Private and private commercial garages and parking
spaces for the storage or parking of motor vehicles of occupants,
employees and patrons of main buildings, structures and uses of land
hereafter erected and enlarged or brought into use shall be provided
and kept available as hereinafter specified:
A. All residential districts.
(1) For a dwelling unit, one private garage or carport
shall be provided for each unit. In cases where the home occupation
is connected with the dwelling unit, one additional car space shall
be provided on the premises for each person employed.
(2) Churches, parish houses and convents require one parking
space for every four seats based on maximum seating capacity of the
church proper, parish house or convent, whichever is greater.
(3) Public schools, church schools and libraries require
one parking space for every eight seats, based on maximum seating
capacity.
(4) Public institutions and recreation centers require
one parking space for every four seats, based on maximum seating capacity.
For any place not having seating capacity for patrons or assemblage,
one space for each four persons shall be allowed, based on capacity
attendance.
(5) Impervious coverage shall not exceed 35% of the total front yard
area. For lots having more than one front yard, the total front yard
areas shall not be combined for the purpose of calculating this provision.
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No. 15-2018]
(6) The parking of vehicles on lawns or non-driveway areas is expressly
prohibited in all residential zones.
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No. 15-2018]
(7) All driveways must be paved with one of the following materials:
concrete, asphalt, brick pavers, porous pavements, decorative crushed
stone or gravel.
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No. 15-2018]
B. Business districts.
(1) Parking requirements as outlined under Subsection
A above for residential districts shall also apply to all business districts where applicable.
(2) For retail stores, offices, banks and other service
types of uses, one parking space shall be provided for every motor
vehicle owned and/or operated by the occupant or occupants of the
building.
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(3) One additional parking space shall be provided for
every 200 square feet of floor area. The "floor area" shall mean the
gross area used or intended to be used for service to the public as
customers, patrons, clients, patients, guests or tenants, including
areas occupied by equipment, fixtures, counters, display cases and
stands, etc. Floors or parts of floors used as restrooms and bulk
storage space shall not be counted in the floor area.
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(4) For public assembly and other places, where seating
capacity is used to determine the attendance number, one parking space
shall be required for every four seats. Where benches are used, each
24 inches of bench shall be counted as one seat. In public assembly
places where no seats, benches, etc., are provided, such as dance
halls, one parking space shall be required for every four persons,
based on maximum attendance.
(5) Two or more business establishments may consolidate,
connect, join or share a common parking area, provided that such facilities
shall be equal to the sum total required for all the participating
establishments, and provided further that such parking facilities
are located on and within the same block. In no case shall parking
facilities for any business be located more than 300 feet from any
business entrance.
C. All industrial districts.
(1) One garage space shall be provided for every motor
vehicle used for business purposes by the occupant or occupants of
the building.
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(2) Minimum parking requirements as defined under Subsection
B, Business districts, of this section shall apply to this subsection.
(3) For office buildings, research, experimental and testing
laboratories, restaurants, cafeterias, telephone exchange and other
professional uses, one parking space shall be provided for every 200
square feet of floor space used.
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(4) For warehouses, industrial or manufacturing establishments,
public utility buildings, greenhouses, printing establishments, medical
and dental laboratories, workshops and other structures used solely
for warehousing and production, one parking space shall be provided
for every three employees.
(5) For hospitals, one parking space for each three beds
shall be provided.
(6) For filling stations, public garages or service stations,
sufficient parking spaces shall be provided for all vehicles of customers
as determined in each instance by the Planning Board, based upon a
consideration of the surrounding areas and particular circumstances
of the case.
D. Uses not listed or specified. The off-street parking
requirements for similar uses shall apply for all other and/or special
uses. In cases of mixed uses, the off-street parking facilities required
shall be the sum of the requirements of each of the various uses.