§ 410-78
Parking standards for more than six vehicles
[Amended 9-21-2006 by Ch. No. 2825; 8-20-2009 by Ch. No. 2928; 10-6-2011 by Ch. No. 2981]
- A. Minimum size of parking spaces.
- (1) Parking areas for more than six cars shall have the following minimum dimensional requirements affecting the width and length of individual parking stalls and the width of aisles exclusive of necessary drives and other accessways:
- (a) Minimum width: nine feet.
- (b) Minimum length: 18 feet.
- (c) Minimum aisle width:
- [1] Ninety-degree angle: 24 feet.
- [2] Sixty-degree angle: 16 feet.
- [3] Forty-five-degree angle: 12 feet.
- [4] Thirty-degree angle: 11 feet.
- [5] Zero-degree angle (parallel parking): 12 feet.
- (2) All parking facilities shall conform with the Rhode Island State Building Code with respect to the size of spaces for handicapped persons.
- (1) Parking areas for more than six cars shall have the following minimum dimensional requirements affecting the width and length of individual parking stalls and the width of aisles exclusive of necessary drives and other accessways:
- B. Striping. For parking areas of more than four cars, each parking space shall be marked by pavement lines.
- C. Entrance and exit. Each parking space shall be designed with adequate off-street area for approach, turning and exit with minimal use of any part of a public right-of-way.
- D. Paving. Parking areas, where subject to wheeled traffic, shall be treated with bituminous, concrete or equivalent surfacing and shall have appropriate bumper or wheel guards where needed.
- E. Lighting. Any light used to illuminate said parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining premises in a residence zone and from adjoining streets.
- F. Landscaping. The following landscape standards for parking lots represent the minimum requirements for any parking area designed to accommodate more than six vehicles. Where a proposal requires development plan review with the Planning Commission or review as a land development project, these applications shall be subject to the standards listed in Section XV, Article A, of the Land Development and Subdivision Regulations of the City of Pawtucket.
- (1) Outdoor parking areas shall be effectively landscaped with trees and shrubs to reduce the visual impact of glare, headlights and parking lot lights from the public right-of-way and from adjoining properties and to enhance the aesthetic quality of the area and to minimize/reduce stormwater and drainage impacts. All such parking areas shall be landscaped as follows:
- (a) Industrial zones:
- [1] A three-foot planted strip with one shade tree for every 40 feet of frontage.
- [2] A three-foot planted strip with one shade tree for every 50 feet of interior lot lines. A hedge of compact evergreens or other suitable plantings may be substituted for the planted strip.
- (b) Commercial:
- [1] A three-foot planted strip with one shade tree for every 40 feet of frontage.
- [2] A three-foot planted strip with one shade tree for every 50 feet of interior lot lines. A hedge of compact evergreens or other suitable plantings may be substituted for the planted strip.
- (c) Residence zones:
- [1] Along the street frontage, a three-foot planted strip with one shade tree for every 40 feet of frontage.
- [2] Along interior lot lines, a three-foot planted strip with one shade tree for every 50 feet of interior lot lines. A hedge of compact evergreens or other suitable plantings may be substituted for the planted strip.
- [3] Planted areas totaling 2% of the parking area must be provided. One interior shade tree may be substituted for every 200 square feet of required planted area.
- (a) Industrial zones:
- (2) Landscape plan requirements.
- (a) Proposed landscaping must be reviewed and approved by the Department of Planning and Redevelopment or the Planning Commission as applicable.
- (b) For parking areas proposed for more than six vehicles, the landscaping plan submitted to comply with § 410-78 must be stamped and signed by a registered landscape architect registered in Rhode Island.
- (c) Proposed shade trees must be from the list of Approved Pawtucket Street Trees, on file with the Department of Planning and Redevelopment. Shade trees must be a minimum of two inches to 2 1/2 inches in caliper.
- (3) All landscaped areas shall be maintained. This shall include replacement of dead or damaged plant material, weeding, mowing of grass, cleaning of litter or any other action deemed necessary by the City of Pawtucket to ensure that the requirements of this section are met. Failure to maintain a landscaped area shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
Editor's Note: Said regulations are on file in the City offices.
- (1) Outdoor parking areas shall be effectively landscaped with trees and shrubs to reduce the visual impact of glare, headlights and parking lot lights from the public right-of-way and from adjoining properties and to enhance the aesthetic quality of the area and to minimize/reduce stormwater and drainage impacts. All such parking areas shall be landscaped as follows:
- G. Screening in all zones. Where parking areas adjoin a lot in a residential district, they shall be screened by a solid wall, a uniformly painted tight board fence or a hedge of compact evergreens or other suitable plantings. Such screen shall be at least four feet in height and shall be erected and maintained between such parking area and the property in residential districts.