Village of Saugerties, NY Article VIII Off-Street Parking and Loading Standards

§ 210-30 Spaces to be provided.

Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided, at the time a new use is established through construction of a new building or alteration or conversion of an existing building, in accord with the following standards and regulations.

§ 210-31 Off-street parking.

A. Required parking spaces. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided as follows, except where specifically waived in Subsection B below.

	Type of Use	Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
	Residential and Related Uses
	One-family detached residences	2 spaces for each dwelling unit
	Row houses, two-family and multifamily residences	1 1/2 spaces and for each dwelling unit
	Religious facilities	1 space for every 8 seats
	Places of public assembly, clubs and fraternal organization, and recreation facilities	1 space for every 4 seats in the largest hall or meeting area, or for every 4 members, whichever is greater
	Cultural facilities	1 space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area
	Hospital	1 space for every 12 beds
	Convalescent home	1 space for every 4 beds
	Tourist home	1 space for every 2 beds
	Home occupation	1 space, plus 1 additional space for any nonresident employee in addition to those spaces required for the residential use
	Day-care center or nursery school	1 space per staff member plus 1 space per classroom
	Commercial and Related Uses
	Banks	3 spaces for each teller or service window
	Retail stores or service establishments	1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
	Medical and dental offices	4 spaces per doctor or dentist plus 1 for each additional employee
	Restaurants (standard) and bars	1 space for every 3 seats or 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater
	Restaurant (fast-food)	1 space for every 100 square feet of gross floor plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the peak shift
	Theaters and similar places of public assembly	1 space for every 4 seats or 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater
	Undertakers	1 space for each 3 seats provided under maximum occupancy
	Hotel and motel	1 space per guest room plus 1 space for every 3 employees
	Heavy Commercial and Industrial Uses
	Wholesale, storage and warehousing	1 space for every 2,500 square feet of gross floor area
	Light assembly, general industrial and similar uses	1 space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area
	Automotive sales and repair, and outdoor industrial uses	1 space for each 2,000 square feet of sales or industrial area, both indoor and outdoor
	Other industrial or heavy commercial uses	1 space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area

B. Waiver of parking requirements. Off-street parking requirements will be waived entirely or modified in the following cases:

(1) B-1 District. No off-street parking shall be required for any use in the B-1 District, except for residential uses which shall provide one off-street parking space for every two dwelling units.

(2) Housing for the elderly. Where housing is designed specifically for and occupied by persons 62 years of age or older, required off-street parking may be reduced to one space for every two dwelling units.

(3) Joint use of spaces. In the case of two or more uses located on the same lot, the sum of the spaces required for all uses individually may be reduced to an amount no less than 125% of the largest number of spaces required by any single use, upon a determination by the Planning Board that such a reduced amount of parking space will be adequate to serve all uses on the lot due to their different character and hours of operation.

(4) Preexisting uses. Structures and uses in existence as of the effective date of this chapter shall not be subject to the parking requirements herein. However, if the parking spaces serving such structure or use are less than would be required by this chapter, they shall not be reduced; and, if the structure or use is expanded, additional parking spaces in the appropriate amount required in Subsection A above shall be provided to serve such expanded area.

C. Dimensions of parking spaces. All parking spaces shall measure at least nine feet wide and 20 feet long. However, up to 25% of the required parking spaces for any use may be designated for "compact" cars and shall measure at least 71/2 feet wide and 16 feet long.

D. Location of parking spaces.

(1) In any residential district, no open or enclosed parking area shall encroach on any required front yard. Parking areas may extend into a required side or rear yard to within three feet of a side or rear lot line.

(2) In business and industrial districts, open parking areas shall not extend within 15 feet of a street right-of-way line or within three feet of a side or rear lot line.

(3) Entrance or exit drives from parking areas shall not exceed 30 feet in width and shall not be permitted within 30 feet of the intersection at two public rights-of-way.

E. Screening and landscaping of parking areas.

(1) Parking areas for five or more cars which are adjacent to or across the street from properties in a residential district shall be screened from the view of such properties by a combination of walls, fences or hedges.

(2) All areas in a parking lot not required for parking space or access drives shall be suitably landscaped and maintained. A landscaping plan for parking areas shall be submitted for those uses requiring site plan review by the Planning Board.

F. General provisions. Off-street parking areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles for customer, resident or employee use. There shall be no storage, servicing or dismantling of automobiles or other vehicles and no part of any parking lot shall be used for the sale, storage or abandonment of any articles or goods.

§ 210-32 Off-street loading.

A. Required loading facilities. Off-street loading facilities shall be provided as follows:

[Amended 12-6-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]

	Use	Minimum Number of Loading Berths
	Undertaker	1 berth for each chapel (NOTE: A full berth shall be provided where the floor area exceeds 50% of the area requiring a berth.)
	Hotels and motels	1 berth for each 25,000 square feet of floor area in excess of 10,000 square feet
	Retail stores, service establishments, restaurants and other nonresidential uses listed elsewhere having a floor area in excess of 10,000 square feet	1 berth for the area between 5,000 to 15,000 square feet and 1 berth for each additional 25,000 square feet
	Wholesale establishments	1 berth for each 10,000 square feet
	Industrial and manufacturing uses	1 berth for the area between 5,000 to 10,000 square feet and 1 berth for each additional 25,000 square feet

B. Location and dimensions of loading berths.

(1) All off-street loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use for which they are required.

(2) Open off-street loading areas shall not encroach on any required front or side yard, off-street parking area or accessway.

(3) No loading berth shall be located within 50 feet of a property in a residential district or within 10 feet of any other property line.

(4) Each loading berth shall be at least 35 feet long, 12 feet wide and 14 feet high, except that berths for undertakers may be 20 feet long, 10 feet wide and nine feet high.