Town of West Greenwich
Town of West Greenwich Zoning Ordinance
§ 400-70

Parking standards

  • A. Ratios. Parking ratios for all uses within the SVD shall be:
    • (1) Multifamily age-restricted: 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit.
    • (2) Clubhouse/meeting room: 4.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet.
  • B. Landscaping. Parking lot landscaping for all uses within the SVD shall be as provided in this chapter.
  • C. Required loading and service areas. When required, loading and other service areas such as trash dumpsters shall be placed to the rear or side of buildings in visually unobtrusive locations. Screening and landscaping shall prevent direct views of the loading areas and their driveways from adjacent properties or from public or private streets used by the general public. Screening and buffering shall be achieved through walls, fences and landscaping, and shall be visually impervious.
  • D. All outdoor refuse storage, collection and recycling areas shall be enclosed and solidly screened, which shall extend on three sides of such an area, with a gate or door on the fourth side. A brick wall, if used, shall be capped at the top. The Planning Board may modify this requirement if such area is not visible from abutting property or streets, and, in the opinion of the Planning Board, is not necessary in order to screen or buffer abutting property or streets or to otherwise meet the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan or this chapter.
  • E. Accessory parking areas for uses not located within the SVD are prohibited.