The following are parking and loading space requirements which
must be provided at the time any building or structure is erected,
enlarged or increased in capacity in the Town of Hartland:
A. In all use districts, parking and/or loading space shall be required
for motor vehicles, in accordance with the requirements of this and
other applicable sections of this chapter. All such 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.
B. Whenever there is a change in use or an increase in floor area, except
in an R-1 District, or other unit of measurement and such change and
such increase creates a need for an increase of more than 10% in the
number of off-street parking spaces, as determined by the requirements
of this section, additional off-street parking spaces shall be provided
in accordance with this section for that additional or change in use.
C. Access drives or walkways to the B or I Districts through any R District
shall not be permitted as this would constitute an illegal use of
residentially-zoned land.
D. In churches and other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators
occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities, each 25
inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for
the purpose of parking standards.
The requirements for off-street parking spaces shall be as follows:
A. The size of all off-street parking spaces shall be 10 feet wide by
20 feet long for all angle parking or eight feet wide by 23 feet long
for all parallel parking.
B. Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified,
where the distance shall be measured from the nearest point of the
parking facility to the nearest point of the building or use that
such facility is required to serve. Off-street parking spaces shall
be allowed in required yards, except where specifically prohibited
by this chapter.
(1) Multi-unit dwellings: not more than 200 feet from the building they
are required to serve.
(2) For uses located in the B District and for sanatoriums, convalescent,
nursing and rest homes, homes for the aged, retirement homes, private
clubs, lodges and offices: not more than 100 feet from the building
they are required to serve.
(3) For uses other than those specified above: not more than 300 feet
from the building they are intended to serve.
C. Necessary passageways, alleys and/or driveways for entrance to and
exit from parking spaces shall be provided.
D. All parking areas, passageways, alleys and driveways, except where
provided in connection with one-family residences, shall be appropriately
surfaced, clearly marked for car spaces and shall be adequately drained,
all subject to the approval of the Town of Hartland Planning Board.
E. The collective provision for off-street parking areas by two or more
buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted, provided
that the total of such facilities shall not be less than the sum required
of the various buildings or uses computed separately, and further
provided that the land upon which the collective facilities are located
is owned or leased by one or more of the collective users.
F. All parking areas and appurtenant passageways, alleyways and driveways
serving commercial uses shall be illuminated adequately during the
hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation. Adequate
shielding shall be provided by commercial users to protect adjacent
residential zones from the glare of such illumination and from that
of automobile headlights.
G. Off-street parking areas located in the B District and which provide
parking for 20 or more vehicles shall be provided with shade trees
of a type approved by the Planning Board and located not greater than
60 feet on center.
H. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, all commercial enterprises
shall have a minimum of two parking spaces.
The following are the requirements for loading spaces under
this chapter:
A. Loading spaces shall be provided and maintained on the same premises
with every building, structure or part thereof, erected, occupied,
enlarged or intended to be used, involving the receipt or distribution
by vehicles of material, supplies or merchandise.
B. Such space shall be adequate for standing, loading and unloading
services in order to avoid undue interference with the use of public
transportation.
C. Loading and unloading space shall not be occupied or considered as
any part of the off-street parking.
D. All B District uses shall include a loading space of 10 by 25 feet,
with a fourteen-foot height clearance, for every 20,000 square feet
or fraction thereof of building floor or land use for the above-mentioned
purposes.