A.
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.
B.
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.
C.
In the case of a change of use which would result in a requirement
for a greater parking area than is provided, the Board of Appeals
shall determine the number of additional spaces to be required.
D.
In commercial parking lots, the parking area for all trailers, semitrailers
and trucks shall be the loading dock area and shall be completely
removed from customer circulation. The maximum parking time allowed
for any such vehicle in a particular commercial parking lot shall
be 48 hours unless special permission is obtained to park for a longer
period of time from the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lancaster
or such appropriate official as the Board of Trustees may hereinafter
designate; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of this
subsection shall not apply to vehicles and/or trailers parked in particular
commercial areas in conjunction with a legal automotive use, i.e.,
service stations, collision shops, used or new car sales, if such
vehicle and/or trailer is not used for the storage, warehousing or
selling of personal property in conjunction with the general use of
the premises in question. In addition to prohibitions contained herein,
unlicensed vehicles and trailers shall be prohibited from parking
in such commercial parking lots at any time.
[Added 12-11-1978 by L.L. No. 8-1978]
Except as otherwise provided in § 350-44, 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.
A.
Size of parking space. For the purpose of computing gross parking
area for required off-street parking, 350 square feet of unobstructed
net standing, maneuvering or access area shall be considered one parking
space. However, a lesser area may be considered as one space if the
Building Inspector certifies that the layout and design of the parking
area are adequate to permit convenient access and maneuvering. In
any event, the size of a parking space shall be at least 20 feet long
and nine feet wide exclusive of access or maneuvering area. See chart,
Typical Parking Lot Layout.[1]
[Amended 4-27-1981 by L.L. No. 2-1981]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Typical Parking Lot Layout Chart can be
obtained from the Building and Zoning Inspector.
B.
Gross floor area. Gross floor area shall include all areas of a building used or occupied by any traffic generator mentioned in § 350-43; provided, however, that basement or cellar floor area not used for processing, servicing or sales of goods or merchandise shall not be counted as gross floor area.
C.
Seats. In places of assembly where bench-type seats are provided
or where standing patrons are served at a counter or bar, each 20
lineal inches of such seating or standing space shall be considered
as one seat for the purpose of determining off-street parking requirements.
D.
Fractional units. When application of the units of measurement to
determine required off-street parking spaces results in a fractional
parking space of 1/2 or more, one parking space shall be required.
E.
Employees. Whenever parking requirements are based on the number
of employees, it shall mean the maximum number of employees on duty
in the premises at one time or any two successive shifts, whichever
is greater.
[Added 4-27-1981 by L.L. No. 2-1981]
A.
Accessory uses.
(1)
No off-street parking shall be required for uses accessory to any institutional use specified in § 350-44.1 or for an accessory restaurant used primarily for students, patients, tenants or employees occupying a principal building.
(2)
In the case of accessory retail sales, restaurants or swimming pools,
the parking requirement for either the accessory use or the principal
use, whichever requirement is less, shall be reduced by 50%.
B.
Joint facilities.
(1)
In the case of a church and school on the same lot, the lesser parking
requirement shall be waived.
(2)
Where places of assembly specified in § 350-50 are located on the same lot with other uses, the Board of Appeals may permit a reduction in the number of required off-street parking spaces for such places of assembly.
(3)
Where public off-street parking facilities are available, other than
off-street parking provided for a public building, the Board of Appeals
may permit a reduction in the number of required off-street parking
spaces for uses located on any lot within 600 feet of such public
parking facility.
A.
General provision. All required off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot with the building or use they serve, except as provided in Subsection B below.
B.
Group facilities. In any C or M District, required off-street parking
spaces may be provided in group parking facilities designed to serve
two or more buildings or uses on different lots, provided that:
All areas counted as required off-street parking area shall
be unobstructed and free of other uses except off-street loading or
unloading.
In any case where required off-street parking spaces are not
provided on the same lot with the building or use they serve, such
off-street parking spaces shall be subject to deed, lease or contract
restrictions acceptable to Village Attorney, binding the owner, his
heirs or assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available
throughout the life of such use.
All open off-street parking spaces shall be considered as automotive use areas and shall be subject to the requirements of § 350-18 in addition to the provisions of this article.
[Amended 4-27-1981 by L.L. No. 2-1981]
A.
Off-Street Parking Schedule. Off-street parking regulations shall
be as follows:
[Amended 9-27-2021 by L.L. No. 13-2021]
|
Use
|
Parking Spaces Required
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Dwellings
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|
Single-family or two-family
|
1 for each dwelling unit
| |
|
Multifamily
|
1.5 for each dwelling unit, but may be reduced by 50% if it
is determined by the Zoning Board of Appeals that the housing purposes
of the building are to be used by elderly persons or families as defined
by the State of New York
| |
|
Tourist home, hotel, motel, rooming or lodging house
|
1 for each unit accommodation
| |
|
Accessory uses:
| ||
|
Office for treatment of humans
|
5 for each office
| |
|
Other office
|
2 for each office
| |
|
Institutional Uses
| ||
|
Hospital
|
1.5 for each bed
| |
|
Sanitarium, convalescent home
|
1 for each 5 beds
| |
|
Home for aged or orphanage
|
1 for each 5 persons in residence
| |
|
Places of Assembly School
|
1 for each classroom, plus
| |
|
1 for each 5 seats in the auditorium
| ||
|
Church; principal or accessory auditorium, theater, stadium
or sports arena
|
1 for each 5 seats
| |
|
Library, museum or art gallery
|
1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Bowling alley
|
10 per alley
| |
|
Dance hall or studio, skating rink or other places of public
amusement not otherwise specified. Eating or drinking establishment,
principal or accessory:
|
1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area not including the floor or sidewalk area of an outdoor facility used by an eating or drinking establishment for the outdoor service of food or drink pursuant to Article XII of this chapter
| |
|
Drive-in-type
|
3 for each 25 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Other type
|
2 for each 5 seats
| |
|
Club or lodge
|
1 for each 100 square feet of floor area used for club or lodge
purposes, plus 1 for each sleeping room
| |
|
Mortuary or funeral parlor
|
10 for each parlor
| |
|
Swimming pool, principal or accessory, other than private
|
1 for each 25 square feet of pool area
| |
|
Business or Industrial Uses
| ||
|
Furniture, floor covering or appliance store, custom shop, wholesale
business
|
1 for each 700 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
New or used car sales
|
1 for each 700 square feet of sales area within a building,
but not less than 5 for customer parking and 1 for each 2 employees.
Such spaces shall be clearly marked and shall not be used for the
parking of unregistered motor vehicles.
| |
|
Gasoline station, public garage or repair garage, principal
or accessory
|
3 for each service bay
| |
|
Food store, shopping center or group of stores over 20,000 square
feet of gross floor area
|
1 for each 175 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Individual retail store or service establishment
|
1 for each 175 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Doctor, dentist or real estate office
|
5 for each office
| |
|
Other business or professional office or bank
|
1 for each 175 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Manufacturing, storage or other industrial floor area
|
1 for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area used for such
purposes, but shall not be less than 1 for each 2 employees and need
not be more than 1 for each 1.5 employees
| |
|
Auction house, flea market, dealer in second hand articles,
or other
|
1 for each 175 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Miscellaneous
| ||
|
All other principal uses not above enumerated or excepted
|
1 for each 350 square feet of gross floor area
|
B.
Minimum stacking requirements. In addition to the minimum parking
requirements established above, the following stacking areas are required.
The size of each space shall be 20 feet in length and nine feet in
width.
|
Use
|
Spaces Required
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Rapid car wash
|
15 per stall
| |
|
Coin car wash
|
5 per stall
| |
|
Drive-in bank, accessory to bank office
|
8 per both, customer facility or service window
| |
|
Drive-in bank, not accessory to bank office
|
10 per booth, customer facility or service window
| |
|
Other drive-in bank facilities
|
5 per booth, customer facility or service window
|
C.
Minimum loading requirements. Loading and unloading facilities shall
be provided and maintained as long as such building is occupied or
unless equivalent facilities are provided in conformance with the
regulations of this section.
(1)
Schedule of Required Loading Facilities. Off-street loading
spaces shall be provided as required herein for the following uses:
|
Use
|
Gross Floor Area of Single Enterprise Building or per
Enterprise Within a Building
(square feet)
|
Required Number of Spaces
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Retail stores and services, and types
|
Under 5,000
5,000 to 20,000
20,000 to 50,000
50,000 to 100,000
|
1
2
4
6
| |
|
Printing, publishing, warehouses and storage establishments
|
Under 40,000
40,000 to 100,000
|
2
4
| |
|
Manufacturing and processing of products
|
Under 20,000
20,000 to 40,000
Each additional 25,000
|
2
4
1
|
(2)
All loading or unloading areas shall be located within the building
or in the side or rear yard, but not within 15 feet of the side or
rear lot line of the premises, except that where the side or rear
yard abuts a residential district or an arterial road, such areas
shall not be located within 25 feet of the side or rear lot line of
the premises.
