A.Â
The purpose of this section is to prevent or alleviate the congestion
of public rights-of-way and to promote the safety and welfare of the
public by establishing minimum requirements for the off-street parking
and loading of motor vehicles in accordance with the use to which
a property is put.
B.Â
The duty to provide and maintain off-street parking and loading spaces
shall be the joint and several responsibilities of the owner, operator
and lessee of the use for which such spaces are required.
C.Â
Where the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case
may be, grants variance relief from these parking or loading requirements,
an approved parking plan or delivery plan, as appropriate, including
but not limited to hours of operations and staging for deliveries,
shall be made part and parcel of such grant of variance relief.
D.Â
Applicability.
(2)Â
Whenever a use existing on the effective date of this chapter is
changed to a new use, off-street parking and loading shall be provided
as required herein for such new use; except that when any such existing
use was deficient in required off-street parking or loading spaces
on such effective date, such new use may be established with a deficiency
in required parking or loading spaces equal in number to the preexisting
deficiency, provided that such new use does not increase the demand
for parking or loading on the premises.
(3)Â
Whenever the intensity of the use of any building, structure or use
is increased through the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area,
seating capacity or other units of measurement specified herein for
required off-street parking and loading, off-street parking and loading
as required herein shall be provided for such increase in intensity;
provided, however, that no building, structure or use lawfully existing
on the effective date of this chapter shall be required to provide
any additional parking or loading facilities pursuant to this subsection
unless and until the aggregate increase in intensity shall equal more
than 10% of the intensity existing upon such effective date, in which
case off-street parking and loading spaces as required herein shall
be provided for the total aggregate increase.
A.Â
Structural types permitted. Parking in the City of Pleasantville
is permitted on surface parking lots, in structured parking garages
or in mechanical parking facilities.
B.Â
Location.
(1)Â
All residential parking requirements shall be met on site.
(2)Â
Nonresidential uses must provide 100% of required parking on site
or within 1,000 feet of the premises, provided that no such off-site
parking shall be located within a residential zoning district.
(3)Â
All surface parking lots, structured parking garages and mechanical
parking facilities shall be so located and designed to minimize the
unnecessary routing of traffic along public rights-of-way.
(4)Â
When possible, parking areas shall be located within the interior
of lots and away from street frontages, which shall be developed with
permitted principal uses.
C.Â
Computation of required spaces.
(1)Â
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the following
Schedule of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces.
(2)Â
Should the computation of the number of required off-street parking
spaces result in a fraction of a space, any fraction up to and including
1/2 shall be disregarded (i.e., rounded down), and any fraction over
1/2 shall require one parking space (i.e., rounded up).
D.Â
Schedule of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces.
[Amended 3-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018]
Schedule of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
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In addition to the number of spaces indicated, each use having
employees on the premises, whether residential or nonresidential in
nature, shall provide one space for each employee on a given shift.
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Type of Development/Uses1
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Required Spaces
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Residential development
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Single-family detached, duplexes
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Two-family stacked dwelling units2
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1 to 3 bedrooms
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2.03
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4 to 5 bedrooms
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3.0
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Garden apartments and other multifamily dwelling units as defined in § 300-102
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1 bedroom4
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1.8
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2 bedrooms
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2.02
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3 bedrooms
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2.1
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Townhouses and 3- to 4-family attached dwelling units ("tri"
or "quad")2
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1 bedroom
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1.8
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2 bedrooms
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2.32
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3 bedrooms
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2.4
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Vertical development, as defined in § 300-10
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1 bedroom
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0.8
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2 bedrooms
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1.35
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3 bedrooms
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1.9
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Mobile homes
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1 bedroom
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1.8
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2 bedrooms
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2.05
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3 bedrooms
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2.1
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Nursing homes, as defined in § 300-10
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1 space for every 5 beds
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Age-restricted housing (other than nursing homes) as defined in § 300-10; community residences for the developmentally disabled, persons with head injuries, terminally ill and victims of domestic violence; and transitional home care facilities5
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The greater of 1 space for every 2 dwelling units or in accordance
with the most appropriate, similar dwelling unit type and size as
described herein, plus 1 space per client based on 30% of capacity
where adult day care is included as an accessory use
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Nonresidential development6
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Adult day-care centers
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1 space for each client based on 30% of capacity
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Adult establishments
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1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area for any
retail component plus 1 space for each seat for any theater or similar
component
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Automotive uses
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Car washes, automatic
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5 spaces for each service stall7
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Manual
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3 spaces for each service stall7
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Fueling stations
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4 queueing spaces for each fuel dispenser7
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Service stations
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4 spaces for each service stall7
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Fueling and service stations
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4 spaces for each service stall7
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Open-air or enclosed storage facilities for inventoried vehicles
intended for sale or rental
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1 space for every 300 square feet of showroom or lot area
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Commercial activities (where not otherwise included herein)
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Downtown- and neighborhood-oriented
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1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
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General- and regionally oriented
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1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
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Contractor's warehouse and offices, including material or design
showrooms
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1 space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Eating and drinking establishments
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Bars and taverns
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1 space for every 2 seats at 7 square feet per standing customer,
7 square feet per bar stool and 15 square feet per seat per table
seat where food is served
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Nightlife establishments
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1 space for each customer based on 30% capacity at 7 square
feet per standing customer, 7 square feet per bar stool and 15 square
feet per seat per table seat
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Drive-in (takeout) restaurants, including fast-food restaurants
with takeout component
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The greater of 1 space for each customer, based on 30% of capacity
at 15 square feet per table seat and 1 space for each 7 square feet
of patron queueing area
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Eat-in/full-service restaurants
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1 space for each customer based on 30% of capacity at 15 square
feet per table seat.
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Educational uses
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Child-care centers/facilities
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1 space for each classroom or child based on 30% of capacity
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Elementary school
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2 spaces for each classroom
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Intermediate school
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1.5 spaces for each classroom
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Secondary (High) school
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2.5 spaces for each classroom
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Public/private training facilities offering life skills or career
educational courses
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1 space for every 3 students
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Family day-care homes
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Number of spaces required for residential development under
this schedule plus 1 space for each child based on 30% of capacity
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Food production uses
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1 space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Fraternal social, charitable or eleemosynary facilities
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1 space for each member based on 30% of capacity
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Funeral homes and mortuaries
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1 space per viewing room/chapel based on 30% of capacity for
mourners plus 3 spaces per viewing room/chapel for facility vehicles
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Home occupations
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Number of spaces required for residential development under
this schedule plus 1 space
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Hotels, motels and bed-and-breakfast establishments
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1 space for each guest room plus the number of spaces provided
herein for amenities and nonroom uses
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Laundromats (self-service laundry facilities)
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1 space for each 3 washing machines
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Kennels
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2 spaces minimum
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Libraries; museums (cultural or popular); art galleries; studios
for artists, musicians, photographers and other artisans; and like
and similar activities
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1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area plus as
required for public assembly areas
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Light industrial operations
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1 space for each 800 square feet of gross floor area
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Marinas
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1 space for each boat slip
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Office uses
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Medical, dental, psychiatric, veterinarian and related
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1 space for every 2 examination/treatment rooms
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Professional and administrative services
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1 space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Governmental administrative
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1 space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Real estate
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1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
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Public parks, playgrounds, active or passive open space, conservation
areas
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5 spaces per acre or any part thereof
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Personal service establishments
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Where applicable, 1 space for each 1/3 of an operator; otherwise,
1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
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Places of worship
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1 space for every 3 seats (or 24 inches of pew/bench space)
plus requirements for places of public assembly for assembly/meeting
rooms plus 1 space for each 2 residents of an accessory rectory
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Places of public assembly
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1 space for each user, based on 30% of facility capacity or
1 space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area where there
are no fixed seats
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Postal, shipping and receiving facilities (including U.S. Postal
Service offices)
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1 space for each service window plus 1 space for every 200 square
feet of gross floor area
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Research and design laboratories
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1 space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Warehousing and storage facilities
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1 space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
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Watercraft
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In-water fueling stations
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1 space for each employee
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Land-based fueling stations
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2 spaces for each service stall (does not include actual service
stall)
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In-water service stations
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1 space for each employee
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Land-based service stations
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4 spaces for each service stall (does not include actual service
stall)
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Land-based fueling and service stations
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2 spaces for each fueling stall plus 4 spaces for each service
stall (does not include actual stalls)
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In-water fueling and service stations
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1 space for each employee
| |||
Open-air or enclosed storage facilities for inventoried vehicles
intended for sale or rental
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1 space for each 500 square feet of showroom or lot area
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NOTES:
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1 Unless otherwise indicated, as defined in § 300-8 herein.
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2 Includes guest parking at 0.5 space
per dwelling units. Guests must park on street or in common parking
areas. For the purposes of this schedule, residential garages shall
not count toward the off-street parking requirement.
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3 Applicable where applicant cannot
specify the number of bedrooms per unit.
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4 Efficiency and studio
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5 Applicable where applicant cannot
specify the number of bedrooms per unit.
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6 g.f.a. = gross floor area
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7 Does not include actual service
stalls.
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8 For multifamily residential and
multistory commercial buildings, parking stalls with electric vehicle
supply equipment shall be provided at a rate of one EVSE per 20 stalls.
The provision of EVSE for single-family detached units, duplexes,
garden apartments, and townhouses shall be at the discretion of property
owners. Each EVSE-capable stall counts as 1.5 parking spaces towards
the requirement.
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9 Off-street parking stalls with
electric vehicle supply equipment shall be provided at a rate of one
EVSE per 20 stalls. The provision of EVSE for single-family detached
units, duplexes, garden apartments, and townhouses shall be at the
discretion of property owners. Each EVSE-capable stall counts as 1.5
parking spaces towards the requirement. For nonresidential uses (excluding
commercial/residential mixed use), off-street parking spaces with
EVSE shall be provided at a minimum rate of one EVSE per 20 stalls.
If fewer than 20 stalls are required, the provision of off-street
EVSE is encouraged and shall count as 1.5 parking spaces towards the
parking requirement.
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(1)Â
For places of worship, sporting events and other places of assembly
in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similar
seating, each 20 inches of such seating shall be counted as one seat
for the purpose of determining the requirement for off-street parking.
(2)Â
When parking spaces are required on the basis of the number of faculty,
staff, students or employees, the maximum number of personnel present
at any one time shall govern.
(3)Â
Where a use is not expressly listed in the Schedule of Off-Street
Parking Spaces, parking spaces shall be provided on the same basis
as required for the most similar use listed, or as determined by the
Zoning Officer, Planning Board or Zoning Board, as the case may be,
pursuant to their authority to interpret the provisions of this chapter.
In making such determination, the Zoning Officer, Planning Board or
Zoning Board, as the case may be, may look to the parking requirements
for the use in question or for similar uses in neighboring municipalities
for guidance.
(4)Â
Reduction in parking requirements. In locations within 300 feet of
an established public transit route, the parking requirements established
herein may, if approved by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment,
as the case may be at the time of site plan and/or subdivision approval,
be reduced up to 50% of the required number of spaces for office and
similar uses and up to 85% of the required number of spaces for retail
and similar uses.
(5)Â
Collective and shared parking. Subject to the following conditions,
nothing herein shall be construed to prevent collective parking arrangements
for multiple uses on the same lot or shared parking arrangements for
multiple uses on separate lots:
(a)Â
Unless site plan approval is required, in which case approval
for the collective or shared parking arrangement shall be issued by
the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may
be, a zoning permit for such collective or shared parking arrangement
shall be issued pursuant to this chapter.
(b)Â
Except for the following regulations for shared parking, the
total of such off-street parking spaces to be shared shall not be
less than 75% of the sum of the requirements for the various uses
computed separately.
[1]Â
Up to 50% of the off-street parking requirement for theaters
or eating or drinking establishments (including bars and taverns),
and up to 100% of such spaces required for places of worship or schools,
may be supplied by off-street parking spaces provided in connection
with financial institutions, office buildings, retail stores, personal
service establishments, home improvement or furniture stores, light
industrial uses and similar uses when not normally open, used or operated
during the principal operating hours of the aforesaid uses.
[2]Â
Conversely, up to 50% of the off-street parking spaces required
by this section for financial institutions, office buildings, retail
stores, personal service establishments, home improvement or furniture
stores, light industrial uses and similar uses may be supplied by
off-street parking spaces provided in connection with theaters, eating
or drinking establishments (including bars and taverns), places of
worship and schools when not normally open, used or operated during
the principal operating hours of the aforesaid uses.
(d)Â
When possible, collective or shared parking areas shall be consolidated
into a single, contiguous lot.
(e)Â
A legal instrument establishing the rights of each party entering
into such collective or shared parking arrangement, approved as to
form and manner of execution by the Planning Board or Zoning Board
Solicitor in the case where the parking arrangement is part of a Board
action, and executed by the parties requesting such arrangement, shall
be filed with the application for a zoning permit.
E.Â
Design and maintenance.
(1)Â
Minimum setbacks.
(a)Â
No part of any surface parking lot, other than driveways for
ingress and egress, shall be located closer to its street frontage
than the minimum front yard setback, including setbacks applicable
for corner lots, required for a principal building in the relevant
zoning district, or the front facade of the principal building on
the lot in question, whichever is greater.
(b)Â
With the exception of single-family detached, single-family
semidetached (duplex) and two-family stacked (multistory) dwelling
units, designed shopping centers and commercial centers not located
within the Central Business District, no surface parking shall be
located between the front facade of the building such parking is designed
to serve and the street.
(c)Â
With the exception of single-family detached, single-family
semidetached (duplex) and two-family stacked (multistory) dwelling
units, no part of any surface parking lot, other than driveways for
ingress and egress, shall be located in any required side yard or
between a side lot line and the side of any principal building on
such lot, unless located to the rear of such building.
(d)Â
No part of any surface parking lot in a nonresidential district
shall be located within 15 feet of any lot line forming part of a
residential zoning district boundary line.
(e)Â
Except as limited by the foregoing provisions, surface parking
lots may be located in a required rear yard.
(f)Â
Other than for ingress and egress, no surface parking stall
(space) shall be so located as to require or permit any vehicle it
is designed to accommodate to extend into any front yard or across
any lot line.
(g)Â
Structured parking garages and mechanical parking facilities
shall be governed by the setback requirements for principal buildings
in the zoning district where such parking garage or parking facility
is located.
(2)Â
Screening and landscaping.
(a)Â
In any zoning district where a front yard setback is required, including setback requirements for corner lots, the setbacks required by § 300-55E(1) shall be treated as a perimeter landscaped open space.
(b)Â
In any zoning district where no setback from streets is required,
a perimeter landscaped open space of a width of at least five feet,
or a durable and well-maintained solid wall, fence, compact evergreen
hedge or other screening device of a permanent three feet to four
feet in height, shall be provided along every street line.
(c)Â
In all zoning districts, shade trees shall be provided at a
ratio of one tree for every 10 parking spaces, exclusive of other
landscaping that might be required under this chapter. Such trees
shall be planted throughout the parking lot.
(d)Â
Trees in paved areas shall be installed in landscaped islands
in order to permit proper watering and fertilization, and to protect
the trees from inadvertent vehicular damage.
(e)Â
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, no parking or screening shall be located or designed as to obstruct any sight triangle required by § 300-47B.
(f)Â
For surface parking lots adjoining residential uses:
[1]Â
The fifteen-foot setback required by § 300-55E(1)(d) shall be treated as a perimeter landscaped open space.
[2]Â
Sufficient screening shall be provided along all lot lines abutting
any residentially zoned or residentially developed property to visually
insulate the residential use.
(g)Â
For structured parking garages or mechanical parking facilities,
traditional, open parking decks or mechanical elements wherein parked
vehicles are visible from the right-of-way are prohibited. Window-like
cutouts and/or other architectural elements are required so as to
resemble active permitted uses while providing for garage ventilation
as necessary.
(4)Â
Access and circulation.
(a)Â
Access to surface parking lots, parking garages and mechanical
parking structures shall be designed so as not to obstruct the free
flow of traffic, either interior to the parking lot, garage or facility
or between such parking and the City's street system.
(b)Â
Adequate provision shall be made for ingress to and egress from
all parking spaces and for circulation within parking areas to ensure
ease of mobility, ample clearances and safety of vehicles and pedestrians.
[1]Â
Turnaround area. Where more than three parking spaces are served
by a single driveway, a turnaround area shall be provided or other
provision shall be made to permit cars to exit the parking lot, garage
or mechanical facility without backing onto any street or sidewalk.
[2]Â
Backup area. Each parking space shall be provided with a sufficient
backup area to permit egress in two maneuvers consisting of one backward
and one forward movement.
[3]Â
Driveway access. There shall be adequate provision for ingress
to and egress from all parking areas. Minimum driveway width shall
be 24 feet.
[4]Â
Circulation aisles. There shall be adequate provision for circulation
within parking areas. Aisle width providing access to individual parking
stalls shall be determined by the angle of the stall serviced by such
isle as follows:
Aisle Width
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Parking Angle
(degrees)
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One-Way Aisles
(feet)
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Two-Way Aisles
(feet)
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0° (parallel)
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12
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24
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30°
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12
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n/a
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45°
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15
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n/a
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60°
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18
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n/a
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90°
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22
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24
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[5]Â
Only one-way traffic shall be permitted in aisles serving single-row
parking spaces placed at an angle other than 90°.
[6]Â
Parking lots with 100 or more parking spaces shall require a
minimum of two means of ingress/egress.
(5)Â
Surface and drainage.
(a)Â
Off-street parking lots areas shall be surfaced with an asphaltic
or portland cement binder pavement providing an all-weather, durable
and dustless surface.
(b)Â
Individual parking stalls shall be clearly identified by markings
four inches to six inches wide.
(c)Â
Off-street parking lots shall be designed to ensure that all stormwater runoff will be directed away from adjacent properties and shall further be designed to be in full conformance with Chapter 251 (drainage and watercourses) of the Pleasantville City Code.
(d)Â
No area of any surface parking lot, excluding access ramps,
shall have a slope in excess of 5%. No ramp shall have a slope in
excess of 8%. Aprons shall have the same slope as the sidewalk adjacent
thereto.
(e)Â
Fixed lighting shall be so arranged and shielded to prevent
glare beyond the lot's property lines.
(f)Â
Suitable wheel stops or curbing shall be provided, located and
designed to protect sidewalks, screening devices, landscaping and
other vehicles from vehicles extending beyond the required parking
stall length and to provide necessary traffic control.
(g)Â
Special standards for residential parking areas. For accessory
parking areas located in a front yard of a residential duplex, two-family
stacked multistory dwelling, three- to four-family attached dwelling,
townhouse, garden apartment, multifamily building or any other attached
dwelling, where such parking is developed after the effective date
of this chapter:
[1]Â
Each space shall be accessory to and permanently assigned to
a single dwelling unit and, if possible within the requirements of
this subsection, be located in the front yard of such unit, except
that parking in the front yard shall be prohibited where the attached
dwelling exceeds 30 feet in width or where the rear yard has access
to a street or alley.
[2]Â
No more than one space (front-to-back) shall be located in the
front yard of any dwelling unit, and not more than two spaces shall
be contiguous (side-by-side) with each other. Areas between groupings
of two parking spaces shall be landscaped in an appropriate manner
so as to minimize visual impact.
[3]Â
A fence or landscaped buffer surrounding the parking area is
required in order to minimize the visual impact of an automobile's
presence on adjacent properties.
[4]Â
Every parking space and driveway shall be designed and shall
be of sufficient length and width to prevent the parked automobile
from encroaching onto any street or sidewalk. Within this context,
the width of any single driveway or parking space shall not be less
than eight feet nor greater than 10 feet, unless the width in excess
of 10 feet is treated with decorative concrete, pavers or similar
surfacing.
[5]Â
The grade of pavement from parking lot to street shall not exceed
2%.
(6)Â
Signage. No sign shall be displayed in any surface parking lot, structured
parking garage or mechanical parking facility except such signs as
may be necessary for the orderly use of such lot, garage or facility.
A.Â
Structural types permitted. Loading in the City of Pleasantville
is permitted from designated on-street loading zones, from dedicated
loading areas on surface parking lots and from structured loading
docks.
B.Â
Location.
C.Â
Computation of required spaces.
(1)Â
On- and off-street loading spaces shall be provided in accordance
with the following Schedule of Required Off-Street Loading Spaces.
(2)Â
Should the computation of the number of required off-street loading
spaces result in a fraction of a space, any fraction up to and including
1/2 shall be disregarded (i.e., rounded down), and any fraction over
1/2 shall require one loading space (i.e., rounded up).
D.Â
Schedule of Required Off-Street Loading Spaces.
Schedule of Required Off-Street Loading Spaces
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Residential Development
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1 space for every 200,000 square feet of gross floor area, or
any part thereof
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Nonresidential Development
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Gross Floor Area
|
Required Spaces
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Up to 9,999 s.f. of g.f.a.
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1 space for every 5,000 g.f.a, or any part thereof
| |
Thereafter
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1 space for every 10,000 g.f.a, or any part thereof
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(1)Â
The requirements of this schedule notwithstanding, on- and off-street
loading spaces shall be provided in sufficient number and of sufficient
size so as to appropriately service the use for which they are intended,
and, with the exception of on-street loading, so that no loading and
unloading operations infringe upon any street, sidewalk or public
property.
(2)Â
Collective and shared loading. Subject to the following conditions,
nothing herein shall be construed to prevent collective loading arrangements
for multiple uses on the same lot or shared loading arrangements for
multiple uses on separate lots:
(a)Â
Unless site plan approval is required, in which case approval
for the collective or shared loading arrangement shall be issued by
the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may
be, a zoning permit for such collective or shared loading arrangement
shall be issued pursuant to this chapter.
(b)Â
The total of such off-street loading spaces to be shared shall
not be less than 50% of the sum of the requirements for the various
uses computed separately.
(c)Â
When possible, collective or shared loading areas shall be consolidated
into a single, contiguous space.
(d)Â
A legal instrument establishing the rights of each party entering into such collective or shared loading arrangement, approved as to form and manner of execution by the Planning Board or Zoning Board Solicitor in the case where the loading arrangement is part of a Board action, or by the City Solicitor in the case where the loading arrangement is approved by the Zoning Officer pursuant to Subsection D(2)(a) hereinabove, and executed by the parties requesting such arrangement, shall be filed with the application for a zoning permit.
E.Â
Design and maintenance.
(1)Â
Minimum setbacks. Off-street loading areas shall comply with the setbacks required by § 300-55E(1), and no loading space shall be so located as to require or permit any vehicle it is designed to accommodate to extend into any front yard or across any lot line while being loaded or unloaded.
(2)Â
Screening.
(a)Â
Off-street loading areas accessory to uses with floor areas
in excess of 100,000 square feet, exclusive of required off-street
parking areas, shall be located internally and not be visible from
any public street.
(b)Â
To the extent possible, open-air off-street loading areas shall
be located and screened as to be visually insulated from public rights-of-way
or adjacent properties.
(3)Â
Dimensions. Off-street loading spaces shall be a minimum of 12 feet
in width and 35 feet in length and have a minimum vertical clearance
of 10 feet. These dimensions notwithstanding, all off-street loading
spaces shall be sized for the delivery vehicles anticipated.
(4)Â
Access and circulation.
(a)Â
Off-street loading spaces shall be designed and arranged to
provide access to a street or alley in a manner which will create
the least possible interference with traffic movement, both interior
to the loading area or between the loading area and the City's street
system.
(b)Â
Adequate provision shall be made for ingress to and egress from
all loading spaces and for circulation within loading areas to ensure
ease of mobility, ample clearances and safety of vehicles and pedestrians.
(c)Â
Unless approved by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment,
as the case may be, in the course of site plan, subdivision and/or
variance review, access to and from loading spaces shall be approved
by the Zoning Officer.
(5)Â
Surface and drainage.
(a)Â
Every off-street loading space shall be surfaced with an asphaltic
or portland cement binder pavement providing an all-weather, durable
and dustless surface.
(b)Â
Off-street loading areas shall be designed to ensure that all stormwater runoff will be directed away from adjacent properties and shall further be designed to be in full conformance with Chapter 251 (drainage and watercourses) of the Pleasantville City Code.
(c)Â
Individual loading stalls shall be clearly identified by markings
four inches to six inches wide.
(d)Â
Fixed lighting shall be so arranged and shielded to prevent
glare beyond the lot's property lines.
F.Â
Signage. No signs shall be displayed in any off-street loading area
except such signs as may be necessary for the orderly use of the loading
spaces.