All structures and uses shall be provided with a sufficient
number of off-street parking and loading spaces to meet the needs
of employees, residents, visitors, clients, patrons and other persons
at such structures or uses, but not less than the minimum requirements
of this chapter. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any
structure or use, whether for a new structure or a change of use of
an existing structure, until such off-street parking and loading spaces
have been established in accordance with the requirements of this
chapter.
The Planning Board, in approving a site plan, may allow off-street
parking and loading spaces required for structures or uses on the
same or adjacent lots to be provided in a single common facility on
one or more of said lots, subject to the following:
A. The total capacity of the common facility shall be the sum of the
requirements of each individual use, except that said total capacity
may be reduced by the Planning Board, provided that the applicant
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the approving agency that the
capacity of such facility will meet the intent of the requirements
by reason of the provision of nonreserved parking spaces and variation
in the probable time of maximum use by residents, visitors, patrons
and employees among such uses.
B. As a condition of its approval, the Planning Board shall require
a legal instrument satisfactory to the Village Attorney assuring the
continued existence and use of said parking spaces in connection with
the uses and structures that they serve. Such instrument shall also
guarantee that, upon termination of such use, each individual participant
will provide off-street parking and loading spaces for its own use
in accordance with all requirements of this chapter.
Structures and uses in existence or for which building permits
have been issued prior to the effective date of this chapter shall
not be subject to the parking or loading requirements of this chapter,
provided that any parking and loading facilities then existing to
serve such structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced or
redesignated to serve other structures or uses, except to the extent
they exceed such requirements. When existing structures and uses are
expanded, required parking and loading facilities shall be provided
for both the existing and the new structure or use.
[Amended 11-7-1985 by L.L. No. 6-1985; 4-24-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997; 3-25-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999; 7-24-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017; 11-28-2017 by L.L. No. 7-2017; 7-23-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
A. The following schedule presents the minimum parking space and loading
space requirements of this chapter. Where a lot contains more than
one use, the minimum requirements must be satisfied for each and every
such use. For uses that do not fall within the categories listed or
for which no requirement is listed, the Planning Board shall set the
minimum parking space and loading space requirements based on the
specific nature of the facility and on expected parking demand.
Use
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Minimum Parking Spaces
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Minimum Loading Spaces
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1-family dwellings
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2 for each dwelling unit
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2-family dwellings
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2 for each dwelling unit
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—
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Agricultural Uses
|
—
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—
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Business and professional offices
|
3 per 1, 000 square feet of gross floor area
|
—
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Research and development laboratories
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2.5 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
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1 for over 15,000 square feet of gross floor area; 1 for each
additional 10,000 square feet of gross floor area
|
Light Industrial Uses
|
2.5 per 1,000 square feet in assembly rooms, plus 1 per commercial
vehicle kept on the lot
|
1 for over 15,000 square feet of gross floor area; 1 for each
additional 10,000 square feet of gross floor area
|
B. Parking requirements for each NCO.
(1) Number of parking spaces required. The number of parking spaces required
shall be no fewer than one space for each 250 square feet of floor
area.
(2) In an NCD only, properly buffered parking may be permitted in front
yards, provided there is a minimum setback of 10 feet from a street
line. Buffers shall be required and shall consist of evergreen landscaping
and/or berms or other topographic treatment, as determined by the
Planning Board.
(3) Should the occupants of the NCD development change, or should the
number of commercial enterprises be modified, it is the responsibility
of the property owner to seek approval for a revised number of spaces
as determined by the Planning Board before an occupancy permit can
be issued.
(4) Lighting fixtures shall be mounted no higher than 15 feet, and suitable
evidence shall be provided to permit the Planning Board to visualize
the impacts of illumination.
(5) All illumination should be soft white, downward-directed, and LED
or better energy efficiency rated to minimize the impacts of such
light on neighboring properties.
(6) All illumination should be the lowest safe levels possible.
(7) NCD site plans should detail specific requirements to buffer any
residential property.
For reasons of traffic and pedestrian safety, both on and off
the street, as well as to provide for possible future road widening
or other improvements, all new driveways and sidewalk crossings entering
onto any street shall comply with all requirements of these regulations
and shall be subject to permit approval by the Planning Board, the
Rockland County Highway Department or the New York State Department
of Transportation for access onto Village, county or state roads,
respectively.
A. Driveway width. Unobstructed access to and from a street shall be provided for all parking spaces. Such access shall consist of at least one twelve-foot-wide lane for parking areas with fewer than 30 parking spaces and at least two ten-foot-wide lanes for parking areas with 30 parking spaces or more. No entrance or exit to any off-street parking area shall exceed grades in excess of those permitted in Subsection
B below.
B. Driveway gradients.
(1) The maximum gradient for new access driveways to single-family dwellings
shall be 12%.
(2) The maximum gradient for new access driveways serving uses other
than single-family dwellings shall be 8%.
(3) Notwithstanding the maximum permitted gradient specified above, a
driveway serving a use other than a single-family dwelling shall have
a platform with a gradient not greater than 3% within 50 feet of the
center line of the traveled way of the street or within 25 feet of
the right-of-way line of the street, whichever distance is greater.
Where the Planning Board determines that the immediate use of
any property may not require the full initial improvement of all off-street
parking and loading facilities, the Planning Board may waive the initial
improvement of not more than 1/3 of the required number of spaces,
provided that the total number of spaces is shown on the approved
plan, and further provided that the area not to be improved is reserved
for such future use. All such reserved land shall be used and maintained
as additional landscaped area until the reserved spaces may be required
to be improved. Reserved spaces shall be improved within six months
of the date of a written notice from the Planning Board that such
spaces have been determined to be necessary. Appropriate written guaranties
to the above shall be provided by the owner and approved by the Village
Attorney.