In all districts in which the types of buildings and uses specified
hereinafter are permitted by this chapter, off-street parking and
off-street loading facilities in connection with such buildings erected
after the adoption of this chapter, and any extension, addition or
enlargement of such buildings, shall be provided in amounts not less
than hereinafter specified.
Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking
area for four or more cars or a loading area, including a commercial
parking lot, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with
the following requirements. Plans for such areas shall be reviewed
by the Planning Board to ensure compliance with these regulations.
A. Screening and landscaping. Off-street parking areas for four or more
vehicles and off-street loading areas shall be effectively screened
by a solid fence or suitable hedge. The screening shall be on the
side or sides which adjoin or face premises situated in any residential
area.
B. Surfacing. Any off-street parking for four or more vehicles or off-street
loading area shall be surfaced with an asphaltic or portland cement
paving or similar durable and dustless surface as approved by the
Engineer. All areas shall be marked with traffic paint so as to provide
for the orderly and safe loading, parking and storage of self-propelled
vehicles.
C. Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking
or loading area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away
from adjoining premises. Off-street parking facilities for multifamily
structures containing four or more families shall be adequately lighted.
D. Drainage. Any off-street parking area and off-street loading area
shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water
without detriment to surrounding uses.
E. Site plan approval. Construction of off-street parking areas for
four or more vehicles, whether or not constructed in conjunction with
a building, shall be subject to site plan approval.
F. The off-street parking facilities required for the uses specified
in this article and for other similar uses shall be on the same lot
or parcel of land as the building they are intended to serve, unless
adequate nearby facilities shall have been approved by the Planning
Board and, if applicable, the Board of Adjustment.