[Amended 4-24-2017 ATM
by Art. 12]
After the effective date of this bylaw, off-street parking spaces
shall be provided for every new structure, the enlargement of an existing
structure, the development of a new land use or any change in an existing
use in its entirety in accordance with the Table of Off-Street Parking
Regulations and the other requirements contained herein.
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Table of Off-Street Parking Regulations
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Uses
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Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces per Unit
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Dwelling, single- and two-family units
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2 per unit
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Lodging house, dormitory, fraternity, sorority, YMCA, YWCA and
similar types of group quarters
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1 per rental or sleeping unit; any bedroom or group of 2 beds
in a single room constitutes a sleeping unit
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Theater, restaurant, gymnasium, auditorium, church, or similar
place of public assembly with seating facilities
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1 for each 4 seats of total seating capacity
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Automotive retail and service establishment and other retail
and service establishments utilizing extensive display areas, either
indoor or outdoor, which are unusually extensive in relation to customer
traffic
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1 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor space; in the case of
outdoor display areas, 1 for each 1,000 square feet of lot area in
such use
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Hotel, motel, tourist court
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1 for each sleeping room, plus 1 for each 400 square feet of
public meeting area and restaurant space
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Other retail, service, finance, insurance, or real estate establishment,
medical/dental office building
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1 per each 500 square feet of gross floor space
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Wholesale establishment, warehouse, or storage establishment
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1 per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor space
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Manufacturing or industrial establishment
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1 per each 600 square feet of gross floor space or 0.75 per
each employee of the combined employment of the 2 largest successive
shifts, whichever is larger
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Hospital
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2 per bed at design capacity
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Nursing home
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1 per bed at design capacity
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Business, trade or industrial school or college, country clubs
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1 per each 200 square feet of gross floor area in classrooms
and other teaching stations, plus space for gymnasium or auditorium,
whichever has the larger capacity
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Other school
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2 per classroom in an elementary and junior high school; 4 per
classroom in a senior high school, plus space for auditorium or gymnasium,
whichever has the larger capacity
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Community facility (Town building, recreation, etc.)
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1 per each 400 square feet of gross floor space
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Public utility
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1 for each 400 square feet of gross floor space devoted to office
space; 1 for each 800 square feet of gross floor area per other use
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Transportation terminal establishment; home occupation
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1 for each 600 square feet of gross floor area
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Any use permitted by this bylaw not interpreted to be covered
by this schedule
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Closest similar use as shall be determined by the Building Commissioner/Zoning
Enforcement Officer
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[Amended 4-24-2017 ATM
by Art. 12]
For every building hereafter erected for retail and service,
wholesale, transportation and industrial, and community facility use
as specified in the Table of Use Regulations and for every such use
hereinafter established in an existing building or area, the off-street
loading and unloading requirements presented in the Table of Off-Street
Loading Regulations shall apply.
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Table of Off-Street Loading Regulations
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Use
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Number of Loading Spaces Per Unit
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Retail trade, manufacturing and hospital establishment with
over 5,000 square feet floor area
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1 per 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor
area up to 2 spaces; 1 additional space for each 60,000 square feet
or fraction thereof of gross floor area over 40,000 square feet; space
used for ambulance receiving at a hospital is not to be used to meet
these loading requirements
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Business services, other services, community facility (school,
church, Town building, recreation, etc.) or public utility establishment
with over 5,000 square feet of gross floor area
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1 per every 75,000 square feet of gross floor area
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Parking or loading spaces being maintained in any district in
connection with any existing use on the effective date of this bylaw,
or any spaces subsequently provided in accordance with this bylaw,
shall not be decreased or in any way removed from service to the use
originally intended to be served so long as said use remains, unless
a number of parking or loading spaces is constructed elsewhere such
that the total number of spaces conforms to the requirements of the
tables of this article, provided this regulation shall not require
the maintenance of more parking or loading spaces than are required
according to the tables.
When the computation of required parking or loading spaces results
in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of 1/2 or more
shall require one space.
Parking required for two or more buildings or uses may be provided
in combined facilities on the same or adjacent lots subject to approval
by the Building Commissioner/Zoning Enforcement Officer where it is
evident that such facilities will continue to be available for the
several buildings or uses. Recognizing that parking requirements in
the underlying zoning district may hamper development of village-style
land use and development, the Board may, by way of special permit,
permit the reduction of the parking space requirements to 80% of that
required in the Table of Off-Street Parking Regulations where uses
on adjacent lots generate substantially different peak-hour parking
lot use patterns. In determining the appropriate reduction, if any,
the Board may give consideration to the hours of usage of the proposed
use/structure, hours of usage of other uses/structures within the
district, amount of shared parking with other uses, the opinions of
merchants, residents and municipal officials as to the adequacy or
inadequacy of parking spaces within the specific area of the proposed
use/structure, as well as other relevant information to assist the
Board in determining the need for additional parking for motor vehicles.
[Amended 4-24-2017 ATM
by Art. 12]
Required off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the
same lot as the principal use they are required to serve or, when
practical difficulties as determined by the Board prevent their establishment
upon the same lot, they shall be established no further than 300 feet
from the premises to which they are appurtenant. The Board may permit
parking spaces to be located greater than 300 feet but in no case
further than 500 feet from the premises to which they are appurtenant
where the applicant provides pedestrian improvements in addition to
those required by this bylaw, including but not limited to benches,
lighting, bicycle racks and street trees, to the corridor between
the parking spaces and the premises to which they are appurtenant.
A.
Parking facilities and appurtenant driveways shall be designed to
the extent feasible so as to gather pedestrians out of vehicle travel
lanes and to maximize the safety and convenience of pedestrians walking
between parked cars and business entrances as well as between external
points and locations on site.
B.
Pedestrian walkways shall be:
(1)
Integrated, to the extent feasible, into the interior and/or perimeter
landscaping of parking lots;
(2)
Constructed with a paved or similarly firm surface, at least five
feet in width; and
(3)
Separated, to the extent feasible, from vehicular and parking areas
by grade, curbing and/or vegetation, except for necessary ramps.
C.
To the extent possible, parking areas within the B-1 Zoning District
shall be located to the side and rear of the structure and shall include
provisions for the parking of bicycles in locations that are safely
segregated from automobile traffic and parking. No parking area shall
be designed such that parking is within the required or authorized
front yard setback.
D.
To the extent possible, parking areas shall be shared with adjacent
businesses in common ownership or where a written agreement to share
parking exists between adjacent landowners.
E.
Parking areas shall include adequate provisions for on-site retention
and treatment of stormwater except where the Board determines that
the overall site drainage plans are adequate.
The loading spaces required for the uses listed in the Table
of Off-Street Loading Regulations shall in all cases be on the same
lot as the use they are intended to serve. In no case shall the required
loading spaces be part of the area used to satisfy the parking requirements
of this bylaw.
All parking and loading areas containing over five spaces, including
automotive and drive-in establishments of all types, shall be either
contained within structures or subject to the following:
A.
The area shall be effectively screened with suitable planting or
fencing on each side which adjoins or faces the side or rear lot line
of a lot situated in any "R" District.
B.
The area and access driveways thereto shall be surfaced with bituminous
or cement concrete material and shall be graded and drained so as
to dispose of all surface water accumulation in accordance with acceptable
engineering practices. The location of spaces shall be suitably marked
by painted lines or other appropriate markings.
C.
A substantial bumper of masonry, steel or heavy timber, or a concrete
curb or berm curb which is backed, shall be placed at the edge of
surfaced areas except driveways in order to protect abutting structures,
properties and sidewalks and screening materials.
D.
The layout of the parking area shall allow sufficient space for the
storage of plowed snow unless removal by some other means is assured.
E.
Any fixture used to illuminate any area shall be so arranged as to
direct the light away from the street and away from adjoining premises
used for residential purposes.
F.
There shall not be any storage of materials or equipment or display
of merchandise within required parking area except as part of approved
building operations.
G.
Parking shall not be located within the required front yard area
between the front lot line and the required setback in any district
except residential.
H.
Parking and loading spaces other than those required for single-family
dwellings shall be so arranged as not to permit backing of vehicles
onto any street.
I.
Parking and loading spaces serving new residential uses shall be
surfaced with a durable pavement.
K.
Any two driveways leading to or from a street, to or from a single
lot, shall not be within 30 feet of each other at their intersections
with the front lot line for an interior lot and 40 feet for a corner
lot.
L.
Any entrance or exit driveway shall not exceed 30 feet in width at
the street line except for fire stations, in which case the widths
may be increased to 40 feet.
[Amended 4-24-2017 ATM
by Art. 12]
M.
The Board may, by way of special permit, permit the reduction of
the parking space requirements to 80% of that required in the Table
of Off-Street Parking Regulations where conditions unique to the use
will reasonably justify such a reduction.
N.
The Board may, by way of special permit, permit the reduction of
the size of the loading space where such reduced size is consistent
with the dimensions of the commercial vehicle serving the premises.
O.
The Board may, by way of special permit, permit the reduction of
the size of the parking space to no less than nine feet in width and
18 feet in length, plus 100 square feet of access and maneuvering
space, for properties located within the B-1 Zoning District where
such reduced size allows for increased landscaping.
P.
The Board may, by way of special permit, permit the reduction of
the parking space requirements to 80% of that required in the Table
of Off-Street Parking Regulations where there is adequate capacity
to meet the standards set forth in the Table of Off-Street Parking
Regulations within a Town-owned parking lot within 500 feet of the
premises to which they are appurtenant.
A.
The provisions of this bylaw shall apply to business and industrial
uses only. The luminaires should be the shoebox type or decorative
in nature (with interior directional shielded), consistent with the
architectural theme of the development.
B.
Flood and area lighting is unacceptable. All luminaires shall have
a total cutoff of all light at less than 90° from vertical.
C.
Reflectors of proper distribution shall be selected for maximum efficiency.
Reflectors and shielding shall provide total cutoff of all light at
the property lines of the parcel to be developed.
D.
The light fixture shall not exceed 20 feet in height. Light fixtures
utilized for walkway lighting shall not exceed 12 feet in height.
E.
Where wall pack type luminaires are utilized for outdoor lighting
fixtures, the fixture shall be equipped with a prismatic lens to reduce
glare. Wall pack lighting should be designed to a maximum cutoff of
70° from vertical. The location of wall pack luminaires shall
not exceed 20 feet in height.
F.
The following footcandle levels shall be adhered to:
