[Amended 8-13-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990; 2-25-2013 by L.L. No.
5-2013; 11-24-2014 by L.L. No. 14-2014; 11-24-2014 by L.L. No.
16-2014]
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in all districts
in accordance with the minimum requirements set forth below:
A.
One space per unit for residential dwelling units with one bedroom
or fewer in a residential district and for each dwelling unit in a
business or commercial district.
[Amended 2-23-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015; 1-18-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018]
B.
Two spaces per unit for residential dwelling units with two bedrooms
or more in a residential district.
[Amended 2-23-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015; 1-18-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018]
C.
One space per each guest sleeping room for transient rentals, motels,
and hotels.
[Amended 2-23-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015; 1-18-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018]
D.
One space for each 300 gross square feet or fraction thereof of retail
or wholesale selling space.
E.
One space for each 1,000 gross square feet or fraction thereof of
warehouse space.
F.
One space for each four seats in theaters, auditoriums, churches
and restaurants.
G.
One space for each 400 gross square feet or fraction thereof in offices,
museum exhibition spaces, hospitals and hospital-related accessory
structures and offices.
H.
One space for each 500 gross square feet or fraction thereof of manufacturing
space or laboratories.
I.
One space for every two sleeping rooms in dormitories.
J.
The area of parking structures shall not be included in the gross
square footage calculations for any of the above uses.
L.
In the Business District, the minimum requirement for off-street parking for all short-term rentals, tourist accommodations, motels and hotels shall be met. For all other permitted, special use permitted and nonconforming uses in the Business District, where the Zoning Enforcement. Officer determines it is not possible to provide the number of off-street parking spaces called for by this chapter, those parking requirements that cannot be met shall be waived. In cases where proposed expansion or new construction would eliminate existing required parking, the board charged with reviewing the parking plan shall review the project and may establish a lower minimum parking requirement if doing so furthers the policies for land use as presented in Article I (§ 300-2).
[Amended 1-18-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018]
[Amended 2-25-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013; 11-24-2014 by L.L. No.
16-2014]
A.
Requirement. All proposed required parking shall be reviewed; approval
is required prior to installation.
(1)
The submittal of a complete parking plan is required where one or
more of the following conditions apply; that plan shall be reviewed
by either the Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Appeals:
(a)
A parking area includes five or more spaces outside a garage
or carport;
(b)
A loading berth is included;
(c)
Off-site parking is included;
(d)
A special use permit is required;
(e)
Site development plan review is required; or
(f)
A proposed parking area necessitates an area variance or a relaxation
of standards set forth in this article for parking requirements in
the Business District; size of spaces related to provisions for compact
cars; width of accessway or aisles; grassed surfaces; or proximity
to an intersection.
(2)
Where none of the above conditions apply, proposed parking shall
be reviewed by the Zoning Enforcement Officer, who may waive the submission
of a complete parking plan if the intent of such can be met with a
written statement.
B.
Submission. A complete parking plan, drawn to scale, shall include:
(1)
Property lines.
(2)
The location of buildings and structures on site and on adjoining
properties.
(3)
Required yards.
(4)
The location of parking spaces and any loading berths.
(5)
Vehicular accessways and internal circulation.
(6)
Sidewalks and other pedestrianways.
(7)
Drainage.
(8)
Lighting.
(9)
Dimensions of parking spaces, accessways and aisles.
(10)
Description of surfacing.
(11)
Location and description of buffering and landscaping.
C.
Approval process. Where review and approval is required by the Planning
Board or Zoning Board of Appeals, the complete parking plan shall
be reviewed as follows:
(1)
In cases of short-term rentals and home occupations requiring a special
use permit, the Board of Appeals shall review and approve the parking
plan prior to issuing a special use permit.
[Amended 1-18-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018]
(2)
Where site development plan review is required, the Planning Board
shall review the parking plan as part of the site development plan
review process.
(3)
In all other cases where a parking plan is required, the Planning
Board shall review and approve the parking plan prior to issuing a
zoning permit based on the objectives for site development plan review.
[Amended 11-24-2014 by L.L. No. 16-2014]
A.
Size of spaces. An off-street parking space shall comprise an area
of at least nine feet in width and at least 18 feet in length. Where
parking lot size or property conditions dictate, the board charged
with reviewing the parking plan may reduce stall size to allow for
a limited number of spaces for compact cars.
B.
Location.
(1)
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this article, required
off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same parcel as the
principal use.
(2)
Areas that may be considered as open or enclosed off-street parking
spaces in fulfillment of the parking requirements include:
(3)
Areas that shall not be considered locations to fulfill the off-street
parking requirements include:
(4)
While parking within a front yard setback may not be counted toward
the parking requirements, vehicles may be parked in any existing or
approved residential driveway within the front yard setback, provided
they do not obstruct the sidewalk or a shared driveway.
C.
Off-site parking: The board charged with reviewing the parking plan
may approve off-site parking if the use requiring parking and the
off-site facility supplying parking comply with all of the following
standards:
(1)
Location. Off-site parking spaces shall be located within 3,000 feet
walking distance from the primary entrance of the use served, measured
along a legal, established pedestrian route, unless remote parking
shuttle bus service or valet parking is provided.
(2)
Use. Off-site parking may be considered for all permitted or special
permitted uses, except on parcels with transient rentals located within
a residential district:
[Amended 1-18-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018]
(3)
Zoning district. Parking spaces shall conform to all the requirements
of the district or municipality in which the parking spaces are located.
Off-site parking spaces are not permitted in any Village residential
zoning district.
(4)
Agreement for off-site parking. Where an off-site parking area is
not under the same ownership as the principal use served, exclusive
use provided by deeded access or a written lease of no less than five
years shall be required. Nonrenewal or termination of the agreement
shall result in termination of the zoning permit and/or special use
permit for which parking is required unless another agreement is formalized
within 60 days of the termination. An original, executed and acknowledged
copy of the agreement between the owners of record shall be submitted
to the Zoning Enforcement Officer for recordation before issuance
of a permit for any use to be served by the off-site parking area.
[Amended 11-24-2014 by L.L. No. 16-2014]
A.
Vehicular access.
(1)
Unobstructed access from a street shall be provided for all parking
spaces. Parking spaces stacked one in front of the other are not permitted,
except that no more than two parking spaces may be stacked where they
serve an individual dwelling unit and do not restrict access to any
additional spaces.
(2)
Street access for nonresidential or multifamily or dormitory uses
shall consist of at least one twelve-foot lane for parking areas with
20 or fewer spaces and at least two twelve-foot lanes for parking
areas with over 20 spaces, unless modified by the board charged with
reviewing the parking plan.
(3)
Aisle widths within parking areas shall be adequate for turning into
parking spaces (for example, twenty-four-foot minimum aisle width
for 90° parking on both sides of the aisle). In an open parking
area for five or more vehicles, aisle widths shall meet DOT standards
unless modified by the board charged with reviewing the parking plan.
(4)
Where practicable, all parking areas accommodating five or more vehicles
shall include an adequate turnaround area to preclude the need for
backing onto a public street.
(5)
Where practicable, adjoining nonresidential parking areas are encouraged
to provide for interior circulation between lots.
B.
Pedestrian and bicyclist access. Parking area design shall encourage
safe access by pedestrians or bicyclists to the facility it serves.
Clear pedestrian access from parking spaces to the building(s) or
other access point(s) shall be provided and, whenever possible, access
should also be provided from the parking area to public sidewalks
or other pedestrianways. Bicycle racks are encouraged in conjunction
with larger parking areas.
C.
Drainage. All open parking areas shall be properly drained to avoid
contamination of waterways and/or groundwater and to avoid a net increase
in runoff onto public streets or adjoining properties. The use of
permeable surfacing (i.e., permeable pavers, permeable asphalt or
similar material) is encouraged. When a stormwater pollution prevention
plan is required by the DEC or other agency, the parking section shall
be filed with the Village of Cooperstown Zoning Enforcement Officer.
D.
Surfacing and landscaping.
(1)
Open parking areas shall be provided with a dustless all-weather
surface, except that grassed areas may be used at the discretion of
the board charged with reviewing the parking plan.
(2)
Any parking area of 20 or more spaces shall be provided with interior
landscaping covering not less than 200 square feet for each 20 parking
spaces (or the fractional equivalent thereof). Required perimeter
buffering shall not count toward the interior landscaping requirement.
(3)
The primary landscaping materials used in parking areas shall be
trees that provide shade or are capable of providing shade at maturity.
Shrubs and other live planting material may be used to complement
the tree landscaping but shall not be the sole contribution to the
landscaping.
(4)
The landscaping shall be reasonably dispersed throughout the parking
area.
E.
Accessibility. All parking areas shall meet or exceed the requirements
of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
F.
Joint facilities. Required parking spaces, open or enclosed, may
be provided in parking areas designated to serve jointly two or more
uses or owners, whether or not located on the same lot, provided that
the number of required spaces in such joint facilities shall not be
less than the total required for all such uses.
G.
Combined uses. Where any lot contains two or more uses having different
parking requirements, the parking requirements for each use shall
apply to the extent of that use. Where one or more such uses will
be generating a demand for parking spaces primarily during periods
when the other use or uses is not or are not in operation, the Planning
Board may reduce the total number of parking spaces required.
H.
Lots divided by district boundaries. Where a parking area is located
on a lot divided by zoning district boundary lines, accessory parking
spaces on such lot may be located without regard to district lines.
[Amended 11-24-2014 by L.L. No. 16-2014]
A.
Parking areas of five or more off-street open parking spaces shall
be buffered from any abutting parcel zoned residential or legally
used for residential purposes.
B.
Where off-street parking spaces require buffering of an abutting
residential use property, this requirement shall not apply if the
adjacent residential use has residential units only on the second
or higher floors.
C.
In all districts, off-street open parking areas for five or more
parking spaces shall be buffered from abutting public streets or parks.
D.
Required buffering of parking areas shall be approved by the board
charged with reviewing the parking plan.
[Amended 2-21-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006; 2-28-2011 by L.L. No.
4-2011]
One house trailer, horse trailer, recreational
vehicle, nonregistered motor vehicle, or boat and boat trailer may
be parked or stored on any developed residential lot behind the required
front yard and shall be screened from view. All other parking, storage
or use of such equipment, unless specifically permitted elsewhere
in this Code, regardless of zoning district, is prohibited. The use
of such equipment for dwelling or storage purposes is prohibited.
[Amended 11-24-2014 by L.L. No. 16-2014]
A.
Requirement. In the business, commercial and institutional districts,
off-street loading berths shall be provided when property use demands
such and property conditions allow.
B.
Access. Unobstructed street access shall be provided to off-street
loading berths. Such access may be combined with access to parking
areas.
C.
Location. Loading berths shall not be located in any residential
district unless the use to which they are accessory is permitted by
right or by special permit in such district.
D.
Buffering. Loading berths shall be buffered from abutting parcels
zoned residential or legally used for residential purposes. Where
a loading berth requires buffering of an abutting residential use
property, this requirement shall not apply if the adjacent residential
use has residential units only on the second or higher floors.
E.
Joint facilities. Loading berths may be provided in spaces designed
to serve jointly two or more establishments.
[Amended 11-24-2014 by L.L. No. 16-2014]
Access near street intersections. Unless approved by the board
charged with reviewing the parking plan, upon recommendation by the
head of the Village Streets Department and Police Chief, no new access
for any accessory off-street parking area, nor for any loading berth,
shall be located closer than 50 feet to the intersection of any two
designated street lines.
