A.
Applicability. Off-street parking and truck loading spaces shall be provided and kept available as an accessory use to all permitted and specially permitted uses of buildings, structures and lots in amounts not less than those specified in this section. As such, all off-street parking and truck loading spaces shall also be in conformance with the regulations set forth in Article IX as applicable. The term "vehicle," as used in this section, shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, recreational vehicles, campers and trailers, including recreational and boat trailers.
B.
Purpose. The purpose of the following standards is to:
(1)
Ensure that any parking area or facility is designed to provide proper
circulation, reduce hazards to pedestrians, and protect the users
of adjacent properties from nuisances caused by the noise, fumes,
and glare of headlights which may result from the operation of vehicles;
(2)
Reduce congestion on the street network in the Village;
(3)
Ensure there are adequate amounts of parking and loading facilities
to serve the use(s) and users of the property;
(4)
Encourage alternative parking designs and modes of transportation
to reduce dependence on single-occupancy vehicular trips and improve
efficiency during travel; and
(5)
Ensure safe, well-planned multi-modal access can be made to all commercial
and residential properties within the Village while minimizing potential
vehicular and pedestrian conflicts.
C.
Determining off-street parking space requirements.
(1)
The requirements for a single use (e.g., a one-family dwelling or
a retail store) shall be determined directly from the schedule of
such requirements which is a part of this section.
(2)
The requirements for a combination of uses made up of multiple permitted
and specially permitted uses (e.g., a restaurant and bar or a retail
store combined with an office building) shall be determined by establishing
the requirement for each component use from the schedule of such requirements
which is a part of this article, and adding them together.
(3)
When the required number of spaces result in a fraction, any fraction
of less than 1/2 is rounded down to the next lower whole number, and
any fraction of 1/2 or more is rounded up to the next higher whole
number.
(4)
If the use is not specifically listed in the schedule of such requirements,
the requirement shall be the same as for the most similar listed use
as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(5)
Areas that may be considered as off-street parking space include
any private garage, carport or other area available for parking other
than a street, entrance and exit lanes, or driveway. No vehicle shall
be parked or stored in any required fire lane. A driveway may only
be used to meet the requirements of this article where it serves a
single- or two-family dwelling.
(6)
For single- and two-family dwellings, no more than 50% of the lot
width for lots less than 60 feet in width or 33% for lots equal or
greater than 60 feet may be used for parking.
(7)
Truck loading spaces as required under this section shall be provided
in addition to off-street parking space and shall not be considered
as supplying off-street parking space.
D.
Location of spaces.
(1)
All parking spaces and loading spaces shall be on the same lot as
the use they are intended to serve unless otherwise specified in this
chapter. With Planning Board approval, uses within 400 feet of a municipal
parking lot or designated on-street parking may be wholly or partially
exempt from the off-street parking requirements with the Central Business
District.
(2)
Parking areas should not be located within 10 feet of a residential
district.
(3)
Loading areas should not be located within 50 feet of a residential
district.
(4)
Parking and loading areas may not be located within 10 feet of street
frontage unless proper screening or decorative fencing is installed.
(5)
Off-street parking and loading spaces in commercial and industrial
districts may be provided in any side or rear yard unless prohibited
elsewhere in this chapter. Off-street parking and loading spaces shall
not be located in any front yard.
(6)
Off-street parking spaces in residential districts may be provided
in any yard space except front yard space. However, parking in front
yard space shall be allowed on a hard-surfaced driveway for single-
and two-family dwellings, provided that the parking of such vehicle
does not obstruct the view of oncoming traffic.
E.
General off-street parking space requirements.
(3)
The Planning Board may reduce the number of off-street parking spaces required if the applicant can make permanent arrangements for space sharing with other residential or nonresidential uses or can otherwise prove that the parking standards are excessive for the particular use proposed. (See Subsection L for standards regarding the potential arrangement of shared spaces.)
(4)
The Planning Board may require off-street parking spaces in addition
to those required by this article in order to protect the health,
safety, and general welfare of the public.
F.
Residential off-street parking space requirements. Off-street parking
space requirements for residential uses shall be in accordance with
Table 170-27.1.
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Table 170-27.1
Residential Off-Street Parking Space Requirements
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Uses
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Number of Spaces
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One-family or two-family dwelling
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1 per dwelling unit
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Multifamily dwelling, 0-1 bedroom units
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1.5 per dwelling unit
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Multifamily dwelling, 2-3 bedroom units
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2 per dwelling unit
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Adult-care facility, bed-and-breakfast, nursing home, or rest
home
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1 per dwelling unit + 1 per 2 employees during the maximum shift
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G.
Nonresidential off-street parking space requirements. Off-street
parking space requirements for nonresidential uses shall be in accordance
with Table 170-27.2.
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Table 170-27.2
Nonresidential Off-Street Parking Space Requirements
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Uses
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Number of Spaces1,2
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1. Government/Cultural/Educational
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Schools, elementary and intermediate
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1 per employee + 2 per classroom
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Schools, secondary
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1 per 10 students + 1 per employee + 2 per classroom
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Schools, occupational/skill training
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1 per instructor + 1 per 3 students
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Religious institution
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1 per 3.5 seats
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Auditorium, club, or other place of public assembly
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1 per 3.5 seats OR 3 per 1,000 square feet of floor area where
seating is not provided
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Library
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2 per 1,000 square feet
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Recreational:
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Bowling alley
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2 per lane
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Skating rink
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1 per 5 persons
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Swimming pool
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1 per 4 persons
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Tennis club
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2 per court
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Hospital
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1 per bed + 1.5 per employee
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Medical clinic, medical office
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4 per 1,000 square feet
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Nursing home
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1 per 2 beds + 1.5 per employee
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Day care or nursery
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1 per 6 persons + 1 per employee
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2. Commercial/Retail/Service
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General retail
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3 per 1,000 square feet
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Food store
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5 per 1,000 square feet
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Convenience store
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3 per 1,000 square feet
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Home occupations
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No more than 2 spaces (excluding residential requirement)
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Bank
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2 per 1,000 square feet
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Drinking establishment/tavern/nightclub
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5 per 1,000 square feet
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Bed-and-breakfast
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1 per guest bedroom + 1 per employee (excluding residential
requirement)
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Barbershop/beauty salon
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1.5 per chair
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Dry cleaning/laundromat
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2 per 1,000 square feet
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Hotel/motel
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1 per room + 1 per employee
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Funeral homes
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6 per 1,000 square feet
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Office, professional or business
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3 per 1,000 square feet
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Restaurant, carry-out
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3 per 1,000 square feet
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Restaurant, drive-through
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1 per employee + 3 per 1,000 square feet
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Restaurant, sit-down
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5 per 1,000 square feet
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Vehicle repair/service or gas station
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2 per bay
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Vehicle sales
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2 per employee
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Vehicle rental
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1 per 1,000 square feet floor area
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Car wash
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1 per employee
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3. Industrial/Manufacturing
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All uses
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1 per employee
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NOTES:
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(1)
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"Per employee" requirements shall be based on the number of
employees during the maximum shift.
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(2)
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"Per person" requirements shall be based on the capacity of
said use.
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H.
Off-street truck loading space requirements.
(1)
Whenever the normal operation of any development requires that goods,
merchandise, or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped from
that development, a sufficient off-street truck loading area must
be provided in accordance with this section to accommodate the delivery
or shipment operations in order to avoid undue interference with the
public use of streets or alleys.
(2)
Truck loading spaces shall have a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum
length of 25 feet, and a minimum clearance height of 14 feet. The
related aisle shall have the same minimum clearance height.
(3)
Off-street truck loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with
Table 170-27.3 below.
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Table 170-27.3
Parking Space Requirement for Off-Street Truck Loading
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|---|---|
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Floor Area
(square feet)
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Number of Spaces
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Less than 4,000
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0
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4,000 to 15,000
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1
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15,000 to 30,000
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1 (minimum 14 feet by 50 feet); otherwise 2
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30,000 or greater
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2
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Each additional 50,000; or fraction thereof
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1
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I.
Parking of commercial vehicle on property. One commercial vehicle
may be housed or parked on a property, provided that such vehicle
shall not exceed a gross motor vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or
25 feet in length; and further provided that it shall be housed or
parked inside a garage building.
J.
Access driveway requirements.
(1)
Parking garages, public parking areas, filling stations and repair
garages may have separate or combined entrances and exits.
(2)
Every separate entrance or exit driveway shall have an unobstructed
width of at least 10 feet and not more than 20 feet. Every combined
entrance and exit driveway shall have an unobstructed width of at
least 16 feet and not more than 30 feet.
(3)
All parking spaces, except those required for single- or two-family
dwellings, shall have access to a public street or alley in such a
manner that any vehicle leaving or entering the parking area from
or into a public street or alley shall be traveling in a forward motion.
(4)
No driveway providing access to an off-street parking area shall
be located closer than 60 feet to the intersection of public streets.
K.
Joint parking facilities and access. The collective provision of
off-street parking areas by two or more buildings or uses located
on the same lot or adjacent lots is permitted, provided that the total
of such facilities shall not be less than the sum required of the
various buildings or uses computed separately, and further provided
that the land upon which the collective facilities are located is
owned or leased by one or more of the collective users.
L.
Shared parking facilities and access. Shared off-street parking for
two or more uses that are located on the same lot or share a common
property boundary and have different peak parking demands or operating
hours may be permitted provided that:
(1)
Parking is located within 400 feet of buildings/uses it is intended
to serve.
(2)
The applicant demonstrates that the uses have different peak-hour
parking demands or that the total parking demand at one time would
be adequately served by the total number of parking spaces proposed.
(3)
A shared parking agreement is drafted documenting the joint use and
must be reflected in a deed, lease, contract, easement or other appropriate
legal document.
(4)
A maintenance agreement is drafted documenting the responsibility
of each user in the maintenance and upkeep of said shared parking
facilities.
(5)
Shared access agreements will be required by the first developer
and/or owner of a site, and shall be established in a continuum to
adjoining properties as a contingency of site plan approval.
M.
Design requirements. Off-street parking and loading facilities required
by this article serving three or more residential dwelling units on
a single lot as well as all nonresidential uses shall conform to the
following design requirements.
(1)
All facilities shall be surfaced with asphalt bituminous, concrete,
or dustless material approved by the Planning Board and shall be maintained
in smooth and well-graded condition. Such surface shall be permanent
and capable of being kept free of snow, dust, and dirt and must be
permanently marked.
(2)
All facilities shall be clearly marked with a minimum painted strip
of four inches in width.
(3)
Facilities and their access driveways shall be graded so as to provide
for the proper mitigation of stormwater and runoff.
(4)
All perimeter landscaping shall include concrete, masonry or metal
barriers to contain and/or protect landscaping materials where required
by the Planning Board.
(5)
In locations where curbing is not required, wheel stops shall be
used. Wheel stops shall be provided adjacent to any building, wall,
fence, walkway, landscaped area or property line to protect people,
property and other vehicles. The wheel stops shall not be placed less
than 18 inches in from the front of the parking space.
(6)
Facilities shall be constructed in such a way to accommodate emergency
vehicle access as required by the Village Fire Department.
(7)
All new or reconstructed parking areas must meet the requirements
of the ADA.
(8)
All parking areas that contain more than 10 spaces, including access
lanes and driveways, must include a clearly identified pedestrian
route from the parking area to the main building entrance and/or to
the public sidewalk along the street.
(10)
All facilities shall be incorporated with outdoor lighting elements
to ensure the general safety and convenience of the public.
(11)
Aisle widths shall follow the minimum dimensions of Table 170-27.4
below; center line gradients of aisles shall not exceed 8%.
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Table 170-27.4
Minimum Aisle Widths
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|---|---|---|
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Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
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Angle of Parking
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Two-Way Traffic
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One-Way Traffic
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90° parking
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24
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22
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60° parking
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23
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18
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45° degree parking
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21
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13
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Parallel parking
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19
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13
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(12)
The size of the parking spaces shall follow the minimum dimensions
of Table 170-27.5 below, and each space shall be separated by a minimum
four inch marking from the adjoining space.
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Table 170-27.5
Minimum Size of Parking Spaces
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|---|---|---|
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Angle of Parking
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Minimum Width
(feet)
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Minimum Length
(feet)
|
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90° parking
|
9
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18
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60° parking
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9
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18
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45° degree parking
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9
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18
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Parallel parking
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8
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22
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N.
Operation and use of parking facilities. Required parking facilities
shall be used exclusively for the temporary parking of passenger vehicles
or light trucks of patrons, occupants or employees of the structure
or use to be served. Required parking facilities shall not be used
to satisfy the requirements for loading facilities nor for the sale,
display, rental or repair of motor vehicles.
O.
Snow removal. For off-street parking and loading areas greater than
10 spaces, a dedicated area independent of required parking and loading
spaces for the placing and storage of snow shall be required.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of these landscaping standards is to encourage
the planting of appropriate new vegetation and the preservation of
existing vegetation to enhance the built environment and to protect
and sustain the natural environment. Landscaping shall be designed
as an integral part of every development project, and not merely located
in leftover portions of the site. More specifically, these standards
are intended to:
(1)
Visually tie the entire development together, help to define and
announce entryways and circulation patterns (both vehicular and pedestrian).
(2)
Minimize the expansive appearance of parking lots, provide shaded
areas for pedestrians, and soften hard edges of buildings and parking
lots.
(3)
Reduce potential nuisances by requiring a visual screen between uses
to mitigate the adverse effects of wind and air turbulence; heat and
noise; motor vehicle headlight glare and other artificial light intrusion;
and other adverse impacts associated with adjoining or nearby uses.
(4)
Encourage the landscaping of developments and to dissuade the unnecessary
clearing and disturbing of land so as to preserve the natural and
existing growth of flora and to replace removed flora or plant new
flora indigenous to the region.
(5)
Reduce surface runoff and minimize soil erosion through the natural
filtering capability of landscaped areas.
(6)
Encourage the incorporation of green infrastructure and site design
standards consistent with the goals of the Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) program.
B.
Landscape plan requirements. In conjunction with site plan review procedures and criteria (see Article XI) the Planning Board may require the submission of a professionally prepared landscape plan. Preliminary landscape plans and final landscape plans shall be submitted with improvement plans prior to the issuance of building permits for all new development projects. Such plans shall be prepared by a landscape architect registered to practice in New York State and shall show the following:
(1)
Topography of site before and after landscaping.
(2)
Location and size of all existing plant materials.
(3)
Existing vegetation to be retained.
(4)
Devices by which existing plant material shall be protected from
damage during land alteration or land development activities. All
disturbed areas not otherwise treated shall be seeded and/or sodded.
(5)
Location, type, size, spacing and number of proposed trees, shrubs,
and ground covers.
(6)
Property lines, match lines, easements, limit of contract, building
overhangs, paved areas, fences, walls and utilities.
(7)
A legend, plant list, key, a scale drawn to a minimum of one inch
to 30 feet, North arrow and planting detail.
C.
Entryway and setback landscaping.
(1)
Building setback areas along streets, accessways, or along private
drives shall be landscaped with a minimum of one shade tree per 35
feet of linear frontage. For property lines abutting a public right-of-way
where street trees do not exist, trees shall be planted no more than
40 feet on-center located between five feet and 10 feet from the back
of the public sidewalk.
(2)
Building setback areas shall include compact massings of ornamental
plant material, such as ornamental trees, flowering shrubs, perennials,
and ground covers.
(3)
Planting shall be massed and scaled as appropriate for the entryway
size and space.
(4)
Plantings should decrease in size and increase in detail, color,
and variety near entryways into developments.
D.
Building foundation landscaping.
(1)
Plant material shall be placed intermittently against long expanses
of buildings, walls, fences, and other barriers to soften the effect
and to help break up walls with little to no architectural detail
to the satisfaction of the Planning Board.
(2)
Ornamental plant material such as flowering trees and shrubs, perennials,
and ground covers are encouraged.
(3)
Plantings should decrease in size and increase in detail, color,
and variety near entryways into buildings.
E.
Interior parking lot landscaping.
(1)
The interior of all parking lots containing 10 or more spaces shall
be landscaped according to the provisions in this subsection.
(2)
The primary landscaping materials used in parking lots shall be trees,
which provide shade or are capable of providing shade at maturity.
Shrubbery, hedges and other planting materials may be used to complement
the tree landscaping, but shall not be the sole means of landscaping.
Effective use of earth berms and existing topography is also encouraged
as a component of the landscaping plan.
(3)
One shade tree shall be planted for every five parking spaces.
(4)
Large and medium shade trees (no less than eight feet in height at
maturity) are recommended.
(5)
Due to heat and drought stress and vision clearances, ornamental
and evergreen trees are not recommended.
(6)
Conflicts between plantings and pedestrian circulation, emergency
vehicle access, light poles, signs and site utilities shall be minimized.
(7)
Landscaped berms shall be at least 10 feet wide, a maximum of three
feet high, and include a maximum slope of 3:1 when measured from its
highest point to grade.
F.
Planting materials.
(1)
Deciduous trees shall be a minimum of 1 1/2 inch caliper at the time
of planting and eight feet in height at time of planting.
(2)
Evergreen trees shall have a minimum height of five feet at time
of planting.
(3)
Upright shrubs to be planted shall be a minimum of 24 inches in height
and spreading shrubs, deciduous or evergreen, shall be a minimum 15
inches in diameter.
(4)
Planting beds may be mulched with shredded hardwood, granite chips,
river rock, or similar natural materials.
(5)
Color and texture should be incorporated into the overall landscape
plan. Careful selection of flowering trees and shrubs can provide
seasonal color all year. The use of evergreen and deciduous plant
material, bark color, seeds, and fruit (berries) that persist can
provide additional color and texture to the landscape.
(7)
Diversity. Plant materials incorporated in the landscape plan shall
conform to the following standards encouraging diversity in the plantings.
G.
Lawn area (turf).
(1)
Grass areas shall be planted in a species well adapted to localized
growing conditions in southern Monroe County. Grass areas may be sodded,
plugged, sprigged, hydro-mulched; or seeded except that solid sod
shall be used in swales or other areas subject to erosion.
(2)
In areas where other than solid sod or grass seed is used, overseeding
shall be sown for immediate effect and protection until coverage is
otherwise achieved.
(3)
Grass areas shall be procured from new of-the-year seed crops, free
of foreign material or weed seeds.
(4)
Replacement or overseeding mixes shall match or complement the original
installation.
(5)
Grass areas shall also provide continuous, uniform, and consistent
coverage.
H.
Maintenance. The owner of the property, or his designated agent,
shall be responsible for the proper care and maintenance and replacement,
if necessary, of all landscape materials in a healthy and growing
condition.
(1)
Maintenance shall include, but not be limited to, watering, weeding,
mowing (including trimming at the base of fencing), fertilizing, mulching,
proper pruning, and removal and replacement of dead or diseased trees
and shrubs on a regular basis.
(2)
All landscaping and plant material that is missing, dead, decaying,
or injured as of September 30th shall be replaced by June 30th of
the following year at the owner's expense. The replacement shall be
of the same species and size unless otherwise approved by the Code
Enforcement Officer.
(3)
Irrigation systems shall be designed to minimize spray on buildings,
neighboring properties, roads or sidewalks; maintain proper operating
condition; and conserve water to the greatest extent feasible through
proper watering techniques.
(4)
Improper maintenance shall be determined through periodic inspection
by the Code Enforcement Officer. The Code Enforcement Officer may
require a review and status report of plantings by a professional
landscaper, arborist, or engineer. All reasonable costs for review
and determination shall be at the expense of the property owner.
