[Amended 8-20-2009 by Ch. No. 2928; 10-6-2011 by Ch. No.
2981]
A. In order
to minimize traffic congestion, air pollution and the risk of accidents
and to promote other elements of sound community planning, off-street
parking spaces shall be provided and satisfactorily maintained for
all permitted uses of buildings, structures or lots as specified in
this section. The requirements of this section apply under the following
circumstances:
(1) All
new buildings and structures erected for a use that requires off-street
parking or loading;
(2) Any
new building and/or structure that is altered or enlarged; and
(3) All
new, additional or expanded uses of a property or any change in an
existing use which generated additional off-street parking or loading.
B. Any structure or use existing prior to the effective date of these provisions, or any amendment thereto, with parking areas that do not meet the requirements of this article shall be subject to the requirements of Article
VIII, Nonconformance.
Accessory parking required by this chapter shall be located on the same or contiguous lot as the principal structure or use the parking is intended to serve, unless the Board shall allow off-site parking as a special use permit under Article
XIII.
Parking as a principal use may be located only
in zones where permitted by right.
[Amended 8-25-2004 by Ch. No. 2739; 8-20-2009 by Ch. No. 2928; 10-6-2011 by Ch. No.
2981]
A. The following table specifies the minimum and maximum number of off-street parking spaces required for single uses as designated in Article
II, Use Regulations.
B. Commercial Downtown (CD) District. The provision of off-street parking
is not required for residential or nonresidential uses within the
CD District. However, applicants choosing to have on-site parking
must abide by the provisions of this section. No provisions within
the Zoning Ordinance shall be construed as providing exemptions from
requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
C. All parking facilities shall comply with the Rhode Island State Building
Code with respect to number of spaces designated for handicapped persons.
D. If a use is not specifically listed in the table of off-street parking
requirements, the requirements shall be the same as for the most similar
use listed as determined by referencing the Institute of Traffic Engineers
Parking Generation Report.
E. When the schedule requires the on-site number of spaces to be calculated
per employee, and employees are on the site in shifts, the off-street
parking requirement shall be based on the number of employees present
during the largest shift (most employees).
F. A garage or carport may be used to meet the requirements of this
section. A driveway may only be used to meet the requirements of this
section where it serves a one-family or two-family dwelling.
G. Up to 50% of off-street parking requirements may be provided off
site, provided that parking is located within 400 feet of the property
boundary in a walkable route from one property boundary to another
and safe, well-lighted pedestrian access can be demonstrated by the
applicant.
H. Delineated on-street parking located directly in front of a lot on
which a business use operates may be counted towards fulfilling the
off-street parking space requirements of that use.
I. Downtown commercial district. No off-street parking shall be located
between the street line and the building face containing the principal
entrance.
J. Personal service establishments, museums, libraries and art galleries,
which are operated in storefronts or as home occupations, and which
do not exceed 1,000 square feet of floor space, are exempt from off-street
parking space requirements.
K. Parking in the Mill Building Reuse District (MBRD). The requirements
set forth below shall be reduced by 50% for structures in a MBR District,
and 100% of parking may be located at a distance of not more than
400 feet from the structure or uses that the parking is intended to
serve.
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Parking Spaces Required
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Minimum
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Maximum
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Use
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Residential
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One- and two-family dwelling units
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2 per dwelling unit
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Multifamily dwellings with 3 or more dwelling units
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2 per dwelling unit
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Community residence
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1 per staff employee
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Nursing or convalescent home, orphanage
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1 per 4 beds
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Convent or rectory
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1 per 4 beds
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Family day-care home
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1 per dwelling unit
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Manufactured home park
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1 per manufactured home
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Boardinghouse
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1 per rooming unit
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Rooming house
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Up to 6 rooming units
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1 per rooming unit
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Over 6 rooming units
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1 per dwelling unit and 1 per rooming unit
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Bed-and-breakfast, motor inn and hotel
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1 per guest room
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Public, Semipublic Education and Recreation
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Place of worship
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1 per 5 seats in assembly rooms
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Hospital
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1 per 1 bed
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Day-care center
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1 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
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Public elementary school
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1 per classroom
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Trade or professional school
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1 per 5 seats in classroom
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Not otherwise specified herein
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1 per 5 seats in assembly rooms or 1 per 400 square feet of
gross floor area, whichever is greater
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Commercial
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Retail store, personal services establishment, office, and other
commercial uses
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1 per 1,000 square feet of leasable floor space
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1 per 300 square feet of leasable floor space
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Eating and drinking establishments
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1 per 4 seats or 1 per 90 square feet of floor area
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1 per 2 seats or 1 per 50 square feet of floor area
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Amusement and recreation
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1 per 5 seats in assembly rooms or 200 square feet of gross
floor area, whichever is greater
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Wholesale commercial
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1 per 2,000 square feet of floor area devoted to covered storage
space
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Storage
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1 per 10,000 square feet of covered floor area
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Industrial
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1 per 1,000 square feet of floor area or 2 employees on the
maximum working shift, whichever is greater
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[Added 10-6-2011 by Ch. No. 2981]
A. When any lot contains two or more nonresidential uses, the sum of
the individual parking demand values shall serve as the baseline parking
demand. Fractions shall be rounded down where any component of this
calculation uses more than the minimum parking requirements listed
in the parking table. An applicant may petition for fewer parking
spaces than the aggregate baseline demand through development plan
review with the Planning Commission or major land develop review as
applicable by submitting a peak demand analysis consistent with the
guidance provided in the Institute of Traffic Engineers' (ITE's) Shared
Parking, 2nd Edition, as may be amended.
B. Up to 50% of on-site off-street shared parking requirements may be
provided off site, provided that parking is located within 400 feet
of the property boundary in a walkable route from one property boundary
to another and safe; well-lighted pedestrian access can be demonstrated
by the applicant.
[Amended 10-23-1997 by Ch. No. 2470; 6-23-1999 by Ch. No. 2531; 3-22-2001 by Ch. No. 2592; 5-28-2003 by Ch. No. 2685; 9-21-2006 by Ch. No. 2825; 11-21-2007 by Ch. No. 2881; 8-20-2009 by Ch. No. 2928; 10-6-2011 by Ch. No. 2981]
A. All accessory parking facilities for residence zones shall be developed
in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) Paving. Driveways and parking areas shall be paved with bituminous
materials, concrete, brick or inlaid stone. No crushed stone is permitted.
Permeable pavers may be permitted for use through the development
plan review process.
(2) Paving limitations. Paving on lots in residence zones shall be limited
to the following provisions:
(a)
The front yard may be used for a driveway to access a garage
or for a parking area. A driveway used to access a single-car garage,
side yard parking area or rear yard parking area of four cars or less
may be no more than 18 feet wide. A driveway used to access a two-car
garage or larger or a parking area for more than four cars located
in a side or rear yard may be no more than 25 feet wide. Nothing hereto
shall prohibit a parking area in the front yard, provided that there
is no other driveway located in the front yard and the paved area
occupies no more than 36% of the front yard.
(b)
Only one side yard shall be permitted to be paved for parking,
except in the case of a multiunit structure with two or more dwelling
units on the ground floor.
(c)
Only 50% of the rear yard area shall be permitted to be paved.
(3) Parking on nonpaved areas. Parking shall not be permitted on a nonpaved
portion of the lot.
B. Every parcel of land which, after the effective date of this chapter
or any amendment thereto, is developed as an accessory or principal
use parking facility for more than four vehicles; including automobile
or trailer sales area, automotive service station or garage, shall
be developed as provided herein.
[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.
(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.
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.
(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.
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.
In order to avoid undue interference with public
use of the street, no land shall be used or occupied and no structure
shall be erected or used unless the off-street loading spaces required
are provided. Adequate space for standing, loading and unloading of
such vehicles is required. Such space is not required for any structure
or use existing prior to the effective date of this chapter or any
amendment thereto; provided, however, that off-street loading spaces
as required in this chapter shall be provided subject to the requirements
of this section for any enlargement or addition to any such existing
structure or use. To the extent possible, loading areas shall be to
the rear of any building and away from residences.
A. Location. The off-street loading spaces required by
this chapter shall be on the same lot or parcel of land as the use
or structure they are intended to serve. In no case shall any required
off-street loading space be part of an area used to satisfy the off-street
parking requirements of this chapter. The dimensions of off-street
loading space shall not include driveways or entrances to or exits
from such off-street loading berths.
B. Number of required loading spaces. For each building
or structure or use listed below, the following loading spaces are
required: one loading space shall be provided for every 20,000 square
feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof greater than 4,000 square
feet of gross floor area. The gross floor area dedicated to office
uses in a building shall not be included in the calculation for required
loading spaces. Buildings and uses within the following use categories:
16, wholesale commercial; 19, storage uses; 20, industrial uses; buildings
that exceed 20,000 square feet within Use Category 7, general commercial
uses.
[Amended 8-20-2009 by Ch. No. 2928]
C. Size of required loading spaces. Each off-street loading
space shall consist of the following dimensions:
(3) Vertical clearance: 14 feet.
D. Continuation of facilities. The schedule of requirements
for off-street loading space shall be a continuing obligation of the
owner of the real estate on which any such structure is located as
long as the structure is in existence and its use requiring vehicle
loading facilities continues. It shall be unlawful for an owner of
any building affected by this section to discontinue, change or dispense
with or cause the discontinuance or change of required loading space,
apart from the discontinuance, sale or transfer of such structure,
without establishing alternative loading space which meets with the
requirements of and is in compliance with this section.