In any district if any structure is constructed,
enlarged or extended and any use of land established, or any existing
use is changed, after the effective date of this bylaw, parking and
loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the Table of Off-Street
Parking Regulations and the Table of Off-Street Loading Regulations.
An existing structure which is enlarged or an existing use which is
extended after the effective date of this bylaw shall be required
to provide parking and loading spaces in accordance with the following
tables for the entire structure or use, unless the increase in the
number of dwelling units or building floor area amounts to less than
25% of that existing at the time of the adoption of this bylaw, whether
such increases occur at one time or in successive stages. In this
case only the additional parking spaces required by the increase in
area shall be provided.
Parking or loading spaces being maintained in
any district in connection with any existing use on the effective
date of this bylaw shall not be decreased so long as said use remains,
unless a number of parking or loading spaces is constructed elsewhere
such that the total number of spaces conforms to the requirements
of the tables in this article. This regulation shall not require the
maintenance of more parking or loading spaces than is required according
to the tables.
A.
Off-street parking spaces. All off-street parking
area designs shall conform to the following dimensional requirements:
B.
Loading area.
(1)
Each space shall not be less than 12 feet in width
and not less than 45 feet in length. Height clearance shall not be
less than 14 feet. In all cases, required loading space shall not
encroach on customer parking, employee parking, maneuvering space.
(2)
Loading spaces shall be designed to provide adequate
off-street maneuvering areas so that it will not be necessary for
vehicles to use a public right-of-way in maneuvering into a loading
space and so that egress from such areas will not require backing
into public streets.
A.
Required parking spaces shall be on the same lot as
the principal use served, or if not reasonably possible, on other
property in the same district within 300 feet of the principal use.
B.
Such off-premises parking shall be in possession,
by deed or lease, of the owner of the use served. Such required parking
shall thereafter be associated with and maintained for the use established
and shall not be reduced or encroached upon. The owner of any property
to be used for any off-premises parking shall sign a recorded declaration
of restrictions with the Town of Abington binding the property to
prescribed use as parking until such time as said restriction shall
be released by an instrument of the owner and the Town of Abington.
Joint use may be made of required parking spaces
by intermittent use establishments such as churches, assembly halls,
or theaters whose peak parking demand is only at night or on Sundays
and by other uses whose peak demand is only during the day. A formal
agreement shall be made in writing by the owners of the uses involved
concerning the number of spaces involved, substantiation of the fact
that such joint use is not overlapping or in conflict, and the duration
of the agreement. Required spaces shall be within 300 feet of churches
and public assembly halls and 400 feet of other uses.
Required spaces for any number of uses may be
provided in a combined lot or lots, provided that the number of spaces
in the combined facility shall not be less than the sum of those required
of the individual uses. An allowance may be made, upon formal determination
by the Planning Board for night use, or for separate and distinct
working shifts, and further provided also that such lot or lots shall
be within 300 feet of the principal buildings served.
A.
Suitable provision shall be made along all property
lines and along the borders of parking areas to prevent entrance upon
any public right-of-way except at approved points. No existing curb
shall be cut, broken out, or removed except in conformance with an
approved site plan or as authorized by the Building Inspector under
the terms of this bylaw.
[Amended 5-21-2018 ATM
by Art. 29]
B.
Driveways.
[Amended 5-21-2018 ATM
by Art. 29]
(1)
One- and two-family uses:
(a)
No driveway or parking area shall be closer than three feet
from a side lot line.
(b)
For lots with 20,000 square feet or less of lot area, no driveway
and parking area shall cover more than 40% of the required front yard
setback area or existing front yard area, whichever is the smaller
area.
(c)
For lots with more than 20,000 square feet of lot area, no driveway
and parking area shall cover more than 25% of the required front yard
setback area or existing front yard area, whichever is the smaller
area.
(2)
All other uses. Unless otherwise authorized pursuant to a waiver
voted by a majority of the Planning Board:
(a)
No more than one driveway shall be allowed on any street frontage.
(b)
A pair of one-way drives separated by a median may be considered
one driveway.
(c)
Driveways shall be no closer than 75 feet to any intersection
of street lines, which shall be measured from the midpoint on the
radius of the street layout lines.
(d)
Multiple driveways on the same street frontage shall be not
less than 75 feet apart.
(e)
No driveway shall be closer than 10 feet to any side or rear
lot line.
C.
Driveway width shall fall within the following limits:
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Min.
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Max.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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1-5 family residential
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10
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20
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Multi-family (above 5 dwellings units)
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20
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30
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Commercial and Industrial
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One-way
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12
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20
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Two-way
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24
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30
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[Amended 5-21-2018 ATM
by Art. 29]
Off-street parking areas shall be paved with mix asphalt or
other approved hard surface, unless otherwise authorized pursuant
to a waiver voted by a majority of the Planning Board. One- and two-family
dwellings not part of a larger complex are not subject to these surfacing
requirements provided that areas shall be clearly defined.
All parking areas providing more than 10 spaces
and providing access (e.g., walkways) to and from the principal building
shall be suitably illuminated as prescribed by the Building Inspector.
Lighting shall be so placed or hooded as to prevent direct light from
becoming a nuisance to surrounding property.
[Amended 5-21-2018 ATM
by Art. 29]
A.
Parking lots that abut public ways shall be separated
there from by at least a ten-foot strip of landscaping (which shall
contain at least five trees per 200 linear feet that are at least
three inches diameter at four feet above the ground. Parking lots
that abut residential districts or existing residential uses shall
also provide a minimum ten-foot landscaped buffer strip on the affected
side yards.
B.
Parking lots shall contain visual relief from vast
expanses of unbroken pavement and cars. In parking areas 10,000 square
feet but less than 40,000 square feet in area, landscaping islands
containing trees of greater than six feet in height shall be provided
at a rate of at least six per 80 parking spaces. At least half of
these shall be of a species expected to mature to a height greater
than 30 feet. Landscaping in islands shall be protected from damage
from parking cars and snow removal operations.
C.
When the total amount of parking on a lot or building
site exceeds 40,000 square feet, the parking shall be separated into
smaller lots or segments of not more than 20,000 square feet each
with dividers at least five feet wide and containing vegetation. In
lots of this size cut into a hillside or rolling topography with relief
greater than 15 feet, these segments shall be terraced with the slope
and the divider strips stabilized against erosion.
A.
No vehicles of any type in inoperable condition or
without current license plates shall be parked or stored on any lot
in a residential district other than in carports or completely enclosed
buildings; provided, however, that one such vehicle may be kept behind
the building line of the principal structure in any side or rear yard
not abutting a public street or publicly used area. No large trucks,
trailers, or other major transportation equipment shall be parked
in any yard between the building line and a public street in any residential
zone. Excepting, however, an unregistered vehicle that is the property
of an Abington resident on active military service that is parked
or stored on his/her lot or the lot of an immediate relative in a
residential district.
[Amended 4-3-2006 ATM by Art. 13]
B.
Parking lots where large trucks, trailers, and other major transportation or construction equipment are stored in the front yard area and which are visible from the street shall be screened from the street view by a solid fence at least six feet in height and/or a suitable dense vegetated evergreen buffer, unless otherwise waived or approved by the Planning Board for aesthetic, security or other business reasons. Refer to Article VI, § 175-27.
[Amended 5-21-2018 ATM
by Art. 29]
When the computation of parking spaces results
in the requirement for a fractional space, any fraction over 1/2 shall
require one additional space.
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Uses
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Number of Parking Spaces
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|---|---|---|
|
A.
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Automobile repair garage
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One space for each two employees in maximum
employment on a single shift, plus one space for each 150 square feet
of floor space
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|
B.
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Bank
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One parking space for each 175 square feet of
gross floor area on the lobby floor. Office area not on the lobby
floor shall be treated in the same manner as business and professional
offices. Refer to D below.
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|
C.
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Bowling alley
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Five spaces for each alley.
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|
D.
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Business, professional, and other offices
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One space for each 300 square feet of gross
floor area
|
|
E.
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Church, or other place of worship, college,
or other institutions of higher learning, business, trade, or other
schools, libraries, accessory uses to such facilities, schools, stadiums,
and places of public assembly or theater
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1 space per each 3 seats of occupancy
|
|
F.
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Dwellings (one-family detached)
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Three spaces per dwelling unit
|
|
G.
|
Dwellings (single-family attached, multi-family
and accessory apartments)
[Amended 4-6-2005 ATM by Art. 31; 6-8-2015 ATM by Art. 22] |
Each one-bedroom unit, 1.3 spaces, each two-bedroom
unit, 2.0 spaces, each three-bedroom unit, 2.6 spaces, each four-bedroom
unit, 3.0 spaces, plus 0.5 additional space for each dwelling unit
|
|
H.
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Food and beverage establishment
|
One space for each three seats or one space
for each 50 square feet of net floor area
|
|
I.
|
General business, commercial or personal services,
service establishment catering to the retail trade, including stores,
variety stores, or drugstores
|
One space for each 300 square feet of gross
floor area
|
|
J.
|
Hospital
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One space for each bed
|
|
K.
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Hotel/motel
|
One space for each unit, plus additional spaces
for any public eating or assembly spaces as required in H and E
|
|
L.
|
Manufacturing uses and processing plants excluding
warehouse area
|
One parking space for each two employees
during the shift of maximum employment or one space for each 600 square
feet of open or enclosed area devoted to the compounding, manufacturing
or processing of any goods or articles, whichever is less, plus one
space for each vehicle used in conjunction with the business
|
|
M.
|
Medical and dental clinics and offices
|
One space for each 200 square feet of gross
floor area
|
|
N.
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Mortuary
|
One space for each three seats within the chapel
or one space for each 20 square feet of floor space not containing
fixed seats within the chapel plus one parking space for each 400
square feet of gross floor area within the building outside the chapel
|
|
O.
|
Rooming houses, lodging houses, and clubs and fraternities
having sleeping rooms
|
Two spaces for each structure plus one space
for each guest room or sleeping unit
|
|
P.
|
Sanitariums, rest homes, nursing homes
|
One space for each two beds
|
|
Q.
|
Service stations
|
Four spaces for each service bay or similar
facility
|
|
R.
|
Warehouse and storage building
|
One space for each 4,000 square feet of gross
floor area, plus one space for each 400 square feet of office area
|
Less parking than required in this article may
be permitted by the Planning Board by special permit subject to the
following:
A.
The applicant shall demonstrate that lower requirements
are appropriate as demonstrated by data from the latest edition of
the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual, or
from actual trip generation counts from similar uses.
B.
The area which would otherwise be devoted to parking
spaces shall be kept in open space use and shall not be built on.
C.
The Building Inspector shall require the unbuilt parking
area to be constructed at a later date if parking space is found to
be inadequate to accommodate customers, patron, patients and/or employees.
The loading spaces required by the Table of
Off-Street Loading Requirements shall in all cases be on the same
lot as the use they are intended to serve. In no case shall the required
loading spaces be part of the area used to satisfy the parking requirements
of this bylaw.
|
Loading Spaces Required Per 1,000 Square
Feet of Floor Area
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Uses
|
2-15
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15-50
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51-100
|
101-150
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Over 150
|
|
Retail trade, wholesale and storage, industry,
communication and utilities
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
1 space for each additional 150,000 SF
|
|
Consumer services, hotel and dormitory, institutional,
educational
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
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