Off-street parking and truck loading spaces
shall be provided and kept available as an accessory use to all permitted
and special exception uses of buildings, structures and lots in amounts
not less than those specified in this article.
B.
The requirement for a combination use made up of several
component uses (e.g., a bowling alley combined with an auditorium,
and 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.
C.
When the required number of spaces so determined results
in a fraction, it shall be increased to the next highest whole number.
D.
If any proposed use is not specifically listed in
the schedule of off-street parking requirements in § 220-22,
the Planning Board shall determine the number of parking spaces to
be provided based upon an analysis of the standards used for the most
similar uses.
[Amended 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
E.
A garage or carport may be used to meet the requirements
of this article. A driveway may only be used to meet the requirements
of this article where it serves a single- or two-family dwelling and
the designated spaces are not within the required front yard setback.
[Amended 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
Off-street parking space requirements for residential
uses shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
|
Use
|
Number of Spaces
|
|---|---|
|
Single-family or two-family dwelling
|
2 per dwelling unit
|
|
Multiple dwelling
|
2 per dwelling unit
|
|
Residential membership club or fraternity
|
1 per residence unit, plus 1 per each 2 employees
on the premises at 1 time
|
Off-street parking space requirements for nonresidential
uses shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
|
Uses
|
Number of Spaces
|
|---|---|
|
Auditorium, church, convention hall, gymnasium,
stadium, theater, studio or other place of public assembly not otherwise
classified
|
1 per 3 permanent seats or 1 per each 40 square
feet of seating area where fixed seating is not provided
|
|
Bank, savings and loan association
|
The same as an office
|
|
Bars, restaurants and banquet hall
[Added 4-15-2019 by L.L.
No. 7-2019] |
1 space per 3 actual seats or 1 space per each 40 square feet
of possible seating area or a combination of both
|
|
Bowling alley
|
4 per alley
|
|
Dental office
[Added 5-4-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987; 12-1-1997 by L.L. No.
6-1997] |
5 per dentist
|
|
Drive-in facility or outdoor sales lot
|
1 per each 600 square feet of lot area
|
|
Funeral home
|
1 per 40 square feet of public room floor area
|
|
Gasoline station, parking garage, repair garage
|
Sufficient parking spaces for all vehicles stored
or being serviced at any 1 period of time, plus a minimum of 5 additional
spaces
|
|
Home occupation, home professional office
[Amended 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997] |
1 for the first 150 square feet of area given
over to this component of the land use, plus 1 for each additional
150 square feet or fraction thereof, but in no case less than 1 space
|
|
Hotel, motel
|
1 per guest bedroom, plus 1 per each 2 employees
on the premises at 1 time
|
|
Manufacturing or industrial establishment, research
institute or laboratory
|
Parking area equivalent to the total ground
coverage of the use, with a minimum of 2 improved spaces per 3 employees
on the premises at 1 time, but in no case less than 2 spaces
|
|
Nursing home
|
1 per each 2 beds plus, 1 per each 2 employees
on the premises at 1 time
|
|
Offices, office building
|
1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Public or semipublic art gallery, library or
museum
|
The same as an auditorium, etc.
|
|
Retail store, personal service store
|
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
School
|
1 per employee, plus 1 per each 8 students in
the 12th grade or above, or the parking requirement for the auditorium
or gymnasium component of the use, whichever is the greater
|
|
Shop for custom work
|
1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Veterinarian, veterinary hospital or clinic
|
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Wholesale establishment, warehouse
|
The same as manufacturing or industrial establishments
|
Every building or structure or lot used for
nonresidential purposes shall be provided with off-street truck loading
spaces in accordance with the following schedule:
|
Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Number of Spaces
|
|---|---|
|
Under 5,000
|
None
|
|
5,000 to 14,999
|
1 space
|
|
15,000 to 40,000
|
2 spaces
|
|
Over 40,000
|
1 space for each additional 40,000 square feet
over and above the requirement for the first 40,000 square feet
|
A.
Not more than two parking spaces per dwelling unit
may be rented to persons living off the premises in the case of a
single- or two-family dwelling use; and not more than one parking
space per each two dwelling units may be rented to persons living
off the premises in the case of any other residence use.
B.
Not more than one commercial vehicle shall be housed
or parked in a private garage or off-street parking area. Such commercial
vehicle shall not exceed a gross motor vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds
or 25 feet in length.
A.
Parking garages, public parking areas, filling stations
and repair garages may have separate or combined entrances and exits.
B.
Every separate entrance or exit driveway shall have
a minimum unobstructed width of 10 feet. Every combined entrance and
exit driveway shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 20 feet.
Parking areas with 20 spaces or more shall have at least two separate
ten-foot driveways.
C.
The intersection of an exit or combined exit and entrance driveway of a public parking area with the public street shall have the same corner clearance as prescribed for intersecting streets in § 200-18.
D.
All driveways shall be adequately drained and improved
with a dustless, durable surface.
[Added 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
E.
No more than one driveway, not less than 10 feet nor
more than 20 feet in width, shall be permitted to provide access to
each property. This requirement may be waived by the Planning Board
if the Board determines that additional points of access would improve
traffic safety and be in the public interest.
[Added 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
A.
All accessory off-street parking and truck loading areas shall be located in accordance with the provisions of § 200-10.
B.
The physical improvements of off-street parking and
truck loading areas shall include:
C.
All aisles within parking areas shall have a minimum
width of 24 feet when the parking spaces are at a ninety-degree angle
with the aisle; 18 feet when the parking spaces are at 60°; and
12 feet when the parking spaces are at 45°.
D.
Aisles and turning areas shall have adequate radii
to assure ease of mobility, ample clearance and convenient access
and egress.
E.
Center-line gradients of aisles shall not exceed 8%.
F.
Accessory off-street parking areas shall be marked
off into parking spaces with a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum
length of 18 feet or, in the case of parking spaces for trucks or
special equipment, parking spaces of a minimum size to be determined
by the municipality based on the nature of the parked vehicle.
G.
An accessory off-street truck loading space shall
have a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum length of 25 feet and a
minimum clear height of 14 feet. The related aisle shall have the
same minimum clear height.
H.
Off-street parking areas with a capacity for more
than 20 vehicles shall delineate fire lanes and post "no parking"
markers at the expense of the owner.
[Added 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
I.
Any off-street parking area with at least 20 off-street
parking spaces shall designate a minimum of 5% of those spaces, up
to a maximum of 10 spaces, as only for the handicapped and clearly
mark them for such use. Parking spaces designated to serve handicapped
individuals shall be at least 14 feet in width and 20 feet in depth.
[Added 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
A.
Existing buildings and uses are exempt. The provisions
of this article shall not apply to any building or structure or lot
lawfully in use at the effective date of this chapter, whether continued
as a permitted use or as a nonconforming use or thereafter converted
or changed without enlargement to a different lawful use having the
same parking and truck loading requirements.
B.
Within an established municipal parking district,
where the municipality has, as a matter of public policy, taken the
responsibility for providing adequate off-street parking facilities
for all uses in the district, the off-street parking space requirements
stipulated in this article shall be automatically waived.
C.
The Board of Appeals, subject to the applicable provisions of Article XI, may waive the requirements, in whole or in part, for the off-street parking or truck loading spaces stipulated in this article. When circumstances occur that the requirements of this article do not reasonably provide for parking or truck loading areas, the Planning Board, with a 4/5 vote, may increase or decrease the requirements of this article based on those circumstances.
[Amended 4-15-2019 by L.L. No. 7-2019]
