Parking standards

Off-street parking facilities required by this chapter shall be constructed to the following standards at a minimum.

• • A. Single space dimensions—Nine feet wide by 18 feet deep;

  • B. Handicapped parking spaces shall be required and constructed for all parking areas in accordance with standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act;

  • C. Minimum aisle widths for all parking areas shall be in accordance with the following table:

    Parking Angle (in degrees)	Aisle Width (in feet)
    0-44	15
    45-59	16
    60-69	20
    70-79	21
    80-89	22
    90	23

Entrance aisle widths for parking areas serving less than ten vehicles, or one-way parking lots shall be a minimum of 12 feet.

• • D. Paving or a porous parking material which allows infiltration of stormwater into the surface of the ground shall be provided for all required parking facilities sufficient to provide a durable and dust free surface over a minimum base 12 inches deep of compacted gravel, provided such design includes erosion control;

  • E. Any parking area which is intended to be used during non-daylight hours shall be illuminated, and shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining property and streets, and away from the sky;

  • F. Parking areas shall provide for proper drainage of surface water to prevent accumulation of water onto adjacent property or sidewalks;

  • G. Bumper guards or wheel blocks should be used where necessary to control parking and traffic, and to avoid encroachment upon a building or adjacent property or streets;

  • H. For uses in the CD, CL and CW districts which require parking, the entry to the parking area may be shared with the entry to an adjacent property, provided that the entryway has a minimum width of 12 feet for parking of up to ten vehicles; for parking for more than ten vehicles, one-way circulation may be used; otherwise, the minimum entry width shall be 20 feet. Easements for shared entries shall be required for both properties and shall be recorded in the land evidence records of the town.

  • I. Lots in the CD district: On-street parking located directly in front of a lot on which a business use operates may be counted towards fulfilling the off-street parking space requirements of that use.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))