[Amended 10-8-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013]
The minimum number of accessory off-street parking spaces shall
conform to the requirements of Use Table, Column F, except that:
A.
The Planning Board, in conjunction with site development plan approval,
may permit a reduction in the number of developed parking spaces where
adequate accessible reserve areas are available and designated on
the plan as areas for overflow parking.
B.
The Planning Board may reduce the required number of parking spaces
upon demonstration by the applicant that the number exceeds the design-hour
requirement and upon a demonstration that such reduction would not
induce parking on public ways or result in hazardous conditions for
vehicles and pedestrians within or proximate to the site. This reduction
by the Planning Board may not exceed 25% of the normally required
amount.
C.
Where an existing structure exists in the BU, LI, LI-2 or O Zoning
Districts and where such structure is proposed for occupancy by a
use permitted by right in the relevant Table of General Use Requirements
and where no exterior site changes are proposed, the Building Inspector
is authorized to waive parking as follows:
(1)
Twenty percent of parking requirement where the parking requirement
for all uses on the parcel is less than 10 parking spaces;
(2)
Twenty-five percent of parking requirement where the parking requirement
for all uses on the parcel is less than 20 parking spaces;
(3)
Thirty-five percent of parking requirement where the parking requirement
for all uses on the parcel is less than 30 parking spaces;
(4)
The Building Inspector may not waive any required parking where a
residential unit is proposed or exists or where the parking requirement
is for 30 spaces or more;
(5)
In providing this relief, no existing parking space shall be eliminated.
A.
Location. Areas which may be considered as open or
enclosed off-street parking spaces include any private garage, carport
or other area available for parking, other than a street or entrance
and exit lanes of a driveway, except that no vehicle shall be parked
or stored in any fire lane. A driveway beyond a required front yard
for a one-family or two-family residence may count as one parking
space. All driveways shall include an adequate turnaround area to
preclude the need for backing onto a public road.
[Amended 12-23-1985; 6-8-1999 by L.L. No. 7-1999]
B.
Size of spaces. Minimum parking stall width shall
be nine feet, except that the Planning Board may reduce stall widths
for employee parking areas to 8 1/2 feet.
A.
Access. Unobstructed access to and from a street shall
be provided for nonresidential uses. Such access shall consist of
at least one twelve-foot lane for parking areas with 20 or fewer spaces
and at least two twelve-foot lanes for parking areas with over 20
spaces. Access to roads shall include adequate turnaround area to
preclude the need for backing out onto the road right-of-way.
B.
Drainage and surfacing. All open parking areas shall
be properly drained, and all such areas shall be provided with a dustless
surface, except that grassed areas may be used at the discretion of
the Planning Board.
C.
Joint facilities. Required parking spaces, open or
enclosed, may be provided in spaces designated to serve jointly two
or more uses or owners, whether or not located on the same lot, provided
that the number of required spaces in such joint facilities shall
not be less than the total required for all such uses.
D.
Combined uses. When any lot contains two or more uses
having different parking requirements, the parking requirements for
each use shall apply to the extent of that use. Where one or more
such uses will be generating a demand for parking spaces primarily
during periods when the other use or uses is not or are not in operation,
the Planning Board may reduce the total parking spaces required by
50% of the parking spaces required for that use with the least requirement.
E.
Location and ownership. Required accessory parking
spaces shall be provided upon the same lot as the use to which they
are accessory or on a nearby lot, provided that all spaces on the
second lot are located within 400 feet walking distance of the original
lot along the existing road network. Parking spaces shall conform
to all the requirements of the district in which the parking spaces
are located. In no event shall such parking spaces be located in any
residence district unless the use to which the spaces are accessory
is permitted in such residence district. Such spaces shall be in the
same ownership as the use to which they are accessory and shall be
subject to deed restriction, in a form approved by the Town Attorney,
binding the owner and heirs and his assigns to maintain the required
number of spaces available either throughout the existence of the
use to which they are accessory or until such spaces are provided
elsewhere.
F.
On lots divided by district boundaries. When a parking
lot is located partly in one district and partly in another district,
the regulations for the district requiring the greatest number of
parking spaces shall apply to the entire lot. Parking spaces on such
lot may be located without regard to district lines, provided that
such parking spaces shall not be located in any residence district
unless the use to which they are accessory is permitted in such district.
Wherever a parking area of over five spaces
abuts or is within 15 feet of a lot in any residence district, it
shall be screened from such residential lot by a substantial wall,
fence or thick hedge, approved by the Planning Board.
No driveway shall provide access to a lot located
in a nonresidential district across land in a residential district.
[Amended 10-8-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013]
A.
Not more than one commercial vehicle, of 25 feet or less in length,
may be parked on a developed lot in any residence district but not
within the required yards of such lot and in no case between the street
line and the principal building.
B.
Not more than one commercial vehicle of 25 feet or less in length
may be parked within a private garage in any residence district.
C.
Commercial vehicles are permitted as accessory to a commercial farm
use in any residence district but shall not be stored or parked within
any required yard.
D.
No commercial vehicle or otherwise shall be parked or stored on any
unimproved lot.
E.
Within the BU, LI or LI-2 Zoning District, as an accessory to a conforming
use, the Planning Board may approve the storage of up to 10 commercial
trucks or vans up to 30 feet in length, where such vehicles are offered
for rent or lease by the property owner, but such vehicles shall not
be stored within any required front or side yard or any required rear
yard abutting to a residential zoning district and any parking space
or area used for storage of such vehicles shall not be considered
toward meeting the parking requirement. The approval shall not require
the submission of a site plan, except if determined to be necessary
by the Planning Board following a site visit by reason of requiring
mitigating controls, such as additional paving, screening, drainage,
pavement striping, lighting or other necessary site features. In such
a case, the Planning Board may require that a full site plan be submitted
or may waive site plan requirements it deems unnecessary. Where a
site plan is required, the Planning Board shall follow the procedures
for approval of site plans including the advertising and conduct of
a public hearing.
[Amended 12-23-1985; 5-8-1990; 3-11-2008 by L.L. No.
1-2008]
One recreational vehicle or boat and trailer
35 feet or less may be parked or stored on any developed residential
lot behind the front setback line of any required yard. This vehicle
must be in good working order. All other parking, storage or use of
such vehicles is prohibited, except in designated areas on nonresidential
land which has been approved by the Planning Board.
A.
Off-street loading berths are required for all nonresidential
structures or uses. Nonresidential uses permitted in residential districts
shall have one loading berth with minimum dimensions of 10 feet by
40 feet and a clear height of 15 feet for the first 20,000 square
feet of gross floor area and one additional berth for each additional
40,000 square feet of gross floor area or major portion thereof. In
the BU District, there shall be one loading berth with minimum dimensions
of 10 feet by 50 feet with a clear height of 15 feet for the first
10,000 square feet of gross floor area and one additional berth for
each 20,000 square feet of gross floor area or major portion thereof.
In the O and LI Districts, there shall be one loading berth with minimum
dimensions of 10 feet by 50 feet with a clear height of 15 feet for
the first 20,000 square feet of gross floor area and one additional
berth for each 40,000 square feet of gross floor area or major portion
thereof. The Planning Board may modify the minimum requirements where
necessary to ensure proper circulation and traffic safety or where
such change would not create future difficulties in the event that
the structures or uses are changed to any other use permitted by right
in the district.
[Amended 12-23-1985]
B.
Location and access. Unobstructed access, at least
12 feet wide, to and from a street shall be provided to off-street
loading berths. Such access may be combined with access to parking
areas. No off-street loading berth shall be located between the street
line and principal building. A loading berth shall not be located
in any required yard and shall be screened where visible from any
residential district boundary.
C.
Joint facilities. Loading berths may be provided in
spaces designed to serve jointly two or more adjacent establishments,
provided that the number of required berths in such joint facilities
shall not be less than the aggregate of all such requirements.
D.
On lots divided by district boundaries. When a lot
is located partly in one district and partly in another district,
the regulations for the district requiring the greater number of loading
berths shall apply to the entire lot. Loading berths on such lot may
not be located in any residence district unless the use to which they
are accessory is permitted in such district.
A.
Access near street intersections. No entrance or exit
for any accessory off-street parking area with more than four parking
spaces nor for any loading berth shall be located closer than 75 feet
to the intersection of any two designated street lines as determined
by the official map. This distance shall be 100 feet for any signalized
intersection or an intersection provided for a designated left-turn
storage lane on the same intersection leg as the proposed access drive.
B.
Screening. Parking areas with more than four spaces
in a residential district shall be screened from all property lines,
including any roads bordering the property. All parking areas and
loading berths shall be screened from any residential district boundary
where visible. Such screening shall not obstruct sight distance. The
Planning Board may require landscaping between nonresidential-use
parking areas to prevent massing of such areas and to protect the
character and compatibility of adjacent uses.
D.
Regulations for parking spaces. The Planning Board is empowered, subject to § 215-140, to adopt rules and regulations providing for standard design of parking areas, including striping of stalls, provision of vehicle stops, control of traffic movements, and specifications for surfacing of required parking spaces.[2]
