After the effective date of this chapter, off-street parking
spaces shall be provided as hereinafter specified at the time a building
or structure is erected or at the time a new use of open land is established.
In the case of an enlargement of any existing building, structure
or use after the effective date of this chapter, off-street parking
spaces shall be provided as hereinafter specified for the enlarged
portion of such building, structure or use.
A. No existing off-street parking area shall be reduced in capacity
so as to be less than required by this chapter, or, if such parking
capacity is already less than herein required, such parking area shall
not be further reduced; provided, however, that a reduction in such
existing parking area shall be allowed if equivalent parking space
is provided for the use involved.
B. In the case of change of use which would result in requirement for
a greater parking area than is provided, the Zoning Board of Appeals
shall determine the number of additional spaces to be required.
Off-street parking spaces for dwellings shall be required as
follows:
A. Single-family or two-family dwelling: one space for each dwelling
unit.
B. Multiple dwellings: two spaces for each dwelling unit.
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C. Tourist home, hotel, motel, rooming or lodging house: one space for
each unit accommodation.
D. Additional spaces for accessory uses:
(1) Office for treatment of humans: five spaces for each office.
(2) Other offices: two spaces for each office.
Off-street parking spaces for institutional uses shall be required
as follows:
A. Hospital: 1.5 spaces for each bed.
B. Sanatorium, convalescent home: one space for each five beds.
C. Home for aged or orphanage: one space for each five persons in residence.
Off-street parking spaces for places of assembly shall be required
as follows:
A. School: one space for each classroom, plus one space for each five
seats in the auditorium.
B. Church, principal or accessory auditorium, theater, stadium or sports
arena: one space for each five seats.
C. Library, museum or art gallery: one space for each 300 square feet
of gross floor area.
D. Bowling alley: 10 spaces per alley.
E. Dance hall or studio, skating rink or other places of public amusement
not otherwise specified: one space for each 100 square feet of gross
floor area.
F. Eating or drinking establishments, principal or accessory:
(1) Drive-in type: three spaces for each 25 square feet of gross floor
area.
(2) Other types: two spaces for each five seats.
G. Club or lodge: one space for each 100 square feet of floor area used
for club or lodge purposes, plus one space for each sleeping room.
H. Mortuary or funeral parlor: 10 spaces for each parlor.
I. Swimming pools for commercial purposes or private club, principal
or accessory, other than private pools which are accessory to a private
residence: one space for each 25 square feet of pool area.
For all other principal uses not above enumerated or excepted,
off-street parking spaces shall be required as follows: one space
for each 350 square feet of gross floor area.
Except as otherwise provided in §
144-43, where any building or lot is occupied by two or more uses having different parking requirements, the parking requirement for each use shall be computed separately to determine the total off-street parking requirement.