It is the intention of this chapter that all
structures and land uses be provided with a sufficient amount of off-street
motor vehicle parking to meet the needs of persons employed at or
making use of such structures and/or uses and sufficient off-street
loading and unloading facilities to meet the needs of such structures
or land uses.
The plans for any new building or any expansion
of an existing building, when submitted for a building permit, shall
show specifically the location and size and type of improvement of
the off-street parking or loading space required to comply with this
chapter and the means of access to such space from the public streets
or highways. Except for one- and two-family residences, no building
permit shall be issued until such plan for parking and loading space
and access to it and required improvement is approved by the Town
Engineer, who shall determine that traffic access, traffic circulation
and general layout of the parking facility are planned with regard
to safety to traffic on the public street and safety and adequacy
of access for cars and pedestrians using the parking facility. No
certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building or land
use until the required off-street parking space has been established.
A.
Buildings and land uses in existence or for which
building permits have been approved on the effective date of this
amended chapter shall be subject to the parking or loading space requirements
of this chapter on the date of such permit or the date the use was
established, in the case of existing uses, provided that any parking
and loading facilities then existing to serve such structures or uses
shall not in the future be reduced except where they exceed such requirements,
in which case they shall not be reduced below such requirements. Required
parking and loading facilities shall, however, be provided as a condition
for the issuance of any building permit for any enlargement of such
structures or uses in the future, but, in the case of exceptional
difficulty or unusual hardship to such properties arising out of this
requirement, appeal may be made to the Board of Appeals. In acting
upon such case, the Board of Appeals shall require such degree of
compliance as it may deem reasonable for that part of the structure
or use that is legally nonconforming but shall not waive any part
of the requirement for that part of the structure or use that constitutes
an enlargement or expansion and shall not permit reduction or elimination
of whatever quantity of parking may already be in existence unless
it is in excess of requirements.
B.
Required off-street parking facilities which, after
development, are later dedicated to and accepted by the Town shall
be deemed to continue to serve the uses or structures for which they
were originally provided.
[Amended 4-17-1963; 4-4-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990; 7-20-1994 by L.L. No.
6-1994; 7-17-1996 by L.L. No. 14-1996; 9-18-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013]
A.
Off-street motor vehicle parking facilities shall be provided as follows, except as provided above or where additional parking requirements may be made as a condition of the issuance of a special permit under Article IX, in which case provisions of that section shall apply:
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Type of Use
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Minimum Requirements
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1- and 2-family dwelling units
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2 spaces for each dwelling
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Multiple dwellings:
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Studio
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1 space
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1-bedroom
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1 1/4 spaces
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2-bedroom
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2 spaces; 1 1/2 spaces in the B-R and SB-R Districts
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3-bedroom
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2 1/2 spaces; 2 spaces in the B-R and SB-R Districts
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Professional office or home occupation permitted in a required
residential zone as an accessory use
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2 spaces in addition to spaces for residential units, except
that medical or dental offices shall have 4 spaces for each doctor
or dentist in addition to residential parking requirements
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Rooming house or boardinghouse
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1 space for each guest sleeping room, plus 1 space per resident
family
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Hospital, clinic, sanitarium or convalescent home
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1 space for each patient bed, excluding bassinets, plus 1 space
for each person employed in the building
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Theater, auditorium, athletic field or other place of public
assembly other than a church
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1 space for each 5 seats or 200 square feet in such place of
assembly, whichever would be greater
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Church or other place of worship
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1 space for each 5 seats or pew spaces
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Bowling alley
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5 spaces for each alley
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Other center of public amusement, the capacity of which cannot
be measured in terms of seats
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1 space for every 200 square feet of floor space devoted to
patron use
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Restaurant or place dispensing food or drink
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1 space for each 50 square feet of floor space devoted to patron
use
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Retail or service business
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1 space for each 200 square feet of floor space
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Wholesale, storage, utility or other commercial building or
use
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1 space for each person for which the building or use is designed
or for each 2,000 square feet, whichever is greater
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Office for business or professional use
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1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area
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Funeral parlor or undertaking establishment
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At least 10 spaces for each chapel or viewing room and 1 for
each person working in such establishment; off-street loading for
delivery and funeral cortege assembly shall be considered for site
plan approval
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Private golf courses
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2 parking spaces for each acre of land contained in the course
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Public golf courses
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2.5 spaces for each acre of land contained in the course
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Public multiple use recreational facilities
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2.5 spaces per acre on a course; 1 space for every 3 bathers
in a swimming pool
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Tennis, public or private
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3 spaces per court
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Private swimming pools
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1 space for each 3 bathers
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Soccer, football and baseball fields
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10 spaces for each field, plus 1 space for every 5 spectator
seats
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B.
Reasonable and appropriate off-street parking requirements for structures
and land uses which do not fall within the categories listed above
shall be determined in each case by the Board of Appeals, which shall
consider all factors entering into the parking needs of such use.
C.
Where two or more different uses occur on a single lot, the total
amount of parking facilities to be provided shall be the sum of the
requirements for each individual use on the lot, except that the Board
of Appeals may approve the joint use of parking space by two or more
establishments on the same or contiguous lots, the total capacity
of which space is less than the sum of the spaces required for each,
provided that the Board finds that the capacity to be provided will
substantially meet the intent of the requirements by reason of variation
in the probable time of maximum use by patrons or employees among
such establishments, and provided that such approval of such joint
use shall be automatically terminated upon the termination of the
operation of any of such establishments.
D.
In the B-R and SB-R Districts, the off-street parking requirements
may be reduced by the Planning Board in the course of site plan review
if the applicant demonstrates and the Planning Board finds that the
capacity of such off-street parking is sufficient to meet the demands
of such use or uses such as the case of shared parking by two or more
different land uses. In no case shall such reduction be greater than
15% of that required by type of use.
A.
The required off-street parking facilities for structures
and land uses which are developed after the effective date of this
chapter shall be provided on the same lot or premises with such structure
or land use, except that off-street parking spaces required for structures
or land uses on two adjoining lots may be provided in a single common
facility on one or both of said lots, and except that the Board of
Appeals may permit all or part of the required spaces to be located
on any lot within 500 feet of the building, except in a residence
district, if the Board determines that it is impractical to provide
parking on the same lot with the building.
B.
In residence districts:
[Amended 4-17-1963; 7-17-1996 by L.L. No. 14-1996; 12-15-2010 by L.L. No. 11-2010]
(1)
Restrictions.
(a)
Motor vehicles shall not be parked in the portion of a lot which
is bounded by the front lot line of such lot, an imaginary line running
within that lot which is parallel to the front lot line and 25 feet
distant from the front lot line and the imaginary straight lines which
project from the front lot line to the points where the side walls
of the dwelling on such lot meet the front wall of that dwelling;
and
(b)
Motor vehicles shall not be parked within five feet of a side lot
line or five feet of a rear lot line nor shall the area of a lot lying
within five feet of a side lot line or within five feet of a rear
lot line be developed for travel by, or the parking of motor vehicles;
and
(c)
Provided the requirements of § 240-79B(1)(b) are met, motor vehicles may be parked within 25 feet of the front lot line in one side yard but not in both side yards.
(2)
Exceptions.
(b)
Section 240-79B(1)(b) shall not apply to:
C.
No parking in connection with any nonresidential use shall be so located that motor vehicles may enter or leave the parking area across a sidewalk except at a point or points approved as part of a plan, as required by § 240-76.
D.
No parking required for a business use in a business
district may be provided in a residence district.
E.
Parking areas shall be laid out so that vehicles will
not be required to back into the public highway when leaving the parking
area.
G.
Off-street parking for all other uses shall be available for owners, employees and customers. Customer parking for retail, wholesale or office uses must be kept available as 10% of required parking, with a minimum of two spaces. Vehicles displayed for sale or rent may not use areas required as off-street parking pursuant to § 240-78A and B.
[Added 7-17-1996 by L.L. No. 14-1996]
Required off-street parking facilities may be enclosed in a structure or may be open except as required specifically for multifamily dwellings under § 240-78A, provided that all required parking facilities shall be graded, surfaced, drained and suitably maintained to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer to the extent necessary to avoid nuisances of dust, erosion or excessive water flow across public ways or adjacent lands. The Town Engineer may require the plan to provide for suitable markings to indicate individual parking spaces, maneuvering area, entrances and exits.
Required off-street parking facilities shall
be maintained as long as the use or structure exists which the facilities
are designed to serve. Required parking areas developed for specific
structures and uses shall be reserved at all times to those persons
who are employed at or make use of such structures and land uses,
except when dedicated to and accepted by the Town as public parking
areas.
Off-street loading and unloading facilities,
as defined in this chapter and located on the same site with the use
to be served, shall be provided as follows:
A.
For retail and service business establishments, restaurants
and other places serving food and beverages, where the ground floor
area exceeds 2,000 square feet: one space for the first 4,000 square
feet of floor area or major portion thereof used for business purposes
and one additional space for each additional 10,000 square feet of
business floor space or major portion thereof.
B.
For wholesale businesses, storage warehouses, manufacturing
or industrial establishments: one space for each 10,000 square feet
or major portion thereof used for such purposes.
C.
Reasonable and appropriate off-street loading requirements
for structures and land uses which do not fall within the categories
listed above shall be determined, in each case, by the Board of Appeals,
which shall consider all factors entering into the loading and unloading
needs of such use.
