Parking regulations

Any structure or use, erected or developed after the effective date of this ordinance, must provide for parking in accordance with the minimum requirements of this section.

• • a. Parking requirements for specific uses shall be provided as follows:

    Uses		Required Parking
    (1)	Dwelling use	1½ car spaces for each dwelling unit. (In residential zones, parking must be met with off-street parking.)
    (2)	Hotel or motel	5 car spaces, plus 1 space for each unit, room or suite.
    (3)	Office use	1 space for every 300 square feet of net leasable floor area.
    (4)	Retail and service business	1 car space for every 300 square feet of net leasable floor area.
    (5)	Restaurants, theaters, churches and other places of public assembly	1 car space for every 4 seats, or for every 4 persons of occupancy.
    (6)	Manufacturing and wholesale use	1 car space for every 2 employees based on the largest shift.
    (7)	All other uses	1 car space for every 300 square feet of net leasable floor area.
    (8)	Retirement residence/assisted living facility/and continuing care facility	1 car space for every 2 retirement units.

 

• • b. Plans and specifications for the required parking facility shall be submitted at the time of the application for a building permit for the principal use. The gross area per car space shall be no less than 162 square feet (nine feet by 18 feet) and shall have adequate means of ingress and egress.

  • c. All off-street parking areas required under this section must be provided for on or adjacent to the site of the principal use.

  • d. In the general commercial zone, on-street parking may be utilized to fulfill the parking requirements. The following conditions will apply:

    • (1) The required dimension for on-street parking space (parallel to the curb) shall be eight feet by 20 feet.

    • (2) Where parking is available on both sides of the street, the parking along the frontage of a parcel (actual legal parking spaces) may be counted towards the requirement on corner lots, the parking along both streets may be counted.

    • (3) Where parking is available on only one side of the street, 50 percent of frontage parking (based on a 20-foot length/space) may be counted towards the requirement regardless of the side of the street that parking is permitted. However, if parking is available on the opposite side of the street only, along a non-commercial lot, 100 percent of the frontage of the commercial lot shall be counted. A standard 20-foot setback from the intersections will be deducted from the total. (Parking is prohibited within 20 feet of an intersection crosswalk as per section 78-66(6) of the Town Code.

    • (4) Where a mixed-use building includes residential use(s), sufficient off-street parking facilities shall be provided and available to residents during the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. in order to comply with section 78-67 of the Town Code.

  • e. In the general commercial zone, the following uses may utilize shared parking:

    • (1) Dwelling use;

    • (2) Hotel or motel;

    • (3) Office use;

    • (4) Retail and services business;

    • (5) Restaurant, theaters, churches and other places of public assembly.

      Shared Parking Matrix	Dwelling Use	Hotel or Motel	Office use	Retail and service business	Restaurant, theaters, churches and other places of public assembly
      Dwelling Use	1.0	1.1	1.4	1.2	1.1
      Hotel or Motel	1.1	1.0	1.7	1.3	1.1
      Office use	1.4	1.7	1.0	1.2	1.2
      Retail and service business	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.1
      Restaurant, theaters, churches and other places of public assembly	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.0

 

Note 1: To use table, add the total parking spaces required for each use (in a mixed-use development) and divide by the factor shown. (Round up for values of (.5) or greater, round down for values less than (.5).

Example: On a project involving office space and residential dwelling units, if the total required parking is 24 spaces, the following formula applies:

Formula: 24 spaces ÷ 1.4 (factor) = 17 spaces required

Note 2: If there are more than two uses within a development, use the average factor.

Example: On a mixed-use project involving office space, residential dwelling units, and retail, if the total required parking is 30 spaces, the average factor should be divided by 3. [Average factor (1.4 + 1.2 + 1.2)/3 = 1.2]

Formula: 30 spaces 1.2 (factor) = 25 spaces required

• • f. Off-street parking areas shall conform to the following site, lighting, screening and landscape requirements:

Site requirements:

The parking area shall be adequately surfaced and maintained, and shall have adequate provisions for safe ingress and egress. Parking spaces required in connection with the dwelling uses need not be permanently surfaced.

Lighting requirements:

Lighting fixtures used to illuminate the parking area shall be of the proper type to minimize light spill and placed so as to prevent unwanted light trespass onto adjoining properties.

Requirements (general commercial only):

All parking areas shall be reviewed through development plan review (article XX)) for ingress, egress, vehicle and pedestrian circulation, public safety, landscaping, screening, curb cuts, lighting, drainage, pavement and access between adjacent uses.

Landscape requirements (all other zones):

• • • • (1) Any parking area which adjoins or lies within a residential district and is not used in connection with dwelling uses shall be, as a minimum, screened from neighboring residential properties by either an opaque fence or double row of compact evergreens not less than five feet in height, or a 25-foot-wide vegetative buffer. Additional screening and landscaping as determined by the building official with the concurrence of the planning board, may be required.

      • (2) Where a parking area fronts on a public street, it shall be, as a minimum, screened from the street by either a wall or fence not less than three feet in height, or a ten-foot wide landscape strip planted with shade trees, with a minimum of one tree for every 30 feet of frontage. Additional screening and landscaping, as determined by the building official with the concurrence of the planning board may be required.

      • (3) Any parking area used for other than residential purposes shall be, as a minimum, provided with interior landscaping of an area not less than five percent of the total parking area, including at all aisle ends and corner areas, and shall be, as a minimum, planted with five-foot wide buffer around the perimeter, with a minimum of one tree for every 30 feet. For such areas, provisions shall be made for access between commercial uses. Additional screening and landscaping, as determined by the building official with the concurrence of the planning board, may be required.

      • (4) Selected plant and tree species used to meet the above landscaping requirements shall be diverse in height, form and color, and shall be disease-resistant and suitable for the areas in which they are to be planted.

(Ord. of 5-13-96; Ord. of 4-12-04; Ord. of 11-23-09)