Design requirements

Parking and loading areas shall be designed according to the following requirements:

A.  The design shall provide safe traffic circulation, separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and accessibility by emergency vehicles.

B.  Required parking shall be located on the same lot as the use it serves or on an adjacent lot. 

C.  Accessible parking spaces shall be provided in the number, size and design required by current federal regulations promulgated under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended.

D.  Parking shall be located on the side or rear of buildings except where physical site constraints make such a location impossible.

E.  Each lot shall have no more than two driveways entering and exiting to a street. To minimize the number of access points to public streets, adjoining parking areas on the same or adjacent lots should be connected. Property owners are strongly encouraged to reduce the number of street entrance and exit points by arranging to share entrances with other uses on the same lot or adjacent lots.

F.  Proposed and existing driveways shall be located at least fifty (50) feet apart unless the dimensions of the lot make such a separation impossible. On corner lots, the principal point of access shall be from the secondary street.

G.  The design shall conform to Sections 13.5 (street dimensions and design), 13.7.3 (pedestrian walkways), 14.1 (construction specifications), and 14.5 (pedestrian walkways adjacent to streets) of the land development and subdivision regulations to the extent those provisions are applicable.

H.  Parking and loading areas shall have a surface of dust-free material. Grassed areas may be used for occasional and overflow parking. Impervious parking areas, including gravel and paved, shall comply with the current edition of the R. I. stormwater design and installation standards manual adopted by the R. I. department of environmental management and the R. I. coastal resources management council.

I.  Standard parking spaces shall be at least nine (9) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet long. Angled parking is permitted. 

J.  One-way aisles shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide. Two-way aisles shall be at least twenty (20) feet wide.

K.  Light fixtures in and adjacent to parking areas shall be those approved by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). Lamps shall have a maximum of 250 watts.

(Ord. dated 5-16-17)