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Village of Johnson City, NY
Broome County
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The intent of the following standards is to:
A. 
Ensure that any parking area or facility is designed to provide proper circulation, reduce hazards to pedestrians, and protect the users of adjacent properties from nuisances caused by the noise, fumes, and glare of headlights which may result from the operation of vehicles;
B. 
Reduce congestion on the streets;
C. 
Ensure there are adequate amounts of parking and loading facilities to serve the use(s) and users of the property; and
D. 
Encourage alternative parking designs and modes of transportation to reduce dependence on single-occupancy vehicular trips and improve efficiency during travel.
For every building hereafter erected, altered, extended or changed in use, there shall be provided off-street parking spaces at least as set forth below as a condition precedent to occupancy of all buildings or land. Off-street parking, loading and stacking facilities conforming to the requirements of this article shall be provided as follows:
A. 
New or moved buildings and uses. Parking, loading and stacking facilities, as required, shall be provided for all buildings and uses constructed, established or moved to new sites.
B. 
Increase in intensity of use. An increase in the intensity of use of a building or premises shall mean the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or any other unit of measurement used as a basis for determining required parking, loading and stacking facilities. Additional parking, loading and stacking facilities, as required, shall be provided for any such increases in an existing use.
C. 
Change in use. When the use of any building or premises is changed to a different use, parking, loading and stacking facilities, as required, shall be provided for the different use.
D. 
Nonconformity parking, loading and stacking facilities. A building, use or occupancy lawfully existing at the time this article or any amendment thereto becomes effective, but which does not conform to the off-street parking, loading and stacking requirements, may be occupied or continued without such facilities being provided. Any such spaces that may be provided thereafter shall comply with the requirements of this article. If an existing building, use or occupancy is altered so that there is an increase in the number of dwelling units, seating capacity, employees or floor area, or if the use is changed to one requiring more off-street parking, loading and stacking spaces, the number of such spaces shall be provided at least equal to the number required for the increased area of the building or use in accordance with all provisions of this article.
E. 
Existing facilities. Off-street parking, loading and stacking facilities in existence on the effective date of this article shall not be reduced below, or if already less than, shall not be further reduced below the requirements for an equivalent new building or use. In no case shall it be necessary to continue parking, loading and stacking facilities in excess of those required by this article for equivalent new buildings or uses.
[Amended 3-6-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012; 5-7-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013]
Parking for all uses and structures shall be provided in accordance with the table below. Where no requirement is designated and the use is not comparable to any of the listed uses, parking requirements shall be determined by the Planning Board based upon the capacity of the facility and its associated uses. The Planning Board may consult with the Town or Village Engineer or other resources in its determination. The Planning Board may require off-street parking and loading spaces in addition to those required by this article for the safety and general welfare of the public.
Use
Number of Parking Spaces
Residential
Single-family dwelling
2 per dwelling unit
Two-family dwelling
2 per dwelling unit
Multifamily, studio to 1-bedroom
1.5 per dwelling unit
Multifamily, 2-to-3-bedroom units
2 per dwelling unit
Senior housing
1.3 per dwelling unit
Boardinghouses
0.5 per rooming unit
Government/Cultural/Educational
Schools, elementary and intermediate
1 per employee, plus 2 per classroom
Schools, secondary
1 per 10 students, plus 2 per classroom plus 1 per employee
School, occupational/skill training
1 per instructor, plus 1 per 3 students
Place of worship
1 per 3 seats
Community center
6 per 1,000 square feet
Library
2 per 1,000 square feet
Auditorium
1 per 4 seats
Private club
8 per 1,000 square feet
Recreational:
Bowling alley
2 per lane
Skating rink
1 per 5 persons (based on capacity)
Swimming pool
1 per 4 persons (based on capacity)
Tennis club
3 per court
Day care or nursery
1 per 6 enrolled, plus 1 per employee
Hospital
1 per bed, plus 1.5 per employee (during maximum shift)
Medical clinic, medical office
5 per 1,000 square feet
Nursing home
1 per 2 beds, plus 1.5 per employee (during maximum shift)
Commercial/Retail
General retail
4 per 1,000 square feet
Food store
5 per 1,000 square feet
Convenience store
5 per 1,000 square feet
Home occupations
Maximum of 2
Shopping center of more than 3 stores or 3 acres
1 for every 222 square feet of gross building square footage
Service
Bank
2 per 1,000 square feet
Bar/tavern/nightclub
1.5 per seat
Bed-and-breakfast lodging
1 per guest bedroom, plus 1 per owner
Barbershop/beauty salon
1.5 per chair
Dry cleaning/laundromat
2 per 1,000 square feet
Hotel/motel
1 per room, plus 1 for every employee on a single shift
Funeral homes
10 per 1,000 square feet
Office, professional or business
5 per 1,000 square feet
Restaurant, carry-out
2 per 1,000 square feet
Restaurant, with drive-through
1 per employee, plus 4 per 1,000 square feet
Restaurant, sit-down
0.5 per seat
Vehicle related
Vehicle repair/service or gas station
2 per bay
Vehicle sales
2 per employee
Vehicle rental
1 per 1,000 square feet floor area
Car wash
1 per employee
Industrial/manufacturing
All uses
1 per employee on a single shift
[Amended 5-20-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014]
All parking spaces and loading spaces shall be on the same lot as the use they are intended to serve. With Planning Board approval, uses within 400 feet of a municipal parking lot or designated on-street parking may be wholly or partially exempt from the off-street parking requirements within the Central Business Zoning District. Parking for a multifamily use within 200 feet of any multiple residential building is permitted in an Urban Family Zoning District by special permit from the Planning Board.
A. 
The collective provision of off-street parking areas by two or more commercial or industrial 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.
B. 
Shared off-street parking for two or more uses that are located on the same lot or share a common property boundary and have different peak parking demands or operating hours may be permitted, provided that:
(1) 
Parking must be located within 400 feet of the buildings/uses it is intended to serve.
(2) 
The applicant must demonstrate that the uses have different peak-hour parking demands or that the total parking demand at one time would be adequately served by the total number of parking spaces proposed.
(3) 
A shared parking agreement must be drafted documenting the joint use and must be reflected in a deed, lease, contract, easement or other appropriate document.
Off-street parking, loading and stacking facilities required by this article serving rooming houses, three or more residential uses on a single lot and/or nonresidential uses, shall conform to the requirements of this article as follows:
A. 
Paving. All parking facilities shall have a smooth, all-weather surface. Such surface shall be permanent and capable of being kept free of snow, dust, and dirt and of being permanently marked.
B. 
Bumper guards and wheel stops. In locations where curbing is not required, bumper guards shall be used. Bumper guards, not less than two feet in height, or wheel stops shall be provided adjacent to any building, wall, fence, walkway, landscaped area or property line to protect people, property and other vehicles. The wheel stops shall not be less than 18 inches in from the front of the parking space.
C. 
Curbing. All front yard perimeter landscaping shall include concrete, masonry or metal barriers to contain and/or protect landscaping materials.
D. 
Drainage. Parking facilities and access driveways shall be graded so as to provide for the proper control of all surface water.
E. 
Fire lanes. Parking facilities shall conform to the Motor Vehicle and Traffic Ordinance of the Town and Villages.
F. 
Marking. All parking facilities and access driveways shall be clearly marked with a minimum painted strip of four inches in width.
G. 
Operation and use. Required parking facilities shall be used exclusively for the temporary parking of passenger vehicles or light trucks of patrons, occupants or employees of the structure or use to be served. Required parking facilities shall not be used to satisfy the berth requirements for loading facilities, or stacking requirements, nor for the sale, display, rental or repair of motor vehicles.
H. 
Separation between parking spaces and dwellings served. All parking spaces in an open parking facility shall be separated from dwelling unit walls on the same lot, if the walls contain windows, other than garage windows, which are on the same or approximately the same level as the parking facility. The separation shall be at least 10 feet in width, at least 1/2 the width of which shall be unpaved.
I. 
Parking spaces for the handicapped. Parking facilities shall comply with the requirements of the New York Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
J. 
Off-street parking areas shall be screened in accordance with the landscaping, screening and buffer regulations specified in Article 54 of this chapter.
K. 
Customer/employee parking should not be located within 10 feet of a residential district.
L. 
Parking may not be located within 10 feet of street frontage unless proper screening or decorative fencing is installed.
M. 
Off-street parking in commercial and industrial districts may be provided in any yard space, but shall not be closer than 10 feet to any front property line.
N. 
In residential districts, parking may be provided in any yard space except front yard space; however, parking in front yard space shall be allowed on hard-surfaced driveways, provided that the parking of such vehicle shall not obstruct the view of oncoming traffic. The term "vehicle," as used in this section, shall include, but not be limited to automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, recreational vehicles, campers and trailers, including recreational and boat trailers.
O. 
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). All new or upgraded parking areas must meet the requirements of the ADA. Upgrading of a parking lot shall include reconstruction or repaving but not sealing an existing surface.
A. 
Aisle widths. Aisle widths shall have the following minimum dimensions, based on the angle of parking.
(1) 
Ninety-degree parking. Aisle width shall be a minimum of 24 feet. This aisle can be used for two-way traffic.
(2) 
Sixty-degree parking. Aisle width shall be a minimum of 18 feet for one-way traffic and 24 feet for two-way traffic.
(3) 
Forty-five-degree parking. Aisle width shall be a minimum of 13 feet for one-way traffic and 24 feet for two-way traffic.
(4) 
Thirty-degree parking. Aisle width shall be a minimum of 12 feet for one-way traffic and 24 feet for two-way traffic.
(5) 
Parallel parking. Aisle width shall be a minimum of 12 feet for one-way traffic and 24 feet for two-way traffic.
B. 
Size of parking spaces. The size of the parking spaces shall have the following minimum dimensions, based on the angle of parking, and shall be separated by six inches from an adjoining space.
(1) 
Ninety-, sixty-, forty-five-, and thirty-degree parking. The parking space shall be at least nine feet wide and 18 feet long.
(2) 
Parallel parking. The parking space shall be at least nine feet wide and 21 feet long.
C. 
Access driveways. Access driveway widths shall have the following minimum dimensions:
(1) 
Nine feet for all driveways serving one- or two-family dwellings.
(2) 
Ten feet for any one-way or 20 feet for any two-way residential driveway serving three or more dwelling units or a rooming house.
(3) 
Twelve feet for all one-way nonresidential driveways.
(4) 
Twenty-four feet for all two-way nonresidential driveways.
D. 
All parking facilities serving three or more residential units, or nonresidential uses shall be arranged so that any vehicle entering a public right-of-way shall do so traveling in a forward motion.
E. 
Maximum driveway widths in residential districts. In residential districts only one curb cut per driveway is permitted and a driveway for a residential use shall have the following maximum width measured at the street property line:
[Amended 5-20-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014]
(1) 
The maximum driveway width for a single-family dwelling shall be 20 feet.
(2) 
The maximum driveway width for a two-or-more-family dwelling shall be 24 feet.
F. 
Off-street loading and maneuvering. For every building, structure or part thereof having over 5,000 square feet of gross building area erected and occupied for commerce, hospital, laundry, dry cleaning, places of public assembly, industry and other similar uses involved in the receipt and distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and permanently maintained adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets or alleys. No use shall permit vehicles delivering or picking up material from its site to use the public streets as waiting, staging or maneuvering areas except in the CB District.
(1) 
Every 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, 40 feet in length, and 14 feet in height. One additional truck space of these dimensions shall be provided for every additional 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross area in the building.
(2) 
Off-street loading facilities for separate uses may be provided jointly if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use, and provided that all regulations governing the location of accessory spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to.
(3) 
Access to a truck standing, loading and unloading space shall be provided directly from a public street or alley or from any right-of-way that will not interfere with public convenience and that will permit orderly and safe movement of truck vehicles.
(4) 
Loading space as required under this section shall be provided in addition to off-street parking space and shall not be considered as supplying off-street parking space.
(5) 
Off-street loading and unloading areas shall be surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather pavement, which shall be adequately drained, all subject to the approval of the Planning Board.
(6) 
Whenever an off-street loading and unloading area shall be located next to a residential zone, said loading and unloading area shall be provided with a buffer adequate to provide a screen to comply with performance standards. (See Article 54.)
(7) 
Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street loading areas shall comply with Article 55.
(8) 
Adequate maneuvering space shall be allocated to prevent vehicles from backing from or onto the public right-of-way.
(9) 
Maneuvering space shall not be located within the right-of-way of a public street.
(10) 
No driveway providing access to an off-street parking area shall be located closer than 30 feet to the intersection of public streets.
(11) 
Snow storage areas: for off-street parking areas greater than 20 spaces, provide a dedicated area independent of required parking/loading spaces for the placing and storage of snow.
(12) 
Lighting. All parking areas and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving commercial and industrial uses shall be illuminated in conformance with the lighting standards in Article 55. Adequate shielding shall be provided by business uses to protect adjacent residential zones from the glare of such illumination and from that of automobile headlights.
(13) 
Stacking standards for drive-through uses, such as, but not limited to:
(a) 
Banks/ATMs: four spaces measured from the teller/ATM.
(b) 
Car washes: five (self-serve) or 10 (automatic) spaces per bay, measured from the entrance.
(c) 
Gas station pumps: four spaces per island side, measured from the pump island.
(d) 
Pharmacies: four spaces, measured from the window.
(e) 
Restaurants: six spaces, measured from the order box.
(f) 
Oil change/quick lube stations: three spaces per bay.
[Amended 5-20-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014]
Areas which may be considered as off-street parking spaces include any private garage, carport or other improved area available for parking other than a street, entrance and exit lanes or a driveway, except that no vehicle shall be parked or stored in any required fire lane. For single-family, two-family and mobile homes, no more than 50% of the lot width for lots under 60 feet in width or 33% for lots equal to or greater than 60 feet may be used for parking. For all other uses, refer to § 300-51.6.