
accordance with the following schedule:
|
Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Requirement
(number of spaces)
|
|---|---|
|
Under 5,000
|
None
|
|
5,000 to 14,999
|
1
|
|
15,000 to 40,000
|
2
|
|
Over 40,000
|
1 space for each additional 40,000 square feet
over and above the requirement for the first 40,000 square feet
|
A.
Rentals. Not more than two parking spaces per dwelling
unit may be rented to persons living off the premises in the case
of a single- or two-family use; no more than one parking space per
each two dwelling units may be rented to persons living off the premises
in the case of any other residence use.
B.
Commercial vehicles. Not more than one commercial
vehicle shall be housed or parked in a private garage or off-street
parking area. Such commercial vehicle shall not exceed a gross motor
vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or 25 feet in length.
A.
Entrances and exits. Parking garages, public parking
areas, filling stations and repair garages may have separate or combined
entrances and exits.
B.
Minimum widths. Every separate entrance or exit driveway
shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 10 feet. Every combined
entrance and exit driveway shall have a minimum unobstructed width
of 20 feet. Parking areas with 20 spaces or more shall have at least
two separate ten-foot driveways.
A.
Location. All accessory off-street parking and truck loading areas shall be located in accordance with the provisions of § 210-11.
B.
Improvements. The physical improvements of off-street
parking and truck loading areas shall include:
C.
Aisles. All aisles within parking areas shall have
a minimum width of 24 feet when the parking spaces are at a ninety-degree
angle with the aisle; 18 feet when the parking spaces are at sixty-degree
angles; and 12 feet when the parking spaces are at forty-five-degree
angles.
D.
Clearance. Aisles and turning areas shall have adequate
radii to assure ease of mobility, ample clearance and convenient access
and egress.
E.
Gradients. Center line gradients of aisles shall not
exceed 8%.
F.
Parking spaces. Accessory off-street parking areas
shall be marked off into parking spaces with a minimum width of nine
feet and a minimum length of 18 feet; or, in the case of parking spaces
for trucks or special equipment, parking spaces of a minimum size
to be determined by the Town based on the nature of the parked vehicles.
G.
Loading space. An accessory off-street truck loading
space shall have a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum length of 25
feet and a minimum clear height of 14 feet. The related aisle shall
have the same minimum clear height.
A.
Existing buildings and uses are exempt. The provisions of § 210-22 through § 210-28 shall not apply to any building, structure or lot lawfully in use at the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, whether continued as a permitted use or as a legal nonconforming use, or thereafter converted or changed without enlargement to a different lawful use having the same parking and truck loading requirements.
