In all districts there shall be provided, at
the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged, increased
in capacity or changed in use, improved and usable off-street parking
spaces for motor vehicles in accordance with the requirements of this
article and Schedule II.[1] None of the off-street parking facilities as required
herein shall be required for any existing building or use, unless
said building shall be enlarged or the use of land changed. In such
cases, off-street parking facilities shall be provided as hereinafter
specified for the building as enlarged or to accommodate the needs
of the new use.
A.
Design requirements.
(1)
Off-street parking space shall be provided as further
specified in this chapter and shall be furnished with necessary passageways
and driveways. For the purposes of this chapter, a parking space shall
not be less than 10 feet in width and 20 feet in depth exclusive of
accessways and driveways.
(2)
Off-street parking areas for nonresidential uses shall
provide an additional area of 100 square feet of area per off-street
parking space to provide sufficient area for access drives and aisles.
(3)
Off-street parking areas with a capacity for more
than 20 vehicles shall delineate fire lanes and post "no parking"
markers.
(4)
Any off-street parking area with at least 20 off-street
parking spaces shall designate a minimum of 5% of those spaces, up
to a maximum of 10 spaces, as only for the handicapped and clearly
mark them for such use. Parking spaces designated to serve handicapped
individuals shall be at least 14 feet in width and 20 feet in depth.
(5)
All off-street parking space shall be deemed to be
required space on the lot on which it is situated and shall not be
encroached upon or reduced in any manner.
(6)
All parking areas, passageways and driveways (except
where provided in connection with one- and two-family dwellings) shall
be adequately drained and surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather
surface, subject to approval of the Planning Board.
(7)
Each off-street parking space shall be so designed,
maintained and regulated that no parking or maneuvering incidental
to parking shall be on any public street, walk or alley, and so that
any motor vehicle may be parked and unparked without moving or damaging
another.
(8)
The collective provision of off-street parking areas
by two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots may be approved
by the Planning Board, provided that the total of such facilities
shall not be less than the sum required of the various buildings or
uses computed separately.
(9)
No more than two driveways of not less than 20 feet
nor more than 30 feet in width shall be used as a means of ingress
and egress for each nonresidential use, except where the deviation
in the number of or width of such driveways may be deemed necessary
by the Planning Board because of traffic safety conditions.
(10)
No driveway to an off-street parking area shall
be located closer than 50 feet to the intersection of any two streets
or within 20 feet of any side lot line, provided that sufficient distance
will always remain for all required radii for said driveway. The distance
from the driveway to the intersection shall be measured by extending
the curb line of the intersecting street until it intersects the curb
line, extending if necessary, of the driveway in question. In addition,
a minimum distance of 20 feet shall be maintained between two driveways
located on any one frontage.
(11)
Off-street parking shall not be located in any
required front yard setback areas for nonresidential or multiple-family
uses. Off-street parking may be permitted in rear and side yard areas
subject to approval of the Planning Board. Off-street parking for
single- and two-family dwellings shall be provided on a driveway which
provides access to such residences or a garage which is accessory
to such residential uses.
B.
Location of off-street parking facilities. Off-street
parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified. Where
a distance is specified, such distance shall be walking distance measured
from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest public
entrance of the building that such facility is required to serve.
(1)
For one- and two-family dwellings and for all types
of residential structures: on the same lot with the building they
are required to serve.
(2)
For multiple-family dwellings: not more than 200 feet
from the building they are required to serve.
(3)
For other uses: not more than 350 feet from the building
they are required to serve.
C.
Screening and landscaping.
(1)
Off-street parking areas for more than five vehicles
shall be effectively screened on the rear and side yards by a fence
of acceptable design, unpierced masonry wall, landscaped berm or compact
evergreen hedge. Such fence, wall or hedge shall not be less than
six feet in height and shall be maintained in good condition.
(2)
When a parking area for five or more vehicles is within or abuts a residential district, a planted buffer area shall be provided in addition to the fence or wall specified in Subsection C(1) above. Landscaping utilized to provide this buffer shall not be less than four feet in height at the time of planting and spaced not more than three feet apart. The planted buffer area shall not be less than 10 feet in depth.
D.
Lighting.
(1)
All off-street parking areas and appurtenant passageways
and driveways (excluding areas serving one and two-family dwellings
and farm dwellings) shall be illuminated adequately during the hours
between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation.
(2)
Any lights used to illuminate an off-street parking
area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from all adjoining
property.
E.
Units of measurement.
(1)
In churches and other places of assembly in which
patrons or spectators occupy benches, bleachers, pews or other similar
seating facilities, each 20 inches of such seating facilities shall
be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining requirements
for off-street parking facilities.
(2)
When units of measurement determining the number of
required parking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional
space, any fraction shall require one parking space.
F.
Mixed occupancies and uses not specified. In any case
of mixed uses, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities
shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed
separately. In the case of a use not specifically mentioned in this
section, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall
be determined by the Planning Board. Off-street parking facilities
for one use shall not be considered as providing required parking
facilities for any other use, except as hereinafter specified for
joint use.
G.
Joint use. The off-street parking requirements of
two or more uses, structures or parcels of land may be satisfied by
the same parking or loading space used jointly to the extent that
it can be shown by the owners or operators of the uses, structures
or parcels that their operations and parking needs do not overlap
one point in time. If the uses, structures or parcels are under separate
ownership, the right to joint use of the parking space must be evidenced
by a deed, lease, contract or other appropriate written document to
establish the joint use.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule II is located at the
end of this chapter.
For every building, structure or part thereof
having more than 4,000 square feet of gross building area erected
and occupied for commerce and industry, as well as other uses requiring
the receipt and distribution of materials and merchandise by vehicles,
adequate space for loading and unloading services shall be provided
and permanently maintained in order to avoid undue interference with
the public use of streets, alleys or parking areas. Every building,
structure or addition thereto having a use which complies with the
above definition shall be provided with at least one truck standing,
loading and unloading space on the premises not less than 12 feet
in width, 55 feet in length and 14 feet in height. One additional
truck space of these dimensions shall be provided for every additional
20,000 square feet, or fraction thereof, of gross area in the building.
In order to encourage the sound development
of street frontage, the following special regulations shall apply
to all nonresidential buildings and uses:
A.
Each separate use, grouping of attached buildings
or groupings of permitted uses shall not have more than one point
of access. Additional accessways may be approved by the Planning Board
based on the need for such additional access which is supported by
a traffic analysis prepared and submitted by the applicant.
B.
The use of common access points by two or more permitted
uses shall be encouraged by the Planning Board in order to reduce
the number and closeness of access points along the streets and to
encourage the fronting of significant traffic generating uses upon
a parallel access street and not directly upon a primary road. Access
points for industrial uses shall not be less than 24 feet nor more
than 40 feet in width. All other access points shall not be less than
20 feet nor more than 30 feet in width.
Private swimming pools shall be permitted in
any residential district, provided that there is an existing residence
on said lot and the following regulations are complied with:
A.
Fences. Inground swimming pools shall be completely
enclosed by a fence of not less than four feet in height. Said fence
shall have a gate with a latch to control access to the pool area.
Aboveground pools less than 46 inches in height shall be similarly
fenced. Aboveground pools which are 46 inches or more above the ground
shall not require a fence. All access to aboveground pools shall be
provided by a fold-up gate, with lock, to make it secure.
C.
Drainage. No permit shall be issued for a swimming
pool unless the applicant can show that the proposed drainage of such
pool is adequate and will not interfere with the property of others,
with public highways or area drainage facilities.
D.
Lighting. No lights shall be erected, operated or
maintained in connection with a swimming pool in such a manner as
to create an annoyance to surrounding properties.
E.
Overhead wiring. All overhead wiring is to be installed
in accordance with the National Electric Code.
F.
Permits. Building and zoning permits shall be required
for all swimming pools more than 24 inches deep.
G.
Compliance with New York State requirements. Applications
for swimming pool permits shall comply with these regulations and
all applicable requirements of the State of New York. Where the regulations
of the Town and state are inconsistent, the more restrictive requirements
shall govern.
