Site improvement requirements

A. Parking areas. The following requirements are intended to ensure that new and renovated off-street parking areas, for commercial, mixed use, institutional and multifamily uses, are constructed in accordance with the Town's desired design character, the provisions of this section, and other Town regulations pertaining to parking.
- (1) Such area shall have a dust-free hard surface, be provided with bumper barriers where needed and include facilities for managing stormwater runoff.
- (2) Where such a parking area lies within or adjoins a Residence District, there shall be provided a five-foot-wide landscaped strip containing an opaque fence not less than four feet in height nor more than six feet in height, or a double-row compact evergreen screen not less than four feet in height, which shall be maintained in a neat and attractive manner between the parking facility and the adjoining Residence District.
- (3) Parking lots for new construction shall be located to the side and rear of the lot.
- (4) Parking is prohibited within the front yard.
- (5) Parking lots that abut public rights-of-way or grade parking under the building shall be screened with one or a combination of the following:
  - (a) Where the portion of the property used for such parking abuts a street, such portion, excepting approved curb cuts, shall be separated from the street line by a granite curb at least six inches high.
  - (b) A low wall made of concrete, masonry or other suitable material, such as a picket fence, not exceeding a height of three feet.
  - (c) Raised planters planted with a minimum of 80% evergreen shrubs not to exceed a total height of five feet (including planter).
  - (d) Landscaping consisting of a mix of trees and shrubs, provided that 80% of the shrub plantings are evergreen.
- (6) Walls, fencing and architectural details shall complement the materials of adjacent architectural styles and the character of the development as a whole.
- (7) Where walls are provided, planting areas shall be a minimum width of four feet and should be located adjacent to the public right-of-way.
- (8) Where possible, parking areas shall be interconnected in a manner that allows the unobstructed flow of pedestrians between uses and parking areas.
B. Minimum size of spaces.
- (1) Each parking space shall be marked by painted lines and contain the following minimum dimensions affecting the width and length of individual parking stalls and the width of aisles in all districts, exclusive of necessary drives and other accessways.
  - (a) Standard parking spaces:
    - [1] Minimum width: nine feet.
    - [2] Minimum length: 18 feet.
  - (b) Parallel parking spaces:
    - [1] Minimum width: eight feet.
    - [2] Minimum length: 21 feet.
  - (c) Minimum aisle widths:
    - [1] Ninety-degree angle: 24 feet.
    - [2] Sixty-degree angle: 18 feet.
    - [3] Forty-five-degree angle: 13 feet.
    - [4] Thirty-degree angle: 11 feet.
    - [5] Zero-degrees (parallel parking): 12 feet.
- (2) For parking areas with more than 30 spaces, the painted lines for each parking stall shall be double-line striped, such that there is a minimum of two feet between each stall. This two-foot area shall be included in calculating the overall width of the parking space stall, provided that at least eight feet of width shall be provided between the inner edges of the stall.
- (3) For parking areas with more than 20 spaces, up to 25% of the spaces may be reduced in size for compact cars, provided that such spaces shall be prominently signed for compact cars only. The painted lines for each compact-car parking stall shall also be double-line striped, such that there is a minimum of two feet between each stall. This two-foot area shall be included in calculating the overall width of the parking space stall, provided that at least seven feet of width shall be provided between the inner edges of the stall. The overall size of the compact car space may be reduced to nine feet wide by 16 feet long.
- (4) Handicapped-accessible spaces shall be provided as required by any other applicable law.
- (5) Each loading space shall be marked by painted lines and contain the following minimum dimensions affecting the width, length and height.
  - (a) Minimum width: 14 feet.
  - (b) Minimum length: 60 feet.
  - (c) Minimum vertical clearance: 15 feet.
- (6) Setbacks. Parking spaces less than 10 feet from any building shall be separated from such building by raised curb, bumper or wheel guards. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to detached single- or two-family dwellings.
- (7) Entrance and exit. Each parking and loading space shall be designed with adequate off-street area for approach, turning and exit without the need or ability to use any part of a street. All driveways on County Road and all one-way driveways shall have a minimum width of 12 feet for each lane of traffic using such driveway. All two-way driveways on public streets other than County Road shall have a total minimum width of 20 feet. The width of any driveway shall not exceed 25 feet. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to detached single- or two-family dwellings.
- (8) Curb cuts. Developments shall be designed in a manner that minimizes the number of curb cuts on primary streets. To the extent feasible, access to businesses shall be provided through one of the following methods: from an existing side or rear street or public alley, thus avoiding the principal thoroughfare, or from a common driveway serving one or more adjacent properties. Curb cuts shall not be greater than 25 feet long and comply with design standards for driveway curb cuts as detailed in the Land Development and Subdivision Regulations (§ 200-87.1., Curb cut standards).