The intent of this article is to prevent or
alleviate congestion on public streets and to promote the public safety
and welfare by establishing standards for the provision of off-street
parking and loading spaces.
Parking and loading spaces shall be located
in accordance with the following:
A. Parking areas set back from lot lines and streets. In all districts, no part of any parking area, other than driveways for ingress and egress, shall be located closer to a street or lot line than the minimum setback required for a principal building in the relevant district. An exception shall be made for a single row of convenience parking, as defined by §
130-82A and demonstrated by § 130-36H(3)(b)[1][a].
B. Parking of motor vehicles is prohibited on sidewalks,
areas between the sidewalk and curb and median strips separating travel
lanes as defined in the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
C. For single-family detached, semidetached, two-family,
attached and accessory dwelling units, off-street parking shall be
provided on the same lot with the building it serves.
D. For multifamily dwellings, required off-street parking
shall be located as close to the use as possible, given site conditions,
and in no case more than 200 feet from the building it is required
to serve.
E. Access drives to any commercial or industrial district
through any residential district shall not be considered to be a permitted
use.
F. The location, dimensions and signage of handicapped
parking shall meet the requirements of the New York State Codes, Rules
and Regulations.
At the discretion of the Planning Board, uses
within 500 feet of a municipal parking lot or designated on-street
parking may be wholly or partially exempt from off-street parking
requirements. Such uses may be required to make a cash payment in
lieu of providing off-street parking with such moneys dedicated to
expansion or improvement of public parking facilities within the same
commercial district.
No building or lot alterations nor change of
use shall be allowed which would increase the degree of nonconformity
with the off-street parking and loading regulations of this chapter.
The listed parking standards reflect reasonable
standards for uses in most locations. The Geneseo Village Board, in
adopting these standards, is providing guidance to future developers,
tenants and residents of uses requiring off-street parking and loading.
From an environmental, community character and cost perspective, it
is always desirable to construct the least number of parking spaces
to accommodate a particular use. The following general requirements
apply to all off-street parking.
A. Applicants are encouraged to provide evidence of lessor
parking and loading demand if appropriate.
B. The Planning Board, at its discretion, may require
less off-street parking or loading if warranted based on the information
presented. In any case where less off-street parking is required,
the Planning Board reserves the right to require the set-aside of
additional open space sufficient to accommodate the amount of off-street
parking which would ordinarily be required.
C. The Planning Board also reserves the right to request
additional information, such as but not limited to expected number
of employees, participants, expected attendance or expected deliveries,
relevant to judging the adequacy of listed parking and loading standards.
Such information may result in application of off-street parking standards
higher than those listed.
D. For uses not listed, the required number of off-street
parking or loading spaces shall be determined by the Planning Board
based on similarity to listed uses and information provided by the
applicant.
E. In all cases, the provided off-street parking and
loading should be sufficient to prevent frequent on-street parking
by users or employees or the loading and unloading of passengers or
materials from the public right-of-way in such a manner that is disruptive
to traffic.
F. In addition to the off-street parking limits based
on the following standards, one appropriately sized parking space
shall be available for each commercial vehicle used in any business
conducted on or from the premises.
G. The Planning Board reserves the right to require off-street
parking spaces suitable for vehicles with boats or trailers in the
Village.
H. Parking of any tractor-trailer combinations, except
in conjunction with provision of a commercial service to an owner
or occupant of the property, shall be prohibited in any residential
or transitional district. The parking of one tractor without an attached
trailer which is owned by or leased to the occupant of a dwelling
is allowed, subject to the availability of an off-street parking space
which meets all the requirements of these regulations.
I. Adequate off-street parking space(s) shall be provided
for any commercial, residential, institutional or industrial use which
involves receipt or distribution of goods.
[Amended 10-15-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012; 2-26-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018]
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Use
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Minimum Spaces
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Bar or tavern
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2 per 1,000 square feet
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Home occupation
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1 per nonresidential employee and at least one
client parking space in addition to space(s) required for the dwelling
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Hotel/motel spaces as required for any accessory
uses
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1 per sleeping room, plus parking
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Manufacturing
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1.5 per 1,000 square feet
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Motor vehicle services station
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2 per service bay and 1 per 250 square feet
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Office, professional (including office portion
of manufacturing or warehouse use)
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2.5 per 1,000 square feet
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Office, medical
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4 per 1,000 square feet
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Places of public assembly and/or use
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1 per 3 seats or 1 per 100 square feet if (auditorium,
church, etc.) no fixed seats
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Residential care facility
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0.5 per resident
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Restaurant:
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Sit-down low turnover (evening peak)
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8 per 1,000 square feet
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Sit-down high turnover (midday peak)
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10 per 1,000 square feet
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Retail, general
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2.5 per 1,000 square feet
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Retail, hard goods (furniture, appliances, vehicles)
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2.5 per 1,000 square feet
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Service, personal care
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2 per treatment station
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Service, other
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3 per 1,000 square feet
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Warehouse
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1 per 2,000 square feet
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Residential
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Apartment
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1 per bedroom*
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Attached or row dwelling with no individual
unit garage
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1 per bedroom*
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Attached or row dwelling with one bay garage
per unit
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1 per bedroom*
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Mixed-use structure
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2 per unit plus 1.5 per 1,000 square feet of
retail and/or office
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Special events
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NOTES:
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*
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“Bedroom,” per the Village of Geneseo Rental Housing Law, shall mean “any room or space used or intended to be used for sleeping purposes.” (See § 96-6.)
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