In all zones, in connection with every commercial,
professional, residential or any other use, there shall be provided
off-street parking spaces and parking lot standards in accordance
with the following requirements:
A.
Size and access. Parking spaces open to the general
public shall be nine by 18 feet and shall have an aisle width of 24
feet.
B.
All large parking areas shall be paved with bituminous
concrete or portland cement and shall be clearly marked and shall
include barrier lines, lane lines, directional arrows and stop lines.
Small parking areas shall be either bituminous concrete, portland
cement or a dust-controlling substance.
C.
Entrance and exit drives shall have a minimum width
of 12 feet for those designed for one-way traffic and 18 feet for
those carrying two-way traffic.
D.
All access drives shall provide a minimum corner curb
radius of five feet.
E.
No driveway shall be located less than five feet from
the side property line or within 30 feet of an existing drive on the
same property, whichever is greater.
F.
No property having a frontage of less than 100 feet
shall have more than one two-way driveway or two one-way driveways
on any one street. No property having less than a one-thousand-foot
frontage shall have more than two two-way driveways on any one street.
Any frontage greater than 1,000 feet may have more than two drives
on one street; however, the number, location, size and design shall
be subject to approval of the body, agency or official having jurisdiction
over the plan.
Whenever parking is allowed between the front
building line and the street line, whether by ordinance or variance,
a safety island or raised median shall be provided, separating the
public street from the parking area in accordance with the following
minimum requirements:
A.
The width of the safety island shall be that width
between the proposed street curbline to a point five feet inside the
property line.
B.
Safety islands shall be raised a minimum of six inches
above the adjacent parking area.
C.
Safety islands shall be topsoiled and seeded or otherwise
landscaped, except that they may, in the alternative, be constructed
of maintenance-free materials which provide a clear and unmistakable
distinction between the parking area and the safety island.
D.
Notwithstanding the use of maintenance-free materials,
there shall be provided at least one deciduous tree two inches diameter
at breast height and three evergreen-type shrubs for each 600 square
feet of island area.
E.
No commercial signs, light standards or other aboveground
obstructions other than plantings shall be permitted in the safety
islands.
F.
All safety islands and landscaped areas shall be enclosed
with concrete curbs.
Parking lots having less than 25 spaces shall
be designed to provide the following minimum design requirements:
not more than one two-way access drive or two one-way access drives
on any one street.
Parking lots which have a capacity for parking
more than 25 vehicles shall incorporate the following minimum design
standards:
A.
All access drives located along one-way streets or
divided highways shall be separate one-way drives. Said drives shall
be located so that vehicles enter the parking area at the beginning
of the property and exit at the far end of the property unless other
considerations, such as median opening, dictate otherwise.
B.
A main access drive shall be provided from points
of ingress-egress. No parking shall be permitted on the main access
drive nor shall it serve as an access aisle to adjacent parking spaces.
C.
Any parking area providing space for more than 300
cars shall, in addition, provide concrete sidewalks within the parking
area for pedestrian movement. Sidewalks shall be at least four feet
wide and shall be located in such a manner that will prevent them
from being blocked by overhanging cars. A portion of any landscaped
dividing strip may be used for sidewalk construction.
D.
Landscaped dividing strips or planting areas shall
be provided within the parking area in addition to safety islands
and screening strips at a minimum area of 10% of the total land area
to be developed. The minimum width of said strips or planting areas
shall be determined by the affect of vehicle overhang into these areas.
Additional plantings shall be required within
the parking area and shall be considered exclusive from any other
plantings that may be required for screening, foundation planting
or safety islands. The following criteria shall apply for internal
landscaping:
A.
Dividing strips.
(1)
They may be seeded and topsoiled. The use of other
maintenance-free material other than topsoil may be permitted if same
provides a safe and attractive alternative.
(2)
They shall be planted with three evergreen shrubs
and one deciduous tree of two inches diameter at breast height on
each 600 square feet of landscaped area. All trees shall be planted
in the dormant state.
B.
Retaining walls and landbanks.
(1)
In the event that parking is proposed on a lot or
site having a slope greater than 10%, regardless of size, it shall
be terraced, utilizing retaining walls or properly reinforced landbanks,
and providing for adequate safety, stability and drainage. At no time
should a landbank that is not reinforced, or any other earthen material
having a greater elevation than the adjacent parking area, have a
slope exceeding two to one.
(2)
When retaining walls or landbanks or similar types
of earthen material are necessitated adjacent to or within the parking
area, they shall be kept in good repair or otherwise maintained so
as to keep the parking area free of debris and dirt.
A.
Those areas adjacent to or within the parking area
designated as refuse storage and pickup shall be properly screened
to prevent the unsightly display and the scattering of debris.
B.
The following minimum requirements shall apply:
(1)
The area shall be surrounded on at least three sides
by a solid uniform fence or wall not less than five feet nor more
than eight feet in height and maintained in good condition. The wall
of an adjacent building may serve as one side. Said fence shall be
exempt from the provisions of any ordinance of this municipality regulating
the height of fences and requiring permits therefor.
(2)
The opening in said screening wall or fence shall
be so located as to prevent the visual display of refuse from any
adjacent parking area or street.
A.
When the effective operation of a building or structure
or equipment within a building or structure necessitates placing machinery,
motors or generators or similar devices for cooling, heating or general
purposes, outside, visible from ground level on, they shall be screened
from public view. Said screening may consist of any of the following
materials:
(1)
Densely planted evergreen shrubs which shall grow
to not less than five feet after one growing season.
(2)
A solid and uniform fence at least five feet in height
on four sides of said equipment.
(3)
Masonry wall at least five feet in height on four
sides of said equipment.
(4)
Any similar type of solid or uniform screening which
will prevent exposure of such equipment to public view.
B.
The above requirements shall not be construed to prevent
an opening in any required screening for maintenance purposes. However,
any such opening shall be made as inconspicuous as is possible so
as not to present any unsightly display of said equipment to public
view.
[Amended 5-3-1993 by Ord. No. 7-1993]
A.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in the
following ratios:
|
Use
|
Number of Parking Spaces
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Automotive repair, garage or body shop
|
1 for each 600 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Automotive sales
|
1 for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor
area for exclusive use of customers
| |
|
Automotive service
|
3 for each service bay, exclusive of vehicle
service area. In no instance shall there be fewer than 3 off-street
parking spaces.
| |
|
Bank, savings and loan association, etc.
|
1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Bar or cocktail lounge
|
1 for each 3 seats/occupants permitted under
maximum occupancy limits
| |
|
Barber- and beauty shop
|
3 for each chair
| |
|
Bowling alley
|
3 for each alley. Other commercial uses within
the same building shall be computed separately in accordance with
this chapter.
| |
|
Business office
|
1 for each 225 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Car wash
|
5 for employees, plus off-street storage space
equal to at least 5 times the number of cars that can be in the wash
process at one time. For self-wash or self-service car washes, the
requirement for employee parking shall be eliminated.
| |
|
Church, temple or chapel
|
1 for each 4 seats in the main auditorium. Where
no individual seats are provided, 20 inches of bench shall be considered
as 1 seat.
| |
|
Community center or library
|
1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
| |
|
Community club, private club, lodge, etc.
|
1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area,
plus 1 1/2 for each boat slip where applicable.
| |
|
Dental or medical office
|
2 for each doctor, plus 1 for each 300 square
feet of gross floor area.
| |
|
Drive-in restaurant
|
1 for each 50 square feet of enclosed floor
area, plus parking space for each 4 seats
| |
|
Furniture, appliance stores or similar types
of uses requiring large amounts of storage
|
1 for each 600 square feet up to 4,000, plus
1 for each 1,200 square feet of gross floor area above 4,000
| |
|
Government, county or municipal office
|
4 for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor
area
| |
|
Hardware or auto supply store
|
1 for each 600 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Hotel or motel
|
1 for each rental unit. Each commercial use
within the building shall be computed separately according to this
section.
| |
|
Laundromat or similar coin-operated cleaning
establishment
|
1 for each 4 cleaning units or fraction of 4
cleaning units
| |
|
Marina, boatyard or boat sales
[Amended 11-4-2002 by Ord. No. 18-2002] |
1 for each boat slip, plus 1 for each employee;
where no boat slip exists, 1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor
area, plus 1 for each employee
| |
|
Mortuary or funeral home
|
1 for every 50 square feet in slumber rooms,
parlor and funeral service rooms
| |
|
Personal service establishment
|
1 for each 250 square feet of gross floor area,
plus 1 for each vehicle used in connection with the business
| |
|
Professional office, such as architectural,
clerical, engineering, legal and similar uses
|
1 for each 225 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Public and private utilities, electrical substation,
gas regulator, waterworks, etc.
|
1 for each vehicle stored on the premises, plus
1 for each employee on the shift which has the greatest number of
employees
| |
|
Restaurant, cafe, diner, etc.
|
1 for each 5 seats/occupants permitted under
maximum occupancy limits
| |
|
Retail store, except as otherwise specified
|
1 for each 200 square feet gross floor area
| |
|
Shopping center
|
4 for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor
area for centers having less than 100,000 square feet. Shopping centers
having more than 100,000 square feet shall provide parking at the
rate of 5.5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
| |
|
Warehouse, wholesale machinery or large- equipment
sales
|
1 for each 1,500 square feet of gross floor
area, plus spaces to accommodate all vehicles used in connection with
the business
|
B.
In computing the number of the above-required parking
spaces, the following rules shall govern:
(1)
Where fractional spaces result, the required number
shall be construed to be the nearest whole number.
(2)
The parking space requirements for a use not specifically
mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar
nature, as determined by the Planning Board, based upon that use enumerated
herein which is most similar to the proposed use. If an applicant
does not disclose in the application information sufficient to determine
similarity of a proposed use to an enumerated use to enable the Planning
Board to establish rational parking requirements, the Planning Board
may, in its discretion, direct the applicant to furnish the Planning
Board with such data as may be necessary to enable the Planning Board
to establish rational parking requirements.
(3)
Nothing in the above requirements shall be construed
to prevent the joint use of off-street parking facilities by two or
more uses on the same site, provided that the total of such spaces
shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for various individual
uses computed separately by the above requirements.
(4)
No part of off-street parking required by a structure
or use shall be included as part of an off-street parking requirement
of another use, unless substantial proof and assurances are presented
and it is determined by the Planning Board that the use of this parking
will not be simultaneous.
(5)
None of the off-street parking facilities, as required
in this section, shall be required for any existing building or use
not now conforming to these requirements, unless said building or
use shall be enlarged, in which case the provisions of this section
shall apply.
