[Amended 9-12-2022]
Off-street parking space shall be provided for the total of
all uses on the premises, including agricultural (farm activities),
adequate in size, layout and design to facilitate the free flow of
traffic and the safe ingress and egress from the property. The number
of parking spaces shall be sufficient to accommodate the motor vehicles
of all occupants, employees, customers and other persons normally
visiting such premises at any one time.
Required parking facilities shall be located on the same lot
as the building or other use which they serve, except that the Planning
and Zoning Commission may approve required parking facilities on another
property within a radius of not more than 200 feet from such building
or use, measured from the use or structure to the nearest off-site
space for vehicular parking.
Joint parking areas may be established by the owners of adjacent
lots in order to provide the total number of off-street parking spaces
required for each lot, when the owners show that mutual access to
such spaces is assured in writing for the duration of the uses for
which the spaces are required. The Commission may authorize a particular
number of parking spaces on a lot to be counted for compliance with
the required number of spaces for more than one use on the lot, or
on another lot, when the Commission determines that such spaces will
be occupied by cars of persons using or visiting two or more such
uses on the same trip to the parking space, and/or such spaces will
serve uses having substantially different hours or days of operation.
Required parking facilities shall contain not less than the
minimum areas set forth below, exclusive of driveways, aisles, pedestrianways
and landscaping. Indoor parking may be included in the required area.
For single-family dwellings, the driveway may be included in the required
area. For purposes of this regulation, 200 square feet shall be the
equivalent of one parking space, exclusive of access aisles, pedestrian
walkways and landscaped areas.
A. For dwellings, 400 square feet for each family unit.
B. For office and for permitted home occupations, an area equal to twice
the floor area used for such purpose.
C. For financial institutions, retail stores, personal service shops
and similar business buildings, an area equal to three times the floor
area used for business, excluding storage.
D. For churches, theaters, and assembly halls, 200 square feet for every
three seats.
E. For restaurants, an area equal to 200 square feet for every three
seats.
F. For places of public assembly or public recreation not otherwise
listed, 200 square feet for every three legal occupants.
G. For marinas and similar docking facilities, 200 square feet for every
two mooring spaces. This area shall not be used for storage of boat
trailers during the boating season. In addition, there shall be 200
square feet of parking area for every two boats for which storage
space is provided. With the approval of the Commission, a portion
of the parking area may be used for winter boat and boat trailer storage
as long as adequate parking remains for winter use of the property.
All off-street parking areas with more than five spaces shall
include parking stalls of suitable angle, width and length, with access
aisles of sufficient width and suitable alignment to such stalls as
to allow safe and convenient use of each parking space. Safe pedestrian
circulation shall also be provided. Suitable markings, curbs, end
islands, landscaping, fences or other devices may be required to encourage
proper and efficient use of each area.
A. A parking space for a one passenger automobile shall have a minimum
width of 10 feet and a minimum length of 20 feet, exclusive of access
to the space.
B. An off-street truck loading space shall have a minimum width of 10
feet, a minimum length of 25 feet, and a minimum clear height of 14
feet excluding its access from the street.
C. For all nonresidential uses, the Commission may require a landscaped
buffer surrounding the parking area, and/or landscaping within the
parking area, to define traffic flow, mitigate the impact of large
areas of paved impervious surface on water quality, and assure that
the development is in character with the neighborhood.
D. When more than five spaces are required, a map of said parking shall
be submitted as part of a zoning permit application. The map shall
include boundary screening and landscaping, landscaped islands, parking
sites, traffic circulation patterns, loading areas, storm drainage
facilities and traffic access, including driveways.
Parking areas and off-street loading surfaces shall have adequate
stormwater drainage and all-weather surfacing, capable of allowing
free and safe movement of all vehicles customarily using the facility.
Such facilities shall be maintained in good condition by the owner.