[Amended 12-2-1974 by Ord. No. 18563; 12-18-1978 by Ord. No. 20053; 5-4-1987 by Ord. No. 1575; 5-1-1995 by Ord. No. 95-189; 5-1-1995 by Ord. No. 95-189A; 12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 97-38; 4-6-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-90]
After the effective date of this chapter, off-street parking spaces shall be provided for every new structure, the enlargement of an existing structure, the development of a new land use or any change in an existing use in its entirety in accordance with the Table of Use and Parking Regulations (see Article V), the Table of Off-Street Parking Regulations and other requirements as contained herein. The parking code stipulated in the Table of Use and Parking Regulations shall correspond to the use and space requirements set forth in the Table of Off-Street Parking Regulations as presented in this article.
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Table of Off-Street Parking Regulations
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Parking Code
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Use
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Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces
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A1
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Dwelling, single, and single including in-law apartment
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2
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A2
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Dwelling, two-family
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4
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B
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Dwelling, multifamily
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2 per dwelling unit, except in the BA-1 and BA-2 Districts,
in which case it shall be 1 per dwelling unit
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C
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Lodging house, dormitory, fraternity, sorority, YMCA, YWCA and
similar types of group quarters
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1 per rental or sleeping unit; any bedroom or group of 2 beds
in a single room constitutes a sleeping unit
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D
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Theater, restaurant, gymnasium, auditorium or similar place
of public assembly with seating facilities
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1 for each 4 seats of total seating capacity
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E
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Automotive retail and service establishment and other retail
and service establishments utilizing extensive display areas, either
indoor or outdoor, which are unusually extensive in relation to customer
traffic
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1 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor space; in the case of
outdoor display areas, 1 for each 1,000 square feet of lot area in
such use
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F
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Hotel, motel or tourist court
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1 for each sleeping room and 1 for each 400 square feet of meeting
area and restaurant space
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G
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Other retail, service, finance, insurance or real estate establishment
or adult use
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1 per each 300 square feet of gross floor space
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G-1
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Medical office (including doctors, dentists and clinics)
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1 per each 200 square feet of gross floor area
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H
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Wholesale establishment, warehouse or storage establishment
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1 per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor space
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I
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Manufacturing or industrial establishment
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1 per each 600 square feet of gross floor space or 0.75 per
each employee of the combined employment of the 2 largest successive
shifts, whichever is larger
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J
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Hospital
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1 per each 600 square feet of gross floor area
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K
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Nursing home
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1 per bed at design capacity
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L
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Business, trade or industrial school or college; country club
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1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area in classrooms
and other teaching stations, plus space for gymnasium or auditorium,
whichever has the larger capacity (refer to Code D)
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M
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Other school
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2 per classroom in an elementary and junior high school; 4 per
classroom in a senior high school, plus space for auditorium or gymnasium,
whichever has the larger capacity (refer to Code D)
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N
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Community facility (City building, recreation, etc.)
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1 per each 400 square feet of gross floor space
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O
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Public utility
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1 for each 400 square feet of gross floor area devoted to office
use; 1 for each 800 square feet of gross floor area per other use
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P
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Transportation terminal establishment; home occupation
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1 for each 600 square feet of gross floor area
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Q
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Mixed use
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Sum of various uses computed separately
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R
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Any use permitted by this chapter not interpreted to be covered
by this schedule
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Closest similar use as shall be determined by the Building Commissioner
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T
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Mixed residential and home occupation use
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The applicable residential off-street parking requirement plus
1 for each 600 square feet of gross floor area used for home occupation
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[Amended 5-1-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-189; 6-7-2021 by Order No. 2021-96]
The off-street loading and unloading requirements presented
in the Table of Off-Street Loading Regulations shall apply to all
existing buildings where the use has been changed to retail service
commercial, wholesale, transportation and industrial and community
facility use as specified in the Table of Use and Parking Regulations
or to any building hereafter erected for such uses.
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Table of Off-Street Loading Regulations
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Use
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Number of Loading Spaces Per Unit
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Retail trade, manufacturing and hospital establishment with
over 5,000 square feet of gross floor area per use/establishment
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1 per 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor
area up to 2 spaces; 1 additional space for each 60,000 square feet
or fraction thereof of gross floor area over 40,000 square feet; space
used for ambulance receiving at a hospital is not to be used to meet
these loading requirements
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Business services, other services, community facility (school,
church, town building, recreation, etc.) or public utility establishment
with over 5,000 square feet of gross floor area per use/establishment
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1 per 75,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor
area up to 2 spaces; 1 additional space for each 200,000 square feet
or fraction thereof of gross floor area over 150,000 square feet
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Parking or loading spaces being maintained in any district in
connection with any existing use on the effective date of this chapter,
or any spaces subsequently provided in accordance with this chapter,
shall not be decreased or in any way removed from service to the use
originally intended to be served so long as said use remains, unless
a number of parking or loading spaces is constructed elsewhere such
that the total number of spaces conforms to the requirements of the
tables of this article, provided that this regulation shall not require
the maintenance of more parking or loading spaces than are required
according to the tables.
When the computation of required parking or loading spaces results
in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of 1/2 or more
shall require one space.
Parking required for two or more buildings or uses may be provided
in combined facilities on the same or adjacent lots, subject to approval
by the Building Commissioner, where it is evident that such facilities
will continue to be available for the several buildings or uses.
Required off-street parking or loading spaces which after development
are later designated as, and accepted by the City for, off-street
parking or loading purposes shall continue to serve the uses or structures
to meet these requirements so long as said use or structure remains.
[Amended 5-1-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-189; 8-23-2007 by Ord. No. 07-044A; 6-7-2021 by Order No. 2021-96]
A.
Required off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same
lot as the principal use they are required to serve or, when practical
difficulties prevent their establishment upon the same lot, the Board
of Appeals may grant a special permit to allow the spaces to be established
no further than 300 feet from the premises to which they are appurtenant.
B.
In no instance may the open space required for a lot be used for
the provision of off-street parking spaces.
C.
Parking
shall not be located within the required front yard area except for
one-family and two-family dwellings.
The loading spaces required for the uses listed in the Table
of Off-Street Loading Regulations 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 chapter.
[Amended 5-19-1980 by Ord. No. 20550; 8-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-211; 1-4-1993 by Ord. No. 93-112A; 4-6-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-90]
A.
The Board of Appeals by special permit may allow the substitution
of spaces within municipal parking lots in lieu of the parking requirements
of this article, provided they are located within 1,000 feet of the
building which is intended to be served.
B.
Any structures on lots recorded prior to January 1, 1980, abutting
municipal parking lots located in the area bounded northerly by Essex
and Upham Streets, southerly by Grove Street, easterly by the boundary
of the BA-1 District between Grove Street and Upham Street and westerly
by Myrtle Street are permitted the use of said lots without the requirement
of a special permit.
C.
In conjunction with a proposal that requires site plan review by
the Planning Board, the Planning Board may by special permit allow
shared or reduced parking requirements for uses having different peak
times of parking demand requirements or if a use needs a lesser number
of parking spaces than is required. Evidence which supports these
shared or reduced parking requirements shall be produced in a report
from a traffic engineer engaged by the applicant and approved by the
Planning Board as part of site plan review. Where shared parking is
to serve uses on separate lots, documentation shall be provided establishing
the permanent legal right for such shared use. Factors that the Planning
Board may consider include but are not limited to:
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Order No. 2021-96]
(1)
Proximity
to public transportation.
(2)
Proximity
to available public parking with demonstrated availability to support
the project.
(3)
Characteristics
of the residential or commercial units that create less parking demand.
(4)
Provision
of a mix of uses on site with offset peak parking demand times.
(5)
A
shared parking agreement with proximate properties with offset parking
demand times.
(6)
Dedication
of spaces for car-sharing services (e.g., Zipcar).
(7)
Employers
who provide transit incentives for their employees.
(8)
Provisions
for bicycle parking.
D.
For any
application or project for which site plan review is not otherwise
required, the Board of Appeals may grant a special permit to reduce
the parking space requirements to 80% of that required in the Table
of Off-Street Parking Regulations where conditions unique to the use
will reasonably justify such a reduction.
[Added 6-7-2021 by Order No. 2021-96]
[Amended 10-16-1989 by Ord. No. 2111; 5-1-1995 by Ord. No. 95-189; 8-23-2007 by Ord. No. 07-044A; 6-7-2021 by Order No. 2021-96]
All parking and loading areas, either contained within structures
or otherwise, including automotive and drive-in establishments of
all types, shall be subject to the following where applicable:
A.
The area shall be effectively screened with suitable planting or
fencing on each side which adjoins or faces the side or rear lot line
of a lot situated in any "R" district.
B.
The area and access driveways thereto shall be surfaced with bituminous
or cement concrete material and shall be graded and drained so as
to dispose of all surface water accumulation in accordance with acceptable
engineering practices. The location of spaces shall be suitably marked
by painted lines or other appropriate markings. Driveways and contiguous
parking areas in residential districts shall be surfaced with pervious
material systems that utilize porous pavement, pavers, brick or other
materials in accordance with acceptable engineering practices or bituminous
or cement concrete.
C.
A substantial bumper of masonry, steel or heavy timber or a concrete
curb or berm curb which is backed shall be placed at the edge of surfaced
areas except driveways in order to protect abutting structures, properties
and sidewalks and screening materials.
D.
The layout of the parking area shall allow sufficient space for the
storage of plowed snow unless removal by some other means is assured.
E.
Any fixture used to illuminate any area shall be so arranged as to
direct the light away from the street and away from adjoining premises
used for residential purposes.
F.
There shall not be any business operation for vehicle repair for
profit or gasoline or oil service facilities or any repair made to
any motor vehicles except on a lot occupied by a permitted automotive
use. Any gasoline or oil facilities shall be at least 25 feet from
any lot line.
G.
There shall not be any storage of materials or equipment or display
of merchandise within a required parking area except as part of approved
building operations.
H.
Parking and loading spaces other than those required for single-
and two-family dwellings shall be so arranged as not to permit backing
of vehicles onto any street.
I.
Any portion of any entrance or exit driveway shall not be closer
than 50 feet to the curbline of an intersecting street.
J.
Any two driveways leading to or from a street, to or from a single
lot, shall not be within 30 feet of each other at their intersections
with the front lot line for an interior lot and 40 feet for a corner
lot.
K.
Each off-street parking space shall not be less than nine feet in
width and 18 feet in length for angle parking or 22 feet in length
for parallel parking, exclusive of drives, walks and maneuvering space.
For sites with five to 19 parking spaces, up to 20% of the spaces
may be compact in size, and with 20 or more spaces, up to 30% may
be compact. In conjunction with a proposal that requires site plan
review by the Planning Board, the Planning Board may by special permit
allow for up to 50% of the parking spaces to be compact in size. Compact
spaces are a minimum of eight feet in width and 16 feet in length
or 20 feet in length for parallel parking, exclusive of drives, walks
and maneuvering space. Such compact car spaces shall be located in
one or more continuous areas and shall be clearly designated by signs
or pavement marking.
L.
Driveway
width regulations are in the following tables:
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Driveways for One- and Two-Families
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Minimum Width
(feet)
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Maximum Width
(feet)
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One-way
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8
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20
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Two-way
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20
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20
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Driveways for Multifamily Residential or Mixed Use
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Minimum Width
(feet)
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Maximum Width
(feet)
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One-way
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10
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24
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Two-way
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20
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24
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Driveways for All Other Uses
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Minimum Width
(feet)
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Maximum Width
(feet)
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One-way
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10
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24
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Two-way
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24
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24
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M.
The minimum aisle widths required for vehicles backing out of parking
spaces are as follows:
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Angle of Parking
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Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
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Parallel
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12 one-way/20 two-way
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30°
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11 one-way
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45°
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13 one-way
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60°
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18 one-way
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90°
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20 one-way and two-way residential or mixed use
24 for one-way and two-way for all other uses
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N.
Each off-street
parking space shall have direct access to an aisle or a driveway,
except for single- and two-family dwellings, which are allowed to
have two parking spaces in tandem.
[Amended 5-7-2007 by Ord.
No. 07-132]
The parking of a commercial vehicle with a registered gross
weight in excess of 10,000 pounds shall be prohibited in any residential
district.
