[Amended 1-30-1984 by L.L. No. 1-1984; 1-11-1988 by L.L. No.
1-1988; 3-15-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993; 10-20-1997 by L.L. No.
4-1997]
A.
The terms "off-street parking" and/or "parking space," as used herein,
shall mean a place for the parking of a motor vehicle. A "motor vehicle"
shall mean a motor vehicle as defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Law
of the State of New York.
[Amended 8-29-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
B.
Any existing parking facility which maintains an approved surface
may continue in use unimpaired but shall not be changed, enlarged,
rearranged or have entrances and exits relocated, except by written
permission of the Code Enforcement Officer or Director of Community
Development after a full review of circumstances involved and review
and approval by the Traffic Control Bureau and Police Department of
the Town of Tonawanda, New York, and Erie County and New York State,
where involved.
[Amended 3-26-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007; 8-29-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
C.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of a property to provide
the total number of off-street parking spaces required by this article
for any uses which are enlarged, erected or structurally altered after
the effective date of this article. All required parking areas must
be completed and landscaped prior to occupancy of any structure.
[Amended 8-29-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
D.
A parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet wide and 19 feet
long, and shall be served by a parking aisle which is no less than
24 feet wide for two-way traffic or 12 feet wide for one-way traffic.
Applicants may propose that 15% of the required spaces serve as compact
car parking spaces, which shall be no less than seven feet wide and
14 feet long. Requirements for handicapped parking are described below.
[Amended 2-23-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015; 8-29-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
E.
An area containing one or more parking spaces shall have direct access
to a public street or alley.
[Amended 8-29-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
F.
All exit or entrance drives connecting a parking area and a street
shall be specifically approved by the Superintendent of Highways after
review and approval by the Traffic Control Bureau and Police Department
of the Town of Tonawanda, New York, and Erie County and New York State,
where involved.
[Amended 8-29-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
G.
Parking area design shall conform to parking area dimensions as set
forth herein for parallel, thirty-degree, forty-five-degree, sixty-degree
or ninety-degree parking. All parking spaces shall have a dust-free
surface, be properly drained, be constructed to withstand the loads
to be imposed and be properly marked. The outdoor lighting of off-street
parking lots shall be designed to shield adjacent properties from
glare.
[Amended 8-29-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
H.
The Planning Board may, at its discretion, reduce the number of required on-site parking spaces in § 215-83J when certain off-site parking accommodations are available.
(1)
Such off-site parking accommodations may include, but not be limited
to:
[Amended 8-29-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
(a)
On-street public parking, off-street public parking areas, shared
private parking areas where appropriate arrangements have been made
for its use.
(b)
Bus or transit stops in proximity to the proposed use.
(c)
Where substantial evidence has been provided showing that the
nature of the proposed use will not require the number of required
parking spaces.
(2)
Applicants seeking such authorization shall submit written documentation
justifying their requests, including:
(a)
A description of the uses and structures involved, including
their individual parking requirements.
(b)
The names and addresses of the owner or owners or tenants that
will be jointly using the parking.
(c)
The location, design and number of parking spaces that are proposed,
including the number to be shared.
(d)
An analysis showing that the peak parking times of the uses
occur at different times or that users overlap in visiting more than
one use during visits and that the proposed parking will be adequate
for the anticipated demands of each use.
(e)
A legal instrument such as an easement, contract, agreement
or deed restriction that guarantees access to the parking for each
of the uses and structures which is part of the proposal.
I.
If any of the uses, structures or parcels for which
parking is provided are under separate ownership or are located on
separate lots, an applicant may propose the joint use of parking spaces.
Upon application by an owner or owners, the Zoning Board of Appeals
may authorize the joint use of parking facilities upon a finding that
the parking requirements of the uses will be adequately fulfilled
through a joint use parking arrangement. Applicants seeking such authorization
shall submit written documentation justifying their requests, including:
(1)
A description of the uses and structures involved,
including their individual parking requirements.
(2)
The names and addresses of the owner or owners or
tenants that will be jointly using the parking.
(3)
The location, design and number of parking spaces
that are proposed, including the number to be shared.
(4)
An analysis showing that the peak parking times of
the uses occur at different times or that users overlap in visiting
more than one use during visits and that the proposed parking will
be adequate for the anticipated demands of each use.
(5)
A legal instrument such as an easement, contract,
agreement or deed restriction that guarantees access to the parking
for each of the uses and structures which is part of the proposal.
J.
Under this article, the minimum number of parking
spaces required for a use or structure shall be determined by reference
to one or more of the following characteristics of use: number or
amount of square footage of floor area, number and type of dwelling
units, number of bedrooms, type of equipment, number of employees
and/or seats or special facilities contained in such new buildings,
properties, uses or structures, or added to them by alteration, and
such minimum number of parking spaces which shall be established and
maintained by the owners of such buildings or structures, as follows:
(1)
Single-family dwelling unit: two spaces per unit.
(2)
Boarding or rooming houses: one space for each boarding
or rooming guest provided for in the facility, in addition to spaces
required for the principal use.
(3)
Two-family dwelling: two spaces per unit.
(4)
Townhouses or multifamily dwelling unit: 1 1/2
spaces per one-bedroom unit; two spaces per two-bedroom or three-bedroom
unit. Any den or similar room capable of being used as a bedroom shall
be deemed to be a bedroom unit.
(5)
Dwellings for elderly persons: 1/2 space per dwelling
unit; 1/4 space per dwelling unit if public mass transportation is
available within 500 feet of the property.
(6)
Hospitals, nursing homes and convalescent homes: one
space for each employee on the largest shift plus one space for each
six patient beds.
(7)
Bed-and-breakfasts, tourist homes and inns: one space
for each guest bedroom within the facility.
(8)
Motels, motor inns and hotels: one space for each
guest room unit plus one space for each four employees on the largest
shift plus one space for each six seats in any facility for restaurant
or bar use, plus one space for each 150 square feet of gross floor
area devoted to any additional public assembly room use, other than
lobbies.
(9)
Banks: one space for each 200 square feet of gross
floor area, plus one space per employee on the largest shift, plus
five spaces for each drive-in lane.
(10)
Offices, other than medical or dental or laboratory:
one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.
(11)
Offices, medical, dental or laboratory: one
space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(12)
Bowling alleys: four spaces for each lane, plus
one space per employee for the largest shift.
(13)
Retail stores and services, other than shopping
centers: one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.
(14)
Retail stores and services, as part of shopping
centers: one space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(15)
Dance halls or studios: one space for each one
150 square feet of gross floor area.
(16)
Restaurants, standard and fast-food: one space
for each three patron seats or one space for each 150 square feet
of gross floor area, whichever is greater, plus five off-street loading
spaces for each drive-through lane.
(17)
Conference/convention centers, banquet halls,
commercial recreation, private membership clubs: one space for every
150 square feet of public assembly space.
(18)
Nursery and elementary schools: one space per
employee plus one additional space per classroom.
(19)
High schools and colleges: five spaces for each
classroom.
(20)
Churches or places of worship, auditoriums,
theaters: one space for every four seats. In instances where other
uses are part of church or place of worship properties, the parking
standard for the use with the highest occupant loading shall apply.
(21)
Industrial uses, manufacturing: one space for
each 800 square feet of floor area devoted to manufacture, including
printing, publishing and laundry or dry-cleaning plants.
(22)
Industrial uses, storage and wholesale: one
space for each 4,000 square feet of floor area devoted to storage
or stationary operating equipment.
(23)
Industrial uses, outdoor storage: one space
for each 4,000 square feet of area devoted to outside storage, including
used car lots and equipment rental or sales yards.
(24)
Funeral homes and mortuaries: one space for
each 150 square feet of gross floor area.
(25)
Beauty parlor or barbershop: 1 1/2 spaces
for each patron treatment chair.
(26)
Gas stations: four spaces for each bay.
(27)
Day-care centers: for each 300 square feet of
floor area, one parking space plus one off-street stacking space for
drop-off and pick-up.
(28)
Ice-skating rinks, roller rinks and curling
clubs: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area.
(29)
Health and swimming clubs: one space per 150
square feet of gross area devoted to the activity.
(30)
Tennis clubs: three spaces per court.
(31)
Marina: one space per boat slip.
(32)
Boat launch: 25 spaces per launch ramp lane,
with parking space dimensions of 12 feet in width and 40 feet in length.
K.
Special parking spaces for the physically handicapped
are required to be provided in accordance with the standards set by
the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Handicapped
parking spaces shall be specially identified through signage mounted
on poles or walls and shall be located as close as possible to the
main entrance of the principal structure or use.
L.
A portion of a required parking space may be landscaped
with lawn ground cover plants instead of paved. The landscaped area
may be up to two feet of the front of the space as measured along
its long dimension. Such landscaping shall be included in required
landscaped area calculations.
A.
Every parking space provided shall be a minimum of
nine feet wide and 19 feet long, and every space shall have direct
and usable driveway access to a street or alley with minimum maneuver
area between spaces as follows:
[Amended 3-26-2007 by L.L. No. 6-2007]
(1)
Parallel parking: five feet end to end with twelve-foot
aisle width for one-directional flow and twenty-four-foot aisle width
for two-directional flow.
(2)
Thirty-degree angled parking: twelve-foot aisle width
for one-directional flow and twenty-four-foot aisle width for two-directional
flow.
(3)
Forty-five-degree angled parking: thirteen-foot aisle
width for one-directional flow and twenty-four-foot aisle width for
two-directional flow.
(4)
Sixty-degree angled parking: eighteen-foot aisle width
for one-directional flow and twenty-four-foot aisle width for two-directional
flow.
(5)
Perpendicular parking: twenty-four-foot aisle width
for one- directional and two-directional flow.
B.
For the purpose of computing the area necessary for the required
parking, including both spaces and aisles, 330 square feet of unobstructed
area shall be considered the equivalent of one parking space unless
the Planning Board certifies that the layout and design of the parking
area is adequate to permit safe and convenient access, maneuvering
and parking despite a lesser square footage of net area.
[Amended 3-26-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007; 8-29-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
C.
The size and dimension of parking spaces shall conform
to the standards indicated in the following table:
|
A
Parking Angle to Curb
(degrees)
|
L
Stall Length
(feet)
|
R
Aisle Width
(feet)
|
W
Stall Width
(feet)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0°
|
21'
|
12
|
23'
| |
|
30°
|
17' 4"
|
12
|
18'
| |
|
40°
|
19' 1"
|
12
|
14'
| |
|
45°
|
19' 10"
|
13
|
12' 9"
| |
|
50°
|
20' 5"
|
12
|
11' 9"
| |
|
60°
|
21'
|
18
|
10' 5"
| |
|
70°
|
21'
|
19
|
9' 7"
| |
|
80°
|
20' 4"
|
24*
|
9' 2"
| |
|
90°
|
19'
|
24*
|
9'
|
|
*NOTE: Two-way traffic; all other aisles are
one-way.
| ||||
D.
Stacked or valet parking is allowed if an attendant
is present to move vehicles. If stacked parking is proposed to be
used for all or a portion of required parking spaces, a written guarantee
must be filed with the Town ensuring that an attendant will be present
when the lot is in operation. The requirements for minimum or maximum
spaces and other applicable parking area development standards continue
to apply for stacked parking.
E.
Compact parking may be employed for 15% of the required
spaces. At least 85% of the required parking spaces must, however,
meet the standard dimensions described above. Compact spaces must
be clearly designated on the site, and must have dimensions of no
less than seven feet in width and 14 feet in length.
[Amended 3-26-2007 by L.L. No. 6-2007]
Residential requirements:
A.
Parking of seasonal vehicles, boats, trailers or recreational
vehicles is permitted behind the building setback requirements on
an approved surface, provided that said vehicles are registered and
licensed, are not used for living purposes, do not obstruct vision
and do not occupy required parking space.
B.
No portion of a residential premises located in an
A First or B Second Residential District shall be occupied at any
time by any vehicle having a maximum gross load weight in excess of
five tons unless said vehicle is stored and kept entirely within an
enclosed structure when on the premises.
