(See 10/7/57, Article 2; 5/1/76, Article 39)
[Amended 4-1-2006 by
Arts. 14 and 18]
In any district, except as otherwise provided in any overlay
district, now existing or hereinafter adopted, if a structure is constructed
or enlarged, or an existing use is enlarged or changed, or the dimensions
of a lot are changed, off-street parking and loading spaces shall
be provided in accordance with the following Table of Off-Street Parking
Standards.
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Table of Off-Street Parking Standards
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Use
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Number of Parking Spaces Required Per Unit
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A.
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Dwelling except dwelling in business district for more than
1 family
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2 spaces per unit
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B.
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Dwelling in business district other than the VB District for
occupancy by more than 1 family
[Amended 11-13-2007 by
Art. 4] |
1 1/2 spaces per unit on same or contiguous lot in common
ownership subject to covenant to assure permanent use for off-street
parking, as the Zoning Board of Appeals deems adequate
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C.
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Convalescent and nursing homes, hotels and motels, public housing,
and other places with sleeping accommodations
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1 space for each sleeping room for single or double occupancy,
or where not divided into such rooms (as in a dormitory) 1 space for
each 2 beds
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D.
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Hospitals and sanitariums
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1 space for each sleeping room for single or double occupancy,
or where not divided into rooms (as in a dormitory) 1 space for each
2 beds
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C and D.
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(above)
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1 space for each 4 employees on the largest shift
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E.
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Meeting hall, auditoriums, private clubs and lodges, funeral
homes, restaurants that are part of a mixed-use development, theaters,
bowling alleys and other amusements, bus depots and other passenger
terminals, other places of public assembly
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1 space for each 3 seats, or where benches are used, 1 space
for each 6 linear feet of bench; where no fixed seats are used (as
in a terminal), 1 space per 80 square feet of public floor area; except
in the Light Industry, Technology Business and Highway Business Districts,
for restaurants that are part of a mixed-use development, 1 space
per 200 square feet of net floor area
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F.
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Libraries and museums, as well as civic, cultural and community
facilities in the Light Industry, Technology Business and Highway
Business Districts
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1 space per 200 square feet of net floor area
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G.
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Offices, stores, other business establishments, including retail
businesses (whether service-oriented or otherwise), showrooms, consumer
service establishments, public banks and other monetary institutions,
automotive repair shops and service stations
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1 space for each 100 square feet of net floor area, except 1
space for each 200 square feet of net floor area in the Light Industry,
Technology Business and Highway Business Districts
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H.
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Warehouse, distribution plants, truck terminals, printing and
publishing establishments, laboratories, power laundries, dry-cleaning
plants, manufacturing and processing plants, and other storage, manufacturing
and industrial buildings
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1 space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area
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I.
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Nursery schools, veterinary hospitals, golf courses, farm stands,
drive-ins, open air storage yards and sales lots, and for all other
permitted or permissible uses
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Sufficient parking spaces to accommodate under all normal conditions
the cars of occupants, employees, members, customers, clients or visitors
of the premises, as the case may be
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J.
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Mixed uses
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Number of parking spaces shall be calculated separately for
each use
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K.
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Stores, offices and other lawful uses permitted pursuant to
this Zoning Bylaw in the VB District in the vicinity of the municipal
parking lot located on Assessor's Map Parcels 18-004 and 18-014 or
on Parcel 39-064
[Amended 3-31-2007 by
Art. 14; 11-13-2007 by Art. 4] |
None, providing the legal walking distance between the nearest
designated parking space in said lot and the main pedestrian entrance
of the store, office or other use does not exceed 500 feet
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L.
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Apartments permitted pursuant to this Zoning Bylaw in the VB
District
[Amended 11-13-2007 by
Art. 4; 11-17-2008 by Art. 10] |
1 space per unit unless the apartments are proposed within that
portion of a building existing on January 5, 1955, or unless a reduced
number is specifically authorized within the final action of the special
permit granting authority upon a finding that 1 space per unit is
not necessary for public safety and convenience, that the creation
of on-site parking spaces is incompatible with approved design guidelines
or that adequate provision for parking has otherwise been proposed
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A.
Accessory parking or loading spaces that are maintained in any district
in connection with an existing use on the effective date of this bylaw
shall hereafter be maintained so long as the use continues, unless
an equivalent number of parking or loading spaces is constructed elsewhere
conforming to the requirements of these regulations.
B.
When units of measurements that determine the number of required
parking or loading spaces result in a requirement of a fractional
space, a fraction over 1/2 shall require one parking or loading space.
C.
The required parking spaces for all uses except dwellings in business district for occupancy by more than one family shall be provided either on the same premises with the parking generator or on any premises associated therewith. The walking distance between the farthest point of the parking areas and the main pedestrian entrance to the building or use in question shall not exceed 500 feet, except that in the case of parking space for employees only, the distance may be increased to 1,000 feet. Such walking distance shall be only over land owned or controlled by the parking generator or over a public way. When the required parking spaces are not immediately adjacent to the parking generator, directional signs to the parking spaces must be posted. Such signs shall conform with Article 6.
D.
Where required parking spaces are provided not adjacent to the lot
on which the use or structure they are intended to serve is located,
such spaces shall be in the same ownership as the property occupied
by the use or structure to which the parking spaces are accessory.
If both the structure and the parking area are leased, the period
of time of the parking area lease shall be the same as the structure
lease.
E.
When loading spaces are necessary, they shall in all cases be on
the same lot as the use they are intended to serve. In no case shall
the required loading spaces be part of the area used to satisfy the
parking requirements of this bylaw.
F.
Parking spaces for one use shall not be considered as providing the
required parking facilities for any other use, except as otherwise
provided in any overlay district, now existing or hereinafter adopted,
or except as authorized by the Zoning Board of Appeals where it is
clearly demonstrated that the need for parking occurs at different
times.
[Amended 4-1-2006 by
Art. 18]
G.
All parking and loading spaces required under this bylaw shall be
built and must be inspected by the Building Inspector. No certificates
of occupancy shall be granted until said parking and loading facilities
have been approved by the Building Inspector.
[Amended 4-30-2018 ATM
by Art. 19]
H.
Parking space shall be deemed inadequate if, when the off-street
parking area is substantially full, there is frequent parking on the
street near the premises in question.
J.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, in any
district other than the Light Industry, Technology Business and Highway
Business Districts (which districts are specifically excluded from
application of this subsection), contingent upon adequate space being
provided and dedicated by a recordable covenant to the exclusive use
of parking, not more than 33% of the required parking space may remain
undeveloped or set aside as a green area at the sole discretion of
the Planning Board as a part of a site plan review until such time
as at its sole discretion the Planning Board may require that all
or part of the undeveloped parking area be surfaced and lined as parking
spaces.
[Amended 4-8-1985 by
Art. 39; 4-1-2006 by Arts. 14
and 18]
K.
In addition to all other requirements contained in this Article 7, automobile dealers engaged in the sale at retail or wholesale of new and used cars shall devote not less than 20% of the required parking spaces to customer parking.
[Amended 4-7-1986 Article
42; 4-28-2014 ATM by Art. 23]
L.
A bed-and-breakfast establishment shall have one parking space for
each sleeping room for single or double occupancy. A bed-and-breakfast
house shall be subject to the same parking requirements where applicable
to the existing single-family dwelling.
[Amended 3-28-1998 by
Art. 27]
M.
Except for common driveways which meet the required standards as
set forth in the Planning Board's rules and regulations, or satisfy
all conditions imposed by the Planning Board in cases where such common
driveways do not meet the required standards, no legal service driveway
shall be located nearer to any side or rear lot line than either five
feet or the permitted setback distance for a main or accessory building
whichever distance is lesser.
[Amended 3-31-2001 by
Art. 25]
N.
Accessory parking spaces that are maintained in existence within the Village Business (VB) District as of the date of adoption of Article 18 of this bylaw shall be maintained in connection with an existing use as of said date, and shall be subject to § 300-7.2A, unless otherwise authorized by the special permit granting authority upon a finding that the maintenance of said spaces is not necessary for public safety or that adequate provision for parking has otherwise been proposed.
[Amended 11-13-2007 by
Art. 4]
A.
All parking or loading areas containing over five spaces shall be
subject to the following:
(1)
Within a residential district such parking areas shall be placed
at least 25 feet from all street and lot lines.
(2)
Within a residential district, such area shall be effectively
screened wherever visible at normal eye level from any point within
50 feet of the lot line on an abutting lot also in a residential district.
(3)
The area and access driveways thereto shall be surfaced with
a durable and dustless material and shall be constructed so that all
surface water drains rapidly to a Planning Board approved system.
(4)
Any fixture used to illuminate an area shall be so arranged
as to direct the light away from the street and away from adjoining
premises used for residential purposes.
B.
Any parking area shall also be subject to the following:
(1)
There shall be no vehicle parking or loading spaces within five
feet of any front, side, or rear lot line.
(2)
There shall be no vehicle repair facilities or storage of materials
or equipment within parking areas.
(3)
Parking shall not be located within the required front yard
area in any "R" District. However, access driveways may be located
within the required front yard areas.
(4)
Parking and loading spaces shall be arranged so as not to require
backing of vehicles onto any street.
C.
Any nonresidential driveway shall be subject to the following:
(1)
No portion of any entrance or exit driveway to the area shall
be closer than 150 feet to the center line of a street intersecting
the street servicing the entrance or driveway. No more than two driveways
shall serve one area.
(2)
No point of any two driveways leading from a street to a single
area shall be within 50 feet of each other at their intersections
with the front lot line.
(3)
No entrance or exit driveway shall exceed 24 feet in width except
for a suitable radius of curvature at the entrances.
[Amended 4-7-1986 by
Art. 41]
D.
Common driveways servicing three or more lots may be permitted by
majority vote of the Planning Board if it is clearly demonstrated
that improved use of the land, protection of wetlands, or similar
public purposes are served. In approving a common driveway and setting
conditions thereon, the Planning Board shall consider the character
and intensity of the uses to be served by the proposed driveway, the
traffic safety, ease of access at street and highway entrances and
intersections, as well as the safety and access to the uses served.
For the purpose of this subsection, the Planning Board shall, after
a public hearing, adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the construction
of common driveways, and shall amend such regulations in the same
manner. The Planning Board may adopt differing standards for various
classes of driveway uses, provided that the standards to be required
of the highest class of use may be equal to but not greater than that
required for a comparable subdivision roadway as defined by Chapter
41, Massachusetts General Laws.
[Amended 4-5-1980 by
Art. 29]
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Parking Requirements Diagrams
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