It is the intention of this chapter that all
structures and land uses be provided with a sufficient amount of off-street
motor vehicle parking to meet the needs of persons employed at or
making use of such structures and/or uses and sufficient off-street
loading and unloading facilities to meet the needs of such structures
or land uses.
The plans for any new building or any expansion
of an existing building, when submitted for a building permit, shall
show specifically the location and size and type of improvement of
the off-street parking or loading space required to comply with this
chapter and the means of access to such space from the public streets
or highways. Except for one- and two-family residences, no building
permit shall be issued until such plan for parking and loading space
and access to it and required improvement is approved by the Town
Engineer, who shall determine that traffic access, traffic circulation
and general layout of the parking facility are planned with regard
to safety to traffic on the public street and safety and adequacy
of access for cars and pedestrians using the parking facility. No
certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building or land
use until the required off-street parking space has been established.
[Amended 4-17-1963; 4-4-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990; 7-20-1994 by L.L. No.
6-1994; 7-17-1996 by L.L. No. 14-1996; 9-18-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013]
A. Off-street motor vehicle parking facilities shall be provided as follows, except as provided above or where additional parking requirements may be made as a condition of the issuance of a special permit under Article
IX, in which case provisions of that section shall apply:
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Type of Use
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Minimum Requirements
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1- and 2-family dwelling units
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2 spaces for each dwelling
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Multiple dwellings:
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Studio
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1 space
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1-bedroom
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1 1/4 spaces
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2-bedroom
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2 spaces; 1 1/2 spaces in the B-R and SB-R Districts
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3-bedroom
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2 1/2 spaces; 2 spaces in the B-R and SB-R Districts
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Professional office or home occupation permitted in a required
residential zone as an accessory use
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2 spaces in addition to spaces for residential units, except
that medical or dental offices shall have 4 spaces for each doctor
or dentist in addition to residential parking requirements
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Rooming house or boardinghouse
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1 space for each guest sleeping room, plus 1 space per resident
family
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Hospital, clinic, sanitarium or convalescent home
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1 space for each patient bed, excluding bassinets, plus 1 space
for each person employed in the building
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Theater, auditorium, athletic field or other place of public
assembly other than a church
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1 space for each 5 seats or 200 square feet in such place of
assembly, whichever would be greater
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Church or other place of worship
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1 space for each 5 seats or pew spaces
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Bowling alley
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5 spaces for each alley
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Other center of public amusement, the capacity of which cannot
be measured in terms of seats
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1 space for every 200 square feet of floor space devoted to
patron use
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Restaurant or place dispensing food or drink
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1 space for each 50 square feet of floor space devoted to patron
use
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Retail or service business
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1 space for each 200 square feet of floor space
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Wholesale, storage, utility or other commercial building or
use
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1 space for each person for which the building or use is designed
or for each 2,000 square feet, whichever is greater
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Office for business or professional use
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1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area
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Funeral parlor or undertaking establishment
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At least 10 spaces for each chapel or viewing room and 1 for
each person working in such establishment; off-street loading for
delivery and funeral cortege assembly shall be considered for site
plan approval
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Private golf courses
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2 parking spaces for each acre of land contained in the course
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Public golf courses
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2.5 spaces for each acre of land contained in the course
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Public multiple use recreational facilities
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2.5 spaces per acre on a course; 1 space for every 3 bathers
in a swimming pool
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Tennis, public or private
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3 spaces per court
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Private swimming pools
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1 space for each 3 bathers
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Soccer, football and baseball fields
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10 spaces for each field, plus 1 space for every 5 spectator
seats
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B. Reasonable and appropriate off-street parking requirements for structures
and land uses which do not fall within the categories listed above
shall be determined in each case by the Board of Appeals, which shall
consider all factors entering into the parking needs of such use.
C. Where two or more different uses occur on a single lot, the total
amount of parking facilities to be provided shall be the sum of the
requirements for each individual use on the lot, except that the Board
of Appeals may approve the joint use of parking space by two or more
establishments on the same or contiguous lots, the total capacity
of which space is less than the sum of the spaces required for each,
provided that the Board finds that the capacity to be provided will
substantially meet the intent of the requirements by reason of variation
in the probable time of maximum use by patrons or employees among
such establishments, and provided that such approval of such joint
use shall be automatically terminated upon the termination of the
operation of any of such establishments.
D. In the B-R and SB-R Districts, the off-street parking requirements
may be reduced by the Planning Board in the course of site plan review
if the applicant demonstrates and the Planning Board finds that the
capacity of such off-street parking is sufficient to meet the demands
of such use or uses such as the case of shared parking by two or more
different land uses. In no case shall such reduction be greater than
15% of that required by type of use.
Required off-street parking facilities may be enclosed in a structure or may be open except as required specifically for multifamily dwellings under §
240-78A, provided that all required parking facilities shall be graded, surfaced, drained and suitably maintained to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer to the extent necessary to avoid nuisances of dust, erosion or excessive water flow across public ways or adjacent lands. The Town Engineer may require the plan to provide for suitable markings to indicate individual parking spaces, maneuvering area, entrances and exits.
Required off-street parking facilities shall
be maintained as long as the use or structure exists which the facilities
are designed to serve. Required parking areas developed for specific
structures and uses shall be reserved at all times to those persons
who are employed at or make use of such structures and land uses,
except when dedicated to and accepted by the Town as public parking
areas.
Off-street loading and unloading facilities,
as defined in this chapter and located on the same site with the use
to be served, shall be provided as follows:
A. For retail and service business establishments, restaurants
and other places serving food and beverages, where the ground floor
area exceeds 2,000 square feet: one space for the first 4,000 square
feet of floor area or major portion thereof used for business purposes
and one additional space for each additional 10,000 square feet of
business floor space or major portion thereof.
B. For wholesale businesses, storage warehouses, manufacturing
or industrial establishments: one space for each 10,000 square feet
or major portion thereof used for such purposes.
C. Reasonable and appropriate off-street loading requirements
for structures and land uses which do not fall within the categories
listed above shall be determined, in each case, by the Board of Appeals,
which shall consider all factors entering into the loading and unloading
needs of such use.