North Kingstown
Town of North Kingstown Zoning Ordinance
§ 21-272

Parking schedule

The schedule of off-street parking space requirements shall be as follows:

Use Minimum Parking Space Requirement
Retail
1. Retail stores One per 500 square feet of total retail sales area
Residential
2. One-family and two-family dwellings Two per dwelling unit
3. Multifamily dwellings One per efficiency studio and one-bedroom unit and two per two-bedroom unit. For accessory dwellings, one per bedroom
Office and Personal Services
4. Offices One per 500 square feet of gross floor area
  Banks
  Personal services
  Municipal offices
  Any commercial or business use not otherwise provided for in this section
Industrial, Wholesale, R and D and Storage
5. Industrial or manufacturing operations One for every two employees
  R and D facilities
  Wholesalers
  Material equipment storage
6. Storage facilities One for every 5,000 square feet of storage space
Public Assembly and Education
7. Churches One per four seats provided
  Theaters
  Auditoriums
  Trade school
  Educational or training centers
8. Assembly hall One per 100 square feet of gross floor area, but not less than 20 based on seating capacity
  Social hall
  Mortuary or funeral home
9. Day care centers or nursery schools One per four children of the facility's maximum licensed capacity, plus sufficient off-street space for pick-up and drop-off
Arts, Culture and Media
10. Museums One per 750 square feet of gross floor area
  Art galleries
  Libraries
  Communications services and broadcasting offices
Restaurants
11. Sit-down restaurants One per 100 square feet of gross floor area but no less than ten parking spaces
  Fast-food restaurants
Commercial Recreation
12. Bowling alleys For bowling alleys and golf courses, four spaces for every alley or hole. For driving ranges, one space for each tee
  Golf courses
  Driving ranges
13. Health and fitness facilities One space per 28 square feet devoted to physical activity, excluding locker rooms, restrooms, showers, or utility or ancillary public areas
14. Other indoor sports facilities One space per 200 square feet of floor area
Lodging and Overnight Care
15. Hotels and motels One for each guest room, patient room or suite, camping or trailer site, plus ten percent for staff (where applicable)
  Tourist homes and cabins
  Room and boarding houses
  Camping areas and trailer parks
  Hospitals
  Nursing or Convalescent homes
Automotive and Marine Facilities
16. Automatic carwash facilities Five stacked spaces, plus two spaces for each vacuum machine and non-automatic wash bay, plus one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of total floor area, plus two per wash bay for employees
17. Gas stations and motor vehicle repair shops One space for every 200 square feet of floor area
18. Marinas One for each boat slip or mooring station, either water or land based
19. Freight and materials
Trucking and shipping materials
One for every two employees plus adequate spaces for each company vehicle operating from the premises
Passenger Terminal Facilities
20. Railroad passenger stations Parking spaces as deemed appropriate by the planning commission for employees, loading and unloading of passengers, or visitors
  Bus depots
  Airports
  Other passenger terminal stations
Drive-In Windows
21. Fast food restaurants Six stacked spaces for each drive-in window
22. Banks, pharmacies or retail Three stacked spaces for each drive-in window

 

(Ord. No. 98-7, 5-11-1998; Ord. No. 98-13, § 3, 9-14-1998; Ord. No. 08-18, § 7, 7-7-2008; Ord. No. 12-13, § 6, 10-22-2012; Ord. No. 17-11, § 3, 6-26-2017)