[Amended ATM 5-3-2005 by Art. 44; STM 11-27-2007 by Art.
13; ATM 5-3-2008 by Art. 37; ATM 5-2-2015 by Art. 41]
Parking and loading standards for the Village Center District
shall be determined by the appropriate permitting authority on a case-by-case
basis. For all other zoning districts, the following parking and loading
standards shall apply.
No land shall be used and no building or structure shall be
erected, enlarged or used unless the off-street parking and loading
space requirements are provided as specified in this section. For
the purpose of this section, an enlargement of any building shall
require the provision of off-street parking and loading for the existing
building as if it were newly constructed if the floor area of any
building existing upon adoption of this chapter is increased by more
than 5%.
Where the computation of required parking space results in a
fractional number, only the fraction of 1/2 or more shall be counted
as one.
[Amended STM 11-27-2018 by Art. 10]
Required off-street parking facilities for residential uses
shall be provided on the same lot as the principal use they are designed
to serve.
Parking areas for commercial uses shall be located in the rear
of the primary building, unless the owner can demonstrate that this
is not reasonably feasible owing to the shape of the building, shape
of the lot or other factors approved by the Planning Board.
For commercial zoning districts, shared parking areas may be
permitted by the Planning Board subject to Site Plan Approval, for
the purpose of servicing two or more principal uses on separate lots
provided that:
A.
Evidence is submitted that parking is available within 400 feet of
the premises if the lot satisfies the parking requirements of this
bylaw and has excess capacity during all or part of the day.
B.
A proposed contract, agreement or suitable legal instrument acceptable
to the Planning Board shall be filed specifying the location of all
spaces to be jointly used, the number of such spaces, the hours during
the day that such parking is available, and the duration of limit,
if any on such parking.
C.
Any reduction in area required for parking because of these joint
use provisions may be required to be reserved for landscaped open
space.
D.
Nothing in this section shall relieve the owner from providing parking
facilities in accordance with this bylaw if subsequently the joint
use of parking facilities shall terminate.
For two commercial uses that abut each other within a commercial
zoning district, the Planning Board may require that the parking lots
for both uses be linked by a paved strip of land 20 feet wide located
between each lot's parking area and shared lot line that will enable
customers to enter the abutting commercial property without having
to use the road providing frontage to the two lots.
A.
Each required car space shall be not less than nine feet in width
and 18 feet in length, exclusive of drives and maneuvering space.
B.
Handicapped parking: Parking spaces for the exclusive use of handicapped
individuals shall be provided in accordance with the most recent rules
and regulations of the Architectural Access Board, 521 CMR 23.00.
Where one building is used for more than one use, parking requirements
shall be computed for each use (a motel with a restaurant would be
required to provide parking for both rental units and for seating
capacity of the restaurant; a professional office in a residence must
provide the space for the office use in addition to the residential
requirement) unless the applicant provides adequate information through
the site plan review process showing that the peak demand for the
proposed uses is not at the same time and, therefore, additional parking
is not necessary.
[Amended ATM 5-7-2016 by Art. 36]
A.
The minimum number of required parking spaces shall be as follows:
|
Principal Use
|
Minimum Number of Spaces
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1- and 2-family dwellings
|
2 per dwelling unit
| |
|
Apartments
|
2 per dwelling unit
| |
|
Apartments built under housing for the elderly
|
1 per dwelling unit
| |
|
Rooming houses and lodging houses
|
4, plus 1 for each rental unit over 2
| |
|
Nursing homes
|
1 for each 2 beds
| |
|
Motels, hotels and inns
|
2, plus 1 1/4 for each rental unit, plus 1 for each 20
square feet of floor area available for meetings or functions
| |
|
Permitted offices in residences
|
3, plus 1 for each nonresident employee
| |
|
Retail stores and services
|
In districts other than the Village Center District, 1 for each
250 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Restaurants, theaters and other places of assembly exclusive
of churches
|
In districts other than the Village Center District, 1 for each
4 seats
| |
|
Bowling alleys
|
4 for each alley
| |
|
Offices
|
In districts other than the Village Center District, 1 space
for each 500 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Warehouses and other commercial or industrial buildings
|
1 for each 900 square feet of gross floor area
|
B.
For accessory uses not listed above there shall be provided adequate
off-street parking as determined by the Planning Board.
No parking or loading space shall be located within 10 feet
of any property line or road right-of-way.
A.
Parking and loading areas for nonresidential uses (excluding customary
home occupations) shall be set back 25 feet from any property line
when the property abuts a residential district or residentially used
property, and the Planning Board may require landscaping and/or fencing
to be installed within the setback areas.
B.
Parking and loading areas for nonresidential uses (excluding customary
home occupations) that are supported by retaining walls shall have
an additional setback requirement equal to the height of the retaining
wall and applied to the nearest lot line abutting said retaining wall.
Parking and loading areas for non-residential uses (excluding
customary home occupations) shall be effectively screened on each
side which adjoins or faces the side or rear lot line of a lot located
in a residential zoning district or a residentially used property,
through the use of landscaping and/or fencing. Fencing shall consist
of a solid fence or wall not less than three feet, or more than six
feet in height at the time of occupancy of such lot.
A.
General: Off-street loading spaces or loading areas shall be provided
and maintained by the owner of the property for each nonresidential
building or use which is erected, enlarged or altered after the effective
date of this bylaw, according to the following provisions.
B.
Same lot: All loading spaces or loading areas required by this bylaw
shall be located on the same lot as the building or use which they
are intended to serve, and in no case shall any required loading area
be part of an area used to satisfy the off-street parking requirements
of this bylaw.
C.
No queues or backing onto street: No loading facility shall be designed
to require trucks to queue on a public way while waiting to be off-loaded.
No loading facility shall be designed to require vehicles to back
onto a public way; all turning maneuvers shall be accommodated on
the premises.
