It is the intention of this chapter that all
buildings, structures and land uses be provided with a sufficient
amount of off-street motor vehicle parking to meet the present and
future needs of persons employed at or making use of such facilities,
and sufficient off-street loading and unloading facilities to meet
the needs of such structures or land uses.
The plans for any new building or any expansion
of an existing building, when submitted for a zoning permit, shall
show specifically the location, size, and type of improvements of
the off-street parking or loading space required to comply with this
chapter, and the means of access to such space from the public streets
or highways. Except for one- and two-family residences, no zoning
permit shall be issued until such plan for parking and loading space
and access to it and required improvement is approved by the Planning
Board as part of the site plan or special permit review procedure.
The Planning Board shall determine that traffic access, traffic circulation,
and general layout of the parking facility are adequately planned
with regard to safety on the public street, and safety, convenience
and adequacy of access for cars and pedestrians using the parking
facility. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building
or land use until the required off-street parking space has been established.
A.
Structures and land uses in existence, or for which
zoning permits have been approved, at the time of the adoption of
this chapter shall not be subject to the parking or loading space
requirements of this chapter, except that any parking and loading
facilities then existing to serve such structures or uses shall not,
in the future, be reduced except where they exceed such requirements,
in which case they shall not be reduced below such requirements. Required
parking and loading facilities shall, however, be provided as a condition
for the issuance of any zoning permit for any enlargement of such
structures or uses in the future.
B.
In case of exceptional difficulty or unusual hardship to such properties, arising out of the requirement of Subsection A, the Planning Board may reduce the parking requirements, but shall require such degree of compliance as it may deem reasonable.
C.
Required off-street parking facilities which, after
development, are later dedicated to and accepted by the town shall
be deemed to continue to serve the uses or structures for which they
were originally provided.
A.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided as follows, except as may be modified in the provisions of this article, or where additional parking requirements may be made as a condition of the issuance of a special permit under § 155-18, in which case, provisions of that section shall apply.
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Use
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Number of Spaces
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Bowling alley or other center of public amusement,
the capacity of which cannot be measured in terms of seats
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5 spaces for each bowling lane; all others,
one space for each 200 square feet of floor space devoted to patron
use
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|
Church or other place of worship, theater, auditorium,
athletic field, or other place of public assembly
|
1 space for each 3 seats
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Garage or automobile repair shop
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At least 10 spaces, plus 1 space for each person
working in such establishment
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|
Hospital, clinic, sanitarium or convalescent
home
|
1 space for each two patient beds, excluding
bassinets
| |
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Motel
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1 space for each motel unit, plus 1 space for
each 2 persons working in such establishment, plus 2 spaces for each
permanent residence
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Multifamily dwelling for three or more families
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2 spaces for each dwelling unit
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Office for business or professional use
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2 spaces for each separate office or suite of
offices of any given tenancy, plus 1 space for each 300 square feet
of gross floor area
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One- and two-family dwellings
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2 spaces for each dwelling unit
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|
Professional or medical office building; professional
office or home occupation permitted in a residential zone as an accessory
use
|
6 spaces for each professional or practitioner,
in addition to spaces required for residential units
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Restaurant or place dispensing food or drink
|
1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor
area
| |
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Retail or commercial service business
|
1 space for each 200 square feet of customer
or retail floor area or one space for each 250 square feet of gross
floor area, whichever is greater
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Senior citizen housing
[Added 5-6-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997] |
1 space minimum per dwelling unit
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Tourist or rooming house
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1 space for each guest sleeping room, plus two
spaces for each residential unit
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Wholesale, storage, utility or other similar
use
|
1 space for each person for which the building
or use is designed plus 1 space for each 1,000 square feet of gross
floor area
|
B.
Reasonable and appropriate off-street parking requirements
for structures and land uses which do not fall within the categories
listed above shall be determined in each case by the Planning Board,
which shall consider all factors entering into the parking needs of
each such use.
C.
Where two or more different uses occur on a single
lot, the total amount of parking facilities to be provided shall be
the sum of the requirements for each individual use on the lot, except
that the Planning Board may approve the joint use of parking space
by two or more establishments on the same or on contiguous lots, the
total capacity of which space is less than the sum of the spaces required
for each, provided said Board finds that the capacity to be provided
will substantially meet the intent of the requirements by reason of
variation in the probable time of maximum use by patrons or employees
among such establishments, and provided such approval of such joint
use shall be automatically terminated upon the termination of the
operation of any of such establishments.
Required off-street parking facilities may be
enclosed in a structure, or may be open, provided that all required
parking facilities shall be graded, surfaced, and drained to the satisfaction
of the Planning Board to the extent necessary to avoid nuisances of
dust, erosion, or excessive water flow across public ways or adjacent
lands. In nonresidential development, the plan shall show suitable
marking to indicate individual parking spaces, maneuvering area, entrances
and exits.
Required off-street parking facilities shall
be maintained as long as the use or structure exists which the facilities
are designed to serve. Required parking areas developed for specific
structures and uses shall be reserved at all times to those persons
who are employed at or make use of such structures and land uses,
except when dedicated to and accepted by the town as public parking
areas. The Planning Board may permit the maintenance, as additional
open space and/or landscaping, or up to 50% of the parking area and
spaces required by this chapter provided suitable guaranties are provided
to the Planning Board that such parking area and spaces will be provided
upon a determination of need by the Planning Board at any time.
A.
Off-street loading and unloading facilities, as defined
in this chapter, and located on the same site with the use to be served,
shall be provided as follows:
(1)
For retail and service business establishments, restaurants
and other places serving food and beverages: one space for the first
4,000 square feet of floor area, or major portion thereof, used for
business purposes, and one additional space for each 40,000 square
feet, or major portion thereof, in excess of 4,000 square feet.
(2)
For wholesale business, storage warehouses, and other
similar commercial establishments: one space for the first 10,000
square feet, or major portion thereof, used for such purposes, and
one additional space for each 40,000 square feet, or major portion
thereof, in excess of 10,000 square feet.
