The ratios listed below for each use are based upon the square
footage of a structure's floor area, as defined herein. In calculating
the required number of spaces, all fractional results shall be rounded
to the next highest whole number. Site plan approval for parking is
required for all uses except one- and two-family dwellings.
A. Residential uses.
(1) One-family and two-family dwelling units: at least one space for
every dwelling unit.
(2) Multiple-family dwelling units: at least 1.5 parking spaces for every
dwelling unit.
(3) Professional residence offices: one parking space for each nonresident
employee plus one additional parking space for every 200 square feet
of office space.
(4) Home occupations, except Subsection
A(3) above: as required by the Planning Board.
(5) Mixed-use residential structures: at least 1.5 parking spaces for every dwelling unit. Off-street parking requirements shall be applied as for separate uses. All parking spaces required for the dwelling units should be provided on site and exclusive to that use. Nonresidential use parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of §
380-93.
B. Nonresidential uses.
(1) Commercial residences: one space per employee plus one space for
every guest room.
(2) Religious facilities: one space for every four seats in the main
worship unit or one space per four persons to be accommodated.
(3) Community centers: one space per four persons to be accommodated.
Meeting/community rooms and reception halls and banquet facilities
shall be included herein.
(4) Schools: five administrative spaces plus, for preschools, elementary
and middle/junior high schools, two spaces per classroom; for high
schools, five spaces per classroom.
(5) Day-care facilities: one space for each employee plus one space for
each five children.
(6) Business, professional and medical offices: one parking space plus
one space for every 200 square feet of floor area.
(7) General commercial and retail businesses: one parking space for every
motor vehicle used directly in the business, plus one space for every
120 square feet of floor area.
(8) Restaurants: one for every four seats or one space for every 100
square feet of customer floor area, whichever is greater.
(9) Package-food restaurants or restaurants with drive-through service:
one parking space for every four seats plus five spaces if the customer
floor area is less than 500 square feet or 10 spaces if the customer
floor area is 500 or more square feet.
(10)
Industrial and wholesale businesses: one space for every motor
vehicle used directly in the business plus either one space for every
300 feet of nonwarehouse floor area and one space for every 900 square
feet of warehouse floor area or one space for every two employees
on the premises at the maximum shift, whichever is greater.
(11)
Outdoor recreation: as required by the Planning Board, based
on a consideration of proposed use and type of programming, ages to
be served and neighborhood orientation.
The Planning Board may require additional or fewer parking and
loading spaces for any use if it finds that, for a particular use,
the required minimum spaces are not sufficient or are excessive, provided
that the safety and general welfare of the public is not jeopardized;
and, furthermore, provided that such modification should not exceed
50% of the required spaces.