[Added 4-9-1951; amended 2-1-1965]
[Amended 6-10-1974; 4-12-1976 by L.L. No. 4-1976; 12-16-1985 by L.L. No.
7-1985; 12-8-1986 by L.L. No. 5-1986; 12-3-2007 by L.L. No.
13-2007; 11-2-2015 by L.L. No. 13-2015; 2-6-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
A.
The minimum number of required spaces shall be governed in accordance with § 600-131, except that, for the following, the requirements in this section shall govern:
(1)
Single-family homes:
[Amended 6-5-2017 by L.L.
No. 7-2017]
(a)
A minimum of two improved parking spaces and/or garage spaces,
or combination thereof, for a single-family dwelling; plus: one additional
space for each additional bedroom in excess of two bedrooms or one
additional space for each additional bathroom in excess of two bathrooms,
whichever is greater.
(2)
Hospital: one space for each bed plus one space for each employee.
(3)
Nursing home: one space for each four beds.
(5)
Bowling alleys: four spaces for each alley.
(6)
Medical and dental centers, clinics or medical offices: one
space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area of the building.
Whenever any portion of a residence is devoted to the aforesaid office
use: one space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area devoted
to such professional use, in addition to the requirements with respect
to the remaining portion of said residence devoted to residential
use.
(8)
Any store or group of stores: one space for each 200 square
feet of gross floor area.
(9)
Office building and all other buildings not above enumerated
or excepted: one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(10)
Retail auto sales (new and used): 10 spaces minimum, clearly
marked as customer parking to distinguish from sales parking.
(11)
Car wash establishment: minimum of 15, so designed as to provide
an efficient flow of cars through the wash racks.
B.
In the event of conflict between any off-street parking requirements
of this chapter, the more restrictive requirement shall govern.
[Added 2-6-2017 by L.L.
No. 1-2017]
A.
Any building, structure or use existing on the effective date of this section which does not meet the parking requirements set forth in § 600-140, as of the effective date of this section, may be continued.
B.
Any enlargement, expansion or reconstruction of a use, building or
structure which does not conform to the parking requirements of this
article, or any change, modification, or alteration to such use, building
or structure which the Superintendent of Buildings finds is an intensification
of the use, building or structure, shall extinguish the legal nonconforming
parking status of such use, building or structure and require adherence
to the parking requirements of this chapter. Any such newly established
or proposed use shall comply with the off-street parking requirements
of this article.
C.
A nonconforming use, building or structure shall be required to comply
with the requirements of this article upon abandonment. Such nonconforming
building, structure or use is deemed abandoned and may not be reestablished,
unless there is compliance with the parking requirements of this article,
where such nonconforming building, structure or use has been discontinued
for a period of six months.
D.
Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in Subsection B above, if less than 50% of the total square feet of a building or structure is destroyed or otherwise requires repairs and alterations due to any accidental or unintentional cause, then in that event the building may be restored and enjoy its nonconforming parking status, provided that such restoration or repair is completed within six months and such restoration does not enlarge the preexisting nonconformity. In the event that more than 50% of the total square feet of a building or structure is destroyed or otherwise requires repairs, then in that event the building or structure shall be restored in conformity with the parking requirements of this article.
E.
Notwithstanding anything in this article to the contrary, a nonconforming
use which is replaced by, or converted to, a conforming use is deemed
extinguished and shall not be reestablished, unless such use meets
the parking requirements of this article.
No building used for manufacturing, storage,
goods display, department or retail store, hotel, apartment hotel,
apartments, offices or hospital shall be erected or altered in use
or added thereto, nor shall such building be used for the aforesaid
purposes, unless provision is made for adequate off-street loading
and unloading in accordance with the following requirements:
A.
Any new retail, wholesale or industrial establishment
shall make provisions for one space with a minimum dimension of 12
feet by 35 feet for loading or unloading. Such space shall have convenient
access to a public street, shall not be used for customer or employee
parking in such way as to interfere with its intended purpose and
shall be in addition to the required off-street parking. In the case
of industrial buildings, storage warehouse, furniture or appliance
store, department store or hospital, the above requirement of one
space shall apply, plus an additional space for each 50,000 square
feet of gross floor area. Off-street loading space requirements for
office buildings, apartment or apartment hotel over three stories
in height shall be 1/2 of the foregoing requirement.
B.
Where an existing establishment subject to the above
loading-space requirement is enlarged, it must conform to the required
loading space.
A.
Plans and designs for areas to be used for automobile
off-street parking shall be subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.
Such plans and designs shall show in detail the location and extent
of the area and other features, conditions or requirements of this
article.
B.
Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet
wide by 18 feet long. The minimum width of access driveways (aisles)
abutting parking stalls shall be 24 feet if the stalls are 90°
to the aisles; 18 feet if the stalls are 60° to the aisles; and
12 feet if the stalls are 45° to the aisles.
[Amended 12-16-1985 by L.L. No. 7-1985]
C.
All off-street parking facilities shall be so drained
as to prevent damage to abutting properties and streets.
D.
All parking areas shall be separated from sidewalks
and streets by curbing.
E.
Driveways and curb cuts shall comply with the requirements of this
subsection:
[Amended 12-8-1986 by L.L. No. 5-1986; 8-4-2014 by L.L. No. 4-2014]
(1)
A building permit shall be required for all driveways or curb
cuts. No building permit shall be issued, and no driveway or curb
cut may be constructed, and no existing driveway or curb cut modified,
unless approved by the Planning Board of the Village of Farmingdale.
(2)
Applications to construct or modify a driveway or curb cut shall
be accompanied by a dimensioned site plan, drawn to scale, depicting
width, length, curbing, apron, landscaping, and any other detail deemed
reasonably necessary by the Planning Board of the Village of Farmingdale.
(3)
No driveway shall have a width in excess of 25 feet.
(4)
No more than 35% of the square footage of the entire front yard
shall be paved or used or constructed for use as a driveway or parking
area. No other portion of the property shall be paved or used or constructed
for use as a driveway or parking area, except that a driveway, with
a width of no more than nine feet, leading back to a detached garage
shall be permitted.
[Amended 6-5-2017 by L.L.
No. 8-2017]
(5)
All driveways shall have, at a minimum, a three-foot side yard
setback.
(6)
All driveways shall be designed with drainage structures to
accommodate at least two inches of rainfall (per twenty-four-hour
period) on the property. Driveways shall not drain into the public
street.
(7)
Circular driveways shall be permitted, provided the street frontage
is no less than 75 feet.
(8)
The maximum width of the curb cut at the street is 30 feet.
F.
Each parking space shall be clearly marked, and pavement
directional arrows or signs shall be provided.
G.
Adequate lighting shall be provided. Lighting installations
shall be so arranged as not to reflect or cause glare onto the abutting
properties.
H.
Pedestrian walkways shall be provided in all off-street
parking areas of 50 parking spaces or more.
I.
In a residential district, parking of vehicles shall only be located on paved areas, and there shall be no parking of automobiles, temporarily or otherwise, on lawns except when there is an emergency declared by the Village. All vehicles registered to a single-family dwelling shall be registered under the same surname, or last name, except that if there are two individuals living in the dwelling whom are married with different surnames, one vehicle may be registered to each surname, or last name, and except that, no more than three individuals, residing at the single-family dwelling are considered a family as defined in § 600-7B, then one vehicle may be registered to the surname, or family name of each of the three individuals living as such a family.
[Amended 5-4-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009; 1-5-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015; 6-5-2017 by L.L. No. 8-2017]
[Amended 1-5-1970; 4-26-1982 by L.L. No. 3-1982; 3-27-1989 by L.L. No.
4-1989; 8-3-2015 by L.L. No. 7-2015]
A.
Where any portion of a premises for which off-street parking is required,
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, is within 500 feet of
a municipal parking field owned by the Village of Farmingdale, the
Board of Trustees may reduce the requirement for such off-street provided:
(1)
That the amount of the parking space to be provided by the applicant
is adequate to reasonably serve the use proposed;
(2)
That the grant of such waiver will not cause undue traffic congestion
or unduly burden municipal parking facilities in the area; and
(3)
That the building proposed to be erected, altered or enlarged
cannot reasonably be used for the purpose intended without such waiver.
B.
In the event that the proposed plans for the erection, alteration or enlargement of the applicant's building fail to provide parking spaces sufficient to meet the requirements imposed by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this section, then the applicant may request the Board of Trustees to reduce the off-street parking requirements below the minimum required by this chapter by the number of parking spaces to be specified by said applicant, provided that the applicant shall simultaneously offer to pay into the Capital Reserve Fund for Village Parking of the Village of Farmingdale a sum of money to be determined as the substitute value of the parking spaces waived. Such substitute value shall be computed by multiplying the number of parking spaces, which the applicant has requested the Board of Trustees to waive pursuant to this section, by a dollar amount which shall be set, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
C.
The Board of Trustees may thereupon waive such portion of the parking
requirement thereof as the Board of Trustees may determine, which
waiver, however, shall not be effective until the applicant shall
pay into the Capital Reserve Fund for Village Parking of the Village
of Farmingdale, the substitute value of all parking spaces so waived
by the Board of Trustees pursuant to this section, which value shall
be computed by multiplying the number of additional parking spaces
so waived by the Board of Trustees pursuant to this section by a dollar
amount which shall be set, from time to time, by resolution of the
Board of Trustees.
D.
The parking waiver set forth in this section shall not be available
for, and the Board of Trustees may not waive any portion of the parking
requirement for, any residential premises or the residential component
of any mixed-use development.
All site improvements required to be made under
the provisions of this article shall be constructed in accordance
with standard specifications for site improvements as adopted by the
Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Farmingdale.
The requirements for off-street parking and
loading facilities required by this article shall be deemed minimum
requirements in connection with the uses hereinabove set forth. Whenever
under the provisions of this chapter a use is permitted only upon
a special use permit being obtained therefor from the Board of Trustees,
then the Board of Trustees, as a condition for granting such permit,
may require additional parking and loading facilities in accordance
with standards otherwise provided in this chapter.
[Added 2-21-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006;
amended 6-5-2017 by L.L. No. 6-2017]
A.
A maximum of one commercial vehicle, as defined in this chapter,
may be parked on any residentially zoned premises in addition to commercial
vehicles parked during the act of loading or off-loading merchandise
or during the act of performance of a commercial service or duty undertaken
by the operator of such vehicle in connection with said premises.
The permitted commercial vehicle must be used and registered to a
resident of the premises; must have a current registration; cannot
have more than two axles and must not exceed 20 feet in length and
eight feet in height, nor be designated to refrigerate, cook or sell
food or to carry a cargo of flammable or hazardous materials.
B.
No trailer may be parked, stored or situated upon any property within
any residence district of the Village. Nothing herein shall prohibit
the parking, storing or situating, upon any property, of a trailer
for a noncommercial, recreational boat, or a jet-ski, all-terrain-vehicle,
or other recreational vehicle.
