[Amended 6-26-1987; 9-21-1987; 7-10-1989; 3-19-1991; 7-1-1992; 8-27-1996 by Ord. No.
169; 11-6-2008 by Ord. No. 207; 7-9-2009 by Ord. No.
72; 7-12-2011 by Ord. No. 61; 7-17-2013 by Ord. No.
52]
A.
For any use newly established use; or any change from one use to
another; or for any use increased in intensity or physically enlarged
by more than 25% under this chapter, off-street parking and loading
space shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule
in this section. Off-street parking and/or loading requirements for
uses other than those cited in this article shall be determined in
consultation with the applicant by the Building Inspector on recommendation
from the Planning Board. The Building Inspector, on recommendation
from the Planning Board, may require additional spaces if the particular
use so warrants.
B.
Location of off-street parking generally.
(1)
(2)
Nonresidential uses.
(a)
In all zoning districts, parking spaces for nonresidential uses must
be provided:
[1]
On site;
[2]
Off site on a privately owned lot located within 500 feet of the
property/use(s) it is designed to serve;
[3]
Off site in a public parking facility located within 500 feet of
the property/use(s) it is designed to serve; or
[4]
On street, if and to the extent such parking spaces are completely
contained within the frontage of the property.
(b)
Five hundred feet shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest
point of the subject property to the nearest point of the off-site
parking facility.
(3)
Whenever a privately owned parking lot is proposed to satisfy the
parking requirements, evidence of authority to use such off-site location
must be provided to the permit granting authority (which may be the
Director of Municipal Inspections). In the event that conditions (such
as a change in use) for off-site parking change, or if the off-site
parking arrangement is discontinued, the owner(s) shall notify the
Director of Municipal Inspections in writing within 10 days of such
change or discontinuance. Whether or not such notice is given, if
the Director of Municipal Inspections determines that a zoning violation
exists as a result and the owner(s) fails to apply for the necessary
remedial permit(s)/approval(s) within 60 days of notice of such determination,
the Director of Municipal Inspections shall require the owners to
comply with the original parking requirements, or those in effect
at the time of the change.
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013]
C.
Calculations for off-street parking requirements may involve two
basic calculations:
(1)
A baseline number of parking spaces shall be calculated in accordance with the parking schedule found in this § 300-59. Where mixed-use developments are proposed, the baseline parking requirement shall be calculated as the sum of the requirements for each use; or
(2)
The baseline number of off-street parking spaces required under the parking schedule found in this § 300-59 may be reduced through any individual technique or combination of techniques found in § 300-62. Any such proposed reductions in the baseline number of spaces to be provided off-street may only be approved by the Planning Board by grant of a special permit as provided below, including in connection with the approval of a special permit under § 300-91.
D.
Any other deviation from all or a portion of the requirements for off-street parking must be obtained by a special permit from the Planning Board upon determination that the applicable conditions set forth in § 300-91 will be satisfied.
E.
Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements.
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013; 4-19-2016 by Ord. No. 014; 7-23-2019 by Order No. 393; 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. 279]
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Use
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Minimum Off-Street Parking Spaces Required
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|---|---|---|---|
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Residential uses in the CC Central Business/CC2 Central Business
Cabot Districts:
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Residential units of 1 bedroom or smaller
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1 per residential unit
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Residential units with 2 bedrooms located in the Depot Overlay District (as defined in § 300-41E)
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1 per residential unit
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All other residential units with 2 or more bedrooms
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2 per residential unit
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Residential units in the CG, CN, BHD, IG, IR, RHD, RSD, RMD,
R-6, R-10, R-15, R-22, R-45, and R-90 Zoning Districts
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2 per residential unit
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Rooming house, hotel, motel
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1 for each rental unit plus 1 for each 8 seats provided for
eating and meeting facilities
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Bed-and-breakfast establishment
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1 for every room rented, plus 2
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Hospital
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1 for every 2 beds
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Clubs, lodges, and similar uses
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1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area
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Auditorium, theater, general meeting facilities or place thereof
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1 for every 4 seats, permanent or otherwise
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Business and professional offices
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1 for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
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Retail trade establishment, personal service
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1 for every 275 square feet of gross floor area for those establishments
10,000 square feet and under in gross floor area; 1 for every 200
square feet of gross floor area for those establishments over 10,000
square feet in gross floor area
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Clinic or medical buildings, including medical offices as an
accessory use in a residential dwelling
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1 for every 150 square feet of gross floor area
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Restaurant or similar indoor place dispensing food, drink, or
refreshment
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1 for every 4 seats, permanent or otherwise
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Schools
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1 for each 500 square feet of floor space, exclusive of basements
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Wholesale and storage in enclosed buildings
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1 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area for the first 20,000
square feet
1 for each 2,000 square feet of gross floor area for the second
20,000 square feet
1 for each 4,000 square feet of gross floor area for areas in
excess of the initial 40,000 square feet of gross floor area
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Open storage
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1 for every 1,000 square feet of the lot devoted to the use
thereon
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Manufacturing, assembly, processing, research, printing, and
publishing
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2.5 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
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Congregate housing for the elderly and permanently disabled,
including subsidized elderly housing facilities that provide shared
living arrangements
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0.75 per unit
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Marina
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0.5 per boat moored, docked, stored, or trailered. Between September
15 and May 15, up to 80% of the required parking spaces may be used
for winter storage of boats, floats, runways, and associated equipment.
On or before May 16, 70% of the required parking spaces must be clear
and available for motor vehicle parking. By June 15, 100% of the required
parking spaces must be clear and available for motor vehicle parking.
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Brewery, distillery, winery
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2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area for area
dedicated to manufacturing and process related activities; 1 space
per 275 square feet of gross floor area for tasting room, as defined
herein
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Maker space
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2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
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Off-street loading requirements for commercial and industrial
uses, if established or expanded by more than 25% under this chapter,
shall be required to provide adequate off-street loading space for
loading and unloading all vehicles incidental to the operation of
the establishment. The Building Inspector, on recommendation from
the Planning Board, may waive all or a portion of the requirements
for loading or may require additional space if the particular use
so warrants.
A.
Where a principal use of a lot is not enclosed in a building, the
portion of the lot so used shall be considered as the gross floor
area for calculating off-street parking space requirements.
B.
No accessory off-street parking space shall be permitted within the
required front yard in any R District, except that this shall not
be construed as applying to parking required for a one- or two-family
dwelling.
C.
No employee parking shall be permitted within the required front
yard in any IR District. No parking in any IR District shall be permitted
less than 15 feet from any lot line.
D.
Commercial or industrial vehicles with more than two axles not related to a home occupation or home professional office as defined in § 300-5 shall not be allowed to be parked or stored on a permanent basis in a residential district without a special permit.
E.
"Piggy-back" parking, in which each space does not have independent
access to a driveway or street, is not allowed, except when such spaces
are permanently assigned to the same residential unit and except for
one- and two-family homes.
F.
For bed-and-breakfast establishments, all parking shall be off-street,
not within the required front yard setback, and "piggy back" parking
shall not be allowed except for those spaces assigned to the permanent
resident(s) of the structure. All other requirements of the City's
parking requirements will apply as well (size of spaces, surfacing
materials, etc.).
A.
Shared on-site parking.
(1)
In all zoning districts (except for the IR Overlay District, which is regulated by § 300-65), the Planning Board may grant a special permit to allow implementation of a shared parking arrangement for a mix of uses defined in the application and otherwise permitted in the applicable zoning district for a particular project.
(2)
The special permit may provide for a reduction of up to 50% in the
number of parking spaces to be provided for a mixed-use project, subject
to all of the following conditions/findings:
(a)
The extent to which projected parking demands for the proposed
uses overlap or conflict is not substantial;
(b)
The mix of proposed uses can reasonably be expected to share
spaces compatibly; and
(c)
In the event that conditions (such as a change in use) change, or if the shared parking arrangement is discontinued, the owner(s) shall notify the Director of Municipal Inspections and Planning Board in writing within 10 days of such change or discontinuance. Whether or not such notice is given, if the Director of Municipal Inspections determines that a modification of the special permit is required and the owner(s) fails to apply to the Planning Board for such modification within 60 days of such notice of such determination, or if the required modification is not granted by the Planning Board, then the Director of Municipal Inspections shall require the owners to comply with the original parking requirements, or those in effect at the time of the change, if less burdensome, in each case without reference to this Subsection A.
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013]
(3)
All special permit applications for shared parking shall be forwarded
to the Parking and Traffic Commission for its comments and recommendations,
which comments/recommendations shall be received by the Planning Board
within 30 days of submission to the Commission. Failure to forward
comments within 30 days will be deemed conclusion of review by the
Commission. An applicant may use the latest peak demand analyses published
by the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) or another other source
of information acceptable to the Planning Board to justify a request
for shared parking implementation, but any such information shall
not be deemed conclusive or binding on the Planning Board, and the
Planning Board may grant greater or lesser relief than that requested.
B.
Off-site parking in a public parking facility. Separate from, or
in conjunction with, authorized shared parking arrangements, the Planning
Board may grant a special permit to allow use of off-site parking
in a public parking facility to satisfy a portion of the residential
parking requirements of a particular project.
(1)
The Planning Board may grant a special permit to allow up to 25%
of the off-street parking required for residential uses to be provided
in an off-site public parking facility, subject to the following conditions/findings:
(a)
The off-site public parking facility is located within 500 feet
of the property/use it is designed to serve. Five hundred feet shall
be measured in a straight-line distance from the nearest point of
the subject property to the nearest point of the public parking facility;
and
(b)
The off-site public parking facility can reasonably be expected
to have sufficient capacity to accommodate:
(2)
In the event that conditions (such as a change in use) change, or
if the off-site parking arrangement is discontinued, the owner(s)
shall notify the Director of Municipal Inspections and Planning Board
in writing within 10 days of such change or discontinuance. Whether
or not such notice is given, if the Director of Municipal Inspections
determines that a modification of the special permit is required and
the owner(s) fails to apply to the Planning Board for such modification
within 60 days of notice of such determination, or if the required
modification is not granted by the Planning Board, then the Director
of Municipal Inspections shall require the owner(s) to comply with
the original parking requirements, or those in effect at the time
of the change, if less burdensome.[1]
(3)
All special permit applications for off-site parking shall be forwarded
to the Parking and Traffic Commission for its comments and recommendations,
which comments/recommendations shall be received by the Planning Board
within 30 days of submission to the Commission. Failure to forward
comments within 30 days will be deemed conclusion of review by the
Commission.
All parking or loading areas containing over three spaces, including
automobile service and drive-in establishments, shall be either contained
within buildings or other structures or be subject to the following,
as well as all specifications of the City of Beverly:
A.
Parking or loading spaces shall be effectively screened on each side
of the parking area which adjoins or faces the side or rear lot line
of premises situated in any R District. The screening shall be accomplished
using one of the following methods: a five-foot-wide and five-foot-high
evergreen landscaping strip; a wall or fence of uniform appearance
six feet in height; or a landscaped earthen berm at least five feet
in height. Such screening shall be maintained in good condition.
B.
Every parking or loading area and access driveways thereto shall
be surfaced with a durable and dustless material which shall meet
with the approval of the Building Inspector and shall be graded and
drained so as to disperse of all surface water and accumulation.
C.
Any fixture used to illuminate any parking or loading area shall
be so arranged as to direct the light away from street and away from
adjoining premises used for residential purposes.
D.
Any off-street parking area shall also be subject to the following:
[Amended 6-1-2015 by Ord.
No. 314]
(1)
There shall not be any motor vehicle parking within five feet of
any side or rear lot line, except that this requirement shall not
apply in the BHD District.
(2)
There shall not be any vehicle repair facilities or any repair made
to any motor vehicles. For purposes of this subsection, the terms
"vehicle" and "motor vehicle" do not include boats or travel lifts
or other mechanical equipment, as these activities are an accessory
use customary in the operation of a boatyard or recreational boating
facility located in the BHD District.
(3)
There shall not be any storage of materials or equipment, except
as part of approved building or site operations.
(4)
Off-street parking spaces may be permitted within the required front
yard in other than the R and IR Districts, but such space shall be
set back from the street line by a minimum of 10 feet, except that
this requirement shall not apply in the BHD District.
A.
All off-street parking and loading areas containing three or more
spaces shall be so arranged and marked as to provide for orderly and
safe loading, unloading, parking and storage of vehicles, with individual
parking spaces clearly defined.
B.
Such areas shall meet the following requirements:
(1)
Standard parking spaces. Each parking space shall be at least nine
feet in width and 18 feet in length. Aisle width shall be a minimum
of 18 feet for one-way traffic and 24 feet for two-way traffic.
(2)
Compact parking spaces. Up to 25% of the proposed parking spaces
may be designed for use by compact cars and/or motorcycles and other
motorized bikes, provided:
(a)
Each compact parking space shall be at least eight feet in width
and 16 feet in length. Aisle widths shall be the same as for standard
parking spaces except where aisles service(s) compact cars, motorcycles,
and/or motorbikes exclusively. In those instances, aisle widths of
16 feet for one-way traffic and 22 feet for two-way traffic are permitted.
(b)
The parking lot or area in which compact spaces will be provided
must be designed and equipped with a signage system that clearly and
effectively indicates the location of compact car spaces within the
lot.
(3)
Each loading space shall not be less than 1,000 square feet, including
space for maneuvering; and arrangement or layout of off-street loading
areas shall be approved by the Building Inspector.
(4)
No portion of any entrance or exit driveway shall be closer than
20 feet to the curb of an intersecting street.
(5)
No two drives leading from a street to a single lot shall be within
30 feet of each other at a street.
(6)
No entrance or exit driveway shall exceed 25 feet in width at a street.
(7)
A maximum of two driveway accesses at a street per lot are allowed;
for example, a lot with frontage on two streets may have a maximum
of four driveway accesses, two on each street.
C.
Incorporation in parking area design of electric-car charging stations
and low-impact development techniques such as vegetated swales, rain
gardens and permeable pavers is highly encouraged.
A.
In a mixed-use development on a lot zoned IR Overlay on the official City Zoning District Map, the number of required parking spaces shall be as provided above in this Article X, unless in performing site plan review or in acting on a special permit the Planning Board determines that a lesser number of spaces would be adequate for all parking needs because of special circumstances such as shared parking for uses having peak parking demands at different times or other measures reducing parking demand.
B.
When considering shared parking, the following method will be used to determine the appropriate parking requirements: multiply the minimum parking requirement for each individual use, as set forth in Article X, by the listed percentage, as set forth below in the Schedule of Parking Occupancy Rates, for each of the five designated time periods and then add the resulting sums from each vertical column. The column total having the highest total value is the minimum shared parking space requirement for that combination of land uses.
C.
Schedule of Parking Occupancy Rates.
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Weekday
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Weekend
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Night
12:00 Midnight to 7:00 a.m.
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Day
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Evening
6:00 p.m. to 12:00 Midnight
|
Day
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Evening
6:00 p.m. to 12:00 Midnight
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Residential
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100%
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60%
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90%
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80%
|
90%
|
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Manufacturing, assembly, processing
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5%
|
100%
|
10%
|
10%
|
5%
|
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Business and professional office
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5%
|
100%
|
10%
|
10%
|
5%
|
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Retail establishment
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5%
|
80%
|
90%
|
100%
|
70%
|
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Hotel
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70%
|
70%
|
100%
|
70%
|
100%
|
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Restaurant
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10%
|
50%
|
100%
|
50%
|
100%
|
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Eating and meeting facilities associated with hotel
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10%
|
50%
|
60%
|
50%
|
60%
|
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Auditorium, theater
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10%
|
40%
|
100%
|
80%
|
100%
|
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School, day-care facilities
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5%
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100%
|
10%
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20%
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5%
|
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All other
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100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
D.
Prior to issuance of an occupancy permit for shared parking, the
owner(s) of a mixed-use development shall have in its possession and
readily available for review by the Director of Municipal Inspections
a reciprocal agreement executed by the owners and operators of the
different sources or uses in the development ensuring the long-term
joint use of such shared parking, and defining the terms upon which
the parking is shared.
[Amended 2-19-2009 by Ord. No. 230[1]]
(1)
In the event that the conditions (such as a change in use) for shared
parking change, or if the shared parking arrangement is discontinued,
the owner(s) shall notify the Director of Municipal Inspections within
10 days of such change or discontinuance. If the Director of Municipal
Inspections determines that a modification of the special permit is
required and the owner(s) fails to apply to the Planning Board for
such modification within 60 days of such determination, or if modification
of the special permit is not granted by the Planning Board within
90 days of application therefor, then the Director of Municipal Inspections
shall require the owner(s) to comply with all applicable parking requirements.
(2)
Noncompliance with this subsection may result in the revocation of
occupancy permits for the violating uses.
