Methods of determining off-street parking requirements
(a) Off-street parking requirements for a single use shall be determined from the schedule of such requirements in section 21-272.
(b) When the required number of spaces results in a fraction, the number shall be rounded in a manner that ensures compliance with the minimum and/or maximum number provided in the parking schedule as applicable.
(c) If a use is not specifically listed in the schedule of off street parking requirements, the requirements shall be the same as for the most similar use listed as determined by the director of the department of planning and development referencing the Institute of Traffic Engineers Parking Generation Report.
(d) When the schedule requires the on-site number of spaces to be calculated per employee and employees are on the site in shifts, the off street parking requirement shall be based on the number of employees present during the largest shift (most employees). The intent is to base the requirement on the total number of employees on the site or who will use the site for parking at any one time.
(e) A garage or carport may be used to meet the requirements of this section. A driveway may only be used to meet the requirements of this section where it serves a one-family or two-family dwelling.
(f) When any lot contains two or more non-residential uses, the sum of the individual parking demand values shall serve as the baseline parking demand. When deemed appropriate by the director of planning, applicants shall submit a peak use demand analysis to the planning department illustrating the relationship between peak parking demands for the different non-residential uses.
(g) Where it can be demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the planning department or the planning commission, that less parking would be needed than the minimum requirements and adequate land is available should future uses warrant additional parking, fewer parking spaces may be allowed.
(h) Where it can be demonstrated that the parking demand may be accommodated, up to 100 percent of on-site parking requirements may be provided off-site provided that parking is located within 500 feet of the property boundary in a walkable route from one property boundary to another and safe, well-lit pedestrian access can be demonstrated by the applicant. In such cases, appropriate legal documentation, as approved by the town solicitor and the town planner, shall be recorded to ensure the permanent use of such parking spaces.
(i) Delineated on-street parking located directly abutting a lot on which a business use operates may be counted towards fulfilling the off-street parking space requirements of that use.
Wickford Village Center District—Off-street parking shall be located, to the maximum extent feasible, at the rear of the building. No new off-street parking shall be located between the street line and the building face containing the principal entrance.
(Ord. No. 98-7, 5-11-1998; Ord. No. 02-20, § 9, 11-18-2002; Ord. No. 07-02, § 13, 2-5-2007; Ord. No. 08-18, § 7, 7-7-2008; Ord. No. 17-11, § 2, 6-26-2017)