Village of Highland Falls, NY Article VIII Off-Street Parking and Truck Loading Space Requirements

§ 240-40 Requirements.

Off-street parking and truck loading spaces shall be provided and kept available as an accessory use to all permitted and special exception uses of buildings, structures and lots, in amounts not less than those specified in this article.

§ 240-41 Determination of requirements.

A. The requirement for a single use (eg., a single-family dwelling or a retail store) shall be determined directly from the schedule of such requirements which is a part of this article.

B. The requirement for a combination use made up of several component uses (eg., a bowling alley combined with an auditorium, and a restaurant and bar, or a retail store combined with an office building) shall be determined by establishing the requirement for each component use from the schedule of such requirements, which is a part of this article, and adding them together.

C. When the required number of spaces is determined to result in a fraction, it shall be increased to the next highest whole number.

D. If the use is not specifically listed in the schedule of such requirements, the requirements shall be the same as for the most similar listed use.

E. A garage or carport may be used to meet the requirements of this article. A driveway may only be used to meet the requirements of this article where it serves a single- or two-family dwelling.

F. Uses which require approval pursuant to the special exception use procedure set forth in Article VI may be required to provide off-street parking spaces in excess of the requirements of this article, as is indicated in Article VI.

§ 240-42 Schedule of off-street parking requirements for residential uses. [1]

[Amended 6-16-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987; 8-1-2011 by L.L. No. 3-2011]

Use	Number of Required Spaces
Single- and two-family dwelling	2 per dwelling unit
Townhouse development	2 per dwelling unit
Condominium development	2 per dwelling unit
Apartment building	1.5 per dwelling unit
Residential membership club or fraternity	1 per residence unit, plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at one time
Lodging house	1 per lodger

[1] Editor's Note: Local Law No. 1-1980, adopted 5-6-1980, provided that the off-street parking space requirements for residential uses as provided in § 240-42 shall be eliminated within the following boundaries:

Beginning at a point on the easterly side of Main Street formed by the intersection of Catherine Street and Main Street;

1) Running thence in a northerly direction along the easterly side of Main Street and continuing along the easterly side of West Point Road to the first entrance of Lady Cliff College on the easterly side of West Point Road.

2) Running thence in a westerly direction across West Point Road and to the westerly side of Main Street in front of the property known as 112 Main Street.

3) Running thence in a southerly direction along Main Street and continuing in a southerly direction following the westerly boundary line of the B-1 Zone, as shown on the Zoning Map of the Village of Highland Falls, to a point where said westerly boundary line of said B-1 Zone intersects Catherine Street approximately 100 feet west of Main Street;

4) Running thence in an easterly direction down the center of Catherine Street and across Main Street to the point and place of beginning.

§ 240-43 Schedule of off-street parking requirements for nonresidential uses. [1]

[Amended 2-3-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]

Uses	Number of Required Spaces
Animal hospital	1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Auditorium, church, conven- tion hall, gymnasium, stadium theater, studio or other place of public assembly not otherwise classified	1 per 3 permanent seats, or 1 per each 40 square feet of seating area where fixed seating is not provided
Bank, savings and loan association	Same as "office"
Bowling alley	4 per alley
Drive-in facility or outdoor sales lots	1 per outdoor each 600 square feet of lot area
Funeral home	1 per 40 square feet of public room floor area
Filling station, parking garage, repair garage	Sufficient parking spaces for all vehicles stored or being serviced at any one period of time, plus a minimum of 5 additional spaces
Home occupation, home professional office	2 for the first 150 square feet of area given over to this component of the land use, plus 1 for each additional 150 square feet or fraction thereof, but in no case less than 2 spaces
Hotel, mixed use	1 per guest bedroom. The parking exemption provided in Footnote 1 applies to hotel employees and all nonhotel mixed uses.
Hotel, motel	1 per guest bedroom, plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at one time
Manufacturing or industrial establishment, research institute or laboratory	Parking area equivalent to the total ground coverage of the use, with a minimum of 2 improved spaces per 3 employees on the premises at one time, but in no case less than 2 spaces
Mixed-use development	1 per dwelling unit, plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at one time
Nursing home	1 per each 2 beds, plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at one time
Offices, office building	1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area
Public or semipublic art gallery, library or museum	Same as "auditorium, etc."
Restaurant, club	1 per 4 permanent seats or the floor area equivalent
Retail store, personal service	1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
School	1 per employee, plus 1 per each 8 students in the 12th grade or above, or the parking require- ment for the auditorium or gymnasium component of the use, whichever is the greater
Shop for custom work	1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area
Wholesale establishment	Same as manufacturing or industrial establishment

[1] Editor's Note: Local Law No. 2-2018, adopted 2-5-2018, provided that the off-street parking space requirements for nonresidential uses as provided in § 240-43 shall be eliminated within the following boundaries:

1. Beginning at a point on the easterly side of Main Street formed by the intersection of Catherine Street and Main Street;

2. Running thence in a northerly direction along the easterly side or Main Street and continuing along the easterly side of West Point Highway to Thayer Gate;

3. Running thence in a westerly direction across West Point Highway to the westerly side of Main Street in front of the property known as 529 Main Street;

4. Running thence in a southerly direction along the westerly side of Main Street and continuing in a southerly direction to the intersection of Catherine Street and Main Street.

§ 240-44 Off-street truck loading space requirements. [1]

[Amended 2-3-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]

Every building or structure or lot used for nonresidential purposes shall be provided with off-street truck loading spaces in accordance with the following schedule:

Square Feet of Floor Area	Number of Required Spaces
Under 5,000	None
5,000 to 14,999	1 space
15,000 to 40,000	2 spaces
Over 40,000	1 space for each additional 40,000 square feet over and above the requirement for the first 40,000 square feet

[1] Editor's Note: The Planning Board may waive the requirement for off-street truck loading spaces for mixed-use developments and mixed-use hotels where the applicant establishes to the satisfaction of the Planning Board that deliveries may be accommodated with a minimum of disruption to surrounding residential neighborhoods or other commercial uses. The Planning Board may condition any approval on reasonable limitations to said deliveries, including, but not limited to, size of truck, hours of delivery, times of delivery, number of deliveries and similar restrictions.

§ 240-45 Private garages or off-street parking areas in residence districts.

Not more than two parking spaces per dwelling unit may be rented to persons living off the premises in the case of a single- or two-family dwelling use; nor more than one parking space per each two dwelling units may be rented to persons living off the premises in the case of any other residence use.

§ 240-46 Access driveway requirements.

A. Parking garages, public parking areas, filling stations and repair garages may have separate or combined entrances and exits.

B. Every separate entrance or exit driveway shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 10 feet. Every combined entrance and exit driveway shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 20 feet. Parking areas with 20 spaces or more shall have at least two separate ten-foot driveways.

C. The intersection of an exit or combined exit and entrance driveway of a public parking area with the public street shall have the same corner clearance as prescribed for intersecting streets in § 240-36.

§ 240-47 Design requirements for off-street parking and truck loading areas.

A. All accessory off-street parking and truck loading areas shall be located in accordance with the provisions of § 240-30.

B. The physical improvements of off-street parking and truck loading areas shall include:

(1) Curbs, paving, sidewalks and drainage facilities complying with the standards established in municipal ordinances, regulations or specifications.

(2) Adequate lighting in public parking areas to assure the general safety and convenience of the public.

(3) Appropriate screening for the protection of adjacent properties, particularly along district boundary lines as provided in § 240-39.

C. All aisles within parking areas shall have a minimum width of 24 feet when the parking spaces are at a ninety-degree angle with the aisle; 18 feet when the parking spaces are at 60°; and 12 feet when the parking spaces are at 45°.

D. Aisles and turning areas shall have adequate radii to assure ease of mobility, ample clearance and convenient access and egress.

E. Center-line gradients of aisles shall not exceed 8%.

F. Accessory off-street parking areas shall be marked off into parking spaces with a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum length of 18 feet or, in the case of parking spaces for trucks or special equipment, parking spaces of a minimum size to be determined by the municipality based on the nature of the parked vehicles.

G. An accessory off-street truck loading space shall have a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum length of 25 feet and a minimum clear height of 14 feet. The related aisle shall have the same minimum clear height.

§ 240-48 Exemptions and waivers.

A. Exemption of existing buildings and uses. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any building or structure or lot lawfully in use at the effective date of this chapter, whether continued as a permitted use or as a legal nonconforming use, or thereafter converted or changed without enlargement to a different lawful use having the same parking and truck loading requirements.

B. Within an established municipal parking district where the municipality has, as a matter of public policy, taken the responsibility for providing adequate off-street parking facilities for all uses in the district, the off-street parking space requirements stipulated in this article shall be automatically waived.

C. The Board of Appeals, subject to the applicable provisions of Article XI, may waive the requirements, in whole or in part, for the off-street parking or truck loading spaces stipulated in this article.